Chapter 25

A/N Just a warning beforehand, there will be talking about rape and stuff like that, but not for Jane or Maura. They'll be fine, I promise.

They wandered back to their cell, trying to come up with a new plan. They had to sneak out, somehow. Jane knew they probably had to try it at night, but they needed a solid plan.

Maura patted the spot next to her on the small bed, guiding Jane to sit down next to her. "C'mere Jane." She said softly as she stretched her arms, welcoming Jane into her embrace. Jane held her wife close as she thought about a new plan.

The cellblock was nearly empty; everybody was working. They were surprised to see Lisa walking into the cell. She looked exhausted and pale.

"Hi." She said with a slight smile.

"Hi Lisa." Maura greeted her friendly as she lifted her head from Jane's shoulder. "Where's Bobby?"

"Daycare."

Maura looked at the girl in front of her, concern showing on her face. "Lisa," Maura started carefully, "can I ask you something?"

"Sure." Lisa said, looking at the doctor.

"What kind of work do you do around here?"

Lisa fumbled with her hands. "I'm not supposed to tell." She said softly.

"We're not going to tell anyone." Jane assured her.

Lisa looked suspiciously at them. "It's alright, Lisa. I'm just a little worried about you." Maura said.

Lisa smiled. "You don't even know me." She paused, struck by the kindness of the strangers sitting in front of her. "I work for Jonathan. I…" She stopped talking, reluctant to go on. She sighed. "I… entertain him."

Jane felt the hatred for Jonathan grow. "How?" She asked.

"Depends on what we have to pay off. Usually it's just bringing him drinks in an outfit of his choice. But when I've used daycare for Bobby, bringing drinks is not enough to pay it off…" Lisa paused as tears formed in her eyes.

"That's wrong." Jane whispered.

"You said 'we'..." Maura said. "Are there more girls?"

"Yes." Lisa said. "About four or five. He chooses us himself."

Jane looked at her wife and knew they were both thinking the same thing. What if this was the job Jonathan wanted Jane to do?

"How old are the girls?" Jane asked.

"Pretty young. Not older than 25 I think. The younger, the better."

That was good news. Jane was probably too old. Plus, he sounded like a guy who liked insecure, young girls to dominate. Jane was in no way like that.

"That's disgusting." Maura said with horror.

"Why don't you try to get out?" Jane asked.

Lisa sighed. "I don't stand a chance out there. I have to do what's best for Bobby."

"I'm so sorry." Maura said softly.

Lisa shrugged. "You do what you have to do to protect the ones you love."

Jane knew that was true. She would do anything to protect Maura, even if that meant entertaining a pervert. But at the same time, she didn't want to let it come to that.

These people were brainwashed with the idea that being outside of the prison would most definitely kill them. They were being convinced that Jonathan was a good leader.

"I'm sorry but I'm very tired so I'm gonna try to get some sleep." Lisa said as she lay down on the bed.

Jane leaned back against the wall, brining Maura with her in a close embrace. "We have to get out. Tonight." Jane said quietly.

"How?" Maura asked as she put her arm around Jane's waist.

Jane hesitated. She didn't know how. All the fences were carefully secured. At first she thought it was meant to keep walkers (and maybe people) out, but now she knew it was meant to keep people in. The only thing they could do was making a run for it.

"We run." Jane said.

Maura lifted her head to look at her wife. "We don't have weapons. How are we going to make it out there?"

"We'll figure it out." Jane sighed as she pulled Maura closer to her to kiss her soft lips. The kiss deepened as Maura let her hands wander over Jane's chest.

Jane moaned softly, careful not to wake the sleeping girl in the other bed. "I love kissing you." She whispered. "If I could only do one thing for the rest of my life, I'd choose to kiss you."

Maura smiled against Jane's lips as she leaned in for another kiss. "That doesn't sound efficient or healthy but I would certainly enjoy it." She smoothed Jane's messy curls and kissed her forehead. "I love you so much."

Jane pulled her wife down on top of her, lying comfortably on the bed in a close embrace. "I love you too, Maura."

They spent the rest of the day in their cell, afraid that they would be put to work if they showed their selves. At the end of the day, everybody came back from their jobs, filling the cellblock with chatter and fuss.

Jane pulled Maura in for a last hug. "C'mon, we have to go." She said as she kissed her wife.

They made their way through the cellblock. It was crowded with people eating dinner, so they didn't stand out. Surprisingly, it was relatively easy to sneak into the kitchen and take a few knifes. Dinner was already served, so the kitchen was empty.

Knifes hidden beneath their clothes, Jane and Maura walked outside, trying not to stand out in any way. Once outside, Jane stopped. She didn't know how to continue.

"Jane?" Maura asked, grabbing her arm. "What's our best option?"

Jane sighed. She was starting to tell her wife she didn't know, but got interrupted by Gary, walking towards them.

"Hi." He greeted them. "Did you find Jonathan this morning?"

"Yes, we did, thank you." Jane answered. Suddenly she realized that if there was one person that could help them, it was Gary.

"Gary," she started as she grabbed his arm, "we need to get out of here as quickly as possible." He started to speak but Jane interrupted him. "I know you think it's stupid but we know what we're doing. We have to get out. And we need your help."

Gary sighed. "I don't know Jane, it's dangerous to break the rules."

"You don't have to break the rules. You just have to tell us how we can break them."

Gary looked at Jane and Maura and saw the desperate expression on their faces. Jane hoped he realized how important it was for them to escape.

"Alright. There's a weak point in the fence left from block C. Security is solid, but around this time, they're only with two people guiding that side. You'll have to distract them to get out."

Jane sighed in relief, happy that Gary had decided to help them. "How do we distract them?" She asked.

"That's for you to figure out." Gary started to walk away. "Good luck out there. I hope you make it."

"Thank you, Gary. We will." Jane answered. She looked at Maura and started walking towards cellblock C.

Once they had reached the fence, they hid behind the building. "How do we distract them?" Maura asked, pointing at a man and a woman strolling along the fence.

Jane sighed as she tried to come up with a plan. She looked around and saw the weak spot Gary was talking about. The fence was broken and put back together with rope. It wouldn't be that hard to cut it with a knife. They just had to get rid of the security.

Jane inspected the area, looking for anything that could help them. Suddenly she felt her wife grabbing her arm. "Jane, the windows." Maura said as she pointed at a small office building on their left.

"You're brilliant, Maura." Jane said. She looked around for a rock, or anything heavy that could break a window. She needed to throw it far and hard, but she had a good arm.

She grabbed a brick a few feet away from them and got ready to throw it. She threw with everything she had, but she saw the brick hitting the wall, missing the window. She ducked down behind the building, afraid that the security heard it.

"Did you hear that?" The woman asked.

"What?" The man answered, looking at the woman.

The woman looked around, trying to find anything suspicious. "Nothing, never mind." She said.

Jane sighed in relief. Maura handed her a new brick and looked at her wife with wide eyes. She had to strike it this time.

Again, she threw the brick with all the force she had, a little higher this time. She ducked away as she heard glass tinkle.

She jumped up, grabbed Maura's arm and ran towards the weak spot in the fence, away from the security guards running towards the office building. Jane grabbed her knife, ready to cut the rope and get out. They reached the fence. Maura pulled the rope so Jane could cut it. Jane pulled the rope out of the fence and opened it for Maura to step through. Maura did the same for her and they ran.

Suddenly they heard a loud scream.

"They saw us!" Maura panted, still running.

"Just keep running!" Jane grabbed her wife's hand and ran towards the forest.

They heard gunshots and felt bullets landing in the ground around them. Jane heard her wife panting, terrified. Jane didn't feel fear. The only thing she felt was adrenaline and protectiveness. All she thought about was reaching the shelter of the woods.

"We're almost there, Maur." She panted.

She heard the gunshots stop. They were out of reach. Jane could only pray they wouldn't come after hem. Finally, they reached the woods.

Jane slowed down a little, looking at her wife who had tears streaming down her face. She stopped to wrap Maura in her arms. Maura cried into the crook of Jane's neck, holding her tight.

"They shot at us." The doctor panted.

"I know." Jane rubbed Maura's back, trying to soothe her. "But we're okay. We made it. We're out." She kissed Maura's temple. "We made it."