Thanks to a little pain relief and warm blanket, Jane was getting some much needed rest. All the while, Maura had cleared away breakfast and worked on finishing and checking some files from work. She wanted to do something nice for Jane that might make her feel a little better, or at least make her more comfortable while she waded through the sickness. Unfortunately though, she found herself to be incapable of thinking up anything that seemed sufficient enough to do either of these things, let alone both.
In the lounge room, Jane had awoken a couple of hours later with an insatiable urge to watch mindless T.V in the hopes of falling back asleep.
When Maura heard the muffled voices from the other room, she swiftly put her work in a neat pile before making her way to the lounge room. "Good morning, sleepy head," she said quietly with unending kindness. "How are you feeling?"
Jane just groaned childishly. She, not unlike her friend, found it hard to complain when she was unwell or in pain. Quite differently to Maura though, her way around that was to bury the truth in hyperbolic or ironic sarcasm; in this case, hyperbolic seemed to be a good fit.
"You always did have a flare for the dramatic." She joked. Well aware of her priorities though, she was quick to continue sincerely with, "Is there anything I can get you?"
Jane thought for a moment before looking back up at her. "What do you wanna watch?" She mumbled.
"You must be ill if that's what you want to watch," She said, barely containing her laughter. "You always say the shows I like bore you to sleep… or homicide," she joked.
"Perfect!" Even in sickness, Jane's cheeky side could clearly be seen.
Maura pursed her lips, refraining from an eye roll feeling a little sorry for Jane. "Fine," she relented, "I'll pick something to watch and you can have a rest. But first, I am going to make a cup of tea."
Upon her return, Maura looked over to change assuring herself that she was as comfortable as possible before turning her attention to the television.
"Thanks Maur," Jane mumbled with no eye contact. Her words were genuine but she was still too proud.
Maura smiled in a humbled sense of happiness. "Anytime, Jane."
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