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It took a solid three days for Maura's house to be processed and cleaned. She and Jane spent that time in the hospital having their wounds cared for. The staff put them in the same room together, which was a very good idea considering being close to one another had helped them to recover faster. Jane had a really nasty concussion and was banged up pretty badly, but Maura, now Maura was the one with the most injuries. She'd fought very hard for their lives.
But even if everyone was hailing her as a hero, having defeated the last apprentice, she didn't feel like what she did was praiseworthy. She'd killed two men, both savagely in her eyes, and regardless of how hard she tried she couldn't quite wrap her mind around it.
"Hey?" Jane's soft voice called to her.
Maura's eyes fluttered momentarily and looked over at Jane. Jane's soft brown eyes smiled at her before they traveled down to her hands.
Maura's hand had paused on the doorknob after unlocking the deadbolt. She wasn't quite sure why she couldn't move, she just couldn't. She wasn't afraid anymore. Stalker X had been identified and eliminated, forever gone out of hers and Jane's lives.
"You okay?" Jane said softly.
Maura inhaled deeply and nodded. "Yes, I am." She said turning the knob and opening the door. She stood there briefly allowing her mind to adjust to the onslaught of flashbacks that suddenly flooded her mind.
"Wow," she said stepping over the threshold, "It looks like nothing happened in here."
Jane closed the door quietly behind them, "Yeah they did a good job cleaning everything up." She sighed as she came up behind Maura and placed a soft kiss on her cheek.
"I wish it was that easy to forget."
Jane put her arm around her and pulled her in for a tight embrace, "Me too, Baby." She exhaled as she tucked her head into the crook of Maura's neck and kissed her lightly.
"I'm so ready for our life to get back to normal, Jane."
Jane chuckled and placed their foreheads together. She wrapped her arms around Maura's waist and pulled her in close.
"Ouch…" Maura lamented.
"Sorry," Jane said loosening her grip a bit, "I hate to break this to you, Maur, but our life was never really normal."
Maura smiled and nodded, she raised her head slightly, allowing Jane's lips to caress the sensitive area between her eyes.
"I know, but maybe we can change that…" She said softly.
"What do you mean?" Jane asked.
Maura was about to explain when there was a soft knocking on the door. She sighed heavily and pulled away from Jane. "It's probably Angela," Maura said lightly as she started off towards the door.
But Jane caught her gently and pulled her back in for a soft kiss. When Jane's lips touched hers, Maura finally felt at ease for the first time in 3 days. She'd missed feeling her lips pressed against hers.
When she pulled away, the look in Jane's eyes told her that she felt the same thing. And the slight smile that played across her lips let Maura know that Jane was thinking of the same thing that she was thinking of.
"I should get that." Maura said clearing her throat and walking to the door.
Jane found her place on the couch, sitting down gently. She still ached all over, but it wasn't as bad as the first night. She glanced over into the corner of the room, her heart sunk slightly. It sunk at the thought of Casey dying on Maura's floor and how they would never forget that memory because it was forever ingrained into their minds.
The rug was gone; no doubt it was ruined from the huge amount of blood that soaked it. Overall the room looked great. Whoever put this place back together tried to make it look just like it was.
"Hey sweetie," Angela said as she came into the living area with Maura following closely behind her.
"Hey, Ma." Jane greeted her without getting up. She would have but her muscles were extremely stiff.
Angela sat down next to her and caressed her face. "I am so sorry."
Jane knew exactly what she was talking about, but she didn't want to acknowledge it. It didn't matter if she and Casey grew up together, it didn't matter if they once loved each other, and it didn't matter that they conceived a child together. All of that was unimportant. The minute he betrayed her and started working with her enemy, that is when he and all of the memories of him had perished from existence. Knowing that regardless of everything they had gone through together; he still turned on her.
Fuck Casey…
"It's okay, Ma. It's over now. We are all safe."
Angela nodded. "I know that now. I mean, you think you know someone only to realize you don't."
"Yeah…" Jane's voice trailed off as she looked over at Maura.
Maura came and sat next to her a minute later and patted her on the leg. "Are you hungry, Love?"
Jane nodded, "Yeah, just a little."
She nodded and stood, "Okay, I'll make you something to eat."
"Oh no you won't," Angela said getting up and gently pushing Maura back down into her seat beside Jane. "I'm going to make you girls some dinner before I go home."
"You don't have to do that, Angela."
"I know I don't, girls, but I want to. You've been through a lot. Just relax, okay?"
They couldn't argue the point. So they agreed and relaxed on the couch.
Jane put her arm around her beautiful woman and pulled her close. "I can't say it enough about how proud I am of you." She whispered to her, snuggling her nose close to her ear.
Maura nodded and leaned against her face. "I wish I was proud of myself."
Jane sighed. "I understand what you're feeling. It'll get better."
Maura chuckled, "Please don't tell me it'll get better by killing more people." She laughed.
Jane shook her head and kissed her softly on the corner of her eyelid, catching a sneaky little tear that tried to escape. "Okay, I won't tell you that."
They laughed together and it felt good to do it, even though it seemed a little weird laughing about what had happened.
Jane exercised great restraint sitting there with her, because all she wanted to do and needed to do was be as close to her as possible. She wanted to spend the rest of the day making love to Maura, and purge every sort of negative thing that's happened to them over the past couple of weeks out of their souls.
They needed that.
"If Ma wasn't here," Jane whispered in Maura's ear.
Maura exhaled heavily and leaned her face further against Jane's lips. "I know… Me too."
Maura reached down and entwined her fingers with Jane's and held her hand as tightly as she possibly could while Jane placed soft kisses on her face.
"I love you," Jane said softly.
Maura had heard Jane say it countless number of times, but this time when those words landed on her heart, they hit her so hard that it moved her to tears. So much had happened to them. They were prematurely torn apart, reunited, forced apart again by fear, reunited again, only to be terrorized and almost killed by two people whom they thought they could trust.
"Oh Jane," Maura exhaled. She couldn't hold back any longer. The only reason she'd been holding back was because Angela was there. She cupped her hands around Jane's face and kissed her passionately on the lips.
Jane didn't seem to resist, didn't seem to care that her mother was there. This moment was all about them. Jane embraced her and pulled her tighter and deeper into her kiss until they were satisfied with the exchange.
Maura pulled away slowly; her eyes fixed on Jane's lips, while she bit down on her own.
"Breathe." Jane said softly.
It was only then that Maura realized that she had been holding her breath. She gasped, filling her lungs with much needed air.
"You're so adorable," Jane said as she placed another kiss on her lips.
Maura finally found the strength to put away from the source of her comfort and happiness. She was sore all over.
"I'm going to go take a warm shower," she said rising from her seat. "My muscles are aching badly."
"Give me a minute and I'll come join you." Jane said.
A smile crossed Maura's face. They hadn't showered together in weeks. It was nice to know that Jane wanted to again. "Okay," She said rubbing her arms. "I'll wait for you."
Jane nodded and watched her walk away. There was something extremely satisfying about knowing that Maura had went totally badass on Dean and Casey. She always knew she had it in her. She just had no idea she could do it so effectively like she did. And it made her feel glad to be on her good side!
Jane shook her head and shrugged off into the kitchen with Angela. She sat down at the island and observed her preparing the meal.
"What are you making?"
"Asiago chicken Alfredo, with some asparagus and polenta."
"Yum," Jane said suppressing a pretend yawn.
Angela looked sideways at her and shook her head. "I'll leave the food in the oven for you girls, okay." She said as she continued to mix the ingredients together, "I know if I'd just gone through what you two have gone through; I would want a quiet evening to spend together... alone."
Jane nodded and smiled. "Thanks, Ma."
"I'll be finished here in a little bit. So if you don't need anything from me, I'm fine." She said waving her away.
Jane chuckled and got up from her seat. "Don't forget to lock the door when you leave out." Jane reminded her and then it became suddenly clear that she didn't need to watch the doors anymore.
Angela nodded and gave her the A-OK.
Jane left her mother in the kitchen and went to join Maura. As Jane pushed opened the door to their bedroom, she heard the shower running. When she entered she saw Maura sitting on the edge of the bed getting undressed. She watched her for a moment, watching this beautiful person getting naked in front of her. When she looked up and caught sight of Jane standing in the doorway, she smiled the sweetest smile that Jane had ever seen.
"I thought you had forgotten about me." She said softly.
Jane closed the door behind her and locked it. She crossed the short distance and knelt down in front of Maura. "I could never forget you." She said looking up into her eyes.
Jane's eyes searched Maura's, scanning her soul for something very special and something unique to their love. She found it a second later. A smile crossed her face, forcing the tears of pride out of her eyes.
Maura reached and cupped Jane's face, her thumbs whisking them away. She pulled Jane closer and kissed her softly. Jane ran her hands the length of Maura's back being careful to be gentle with her injured woman.
"I don't want to hurt you." Jane whispered against her lips.
"You won't." Maura answered breathlessly.
Jane began to tremble as she gathered Maura's soft ivory body up into her arms, pulling Maura's legs around her waist so she could maneuver her way around to the bed to sit down. Effortless she executed the move, sitting gently on the bed with Maura in her lap.
Jane just stared into her eyes, smiling softly at her. No words were said… None were needed.
Maura smiled back at her and strummed her fingers through Jane's hair. Chills rushed up Jane's spine when Maura pulled on her dark flowing locks, pulling her head back slightly. Jane closed her eyes while Maura leaned in and kissed her softly on her chin.
Jane swallowed her heart that had risen into her throat. She was on an emotional overload at the moment. Feeling Maura's body against hers made her suddenly aware of how close she came to losing this feeling.
She captured Maura's lips as they made a pass over hers and held them in a deep and quivering kiss. Jane felt warm tears coming out of her tightly closed eyes. As hard as she tried, she couldn't keep them in.
Maura leaned in and kissed them away, accepting Jane's tears as her own, absorbing them into her own body. It was then that Jane realized that Maura had really saved her. Not just physically, but also mentally, and emotionally.
She opened her eyes and saw Maura staring down at her. Smiling.
"Let's change our life." Maura whispered.
"How?" Jane asked pulling their bodies closer together.
"Let's do what you want to do." Maura said reaching down and pulling Jane's t-shirt over her head. "Let's move away together."
Jane swallowed hard as she felt Maura reach around and unsnap her bra.
"Do you mean that?"
Maura nodded and kissed her slowly and passionately. She laced her fingers through Jane's hair and moaned softly into the kiss. Jane reached up and held her tightly against her.
"Yes, I do." Maura said as she slid off of Jane's lap. She reached out and took her hand and led her to the shower.
Maura stepped in first and glanced down at Jane's bottoms. "Are you going to shower in your slacks?"
Jane hadn't even noticed she was still in her pants. She shook her head and laughed. "Of course not," she said stepping quickly out of them.
She stepped into the shower with Maura and took her into her arms. She kissed her gently and reached for the shower gel. She worked up a lather and was careful not to rub the soap over Maura's cuts. Every so often, Maura would wince from the sensation of the soap stinging her cuts. Maura in turn did the same to Jane, being careful not to agitate her healing wounds. Overall it was a very quick and delicate shower.
Jane stepped out carefully and grabbed a towel and wrapped it around herself. When Maura came out, she wrapped a towel around her and they walked back into the bedroom. They sat on the edge of the bed and Jane took Maura's towel from her and motioned for her to turn around, then she began to dry her off slowly, patting her healing wounds dry, kissing them lightly.
"Are you still sore?"
Maura nodded, "Just a little bit."
"Lay down." Jane said motioning for her to lie down on her belly. When she did as she was instructed, Jane reached into the nightstand and retrieved a bottle of massage oil. She sat beside Maura and squeezed out a generous measure into her hands.
Warming the oils between her palms, the spread it gently on Maura's back, applying just the right amount of pressure needed to work her muscles into submission.
"Mmmm," she moaned softly.
"Do you like that?"
"Yes." Maura answered just above a whispered.
Jane smiled and continued to massage her beautiful lady's shoulders. All she wanted was to be close to her. She couldn't help herself; she leaned in and kissed her shoulders softly.
She saw Maura's skin prickle from the touch of her lips. She leaned in again, this time kissing her on the back of the neck, tracing her fine blond hairs along her neckline with her trembling tongue.
"Mmmm, Jane." Maura sighed.
Jane tugged at her towel and let it fall off of her. She leaned over, draping her arm across Maura's soft body. She kissed Maura's ear, running her eager tongue along the edges of her lobe. Maura really loves this.
It only took a few seconds for her to heat up by Jane's kisses. She reached around and cupped Jane's head pulling her further against her.
"Mmm, that feels amazing."
Jane continued to nibble on her ear and the more she nibbled the harder Maura would tug her, until before she knew it, she was lying on top of her.
She hadn't planned lying in this position with her, but it worked and Maura seemed to like it. She reached up and took Maura's hand and secured her hands with hers. Maura let out a soft sigh as Jane kissed her softly on the back of the neck, in between her shoulders, down her back and then back up.
Jane's kisses produced goosebumps on top of goosebumps. She could tell Maura was enjoying it. She firmly placed a love bite on the back of Maura's shoulder before she flipped her over to face her. Her eyes were wide with excitement and shimmering with love.
Jane slipped in between her legs and pressed herself against her. Maura reached down and helped Jane out alittle bit, pulling her closer and harder against her.
"You feel so good," Jane whispered.
"So do you." Maura took her lips hotly and parted them, forcing her tongue inside. "You've excited me so much, Love."
"Good."
"Jane…" Maura moaned her name, her body beginning to tremble slightly.
"Yes?" Jane said reaching down and finding Maura's hot pussy, and slipping her finger inside.
"Ahh…mmm." She cooed when Jane slid her finger all the way in.
Jane smiled in response. She loved seeing Maura melt in her arms. Her thumb caressed her hardening clit. Maura's body quivered to her touch.
Maura pulled Jane close and pressed their foreheads together while Jane stroked her deep inside. Jane paid special attention to Maura soft G-spot, now rippling towards an orgasm.
Their eyes were locked, and it didn't seem that they could get any closer than they were now.
"Jane…" Maura said breathlessly as she gazed into Jane's eyes.
Jane fought against the urge of closing her eyes and enjoying the feel of Maura inside. She literally had to force herself to keep her eyes on Maura.
"Yes, Baby?"
"I love you…" Maura's bottom lip trembled.
"I love you too."
Maura reached and clenched Jane's hair tighter; her entire body trembled in Jane's arms.
"Marry me." Maura gasped suddenly as a streak of passion rushed through her body.
"What?" Jane asked, she wasn't too sure she'd heard her right.
Maura took her lips again, kissing her deeply. Jane stopped touching Maura and leaned up on her arms. She looked into her eyes and everything she saw was genuine.
"Marry me, please?" She repeated.
Jane's mouth hung open. She was at a total loss for words. "Are you serious?"
Maura nodded and flipped Jane over onto her back, straddling her with her slender body. She leaned over and kissed her. "I want to be with you every minute of every hour of every day of my life."
Jane was still stunned.
Maura smiled and caressed her face. "Will you marry me, Jane?"
Jane swallowed hard. "You're serious aren't you?"
"Yes I am. Let's move to Maine like you wanted?
Finally a smile crossed Jane's face. "Do you really want to be with me for the rest of your life, because I'm a forever type of girl, Maur?"
Maura chuckled. And for the first time in a very long time, she'd gotten her laugh back. That adorable chuckle that always made Jane laugh with her.
"I want to be with you forever."
Jane smiled and nodded. "Yes, I'll marry you." Jane said pulling Maura in for a deep kiss. "You make me so happy, I hope you know that?"
"You make me happy as well."
Maura relaxed into Jane's embrace and they switched positions again, this time settling into their customary sleeping position with Jane as the big spoon.
She held Maura close as so many emotions raced through her. "Promise me that you'll never leave me?" Jane whispered placing her lips against Maura's face.
"I promise."
"I cannot wait to be your wife, Baby."
"And I cannot wait to be yours."
As Jane held her close, she stroked her hair softly. "I am really convinced that nothing will ever break us up."
"So am I."
"They tried really hard, you know. But they couldn't break us. You know why?"
Maura turned over and gazed into Jane's tear filled eyes. She watched her blink repeatedly, her tears spilling onto her breasts.
"Why couldn't they?" Maura asked softly caressing Jane's soft face.
"Because when we're together, we become stronger than when we are apart. No one can break us, Baby."
Maura nodded, "You're right. Our love is unbreakable."
Jane nodded and kissed her again. "Yep, it is." Jane finally understanding what her mother had said to her a few days ago. "It certainly is."
After a few quiet moments, they finally picked up where they left off and made sweet passionate love to each other for the rest of the evening. Their lovemaking purified their spirits and prepared their minds and their hearts for a future journey together.
And from that day forward, nothing could or would ever separate them again.
xx The End xx
A/N Thanks for reading!