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Maura let herself and Angela back into her home. Taking a quick look around, she realized Jane was nowhere to be seen. "She must be upstairs by now. Would you like to go up? I'll make us some more tea."

Angela had frowned when "upstairs" was mentioned, but hadn't said anything right away. "If she's already in bed perhaps I should wait until tomorrow…" she said.

"I'm sure that she's not asleep yet. I really think it would do you both some good to talk now, Angela. Would it be better if I went to get her and got her to come downstairs?"

"Yes, I think it would."

"Alright, I'll be right back."

Maura quickly went up the stairs and headed towards her bedroom. Just as she'd imagined, Jane was in bed, recently showered, and wide awake.

"Hey baby," she said.

Jane immediately turned to look at her, not having heard the door. "Maur, I'm so glad you're back. How did it go with ma?" Jane asked anxiously.

"I think it went well… she's downstairs waiting for you."

"What?! You got her to come back?" Jane asked incredulously.

"I did. I honestly think you two should talk, Jane. I don't know what else Angela has to say, but she said she needed to speak with you."

Jane quickly got herself out of bed. She sat next to her girlfriend on the opposite side of the bed and gave her a hug. "I don't know what you told her, but it must've been good if you got her to come back tonight. Thank you, Maura. You've no idea just how much this means to me." Jane hugged her tightly. "I should go; I don't want to keep her waiting."

"I wish you luck, my love. I'll wait here to give you both some privacy. Whatever happens, I love you, Jane."

"I love you too."

Jane stood and exited the bedroom, quietly making her way down the stairs and into the living room. She was trying to gather her thoughts and prepare herself for whatever Angela was going to hit her with. She didn't know if it was going to be a positive talk, but she hoped with all her being that it would be.

"Ma?"Jane asked cautiously as she entered the living room. "I didn't think you'd come back tonight."

Angela turned and looked at her daughter with tears in her eyes. "I didn't think so either. Maura gave me a pretty convincing talk, and I felt the need to see you again."

Jane gave her mother a small smile. "Maura does have quite the ability to make a convincing argument."

"She does," the older woman agreed. "Listen Jane, I'm still trying to process all of this. You have to understand that news like this is very difficult for me to assimilate."

"Yeah ma, I understand. Believe me, I know it mustn't have been easy to hear what I had to say."

"You know what the church says on homosexuality."

"I know, ma. This isn't something I openly sought out… it's just who I am. I've always been like this; I had just never met anyone worthy enough of making me come out of my shell."

"Maura is a very special woman." Angela agreed.

"She told you about us?" Jane asked, curious.

"She just told me she was the one you were in a relationship with."

"I tried to tell you, but you didn't let me finish."

"I know. I'm sorry my initial reaction was so bad. I was just shocked. I still am."

"I understand that ma, and I'm sorry… for making you feel ashamed of me."

"I shouldn't have said that, Jane. You're my daughter, and I've always been proud of you."

"It hurt, when you said that." Jane had some trouble getting her words out, with emotions getting the better of her. "I never thought the day would come when you'd say that to me. I know that you've not always been ok with my life decisions, but I never thought you'd be ashamed of me. I've tried to be a good person ma, to do the right thing."

"I know you have, that is why this took me so by surprise. Listen Jane, the reason I came back tonight was because there is something I wanted to tell you. Maura said something to me that made me snap out of the shock. She made me remember what a wonderful family I have, and that's everything to me. I don't want to lose you."

Jane began crying silently at her mother's words. "I don't want to lose you either, ma. You're very important to me, and I love you."

Angela hugged her daughter, both women now crying. "Sweetheart, I love you too. You and your brothers are my entire world. I don't know what I'd do if I ever lost any of you. I am not saying that I'm ok with this, because I still have my reservations about it. You know what I think. But I am not willing to let you go either. I'm just hoping that we can take this a day at a time… give me some time, Jane. Let me try to wrap my mind around this, ok? Maura is a wonderful woman. She's intelligent, caring, and most importantly, she loves you. She wouldn't have done what she did tonight if that wasn't the case, I can see that."

"Maura is the best thing that has ever happened to me, ma. She makes me so happy… I'm in love with her."

"I know you are, sweetheart. I can see it in both your eyes now. It's been so obvious; I can't believe I didn't see it before."

"I know that this is a difficult thing for you to deal with ma, and though it isn't easy to have our relationship strained, I can give you all the time you need to assimilate this. Thank you, for your willingness to try, thank you, for coming back."

"I'm your mother, Jane. I love you. I always will. Nothing in this world will ever change that."

"I love you too, ma."

Both women hugged once again for a long time, with Jane thanking God for helping her mother come around.


I decided to keep this short because Angela still IS trying to wrap her mind around this, but I didn't want things between her and Jane to be left as badly as they were. I've love to read what you think!