The espresso machine took forever to heat up. Sure, it made some great lattes and crap, but good old instant coffee did it for Jane every single time. She'd hidden the small canister in Maura's cookie jar the last time she was here and she couldn't be more grateful for her planning ahead.
Technically, the detective wasn't supposed to be here this morning. They hadn't spent the night together and they hadn't made plans for breakfast or anything else today, opting instead to play it by ear through text. But Jane had woken up in the early dawn and stretched her arm out across the frigid sheets where Maura should have been; she didn't like it. She didn't like it one bit. So she scooted over here as the sun rose and let herself in, listening to the sounds of the doctor moving around upstairs while she puttered about in the kitchen.
She'd heard the water turn on a few minutes ago, but now there was a new sound floating down from the upper floor. A voice, soft and gentle, singing a tune Jane couldn't quite make out. The chuckle that escaped her lips couldn't have been helped. Maura Isles was singing in the shower. Just when Jane thought she couldn't get more adorable.
Like the sneaky detective Jane was trained to be, she snuck up the stairs to stand outside the bathroom door, following the soulful voice.
"I will never stop trying. I will never stop watching as you leave. I will never stop losing my breath every time I see you looking back at me. I will never stop holding your hand. I will never stop opening your door. I will never stop choosing you, babe. I will never get used to you," the voice was confident within the safety of the bathroom. Jane could hear a low hum, possibly an instrumental section of the song the doctor had chosen.
"And with this love song to you, it's not a momentary phase. You are my life, I don't deserve you. But you love me just the same. And as the mirror says we're older, I will not look the other way. You are my life, my love, my only, and that's the one thing that won't change."
Jane was turning into a pile of mush as she leaned against the wall for support. Maura's voice trailed off into thin air, leaving behind the quiet hiss of the shower head. Jane's mind was racing ridiculously fast. True, Maura hadn't meant for her to hear it and it wasn't like she'd sung it to Jane and meant every single word, but in her mind and her heart, Jane thought she did.
An idea popped into her head and she scrambled toward Maura's office, scouring the shelves for a pad of post-it notes. She whipped out her phone and accessed the internet, googling the lyrics as her google-mouth was currently occupied. She wrote out the first lyrics of the song, the ones she'd missed while she'd been in the kitchen, on a few of the notes and then she darted to Maura's bedroom. She stuck the first note on the closet door, knowing how the doctor functioned in the morning. She placed two more within the closet, one by her dresses and one by her shoes, and then she slipped back downstairs.
The water stopped flowing through the pipes.
She placed the final note on the espresso machine for a moment, quickly gathering a mug and milk to make Maura her morning beverage. The finished product rested on the counter with the note stuck to it a mere five minutes later. Jane burrowed herself into a far corner of the kitchen, hands wrapped around her mug of liquid love, and awaited the arrival of the medical examiner.
Maura bounded down the stairs once she'd dressed, the post-it notes stuck together in one hand, a huge grin on her face as she exploded into the kitchen. She spotted the mug first with the final lyric attached before she spied her detective huddled in the corner.
"Jane!" She exclaimed, bubbling with happiness. "This is one of my favourite songs, how'd you know?" She inquired, smiling up at the detective and wrapping her arms around the taller woman's neck.
Jane smiled softly, "I heard you singing this morning, Maur."
The doctor's mouth popped open in an adorable 'o' before she could stop herself. She flushed across her cheeks before burying her face in her arm and Jane's neck due to embarrassment.
Jane chuckled at the sight, "Maur, you sounded lovely. Don't be embarrassed."
Pulling her face from the warmth of Jane's skin, Maura looked up at her. "I just really love that song." Jane pecked her forehead.
"I just really love you," she admitted before placing a kiss on Maura's lips.
[Note: song displayed is "Never Stop" by Safetysuit]