A/N- can I just say I have one big problem with the summer finale. If Maura the deco hound dog can sniff out bodies why couldn't she sniff the hand she had on her desk? But anyways, cute baby!

Chapter 9

Outside The Dirty Robber on the sidewalk, Jane tried to hail a cab.

"Jane" Maura pleaded "Talk to me." She reached out and put a hand around Jane's wrist.

"What's to say? You know it all right Doc?" Jane said bitterly. A cab stopped and Jane yanked open the door.

"I'm coming with you." Maura informed, as she took the door and slid down into the back seat beside Jane.

They didn't speak on the journey to Jane's apartment but Maura took Jane's hand in hers and Jane let her.

A few minutes later they were back in Jane's apartment and she discarded her keys and headed to the kitchen to grab herself a glass of water, before bringing one over for Maura.

"Sit." Jane motioned to the sofa and Maura obeyed her instruction. Jane remained standing.

"So" Jane sighed and some of the tension seemed to leave her. "Now you know, I guess." Jane shrugged but looked at Maura ready for the barrage of questions that would no doubt follow.

"When did you realise?" Maura asked tracing the rim of her glass with a finger nervously.

"I don't know, I did a test six weeks ago, I suppose I knew before then." Jane confessed.

"So you told Casey and he proposed?" Maura looked at the floor.

Jane sat down next to Maura on the edge of the couch. "Pretty much, about a week later. I didn't say yes right away. I thought it was a bit crazy but what about this isn't crazy?" Jane leaned forward and thrust her head into her hands. "I'm having a baby Maura, I don't wanna be alone." Jane admitted quietly.

Maura rubbed comforting circles on Jane's back with one hand. "That would never happen Jane, your mother, your family, friends; no one would let that happen."

Jane nodded. "Casey is family now, he always will be. He is a good man and he'll be a good father. It makes sense to try and do this right."

Maura nodded with Jane. "I understand Jane. You want your child to have a family, two parents who love it, to know where it comes from and who it is and to have the best chance. I know how important that is and I think you're doing the right thing."

"You do?" Jane turned to Maura looking surprised.

Maura took both Jane's hands in hers. "Of course; if you and Casey can do this then I would never dream of getting in the way of that."

Jane smiled gratefully and then sat thinking for a moment before a deep frown settled on her face. Jane looked suspiciously at Maura. "Oh, I get it." She nodded, retrieving her hands from where Maura had been idly caressing the backs with her thumbs.

It was Maura's turn to frown. "Get what?" She had surely missed something.

Jane continued to nod. "Y'know, damaged goods, not sexy, I guess I should have told you this sooner and put an end to whatever this was." Jane wore a twisted smile.

Maura frowned on, searching Jane's face as to clues to what she was really saying. "Well, I agree you should have told me sooner, I am your best friend but...who's goods?" She asked puzzled.

"My goods!" Jane shook her thumb at herself "The ones you couldn't keep your hands off until you found out I was knocked up!" Jane had leapt up off the sofa and stood with her hands on her hips.

Maura smirked. "Jane that's not..."

"No no no, its fine, soon I'll be real fat and my ankles will swell up, I'll get stretch marks. I'll be going from Cagney to Lacey in the matter of a few of months..."

"Cagney to whom?" Maura interrupted.

Jane's eyes nearly popped out of her head. "Never mind." She rubbed at her forehead with her fingers.

Maura got up from the sofa and stood in front of Jane with a small indulgent smile she was trying to hide.

"I believe you are exhibiting further signs of an increase in hormones which affect levels of neurotransmitters, the brains chemical that regulates mood, this appears to be slightly impairing your judgement and leaving you feeling vulnerable and uncharacteristically emotional." Maura diagnosed.

Jane scowled and pointed a finger at Maura. "Did you just call me a crazy pregnant lady?" Jane accused.

Maura batted away the pointing finger and put both her hands on Jane's shoulders. "Jane, I assure you, I find you extremely attractive, pregnant or otherwise." Maura slid her hands up and down Jane's arms. "In fact it took all my self control to stop myself from ravaging you in that bathroom tonight and leaving you to worry about the rest of it." Her voice had a slightly huskier quality to it now and Jane wrapped one arm around her waist pulling her in.

Maura's arms were around Jane's neck in an instant and their mouths met fully. Maura eyes fluttered shut as she focused on the feel of Jane's lips slowly kissing her. Although Maura suspected she had somehow provoked the kiss, Jane had taken the lead and was also the one to pull slowly and slightly away with a reluctant groan.

"This is not supposed to be happening." She whispered planting soft kisses along Maura's jaw.

Maura opened her eyes. "We seem to have opened a can of snakes." She admitted.

Jane kissed her neck. "Worms." She mumbled against Maura's hot skin.

"Worms?" Maura frowned but arched her head back a little further easing Jane's access.

Jane kissed the pulse point just behind her ear and put a hand into Maura's hair. "A can of worms." She clarified.

"Oh" Maura replied distractedly.

Jane placed a delicate kiss on the end of Maura's nose and smiled into her face. "Maura, I really want you to stay with me tonight." Jane continued when she saw Maura's look of uncertainty. "but if this is going to make things harder for you, for us, then we need to stop now, while I still can."

Maura knew that she should listen to her brain and that her brain should have been screaming for her to get out while she still can, but she couldn't hear anything over the pounding of her heart and the thought of leaving was something she couldn't bear. It went against all Maura's sensible, analytical, scientific, practical reasoning, but she knew nothing could make her walk away now.

"Jane you are about to give the rest of your life to your family, and however selfish it is, tonight, I want you. I've never wanted anything more." Maura kissed Jane's lips as if to seal the deal.

"Well that is a good choice Dr Isles because somebody once told me that sex is very good for boosting the immune system." Jane chuckled tightening her grip on Maura and running her hands all the way down Maura's back until she was cupping the Doctors firm ass in both hands.

Jane buried her face in Maura's hair and breathed her in. "Seriously Maura, I don't want to hurt you, you mean everything to me, I just... can't stop this." Jane spoke close to Maura's ear and Maura felt her hot breath and the graze of her lips against sensitive skin.

Maura pushed Jane towards her bedroom without relinquishing her hold on her, which was not easy. "I don't want you to stop." Ever, was her unspoken thought as they met in another fierce kiss and Maura began to tug at the clothes that stood between her and her Detective.

A/N- I know some of you may not be happy with what happened in this chapter and maybe our ladies are making a big mistake but sometimes an immovable object meets an unstoppable force. Don't be too mad at them, or me! As ever I beg for reviews xx