Jane was loving that she got to hold Maura once again. She barely slept at home since she was wanted at Maura's place.

Today was Conner's third birthday and everyone he wanted there was, except for Victor. Jane made sure to keep him busy with games and gifts and fun so he didnt think of the one person that was missing. Jane also made sure to stay close to Maura. She comsidered herself a stand in husband and father.

Weeks had gone by. Victor hadn't even so much bothered to call. Maura was frustrated with that but she was happy. Jane had kept Conner busy and her baby boy was having a blast. He had even started calling Jane's mom grandma and Jane's brothers, Uncle. She stood by quietly, watching her son be happy with the family they had both always been apart of.

Maura smiled at Jane, watching her interact with Conner and his friends. They all loved her, everyone was having a blast because Jane was keeping them entertained. Even Frost and Korsak had come to the party. It was as if Victor wasn't even apart of the family, like his absense ment nothing to any of them. Maura began to wonder if maybe that shouldn't be a permanant thing.

Once the party came to an end Jane helped Maura and her mother clean up. Conner was passed out on the couch. The detective smirked. "He musta gotten cake wasted." Gently picking the three year old up she carried him to his bedroom and laid him down for a well needed nap.

Maura smiled and watched lovingly as Jane carried her son to bed. Jane was everything Maura had ever wanted in a parent for her child and a lover for herself, yet they weren't together. Maura had never dreamed of being with a woman but Jane brought something out in her. She shrugged it off once again because she knew Jane well enough to know that would never happen.

She went back to cleaning with Angela. She cleaned up and saw Angela out as she returned to the guest house. Then she went to change her clothes. She had left her bedroom door open, not expecting Jane to come in. When she saw her, she gasped and her face turned three shades of red as she stood there totally naked. "Well, I wasn't expecting you to come out already." She hurried under the covers to cover herself from Jane's view, thinking that Jane would freak out at the sight.

Jane froze the moment she walked in the room and looked her over then turned her head hiding her eyes. "Sorry." She cleared her throat trying to think of something as she slowly backed up. "Uh.. Well at least now I know for a fact you'd win that wet t-shirt contest." She smirked and walked out of the room. She went right outside the doorway and leaned back against the wall near the frame of it. Jane blinked a couple times but found herself enjoying the image she walked in on.

Maura was not nearly as embarrassed as she had pretended to be when Jane came in on her. She smiled after she changed into her usual comfy jeans and cute top that she wore around the house. She came out and knelt beside Jane. "It's okay and thanks for the compliment." She reached for her hand and pulled her up. She played it off as if nothing had happened, all the while wishing that even for the slightest second Jane had enjoyed the view too.

Jane looked over at Maura with a smile. "You know, hope you don't mind me saying this but.. Maura from what I saw you are gorgeous. You're perfect and Vic is a huge dumbass for not coming home to you at least once out of his busy schedule to tap dat." She laughed as she stood up.

Maura blushed as she rested her head on Jane's shoulder. "I have no problems at all with you saying that. It kind of arouses me."

Jane looked over at her. "Arouses you?"

She sighed, thinking she'd said something wrong. "I'm sorry Jane. It just does to hear someone speak that way of me when my own husband doesn't bother."

"Don't apologize." Jane dipped her head slightly so she could look the shorter woman in the eye. "Maura... You. Are. Sexy." She smiled. "If your husband can't tell you that I'm more than happy to make up the slack."

Maura smiled up at her. "You're too good to be true. Do you know that? I'm waiting to wake up from the dream I'm in because there's no way someone could make me feel as good as you do."

"I'm just doing my job. Best friends are supposed to love you and make you feel good about yourself. However, everything that I tell you is 100% true." She smiled and kissed her forehead. "Lets get in bed. Those kids wore my ass out today."

Maura smiled and nodded. "I'm pretty tired as well." She walked with Jane back to what had become their bed and this time she changed into sweats and comfortable clothes right in front of her, not minding her watching.

Jane looked at her wondering why she changed again and this time in front of her. With the given comfortable atmosphere between them, Jane changed as well. She put on her black wifebeater and white pajama shorts. She smiled up at Maura then crawled into bed. "When did he say he was coming home? Better change the sheets before he gets here, unless you want him to think your cheating on him with me." She laughed.

Maura smiled as she curled up beside her. "I don't care what he thinks. You were here for us when he didn't want to be." She sighed as she traced circles over Jane's stomach. "I don't know, he hasn't said. I haven't talked to him since the day he left."

Jane let Maura lay on her arm as she wrapped it around her. She put her cheek against her head and took a breath feeling Maura's fingers on her stomach. "He hasn't? I'm so sorry Maura." She smirked slightly. "You know through all of this I randomly started thinking about it would be so much different if I was a guy. For one I would have never let you marry Vic. Two, I would be the husband you need and the father Conner needs. I wouldn't run off to another country for god knows how long. No, I'd be right here with the two of you. Sleeping with you every night. That perfect body of yours would never stop being touched." She laughed silently. "Sorry that's probably too much info. My vivid imagination is firing up again."

Maura looked up at her, shocked by her caring words. "That's not too much information Jane. It's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me." She gave her hand a gentle squeeze. "Thank you for knowing exactly what I needed to hear. But for the record, you're already the husband and father he isn't." she giggled. "Cause you're here. You've slept with me, holding me every night for the past month and he's not here. You've been there for Conner. You are our family."

Jane smiled. Something about Conner and Maura brought the soft side out in her. The soft part that wasn't sarcastic or bitchy. "Well I will always be here for you and your son. Whenever you need me no matter what, until you don't want me anymore."

Maura smiled sweetly."We will always want and need you Jane."