Jane unlocked the door and opened it to reveal Frankie, who was shocked to see Jane.

"Janie? What you doing here?"

"Uuummmm... hanging out with Maura; what are you doing here?"

"I...ah..." Frankie scratched the back of his neck then cleared his throat. "I came over to talk to Maura."

"Why?"

"About why you were so weird yesterday." Jane chuckled to herself. Her baby brother just couldn't leave her life alone... a little like another Rizzoli she knew.

"Hang on, you mean Ma hasn't told you?"

"Told me what?" Now he was really interested. If Angela hadn't told him anything in "confidence", then it really must be a secret.

"Nothing," Jane dismissed with a smirk. "You want to come in?"

"Janie!" He whined as he passed her into Maura's entrance hall. "Tell me!"

"Really, Frankie, it's no big deal."

In this time of sibling discussion, Maura had made her way out of bed, missing Jane's comfort, and hearing the two Rizzolis, joined them in the living room.

"Janie! It's not 'no big deal'!"

"We just kissed Frankie, that's all." Suddenly both sets of eyes were on her, and she felt the heat. She turned to Jane. "You hadn't told him, had you?" Jane shook her head slowly, the overwhelming expression of '...crap!' on her face not wavering one bit.

"You kissed? Jane!?"

"Whoa... Frankie, she kissed me."

"You kissed her?"

"Yes," Maura answered like a child in trouble.

"Huh." Jane and Maura glanced at each other with scepticism, then back to Frankie who proceeded to explain the 'huh'. "Well, Tommy and I figured if you liked a Rizzoli for real it would be one of us. Not Jane."

"What do you mean 'for real'?" Jane enquired.

"Well, we knew you two were close, and it's no secret that you act like a couple, but we thought you liked guys."

"Wait, we don't act like a couple!" Frankie threw her a look, wondering how she could be such a great detective, but also be so oblivious to things going on right in front of her. She turned to Maura. "Do we?"

"Well, Jane. I suppose we do sometimes."

"What times?"

"Well, we have sleepovers."

"'Cause, we're friends."

"You save me from serial killers."

"'Cause I'm a cop."

"And then give me a really long hug afterwards."

"I'm a... nice... cop." She answered, her bravado waning.

"Ok, Janie. I got one for you." Frankie walked over to the couch. "When you two sit on a couch this big," he outstretched his arms showing the length of it. "But sit right here." He slammed his hands down right next to each other in the middle of the back of the couch.

"Jane, we do."

"I don't mean to."

Maura quickly walked over to Jane and held her hands. "It's not a bad thing. I like it."

"Couple!" Frankie exclaimed throwing his hands into the air.

"Frankie!" Jane whined.

"I'm going to see Ma." Maura tugged on Jane's hands to stop her from sending him on his way with a snide remark. Jane took a deep breath in to relax herself.

"Better." Maura stated. "Do you want some breakfast?"

"Sure." Jane let go of Maura's hands so that she could go to the kitchen. The detective took residence on one of the stools at the counter and watched happily as Maura made Saturday breakfast for the two of them.

Maura started by feeding Bass some strawberries, but she saved one for Jane. She chopped it in two and held one half out for Jane. "Open." Maura instructed, so Jane opened her mouth, then closed it when she tasted the sweetness of the juicy fruit. She started chewing, but stopped after a few bites to talk.

"This is couple-y, isn't it?" She swallowed.

"Yes." Maura answered cheerily before holding out the other half for Jane to take. She opened her mouth, smiling, and waited for Maura to pop it into her mouth. She teased for a bit, but eventually popped it in. Jane smiled a big toothy grin when she'd finished, the redness of the strawberry coating her front teeth. Maura chuckled to herself; the image of little Janie Rizzoli coming through a little.

Jane put her knife and fork down and used her finger to wipe up the remaining maple syrup on her plate that had spilled over her pancakes. Maura smiled as she rinsed her plate and waited for Jane to finish. When she had, she handed it to Maura and sucked on her fingers to get every last bit of sugary syrup. "Do you want anything else?"

"No, thanks. I'm good." Maura nodded to herself once and then headed out of the kitchen.

"I'm going to make the bed. I have some spare clothes of yours up there, so if you come up in 10 minutes, I should be dressed too." Maura waited for Jane to respond, but the childish detective was still sucking her sticky fingers, so she smiled and made her way upstairs.

Once Jane was satisfied in her quest for leftover syrup, she washed her hands and flopped onto the couch. She flicked the T.V on and settled for a channel showing old Looney Tunes cartoons. She laughed at each one, just as she had when she was a child; Bugs Bunny outwitting Elma Fudd, Road Runner thwarting Wile E. Coyote, and Sylvester stalking his prey, Tweetie Pie. She must have sat there watching for at least 20 minutes before she realised that Maura hadn't come down yet.

She turned the T.V off and headed upstairs. "Maura?" she asked as she approached the blonde's door. It was slightly ajar, so she gently pushed it open. What she saw gave her the giggles. Maura was flat out asleep across her bed. She must've been reaching over to smooth it out and sleep had overcome her.

Jane bit her lips to stop herself from laughing out loud, and tiptoed over to her very tired friend. She began to pull back the covers again until they reached Maura, so she placed her hand on Maura's back and rubbed it gently, trying to wake her up. "C'mon, Maur." The blonde rolled herself slightly, but stopped when she reached her side.

Jane pushed her the rest of the way over, then grabbed her hands, intending to help her sit up, but Maura was playing dead weight. Jane leaned over the doctor's shaking-from-giggles body, and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Put your arms around my neck." Maura complied, sort of. Jane worked with what she got and slipped her hands under Maura's shoulder blades and pulled her body up. She spun her around so her head was above her pillow and let her down gently.

The covers were still bunched up under Maura's hips, so Jane tapped one telling her to lift them. She did, and Jane slipped them down and then pulled them back over Maura's legs. She tucked them under the blonde's arms like she were a little girl, then bent over to kiss Maura's cheek.

Maura was being cheeky, however and turned her head at the last second. Jane's lips landed softly on Maura's and both women's eyes shot open and they pulled back. "Jane, I'm so sorry! I thought you were going to kiss my forehead. I'm so sorry."

"Shhh."

Maura sat up a little straighter. "Did you just -"

"Shhh." A little straighter still.

Jane's focus was still on Maura's lips, and Maura knew it. "Jane..." The brunette looked up into the blonde's eyes, a sense of need being projected from them. They didn't stay there long before returning to Maura's lips. "Kiss me," she whispered. Jane's eyes shot back up again, still holding the same look. She edged a little closer to the doctor, her gaze shifting back to her lips. One more glace at Maura's eyes and she'd do it.

Maura's eyes held the same mixed look of need and want, and it grew stronger the closer that Jane got. Jane's focus went back to the blonde's lips as she outstretched her long finger and ran the nail down the length of Maura's jaw. When she reached her chin, she tilted it upwards and moved in. Her eyes closed as the barest sensation of skin touched her lips and she recognised it as Maura's bottom lip.

She continued to move in until she was able to suck Maura's lip in between her own. She could feel the sudden rush of adrenaline as her heartbeat raced, so she pulled back. Maura latched onto Jane's waist before she could go too far and dug her fingertips in, bringing Jane back to her. She slid her hands up Jane's sides when their lips reconnected, tickling the tender skin beneath.

Jane ran her hand behind Maura's head, tugging gently on her hair to tilt her head back. She turned her head so that they were buried in each other's necks before opening her mouth for Maura. The blonde gently ran her tongue along Jane's top lip, her hands reaching around the detective's muscular body, but just as she was about to slip her tongue inside Jane's mouth, the brunette pulled back, completely this time.

"Jane..."

"I have to feed Jo Friday."

"Ha...what?"

"She's probably hungry... not that that was what I was thinking about what we were kissing, just... we kissed. I kissed you."

"I asked you to." Maura offered as a way for Jane not to feel guilt or anything.

"I wanted to." Maura smiled and Jane smiled back, but she really did have a hungry dog waiting back at her place. "I have to go Maura."

"I know, but... call me."

"I won't," Maura's face fell, "'cause I'll be back here in an hour." Jane smiled as Maura's face lit up again. "Can I bring Jo?"

"Of course, Jane. I'll see you later."

"Yeah." Jane turned and left the room. She skipped down the stairs, her head buzzing. She slipped on her shoes and picked up her keys, phone and gun. She looked back over her shoulder, checking if Maura had followed her, but she hadn't so she opened the door.

She got into her car, but before starting it up she looked at herself in the rear view mirror and smiled to herself.

"Wow!"

A/N Hey guys! thanks for the reviews; they're really encouraging :) I'm on holidays atm, and interent is scarce, but I'll try to get y'all some more chapters soon :) xo