She's a cop. Well, technically a detective, but same difference. Either way she knew that speeding through the dark, wet night of Boston streets was illegal. The thumping of Jane's heart rang out so loudly that she barely registered her phone ringing. Not taking her eyes off of the road, Jane opened her phone.
"Jane, what the hell just happ-"
"Frankie not now okay I'm driving."
"Janie everybody here is freaking out right now. I walked out of the bathroom to find you and Maura gone and now everybody's talking about you guys."
"Frankie listen I-"
"-And someone told me that you two basically had a shouting match in the middle of the freakin Robber!"
"Alright listen! I don't know who you're getting your info from, but their full of shit! We we're not shouting."
"That's not what they said. They said that that was the maddest they've ever seen Maura. Jane…What did you to her?"
Jane tried really hard to focus on the road. She tried to contain the rising anger that threatened to spill out of her. Why did everyone always think it was her fault anytime she and Maura had an argument? Maura fucked up sometimes too. Jane cursed and slammed her hand against the steering wheel after she missed the turn into Maura's Beacon Hill neighborhood.
"Goddamn it Frankie! Why does it always have to be me who screws up? You know, Maura's no fucking saint!"
"…Janie umm…she kinda is. I mean she's Maura."
"You know what I don't have time for your bullshit right now!" She slammed the phone shut and threw it against the passenger side door. It was too late to try and contain her frustration and anger. Jane was seething when she finally pulled up in front of Maura's house. Walking up the driveway she wasn't surprised to see Maura's Prius already there. It had taken Jane a little while longer leaving, having yet another short argument with Korsak and Frost on whether or not she was too inebriated to drive. Determined for that not to be the only argument she would win tonight, Jane used her own key to get into the front door. Once inside Jane looked around. Maura was in the kitchen sitting on a stool facing the living room seemingly engrossed in her phone. Jane took her coat off and flung it onto the couch as she walked over to the kitchen.
"Maura. When I told you I hated it when you walked away from me, when the conversation isn't over, I meant it." She addressed Maura a bit rougher than she had intended, but the anger combined along with the yelling she had did with both Maura and Frankie, gave Jane's voice a low and warning timber. Maura on the other hand, didn't even seem to realize that Jane had entered the house, let alone spoken to her. She continued to look down at her phone solely concentrated on it.
"Maura...Maura do you hear me talking to you?" Nothing. Jane straightened her back and placed her hands on her hips to glare down at Maura.
"Maura!" Still nothing.
Jane swiftly stepped directly in front of Maura and yanked her phone out of her hands. Maura shot up out of her seat and began grabbing for her phone.
"Give me my phone back now!" Finally getting a rise out of Maura, Jane held the phone above her head. Having even more height on Maura who had taken off her heels, guaranteed that the phone couldn't be reached by Maura.
"Maura, will you listen to me damn it! I'm not giving you your phone back until you agree to talk about what happened!" Maura only pushed higher onto her toes. She grabbed at Jane's arms trying to get her phone by pulling down on Jane's wrists. Maura knew though that no matter how hard she yanked and how hard she strained, the fact that Jane was stronger and taller than her would prevent her from getting her phone. Her frustration finally came to its peak. She put her hands on Jane's chest and shoved her as hard as she could. Jane too surprised at Maura's actions to brace herself, stumbled all the way out of the kitchen and into the back of the couch.
At first she just stared at Maura. Her hair was tousled, her skin was flushed and her chest rose and sank swiftly in her tight dress. Despite the knowledge that they were in the middle of a fight, Jane couldn't help but feel a bit of arousal tingle down her spine. There was something about prim and proper Maura acting out in such an animalistic way. Jane pushed that thought aside as another flashed into her head. Did Maura really just push me? This thought instantly brought Jane back into the heat of her rage. Maura Just Pushed Me! Jane looked down to the phone in her hand and without an upward glance Jane heaved the phone. Maura flinched as the phone whizzed passed her-barely missing her head- and into the opposing cabinet and smashing to pieces. Before she could register what happened, Maura was faced with a furious Jane Rizzoli slowly stalking toward her.
"Maura. What. The Fuck. Has gotten into you."Jane's voice was so low and fraught with warning that Maura had to grab the counter behind her to keep her balance. When Maura finally met her eyes and Jane could see the beginning of unshed tears in them, she forced herself to inhale deeply and take a few step away from Maura.
"Okay, Maura help me understand what's happening here. Because all I know is that one second I was at the bar getting us drinks and the next you were in my face yelling at me saying…you know what I was so damn shocked that I can't even remember what you were saying." Maura looked at her shoes and finally spoke.
"Jane why are you here?" Jane gaped at Maura as she wrapped her arms around herself, still avoiding Jane's eyes.
"Why am I here? Maur I'm trying to figure out what the hell happened back there. Why my girlfriend decided to spontaneously bite my head off for no reason!"
"Okay, first of all I am not your girlfriend any longer." Then with a sad tone to her voice she said, "I think you made that fairly apparent, Jane. Secondly-"
"Hey! Oh, wait just a goddamn second Maura! What do you mean I'm not your girlfriend anymore? Are you…are you breaking up with me." Jane's voice cracked and she clenched her fist together in an attempt to not run over to Maura and grab her shoulders and beg her to stay with her. Jane just stood there and replayed Maura's words in her head. I am not your girlfriend any longer.
"Jane! You broke up with me!" Her eyes darted back and forth from Jane to a spot behind her and ultimately decided on the spot.
"What…what are you talking about? I've never said that I-"
"You didn't have to say it." She finally looked at Jane and it damn near broke her heart to see the hurt and brokenness that was in Maura's eyes. It damn neared killed Jane when she realized that she was the cause of that pain.
"Maur…what are you talk-"
"You touched her." She whispered it so softly that Jane almost missed it.
"Jane…you broke up with me the moment you cheated on me." Jane stood frozen. Rooted to her spot. What?