Authors note: I wasn't planning on doing a second chapter but since everyone who like the story wanted another one I decided to write another. Also, I realized my mistake in putting Jane in the list of characters however, I don't appreciate the negative reviews I received from people who did/didn't read the story and hated it solely because of the pairing. I clearly put in the summary that this was a Frankie/Maura story. Thank you to everyone who liked the story and gave me constructive criticism. And on to the second chapter...

As the day continued, Maura and Frankie would steal small glances whenever they thought the other wasn't looking. As they searched the senators daughters apartment Frankie brushed passed Maura, they each briefly paused sharing a short but meaningful glance. They were broken from their thoughts when Jane cleared her throat. Once they figured out what the victims tattoo meant the case began to come together and by late afternoon they had made an arrest. Frankie and Maura didn't see much of each other until Frankie was leaving Jane's apartment as Maura was walking up the steps.

"Frankie," Maura greeted softly.

"Hey," he said as a slight smile graced his lips.

"How's Jane?" She asks.

"I don't know, she wouldn't tell me but something is definitely wrong," he responded.

"I'm going to go talk to her but I'll call you once I'm done, I still want to have that talk," she say reassuring him.

"I'll be waiting," he says before walking toward his car.

When Maura walks into he best friend's apartment she didn't expect for Jane to share such big news with her. First she had to process that Casey wasn't coming home and Jane wasn't going to stay with him. Then when Jane announced that she thought she was pregnant Maura couldn't believe that she missed the signs. She is usually so good at telling when there is something wrong with Jane but she has been so caught up in everything that had happened with Frankie she hadn't been paying attention.

"Maura. Hello, earth to Maura," Jane said trying to get her friends attention, "Maura!" "What?" She said breaking from her thought process.

"I know what you're thinking and it's okay that you didn't notice," Jane said trying to reassure her.

"No it's not. I'm supposed to notice these types of things but I was too caught up in my own problems to notice what was going on with you."

"Maura, you had to work out your problems with Hope and now Frankie. I was too busy to even notice you were interested in each other, if I hadn't walked in on you today I probably wouldn't have even know."

"I just feel bad. You've been there for me with Patty and Hope and I haven't really asked about what you're going to do about Casey and when I did I tried to make you feel bad about."

"It's okay, how about we call it even, okay?" Jane reasons.

"That sounds like a logical agreement," Maura concedes.

"So what is going on between you and Frankie?" Jane asks.

"I don't know," Maura responds sitting down on one of the stools in defeat.

"Come on you have to give me more than that, but not to much, he is my brother," Jane says trying to lighten the mood.

"We are going to talk about it tonight. I told him I'd call him once I was done figuring out what was going on with you," Maura states vaguely.

"What are you going to tell him?"

"I have no idea, I thought I would know exactly what I wanted to do but I don't. I really like him and he's very attractive-"

"What did I just say," Jane interrupts her.

"But what if it doesn't work? What happens if we break up and it's a terrible break up? Then I loose you and your mom and probably Korsak and Frost. You are all the family that I never really had and I'm not sure that it is worth risking that for a relationship." Maura explains.

"But what if it does work? What if Frankie makes you happy and you fall in love and you end up getting married? Are you willing to be content and wonder what might have happened just to keep everything the same?" Jane asks.

As Maura thinks silently of the questions Jane just brought up, she wonders if maybe Frankie could be the one to make her happy. She's never had someone who stuck around and cared how she was doing. She had never thought that being in love with someone could be a possible outcome. Jane can tell Maura is now looking at every possible outcome but she may need one final push to get Maura to make a decision.

"You may not know this about Frankie but when he falls, he falls hard. He will fight for you but if your are going to make this relationship work you are going to have to fight too," Jane tells her.

Maura looks up to Jane for the first time since the conversation switched to her personal life. She doesn't say anything but Jane knows that she has come to her decision. Maura gets up to leave and before she closes the door she looks back at Jane, "thank you," she says before leaving.

As she approaches her car she pulls out her phone to call Frankie, "hey...I'm leaving Jane's now. Can you meet me at my house?...okay I will see you in a few, bye."