It's been a week since Jane had lunch at Maura's and just the thought of it made her smile every time. She loved spending time with her new friend, but a part of her wanted to be more than that. Today was Jane's day off from work and she would usually drink beer and watch baseball for most of her day, but her plans were ruined by a special someone.

Jane's phone began to ring, she answered the phone without bothering to see the caller ID, "Rizzoli."

"Hey, Jane, it's Maura."

"Hey, Maur, Is everything okay? What's up?"

"I don't mean to bother you this early in the morning but is it possible if you can come over? I really need your help."

Jane smiled, "Don't worry about it, you can bother me at any time of the day. I'll be right over in 15 minutes."

Maura sighed in relief, "Thank you so much, Jane. I'll see you soon, good-bye."

"Bye."

…

Jane parked her car by Maura's house, "Okay, well… here goes nothing," She opened the car door and got out. Jane walked over to Maura's front door and knocked, "Maur, it's Jane."

Within seconds, the door opened and Maura stood in front of Jane wearing a knee-high, red dress that touched her every curve so perfectly; Jane couldn't help but stare.

"Jane! Oh I'm so glad that you're here, please come in!" Maura stepped aside to let Jane through.

Jane snapped herself back into reality and walked inside, "Uh, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

Maura closed the door and began to play with her hand nervously, "Yes, I'm fine… I mean, I did something but you must promise me that you won't report this to the department."

"Maur, you're telling me not to do my job, let alone risk it too. What did you do?"

"I need you to promise me."

Jane sighed, "Maur, I can't-"

Maura began to panic, "Jane, please!"

Jane placed her hands on Maura's shoulders to calm her down, "Okay, okay, okay. I won't report it, just tell me what happened."

Maura closed her eyes and sighed in relief, "Thank you Jane. Well see, here's the problem… I can't tell you but I'd have to show you. Come."

Jane furrowed her eyebrows, "Umm… okay."

…

Jane pulled the sheets off of the body, "Whoa! Okay, so she's naked. Well, I can definitely see that you guys were having some fun…" Jane leaned over closer to the woman lying on the bed, she looked over her shoulder, "Maur... please don't tell me he's dead."

Maura stayed silent. Jane grabbed the sheets and covered the woman, she stood up straight, "Oh God, Maura, how'd this happen? What did you do? There's a dead woman lying on your bed!"

Maura sat on the bed and placed her hands over her face, she mumbled something unrecognizable to Jane. Jane sat beside her friend, "Maur, I'm going to need you to speak up, you're mumbling."

Maura's hands fell to her lap, "I… I was hungry."

Things started to become a lot clearer for Jane, "So, do you suck the souls out of people every time you get hungry?"

Maura shook her head and looked at Jane, "No, I would never harm another human being on purpose like that. You must believe me."

Jane grabbed her hand, "Hey, I believe you, but I'm going to need you to tell me what happened so I can help you."

"Okay, yeah sure. Did you want to go somewhere else and talk, or do you just want to stay here?"

Jane turned around to see the dead female laying on the bed, she looked back at Maura, "Yeah, I think it'll be best if we just went somewhere else. Is the living room fine?"

Maura nodded, "Yes."

…

Maura handed Jane a glass of wine, "Thanks. I'm actually a beer type of gal, but this fine. Thank you."

Maura sat on the couch beside Jane, "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know."

"Maur, I said that this is fine, it's okay. So, can you tell me what happened from the beginning?"

Maura nodded and took a sip of her wine and began her story, "She's my neighbor."

Jane's eyes widened, "Are you kidding me?!"

"I know, I know. Just listen… she came knocking at my door wondering if my power went out. I told her that I had an extra generator, she came in and I gave her a beverage. I left to get the generator and when I came back, she was walking around looking at the artwork on the walls. I could smell her from across the room, she smelled so good, I couldn't help myself. I haven't fed since I came to Boston because I was so busy working and I became exhausted by the end of the night. I knew that it was a… what do people call it, a now or never moment? I didn't know how hungry I was, it started out with a kiss… her chi tasted so good, I needed more. The next thing I know, she's laying on my bed dead."

Jane was trying to process what Maura had told her, "So I'm assuming that her "chi" is her soul because she's dead. Hm, but that kiss surely explains why she's naked…"

"Jane, that's not the point. I killed my neighbor… I'm going to go to prison."

Jane sighed knowing that she's going to regret this decision, "No you're not... I'll help you."

Maura looked up at Jane in awe, "You will?"

Jane drank the rest of the wine in her glass and nodded, "This is an insane choice and I'm putting my ass on the line, but I'll do it."

Maura thought about what Jane would be sacrificing, "Jane, you don't have to do this. You have a good job, a family to take care of and the last thing that you need in your life is a screw up like me."

Jane looked into Maura's eyes, "Listen to me. You are not a screw up, you made a mistake and I want to help you. No one will be going to prison, just promise me something."

"Anything."

"Please make sure that you don't starve yourself again, so no one else ends up dead on your bed."

Maura nodded, "I promise. What are we going to do now?"

Jane had an idea, "I know a couple of people who can help me."

"Jane, no, you promised me that you won't tell anyone about me."

"Do you want my help or not?"

"I do but-"

"Then you need to trust me, Maur."

"Can you at least tell me who you're going to tell my business to?"

"My closest, loyal, trustworthy friends I have. My old partner, Korsak. My current partner, Frost."

"Barry? I don't know who Korsak is."

"You will. Are you going to sleep here or…?"

Maura rubbed the back of her neck, "Well, I was hoping that I could sleep over at your place. Just for tonight, of course."

Jane sighed, not wanting Maura to see her apartment, "Uh, yeah sure. Go pack your bag, I'll wait here till you're ready."

"Thank you so much, Jane," Maura quickly leaned over and gave Jane a kiss on her cheek, she got up and left the room.

Jane froze in place, a smile slowly began to appear on her face. She remembered that she had to contact her coworkers, Jane sent a group text:

Meet me at my place ASAP.

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