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Chapter 4

Jane felt herself freak out a little as she didn't get a response from her friend. She hadn't even noticed that Korsak now reached for the killer's gun to get it away from him. He also checked for a pulse and when he couldn't feel one, he told Jane that they had the situation under control.

The brunette was blinded by the sudden light when Frost walked in and hit the light switch.

"Jane! Korsak! You okay?" he asked, a worried tone in his voice.

Both of them reassured Frost that they were okay before he got to help Korsak. Jane finally lowered her weapon and looked around the room only to find Maura on the floor next to the bed.

She immediately ran to her friend and knelt down next to her.

"Maura?" Jane almost whispered as she looked at the M.E. fairly worried about her. She let her right hand run over Maura's cheek hoping she would react to the touch. Tears of joy appeared in her eyes as the blond opened her eyes and gave Jane a soft but weak smile.

"I'm okay Jane," Maura answered, her voice barely audible. She smiled as she looked directly into Jane's brown eyes. Jane could stop the tears. She was more than happy that her friend was alive and was okay. The detective could still see red marks on the M.E.'s throat just where the tie had been only minutes before.

"Come on, I'm gonna take you home," the brunette said as soon as she got up. She held out her hand for Maura, who gladly took it and pulled herself up. Jane put her arm around the blond's shoulders in some sort of protective gesture and led her out of the room after checking with Frost and Korsak that it was okay for them to leave.


Even as Jane fumbled with her keys, she kept an eye on her partner standing right next to her. Maura was covered with Jane's jacket as it was the only thing Jane had had in her car. When Jane finally managed to open the door, Maura got in and waited for the other woman to lock the door.

"Let's just go get some sleep, shall we?" the brunette offered with a slight smile and guided the M.E. to her bedroom where they both crawled in under the covers.

They lay there in silence, staring at the ceiling when Jane rolled on her side to watch the blonde next to her. She looked so fragile.

As soon as Maura noticed that Jane was watching her, she rolled on her side and stared back at her, looking in those deep brown eyes.

"I was so afraid that he did something to you, Maura" Jane started, tears welling up in her eyes again. "I should have never asked you to come with me, I sho..." she continued when she was silenced by Maura's lips on hers. Jane didn't move at all, not even allowed herself to move a tiny bit. She was surprised that this was really happening but it felt good. The M.E. was the first one to break the kiss.

"I'm okay, Jane, really. You just saved my life," she reassured her again. "Now can you just hold me, please?" Maura asked carefully.

The Detective was still overwhelmed with what was happening right now but she managed to clear her head enough to move closer to Maura and put her arm around her friend's waist. Jane could feel Maura's hand on hers after she had put her arm around her. It was silent for a few more minutes before Jane could hear Maura whisper something.

"Can you hold me like this for ever?" Maura asked hesitantly as if she was not sure whether it was the right moment to say it or not. When she felt Jane's grin on her back and noticed that her friend was slowly losing that tension she had in her body before, she knew it had been the right moment.

"I won't ever let anything happen to you again, Maura. And yes, I can hold you like this forever," Jane answered softly, close to Maura's ear.

The M.E. smiled and moved closer to Jane, pressing her body against the Detective's.

The last thing to be heard was Maura's barely audible "I love you, Jane Rizzoli" before she fell asleep.


Jane was woken up by someone continuously ringing her doorbell. She slowly opened her eyes and was happy to see that Maura was still here. In her bed, in her arms. The brunette got out of bed, trying not to wake her partner, and got to the door.

"Rizzoli," she was greeted by Korsak who was, accompanied by Frost, standing in front of her when she opened the door. She looked at them in confusion.

As if Korsak was able to read her mind he continued immediately "you are late for duty, Rizzoli. And since you're never late, I thought we should check on you. See if everything's alright, you know."

"Thanks Korsak, I'm fine," the brunette assured him now smiling, glad she had such awesome partners, when she heard a noise from behind her. The M.E. was making her way toward Jane to see where she was and why she got out of bed.

"Okay, that wa- good morning Dr. Isles!", Korsak gave Jane a knowing grin and tried not to laugh. All he got was a death glare from his ex-partner.

"You better leave, now" Jane said through gritted teeth which was only followed by another amused grin and a gesture they first saw Korsak do when he stole that card from the flower's Jorge had sent Jane.

"Oh Maura!" he sighed while making that gesture when he suddenly felt a hard object hit the back of his head. He duck down in surprise, turned around and saw one of Jane's shoes on the floor. He shook his head and gave the young Detective Frost, who stood next to him, laughing like a little girl, a death glare just like the one he just got from Jane.

The End.