Maura turned around so fast she bumped into Jane, who immediately grabbed her shoulder to steady her and keep her at arms' length.
The M.E. looked really uncomfortable on her own porch; it was most likely her last chance, so she had to try again.
"Can't we go to your place? I think I forgot a purse there"
"You did, two weeks ago, and you already picked it up"
Maura groaned and looked to the side, the car was just a few feet away.
She hadn't given up yet.
"Please Jane, we don't HAVE to tell him today, I'm pretty sure still be pregnant tomorrow"
"Yes. But my mother is coming back the day after tomorrow and if you don't want to tell them at the same time…it's now or never. You know her, so…"
While she said that word she put some strength on the hands that were holding her friend to turn her around, the doctor was faced with that door again, her door, while Jane finished her sentence.
"…so we will tell him tonight"
"By we, you mean I?"
"By we, I mean you"
"Yes, that's just what I said"
"Whatever Maura, just get in"
Jane pressed her front to her friend's back, using her left hand to make sure the M.E. wouldn't just run, maybe she got that because of her job, anyway, she used her right hand to open the door.
"In we go" Said the detective has she felt the smaller woman walk, slowly, probably as slowly as she could. The doctor couldn't help but say as she walked in, her friend against her back.
"So bossy"
She turned her head slightly to try to look at Jane while she spoke to her.
In less than a second, they both tensed, there just inside the house.
Maura feared that she could have strained her sternocleidomastoid muscles, her cervical spine or…
That was not the best moment to think about that; Tommy was just in front of them, holding a potato chips packet; Maura didn't remember buying that; Tommy was looking at them strangely.
They stood like that for a few seconds; no one really knew what to say, what was going on, but they could all feel that something was in the air, something unusual.
The youngest Rizzoli of the room was the first one to speak.
"Is…there…something I should know?"
The M.E. did the only thing she could after that and let out an uncomfortable and nervous laugh, which made things seem even more suspicious to the young man who frowned.
Just like his sister who couldn't move her friend; she was pushing nicely on Maura's hips but she wouldn't budge.
"Maura?"
"Jane"
"You still have a few steps to make so I can close the door"
Tommy felt uneasy with what he was seeing, sure there were rumors but from what happened a few weeks ago he had been convinced it was just that, rumors. Doubts were starting to appear in his mind. He cleared his throat, loudly.
"I'm still here. Should I go?"
Jane replied from behind the doctor.
"No, no Tommy. We actually need to talk to you"
That didn't help make him feel any better. It even made things worse, he tensed, wondering what was the bad news; he had a few ready in his mind.
It was his turn to call the doctor's name.
"Maura?"
The woman in question opened her mouth, and closed it a few time; she tried to take a step back but couldn't, Jane's body was right here, she felt trapped, she couldn't go away Jane was holding her in place, it was too much, it was too much too fast… she…she…
She fainted.
The detective caught her as soon as she felt her go limp in her arms; Tommy went up to them as fast as he could, letting his food fall to the floor but by the time he was close to them his sister was already carrying Maura, bridal style and went to the living room to lay the woman on the couch.
Tommy was just behind her, worried.
"What's going on? Is she okay?"
"She'll be fine Tommy, go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of water, maybe something to eat too"
"On it"
While he was gone, Jane installed in friend more comfortably on the couch, starting by her feet, then she pushed a cushion under her head.
Once it was done she sat on the couch, close to her friend, the only thing she could do now was wait, and think about all these things in her head, that situation and she couldn't help but wonder if she should have done things differently.
Her elbows on her knees, her head in her hands, she sighed.
And this was how her brother found her; without saying a thing he put the glass and a fruit on the table, before he went to grab a chair and put it close to the two women.
They stayed like that for a while, not one of them could have said how long they were like this before Tommy couldn't take it.
"What's going on Jane?"
She raised her head, then straighten up.
"I…I think she should be the one to tell you"
He sighed and got up, brushed his hands on his pants and started to pace.
Jane was watching him go from right to left, and back, worried.
After a long minute he stopped and asked again.
"There are so many things in my mind; please Jane, tell me what's going on?"
She had her mouth slightly open; she didn't know what to say, what she could say and how she could say it. They were now in a complicated situation because they had…well she could start with that.
"When did you think it was a good idea to sleep with Maura?"
"Is this what it is all about?"
"… Yes! It's all because of that! She opens her home for you, you know who she is to me and you decide to sleep with her! Really?"
She probably spoke too loud, or it was just meant to be, but it was the moment Maura regained consciousness.
She heard voices, loud, too loud, she groaned when she opened her eyes, to see Jane face, she was smiling, then she turned her face a little, there was somebody else, it was Tommy's face, and everything went back to her.
She groaned and put her arm on her face, she needed to cover her eyes; she didn't want to see this, to be there.
A/N: A few people asked me to keep going, so I'm trying. I'm sorry if I made a mistake about the medical stuff, even if I hope I didn't make any. So... I hope you like this chapter and feel free to review to tell me of you like it or what I did wrong. And I'm not sure where I should go with the couples...
