The Meet Cute
Chapter 3
Pairing: Jane/Maura
Rating: M
Disclaimer: Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles do not belong to me.
A/N: Thanks for all your comments on this story. For those of you hoping for another chapter, here you go. I hope you enjoy.
Maura woke up naked in her bed, noting the light coming in through the open curtains on the room's windows. She pulled the sheet up around her bare torso and turned on her side toward the sound of movement in the room. "Are you leaving?" she asked.
Jane was moving around the room, collecting her discarded clothing from the previous night. "Um…maybe?" she answered without any real conviction. "I don't do this very often," she added awkwardly.
Maura's breath caught as her brain quickly considered all of the possible interpretations and implications of Jane's statement. She swallowed and said, "You don't do what very often?"
"Ah, I shouldn't have said that. I didn't mean. Shit. This," Jane said, pointing back and forth between them, "was amazing. Is amazing. I meant that I don't go out on dates very often, especially ones that end up lasting all night."
"Oh," Maura said, still unsure about what Jane was thinking.
"I had a great time with you," Jane continued. "Even though we just met, I feel an amazing connection with you already. But at the risk of this getting awkward, or me overstaying my welcome, or this becoming a u-haul situation, I figured I'd head out."
Maura's initial relief at Jane's explanation turned to confusion and she asked, "U-haul situation?"
"Yeah, like I never leave after our first date and before you know it, we're living together with four cats."
Maura laughed loudly, her head falling back against her pillow, before responding, "We both have very busy schedules. I don't think that's going to happen."
"And I'm allergic to cats. And dogs."
"So you have nothing to worry about."
Jane grinned, regaining the confident air she had exhibited the previous day. "There's still the awkward situation of whether or not I should leave. Because if you tell me I should stay, I don't know if you're just being polite and you won't know if I'm staying just to be polite, although I've already told you differently. I should have lied and said I had to be somewhere, but I didn't want to lie to you because actually I would be happy to spend all day with you. I like you. More than just wanting to have sex with you."
Maura listened, biting her bottom lip at Jane's adorable rambling, and pulled back the sheet next to her in an obvious invitation for Jane to return to bed. "I like you too. I don't say things that I don't mean. Especially when it comes to dating. I don't have the time or desire to play games and I wouldn't be any good at it anyway. I don't lie."
"Really?" Jane said, eyebrows raised as she dropped her collected clothing on the floor and moved back into bed, pulling the sheet over her bottom half. "Not even a white lie? Like, you've never told someone they were good in bed when they weren't?"
"Why would I do that?" Maura responded earnestly.
Now Jane laughed. "Alright. But I wouldn't want to intrude on your busy schedule. What's your plan for the day?"
"The only thing I have to do today is catch up on some reading and paperwork. My only other plan was to possibly go to a yoga class, but I can think of other ways to get some exercise," Maura said, her voice dropping flirtatiously at the end. "What are your plans?"
Jane shook head. "I didn't have any real plans other than hanging out on the couch and watching TV."
Maura slid her fingers against Jane's arm. "Is that a typical day off for you?"
Jane glanced quickly at Maura then returned her gaze to the ceiling. "No, usually I start the day at my favorite boutiques, then tour the MFA, and after dinner maybe the opera," she said, laughing and turning on her side toward Maura as she finished.
"I know you're teasing me," Maura said, amusement evident in her voice.
"Work can be stressful and I pick up extra shifts whenever I can to make extra money. So when I have a day off, I like to relax."
"So do I," Maura responded. "The things you mentioned sound nice and you guessed correctly that they are things I might enjoy. I work long hours and when I'm not working I also like to simply relax. But next time you want to go the MFA or the opera, I would be happy to join you."
"I walked right into that one, didn't I?" Jane said, finally turning on her side towards Maura.
"Yes you did. But that doesn't answer the question of what we should do about today."
"How about we spend the morning together—perhaps right here in this bed—then have lunch or brunch or whatever we're supposed to have on Sundays? Then I'll let you get to your work."
"And you'll get to your couch?"
"Exactly."
Maura scooted closer to Jane. "Maybe you'll take me to a Red Sox game sometime."
Jane grinned. "Now you're talking."
"And I'll take you someplace I like to go."
"Where are you going to take me?"
Maura pursed her lips in thought but said, "I don't know yet. I need to put some more thought into it."
"So complicated," Jane joked.
"Well, I don't want to disrupt your comfort zone too much at first," Maura countered. Before Jane could come back with another remark, she slid a leg between Jane's legs and her hand around the back of Jane's head to pull her into a kiss.
As they kissed, Maura moved her thigh upwards to press against Jane's center and felt it slide against wetness. The previous night, even once they were naked, they had both still been tentative, mindful of their original intent to take things slowly despite where their actions had taken them. It had been pleasurable if not particularly adventurous, rolling around in bed in the dark for a while before bringing each other to orgasm through manual stimulation. Now Maura was happy to feel the evidence of Jane's arousal, knowing it mirrored her own. She was ready to explore Jane's body further and based on Jane's current reaction, Jane was ready as well.
Jane rolled them over so Maura was on her back and she was hovering over her. "You are so incredibly beautiful, Maura," before kissing her again. "Do you have any more erogenous zones you want to tell me about? Like, what did you say, behind the knee?" Jane asked while her fingertips found the skin at the back of Maura's knee as Maura's leg wrapped around her.
Maura smiled as she squirmed. "That's ticklish, but, no, not erotic. If you want to find more of my erogenous zones, I think you'll have to find them yourself."
Jane grinned and said, "Okay." She lowered her head but instead of kissing Maura's lips, she moved to her jaw and made a trail of kisses to Maura's ear. When she kissed Maura's neck below her earlobe, Maura moaned, grasping her hands at Jane's waist. She smiled against Maura's skin before kissing the spot again and then sucking on it.
"Don't you dare leave a mark on my neck," Maura said with a laugh.
Jane just smiled again before placing one more kiss on the spot and then moving her head to the valley between Maura's breasts. She licked the beads of sweat forming there and then moved to a breast, kissing and sucking soft flesh and then sucking a hardened nipple into her mouth.
Maura moaned and arched her hips off the bed seeking more contact with Jane's body. Her thigh slid against Jane's wet center again. Jane moaned but put her hand on Maura's hip and pushed her back down against the bed.
"What are you doing?" Jane asked coyly.
Maura moved her hand between Jane's legs and said, "I want to feel more of you and right now I'm feeling impatient."
Jane's laugh turned into a moan as Maura's fingers slid through wetness and pushed easily inside her. "Fuck! Okay, you are impatient."
"Is this okay?" Maura asked.
"Mmm-hmm," Jane managed to answer. She dropped onto one elbow and used the hand still on Maura's hip as leverage to move in rhythm to Maura's fingers and bent her head to capture Maura's lips in a kiss, breaking it off in another moan as Maura hit a sensitive spot.
Maura's other hand moved to Jane's chest and palmed a breast. "You're incredibly sexy, Jane," Maura said softly. "I like being able to see you like this."
Jane groaned and then said, "Fuck, just keep doing that…right there."
Maura continued pushing her fingers in and out of Jane. She squeezed the breast in her hand and rubbed her thumb around Jane's nipple. Soon Jane's hand on her hip gripped tighter and after a few more thrusts Jane tightened around her fingers. Maura pushed on until Jane stilled and collapsed on top of her with a series of groans.
"Damn," Jane said against Maura's shoulder after a few moments.
"Are you okay?"
Jane kissed Maura's shoulder before answering, "I'm more than okay." She found the sensitive spot on Maura's neck again.
Maura redirected Jane's head up so she was looking at her. "And I'm more than ready for you, Jane. You don't have to warm me up anymore."
Jane chuckled and began kissing a path down Maura's body between her breasts and over her abdomen.
"What are you doing?" Maura said.
Jane looked up at her with a grin and then she pushed Maura's legs apart with her hands and said, "I want to taste you."
Maura rolled her hips involuntarily at Jane's words. She arched her back and moaned as Jane's lips made contact with her pussy. Jane's tongue parted her folds skillfully and found her clit.
Maura clenched the sheet in her fists as Jane's tongue worked against her. When Jane sucked on her clit Maura grabbed Jane's head, tangling her fingers in Jane's hair and holding on tight. She writhed against Jane's face, knees bent and hips raising off the bed, as Jane continued sucking and licking until her orgasm overtook her and she released her grip, falling limply back against the bed.
Jane moved back up Maura's body and planted one more kiss on Maura's shoulder before rolling over onto her back.
A moment later Maura turned toward Jane and pulled her into a kiss, delighting in tasting herself on Jane's tongue. After pressing several more kisses to Jane's lips, Maura got out of bed and walked toward the bathroom.
Jane asked, "Where are you going?"
Pausing in the bathroom doorway, Maura said, "I'm going to shower and then you're going to shower and then I'm going to take you to a great brunch place. I've worked up quite an appetite."