Author's Note:

Thanks so much for the reviews! This is my first fic and the reviews definitely inspire me! Thanks for the support and I hope you continue to enjoy my stories. If you have any suggestions for the story please let me know!

After making a stop at Maura's apartment so she can get some clothes and Bass to bring to Frankie's and stopping at Jane's place for her stuff, the trio finally made it to Frankie's apartment. The security officer in charge introduced himself to them and ran them through the security measures Agent Dean had set up. By the time they made it upstairs, they were all tired and ready for dinner, cold beer, shower and bed. Frankie let the two women in and the three of them collapsed on the couch. Maura took a moment to take in her surroundings and was pleasantly surprised. It was a spacious apartment with nice furniture and it was very nice and tidy. Not at all what she imagined a single man's apartment would look like.

"Ugh..." Jane groaned and rubbed her neck. "I'm so exhausted..." "Me too" Maura sighed. "You guys want to watch a movie or something?" Frankie asked. "Sure, what do you have?" "The movies are in there" Frankie said pointing to a tall cabinet. "You guys pick something out. I'll grab us some beers and microwavable dinners. Maura, you drink beer right?" he asked. "Yes, I do actually! Jane introduced me to beer." she said with a smile. Jane laughed at the memory. "Yeah, I had to basically bribe you just to take a sip!" she said. Frankie chuckled and went into the kitchen. As soon as he was out of earshot, Jane turned to Maura and excitedly said, "OK, spill. I want all the details." Maura looked at her friend with a confused look on her face. "What are you talking about?" although she had a feeling she knew exactly what Jane was talking about. "You and Frankie! Why didn't you guys tell me? How long have you guys been going out? Hurry up, Maura! Start talking! I want to know!" she said with a smile. Maura laughed at Jane's excitement. "It hasn't actually been that long...it kinda just started this morning..." "No way! I saw the way he was looking at you and you were looking at him and when he put his hand on your back and you stroked his wrists to reassure him and when he made up a lame excuse to go with you to your lab because you 'couldn't be alone'... all those add up to way more than just this morning." Jane said all in one breath. "Wow... you noticed all that? You are very observant." Maura said. "Well that is kinda what I do for a living." Jane retorted making Maura laugh. "Well, I've had a crush on Frankie for a long time now, I just never told him. And then this morning, he was at my usual coffee shop and he insisted he pay for my coffee and we ended up walking together to work and... I don't know, everything just lined up so magically and he asked me out and I said yes. And then at around noon, I couldn't concentrate so I decided to go for a walk and he was outside so I invited him to go along and he did and we held hands and kissed." she said. "And he even gave me permission to tell him all of his medical conditions and he won't leave me." she said softly. "Awww... that's cute. I'm happy for you guys, but no smoochy-smoochy crap around me, OK? I really don't need to see my baby brother with his tongue down my best friend's throat." Jane said leaning over to give her friend a hug. Maura laughed and reassured her they would keep the "smoochy-smoochy" to a minimum around her.

Just then Frankie re-entered the room balancing 3 plates of chicken nuggets and green beans and 3 beers on a tray. "OK what movie did you guys pick out?" he said as he placed the tray on the coffee table in front of them. "Oh, we haven't picked one out yet. We were talking." Jane said as she jumped up and pulled Maura over to the cabinet full of movies. Frankie rolled his eyes. Maura smiled as she noticed the majority of his movies were those action, fast car, shoot em' up guy movies. They decided on the movie Taken. "I've never heard of it." Maura said "but it looks interesting." "It is. You'll like it." Frankie said. As they started the movie up, Maura took a seat next to Frankie on the couch and Jane sat in the big plush armchair. They sat in silence watching the movie, eating dinner, drinking a beer and trying to forget about the serial killer that was after them. About half way through, Jane stood up. "OK, I'm gonna go take a shower and head to bed. Frankie, am I in the guest room?" "Yeah, go ahead." He turned towards Maura. "You alright?" "Yeah, I'm getting kinda tired too, but I want to take a shower, so I'll wait for Jane to finish." "You could take a shower in my bathroom." he said "here let me get you a clean towel." he got up and went to a cabinet in the hallway. He pulled out a big fluffy navy blue towel and handed it to her. "My room's over here." He showed her how to work the hot and cold water and went back to the living room.

He heard the shower start and immediately images of Maura naked in his shower filled his mind. He could imagine himself caressing her every curve as he washed her body and washing her hair and then taking her to his bed after wards to make love. Their wet bodies pressed together and the only sounds would be the panting and moaning – His thought were interrupted by Jane walking back into the living room towel drying her hair. "Hey, listen thanks for letting us stay here." she said. "It's no problem, I'd rather you both stay here where I know you're safe. And plus you guys can cook for me." he joked. Jane threw a pillow at Frankie's head and said, "Speaking of Maura, where is she?" "She's in the shower in my room." he replied. "Really..." Jane smirked. "Listen, I'm really happy for you guys but like I told Maura, no smoochy-smoochy crap in front of me, OK? But I also want you to know, you hurt my friend and I'll tell Ma about last summer..." she said sweetly. "You wouldn't... but don't worry, I would never hurt Maura. She means the world to me." Just then, Maura walked back into the living room wearing a white tank top and bright pink cotton pants. "OK people, I'm going to head to bed. Good night all!" Jane said giving each a hug.

Frankie sat down on the couch next to Maura and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into his lap. He buried his face in her damp hair and inhaled deeply. Raspberries and citrus. A scent he always associated with her. "You're so beautiful." he whispered in her ear. Maura kissed him gently and ran her hands down his chest, feeling the muscles that lay hidden beneath. She slipped her hands up the front to feel the light dark hair on his chest. She lightly scraped her nails over his nipples. Frankie sucked in a breath and grabbed her hands pulling her hands out of his shirt. "We shouldn't." he breathed in her ear. "I want to do this right," he said. "I want to take you out on a date to a fancy restaurant and dance with you and watch the sunsets together and hold your hand while we watch movies." he said softly. "Ok, let's dance now and tomorrow we can watch the sunset and after that we can watch a movie and hold hands and as soon as this thing with Hoyt is done, we can go out on a date to a fancy restaurant." Maura said as she stood up to reached to help him stand up. Frankie burst out laughing and pulled her back down so that she was laying on his chest. "Patience sweetheart." he chuckled as he tucked her tighter into his chest. She traced slow circles on his chest as he rubbed the soft skin on her lower belly. "I suppose so... you're such a softie." she said. "You know all you cops pretend to be all hard and bad ass but you guys are incredibly sentimental." she giggled. "Hey! I thought women like that sort of thing." Frankie argued. "We do." Maura said simply. "You are so cute. But we need to get some rest honey." he whispered. After a moment with no response, he looked down to see Maura laying there pretending to sleep even though Frankie could tell she wasn't really asleep yet. Frankie smiled and pulled her in closer. And the two fell asleep.

OK, I know there wasn't a lot of Hoyt/serious stuff here. But I want to also make this a cute kinda fluffy love story too. Next chapter will be more serious. Also, I'm sure you've noticed Maura is completely out of character. Reason for this: I'm not good medical terminology so she's gonna have to speak and think not like an over-rational Medical Examiner :)