AN: gonna be short, but it felt incomplete without this part

Covering All Bases: It's Like Déjà vu All over Again

"Morning, Doctor Isles. Have you seen Jane?" Frost smiled pleasantly.

Maura nodded. "She's on her way, we touched base just before I came in."

Korsak frowned. "You speak baseball now?"

"Yes," Maura smiled. "I certainly learned from the best."

"I'd hope so," came Jane's voice. She stepped into the bullpen and handed Frost and Korsak their coffee. "I'm not done with you," she said to Maura.

"Jane, I know we're still in the bush-league, but I definitely want to play ball with you again," Maura replied.

"That was a curveball," Jane said sarcastically. "I figured you were on my team from the first inning!"

Frost and Korsak gaped at the exchange between the two women.

"Long before the game started, Jane," Maura's voice softened.

Jane grinned. "Are we playing extra innings, then, Doctor Isles?"

"I think that would be appropriate," Maura smirked, "seeing as we are already at the bottom of the ninth, and there is no definite winner yet."

"And we all know, it ain't over till it's over!"

Korsak cleared his throat. "Are you ladies done?"

Jane shrugged. "Yeah, I guess for now. We need a break, don't you think, Maur?"

"From baseball?"

"No, sweetie, I meant we can't play ball at work." Jane grinned and stepped closer to whisper in Maura's ear. "It would catch these guys off base if we finished our game here."

This time it was Frost who cleared his throat. "Are you OK, Doc?"

Maura smiled, realizing she was blushing a deep scarlet. "Yes, I'm perfect, thank you Barry."

Jane rested her chin on Maura's shoulder, grinning at Frost. "She's more than perfect."

Korsak burst out laughing. "You're sneaky, Rizzoli, real sneaky. What happened to hitting singles?"

Jane smiled. "Maura had her foot out of the bucket before me."

"And I got a home run!" Maura exclaimed excitedly.

"Sweetie, remember we talked about the filter?" Jane sighed. "They don't need to know everything."

Both Frost and Korsak were wiping away tears of laughter by now.

"We're taking the week off," Jane said as she steered Maura away from the bullpen.

Korsak smiled. "Enjoy the game, Rizzoli!" he called out.

Jane wrapped her arm around Maura's waist. "I think we're gonna need a bat that can take a beating if we're serious about this game," she winked.

Maura smiled. "I think baseball is the best thing I've ever been taught."

"I still have a lot to teach you, Maur. I mean, I am famous for batting a thousand in the big league."

"Let's go hit it out of the park, then."