Perhaps a bit of a warning should be placed for this chapter. There will be some details about the surrogacy process via doctor's appointments. If anyone gets a little cringe-y about that kind of stuff, there's the heads up. Again, I've never been through any of this so, if I get the timeline of how some of these procedures occur, (I know it doesn't go that fast) please forgive me. I'm not trying to teach a course here, it's just a necessary part of the story. Someone was kind enough to help me understand some of the language, thanks again, btw. So, unless I grossly misstate facts, I'd appreciate if you could just roll with it.

Thanks and the beginning of the chapter does contain the tiniest bit of smut, just so you know.

Ch. 10

"Good morning, gorgeous!" Maura said when she awoke to a staring Jane.

"Nah. It's wonderful." Jane challenged Maura's morning enthusiasm.

"Please excuse my misdiagnosis." Maura caught on to Jane's playful game. "Are you ready for the first round of doctor's appointments? Would you like to do anything special before we go? I could make you breakfast. Anything you like."

"Mmm…I would love to have one of your omelets but, there's something I'd rather have first." Jane said, seductively.

"Well, what kind of person would I be to deny the mother of my future child?" Maura responded with eagerness.

Jane took Maura's question as a thinly veiled invitation. Within moments, Jane had covered Maura in warm and soft kisses starting from her right temple down her cheek and settled in on her ear and neck, alternately, for several minutes. Eventually, after spending an adequate amount of time on Maura's delectable breasts, Jane made it to Maura's greatest source of heat. Using her very skilled hands and strong tongue, it wasn't long before Jane had Maura squirming and moaning into the recesses of the bedroom.

Maura yelled, reaching her greatest climax, yet.

Jane eased her soaked digits out of Maura and retraced the circuitous route in reverse, that led her to the previous location.

Maura had one hand to her neck and the other held at Jane's shoulder as she made her way up to kiss her lips.

"Thank you, Jane. That was absolutely, perfect!" Maura spoke with breathy lilts.

"Well, I couldn't deny the mother of my future child, either." Jane purred.

Jane's thighs were soaked and it didn't take Maura long to bring Jane to release.

The couple stayed in bed, for it was thirty minutes before either woman was capable of moving.

Once dressed, Maura prepared some killer omelet's and they ate in pure bliss.

It was a quarter to ten and Jane and Maura had made it to the office of Dr. Gomez, Maura's strictly approved O.B.G.Y.N. Maura had filled out the new patient paperwork for Jane right after making the appointment. The two women only had to wait a few minutes before being called back.

"Hello, Dr. Isles and you must be Detective Rizzoli?" Dr. Gomez addressed both women.

"Dr. Gomez. It's always a pleasure." Maura nodded.

"Yes. It's nice to meet you. Thanks for seeing us." Jane replied and shook hands with the doctor.

"Dr. Isles has provided me a fairly comprehensive medical background for the both of you as well as a detailed outline for how you'll be handling the gestational surrogacy. Maura is all set to go and I'm sure has filled you in on all of the details. I still have to ask, is there anything you have questions about or possibly any family medical history Maura may not have because you've never thought it relevant?"

Jane pensively looked to both doctors wondering if they thought she was purposely holding back information. When all she received was serene looks of patience, she focused, and searched her brain for any tidbits that could fit the criterion set forth. Nothing came to mind and that answer seemed to suffice.

"Okay, Jane. We'll get to the full examination and you'll be free to go. I'll review the results, confer with Dr. Harvey, the fertility specialist and if everything looks good, you'll hear from her office for a follow up appointment. If there is anything disconcerting, I will call you back in to see me." She looked to Jane and then Maura for a sense that they were following her directions. Nods of approval sent Dr. Gomez into her well wishes. "I hope that is not the case. The next time I want to see you is to administer the fertility medications." Dr. Gomez finished her opening spiel and motioned for Jane to take a seat on the examination table.

Jane took her place on the paper covered table. The crinkling sound of the paper as she sat signified this was only the beginning of the many similar appointments she and Maura would be experiencing in the coming months.

It had been exactly one week from the time Jane and Maura visited Dr. Gomez and much to her expectations, she didn't need to see nor contact them for any further examinations or questions. The results had confirmed what Jane's last medical visit had. She was healed from her previous injuries and according to Dr. Gomez, was safe to begin taking the fertility medications to ready for IVF and embryo transfer. Jane and Maura's long spanning friendship had already covered one requirement of the process, to be synced up with their menstrual cycles.

After several appointments of checking hormones and stimulating follicles, one of the big days was fast approaching. They were seeing Dr. Harvey for the embryo transfer and implantation. Jane had produced more than enough of the required amount of matured eggs Dr. Harvey and the IVF center put forth. The excess were cryogenically preserved.

Heavy anesthesia was used for both women's procedures so no pain would be felt and no memories could be retained.

Both procedures were a success and next came the wait and see game.

The couple had ultimately settled on a sperm donor. He was an astrophysicist turned astronaut in the early 90's who had saved a bit of himself in case anything were to go wrong in space. Unfortunately, he would never have his space walk as his flight had been postponed several times and ultimately put to rest. That spurred a new fantasy in Jane and Maura's mind for their future child. Perhaps he or she could take the flight he never could.

Dr. Gomez had provided the women with a few at-home pregnancy tests, sparing them the dreaded visit to drugstore where they would have that stereotypical movie moment of debating over which test to choose from. The cliché moment of waiting for the test to prove positive or negative of conception was, however, unavoidable.

"Okay, so let's not get carried away here…" Jane warned as her excitement had began to build. "I kind of just want to jump up and down right about now, but we shouldn't get our hopes up."

Maura looked at Jane with her side faced glance. "Oh, thank god! That's all I want to do, too! Jane, it's okay to be excited. The results of that stick is a socially accepted reason for expressing that particular emotion." Maura spoke with an uncharacteristically higher pitch to her voice.

Jane scrunched up her face, wanting to let go and share in Maura's enthusiasm. "We should at least wait until your regularly scheduled day to start comes to test again." Jane demanded.

"I acknowledge your reticence and will go with your suggestion. We're in this together and if you wish to wait before we celebrate, we will." Maura stated with an air of finality.

'How did I get so lucky' Jane thought.

"How did I get so lucky to have you in my life?" Jane gave a voice to her inner monologue. Jane had decided to share such moments of pure bliss, as mushy as it may be, with Maura so she would know just how much she was loved and appreciated.

"I do love this romantic side of you, Jane." Maura caressed her partner's cheek. "The side most never get to see. I must admit my selfishness that I am glad to be the sole recipient of such behaviors." Maura added.

"It's all for you, Maur. It will always be just you."

Four days later and a fifth, just to be safe, and they were able to produce the same results on each test. Jane's gut and Maura's scientific reasoning were satisfied. It was time to let Dr. Gomez confirm what they were feeling themselves.

Jane and her team of detectives had closed a case the day prior to fifth day of testing and hadn't received a new case yet. Maura had been successful in having Senior Criminalist Chang pick up on some of her responsibilities in the lab. Thus leaving them able to perform an in-office blood test to confirm conception late in the afternoon of a slow day.

"Alright, Maura. If you could just make a fist. Great. Now, just a tiny prick and we'll have this blood analyzed straight away." Dr. Gomez promised as she worked on Maura's left arm, while Jane soothingly rubbed her right.

Dr. Gomez untied the tourniquet and filled the vial. Once the vial was adequately filled, she bandaged the work site and left the room with a promise to return with news.

"Oh god, this is it. The knots in my stomach are getting bigger!" Jane worried.

Maura moved her arms and wrapped them around her torso. She placed her ear to Jane's chest so she could hear her heart beat. This was the same position they favored when cuddling in bed. Nearly as soon as she performed the act, Jane's heartbeat slowed. A sense of accomplishment swelled over Maura.

"Thank you, sweetie. You always know just how to calm me." Jane crooned.

"I know you." Maura explained. "And I love you." She added.

"I love you. Always." Jane promised.

Not twenty minutes later, Dr. Gomez entered the exam room once again. With a grand smile on her face, she congratulated the women.

"Congratulations, mommies. You're pregnant!"