Jane found Frost helping himself for breakfast, looking puzzled at Janes sudden appearance at noon. She could see him frown as it dawned on him that something bad had happened. The brunette told him the news right away and glanced at her friend who tried to steady himself on the counter. Frost usually didn't swear, in fact, Jane had never heard him doing so. The more it surprised her as he exclaimed a loud Shit!
"I'm going to have an eye on you." Jane said as she patted his shoulder. Cavanaugh and she had discussed the possibility of a safe house. But on the other hand, it would be a good chance to catch the predator if he really came looking for Frost. So, they would clearly prefer to keep him at the house in beacon hill.
Frost who seemed to have read her thoughts nodded and stated: "So, let the game begin." The brunette sighed. "Its going to be okay" she said, but she wasn't sure. They could only hope and do their best. Jane decided to call her mother. Angela should pick up Gradie from school and take care of her as she was worried that the teenager would be in danger at their house.
Afterwards Frost and she tried to figure out a plan how to proceed further. It felt a little like the movie Kevin home alone when they decided to put up alarms, which were supposed to notify them, in case their suspicion was right. She glanced at Frost several times while they were working on some basic traps. He didn't appear as worried as she would be if she were him. But the brunette could see that he was tired of running and hiding. Therefore, he seemed to hopeful that the predator would really come and that they could catch and lock him up once and for all.
Jane could hear Maura's car pull up in the driveway around midday, when they were almost done with their preparations. The brunette rubbed her palm against her thigh as she took one final look around and checked her mind for what else to do when hearing the key in the lock.
"Hey baby." She greeted her girlfriend and gave her a kiss. The puzzled look on Maura's face reminding her, that she had only texted her that there was a problem at home which she needed to fix. But she hadn't elaborated what the problem was. It was Frost who filled the blonde in and Jane listened while making coffee for them all.
"Can I have a gun now?" Maura asked with a half serious expression on her face after Frost had finished. Jane turned to her and sighed. "Have you filled in the forms and completed a training yet?" also in a half serious manner. They had had this discussion before. And only once Jane had given Maura her gun, when she had urgently needed sleep and Maura had wanted to protect her.
"I can handle a gun." Maura seemed to be a little bit offended now. I bet you can, Jane thought, but I'm not sure if you would be able to handle the consequences if you shoot someone. This is always hard – even if one knew, that the victim was a bad guy and probably deserved it.
Jane mulled over the fact that she was the only person in the house with a gun. Which was probably better anyway. Or not? They would see if the predator would come to their home anyway.
They just sat at the counter and sipped coffee for a while. There appeared to be an earie silence. The ticking of the clock was the only noise apart from a constant buzzing from the fridge. Jane realized that she had never noticed that the fridge made noises too before.
"Have you talked to Constance?" she finally broke the silence and glanced at Maura who slightly shifted on her chair, obviously feeling uncomfortable.
"She has called me again, but I don't pick up the phone." She said and shrugged pushing her mug around.
Jane nodded and looked into her empty coffee cup, holding it firm between her two hands. They all were so tense, waiting, that they jumped as the doorbell rang.
The brunette thought that it was kind of ridiculous because the predator wouldn't arrive in plain sight during the day and ring the bell, right? Still she grabbed her gun as she went to open the door to find her mother with Cavanaugh standing on the porch.
"Rizzoli." He said as he entered the house. Jane raised an eyebrow as she watched both walk into the kitchen. She couldn't say why, but something told her that her boss and her mother were an item again. They had been together a few years ago, until her mother had decided that she needed to find herself. Jane still cringed when she remembered the ugly dress Angela had bought for the breakup.
Maura busied herself and made more coffee as Jane entered the kitchen. Cavanaugh was talking to Frost. "We just wanted to check on you, before picking up Gradie from school." The brunette heard him say.
Jane took the phone of her belt pocket as a silent ring announced a new message.
I have the gun. Shall I bring it to you? The brunette had completely forgotten about the gun and got excited. We are still moving forward she thought and messaged Thomas Craig that she would come and pick it up. There was still enough time until her mother and Cavanaugh had to leave.
"These are great news, right?" Angela asked when Jane got her jacket and the car keys. I hope so, Jane thought being cautious. First, they had to see the gun and check if they could still pull evidence. But it was some light at the end of the tunnel for sure.
Maura glanced at the shoebox in Janes hands and carefully opened the lid. "Is it the right one?" the blonde asked. "Yes, I compared it to the pictures. I don't know many other guns which have these typical red markings on the side. But I guess not many."
Maura nodded and took the box out of Janes hands to take it immediately to the lab. "Are you sure you don't want Frankie to pick it up?" the brunette asked, feeling uneasy. Maura had been abducted before and Frankie had a gun.
"I'll be fine. Its just a 10 minutes' drive to the precinct. And I come home right afterwards." Maura replied with a smile on her face.
The brunette just nodded and kissed her. Then she returned to Frost who had settled in the guestroom by now. She was still worried and wasn't able to relax. Only when she heard Maura's voice in the hallway, she felt better.
They talked about their wedding to distract themselves a little. The blonde handed Jane her guestlist. The brunette chuckled when she realized that they wanted to invite pretty much the same people. "That's what happens when you are friends so long." Maura stated, and Jane nodded. Her girlfriend was probably right. "Kent is going to be my best man." The blonde confirmed Janes suspicion. She thought that it was a good choice.
Night fell and the three of them watched a documentary on TV. Jane glanced at Frost and Maura and wondered if the predator was going to visit them tonight, if at all. Everybody seemed to be relaxed so she relaxed too, holding her girlfriends' hand while watching how a baby whale was born.