- Whew, sorry its been a while darlings. I hope you enjoy the update! :)

Jane cursed her forgetfulness as she walked the three blocks from her car to Maura's house in the freezing rain. March had been a foul month so far with low, overcast skies on the days that weren't taken over by sleet and freezing rain. Jane had been in a hurry to leave the precinct that evening and had forgotten her umbrella in her locker. Of course, this would be the day that there was absolutely no parking anywhere close to Maura's house. Jane pulled her coat closer around her but it did little to protect her head, as icy rain slithered down her scalp and onto her neck.

She finally spotted the light on Maura's porch and she had to restrain herself from breaking into a run the last few feet. She hopped up the stairs to the porch two at a time and quickly shoved her key in the door. She pushed open the front door and was immediately enveloped by warm air. Jane stamped her feet on the doormat inside the door and bent down to peel her boots off. She could see that a small puddle was already spreading out from where she was standing in the entry way.

"Jane?" Maura called, coming down the hallway from her bedroom.

"Hey Maur."

"What in the world?" Maura asked, taking in Jane's sopping wet clothing.

"Uh, it appears to be raining." Jane replied with a weak smile. "Freezing rain to be exact."

"Oh for goodness sake." Maura said, coming closer to help Jane out of her coat. Jane's fingers had become tight and swollen feeling due to the extreme change in temperature inside the house. "Have you ever heard of an umbrella?"

"Yes, smartypants." Jane retorted as she leaned on Maura's shoulder in order to pull her damp socks off. "I just happened to have left mine at work."

Maura sighed lightly and Jane shook her head, water flying off her hair in the process. "Jane! You're getting water everywhere!" Maura exclaimed, holding a hand up to cover her face from the onslaught. "Take your clothes off here. There's no use tracking water all the way through the house."

"Why Maura Isles, I think you're just concocting up any excuse you can think of to get me naked." Jane teased.

"No. That's just an added bonus." Maura replied with a slow grin. "Off. You're getting water on my restored hardwood floors!"

Jane rolled her eyes at the blonde, but pulled her long sleeved shirt over her head. She handed it to Maura and peeled her pants off of her legs. Jane stood on the door mat in her boy shorts and black bra and Maura eyed the brunette appreciatively.

"Don't you want to strip too?" Jane asked playfully, moving toward the smaller woman. She put her arm around Maura's waist, feeling for the zipper on her dress.

"Jane you know we're supposed to be meeting your family for dinner tonight." Maura said, edging her way out of Jane's grasp. "I'm going to throw these in the dryer."

Jane groaned. "I don't want to go to dinner. I just want to stay here. We can watch a movie. It's gross outside!"

Maura shook her head bemusedly and walked into the laundry room off the kitchen. She reappeared in a few seconds and Jane crossed her arms over her body, pouting her lips.

"Unh uh, not gotta work Jane." Maura said with a grin. "We made plans to have dinner with your family. Besides this would be a great opportunity to tell your brothers about us."

Jane grimaced. "I don't know. I'm not sure its the right time."

"And when do you think the right time is?" Maura asked, raising her eyebrows.

"Um, how about the week after never." Jane said.

"Jane…" Maura said, shooting Jane a warning glance.

"Maura." Jane whined at the blonde.

"We have to tell them at some point. Now is as good a time as any." Maura responded. "I can tell them if you want."

Jane huffed. "No I'll do it. But I'm not happy about it."

Maura glanced down at her watch. "You've got to get ready. We need to leave soon." Maura pointed the brunette down the hallway.

Jane stomped into the bedroom and opened her side of the closet. She had brought over a sizable portion of her wardrobe a few weeks before since she was spending more and more of her time at Maura's.

She pushed through the hangers of clothes quickly and selected a dark blue shirt and black pants. She was slipping the pants on when pale arms encircled her waist.

"Maur… If you're in here there's no way I'm gonna be able to stay dressed." Jane warned, flipping around to face the blonde. Maura grinned and captured the brunette's mouth with her own.

"I couldn't resist." Maura said, punctuating each word with a kiss. "Seeing you in the hallway naked… it does things to me…"

"Oh really?" Jane asked, kissing Maura fiercely. "What type of things?" She opened her eyes to gaze into Maura's. Maura blinked slowly as a flush spread across her cheeks and down her chest. She peered out from under her thick eyelashes, looking bashful.

"Does it make you hot?" Jane asked impishly. "Does it turn you on?" She put her hands on Maura's hips and pushed her back slowly until the back of Maura's knees hit the bed. She pushed the blonde down gently and crawled on top of her. Maura's eyes darkened with lust as she quickly pulled Jane's shirt over her head.

"We're going to be late." Maura said as she unhooked Jane's bra.

"Hey you started this." Jane pointed out, bending down to suck on Maura's collarbone. "But I am definitely going to finish it."

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"Jane, come on!" Maura urged as she grabbed her purse off of the kitchen counter.

"I'm trying." Jane huffed from her position doubled over, attempting to zip her boot up.

"Do it in the car." Maura said, opening the front door and popping her umbrella open. Both women ducked underneath the umbrella and sprinted for Maura's car.

Luckily Maura had chosen a restaurant for dinner that was only a few miles from her house. They arrived only ten minutes late. Angela, Tommy and Frankie were already seated in a round corner booth. Jane slid in next to Frankie and Maura edged in after her.

"Hi guys." Jane said, opening her napkin and placing it in her lap. "Sorry we're late, I got caught at the office this evening, finishing something up." She lied easily. She knew better than to look at Maura because she was sure Maura's guilt was all over her face. "What sounds good tonight?" She asked, opening a menu.

Jane shoved a menu into Maura's hands as well, anything to put up a barrier between the blonde and her family.

"Well I was thinking lasagna." Angela responded, flipping through the menu. "But I don't know, I always get that here."

Jane smiled at her mother and gently squeezed Maura's knee under the table.

Dinner progressed well as each RIzzoli talked about their work, or in Tommy's case his search for work. Maura shared some dull information about a new lab technique she had learned about and everyone finished their dinner.

After the waiter had brought some dessert out, Jane cleared her throat. She figured that it was now or never. She thought that if she dropped the bomb right before everyone was done, it would be easy enough to escape if things didn't go over well.

"Uh, Maura and I have something to tell you." Jane began, her fingers nervously tearing at the napkin in her lap. Maura's hand found hers under the table and she squeezed it reassuringly. Tommy and Frankie looked up from their plates expectantly but Jane noticed her mother was just smiling happily. Jane suckedd in a breath of air "Uh, well… Maura and I are together." Jane said in a rush, expelling the breath she'd taken in. She squeezed Maura's hand harder, feeling as if she was holding on for dear life as she found the courage to look up at her brothers' faces.

Tommy had leaned back in his seat and was staring at Jane, a small smile playing on his lips. Meanwhile Frankie looked back and forth between Jane and Maura, his forehead wrinkled as he tried to sort out what Jane was saying.

"Well?" Jane asked, staring pointedly at the two men.

"I knew it!" Tommy said, breaking the silence.

"What?" Jane and Angela asked at the same time.

Tommy smiled a bemused smile. "Someone stole a few copies of my Playboy magazines in middle school…"

Jane flushed a deep red and Maura turned to Jane with a delighted smile.

"How did you know it was me and not Frankie?" Jane exclaimed.

"Oh Frankie was too much of a wuss to steal from me." Tommy replied.

"You had Playboy magazines?" Angela asked, smacking her son on the back of the head.

"Ma!" Tommy said, rubbing his head.

"Just be glad I can't reach you, Jane." Angela said, narrowing her eyes at her daughter across the table. Jane lowered her gaze sheepishly.

"Frankie?" Jane asked nervously. "You haven't said anything."

"I'm just, uh, surprised." The younger Rizzoli said, still looking slightly confused. "I mean all of those boyfriends in high school."

"Yeah, well… Sometimes it just takes finding the right person." Jane said, glancing happily at Maura.

"Oh I think its wonderful." Angela said, practically clapping her hands. "Maura you make my Janie so happy. I can see it."

"Oh thank you Angela. She makes me very happy too." Maura said gazing adoringly at Jane.

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After paying the check Jane and Maura had trudged through the drizzling rain back to the car. Maura climbed in the driver's seat and looked over at Jane's grumpy expression.

"Oh Jane, cheer up. It went fine." Maura assured her.

"Hmph." Jane huffed. "If you say so."

Maura started the car but turned to the brunette before pulling out of the parking space. "I can't believe you stole your brother's Playboy magazines!" Maura said, breaking into a fit of laughter.

"I swear if you tell anyone about that…." Jane threatened. "I'll…" She broke off, unable to come up with a good threat.

"You'll what?" Maura asked with a laugh, her eyes dancing.

"I'll never do that thing I did earlier tonight." Jane said with a grin. "You know the one with my tongue on your…"

"Jane!" Maura interrupted, punching the brunette on the arm. She looked around, as if she was afraid that someone might have their ear pressed up against the car window.

Jane laughed and leaned over to kiss the blonde warmly. "I'm just teasing you. Although seriously, keep that little bit of information to yourself."