What if the medical examiner's office was in a different precinct? Would Jane and Maura be just friends or without working together would in turn into something more?
Chapter 1
Maura Isles is obsessed with Facebook. She is on it basically every minute she is not working. She had just gotten home from a long day at work, so she logged on, obviously. She noticed that she does not have very many friends, so she decided to look for people she may know. Nina Holiday was the first person she sent a friend request to. They had worked together for years in the same precinct and she considered her a good friend. Nina accepted her friend request in approximately two minutes. Because of this, Facebook thought she might know Nina's boyfriend, Frank Rizzoli, Jr. She had seen him around when he came to visit Nina, and he was a very nice guy. They had even met at the Dirty Robber sometimes for drinks. So, naturally, she added him as well. Within seconds, he accepted her friend request. Maura was having fun. What happened next, thanks to Facebook, changed her life forever.
The next person that Facebook thought she might know is Frank's sister, Jane Rizzoli. She was absolutely blown away by this woman's profile picture, so she clicked on her page. After a few minutes of what seemed like healthy stalking, she discovered that this gorgeous woman was a detective at the same precinct Frank worked at. It amazed Maura that their paths had not crossed before. Next, she clicked on Jane's profile picture again. It seemed like the Italian woman's deep brown eyes pierced through the screen and into Maura's soul. Her thick black hair and defined bone structure easily made her the most beautiful woman Maura had ever seen. So, what did she do? She asked Jane Rizzoli to be her "friend" on Facebook. What's it going to hurt? she thought.
The rest of Maura's night went by uneventfully. After she made dinner, went over some files from the case she is working on, and then watched the evening news, she decided to check Facebook one last time before she got ready for bed. And this time, she could not believe what she saw. Jane Rizzoli had sent her a message thirty minutes ago.
J: I'm sorry, do I know you?
Maura's heart was pounding in her chest like a drum. She felt ridiculous for being so nervous for simply sending a message to this woman, but she had no idea what to say. She finally settled on a simple explanation, because the detective could easily find out the truth.
M: Probably not, but I thought it would be nice to meet you. I'm the Chief Medical Examiner of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and I work with Nina in precinct 12.
Directly after she sent it, those annoying three dots appeared next to Jane's name. It felt like a lifetime had passed by while she sat staring at those three dots until they went away. Maura quickly got disheartened, as she assumed that the attractive detective wanted nothing to do with her. Soon after, much to her surprise, she got a notification that Jane Rizzoli had accepted her friend request. All seemed right with the world again. She breathed a sigh a relief, and suddenly her phone went off. It was a message from Jane.
J: You look like fun. Do you know the Dirty Robber?
M: Yes! I have been there a few times with Nina and Frank.
J: Want to meet me there for drinks?
Maura was surprised to be invited out by the detective so quickly. It was already 10 pm and she had work in the morning, but she didn't care. Besides, who could say no to a face like Jane's?
M: I'll be there in thirty.