"Jane?" Maura called, stepping out on the porch.
"Mmm?" Jane asked, popping an eye open to glance at Maura from where she was lounging in the hammock on the porch.
Maura grinned when she saw the lanky brunette's swimsuit clad body spread out in the sun.
"I made us reservations at the hotel's restaurant for seven." Maura said, coming to stand next to the hammock.
"Oh you did?" Jane asked. She smirked and pulled Maura onto the hammock next to her. Maura giggled and rolled to face Jane.
"Yes… and you know that means you have to put something other than a swim suit on." Maura said, running a finger under the band on Jane's top. Jane jerked away from Maura's touch.
"Ticklish Jane?"
"No." Jane replied, attempting to keep a straight face, but failing miserably. "Okay, maybe."
Maura smiled gleefully and ran her fingers over Jane's ribs. Jane grabbed Maura's hand and squeezed her fingers together.
"Maura Isles, if you don't stop I'll be forced to arrest you." Jane said, her face grave.
"Jane, I highly doubt you have any jurisdiction in Tahiti." Maura replied, matching Jane's serious tone.
"Why are you so cheeky, smartypants?" Jane asked, her face breaking into a grin. "And, I may not have jurisdiction here but I did bring handcuffs with me… Just in case." Jane husked, her voice dropping an octave. "Don't make me use them."
Maura flushed dark red and she glanced down at Jane's body, then peeked up at Jane through her full lashes. "I might be okay with that?" Maura whispered and bit her lower lip.
Jane smirked and threaded her hands through Maura's hair, pulling her in for a scorching kiss.
"I am going to remember that… tonight." Jane breathed in between kisses. "After I let you dress me up and take me out for dinner."
Maura pulled back to look at Jane. "You'll let me dress you? Even in a dress?"
Jane rolled her eyes. "I 'spose." She then grinned devilishly. "I'm sure I can think of a few ways you can repay me for it."
They spent the next few hours lying in the hammock, sun tanning and talking about nothing in particular.
Maura rolled out as the sun began to sink lower in the sky. "I better go shower."
Jane made a move to roll out too but Maura stopped her. "Nope. If you shower with me it will take far too long."
Jane huffed in annoyance.
"You know I'm right. You can have it after I'm done."
Jane smiled to herself as Maura walked back inside. The blonde knew her well. Jane moved to the edge of the deck and dipped her feet in the water. She stared pensively out at the rippling blue water, pondering how much this vacation was costing Maura. Jane was pretty certain that Maura had more money than she knew what to do with, but Jane still felt guilty allowing the blonde to pay for everything. Jane didn't fight her because she knew that Maura would insist, and that was an argument Jane was never going to win. Besides, Jane didn't have enough money to trot all over the globe on a whim.
But perhaps she should get Maura something, a token of appreciation. They hadn't exchanged gifts since they started dating, there hadn't been an occasion. Jane decided she would go out shopping at some point when she got a chance. She figured that a resort as big as the one they were staying at had to have a couple of nice shops for the rich people to frequent.
Jane's thoughts were interrupted by a sudden drizzle of water down her back. She yelped and turned around to find Maura standing, with a towel wrapped around her body. She had her wet hair twisted in her hand, and an impish grin on her face.
"Shower's all yours." Maura said, tousling her damp waves innocently.
"You are a bad actress, Maur." Jane teased with a grin as she stood up. She stepped close to the other woman and placed a kiss on her shoulder, freckled from the sun.
She squeezed Maura's hip and made her way inside to take a shower. As she lathered up her hair with shampoo she found herself singing under her breath. She hadn't even been aware that she started and she practically laughed at herself when she realized that she was singing an Ace of Base song.
I saw the sign
And it opened up my mind
And I am happy now living without you
And it lifts me oh, oh, oh, oh
She grinned and shook her head at herself. She didn't even know she knew the words to that song. She rinsed her hair out and finished her shower, humming the tune to the rest of the song.
When she stepped out she saw Maura towel drying her hair. She looked at Jane in the mirror and grinned. "Nice singing."
Jane grabbed a towel to wrap herself in and blushed slightly.
"Ace of Base though, really?" Maura asked, setting the towel down. "I would never have guessed you were into Swedish pop."
"Swedish pop?" Jane asked, bewildered. "No way. That song was all over the radio."
Maura grinned. "It was a very popular song for a time."
Jane came up and grasped the lapels of Maura's robe firmly. "I can't believe you've even heard of it. I thought you only listened to classical music." She teased, running her thumb over Maura's clavicle. Maura shivered at the touch and gazed up at Jane.
"I've heard some pop music. It's inevitable at times."
Jane simply smirked at the blonde and pulled her forward. She went to move toward Maura's mouth, but veered at the last minute, dipping her mouth down to the side of Maura's neck. She kissed the soft skin there and Maura sighed softly.
"You know they were actually a very popular group. They were one of the best-selling groups from Sweden, after ABBA of course." Maura murmured softly.
Jane laughed into Maura's hair. "Where is the off button, Google?"
Jane could feel Maura stiffen slightly against her body. She pulled back to look at the blonde.
"Hey, I'm just kidding." Jane said, softly. "You know I'm teasing you. I love your Googlemouth. Besides you're so much hotter than Wikipedia."
Maura relaxed slightly and smiled. "I don't think you can really call an online encyclopedia good looking, Jane.
"Whatever." Jane replied. "You know what I mean. And you are definitely sexy." Jane said, pulling on one end of the belt on Maura's robe so it came untied. Maura grabbed at the ends of her robe that had fallen open.
"Jane." She chided, tying the belt again. "You have to get dressed. And I have to get ready."
Jane shook her head in an exaggerated manner, her sopping curls spraying Maura with water.
Maura laughed and covered her face with her hands.
"You are impossible."
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Jane was laying on the bed with her head hanging off the side, hair brushing the floor, when Maura emerged from the bathroom.
"Jane!"
"What?" Jane asked, looking at Maura upside down. "I'm drying my hair."
Maura sighed and shook her head. "I thought you were going to get dressed."
"You said you would dress me. Or don't you remember?" Jane asked, arching an eyebrow which looked quite ridiculous on her upside down face.
"Oh for goodness sake. Sit up." Maura instructed, walking to the wardrobe where she'd hung up all of her clothes. She pushed aside a few hangers before pulling out a simple black dress. It was sleeveless and dipped low in the back before a few straps crisscrossed the open back.
"At least its black." Jane said as she took the dress from Maura. She walked over to her suitcase, sifting through it to find a pair of underwear. Maura had taken another hanger and gone into the bathroom with it. Jane found the black lace boy shorts she was looking for finally and turned to make sure Maura was still in the bathroom. She slipped them on and then pulled the dress over her head. She crept over to the full length mirror on one side of the room. She peered at herself, admiring how dark her tan looked offset by the black dress. She turned to admire the scandalously low dip of the dress, showing off the smooth muscles of her back. She pulled at the hem, it was bit shorter than she preferred but she didn't mind that much.
"Did you buy this dress for me?" Jane called to Maura.
"Mmm. Maybe." Maura replied.
Jane grinned at herself in the mirror. This was not a dress Maura would pick for herself. This was a dress she had picked specifically for Jane.
"You know I don't have any shoes to wear with this? I'm going to look pretty stupid at the restaurant barefoot." Jane called.
"In my suitcase. The black pair of heels."
"Oh, I'm sure you just happen to have brought along some shoes in my size as well." Jane muttered under her breath. She wasn't really annoyed with Maura. She knew looked pretty damn hot in the dress and she didn't mind dressing up for Maura. It seemed like it was the least she could do, seeing how Maura wore designer clothes on a daily basis. It wouldn't kill Jane to do it every once and a while.
She pulled out the pair of black heels and slipped them on. She examined the finished product as she pulled some of her hair over her shoulder. She glanced up to see Maura's smile reflected at her in the mirror. She turned to face the blonde, admiring her light blue dress that hugged her curves in all the right places. She had finished out her outfit with another pair of impossibly high heels, these in silver.
Jane grinned and moved towards the other woman. "I really like the designer of this dress."
"You do?" Maura asked, quizzically.
"Hell yes, anyone who can make you look this gorgeous gets my approval." Jane replied with a grin.
Maura grinned back at her, "You don't look half bad yourself. You clean up pretty well, Rizzoli."
- Hello all! Thanks for reading. Sorry this is a bit uneventful but I wanted to upload something. I've got an idea of what I want to do for the next chapter so hopefully I'll get it written easier than this one.