A/N: Fluff fluff fluff!
Angela watched Jane and Maura sitting opposite each other in the Division One Café the same as they often did. Their case was another arduous one and they took their breaks together to find a little respite and regain their focus. She finished serving her customer and glanced back over to the pair and her eyebrows rose when she saw Jane take Maura's hand, lace their fingers together and lean forward to whisper something in the Doctor's ear. Whatever Jane said had made Maura blush furiously and laugh with an impish sparkle in her eyes. Angela headed toward them and noticed again that even when Jane saw her coming, she didn't drop Maura's hand and instead brushed her thumb over Maura's knuckles.
"Hey Ma," Jane greeter her mother with a coy smile. It had been 3 weeks since she had taken Maura to bed for the first time. 3 weeks of discovery, sex and a feeling of safety that Jane had never felt with a partner before. It had also been 3 weeks and another 3 dead women with no real leads and little forensic evidence. The force was tired and stretched once again and Jane sought Maura out for solace.
"You girls look tired." Angela said, matter of factly. She glanced down at their still clasped hands and made a point of stating at them for a moment before slowly meeting Jane's gaze. They looked at each other for a moment before Jane squeezed Maura's hand again and spoke.
" Ma, Maura and I have something to tell you." she said in a quiet, sure tone of voice. Maura inhaled sharply when she realised what Jane was about to say. "We're together. A couple. We have been for a few weeks now and we hope you can be happy for us."
Angela's expression didn't change for a second as she took in what her daughter had told her and suddenly she broke into a hundred kilowatt smile. Scooping them both into a bone crushing hug, Angela kissed the tops of their heads.
"Ma!! Stop!" Jane complained as she wriggled from her mother's grasp.
"Finally!" Angela exclaimed when she released Maura and Jane from her grasp. Maura smiled up at her with an unspoken look of thanks in her eyes.
When 8pm came around and Jane let herself in to Maura's house, she found the Doctor curled up under a blanked on the couch snoring softly. Her blonde curls fanned out across the cushion on which she rested her head like a waterfall of spun gold. A look of pure peace on her face made Jane stop and stare. She knealt down beside her sleeping love and placed the softest kiss to her forehead. Maura stirred and cracked one eye open. She moved forward to capture Jane in a sweet kiss before lifting her blanket to invite her girlfriend to join her. She smiled at her thought.
"Whadda ya smiling at?" Jane asked with half a smile of her own as she slipped under the blanket to be Maura's little spoon.
"In my head I thought of you as my girlfriend and it made me smile. Jane, will you be my girlfriend?" she asked in a small voice.
Jane chuckled and rolled on to her back to look at Maura. "Yes Maura, I will be your girlfriend." she said and Maura wrapped herself around Jane's body with a happy squeak. Nestling her head into the crook of Jane's neck, Maura's breathing slowed again as she drifted back off to sleep wrapped in Jane's strong arms.
Saturday night found the Boston Homicide squad in a booth at The Dirty Robber, empty plates and bottles covered the table in front of the team and chit chat flowed as they distracted themselves from their case. No new bodies had turned up but the trail was growing colder by the day and the detectives were worn out.
As usual, Jane and Maura sat beside each other and a sizzle of electricity ran along Maura's leg where Jane's outer thigh touched her own. Their colleagues bantered between each other and peanuts were being flicked across the table. Maura leaned in to Jane and whispered,
"You know, we should probably tell them before your mother does."
Jane turned to her and smiled with a little nod and an Mhmm sound. Maura squeezed her arm and returned the smile, her eyes sparkling with anticipation. She expected Jane to whistle the others to quieten them, or yell for them to shut up so that she could speak but she didn't expect her to do what she did.
"Hey! Hey! Will you lot knock it off?" Jane shouted and shoved Korsak with her shoulder. The table went quiet.
"What? What's wrong with you? You want another beer, lazy ass?" Frankie asked. Jane gave him a wicked grin before she turned to Maura.
"So, babe you wanted to tell them?" Jane asked the Doctor in a mischievous voice. Maura's eyes grew wide with anticipation for just how Jane was going to come out to their colleagues. Before she could say anything more, Jane took Maura's face in her hands and kissed her. It was explosive. Maura felt her stomach flip with the gravity of what Jane was doing. The bar around them disappeared and the only thing she was aware of were her own hands reaching up to tangle into the unruly curls of her love and the bruising kiss on her lips. She nipped at Jane's bottom lip and Jane opened her mouth in response, letting Maura's tongue slip in to dance with her own.
Reality came crashing back around them when Frankie yelled,
"Get a room!!" and the rest of the team began to whoop and clap in celebration of Jane and Maura's slightly unconventional coming out. Jane slipped her arm around Maura's waist and turned to face their friends.
"So, yeah... Surprise." Jane chuckled huskily. Maura's chest was flushed as she beamed toward the others.
"Congratulations, I'm so happy for you both." Korsak said and reached around to hug Jane tightly. "You deserve to be happy, Janie" he whispered in her ear. Jane returned the tight embrace before she sat back and draped her arm over Maura's shoulders.
She sighed contentedly at the feeling of weightlessness and contentment. Maura was snuggled in to her side, her friends and family were happy and supportive. Jane smiled to herself and took a pull on her beer.