Recovered from the shock and the storm that was so typical Angela Rizzoli, Maura was the first one to speak, "Your mother has a refreshing way of speaking up her mind don't you think, Jane...Ba-be..."

Jane faced her best friend and looked into her hazel eyes. "You bet she has uh... Well, I think we should indeed talk then." uncertain how to proceed the things that now we're out in the open and needed an honest talk Jane waited for Maura to respond.

Jane was a smart independent woman and if it was about the Red Sox or something work-related she could speak up her mind very well and be the badass everyone admired but talking about feelings, especially romantic kind of feelings wasn't something she was eager to talk about. Of course she fantasized, more than once, of how life would be if she had the beautiful doctor by her side as her lover and partner how couldn't she! Maura was so smart and quirky and have you that beautiful woman? She was created to be admired and loved like a sculpture of Alexandros of Antioch!

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"Jane, are you still with me?" came the now very concerned voice from the petite doctor and interrupted Jane's musing. "If you've changed your mind about talking things out uh, you know it's not that I wouldn't you know but if it isn't what you really want and I don't want to..."

Coming out of her daydream Jane interjected Maura's nervous blabbering. She took the poor doctor's hands in hers and looked into her beautiful hazel colored eyes looked back at her full of concern and maybe a little bit of fear, "Sweety no, no I haven't changed my mind and yes let's talk about everything." she looked around and what she saw she didn't like a bit. The precinct's hallway normally was a busy place and right now some very curious people walked by and some of them eavesdropped to catch up pieces of their conversation and Jane didn't like it a bit! She saw Peter Arrows walk by and if her memory served her right he walked by at least the 6th times!

Jane threw an angry glare at the busybody of narcotics so the older Detective made hastily made a beeline through the entrance of the precinct.

'So long sucker!' Jane thought and looked back at her soon-to-be-lover.

"Maybe we should go to my place and talk about it in private. If you want of course or we could go to your apartment if you feel more up to it. Although I can't imagine that Angela would burst into the main-house at least not if she wants grand-babies.." Maura giggled at Jane's facial expression as she heard Maura say the word grand-babies.

"Maura!"

Jane pulled the gorgeous doctor out of the precinct before she could overthink everything, not that she wanted to but well, talking-feelings... "I love you to pieces, Maura but please don't mention that word to my mother. She will decorate your office at Beacon hill into a nursery room before...oh God she will do just that!"

"You don't really think she would do that?" a now very stressed Maura Isles said.

"We are lucky if she isn't already in Ikea to buy furniture!" Jane told her best friend.

"Jane, you're mocking me."

"Nah, don't worry Maur! Oh, by the way, we are both here with our cars. If you drove the Prius today we'll take mine. My ass needs no hybrid it's just fine as it is and I have a reputation to maintain!"

"You are lucky, I drove the Mercedes and no you can't drive...I will." the petite doctor was determent but so was Jane.

Jane looked lovingly at the lovely doctor and said sweetly, "Maura. Until a few minutes ago you were unconscious. You are not fit to drive. I will drive and you can sit next to me looking pretty!"

Reluctant but complying nonetheless Maura seated herself on the other side while Jane took the spot behind the wheel and after a few adjustments of the seat drove off to her destiny.

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The drive to Maura's house in Beacon Hill was uneventful. Jane prepared herself for a conversation that was long overdue. To many time had passed that she could have made her feelings know and yet...What kept her from just doing so, and Maura had similar thoughts and before they knew it they arrived at their destination.

'There is no way out of it now or has Jane changed her mind?' Maura squirmed in her seat at the thought of going back to being just friends again. 'Will she still want to be my friend when she has changed her mind about things?'

As if Jane could read Maura's mind she took off her seat-belt and turned to Maura, „I'm not running Maura, it's you and me if you want me. You know I'm not much of a mushy-wushy talker and shit but I will be for you."

Maura nodded and her eyes shone with unshedded tears as she heard Jane's earnest words, „I'm sorry that I've doubt you, Jane. I never wanted a thing as much as for you and me to be together and you know my record in men and the neglecting."

Jane looked at Maura and smiled, „Come on, we'll go inside before we grow roots and then we talk!"

„You know that it is impossible.." Maura began, then she saw the look on Jane's face, „Just kidding. I don't think I'm really in the mood for Google talk..."

Jane used her key to open the door and let Maura step inside first before she let herself in.

Inside Maura's house, Jane's first words were, „First coffee and then we talk if that's alright with you."

„We can talk while drinking our coffee, Jane." Maura answered wisely.

„Or we could kiss first... Oh yes, let's kiss first and then..." Jane made kissing noises.

Maura smiled „Jane! As much as I would like that, and the thought about kissing you makes me all..." Maura became all dreamy and forgot what she wanted to say.

„So kissy-kissy?" Jane teasingly asked her soon-to-be-lover.

„Jane!"

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