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Sorry (kinda) to leave you guys with a cliffhanger, but if something bad happens to Jane... At least she's already at the hospital right? Hahaha just kidding, well scroll down and find out what happens! A little shorter than usual but that's not gonna be a regular thing. Stick around for some surprises and twists!


Detectives Without Borders Ch. 4

Jane doesn't have time to react as the car comes to a complete stop in front of her. She then sees who's inside... Frost and Derek.

Her partner is behind the wheel, putting it in park as Nico's thug laughs at her. "Nice outfit, Torres."

Once the shock and relief passes, anger quickly boils within her.

"You asshole! I thought that could've been Marco or somebody. What's the matter with you pulling up all slow like that? Why didn't you text me and say you were on your way back?"

"Sorry, Jane. We tried to... My phone died right before I could text you." Frost was quick to apologize, feeling badly about what went through her head just now, so she gives him a quick smile and nod.

"How's Nico doing?" Derek asks as he steps out of the car and closes the door.

"I was just about to call you guys. Doc says he's gonna be ok. They aren't sure exactly how long he'll be in there, but other than that he's fine."

"Not surprised, he's a tough bastard. Did the cops talk to you at all?"

"Yeah, I think I was pretty convincing telling the cop it was an accident."

"Good... We have some things set up back at the house just in case they come by. Oh and by the way, Jackson mentioned you two don't have cars yet. So this one is yours. There's guns and cash in the trunk for you both... The deal today may not have gone as planned but you guys did good having our backs and helped save Nico. The boss liked that a lot. Unfortunately we have to lay low for a while, at least until after whenever Nico gets out of here. Either me or Alex will call you in a few days unless something comes up sooner. It probably won't though so you'll have some time off."

Jane thanks him for everything and he goes into the hospital to see Nico by himself. She takes one look at the car and makes a tiny whistle.

"Not a bad ride."

"Yeah, maybe you can take it on your date with Maura. We've got time now."

Expecting a sarcastic remark, Frost is shocked when Jane simply smiles and says "Maybe I will."

With that, she turns around and walks back into the hospital. It doesn't take her very long to find Maura, who's reading something from a clipboard. Maura's face lights up when she sees Jane walking towards her.

"Hey, you busy?" Jane asks when she reaches her.

"Not at the moment, I'm on break. Just going over a few notes. I told your other friend when I saw him about Mr. Capello's condition and that there's nothing to worry about. He can have visitors now, as well."

"I'll pop in real quick, but I'll be back tomorrow. Are you working then too? Maybe we can hang out during your break."

"Yes, I'll be working. I'm pretty flexible when it comes to scheduling my breaks lately so whenever you come by should be fine. I actually don't have many patients for once, so I don't think it will be a problem."

"Great, want me to pick us up some coffee?"

Maura smiles at the kind offer and replies "That's very sweet, thank you."

"It's nothing... So what do you like?"

"I usually have cappuccinos, but only if there's 1% milk."

Jane laughs and jokes "Good thing you're not picky."

Maura rolls her eyes knowing Jane is only teasing. She doesn't know much about her yet, but is loving everything so far and is very eager to know more.

"I'm going to see Nico now, so I'll see you tomorrow." She smiles and waves goodbye and goes down the hall to room 109 where Nico is.


Derek is still in there while his boss and friend sleeps, so Jane only stays for a minute. When she goes back outside, Frost is sitting in the car listening to the radio with the air conditioner on full blast. This time after another Maura encounter, Jane is the one with the smug smile.

"I'll be seeing her tomorrow." She says confidently.

"Nice." Frost makes an impressed face as he fist bumps his partner. "I'm really happy for you, but how's that gonna work out with what's going on?"

"I have no idea. I've been trying to figure this out but I've got nothing. Hopefully it doesn't get too serious by the time this is done. I know I just met her but I really like her and don't wanna keep lying to her more than I have." Jane sighs, her mind racing.

"I get that. Well whatever happens, I'm sure she'll understand why you said and did certain things. She seems like a pretty good person so I wouldn't worry too much." He turns on the ignition when he finished speaking and started driving back to Jane's. On the way, they talked about what happened that day.

"Thanks for having my back at the factory, partner."

"Anytime."

"That was a decent plan you had."

"Had to think of something. How else was I gonna keep you alive? No way I'm going back to Boston alone to deal with Korsak's animal videos and gas problems. Someone has to suffer with me..." He jokes, to which they share a laugh over the funny memories they have with their partner back home.

"I wonder how they're all doing. Everyone is probably worried sick. Yeah we check in with Korsak, but that's not really enough for them."

"When I called my mom on the phone she couldn't stop crying for an hour. She was so worried. Robin was too, but she managed to calm her down though."

"How have they been doing by the way? I haven't seen them since the wedding."

"Doing great. Cameron will be starting middle school soon."

"Wow, he's growing up so fast. We've only been gone a couple of days but I feel like we're missing so much."

"We'll be back soon, Jane. I know it."

Frost's reassurance was comforting for her, and for him too. They tried not to dwell on it much and temporarily got their minds off it as Frost parked in front of Jane's apartment building. Walter the landlord was outside again, waving hello when they went by.

As soon as Jane walked in, she peeked through the blinds to see if anyone was out there that didn't belong. Frost goes over and looks too, neither seeing anything suspicious.

"I didn't see anyone following us as we drove. I think both sides are lying low for a while after what went down."

"Maybe, but wouldn't this be a good time to strike? They probably think we won't be expecting it. Get us while we're down."

"It's possible, but I doubt it. Alex said we took out most, if not all, of Marco's crew. Unless he recruits a bunch of new people he can trust within a day, then I don't think anything will happen."

Jane relaxed a little knowing that, so she stepped away from the window and went to the bedroom to change. Slipping into more comfortable clothing, old sweatpants and her favorite Red Sox t-shirt that she had since she was 18, she came back in to see Frost flipping through the sports channels on her TV.

"I don't think we'll get any of our teams here." Jane remarked when she sat down next to him.

He stopped on a soccer game long enough and it piqued both their interests. One team seemed to be crushing the other, scoring left and right. Jane found herself rooting for the losing team, wanting them to make a comeback and win.

Unbelievably, her team tied it at 7 with only a minute to spare. The clock counted down, just seconds left. A player from the other team had the ball and made his way down the field, impressively dodging those attempting to steal it away. He lined up for the game winning goal, he swung his leg and launched the ball forward. It was blocked, then kicked to another player way across the field. The little black and white object soared past everyone as it made it to the player who was not yet surrounded. When the ball made it to his feet, he only had 10 seconds to score.

Both Jane and Frost, who were very much into the game especially at this point, stood up and yelled "Come on! Go!"

They cheered loudly to the TV, the clock was at 2 seconds when he kicked the ball. All was quiet... The next sound heard was a swish past fingertips and a soft thud against the net, the sound of a goal.

The winning team lifted the player up on their shoulders, screaming happily over their hard-fought and well-earned victory.

The detectives high five one another and Frost says "Never saw a soccer game get that crazy before. I don't usually watch them at home, but if they're anything like what we just saw then I'm gonna be watching a lot more often."

"Me too, I'm already thinking about how full my DVR is gonna get. It probably already is with how busy we've been the last couple weeks."

Frost notices the time and calls it a night and opens the door. Jane sees the keys on the table still and asks "Aren't you gonna take the car?"

"Nah, I'll leave it here for you. You might need it to take Maura out."

"Thanks, be careful out there. Don't forget to text me when you're at your place safely."

"You got it, partner."

With that he closes the door behind him and Jane watches from the window as he gets in a cab. About 15 minutes later, she gets the expected text that he made it back ok and will see her soon. She double checks the windows and locks on the door before going to bed herself, taking a while to fall asleep excited from the thought of seeing Maura the next day.


As soon as Jane woke she sent the usual check in message to Korsak, immediately getting the proper response.

The tall brunette rises from the bed and stretches as she makes her way to the bathroom to begin her morning routine starting with a shower.

She kills a few hours watching TV until it's time to go to the hospital again, practically bolting out the door. Jane decides to see Nico first before finding Maura. This time he's awake when she enters the room.

"Torres, didn't expect you to visit. C'mon in."

"Just wanted to check on you, make sure you're ok."

Nico shrugs and says "I'll be alright. The food sucks but what can I do?" He laughs, then grows serious. "Thanks for saving my life yesterday. You've got good aim."

"No big deal."

"The boys tell me you really helped out when it came to keeping the cops off us, good work. You and Jackson are ok by me. When I get out of this hell hole I'll be sure to give the boss a good word about you two. You both could've high tailed it out of here after yesterday but that fact that you're still here says something. Little tired so... get out of here so I can get some shut-eye."

They exchange a smirk and Jane exits the room, leaving him to rest up and her to search for Maura. The doctor's back is turned to the detective, who sneaks up and taps her on the shoulder to surprise her.

"Jane." Maura's radiant smile makes Jane go weak in the knees. "I was just thinking about you. I thought we could go to the café next door for coffee."

Jane nods yes and holds the door open for Maura, being polite and letting her lead the way. It was literally right next door to the hospital building, the small café reminding her a lot of Boston Joe's.

They sat down at a table after getting their coffee and began some small talk, wanting to get to know each other more.

"So where were you before here? I haven't seen you around and I definitely would've remembered you." Maura says, taking a sip and making Jane blush a little.

"Originally, I'm from Boston. The thing with my job is that it requires me to travel a lot."

"No kidding? I'm from Boston, too. Wow... small world. Do you have any family back home?"

Jane was surprised Maura lived in Boston too, thrilled that just maybe if things went well she would be able to see her again.

"Yeah, I do. It's just my mother and two brothers. A few friends but not many since I'm always gone. I had a dog though if that counts."

"I only have a tortoise waiting for me back home, so I like to believe pets count as friends."

"A turtle? I bet he's really interactive."

"Tortoise." Maura corrects sweetly.

"Alright, tortoise. So what about you? Any family?"

"I haven't heard from either of my parents in a while. They're quite busy with their careers and I don't speak with them often. Last I heard my mother was in Paris and my father was somewhere in Tanzania."

"I'm sorry you don't talk with them much, my mother is the complete opposite. She'll practically smother you with love. I love her to death but it can get annoying."

"She sounds sweet. I wish I had parents more involved like her."

"The grass is always greener isn't it?"

They went on to talk more about Maura's job and her move to Africa to work at the hospital and her time with Doctors Without Borders. The way Maura spouted interesting facts now and then, which Jane called Google speak, made Jane fall for her even more than wanted to admit. How passionate and caring Maura was enamored the young Italian detective. Something told her that Maura felt the same way, possibly judging how she would catch the subtle glances at Jane with a look filled with so much emotion.

They had long finished the coffee by the time they wrapped things up. Jane and Maura kept the conversation going as Jane escorted her back to work.

Maura noticed that Jane seemed to be nervous and asked if she was ok.

"What? Oh, yeah. I'm fine. I was just wondering, and I know we already talked about going but... I wanted to ask if you officially. To go on a date. With me." Jane let a out a long breath and added "If that doesn't sound too lame how I asked-" she was cut off when Maura placed a light kiss on her cheek, effectively silencing her.

"I would love to go on a date with you, Jane. I think it's very sweet how you asked and not lame at all. I'll call you later when I'm done work if that's alright?"

Jane thought she would explode into a million little pieces, bursting with happiness when she felt Maura's soft lips touch her face. She managed to recover somewhat when she sputtered her answer.

"Uh... Yeah- um. Of course. Definitely ok. I'll see you later, Maur."

Jane doesn't realize she used a nickname, but Maura certainly caught it, an irrepressible smile flickering across her face.

They both turn to part ways and Maura looks over her shoulder to look at Jane one last time for the day and giggled, catching the unsuspecting brunette pumping her arm in a swift motion of excitement and from the distance heard a faint "Yes!"


Much calmer chapter than the last. Think it will stay like that? How about that cute bit of fluff at the end, huh? :)

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