Chapter 1

It was 6:30 in the morning and Jane was in the kitchen making herself breakfast. She was busy scrambling her eggs when her phone rang.

"Hey Frost. What's up?"

"Not much. Just letting you know I'm on my way. I'll be there in 20 minutes."

"Okay. See you in 20."

She hurried and finished cooking her eggs and sat at the table. She ate almost all of her breakfast, but Jo Friday was sitting on the ground by her feet begging for a bite. She gave Jo the rest of her breakfast. "It's all yours Jo." Jane picked up her dishes and headed into her room to pick out a pair of shoes. It was an easy decision. She decided on her favorite pair of old, worn out, white chucks. Looking at her watch she realized she still had about 10 minutes until Frost got to her apartment. She went and plopped down on the couch and waited for Frost. She began to think about the upcoming year. She was starting her final year of college. It seemed like it was yesterday that she was just starting her first year of college. She could remember every semester as if it had just happened.

FLASHBACK

Jane went into her first semester thinking college was going to be the greatest time of her life. She signed up for campus housing and saw a few people she knew from high school at orientation. She thought to herself, "This is just like high school, only better". Boy was she wrong. She didn't know anyone in any of her classes, her roommate was super weird, and as much as she hated to admit it she missed the crazy Rizzoli family. She didn't even stay in her dorm. She made the hour long commute everyday by herself. She just spent that semester focusing on school work and working at the local restaurant when she had free time.

Her second semester of college wasn't much better than the first. She did become friends with a guy she went to high school with. They weren't really friends in high school because he was one of the "popular kids". Once they were in college the labels just sort of disappeared. Little did she know her and Barry Frost would become best friends. They shared one class together that semester. It was Introduction to Kinesiology. Frost pretended he had no idea what was going on in class so he could ask Jane to tutor him. Frost was crazy for Jane. Guess he never heard that Jane was a lesbian. After Jane told him they stopped talking as much. She felt bad, but didn't worry about it too much. They would still talk in class every now and then. Jane finished the semester and went into summer break with a terrible attitude towards school. She really didn't want to go back in the fall. So far, she hated college. The summer passed quickly and it was time for school to start again. Jane was starting her second year of college and she was miserable. She would be going to school from 8:00 in the morning until 1:45 in the afternoon. At 1:45 she had a break until 3:00. At 3:00 she would have swimming class. The first few weeks went by and Jane still didn't make any friends. She would sit in the hallway outside of the pool on her break because she had no one to hang out with. It was a Thursday afternoon and Jane was feeling grumpier than normal. It was the end of the week and she was ready to go home. She was debating on skipping class when she looked up. That's when she saw her. The most beautiful woman Jane had ever seen was walking through the hallway, walking towards her. Jane didn't even realize at first, but the closer this woman got, the more her body reacted. Her heart started beating faster and her hands were getting sweaty. It wasn't until the woman turned the corner and went into the room across from her that Jane realized she had been holding her breath. She let it all out with one big exhale. She thought to herself, "This year might not be so bad after all".

Jane found herself excited to go to school every day which was weird because she hated school. She looked forward to her break every day. Every day she sat in that same spot. And every day this woman walked past Jane at the same time. Jane pretended she didn't notice, but she definitely did. How could you not notice her? This woman was gorgeous. It was the way she walked that really hooked Jane. She walked like she knew she was sexy, like she knew people were staring. But Jane was the only one in the hallway. Jane knew she was in trouble. She was hooked and she had never even spoken to the woman. Hell, she didn't even know her name.

It was the last day of the semester and Jane felt weirdly sad. She realized she was going to miss this woman. Jane wondered was classes she taught in hopes of being able to sign up for one. But she needed to know her name. After giving herself a pep talk she finally got enough courage to get up and walk past the teacher's door. As she walked past the door, she nonchalantly turned her head and saw the name plate. It read- Maura Isles. Jane smiled to herself. She would definitely remember that name.