Disclaimer: I only own Brooklynn Deebler. The rest of the characters are not mine.
After Detective Frost died, Jane knew life was going to be very tough. Having to sit at the desk across from his would never be easy. The hardest part Jane knew, was going to be picking his replacement.
Korsak had handed her the papers, which she threw aside. She knew she would eventually have to decide on someone to take his place.
Jane didn't want a new partner. She wanted Frost.
When the time came, Jane helped Korsak pick, though she wasn't thrilled with the task.
On Monday morning the replacement arrived.
"Hi, my name is Brooklynn Deebler. I'm here for the open detectives position."
"Oh yes! Right this way." Cavanaugh stood up from his desk and led Brooklynn to the bullpen.
Jane was sitting at her desk doing some work to try and solve the latest murder when she saw Cavenaugh approach from the corner of her eye.
"Jane, this is Brooklynn Deebler. She's your new partner."
Jane looked up to see a short brunette staring back at her. This girl looked far too young to Jane.
Brooklynn looked back at Jane with a tentative smile as Jane groaned and looked back down at her desk and the piles of paperwork.
"Brooklynn, this is Detective Jane Rizzoli. She will be your partner and get you caught up on all the latest things. She will also be showing you around the station here. "
That earned another groan from Jane as she stood up.
"You know, I would love to, but I've got a murder to solve."
"Good, you can take her with you." Cavanaugh spat back at Jane.
"I'm just going to watch some footage. I don't need a partner for that." With that, Jane was out the door and walking quickly down the hall. Cavanaugh just shook his head.
"I can take her and show her around," Detective Korsak chirped from his desk.
"That would be great Korsak. Thank you."
Korsak rose from his desk extending his right hand.
"Sergeant Vince Korsak."
"Hi, I'm Brooklynn Deebler. I suppose it's Detective Deebler now."
"I suppose you're right. Shall we go?"
"Yes we shall."
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Jane lied when she said she was going to watch footage. She just didn't want to be anywhere around the newbie. And unlike her best friend, which is who she was going to see, Jane can lie.
As Jane walked through the familiar doors to the autopsy room, she couldn't help but smile to herself when she saw the strawberry blonde woman leaning over the autopsy table.
"Hey Maur."
"Well hello Jane. Is there something wrong?"
Jane propped herself up onto the empty autopsy table just behind Maura. The doctor turned around to face Jane, removing her gloves and goggles. Jane stared at Maura with a sad smile on her face. Maura stared back, mirroring her expression. Jane sighed.
"The newbie is here."
"I'm sorry?"
"The person who is supposed to replace Frost, She's here."
Maura's face dropped when she heard the news. Not only did the sad look on Jane's face hurt Maura, the news did also. Frost was a good guy and losing him was tough for Maura too. The fact that the new detective was here, made it all the more real that he was really gone.
Jane could see how much this hurt Maura too so she reached out to take Maura's hands and gave them a reassuring squeeze.
"Have you met her?" Maura asked, looking up from their joined hands.
"Yeah, but I escaped having to show her around by coming down here."
Maura gave a weak smile at the sound of this. Jane noticed and rubbed the backs of Maura's hands with her thumbs.
"Not that I don't enjoy seeing you. And we know I would have been down here sooner or later."
They both chuckled at this.
"Well, I better get back to work."
"Yeah, me too."
Jane dropped Maura's hands as Maura started to turn away to go back to the autopsy. Jane hopped down from the table, rubbed Maura's back, said goodbye to her, and left.
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Brooklynn and Korsak had walked all through the station. Korsak had showed her all the places she needed to know about. There was only one place they hadn't gone, the autopsy room.
"And this is where the autopsies are done. And here is 'The Queen Of The Dead' now"
Maura had just walked in from her office when she heard Korsak call her 'The Queen Of The Dead.' Since she was the best in Boston, and she dealt with all the dead bodies, that was kind of her nickname.
"Doctor Maura Isles."
"Detective Brooklynn Deebler."
"It's very nice to meet you Detective."
"You too."
Brooklynn noticed how Maura wasn't really dressed in attire that one would normally wear to do an autopsy. Maura was beautiful, with her stunning smile.
"Dr. Isles is the best in the business. She truly is something special and we are very lucky to have her."
Maura blushed and looked down at her shoes.
"Thank you very much, Detective Korsak."
After Korsak and Brooklynn said goodbye to Maura and left the autopsy room, they headed back up to the bullpen where Jane's desk still sat empty and everyone else had gone home.
"Looks like Jane isn't back yet."
Brooklynn looked over at Jane's desk and thought how she probably wasn't back because she was there. Jane had acted so weird when Brooklynn had arrived.
"Look, I know what you're thinking."
"You do?"
"Yeah. You're thinking that Jane isn't back because you're here."
Could Korsak read minds or was he just that great of a detective?
"And I understand why you would think that, she was rude to you earlier. But you have to understand that she just lost her partner and wasn't ready for a new one."
"I understand that, I just hope she won't always be like this."
"She'll warm up to you. I promise. Just give her some time to adjust."
"Ok..."
"Well, it's time for me to go home. You should go too. Get some good rest, tomorrow is your first day as a detective."
"Alright. I'll head home too. I just need to grab my things."
Korsak turned off his desk lamp and headed for the elevator.
"See you tomorrow Detective."
"See you then."
Brooklynn stood in the center of the bullpen, slowly turning in a circle, taking it all in.
"I can't believe I finally made it to homicide," she said out loud.
She picked up her things from inside the break room and walked to the elevator.
As the elevator came to a halt at the ground floor, she stepped out and saw Maura exit the elevator across the hall.
"Oh! Hello Detective Deebler."
"Hello Dr. Isles. Please, call me Brooklynn."
"Sure thing. And you can call me Maura."
They made their way the to the front doors together and paused just as they stepped outside.
"A few of us are going to the Dirty Robber tonight. You're welcome to join us."
"I just might take you up on that offer."
"Well hopefully we'll see you later, but if not, see you tomorrow."
Maura and Brooklynn said goodbye to each other and headed their separate ways to their cars.
An hour later Maura and Jane were sitting in their booth at the Dirty Robber with Korsak and Frankie at the bar.
Maura looked to the door and smiled as she gave a little wave. Jane turned around to see what she was looking at. It wasn't a 'what' or an 'it.' SHE was a 'who.'
Jane saw Brooklynn walk in with jeans, a silk top, and black slip on heels. She then began to make her way to their table.
"What the hell is SHE doing here?!" Jane hissed.
"Well I invited her." Maura replied ignoring the look Jane was giving her.
"Why on earth would you do that?"
"She's your partner Jane, you should get to know her."
Jane grew very angry at this.
"She is NOT my partner," she practically yelled.
Maura, having dealt with Jane and her temper for some years now, knew how to choose her words wisely in situations like this.
"Okay, but you will still have to work with her, so you should at least make an effort."
Maura was really the only person that could make Jane do things that she didn't want.
Brooklynn came up to the table and stood at the end of it. Maura scooted over and patted the now vacant spot.
"Here, you can sit next to me."
Brooklynn slid into the empty space.
Just after she slid into the booth, Maura kicked Jane under the table to make her say hello, which caused Jane to jump and yelp in pain.
"Hello" Jane said through gritted teeth."
"Hello Detective Rizzoli." Brooklynn replied almost at a whisper.
Thankfully the boys had returned with drinks.
"Hey Brooklynn, we saw you walk in but weren't sure what you wanted, so we got you a beer."
Korsak held the beer out to her which she took graciously.
"Actually, beer is really the only thing I drink. It's my favorite."
"Oh well we will have to change that. You know Jane only drank beer too until I -" Maura chirped but was cut off by an irritated Jane
"Maura stop. The girl has made a good choice."
Brooklynn looked down and gave a small smile to her beer as she blushed a little. Had Jane Rizzoli just given her a compliment?
"Hi, we haven't officially met, my name is Frankie Rizzoli." Frankie extended his right hand to Brooklynn who grasped it firmly.
"Brooklynn Deebler. So you two are brother and sister?"
Jane punched Frankie in the shoulder playfully as she said "Unfortunately." Frankie slapped her
arm playfully and they all laughed.
The group sat drinking and chatting way into the night. At midnight Korsak and Frankie said their goodbyes to the ladies which left Maura, Jane, and Brooklynn alone. Thankfully, everything was okay. Maura was really the one who talked most of the time, but even so, Jane seemed to relax a little the longer they sat. At 12:30 they decided they should head home. The three of them walked outside together.
"Well, tonight has been fun, I'm glad you came." Maura smiled as she talked.
"Thank you for inviting me. I had a great time."
Brooklynn's eyes shifted to Jane, who was standing quite close to Maura. The blonde took a step in the direction of her car.
"Well, we'll see you tomorrow," she said to Brooklynn.
"Yes, see you then," she replied.
As they were about to walk off, Jane piped up
"Bye Deebler."
Brooklynn smiled.
"Goodbye detective."
Brooklynn turned away and started towards her car. She was about halfway there when she looked back over her shoulder. Jane and Maura were walking towards the same car, and walking very closely together. She hadn't realized they were really that close. She shrugged her shoulders and got in her car.
Though Jane and her didn't talk much tonight, there were some small hints that told Brooklynn, things between them would get better. She started her car and pulled away, eager to get home and get to bed so she could wake up and start her life as a Boston Homicide detective.