A week later, Jane was transferred to a regular room and it turns out that Maura was improving so much that she wasn't in isolation anymore. Angela was going back and forth from one woman to the other, trying to keep them posted about the other's condition. One day, Maura surprised the older Rizzoli by asking her something:

"Would Jane like to see me or is she still mad at me?"

That caught Angela off guard, because she didn't even know that the both of them were fighting before the accident. "What do you mean? She's asked me about you every day since she regained consciousness. She's worried sick about you."

"Seriously?"

"Yes. Why are you so surprised, Maura? You almost died in order to save her and you're still her best friend. Why in heaven wouldn't she want to see you?"

"Because before the accident... Well, we had a fight and it was my fault." Maura lowered her head, ashamed of herself. She couldn't stop thinking of the day she broke up with Jane and it hurt her heart to think that she almost lost her afterwards.

Angela sensed the cascade of emotions running through Maura's mind, so she took her hand in hers and softly told her: "Maura, whatever happened it's in the past. What you did here was an amazing gesture and life is too short to waste it in senseless fights. If you love her, you should tell her in person."

Maura was speechless. Did the woman know the true nature of their relationship? Before she could react, Angela went on.

"You are romantically involved, aren't you?" There was no acrimony or rejection in her tone, just simple curiosity and maybe even hope.

Maura smiled at the casual demeanor Jane's mother was showing. More seriously, she was honest: "We were involved. But I ruined it." Tears flooded her eyes and sadness took over.

"Maura, look at me." -She did- "I'm not gonna ask you about the specifics of your fight. What I want you to remember is that Jane is alive thanks to you. She's already in a regular room, joking and being as sarcastic as always. She will be out of here in no time and that's all because of you. So, no matter what happened between you two, what matters is now. Do you want to see her?"

"I'd love to. But I don't think I'm strong enough to face her yet."

"Right. But anytime you want to, just say the word and I'll take you to her."

"Thanks, Angela." Maura spent the next few hours imagining possible scenarios of her encounter with Jane. What she didn't imagine was seeing Jane for real in her room, on a wheelchair pushed by her mother, a few hours later. Maura's heart started racing when their eyes met for the first time.

There was an awkward silence at first, broken by Angela. "Janie, there you go. You wanted to see her, didn't you?"

"Yes, ma." She replied annoyed. That reaction made Maura afraid that Jane would start with the reproaches and they would end up fighting, but instead of that, Jane approached her chair to Maura's bed and took her right hand and started caressing her fingers.

With a soft voice, the detective asked her. "How are you feeling?"

With a whisper full of emotion, Maura answered: "Better thanks. What about you? How are you doing?"

"Much better, I hear that it's all thanks to you." Jane smiled wholeheartedly and that warmed Maura's heart.

Angela said a short goodbye and left, in order to leave them some privacy to sort things out. Now that they were alone, they felt more free to talk.

"I thought I'd lost you, Jane." Maura couldn't help but start crying.

With a lot of effort, Jane managed to stand up and sit on Maura's bed. This closer contact let them hug each other and expel their demons in some way.

"Shhhhh, see? You didn't lose me, I'm right here, in flesh and bones. Well, now more bones than flesh."

That did the trick and Maura started laughing softly in Jane's arms. "I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, Maura." The next thing they knew, they were kissing each other with such a force that they almost knocked down Maura's serum. When they realized that a hospital room wasn't the appropriate place for that, they stopped and composed themselves, sporting a huge smile on their faces.

"I guess we'll have to wait for that." Jane said and Maura cracked up.

In between painful laughs, Maura managed to say: "I think so."

Now more seriously, Maura asked: "How are you feeling, Jane? Apart from the liver, you had other injuries. Have you started physical therapy for your arm?"

"Ugh, don't remind me. It hurts like a bitch. I go there one hour every day and believe me, I despise every second of it."

"I know it's hard. But now it's the time to recover. If you waited more time, it would be harder for you to regain strength and mobility. It will get better soon, you'll see."

"With all those pins and needles the metal detector will go crazy every time I pass through." Jane loved to make Maura laugh and she succeeded one more time.

Angela returned to take Jane back to her room, but before she did, she had to ask them both:

"Have you two sorted things out?"

"Yes, we have." Said both in unison.

"Does it mean that we will have a doctor in the family?" Angela was surprisingly excited and the two women looked at each other, trying to decide what to answer. Finally, Jane reacted:

"Maaaa, do you always have to be like that?"

"Like what? I'm just asking if Maura will become part of the family, that's all!"

"You are too nosy! Stop making uncomfortable questions!"

"I'm just curious, what's wrong with that?"

"Oh, Jesus. Let it be already. Let's go. See you tomorrow, Maura?" When she asked that last question, Jane's tone changed to a softer one.

"Yes, Jane. See you tomorrow. I'll be here. Bye, Angela."

"Bye, honey." They exited the room, leaving a much happier Maura behind. It looked like things were getting better and that gave her a new strength to recover completely.

Maura was the first to be discharged from the hospital. She would have to keep a restricted diet for at least three more months and she was recommended to go to a physical therapist to overcome the soreness of the area. All in all, she was feeling alright and at home her recovery would be even faster.

Forr her part, Jane was allowed to go home two weeks later. She had suffered a number of injuries besides the liver failure, so she needed more time to recover. Since Maura's house was bigger and Angela had to take care of them both, the woman made a pact with her husband and decided to install Jane in the doctor's house. Of course, Maura was more on the mend than the detective, so she panicked about Jane staying and she being the perfect hostess. Only Angela wouldn't let her and she grew somewhat frustrated.

When Jane arrived with her parents to the house, her brothers were waiting for her with a WELCOME HOME! sign and a cake, that neither she or Maura were allowed to eat yet. She was surprised to see all that preparation, because she didn't know that the psychiatrist was getting along so well with her entire family. Turns out that Tommy, Frankie and Maura had bonded during her recovery and now they were acting like siblings.

Jane was a little confused by all the events that had happened since even before her accident. Maura and she brake up, they don't t speak to each other, suddenly she suffers an accident, her life is on the line, Maura saves her life and the doctor becomes part of her family? What the hell? That needed to be addressed as soon as they were alone.

The first family dinner at Maura's house was intended to be a warm homecoming for Jane, but ended up being an awkward situation, especially for Maura. Frank drank too much wine and started blabbing about how rich people are privileged sons of bitches and so on. Maura tried not to take it personally, but couldn't help but feel attacked by his insults. When Jane noticed Maura's discomfort, stood up too rapidly for her aching body and made a grunt. Though that didn't stop her from being harsh to her father:

"Stop your bullshit! Who do you think you are to talk like this to Maura in her own house? And don't tell me that's the alcohol talking because I know you all too well. You apologize right now or I'll kick you out of here!"

"Janie, what's wrong with you? Don't you think I'm right? All rich people think they are above us blue-collar workers! Look around you and..."

"Shut up and get out of here! Out!" She started pushing her father with her good hand and a lot of pain, both physical and psychological until he was out of the house. The rest of the family tried to calm Jane down not to exert herself, but they didn't succeed. Maura felt awful and excused herself after the altercation. She needed to be alone and forget about everything.

After a few minutes of very awkward silence, Jane couldn't take it anymore and went after Maura, ignoring her mother's protests and a few suspicious looks from her brothers. The last thing she wanted to do was for Maura feel bad and that's exactly what she had done. She knocked on Maura's bedroom door and didn't get an answer. She tried again with the same result, so she finally entered the room carefully, just in case Maura was already sleeping.

She wasn't, but she was laying on her bed on her left side, crying softly. When Jane saw her, her heart broke a little. She sat down right beside the doctor and started caressing her hair, speechless. Maura didn't seem to react at her at first, but then, she looked at Jane and whispered:

"Thank you."

"Maura, I'm extremely sorry that you had to witness all that. I didn't mean to hurt you." Jane's voice was full of emotion, because she was really moved.

"It's not your fault, Jane. You defended me out there. What hurt me was that I've always tried my best to belong somewhere and it's always been the same: I don't. Just because I'm rich, or too smart, or too weird, I always end up alone rejected. It makes me sad."

"But you are not rejected, Maura. You are an amazing person and we all want you in our family."

"Not all."

"Oh, forget about my father! He's usually biased against rich people and also an asshole when he drinks too much. Believe me, you are already a part of the Rizzoli family, poor thing."

That last comment made Maura laugh a little.

"Poor thing?"

"Yeah, you don't know what you've put yourself into. You've earned two lousy brothers and a helicopter mother. In fact, I think that she invented the term."

That caused a bigger laugh from Maura. "And what about you?" Her voice was flirtatious but also filled with curiosity.