A/N - Ok here is your next installment, must admit my chapters are getting longer.

And thank you for your reviews and follows they mean the world to me I really hope you enjoy this chapter.


Chapter 11

Maura's POV

Maura wakes on Sunday morning slightly drained she found it extremely difficult to sleep the night before she didn't have any dream that she could remember. But she knew she was tired because of her dreams. And she had coffee with Gary today she could really do without that train wreck down memory lane.

Maura decides to get out of bed she starts to do some yoga but struggles to stay focused so gives up after 10 minutes, she showers dresses back in another pair of pyjamas. This is really strange for Maura she never has a 'lazy' day, but she really feels like sitting watching a couple of documentaries she has recorded and maybe some online shopping.

She's sitting at her kitchen island 40 minutes later reading the newspaper eating her egg white omelette with a cup of coffee, she feed Bass his breakfast first, he's walking around the kitchen keeping close to Maura as if he knows she needs some company today. Once Maura has finished her breakfast she cleans up her dishes picks up her coffee and walks over to her sofa she settles down with her laptop.

After browsing for a couple of hours and buying a few too many items, she starts browsing a different topic altogether not really sure when she starting thinking about Jane. She opens a new browser and types in- , as she thinks about what to type her phone buzzes from the coffee table.

It's a text – Hey Maura still on for coffee? X

Maura groans. "Great." She says to herself having forgotten to text Gary earlier. She types back a quick reply. Sorry I was meant to text you, I am extremely tired and don't think I can make coffee today. Some other time maybe? She hits send.

After a couple of minutes her phone buzzes again. Ok. Is the only reply she gets. She sighs not bothering to reply.

She looks back to her laptop screen. She decides the simplest way to find out anything about one person is to type their name.

She types in- Detective Jane Rizzoli. After a few seconds there is link after link dedicated to Jane's career but it's the first one that picks Maura's interest. Kidnapped Detective found alive. Maura clicks on that again a few seconds the article loads, she begins to read a tear running down her face before it has said anything related to what happened to Jane, she is only a paragraph in when she decides to stop. "I wanted Jane to tell me this." She whispers to herself knowing she would have listened to anything Jane had said if only Jane was willing to give her a chance. Then she remembers what Gary said the night before and she sighs she closes her laptop in frustration and puts it on the coffee table. She sits back eyes closed all she can think now is 12 days. Another tear slips down her cheek.

Maura wakes up Monday morning not even remembering the rest of Sunday afternoon or night. But she does have a slight headache so she knows wine was involved at some stage. She groans pushing herself to put on her workout clothes and works through her yoga feeling a little better after she has, but not as good as she feels when she gets out of the shower she feels completely re-energised.

She does her normal routine feeds bass makes her breakfast eating whilst skimming the paper, she makes her to go coffee and leaves for the office. When she gets to the station she bumps into Frost at the front door.

He looks relieved. "Maura." He says stopping in front of her.

Maura looks up at Frost. "Good morning Detective Frost." She says trying to pass him.

Frost looks a little hurt. "Hey Doc have I done something to offend you?" He asks with genuine concern.

Maura shakes her head. "No I am just really busy this morning." Maura says trying not to keep eye contact it's not a direct lie but not the whole truth either.

"Hey babe." Maura hears and feels a hand slip round her waist. She looks up to see Gary.

She tries to give her best fake smile after all she doesn't want to directly hurt his feelings. "Morning Gary." She says.

Frost looks between the both of them then to Gary's hand. "You two know each other?" He asks eyes never leaving Gary's hand.

Maura nods and goes to answer but Gary speaks before her. "Yeah we go way back, just reconnecting now." He says smirking at Frost when Maura isn't looking.

"Hey Frost come on." Korsak hollers from his car. "We have leads to follow." He shouts again when Frost doesn't move.

Frost looks at Gary with a look of distaste then looks at Maura with sadness in his eyes and slightly shakes his head. "Barry?" She calls after him but he doesn't turn around. Sadness washes over her.

She struggles out of Gary's arm. "What are you doing?" She asks her voice showing how annoyed she is.

Gary raises his hand in the air. "Hey I was just trying to protect you if they think you are with someone then maybe he and his partner will back off." He says his voice having a slight territorial edge to it.

Maura's temper peaks again. "Well Gary when I actually needed your protection you were nowhere to be found. And I do NOT need your protection now." She says turning and walking into the building.

Gary follows after her. "Come on Maura we were kids back then, you were leaving, and I, I, I was upset." He says rolling his eyes a Maura's back.

She spins round. "Upset, how doing you think I felt? Wait no I don't want to know Gary I no longer care. Just don't do that ever again, we." She indicates between herself and Gary. "Are not together now or EVER. Please respect me for my choice." She says walking over to the elevators Gary left standing furious and embarrassed.

Maura gets to her office no longer annoyed about Gary; she is more upset over the look Frost gave her when he saw him and Gary standing there. Why didn't she remove his arm? She normally has no problems letting people known what she thinks and what she does and doesn't want. Her emotions are all over the place at the moment she really needs to get them under control.

No new cases come in on Monday but she does get a phone call at 7:00 when she's getting dressed that a body has been found in a back alley downtown. She grabs her coffee and heads off for the crime scene.

She arrives 45 minutes later after getting stuck in traffic, she heads over to the lead Detectives on the case Smith and Henderson.

They look up from the body. "Hey Dr Isles. Looks like a straightforward stabbing." Says Dt Smith.

Maura raises her eyebrows she never likes to guess. "A stabbing?" She asks.

The detectives laugh and move to give Maura access to the body. "Oh I see." She says looking down at the young victim with a knife stuck in his back.

"Yeah gives stabbed in the back a literal meaning now." Dt Henderson says laughing. Maura rolls her eyes at his crude joke.

She spends about an hour checking over the body collecting evidence from and around before moving the body and sending it off for autopsy at least she gets to do work to take her mind off her thoughts.

Maura gets the autopsy finished by the end of day and is only waiting on lab results from the scene and under the victims nails, they was able to identify him as Ryan Green 26 years old originally from Detroit recently moved to Boston. The detectives were trying to find a next of kin or family to notify.

Maura leaves work that night really drained and tired she gets home makes a quick dinner showers and heads to bed she falls asleep straightaway for the first time since arriving in Boston, she also doesn't dream of Jane she isn't sure if she is happy or not at that.

She heads into work Wednesday hoping for a quiet day she has paperwork from yesterday and hopefully that is all, she has dinner with her parents which is always a challenge in itself her mother never approved of her career choice, neither did her father but at least he knows it makes Maura happy and he can be happy with that.

Thankfully Maura's day has passed without receiving a call for a new case; she is about to pack and leave when there is a knock on her door. She looks up to see Gary. "Great." Maura whispers under her breath. "Hello Gary. I'm just heading out for the night, can you make this quick?" She asks keeping her voice even.

Gary smiles at Maura. "Hey, yeah I'll make it quick; I have a buddy who was able to get me a couple tickets to some Ballet show Bella something and I thought you might like to go with me?" He asks softly. "As friends of course." Gary quickly adds.

Maura looks at him gosh he never gives up. "Bella Figura?" She asks. Gary nods. "When is it?"

"It's on the 18th, which I believe is next Friday." Gary says.

Maura nods checking her calendar. "It appears I have nothing already scheduled, I will accompany you as long as it is only as friends and if I don't have to work." She says looking up at Gary.

He beams at Maura it's a look she has never seen in a very long time. "Ok I will call you next week just to confirm. But you have my number so text me ring me or email me anytime you want to talk." Gary adds carefully. He is trying a different approach now he is going to try and charm her no aggression or possessiveness he knows he could show towards her. He also knows it will be harder for him this way he let Maura go 15 years ago it isn't going to happen again.

Maura stands up. "Well I really must leave I am meeting my parent for dinner. I will speak to you soon Gary." She says gesturing for him to leave with her.

Maura and Gary ride the elevator Maura gets off at reception. She says a quick goodbye to Gary before getting in her car and heading off to meet her parents.

Maura is seated in a private area she orders a glass of wine whilst she waits for her parents, she quickly orders a second glass her first more for courage, just as the waiter is setting down Maura's second glass of wine which he almost drops staring down her dress, Maura clears her throat and shakes her head at him. The young waiter whispers an apology.

"Maura my darling." Maura instantly freezes. She stands and turns to the voice.

"Mother." Maura says kissing both of her cheeks. "Father." She turns to her father and gives him the same greeting.

"My Darling you look well." He whispers giving her a small hug.

Maura's mother grumbles something under her breath. "Come sit down let's eat, you have a busy day tomorrow dear." She says to Roger.

Maura looks at her father for an explanation. "I have been asked to speak at Harvard tomorrow morning." He says Maura beams at her father so proud of his work and the passion he has for it.

"Yes we almost had to reschedule but your father insisted." Constance says, Maura feels a little pang of sadness that her mother would so willingly cancel seeing her own daughter who she hasn't seen in 6 months.

Maura's father gives her hand a quick squeeze and smiles at her Maura returns his smile. "Well I'm extremely glad you came, I have missed you both dearly." Maura says some emotion in her voice.

Constance lets out a huff. "Now, now Maura we never raised you to be so needy." She says her voice stern and full of authority.

"Connie, Maura only said she missed us not that she wanted to move home and be raised by the help again." His voice sounds angry. He turns to Maura. "I have missed you too button." Maura's eyes tear up at the old nickname her father used to call her.

"Thanks daddy." She whispers. He nods his head to her and smiles.

All talking stops once their food arrives, neither knowing how to really fill the silence.

Constance is the one to break the silence with just the topic Maura wanted to avoid. "I saw Garret a couple of weeks ago." She looks at Maura her face showing no emotion.

Maura looks stunned at her mother. "Garret? How was he?" She asks.

Her mother looks livid. "How on earth do you think he is you humiliated him in front of his whole family, not to mention the shame you brought to your own family." She snarls.

Maura blanches, "Now Constance that's enough." Roger says quietly.

"No da- father it is quite ok, mother seems to think it is more reasonable that I marry someone I don't love and live a very unhappy life, for no comfort but her own." Maura says rising.

Constance stands too. "How dare you –." Constance starts but Maura cuts her off.

"I apologise I have had a very long day I am going to leave before more harsh words are said." Maura says her father standing next to her.

He softly shakes his head. "My darling please stay?" He asks.

Maura turns to her father. "I'm so sorry daddy." She says.

"Don't ever say sorry to me my angel, your mother is just upset it all came as a shock." He says.

Maura nods. "It was a shock for me too, even though it was my choice it still hurt me. But where was my mother to comfort me?" She says turning to Constance.

"Don't you dare, if you were true Isles blood you would never have done that." Constance instantly realises what she has said and tries to reach out to Maura.

"Don't." Is all she says trying to keep her tears from falling.

"Constance, how could you?" He asks.

Constance looks between her husband and her daughter. "I didn't mean too." She tries to explain.

"No don't you dare try and take it back, like you said I am not true Isles blood. I will not interfere with your life do not interfere with my life." She says looking Constance dead in the eye, and then she turns to her father. "I hope we could still carryon our relationship father." She says her voice almost breaking her heart is already shattered she doesn't want to lose her father also.

Roger takes Maura's face in his hands and looks her in the eye. "You may not share my blood but you share my heart and my love, you will never be without me. You ARE my daughter no matter what biology tells us." He says wiping away a lone tear on Maura's face she smiles at him.

She waits until she is home and in bed before the tears overwhelm her. She knew her parents had suffered because of her choice to leave Garret she just never knew how badly they had suffered sure she hadn't lost her father but she lost her mother. Ok so she wasn't the best but she was the only mother Maura knew, that was to mothers that had abandoned her that was too much to take. She eventually cries herself out and falls asleep in the early hours of the morning.

No sooner had she fell asleep her alarm was waking her up. She was not looking forward to work today she just wanted to stay in bed and feel sorry for herself, she didn't feel like this after she left Garret or even when Gary left her sure she was upset but never really distraught like she feels. Maybe it's because she truly did love her mother and she didn't love Garret or Gary.


I see a lot of FF where Maura's Dad is unsupportive i want to change that and have her Mother be a meany, hope you like this and where it is going Roger will return, I don't actually know her Fathers name or know if it is said in the show i can't recall, but anyway this is my fiction so i can call him what i want ;-P.

Anyway please review.