Things had gone back to the way they were before, only it seemed to be even worse this time around. Being stuck in the house all day long, with nothing but stupid daytime TV to watch was making Maura unbearable to be around, resulting in Jane staying at the precinct more or less 24/7. The weeks after the doctors visit had started off good, Jane was home early and made dinner for everyone and took care of the household whilst Maura was on bed rest but then the pair eventually fell back into the routine of ripping each other's throats out, both too stressed for the other.

It was nearing on three days since Jane had come home, or at least come home before 11pm and left before 7am, which had left Maura to do everything, cooking, cleaning, taking Finn to daycare with no help whatsoever from her wife.

The house was silent, Finn was watching his cartoons in the living room as Maura sat in the kitchen with her head in her hands. She hadn't slept properly in weeks, in both fear of something happening to the babies and also the fact that she couldn't sleep without Jane by her side anyway. The fact the Finn was starting to be affected by his mothers' fighting was also keeping her from sleeping. He had spent almost every night in her bed for the past 6 days as he was having nightmares and had even wet his own.

A single tear rolled down Maura's cheek. She was both emotionally and physically exhausted. Drained. She missed Jane. She missed feeling safe. Feeling happy. She loved Jane, she loved her more than anything, but right now, she was so angry with her. Jane had basically left her all alone. It was very uncharacteristic of Jane and she knew there were several different factors that was causing ridiculous amounts of stress on their marriage but still, Jane shouldn't have left her feeling alone. Maura quickly wiped the hot tear from her cheek and tried to compose herself, taking in deep, slightly shaky breaths to halt the rest of her tears from forming.

(-)

Jane hated herself right now. She felt guilty for not having gone home in almost three days. No matter how bad things were starting to get at home, there was no excuse for leaving her wife alone like that.

"I'm gonna take off" Jane huffed, pushing herself away from her desk, not caring that her shift wasn't supposed to end for another two hours and leaving before anyone could say anything.

Just as Jane was unlocking her car door, she heard the last person she wanted calling her name.

"What do you want?!" Jane growled as Agent Asshole as she so aptly named him approached her.

"Where are you going?" Dean asked.

"Home. Not that its any of your business" Jane said as coldly as possible.

"Your shift hasn't ended yet. You can't just walk out on an active case"

"I don't give a shit anymore" Jane growled, opening her car door and driving off as quickly as she could.

She drove home, expecting yet again another full blown argument with Maura. She deserved it this time. But what she was not expecting when she got home was Maura packing hers and Finn's bags.

"Maur? What's going on?" Jane asked.

"I can't do this anymore, Jane. I'm sorry, I really am-"

"-Maura, no!" Jane's eyes filled with tears as she started unpacking the bag Maura was packing. "You can't go"

"I have to, Jane. All we do is argue whenever you decide you have a family. You're never here anymore" Maura grabbed Finn's clothes out of Jane's hands, stuffing them back into the bag. "Don't make a scene. I don't think Finn can take any more" Maura added before she headed out of the bedroom.

Jane's heart felt like it had been stabbed thousands of times and that a house was crushing her chest. She could barely breathe. Maura had left her. She had actually taken their son and walked out. She wanted nothing more than to chase after Maura, to demand she stays, ask for another second chance. The only thing that was stopping her was her son and the fact Maura had said not to make a scene as he wouldn't be able to take it. What had she done?!

She quickly grabbed her phone out of her pocket, her heart hurting even more at the family picture she had as her wallpaper, and punched Maura's number in. No answer. Jane kept phoning Maura over and over for the next two hours, not getting an answer. She had no idea what to do. She didn't even know where Maura was going. With nowhere else to turn, Jane phoned her mother, although Angela couldn't make out anything her daughter was saying down the phone.

(-)

"Where we goin' Mama?" Finn looked up at Maura as they sat in the back seats of a taxi.

"We're just going to visit one of my old friends for a while, that's all, Little Buddy" Maura smiled, trying to reassure her son.

"Is Mommy gon' come too?" Finn asked.

"Not this time, its just you, the babies and I" Maura smiled again.

"I miss Mommy" Finn sighed.

"Me too, Buddy, me too" Maura said under her breath, taking her tiny son's hand in her own.

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"Janey, what's wrong?!" Angela gasped as her daughter opened the door, tears streaming down her face and wearing her pyjama's.

"Maur... She left me" Jane cried, actually letting Angela hug her for once.

"She what?" Angela asked, not believing it.

"She left me, Ma!" Jane cried as they sat down on the couch. "She packed her's and Finn's bags and left me" Jane sobbed as Angela hugged her tightly. "And I can't even get in touch with her because she's not answering her mobile. What have I done, ma?"

"Oh, Janey!" Angela sighed, wiping her daughters cheeks dry with her thumbs. "I'm sure she just needs time, that's all"

"You don't understand ma, I wasn't there. I haven't been there for her when she needed me the most... I abandoned her and I thought it was for the right reasons and now I've gone and screwed everything up!"

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The taxi ride had seemed to take longer than it should, Finn falling asleep nearly ten minutes ago. Maura looked out of the window, not recognising where they were. She had arranged to go and stay with an old friend for a few weeks but now they seemed to be in the middle of nowhere on a dark road.

"Excuse me" Maura said as politely as she could. "But I think you've gotten the address mixed up"

The taxi driver didn't respond to a word Maura had said. He just simply moved his mirror and carried on driving.

Maura caught a flash of the driver's eyes in the mirror. They seemed somewhat, familiar? They were creepy, that was for sure.

Actually, this whole situation seemed creepy. The taxi had been waiting outside her house for her only 2 minutes after she had dialled for it, she was now in the middle of nowhere and the taxi driver was just plain creepy.

"I'm sorry, sir" Maura spoke up again. "But this is nowhere near the address I gave you"

"I know its not, dearie" the driver finally spoke. His voice was even creepy. It cut through Maura like a knife. "Has anybody ever toly you that you have a beautiful neck?"

Maura's eyes widened in both shock and fear as the taxi driver turned around. Her heart pounded in her chest so hard she thought it was going to explode. Her mouth went dry and her palms started to sweat.

"You know, you're even more beautiful in person, doctor" Charles Hoyt rasped as he smiled at Maura, locking the car doors from the inside.