Title: Coffee, Cold Weather, and New Beginnings

Genre: Romance
Rating: M
Pairing: RIZZLES!

Summary: Can Winter change the lives of our favorite duo?

Disclaimer:I do not, nor will I ever, have any rights to Rizzoli & Isles

Author's Notes: Not as many reviews this time, but that's all right! I still love you little busy bees! Sorry it's been a little while since the last update. I moved into college and have been waiting to settle in before continuing this. Still a bit of writer's block going on, but as always... I'll just wing it!

Jane woke up that afternoon naked and a little confused. She felt the weight curled up in her arms move slightly, and the events of the day came flooding back to her. She smiled and tightened her grip around the woman that lay in her embrace. She couldn't believe that they had FINALLY taken the leap. And Jane had to admit... it was GOOD. So long she had waited to make a move, purely due to the fact that she was unsure of how Maura felt. But Maura felt just what Jane felt, and now they were naked, curled up in bed on Christmas Eve.

She felt Maura stirring, and softly placed a few kisses to the top of her head. She could feel Maura smile against her chest and snuggle farther into her. Having Maura in her arms felt... right. Jane smiled again and began slowly rubbing her thumb up and down the side of Maura's waist. She felt Maura groan before she heard it, and chuckled lightly.

"Good afternoon, Doctor," Jane whispered. She felt Maura groan again, and smirked.

"Do I have to?" She heard Maura ask.

"Do you have to what, honey?"

"Be awake right now."

Jane smiled widely. "No, you don't. You can go right back to sleep if you wish. But remember, I've promised you eggnog."

She felt Maura chuckle against her.

Maura turned and lifted herself onto her forearms to look Jane in the eyes. "And you better deliver," she said, kissing Jane. "Oh, and good afternoon to you as well, detective."

Jane smiled up at the woman now towering over her, before kissing her soundly. As they kissed, Jane realized that the two of them were like magnets. They just couldn't stay away from each other, and once they were connected, there was no pulling them apart. Maura's lips were so soft and so amazing to kiss, and now that knew she this, she knew that it would be hard to resist them. But for now, she just enjoyed the feeling of kissing her girlfriend, who was now completely on top of her.

Maura broke away to breathe, and smiled down at the woman below her. She knew that this Christmas would probably be the best one to date, and that they would probably only get better now that she and Jane had made things official. She kissed the woman below her again softly, "I would love to just lie here all day and kiss you, but that infamously delicious eggnog of yours sounds very tasty at the moment."

This made Jane smile, and nod. Maura rolled off of her with one last kiss, and sauntered to the bathroom to shower. Jane wanted so badly to join her, but knew that if she didn't get up and pour Maura some eggnog, she might be in some serious trouble. So, she slipped out of bed, putting on shorts and a tank, and made her way to the kitchen.

Luckily, Jane had made Maura a batch earlier in the week, and she hadn't drank it all. She was hoping there was some left, otherwise, Maura would have to wait until tomorrow to get any. She poured two cups, adding a little extra nutmeg and cinnamon on top, and made her way to the couch. She sat the cups on the table, turned on the television, and waited for her partner to emerge from the bathroom.

When Maura came out, it was in nothing but a large oversize tee that Jane had left at her house by accident. Jane swallowed hard, relishing in the view of Maura in nothing but her shirt, and gestured toward the cup on the table. Maura sat down on the couch next to Jane, and took a sip.

"Why is it that it always seems better when you come over and pour them than when I do it myself?" Maura asked.

"It's because I'm magical, Maura. I have the power to make eggnog delicious," she replied sarcastically. Maura lightly slapped her side, as Jane brought an arm to settle around Maura's shoulder. They sat there in a comfortable silence, enjoying each others company, and watching The Food Network Challenge: Christmas Edition. Jane watched as Bass slowly made his way into the living room with them, and took a place right at his owner's feet. Jane chuckled, and brought Maura's attention to her tortoise, who was apparently looking for some sort of attention. Maura set her glass on the table, and inched forward on the couch to be able to reach her beloved pet, as she began to slowly pet him.

"What is it, honey? Are you hungry?" Maura asked her pet. Jane smiled as she watched the interaction. Maura always said she had social issues, that she had problems dealing with people. Jane knew that Maura had some... certain characteristics that might possibly turn off a potential friend, but watching her sweetly talk to her unresponsive animal, Jane found it hard to believe that no one stuck around long enough to see how amazing she really could be.

"Jane, I think he's hungry..." she said, breaking Jane out of her thoughts.

Jane nodded in response, and watched Maura get up off of the couch. Jane loved just watching her sometimes. She was such an elegant person, and that shined through in everything she did, including the way she walked. Jane followed her into the kitchen, and watched her kneel on the floor to place veggies and fruit into a small bowl that was laid out for Bass. When Maura turned to look for her pet, she saw the sweet smile on Jane's face. "What?" she asked.

"Nothing. You're just adorable."

Maura smiled, and Jane offered her hand to help the ME stand. Jane watched her brush herself off, as Bass finally made his way past their feet to his food.

"I guess he was hungry. You don't speak tortoise or anything, do you?" Jane asked, which caused Maura to giggle.

"No Jane, I don't speak tortoise. I just knew it had been a while since I fed him, and used my deductive reasoning skills to concur that he was indeed in need of food."

Jane smiled and shook her head, as she brought her hands to rub Maura's arms.

"I'm going to have to go home soon..." Jane began hesitantly.

Maura nodded slightly, a saddened look on her face. "I know. Your pet needs some attention, too. Plus, you probably need some clothes, huh?" Maura watched Jane nod. "I want to take you shopping, though."

"Maura, we went shopping yesterday!"

"Yes, for me. You need something ravishing to wear to the dinner."

Jane raised her eyebrow at the woman before her. She didn't want to buy anything new. She felt perfectly happy with her jeans and a t-shirt wardrobe, and Maura knew that. But, Jane also knew that Maura enjoyed spoiling her with new clothes, and Jane would do anything Maura wanted to.

"Ravishing?" Jane finally replied. "I'm not seeing the president, I don't need anything spectacular, Maur."

"Jane, it's a nice dinner... a CHRISTMAS dinner. I think you should have a little something special to wear," Maura replied.

Jane had no rebuttal, just like she figured she wouldn't. She rolled her eyes, nodded, and heard Maura squeal in excitement. Jane only smiled, enjoying seeing Maura this excited over something.

"Let's go to my place, feed and walk Jo, and then you can indulge in a little shopping, okay?"

Maura nodded excitedly, and went to her room to get some clothes on. Jane knew she was whipped. But the funny thing was, she didn't care. She would gladly be put through a shopping trip if it meant seeing Maura's eyes light up and her glowing smile.

About twenty minutes later, Maura emerged in a sleeveless dress that matched the color of her eyes perfectly. The slightly low neckline made Jane's mouth water, as she eyed her lover up and down. Maura smiled, as she let Jane cross in front of her to go to the car.

Jane hated shopping. She hated having to take off clothes to put on others over and over. But Maura was enjoying herself, and Jane knew that she could put up with the hassle a little longer to please the woman in her life.

In about the fifth store, after trying on more than thirty dresses, they found it. A gold, strapless, form fitting dress that hugged Jane in all the right places. Maura was ecstatic. Jane had looked good in everything she tried on, but this was... wow. Maura nodded her approval as Jane spun around proudly, knowing she looked good. As she stood staring into the mirror, she Maura's arms around her waist as the woman hugged her from behind.

"I think we should get this one, Jane."

"I actually agree with you, Maur."

Maura smiled, and kissed the skin under Jane's left ear.

"You know Jane... the best dresses are worn to be taken off," Maura whispered into Jane's ear. Jane's mouth turned up in a devilish grin as she looked into Maura's eyes in the mirror.

"Well, then let's get out of here and back to my place. I'd love to test your theory, doctor."