Chapter 1
Looking over at the sleeping person next to her, Jane rubs her head and gets up quietly so she does not wake him and gets changed for work constantly glancing over making sure that he did not wake, in case another fight erupts. Looking over one last time Jane grabs her suit jacket and heads to work.
It was 6:15am and Jane Rizzoli was already in the BPD cafe pouring out her usual morning coffee. Looking around she noticed how deserted the cafe was having only been open 15 minutes, however Jane had never been in the cafe this early before. Today was different. Today she needed to get out and couldn't get to work fast enough to start her day and was praying for a major case to break out. Hearing the door swing open she looked over to see Cavanaugh walk in and straight over to the counter for his usual breakfast order. Walking over next to him so she could pay, Jane raised an eyebrow at the confused look she was receiving from her boss.
"Rizzoli ..your early.."
"Yea ..well I wanted to get a head start in case something came up"
" If you want something to do until then you can help the new ME show them around"
Jane's eyes widen at this and looks over at him with a 'do I have to' face.
"Great ..just great I cannot handle another Pike! Please do not let me work with another Pike"
" The ME is not going to be another Pike besides the ME's a female"
Jane rolls her eyes heading over to the main door and out to reception with him.
" Even more great! Some snotty high up female doc who probably has more money than sense.."
Cavanaugh looks over hearing someone clear their throat quietly not wanting to interrupt their conversation. Smiling Maura held up her badge.
"Oh..Rizzoli"
Jane however was too much into her notion of how the new ME would be like carried on without acknowledging what her boss was saying.
" And I swear to god if she even thinks about 'putting me in my place' she will be the next one needing an autopsy!"
Maura stood still looking shocked at Jane's assumption of what she is going to be like and then steps forward causing Cavanaugh to look between the two women before walking off not wanting to be part of the scene.
"Detective Rizzoli?"
Jane turns round hearing the blonde call her and looks her up and down raising an eyebrow.
"Yea?"
Not impressed with Jane's attitude, Maura again holds up her I.D badge.
"Dr Maura Isles chief medical examiner..."
Jane freezes biting her lip feeling awkward. Maura picked up on this and wanted the detective to suffer.
"..You know your new ..what was it 'snotty high up doc who is going to put you in your place?'...that was what you said was it not?"
Jane gulps and looks down slightly. Maura watches Jane waiting for her response.
"I..err...I didn't mean ..I shouldn't of jumped to conclusions I'm sorry"
"You should never guess Detective ..nor judge a book by its cover. Yes I have been told on many occasion that my dress sense seems to be that of a wealthy person but that does not make me snotty ..I am as equal as you are no worse nor better..I just like to simply look good"
Jane mumbles 'you do look good' still not looking up.
"I'm sorry?"
Sighing Jane looks up at her and holds her hand out.
"I'm sorry can we start again ..Jane Rizzoli"
Maura looks at her for a second then smiles taking Jane's hand and shaking it.
"Maura Isles"
Heading into the autopsy room, Jane walked over and leaned against one of the tables.
"And there you have it tour done..let's hope soon enough you will have a body or two to get working with"
Taking it a little too literally Maura looks over from putting on her doctors coat with a shocked expression.
"Detective! What an awful thing to say...you should not hope for people to die!"
Biting her lip to stifle a laugh Jane realizes that Maura took what she said to heart. Looking at her she found it quite adorable at her reaction.
"No..Dr I just meant that you can start your job soon ..show us what you can do and help solve cases"
Maura nods taking it in then smiles slightly embarrassed.
"Oh.."
Jane smiles back then looks down to her phone hearing it go, looking at who it is she presses to end the call and looks back over. Maura frowns wondering why she did not answer.
"Avoiding someone?"
"Gee get to the point much? You don't hold back do you"
"Well I find it best that you get to the point of certain situations saves time and reduces any negative feeling by getting it over with"
Jane nods looking a little uncertain.
"Right...okay"
"So ..who are you avoiding?"
"I'm..."
Looking down hearing her phone again Jane sighs and presses the end button more harshly.
"..not"
"Well whatever it is you need a distraction you can help me sort this mess that Pike left"
Jane pulls a face causing Maura to hit her arm lightly.
"Hey it's not that bad come on we will start in my office"
Heading to the office door Maura looks back at Jane.
"Oh and just so we are clear as we are going to be working together quite a bit ..you can call me Maura"
Smiling Jane nods and walks into the office with her.
"In that case you can call me Jane"
Sat on the floor in the office Jane looks from one pile of work to another totally confused and with a lost expression on her face.
"So...you want me to put whatever is Pike's stuff in a folder and whatever should stay in on your desk while you...?"
"Sort out my books and put things into place"
Smiling over at Jane, Maura couldn't help but notice over the past hour that something or someone was bothering her new colleague, as she kept cancelling her phone calls and losing her focus.
"Jane I -"
"Jane!"
Maura looked over being cut off by a tallish dark haired guy standing in her office doorway, then looked over seeing a scared looking Jane. Jane turned round to the door and stood up as the guy stepped forward taking her arms.
" Jane why have you not been answering my calls you left so early this morning I was worried after last night.. I know you're sorry it's okay"
Jane looked at a complete loss for words.
"Gabriel I..."
Noticing the tension between the two and how lost Jane is, Maura held her hand up.
"That..would be my fault she didn't answer her phone ..I needed her help in here"
Looking over Gabriel took in what she said but frowned.
"Who are you?"
Walking over Maura realizes that she is new to the place and holds her hand out.
"I'm sorry I'm Dr Maura Isles the new ME"
Gabriel takes her hand and nods.
"Agent Dean ..work with the FBI and also Jane's fiancé"
Maura tries to hide the fact that she was shocked and looks over at Jane briefly who doesn't look happy at all.
"Oh..well in that case it's very nice to meet you"
"Likewise ..Jane meet me for lunch at 2 upstairs"
Jane looks over at him not really wanting to be around him.
"I can't I..Cavanaugh wants me to make sure Dr Isles here knows the place I was going to introduce her to some of the guys upstairs"
"Right okay dinner then"
Jane nods looking away from him. Dean looks over at Maura a second looking her up and down then nods when she looks at him. Kissing Jane's cheek he heads for the door and out.
Watching him leave Jane drops herself down on the couch sighing in relief. Maura walks over and sits herself down next to Jane feeling worried at what she has witnessed between the two.
"So he's your fiancé? Never saw that coming"
Jane looks over with glossy eyes and clears her throat.
"Why not?"
"Well..there didn't seem much ..love between you two a lot of tension ..you had an argument?"
"Maura that's guessing .."
"No..I'm simply asking a question based on the facts of what dean said ..you left early because of last night and he knows your sorry"
"Yea well...I haven't got anything to be sorry for ..he has"
"What happened?"
"I don't really want to go into it besides I don't really know you well enough to let you into my personal life okay?"
Maura holds her hands up surrendering.
"Okay that's fine ..but even though we don't know each other it sometimes helps talking to a stranger ..and I hope we do get to know each other ..maybe even friends"
"Don't push it"
Jane smiles joking trying to lighten the mood and steer away from the dean subject.
At lunch time true to form Jane showed Maura upstairs and introduced her to some of the guys mainly frost and Korsak as they were the people she would be working with along with Jane. While in mid conversation, Maura couldn't help but notice that dean had entered the room and was watching from a distance. Maura put it down to the fact that he wanted to make sure Jane was not lying to him, however at the same time found it quite unnerving as he would smirk a little when he saw Maura watching him. Turning back to the others Maura took Jane's arm causing Jane to look at her.
"Jane shall we go get some lunch?"
"Sure we can grab something at the cafe ..it'll be free for us as ma works there"
Heading out the room Maura looked over one last time to see dean once again looking her up and down.
Trying to push the thoughts of deans actions out of her head not wanting Jane to become suspicious, Maura sat with Jane at a little round table and ordered a coffee with a cinnamon bagel, while Jane got her usual pancakes. After being introduced to Jane's mother Angela, Maura bit her lip wondering if she should tell Jane of what she saw.
"Jane..is dean ..okay with you"
Jane practically dropped her folk and stop mid chew of her pancake.
" Sorry Maura I told you already I don't want to talk about it besides my mother is just over there"
"I know I just I can't help but wonder ..you seem scared and you clammed up when he came in earlier"
"It was just our fight that's all no big deal..I'm fine"
Maura nods uncertain but decides to let it drop and finish her bagel.
For the rest of the day Maura found she could not concentrate on her work through the thoughts of Jane and what was going on with dean. What got to her the most was why was she so bothered? She didn't know them properly anything could be happening...anything being the problem. After packing up at the end of the day she headed upstairs to say goodnight to Jane but was told by Korsak that she had already gone home with dean who had picked her up. Instead Maura headed outside to her car and headed home in hope that she would be able to forget all about what she was thinking and start fresh again tomorrow,
For Jane it was another matter.
For Jane it got worse.
Hearing the plates smash from the kitchen, Jane knew that tonight was going to be a long night and dean would not let it go without a fight and 9 times of out 10 it ended physical.
Author's note: don't you just hate dean? Hope you enjoy this chapter! :-) Next chapter will Maura be able to get Jane to open up?
