A week after Jane came home from the hospital, she was sure she was going to lose her mind. She had never been so bored in her life. She had supervised the movers Maura hired to pack up her apartment and then oversaw them as they moved her things into Maura's. She had slowly unpacked all of her boxes, but even that had only taken a few days.
Growing desperate Jane had actually set to work alphabetizing Maura's bookshelves in her office. Jane added her own books and was in the M's when Maura came home on Friday evening.
"Jane?" Maura called, dropping her keys on the entry hall table.
"In the office." Jane called back.
Maura entered and found Jane sitting cross legged on the ground next to the bookshelves, skimming through a book of poetry.
"Catching up on your Keats?" Maura asked, sinking into the armchair in front of her desk.
"Alphabetizing, actually." Jane said, offering Maura a smile.
"Really Jane?" Maura asked, incredulous.
"Don't sound so surprised." Jane scoffed. "I can organize stuff when I want to."
Maura just laughed and shook her head. "I'm gonna get out some leftover pizza for dinner."
"Okay." Jane replied. "I'm just gonna finish the M's and I'll be out."
Maura left the office to warm up some pizza and pour both women some wine. Jane finished up the section she was working on and slowly pulled herself off the floor. She had been doing the exercises the physical therapist from the hospital gave her and her leg was feeling quite a bit better. It still hurt when she did too much, but sometimes Jane could forget that it had happened only a week and half ago.
She walked in to meet Maura in the kitchen. Maura handed her a glass of white wine and sipped on her own. Jane grabbed a plate of pizza and headed over to the kitchen table.
"There's an envelope on the table for you." Maura said as she sat down.
"Huh?" Jane asked. "What is it? I already got the mail."
"It's not mail."
Jane stared at Maura as if she could see into the blonde's mind.
"Just open it." Maura said, rolling her eyes at Jane.
Jane reached for the envelope. It was skinny and longer than a normal letter sized envelope.
She opened one end and pulled out two tickets.
"Maura?" Jane asked as her eyes scanned the tickets. "These look like airline tickets."
Maura grinned back at the brunette. "Because thats what they are Jane."
Jane caught sight of the destination on one of the tickets. "Tahiti?!" She exclaimed. "Maur, these tickets are for tomorrow!"
Maura grinned widely. "Yes they are. We're going out of town tomorrow."
Jane raised her eyebrows incredulously.
"What? You're already off work and I had some vacation time saved up so I just decided, what the hell!" Maura explained.
Jane stared at her girlfriend, her mouth partially open. She wasn't sure what surprised her more, that Maura had spontaneously decided to book a trip to Tahiti or that she had just said 'what the hell'.
"Are you serious about this?" Jane asked. "We're going to Tahiti?"
Maura nodded happily. "Of course Jane. Do you think I would kid you about this?"
Jane looked back down at the tickets. "We're leaving at 5 am tomorrow?" She asked with a groan.
Maura nodded. "More time on the beach." She replied.
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Later that evening after dinner Jane was in their bedroom packing. She glanced over at Maura's open suitcase on the bed.
"Sheesh Maur, how many bathing suits are you bringing?" Jane asked as she picked up a skimpy blue top from the top of the pile.
"Just a few. I like to have lots of options." Maura replied, grabbing the bikini top out of Jane's hands.
"Maura Isles… Is this a thong?" Jane asked, letting one of Maura's bikini bottoms hang off her outstretched finger.
Maura looked up from the drawer she was rifling through. "No. It's technically a tanga. It's Brazilian."
Jane stared incredulously at the blonde. "You are not wearing this out in public."
"Jane!" Maura protested, coming over to take the bikini bottom from her, she dropped it back in her suitcase. Jane gave Maura her best 'I'm serious' stare. Maura came close to Jane, wrapping her arms around the taller woman. "I brought it so I can wear it for you." Maura whispered into Jane's ear. Jane blushed red at the thought of Maura modeling that swimsuit specifically for Jane.
"Well in that case…" Jane rasped. She reached behind the blonde and picked up the swimsuit bottom again. She brought it around and dangled it in front of Maura's face. "Do you want to try it on now?"
Maura grinned cheekily at Jane and grabbed the bottom out of her hand. "Only if you try on one too."
- Sorry this is a short one! But I wanted to get something up. Hopefully I'll have more time to write this weekend and I can get another chapter up. :) thanks again for all the reviews, favorites and follows!
