Thanks to all of you for waiting patiently for this. Last week was crazy, and this week will be too, but I should be able to get another chapter up on Wednesday. I hope you enjoy this one, it's mostly fluff and cuteness.
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"Ohhh…god Jane…right there! Don't…stop." Maura whispered.
Jane smirked and followed instructions, trying to hold her writhing wife down with one hand while continuing the movement of her fingers with her other. A few seconds later, she could feel Maura start to shudder beneath her, and quickly moved up to capture her lips in hopes of muffling some of Maura's moans. Jack was still sleeping in the room down the hall, and if the two of them made too much noise, he was going to wake up and ruin any chance of Maura reciprocating. Jane certainly didn't want that to happen. She thrust a couple more times, hitting the spot that drove Maura crazy, and kissed her fiercely as Maura succumbed to her orgasm. Somehow, Maura was able to remain quiet despite the overwhelming feelings of pleasure, and once her climax had subsided, she opened her eyes to find her grinning wife settling next to her.
"You look pretty proud of yourself Jane." Maura craned her neck and kissed along Jane's jawline as her breathing started to even out.
"I am." Jane's grin grew wider. "Six minutes…hmmm, that might be a new record." She ran her fingers along Maura's bare chest, playing connect-the-dots with the smattering of freckles on Maura's skin.
"There is no way that was only six minutes." Maura said indignantly. "In all the time we have known each other, you have never made me reach orgasm that fast."
Jane chuckled and propped herself up on her elbow so she could lean over and kiss her wife. "It was…I swear. I timed it."
Maura flushed in embarrassment, bringing her hand up to cover her face. "I don't know whether to be ashamed by how aroused I was, or to be impressed with your…skills." She lifted her hand to peek at Jane.
"Definitely impressed." Jane replied. "And definitely not ashamed. It's been six days since we have seen each other Maur. I don't know about you, but I almost had to resort to taking care of myself."
Maura laughed at Jane's admission. She had spent the past several days at a forensics conference in San Francisco. Even though the two of them had been used to not seeing each other for days at a time, for some reason, this separation had been hard on the both of them. Maura had attributed it to the fact that now she had Jack to miss as well. Maura gained a new appreciation for cellphone technology, thankful that she had been able to video chat with Jane and Jack several times while she was across the country. In the end, Maura had managed to get a red-eye flight home, which was surprising given that it was the day before Thanksgiving. She had ended up paying extra for the first-class ticket, but the look on Jane's face when she slipped into bed a short while ago had been worth every penny.
"I missed you too Jane." Maura had recovered from her orgasm at this point, and was now fully intending to repay her wife. She rolled onto her side, then, slipping her leg over Jane's hips, continued the motion so she ended up straddling Jane. "Now…let's see if I can break that record." As she bent to kiss Jane deeply, Maura slipped her hands along Jane's t-shirt, eventually stopping at the bottom and gripping the hem. Just as she was about to pull the t-shirt off Jane, the sound of footsteps in the hallway caused Maura to freeze.
"That's gonna be Jack! Abort…abort." Jane groaned as Maura slid off of her and frantically searched the floor beside her for her discarded yoga pants and tank top. "Hurry up Maur. He'll be in here in a couple seconds."
"I'm trying!" Maura hissed. She had just managed to get her clothes on and throw the blankets over them when the door handle turned. Jane and Maura pretended to be asleep as the soft footsteps came closer, eventually stopping when Jack got close to the bed.
"Mama?" Both women felt the bed dip as Jack climbed up onto the end of it. When he realized there were two people in the bed, he got excited. "Mommy's home!"
Maura smiled and opened her eyes, not surprised when Jack immediately moved to settle in between them. She held her arms out and he wiggled into them, his hands grasping her top as she wrapped her arms around the little boy.
"Hi Mommy." Jack grinned, before a yawn overtook him. Maura laughed and pressed a kiss to the top of his head.
Jane watched with amusement as her wife and Jack snuggled together. She had enjoyed the time alone with Jack while Maura was gone, but it was such a good feeling to be able to snuggle together again. "Huh…I guess I know where I stand." She said sarcastically. "No good morning kiss for Mama, Jack?"
Both women giggled as Jack rolled over, throwing his arms around Jane's neck and kissing her cheek. "Sorry Mama." He added another kiss for emphasis. Before he could roll back to Maura, Jane pulled him close and kissed his forehead. She tickled him, enjoying his giggles and squirming for a few seconds, before releasing him to snuggle with Maura once again. Jane rolled onto her side, immediately smiling as she took in the sight next to her. She reached out and ruffled Jack's hair.
"So…what's on the agenda Maura?"
Maura looked up. "Well, given that tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we are hosting, I'm fairly certain that a trip to the grocery store will need to happen. But otherwise, I'm not planning on going into work. My original flight wasn't supposed to land until later tonight, so its not like Dr. Benton will be expecting me in today."
Jane nodded. "I have to tie up a few loose ends on one of the cases I'm working on, so maybe you can take Jack to the store while I head into work for a bit. Then, we can have the rest of the day to ourselves."
"That sounds like a good plan." Maura replied. "But I think I want some breakfast first. Jack, do you want to help me make some pancakes?"
Jack sat up immediately at the mention of breakfast and nodded vigorously. "Pancakes!"
Jane laughed and picked Jack up, swinging her legs off the bed and standing up. She gave him a smacking kiss on the cheek and put him down. "How about you head downstairs then Jack? Maura and I will get dressed and then we will make a pancake feast." She laughed again as Jack took off running. "No running on the stairs Jack!" She called after him.
As she listened to Jack's footsteps on the stairs, Maura's arms wrapped around Jane's waist from behind. Jane smiled and placed her hands over Maura's arms. "I'm glad you're home Maur."
Maura kissed the side of Jane's neck and sighed. "Me too." They stayed there for a few minutes, enjoying the feeling of being close to one another again. "I never got the chance to return the favor Jane." Maura whispered, her hands splaying against Jane's stomach.
"Later Maur." Jane chuckled. "Right now we have a hungry boy that needs to be fed."
Maura gave Jane one last squeeze around the abdomen and let her go. "Just so you know, I plan on giving you several reasons to be thankful later Jane."
Jane grinned. "I don't doubt it Maura." She pulled on a pair of sweatpants and held out her hand. Once Maura had grabbed it, she gave her wife another kiss and they headed downstairs to make breakfast.
Luckily, Jane was able to finish up her work quickly, and was on her way home a little after noon. Maura had texted her earlier letting her know that they were already home, so Jane was looking forward to spending some time with the two of them before chaos reigned at Thanksgiving tomorrow. There weren't going to be a lot of people coming over, but Jane was sure that her mother would be in her glory trying to run the show even though Maura and Jane were technically hosting. Jane tried to put that thought in the back of her mind as she pulled up into the driveway. She would deal with it tomorrow.
Upon letting herself in to the house, Jane immediately realized it was quiet. Now that they had Jack, Jane and Maura were often greeted with noise upon entering their house. With Jack, it was usually the TV blaring some children's show, or him running around yelling at the top of his lungs. Jane still couldn't believe that Jack hadn't spoken for the first month. Now, she liked to joke that he was making up for lost time. Jane rounded the corner into the living room and found Maura and Jack curled up on the couch, fast asleep. She had to stifle a laugh when she realized that both of them had fallen asleep while reading, both of them had open books resting on their chests. Maura certainly was influencing the little guy as he had a book about space. Jane secretly loved it.
Jane put her keys down on the counter and headed back to the couch, bending down and kissing Maura on the cheek. Maura stirred immediately and her eyes fluttered open. She smiled sleepily and sat up, rubbing her eyes as she did so.
"Have a nice nap?" Jane squatted down in front of the couch.
"Mhmm." Maura replied. "I didn't sleep much on the plane last night and after shopping I felt tired. Jack fell asleep, and I guess I did too." She closed the book in her lap. "How was work?"
"It was fine. Martinez was there, so between the two of us we were able to finish up pretty quickly. I think the forty-eight hours off we were both looking forward to was something of a motivation." Jane chuckled. "Did you guys have lunch?"
Maura shook her head. "We had a snack after we got back from the grocery store, but we fell asleep."
"Well then…" Jane held out her hand. "Sounds like some lunch is in order then." She motioned at the sleeping boy on the couch. "How long has he been down for?"
Maura stood and glanced at the clock. "About an hour. Let's make lunch and he should be up by the time we finish. If he isn't, we can wake him."
They headed into the kitchen, and Jane opened the fridge and started pulling out some deli meat and sliced cheese to make some sandwiches. Maura got out some plates and cups and they got to work making lunch.
"I'm glad Jack is asleep actually." Maura carefully spread some mustard on a piece of bread. "I wanted to talk to you about a couple things." She layered ham and turkey on top and looked up at Jane.
"Go ahead. Shoot." Jane placed a piece of cheese on top of the meat, then brushed her hands off and waited for Maura to speak.
Maura put the knife down. "Well, first, I wanted to discuss Jack. I'm fairly certain we are on the same page, but since we haven't actually spoken about it, I figured it was time." Jane nodded and Maura continued. "I want to adopt him."
Jane smiled. "Okay." She resumed making sandwiches, adding lettuce and a slice of tomato before placing the other piece of bread on top.
Maura was confused. "What do you mean, okay?"
Jane stopped right as she was about to cut the sandwich in half, putting down the knife and looking at Maura. She took both of Maura's hands in her own. "Maura, I have wanted to adopt Jack since pretty much the first time I laid eyes on him." She looked over Maura's shoulder at the boy sleeping on the couch. "He's our son. We just need to make it…official."
Suddenly, there were tears burning in Maura's eyes, and she blinked them back. Jane noticed the tears in her hazel eyes and pulled her close, wrapping her arms around the small of her back.
"Hey…what's wrong?" Jane asked quietly.
Maura shook her head and buried her face in Jane's shirt. "Nothing. I'm just really happy. I'm so happy to be home and I'm happy that you want to adopt Jack. I thought you wanted to, but it's a little bit of a relief to know you feel the same way."
"Did you really think I wouldn't?" Jane pressed a kiss to the top of Maura's head, breathing in the scent of her shampoo. "He's a great kid. And I love him. And I love seeing you with him. We're a family. We have been for a few months now."
Maura had to blink back tears again, but pulled away from Jane slightly so she could kiss Jane, leaning in and pressing her lips against her wife's for several blissful seconds. When she finally pulled back, she couldn't help the smile that quickly spread across her face. "Let's call Maureen first thing on Monday."
Jane threw her head back and laughed. "If the office wasn't closed for the holiday, you and I both know you would be calling there first thing tomorrow." She teased. Jane picked up the knife and cut the sandwich they had made in half. She transferred it to a plate and put a handful of potato chips next to it. "What was the other thing you wanted to talk about?"
Maura spread mayo on another slice of bread. "I wanted to revisit the conversation about us having a baby. I know we just agreed to adopt Jack and that will likely change things a bit, but I just wanted to know where stand on the issue."
Jane smiled and shrugged. "Pretty much where I did last time we talked about it. I want a baby."
Maura smiled too, surprised by how sure of herself Jane was. She layered meat on top of the bread before looking up at Jane again. "I know we haven't talked about any details, and we don't have to right now, but have you thought about if you want to carry a baby or not?" She returned her focus to finishing the sandwich as Jane contemplated Maura's question.
"I think I'd like to carry one." Jane said quietly. "Maybe not our first…but somewhere in the future, maybe. I'd like to know more about the process though."
Maura grinned. "Just how many kids are you planning on having, Jane?"
"Come on Maur…we already have Jack, and he's awesome, but can you imagine how amazing it will be to have a few of 'em running around?"
Maura paused and allowed herself to picture their children running around. The idea of children, their children, running around and chasing each other was extremely appealing. Maura had never really pictured herself being married or having children before age thirty, but a chance encounter with Jane Rizzoli in Las Vegas had certainly changed everything. Maura looked around for a few seconds, taking in her smiling wife and the sleeping boy on her couch and considered herself very lucky. Here she was in her mid-twenties and she was very happily married, with a child, and seriously considering having another. A smile played on her lips and she leaned over to kiss Jane again.
"I want to carry our baby." She said. "I want to carry the first one." She clarified. "I'll carry them all if you decide you don't want to. I want to have your baby, Jane Rizzoli."
"God Maura, you don't know how good that sounds." Jane was grinning like a fool. "When can we get started?"
"Well, I know a fertility specialist at Mass General." Maura cut her sandwich in half. "Maybe after the holidays are over we can set up an appointment to learn more about our options."
"Sounds like a plan." Jane wrapped her arm around Maura's shoulders and pulled her close. "Are we really doing this? I feel like I'm in a dream…I'm so excited."
Maura giggled and shifted so she could kiss Jane's cheek. "I'm excited too Jane. I'm so excited to add to our family."
"I love you Maura Isles-Rizzoli."
"I love you too Jane. Let's finish these sandwiches and wake up our little boy."
"Hmmm…our little boy. I like the sound of that."
Jane and Maura had just finished the last sandwich when Jack started to stir.
"Mama? Mommy?"
Jane wiped her hands on a dishtowel and headed over to the couch, squatting down in front of the disoriented boy.
"Hey little man. Did you have a nice nap?"
Jack nodded and rubbed his eyes. He held out his arms and Jane picked him up, settling him on her hip. "You hungry Jack? Mommy and I made you a special sandwich."
"Can I have ice cream first?" Jack looked up at Jane hopefully, and she looked over at Maura with a look of embarrassment. Maura raised an eyebrow.
"I thought I told you ice cream before lunch was a special Mama thing." Jane plunked Jack down at one of the stools by the counter. "You just blew my cover little man." She kissed his cheek and slid a plate in front of him.
As Jane turned to get Jack a juice box, she noticed Maura standing in front of her with her arms crossed.
"Really Jane? I leave for less than a week and you give him ice cream before meals?" Maura whispered, trying to remain serious even though she wanted to laugh at Jack's spilling of the beans.
"You try telling him no Maura. He's cute and very persuasive." Jane replied, poking the straw through the top of the juice box.
Maura finally laughed, kissing Jane and taking the stool next to Jack. She picked up a napkin and wiped a smear of mustard off Jack's face. "You're going to be in trouble if we have more children Jane. You're turning into quite the pushover." She teased.
Jane took a bite of her sandwich. "I think something about having a cute kid and an irresistibly beautiful wife might have something to do with it Maur. But if you breathe one word about me being a pushover to anyone at work, you will be in big trouble."
Maura laughed again and raised her hands in surrender. "Your secret is safe with me."
