"I love Law & Order," Jude plopped down on the sofa with a beer in one hand and a bag of chips in the other. "I'll watch any of it, but SVU is definitely my favorite of the franchise." She set the bottle between her legs and popped open the chip bag. "Problem is, I don't have cable where I'm staying, and I have been jonesing for Mariska, so you totally rock for letting me come over and watch her here."
"No problem," Jane sat down on the other end of the sofa. "I was going to watch it anyway. Besides," she shrugged and grabbed the bag of chips from Jude's hand, "It's nice to watch it with someone who can just watch it instead of analyzing every scene." She rolled her eyes as she crunched on the chips.
"Okay, I have got to know," the redhead put her bottle on the coffee table and turned to face the other woman. "Are you and Dr. Isles an item or what?"
Jane stopped mid-chew and put the bag down on the table by the two beer bottles. She took a moment to swallow and take a sip of her beer. "It's complicated."
"Clearly," Jude raised an eyebrow. "Look, I just need to know where things stand. It's late (or early), so I'll be frank here. I think you're hot, and I think I could really like you. But, I don't want to waste my time on a taken woman. So, if all we're ever going to be is friends, I'm cool with that. But, I just want to know where the boundaries are, you know what I mean?"
"Yeah… yeah, I understand." Jane stared at her hands for a moment. "You think I'm hot?" She gave the doctor an unsure glance.
"Really? You even have to ask that? Your body is amazing. It's a work of art, my friend." Jude gave Jane an 'are you serious' look.
"Maura never told me that." The brunette frowned. "She never told me a lot of things, I guess."
"So, you're not together?"
"No," Jane shook her head, "No, we're not. I broke it off a couple of weeks ago. In fact, she's somewhere on a date right now."
"That was her on the phone, wasn't it?" Jude leaned forward and placed a hand on Jane's knee. "I'm sorry. No one told me you two were an item. I would have laid off if I'd known what was going on."
"No, it's okay. It's nice, you know? I had a good time tonight." She gave Jude a weak smile.
"I should go. Maybe we can have lunch or something this weekend?" She stood to leave and Jane followed.
"Yeah, that'd be cool." Jane stood by the door with her hand on the knob. "Thanks for inviting me to the game. I really did have a good time."
"Sure thing," Jude waited for Jane to open the door. "Jane, I can't leave if you don't let me out."
Jane crossed her arms and leaned against the door. "I just… It's just that… Look, I'm not going to lie. I'm pretty conflicted right now. Anything that happened between us would just," she scrunched her face up, "It'd just be rebound stuff, you know? I couldn't promise a relationship or even a good friendship."
Jude leaned back to get a better look at the brunette blocking her way. "Are you offering something, Detective?"
"I'm… I'm," Jane threw her hands up in the air. In an impulsive move, she stepped forward, grabbed Jude's face with both hands, and pulled her into a kiss. For the breath of a moment, they kissed. Jane pulled away first. "I can't offer anything. I don't have anything left to give or anything I'm willing to really offer. But," she ran a finger over Jude's jawline. "You're only going to be here until Dr. Isles gets back. Maybe we can make the most of the time you're here?"
Jude ran her hands down Jane's side to rest them on her hips as her green eyes stared into Jane's brown. "No strings? No U-Haul? No drama?"
"And no friendship. I'm not ready for a replacement. You know what I mean?" Jane wrapped her hands around Jude's neck.
"So, no hanging out? Just…"
"Yeah. That's what I mean. Like I said, you're only going to be here until she gets back." Jane stared down at the other woman's lips. "I just want something uncomplicated for a change."
"What happens when she gets back?" Jude pulled the brunette closer to her.
"I don't know. I don't know that I really care."
"You care."
"Maybe… probably… I'll deal with it then. You'll be gone, so what does it matter?" Jane leaned into the redhead, pushing their bodies flush.
Jude inhaled deeply as she considered. "I promise not to get attached if you promise not to blame me for the mess this will undoubtedly cause."
"No one has to know." Jane smirked.
"Oh, they won't know, but she will…"
"Yes or no?"
"Promise me."
"I promise. Any trouble I get into will be of my own doing. You are absolved of any guilt."
"A detective and a lawyer… I am impressed." Jude laughed. "Well, if those are you terms, I think I can deal with them." The doctor closed the short distance between them, kissing Jane soundly on the lips. "This should be interesting."
Jane ran her tongue along the other woman's ear before whispering, "You have no idea." She pulled away, grabbing the doctor's arm. "My bed's this way."
"I can't help but feel something is wrong." Maura sipped on her wine as she reclined on her hotel bed.
"You mean besides the fact you're in a hotel room with a man you met on a plane just today talking to him about your ex-girlfriend while the two of you share a bottle of wine?" JR chuckled and refilled their glasses.
"Well," Maura tilted her head to the side, "When one puts it in such a manner, it does sound odd, doesn't it? However that is not what I meant." She rolled the wine around in her glass. "I mean, at the moment, I can't help but feel a need to contact her."
"You mean your gut is telling something's up?"
"I don't like supposition." Maura frowned at him. "It's terribly inaccurate."
"Alright, fine… but, you still think you ought to call her?" She nodded. "Well, then, why don't you call her?"
"Right now?" She looked scandalized by the idea.
"Sure, why not?"
"It's nearly 2 AM in Boston! I'm sure she's asleep by now." Maura set her wine glass down on the side table. "I think waking her would be counterproductive."
"I think you should call her." He tossed her cell phone on the bed. "Go on, I'll just wait right here to make sure the phone's working like it should."
"That doesn't make any sense, JR. How could you…"
"Call her, or I'm not leaving until you do. If I'm not going to get any, she's going to wake her happy butt up."
"JR!" Maura threw her hand across her chest in surprise. "Such language! I mean, really…"
"Maura," The warning in his voice was enough.
She picked up her cell and hit the speed dial for Jane's phone.
"Wait a minute… wait a minute," Jude swatted at Jane's hands as they tried to pull her shirt up. "Do you hear that? What is that?" She stepped away from the brunette to try and slow her down. "I think that's one of our phones going off. We need to check it. You know we do."
Jane sighed and gave a little stomp of her foot. "Oh, fine." She pulled her phone out. "It's Maura." They stopped breathing. Jane started down at the screen. "I don't know," she looked up at the still dressed by very disheveled redhead before answering. "Rizzoli."
"Jane, why do you sound out of breath?"
"Maura, why are you calling me at 2 in the morning?"
Jane's being stupid... I mean, trust me on this, Jude is hot... of course, so is Maura. Wonder which one she's going to go with...
PS Crack me, please!