Guys I'm sooooooooo sorry that it is such a massive gap between updates but it's my first year in college and it's been totally hectic but on my Christmas holidays so gonna try and cram in as many updates as I can in the three weeks I have off…..sorry again!

N.B none of these characters are mine, this is only for entertainment.

Chapter 4

Jane's eyes narrowed as she gazed across the table at her mother "Ma you cannot be serious Tommy cannot come stay with me when he gets out early and that is that!" Angela Rizzoli opened her mouth to protest but Jane silenced her with one of her famous looks and that was it the conversation was over. She got up and left slamming the door to her mother's house on the way out. "You've got to be fucking kidding me…I need a drink!"

She sat down in her usual booth and waited for Maura to arrive, she needed someone to talk to and Maura was completely impartial, she didn't know anything about Tommy in fact she didn't even know that Tommy existed. Jane ordered two beers and drank them quickly not really wanting to be fully sober at this moment in time.

Twenty minutes later and 4 beers down Jane was feeling buzzed and Maura finally arrived "Jane I'm so sorry the autopsy took longer than expected and the new assistant vomited when he saw the contents from the man's stomach to be honest if he acts like that I don't even know why he is in this profession!" She finished her rant as she slipped of her coat and slid into the seat across from Jane. Maura looked at her for the first time and saw the glassy look in her eyes and knew something was wrong. "Jane what's happened?"

Jane waved her hand nonchalantly around in front of her face trying to show that it was nothing but the look Maura was giving her told her she wasn't fooling anyone. "Tommy is getting out in two days!" she slurred out suddenly realising the full extent the alcohol was having on her body. Maura's eyebrows knitted together in confusion "I'm sorry Jane I don't think I full understand, who is Tommy?" Jane huffed in absolute exasperation and knocked one of the empty beer bottles over in the process "He's my baby brother!"

Maura's mouth fell open in complete shock, she couldn't believe that Jane had kept such a massive secret from her and her first reaction was rage: "Jane how could you keep something like this from me I know we haven't known each other long but I thought we trusted each other but obviously not!" Jane slumped her head back against the booth and sighed heavily "I didn't tell you because I'm ashamed and embarrassed of him!" Jane titled her head forward and that's when Maura saw the tears glistening in Jane's eyes and her heart broke.

Maura paid for the beers and pulled Jane out of the booth realising this was not the best place for this conversation and when Jane's head hit the table with a bang she knew she had to get Jane out of here. Jane could just about buckle herself into the car and fell asleep as soon as the engine started. For the whole drive back to Jane's apartment Maura couldn't stop thinking about Tommy; what had he done to end up in prison and why was Jane so adamant about not telling her about him.

As Maura pulled into the parking space outside Jane's apartment she came to "Maura what are you doing?" Her vision was still slightly blurry but she could tell she was in Maura's car "I'm taking you back to your apartment getting you some water and then we are going to talk" Jane rubbed her head and unbuckled herself.

Jane laid on her couch her arms shielding the light from her eyes, she groaned loudly as Maura pulled her arms away and signalled for her to take the glass of water off her. Two glasses of water later Jane was able to sit upright and form coherent sentences. Maura stared at her intently waiting for her to talk, finally Jane couldn't take the silence anymore so she spoke "Maura I didn't tell you because Tommy isn't a part of my life anymore so I didn't feel the need to tell you but now he is coming home in two days and I don't know how I'm going to deal with this." Maura captured Jane's hand and smiled sweetly at her "Jane even if he isn't a part of your life anymore he is still your brother and still a part of your family and Jane who knows Maybe he has changed!"

Jane rolled her eyes at how clueless Maura sounded she didn't know anything about Tommy. "You don't know Tommy Maura he is awfu,l since he was young he has constantly been in trouble with the law, Ma tried her best to keep him out of trouble we even moved a couple of times to keep him away from certain people but he still managed to find trouble. It was my first week on the job and I got a call saying there was a burglary going down two blocks over so I went over with my partner to see what was going on to my horror I found Tommy and his friends can you imagine how embarrassing and horrible it was for me to arrest my own brother?" Jane's eyes were swimming with tears again.

"Jane sweetie I'm so sorry I can't imagine what that was like for you and the trouble it must have caused your family." Jane sniffed trying to prevent the tears from falling but failed miserably. The tears finally spilled out over her eyes, Maura on auto pilot reached out and wiped the tears off Jane's cheeks. "Maura I just can't see him again I'm just not ready, I've built myself a good life without him and now ma wants him to come live with me when he's out and I can't let him back in again he'll ruin my life and everything I have going for me."

Maura pulled Jane close to her and enveloped her in a hug "Jane please stop crying I'm really not equipped to help you feel better; I don't know Tommy so I can't begin to dissect the feelings you have towards him because I don't understand the contexts or the gravity of this situation!" Jane laughed at the highfalutin explanation and cuddled closer to Maura "Don't worry Maura you're doing great you being here is helping a lot" Maura's posture relaxed and she pulled Jane tighter against her. Jane's breath was tickling her neck but she didn't mind Jane being this close and if Maura was being honest with herself she liked it. Jane could smell Maura's expensive perfume and it invaded every fibre of her being, she loved these types of moments, she loved being close to Maura it made her feel whole.

Without thinking Jane kissed Maura gently on the neck and whispered "Thank you" her voice getting muffled by the blonde locks but Maura heard it but more importantly she felt the shiver that ran through her body when Jane's lips connected with her neck.

What Maura couldn't see was the smile that had formed on Jane's lips – I felt that shiver- Jane thought to herself.