Authors note: Sorry again for the delay, I have no excuse other than absolute terror at writing this. I feel I’ve written myself in a corner and now I have to deliver the hot, steamy Rizzles goodness…. I hope you enjoy.

Jane drove slowly, deliberately, delighting in each sideways glance from Maura.

Slowing for yet another red light, she tapped her fingers on the steering wheel. “When?” Maura asked, reaching out and finding Jane’s hand, their fingers intertwining perfectly.

“Today.” Jane told her, squeezing her hand gently. “I found your letter…” the words hung in the air between them. “Why didn’t you say anything?” Jane asked softly as she turned to look at Maura.

“I didn’t want to lose you.” Maura sighed, her heart heavy in her chest at even the thought. Jane smiled sadly, unclipping her seatbelt before leaning over to wipe the single tear with her thumb. Guiding Maura’s face up, she studied rich hazel eyes.

“You could never lose me.” Jane’s usually husky voice dropped even lower as she closed the gap, her lips ghosting against Maura’s as her hand gently cupped her cheek.

Maura’s hands roamed slowly up Jane’s back, her fingertips settling and caressing the nape of her neck, eliciting a warm moan. “Can I really?” she murmured.

Slowly Jane claimed Maura’s lips, kissing her softly sending bolts of molten desire through the pair of them. Her tongue gingerly flicking against Maura’s bottom lip and being answered as Maura opened her mouth slowly, her own tongue joining Jane’s in a sensual, unhurried exploration.

Car horns behind them made both women jump. “Oh c’mon!” Jane shouted out the window as she slumped back into her seat, the light having changed. Slamming the car forward, she wondered idly if it would be wrong to uses her position in the police department to get the hell home as fast as possible. For all her bravado and teasing, she was as worked up and frustrated as Maura appeared to be. With her foot flat to the floor, she took every shortcut she knew and finally pulled up outside Maura’s home.

Stepping from the car, she was at Maura’s door before the doctor had even taken off her seat belt. Pulling the door open, she extended her hand, pulling her from the car and pushing the door closed behind her. Maura swallowed, her heartbeat hammering in her ears as Jane pushed her slowly back against the car, her hands brushing slowly down her side before settling on her hips as she leant in, capturing Maura’s lips in another searing kiss, this one more urgent and dominant than the last.