Chapter 25 :

Officer down.

For the next few days Jane was miserable. Maura didn't break up with her , she only imposed her some time apart so Jane could think about her behavior. Unfortunately as the pessimistic that Jane was she saw it as a first step towards a future break up. All she wanted was to go to her parents' mansion and crawled at Maura's feet and ask her to forgive her. Unfortunately that's not what Maura wanted. She wanted Jane to re consider their relationship and to decide if she wanted to trust her or if she wanted to remain insecured about their relationship. So for the next few days Jane managed to resist the need to go see Maura, she knew she had until Maura's graduation to make her decision.

To try to get Maura out of her system Jane literally threw herself into work. Luckily her team was about to make a important arrest. For the past few weeks they had been investigating an important group of drug dealers and thanks to the officer that had infiltrated the organization they were about to bust them all today.

As Jane and her partner were in their car inside an old warehouse all Jane could think about was Maura. Usually Jane was 100% focus while at work, she knew her life could depend on her concentration and her ability to make a decision a split second. Unfortunately today all could think about was that Maura was obviously mad at her and that she had every right to be. Maura was right, ever since they started dating she had never gave Jane any reason to doubt her commitment or her loyalty. Thinking about it Jane found it ridiculous that she, the player was scared of Maura leaving her or cheating on her .

"Are you with me Rizzoli?"Detective Morgan said.

"Yes, I'm sorry. How long before we go in?"

"We're waiting for his signal. Remember what I told you, try to stay focus, those guys aren't afraid of us and they won't hesitate to shoot. So if you see one of them aiming at you, you just shot alright?"

"Yes sir. I won't let you down."

"I know. I must say I was a bit reluctant to have a woman with me, but your Lieutenant speaks highly of you and said you were reliable and as strong as a guy. I think he was right, you did a great job until now. Remember a case like this one can make you Detective."

"I know. Looks like he's ready." Jane frowned as she heard the signal.

As soon as they heard the signal Jane and her partner got out off their cars and rushed towards the warehouse.

"BOSTON PD, HANDS IN THE AIR." Detective Morgan said as he entered the building.

After that things went down fast, the drugs dealers started towards Jane and the two Detectives. Bullets were flying around like flies and Jane had to fight for her life like she never did before.

After shooting 5 rounds at the leader she suddenly saw that her partner was on the ground wounded and one of the bad guys aiming at her.

Listening only to her instinct Jane started running towards him and started shooting and she got him twice. Unfortunately as she saw the guy falling on the floor she felt a bullet going through her shoulderand violently fell of the ground as well.

After that things became blurry, all she could see was her partner talking to her holding her hand.

"The ambulance is on its way, come Rizzoli that girlfriend of you will never forgive me it you die come on." Detective Morgan said as her was putting pressure on Jane's shoulder.

"Tell…tell Maura I love her and I'm sorry." Jane manage to say.

As she was flying on the floor it was hard for her to even breath. Her vision was blurry and the pain to her shoulder was excruciating, not to mention her head was bleeding from the fall.

"You're going to tell her yourself. You hear that the Ambulance is hear, hang on a little longer."

At the other side of town Maura was at her parents' house rehearsing her the speech she was suppose to give at her graduation. After working on it for weeks, she was still not confident enough to say it without looking at her notes and the fact that she couldn't stop thinking doubt Jane certainly didn't help.

For the past few days Maura had been beating herself up for being so hard on Jane.

On one hand she knew she never did anything to make Jane doubt her loyalty and her commitment and knew that she couldn't accept that Jane treated like her property. On the other hand she knew that Jane had everything reasons to doubt herself and her ability to make her happy. She may have had dozens of lovers but she never had a serious relationship before and she was still adjusting and trying to understand the dynamic of a committed relationship.

As Maura was sitting on her desk thinking about Jane, she could hear her mother rushing towards her bedroom.

"Maura!" Constance said trying to catch her breath.

"Mother, you look out of breath what's going on?" Maura asked as she stood up and walked towards the door.

"You…you left your cell phone in the library, so I picked it up. There was an accident, Jane has been shot."

"Oh God, no!"Maura said feeling her heart almost bursting out of her chest.

At that precise moment Maura as the doctor that she was started to imagine the worse. She started to thinking of all the body parts that weren't protected by her Kevlar vest and the damage that a bullet could cause to those body parts.

"She's alive Maura, she was conscious when they brought her in. Let's go." Constance said as she grabbed Maura's hand who was standing there unable to move.

The next 15 minutes were the longest of Maura's life. Her mother drove as fast as she could and she could see the worry on her daughter's face.

"She's though, she's gonna make it don't worry."

"I pushed her away mother. She was insecure and instead of reassuring her, I left her." Maura said tears streaming down her face.

"I know, but from what you told me Jane is quite vocal and I'm sure you left to avoid an bigger argument that would have made things worse. Sometimes the best thing to do is take a step back and allow your partner to breath and think ."

"Oh mother, what if she doesn't make it?I can't loose her, she's the one."

"I know she is and you're the one for her as well, she loves you too much to leave you alone. Don't worry."

As she was driving, seeing the distress on her daughter's face Constance realized that Jane was indeed the one. Even if she always knew her daughter was gay at first she thought Jane was only an experiment, that it wouldn't last. But after almost 7 months and after seeing them growing closer everyday to the point where Maura chose to live their luxurious mansion to move in a small one bedroom apartment, Constance finally realized that it was the real deal. Jane was family and she needed to make sure that she received the best medical care possible.

After 15 minutes of driving Maura and her mother finally arrived at the ER.

Maura was familiar with that hospital because she had done most of her rotations there so she knew that Jane was in great hands. Unfortunately that knowledge didn't keep her from entering the ER scared that Jane didn't make it.

"Dr Isles what are you doing here?" The desk clerk said.

"It's…It's Jane, she's been shot. " Maura mumbled whipping the tears off her face with the back of her sleeve.

"Oh, God, she's the police officer that was shot?"

"Yes, where is she?"

"She's in surgery, Dr Corday is operating on her."

"Thank God, Dr Corday is one of the best trauma surgeon there is." Maura explained to her mother.

"Thank God, let's go see her, shall we?"

"Yes."

So Maura and her mother took the elevator the surgical floor where Maura did her surgical rotation the previous year.

"Dr Maura Isles, I'm here for Officer Rizzoli, I believe Dr Corday is operating on her." Maura said to the nurse whom she didn't know.

"Yes, oh, here she comes."

"Dr Corday." Maura let out as she saw the surgeon walking towards her.

"Maura, what are you doing here?Aren't you graduating in two days?"

"Yes, I am, you just operated on Jane Rizzoli right?"

"Yes, do you know her?"

"She's my girlfriend, we live together. How is she?"

"She's in recovery. The bullet penetrated her shoulder and went through. She was loosing a lot of blood when she arrived but I was able to stop the bleeding ."

"Any nerve damage?"

"That's too soon to tell, the bullet was a 40 caliber and did some serious damage to her shoulder, I did everything I could to fix it. We'll know more when she wakes up."

"What kind of consequences the nerve damage might have?" Constance asked.

"She's probably going to have difficulties lifting up her arms, moving her fingers or even closing her fist tight for a while. Hopefully with the appropriate physical therapy the damages shouldn't be permanent."

"We'll make sure she receives the best care possible, thank you Doctor." Maura's mom replied.

"I need to be with her. "

"She's in recovery, she was intubated but she's now breathing on her own, please follow me."

"Can you please call her mother?No better send someone pick her up. If you tell her Jane is in the hospital she's probably kill herself driving here."

"Sure, I will send our driver, now go be with her."

"Thank you."

When Maura entered the room, Jane was lying in a bed with her tube in her mouth and she was plugged to a machine that helped her breath.

"Oh Jane…I'm so sorry." Maura said crying as she sat next to her .

As Maura was talking to Jane telling her how sorry she was she realized that she had been so stupid, that she should have never left like that. She should have stayed and talk about it instead of escaping like that, like a coward.

About an hour later, Maura was still holding Jane's hand talking to her, telling her to hang on that she couldn't leave her like that because she would never be able to leave without her.

"Maura." A familiar voice suddenly called behind her.

"Angela." Maura let out as she stood up and rushed into her mother in law's arms.

"What happened?"

" Jane has been shot, she's stable now now, she should wake up in the next few hours."

"Oh God, I knew this was going to happen, the drug unit, what the hell was she thinking about?" Angela groaned almost cursing her daughter.

"She thought it would help her to make Detective. I was reluctant at first but I agreed, I'm sorry I should have asked her not to accept this job."

"It wasn't your fault. She accepted that job knowing the risks."

"Yes, but she told me she would refuse if I asked her to, but I couldn't I knew how important this opportunity was for her and I didn't want to tai her dream from her."

"I know sweetheart, my Janie is strong, she's going to be alright." Angela said rubbing Maura's back.

"I'm sorry, I'm running your shirt." Maura apologize whipping the tears of her face.

"Don't worry about it. Thank you for sending your driver to pick me up by the way."

"I knew that you would have burn every light to come here if we had called you and I didn't want you to kill yourself, so I asked my mother to send someone, I'm sorry for making such a fuss out of it."

"It was a wonderful gesture, you're right I would have burnt every light if I have been told over the phone that my baby had been shot. You mother told me what the surgeon said, what's your medical opinion, do you agree with Dr Corday?"

"I do, I know that a bullet of that caliber in a shoulder can do some serious nerve damaged to the entire arm. I did my surgical rotation with her, and trust me she's good. I saw her re attached arms and feet with minimal long term effects. I'm sure that if Jane complies with the physical therapy her arm will be as good as new is a few weeks."

"Good, I'm counting on you to help her with that, but you must know she's stubborn an that she's not the easiest person to be with when she's in pain."

"I know, but I can handle it. I will make sure that she's taken care off by the best physical therapist available."

"I know, your mother already made a few calls to arrange her recovery. She wants her to be transferred to a private clinic."

"Yes, the surgical care here are excellent but it's better if her physical rehabilitation is taken care off in a private facility. My family has made some substantial contributions to several facilities so finding her a spot shouldn't be an issue."

"You're the Doctor, you know best. I just hope the Department's insurance will cover it. You know they're not known to have the best medical coverage."

"Don't worry about a thing, I'll take care of it. My Jane deserves the best and I'll make sure she receives the best care in the country." Maura replied kissing the top of Jane's hand.

"You're here, she already has the best." Angela replied rubbing Maura's back.

Being here for Angela was the hardest thing she ever done. As a mother seeing her child hurt is the worse thing that could happen. Jane had been a cop for 3 years now and even if she never got seriously injured before today she regularly came home with bruises and scratches. Angela always knew there was a chance that one day she might receive a call from her Lieutenant telling her that she had been shot in the line of duty. At first it terrified her and she felt compelled to call her every 2 hours to check on her. Fortunately for Jane after a few months she came in contact with a group of mothers and wires of police officers that helped her deal with the fear and anxiety of having a love one in the police.

Unfortunately nothing had prepared her to what she had in front of her : her baby lying in a hospital bed, wounded with possible long term nerve damaged. All she wanted to do was burst into tears but she couldn't : She had to be strong for Maura because she knew Jane would want her to take care of her.

When Jane started to talk to her about Maura Angela instantaneity knew that her daughter was in love, because it was actually the first time she talked about a woman . Over the past 7 months she witnessed her daughter change. She went from being a player who she never thought would settled down to be a devoted girlfriend who would cut herself in half to please Maura. Angela clearly remembered meeting Maura about 4 months ago. She remembered thinking that Maura and her daughter had nothing in common and was a bit skeptical. But after meeting Maura several times she discovered what a wonderful woman she was and started to understand why Jane had fallen in love with her. After seeing them together, talking to each other, looking at each other Angela had no doubt that one day Maura would be a Rizzoli soon and that she would give her grand children. She already loved Maura like a daughter and knew that Jane would want her to take care of her and support her through that terrible event so she did her best to remain strong and positive.

So guys, what do you think?I had this chapter in a corner of my head for a while and it turned out to be even better than what I expected.:)(yes sometimes I'm actually satisfied with my writing, doesn't happen often though)

As always reviews are more then welcome!