Writing this story with thebiggestnerdyouknow. We just have so much fun writing together.
This story however is dark and not very fluffy. For those of you in the mood for something like this... Enjoy!
(We own nothing but the words on these pages... and not really even that)
Fucked Up
It started off normal enough a day. Maura and Jane began work at the normal hour, not having been called in for any bodies earlier. The medical examiner had stopped by the cafe to chat with Angela and get coffee for herself and Jane. And then she had dropped it off at the detective's desk, staying long enough for a chat about the special she'd seen on Africanized bees and their migration into the United States the night before, earning herself a classic Rizzoli eye roll.
And then they'd gotten the call.
Jane looked down at her cell and raised a brow before answering. "BPD Detective Rizzoli."
"Hi Detective Rizzoli. My name is Martian. You may not remember me but you helped solve the murder of my little girl, Stacy. You and Dr. Isles. I would really like to take the both of you to lunch if possible."
Jane gave Maura one of those 'wtf' looks and the ME tilted her head, whispering "Who is it?" lowly.
Meanwhile Martian continued on. "If today is too late of notice I can always aim for a time later this week, Detective."
"Uh... let me just check with Dr. Isles." She covered the mouth of the cell and shook her head. "A guy named Martian wants to take us to lunch for solving his daughter's murder. Um... its free food. Wanna go today or later this week?"
"Hmm..." Maura thought for a moment, rubbing her chin. "Later this week would probably be best. I have a teleconference this afternoon and I'm not sure how long it'll last."
Jane uncovered the phone. "Uh can we do it maybe tomorrow? We're kinda booked today."
"Yes, tomorrow would be fine. How about Louis' Bistro? At, say, 1?" The man asked, Maura giving a nod of approval when Jane asked if the time and place would work for her.
"We'll see you there, Martian." Once she hung up she shrugged. "That was a bit odd."
"Perhaps he's just appreciative of you providing closure by solving the case. It's not the first time a family has repaid you in some way or another." Maura smiled and got up off the desk corner she was sitting on. "Would you like to come over tonight? I still have that movie you forced me to rent." She smirked.
"I'll see you then, detective." Maura winked, having caught Jane staring at her legs, and headed off toward the elevator. The rest of their work day was pretty uneventful. Maura had her teleconference and finished up a research paper she'd been working on while Jane hit some cold case files. The two later met at the doctor's place, Maura lifting a box of pizza once Jane had walked in the door. "I've already ordered your favorite and there's beer in the fridge."
"Ah, girl after my own heart." She laughed. "Thanks." She walked passed Maura to the fridge and grabbed a beer. "You are actually going to eat pepperoni?" She asked with a chuckle. "Since when did this happen?" She took a slice and dipped iti n the cup of ranch sauce that the pizza came with and moaned with the first bite.
Maura watched Jane intently, a brow cocked at that moan. "Actually, I had a tuna sandwich before you got here. I knew you could devour that pizza all by yourself." She chuckled, pulling her legs up onto the couch and tucking them under herself. "The DVDs already in the player. Whenever you're ready I'll start it."
Jane grinned. "You know me so well." She laughed and got comfortable on the couch next to her. Pulling the blanket down off the back of the sofa, she draped it over their legs and snuggled into the back cushions. "Hmm Play."
Maura smiled and leaned forward to grab the remote, hitting 'play' before setting it back down on the table. Then she pulled the blanket a little more snuggly over her lap and leaned a little closer to Jane. "I do believe my surround sound will get a workout with this one. I have a feeling there'll be a lot of explosions in it."
"Well it's only the #1 action movie of the year." Jane smirked and found herself leaning a bit closer to Maura as well. Throughout the movie the detective kept watching the blonde from the corner of her eye. She was in love with her best friend but was too afraid to say anything to her, in fear of what she may think. So a secret love was what Jane subjected herself to.
At some point throughout the movie, Maura's head ended up on Jane's shoulder, the blonde biting her lip to prevent speaking. She really wanted to point out the inconsistencies and flaws but kept quiet for her friend's sake. She could let Jane enjoy her movie, but that didn't mean she wouldn't point out the errors afterwards and drive her best friend batty playfully.
Jane rested her own head on top of Maura's with a smile on her face. She moved her hand to sit on her friend's knee. When the movie ended, Jane didn't even flinch to move away from the woman.
"That was..." Maura tilted her head to the side, only leaning back enough to look at Jane. "Well... interesting. Blowing up a car is much harder to do than they make it look in movies like this. You'd have to puncture both sides of a fuel tank to draw in the proper amount of oxygen. The probability of doing such is a million to one." She said in her ever so scientific manner.
Jane rolled her eyes and sighed. "Yeah well it's not the science part that's awesome, its the 'blowing shit up' part that is." She chuckled and turned her face towards Maura. They were only inches apart.
Maura chuckled and shook her head. "I'd think your day job would provide enough entertainment of that sort. Then again, it is kind of fun to compare reality with fiction's versions of crime and medicine." The blonde smiled, not shying away from the closeness they shared.
"That is true, but not everything blows up with my job... thankfully." She smirked then her eyes traveled down to Maura's lips and stayed there, wanting to close the distance, but so afraid to move. "I uh..." She started but had no idea of what she was going to say.
"True, but you have dealt with plenty of gunfire in your career." Maura said, completely oblivious to the travel of Jane's eyes as she thought about the time the detective had shot herself. When she heard the uncertainty in Jane's voice, though, she realized exactly where they had landed and licked her lips. "You what, Jane?"
She could feel her own core dampen with just the sound of Maura's voice after licking her lips. "Mm.. I... need another beer." Getting up, the detective walked to the kitchen, running her fingers though her hair roughly. Her heart was screaming at her and telling her that she should have leaned in for the kiss. Grabbing a new bottle she popped the cap, leaned against the counter and took a long swig.
Maura was left on the couch utterly disappointed. With the way Jane had been looking at her lately, she had thought for sure the detective was going to lean in and finally close that distance between them. But she hadn't. Maura quickly finished the rest of her wine and then sighed deeply before standing and heading toward the kitchen, pausing a couple of feet away from the brunette. "We have an early morning tomorrow so I think it best I just head to bed. Goodnight, Jane."
"I'll be in there in a bit." She said, still nursing her beer. Was it disappointment she saw in her best friend's eyes? After about ten minutes she headed into Maura's bedroom, pulled off her jeans, work shirt and her bra and laid them in the chair for the next morning. In just her tank and boyshorts she crawled into her side of the bed and positioned herself a bit closer to the doctor than usual. "Goodnight." Jane whispered and with a bit of bravery she kissed her forehead.
Maura sighed contently and scooted a little closer to Jane. "Goodnight." She whispered, closing her eyes and trying her best not to focus on their close proximity despite the fact she could feel Jane's body heat radiating off of her and wanted nothing more than to reach out and touch her. It was something they'd have to discuss in the near future.
Some time throughout the night, Jane had moved as close as possible to Maura, spooning her. Waking up in the morning she didn't bother to move. Maura hadn't pulled away so she was content on staying just like this.
Maura set her arm over the one resting on her stomach and leaned back into Jane, a lazy smile on her face. She could definitely give Jane more time and space to make a decision whether to act or not, especially if the detective was going to cuddle like this with her in the morning. The doctor only moved when her alarm went off, turning it off quickly and turning onto her side to face the brunette. "Goodmorning."
Face to face now, Jane had a smile cross her lips. "Mm very good morning." The detective, sleepily, pulled the blonde even closer to her. Body against body. In the stage between being awake and asleep, she was braver than she usually was with actions caused by love. Moving a leg to drape over Maura's hip she moaned softly. "So warm."
"You have no idea." Maura said softly, inhaling deeply to keep her breathing steady. The way Jane was draped over her, that moan, it all made Maura feel as though she were on fire. She wondered if Jane could feel her heart pounding, that's how close they were. "Um... we should, uh, probably get showered and get dress." The usually sophisticated speaking doctor barely managed.
Jane held her tighter. "No... Sleep. Warm." She groaned softly. "Stay..." Her lips moved closer to Maura's. "..right... here." She whispered right against the woman's lips, thinking she was dreaming.
Maura seriously considered moving her lips against Jane's, for even just a small, sweet kiss. But her phone rang then. And just a few seconds after she'd grabbed it and answered it in a professional tone, Jane's rang too.
Jane groaned in a more nonsexual way and reached over grabbing her cell. "Rizzoli!' She rasped into the phone.
"Hey, Jane, it's Frost. We've got a couple of bodies already this morning. So, get your coffee and then get your ass here. And bring Dr. Isles with you. I have this sneaking suspicion you're in the same place." Frost chuckled.
"Yeah, yeah... On our way. Text me the address." She hung up and looked over at Maura. "Hey.." She yawned and got up out of the bed going for her clothes. Unfortunately the ones she wore the day before.
Maura took a deep breath and smiled. "Hey." She watched her best friend pull her dress pants up over long, smooth legs for a moment before forcing herself out of bed. "Did Frost tell you anything about the case? I didn't get much out of Korsak."
"Just that it's a couple of bodies. I'm getting an address shor...Now." She said hearing the beep of her cell. It was Frost giving her what she was talking about just a few seconds ago. Looking over at her best friend, she found herself wishing they had more time this morning. "I uh... Lets hang out again tonight after work. I have something I want to tell you."
Maura was in the middle of buttoning her shirt when she heard Jane's suggestion. Standing in just her pencil skirt and half-buttoned top, the blonde glanced over at Jane and nodded. "Okay. You could come over here again and we could order Chinese and just talk."
Jane smiled and pulled her shirt down then walked over to the doctor and slowly buttoned her shirt up the rest of the way, subtly checking her out. "I'd like that." She offered a smirk then sat on the foot of the bed to put her boots on.
Maura smiled smugly and walked past Jane to pick out a blazer to wear, then slipping into some Jimmy Choos. "Alright. Who's car are we taking this time?"
Once Jane and Maura were both at the scene, Frost jogged up to them and pointed over his shoulder at a couple sprawled out. "One male, one female. Looks like they were a married couple."
Maura nodded and strolled past him to examine the bodies.
"Sooo, how'd your evening go last night, Jane?" Frost smirked.
Jane looked at Frost and narrowed her eyes. "It was fine. Why?" She questioned before walking over to the female body and her eyes widened. Hands pinned to the carpet with scalpels.
Korsak saw Jane's expression and quickly walked over to the two. "Dammit, Frost, you were supposed to distract her for a bit until I could come over and warn her."
Jane's younger partner gave a quick 'sorry,' an ashamed look coming across his features.
"I'm sorry, Jane. It looks like Hoyt has another apprentice or copy cat."
Jane moved her hair and closed her eyes tightly. "Stun gun... shit." She looked over at Maura before standing up and walking out of the house.
Maura's eyes locked with Jane's for a second before the ME sighed and stood, informing her tech not to touch anything yet. She knew how much these scenes affected her best friend and followed the woman out. "Jane, Jane, wait!"
Jane stopped in her tracks and waited for Maura to catch up. Scenes like that made the detective vulnerable. She hated it. Turning towards her best friend she shook her head. "There can't be another... but if there is... I want you to be careful. They may try to finish what Hoyt started and it now includes you. I love you too much for anything happen to you, Maur."
"Jane, I..." Maura suddenly stopped as she fully comprehended the detective's words, a small smile gracing her lips. "That's the first time you've ever said those words." The ME stepped forward and took Jane's hands in her own, her thumbs brushing over those scars the brunette hated so much as she looked right into her eyes. "You know I love you, Jane, and while I appreciate how protective you are, things will be okay. If there's another apprentice, we'll face him down together."
Jane smirked lightly. "Yeah well, you said it once to me and I just stood there like an idiot. 'Bout tme I say it back." She looked into Maura's eyes and nodded. "We will, but I wont let anything happen to you. I promise." Pulling the doctor into her arms she hugged her tightly.
Maura wrapped her arms around Jane's waist and rested her chin on the detective's shoulder. "I know you won't. You're my bulldog, Jane Rizzoli. My protector." Maura pressed her nose and mouth to Jane's shoulder for a moment and then stepped back. "I need to get back in there and examine the bodies, but I wanted to make sure you're okay first."
Jane nodded her head. "Thank you. I'll be in shortly." Watching Maura walk back inside, Jane finally let the breath out she was unaware of holding in. Her eyes stayed glued on Maura and then focused on the door in which she walked through. Jane didn't hear Frost come up right beside her having witnessed the way the detective was watching the doctor.
"You know, you should probably just tell her how you feel." Frost commented, remaining a couple of feet back from Jane. "I have a feeling she probably feels the same."
Jane wasn't surprised to hear him say that. She nodded her head. "I'm planning on it tonight, actually." Looking over at him she smiled. "I don't know what I would do without her."
"Hopefully you'll never have to find out. With you as her guard dog, though, I think she's pretty safe." He smiled, walking up to his partner. "How are you holding up?"
Jane shrugged. "I just wanna catch this guy and close this case as soon as possible. I'm so tired of being haunted by that bastard."
"It's gotta end soon. I can't imagine Hoyt having a large following of serial killers." Frost said, shaking his head. "Not like in that TV show."
"Yeah." She patted his shoulder before heading back inside to finish surveying the crime scene. Jane was silent throughout the autopsy, she watched but her mind kept going back to that day in the hospital where she almost lost Maura because of the man that haunted her dreams.
The woman Jane was thinking about was watching her closely, concerned for her friend. "Are you okay, Jane?" Maura asked, setting down her scalpel and standing up straight to be more eye level with the detective.
"Huh? ..." She snapped out of her thoughts. "Oh... yeah. Sorry, just thinking is all."
Maura tilted her head, that tell-tale look on her face indicating curiosity, the doctor not ready to let the subject drop. "What about?"
"Just that I'm really glad I didn't loose you that day.." Her eyes went to Maura's throat where the scar was still visible from Hoyt's scalpel.
Maura knew exactly what day Jane was talking about, and she could feel the detective's eyes on her neck. She looked down at the body and fought back her own flashbacks of that vile man standing over her best friend. "You saved me, saved yourself." Maura glanced back up at her detective. "Anyone lesser wouldn't have been able to find that kind of strength."
"I couldn't let him touch you the way he had his victims in the past, or me." She looked back into her eyes. "Hoyt only went after couples but apparently made an exception for us."
Maura took a slow, deep breath and nodded. Deep down, she knew Hoyt had picked up on something they had never admitted to each other out loud. But, she decided to go with what she thought Jane could handle at the moment. "He was a sick man, Jane. He wanted to torment you, cause you ultimate pain. I just happen to be the closest person to you right now outside of your family."
"If he had succeeded... I wouldn't be here right now. I would be fucked up right now. I need you and I think he knew that."
"He was a predator. He picked out a person's weakness and attacked it." Maura pulled her gloves off and tossed them in the bin as she made her way around to Jane, stopping just a few inches from her. "Let's not dwell on the past anymore, though. I'm here with you and we have plenty of time to watch baseball games and go shoe shopping." She smirked.
That earned a laugh from the detective. "Sounds like a fair deal." She smirked. "Wanna finish up so we can go to lunch? I'm about hungry and we're supposed to meet Martian in about thirty-five minutes."
"Just give me about 10 minutes or so to clean up and then I'll be ready to go." Maura smiled and then got to work. The two met Martian at the designated restaurant right on time.
"Look I really appreciate everything the two of you do..." Martian started as they walked out the restaurant after eating a great lunch with the women. "However, you're lives have to end."
A black van that had been sitting right outside where they stood opened up and two men jumped out. One went for Maura and the other went for Jane, injecting her the moment he could get close enough. Knocking Jane out almost instantly. Quickly, the women were loaded into the back before the automobile peeled off.
And there is the first chapter. Let us know what you think. I can't tell you the ending but... don't expect a happy one.