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A cell phone was pressed tightly against Maura's ear. She had just dropped off Jane a little while ago. Although she told Maura that she was fine, the older blond wasn't entirely convinced.
Three rings and her voice was in Maura's ear. "Mar, I was so sad that I missed you earlier." Charlie teased.
"Charlie, why did you come to my house?" Maura asked her while rubbing her temples in exhaustion.
"What's with the tone? There used to be a time that I couldn't get myself out of you house." Charlie chuckled.
"It's not funny," Maura almost whined. "We're broken up Charlie, you can't come by unannounced."
"You're just mad because your little friend was there. How old is this one, Maur?"
"Shut up." Maura huffed out. There was a silent pause.
"Well, when you want to stop hanging around the playground - you can call me. You've obviously kept my number." The dial tone hummed in Maura's ear.
She hit the touch screen "end" icon and ran a disgruntled hand through her hair. She clenched the steering wheel in her long hands.
Glancing at her purse, she cursed under her breath. She still had to take care of manila envelope poking out of it. New syllabus propositions for next year. And she had to grade 116 poetic analysis papers. God dammit.
Maura Isles was stressed, to say the very least.
"You did this to yourself." She said to no one in particular as she turned to get off at her exit.
The trip was only 30 minutes but it felt like an hour. Maura couldn't get out of her own mind.
Jane's House
When Maura's Range Rover pulled out of her driveway, Jane immediately ducked into her house.
The tingle of Maura's goodbye kiss was still on her lips, but Jane couldn't shake Charlie's words from her mind. You be careful.
So unjustified. Or was it? God, if Maura hadn't had to go to that board meeting, none of this would have happened. Jane plopped down on her couch and began to rifle through her book bag. She knew that she had homework due the next day- oddly enough, for Maura's class as well.
There was something Jane hadn't thought of. How was it going to work in the classroom now? Would the woman who cuddled her close the night before really be able to teach her about Aristotle just as if nothing had changed? Jane imagined that she would just have to wait and find out. That's when Angela, Jane's Mother walked in.
"Janie, you ok you seem a little stressed"
"Yeah I'm fine Ma, just school" Jane faked a smile
"Ok, well make sure you get your homework done" Angela called as she headed back into the kitchen.
School the Next Day
"That's good Alice, but what I really want to dissect is Aristotle's true meaning behind his words." Ms. Isles said as she walked around her classroom. "Aristotle said, 'All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion," she reached the front of the room and turned around. "desire.'" Ms. Isles lost her nerve for a second when she eyed Jane nervously scribbling in her notebook, making an effort to ignore her. Ms. Isles brought it back. "Now, this is one of Aristotle's most straightforward points. That's why we are going to reach deeper." The room groaned. "Yes, I know, it's horrible." pretended to sympathize with them. "What I want is five pages, single spaced, discussing all of Aristotle's seven causes. Make it good guys, it's a big grade this semester."
The bell rang and the students trudged out of the room with unamused looks on their faces. Jane flew through the door with the rest of them but she caught a quick wink from Ms. Isles before she was out the door.
Jane figured that this was her life now. Sneaking, lying. She figured it was worth having Maura. This woman was like an unattainable trophy that she somehow got a hold of. She wasn't letting go for anything now.
Ms. Isles sat in her room on the computer. She had 52 minutes until her next class was coming in. She had only gotten through 56 essays the night before. Usually she could whip them off like nothing but she couldn't focus with Jane running through her mind.
She wished that Jane and her could talk in school. Maura was sure that it wouldn't raise suspicions if a female teacher and a female student we alone in a room together, but she couldn't be too careful. She wasn't going to risk her reputation for a quick randevous in a classroom.
She pulled out her phone to quickly text Jane.
Let's go back to my place tonight. Movie and popcorn?
Almost immediately Jane replied with an enthusiastic confirmation. Maura lay back in her desk chair, trying to figure out how she could make the day fly by faster.
After School
Jane stood outside Maura's door. It was after the last bell had rung and the students had already fled the halls. Jane was alone, until Maura's hand pulled hers through the swiftly opened door.
"Hey," Maura smiled as Jane kissed her. Maura blushed.
"Hey, shouldn't we not be doing this here?" Maura half asked.
"I know," Jane replied. "Let's go to your house."
Maura smiled. "Sure."
"Okay, let's go." Jane said as Maura threw her bag over her shoulder and lead Jane out to her car.
Maura's house
Jane collected a blanket and two pillows from Maura's room. The smell of the popcorn popping in the microwave invaded her nostrils when she entered the living room. Maura was already in her slim yoga pants and comfy baggy blue top.
"Is it okay if I borrow some comfy clothes?" Jane asked as she threw the blanket and pillows on the couch.
Maura's head snapped up from the microwave, a smile on her face. "Yea, take anything you want."
Jane came back in about 5 minutes wearing baggy joggers and her white tank top.
"Come over here." Maura patted the cushion next to hers on the couch. The bowl of popcorn was on her lap.
Jane sat down and Maura snuggled into Jane's arms, feeling safe and warm with the younger woman.
"So," Jane said as Maura pressed the play button on the DVD remote. The older blonde glanced at her. "What are my chances of getting out of this Socrates paper?"
"Oh, now I get it." Maura laughed. "That was your angle this whole time, wasn't it?"
"I'm so transparent." Jane huffed sarcastically.
"You are," Maura smiled as she leaned in to kiss Jane.
Jane was wonderfully overwhelmed with the feeling of Maura's warm mouth on hers. Kissing this woman was her favorite thing to do. When they weren't around each other Jane would only be able to think about Maura's hands and her hair and her lips.
Jane felt herself being pushed to a horizontal position on the couch. Maura was burying her in the blanket and body heat. Jane's hands ran through the golden locks cascading down on her. She could feel her body reacting to Maura's touch.
Maura's hands began to move down Jane's waist. A wave of nervousness shot down Jane's spine. Her eyes opened and she sat up suddenly.
Maura pulled back, immediately regretting her actions.
"I'm sorry," Maura apologized as she sat up on the couch.
"No, I'm sorry," Jane mumbled as she looked down, almost ashamed.
"Hey," Maura encouraged as she lifted Jane's chin with her finger. "We go as fast or as slow as you want. Promise."
"But that's just the thing." Jane said. "I want to go further. I really do. It's just that... I..." She hesitated.
"Come on, Jay. You can tell me." Maura urged gently.
Jane played with the stitches in the blanket anxiously. "I'm afraid that I won't know what to do." Maura smiled sympathetically, and in almost an amused fashion. "I'm afraid that I'll be really bad at this."
Maura hugged Jane tightly. "You're adorable." She released and looked at the younger girl. "And I'm sure that when you're ready, you'll be perfect."
"You just intimidate me." Jane confessed. "I don't know how to handle you." Jane smirked in a cute way.
"Well, well, well I never thought tough Jane Rizzoli would be intimidated my someone like me," Maura said as she ran her fingers down Jane's hand with a smirk on her face. "If it helps, you scare me too."
"Well, good." Jane laughed. "As long as it's a mutual feeling."
Maura squeezed Jane's hand, feeling that she had never known this young girl as well as she did now.