Didn't think the delay would be so long, sorry people. Please forgive me! Chapter 18 for your pleasure ladies! Do guys read this stuff? Thanks for reading and reviewing! It really does help to know that someone is looking forward to my little updates. I stalked so many stories for such a long time, and never left any reviews. I didn't get it, but now I do!

Maura had brought Chinese food, and again made numerous selections. There were noodles and rice, and veggies and shrimp, and spicy and savory and I was starving. The food was totally cold, we had spent so much time in my bedroom. Maura offered to fix plates. "I'll plate dinner if you want to use the restroom or put some clothes on. Where is your silverware?" I showed her where plates and things were and watched her move about my kitchen. Wearing my clothes. I shook my head, at myself, loving every second of this. Maura went about putting heaping portions of food on my plate, and more reasonable amounts on her own, while I went to the bathroom and swapped my robe for fresh boxers and a tank top.

"I considered making you two plates, but decided to overload your vegetable portion and added what I thought you'd like in a somewhat generous ratio. You must be hungry." She smiled at me.

"Thanks, Maura. I am hungry. And it smells good." I sat next to her at the island. She had opened and poured a beer for me, and wine for herself. I picked up my fork, but put it right back down, and I tried to explain myself. "Maura, I'm so sorry about earlier. I just, I don't know, hesitated while trying to process. And I know I should be more careful with my words and-"

She placed a hand on my arm. "Jane, stop. I think I may have over reacted and I honestly surprised myself when I became upset. You... This... This isn't what I expected."

"What do you mean?" I got scared. Did she regret all of this? I didn't think I could deal with her regretting this. My heart raced with anxiety.

Maura looked into my eyes. "I mean this situation that I've found myself in, this thing with you, it was always intense and its strength does not seem to be waning. My breath was stuck in my throat and I felt tears beginning to form.

She grasped my hand. I looked down at our hands and tried to brace myself for whatever was about to happen. Maura's thumb ran over my knuckles and she whispered my name. "Jane, I need formality for this thing. I know that you care about me, I don't doubt that in any way."

Her thumb moved back and forth while she spoke and she paused for a moment, then she loosely laced her fingers between mine. She watched our fingers glide in tandem. "I need for you to understand how I feel. It may not be the right thing to say, but I need for you to feel the same way. I think you do... I hope you do..." She sounded like she wasn't finished speaking, but no more words came.

"How do you feel?" I spoke quietly.

"I'm falling for you, Jane. You occupy my thoughts, you distract me even when you're miles away, and I worry about you constantly. Every time you leave the office I'm on edge until you return. Whenever any detective comes to the lab I hope it's you. When my phone rings I hope it's you. When I'm home I wish you were there. I even stocked my fridge with beer and bacon for you!" Maura's eyes locked on mine and never wavered the whole time she spoke. Her fingers tightened around mine and she pulled our hands into her lap.

"I want this. I want to be with you... I want you." She paused for a moment before continuing, "This thing that we have... I want it."

My chest felt like a helium balloon. I felt full and airy and like any random sharpness around me could destroy me completely. A soothing warmth surged throughout my body and I felt an unimaginable relief. I hadn't fully realized how badly I needed Maura to want me until she said it.

"I want you too, Maura. Don't you know that? I tried to not want you at first. I was scared. This connection is fucking amazing, but its scary as hell, and I tried to resist you." I shook my head. "It was impossible. It's totally impossible, Maura." I stood up and loosened my fingers from her's to wrap my arms around her, and pulled her into an embrace.

I tucked my face into her neck and said, "I want to be with you Maura. I want you every day."

Maura wrapped me in a tight squeeze and my emotions got the best of me. Tears that had been held back since our first kiss slowly escaped my eyes, and I didn't want to hide them. I leaned away from her and released my arms to gently grasp her face and stroke her jaw with both thumbs. I gazed into her watery hazel eyes and told her again, "I want you, Maura."

My tears dampened her cheeks as I kissed her. I couldn't remember ever feeling so free. Like the hold that I kept on my feelings had strangled me and I could finally breathe again. Like parts of myself that I forced down bubbled to the top and overflowed. She giggled through her own tears and pushed my hair away from my face. Between crying and smiling our kiss became delayed and we ended up with my back against the counter and Maura pressed into my front.

"I really care about you." My raspy voice whispered.

She shifted and laid her head on my shoulder, "I know you do, sweetheart."

"Nobody else can have you." I said into her hair.

"Or you." She played with my fingers.

My stomach growled and Maura pulled away, chuckling. "You have got to eat. Here." She gestured to the barstool where I had previously sat.

"No, Maura. You have a seat on the sofa and I'll re-reheat the food. There must be a movie or something we can watch. Let's just eat and relax for a while." She kissed me one more time before taking our drinks to the living room.

The smile on my face stretched my cheeks as I microwaved dinner and replayed the conversation in my mind. I leaned over the counter and breathed deeply, then wiped the single little tear from the corner of my eye. I felt all warm and gooey inside and I basked in it. Maura had cued up an unwatched episode from my DVR and smiled brightly at me as I placed our plates on the coffee table and sat next to her.

We finally ate, and caught each other staring a few times. We didn't talk much, as we both were quite hungry and actually focused on eating. "I can't believe you watch a gangster tv show. There aren't enough real thugs in your life?" She asked after the show ended.

"Yeah but this show is about their family and how they all have this pain that leads them down messed up paths. I'm surprised the producers didn't make one of the sons a cop... They all live in accordance with their upbringing, and even the good son is still caught up in the father's bullshit."

Maura tilted her head a bit and smiled. "You would be an excellent social scientist. You seem to have an interest in psychology or maybe anthropology."

"Maybe in another life. For now I have the criminal mind to study as I hunt the bastards down, and the beautiful mind of my beautiful girlfriend to satisfy my inner social scientist." I leaned in to kiss her smiling lips. She instantly responded to me and rested her hand on my hip while slowly kissing me.

"What else can your girlfriend satisfy?" Maura whispered while gripping my hip.

"Mmm she can do no wrong." I leaned further into her and held her close.

"Why don't we take a shower and then see how much satisfaction we can provide each other... I have girlfriend duties to see to now, don't I?" Maura spoke directly into my ear while kissing my neck, and swiftly got up and left me alone on the sofa while she disappeared into my bedroom. Dishes were quickly loaded into the dishwasher and surfaces were wiped down. I had relaxed and sunk down into the couch after we finished eating but my energy level had increased exponentially since Maura had pressed her lips to that spot on my neck that she must have memorized.

Maura had straightened up the room, turned down the covers and fluffed the pillows, and was sitting on the edge of the bed wearing my robe. Her hair was up in a loose bun and I noticed her watch and phone laid on the nightstand nearest her. She had made herself at home and I melted a little bit at the idea of her being here in my home. I walked over to her and pulled her to her feet before pulling the belt loose and opening the robe. She stood still and allowed me to look at her. She blushed when my fingertips ran down her torso. I kissed her softly but didn't lean into her, and she drifted toward me as I pulled back. I grazed the backs of my fingers down her body, slowly over her nipple and kissed her neck, and she shivered and moaned.

"Come on." I led her to the bathroom and slid the robe off of her shoulders. I got the shower temperature right and turned to Maura, who stood naked in front of the mirror. She quickly kissed me and stepped around me to get in the shower. I couldn't get undressed fast enough. Maura and I washed each other carefully and kissed all over each other's bodies until she had enough of the teasing and said, "it's time to get out, sweetheart. We need to be horizontal for what I want tonight."

We got toweled off before leaving the steamy bathroom and standing at the foot of the bed, planting more sweet kisses all over each others faces. Maura gently pushed me to sit on the edge of the bed and stepped between my legs. She placed my hands on her hips and bent to kiss me before looking straight into my eyes for several moments. When she leaned down again she skipped past my lips and kissed my jaw until she reached my ear and said, "did you keep that piece that was left in your desk?" A wave of heat washed over my whole body. She kept kissing and nipping at my neck and ear and continued speaking, "I've thought about it so many times..." Her naked body straddled me and her legs wrapped around my waist. "You wearing a strap-on... Using your entire body to make love to me... Your hands touching me..." Maura rocked her hips backward and forward and sensually kissed me. I was in a trance. Our kiss broke with a gasp and I scooped Maura up and laid her down on the bed. I pulled a duffle bag from under my bed and reached inside for the harness and attachment.

"I didn't keep it. But I do have this, and it's brand new." I saw her bite her bottom lip, just one of the things that drives me crazy, and quickly stepped into and adjusted the harness and toy. When I was all done I rummaged through my nightstand drawer and pulled out a small bottle of lubricant. I handed it to Maura and searched her face for any sign of disinterest. She smirked at me, then shifted to the middle of the bed, still holding the bottle. I grabbed my dick to make sure it was just right, then joined her.

When I laid my body down on Maura's we both sighed and smiled. I rested my long legs on the bed and my pelvis just below her's and leaned my weight on my arms. My left knee bent and pushed her right leg open further. I could smell her wetness. I kissed her once and said, "if this isn't what you want, please tell me now. I promise not to hurt you." She leaned up on her elbow and said, "I want it" and drew me into a passionate kiss. I moaned into her lips and followed her back down as she relaxed and reclined again. Maura's kisses left me breathless. She knew what she was doing and enjoyed pushing my arousal to higher and higher peaks, so she twirled her tongue around mine and lightly scratched my back. I pulled back to lay kisses on her neck. Maura tilted her head back to give me more access and I searched for the exact spot that makes her moan. When I reached it I bit down on the warm flesh and Maura indeed moaned and twitched. I continued kissing her neck and chest until my lips slid to a nipple. I cupped a breast in each hand and squeezed until she grunted. I moved my mouth from one breast to the other, sucking and slurping her erect nipples, wishing I was able to pull them both into my mouth at the same time.

Maura developed a pink blush that covered her entire upper body and gasped my name when I released her nipple from between my lips. "Jane, kiss me." She groaned in frustration when I sucked hard against her breast and then proceeded lower. My teeth raked over her stomach and navel until she squirmed with anticipation. I lightly kissed her most private area, then pushed her thighs away and tongue kissed her clit. She sighed, "mmm, yes baby." I decided then that she can use whatever terms of endearment she wanted to as long as she said it like that. Her taste is an indescribable sweetness and I just wanted to drown in it. Her hips started to catch a rhythm so I switched focus from her tiny pink bulb to her opening. Running my lips and tongue back and forth made her clench, and I considered making her come quickly before dismissing the idea. I wanted her desire to build much more before that release. Maura began to breathe deeply and moan on every exhale. Her hands were in my hair and she massaged my scalp while I went down on her. I moaned into her pussy and sucked against her clit, wanting to feel her twitch under me.

Before Maura could process the removal of my face from between her legs, I finally gave her the kiss that she wanted. Her lips buzzed gently as she hummed into the kiss. Our lips met and yielded and molded to each other. "Hand me that bottle, baby" I said to her, confident that she was ready for me, but careful still. She frantically pawed at the bed, trying to find the lube without breaking our kiss. "Slow down, Maura. We have plenty of time. Here. Got it." The bottle had tucked partway under the pillow. I squirted a generous amount of the slippery fluid into the palm of my hand and dropped the bottle, and braced myself on my right arm. Maura's hands touched me everywhere she could reach. I quickly coated my 7 inch cock with the lube, and smeared what was left over Maura's pussy, pinching her clit between my fingers as they slid through her folds.

Her fingernails dug into my back as I teased her with the head of the dildo. I slid the wet tip back and forth then rested it right at her opening, not pushing in, holding it just barely inside her. The look she gave me was drenched with lust and laced with emotion, prompting me to finally enter her. She moaned loudly while accommodating my dick inside her. I paused to give her a moment and kissed her softly. She shifted her legs and I eased all the way in, giving her short, gentle pumps to help her adjust. Maura kissed me, becoming more eager by the second. She bit my lip when I pulled my hips back and moaned as I firmly pushed in. I did it again and again. Her nails scratched across my back, the pain dragging me into another dimension of sensuality, driving me insane with the desire for more.

"Fuck, Maura" I gasped, leaning down on her and roughly palming her breast. My hips moved in a smooth rhythm. I filled her pussy with my thick dick and her mouth with my eager tongue, and held her head still with both hands. Maura's back arched upwards and she grabbed the harness with one hand. She pulled me harder into her and moaned my name, "Jane... Yes, baby!" My hands were everywhere. I held her hip. I stroked my fingers over her shoulders and through her hair.

I wrapped one arm around her, under her arched back, and held my weight just barely off of her. Our bodies moved together. Maura flexed under me, fucking me back, and she held me to her. She pulled me tight until there was no space between us. The hand at my hip gripped the straps while the other squeezed my ass. She moaned constantly when I grinded into her. I looked at her face while I made love to her. The pleasure she felt was written all over her face, like a billboard for impending orgasms.

My tongue tasted her skin. I kissed and nibbled her neck while flexing my body into hers. When I increased my pace and thrusted firmly into her she started to clench all her muscles. Her hips moved against mine until she finally surrendered and her legs and ass relaxed some. I covered her body completely with my own. She put one hand on my chest and the other held the strap even tighter than before. "Oooh shit, baby..." She moaned with her eyes tightly shut. I held her, each hand gripping an ass cheek. The wetness between her pelvis and mine must have soaked the sheets. My cock rubbed against my own clit, not enough to make me come, but giving me pleasure while I tried to drive Maura crazy.

I watched her face, anxious to see the expression of bliss over her beautiful features, and our lips met. Her hand went from my chest to my neck, and her fingers pressed along tendons there. She aimed my head how she wanted me. Maura graced me with short, sharp kisses and bites to my lips. She kissed me sweetly, bit down to the point of pain, and teased my lips with her wet tongue. "I'm gonna come, baby" she mumbled against my lips. Her breathing became more labored and the tightness around my piece increased, giving resistance to every stroke. I pushed into her with quick bursts and stroked her tongue with mine until she couldn't keep up.

"Oh my God, Jaaannee! Ah... Ah, yeeesss!" Maura whispered quietly and moaned louder and louder until she erupted with intense pleasure and gratification. She trembled and whimpered, lips still brushing mine with every sound that escaped her.