Set at the end of season 1 "Sympathy for the Devil" after Jane leaves Joey her front stoop. I don't usually do episode based stories but I thought of this when I was watching it this weekend!
Jane let out a deep sigh as she stepped into her apartment. She was drenched and cold and wanted nothing more then to curl up under her warm covers. She kicked her boots off by the door and tossed her coat on the hook. She knew that there would be a puddle of water underneath it by the morning but she couldn't have cared less at the moment. The brunette would've normally just crawled into her bed in her tank top and underwear but even those were soaked after sitting on the stoop in the rain with Joey.
Joey. Man, she hadn't seen that one coming.
She smiled as she entered her bedroom when she saw the nightlight glowing in the corner. She could just barely make out that there was a figure in her bed; the slightest hint of golden hair could be seen above the comforter. She changed quickly, towel drying her hair and then promptly dropping it to pile at the foot of the bed – she knew she would get yelled at for that in the morning.
Slipping into bed, she wrapped her arms around the other occupant. The doctor turned in her embrace and snuggled into her chest. "You're later then I expected you to be." She murmured, her voice full of sleep.
"I got held up by a visitor on the stoop." Jane answered to which she received a question, "Hmm?" from the woman in her arms. She continued, "Joey was waiting for me downstairs."
"In the rain?"
"Yeah, he was soaked." Jane told her with a yawn. "He came home to say goodbye."
"Goodbye?" Maura asked, she sounded more awake now.
Jane explained, "He got a job in DC – some Homeland Security liaison position."
"Wow, good for him." It was Maura's turn to yawn.
"He told me he liked me." Jane stated.
There was now a slight alarm to Maura's tone, "What?"
"Yeah," Jane snorted, "And then he tried to kiss me." The honey blonde instantly tensed in her arms, "Tried to sweetie."
Maura sat up and propped herself up on her elbow so that she could look the detective in the eye, "What did you say?"
"I reminded him that he was leaving, I told him to have fun in Washington, and said goodbye." Jane told her honestly, "And then I came up here to you." She cupped Maura's cheek, "To where I want to be. I didn't say anything about us since we decided to keep 'us' to ourselves for a while. Joey may be leaving but I am sure that he would mention something to someone before he left if I had told him."
"So you don't want to be with Joey?" Maura asked with a voice full of hope.
Jane smiled, "Hell no – especially not if you are the other option!" She laughed to herself and then looked at her girlfriend with a somber expression, "You're the only one for me."
"Even if I call you 'Rolli Polli Rizzoli'?" The ME asked with a grin.
"Only if I can call you 'Maura the Bora' when you Google-Talk for too long." Jane bargained.
The smaller woman laughed and kissed her firmly, "Deal," before snuggling back down into the detective's embrace.
"Thanks for turning the nightlight on for me." Jane said as she kissed her forehead.
Maura smiled and held her tighter, "Always."
I'm still working on Erin I promise. I've got a bit of writer's block, plus I am working 40+ hours a week, and I got a new ukulele that I am having a bit too much fun playing! I will post soon I promise!
PS…20 days til the second half of season 3 starts! I am so excited!