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Maura arrived at the hospital the next morning with her driver. She went up to Jane's room and without knocking went inside. She immediately stopped in her tracks when she saw Jane standing by her bed, her naked back facing Maura as Jane struggled to put on a black tank top.
"Oh." Maura said quietly as she stared at the tanned muscles of Jane's back.
Jane did her best to pull the top down over her breasts before she turned around and looked at Maura.
"I'm sorry I should have knocked." Maura apologized.
"It's fine." Jane said to her as she tried to put the sling back on her arm.
"Sit down." Maura said to Jane as she approached her and Jane sat down on the bed. She tenderly took Jane's arm and guided it back into the sling. She lifted Jane's hair out of the way and put the strap in its place around Jane's neck. "There you go." Maura said to Jane smiling.
"Thanks." Jane said and blushed. "The hospital gave me these clothes they had in their lost and found." Jane told Maura as she sat on the bed wearing a pair of Hawaiian board shorts that went below her knees, the black tank top and flip-flops.
"That's okay." Maura said to her. "Are you all ready to go?" She asked.
"Yeah I already signed my check out papers." Jane said grabbing the clear plastic bag off the side table with what little personal belongings she had inside.
A nurse came in with a wheelchair to wheel Jane out. "I don't need that." Jane said to her.
"It's hospital policy." The nurse told her.
"But I can walk on my own." Jane argued.
"Ma'am, it's hospital policy." The nurse insisted.
"I will take personal responsibility if something should happen to Ms. Rizzoli between this floor and getting out of the building." Maura told the nurse.
The nurse shrugged her shoulders and left. Jane and Maura followed her out. They got on the elevator and rode it down to the first floor. Maura's town car was waiting out front and the driver opened the back door for Maura.
Jane snorted a little as she slid into the backseat after Maura. She held her plastic bag on her lap. "So what's the plan?" Jane asked.
"We'll be going to my family's summer home in Falmouth." Maura told Jane, "That's on Cape Cod."
"I know where Falmouth is. I've lived in Boston my whole life." Jane told her. "Is this place of yours safe?" Jane asked her.
"Only a few people know about the summer home we have there." Maura told her.
They were just leaving the hospital parking lot when Jane said, "I'll need to go to my place and grab a few things."
"That's not a problem." Maura told her and Jane gave her address to the driver.
He parked outside Jane's apartment building. "Um, just stay here. I'll only be a minute." Jane said to Maura who was about to get out of the car and follow her.
"Okay." Maura said and sat back in her seat.
Jane went up the 2 flights of stairs to her apartment. She fished the keys out of the plastic bag she had and unlocked the door and went inside. She went to her bedroom and grabbed a black duffle bag out of the closet and started searching for clothes.
She grabbed a little bit of everything, jeans, shorts, t-shirts, long sleeve shirts and shoved it into the bag. She zipped it up and dragged it out into the living room. She went to a table by the door and opened the drawer. She grabbed the gun that was sitting in its holster and the permit for the weapon and a box of bullets as well. She put the items in her duffle and then she went and checked her answering machine and noticed there were no new messages.
She grabbed her duffle and put the strap on her left shoulder then left her apartment. She gave the doorknob a tug and a twist to make sure it was locked then she headed downstairs. Maura's driver was standing by the open trunk of the car. He took Jane's bag from her and put it in the trunk then shut it and opened the door for Jane. She got into the back seat and the driver got into the car and they took off for Cape Cod.
They sat in silence for almost half an hour before Jane finally said, "So any idea why you need protection?"
Maura looked at Jane, "I am wealthy. I run a successful foundation with over 100 people on my staff." Maura said to her, "I can imagine whatever it is, it's about money."
"You sure you didn't just piss someone off? Like cut them off in traffic or something?" Jane asked with a smile.
"I assure you, I do my best not to piss anyone off." Maura told her.
"Ok but someone's gotta be pretty angry at you to steal a bunch of stuff from your rich friends and just about abduct you from your own party." Jane said with a half shrug, "That's all I'm saying."
The rest of the trip they rode in silence. The driver turned into a long driveway and drove up to a house that was nestled far back from the street. He parked by the walkway going up to the front door.
He got out and opened the door for Jane and Maura. Jane got out and looked at the house as the driver grabbed Jane's bag from the trunk.
"Jesus, you sure don't do anything on a small scale do you?" Jane asked looking at the big ivory colored house.
"It's my family's home." Maura told her as she and Jane walked up the walkway to the front door. Maura opened the door and they stepped inside. The driver put Jane's bag down in the foyer and then took his leave.
The house was decorated with all kinds of fancy things that Jane thought should belong in a museum. She was almost afraid to move around in the place, afraid she would knock something off its pedestal.
"Follow me and I'll show you to your room." Maura said. Jane grabbed her duffle and followed Maura up the staircase. They went down the hall and Maura stopped at one of the many doors. "Here you are." Maura said as she opened the door.
The room was painted pale blue with white trim. Jane went in and put her duffle down on the 4-post bed. She went over to the window and looked out. "You got the ocean in your backyard." Jane said turning around to Maura.
"I'm just down at the end of the hall." Maura told her. "I'll let you get settled in." She said and went down the hall to her own room.
Jane sat down on the bed and looked around the room. It had a bookshelf filled with books that Jane had never read, a desk almost the size of the bed sat facing one of the windows. There was a painting on one of the walls that caught Jane's eye. It had a woman standing on the beach, a single tear slid down the woman's cheek as she stared out into the stormy ocean.
Jane got up and unpacked her things. She put some of her clothes in the fancy chest of dresser drawers and hung up her shirts in the closet. She took the gun and ammo and put them in the drawer of the nightstand on the left side of the bed.
Jane decided it would probably be a good idea if she changed out of the clothes the hospital gave her so she didn't look so out of place.
She gently took her sling off. She pulled the hem of her tank top up on the left side and angled herself in a very awkward way to get her left arm and head out of the top. She lifted her right arm a little and finally freed herself. She didn't even bother putting on a bra. She grabbed the dark blue t-shirt she had laying on the bed and put it on as slowly as she could.
The shorts were a different matter. She had to pull down a side one at a time and then do this weird shimming move to get them to drop completely down and pool around her ankles. She used the same method to get her underwear off. She grabbed a new pair of undies from the dresser and pulled them on inch by inch till they were in place.
Jane sat down on the bed for a minute and took a breath. She looked over at the pair of blue jeans and knew how much of a pain in the ass they were going to be to get on. Why didn't she grab some sweats or something a little easier to get on?
She sat on the bed and got the jeans pulled up to her knees before she stood up and pulled them up over her butt and to her waist. Jane stood there with her fly and button undone.
Maura knocked on the door. "Um come in." Jane said standing in the middle of the room.
Maura came in and said, "I've sent the driver Jacob to get some groceries."
"That's good." Jane said to her and Maura gave her a strange look.
"Your pants seem to be undone." Maura said to her as she went over to Jane.
"I can't get them buttoned or zipped with one hand." Jane told her.
Without warning Maura grabbed the zipper on the front of Jane's jeans and yanked it up. Jane lost her balance a little and grabbed onto Maura's shoulder. Jane looked down at Maura's hands as she took hold of the button of her jean and slowly buttoned it for her. Maura was standing so close to Jane, her hand lingered on the waist of Jane's jeans.
Jane cleared her throat. "Thanks." Jane said letting go of her hold on Maura's shoulder.
Maura let go of Jane's waistband and took a step back. "When Jacob gets back I'll make lunch." Maura said then turned around and walked out of the room. Jane managed to finish getting dressed by herself then she went downstairs.
Jane wandered through the house trying to find the kitchen. She finally managed to find it near the back of the house. She looked around for Maura and spotted her through the big sliding glass doors to the backyard. She was sitting outside in one of the chairs on the deck.
Jane tugged on the door and slid it open and went outside. "Everything okay?" Jane asked Maura and Maura looked up at her from her chair.
"I'm just trying to figure out why someone would want to come after me." Maura told Jane. "I've only just taken over the Foundation I haven't been there but more than a few months. So I haven't had time to make enemies."
Jane sat down in one of the chairs by Maura, "Maybe it's not about the foundation. It could be a way to get to your family money by using you as some sort of incentive." Jane suggested.
"This makes no sense." Maura sighed, "I'm a good person, I do the right things and I don't harm a soul."
"Sometimes the best people in the world end up getting hurt one way or another." Jane said to her.
Maura gave her a look, "Did you always work in security?"
Jane looked out at the water. "No, not always."
"What did you do before then?" Maura asked looking at her.
"I don't really wanna talk about it right now." Jane said standing up. "I'm going to go check out the rest of the house." She said to Maura then went back in through the sliding glass door.
Maura knew there was a story there but she didn't want to press Jane any further. She sat outside for a while longer than came inside just as Jacob was bringing in the groceries.
Maura helped him put away the groceries and then he left and went down to the guest house.
Maura was in the middle of making lunch when Jane wandered back into the kitchen. "I hope you like turkey sandwiches." Maura said to Jane.
"Sure that's fine." Jane said as she sat down at the table.
"So Ms. Rizzoli, what's your story?" Maura asked as she took a bit of her sandwich.
"My story probably isn't as interesting as yours." Jane said to her, "And please call me Jane."
"Jane." Maura said testing the name out on her lips. "I'd like to get to know the person who will be protecting me."
"You probably should have done that before you hired me." Jane said with a smile.
"Perhaps." Maura said to her, "But I'm a bit of a risk taker and I think you're worth the risk." She said with a wink.
"Are you flirting with me?" Jane asked as she put down her sandwich and smiled at Maura.
"What if I am?" Maura said to her.
"What if I like it?" Jane said with a coy smile. Maura was the first to blink and look away.
They finished their lunch and Jane offered to wash the dishes. "Not with one arm." Maura told her.
"So what do you think of the house?" Maura asked as she took their empty plates to the sink.
"I think I could get used to a place like this." Jane told her as she got up and stood in the kitchen with Maura.
"It's a beautiful house." Jane told her, "You have really good taste."
"I'm glad you think so." She said giving Jane a smile before turning back around to finish washing the dishes. "Why don't you go out into the living room and watch some TV or something." Maura suggested and Jane wandered out of the kitchen.
Jane went out into the spacious living room and sat on the couch. She grabbed the remote off the coffee table and turned on the TV. "Oh baseball." Jane said dropping the remote in her lap and sitting back on the couch.
Maura's cellphone rang and she answered it. Jane could hear Maura talking to someone by the name of Clint.
"You get everything sorted out?" Jane asked as Maura came into the living room and sat down next to Jane.
"My people at the foundation are very good at their jobs so I have complete faith in their abilities." Maura told her.
Jane laughed a little, "You don't sound that convinced."
"Yes well, I'll just have to believe they can handle it without me." Maura said to her.
"So let me ask you something Ms. Isles." Jane said to her. "Do you often ask complete strangers up to your family's summer home to protect you?"
"Only the ones that risk their lives for me." Maura said to Jane with a smile.
"You really should have hired someone who at least has two working arms." Jane told her.
"Yes well I doubt they'd be as entertaining as you." Maura said.
Jane smiled and they went back to watching TV.
"Excuse me I need to go grab an old address book to make a few calls." Maura told Jane then she got up from the couch and went upstairs. She went into Jane's room to grab an address book out of the nightstand when she found Jane's gun.
Jane pulled out her cellphone and called Danny. He didn't pick up his phone so she left him a message. "Hey thanks for coming and checking on me at the hospital asshole." She said, "I'm fine by the way. I'm going to be out of town for a while so don't book me for any jobs." She told him then hung up.
"Excuse me but what is this?" Maura came down the stairs holding Jane's gun awkwardly in her hand.
"Whoa." Jane said getting up off the couch as quickly as she could and going over to Maura and taking the gun from her. "It's a gun and it's very much loaded."
"Why do you have it?" Maura asked her.
"It's for protection." Jane told her, "Don't worry it's registered and I have a license to carry it."
"I wish you would have told me you brought a firearm into the house." Maura told her.
"I'm sorry but I didn't think you'd mind." Jane said to her. "I have to protect you somehow. I mean I assumed you hired me to protect you by any means necessary."
Maura didn't say anything.
"You do want me to protect you by any means necessary right?" Jane asked her.
"Yes, of course." Maura said to her, "I just didn't think it would require a gun."
"I'll just go put it away." Jane said and went back up stairs.
Jane came back downstairs to see Maura sitting on the couch watching the TV.
"So what would you be doing if you weren't here babysitting me?" Maura asked Jane as she sat down on the couch.
"I'd be in my shitty little apartment drinking beer and watching the game." Jane told her.
"Would you like a beer?" Maura asked, "Jacob bought some."
"I can get it myself." Jane said, "You don't have to wait on me."
"It's not a problem." Maura said and was up off the couch and heading to the kitchen.
Maura came back from the kitchen with a beer for Jane and a glass of wine for herself. She went to hand the beer to Jane then stopped, "This isn't going to interfere with your pain medication is it?" She asked.
"I'm not on pain medication." Jane told her reaching out and taking the opened beer bottle.
"Why not?" Maura asked sitting down on the couch.
"Pain meds make you a little loopy or groggy." Jane told her as she took a sip of beer. "I need to be alert to keep an eye on you."
Jane and Maura sat on the couch and watched the game as they drank. "I don't get the appeal of baseball." Maura said.
Jane turned her head slowly to look at Maura, "How can you say that? It's America's favorite past time."
"It's just men hitting a ball and running around a diamond." Maura said with a shrug.
"If this wasn't your house I'd tell you to get out." Jane said and Maura laughed.
Jane smiled, "You need to do more of that."
"More of what?" Maura asked as she put her wine glass down on a coaster on the glass coffee table.
"More laughing, and definitely more smiling." Jane told her, "You need to loosen up just a little. I mean I know someone's out there trying to get at you but I'm here so you don't have to worry so much."
Maura smiled then she became self-conscious and blushed. She picked up her wine and took a sip. They sat and watched the rest of the baseball game.
While watching the game Jane fell asleep on the couch. Maura stood up and grabbed the throw blanket from the back of the couch and covered Jane's lap.
Maura was in the kitchen making dinner when Jane shuffled in. "Hey, sorry I fell asleep." She said running her hand through her hair.
"That's perfectly fine." Maura said as she stirred something on the stove.
"That smells really good." Jane said as she sat on one of the stools at the kitchen island.
"It's tilapia with a lemon glaze, grilled asparagus and parmesan mash potatoes." Maura told her. "Oh, do you eat fish?" Maura turned from the stove and asked Jane.
Jane smiled at her, "Yes I eat fish."
The women sat down at the table and ate their meal. Jane had another beer and Maura had another glass of wine. "This is really good." Jane said to her as she forked a piece of tilapia and put it in her mouth.
"Thank you." Maura said.
"When my arm gets better I'll have to cook something for you." Jane said to her.
"Oh you don't have to do that." Maura said to her.
"I know I don't have to." Jane said then smiled, her dimples showing, "I want to."
After dinner this time Jane insisted on helping Maura with the dishes and then they went into the living room to watch TV.
Jane flipped on the TV and laughed as she saw what movie was playing. "Nope, too ironic." Jane mumbled to herself then flipped the channel from The Bodyguard to an old movie.
"Oh leave it." Maura said looking at her. "It's An Affair to Remember."
"I know the movie." Jane told her, "Just didn't think you'd be into old movies like this."
"Of course I am. It's a classic." Maura said as she went back to staring at the TV.
They sat in silence watching the movie. Jane looked over at Maura who was now whimpering as tears rolled down her cheeks. Maura looked over and caught Jane staring at her.
"Sorry, this movie always gets to me." Maura sniffled then wiped away her tears.
"It's okay my mom cries at this movie too." Jane told her.
"Do you two watch movies together often?" Maura asked.
Jane looked at Maura, "No, we haven't spoken in a couple years."
Maura looked sad when Jane said that.
"Why don't the two of you talk?" Maura asked her.
"It's a little complicated." Jane told her.
"How complicated can it be?" Maura asked her, "Did she do something that made you stop talking to her?
Jane sighed and put the remote down, "What's one of the worst things you can say to an Italian Catholic mother?"
Maura thought for a moment then said, "Your cooking is terrible and I don't believe in God?"
Jane let out a laugh, "No, but that would rank pretty high up there." Jane said to her.
"Well I can't imagine what could be worse than that." Maura said to her as she took a sip of her wine.
"How about, 'Mom I'm gay.'?" Jane said and watched Maura's face for a reaction.
"That's not a reason to stop talking to you." Maura said to her.
"Tell that to my mom." Jane said as she took a sip of beer.
"If I meet her I will." Maura said and Jane couldn't tell if Maura was joking or not.
They went back to watching TV. Maura looked over at Jane, "You know you're very beautiful." She said out of nowhere.
Jane turned her head and looked at Maura, "Um thanks."
"I'm sorry if that made you uncomfortable." Maura said to her.
"Not at all. Just caught me a little off guard." Jane told her, "It's been a while since someone's called me beautiful."
Maura smiled at Jane, "You mean your girlfriend doesn't call you beautiful?"
Jane laughed, "Is that your subtle way of asking me if I'm seeing someone?"
"Well yes." Maura said to her.
"No, I'm not dating anyone." Jane told her wondering why the hell they were talking about this. "And what does your boyfriend think of you having a beautiful woman protect you?"
"Is that your subtle way of asking me if I'm seeing anyone?" Maura asked with a smile.
"Yes." Jane told her.
"The Foundation keeps me very busy. I don't really have time to date." Maura told her.
"That's a shame." Jane said to her and Maura gave her a little smile.
They sat for a bit watching TV then Jane stood up and stretched her left arm up to the ceiling and let out a yawn. "Okay well I think I better go to bed now. Good night" Jane said then headed up the stairs without another word.
Jane had her socks and shoes off and had her pants unbuttoned and unzipped when Maura knocked on her door. "Come in." Jane said to her.
"You should really let me change the bandage on your arm." Maura told her.
"Nah I'm sure it's fine." Jane said to her.
"Do you want it to get infected and they have to cut your arm off?" Maura asked her.
Jane thought about it for a minute but Maura grabbed Jane by the left arm and led her down the hall to the bathroom.
"Take your shirt off." Maura told her as she looked in the medicine cabinet for gauze, tape and some anti-septic.
"Um, I …" Jane muttered.
"Do you need help?" Maura asked reaching for the hem on Jane's shirt.
"No, it's not that." Jane said, "I don't have a bra on."
"I've seen breasts before." Maura said to her then waited for Jane to take off her shirt. When Jane didn't move Maura smiled, "I can turn around if that will make you more comfortable."
"Yeah that sounds good." Jane said to her and Maura turned around.
Jane removed the sling then she turned away a little and she pulled up her shirt. Maura was standing off to the side of the mirror she tried not to but she watched Jane pull her shirt off slowly. Maura admired the perfect curve of the side of Jane's breast. Jane used her left arm to cover up her breasts.
"Ok you can turn around now." Jane said tossing her shirt on the counter by the sink.
Maura stood in front of Jane and looked over her body a moment. "Enjoying the view?" Jane asked her.
"Yes." Maura said without hesitation then reached up and started to peel the medical tape off of her skin. Jane made a face and closed her eyes. "Am I hurting you?" Maura asked stopping.
"No just keep going please." Jane told her.
Maura removed the gauze that covered her wound, "Oh god." Maura said as she looked at it.
Maura went to the sink and doused a cotton pad with anti-septic then went back over to Jane. "This is going to sting a little." Maura warned then put the pad up to Jane's wound and held it there.
"Son of a bitch." Jane hollered then she bit down on her fist. "Damn that hurts."
Jane realized that Maura was staring at her now completely exposed breasts. She immediately covered them up and Maura blinked a few times. "Sorry." She said and Jane wondered what exactly she was apologizing for.
Maura removed the pad and threw it away then pulled off some medical tape and put it on a square pad of gauze. She then went back over to Jane and covered the wound.
"Okay you're all done." Maura said to her as she turned back to the sink and started putting things away.
Jane leaned in to grab her shirt from the bathroom counter, her breasts pressed up against Maura's back, "Excuse me." Jane said softly into Maura's ear as she got her shirt then put it on.
Maura took the sling and helped Jane put it on. "Thanks." Jane said with a smile.
"Do you need anything else?" Maura asked her looking down at her unbuttoned jeans then back up at Jane's face.
"No, thanks I'm good." Jane told her.
"Ok good night then." Maura said and hastily left the bathroom. She went down the hall and straight into her room and shut the door. Maura sat on her bed she could still feel the warmth of Jane's body pressed against her back and it made her shiver.
Jane chuckled to herself. She turned off the light in the bathroom and went down to her room and shut the door. She finished changing into a pair of cotton shorts then she got into bed and fell fast asleep.