Jane woke up and opened one eye to see the sliver of light from the gap in the curtains falling across her face. She closed her eye and tried to will herself to fall back asleep. She concentrated on the softness of the bed and her pillow, attempting to sink back into sleep. It wasn't until then that she became aware of Maura's arm draped across her stomach. She opened her eyes and turned her head slightly to see the blonde lying on her stomach with her hair covering her face. Her chest was still rising and falling rhythmically so Jane figured that she was probably still asleep.

Jane closed her eyes again and tried to remember how much wine she had had the night before. The dull ache in the back of her head told her it was a good bit. As she lay still, relishing the weight of Maura's arm on her, she remembered the feeling Maura's hand on her cheek as she fell asleep. She could feel her face flush and she grimaced at herself. Not only that but there had been a moment, in the living room, when Jane had been certain they were going to kiss.

Was that what she wanted? The feeling of Maura sleeping beside her and the sounds of her gentle breathing told Jane that it might be.

Jane shook her head, trying to rid her brain of the thoughts. This was Maura, her best friend. RIght? She gently moved Maura's arm and slid out of the bed, tiptoeing to the bathroom. The clock on the wall said 6:30 and Jane figured her body was used to getting up that early, even after all the wine she'd had. She turned the shower on high and stepped in to stand under the waterfall-like shower heads. She sighed when the water hit her shoulders. No wonder rich people were so happy if they had shower heads like these.

After a good twenty minutes of standing under the stream of hot water Jane reluctantly turned it off and stepped out. She opened the door to the bedroom cautiously but saw that Maura was still asleep. She grabbed a t-shirt and sweatpants from her bag and slipped them on before climbing back in bed. She lay down again, careful to avoid spraying Maura with her wet hair. Maura stirred and flipped over onto her side, her eyes opening slowly.

She smiled hazily at Jane, "Morning."

"Good morning." Jane answered with a grin. "How's your head feel this morning Doctor?"

Maura frowned slightly, "Throbbing a bit. How much did I have to drink last night?"

"Oh… Probably a bottle of wine by yourself." Jane answered with a laugh. "Do you remember drunkenly telling me I was pretty?" Jane asked in a playful voice.

Maura's frown deepened. "Umm. Sort of. I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable Jane."

Jane was surprised by Maura's serious tone. She had just been teasing her but Maura was making it seem as if it was more than that.

"Uh. No it's okay." Jane finally replied after an awkward silence. Or at least it seemed awkward to Jane since Maura was staring at her intensely. Jane wondered if Maura could read her mind. Because if she could that was going to prove to be a bit of a problem.

Jane forced a laugh and set up, grabbing the remote for the TV off the nightstand. Anything she could do to distract herself. She flipped on the TV and found the local news.

"Another six inches of snow has fallen overnight in the Chicago area." The news anchor was reporting. "Although there has been a break in the storm the meteorologists are predicting it will be brief. We should expect another 6 inches or so today."

"Great." Jane said, flipping to the weather channel. "There's no way there will be any flights out today with that much snow."

"Oh well, look at it this way Jane. At least we won't have to go to work!" Maura said with a grin as she sat up, arranging the pillows behind her.

Jane placed a call to the airline just in case, but she was told that there were currently no flights scheduled to leave Chicago that day. She was given a number to try back in a few hours.

"I'm going to go to the gym." Jane said after watching the video footage of people attempting to dig out their snow covered cars on the streets of Chicago for a few minutes.

Maura nodded her approval. "I'm going to take a shower then maybe we can order breakfast?"

"Sure. Sounds good."

Jane put in a good 40 minute work out in the expansive gym on the top floor of the hotel. She had spent the last few minutes of it jabbing a punching bag, trying not to revisit the look on Maura's face when she asked if she'd made Jane uncomfortable by touching her. Unfortunately no matter how hard she punched, the image refused to leave her mind. Finally, sore and out of breath Jane stopped. She grabbed a towel off the shelf and wiped her face realizing that she was going to need another shower after that workout. "Oh well, what else is there to do?" She thought, it wasn't like there was a long list of things for them to do today.

Jane swiped the key to the room, letting herself back in the suite. Maura was lying on the bed still, but she'd changed into yoga pants and a sweater.

"I went ahead and ordered food. I wasn't sure how long you'd be. I just got a couple of different things, I'm sure you can find something you like."

"Good, I'm starving." Jane replied peeling off her sweaty t-shirt to reveal a black sports bra and she almost didn't notice the stare that got her from Maura as she turned towards the bathroom. "I'm just gonna jump in the shower really quick.

After a second, much shorter shower Jane emerged and got dressed.

"Food's in here." Maura called from the living room.

Jane entered to find the dining table covered in all kinds of breakfast foods: eggs, toast, fruit, pancakes and more.

"Maura! I thought you said you ordered a 'couple of things'!" Jane asked incredulously.

"Well," Maura said, grinning sheepishly. "I couldn't decide."

Jane took a seat across from Maura and pulled a plate towards her. "Well we should at least make sure it doesn't go to waste." She said with a grin.

Breakfast passed uneventfully and both women moved to the couch to watch some of the morning talk shows.

"Well I don't think we'll get a flight out of here anytime soon." Maura said during a commercial break, gesturing to the window. When Jane looked she saw that snow had started to fall again.

"Well at least we have company for this blizzard." Jane said with a smile. "I would have been here alone." She said, tapping Maura lightly on the arm. "Although I definitely wouldn't have had such a nice room if I'd been here alone."

Maura laughed. "Yes thats true, although I could still be out in Vegas drinking and playing the slots."

"Was that a joke Maura Isles?" Jane asked, pretending to be shocked.

"I am perfectly capable of joking, Jane." Maura said, giving Jane a playful shove.

Jane laughed, "All right, all right. It just happens so infrequently sometimes I forget you know how." Jane said shoving Maura back.

"You are such a child." Maura said, rubbing her arm.

"I could kiss it and make it better." Jane retorted quickly and then felt like her statement had sucked all of the air out of the room. Maura just stared at her, her hand still rubbing her arm and her mouth slightly open.

"I might like that." Maura finally replied in a low voice that sounded more like Jane's usually did. Jane decided it was now or never. She tried to turn off her mind because in spite of the fact that this was most likely NOT A GOOD IDEA, she wanted so badly to try it.

She leaned forward, sweeping Maura's curls off her arm and placed her lips lightly on Maura's bicep. "Better?"

"Mmhhmm.." Maura replied with her eyes closed. Jane placed another kiss, this time on her shoulder. Feeling bold she then moved to Maura's collarbone. This elicited a sharp intake of breath from Maura. Jane pulled back, slightly embarrassed. What in the world was she doing?

"What's wrong?" Maura asked, her green eyes popping open.

"Nothing. I just…" Jane trailed off and Maura took the opportunity to move towards Jane. She paused, hovering with her face only inches from Jane's, her eyes wide open. "I just…" Jane tried again, attempting to assemble her jumbled thoughts into something coherent, but she found that it was impossible with Maura's face that close to her. Her lips that close. She could smell Maura's shampoo and it seemed to be clouding out any thoughts she might have had.

Suddenly Maura moved forward pressing her lips against Jane's. Jane was taken aback but recovered quickly and she kissed Maura back. She reveled in the fact that kissing Maura was not at all like kissing a man.

- Another sort of slow one, but I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for the reviews!