AN: My first Rizzles fanfiction ever! Yay! I'm so excited! So, I've been thinking about this story for a while now and I decided it was time to write it down.
A few things you need to know before you start: this is going to be slow! No actual Rizzles for some chapters. Only friendship. But it will be Rizzles, I promise. Now, about the friendship. As you will realize after reading the first chapter, in this fic Jane and Maura are even closer than in the show. They are always sleeping together tangled in each other, they're hugging, calling each other baby, sweetie, honey and so on. They're basically a couple without the kissing and the sex.

I don't know when this would take place, maybe somewhere after 1x09 (cause they know who Maura's real father is) and before 1x10 (cause Jane didn't shoot herself), but it doesn't matter cause I'm not really following the show's timeline. Also, Jane parents are not divorcing, so Angela doesn't live in Maura's guest house.

That being said, here we go. I hope you'll like it. Please please please review this so I know you're liking it and I can keep going.

DISCLAIMER: If I owned Rizzoli & Isles, Rizzles would be canon. So no, I don't own it. And I would like to own Maura Isles/Sasha Alexander, but sadly I do not own that either.

CHAPTER 1 – SUDDENLY EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED

Jane Rizzoli had never been the kind of person who made friends easily. First of all, she had a really bad temper. She was often grumpy and it wasn't easy to deal with her. And second, she didn't really like most of the people she met. She wasn't snobby, not at all. She just didn't have a high consideration for the mankind. And after she became a detective and saw what people could do to others, the dislike she had for the people grew and became almost hate. She just didn't see the point in getting close to someone who would eventually disappoint her, one way or another. She had a few friends, of course. She went along pretty well with her former partner, Korsak, maybe because it was older than her and so they didn't waste time in non-senses. When Frost came along and became her new partner, after the whole thing with Hoyt, they became friends and it was pleasant for Jane to spend time with the two men. Also, she had a wonderful relationship with her brother Frankie. Even if they spent most of the time teasing and making fun of each other, Jane loved her brother like no one else in the world and she knew she could always count on him. What Jane had lacked her whole life, was any sort of friendship with a girl. That was until Maura Isles came along.

When she first met Maura, Jane thought the ME was the weirdest person she had ever met. Who would come to a crime scene dressed like she was about to do a photo shoot? At first, she thought Maura only wanted to impress her colleagues and she didn't see the point in that. But then she realized Maura was just made that way. She loved fashion, she loved dressing nicely and she absolutely loved shoes. Or better, she had an insane obsession with shoes. Also, Maura knew everything. She was a walking encyclopedia, she could go on talking and talking about absolutely everything, and that often annoyed people around her. But Jane learned to like that side of the ME. After a few weeks working together, being the only two women in the Homicide division, they ended up having drinks one night and they became friends.

Two years later, they were inseparable. They had lunch together, they had drinks after work together, dinners and often they had sleepovers at each other's place. So not only Jane had finally found a female friend; in Maura Isles, Jane had found a best friend, the only one she had ever had.

The same was for Maura. Being a little weird and awkward, it had always been hard for her to make friends. In school people tended to avoid her, make fun of her or simply want her to help them with school works. And even after she graduated from BCU, after Med School, she had never found someone who could call her a friend.

When Jane entered her life, Maura's world changed. She had started to enjoy all the little things a friendship was made of. Meals, movie nights, sometimes they even went away for a weekend together. And after she became close to Jane, Frost and Korsak had started to include her in their plans and now they were the closest thing to a family Maura had.

The two women were well aware of the rumors going on about them. Half the precinct thought they were in a lesbian relationship, because they were always together, always touching, hugging and calling each other with pet names. They didn't care. They were comfortable in their relationship and they never cared about what other people thought. Yes, probably they were a little bit too close and yes, neither of them seemed to manage to have a relationship with a guy that lasted more than a few dates…so what? They were best friends. People said that two women in their thirties shouldn't be that close to each other, that sometimes they looked like to teenagers, always holding hands and hugging, but the two women had missed that kind of relationship with a female friend when they were teenager so it was like they were making up now for the time they had lost.
Anyway, Jane and Maura were friends and they didn't give a damn about other's speculations on their relationship. They enjoyed the time they spent with each other and that was all that mattered.

That night, Jane, Maura, Frost and Korsak were sitting in their usual booth at the Dirty Robber, sipping their drinks of choice, still talking about the case they just closed. From the case, they ended up making arrangements to watch the baseball game together the following night and a few hours went by.

Jane looked at the time on her watch. "Alright guys!" said standing up and offering Maura her had to help her out of the booth. "We're taking off. See you tomorrow."

Maura followed Jane out of the bar and to her car.
"You're staying over tonight?" asked Jane, not waiting for an answer to open the door for Maura to get into the car.
The ME nodded. "Yes, Bass has enough food until tomorrow and I'm too tired to drive all the way to my place. I love that house, but sometimes I wish I had chosen a place closer to the precinct."

"No worries." smiled Jane. "You can always crash at my place, you know that. Besides, I kinda like having you around all the time. And Ma likes it as well, she said that since you started coming over this often, my apartment is cleaner and I even started ironing my shirts. Please don't tell her that you're the one ironing them."
Maura laughed. "I won't, I promise. I'm glad I can be helpful."

They reached Jane's apartment in only ten minutes. "You always drive like a psychopath!" complained Maura when the car stopped. "I thought that being a police officer would imply following a few basic rules, but I'm pretty sure you have made at least five infractions on our way here."
"I thought you were tired and wanted to go to bed as soon as possible." replied Jane. "Come on, let's go to sleep."

After their usual nightly routine, the two women hopped in Jane's bed.

"Hey M." started Jane once they were settled down for the night. "We're both free this weekend, wanna go somewhere out of town? It's been a while since our last weekend away. We could leave tomorrow after the game, or Saturday morning."
"Oh Jane, I wish you had told me sooner. I'd love to go away for the weekend, but I have a date on Saturday and tomorrow is already Friday, it would be rude to cancel."
"It's ok, maybe next time we have the weekend off together. Now come here." said Jane pulling the other woman in her arms. It was their habit to snuggle into each other when they were sleeping together. "Mmh, Maura, you're comfy, better than a teddy bear or a body pillow."
"Technically, Jane, this is impossible." the ME corrected her. "I happen to have bones in my body and that makes it impossible for me to be as soft as a body pillow can be. Or a teddy bear."
"Geez, Maura, you really can't take a compliment!" laughed Jane. "Ok, so, let's say that even if a body pillow is softer than you, I prefer you with your bones and everything. Alright?"
Maura nodded, smiling, and snuggled more into Jane. "You're really comfortable too. Thank you, Jane, for letting me crash here so often. I really like this."
"Mmh, I like this too." mumbled Jane, eyes closed and already half asleep. "Now sleep, Teddy Bear, it's getting pretty late."

Maura closed her eyes and before she knew, she was drifting off to sleep.

-o-

"So, how was your date last night?" asked Jane while she and Maura were having their usual Sunday brunch at their favorite cafè.

"It was…pleasant…for one night." replied Maura. "But I don't think I'll see him again."
"Sex was that bad?" chuckled Jane, waiting for Maura to start complaining about the poor guy. Her best friend was really picky when it came to men. She went out for a lot of dates and sometimes she ended up sleeping with them, but none of them were good enough for a second date.

"No, that part was nice. Nothing special, really, but I enjoyed myself. I just don't think he is the kind of guy I see myself in a relationship with."
"Did he have some weird disease?" joked the Detective. "Or just bad grammar?"
Maura sighed. "Jane, your grammar isn't that perfect as well, but I still enjoy spending time with you. He wasn't good for me, that's it. We're too different and he kept interrupting me while I was trying to speak. But he is handsome, so it was good for one night."
"Honey, you have to stop having these one-night stands. I'm not judging you, you know I'm ok with having fun, but maybe you should try to stop agreeing to go out with someone who could be good for you only for one night and start looking for someone who can be good for you in the long run. I'm sure it won't be that hard for you."
"I wish you were right, Jane." sighed the blonde.
"Trust me, you'll find him one day." smiled the Detective. "Now, change of subject. Are you coming to the Rizzoli family dinner tonight? Ma asked me to remind you. You know she likes having you around."
The ME nodded. "Speaking of dinners, I have to go to a fundraise dinner next Wednesday, it's for charity and I said I would have been there. Do you want to be come with me? I know you don't like these kind of events, but I really don't want to go alone."
Jane sighed. "Yeah, ok, if you want me to, I'll be your date."
"Perfect!" smiled Maura. "Oh Jane, what would I need a boyfriend for? I have you."

-o-

A few weeks later, Jane woke up a Monday morning without feeling Maura beside her. She checked the time: it was 5am, too early to get ready for work. Usually, Jane was the first one to wake up in the morning and she found it weird that Maura was up that early. It was the first night that they managed to sleep without being interrupted by phone calls from work. They had just closed a long and difficult case involving a serial killer that had took away all their energies, so it was even weirder that Maura wasn't still asleep.

Jane heard some noises coming from the bathroom. "Maura?" she called, but she didn't get an answer. "Maura?" she tried again, louder.
"Jane…" Maura called, but she was cut off by a wave of nausea.
Jane, hearing that, hurried to the bathroom. "Hey M, are you ok?"
Maura shook her head. She was sitting down on the bathroom floor, head on the toilette and tears in her eyes. She tried to speak, but before she could say a word, she started throwing up again.
Jane knelt beside her, brushed her hair off her face and started rubbing her friend's back. "Hey, hey, it's ok, I'm here. What's wrong, sweetie? How long have you been feeling sick? You could have woken me."
"No I…I didn't want to bother you. I guess the sushi we ate yesterday wasn't as fresh as it was supposed to be. And you know that my stomach isn't as strong as yours."
"We'll never go to that place again." said Jane, still rubbing Maura's back. "Why don't you take the day off? You can sleep for a while and I'm sure you'll feel better tomorrow."
The ME shook her head. "No Jane, I can't, I have an autopsy first thing this morning, you need the results to go on with the case. I'm sure it's nothing, I'm already feeling better."

Jane wanted to insist, but she knew that when Maura decided something, it was impossible to make her change her mind, so she helped her friend getting up and they started to get ready for work, even if it was early. There was no way they could go back to sleep.

-o-

The autopsy was pretty quick, Maura had decided to wear a mask to avoid feeling sick again. She was used to the smell, but it was better not to risk it, considering she wasn't feeling at her best.

A few hours later, she was bringing the results to Jane.

"The victim bled out. He was shot multiple times, none of the bullets reached vital organs, but he was left there to bleed out. He most likely passed out after the second bullet, that's why he couldn't call for help."
"Thank you, Maura." said Jane, grabbing the folder Maura was handing to her. "Come on, I buy you a coffee, you didn't have breakfast this morning."
Maura smiled and together they walked to the cafeteria. As soon as Maura smelled the coffee Jane gave her, she felt another wave of nausea, and ran into the bathroom, with her best friend following her.
"Maura! You're not ok. Go home, the autopsy is done, take the rest of the day off and get better. You want me to call you a doctor?"
"No, Jane, it's ok." replied Maura. "It was just the smell of the coffee. But I guess you're right, it's better if I go home now. Maybe I'll feel better tomorrow."
"You want me to drive you home?" asked the Detective, concerned for her best friend.
"No, I'll take a cab." Maura thanked her.
"Uhm, ok." Jane would have preferred to be the one taking Maura home and making sure she was ok, but she couldn't leave, they had a few suspects to interrogate that day. "I'll come over when I'm done, ok? Just, go to bed, have some rest and try to eat something. If you want, I can cook you my mother's soup for dinner. She used to cook it for us when we were sick. Trust me, it will make you feel better."
Maura smiled and left the precinct, heading home.

-o-

Jane couldn't wait to be over with the interrogations and get home to Maura. She was worried about her friend. She had texted her in the afternoon, to check if she was ok, but Maura hadn't replied. "She is probably sleeping" thought Jane.

She left the Headquarter at 5pm and drove to Maura's house as fast as she could. "Maura would kill me if she could see me now." she thought with a smile. She stopped at a minimarket to buy the ingredients for the soup and she was at Maura's in less than an hour. Not wanting to wake up her friend in case she was still sleeping, she used the key Maura had given her for emergencies.

The living room was dark and Jane could see a light coming from Maura's bedroom. She put the grocery in the fridge and then headed over to her friend's bedroom.

"Hey M. I'm here." she called, knocking the door, but she got no answer. She carefully opened the door, thinking that Maura was still asleep, but the ME wasn't in her bed. "Maura?" she called and then she heard a soft cry coming from the bathroom. "Maura, are you still feeling sick?" asked entering the bathroom.

Maura was once again sitting on the floor, her back on the wall, but this time she wasn't throwing up. She was crying, holding something in her hand.
"Hey, honey, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Jane whispered, hugging her friend tightly.
"Jane…" Maura sobbed.

"What is it?" asked Jane, cupping her friend's cheek with her hand and wiping away her tears. But the blonde didn't reply, she just kept on crying.

"Sweetie, calm down. What is it?" Jane now was really worried. She had never seen Maura like this. She had never seen her crying that hard. "Maura, please, tell me, you're starting to freak me out."
"Jane" the ME breathed once again, when she finally stopped sobbing. She handed the object she was holding in her hand to Jane. "I'm pregnant."