Maura didn't have anyone to greet her at the airport, but Jake was the first to greet her when she got back to the ranch, the German shepherd running to her full speed. She smiled and rubbed his head as he pounced on her, trying to give her loving kisses. "Hi, boy! Jane sends her love."

The dog seemed even more pleased with the news and Maura made sure to pay him tons of attention before walking up to the house, her father on the porch. "Hi, Dad."

"Hey, sweetheart." He stood and hugged his daughter tightly. "I'm glad you're home. How was the visit and how is Jane doing?"

"It was good, and Jane's doing well. She seems to be improving but still has a ways to go." She squeezed him a bit tighter and then let go to step back. "She doesn't have the easiest coworker to deal with."

Ryan looked at her with a raised brow. "Did she snap around you?"

Maura shook her head vehemently. "Oh no, she didn't. She only got upset once while I was there and it was completely justified. This... ass wouldn't leave us alone."

"The co-worker I'm assuming?" He asked and escorted Maura inside as well as Jake.

"That'd be one assumption that's correct." She smiled as she followed her father in, Jake right behind her. "So how were things here while I was gone?"

"Things were good. Finally round up that wild beast Brock and Jane were trying to catch." He smiled. "We got a new agent too. Her name is Addie. I believe she's a good fit." Ryan said as he poured his daughter and himself some tea before giving Jake water.

Maura grabbed her cup as she took a seat, pulling it closer. "All that in less than three days time? You guys certainly kept busy." She took a sip of her tea and reached down to scratch behind Jake's ears. "So when do I get to meet Addie?"

"Yes we have." He chuckled. "And she's actually coming to the Ranch today. Anytime now actually."

"Ah." Maura smiled and took a sip, holding her hand out to stop her father from getting up when there was a knock on the door. "I'll get it. I can only imagine who it is." She smirked and headed to the living room, opening the door for the new agent. "Hello, you must be Addie."

A cute shorter woman with cinnamon colored hair grinned and extended her hand. "You are correct. Addie Silverman."

Maura smiled politely and took Addie's hand to shake. "Maura Isles. Nice to meet you." She stepped back and held the door open wider for the girl. "Come on in. My father's in the kitchen."

"Ah, you're Maura. I've heard many good things about you." She grinned and walked inside and straight to the kitchen. "Mr. Isles, so good to see you again."

"Hey, Addie." Ryan smiled. "I see you've met my daughter. Would you like a cup of iced tea?" He asked as he moved to get the pitcher back out of the fridge.

"I would love some, thank you." She sat down at the table across from where he was sitting. "So, what is my first act of duty as your agent? Do I need to clean up what the prior agent left?"

"That would be an excellent start." Ryan said as he grabbed a cup from the cabinet and poured the tea. "We had a fantastic rider lined up for Derecho before Mason scared him off. If you could get him back, that'd be great." He turned and set the cup in front of her before retaking his seat, Maura quietly drinking her tea as she listened.

"I can definently get him back. Just give me his name and number and I'll have him back on Derecho by tomorrow." She smiled and sipped her tea. "Mm I've missed Texas and its tea." Addie giggled.

Ryan nodded and smiled, turning to wash out his cup.

Maura cocked a brow as she leaned forward to set her glass down on the table. "So you've been out of state for awhile? Are you from Texas originally?"

"I am. I have family right down the road from ya'll. I had to move up to Kentucky for a while to train with the best. I started out a rider and grew to be an agent."

"That's interesting." Maura said genuinely. "So how'd you end up going from being a rider to being an agent?"

"I worked for it. I'm surprised you haven't heard of me. I was practically unbeatable. My horse Grand Master Illusion and I were quite a team." SHe chuckled. "Between races I would study all I would have to know to advance my career. Finally I passed all the tests needed and became what I am today."

"Sorry, I treat horses but I don't personally pay much attention to the sport. I didn't really pay attention to any sports until I started dating Jane." She smiled. "So being an agent was an ambition of yours? I was afraid that maybe you'd gotten hurt and couldn't ride anymore, but it sounds like you knew exactly what you wanted and worked hard for it."

"Jane?" She tilted her head. "Oh yes it was an ambition." She chuckled. "So what do you do here?"

"I'm a veterinarian. I have my own clinic but I also treat my father's horses." Maura took a sip of her tea and then brought the conversation back to her favorite person. "Jane's my girlfriend. She used to be a ranch hand here but is in Nevada right now."

"Oh I hope she's not there to stay, I can tell you really care about her." She smiled. "I had a Jane back in Kentucky that I had the biggest crush on."

"I do." Maura smiled brightly. "And she'll be back. She's just working a few things out. So you had a Jane of your own, huh?" She asked, propping her elbow on the table and resting her chin in her hand. "So did it ever move past just a crush?"

"It did, she knew I liked her and we kissed... a lot but other than that we didn't do anything else." She grinned thinking back to it. "Jane was the best kisser. I mean she could get me off just like that and only that." Addie shivered just thinking about it.

Maura arched a brow, noticing Addie's visible reaction to the memory. "She sounds very... talented." She grinned. "My Jane is an amazing kisser, too. And her voice..." Maura took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Well, it's toe curling all on its own." The veterinarian was so glad her dad had left the room minutes ago.

"Don't get me started on her voice." She grinned then looked at Maura with a furrowed brow. "But I lost contact with her after she almost killed my boyfriend at the time. He was abusive and she was my out. My sanctuary." She sighed. "Eddie framed Jane and made it seem like she beat me and then went after him. She didn't even say goodbye..."

Maura opened her mouth to speak but quickly clamped her mouth shut, wondering if it really could be. Addie's Jane sounded an awfully lot like her own. After a moment of just mulling it over, she finally spoke. "I'm sorry you didn't even get to say a farewell. But, Addie, what was Jane's last name?"

"I really don't know." She shrugged. "But anyway I better get started on this client your father wants back in the saddle." She smiled and took the information she previously got. "I'll see you tomorrow." Addie gave Maura a smile and headed out.

Maura remained frozen in her spot at the table for a moment, a little dumbfounded. Addie may not have remembered her last name, but she was damn sure the agent's Jane was her Jane. She got up to wash her glass out and then walked with Jake back to her cabin, cuddling with him on the couch to watch a movie while she waited for Jane to call when she got off work.

"Ash... I wouldn't mess with her today. Someone backed into her bike earlier and she's pissed. If you want to keep your face from getting any uglier I'd avoid her." Scott warned.

"Oh fuck off, Scotty. Don't be such a pansy. If the bitch wants to stick her nose in business where it don't belong, like getting yet another complaint filed against me, then she's just gonna have to deal with the consequences." He ignored his coworker as he headed off toward Jane, whispering in her ear as he passed by. "Did ya get a threesome while your girlfriend was here?"

Jane closed her eyes tightly and ignored him, however she was strangling the pen she was holding.

"So has your girlfriend always just been into chicks? Because I could show her what a real man's capable of. I'd have that pretty little blonde screaming out my name and begging for more." He laughed, making rude gestures.

With that, all Jane saw was red. "Respect, mother fucker! Its not hard to learn." She gripped his shirt and in an instant picked him up, then slammed Ash down on the tiled floor. "You need to shut the fuck up when your co-worker warns you to or you're gonna get yourself killed!"

"Why!? Because you're gonna kill me? I've heard you're a psycho bitch and you're really proving it." Ash yelled from the floor, slowly moving to get back up. "I could sue you for that, bitch. At least get ya fired."

The boss had come out of the back and witnessed, along with Scott and a couple customers, Jane slam him back down on the floor and beat his face in.

Dave, the manager, rushed over to the two and worked to get Jane off Ash, Scott having to help him because she was just that strong. "Jane, stop! Get away from him!"

"I'm sick of his mouth and it's time someone shut him up!" She said and struggled to get out of their grasp.

"Just stop it!" Dave yelled, struggling with her. "I need you to leave, Jane."

Unfortunately, someone had already called the police. One of the customers who'd only witnessed the physical response from Jane.

Breaking free of their grip she held her hands up. "Fine." She looked at her busted knuckles and sighed at the set back. When she turned to leave, two officers stepped in.

"That's her!" The customer yelled and pointed at the woman.

The officers glanced at the bloody and beaten Ash, who was being helped by his co-workers, and then looked Jane over, noticing the blood on her knuckles. They approached, one holding out his cuffs. "Ma'am, you're gonna have to come with us."

Jane looked at them and swallowed hard. She was being arrested. Who knows how long it would be now before she could get home to Maura. Putting her hands behind her back she allowed them to cuff her and read her rights before she got in the back of the cruiser.

Once Jane was at the jail and booked in, all of her pockets emptied out, the officer gave her five minutes for one call. And he stood right next to her as she dialed.

They one person she knew she didn't feel like a burden to. Her brother Frankie. "Frankie.. It's Jane. I'm in Las Vegas and I'm in jail. I need your help."

"What happened, Janie? I haven't heard from you in months." Frankie's voice was kind, understanding. He knew how his sister lost her cool from time to time.

"I know and I'm sorry but I lost my cool again and beat a guy up. Now I'm in jail. The rest is a long story."

"I'm curious as to why you beat this guy up, but I know you probably only have like five minutes to talk so... where do I need to be in Vegas and how much do I need to bring? I've got some vacation time coming, nothing like spending it in Vegas."

"I'm at the Nevada Jail and I'm not sure how much. Judge hasn't set bail yet." Jane sighed, seeing the guard tap his watch. "I have to go, Frankie, but thank you so much. I love you."

"Love ya, too, sis. I'll be there soon." And then Frankie hung up.

"Well, Ms. Rizzoli, ready to go in the holding tank?" The deputy asked.

"Not really..." She sighed. "But will I be alone in there?"

He laughed. "Definitely not. You'll only be joining about six other women in there." He grinned and herded her in that direction, unlocking the tank door and pulling it open. "In you go."

Stepping inside, Rizzoli looked at the women, silently, before taking a seat on the nearest bench against the wall.

"So whatcha in for?" One of them asked, the others not really paying much attention to Jane, too preoccupied with their own shit.

"Beat'n a guy's face in." Was Jane's simple answer.

"And what'd you beat his face in for?" Michelle asked as she leaned forward, watching Jane.

"He disrespected my girlfriend." Her eyes cut up toward the woman sitting there in front of her on the opposite bench.

"Probably one of those assholes that thinks he has a golden dick, right? That he can just turn lesbians straight, calling them defective when that shit don't work."

"Something like that. Ash has been running his mouth for far to long and I snapped..." She looked down and shook her head. "It's going to take forever for me to be released now."

When Maura hadn't heard from Jane, she gave her a call instead, leaving her a voicemail. And when she didn't hear back after a couple of hours, she tried again and even sent a text. Then another hour went by and Maura knew what she'd already felt deep down: something was wrong. Jane never missed a call.

She called the store and, unfortunately, Ash answered. "Hi, I was wondering if Jane Rizzoli is still at work?"

"Jane? I believe she left and had plans with a redhead. So no, Rizzoli isn't at work." Ash grinned, knowing this would fuck Jane up even more.

"Carrie?" Maura asked for clarification. "Any idea what those plans were?" Or why Jane isn't answering her phone? She asked mentally.

"Uh yeah, I think that was her name." Ash sighed, totally in character. "Ma'am I don't know and I don't want to get anyone in trouble if you are her best friend or girlfriend or something but the two were all over each other and said something about having a date night."

All sorts of images ran through Maura's mind of Jane and Carrie together, despite the animal doctor telling herself Jane would never cheat, that Ash was probably full of shit. But if Jane and Carrie weren't off doing something, what exactly was her girlfriend doing? "Uh, thank you. I-I'm sure I'll catch up with her later. Goodbye."

"Can I PLEASE have one more phone call?!" Jane yelled as her arms hung out through the bars. " She had asked three times already but the answer kept being 'No'. Jane was getting pissed. "I need to call my girlfriend!"

"Well you should've used your one phone call to get a hold of her instead of whoever it was you called." The guard said as he walked back over to her. "There are rules and no one's gonna bend 'em for you or anyone else behind those bars."

Her jaws flexed as she tried to hang onto her composure. "When can I get another call then?" Jane asked through her teeth.

"After your initial hearing. If you haven't bonded out by then and are still stuck with us and these other lovely ladies." He chuckled.

Jane closed her eyes tightly then slammed her hand on one of the bars. She hoped Maura didn't hate her for missing the call she knew had already lit her cell up.

xxx

Maura must have poked at the same piece of egg for at least a couple of minutes now, Brock cocking a brow as he watched her. "You okay there, Maura?"

"Hmm?" She asked absentmindedly, finally glancing up.

"Are you okay? You've been abusing that egg for a while, I was just wondering when you were gonna put it out of its misery."

Maura set her fork down and pushed her plate away. "It's already been put out of its misery. Poor thing didn't even have the chance to experience a crappy life cut short to become poultry." She finished her coffee and then stood to walk over to the sink. "I'm just not very hungry."

His soft smile faded, standing up he walked over and placed his hand on her back. "Maura... what's wrong? You know you can tell me."

Maura sighed and dropped the silverware she'd just been washing into the sink. "It's probably nothing, I'm probably just being foolish, but... Jane never called last night and I couldn't get a hold of her." She looked over her shoulder at Brock. "Then I called her work just to see if she'd been held over and an employee told me she'd been all over a redhead and left with plans with her. This employee doesn't like Jane, though, so he may just be messing with us, but I'm still worried."

Brock shook his head. "She has anger issues, not loyalty issues. That I know of, anyway. Cheating on you doesn't sound like something Jane would do. She loves the hell outta ya. If this guy doesn't like her then maybe he's just trying to ruin her life." He shrugged. "I say give it a couple of days and if you still get no word from Jane then fly back out there and see for yourself."

"I have no idea why I'm letting this bother me so much. I know you're right. It's just... being so far from Jane has been hard. I know it's temporary, I hope it is, but still." Maura shook her head. "Nevermind." She forced a smile for Brock. "I'll give it a couple of days like you suggested and then go back out there if I don't hear anything."

"Everything will be okay." Brock smiled sweetly. "She loves you and I doubt Jane can survive longer than 24 hours without talking to ya."

But Jane did - well, in Maura's mind - survive without talking to her in 24 hours. The veterinarian started to make preparations for heading back out to Nevada, not expecting a knock at her door and definitely not expecting Addie to be on the other side of it.

Addie smiled. "Hi." She grinned. "I was able to get the jockey back that your father wanted and he was going to take me to dinner to celebrate and I suggested that I ask you to come with. Would you like to?"

"Uh," Maura started hesitantly, before smiling and nodding. "Sure. Would you like to come in for a moment while I wrap some things up?" She asked, holding the door open.

Addie smiled and walked in. "Sure." She shut the door for Maura and looked around. "Are you going on vacation?" She asked looking at the suitcases.

"Well, sort of." Maura said as she sat back down at her computer to order the plane ticket. "I'm going to go visit Jane in Las Vegas for just a little bit."

"Oh. So why is she..." When Maura flashed the website up, Addie had caught a glimpse of the desktop picture. "Uh.. Maura would you mind showing the picture on your desktop?"

Maura looked over at Addie and tilted her head curiously, like a puppy. She shook her head as she spoke. "No, I don't mind." She minimized the website so that Addie could see her background clearly.

The photo Maura took while on the boat awaiting to get in the ocean with the sharks, Jane kissing the blonde's cheek, was now visible. Addie's jaw dropped and her eyes widened. "That... that's her. Jane. That's my Jane."

Maura's gut feeling had been correct and now, she didn't really know what to say. Not right away. "Are you sure? I mean, it is a side view picture. Perhaps you're just seeing what you want to see?" She asked, hopeful and in denial.

"Well do you have any other pictures?"

Maura took a deep breath and then nodded. "Yes." She stood and walked around Addie to go grab her phone from the coffee table, pulling a photo up as she slowly made her way back to the other woman, handing over her phone. "Is that your Jane?"

Addie looked at the photo and swallowed hard as she ran her thumb over the soldier's face. "Yes." Looking up to Maura, with tears in her eyes. "That's her."

Maura looked from her phone - where she watched Addie trace Jane's face - to the jockey agent with a hard to conceal look of concern. How many women had Jane met over the years and left? "And she just left you? Without a goodbye?"

Addie looked back down at the picture and nodded before handing it back to Maura. "Yeah..." Looking back up to the other woman she questioned. "Why is Jane in Nevada?"

"She's there to get help for her PTSD. She had a couple of episodes while she was here and determined that she needed help."

Addie sighed. "That would explain a lot." Sitting down on the arm of the couch she spoke again. "I don't want you to worry, I-I loved her once but if what you and her have is true and real, I wont try anything to steal her away."

"It is real." Maura said, looking right at Addie while she crossed her arms. "I love Jane very much, and I know she loves me. I'm not worried about you stealing her away from me."

Addie held her hands up. "There's no need to get hostile, Maura. I'm not the bad guy here."

Maura sighed and lowered her arms. "I know and I'm sorry. I'm just really on edge right now."

"I have a feeling its not just because your Jane was once my Jane."

Maura shook her head. "It's not. I haven't heard from Jane in the last couple of days and I'm getting worried. That's why I'm flying there."

"Oh no. Well when is your flight? I'm sure your father would understand if you didn't come to dinner tonight." She shifted in her seat. "Did something happen with the two of you to make her run without saying goodbye? Or do you think something may have happened to her?"

"I think something may have happened to her. I don't what, and I hope she isn't hurt, but I just can't see her running away now. Not after everything we've been through. I'm flying out first thing in the morning. It's the soonest I could get."

xxx

"You're bond has been paid, Rizzoli." Jane stood up and saw Frankie walk up beside the guard. With a huge grin on her face, she practically tackled her brother when she came from behind the bars. Jane kissed his cheek and hugged him again. "Thank you."

Frankie chuckled and wrapped his arms around his sister tight. "We really need to stop having miniature family reunions like this. It'd be great if you came home for a nice, normal visit." He stepped back then but smiled. "Still it's good to see ya, Sis. I don't know about you but I'm starving."

Jane smiled and nodded. "I'm famished." Taking a deep breath she let it out, "I've got a few things to tell you but first I need to find a way to get that asshole to drop the charges." The soldier said as she walked out with Frankie.

"I could always do some digging." Frankie said as they headed out to his rental. "See if he's got anything he's trying to hide and threaten to expose it. The things I do for you..." He shook his head as he unlocked the car and opened his door. "I swear, Janie, you're a bad influence." He smirked.

"This is why I love you, brotha." Jane grinned and got in the car. "Eh, I'm still better than Tommy when he ran over the priest." She shut her door and buckled up. "I found someone..."

Frankie smiled and set his hand on Jane's shoulder, giving it a light squeeze. "I'm glad to hear that, Sis. I hope I get to meet her fairly soon since she sounds like a keeper. So what's her name? How'd you meet?" He asked as he started the car and backed out, driving out of the parking garage.

"I hope you do too. I need to call Maura and tell her what happened but I lost my cell and I don't know her number." She sighed. "Jake and I were walking and when we became tired we stopped by this ranch and found shelter and a job."

"And let me guess? You met Maura there and she was beautiful and intriguing and quickly captured your heart?" Frankie smirked, glancing quickly at Jane before turning his eyes back to the road. "We'll just have to figure out a way to contact your girl without that phone."

"Oh yeah. Sweet Texas girl. I'm not good enough for her but she loves me anyway."

"You cut yourself short. But I'm still excited to meet her." Frankie drove Jane to a little diner and bought her some lunch where they caught up before taking her over to Carrie's, following her directions to get there. When they walked inside, the younger Rizzoli behind his sister, a redhead and a blonde stood to face them. "Hi." Maura spoke first.

"Maura?" Jane's voice broke slightly right before she captured the woman in her arms and hugged her tightly. Pulling back slightly, she kissed her. "You're here?"

Neither Carrie nor Frankie bothered to look away, each interested in their person's significant other.

Maura sucked her bottom lip into her mouth and nodded. "I'm here. When I didn't hear from you for a couple of days, I got worried."

"I'm so sorry, baby. I got arrested and lost my phone. Ash got what was coming to him." She sighed. "Now I just got to get him to drop the charges so I can go home with you." The back of her fingers caressed Maura's cheek.

Maura's eyes fluttered closed at the contact for a moment before she opened them again and leaned back. "If you get him to drop the charges, will you really be coming back, or will you stay here even longer to work on your therapy?"

"I'm coming home to you. I can't stay away anymore. I miss you and I miss Jake." She looked into her eyes. "Maura..." She looked to the redhead and smiled softly. "Carrie, this is my brother, Frankie." She turned and looked at her sibling with a smirk.

Maura smiled brightly, and once Jane's attention had returned to her, the animal doctor leaned in and kissed the former soldier soundly. "You have no idea how happy I am you're coming home. I've missed you so much."

"I've missed you too." Jane kissed Maura once more. "I love Boston and my family but there is no more wandering for me because I've found my home in you."

Frankie and Carrie had made their way to each other and were now chatting, the younger Rizzoli waiting for Maura and Jane to get all the PDA out of their system before introducing himself.

When the affection was to a minimal, Jane walked Maura over to Frankie and Carrie.

Frankie smiled and held his hand out to the blonde. "Hi, I'm Jane's little brother Frankie."

Maura smiled in return and took Frankie's hand to shake. "Hi, Frankie. It's nice to meet you."

Jane smiled. "How about we all go out for drinks?" She asked. "Lil bro I think there's a Soxs game on tonight."

"Then I'm in." Frankie smiled. "Actually, I would've been in even without the game just to have the chance to get to know Maura and Carrie here, but... the game makes it all even better." He smirked. "On you, Jane." He chuckled before linking his arm with Maura's and guiding her out the front door, already asking her questions.

Carrie grinned at Jane. "You get tossed in jail and still you get tons of kisses from your girl. What's your secret?" She asked as they followed the other two.

Jane laughed. "Honestly, I'm just damn lucky." She smiled.

Once at Bailey's, Jane walked in hand in hand with Maura and found a table near the pool tables.

The four sat and chatted as they waited for the waitress, breaking off into more private conversations after they got their beers. Frankie and Carrie had actually hit it off right from the beginning and Maura was glad for the time she had to speak with Jane more one-on-one.

"So what happened? With Ash?"

"He pushed me too far. Saying things about you that really set me off. Once I hit him I couldn't stop. Someone called the cops and well I was arrested."

Maura nodded. "Yes, Ash does seem like the type to press buttons. But you really shouldn't let what anyone says about me get you into trouble. I had all sorts of images running through my head as to where you were and what you were doing. Needless to say I was worried."

"I'm sorry babe. I didn't mean to worry you. But I'm okay and hopefully the charges will be dropped. Scott witnessed it so maybe he can testify for me." She shrugged.

"Maybe. Hopefully we'll convince Ash to drop the charges so Scott won't have to testify." Maura sighed. "Any ideas how to do that, though?"

"Frankie is actually a detective at BPD so he said he would do some digging to find an ugly truth Ash doesn't want exposed."

"What if he doesn't have one?" Maura asked.

"Then... I guess I'll be a run away fugitive because I'm not going to be separated from you again."

Maura shook her head but smiled. "We'll come up with something so you don't have to be. I'll help in any way I can."

Leaning in, Jane kissed her softly. "I love you."

"And I love you." Maura smiled a little wider and kissed Jane again before sitting back, Frankie poking his sister in the side.

"Enough with the smooching already." He teased.

She laughed. "Until you have a woman as perfect as Maura, that you can actually keep your hands and lips off of, you don't get to tell me when enough is enough." She shoved him playfully.

Frankie laughed and then looked over at Maura. "She really does adore you, she doesn't talk like this about just any girl." He smiled, Maura returning it. "So, Maura, what do you do in Texas? Jane didn't tell me exactly how you two met."

"Well..." Maura started the story and Frankie listened closely as Carrie texted Jane.

"So your brother? Single right?"

Jane chuckled. "Yup, he is. Lives in Boston tho."

"Oh, that's okay. Just needed to be sure he's unattached so that I can have him for at least one evening." She grinned when she caught Jane's eye.

Jane raised a brow then looked at her brother. "Usually I would be against someone using my brother for just a night but as long as he's up for it... go for it." She texted back.

"I'd take good care of him. I promise. You Rizzoli kids have some good genetics." She shot back.

"Smh" She chuckled and shook her head as she set her phone down and looked back at her love.

Feeling Jane's gaze on her, Maura's eyes flickered over to her girlfriend, the veterinarian smiling just for the former soldier. By the time the night had come to an end, Maura and Frankie had talked for hours, the younger Rizzoli also getting in plenty of chat time with the redhead.

Carrie and Frankie when back to her place and Jane and Maura found a nice hotel room to stay at. Walking in, Jane pulled Maura close, running her finger through her soft blonde hair. "Just wait til you meet the rest of my family. Frankie is the calm one."

"Really? Then I really can't wait to meet them." Maura smiled and pulled Jane closer to kiss her. She slid her hands up to the sides of Jane's neck and deepened the embrace, just wanting to forget about the past few days.

Snaking her arms around the petite waist, Jane backed Maura up to the bed and fell down with her. They made love feverishly for almost two hours. Finally just holding Maura in her arms, she spoke. "So what did you think happened when you couldn't get a hold of me?"

"I thought maybe you'd gotten hurt or had had another episode and hurt someone else. After a couple of days, I thought maybe something had bothered you to the point that you'd disappeared on me." Maura answered, honestly. Omitting the concerns of her and Carrie.

"Maura, just remember that I love you more than I've ever loved anyone else. It would take you telling me to leave and stay away for me to ever truly disappear on you."

Maura sat up and pulled the cover up over her as she leaned against the headboard. "I want to believe that, Jane, but..." She sighed softly. "Do you remember Addie Silverman?"

Jane looked up at Maura with worried eyes, slowly sitting up. "H-how do you know about her?"

"Well, she was at the ranch when I left. She's working for my father now, as his new jockey agent." Maura said, hearing and seeing the worry in Jane, which in turn caused her to begin to panic internally.

"How much do you know?" Jane swallowed hard. She was worried now, she didn't want the feelings she once had for the woman to come back to the surface when she saw Addie again.

"She told me that she fell in love with you, that you two would steal kisses. She had an abusive boyfriend and you were her, quote, 'sanctuary.'" Maura watched Jane's reaction closely. "She said you just left her without a goodbye after beating the crap out of her no good boyfriend. She didn't know you were my Jane as she was telling me most of this. Not until she saw a photo of us together."

Jane looked down and sighed heavily. "There's something I haven't told you..." She whispered. "I'm already a fugitive. I left Kentucky before they could arrest me. I didn't have time to say goodbye and I couldn't contact her in fear they would find me through tapped phone lines. I couldn't chance it." Looking up at Maura she waited for the reaction. "I'm sorry."

Maura scowled, clearly not happy. "Is that the only reason you left Addie and didn't bother try going back for her? Because you didn't want to get caught? Because she loved you, Jane. I think she still does."

Jane took a deep breath and nodded. "Yeah." She ran her fingers through her mane. "What am I going to do when I go back with you?"

"I don't know. That's up to you. At this moment, I don't really care." Maura said as she climbed out of bed and began to dress.

"Maura... wait." She swallowed hard and got out of bed with the sheet wrapped around her. "What can I do? What can I say that'll make this up to you?"

Maura pulled her shirt over her head and then turned to face her girlfriend. "Right now, I think I just need my space." She replied harshly. "I just found out that my girlfriend is a wanted fugitive who abandoned someone she cared about to save herself. It was selfish, Jane. I'm beginning to wonder just how many girls there were during your travels. How many hearts you've broken. Because you promised me you'd treat me better than any of the others and yet you've hurt me more than any of them." Despite her obvious anger, there was a deep hurt there, and Maura was fighting back tears by the end of it.

"Maura, I love you more than anything or anyone in or out of my life. Baby, I'm not leaving you know matter what because you are where I belong. I found my home. I found my life. I found it all in you. Please, I never meant to hurt you." Jane had her own tears falling.

Maura wiped her eyes and grabbed her purse. "I just need some time alone." She turned and headed out the door, slamming it behind her without looking back.

Ohhhhh Janie's in trouble!

Another cliffhanger for ya.

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