A/N: Hello All, thank you all for the reviews.
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Chapter 37
"Hey Kiddo!" Jane said as she passed through the front door.
"Jane!" Abby said excitedly. "Guess who Mom is upstairs with?"
"Hmm, who is it? And do I need to beat them up." She said jokingly.
The young girl laughed. "No, silly. Mom is upstairs with My Gramps and Nanna. They surprised us with a visit."
"Wow! That's awesome Abs."
The girl looked at the older brunette. "You knew they were coming didn't you?"
"Maybe." The detective smiled.
They walked through the foyer and into the large kitchen where they were met by Jeffery who was busy placing the finishing touches on dinner and Ben who had just finished his homework.
"Hi Jane." He said from his spot at the table as he began to put away his books.
"Hey Kiddo." She walked up and ruffled his hair as he smiled up at her.
She placed the box she was holding on the granite top. "Smells amazing in here Jeffery."
The man smiled as he began to plate their meals. "Rizotto Milanese and Osso Buco with a side of grilled vegetables."
"MOM! JANE IS HERE!"
They heard Abby yelling from the bottom of the stairs for her mother.
"What's in the box." Jeffery asked.
"When I told Ma that I was coming over for Dinner with Maura's parents she made some fresh Cannoli's."
"Perfect way to end the meal." He said as he walked past Jane and placed the dishes on the formal dining room table.
Jo came over wagging her tail looking for some Love. The brunette bent to one knee and obliged the little pup by scratching behind her ears. She looked up after moment and a smile adorned her face at the sight of the gorgeous woman walking towards her.
"Hey babe." She stood to her full height and wrapped her arms around the blonde. The slightly stiff blonde.
"Hi Jane." The ME smiled back at her girlfriend.
Jane leaned in a pressed her lips to the blondes. "Everything ok Maur?" She asked concerned.
Maura smiled and nodded. "Yeah. Everything is great." She lifted her hand to stroke Jane's cheek.
Jane searched the Doctors eyes. She could tell something was off. She had spent many hours admiring those eyes, getting lost in them and how they flickered depending on her mood. Like how they glowed when she was happy. They were not glowing right now. They were dull, missing the sparkle that they normally had.
"My parents are just washing up. They will be right down." She said as she pecked Janes lips once again and walked towards the kitchen to give Jeffery a hand.
Jane furrowed her brows and was turned to watch her girlfriend walk away. Something was definitely up. She wondered if maybe her parents had said something to her about their relationship. Maybe they didn't approve after all. This was going to weigh heavily on her mind until she could get Maura alone to speak with her.
She was brought out of her thoughts by Abigale. "Hey Jane, do you wanna play catch before dinner?"
"Um, I think dinner is ready Abs. How about we play afterwards."
"Ok. Cool!" The young girl happily walked over to her mother and tried to steal a cookie from the cookie jar on the counter.
"Not so fast Abigale. Put that back, you will spoil your dinner."
"Come on Mom it's just one cookie." She whined.
"After dinner." Her mother said sternly.
Jane watched the exchange between mother and daughter and smiled. God she was so beautiful.
"Jane! It's so wonderful to see you. Its been too long." Richard said as he entered the room.
"Hello Richard, its great to see you too. Welcome back." The brunette said as she gave the man a hug.
Both Abigale and Benjamin were standing there confused. "You already know Jane Gramps?" The young girl asked.
"Uh... Yes." He replied unsure how to handle it.
"Gandpa Richard and Nanna Constance both know Jane from when Mommy lived in Boston a long time ago. Remember how I told you that Jane was an old friend." The kids both nodded."Right, so they have met before." Maura explained.
The kids tried to comprehend what their mother was saying. "Was that before we were born?" Ben asked.
Maura swallowed hard. "Yes, it was before you and Abigale were born."
The twins took a moment before another voice was heard.
"Hello Jane." Constance said as she walked in.
Jane went over to greet the older woman. "Constance, so good to see you."
The older woman pulled the brunette into a warm embrace. "You have not aged a minute." She raised her hand and stroked her face. "Maura was right, you are as stunning as ever."
The brunette smiled as her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. "Well, she's biased so she has to say that."
They were all interrupted by a man's voice. "I hate to break up this family reunion but, Dinner is served in the Dining room."
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"And then, I sank the last putt and won the game." Ben boasted proudly.
"You got lucky Benji." His sister snarled back at him.
"I don't know Abs, I think Ben beat us all fair and square." Jane said, she turned to her girlfriend. "What do you think Maur?"
Maura was off in her own little world, swiping her fork through the creamy Risotto, making patterns as if she was creating her latest masterpiece.
"Maura!" Jane said a little louder causing the blonde to jump slightly.
"Huh, I'm sorry, what?"
"The mini golf game we played at the fair, I was just saying how Ben beat us all fair and square." Jane repeated.
"Oh, Yes!" She turned and smiled at her young son "He is quite the little golfer." She added.
Jane was sitting there confused with her girlfriends behavior. Why was she acting this way? Something was on her mind, this the brunette was certain of.
The rest of the table was talking amongst themselves when Jane placed her hand on Maura thigh as she leaned into her.
"Babe, are you sure you're ok. You've been kinda quiet."
The blonde turned and gave a forced smile to her girlfriend. "Yes. Everything is fine. We can talk about it later." She whispered for only Jane to her.
The Detective nodded and tried to re engage back into the conversation but all she could really do was think about the distracted ME.
"If it's ok with your Mother, then maybe I can take you and Abigale to the club for a round of Golf before the season ends."
"Oh really Grampa, that would be so cool." Benjamin turned to his Mother. "Can we Mom...please!"
Maura laughed at her sons excitement. "Of course you can honey. Perhaps Grampa can arrange something for Friday since you both have the day off school."
"Uh, I think I'll pass Gramps." Abby said. Not so much because she didn't want to go but more because she was afraid of losing to her brother, again. Abigale was highly competitive, another trait that she seemed to share with Jane.
"Well then darling you can accompany your mother and I to the Spa and get pampered." Constance suggested.
The young girl looked over at Jane. "Sorry Kid I'm on the job Friday." Jane said knowing exactly what she was thinking.
"Well, guess I'm going golfing." She said defeated as there was no way she would let anyone 'Pamper' her.
They all laughed and continued on with their meal with some light chatter.
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Dinner was over and as promised Jane was out in the backyard playing catch with Abigale. Ben was close by playing with a very excited Jo Friday who was running around in circles.
Maura had given Jeffery the rest of the evening off and was now in the kitchen tidying up. Both Richard and Constance stood by watching the worried expression
on their daughters face. They had sprung the news about Ian on her earlier and the beautiful blonde did not have enough time to deal with it in her giant brain. She had been quite over dinner as thoughts of how she would tell her girlfriend that her ex-husband was not only in town, but that he would be attending a very important Gala. The very same Gala that the two woman were attending themselves.
"Maura darling, are you going to tell Jane about Ian." Constance asked
The blonde continued to wipe down the granite counter top. "Of course I am Mother. I would never keep such a thing from Jane." She focused on a stubborn spot. "I just, I..I just need to find the right words." She added.
"You will Pumpkin. Everything will be fine. Once the kids come back inside, your mother and I will get them ready for bed and you and Jane can talk."
Maura smiled at her Father as he put his arm around her. "Thank you Daddy." The man leaned in and kissed his daughters temple.
About an hour later Jane and the kids walked back in from outside followed by an exhausted puppy. The Detective noticed her girlfriend speaking quietly with her parents, leaning into her Father for comfort. Like she needed him to keep her up. Like she was in some kind of distress.
"Hey, everything ok?" She asked.
Maura smiled and nodded.
"Alright babies, time for you two to go get washed up. Come on, let's head up and Granpa and I will help you before bed." Constance walked over to her grandchildren and placed an arm around each of them.
After a brief moment to say goodnight, the two woman were left alone. Both tense for their own reasons.
The nervous Doctor began. "Jane, we need to talk."
Those were the four words Jane hated most in the English Language. In Janes experience, whenever those words were used in that order, no good would come of it.
"Ok. What it is Maur? You're scaring me." She said honestly.
The ME walked around the counter to come closer to the brunette. She placed one hand on her hip and ran the other through her honey blonde mane. "I know you said you were ready to tell me what you've been trying to for the past few days but, I need to tell you something first."
The blonde took a breath as Jane nervously waited. What could she possibly have to say? She thought about her own news. She needed to tell the blonde everything before it was to late.
The ME looked into her lovers eyes and took a breath. Seeing the nervous expression on her lovers face Jane began to panic.
The blonde began to speak again. "This may be a bit of a shock but...Jane."
Now Jane...do it now. "Maura."
"Ian is in Boston." They both said the exact same words at the exact same moment.
"Wait, what?" The Detective asked confused.
"What..I..did you just say what I think you said?" The blonde asked confused.
"How..how do you know that?" Jane asked.
"My parents informed me earlier this evening." She replied. "How did You know that?" Maura copied Jane's question and reaction in sounding completely surprised.
"I..uh..." She paused.
"Jane, what aren't you telling me?" Maura closed the gap and searched her girlfriends face.
Jane was avoiding making eye contact with her girlfriend. "I may have been keeping an eye on him." She finally confessed.
Maura creased her brows in confusion. "You what?" She took a moment to process this information. "You MAY have been or you HAVE been?" She asked for clarification.
Jane looked to the ground. "I..uh..I have been."
Maura took a breath and placed her hands on her face, exasperated. "What! Why Jane?"
"I just needed to know where he was and what he was up to. I asked Frost to call in a favor from his contact at Interpol and they located him in Venice. Once he purchased a ticket to Boston, I was notified."
The ME was trying to understand what Jane was telling her. Had the Detective known all along that her ex husband was coming to Boston.
"How long have you known Jane?" She asked.
There was another pause. "About a week." She answered honestly.
"A week! You have known about this for an entire week and I'm only just now finding out. From my parents." She said angrily.
"Maura I..."
She was quickly cut off by the angry ME. "You mean to tell me that I have been agonizing over the past couple of hours about how I was going to tell you and here you have been walking around with this information for the past week." She was pacing back and forth now. "Information directly related to MY life and you just failed to mention it."
Jane had never seen Maura so angry. The ME's arms were flailing as she paced back and forth. "Maura I'm sorry. I know I should have told you sooner..I just..."
"You just what Jane!" Maura looked directly into her eyes.
"I just wanted to protect you..and the kids. I wanted to...I needed to know why he was here." She stepped toward the Blonde who quickly stepped back.
"Do I look like someone who is incapable of taking care of themselves Jane. Because let me remind you, I have done just fine on my own." She pinched the bridge of her nose as she felt a headache coming on. "I can't believe you kept this from me. What, were you just going to let me walk into the Gala on Friday night and let me bump into my Ex-husband."
"Wait, what? Ian Is going to be at the Gala." She creased her brows again at this information.
"Don't act so surprised Jane."
"I swear Maura, I didn't know that was the reason why he was here. All my cous..um, all I was told, was that he was here on business." Jane didn't want to bring her Cousin Vinny into this.
"Yes, The Isles Foundation Business."
"Maura, what is this Charity Gala for?"
"The Isles Foundation is raising funds to help fund Arts programs in schools across the Country. I told you that Jane."
"Fuck." Jane shook her head and ran her hand through her dark curls. "No, no you didn't Maura, I had no idea what the Gala was for."
"So what, this is my fault now." The blonde said.
Jane looked up into her girlfriends eyes."No, no baby this is not your fault. Just goes to show what a shitty Detective I can be sometimes." She paused. "I'm sorry Maura. I just wanted to protect my girlfriend."
"I don't need a girlfriend to protect me Jane. I need a partner to trust me. To come to me when they have information, good or bad. I need a partner to give me some credit and not to think that I'm fragile and I'm going to break." The ME was getting angry again.
"Maura I just thought that I needed to keep him away from you. I swear I was planning on telling you." She paused again. "Maur, I was afraid that he would try to see you, or the kids. That's why I needed to find out why he was here." She searched her girlfriends eyes. "I think maybe we should tell the kids about everything."
Maura looked her in the eyes with a fierce glare, nostrils flaring. "I will decide what and when I tell MY children anything that pertains to this."
Jane stepped back completely shocked. The words that just came out of her girlfriends mouth were like knives straight through her heart. Like a scalpel through the organ that was filled with so much love for the beautiful ME and her children. She turned so she wouldn't face the Doctor, but more so she could blink away the tears that were forming in her eyes. "I guess I deserved that." She said almost in a whisper. She turned back around. "Forgive me for trying to protect the people I love most in this world." She looked into the blondes now remorseful green eyes. "I trust that you know what best for YOUR children."
"Jane..." The ME spoke but was quickly cut off.
"Say goodbye to the kids and your parents for me." She took one last look at her girlfriend who now also had tears in her eyes and walked out of the kitchen.
Once the Doctor heard the front door shut she let out a sob and the tears fell freely.
What just happened? How could she let Jane walk out like that. Was she too harsh? All these questions were swirling in her mind. She was angry as hell but Jane didn't deserve that.
"Pumpkin! Are you ok?" Richard walked into the kitchen seeing his daughter lightly sobbing.
"Oh Daddy." Maura turned and melted into her fathers embrace. As if she was a child again that needed the comfort only a parent could give.
"It's ok sweetheart, everything will be ok." The kind man tightened his hold on his little girl. It didn't matter if she was 39 or 9 she was still his little girl. "I take it Jane didn't take the news too well."
Maura took a moment to calm down and wiped away her tears. "She, uh..she already knew that Ian was in Boston."
Her father looked confused yet intrigued.
"Oh?"
"Seems she has been keeping tabs on him and was aware of his travel plans.
"She's been watching him?" Richard asked.
"Yes..no, not her. A colleague of ours called in a favor with a contact at Interpol. Apparently they have been keeping her up to date."
"I see, how resourceful of her." Richards remained calm.
"She's known for an entire week Daddy and didn't tell me."
"And that's what these tears are for?" He asked.
"No. They are because I said some hurtful things to her and now I feel terrible."
"Ok"
"But what she did was wrong Daddy. She needs to understand that."
Richard wrapped his daughter up in his arms again. "Do you love her?" He asked
"More than I ever thought I could love someone." She answered without hesitation.
"Then if she loves you even half as much as you love her, she'll understand. Just give her some time Pumpkin."
"Thank you Daddy." Maura laid her head on her Father chest and thought about his words.
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It was a crisp Fall morning in Boston. Crisp enough that the mornings now definitely required a jacket. The sun was shining brightly in the sky as the tall Detective listened to the grass crunching beneath her feet due to the light frost that had formed.
With both her Gun and Badge safely fastened to her belt, the brunette dropped to her knees. She had been here many times in the past especially when she needed the first man she ever fell in love with, her Father. She grazed her fingers over the picture of a younger, healthy Frank Rizolli as he smiled into the camera. Thinking back, remembering in detail when that picture was taken. He was wearing a suit, it was a rare occasion but Angela had insisted. It wasn't everyday that your Daughter graduates from the Police Academy. She remembered how proud of her he was.
"Hey Pop, its me Janie." She placed her hands in her lap. "I fucked up Pop. I fucked up real bad." She confessed. "I'm such an idiot, you raised an idiot." She took a breath. "All I wanted to do was protect her from that asshole. What if he tried something , what if he went after her or worse, the kids. I don't know what I would do if anything happened to them."
She sniffed as she felt her nose begin to run. Partly because of the brisk air and light breeze and partly because tears threatened to spill from her eyes.
"I should have told her the second I found out. This whole thing could have been avoided and I'd be sitting at the kitchen Island having breakfast with them. Watching her move around her kitchen with ease. Watching the sunlight sparkle in her eyes. Seeing her smile...hey, did you know her left dimple is more prominent than her right? Its the cutest thing I've ever seen." She smiled at the picture in her mind of her girlfriend smiling at her. "I guess I deserve this. Its all my fault. I just...fuck Pop..I love her so much. With every fiber of my being." She wiped away the tear that had escaped from the corner of her eye. "I don't think I can change Pop. I don't think I can stop this primal need I have to protect the people I love. Its in my DNA and I can't change it." She pulled a blade of grass out of the ground and began to twirl it around her finger. "Guess it may be the one thing that pushes her away. Only thing I can do now is apologize, again, and hope she can forgive me. Problem is, I'm still really hurt about what she said to me. And if I'm being honest, a little angry too." She looked down at her watch and noticed the time. "Shit, I gotta run Pop. Thanks for listening. I wish you were here to help me out of this." She made the sign of the cross, placed her finger to her lips and lightly kissed them before touching the smiling picture again. "I love you Pop, and I miss you every day." The detective rose to her feet and after another Glance at her hero, she walked back toward her cruiser and headed to the Precinct. Today would be a very long day without Maura.
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Maura was standing at the stove making breakfast when her mother walked into the kitchen.
"Good morning Darling." Constance said as she walked over to her daughter. She leaned in and wrapped her arm around her. "How did you sleep?" She asked. Maura turned to look at her mother. She looked tired, weathered, her eyes puffy. "Oh, not well I gather."
The blonde gave her mother a look before she brought her attention back to the eggs she was currently scrambling. The truth was, she had barely slept at all. Thoughts of Jane walking out the previous night weighing heavily on her mind. She had regretting what she said to her but it was too late to take it back now. As it was, she hadn't even heard from the brunette. No call, not even a single text. She needed to find a way to fix this. The problem was, they didn't have any plans to see each other today. Maura was busy spending the day with her mother and Jane was working.
"Have you heard from Jane?" Constance asked as she poured herself a cup of coffee.
"No, not a word. To be honest, I didn't really expect to."
"Have you tried to reach out to her dear?"
Maura turned the dial to off and spooned the eggs into the appropriate dishes. "No, I thought it was best to give her some time."
Constance nodded and she sipped on the dark liquid. "Was it because of what she did, or because she didn't tell you?"
Maura took a breath. "She knew for a whole week Mother and she didn't say a word."
"I don't know Maura, if you ask me there is nothing sexier than the person you love doing everything in their power to protect you from harm."
Maura smiled inwardly. Jane was sexy when she went into protection mode, there was no doubt about that. She quickly shook the thought away. "Not the point Mother. Jane should have informed me that Ian was coming to town."
"Who's Ian?" A young voice said as they entered the kitchen.
"Good Morning Mon Cherie." Constance said to the young boy as she wrapped her arms around him and kissed the top of his head while looking at her Daughter.
"Good morning Nanna." The boy reciprocated the hug and wrapped his smaller arms around his Grandmothers thin waist.
Benjamin walked over to his mother and gave her the same morning hug. Maura held him a little tighter than normal. Hoping that the boy would forget the name he had crossed her lips.
"Good morning Love. Is your sister up?" She asked.
"Yup." He said as he climbed up on the bar stool to dive into his breakfast. "I'm starving."
"Well then you better eat before it gets cold." Maura said hoping she had dodged her sons question.
Ben brought a healthy amount of eggs to his mouth. "Sho who's Yan" he said with his mouth full.
"Ben honey, please don't speak with your mouth full, you are not an Animal." Maura said once again ignoring the question.
The boy swallowed "Sorry Mommy. Who's Ian?" He asked.
Why does my son have to be to damn persistent Maura thought. Constance looked on waiting to hear her Daughters explanation. "Ian is someone from my past." She said
Ben swallowed another bite. "And Jane knows him too?" He asked innocently.
Maura took a breath and bit her bottom lip before she spoke. "Yes, Jane knows Ian too."
"Cool! Can I have Abby's eggs." He said looking at his sisters plate.
Maura smiled. "No, but you can have some fruit if you are still hungry." She said.
After a brief contemplation of his options, he responded. "Nah, I'll pass. I'm gonna take Jo outside." He stepped down and ran out the back door with the little Terrior nipping at his heals.
Both the Isles woman looked at each other relieved.
A moment later Richard and his granddaughter made their way to the kitchen. Both smiling and chatting as they entered. They said their good mornings and were seated as they began to have their breakfast.
Before long Jeffery popped in ready to take the kids to school. They said their goodbyes and were out the door leaving the adults alone.
Richard placed his hand on his daughters. "Are you ok Pumpkin? " He asked seeing the slightly dark circles under his little girls eyes.
Maura sighed. "No. But I will be." She stood up and walked the morning dishes over to the sink.
Richard and his wife exchanged a look. They were both concerned about their daughter.
"I think while you two are out today I will take the old classic out for a spin." Richard looked to his daughter. "Are the keys handy Pumpkin?"
Maura smiled up at her Father. "Daddy, you haven't driven the old car in a while."
"I know, I missed the old girl."
"The keys are in the study, I will get them for you. Just promise me you will be careful." Maura warned her Father.
Richard gave his daughter a look. "Listen to your daughter Richard. The streets of Boston are not what they used to be."
"Don't worry Darling, I'll be just fine." He smiled. He planed on taking his old classic to the safest part of town possible.
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It was close to noon when Jane, Frost and Korsak had returned from a crime scene. They were walking towards the front steps of the building when Frost suddenly stopped dead in his tracks almost causing Jane to walk right into him.
"Jesus Frost! What the hell." She said angrily. Jane hadn't been in the best of moods so far today and had remained very focused on her work.
"Look at this Beauty!" Frost smiled as he began to eye the piece of machinery parked by the curb.
"Wow! What a beaut, 53' Aston Martin Db2." Korsak sang with a appreciative smile on his face.
"Actually it's a 1955. But a very good eye Sir." They all turned to the voice of the older man standing directly behind them. "Richard Isles." He said as he extended his hand to Korsak.
"Isles as in Dr. Isles?" Korsak asked.
"Indeed." He said. Jane smiled at the kind man. "Hello Jane!"
"Vince this is Maura's father Richard."
Korsak took the mans hand. "Pleasure to meet you Sir. Sergeant Vince Korsak." He shook the mans hand.
"Detective Barry Frost. Nice to meet you Sir." Frost stepped in and smiled that Angelic smile of his. "You've kept her in perfect condition Sir."
"Ah yes. I'm afraid I can't take all the credit for that. Maura has kept this one for me here in the states."
"I guess this is what was covered in the garage. I never did get a good look at it." Jane took a walk around the Vintage car. "Its truly spectacular." She smiled.
"Yes it is. Maura took it out of storage for me when she moved back to Boston, I have one from every Decade. All back in Europe of course. This being my only one in North America. It's very special to me as it was my first Love." He looked to Jane and she instantly knew he wasn't talking about just cars.
"Guess we should get back inside. It was a pleasure meeting you Mr. Isles." Frost shook the mans hand once again.
"Good to meet you Richard. I couldn't let you leave without telling you how wonderfully brilliant your daughter is. She is a pleasure to work with and is very well respected around here. You and Mrs Isles have raised her well Sir. You should be very proud." Vince shook he mans hand.
"That you Sergeant, that means a lot. Connie and I are very proud of her indeed" He smiled at Korsak and watched him walk up the steps.
"So what brings you by Richard." Jane knew the answer to the question before she even asked.
"You Detective. I came to speak with you about my Daughter." He said flatly.
Jane was a little nervous. "Let's go inside. There is a cafe where we can sit and talk."
The man followed Jane into the Division one Cafe where they were immediately attacked by Angela. It was her first time meeting Richard and she couldn't help but think what a kind, handsome man he was. After a few pleasantries, the pair settled at a Table in the corner with two cups of hot Coffee.
"Maura told me what you did, how you have been keeping track of Ian and that you knew he was coming to Boston." The older man began.
Jane looked down at her cup that she currently had in a strangle hold between both hands. "I know it was a stupid thing to do. I didn't feel that way at the time but I get why Maura is so angry with me. I should have told her. Better yet, I shouldn't have been keeping tabs on Ian."
Richard looked at Jane closely. She looked remorseful, she looked sad, like a little lost puppy. "Jane, what you did was..." The older man paused trying to find the right words.
Jane looked up into his eyes. "It was...Bloody Well Brilliant." He finally said.
Jane looked at him confused. "What?"
"I have been keeping an eye on him for the past 10 years. Though I wish I had your resources."
"You have?.. You..do?" She said stunned
"Absolutely! I have someone living in Venice watching him. He spends most of his time there but does travel throughout Europe mostly. We found out about Boston once it was too late."
"So you're not mad at me?"
"On the contrary Jane. I am delighted you would go to such extreme measures to keep my daughter and my grandchildren safe."
"You are!" She couldn't quite believe what she was hearing.
"Of course. Jane dear, I'm turning 80 next spring. I know I won't be around forever. I won't be around to protect my little girl. After what I've learned about you, I know without a shadow of a doubt that she is in very good hands with you."
Jane smiled up at her girlfriends Father "That I can guarantee you sir. I will never let anything happen to Maura or Abigale or Benjamin. If it does, it will be because I'm no longer breathing. I love her and the kids with all of my heart and soul."
The man smiled at Jane. "That is exactly what I wanted to hear." He said as he patted her forearm. "She has been miserable since last night. She feels really badly about the things she said to you."
Jane shrugged. "I deserved it. I've been pretty miserable myself. I'm lost without her. " The brunette admitted.
"As is she Jane...as is she."
The two continued sipping their coffee as Jane recounted what happened to Ian at the Airport, Richard was in hysterics. "That son of a bitch deserved it. Everything he put both of you through." He leaned in a little closer. "I have a confession to make."
Intrigued, the Detective leaned in. " That Yacht he had in the South of France."
"The one he kept running to all the time."
"That's the one. Well, tragically it sank."
Jane gasped and brought her hand up and covered her mouth. "You didn't?"
" Bloody well right I did. Accidently of course. Such a pity really." The man smiled as he downed the last of his coffee.
"Richard Isles, you are officially my Hero."
The man laughed at Jane's remark. "It's your turn Jane. I'm passing the torch off to you. To be my Daughters Hero. To keep her safe...always, even though she may not like it sometimes."
Jane placed her hand on her heart. "I promise. You have my word of Honor Sir."
They were interrupted shortly after by Frost who said they had a lead on their latest case. Jane said goodbye to Richard and was off, back into cop mode and focusing on the task at hand.