Maura Had already headed home, as she only had a little paper work to do that day. So Jane was safe while she finished her incident report and logged out at work. As she stood from her desk Frost asked if she wanted a ride home. "No I am good, thanks though." She said as she shrugged on her jacket. As she left the building and got into her car, she was running through what Maura was going to say and do when she showed up with a huge shiner. The drive home was uneventful. She let herself into her apartment. She smiled as Jo Friday did the happy dance around her feet, obviously happy to see the detective. "OK...OK... I will take you for a walk, JEEEZ!" Laughing she took the little scruffy dog for her walk.
After the walk Jane took a nice warm shower. Taking extra time to let the day wash off of her, Jane finally emerged from the shower. Toweling off and then blow drying her hair Jane picked out her attire for the evening. A black pinstriped suit that she had picked out just for this occasion. She had actually went to a tailor and had it made, it fit her form perfectly. She wanted to look nice as not to embarrass her friend. She looked into her closet seeing the nice pair of DKNY pumps she had chose to go with her new suit. She admired herself in the mirror. "Not too bad Rizzoli." She said to herself. Jo Friday barked just then, "Thanks Pal." She scratched the dog behind the ear. Grabbing her clutch that always had her badge in it, if nothing else, she locked the door and headed out.
As Jane stood in front of Maura's door she suddenly lost her nerve to knock. "OK, get it together Rizzoli." A couple raps on the door and Maura's voice answered "Come in." Slowly opening the door Jane stepped in. "Jane you look wonder..." Maura's face fell as she took in Jane, ALL of her. Rushing to Jane Maura placed her small hand on the detectives face. "What happened? Are you OK?" Jane smiled a little as the look on Maura's face returned a little more to normal. "I'm fine, a suspect gave me a good one today." Not looking into Janes face Maura took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. She couldn't help the tears that squeezed out. Jane grabbed her by the shoulders and looked her straight in the eyes, "I'm OK, I promise."
"I know... I really do but, it's so hard to see you hurt." Jane hated to see Maura cry, as much as Maura hated seeing her hurt. So doing what any good girlfriend would do she poked the almost black bruise under her eye to show Maura it didn't hurt. "See, nothing..." Janes face lit up with a smile that went all the way to her dark eyes. Maura smiled a little back, the gold flakes in her eyes dancing in the light. Straightening up and running her hands down her dress Maura sniffs and dabs her eyes with a handkerchief out of her purse. "OK Detective let's roll!" Jane threw her head back and laughed as Maura smiled at her beautiful girlfriend. "WHAT? I know I got that one right." Jane calmed her self enough to say "Yes... yes you did."