Jane POV.

When Maura walked out of the bedroom, I sighed in peace. My bed felt so good underneath me and I felt a sense of tranquility. With this feeling of relaxation, also comes the essence of sleep that I am having a hard time resisting because of he Vicodin. I close my eyes finally giving into the overwhelming power of sleep.

In the corner of my eye, I saw Bobby move behind me and take Maura. I try to pry his hands off her, but all I get in response to my trying to free her, is a swift kick to the back of my legs and I fall to the ground. As I struggle to gather my strength, I look up and see the panic and fear in the eyes of Maura. Bobby takes her outside the morgue doors and I almost make it to the door to go after her when a swat member has entered with his weapon drawn. I look at him, saying don't shoot and I finally get outside. Just in time to see Maura shoot herself.

"Maura, NO NO NO. Don't do it! Stop!.' I yelled out in a state of panic.

The door swings open and I hear her running and shouting my name. I finally wake up and when I realize that Maura is shaking me to wake me up. I hear her say to me, "Jane wale up. You're having a bad dream. It's okay, I am right here."

I open my eyes to see Maura standing next to my bed, holding my hand and squeezing it to reassure me that I was okay.

'Jane are you okay? What was the dream about? Was it Hoyt?" Maura asked me, with the eyes of someone who really cares about me. I was about to answer her questions, but I get distracted by the realization that there is blood on my sheets. Maura saw the blood as well, let out a shriek, and then moved me into a sitting position. Maura lifted up my shirt only to discover that the back bandage had come off and the wound was now bleeding.

With a look a concern in her eyes, Maura asks me, "Jane, how on earth did you manage to rip your back bandage off?"

Without waiting for me to answer her, Maura looked at the sheets and saw that they were a tangled mess. "Never mind. I figured out how you managed to rip your back bandage off. Must have been an awful dream. You can tell me all about while we clean you up and re-bandage the wound and change your sheets." Maura said to me as she helped me stand up and she stripped the bed.

As Maura and I walked into the bathroom, I told her about the dream. "I was awful Maura. Bobby grabbed you, not me, and I saw what happened to you. It was terrifying." I said.

"Aww Jane, I am sorry you had a bad dream. It is over now and I am fine. I am right here and I am okay. Now turn around and lift your shirt so that we can re-bandage the wound." Maura said. I turned around, lifted up my shirt and I could feel Maura's gentleness as she re-taped the wound back up. When she was done, and a new shirt was on me, we walked back into the bedroom. I helped Maura locate the extra set of bed sheets that were on the top shelf of my closet. That's when I became embarrassed because I remembered what was on the sheets. The logo of the show that I used to watch as a kid, Xena Warrior Princess. Maura just smiled and put them on my bed and when she was done, she patted the bed. That was her indication that the bed was ready for me to get back in it. I get back in it and I say to her, "About the sheets-"

"You don't have to explain anything to me. I used to watch the show when I was a kid. So that is cool that you have a sheet set. I searched everywhere but I could never find one anywhere.' Maura said.

"That is weird that we like the same show as we were growing up. Some of the kids at school would say that I look like the star Xena. I was like yeah wanna find out. They didn't make me prove that point to them." I said to Maura, knowing that I knew what I was going to get her for her birthday.

"Yeah, I could picture you proving that point to those who would have dared to push your buttons" Maura responded, but right after a yawn escaped her mouth. I noticed the time on my clock and it said 2:30 am. I felt awful waking Maura up just because I had a stupid bad dream.

"I am sorry Maura. I probably woke you up out of a deep sleep. I feel awful. You should go back to bed. I am going to take some more of my meds and then crash." I said to her.

"You have nothing to be sorry about. I told you that I would be there for you. Goodnight Jane, see you in the morning. Try not to move too much or you will rip your bandage again." Maura said to me, as she pulled the blankets up and fluffed up my pillows.

"Goodnight Maura. Thank you for everything tonight. I am really glad that you are here and watching over me. See you in the morning. Have a good-night's sleep. Don't worry about me, I will be okay." I said to Maura.

Maura uttered your welcome to me and exited the room, but not shutting the door all the way, in order to keep an ear out for me. I smiled as I got comfortable in my bed and I took my medicine. The Penicillin tasted horrible but that's doctor's orders. I took the Vicodin next and within the next 15 minutes I succumb to the drowsiness of the medication. Before I fully fall asleep, I can hear Maura in the living room, re-adjusting herself on the couch. Joe Friday had inched herself to the bed and jumped up and positioned herself next to me. I stroked her head and she gave me a soft bark. My eyes couldn't stay open anymore and they closed giving into the essence of sleep and the darkness.

As I fade into sleep, I think about how blessed I am that I have a lot of people in my life that really do care about me. My parents, my two brothers, Korsak and Frost. Even my fellow officers. But more importantly , the person who is on my couch, spending two weeks to make sure that I am okay and healing nicely. That is when I realized, that a certain Medical Examiner, Maura Isles is my best friend. I realize that this is the first time that I have had a best friend put up with my querks and my blunt-outspoken attitude. I will tell her all this tomorrow morning, when I wake up.

Chapter 5 soon. Wow two chapters in two days. SJ.