After Izzy left with Maura; I locked myself away in the basement, which Maura converted into a gym for me; 3 months after we moved in. I think she got turned on by my post workout sweat. She loved seeing me like this. If you asked me I couldn't count how many times we'd have sex in here after my workouts. I shook the thoughts from my head and tightened my gloves before continuously hitting the punch bag.

I don't even know where it all went wrong for us. We were happy. At least I thought we were. When Maura gave birth to Izzy we both couldn't be more in love with her. Maura resigned from her position as Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' to stay home and take care of Izzy while I worked. We argued about that for a few weeks. I offered to quit work, much to my mother's enjoyment. But Maura didn't want me to; she knew how much work meant to me. She told me that I had to keep her and Izzy safe. Of course, I couldn't say no to that. The pouting didn't help either.

I threw my gloves to the ground with a frustrated sigh.

"Why do I keep dwelling on this? I can't change what happened" I tell myself this everyday but yet here I am.


I was broken from my dreams by someone shaking me.

"Wake up Jane, please" I slowly opened my eyes and saw my beautiful wife staring down at me.

"Hmm … morning Maur" I leant forward for a kiss but she stood up from the bed.

"Honey we have to talk" By now I was slightly scared, what good ever came from those words. I wiped the tiredness from my eyes and sat up straight in bed, my back against the headboard.

"Sit down; you're making me dizzy M." Maura reluctantly sat down on the edge of the bed, as far away from me as she could without falling off the edge. She had her head down fidgeting with her hands. She looked up at me for a quick second, as she did I saw her eyes brimmed with unshed tears; waiting to fall.

"I'm so sorry …" I shuffled out from under the blanket and wrapped my arms around her much to her protest.

"Baby stop, take a deep breath and talk to me" Maura was now shaking in my arms as I rubbed soft circles on her back. She started to mumble something into the collar of my shirt. I pulled away slightly and asked her to repeat herself.

"I cheated on you" I could have heard in pin drop if you listened closely … no that was just my heart breaking. There is no way I heard that right, Maura would never do something like that.

"You did what?" Maura hid her face in her hands as I started to pace, surely wearing a mark in the rug.

"I was drunk, and I slept with someone"

"YOU WERE DRUNK!? Do you think that makes it better?" Maura flinched as I started to raise my voice.

"Jane please …"

"No! Don't do that. When did this happen?" I was met by silence, which just made me angrier.

"Huh? When did it happen!?" I snarled and slammed my fist down on the dresser.

"Sunday"

"Sunday? The night I was comforting OUR daughter because Mommy was missing story time!? That Sunday! Oh and what day is it now? Thursday. What took you so long to tell me?" Maura wiped her eyes and turned to face me.

"Jane just hear me out please" I shook my head and turned my back on her.

"No, I'm sorry. I can't look at you right now. You have 5 minutes to say goodbye to my daughter and get out." Maura opened her mouth to say something before closing it again. She nodded and quickly left the room not looking back.

That's when I curled up on the bed and broke down. I couldn't take it anymore. 5 years being friends. Dating for 2 and married for 4. All gone. Thousands of promises; broken. And Izzy, oh my baby Izzy, I don't even know what's going to happen to her.


I wiped the tears that came to my eyes and clutched a hand over my heart. It still hurts. Only 2 months had passed but man it still hurt. As I stood up from my place on the floor my phone chimed. It was a text message from Maura.

'Not even taken off yet and she's fast asleep. She told me to tell you she loves you. We both do Jane. M x'

I couldn't help but laugh at the picture she attached. Izzy was curled up in her plane seat in with her mouth hanging open, slightly dribbling. I tried to ignore the text but it still hurt me, she has no right to say that. She lost the right.

'Tell her she's adorable and I love the little munchkin too. Safe flight. J'

I felt my phone vibrate again as I ascended the stairs towards the shower. I ignored it and threw it onto my bed before stepping into the bathroom.