You Make Me Smile (4/?)
Title: You Make Me Smile (4/?)
Rating: PG-13 to be safe
Pairing(s): Jane Rizzoli/Maura Isles
Summary: Direct sequel to Running Up That Hill fic. Continuing Rizzles but now with Jai. Wonder Twins united to play with Rizzles and: “I feel better. Much better, actually. You, on the other hand, look like train wreck,”
Disclaimer: General series spoilers and details mentioned in specific episodes. We cannot be held responsible for you knowingly spoiling your own Rizzoli and Isles watching. You should also read Running Up That Hill, but you don’t have to.
A/N: Twin (Ched) feels the need to apologize for Maura sounding off, as she is on pain meds which are making her feel light headed and fuzzy.
“For one so small, you seem so strong… my arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm. This bond between us… can’t be broken. I will be here, don’t you cry…”
Even though she was feeling better, it was apparent that Jai was still sick. Maura felt a lot better after sleeping a few hours with Jane, and she hated that the same could not be said of their son. She had already fed and changed him, and now she was sitting in the rocking chair and singing, hoping to soothe him back to sleep again so that she could perhaps lay back down with Jane who was still sleeping soundly in their bed.
With a start and heaving breaths Jane woke from an unknown dream, but seeing nothing that had caused the fear she collapsed back on to the bed with a bone deep tiredness. Still breathing heavily Jane rolled over to take comfort from Maura’s sleeping for but her questing hand met only cool covers. Jane managed to lever herself off of the bed even with limbs that felt heavy and eyes that wanted nothing more than to slide shut. Stumbling gracelessly in to the hall Jane heard Maura’s voice from the nursery.
Somehow Jane made it to the doorway and leaned heavily, watching Maura and Jai. “I could have gotten him. You should be sleeping, you don’t feel so goooooood,” Jane managed through a yawn.
Hearing Jane before she saw her, Maura looked over at the doorway, feeling her heart clench at how exhausted her girlfriend looked. The brunette had been nothing but amazing the day before, but now she needed her rest before she came down with something. “I feel better. Much better, actually. You, on the other hand, look like train wreck,” she offered, giving Jane one of her magnificent smiles.
“That bad?” Jane knew the assessment was true enough, Maura never sugarcoated these things? But then again Jane felt as bad as she obviously looked. She felt worn down but that was no excuse to make Maura, who was legitimately sick and was supposed to go to work in the morning, get up to take care of Jai.
Jane lurched over to her family and hovered over Maura’s seated form, watching her rock Jai off to sleep. “You should still be sleeping,” Jane scolded gently, suppressing a yawn of her own.
Shaking her head, the ME glanced up at her other half, taking in the way Jane was standing and the slight bags under her beautiful eyes. “As soon as I get Jai back to sleep, I plan to go back to bed. Where you should be. Resting. You can barely walk,” she pointed out as she rocked Jai, listening for any change in his breathing to let her know that he was going to sleep.
He wasn’t crying anymore, which as always a good sign, but an occasional soft whimper was still escaping him from time to time.
They were all tired but Jane was not sick and so took it upon herself to take care of both Maura and Jai. “And you are ill. I won’t go to bed until you do. And we can’t go to bed until he does. And I had a point, which I can’t remember.” Jane took up the thread of Maura’s singing in hopes of leading Jai back to dreamland a little faster. “Baby mine, don’t you cry. Baby mine, dry your eyes.”
Not willing to fight Jane on something so trivial, Maura settled for rocking their son while her partner soothed him with her voice. Closing her eyes, she listened to Jane sing, feeling herself start to drift off once or twice, waking up only when she realized that Jai was completely silent. Sighing softly, she shifted until she could stand up without moving him too much, placing him back into his crib. Stifling her own soft yawn, Maura reached up and turned the mobile on, waiting a moment to make sure he was really asleep before she turned to her girlfriend.
“I think we can have that nap now.”
As Jane sung she felt her own exhaustion rear its head but tamped it down, focusing on lulling Jai back to sleep. But apparently both she and Maura’s concentration were shot as they continued singing and rocking Jai long past the point of sleep. Watching Maura place Jai in the crib Jane shook her head like a dog with water in its ears in an attempt to wake herself up just a little bit more.
“Thank God,” Jane sighed, lacing her fingers with Maura’s and wobbled back to their bedroom as if she were crossing the rolling deck of a ship instead of their flat, unmoving carpeted hallway.
It took all of her strength to keep Jane from making her fall over, but somehow they managed to make it back to their bedroom in one piece. Sighing in relief, Maura let herself flop ungracefully onto her side of the bed, stretching out immediately. Her mind wasn’t tired, but her body was exhausted, and the thought of cuddling with Jane was more than enough to get her back into bed for an undetermined amount of time.
“Love you, Jane.” she mumbled, yawning softly.
Jane literally collapsed on to the bed, burying her face in the pillow. It took her a moment to have enough energy to roll half way and encompass Maura in her arms. “Love you too,” Jane yawned. She kissed the patch of skin closest to her, which happened to be Maura’s shoulder. “Feel better M.”
Maura had fallen asleep to the feel of Jane’s lips against her shoulder, content and happy. The sound of baby monitor crackling to life woke her up hours later. The sun was streaming in through the windows, creating a warmth in the room that she took a moment to enjoy before she started to slowly pull away from Jane. The brunette was still enjoying a deep sleep, and Maura placed a soft kiss on her cheek before she left their bedroom, heading down the hallway to check on their son.
Stepping quietly into Jai’s room, Maura had been expecting to hear him cry, but she was surprised when all she heard was a soft sound that made a smile break out onto her face. Moving to stand over his crib, she smiled down at their son, watching while he played with his toes, cooing softly in his excitement.
With Jane sleeping in their room down the hallway and Jai playing happily in his crib, Maura was pretty sure that this was the good life. Well, it would be, as soon as she changed his diaper, anyways.
Rating: PG-13 to be safe
Pairing(s): Jane Rizzoli/Maura Isles
Summary: Direct sequel to Running Up That Hill fic. Continuing Rizzles but now with Jai. Wonder Twins united to play with Rizzles and: “I feel better. Much better, actually. You, on the other hand, look like train wreck,”
Disclaimer: General series spoilers and details mentioned in specific episodes. We cannot be held responsible for you knowingly spoiling your own Rizzoli and Isles watching. You should also read Running Up That Hill, but you don’t have to.
A/N: Twin (Ched) feels the need to apologize for Maura sounding off, as she is on pain meds which are making her feel light headed and fuzzy.
“For one so small, you seem so strong… my arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm. This bond between us… can’t be broken. I will be here, don’t you cry…”
Even though she was feeling better, it was apparent that Jai was still sick. Maura felt a lot better after sleeping a few hours with Jane, and she hated that the same could not be said of their son. She had already fed and changed him, and now she was sitting in the rocking chair and singing, hoping to soothe him back to sleep again so that she could perhaps lay back down with Jane who was still sleeping soundly in their bed.
With a start and heaving breaths Jane woke from an unknown dream, but seeing nothing that had caused the fear she collapsed back on to the bed with a bone deep tiredness. Still breathing heavily Jane rolled over to take comfort from Maura’s sleeping for but her questing hand met only cool covers. Jane managed to lever herself off of the bed even with limbs that felt heavy and eyes that wanted nothing more than to slide shut. Stumbling gracelessly in to the hall Jane heard Maura’s voice from the nursery.
Somehow Jane made it to the doorway and leaned heavily, watching Maura and Jai. “I could have gotten him. You should be sleeping, you don’t feel so goooooood,” Jane managed through a yawn.
Hearing Jane before she saw her, Maura looked over at the doorway, feeling her heart clench at how exhausted her girlfriend looked. The brunette had been nothing but amazing the day before, but now she needed her rest before she came down with something. “I feel better. Much better, actually. You, on the other hand, look like train wreck,” she offered, giving Jane one of her magnificent smiles.
“That bad?” Jane knew the assessment was true enough, Maura never sugarcoated these things? But then again Jane felt as bad as she obviously looked. She felt worn down but that was no excuse to make Maura, who was legitimately sick and was supposed to go to work in the morning, get up to take care of Jai.
Jane lurched over to her family and hovered over Maura’s seated form, watching her rock Jai off to sleep. “You should still be sleeping,” Jane scolded gently, suppressing a yawn of her own.
Shaking her head, the ME glanced up at her other half, taking in the way Jane was standing and the slight bags under her beautiful eyes. “As soon as I get Jai back to sleep, I plan to go back to bed. Where you should be. Resting. You can barely walk,” she pointed out as she rocked Jai, listening for any change in his breathing to let her know that he was going to sleep.
He wasn’t crying anymore, which as always a good sign, but an occasional soft whimper was still escaping him from time to time.
They were all tired but Jane was not sick and so took it upon herself to take care of both Maura and Jai. “And you are ill. I won’t go to bed until you do. And we can’t go to bed until he does. And I had a point, which I can’t remember.” Jane took up the thread of Maura’s singing in hopes of leading Jai back to dreamland a little faster. “Baby mine, don’t you cry. Baby mine, dry your eyes.”
Not willing to fight Jane on something so trivial, Maura settled for rocking their son while her partner soothed him with her voice. Closing her eyes, she listened to Jane sing, feeling herself start to drift off once or twice, waking up only when she realized that Jai was completely silent. Sighing softly, she shifted until she could stand up without moving him too much, placing him back into his crib. Stifling her own soft yawn, Maura reached up and turned the mobile on, waiting a moment to make sure he was really asleep before she turned to her girlfriend.
“I think we can have that nap now.”
As Jane sung she felt her own exhaustion rear its head but tamped it down, focusing on lulling Jai back to sleep. But apparently both she and Maura’s concentration were shot as they continued singing and rocking Jai long past the point of sleep. Watching Maura place Jai in the crib Jane shook her head like a dog with water in its ears in an attempt to wake herself up just a little bit more.
“Thank God,” Jane sighed, lacing her fingers with Maura’s and wobbled back to their bedroom as if she were crossing the rolling deck of a ship instead of their flat, unmoving carpeted hallway.
It took all of her strength to keep Jane from making her fall over, but somehow they managed to make it back to their bedroom in one piece. Sighing in relief, Maura let herself flop ungracefully onto her side of the bed, stretching out immediately. Her mind wasn’t tired, but her body was exhausted, and the thought of cuddling with Jane was more than enough to get her back into bed for an undetermined amount of time.
“Love you, Jane.” she mumbled, yawning softly.
Jane literally collapsed on to the bed, burying her face in the pillow. It took her a moment to have enough energy to roll half way and encompass Maura in her arms. “Love you too,” Jane yawned. She kissed the patch of skin closest to her, which happened to be Maura’s shoulder. “Feel better M.”
Maura had fallen asleep to the feel of Jane’s lips against her shoulder, content and happy. The sound of baby monitor crackling to life woke her up hours later. The sun was streaming in through the windows, creating a warmth in the room that she took a moment to enjoy before she started to slowly pull away from Jane. The brunette was still enjoying a deep sleep, and Maura placed a soft kiss on her cheek before she left their bedroom, heading down the hallway to check on their son.
Stepping quietly into Jai’s room, Maura had been expecting to hear him cry, but she was surprised when all she heard was a soft sound that made a smile break out onto her face. Moving to stand over his crib, she smiled down at their son, watching while he played with his toes, cooing softly in his excitement.
With Jane sleeping in their room down the hallway and Jai playing happily in his crib, Maura was pretty sure that this was the good life. Well, it would be, as soon as she changed his diaper, anyways.