Hey guys. I just wanted to thank you for all the great reviews you left on the first chapter. I knew the idea was good but I had no idea you would react in such a positive way. I initially wanted to take my time to write this second chapter but due to the high demand I decided to hurry up. I hope I won't disappoint you.

Chapter two :

Confidence :

"Maura?" Resting her forehead against Maura's her arms stills strongly snaked around her Jane finally took a second to breath.

"Jane?" Her eyes still closed her lips still one millimeter from Jane's Maura wanted to kiss her so badly but couldn't, she was paralyzed by dozens of questions running through her brain.

"You should call Olivia and cancel your date. She probably doesn't deserve to be stood up." Jane sighed taking a small step back without letting go of the grip she had on Maura.

"Wait, no. Before I consider canceling you need to tell me Jane. Are you doing this because you're scared of loosing our friendship because you think that I would have no use for us is I ever got closer to another woman? Or do you have romantic feelings for me?" Maura mumbled slightly shaking as she was literately brought back to reality by Jane's voice.

"Hey Maura, look at me sweetie. You already know the answer to that question but if you want I will answer all the questions you have, no more running but first you need to cancel your date." Jane replied kissing Maura's forehead in a attempt to reassure her that what had just happened was real and sincere .

"No more running? Do you promise?" Looking up in Jane's big brown eyes Maura was looking for reassurance. She knew that Jane had trouble expressing her feelings and was scared that she might change her mind after seeing her canceling her date.

"I promise, now come on go make that phone call and please put something more comfortable. It's just me and I don't need to be impressed." Jane smiled gently rubbing Maura's cheek with her right thumb.

"I'm sorry Jane but I can not cancel. We agreed to meet in less than an hour and she's probably on her way. Canceling now would be rude. If you want this to work you're going to have to trust me. I'm yours, I have always been."

"You're right, you're mine and no matter how hot or smart she is she can't compete with me and with what we have. Now come on go pick up a nice pair of shoes. We wouldn't you too be late." Looking deep into Maura's eyes seeing them shining Jane had no doubts that she shared her feelings and that she had nothing to worry about. Maura was in love with her, she was hers and no Olivia could ever change that.

"Absolutely, how about you spend the night with Tommy and when I come back you and I will have a talk, a serious, sincere open hearted talk?" Feeling Jane's arms tightening around her and the confidence in her eyes Maura was relieved. She knew how insecure Jane was and was afraid that she might react badly to her decision to go have dinner with Olivia despite what had just happened.

Thinking about it Maura didn't know why she felt compelled to go through with her evening. Maybe she needed to test Jane's sincerity or maybe she was just curious to see if she could enjoy a romantic dinner with another woman. But no matter what her reasons were Maura knew that nothing was going to happen tonight, she belonged to Jane and she had no intention of destroying what they had spent so many years building for some stranger who like Jane said couldn't compete with her.

"That would be great, Ma is at her book club tonight so we can finally catch up. Come on go before I change my mind." Jane smiled kissing Maura's forehead before finally releasing her from her embrace.

"Yes. Would you mind feeding Bass while I finish getting ready?" Maura replied taking a step back feeling strangely lost after spending what felt like an eternity in Jane's arm

"No problem, as long as I don't have to touch him." Jane smiled watching her walking away.

Finding herself feeding Bass in the kitchen while Maura was in her bedroom Jane started to feel less confident than she was a few minutes ago. She knew she would have a few hours to prepare herself for that conversation that was so important for both of them but she was still unsure on how to verbalize her feelings.

She had promised her to stop running and knowing how curious she was she knew that she would have no choice to come clean with her feelings and be completely honest.

"Alright Bass. I know you and I were never the closest friends but I need your help on this one. You know Maura more than anyone, you're her faithful friend, so how do you think I should behave? Should I go all the way and tell her that I'm madly in love with her? Or should I be more moderate and take things slow? I know Maura loves spontaneity but she deserves to be treated right and I don't rush things. I want to do this right, to take my time to talk her so we can both express how we feel to each other. I mean I don't want to be like one of those guys who barely talk to her before taking her to the bedroom. I want this to be different. I want to be different Bass." Kneeling in front of Bass trying not to establish physical contact Jane was trying to come up with a plan and then realized that what ever was going to happen she had to remain the same person Maura liked, that she must remained herself, that it was the only way she would remain honest and sincere. She knew that she didn't need to be anyone else other than herself, that even if she acted a bit clumsily Maura would not mind, that she would appreciate the sincerity and read between the lines.

What Jane didn't know was that Maura was standing a few feet behind her and had heard everything. Overwhelmed by what she had just heard Maura was tempted to just run into Jane's arms but knew it wasn't the right thing to do. So unwilling to make Jane uncomfortable she took a few steps back before announcing her presence.

"Jane? Where are you?" Maura yelled acting like she hadn't heard Jane professing her love for her to Bass.

"I'm here. Wow, you look great." Jane replied standing up from behind the kitchen counter amazed by how beautiful Maura was.

"Thank you, well my cab is here, feel free to help yourself in the kitchen. I should be back soon, don't worry. I'm yours remember?" Maura said seeing how nervous Jane was to let her go out with Olivia.

"I know, now go and enjoy yourself. Bass and I will be fine." Jane grinned trying to hide her anxiety.

A few minutes later Maura was on a cab leaving Jane behind with nothing else to do but watch tv hoping Tommy would drop by to keep her from obsessing about her being out with another woman. Comfortably settle in Maura's couch watching tv a beer in one hand and a pack of chips in the other Jane was struggling to focus on the game when her savior finally arrived.

"Hey Jane, what are you doing here?" Tommy sais surprised to see his sister in Maura's house while she was out.

"I came to talk to Maura." Jane mumbled trying to come up with an excuse to justify her presence.

"Oh right she has this big date tonight. You came to encourage her?" Tommy replied reaching out for a beer before settling next to Jane.

"Kinda…She told you about this date?"

"Yeah she did, she was pretty nervous, you know going out with a woman for the first time, opening herself to the unknown but I'm sure she'll be fine."

"And you have no problem with her seeing a woman?"

"No!Of course not. Let me tell you a little story. I was never homophobic or anything , you know dad and Ma raised us to be tolerant and despite homosexuality being condemned in the bible I'm sure they're not homophobic either but I never actually met any gays or lesbians. Then I went to jail and as it turned out my cell met was and probably still is gay."

"Oh, I didn't know that, what was is in for?"

"Tax fraud, a stupid story really. Anyway, he's a bit older you know and being in the same cell 24/7 we started talking and he taught me a lot and saved my ass a couple of time in the prison yard. He's probably the best human being I met in my life so now that I have some experience I can say that not only I have nothing against gays but I actually find their values and life styles inspiring. I mean sure gays can be asses but at the end of the day I think that they fight harder for their rights and their families than we do because we take them for granted you know. So no Maura being bi or even gay is not a big deal." Taking a sip at her beer Tommy was for the first time sharing about his time in prison. During the years he has spent inside Jane and him had exchanged letters but he always managed not to talk about life inside and up until now Jane had been understanding of his desire not to talk about it.

"Good because she's with me. " Swallowing hard Jane let the words slip out of her mouth with even considering them first. She was nervous about what was going to happen later and needed advice and despite knowing that Tommy was probably the last person she should confide in Jane felt compeled to. He didn't know Maura at all and she trusted that his opinion would be impartial.

"What do you mean she's with you?" Tommy replied almost chocking on his beer.

"I actually have no idea. God this is hard. I was there when she found that woman's number and called her to ask her out and I spent the entire afternoon home hating myself for encouraging her ." Her hands tightening on the fabric on her jean's Jane still hated herself for being so stupid and for waiting so long to finally confessed her feelings.

"You're in love with her aren't you?" Tommy might have not been in Jane's life for years but he knew his sisters and her body language and the sound of her voice were clear : his big sister was in love with her best friend.

"I am, I'm madly in love with her Tommy. After an afternoon feeling like crap I gathered my courage and drove to her house and told her that I didn't want her to go out and have sex with her because she was mine." Describing her actions to Tommy Jane realized how bold it was, how cocky actually and the simple thought of what she had done made her entire body shiver.

"That's bold, what did she say?"

"She said that yes she was mine, that she has always been but she decided that canceling at the last minute would be rude and told me to wait for her here and that we were gonna talk once she's back."

"Wow, well that's good right? She's going out with her cause she's very well educated and didn't want to cancel but has no intention of pursuing anything with her right?"

"Yes. When she first refused to cancel I was a bit scared but I trust her. Maura doesn't lie or cheat, that's not who she is and besides it's me, it's us and we've been wanting this for so long…"

"You're gonna have to update date me here sis'. I was already inside when you guys met."

"I don't know where to start. After Hoyt I just… drowned, I didn't want to talk to anyone about it or about anything else. I focused on my job to try to think about something else but it obviously didn't keep the nightmares away. I thought I would just continue to drown deeper into that abyss until she came along. I had met her a couple of times before Hoyt but she only became our Chief ME afterwards and maybe it was because she was a stranger so I never felt pressured to be the hero every body thinks I am around or her or maybe it's because she has been through some thought things in her life too but we just clicked. You know Maura she never asks me how I am or if I slept well, she knows and I she always knows what to say or when to shut up when I'm not in the mood to hear anything. She just knows me inside out Tommy, she just does. I can't explain it but she does and it feels good to be myself, not the brave, decorated Detective Rizzoli. With her I'm just Jane with my doubts and fears and she still loves me."

"That's the definition of true love Jane. I'm happy for you. You know after Hoyt took you the first time we all wondered how you were gonna survive and heal. We all knew that you weren't big on sharing your feelings so I'm glad you find her." Slightly squeezing Jane's thigh Tommy could feel the emotion in her voice and was grateful that Maura was there for her when she needed it. Jane and her were never as close as she was with Frankie but he had hated himself for being in jail when she needed her.

"So am I, but not to word to anyone especially Ma."

"Are you scared that she's going to reject you because we're catholic.?"

"I don't think so, I mean she loves Maura like her own daughter and she always supported me even when she didn't agree with my choice and if there is something that she hates it's discrimination so no I'm not scared of that. It's just that you know how she is. If we tell her we're together she's already gonna start planning there wedding. Maura and I haven't even kissed yet. We confessed our feelings but we still have things to figure out."

"Aright then, your secret is safe, take as much time as you need."

"Thanks."

At the other side of town Maura was enjoying a quiet dinner with Olivia in one of the most expensive restaurant in Boston. Olivia was an interior designer who had her own company with 10 employees. She was born in San Francisco but had been raised in Boston and had studied and built her company here. She was in her mid thirties, blonde, about 5.8 and had the deepest blue eyes Maura had ever seen in her life. But what made Olivia different than the men she dated was that she was truly listening to her talking about her travels, her autopsies or even Jane and showed genuine interest. Maybe it was because she was a woman or maybe it was just her personality but Maura felt comfortable and almost forgot that this evening was not a date well until she realized Olivia's true intentions.

Despite appearing genuinely interested in getting to know her better Olivia's body language was pretty explicit. Not only she had taken Maura's hand several times and scanned her entire body but she also spent a fair amount of time biting her bottom lip probably trying to hide her desire.

Unfortunately despite being flattered that such an attractive, accomplished woman was trying to seduce her Maura was not receptive to her behavior at all. All she could think about was Jane waiting for her and how much they still have to figure out. For the first time in a long time Maura was enjoying herself with someone who was probably everything she usually considered as good enough to share her bed but all she could think about was the woman she had been in love with for so long and nothing that Olivia could do would change that.

Around 10 pm Olivia who hadn't been drinking offered to drive her home and despite knowing what her intentions were Maura agreed hoping she would not found herself forced to physically reject her advances.

"Well Olivia, thank you for driving me home but I could have called a cab really." Walking towards her door nervously trying to find her key in her purse Maura could feel that Olivia wanted to be invited in.

"It's no trouble really. You do have a wonderful house, I mean from the outside." Olivia replied unable to stop wandering her eyes on Maura's perfectly shaped body.

"Thank you. Well…" Maura said leaning against the door before feeling it opening behind her.

"Maura, you're home." Jane who had heard Olivia's car had literarily bounced out of the couch and run towards the door to meet them just to make sure that nothing innapropiate was even attempted.

"Yes Jane I'm home. Well Olivia thank you for this wonderful night. I will be sure to follow your suggestions if I ever consider remodeling my house." Moving her lips in a mute thank you to Jane Maura was grateful that she had come to the rescue.

"You're welcome. Who are you?" Olivia asked confused to see Jane in front of them.

"I'm Jane, Maura is with me, so get lost." Jane replied faking a smile before pulling Maura against her.

"Jane!" Maura mumbled a bit embarrassed, she felt bad enough for going out with Olivia and therefore leading her to believe she was interested and didn't need Jane to humiliate Olivia further more.

"What? You're mine aren't you?" Snaking her arms around Maura's waists Jane's most primal instincts resurfaced. There was a woman standing in front of her lurking on Maura's cleavage and she could not help but feeling compelled to claim ownership over Maura making it clear that she was hers.

"Yes I am but it doesn't mean you need to be rude with Olivia." Unlike earlier Maura was not aroused or flattered by Jane sudden possessiveness and found it extremely rude.

"Alright I'm sorry. Olivia, thank you for driving Maura home but I will take it from here." Jane replied wearing the biggest victorious smile on her face.

"Maura, what does this mean?Are you with that woman?" Looking at Jane and Maura holding each other Olivia was completely lost. She had just spent the evening with Maura who had clearly hinted that she was interested but she was now starting to believe that this had been a game for her.

"Yes, I mean not yet, but If things unfolds the way I'm hoping I will be soon. I'm sorry Olivia, you're a very nice person and I like you a lot but I belong to Jane. Have a good night." Despite feeling bad for leading Olivia in the wrong direction Maura's guilt disappear as she realized that she should never have to apologize for falling in love.

"What ever." Walking towards her car cursing the two love birds Olivia's pride was hurt. She spent 250 bucks on a meal hoping to get lucky but was about to go home alone.

"Well now that I see her I don't feel jealous anymore, she's so not your type." Jane smiled as she closed the door unable to stop herself from laughing.

"Of course she's not, she's not you."

"Exactly. So how about you slid into something more comfortable?Or maybe you're too tired to talk?It's okay I can wait."

"No. We have been postponing this for too long Jane. Just stay here , it shouldn't take long."

"Take your time. I will make us some tea."

A few minute later Maura is back wearing casual clothes.

"See just like I said, a pair of jeans and an old t shirt is all it takes to make you gorgeous."

"Thank you. You said to put something more comfortable and to me nothing fit that description better than your clothes and besides they smell like you." Maura giggled battling her eye lashes.

"That's gross…Anyway, how was your dinner?" Jane asked following Maura to the living room eager to find out if she had enjoyed herself and if she was attracted to Olivia.

"It was very enlightening. Olivia is such a fascinating character, she's an artist and has that free spirit, imagination and ability to transport you anywhere she wants when she talks ." Maura replied settling on the couch, her right leg crossed over the other, voluntarily teasing Jane hoping to see some of that jealousy that aroused her so much.

"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself, but I'm also glad you're here now with me. Damn did you see her face when she realized who I was? She was clearly hoping to get lucky tonight." Jane replied pulling closer to her making it very clear that she didn't feel threatened by Olivia's attitude.

"Yes, she was very straight forwards not with her words but her body language and I immediately felt that she was attracted to me and that her goal was to get me to have intercourse with her." Maura replied feeling her entire body shiver as she felt Jane's hands on her lower back pulling her closer to her.

"Well too bad for her but you're already taken. Anyway, I don't wanna talk about her. Let's talk about us, shall we?" Jane replied tucking a strand of hair behind Maura's ear with her right hand.

"You're not interesting in knowing if I lead her to believe she had a chance to get what she wanted?"

"Nope. I know that you're a flirt, that you need to seduce and to impress people, that it's just who you are so I'm sure you did everything you could to make her like you but I trust you completely and I know you didn't behave inappropriately."

"You're right. I do feel the need to impress people, to make them like me maybe because I feel so insecure but it's mostly perfectly innocent and tonight was no different. How could I flirt with her when I knew you were home waiting for me to come back?" Feeling Jane's trust and self confidence Maura was surprised because she knew that Jane was as insecure as she was especially regarding her own ability to make people love her and she truly believed that she would feel threatened by Olivia even if she had no reason to .

"Exactly, so here we are. I told you I wouldn't run anymore so I'm here ready to answer all your questions." Taking a deep breath Jane knew that despite being extremely curious Maura would go easy on her, that she knew her well enough to know that she had trouble expressing her feelings.

"Alright. I actually spent the evening wondering what triggered your behavior tonight?" Maura asked gently wandering her fingers on Jane's left arm that snaked around her waist.

"I…That was the adrenaline I guess. I was home, in bed picturing you having diner with her and then taking her home and having sex with her and then I realized that if I didn't do something I would lose you for ever. I know it's stupid." Jane replied shrugging her shoulders.

"No it's not stupid Jane, it makes sense but why now? I mean you saw me going in dozens of dates and you never felt compelled to claim ownership over me like that."

"Because men are different. I know that all those men were there to satisfy your sexual needs and that you never had any feelings for any of them. Actually I always felt that even if you fell in love and settle down with one of them it would never compare to what we have. But Olivia is a woman Maur' and I was scared that regardless if you fell in love with her or not that you might develop a strong bond with her even if it was only a sexual relationship. Not only I got scared of losing you as a friend but I was also scared that you might actually fall in love with her and that something I could no let happen, not knowing how I felt about you. I think the thought of losing you triggered something in me that gave me the courage to come to your house and claim ownership over you as you put it."

"I understand and while I agree that a romantic relationship with a woman would have been more intense than a man regardless if that relationship implies having feelings or is just sexual nothing, I repeat nothing could ever compare to what we have Jane, nothing." Despite being aroused by Jane's sudden confidence just a few minutes back Maura was not completely touched by her sincerity and fragility. Despite what might Jane think what made her fell in love with her were those two things that people rarely saw in her not her badge, not her gun or her courage.

"I know, well what should we do now?" Strangely Jane felt that Maura wasn't asking for more for now that she was satisfied with what she had just given her and was grateful for not having to split a guts even more.

"Well, I was thinking that you could spend the night. I waxed this afternoon and it would be a shame if I had to go through that pain for nothing don't you think?" Sliding closer to her as she placed her right hand on Jane's knee squeezing it gently Maura was using all her charms to test Jane, to see if all this was real of if it was just about her being scared of loosing their friendship. Despite being still aroused by Jane's sudden excess of possessiveness Maura was secretly hoping that Jane would ask her to take things slow. In her wildest dreams she always pictured Jane treating her like a lady, taking her a out to a nice restaurant and courting her until she was satisfied they're both ready to have sex and she was hoping she had pictured things accurately.

" I don't think this part is such a good idea Maura." Jane mumbled swallowing hard seeing Maura literally assaulting her.

"But you said I was yours but maybe you were only referring to our friendship. I must have misunderstood. I'm sorry Jane." Maura replied taking a step back pushing Jane's buttons on purpose.

"No that's not what I meant and you know it. You and I are more than best friends or LLBFFS and I'm tired of pretending but I don't want to be like one of those guys who buys you dinner drooling all over your cleavage during the entire evening not listening to a word you say because they're picturing you naked. You deserve better and I want to give it to you Maur'. You're too important for me and we have been waiting for this for too long for me to screw this up. I want to do this right."

"Not that I don't appreciate the chivalry and your old fashion way of seeing things Jane but you don't need to court me. I already know everything there is to know about you. I know how much you respect and support and what you're capable of for me. Not to mention you already took me out dozens of time, pulling my chair, standing up when I went to the bathroom, driving me back home and following me inside to check if the house is safe before letting me go in. We have done all that already. You were right Jane, I'm yours, I have always been yours, the only difference was that we weren't kidding or making love, errors I intent to correct tonight." Maura replied as she slowly slid on Jane's lap flashing her massive breasts at her.

Her arms snaked around Jane's neck looking down at her straight in the eye Maura never felt so sure in her entire life : Jane was right, they had waited too long. Tonight was the night, the night where her deepest fantasies were about to come to life.

"Alright then. Let's take this to the bedroom so I can show you show you how us italian claim ownership over our women as you nicely put it." Looking into Maura's eyes feeling the desire and love in her eyes Jane was feeling her confidence growing exponentially. Never in her life she had feel comfortable having sex probably because she had never met someone she could completely be herself with forcing her to hide most parts of her especially in bed limiting her pleasure to almost nothing. This was different though, Maura knew her in and out and still wanted her and she knew that showing her vulnerability wouldn't push Maura away, that to the contrary it would bring them closer and somehow it gave her the strength she needed to carry Maura in the bedroom with enough confidence to make love to her all night.

Alright guys.

I had initially planned on making Maura cancel her date but a lot of you wanted to meet Olivia so I figured I would show them together so you can see what kind of woman Maura could be attracted to and that she can't compete with Jane. I didn't want to spend too much time on the date though, all I needed was to show that Olivia was a woman and more incline to listen to Maura but that she was just like the men she dated before : desperate to sleep with her.

Also despite knowing it would make sense to have Maura make Jane work for it(sex) she's right , they have been courting each other for years, so they don't really need to court or date each other right?

I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as the first one and that you enjoyed the chat with Tommy.

This story was only meant to be a two parts story but I guess if you want me to I can write one last follow up chapter about them having sex .

I'm your humble servant so tell me what you want and I'll give it to you :).