After the game Joey checks his messages and then walks back over to Jane and Maura.
"Hey, she come out yet?" Joey asks as he makes his way back to Jane and Maura in the hallway with the other parents.
"No not yet." Maura answers.
Joey nods his head and then looks around. "You're family head out?"
"Yeah, they all went back to Ma's for ice cream." Jane answers as she runs her hand through her hair. "Korsak and Frost headed back to the station."
"So Rizzoli and Isles get a night to themselves….interesting." Joey says.
"What are you 12." Jane says annoyed as Maura smiles at the sight of Kory making her way over in her sweat suit and her basketball bag slumped over her shoulder.
"Hi Sweetie." Maura beams as she takes her daughter in her arms before releasing her. "Great game." Jane beams.
"Thanks." Kory smiles as Jane reaches over and pulls her in for a hug kissing the side of her head before whispering in her ear. "You didn't get in a fight with Allison Eckhart did ya?"
"No." Kory harrumphs shaking her head as Joey leans in a places a kiss on her cheek. "Really proud of you Princess."
"Proud enough for Pizza?" Kory asks.
Joey laughs as he places his hand on her head. "Are you kidding me for the lead scorer of the South Boston Steelers, I'll swing for cheese bread."
"Cheese bread….I like cheese bread." Kory's best friend Tyler says walking over to the group.
"Witter…go home." Grant breaths.
"Come on Detective G, you know you love me." Tyler says smiling before turning to Jane and Maura. "Detective R, Doctor I…pleasure as always."
"How's it going Eddie Haskell?" Jane asks.
"Eddie who?" Tyler asks confused.
"Never mind." Jane breaths as Maura places a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"So what do you say." Tyler says as he claps his hands together. "The three of us do a little bonding."
"Don't make me arrest you." Joey says amusing both Jane and Maura. "Plus I don't want to worry about having to drive you home after wards."
"I have my car here plus…." Tyler says a light bulb going off in his head. "I live next door to you Dude."
"Dude." Jane repeats laughing as smoke comes out of Joey's ears.
"Daddy please…" Kory begs as she points to Tyler. "Look at him…he's pathetic."
"It's true, I am." Tyler admits.
Joey opens his mouth to protest but then shakes his head. "Fine, let's go….but you follow us and feel free to get lost on the way."
"Got it." Tyler smiles as he steps to walk away before turning back to Joey. "If I really get lost you'll come find me though right."
"Go." Joey says slowly as Tyler walks away from the group. He then turns to his daughter who is biting her lip. " You need to make new friends."
"I have other friends." Kory laughs as she shrugs her shoulders. "But he's my best friend…what do you want me to do you're the one that moved in next to him when I was 4."
"And have regretted it ever since." Joey says.
"Daddy." Kory pleads.
"Fine, fine." Joey gives in.
"Thank you." Kory says before Jane grabs her arm getting her attention.
"Okay well we better get going but we're gonna pick you up tomorrow night at Dad's." Jane says as she places her hand on her head.
"I know, thanks for coming." Kory smiles.
Jane tilts her head and pulls her daughter into another hug. "You don't ever have to thank us for coming, we love to watch you on the court."
"Your Mom is right." Maura smiles as she places her hand on Kory's back.
Kory then pulls back and heads down the hallway with Joey leaving Maura and Jane alone in the hallway.
"So…." Maura drawls. "What shall we do now…you want to go to your mother's for ice cream?"
Jane just turns her head and looks at her wife. "I want desert but not in the mood for ice cream." she says raising an eyebrow getting a huge giggle from Maura.
"Did you really just say that?" Maura asks still giggling.
"Yep, come on." Jane says as she wraps her arm around Maura's waist guiding her down the hallway.
A couple hours later at The Rizzoli-Isles household Jane walks down the stairs to the sight of her wife sitting in the living room looking at something on the coffee table. "Hey whattcha looking at?" Jane asks as she goes over and takes a seat next ton Maura on the floor in front of the couch behind the coffee table.
Maura just smiles as she looks up from the photo album. "Just some old pictures."
"I see..." Jane smiles as she leans forward to flip a page landing on a picture of a 2 year old Kory sitting in her high chair covered in spaghetti sauce. "Oh my God! What a cutie!" Jane gushes.
"She was too cute for her own good, had the whole family wrapped around her little finger from the day she was born." Maura says as she flips to the next page to another picture of Kory in front of the Christmas tree at age 3 holding the only thing she asked for…a real basketball. "Oh my goodness I remember when Santa brought her that ball…she dribbled that thing for hours."
"Yeah…I mean what three year old girl spends her time dribbling a basketball." Jane says shaking her head.
"She's always loved the game." Maura smiles as she flips to another picture of a young Jane and Maura at a precinct party they attended when they were younger. "Oh my God." Maura gushes.
"What?" Jane asks as she looks at the picture. "Woe, look at my hair."
"Your hair looks the same as it does now." Maura laughs.
"Does not!" Jane shrieks offended. "Look how poofy my hair was, now my hair is more curly."
"Honey, I love you." Maura smiles as she places a kiss on Jane's cheek. "But your logic behind this matter has no merit."
"Yeah, yeah." Jane mumbles as she smiles down at the picture. "This was when we were still dancing around our feelings right."
"You mean when you were to chicken to ask me out." Maura jokes.
"Yeah that." Jane laughs shaking her head as she remembers that day.
A young Officer Jane Rizzoli makes her way through the crowd clearly uncomfortable in her dress uniform wishing she could trade it for a cotton t-shirt and her jeans, having no such luck. She walks over to the punch where she sees Korsak helping himself to the free food.
"Korsak." Jane greets.
"Officer Rizzoli." Vince greets back as she holds out his plate. "Pigs in a blanket."
"No thanks." Jane laughs as she starts to scan the room.
Korsak noticing this shakes his head and pops a cracker into his mouth. "She's not here." he says through a mouth full.
"Who?" Jane asks confused.
"The Queen of the Dead in training." Korsak says.
"Who…Maura." Jane says as she starts to laugh nervously. "You think I'm looking for her, please." she continues to laugh.
"Uhh…yeah I do because she's been the only thing on your mind for weeks." Korsak says with a grin.
Jane opens her mouth to argue with Korsak but after he raises his eye brow at her, she knows there's no point. "I don't like you." she says as she walks away from a chuckling Korsak.
Jane continues to walk looking around her thoughts jumbled in her head about what Korsak says that she doesn't notice a woman in front of her and runs right into her.
"Oh my!" the woman shrieks.
"I'm so sorry." Jane apologizes as she looks at her uniform covered in punch before she looks up to see Maura. "Maura." she says softly before kicking herself mentally. "I mean ahh-future Dr. Isles."
"Maura is fine Jane." Maura says with a slight smile trying to ignore the punch dripping from her silk maroon Vera Wang dress.
Jane looks at Maura and immediately thinks how can she still look so beautiful covered in punch. "I'm so sorry about your dress I'll pay to have it cleaned I promise." Jane apologizes.
"It's okay, just a little soda water will help." Maura says as a thought arrives in her head. "You know come with me." she says heading out of the homicide unit towards the elevator.
Jane takes a nervous swallow as she hesitantly follows Maura into the elevator. The two ride in complete silence both scared to look at the other woman. After the elevator arrives on the morgue floor the two women head out and walk through the morgue to Maura's little desk in the corner.
Jane watches confused as Maura reaches in the desk for a tiny spray bottle. "What is that?" she asks confused.
"Soda water." Maura smiles as she holds the bottle up for Jane to see.
"You keep that in your desk." Jane laughs.
"Of course I do I deal with liquid substances all day, all my clothes would be ruined if not for this." she says as she takes a look at her dress before looking at Jane in her uniform. "Soda water will help with your uniform too….which by the way looks absolutely stunning on you if I do say so myself."
"What?" Jane says shocked as she looks down at herself. "I look like a man."
Maura just shakes her head as she continues to gaze at Jane. "Believe me you look stunning…nothing like a man." she smiles.
Jane opens her mouth knowing this is her opening but when nothing comes out she starts to panic a little. "Ahh-what-a-great party-right….I mean sort of."
"Yes, it's lovely." Maura agrees in her typical good mannered way.
Jane just nods her at Maura before she stops and simply stares at the woman noticing a stray hair covering her face.
Maura noticing Jane stare starts to get self conscious. "Is there something wrong?"
"No-ehh…just." Jane says getting out of her thoughts before she gently takes her hand and moves the hair strand behind Maura's ears. "There." she says softly with a smile.
"Thank you." Maura says her breath caught in her throat.
"You're welcome." Jane says softly back realizing that she is now starring at Maura's lips.
The two simply stare at each other before they both open their mouths to speak at the same time.
"I was thinking-" Maura starts.
"Maybe you-" Jane starts.
They both chuckle before speaking at the same time. "You first."
"Wow." Jane says shaking her head knowing this could go better.
Maura lets out a tiny laugh before giving in. "You go first, really."
"Okay." Jane says before taking a deep breath more nervous then she has ever been in her whole life. "I was just wondering….I mean if you're not…..maybe we could…I mean ahh…I've wanted to…wow this is harder then I thought." she states.
"Officer Rizzoli just ask me." Maura smiles.
"Would you like to have dinner with me some time?" Jane asks quickly.
"Yes." Maura says just as quickly as a huge smile takes over her face.
"Good." Jane smiles back. "Great."
Back in the present the two laugh as they remember that moment.
"You were so cute rambling on and on." Maura laughs as Jane shakes her head in embarrassment.
"I was an idiot." Jane states as she runs her hand through her hair.
"You were adorable." Maura smiles as she takes her arms and loops them around Jane's arm holding on tight leaning closer to her face. "I was hopelessly, madly in love with you back then and that love has only gotten stronger."
Jane just smiles lightly back before leaning in and taking Maura's lips into her own. Happy to be getting this one quiet beautiful moment with her wife. Being able to get lost in each other and bask in the happiness that their love for each other has brought.
Meanwhile on the other side of town Korsak and Frost step out of their car at the crime scene and look at the chaos around them.
"Woe." Frost says shaking his head as he notices the uni's all looking like death has taken them too trying to stay professional as they tape of the outside of the house keeping the neighbors outs of the way.
Korsak nods his head as the two walk closer to the house where Officer Deeds stops them shaking his head. "It's bad."
"Who called it in?" Korsak asks.
"A couple of neighbors called saying they heard screams coming from this house.
"Screams." Frost repeats.
"They called the police and when a couple of uni's from South Boston arrived on the scene and called it in." he says pointing to a couple of officers being comforted by sergeant.
"Where at?' Frost asks.
"Basement." Officer Deeds says.
"Alright we'll take a look." Korsak says as he and Frost with a few uni's behind them duck under the yellow tape slowly and head into the house. They walk slowly though the house till they get to the basement door. Korsak slowly opens the door up and turns the light on. The two make their way down the stirs but immediately stop when they see the sight in front of them.
"Oh my God." Frost whispers as he runs is hand over his head in shock before getting the urge to throw up.
Korsak covers his mouth before whipping his head back at the uniforms behind him. "Get Rizzoli and Isles here now!"
TBC?