So sorry it had taken me so long to finish this. This is definitely going to be the last chapter. Thank you very much for your reviews and kind words. I'm always writing so keep an eye out for the next story.

Chapter 24

Both women sat in the doctor's office the following day. Jane's knee was bouncing up and down and Maura reached over and placed her hand on top of it to stop her. Jane looked down at her hand then up at Maura. "What? I do that when I get impatient. He's already a ½ hour behind schedule and we're supposed to accommodate him?"

"It's not as if we have plans that can't be changed. You already called the guys and told them we were running late and they said things were quiet so they would wait and call it a day when we get there. Then we can all go to the Dirty Robber for drinks. So be patient."

"But it's been three weeks since I've been to the office and I miss the guys."

"How can you miss them? One or the other of them has been by the house every other day and on the days they didn't stop by they called and gave you updates. I think you just want to go by the office don't you?"

"Well don't you miss the morgue?" Jane had the decency to blush when she realized Maura knew her so well.

"Jane the morgue is different than your office. I work by myself so there is no one to miss. I enjoyed my time off." She wiggled her eyebrows so Jane knew which parts of the time off she was referring to. "But I can understand you wanting to get back to work. While I enjoy what I do, it certainly isn't as exciting as your job."

Jane leaned over and gave Maura a kiss and that was how the doctor found them when he walked into the room. "I can see the two of you are feeling better. Maura why don't I check out your injuries first. Hop up on the table. Do you want Jane to leave the room or stay here?" Maura hopped up on the exam table but Jane spoke before she had the chance to answer.

"Hell Doc I've seen more of her than you're ever going to see so I might as well stay here." She looked up at Maura and gave her an apologetic smile. "That is unless you want me to leave." She looked hopefully at Maura.

Maura had to laugh at the puppy dog look on her face. "Well Jane as you so beautifully put it you've already seen everything so you can stay. Just as I will be right here for your exam. Just to make sure you don't forget to tell me something." She gave Jane a smile that said she knew she would keep things from her if she knew it would upset her. "So Ken what do you think? The x-rays look pretty good for both of us don't you think?"

She had stood beside the doctor as he had looked at the x-rays of her legs and Jane's hand. "It looks like your right leg is healing nicely, as I can see you've already been putting full weight on it, how does it feel?"

Maura smiled sheepishly at the doctor. "Actually it feels pretty good. What about my left one? How much longer do I have to wear this thing?" She swung her left leg out to show the boot.

"I'm sure you are well aware of the fact that this fracture was much worse than the one of the right leg. The normal healing period for a compound fracture can be anywhere from 5 to 7 weeks. So at a minimum it would be another 3 weeks. So you'll come back and we'll take another set of x-rays and see how it looks. You can see here that there is still some separation and we have to wait until that heals." He pointed to a spot on the x-ray.

"Ouch! Even I can see that. Should she be walking around on that?" Jane was standing in front of the light box looking at the x-rays. Jane heard Maura laugh behind her and turned around. "What are you laughing at? Look at that? That bone was sticking out of your leg when I found you, I almost got sick when I saw that and you're laughing about it."

"I'm laughing because you sound like me when I talk to you after you've been injured. I'm not used to being on this end of the injuries." She turned to the doctor. "When can we go back to work?"

"Let me check your ribs and other injuries." He took her face between his hands to look at her cheek. "This looks like its healing nicely and if you're not too vain to wait the scars should fade to almost nothing over time."

"Hey Maura you keep going like this we can start comparing scars. You're going to have one on your leg and now this beautiful cheek but I love you just the way you are. What is it you've said about mine? Oh yeah, it adds character."

"On you maybe but not on me. I'm the one who wears designer clothes, designer clothes do not go well with scars Jane. I'm going to have to wear long dresses until the scars on my legs heal."

"So you are the vain type. Dr. Maura Isles I never would have believed it." Dr. Craig turned to Jane. "Have any ideas Jane?"

"We can have her wear a mask until the scars on her face heal. And she can wear boots to cover the ones on her legs. Have you seen her shoe collection? You better not have because they take up half her bedroom and you better not have ever been in there." The doctor just smiled indulgently. "I'm sure I can find ways to take her mind off of those scars until they are so faded she will forget about them."

"You two do remember I'm in the room don't you?" Maura whined from the exam table. "And I am not vain. Am I?" She turned a worried look to both Jane and the doctor.

Jane laughed so hard that it surprised all of them. "Maura what's the first thing you do when you enter a bathroom?" She watched Maura as she thought about the question. "You check yourself out in the mirror to make sure every hair is still in place. You put your makeup on before you leave the house and check it again as soon as you get in the car. If you get one little wrinkle in your clothes you change your outfit. How many outfits do you keep at the morgue?"

"Four, but that's in case one gets dirty at a crime scene. But this is not the time or place to air these things out. We'll talk about my vanity or lack thereof on our own time."

"Ah I was just starting to enjoy this. Rod would have loved this." Dr. Craig was almost pouting.

"Now who might Rod be?" Maura was smiling knowingly up at her friend and fellow doctor. "Was he the hot guy I saw you with at med school? You two looked pretty chummy."

"Rod is my partner. We've been together for 15 years and he loves digging dirt on people. He runs his own catering business and does the majority of the cooking even though he doesn't have to."

"I'll keep that in mind when I have my next dinner party." Maura smiled at her friend.

"So Maura how do the ribs feel? Any twinges of pain when you move?"

"I've had just a few but they've been bearable."

"How come you never told me? You said you were fine?" Jane tried to keep the hurt out of her voice.

Maura jumped down from the exam table and walked over to Jane then leaned in to whisper. "Because I was enjoying myself too much to let a little pain get in the way." Jane blushed as she looked up to make sure the doctor hadn't heard.

"Ok I'll let that one slide for now but we will talk later."

"Now Jane it's your turn, hop up here so I can check you out." He smiled at the double meaning. "I guess it's safe to assume the two of you have been sexually active over the past couple of weeks?"

"You get right to the point don't you?"

"Jane likes to have sex but she doesn't like to talk about it." Maura stated matter of factly.

"Geez Maura let's tell the world shall we?" Jane's sarcasm was lost on Maura.

"Well Jane it's the truth you told me that yourself."

"Ouch! Damn doc do you have to push so hard?" Jane flinched again when he pushed on a spot on her back.

"Have you had any problem urinating?" The doctor was looking at Jane's chart. "Any pain when you do urinate?"

"Not lately why?" She looked back and forth between him and Maura and they both had worried looks on their faces. "What's that look for Maura? You two know something don't you?"

"Why didn't you tell me you were having pain?" Maura walked behind her and looked at the bruising on her lower back. "Why didn't I see this? Damn Jane."

"What? Will someone tell me what's going on?" Jane tried to look at her back from both sides but she couldn't see what they were talking about. "Maura come on."

"Jane, this bruising should have faded just like all of your other bruises but it hasn't and it might be an indicator of kidney problems. Let me order some test and we'll talk again after I get the results. I will make sure to let you know as soon as I have the results."

"So what are you saying, are you saying I could lose a kidney? Can I still be a cop, it won't get me fired will it?" She directed the last question to Maura.

Maura moved back to the chair where she had been and motioned for Jane to sit in the chair beside her. Jane hopped down from the exam table and sat next to Maura and took her hand. "Why don't we let them do the tests and cross that bridge when or if we come to it."

"Jane if it's any conciliation they cannot fire you for only having one kidney so you won't lose your job. It's a good sign that you are not having any pain when urinating because that usually accompanies kidney shut down. This may all be for naught, I hope it is but I'd rather be safe than sorry. So let's get things started. I'll have the nurse come in and tell you what we need then the two of you can get out of her. Until I get the results from the tests I can't release you back to work Jane. Maura I'd like to give that leg another week before you go back to work. I know how much standing you do throughout the day and I don't think you're ready for that yet." He walked over and squatted down in front of Jane and placed a hand on her knee. "I'll put a rush on the tests so hopefully it will only be a few days before we get the results. As I said I will call as soon as I hear something to let you knew what's up ok?"

Jane looked at him with a dejected look on her face. "I guess I don't have much of a choice do I?" She turned to Maura. "Let's go by the office and then head over to the Dirty Robber, I feel like having a few beers." She turned back to the doctor. "Am I allowed to drink?"

"You probably shouldn't but under the circumstances I wouldn't blame you. I'm sure Maura will take care of you if you do get drunk."

"I don't advocate drinking to deal with problems but as Ken said I also wouldn't blame you and I'll be there to carry you out to the car afterwards and take care of you in the morning when you have a hangover. Let's go see that guys and get out of here." She shook hands with Ken and with her arms around Jane's waist they walked back out to the car where Maura got behind the wheel and drove them to the office. Jane's mood had improved slightly by the time they got to the office but she was still subdued.

They walked into the office and the guys could tell it hadn't been good news that Jane and Maura received at the doctors off so they immediately shut down their computers and prepared to leave for the day. "Are you two still up for drinks at the Dirty Robber?" Korsak asked quietly.

Jane put a smile on her face then turned to Maura. "Sure we are but first I have to show Maura something." She took Maura's hand and led her further into the homicide squad room. "Look up." Maura looked up and started laughing. "This is how we kill time when we are bored. We challenge each other to see who can get the most in a row." Above every desk there were pencils sticking into the ceiling tiles. "Every once in awhile we'll come in one morning and they will all be gone but there will be freshly sharpened pencils in our pencils cups on our desks."

"How do you get them up there?" Maura asked as she was still looking around the ceiling. "And why do they let you do it?"

Jane sat down at her desk and took a pencil from her cup and leaned back in her chair. "It's all in the wrist." She lowered her arm below her waist to her side and swung her arm upwards and at the last minute released the pencil and watched as it stuck in the ceiling tile. She jumped up from her desk and did a little dance then turned to Frost. "That's with no practice over three weeks and on the first try."

"Oh there's no way I can just let that go. You are so on."

Frost headed towards his desk but Korsak stopped him halfway there. "That can wait until she comes back to work, right now I could use a cold beer how about you ladies?" He headed for the door and held it open for them to precede him.

"I could use a couple, let's go." Jane reached out and took Maura's arm as they walked out of the office. "We'll meet you there ok?" She placed her hand on Maura's back as they walked out of the building unaware of the secret smiles on the two men following behind them. They sat at one of the booths in the back as they usually did and Jane ordered beer for herself and wine for Maura without even thinking twice. "I hadn't realized how much I missed this." She waved to encompass all of them. When she lowered her hand she took hold of Maura's under the table.

"Don't let it go to your head Rizzoli but we missed you and the doctor here too." Korsak nodded his head towards Maura. "Frost and I are tired of doing all of your work on top of our own. Get your ass back to work so we can get back to our own paperwork." Korsak watched as Jane's face went from smiling and happy to worried. Korsak got the attention of the waitress and signaled for another round. He gave Frost a look that told him something was wrong and turned back to Jane. "So what's up? And don't say nothing because I can read you like a book."

Jane's chin quivered and she looked to Maura for help. Maura took the look as permission to tell the guys what they found out today. "The doctor was not happy with the bruising on Jane's lower back and he is running some tests to make sure her kidneys are functioning properly. We should know in a couple of days." Maura squeezed Jane's hand under the table. "She's worried about not being able to work as a cop."

Frost spoke up first. "Union by-laws cover that. They can't let you go for only having one kidney and plenty of people live long and productive lives with only one. It is only one we're talking about right?" Both women nodded like a couple of bobble heads. "Well then there's nothing to worry about. Your job is safe."

Jane tried not to get her hopes up but if anyone knew the rules it would be Frost. "Are you sure?" She asked in a small voice. "I can still work?"

"Yes Jane you can still kick ass with the best of them." Frost sat back in the booth and watched for his partner's reaction.

Jane smiled her megawatt smile and sat back as if a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders. "Next round is on me." She turned to Maura and took her face between her hands and leaned towards her and kissed her as if her life depended upon it. The kiss deepened and before she knew it she heard wolf whistles and cheers from around the bar. She pulled back and smiled sheepishly at Maura who had a smile as big as Texas on her face. "I guess this means we're out to our coworkers." Everyone at the table laughed at Jane's playfulness. "Ma already knows so I guess we just have to tell Frankie."

"Tell Frankie what?" Jane turned to smile up at her little brother. He looked at the smudged lipstick on Jane's lips and the smile on Maura's face and smiled. "That the two of you are lovers? I've known that for months."

"We've only been together for weeks not months so how the hell could you know before we did?" She slid over to make room for him to sit next to her.

"You're always the last to know things Jane. Especially when they concern you. You two have been tip toeing around this for years without even being aware of it." He gave her his patented Rizzoli smile, the one that he'd always used when he knew something Jane didn't. "I'm glad we don't have to watch you make goo goo eyes at her anymore."

"I did not make goo goo eyes at her!" She looked around the table and the only one not smiling was Maura. "Well maybe I did a little."

"What are goo goo eyes?" Maura asked seriously as she looked around the table for someone to explain it to her. Frankie jumped at the chance.

He leaned forward and looked around Jane so he could see Maura's face. "These are goo goo eyes." He tried to imitate the way Jane had looked at Maura when she thought no one was watching and he threw in a huge sigh for effect.

"I did not look at her like that. Did I?" Everyone except Maura nodded.

"How did I miss that?" Maura asked no one in particular.

"As the kid here said, she did it when she thought no one was watching when in reality the only one not watching was you because you were busy doing the same thing except you both schooled your features when you looked at each other." Korsak said proudly.

Maura leaned forward in the booth and signaled for another round. "So all this time you all knew? How many other people know?"

"Probably anyone who happened to be in the room at the same time the two of you were there. The only people who weren't aware of it were the two of you." Frost couldn't help the knowing smile from breaking out on his face. "Now it's not going to be as much fun."

"What are you talking about?" Jane gave him her best mock glare.

"What he means is that we've been having fun watching the two of you pretend you were nothing more than friends all the while knowing you wanted so much more." Korsak smiled. "We are detectives you know Jane, we detect and what we detected was the two of you making goo goo eyes at each other whenever you were in the same room. But the fun was watching you try to hide it from everyone and failing so miserably. What fun will there be in watching you now?"

"Sorry to have ruined your fun, at least you've still got your pencils." Maura sat back with a satisfied smile on her face.

Jane leaned over and gave her a quick kiss. "That's my girl. So how many rounds have we had?"

"I think that makes three." Maura wondered why she always tried to keep up with them. She was used to sipping her wine not guzzling it like she does when she's here at the Robber. She was already feeling a little light headed and they had just started.

"Jane leaned over and whispered into Maura's ear. "I want to make mad passionate love to you right now." She reached for her beer and sat back as if she had been discussing the weather. She glanced sideways and smiled as she watched Maura's body shiver in response to her words. She leaned towards Maura again. "See that wall over there? I would love to slam you up against it and take you right here in front of everyone." Maura turned with a shocked expression towards Jane. "Don't give it away you'll take all the fun out of this." She smiled at Maura then handed her the glass of wine that was sitting in front of her. "So guys what's been happening at the office?" Her hand under the table started to rub up and down Maura's upper thigh.

Korsak and Frost both tried to keep from laughing at the innocent look on Jane's face. They both had an idea what Jane had been whispering in Maura's ear and it was fun to see the unflappable Dr. Isles at a loss for words. "You ok Dr. Isles? You look a little flushed." Frost turned to Jane and winked.

Maura tried to speak but had to stop and clear her throat before she could speak. "No I'm fine." She took what she intended to be a sip of her wine but she ended up gulping down the whole glass and signaling for another round. She turned to Jane. "Behave yourself." She reached below the table and tried to still Jane's wandering hand.

Jane threw her head back and laughed. "You're no fun Maura." She reached forward for the beer that was just placed in front of her. She pushed Maura's hand away and continued to stroke her leg and loved the way Maura responded to her touch. Her breath hitched and the muscles in her thigh tightened.

"Oh just get a room you two. This is nauseating." Korsak smiled at his ex-partner and was glad she had finally found happiness. "And those hands under the table had better not be doing anything you wouldn't be proud of if I looked under there." He started to lean down and both women's hands stilled immediately and they smiled innocently at Korsak. "I can see that you both have other things on your minds so why don't get out of here and go home like you want to?"

Jane pushed Frankie out of the booth so fast he almost fell on the floor and she grabbed Maura's hand and pulled her along with her as she scooted out of the booth. She was still holding Maura's hand as she ran out of the bar and they could both hear the guys laughing behind them. "Jane slow down what is the matter?"

"Nothing is the matter everything is wonderful and that is why I want to take you home and show you just how wonderful you make my life. I want to touch every inch of your body and I can't do that inside a bar in front of our friends. Well I could but I don't think our relationship is at that stage yet." She was laughing as she pulled Maura down the sidewalk.

"Where are we going?" Maura was now laughing too.

"I don't think either one of us is sober enough to drive and it's only a couple of blocks to my place so I thought we could walk. Or run!" Jane picked up their pace until they were almost running. She loved the sound of Maura laughing behind her as she tried to keep up with her longer strides.

"Hey, a cast and shorter legs do not make it easy to keep up with those incredible legs. Legs that I can't wait to feel wrapped around me."

"Damn Maura if you keep talking like that we are never going to make it home. Right now I want you so bad that it hurts. Physically hurts Maura, do you have any idea what that feels like?"

"Yes Jane at this very moment I do believe I know exactly what that feels like. I myself am a bit turned on right now and I can't wait to get you home behind closed doors." Maura pulled on Jane's hand to make her stop and she pushed Jane up against the building and attacked her mouth with savage abandon. She pulled back to look at Jane and it was one of the sexist things she had ever seen. Jane's kiss swollen lips and dark eyes saying just how much she enjoyed the kiss. Maura grabbed her hand and started pulling the slightly dazed woman behind her. "If I don't get you home soon we may find ourselves being arrested by Boston's finest for indecent exposure."

"Contrary to popular belief I do have some pull with Boston's finest but I sure wouldn't want to have to explain why I'm attacking Boston's Chief Medical Examiner in some dingy ally. Please Maura let's go home." She took Maura's hand and headed towards her apartment. No more was said on the way home for fear that it would delay their arrival. Jane's hands were shaking as she tried to get the key in the lock but she finally got the door opened.

Jane closed the door and locked it and before she had a chance to turn around she was pushed up against the door. She'd never seen this side of Maura and she was seriously turned on by it. Maura wrapped her arms around Jane's flat stomach and spoke in a low whisper. "Have I ever told you how much your stomach turns me on? I never thought a woman would look good with rock hard abdominal muscles but on you it is very sexy." She placed her foot between Jane's legs and tapped her foot to the right silently telling Jane to spread her legs. She was surprised when Jane complied without question. Maura then reached up and moved back just far enough to remove Jane's jacket. She then started to unbutton her shirt but got impatient and grabbed both sides of the shirt and pulled upwards watching buttons fly in different directions. She then removed the shirt much the same way she had removed her jacket and the black lace bra followed shortly afterwards. Then she pushed her body flush against her lover again. "I've never been the aggressive one in a relationship and I find I really like it."

Jane had to take a deep breath before she could speak. "Fuck Maura, you've got me so turned on right now that I think I could come without you even touching me anywhere else."

Maura lightly bit Jane's shoulder before she spoke. "Jane you will not come until I want you to. I want this to last." She reached up and moved Jane's arms so that they were above her head. "Keep them up there. If you move them I will stop. Do you understand Jane?" Maura licked and kissed the muscles and the scars on her back. "Do you understand?" Jane nodded her head vigorously. "Tell me you understand Jane."

"God yes I understand. Don't stop please." Jane had never begged before and she knew she would beg even more if that was what it took to keep those luscious lips moving on her body.

"Oh I don't intend to stop any time soon. Maybe I'll keep going all night." She was very pleased with herself for finally taking charge as she's wanted to do for a long time and she wanted to do everything she could to show Jane how much she loved her even if it took all night. She once again reached around to the button at the top of Jane's jeans and popped it open then slowly lowered the zipper. She lowered both the jeans and her panties to Jane's ankles and watched as Jane impatiently kicked them out of the way then kicked her boots off. "God Jane your body is so beautiful." Her voice sounded almost reverent. "I could look at it like this forever. But I want to do more than look I want to touch you everywhere, starting here." Her hands cupped both of Jane breasts. "Your breasts fit perfectly in my hands. Like they were made for me to touch." She reached up and moved Jane's hair out of the way so she would have access to her neck. "Your neck just begs to be worshipped. If you were a jewelry type woman I would buy you diamonds that would lie beautifully against your dark skin. God I would love to see you lying on the bed in nothing but a diamond necklace, what a picture that would make." She flicked her tongue against her neck and then inside her ear. Jane's deep moan was her reward. "Do you like that?" Once again all Jane could do was nod. "Tell me Jane what do you like? Talk to me."

"My god Maura you're making it hard for me to even think let alone speak. I love everything you do to me. And what you are doing now is like nothing I've ever felt before. Can I turn around? I want to see you, I want to look at you, and I want you to see what you do to me." Jane's voice was so deep that it sent a shiver down Maura's spine.

"Not quite yet, but soon. I want to see you too but first I have plans for you." She then placed her foot in front of Jane's foot and pulled backward forcing Jane to move her feet away from the door. When she started to stand up straight Maura pushed her upper body back against the door. "Stay that way with those hands up. Maybe later we can explore the use of those handcuffs we were discussing at the hospital." Jane breath hitched and Maura lowered her hand to just above the apex of Jane's legs. Jane spread her legs a little farther apart to balance herself better, or that's what she told herself. She moved her hips to try to get closer to Maura's fingers but Maura stopped her. "Oh no Jane, this is my pace not yours. Once I enter you I don't care what your gorgeous hips do but until then follow my lead or I stop." Maura prayed Jane allowed her to set the pace because she knew she wouldn't be able to stop if Jane kept moving like she was because without Jane ever touching her she was so close to coming herself that she didn't want to stop. "So do you want me to stop or do we do things at my pace?"

"Whatever you say Maura, I'll do whatever you want just hurry because you're killing me." Maura heard the frustration in Jane's voice and knew she wouldn't last long at all.

"But Jane I want this to last. I want it to be good for you."

"Shit Maura it already feels like I've been up against this door for an hour and it has been good, sooo good. I know it will be good, maybe even the best so you don't have to wait any longer. Please don't wait any longer."

Maura moved both of her hands from Jane's front and smiled at Jane's begging followed by a groan of frustration. She place one of her hands in the middle of Jane's back and pushed her hard against the door while at the same time entered her from behind with three fingers with room to spare. "Now Jane, move your hips, but don't come until I tell you it's time." She set a slow pace but Jane's hips kept perfect time with her hand as she slammed into her over and over again. She would pull her fingers almost all of the way out then slammed them in again. "Are you ready Jane? Do you want to come?" Maura slowly increased her pace and bit down hard on Jane's back as Jane's head was nodding vigorously.

"Maura I'm so close, please I need to come. I can't wait much longer."

Maura leaned over so that she was flush against Jane's back and she whispered in her ear. "Come for me Jane, I want you to come now." She felt Jane's walls close around her fingers and watched as her body stiffened then it was wracked with spasms and Maura continued to slam into her as she felt the spasms completely overtake Jane's body. She felt her coming down and quickly pulled her fingers from her and spun her around and entered her again. The slightly different angle cause Jane's body to react all over again then Jane watched as Maura knelt down in front of her and lifted her bad leg up over her shoulder to give herself better access to her center. She then attacked her already swollen clit with renewed vigor.

"God Maura you're going to kill me. I don't know if I can stand up much longer." She felt Maura's fingers bend inside her and when she hit her g-spot she knew it wouldn't take long. When her second orgasm hit it was just as strong as the first one and the leg holding her up was shaking so hard she thought she was going to fall. Maura reached around her with her free arm and held her up. When she knew Jane couldn't take anymore she stopped her movements and smiled up at Jane. She slowly removed her fingers and licked them clean as she lowered Jane's leg and stood up. "You have got to be the sexist woman I have ever met. But right now I have to either sit or lay down before I fall down." Maura put her arms around Jane's waist and led her to the bedroom. She lowered her body to the bed then went to the bathroom and returned with a washcloth and lovingly cleaned Jane. She threw the washcloth to the floor and lay down next to Jane on the bed. She still hadn't said anything since leaving the living room. "God that was fantastic." She finally gathered her energy and rolled over onto her side so she could look at Maura. "Why are you still dressed? I was so preoccupied I didn't even notice you were still dressed."

Maura reached up and lovingly tucked a stray lock of hair behind Jane's ear. She smiled at Jane and watched as she tried to keep her eyes open. "I too was preoccupied with showing my girlfriend how much I love her." She stroked Jane's cheek. "Go to sleep sweetie, you look tired."

"Give me a couple of minutes and I'll regain my strength and I can show you how much I love you." Her voice was starting to slur with tiredness. "I want to make you feel as good as you made me feel."

"Don't fight it Jane, sleep and I will be here when you wake up." She leaned forward and kissed her lips gently.

"I want you to always be here when I wake up Maura." Then she fell asleep.

Maura smiled at the sleeping woman next to her and once again moved that stubborn lock of hair off of her face. She thought she had gotten lucky when Jane had befriended her when she started working with the homicide unit. She'd brought her out of her shell and helped her make friends. Her family more or less adopted her and cared more for her than her own parents. But when she and Jane admitted their feelings for each other she knew she had hit the jackpot. She could not imagine her life without this woman being a part of it and knowing it would be as her lover sent a shiver down her spine whenever she thought about it. Hearing Jane saying much the same things made her heart skip a beat. She reached down a pulled the blanket over both of them and just laid there so she could watch Jane sleep. She had once told Jane that she was gorgeous and she meant it. She was even more beautiful when all of the stress and strain were gone from her face as it was now. This had always been one of the reasons she'd liked staying at Jane's house, she only had the one bedroom and once they got used to sharing a bed the cuddling became second nature way before they became lovers. Jane moved closer to Maura, who gladly accepted her body into her embrace. She smiled down as the sleeping Jane wiggled to get closer to Maura even in her sleep. Maura kissed the top of her head then settled back to sleep.

She woke to the feel of someone unbuttoning her blouse and looked down to see an almost evil grin on Jane's face. "I was wondering how long it would take you to wake up."

Maura looked down and saw that she was naked from the waist down. "You've been a busy girl haven't you?"

"Not as busy as I plan on being." She slipped one sleeve of the blouse off and Maura sat up far enough for her to be able to remove the rest of the blouse. "Do you have any idea how much you mean to me Maura?"

Maura looked up at the serious note in Jane's voice. "I hope it's at least half as much as you mean to me."

"Oh I think it's much more than half as much. I have never felt this way before. I never thought I would because I never thought I had a chance with you." Jane unclasped the front clasp on Maura's bra and when Maura sat up again she removed it. "When I pulled up in front of your parents house I pretty much gave up any hope of you feeling the same way. How could you, we're from two totally different worlds? I knew you had money but I didn't know how much until I saw the Isles Mansion."

"It's my parents home not mine Jane. Sure I have money and that makes things easier for me in life and now that will be extended to you and your family because as you've said we're family." She tried to kiss Jane but Jane pulled back. "What is it Jane?" Maura asked worriedly.

"Can you really change that much? What about your parents? They've already voiced their opinion about me." Jane lowered her head because she didn't want Maura to see the fear in her eyes. When she had woken up in Maura's arms she felt like she belonged there but then she started wondering if Maura belonged in her world. She fit with her family and friends but was that enough?

"I thought we had already worked this out. I still feel the same way I did the last time I spoke to my parents. Unless they can accept you and us and your family they have no place in my life. You are my life Jane, you are my family now and maybe someday we can expand our little family unit."

Jane couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Are you saying you'd be willing to have kids with me?" Jane looked hopefully at Maura and she realized how much she wanted that.

"No Jane I thought we could get another dog or something. Of course I meant I wanted to have children with you. This wasn't exactly how I had wanted to broach the subject but what better time?" She smiled up at Jane and her heart melted at the smile that broke out across Jane's face.

"I wish I could be the one to get you pregnant, and then the baby really would be a part of both of us." Jane leaned down and kissed Maura to show her how happy she was that Maura shared her dreams.

"Well we could do invitro."

"Duh!" Jane looked at her like she was crazy if she thought it would happen any other way. "Do you think I'm going to have you sleep with some guy to get pregnant? No way. I want to sit down with a list of donors and together we will pick out a father for our baby."

"That's not what I meant Jane. We could fertilize your eggs and impregnate me with them, then the baby would be yours biologically but I would carry it."

Jane could only look at Maura with a sense of awe. "But she wouldn't be yours biologically. How would you feel about that?" Jane reached down and stroked Maura's cheek.

"Oh Jane the baby may be yours biologically but I think that after nine months of carrying her around inside of me we'll bond and that would be fine with me. Besides, we reverse the rolls for number two and then it will even out." She reached up and pulled Jane down for a hungry kiss. She looked up at the stunned expression on Jane's face and had to laugh. "What did you think I was going to do all the work? Nope you're going to play your part too."

"What? No that's not what I was thinking. I was thinking about what it would feel like to be carrying your child inside of me. After earlier I never thought I could be happier but I was so wrong. Right now I feel so much love for you, more than I have ever felt before but I'm sure that will only get better. Damn we're never going to hear the end of it from Ma." She said it as she smiled down at Maura.

Maura didn't think she had ever seen Jane happier and she was so glad she was the one that put that smile on her face. "Next she'll start asking when we'll make her a grandma. What would you like to tell her?"

Jane knew that Maura did not have a sneaky bone in her body but she suddenly felt trapped. If she said she wanted to start right away would it be too soon and scare her away and if she said she thought they should wait would Maura think she really didn't want to do this? Did she want to start a family right away? Hell yeah! She smiled at Maura before she spoke. "Tell her we're working on it. Speaking of working on it." She leaned down and gave Maura a toe curling kiss.

Three days later Jane's phone rang while she and Maura were sitting down to lunch. Jane looked at the caller ID and it came up as Massachusetts General. "Rizzoli."

"Jane this is Doctor Craig, I told you I'd get back to you with the tests results."

"Yes doctor, what did you find out?" Maura looked up with concern when she heard who was on the other end of the line.

"I have good news and bad news. I'm happy to say that all of the test came back negative for your kidneys so it looks like you'll be able to keep them."

She could hear the smile in his voice so figured the bad news couldn't be that bad. "Ok so I assume that's the good news, what's the bad news."

"You and Maura are going to have to stick to soft surfaces until your back heals." He burst out laughing when he finished talking. Maura wondered what Ken had told Jane to cause her to blush so furiously. "No more kitchen tables or counter tops, stick to horizontal for the time being to give those muscles and blood vessels a chance to heal." Jane blushed even more.

"How did you know?" Jane looked up at Maura and gave her the thumbs up sign to let her know everything was ok.

"There are certain things that show up in scans that the naked eye can't see. For instance, it shows that Maura is a very aggressive lover and the two of you have been busy."

Jane's voice actually cracked and went up an octave when she spoke next. "How the hell can you tell that from a scan?"

"I can't but your reaction just confirmed it. You're almost as gullible as Maura was in Medical School." He was laughing again.

"You're taking far too much pleasure in telling me something without telling me what that something is."

Ken could hear the beginning of frustration in Jane's voice so he decided to take pity on her. "Some of the bruising was new so I figured the two of you were making up for lost time or something. You should be fine in about a week or so but I was serious about sticking to soft surfaces until you are healed."

"Thank you Ken. We're still on for Saturday right?"

"Even more so now that I know I can get to you. Rod says he's looking forward to cooking for you and Maura."

"Just keep in mind that I am a trained interrogator and Rod may have some stories to share with me. So we'll see you Saturday."

"Wait a minute…" Jane hung up the phone before he had a chance to finish and she was smiling when she turned back towards Maura.

"So what did Ken have to say?"

"He said all of the tests came back negative for kidney damage, so I can keep both of them." Jane went back to eating as if that was the end of it.

Maura waited for her to go on but when it became obvious she wasn't going to say anything else she had to speak up. "And what else did he say? The conversation was much longer than it took for him to say you were fine. And he had you blushing, what did he say that had you blushing."

Jane blushed again before she lowered her head and spoke. Her hair fell so that it covered her face. "He said no more sex on the counter tops, the kitchen table, the shower or anywhere else that wasn't a soft surface."

Maura fought very hard not to laugh. "How was it that he knew we had been making love on those surfaces?" Maura couldn't help but draw this out just a little bit longer. She just couldn't get over the fact that Jane could take on grown men twice her size in a foot chase then tackle them without being afraid but when it came to talking about sex she turned this lovely shade of red. She was so cute.

Jane heard something in Maura's voice that caused her to look up. She could tell that Maura was just barely holding in her laughter so she decided two could play at this game. "He said he could tell that you were a very aggressive lover, and may I say I love that part of you, and that we must have been making up for lost time or something. He said that throwing me up against the counter top caused more bruising and that I have to give my body a chance to heal. So no sex for the next two weeks. And if I can't have sex that means you don't get any either." Jane almost threw back her head and laughed at the look of sheer terror on Maura's face. "Aw come on it won't be that bad. We can still make out and sleep together, I guess we'll get frustrated and have to take separate showers but it's only for two weeks. Maybe we should live apart so we aren't tempted to go against doctors orders."

"No Jane I want to be here for you. If Ken says no sex then no sex. I've gone without it for longer than that, I've waited for you longer than that so if that's what will help you heal then that's what we'll do."

Jane could not believe that Maura was actually pouting. She stood up and walked around to kneel down in front of her. "You would do that for me?" Jane leaned forward and kissed her. "You would give up sex for two weeks?" Jane captured Maura's mouth in a kiss that caused a shiver through her body. She felt Maura respond and deepened the kiss even more. Maura tried to pull away but Jane wouldn't let her. She forced her tongue past Maura's lips and knew they were close to the point of no return for Maura. Maura's moan told her that she was definitely close to being lost and when Jane felt Maura's hand slide up under her shirt and cup her already naked breast she wondered how far she should push her. Her answer came before she knew what happened.

Maura stood up and hurried away from Jane. "Stop! We can't do this. We have to put your health first Jane." Maura looked up and felt confused by the expression on Jane's face. It was a cross between mirth and frustration.

"I love you Maura Isles. I love you so much." Jane walked up and took Maura in her arms and just held her. "It was just meant to get back at you for laughing at my embarrassment but it got out of hand I'm sorry."

Maura felt Jane's body trembling but soon realized she was laughing. She pushed on Jane's chest to free herself from her arms to see her laughing. "What are you laughing? I find nothing humorous about this situation."

"I was kidding about the not having sex for two weeks." Jane cringed at the look on Maura's face.

"After that stunt I'm half tempted to cut you off for two weeks just to get back at you. I have to think about things for awhile." Maura started towards the front door. Jane ran around so she could cut off Maura's escape but mistimed her step as she spun around and she hit the door with her back. She winced in pain and couldn't stop the yelp of pain that escaped her lips and her hand went to her back immediately. "Jane, are you ok? Honey I'm sorry." Maura helped her over to the couch and helped her sit down. "What can I do for you? Have you been in this much pain all this time?" She looked down at Jane with a very worried expression.

Jane held up her hand for Maura to give her a minute. She took deep breaths and prayed for the pain to subside. She hadn't realized how much worse it had gotten because most of the time she was feeling too much pleasure to notice the pain but she knew she had to take this seriously. "Can you just sit with me for a minute?" Jane looked up with those soulful eyes and Maura was lost. She sat down next to Jane but was careful not to jostle her. Jane reached over and pulled her in close and Maura tried to fight her. "Stop fighting me Maura. I'm fine or I will be if you just sit still." She felt Maura relax then felt her hand come to rest on her leg. "You asked what you could do for me right?" Maura nodded against Jane's shoulder where her head was resting. "What would be the proper medical treatment for a bruise like the one on my back?"

Maura could tell that Jane was still in pain so she carefully pushed herself up from the couch. "I'll be right back ok? You wait her then we can make our way to the bedroom so that I can treat your back." Maura went to the kitchen and retrieved an ice pack from the freezer. She then went back out and watched as Jane tried to get up off the couch. "Didn't I tell you to wait for me? We've seen each other at our worst and you've asked for my help so why now are you trying to do this by yourself?" Jane sat back on the couch and looked up at the woman she loved more than anything then slowly held her hand out for Maura to help her up. Maura put the bowl down on the coffee table and reached out both hands to help her up. She knew it was a big step for Jane so she resisted the urge to say something. Once Jane was standing Maura walked around to her uninjured side then reached down for the bowl of ice and together they made their way into the bedroom.

Without any prompting Jane removed her shirt and lay down on the bed on her stomach. Maura set the bowl down and walked into the bathroom and grabbed a towel to wrap the ice in. She sat next to Jane on the bed and leaned over and kissed her shoulder. "The first thing I am going to do is take this piece of ice and rub it around the affected area. This is going to be cold for a few minutes then it will become numb." She was almost whispering as she spoke. She then leaned down and kissed the bruise before she applied the ice. She felt Jane tense so she kissed her shoulder again. "I know its cold but try to relax ok? So if you were kidding about the not having sex for two weeks what did you and Ken talk about?"

"He said we can only have sex on soft surfaces." Jane giggled as she said it.

She took another piece of ice and started to rub it around the bruise. "How does this feel?"

"It stings a little but it still feels good. How often do you suggest we do this Doctor Isles?" Jane turned her head so she could see Maura's face and she gave her her best leer.

"As often as you would like. How is it that Ken knew that we were having sex on hard surfaces?" Maura bent over and licked the drops of water from Jane's back.

"Mmmm that feels nice." Jane almost purred.

Maura reached for another ice cube and started the routine over again. "I am so sorry I never realized that you were still injured. We should have waited until the doctor's visit before we started having sex. I did more damage to your back than you already had."

Jane turned over slowly so as not to undo what good Maura had done to her back. "Sweetie, I knew what I was doing."

"See that's what I'm talking about. If you had told me that your back was still hurting I never would have continued with our love making. Jane you have to start taking these things seriously. I really do think we should wait a couple of days until these bruises fade a little more."

"But Maura I don't want to wait. I want to make you feel as good as you make me feel."

"You do make me feel good, you do it by smiling at me the way you do when I walk in the room. You make me feel as if I am the only person in the world."

"You have been and always will be my world. Everything and everyone else disappears when you walk into a room. Do you have any idea how hard it has been all these years to not tell you how I feel?

"I believe I know exactly how hard it has been because I was going through the same thing. I remember the first time you walked on that crime scene and stood behind me. My first glimpse of you when I turned around were those long luscious legs. I went home that night and dreamt about those legs wrapped around me. And I have had that same dream many times since then. But my dreams did you an injustice, had I known that my dreams were a far cry from what the real thing felt like I would not have been able to wait as long as we did. You are my other half, the yin to my yang, and I can't picture my life without you in it."

Jane reached up and pulled her down so she could kiss her. "Why Doctor Isles for a woman who professes to be a scientist that sounded almost poetic. But I feel the same way. You get me and still let me be me even when you know it might be dangerous."

"Because so far you've always come back to me." Maura smiled down at Jane.

"Oh you noticed that did you?" She gave Maura her patented smirk. "I've always found that after a hard day I could always call you and just hearing your voice would make it all go away. And seeing you was even better. If I could just see your smile my world would miraculously turn upright again."

"Did you ever notice how many times I arranged it so most of our movie nights were here at your apartment?"

Jane nodded. "I always wondered about that. You have that nice big comfortable house and you wanted to stay at my little apartment. Why is that?"

"Because you only have one bedroom so we had to share a bed. It was so hard at my house knowing you were just down the hallway sleeping and I couldn't touch you. Now I can touch you all I want."

"Do you want to touch me Maura?" Jane asked in that deep sexy voice of hers.

"Yes Jane I do. I always want to touch you I can't get enough of touching you. But right now I just want to hold you and be with you. Can we do that?" Maura slid down so that she was lying next to Jane and wrapped her arms around her again.

"I would like nothing more than to be held by you all night long. Maura Isles I love you very much."

"Jane Rizzoli I love you very much too. Maybe in the morning we can start talking about what we would like in a father for our child."

"Sounds like a nice way to start the day. Good night." She kissed Maura soundly.

"Good night Jane. I love you." Maura lay her head on Jane's shoulder and they both let out a sigh of contentment.

The End.

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