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Coffee in hand, the two friends headed back out to the car. Jane's mind began to wander, and she headed to the passenger side again without a second thought of it. Maura's dress today was absolutely stunning, as usual. That fact hadn't been missed by Jane in the least bit. They both settled into the car, the hem of Maura's dress inching up just a little. Not enough to be scandalous, but enough to make Jane's heart rate increase. Of course, Maura seemed to always have that effect on Jane, no matter what she was wearing at the time. As Maura looked over and made eye contact, Jane's wandering mind suddenly threw itself into overdrive.
Maura subconsciously licked her lips and leaned in ever so slightly towards Jane. Jane saw every movement. From the way her friend's tongue glided over her perfect lips to the slight lean towards her. A comforting hand reached out and rested on Jane's shoulder. She couldn't take it anymore, Maura was driving her crazy. Before she could think about it any longer, Jane had both of her hands on either side of Maura's face and leaned in to capture her lips with her own. She heard the slight breath that Maura inhaled just before their lips met. Jane wasn't exactly being tender, but the passion in the kiss was obvious. Maura was kissing her back, Jane could tell. The car was suddenly in the middle of nowhere, parked off to the side of a road. No one was around, and Jane was thankful that her brain had imagined them somewhere private. She managed to wrap her arms around her friend, and pulled Maura unceremoniously onto her lap. She felt Maura's hands tangle into her hair and shuddered as a moan escaped from Maura's lips. Or had she moaned? She couldn't really tell, but at this point she didn't think it mattered. Her hands moved to Maura's thighs and Jane started to push the dress up farther than it had already managed to get on its own. As Jane's hands got higher and higher, Maura increased the intensity of their kiss, as if encouraging her friend to continue. When Jane reached her destination (after what felt like an eternity) she slowly slipped her fingers over what little lace Maura was wearing.
"Jane, you know it's not nice to tease," Maura groaned at her. "Please Jane, I need you. I always have, and I always will. You're the only one I want. Jane…" "…Jane? Hello, Earth to Jane?" Maura hadn't thought much of Jane's quietness as they drove through Boston back to the station. That is, until she had noticed a change of breathing rate and a slight clench of Jane's muscles as she tensed. Maura wasn't exactly sure what Jane was experiencing, but it was a little worrisome. Jane blinked her eyes quickly and looked over at her friend. "Huh?" "Damn, Maur, did you have to interrupt just then?" Jane thought to herself, disappointed that their car ride had ended and she hadn't gotten to continue her fantasy. Maura noticed Jane's dilated eyes and wondered if her friend had just been experiencing some arousal. It certainly would make sense, based on what she had observed, but she wondered what Jane had been seeing in her mind's eye.
"We're back at the station," Maura explained. "The others probably wonder where we are."
"Yeah, I suppose you're right," Jane sighed as she thought about getting back to the case. The thought made her stomach churn, and all the pleasant things she had just been experiencing vanished from her mind. "You shouldn't even be thinking about her like that, Rizzoli, she's your best friend. Maura's practically family, for crying out loud!" Jane chided herself silently. Jane knew that wouldn't keep the thoughts away though, they always came back. "Let's get started on this case, Maur. The sooner we get done, the sooner everything can go back to normal. Maura nodded at her friend, trying to stay upbeat and positive. Maura didn't want things to go back to "normal." She was tired of pretending not to have feelings for Jane, but she was also too scared to act on them and scare Jane away forever. The only thing worse than not being able to love Jane the way she wanted to love her was the thought of losing Jane because of something she did. Having Jane as a best friend was better than having no Jane at all, Maura was sure of that much.
Maura got out of the car with as much poise and grace as she did everything. Jane on the other hand, was a little weak in the knees. She wasn't sure where that fantasy had come from; actually, she knew exactly what the source was. She was reminded of it again as Maura walked into the building in front of Jane. She tried not to stare, but Maura's heels made her calves look enticing, and Jane's eyes only went up from there. She shook her head to clear her thoughts for the second time that day. She tried to save those ideas and images until she was home alone and could actually do something about how incredibly turned on her best friend made her, though she would never admit it to anyone. Jane knew she would spend the next several minutes in an uncomfortable state until the case took up every facet of her mind. She supposed she could slip into the bathroom for a few minutes…oh who was she kidding. She wouldn't do something like that at work.
"Are you coming?" Maura called back to her. Jane had stopped halfway through the lobby of the building without even realizing it. She gulped as she looked at Maura's shining hazel eyes. "Of course, Maur," she said smiling. "Lead the way."