Hey all. So sorry for the delay again. It's hard to write a lovey scene when you're feeling lonely and down. Anyways I again want to thank everyone for your reviews, as well as sticking with my story even with the long breaks. This is my christmas gift for you all. Hopefully it won't be too long of a wait for the next chapter. I hope you like it. Those wondering about Angela, don't worry I haven't forgotten, and I'll be coming back to that.
"You done yet?" Jane asked sitting on Maura's desk.
"I'm proof reading. There can't be errors when reports leave my desk," Maura said not looking up from the report in her hand.
"How many times have you proofread it?"
"A few."
Jane rolled her eyes at her girlfriend.
"What's your hurry?" Maura asked, still not making eye contact.
"Three reasons, one we haven't been to Dirty Robber's since I came back. Second we need to celebrate me being cleared by physical therapy. And third we always celebrate after a case."
"You're right, we do. Last night you fell asleep in the car," Maura pointed out.
"How many times are you going to remind me?"
Maura just smiled from her chair, still not making eye contact with her girlfriend. Jane waited for a response. When she didn't get one she continued her argument for the ME to hurry up. "Anyways, yesterday's victory was kind of a poetic justice."
"Poetic justice?"
"Yea, first Beth tries to kills me, and then Angela saved me. Then she tried to kill Angela, I put her away."
"Actually, poetic justice would've been if Beth had overdosed on pain medication, like she did to you."
"Ok fine, then call it karma, what goes around comes around."
Maura looked up from the papers in her hands. She shrugged, "I suppose."
Jane was starting to get a little annoyed by her girlfriend. "Never mind, it doesn't matter. All that matters is Beth will be put away for good for what she did to Tim and Angela."
Maura finally finished proofreading her report. She closed the folder placing it on her desk. She stood up, placing herself between Jane's legs, wrapping her arms around the detective's neck. Jane reciprocated by wrapping her arms around the doctor's waist. Maura could tell she was getting on her girlfriend's nerves. "I'm sorry. You're right. We caught the bad guy."
Jane smiled at the comment, before leaning in and capturing the ME's lips in a tender loving kiss. Slowly Jane pulled away resting her forehead one Maura's. "You don't have to apologize for being you."
"Your tone was telling me you were annoyed. Since I'm the only one here, I'm obviously the cause."
"Maura. You were just being you. Yea it can be annoying, but I do things that bother you too. But that's part of being in love. I love you unconditionally"
The ME, smiled at her girlfriend before capturing her lips in another kiss. She pulled away and went to grab her things. "I'm ready."
"Hey Janie!" Frankie said at the end of his sister's booth.
Jane and Maura had been at the Dirty Robber for about an hour. In that time Frost and Korsak have joined them, and were sitting across of the two women.
"Hey Frankie, pull up a chair. What brings you in?" Jane asked from her corner, with her arm around the doctor's shoulders.
Jane sat up, allowing Maura to scoot closer to her girlfriend, so Frankie could take a seat. "So I heard about the recent case. Why didn't you tell me?"
"Sorry Frankie. Solving the case kinda took priority."
"You solved it yesterday; you could've let me know today. She took care of me too."
"But she saved me. All that matters is you know now, and the bitch who put Angela in the hospital is away."
"Who was it?"
"Frankie, I'm not telling you anything else. I don't want to compromise this case; for Angela, Isabella and the rest of the Scavino's sake."
"Scavino that name sound's familiar."
"Well it is Angela's last name."
"How am I supposed to know that? She only introduced herself as Angela. What is her father's name?"
"Dom."
"Dom Scavino," Frankie whispered. "Oh he's a mechanic out in Cohasset. He'll only do international cars. He's good. Pop's gone there a few times for work. He's a good guy."
"You sound like Angela's dad. He said that same thing about Pop."
"You gonna come to Sunday dinner this week?"
"I don't know Frankie. You know about Maura and me. Frankly I don't want to deal with Ma," Jane confessed giving Maura's shoulder a light squeeze.
"She'll come around. I bet you if you tell her that Maura is the person you're gay with, she'll be delighted."
"Excuse me?" Maura finally chimed in.
"Sorry Maura. But Ma loves you. Why do you think she was trying to hook us up? If Ma finds out that you're dating at least one of her children I think she'll be wicked happy."
Jane rolled her eyes at her brother. "We'll think about it."
"We will?" Maura asked her girlfriend.
"Yes we will. I'm not going back there without you. Especially if I'm considering coming out to her. We're out at work, and everyone seems alright with it. Even Frankie knows. Only people I haven't told are Ma and Pop."
"You sure about this?" Maura asked.
"Of course if I wasn't I wouldn't have brought it up." Jane said to her girlfriend. "Like I said Frankie we'll talk about it, and I'll at least give you a heads up."
"That's all I ask. So how is Angela?"
"Well she's in ICU. She was beaten pretty bad. She's barely recognizable," Jane answered.
"I saw the list of her injuries, it doesn't look good," Maura informed them.
"Have a little faith Maura," Jane shook her shoulder.
Maura didn't counter her girlfriend. She wasn't very religious, and didn't want to upset her. The ME just smiled and nodded.
"Why don't we get out of here Maura?" Jane suggested nudging her girlfriend. "I'm getting tired."
"Sure," Maura said reaching for her bag.
Frankie stood letting the women out. "Don't forget to let me know if you'll be at Sunday's dinna. Frankly I don't think I can go another Sunday without reinforcements."
"Yea yea," Jane said giving her brother a quick hug. "Korsak, Frost see you tomorrow."
Jane and Maura were met at the door by Jo Friday. "Hey girl. Come on I'll take you out." Jane said to her four legged roommate. She stood and got the leash to take Jo for a walk. "I'll be right back," Jane said to her girlfriend, giving her a kiss on the cheek.
Maura nodded taking off her coat. She hung it up, and placed her bag on the floor taking off her shoes. She decided to just head towards Jane's bedroom and get undressed. When she reached the bedroom she noticed the door was closed, which she thought was unusual. The ME shrugged before opening the door. When she looked inside she gasped at the site before her.
On the floor leading the bed, and circling around it were red rose peddles. On the bed lying on Maura's side of the bed was a bouquet of long stem red roses. The room was lightly lit with candles. Maura walked over to one of them and saw it was a flameless candle. She didn't know what caused this romantic behavior to come out in Jane. She made her way to the bed picking up the flowers off the bed.
"I was hoping to be all romantic and lead you to the bedroom, but you completely killed that," Jane said leaning against the doorway.
Maura jumped at the sound of the detective's voice, "Jane, you startled me."
"Sorry. Consider it payback for ruining my romantic plan."
"I'm sorry Jane. How was I supposed to know you had something romantic planned? When did you have time to do this?"
"Lunch, I had PT, and always told the lieutenant it was longer. So afterwards I did a little shopping, and got the place set up. I'm sure you noticed the candles are flameless."
"Did you buy everything today?"
"Oh no, I bought everything day by day. So today was mostly pick up the flowers, and set up," Jane replied making her way to the bed.
"What else did you buy?" Maura asked.
Jane was standing in front of the doctor. Her hands were in her coat pockets. "This," Jane whispered pulling a small box out of her coat.
Tears were forming in Maura's eyes. She didn't know what was in the small box, but she didn't think Jane could possibly be proposing. Jane was reading Maura's facial reactions, and opened the box to put her out of her misery. Inside was a necklace. It was white gold, and heart shaped, with a diamond in the middle. The ME slapped her hands to her mouth. Slowly she lowered them, gasping "Oh Jane."
"I take it you like it?" Jane asked, taking the item out of the box.
"Like it? I love it. But when and why?"
Jane took the necklace, placing each end of the hook in her hands. She motioned for Maura to turn around so she could put it on her. Maura turned and let Jane place the necklace. She lifted her hair up so it could be clasped.
"When? When you went back to work, I saw it after PT. I didn't want to come home to my apartment knowing you weren't there." Jane clasped the necklace letting it fall. Maura let her hair down touching the necklace. She turned to look her girlfriend. "Been making payments week by week, and the day before yesterday I had it paid off. I've been holding on to it waiting for an anniversary or something. But then yesterday happened and I thought why, do I really need a reason to show you how much I love you."
Maura wrapped her arms around Jane's neck crashing their lips together. "You are such a romantic," Maura said when she finally released her girlfriend's lips.
"I try," Jane said shrugging. "But there is something else I do want to talk to you about," placing her hands on the doctor's hips.
"What's on your mind?"
"I was wondering if you'd like to move in together."
"You are asking me to move in with you?"
"Not exactly," Jane responded.
Maura furrowed her brow.
"I'm asking if you'd like to find a place and move in together. My apartment isn't big enough, and you're place is too far. We spend the weekdays here, then weekends at your place. I'd like to find a place that combines your needs and wants, and mine. We practically already live together, so why not make it official?"
Maura pulled Jane into another kiss. "I thought you'd never ask."
Jane deepened the kiss. Maura reciprocated, and proceeded to remove Jane's jacket. The detective moved her hands from the ME's hips up her back grasping the zipper, slowly pulling it down. Jane moved from Maura's lips to her jaw kissing down her neck. The ME snapped her head back, leaning into the kisses. The detective continued to place open mouth kisses on her shoulder, slowly pushing the material off.
Maura's hands found their way down to Jane's pants and were undoing her belt. Jane continued to remove the remaining of the doctor's clothes. Once naked Jane guided the blonde onto the bed; continuing her kissing down her body. When the detective reached her breasts, after kissing each one, to placed mouth over the ME's nipple. Sucking, nipping, and licking.
Maura's back arched at the contact, feeling the detective's tongue. She watched the brunette, play with her breasts. When she was done she continued to move down, and Maura noticed something. "How is it I'm naked and you are not?"
Jane smiled at the comment and stood up to remove the remaining clothing. When the last garment was disregarded she placed herself over Maura. "Better?"
"Much," Maura said before locking lips again.
Jane's hand moved down the ME's body, causing goose bumps to form under her touch. Stopping when she reached Maura's clit, swirling circles around it. Maura moaned into Jane's mouth at the touch. The detective smiled at Maura's response and pulled away. She wanted to see her girlfriend's reaction, squirming beneath her. Maura could feel Jane's eyes on her, even if they were closed feeling Jane teasing the bundle of nerves.
The ME decided to give the detective a little bit of her own medicine. She placed one of her hands between Jane's legs and moved her finger up and down her slit. Feeling the wetness that had formed there; using it to circle Jane's clit as well. Jane moaned at the contact, causing her to increase her pace on Maura's clit. Then the ME moved her hand lower, slowly inserting two fingers into Jane. Jane lowered her head next to Maura's head. "Not wasting any time are we?" she said in a husky voice.
"No, just trying to get you caught up."
"Oh yea, well then I should probably do this." Jane responded by inserting two fingers into Maura.
Maura let out another moan. The detective reconnected their lips, tangling their tongues. The two increased the pace of their fingers, each moving their hips to meet the other's speed. Moaning into each other's mouths until orgasms ripped through their bodies. Not letting the other go, lips still interlocked, with their hands still pumping in and out of the other until they came down.
Jane finally pulled away from Maura, locking eyes. She leaned back down, placing a chaste kiss on the ME's lips. "I love you," Jane whispered.
"I love you too."
The two finally peeled themselves apart to get under the covers. Maura first had to go in the kitchen and put the flowers in a vase. Once back in Jane's room, Maura snuggled up against Jane, getting as close as possible. Once satisfied she asked, "So when do we start looking for a place?"