Jane sighed, looking up from the mountain of paperwork she was only half way through finishing. Her eyes grazed across the photo she had on her desk of her family. Never in a million years did she ever think fifteen years ago she'd be sat here; BPD's most decorated sergeant (who was still very much active in the force with her small team), a mother of four beautiful children: fourteen year old Alexander James (AJ), eleven year old Aria, six year old Harrison and little Felicity who was just four and of course, not forgetting her dear, dear wife Maura. She looked across her desk to Frost who had now fallen asleep on his desk, after the same gruelling day chasing after a cunning shooter the team had called it a day. Jane rose from her chair and stretched her back. She slipped on her blazer and grabbed her workout bag from beside her desk before walking over to Korsak.

"I'm going down to see Maur, then I'm off. You good here?"

"Yup, go home and be with your family Rizzoli."

"Night Korsak, and please wake up Frost so he's not complaining of his back tomorrow."

"Night Janie."

Jane left the bullpen and entered the elevator down to the morgue. She stepped out and heard soft music coming from Maura's office. She entered the room and saw dancing slowly on her own. Seizing the opportunity Jane silently slid into the room and wrapped her arms around her wife's waist and swayed with her to the music.

"JANE!" Maura spun around in her wife's arms and lightly slapped her on the shoulder chastising her for scaring her.

"Sorry baby. I'm off now, I thought I'd run home. You okay with that? Ma has the kids and I won't be back too late, it should take me an hour tops." The two women shared a sweet kiss, resting their foreheads together before Maura spoke.

"That's fine sweetie, just be back before bedtime." Jane kissed Maura's forehead not wanting to let go of her just yet. She squeezed her tight before placing another kiss on her lips and turning to leave. She was stopped by Maura's hand on her wrist.

"Leave your bag in the boot of the car so I know when you've gone, and please be careful. I love you Janie."

"I love you too, Baby. I'll see you later."

Maura glanced up at the clock: 8 p.m. Jane had left the station three hours ago. She'd missed Felicity's bedtime and Harrison's. Maura, AJ and Aria were all sat on the couch watching a documentary about jungle animals. AJ looked over at his mother.

"Mom, are you okay? You've been fidgeting all night? Where's Ma?"

"I-I I don't know! I'm going to call your Nonna and ask her to come and watch you guys okay?"

"Sure Mom."

Maura got up off the couch, on her way out the room she ran her hand through her eldest son's hair and kissed the top of his head before doing the same to her daughter.

After calling Angela she grabbed the keys off the counter, said goodnight to her kids before leaving the house and getting into Jane's Jeep. Before starting the car she called her wife's phone one more time before setting off down the route Jane usually ran home on.

Maura slowed the car as she came across a series of patrol cars blocking off the road. Pulling over she climbed out of the car and made her way over to the police tape. She flashed her ME badge and pushed her way through the crowd of officers. She was stopped by Korsak's hand on her arm, she turned and looked up at his face, his eyes were red and puffy and there were visible tear tracks down his face. He mouthed 'it's her' and Maura before walking off into the crowd of officers. Maura pushed through the remaining officers before seeing Frankie crouched down next to his sister holding her hand tightly. Jane's shirt was covered in blood and the EMTs were desperately trying to stop the bleeding. She rushed forward but felt two hands on her arms restraining her.

"LET ME GO! THAT'S MY WIFE! LET ME GO!"

Jane's head snapped round at the sound of her Maura's voice. Weak as she was she reached out a hand towards Maura. She coughed and blood dripped down her chin. She said something to Frankie before he kissed her hand and got up heading towards Maura.

"What did she say Frankie?! What did she say?!"

"You need to calm down M, she's scared, she won't admit it but she's scared. She needs you to calm down and go and hold her hand."

Maura rushed forward as the hand's restraining her had disappeared. She quickly took Frankie's spot, clasping her love's hand, running another through her dark locks.

"You've got to stay with me Janie, come on! I can't do this without you. Any of it. I can't raise our kids without you, I can't live without you Janie." Brown eyes blinked up at hazel and silent tears streamed down both their faces. Jane reached their clasped hands up to Maura's face and wiped away the tears with the back of her hand.

"Maur, I'm so tired. I'm gonna go sleep. I love you."

"No! JANE!"

"She's crashing!"

Maura was pulled away from Jane as the EMTs surrounded her. The trip to the hospital was a blur, she was bustled around and pushed into Frost's car before being helped out at the hospital. The waiting was a blur, the talking was a blur and before she knew it she was sat at Jane's bedside listening to the click of the respirator keeping the love of her life alive. She grabbed Jane's hand reverently rubbing her thumb over her knuckles. Frost walked into the room and shut the door behind him.

"We're going to catch this son of a bitch Maura. He's not going to get away with this."

"Do you remember, 9 years ago, when Jane was late for AJ's fifth birthday party because she broke her wrist tackling a suspect? We had our biggest fight that night, I screamed at her for being wreck-less for not taking care of herself. That was the only night in 15 years of marriage that Jane slept on the couch. She's never been seriously hurt intentionally by risking herself since, sure she's had sprains and bruises, you'd be surprised how many bruises, but never once has she missed anything of any importance since, she's always home for bedtime, for diner, on Sundays never missed a birthday and is present for every single one of our month anniversaries. She's been so careful and I love her so much for that but now... She was running home Frost! She was on her way home to me, to our family and this BASTARD comes out of nowhere and shoots her twice? She has to get better Frost, she has to! I can't loose her!"

"I know Maura, I know. We're doing everything we can. I promise you, nobody in BPD is getting any rest until we catch this guy. I promise you."

Frost left soon after, leaving Jane and Maura alone again.

"You gotta wake up for me sweetie. You-you gotta wake up..."

Maura lay her head on the bed next to Jane's hand and for the first night in 15 years, Maura fell asleep by her wife's bedside praying to the God she doesn't believe in that she's live to see another day.