A/N: It's been quite a minute, I know. Sorry. Still in school and everything. But since this is Christmas break I thought I should at least try to update. I just wrote this chapter, like just now. I was a little skeptical about posting it, but then I thought "what the hell."

"Hey."

"Hi."

"You're really pretty when you sleep."

"You watched me sleep?"

"Umm.. You watched me sleep."

"Touché."

She continued to look at Maura with smile plastered on her face.

"What?"

"You didn't leave."

"I told you I wouldn't." She smiled softly. "I do not lie."

"Correction, you cannot lie." She teased. "I didn't have any nightmares either."

"That's fantastic."

"I think it's because of you. This is the first night in months."

"Don't give me so much credit." She stood from the bed.

"It's true though." She attempted to stand up as well. She winced when she got to her feet.

"Hey, Jane, please.."

"..No Maur, I'm fine." She ripped the IV from her arm. "Where're my clothes?"

"Jane, they are not ready to release you yet."

"I've been here quite a few times before, Maur. I always leave AMA and look at me, I'm fine."

"You aren't fine though Jane."

"I'm perfectly fine." She opened her room door and headed to the front counter, Maura right behind her. "Excuse me?" The nurse looked up and smiled at her. "Can I get my release papers so I can check out?"

"Yes ma'am, Ms. Rizzoli."

She turned to look at Maura. 'Miss' she mouthed 'yuck'.

Maura giggled quietly.

"Here you are Ms. Rizzoli." She handed her the clipboard from over the desk.

Jane reached for it, but stopped, feeling pain. "Sweetie could you.." She looked at the clipboard.

"Yeah, I got it." Maura said as she accepted the clipboard from the nurse's hand.

She handed Jane the clipboard gently.

Jane picked up the pen, and attempted to write. "Maur, could you.."

She stood behind Jane and carefully took Jane's hand in her own as she helped her write with the utensil.

Jane didn't mind having Maura this close at all. But she thought she should probably give her an excuse for not being able to write with a frickin' pen. "I can't really move it, the way it requires…"

"...I understand, Jane."

They finished the paperwork. "There we go." Maura smiled as she took the clipboard back to the front desk.

"Your house or my apartment?" Jane asked.

"Mine."

They caught a cab to Maura's house, and Jan plopped down on the couch. Well not plopped, but slowly sat.

"I'm going to go shower, Jane. Unless you want to go first."

"You have two bathrooms."

"But the shower head is broken in the other, I have to get it fixed."

"I'll fix it."

"No!" She yelled a bit too quickly. "I mean, no, I'll have a repairman come."

"Not today, Maur." She smiled. "Later, when I'm better."

Maura smiled and nodded as she headed up the stairs and into the hallway.

"Janie!" Angela busted through the front door.

"Knock Ma."

She was on the couch with Jane in 2.5 seconds.

"Come here my baby." She grabbed Jane in a tight embrace for what felt like forever.

"Ma."

Angela grabbed her tighter.

"Ma! You're hurting me!"

Angela immediately jumped back, freeing Jane from her grasp. "I'm sorry baby." She smiled softly and a tear ran down her cheek. "I'm sorry. Where's Maura?"

Jane smiled tightly. "Hey, don't cry. We're fine." She smiled. "How about me and Maur come over to the guest house when we're done getting ready."

"Okay." Angela smiled before standing up. She kissed Jane's hair before she headed out the front door ensuring to lock it from inside before she closed the door.

Jane struggled getting up. She began heading up the steps. She reached Maura's room and stopped. "Maur."

She leaned in closer to the door and she heard humming.

"Maura."

"Yeah Jane."

"Can you please help me?"

She heard the hurt in Jane's voice. Maura exited her room immediately. She was only wearing a t-shirt and some short shorts. Her hair was only still a little wet, and it was cascading down in natural curls. "What's wrong?" She moved a stray piece of hair from Jane's face. Her fingers slowly grazing Jane's hot skin. "You're sweating Jane."

"Ma got a little too excited." She struggled to pull her gown up.

"I got it." Maura slowly grabbed the hem of Jane's gown and slowly began to lift it up.

"Oh god Jane, you're bleeding again."

"Please don't take me back to the hostibal."

"Jane now is not a time for jokes." Though she still smirked a bit.

"It's not bad and you know it. Please just stitch me up."

"Jane I'm a.."

"You're a pathologist, I know." She smiled softly. "But you're a doctor, and a certified genius. I trust you more than anyone, any doctor. I know you can do this. If I needed surgery done, I'd let you do it before anyone else if that was a choice, even if it's not your practice."

"Now, I don't think that's wise." She smiled softly.

"You stitch people up all the frickin' time."

"Dead people, Jane."

"Ahh, but people nonetheless."

"Okay." She moved into her room.

Jane stood outside.

"What are you doing? Get in here."

Jane slowly entered Maura's room.

"Are you sure?" Maura asked from the bathroom.

"Positive."

"Alright." She brought her large kit from the bathroom.

"Wow Maur. Are you about to perform surgery or stitch me back up?"

Maura raised one eyebrow to Jane. "Lay on the bed, on your back."

Jane did as she was told. "I wonder how long you've wanted to say that." Jane snickered.

Maura blushed, but didn't reply, this did not go unnoticed by Jane.

"Well you have to take this off." She pointed to the gown she was suddenly uncomfortable touching now.

"I cannot do everything Maura." She teased. "Seriously I can't lift it over my head though."

"I'll just cut it off of you then."

"Getting frisky, are we doctor?"

She smiled. "You wish Rizzoli."

Jane growled. "I like it." She smiled.

She cut Jane's gown and began to stitch her up, without any anesthetics.

"Done. You're a tough one Rizzoli." She smiled.

"Yeah, yeah. Help me up please." She did.

She hated seeing Jane struggle, such a strong person needing to be so dependent on someone like herself. She was weak. And she couldn't help but believe that this was her fault, her doing.

"I've been in the shower already. If you'd like, I could start the water for you to get in the tub."

Jane raised her eyebrow.

"Or the shower. Whichever you prefer."

Jane just shook her head and smiled devilishly. "I just got stitches and you're already trying to get me naked." She waved her eyebrows.

"Oh brother." Maura rolled her eyes before heading into the bathroom.

"Bath Maura!" Jane yelled into the bathroom.

"Yeah, I know!" Maura yelled back.

Jane laughed. "That woman will be a Rizzoli before she realizes it." Jane thought.