Thank you for all the new follows, favs, and reviews, so here's a short update for you all! Things are starting to heat up in the case! Again, it's short, I'm sorry, but grad school is kicking my butt right now. Anyway, enjoy! -ME

Nope, Rizzoli and Isles and any/all characters from the books and show do not belong to me.

Chapter 25

It had been two hours since Jane and the detectives had left to check out the suspected drug factory and to look for EJ. Two hours and Maura had not yet heard from the brunette, and she was starting to worry.

Jane always checks in with me when she's out in the field. It's not like her to go so long without even a text when she knows I worry. I hope something hasn't happened to her. Oh god, what if something happened? What if she's hurt? I hope she wore her vest. Maybe I should call the hospital and check.

Megan glanced up from a file to find the medical examiner staring off into space, worry written across her brow while chewing at the tip of her thumb.

"Hey Dr. Isles, are you okay?" No answer came, the blonde didn't even flinch.

"Dr. Isles?" The young woman tried again. "Maura!"

That broke the doctor from her trance. "Hmm? I'm sorry. What did you say?"

The grad student let out a soft chuckle. "I was asking if you were okay. You seemed a little out of it and the furrow of your brow indicated that something was troubling you."

"Oh I'm fine. I just got a little distracted," said Maura unconvincingly as she fiddled with her phone.

Megan wasn't buying it and had a pretty good idea about what was causing the doctor's unease. "You're worried about Jane aren't you?" The silence that followed the question confirmed what the young woman had thought. "Why don't you just send her a text, or call her? I'm sure she's fine. She is the great Jane Rizzoli after all," said Megan with an encouraging smile.

Letting out a sigh, Maura nodded and began to type out a text. "You're right. I'm sure she's just busy." When she finished the message, the doctor placed her phone back on the table and picked up another report. "This is what happens when we get to go through paperwork instead of getting our hands soiled," she said with a laugh.

"Dirty. I think you mean get our hands dirty, but you're right. I never was able to concentrate very long when my nose was stuck in a file all day. I'd much rather be out doing something with my hands."

The blonde smirked at Megan's response.

"What?" asked the young woman jokingly with a smirk on her face.

"Nothing. It's just that you kind of sounded like Jane just then." Megan smiled at Maura.

"Well I do what I can," she said. "Now, let's get back to these files. We're already through half of them and the sooner we get through them, the sooner you can go hang out with your detective."

The two women then resettled at the desk and divided the remaining folders between them. Maura was thankful for the distraction that Megan had provided, and she knew the young woman was probably right. Jane was more than capable and if something was wrong, she would have heard by now. The best thing she could do now was help out on her end of the case and the brunette detective would let her know when she was done.

Down by the docks, Jane, Frost and Korsak had arrived at the rug factory to find that there were several vehicles outside, including the silver Focus that they were looking for. However, despite the presence of the vehicles, there was no one to be found. Not one person was outside or visible through a window inside.

"Kinda gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'Ghost Town' doesn't it?" Frosts hand was at his gun as he spoke, all three pairs of eyes scanning the area for any sign of movement.

"Sure does. I don't think I've seen the docks this deserted since the dockworkers' strike back in the '80s," said Korsak uneasily.

"Way to show your age there old man," snorted Jane as she and Frost cautiously approached the silver Focus. The older detective remained near the car keeping an eye out for trouble but still was able to give a quick glare back to the brunette.

Guns drawn, Jane and Frost stepped up to the front doors of the car and peered through the windows. "Clear!" came their joined response. Frost opened up the driver's door and reached down to pop the trunk where Jane now stood, her weapon aimed at the rear of the vehicle. Korsak stepped up to lift the trunk door to find it empty except for several empty glass vials and a roll of duct tape.

"Looks like we found EJ's tools of the trade," said Korsak gruffly, using a pen to poke at the vials and get a better look at the labels. "I'm not sure what it means but there's a bunch of letters and numbers here, maybe the chemical names?"

Frost leaned in to take a look. "Oh, yeah. Like H2O is for water and stuff. It says C21H26N2O • HCl… uhh any ideas guys?" The younger detective looked up towards the other two, both of whom shrugged.

Jane spoke up as her eyes scanned the nearby buildings. "Maura will probably know, but I have a feeling that those vials held acetyl fentanyl. They look just like the one we found in Jessie's room."

Korsak nodded his head in understanding. "I guess we should take these back with us and see what the crime lab can tell us."

Jane and Frost moved to get evidence bags and gloves from the cruiser when the brunette felt her phone buzz at her hip. Glancing at the screen, she saw an incoming text from Maura and smiled. When she halted her movements, her partner noticed and immediately guessed who it was from.

"Message from the girlfriend?"

Jane shot him a dirty look, but the smirk on her face gave away her playful manner. "Maybe," she replied as she stepped away to read the text while Frost continued to grab the evidence materials from the car.

I hope everything's okay. I haven't heard from you and wanted to remind you to be careful. Still no luck with Jessie's reports, but I will let you know if we find something. Be safe. I love you. –M

The brunette grinned. She would always complain about how worried Maura would get, but secretly she knew the blonde did it out of love and it made Jane feel loved. She quickly typed out a message to tell the doctor what they'd found.

Everything's fine. Just found EJ's car and some vials inside that might contain the drug that killed Jessie. Frost and Korsak are packing it up to bring back to the lab. Just going to check around a bit more and see if we can find our guy. I should see you soon. Love you too. –J

When she finished sending the text, Jane headed back over to the silver vehicle where her partners stood waiting, knowing grins plastered across both of their faces as they watched the brunette walk towards them. Sliding the phone back into its holster, Jane rolled her eyes at both of them. She wouldn't trade these two for anyone, but sometimes they still knew how to push her buttons.

"Oh c'mon guys. Just a simple text from Maura asking if we'd found anything. I told her about the vials and that we'll bring them to her as soon as we've found…"

The brunette was suddenly cut off by a loud crash coming from inside the warehouse nearest to them followed by the crack of a single gunshot. The three immediately ducked down behind the Focus and drew their weapons.

"Korsak…" Jane murmured.

"On it! I'll call it in and get some back-up. You two go ahead," said the older detective as he pulled his phone out, hitting the speed dial for dispatch.

Jane and Frost nodded and exchanged a quick glance with each other before running over towards the door to the warehouse.

"Ready?" asked Jane, shifting in position to open the door.

"Whenever you are, Jane," came his response, gun raised.

The brunette began mouthing a silent countdown signaling when she'd open the door.

"Three, two, one…"

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