Authors Note: I'm guessing you guys like my story so I'll continue. Although, I didn't get many reviews. Sometimes, that discourages me when I don't get a lot. But anyway, leave me a review and tell me what you thought. If you're not the review type person, send me a message even. Thanks. And thanks again to SashaSupporter for tweeting with our Maura and Jane accounts, Jane_Rizzoli1 and Maura_Isles1 . Haha. It inspires me a lot.
Chapter 2
After 5 minutes of running, Jane and Maura took a break at a nearby park. When they stopped, Maura started to stretch while Jane collapsed on a bench.
"What's the matter?" Maura asked as she stretched her arms.
"You have to ask?" Jane asked as she chugged down water and gasped. "I feel like I'm dying. That's what's wrong."
"Your breathing technique is terrible to be quite honest." Maura said as she stretched her legs. "Can I sit down?"
Jane glared at her but let her sit down. "What is so terrible about it?"
"You were breathing through your mouth. You're supposed to breathe through your nose." Maura said with a smile. "That's why I'm not gasping for air right now."
"Oh yeah…got it." Jane said as she finished her water. Just then, her phone started to buzz. Maybe it's Joe. Jane thought. Wow. This is the first time ever I'm excited about a guy.
But it wasn't Joe who texted her. When she opened the message, it was from Gabriel Dean.
The message read: Hey Jane. I was in the area and I was wondering if you maybe wanted to go to dinner with me tonight. Let me know.
"Oh…" Jane said as she stared down at the message. Maura looked at her.
"What's wrong? Did Joe text you?" Maura asked curiously.
"No…" Jane said as she showed the text to Maura. "Gabriel Dean did."
"Oh! I remember him. He was nice." Maura said with a smile. "Are you going to go? Need I remind you that you have a boyfriend."
"You don't have to remind me." Jane said with a smirk. "I just don't want to break his little heart."
That second her phone buzzed again. It was another message from Gabriel. It read: I came here just because of you. I really like you, Jane.
Jane groaned. "See, now I know I'm gonna break his heart."
"Well, tell him that you'll go with him as a friend." Maura said and looked Jane in the eyes. "Look, maybe if you don't want to go alone, I can come with you. You know, we all can catch up."
"Yeah! That sounds good." Jane said as she texted him back. "I'm sure he has the hots for you, Maura." Jane said with a wink.
"Jane!" Maura said in shock. "He does not."
"Who wouldn't have the hots for you, Maura?" Jane said with a laugh. "If I was a guy, I would…never mind."
"I really don't think I want to know where that came from." Maura said with a laugh.
"You don't." Jane laughed along with her. "He said great and that we can have dinner at Terramia Ristorante at 8 o'clock."
"Great! It'll be fun. We'll have to go dress shopping-" Maura started to get excited but Jane stopped her.
"No. I don't need to impress him. I'll wear a regular black dress. You can go all out if you want." Jane said with a wink.
"If you say so." Maura said with a smile.
At that moment, both of their cell phones started to ring at the exact same time. They both turned and looked at each other.
"Rizzoli." Jane said while Maura said "Isles."
"We'll be right there." Jane said as she closed her phone.
"I'll be there in a minute." Maura said and sighed at her friend. "Looks like we don't get the day off."
"Oh well. At least we had a little time to ourselves." Jane said with a wink. "That house is about a block away. We can run."
"Jane Rizzoli running?" Maura said with a laugh. "I'm sure all the boys will like to see that."
"Oh, stop it!" Jane said with a grin. "Let's go."
When the got to the house, Korsak and Frost were smiling at Jane.
"Wow. That breathing technique really works Maura. Thanks." Jane said with a wink.
"You're welcome." Maura said and walked into the house.
"Why are you guys smiling at me?" Jane asked them and crossed her arms.
"No reason. You run funny." Korsak said while he and Frost chuckled.
"Uh huh. I bet." Jane said as she started walking in the house when Korsak coughed "Jane's got a boyfriend". Jane turned around and glared at them. "That's what I thought."
Jane saw Maura walk down into a basement so she followed and noticed that Korsak and Frost were following also. If they say anything about me having a boyfriend, I swear. Just ignore 'em, Jane. Jane thought and noticed the body in the corner of the basement.
"What do we have here, Maura?" Jane asked as she stood by Maura, who was kneeling. "Multiple contusions, bruising on both wrists, indicating she struggled and a stab wound to the stomach."
"There was also a girl stabbed her earlier; 18 year old Lindsay Hunter. She is in the emergency room right now." Frost said as he stood far away from the body. He still got sick but not as much as he used to.
"We'll have to ask her questions later. She's our only living witness. Did she say who did this?" Jane asked Korsak and Frost, since they were first on the scene.
"She mumbled something about her 'real mother' doing it. We can look up a record and see what she means by that. Can we get a record on this girl?" Korsak said with a smile to a detective standing in the background. The detective nodded and left the room.
"Brownish spots on her thighs indicate rape and I also found a rope fiber on the carpet. I'll test it to see if it was the one that restrained her." Maura said as she put the fiber into an evidence bag. "Can you see if there's a rope lying around?" Jane, Korsak and Frost circled the medium-sized basement.
"I found one." Jane said as she lifted up a piece of rope. "Maybe this was the one used to tie her up."
"Yes. We'll have to test it later." Maura said with a nod.
"If what that girl said is true, we may have two people working here." Jane said as she walked around the room, looking for anything else that could help.
"Yes, an accomplice is very likely." Maura said in a sure voice.
"Here's that record you needed, Detective." a young detective said and handed Jane a record on Lindsay Hunter.
"Thank you." Jane said as she started to look at Lindsay's record. "Let's see here. The woman there is Mary Hunter, Lindsay's foster mother. It also says here that Lindsay's real mother is in jail and that she has a sister-" Jane was caught off guard. She didn't just read what she thought she read. No way. Jane thought and closed her eyes and looked back down. She wasn't wrong, it did say what she thought. It said Lindsay had a biological sister, Maura. Also, that she was adopted by the Isles' and that their mother was a murderer.
Frost and Korsak walked over to Jane and read it. They exchanged worried glances. It took only a second for Maura to notice.
"What's wrong? Is her sister dead?" Maura asked as she stood up.
"No. She's alive." Jane said and shook her head. "It's just that…this doesn't make sense." They do look alike…but this can't be. Jane thought to herself.
"Then where is her sister?" Maura asked in a confused tone.
"She's in the room with us right now." Jane said and stared down at the floor.
"Really?" Maura asked. "I don't see-"
"Maura…look." Jane said as she held out the record to her. "It says you're Lindsay's sister."
"Oh my god, Jane…this can't-" Maura said as she covered her mouth and started to cry. "My parents never told me…"
Jane pulled her to her and hugged her. Maura broke down instantly.
"And m-my real mother is a murder?" Maura tried to say through the tears.
"It could all be a mistake-" Jane said as she rubbed Maura's back.
Maura pushed back from her.
"No it's not. They can't make that big of a mistake." Maura said and wiped the tears from her face. "They attacked her. It's only a matter of time until they come after me."
"I'm not going to let them, Maura." Jane said as Maura headed toward the steps. "None of us will let them. Do you hear me?"
"We need to get that body back to the morgue so I can do the autopsy-" Maura started to say.
"Maura…" Jane grabbed her arm lightly.
"Yes, I heard you, Jane." Maura said and looked back at the body. "How could they lie to me? How could they keep this from me?"
"I'm sure they were trying to protect you, Maura. I'm sure any parent would do that to protect their child." Jane said as her hand still rested on her arm.
"I think I could've handled it, Jane." Maura said and shook her head. "I don't think I can do this. And I know I'm next too. I can feel it."
"They're not going to hurt you. I promise, Maura." Jane said as she looked Maura in the eyes.
"Are you sure?" Maura asked her.
"Of course I am. You're my best friend." Jane said as they both headed up the steps.
"Thank you, Jane. You're my best friend too." Maura said with a smile. "I'm j-just so scared, Jane. I've never been so scared in my life." She started to cry but stopped herself.
"I know how you feel, Maura, but we're all here for you. We always will be." Jane said as she patted Maura on the back. "If you need anything, you let me know, okay?"
Maura nodded and sighed. Jane walked over to Frost. "Make sure that body gets to the morgue, alright?" Frost nodded and walked away. "I think we should go ask Lindsay some questions because-"
Korsak interrupted her. "I just got word she got out of surgery alright but she isn't allowed to have visitors today."
"Oh. Okay. Tell them we'll be paying her a visit tomorrow." Jane said as she walked back over to Maura. Maura gave her a light smile.
As they were walking back to the Police Department, Maura asked, "Jane?"
"Yeah?" Jane answered back.
"I know I don't really ask you for much but can I stay with you for a little while? I'm so afraid to stay at home." Maura said and avoided Jane's gaze.
"Of course. Yeah! Whatever you need, Maura." Jane said and smiled at Maura. She smiled back.
"Thank you." Maura said gratefully. "We'll have to get some of my things later. I don't know if I'm up to that sort-of-date with Gabriel Dean, are you?"
"Yeah and don't forget Bass." Jane said with a wink and Maura laughed. "And not really, I'll text him and tell him maybe another time."
"I really owe you one, Jane." Maura said as she smiled.
"No, you don't. You would do this same for me." Jane said with a wink. "I remember how you had my back when I was dealing with Hoyt."
"Yes…" Maura began to say. "How did you deal with that, Jane?"
"I really don't know. I just tried to remain calm and know that he would get what he deserves." Jane said with a straight face.
"It's just so hard to be calm. I don't even feel safe-" Maura started to say and stopped.
"I know, Maura. I know how you feel." Jane said as she touched her shoulder.
"Can we do something fun later?" Maura asked, straying away from the subject.
"Sure. I'll surprise you." Jane said with a wink.
"You'll surprise me?" Maura asked with a smile. "Should I be scared?" She asked with a laugh.
"Maybe..maybe not." Jane said and they both laughed as they walked into the Police Department.
Jane was carrying Maura's bags when they got back to Jane's apartment and Maura was carrying Bass. She set him down in the kitchen.
"Wow. Maura. How many shoes do you need?" Jane joked around.
"That's for me to know and you to find out." Maura said with a wink.
"Oh really?" Jane asked and Maura nodded. Jo Friday ran over to Bass and barked. "Jo! Be nice." When Jane said that, she ran back over the couch and laid down. "Good girl. Uh, where do you want me to put your stuff?"
"It doesn't matter to me. Whatever is better for you." Maura said as she sat down on the couch.
"Okay, I'll put them in the spare room." Jane said as walked into the other room. Maura closed her eyes and sighed. Why is this happening to me? She thought. "I thought I had blankets for that extra bed but I don't but I can get-"
"It's alright, Jane. I can sleep on the couch." Maura said with a smile.
"Are you sure? Because you can sleep in my bed." Jane offered.
"That's alright. I'll be okay here." Maura said as Jane sat down next to her.
"Okay…so what do you want to do? We can watch a movie or play some games." Jane said as she watched her friend.
"You play games?" Maura's jaw dropped.
"Yeah. Is that so hard to believe?" Jane asked as she laughed.
"Yeah. It is actually." Maura said as she laughed along with her. "You're joking, right?"
"No! I'm not." Jane said while still laughing. "Frankie and I used to play all the time. A lot of games were sitting over my mother's house and she gave them to me so I have a bunch." Jane started walking over to her cabinet. "What do you want to play? Parcheesi, Checkers, Life, Scrabble…"
Maura got off the couch and walked toward her. "I know this isn't really fair because I'm a doctor but do you happen to have Operation?" She asked with a laugh.
"Yeah, I actually do." Jane said as she pulled out the game. "I sucked at this game. I always lost but that was probably because of Frankie screaming, 'Don't make it buzz!'." Jane said with a huge grin. "Though, he didn't win either."
"I always win." Maura said proudly with a wink.
"I'm sure you do but I guess I'm not very good competition for you then." Jane said with a smile.
"Well, it's all science and math. There's an equation I made up when I was 8 to beat it." Maura said with a smile.
"Well…share!" Jane said as she punched Maura's arm lightly.
"It's an equation of the dimensions of the space minus the pressure on the tool." Maura said as she looked at Jane, who was puzzled. "It's easy for me but I can try to teach you."
"Try." Jane said with a wink. "What do you want to eat? I can order pizza or we can go out to get something." Jane got Operation out and they both sat on the table.
"Pizza sounds good." Maura said as she started putting the small pieces in the right places.
Jane got up and carried the phone back to the table. "Any certain pizza place you want it from?"
"You're probably going to laugh, but I've never been to a pizza place." Maura said with a giggle.
"Really?" Jane said as she let out a big laugh. "You really need to get out more. Seriously, you and I are going to go to one soon. I'll just order it from my favorite place."
"Okay." Maura said with a smile as Jane ordered 2 large plain pizzas.
Jane and Maura played Operation for an hour while they ate the pizza. Jane kept making it buzz and Maura was perfect at it.
"I won!" Maura exclaimed and jumped up and did a little dance. "You lose!"
Jane laughed and said "That's great for you. You had such an advantage over me anyway."
"Oh well." Maura said with a wink. "I think I'm going to go to sleep now." It was only 10 but it was a tough day for both of them.
"Alright then." Jane said with a smile. "Goodnight Maura."
Maura smiled back. "Goodnight Jane."
When Maura woke up, she saw Jane sitting on the chair opposite of her watching her. Maura grabbed her cell phone and checked the time: 7 AM. She groaned and pulled the blankets over her.
"Wake up, sunshine." Jane said and threw a pillow at Maura and it landed on her head.
"Jane." Maura said and threw the pillow back. "Don't make me come over there."
"I'm so scared!" Jane acted like she was scared out of her life.
"I'm serious, Jane." Maura said as she kicked the blankets off of her. She sat up and ran her hand through her hair. "I'm not in a good mood."
"I'm sorry. I thought I was making you feel better." Jane said with a smile but it disappeared. "You were having so much fun last night."
"Well, it's not." Maura said with a frown. "And that was last night. It's different." Maura put her slippers on and walked over to the already brewed coffee and poured herself a cup.
"I'm sorry, Maura." Jane said with a frown. "I know how this is for you. I thought making you laugh would lighten the mood."
"You know how this is?" Maura asked as she sipped her coffee. "I don't think you do. And how would throwing a pillow at my face lighten the mood?"
"Remember Hoyt? He stalked me and even when he's in jail, he still haunts me, Maura. I don't think I'll ever forget." Jane said as she closed her eyes, trying to push those memories back.
"Well, Hoyt isn't your mother; a mother you never even knew about and just so happens to be a murderer. Hoyt didn't try to kill his daughter, Jane." Maura said as she sat down but couldn't pick a position so she kept fidgeting.
"Well, maybe the circumstances are different," Jane started to say "but I know how it is to not feel safe in your own house. I know what it's like to feel scared every second of the day…to keep looking over your shoulders, thinking someone is behind you. Please, don't try to tell me I don't know how it is."
Maura frowned. "I'm sorry, Jane, it's just-" She tried to say. "This is just so confusing and-" She walked over to the fridge and got out a strawberry for Bass. She kneeled down and he took it out of her hand. She rubbed his shell. "I always use logic but it's not even working." Maura sat back down and put her hand on her head as she let out a groan.
"We're going to get them, Maura." Jane walked and sat down next to her. Maura looked away. Jane placed her hand on her shoulder. "Look at me. I mean it, Maura. They aren't going to get you here. They're going to have to go through me."
"I hope so." Maura said as she let out a sigh. "Thank you, Jane."
"For what?" Jane asked curiously, her hand still sitting on her shoulder.
"For being a great friend." Maura smiled lightly. Jane smiled back.
"You too, Maura." Jane said and stood up. "What do you want to eat? I can make breakfast. What would you like?"
"I'm perfectly capable of doing things myself, Jane." Maura said with a wink. "I'll make waffles."
"Wow. Maura." Jane said as she finished the waffles. "These are delicious."
"Thank you." Maura said with a smile. "I'm glad you liked them. I can cook a long list of things."
"I'm sure you can." Jane said with a laugh.
"I'm going to go get dressed." Maura said as she headed toward the spare room. "And no making fun of my outfit either."
Jane said with a smirk, "Why would I?" Maura rolled her eyes, walked into the room and closed the door. Jane carried the dirty dishes to the sink and started to clean them.
Maura came out of the room wearing a ruby red dress that hugged her curves and black stilettos. Whoa. Jane thought and kept washing the dishes.
"We're going to have to leave soon. I need to do the autopsy." Maura said as she walked toward the door. "What's this? Jane, did you drop something?"
When Jane looked over, she saw Maura picking up a piece of paper from the floor. I don't remember dropping any paper on the ground.
"It probably just fell from that shelf over there-" Jane started to say as Maura let out a scream. Jane's heart dropped. "What's wrong?" She quickly turned off the faucet and ran over to her friend.
"Oh my god, Jane. They've found me already." Maura said as she started to cry. "I knew I wasn't safe here. I'm not safe anywhere."
When Jane took the paper from Maura's hands, the piece of paper read, in a very neat handwriting, "You're next, Dr. Isles."
"Oh Jesus…" Jane said as she covered her mouth. "You know, I think it's about time we ask Lindsay some questions. Maybe she'll know who wrote this. I'll call Korsak and Frost and tell them to meet us there."
Maura wiped her tears away. "Alright." Maura grabbed her jacket and slipped it on without a word.
Jane didn't know what to say to Maura right now. Jane got dressed into her normal clothes quickly. They didn't say a word all the way to the hospital. Jane wanted to comfort her friend. She wasn't as scared about this situation until now. Whoever it was has approached Maura and knows where she is. There's nowhere to hide. Jane felt just as scared as Maura was and Jane knew from that point on, that no matter what she had to do, she is going to stop this monster.