So, I would like to thank everyone who has been adding this to your subscriptions, favorites, and so on! I really got a lot for the last chapter!
Also, I got a review saying that they wanted Maura to be a little more hurt than it seemed like she was. Well, if you're still with me, your wish is coming true. Maybe not as much as you wanted, but Maura might not be as well as they thought. And, If you'd like Maura to be more hurt and have ideas how I'd be open to them.
Also, it'd be awesome if you told me if you'd like Jane hurt worse or Maura.
Jane stood there staring. Not exactly knowing what was going on, she stood. Frozen in time. Frozen in space. All she could see was white. For miles. But was it really miles? Maybe it was only inches. White is just like black. You can't really see very far, deep into it. Looing down over herself, more white. White pants. 'Ha! When was the last time I wore white pants?' Jane thought to herself. A white jacket covered a white camisole. Her olive skin stood out amongst everything. Looking ahead, she brushed her hair away from her face. Seeing something far off in the distance she then knew the white went on forever.
Maura just stood there. Stunned by the fact that white was all around her. Practically consumed her. Clad in an elegant white dress that would be too expensive for even her to buy, she marveled at the blankness. She wondered if she could take a step forward. Picking her foot up and moving it forward was easy. Like she was gliding. The weirdness of this whole thing was what made her weary to move forward. She couldn't feel anything. No pain. She tried to think, to remember before she was in this place. 'Pain.' She remembered feeling pain. 'Jane. Car crash. Jane was in the car crash too. Where was Jane? I need to find Jane. Maybe she's here. Maybe she's in this place. She might know why we're here.' Maura thought. Taking another step forward she thought she could see something. But what? 'A silhouette? Of a person? Maybe. Take another step.' she told her brain.
Jane couldn't make out exactly what she saw. Taking a step forward was so easy, yet so hard.
Both of them moving forward to meet this strange presence. This other thing. At twenty five feet away from the other form Maura recognized it.
"Jane!" Maura yelled. "I was so worried! Are you okay?" Maura started running to Jane.
"Maura," Jane whispered and started running as well. They met in the middle, pausing for just one second before embracing each other. "I'm okay." Jane told her, looking into her eyes.
They stayed that way. Holding each other's arms afraid if they let go they'd fall away from each other and never be able to get back. Looking into each other's eyes. Before Maura finally spoke. "What is this place, do you know?"
"I have no idea. I was hoping you knew."
"Well, what's the last thing you remember?"
"Um," Jane thought, "I remember, the car crash. And pain. I don't feel any pain, Maura. Well, pain just doesn't go away for no apparent reason! And I have dealt with pain before Maura. You just don't go into this white abyss. Maura what's going on?"
Jane started to panic and Maura recognized this. Thinking quickly she blurted, "Jane think! This is important? What else? Specifically. Tell me like you're giving a statement. Details. Individual events that happened."
Squeezing her eyes to think a memory popped in Jane's head. "I remember black. Then when I woke up again, I was on something hard. With people all around me. Doc-Doctors. They must have been doctors. Surgeons. I was going to have surgery. Then, I don't remember what."
"They must have given you the anesthesia. What if…. Never mind. That-that's stupid. Just forget it."
"No. Tell me." Jane begged.
"What if…. What if we're in Heaven? Or something…."
"I don't know. I've never thought about what it would be like. Well, okay I have but this isn't how people say it's like. Maybe we aren't in Heaven 'cause I sure know I wouldn't be there."
"Don't say that, Jane! You're a hero. You'd get into Heaven easily… If there is a Heaven."
"Oh, yah and Mrs. Can't-tell-a-lie-or-I-will-get-hives over here would get into the underworld. Yah sure. There's a Heaven Maura. Few years in Catholic school, and you'll be saying it everyday. Multiple times!"
"So. If we aren't in Heaven and we aren't in Hell-" Maura began.
"The underworld." Jane corrected.
"-Then where are we?" Maura gave with a glare to Jane.
"Some sort of limbo possibly?"
"Well, I don't believe in the afterlife. Maybe this is what death is like."
"White?"
"Possibly. No one really knows what there is after death."
Looking around them Jane thought of something, "If we are dead, where is everybody else? All the other dead people? I'd really like to meet Antonio Benivieni." Jane joked remembering their conversation they once had.
"Very funny. Very, very funny."
~~~{ Rizzoli and Isles }~~~
"Clear!" The paddles were brought down on her chest. Her body jerking upwards as the 100 volts went through the body. Trying desperately to revive her. Get her heart to start pumping again. "Shit," the surgeon said, as it did nothing. "Charge it to 200 this time! Clear!" Again her body jerked upwards slamming back down on the table hard. "Again!" she called.
~~~{ Rizzoli and Isles }~~~
Jane thought she could feel herself moving. Looking down she realized that wouldn't work, as everything was white. Nothing to compare her feet to. Looking up at Maura to see if she could see a distance being created, she saw that Maura was further away than she thought. "Maura." She said not trying to scare her. Still inching away Maura turned and saw what Jane was responding to.
"Jane." Maura said trying not to freak out.
"Maura!" Jane tried desperately to take a step forward, to be with her friend, but no avail. She kept slipping backwards. Faster now. "Maura!" she yelled.
Maura started running. Running to her friend. Running to pull her back closer. Jane was the only thing Maura had found in here and Maura for Jane, she couldn't be left alone. Despite the running it was like she wasn't running at all. She wasn't gaining on Jane at all! "Jane!" she desperately yelled. "I can't loose you! You can't go! Please, don't leave me alone in here!"
"Maura." she whimpered. But before she could say anything else she was plunged into darkness. Little did she know, she was now with her dreams and alive.
~~~{ Rizzoli and Isles }~~~
A little after two hours later, Dr. Thomas came out to the group of awaiting people. "Doctor Maura Isles." she stated waiting for people to join her. As the four people got up, she walked them to a conference type room. "Sit down, please," as everyone got seated she began. "My name is Doctor Thomas. I'm Dr. Isles' surgeon. She's alive for now, but in critical condition. We went in to repair her fractured leg. It was broken in three places. One break to a bone in her ankle, and two to her tibia. We had to replace her tibia with a metal rod, so she has a contraption on her leg, which will look like a big metal cage. Her heart stopped, twice. On the second time, when someone removed a section of the drape so we could shock her, another person realized it looked like she had some bruising on her stomach. We revived her, and then I went to look closer at the 'bruise.' It turns out she had been bleeding internally. We opened that section of her up, and performed what is called a fasciotomy. We open her up, and let the blood that was built up flow out. She currently is in the ICU. Intensive Care Unit. As soon as she is completely stable, I am going to run a few more tests. I understand this is a lot to take in. But do you have any questions?"
"Do you know about Jane?" Angela worried. Maura was like a daughter to her and she was glad that she was alive, but the fact that she hadn't mentioned anything about Jane frightened her.
"I assume you are speaking of Detective Jane Rizzoli. I was not the one who operated on her, but I can assure you, as soon as her surgeon is available to talk to you guys, they will. And, trust me. The longer it takes for an update or the doctor to come out, the better. It means she's still alive and they're working on her."
"Thank you." Korsak and Frost said together. Dr. Thomas left them all alone. Thinking. Remembering. Hoping. Praying. They all moved back to the waiting room. Waiting to hear news on Jane.
A blonde handsome doctor walked up about an hour carrying a chart. "Jane Rizzoli." He said looking up. Everyone stood up, looking hopefully at him. "My name is Dr. Caid Jareau. I operated on Jane. She is alive. But, she's far from out of the woods just yet."
~~~{ Rizzoli and Isles }~~~
Groaning in pain, Maura looked up to the nurse at the end of her bed. "Why, hello, Dr. Isles. It's nice of you to join us. I'm just going to go get your surgeon." Then she left. Maura tried to sit up, but the pain was too much.
"Hello, Dr. Isles. It's good that you're awake. Do you need anything?" Dr. Thomas asked before she started to say anything about her condition.
"It hurts. Morphine." Maura weakly responded.
"Okay. Well Melinda over here has to set up a permanent I.V. before we can give you anything hourly, but I do have some oral pain meds we can give you," Maura nodded her head. "All right," she told her. Looking toward Melinda the doctor spoke, "Would you please go get those and a cup of water?"
"Of course."
"Okay, do you have any more questions?"
Thinking, she remembered Jane. "Jane! Jane Rizzoli, how is she? She-she can't be dead! She's my best friend, please tell me she's alright!"
"Shhh. She's fine. She just got out of surgery. She's okay."
Nodding her head again, signaling that she understood, Maura's heart rate started to decrease. As the doctor acknowledged that she watched as Maura's heart rate returned to normal. The nurse walked back in handing the doctor the pills and water, she then returned to setting up for the I.V. "Here you go." she handed the things to Maura who tossed them back eagerly. "So, Dr. Isles-"
"Please, call me Maura."
"Maura, I came to discuss what's going on and what's going to happen." At that time she told Maura everything she knew. "And, also I'd like to run more tests, including MRI, CT, EMG/NCS, X-RAY, and a full body exam. And, I'd like to do all of these soon. As a doctor, you can probably understand why. I'd like to see what's going on inside as well as outside."
"Okay." Maura responded. The nurse who had been setting up her I.V. suddenly stopped. She had the needle in her hand and looked to Maura as if silently asking permission. Nodding, the nurse slid the needle into her vein and then taped it off.
"Are you having any trouble breathing?" The doctor asked.
"Somewhat. I can't take a full breath, and I can't sit up because it hurts my ribs too much."
"Okay. Well, with the tests we'll see if there's anything else. I'll go order them, and I'll also speak to your friend's surgeon, see what I can tell you about her condition."
"Thank you." Then Maura closed her eyes. Drifting off once more.
So, again thank you! Maura and Jane aren't completely out of the woods quite yet. Please review, suggestions, everything would be really appreciated!