Snapshots 4.0
Chapter 20 – Lights and Sirens
The alarm sounded in the morning and Jane said her usual comment, "Five more minutes, Maur."
"Jane, the next time the alarm goes off you will need to get up as we have brunch with our parents today and I need extra time to help you shower." Maura said as she turned to face Jane.
"Okay, Maur, now snuggle back into me please so I can enjoy my last few minutes of snuggling."
"Bossy, this morning." Maura stated.
"You love me when I am bossy and I did say please." Jane insisted.
"Yes, I do love you, maybe not so much when you are bossy though." Maura said as she smirked at Jane and snuggled into her. She closed her eyes and just enjoyed the embrace. She loved snuggling with Jane.
When the alarm went off again, Jane didn't argue she simply got up and headed to the bathroom. She knew that Maura had to cover up her leg so that they could take a shower together. It didn't take Maura long to wrap up Jane's leg so that no water would get on her cast. Maura turned the water on so it could warm up as she undressed.
Maura tried to keep Jane from attempting to make love to her in the shower but she found it too hard to resist Jane. She settled inside to make it quick so they wouldn't be late to their parent's house for brunch. Jane surprising cooperated and they were able to get out of the shower quicker then she had scheduled. Maura was so proud of Jane.
They talked while they both got dressed. Jane was able to dress herself. They had purchased a few pair of jeans that were a little larger so they would fit over her cast but still look great on her. She was sitting on the bed looking at Maura, who was getting dressed in their walk-in closet. Maura was standing there in a bra and skirt looking for the correct shirt to wear.
"You know Kate always did like your boobs." Jane informed a startled Maura.
"Jane, what brought that up." Maura asked as she looked over at Jane who seemed to be staring at her as she was half dressed in the closet.
"I was just thinking about how much Carina resembles you." Jane told her.
Maura thought about it and said, "You are looking at me and thinking about our daughter's girlfriend." Maura said as she gave Jane a look and then continued, "Yes, I guess she does resemble me." Maura said as she looked at herself in the full-length mirror that was hanging up in the closet. "I never really thought about that. She is about my same intelligence, same build, same hair color, same skin color, same bust size, wow I guess she does resemble me. But what does that have to do with my boobs?"
"Oh, I guess I didn't tell you. One afternoon while we were in Paris. We were supposed to be going shopping and I had a reaction to something we had eaten earlier, so I stayed home. I guess they didn't know I was home and I walked in on them in a compromising position on the couch. Let's just say Kate was paying quite a bit of attention to one of Carina's boobs with her mouth. Kinda like she did when she was younger, you know when you were breast feeding her. I also remember that when she was little, she always seemed to want to snuggle up to your boobs when she would sit with you. When she sat with me, she always seemed to be looking at you."
"Jane, what did you do? Please, don't tell me that you said something to embarrass Kate or Carina." Maura was now horrified, what if Jane had said something. She didn't remember the girls acting any different when she got back from her shopping trip that day, but now she was concerned.
"Okay, I won't tell you then." Jane said as she laughed. She hadn't said anything but she sure thought that they the young lady had some nice boobs just like Maura's and if she were Kate, she would be giving them attention as well.
"Well, I seem to remember that you always paid attention to my boobs and didn't really like sharing my boobs with Kate." Maura reminded Jane.
"What can I say, I love your boobs and nobody should get to suck on them but me and yes, I didn't like when Kate was sucking on them. It made me want to take the other one and suck on it, you know to balance things out. Kate very rarely gave equal treatment to your boobs. She did her business and was done with the boob. I mean even I know you must apply equal treatment. I also remember telling you how beautiful you looked when you were breast feeding Kate." Jane said shyly, she blushed a little at the memory.
"Jane, Kate wasn't sucking on them like you did, and I didn't get aroused when she was nursing. They were two very different experiences. I remember how if Kate didn't breast feed my breasts would hurt because they contained too much milk. Breast feeding is natural and quite a few babies are breastfed." Maura reminded Jane.
"Out of our four children, Kate is the only one that was breastfed." Jane announced.
"Well, your body was having issues when you were pregnant with MJ and the doctor recommended that you not breastfeed. I was toxic and still sick when I had the twins, so breast feeding was also not recommended. With Kate, I was healthy and the doctor recommended that I breast feed her. How did we get on this subject, Jane?" Maura questioned her as she put her shirt on and walked out of the closet with her high heels in her hand. She sat down on the bed next to Jane so she could slip her high heels on and then she would be ready to go.
"Because you caught me admiring your boobs just now when you were getting dressed and I was just recalling all the times I have been admiring your boobs over the years and the memory of our daughter being like me popped into my head. Kate really is a lot like me, isn't she?" Jane asked.
"Yes, she is like you in quite a few ways. Apparently, her love of boobs is just one of the traits you two share. I sure hope that you didn't share these memories with other people." Maura now wondered if Jane had told stories like this to anybody. She didn't think she would but if you get a few beers in her, who knows what she might say.
Jane didn't reply, she just stood up and climbed on her scooter and offered a hand to help Maura up off of the bed. They needed to get going so they wouldn't be late for brunch with the parental units. Maura drove them in the Prius to their parent's house. They arrived a couple of minutes before 10 AM. When Jane scootered in, Angela was the first one to see her. "Oh, my baby, what happened to your foot?" Angela said as she walked over to hug her girls. Constance and Arthur were right behind her.
"Can we sit down and then Jane can explain what happened?" Maura smiled, she didn't have to lie to her parents. She would let Jane tell them what ever story she wanted to about how she hurt her foot. No answer was given they all just made their way into the living room and were seated after Constance and Arthur greeted them.
"I must say Jane you seem to have added some items to your scooter." Arthur stated as he continued to admire Jane's scooter after she had sat down.
"Yes, I figured the horn and siren would come in handy." Jane said as she smiled at him. They all knew she was a big kid and loved to have fun. If there were accessories for the scooter, Jane would have them.
"So, Janie, you must tell us what happened to you." Angela stated, she was curious as to how her daughter had injured herself. She thought she only had to worry about Jane when she was a police officer, apparently, she was wrong. Grown up Jane was just as dangerous.
Maura sat and held Jane's hand. She was trying not to look at Jane because she didn't want to start laughing at her. She had no idea what story Jane was going to tell. She was just happy she didn't have to tell the story because she wouldn't be able to lie about it and she really didn't want her parents to know the real reason that Jane broke her foot.
Jane took a breath and said, "Well, it is a funny story really. See I was trying to fool around with my wife and I was going up the stairs and I turned around because she wasn't following me. She was so beautiful standing there that I got distracted when I turned around to go downstairs and missed a step and fell and broke my foot." Maura couldn't believe that Jane told the truth about what happened.
Angela said, "Come on Jane, what did you do? You don't expect us to believe that story, do you?"
Jane looked at Maura and then to their parents and said, "I missed a step on the staircase and fell. It really is that simple, just a stupid accident." Maura closed her eyes and thanked an entity that she didn't believe in that Jane had pulled that off.
"Well, I am so sorry you had to go through all that pain Jane. How long do you have to be in the cast?" Constance asked.
"I have to be in this cast for three weeks and then they will take it off and x-ray my foot and then put a new cast on. The doctor said probably the second cast for another three weeks and then a walking boot. The x-ray at the three-week mark will let the doctor see how my bone is healing. They gave me crutches, but I prefer to use the scooter."
"So, I guess any trips for the two of you are postponed for the time being?" Arthur asked.
Maura replied, "Yes, we will stay in the area, no long trips. We might still fly up to New York for a few days. Jane is getting use to the cast and the scooter so I feel confident we can still fly somewhere. The RV will be parked until after her bone is healed."
"So, my dear parents, what is on the brunch menu this morning. I am hungry." Jane announced and everybody laughed as Jane was always hungry.
"Jane, you are always hungry. I swear I thought I was going to go broke feeding you when you were growing up. I was always told boys eat more but no you had to be the exception. You always ate more than your brothers."
"She does have a healthy appetite." Maura added. Jane smiled because that phrase could be taken several different ways, for food and for Maura. Maura smiled back at her knowing exactly what Jane was thinking.
"We are simply having salad, soup and sandwiches. You can make your own sandwich as all the lunch meats and cheeses are out. There are two types of soup, a potato gnocchi soup and a vegetable soup and several types of rolls for your sandwich. Shall we fix our plates and eat?" Constance offered.
"Yes, please follow me." Jane said as she turned on the siren and led the way. Everybody was laughing. Jane and her toys. Jane always managed to entertain them. Constance and Arthur were so thankful that Jane entered Maura's life. They saw the change immediately in her and when they finally met Jane, they could tell how much Jane cared about Maura.
Maura was thankful that Jane had adjusted the volume on the siren. When she first put it on her scooter and turned it on, it was very loud. Maura had to cover her ears. She didn't mind Jane having her toys but they shouldn't be so loud.
They enjoyed their brunch with their parents and then went home. They had all day every day to do all the things they wanted. It had already been a few months and Jane missed working. She loved being a homicide detective and working at BPD. Before she retired, she could often be found in the bullpen when she didn't have paperwork or other matters to take care of as she rose up the ranks. It didn't bother the homicide detectives anymore when she walked into the bullpen.
Actually, some of the sergeants liked when she came in because everybody tended to behave themselves when she was present. A few of the detectives even allowed her to help them on some of their homicide cases. She was still as sharp as ever and brought a different view to the case and assisted them in solving it.
Before Gen became the Chief, she had to go down several times and pull her out of the bullpen when she needed her to do something, you know related to her actual job. Gen always loved to tease Jane about it. Gen didn't mind her being in the bullpen because she did help with the homicide cases and it showed the detectives that just because you are brass doesn't mean you can't help out.
When they arrived at their house, Jane told Maura that she needed to take a nap as she was tired, "Maur, will you join me in my nap. I promise I just want to sleep. The pain meds make me tired and I probably overdid things today when I was showing your father all about what my scooter was capable of doing." Jane confessed.
"I told you to take it easy. I am thankful that my father took an interest in your scooter. He was so happy. I haven't seen him so excited in a while." Maura stated as she went upstairs with Jane.
"You can read a magazine or something if you want. I know you probably aren't tired. I just want to lay my head on you and snuggle up." Jane admitted.
"You mean, you want me as your human pillow." Maura said as she laughed. Jane smiled at her as they laid down on the bed together. Maura figured it wouldn't hurt her to take a nap.
About two hours later Jane's cell phone rang. Jane heard it and simply replied, "Five more minutes, Maur." Maura looked at the caller ID, it was Nina.
"Hi, Nina, Jane is sleeping right now. Did you need something?" Maura said as she answered Jane's phone.
"Yes, she was supposed to have a meeting with Gen at 4 PM today but we need to delay that about an hour. Do you think Jane will be up and functioning by then?" Nina asked knowing that Jane was on pain killers and trying to adjust to being in a cast.
"I will make sure she is up and functioning. Yes, she will be able to meet with Gen at 5 PM. Jane forgot to tell me that she had a meeting with Gen. She didn't put it on our calendar." Maura notified Nina.
"They just set it up late Friday afternoon. Gen is in panic mode over her pending retirement and trying to get everything set up. Jane was helping her with a few things. Gen is working on her speech right now so I am sure she just wants some friendly advice from Jane. Those two are pretty tight as you well know." Nina informed Maura.
"Yes, they are great friends. Gen is the only other female outside of the family that Jane has ever formed such a bond with. Well, except me."
"Yes, they have been each other's sounding boards over the years. Before Jane met you, I have heard that people wondered if Jane and Gen had something going on, even though Gen was happily married to Steve and had two small children."
Maura replied, "That is crazy. Jane would never be someone's mistress, so to speak."
"I know but people can't believe that two people can be that close and not be involved." Nina stated.
Jane started to stir because Maura was talking. "Hey, Jane is stirring I better get off of the phone. I will make sure she is there at 5 PM. Thank you Nina." Maura said as she disconnected the call.
"Five more minutes, Maur." Jane said as she snuggled into Maura almost climbing on top of her. Maura just kissed the top of her head and closed her eyes after setting an alarm on Jane's phone and then placing it on the nightstand.
When the alarm sounded, Jane tried her 'five more minutes' line but Maura untangled herself and got up. Jane immediately missed her and opened her eyes. "Maur, what's going on, why are you getting up?"
"Jane, you have a meeting with Gen, we have to get ready to go."
"Oh crap, I forgot about that. I can't be late for that." Jane said as she went to stand forgetting about the cast and fell back on the bed.
"Are you okay, Jane?" Maura asked concerned that Jane might have hurt herself.
"Yeah, I just forgot about my cast and it was a just a little painful. I am fine though. I will try this again a little slower." Jane managed to get out of the bed without causing herself anymore pain. She was already dressed, she just needed to freshen up. She decided to change shirts, after noticing a little spot by her belt. She must have dropped something on her shirt during brunch.
Maura on the other hand completely changed outfits. Ten minutes later they were out the door on their way to BPD. Once they arrived at BPD and stopped to get visitor passes at the front desk, Jane turned the scooter's lights on and when some people got in her way, she engaged the siren. People laughed when they saw her. She was having fun scooting down the hall to the elevators. When they reached the elevators, she turned off the siren leaving the lights on. She was on a mission, and felt she needed the lights on. Maura just shook her head, Jane really could entertain her at times.
When they arrived at Gen's floor and the elevator doors opened Jane turned the siren back on and proceeded to Gen's office. Gen's assistant was laughing as Jane approached, she turned off the siren but left the lights on. Nina was just shaking her head. She had no idea Jane would use the lights and sirens in BPD. Gen heard the commotion and came out of her office to see what the heck was going on. It was normally so quiet outside her office. Gen just laughed seeing Jane with her scooter and blue lights flashing. Then she saw Jane's cast. "Jane, what happened to you?"
Gen motioned for them to come into her office. Maura was surprised that Gen motioned her to come in as well. She had planned to sit outside and wait for Jane to finish her meeting with Gen. Jane turned the lights off and they had a seat around the table. Then Jane answered her questions, "Well, this one," she pointed to Maura, "wanted to have a sexual Olympics and well I managed to miss a step on the stairs and fell and broke my Tibia."
"I'm sure that is not the real story but whatever." Gen said as she was still laughing at Jane. She couldn't help laughing she had never seen someone on a scooter with lights and sirens. That was something right up Jane's alley though.
Jane was about to turn the siren and lights on but pulled out a pair of handcuffs from her pocket instead. "Listen here lady, are you saying I'm lying? I'll have you know I am a retired police officer and I can have you arrested."
"Oh, Jane, I have missed you around here. Nina is fun but you my dear are by far the funniest Rizzoli. Now, can you turn the lights and sirens off?" Gen requested.
Jane shrugged her shoulders and then complied by turning off the lights and siren, "Yeah, I guess the party is over now. I suppose you want to get down to business."
Gen smiled and replied, "Yes, and Maura would you be so kind to assist us? I am working on my speech and timeline for my retirement ceremony."
"Yes, Gen, I would love to." Maura replied. She loved event planning and was happy that Gen was including her. She had brought a science journal in case she needed to keep herself occupied during Jane's meeting with Gen. Jane pulled out her paper copies of her minute-to-minute schedule and shared it with Gen, she pulled out her phone and emailed it to her as well.
They spent the next forty-five minutes revising Gen's speech and working on the minute-to-minute schedule for the retirement ceremony. Maura and Gen tried to keep Jane in line. Jane kept wanting to tell jokes and goof around. "Maura, I don't know how you get anything done with this one telling jokes all the time."
"I have mastered the craft of getting Jane to complete tasks. It took me a while but she really does great work and is so entertaining in the process." Maura offered.
"Yes, I have missed that around here. I told Steve once Jane retired, I would be putting in my papers. I had to make sure I could get Nina as my replacement first though. Once that was taken care of, I was free to retire. I'm going to miss being a police officer but I think I have given enough of my time to BPD and I want to travel while Steve and I are still able to." Gen told the two women.
"We are looking forward to you and Steve traveling with us on our Route 66 trip." Maura said as they cleanup all of the papers on Gen's table. Their meeting was over and now Maura had to try and keep Jane from exiting Gen's office with lights and siren blaring.
Jane and Maura decided to go out to dinner at the Dirty Robber before heading home for the evening. Steve's brother greeted them after they were seated and they had just ordered when Frost and Susie walked in. Jane motioned for them to join them and the four of them enjoyed a nice dinner together.
Jane told them about how she broke her Tibia and Maura just laughed. Every time Jane told the story it was something different. She never knew what Jane was going to say. She was just happy she didn't have to tell the story. She didn't want any hives to appear.
They said their goodbyes to everyone and went home. As they prepared for bed, Maura asked Jane, "Do you need any pain medicine?"
"No, babe, I think I will be fine. I rested my leg during dinner and took it easy on the way home. I think I just want to go to sleep in your arms."
"Well that my dear, I can do." Maura snuggled up to Jane and wrapped her arms around her and closed her eyes. Within minutes they both were asleep, secure in each other's arms.