I want to be the one
Living to give you love
I'd walk across this world just to be
Close to you
~ Faith Hill, Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me ~
Dr. Ian Faulkner was an idiot. Jane just didn't know how someone could walk away from Maura Isles. Maura was absolutely perfect in every way imaginable, and Jane was at a complete loss in her attempts to understand how someone could just leave her. Sure, Ian was off helping some poor, sick children in some far away land and Jane thought that was kind of noble. She had even, though she would never admit it, been glad when Maura had told her that Ian had left. Until she saw Maura's face, that is, and the look of complete despair that it bore. Then when Maura had said that Ian was the love of her life, Jane about exploded from sadness for her friend and hatred for the bastard that made Maura so depressed.
When Jane wrapped her arms around Maura, despite the situation that called for it, everything felt right. She wished that she could tell Maura everything. That she loved her. That she would always love her. That she would never abandon Maura. That she would stand by her side forever. That her only mission in life was to bring a smile to Maura's face, to make her happy, to make her feel loved and cherished for the rest of her life. But she couldn't. Not now. Not when Maura was heartbroken over Ian, the love of her life.