Chapter 21
Jane let out a huff of frustration as she stepped through her front door. She let her jacket drop to the floor and kicked her shoes off towards the direction of the hall closet; not really caring where they ended up landing.
She went directly upstairs. Do not pass 'Go'. Do not collect $200.
Entering the bedroom she found her girlfriend propped up in bed, foot elevated on a pillow, reading a book.
'Stupid Tommy.' She thought to herself as the stripped off her clothes. Once again she didn't care where they landed – even with Maura watching this time.
"Hi, honey!" Maura greeted her from her place on the bed.
Jane didn't respond. She continued taking off her clothes until she was down to her underwear and tank top and clambered into bed next to the ME. She was silent still as she slid her arms around the smaller woman's waist and buried her face into Maura's stomach.
"Tough day?" Maura asked as she put down her book and ran her fingers through Jane's dark and unruly hair.
"I hate Tommy!" Came the muffled response from her abdomen.
"Tommy?" Maura questioned, "What does Tommy have to do with anything?"
Jane lifted her head so that she could be heard clearly but didn't move from where she lay. "Because he did this to you!"
A few days prior, Tommy had come over to pick up Jo on his dog walking job. Maura happened to be home and took the opportunity to get some fresh air so she accompanied the youngest Rizzoli on his walk around the block with Jo and the four other dogs. Half way through their journey one of the dogs spotted a squirrel and attempted to chase it which riled up all the other mutts. Maura got tangled in the mess of leashes, was knocked to the ground and twisted her ankle. Doctors had ordered her to stay off of it for a week.
"It was an accident." Maura reminded her. "It wasn't his fault."
"I know," Jane whined, "But now I have to deal with Pike for a week! I would hate it even if someone else was covering for you! I just want you back! It's not the same!" The detective tightened her grip and snuggled in closer.
Maura loved it when Jane was like this. Whiney 'I am not getting my way' Jane was annoying. Sad and mopey Jane was adorable. She could never tell Jane that she thought that though or she would never see that side of the other woman ever again. The doctor cherished nights like this. Moments when Jane would bury into her, nights when she felt like she was the one providing the protection, the comfort. The detective of course normally took that on as her role but Maura was happy to fill the position whenever she could.
"What did Dr. Pike do today? Maura questioned.
Jane sighed, "Nothing more annoying and obnoxious than usual."
"The thought of him sitting in my chair makes me nauseous." The doctor groaned. "I HATE that he does that when I'm not around and now there's nothing that I can do about it."
"You actually don't have to worry about that."
Maura couldn't see the smile on Jane's face but she could hear it in her voice, "What did you do?"
"I moved it up to my desk." Jane snickered. "I don't know how the hell you sit in that thing. It's impossible to relax in."
"It's not made to relax in; it is made to work in. It is design to be ergonomic and provide..."
"Not the point Maura!" Jane cut her off.
"Yes, I supposed you're right. So if you took my chair then what is Pike sitting in at my desk?"
"Well," Jane replied, "I didn't want to leave it a chair at all but Susie said that we at least had to put a folding chair in its place."
"You got Susie in on it too?" Maura laughed.
"Of course I did. She gets just as annoyed with him as everyone else I figured she would want to help!"
The honey blonde smiled. "Well, thank you for protecting my chair." She pressed a kiss to the top of the other woman's head as she continued to stroke her hair.
Jane kissed the flesh of Maura's stomach that was beneath her lips and tightened her arms around her. "Always."
I hope you enjoyed it! If you haven't already, check out my other story in progress 'Erin'. A new chapter for it will be coming soon!