I know I'm repeating myself but: Thank you so much for all the comments!
Chapter 6!
Hours later, when Jane would wake, Maura would be next to her, sleeping on her stomach. The smooth curve of her back visible all the way down to the touch of her backside. One arm dangled off the bed and the other was under her hair that was fanned out behind her head. The blonde looked at peace. Her back slowly rising and falling with her breathing.
Jane slowly opened her eyes and felt the warm body next to her. She turned to her side and looked at Maura's naked back. She let her eyes wander all the way over her body and stopped at her face. Gently, she pushed a blonde strand of hair out of Maura's face. The detective, grabbed the blanket and covered the blonde. She leaned over to her and pressed her lips against her forehead before she slowly and quietly climbed out of bed. She grabbed her bag and left the bedroom. She changed into her clothes and left for work, leaving Maura asleep.
Maura lay perfectly still. She wasn't asleep as Jane touched her, brushing some blonde strands from her face and then covering her up. She almost smiled as the woman gently kissed her forehead, but as Jane left and Maura was alone, she opened her eyes and stared at the empty room around her. She swallowed and stayed that way for a long time...she wasn't sure how she was supposed to feel.
Hours later, she was down in the basement of the precinct, cutting into dead flesh. It was the place where she felt the most safe...the most at home. In the back of her mind, Jane's moans echoed and it stirred feelings in her stomach.
Jane felt better as soon as she had left Maura's home. She needed time to think about everything what had happened and what Maura had told her. She, Jane Rizzoli, was in a relationship with the doctor now. Jane didn't know how to act now - she never had been in a relationship with someone she worked with. And she never planed to do that - but now that was exactly the case. Luckily Jane continued the stake out with Korsak and returned around lunchtime. Jane didnt wanna avoid Maura, so she went down to the Morgue. "Morning Maura..." Jane said as she entered.
"Don't you mean 'good afternoon,' Jane," Maura said without looking away from the computer that she worked at. Maura's eyes studied blood results. She smiled to herself, but it was more at Jane. "How are you doing," she asked causally, still staring at the screen and typing things from time to time. Finally, she turned in her seat to look at Jane. She smiled. "You need something?"
Jane crossed her arms in front of her chest and walked closer towards the Medical Examiner and stopped about one meter in front of her. "Uh yeah I am doing good. I hope you too..." Jane said. 'I hope I didnt wake you as I left this morning', She wanted to ask actually but didn't wanna ask this at work. "Uh I sent Frost down with an evidence bag earlier this day... um you got any results yet?"
"Oh...no, I am fine and no you didn't," she said with a cute smile and a light shrug of her right shoulder. She simply stood as Jane talked about the evidence bag. Maura lifted the item in front of Jane and tilted her head slightly. Her eyes were bright. "It belongs to a 55 steel incased automatic rifle. It was made, handmade...and when it was fired...oh it did a lot of damage..."
"We know that..." Jane said matter-of-factly and looked at the bullet and then back into Maura's face. If Maura found it as awkward as she did; she thought. The brunette looked around to make sure no one was there before she said in a very quiet voice: "Im sorry I just left without waking you..."
Maura leaned back just a bit, looking into Jane's eyes as the woman leaned in and spoke quietly to her. Maura looked slightly confused, but then she just smiled. She placed a hand on Jane's shoulder and sighed. "I was awake...I didn't think you wanted me to be...I just let you leave...you seemed happier like that. Listen, Jane, "she squared her shoulders. "I don't want you to feel uncomfortable around me...if you don't want this...just say so..."
She let a hand ran through her dark hair and looked into her eyes. "I'll just be honest with you... I am really a screw up in relationships and I never had one with someone I worked with... it scares me, Maura, it really does. I mean, what if it doesn't work out? Will it be hard or impossible to work with each other?" Jane said exactly what was in her mind. "What about you Maura? Doesn't it scare you? Did you have work-relationships before?"
"No, it doesn't scare me, detective," she said softly and looked down at the evidence on the tray that Jane and she had been talking about. She blew out a sigh and rested her both hands on the edge of the table, then she looked back up at Jane. "Why do you of yourself like that. You, you are not a screwup. Jane if you think that every time...no wonder this scares you. I am not those men...or those women. I will never be them..."
"I say those things out of experience, Maura... because I always put work first...I am married to my job. I love my job. I can't help it. And alot of people cannot deal with that..." Jane said honestly and took a deep sigh. "You'll meet one of my exes pretty soon...I mean, I've been with strong people before, and I consider you are strong woman but...it never worked out until now."
"Because I am not them...those of your 'screw up' past," she said, making condascending air quotes, but not intending for it to be condascending. Maura was just blunt and a lot of time things did not come out of her mouth they way she intended them to come out. Maura moved away from the table and came around to stand close to Jane. She reached out and curling a hand around the woman's waist, pulled her closer. Maura was not in her heels and Jane had to look slightly down at the doctor. The height difference made Maura feel and look a lot more fragile than she usually looked. Maura pressed their bodies together. "I am not them," she repeated...
Her heart was beating faster in her chest as Maura pulled her closer. She looked around, to see if they were still alone and luckily they were. Jane looked down into her eyes, holding eye contact and smiled a bit. "Okay Maura..." She whispered and gave a nod. "...and since I'm your first relationship with a woman, I hope it wont be disappointing..."
Maura pressed the softness of her body against Jane's. Maura was thin and slightly muscular...but insanely soft and gently. Her curves could put her on Jane's endangered species list for sure. Maura rose up slight, took Jane' s chin with her other hand and lowered her face down. She kissed her, tenderly nuzzling her before pulling back. "You won't be..."
Jane leaned down and kissed her again, before the brunette pulled back and cleared her throat; trying to get back to her 'detective-tough-self'. "Well, thanks for the results Doctor...In case you find something new, call me." Jane said and looked at her, before she wiped with the back of her hand over her mouth; not wanting to have Maura's lipstick on her.
Maura released Jane's body and stepped back. She smiled pleasantly at the detective and nodded. "I will..." she said with another nod as she stepped back around to the working side of the evidence table as Jane would leave. She watched the empty space for a long time after Jane had left, thinking about what the woman had said...
...late that night, Maura moved quietly across from the kitchen and into her living room with a glass of wine. She had fed Bass and she settled herself into the couch. Jane was still working...for now things were quiet. Maura stared into the silence of the room, thinking and sipping on her wine.
As Jane rang the doorbell about 2 hours later, she was wet from head to toe, even though it wasn't raining outside. Her mood wasn't the best either. On her way home she had cursed and yelled at slow cars. Today clearly wasn't her day. All she wanted to do was going to her apartment, having a beer and not caring about anything; just relaxing. She hated the fact that her apartment was flooded.
Maura opened the door and her eyes widened. "Jane...Jane why are you all wet..." she said trying not to be amused but her face clearly showed it. She stepped back and let Jane enter into her home. Her eyes looked the brunette up and down. She covered her mouth furrowing her brow. "Were you at your apartment...?
Jane gave Maura a look before she undressed her shoes and stroke wet strands of dark hair behind her ear. "No..." Jane said in a pissed tone and rolled her eyes. She walked towards the kitchen, undressed her blazer on her way there and threw it on the ground. "I was doing my job... " She started to explain and opened the fridge; getting out a beer and opened it. "I tackled a guy..., we fought...and he pushed me in the nearby sea...That ass hit me pretty bad in my ribs...but you should see HIM! I messed him up alright." She said and then drunk a sip of her beer.
"Well," Maura said, moving up to Jane and slightly lifting her shirt and placed the flat of her hand against Jane's lower chest, feeling her ribs. "Nothing is broken," she said, "if that had you concerned." She pressed slightly harder, making Jane jump before she pulled her hand away and reached into a nearby drawer to hand Jane a dish cloth to dry her face and hands. She folded her arms around her chest. "Do you always have to be soo tough?"
Jane took the dish cloth and dried her hands and then her face and chest. "Well it's my job, Maura... Korsak wasn't fast enough to chase him and we couldn't let him get away. I had to do SOMETHING." The brunette pointed out and tossed the dish cloth into the sink. She brought a hand to her hips and pressed a bit. She hissed in pain and drunk another gulp of the beer. "Such a dick!"
"Sounds like it," Maura said and blinked. She moved over to the kichen sink and pulled the dish cloth out and hung it on the bar on the oven. "I am glad that you got him and that you didn't get hurt," she said absently and moved back into the living room to pick up her glass of wine. She took a sip as she came around the couch and moved back toward Jane. "Do you have something dry to wear?"
"Yeah, the clothes I've slept in." Jane answered and turned to look at Maura. "But first I really need a hot shower. It starts to get cold." The brunette pointed out and downed her beer in a pretty fast manner. "Uh, how was your day?" She then asked as she threw the empty bottle away. That was something her last girlfriend complained about *You never ask me about my day*... Jane had kept it in mind.
"Just evidence from several cases...I logged them, after I organized what I had. Then I just prepared my tables for any upcoming examinations," she rambled on for several minutes about how that prep work took place until she saw Jane's face. She stopped and cleared her throat. "But you go take your shower...totally ok with that," she said with a cute smile.
"Okay..." Jane said. "Usually people answer with 'oh I had a good day' or 'my day was okay' but...nevermind." The brunette just smiled and walked over to the blonde and pressed a kiss on her lips. "Ma called me today again...she is still holding it against me that I didn't come to dinner the other day. This woman will drive me crazy one day; literally." Jane said.
Maura's smile was bright and loving as Jane pulled back after the kiss. She didn't completely understand her words, but most people didn't understand her... She watched Jane, laughing silently. "I am sure she means well...at least she is close by...if you needed her," she said, sounding a little sad. However, she quickly brushed off the sadness and licked Jane's taste from her lips.
Jane nodded and let a hand ran through her wet hair again. "Alright, I really have to shower now." She said and pecked the blonde's lips, before she made her way to the bathroom. It was kind of weird coming home to someone but also nice in a way. Jane stripped off her clothes and then had a hot, long shower. Such a stupid jerk who had pushed her in the nearby sea!
A few weeks later, Jane was working on her desk; doing the paperwork she hated, as someone tapped her on the shoulder. As she turned around she looked into face of her ex girlfriend. Jane was surprised to see her, because she had left town for her job. The brunette smiled and hugged the woman. "Hey Rach, it's good to see you, you look good." Jane told the woman. Rachel was about Jane's height, with blonde hair and green cat eyes. Rachel was a lawyer and was known for winning almost all of her cases. She was a dominant person, just like Jane. "Right back at you, Detective." Rachel smiled. "What brings you here? I thought you left the city for good." Jane said and crossed her arms in front of her chest. "You do. Cavanaugh gave me your case and I was more than happy to take it over... So you were too rough to a suspect, huh?" She chuckled. Jane rolled her eyes. "You know me..."
Rachel was beaming at Jane when Jane saw an equally fair haired one enter into the bullpen. Maura wore a rich green top and grey skirt with tan heels. Her hair was all down and the curls followed the gently curve to her round face. Maura smiled, but remained professional as Jane had asked her to do when they were at work or not alone. She strode right up to Jane's desk and presented her with two files. She eyed the woman before looking back at Jane. Rachel's eyes widened at the other woman's presence. She felt the room's air change with it. It was impressive.
Rachel eyed Maura too and then arched her brow a bit. Rachel herself wore a black skirt, a red blouse and a black blazer over it; looking all professional and how a lawyer should. Jane held her breathe for a moment but then cleared her throat. "Thanks, Maura..." She said and took the files from her girlfriend. "Well Rachel, that's our Chief Medical Examiner Doctor Maura Isles... Maura, that's A.D.A. Rachel Simmons - she's handling my case." Jane introduced them. Rachel's eyes met Maura's and she put on a typcial-lawyer-half-hearted smile before she extended her hand. Her nails were short and painted in red. "Nice to meet you, Doctor."
Maura handed off the files before she turned to face Rachel with alluring smile. She lightly, carefully took her hand and shook it. "A pleasure," she said and then turned back to Jane. "You will find three different blood types. Two belong to the victims and the third has yet to be indentified. I am waiting on it as we speak. I will call you once I get a match had have it ran through CADIS. The victims are Marcie and Philip Green..." she said, eyeing Rachal who was still checking her out as she spoke. Maura sensed something between her and Jane, but didn't catch it just yet.
Jane nodded as Maura talked. "Yes, thanks Maur." Jane turned away from the two women and walked over to Frost, telling him to run the names of the victims through the data base to find out more about them and to look for family members. That's the part Jane hated about her job - informing family members about the death of their loved ones. She walked back to Maura and Rachel. "Yeah call me as soon as you get a result from the third blood type. Maybe we are lucky and it's the perp's. Bastard." Jane mumbled the last word under her breathe. Rachel smiled about that. "I can see that all the sensitivity trainings you've attended over the years, didn't really rub off on you, Jane."
Maura interjected before Jane could say anything or Rachel. "No, it hasn't," she laughed softly and Rachel saw the look in Maura's eyes as she looked at Jane. She never missed that look in a woman's eyes. There was a connection there... "But, if it did...the detective would not be who she is...after all," she added and brushed a blonde lock behind her ears. There was a faint marking just belong her ear that Rachel also didn't miss.
"Well, lunch later?" Rachel asked Jane after staring at Maura for another long moment.
Jane didn't hesitate. She knew any hesitation would make this situation even more awkward and Maura would probably interpret more into all this than it actually was. "Um, sure. Gives us time to talk about my case..." Jane started but was interrupted by Frost. "Got an address of a family member. Let's head there." He said and grabbed his jacket. "Uh, yeah. I really have to go now. I see you later at lunch, Rach... and Maura, call me as soon as you got a result." Jane said and grabbed her own blazer before she headed out of the bullpen with Frost. In a way she was thankful that she could escape the situation like that.
Rachel looked after Jane and then turned to look at the Doctor. There was no one in the bullpen except for them. Korsak was at the cafeteria and had a coffee. A small smile spread over the lawyers lips as she kept looking at the shorter blonde in front of her. "You're pretty new here, Doctor, aren't you? At least I haven't seen you here about 6 months ago..." Rachel said.
Maura nodded at Jane and then was left alone with the lawyer. She smiled sweetly and nodded. "Almost a month now. The previous M.E. retired," she said simply and studied the other blonde as she was studied herself. Maura looked back at the door that Jane and Frost had disappeard through and then back to Rachel. "If I am not mistaken...you have a history with Jane..." Maura said innocently. She was curious more than anything else.
Her lips curled into a smile again as Maura asked that. The second the M.E. had entered the room, Rachel had sensed that there was something going on between Jane and her. Though, she hadn't been a 100% sure as she knew Jane didn't like a relationship with co-workers. But this little statement just now, had confirmed what she had thought. "Oh how would you know, Sweetie?" She remained cool and untouched like a typical lawyer. She never took her eyes off Maura's, kind of staring the blonde down.
Maura's left eyebrow slightly moved and the corner of her mouth quivered a bit at the other woman's words. But she remained just as cool and collected as the other woman did. "Body language, pupil dialation, slight fluctuation in skin color around the neck, the ears and the cheeks," she said and smiled knowingly. Yes...there was something...and now Maura's natural curiosity was pecked.
The smile staid the way it was on her lips, as she moved passed Maura; her arm brushing hers. Her heels were clicking on the floor as she made her way to Jane's desk. She sat her briefcase on the desk and then sat down in Jane's chair; crossing her legs. She eyed the M.E. up and down for a moment and stopped at her face. "You are quite the observer, Doctor, aren't you?" Rachel said matter-of-factly.
Maura jumped a bit as the woman's arm brushed her own and she swallowed, before clearing her throat. She turned slightly to face the other woman better, still smiling. "I see what is there, simple as that," she said and took a few steps up to Jane's desk and pulled her files out from underneath the other blonde's brief case and set them on Frost's desk. "I can also see that the history was very physical," she said flatly and eyed the other woman, still smiling.
Rachel leaned back in the chair and folded her hands calmly in her lap as she watched the M.E. pulling files from underneath her briefcase. Her eyebrow arched again as Maura said that. "Care to explain?" The blonde asked curious. Rachel was good in keeping calm and trying to confuse others with her way of acting. Her facial expressions showed that she didn't feel threatened by the doctor at all.
Maura simply folded her arms around her chest lightly, still smiling. She was good and being civil. "By how your pupils were enlarged. That is the basic rule of attraction. But judging by your other physical reactions...it was more than just a knowing past history," she said flatly and arched and eyebrow at the other woman. Unlike Jane, this woman that Rachel looked at was purely a physical being. Her every curve was taunting to the eyes. Her face was soft and round and alluring, making it very touchable. "That do it for you?"
"Certainly." The blonde said and kept looking at the other woman for a moment; awkward silence between them. "And given by the way you talk and express yourself, it tells me that Detective Rizzoli is more to you than a co-worker." Rachel said. It wasn't a question; she knew already the answer. Now there was just to find out if they were involved already or if it was about to happen.
"Good," Maura said and started to leave. She was done with this conversation. It was clear that there was something between Rachel and Jane...and Jane had made it clear that she didn't want anyone knowing there was something between her and Jane. She tightened her jaw and still smiled at the lawyer. "We are simply working friends," she said, "that is all you see."
"Working friends, I see." Rachel said and got up from Jane's chair. She reached for her briefcase and turned to look at Maura. "Good to know, so you won't have a problem when I take her out to lunch today." Rachel looked at the Doctor and smiled knowingly; trying to push her buttons, but in a very fancy kind of way. Mind games; she was a pro in it.
Maura's eyes flucuated with a subtle irritation that she was not able to hide. Rachel would see it clearly. Nevertheless, Maura remained just as calm and collected as she did between the two of them. "No, by all means. Old friends need to spend time together, naturally," she said with a polite smile and then turned to leave. She made it to the door before she spoke again. "I hope you enjoy your lunch..."
"Oh we will, Doctor, thank you." Rachel said in a mocking kind of way. "And you. It was nice meeting you, Doctor Isles." She pushed the chair to the desk and then made her way out of the bullpen. Her heels clicking. Apparently, Maura was a very intelligent woman, but so was she. Rachel loved to have control over everything in her life and she had just proven that she was doing that well. She took the elevator down and left the building.
Maura had to fully put herself into her work to keep from shaking. That lawyer had shaking her up quite a bit and no one had ever done that since Jane. She blinked back a few worried tears and inwardly she kept telling herself that things are ok...that they would be between Jane and she. However, Maura was not all to sure of how loyal Jane really was...
TBC
Hope you enjoyed this Chapter also ;)
That Rachel character, huh? It's not hard to tell that this woman is causing problems...