sorry for the delay but i was kinda stuck until my good friend Thorne Lockehart gave me some inspiration read and review so i know if i should continue the story or not

Chapter 9:

Tommy was sitting at the table, waiting for Jane, Maura and Frost to hurry over so they could eat. Denver was a little nervous, she didn't know if tonight she should come out and tell Jane and Frost that she was dating Tommy.

"Hey babe, are you going to be okay?" Tommy rested his hand on Denver's thigh.

She nodded taking another sip of her drink, "I'm going to use the bathroom, maybe everyone will be here then," she leaned down to give him a quick kiss before going into the bathroom.

"What was that all about?" Frankie asked.

Tommy shrugged, "She might be nervous about telling Janie about us, I highly doubt she would get mad at Denver."

"Well, maybe she's nervous about telling Frost, they are becoming quite close," Korsak pointed out.

"So you're suggesting that I should be concerned?" he asked the older man.

"I'm not suggesting anything."

"Sorry we're running a little late," Maura enters the dining room, Jane right behind her.

"Yeah Frost apparently can't run after a suspect without getting hurt. And I had to help Maura fix him up, I'm freakin' starving," Jane pulls out her chair sitting down next to Frankie, and Maura shook her head sitting next to Jane.

"We would have been done faster if you weren't constantly whining about being hungry."

Frankie laughed at this exchange, "So, where is this broken detective of ours?"

"Knowing him he probably tripped over something," Jane shrugs.

"He did mention something about having to go to the bathroom, Jane wouldn't let him go in the precinct."

Denver was still in the bathroom, thinking everything through. Yes she thought she might be falling in love with Tommy, but why'd she feel guilty?

A knock on the door startled Denver she almost fell off the closed toilet seat, "Who is it?" she asked.

"It's Frost, I didn't mean to scare you."

She sighed, fixing her hair before opening the door, "You should be glad I wasn't peeing, you would be cleaning it up."

"Okay, well I really have to go, Jane wouldn't let me use the bathroom before leaving the precinct."

Denver nodded, looking up at Frost, "What happened to your eye?"

"I was running after someone and got elbowed in the eye."

"Oh, are you okay? I thought I told you to be careful when running after people," she teased, caressing his cheek.

Frost felt part of his body heat up, "Um... you mind doing this later? I really have to go."

"Oh, yeah, I'm sorry. Just don't hurt yourself while you're in there," she winked, kissing his cheek before heading back to the dining room.

"Did Frost say we can eat without him?" Jane asked, as Denver sat down next to her boyfriend.

"He shouldn't be too long Jane, calm down," Frankie elbowed his sister.

"Shut up."

"You two behave," Angela shook her head at her two older kids.

"Ain't it funny Ma, I'm the one who is actually behaving," Tommy spoke up.

Frankie rolled his eyes, "Yeah, you were behaving oh so well earlier today."

"I agree with Janie, shut up."

"Alright, what did I miss?" Frost asked, sitting down next to Denver, the only empty seat at the table.

"Just the Rizzoli's with their usual bickering," Korsak smirked. Jane, Frankie and Tommy all looked up at the older man.

"Get used to it Korsak, if you want Ma, you are just going to have to deal with the fact that us Rizzoli's love teasing each other."

"The joy of having siblings," Maura stole a piece of Jane's bread on her plate.

"Hey!"

Tommy leaned over towards Denver, "Are you doing okay? You were in the bathroom for a while."

Denver just nodded, something was wrong with her and Tommy wanted her to feel better. He rested his hand on her thigh, Denver smiled slightly, resting her hand on his.

Frost took a bite of his food, glancing over at Denver. He frowned as he saw Denver holding Tommy's hand.

Jane finished her meal first, "This was some good stuff... what's for dessert?" she asked, breaking the silence. Half the table looks up at Jane, "What are you guys looking at?"

"Well first off, you ate too fast," Maura pointed out. "If you have dessert so quickly right after it you'll get sick."

"Yeah Janie, you ate like a pregnant woman... give your stomach a rest," Tommy suggested.

"And since when have you cared about my well being," Jane groaned, taking a sip of her beer. "Why are you here anyways, you rarely ever come to dinner."

"Well Ma invited me and well... it's kind of a big day for me."

"What you haven't had sex for like a week?"

"No comment to that, but yes if you must know I am seeing someone."

Jane laughed, "Oh, this should be good, what sad woman is dating a guy like you?"

Denver felt her cheeks flush, she hoped that Jane wouldn't think so low of her when she found out.

"Well actually you know this woman, and there is nothing wrong with her."

"Okay, well who is it?" she asked, Tommy felt Denver squeeze his hand under the table.

"It's me," Denver says, it comes out a little quieter than she intended. Jane dropped her fork.

"You're just messing with me right?"

"No, we've been dating for two months," she groaned, she just had to come out and say it.

"You kept this from me for two months, Denver I thought we were good friends... you should have told me. Look I don't know what you see in my brother, but I better not see you guys swap saliva," Jane drank the rest of her beer, when no one else put in their two cents. "Okay, what's going on, no one else has anything to say? Not even you Maura?"

The medical examiner looked down at her plate, "I already knew about it."

"Are you serious?" Jane looks at her girlfriend. "How the hell you find out?"

"Well I kind of walked in on them before."

"Everyone knows, and no one had the decency to tell me, especially you Ma, you are always in my business, but when Tommy is dating it's some big secret."

"You're a detective, surely you could have figured it out by yourself," Tommy shrugged.

"Shut up Tommy, I can't believe you would all hide this from me," Jane stood up.

"If it helps, I didn't know about them until now," Frost spoke up.

"Thanks Frost, but it doesn't help," Jane left the kitchen, heading for Maura's room.

"That went a little better than I thought," Tommy kissed his girlfriend's cheek.

"I think I should go talk to Jane, thanks for the enjoyable dinner," Maura pushed away from the table, going to go check on Jane.

"And then there were six," Frankie smirked.

"Why don't you kids go watch some tv, me and Korsak can clean up."

"No Ma, I won't mind helping, Tommy won't either," Frankie nudged his brother, leaning down. "I think you should let her talk to Frost."

He huffed, knowing his brother was right, "Okay, Denver, why don't you and Frost go find something to watch."

"Alright," Denver leaned over, kissing Tommy.

"Come on you two, cut it out," Frankie groaned.

Denver pulls back and grabs Frost by the arm, walking him to the couch.

"You were really quiet back there Frost, are you okay with this?"

He shrugged, "Why wouldn't I be okay with this Denver, you can date whoever you want. I'm just a little upset that you couldn't tell me about it."

"Well actually no one was supposed to find out, but they always walked in while me and Tommy were... well you know, a bit occupied. Angela was the only one who didn't walk in on us," Denver smiled. "Anyways, the point is I don't want you to think I'd hide something like this from you. It's just that everyone, well mainly Jane was telling me not to be with him, and I was worried you'd think the same."

"I barely even know the guy, just what Frankie and Jane tell me. I like to think of us as close friends Den."

"Me too Frostie," she smirks, patting his thigh.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"I don't see why not, if we're close friends."

"Well you know how friends, hang out. Maybe if you aren't busy with your boyfriend, me and you could go hang out."

"It's a date," Denver smiled, kissing his cheek. "Oh and maybe if we go out I can sort of be your wingman, try to get you together with some beautiful woman."

"You'd help me out like that?"

"You don't have to act so surprised, you should by now that I'd do anything for you Frostie."