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Maura woke up the next morning alone on Jane's couch; she made the decision to not sleep in Jane's bed. For a moment she forgot about everything that had happened and smiled taking in the familiar atmosphere of Jane's apartment where she had spent many nights watching movies and eating pizza with her best friend. It didn't take her long to realize that her best friend was not with her, she was unconscious in hospital wired up to a ventilator. That's when she realized something else, Jane WAS her best friend and she was hiding in her apartment. She knew she should go to the hospital and be there for Jane but she had never been so scared in her entire life. The phone ringing disrupted her chain of thought.
"Angela, how is Jane?... I'm at her apartment actually" Maura realized once she said it that it would probably seem weird that she was there, "I left the hospital last night… I'll probably drop by later I have some things I need to do" she quickly hung up and sat for a moment, she didn't really have anything to do. She didn't have work till Monday, she suddenly had an idea.
She picked the phone up again and called Lt. Cavanagh; she quickly explained the situation and told him she would be taking a week off to be with Jane and her family. After Maura had said goodbye she got her things together, she was still in the scrubs from the previous day.
When she returned home she climbed into the shower, her whole body ached from the tension of yesterday. She spent an hour scrubbing away the remnants of her ordeal. She put on a simple button down shirt and jeans. A little while ago she had bought a pair of casual trainers; she smiled as she remembered the reason behind her purchase. Jane was taking her to a Red sox game and nothing she owned was suitable for the occasion. They had a great time, Jane spent the whole time explaining the rules of baseball to Maura and telling her stories from her childhood when she came to games with her family. She retrieved the trainers from the back of her closet and pulled them on.
When she had finished she packed two bags; one for her and another for Bass. She loaded everything into her car, including Bass, and headed back to Jane's. On the way over there she decided to wait for a few days before returning to the hospital. She didn't want to see Jane in her current condition till she was scheduled to wake up from her coma in two days.
Maura spent her time cleaning Jane's apartment, she spent the days doing housework and the nights drinking wine and watching the shopping channel much like Jane would have. During the two nights she spent at Jane's she never entered her bedroom, she couldn't bring herself to be that close to Jane.
On the third day following Jane's surgery Maura returned to the hospital for the first time, she knew as soon as she entered the room that something was wrong. The second doctor she saw was there surrounded by Angela, Tommy and Frankie; Angela was shouting at him. Maura noticed that she looked extremely tired; she probably hadn't slept for days. Maura walked into the room, realising Jane was the source of the argument.
"What is it Angela? What's wrong with Jane?" she talked over Frankie, who was now also shouting. Angela walked over to Maura and grasped her close like she did in the waiting room, "Maura, you have to do something, Jane hasn't woke up. She was taken of the coma stuff 12 hours ago and she's not awake yet. Why isn't she awake Maura?" Angela was getting distraught again. Maura placed her hands on Angela's shoulders; she was much more in control of her emotions than she was a few days ago. "Jane has suffered several traumatic injuries Angela, her body needs time to heal" Angela did visibly calm following Maura's omission; but she could still see the dread in her eyes so she continued, "I'll talk to the doctor and insist he do some tests, just sit and be here for Jane I'll deal with everything" Maura offered a reassuring smile as she gestured to the seat beside Jane's bed. Angela sat slowly taking her daughters hand in hers. There was silence in the room, apart from the constant drone of the vent still breathing for Jane. Maura came more confidently towards the doctor, she felt relaxed again knowing she could stick to the facts of the situation without lingering too much with her own thoughts. Frankie and Tommy had joined their mother at Jane's bedside and the doctor turned to Maura. "Dr Isles, I haven't seen you here since Jane's admission" he didn't smile this time when he spoke; Maura took this as a sign he was concerned with Jane's condition. "Could you perform another MRI? Just to put Jane's family at ease" Maura spoke quietly, not wanting to disturb the Rizzoli clan. "I would but the last set of scans we took showed the brain bleed had resolved itself and Jane's insurance won't cover another set" the doctor shook his head as he spoke, clearly disturbed himself that a police detective injured in the line of duty didn't even get full coverage. Maura thought for a moment and then replied "I'll pay; I don't care how much it costs. I want you to get another set of scans and I want to be there for the results". The doctor thought for a moment and then nodded, much to Maura's relief. "I'll get on with that right now, I'll put a rush on it. We should have the results in a few hours" Maura thanked him politely and the doctor left.
Jane went for her scans promptly and as the Rizzoli's and Maura waited patiently for the results they reminisced about Jane. When two hours had passed Maura went looking for the doctor; she found him in an exam room, he was just putting up Jane's scans. They spoke briefly before studying the scans quietly side by side. Maura got closer and closer to the scan, she was sure she could see something abnormal. There was definitely a tiny dark patch in her frontal lobe that should not have been there. She was just about to ask the doctor his opinion when Tommy burst in, "Jane's awake. She just opened her eyes". Maura and the doctor hurried out of the room.
It was bright, she knew that for sure. She had opened her eyes and shut them a few times now and still had no idea where she was. Next she tried to move, that's when she realized there was something down her throat. She started to cough and felt the panic set in. she heard voices but couldn't focus on their source. She tried lifting her arms to her face and then she felt the pain; it was everywhere in her body, it burned and she couldn't help wincing.
She was so scared, she was in pain and there were people everywhere. She could hear better now and understood some of what they were saying. She was definitely in the hospital. She had been on a vent for the past few days, explaining the tube in her throat. Her eyes went wide when she heard she'd been shot. She finally focused her eyes to see a doctor in a white coat telling her to cough as he removed the tube from her throat. For a second she couldn't breathe, before she regained her composure. She was still in pain as the nurse helped her sit at a slightly higher angle so she was able to see the entire room.
Maura saw it first; the confusion in Jane's eyes was evident. She remained quiet and stood near the door, she didn't want to crowd Jane. Angela was being her usual self taking her place right beside her daughter, "Jane, how are you feeling? Are you in pain?... she hasn't had any pain medicine doctor" Angela turned to the doctor then quickly back to Jane. "Do you remember what happened Jane?" there was a long pause as everyone was waiting for Jane to speak.
"Erm can I have some water please?" Maura was getting very concerned, Jane was not her usually self. Even after she was shot the first time she had been different to this. Maura moved towards the doctor to voice her concerns. She didn't need to say anything after all, when Jane next opened her mouth to speak. "I don't remember" Jane herself frowned this time. The doctor spoke this time "That's perfectly normal Jane, after an injury as severe as yours; victims often don't remember the initial traumatic event". Jane listened and then looked directly at Maura, who smiled reassuringly; the smile faded quickly when she saw no emotion in Jane's eyes. "No, I mean I don't remember anything, I don't know why I'm here or what happened and I definitely don't know who any of you people are" .
Maura inhaled sharply when it dawned on her. She felt faint, her vision blurred and her hearing muffled; she didn't hear Angela fall into a blind panic whilst Frankie and Tommy frantically asked Jane question after question. Maura was left to her own despair as it became apparent to her that Jane couldn't remember who she was which probably meant that Jane did not remember Maura at all.
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