Jane felt nervous. They were short of some detectives because of the flu which meant that she had to do more field work. She recalled all too well losing a baby a few years ago because of her work. She sighed and got out of her cruiser, walking over to the crime scene which was in a backyard of some shabby bar.

Maura was already there, kneeling next to the victim. The blonde shot her a surprised look when she saw Jane ducking under the yellow tape.

„Hey!" she greeted Maura, crouching down beside her to look at the victim. „What have we got?"

„Male, 36, two gunshot wounds to the head." Her wife replied professionally. It hit Jane that she had missed being on the crime scenes lately. And most of all that she had missed being in the field with Maura. She gave her a soft smile before turning into work mode again.

„Looks like execution style. Maybe a gang thing." She mumbled laughing when she caught the don't speculate glare of the her wife. „We found the weapon." Frankie said and walked over to them holding a plastic bag with a Glock inside.

„Well done." She praised him, taking the bag out of his hand to have a closer look. „That's not the right one." Maura interrupted her thoughts. „The caliber doesn't match."

„And you can tell that without proof?" Jane teased her which got her another stern glare. Private Maura loved their bantering, but the ME Maura was definitely not up to joking. „I can tell you because the wound is far too small for the caliber of the gun." She snarked.

Jane looked at Frankie who shrugged. „Hell, in what kind of world are we living in, where guns are just lying around. And victims are shot with other guns?" she muttered.

„In a world with too many guns?" Maura replied smartly as if stating the obvious. Jane rolled her eyes and shook her head. Maybe she didn't miss this so much after all she thought. Or maybe this was just too much to take in a world where she wasn't allowed to drink coffee.

She stood to inspect the perimeter of the crime scene as she felt grumpy now. She didn't want to pick a fight with Maura. To her surprise the blonde was waiting at her cruiser when she was done with her work at the crime scene. The body was long gone, so Maura had no reason to be still there.

„I'm sorry for being so stern earlier." The blonde said apologetical. Jane glanced around and gave her a short peck on the lips when she saw that no one was looking. „Its okay. You need this to do your work right. I understand."

Maura nodded and sighed. „Autopsy will be in two hours. Will you watch?"

„Sure as hell!" Jane replied and nudged her. „Frankie told me that you are being his partner until his real partner got rid of the flu." Maura said.

Jane who rolled her eyes nodded. „I hope he`ll be back soon."

„Just be careful." Maura whispered before walking to her own car.

I will. Jane muttered.

R&I

The case kept them busy, but Jane still made it to the coach of the baseball team over the next few days. It didn't take long until everything was cleared up and Jane stopped at the sports store to buy some gear as a surprise for the girls.

Both were excited and over the moon, when they found out, that their dream was to come true.

„Not in the house!" Maura shouted from the kitchen as she saw them swinging their bats in the living room. Jane was setting the table and interrupted her doing so to send them to the garden. Before they knew a ball had hit one of the bedroom windows and Jane giggled. "Reminds me of my childhood." she told Maura who sighed.

By the time they were done with eating dinner the window was repaired and Jane handed the handyman his money. „The joy of having kids." She said when joining Maura in the kitchen. Maura laughed. „True."

When both entered the kid's bedroom for the nightly routine they found them with their gloves on. Convincing them to take it off for the night was almost impossible. But Jane managed by promising them to teach them some things the next day after work.

R&I

„Come on, Maur! We need your help!" Jane called to the blonde who was sitting on the deck with a medical journal as they practiced like Jane had promised the previous day. Maura shook her head but padded towards them laughing. „I don't know if I will be much of a help. I'm not good at this." She stated a little bit whining.

„I teach you too." Jane offered with a grin and gleaming eyes. And so she did. It took them all a while to notice the figure standing at the fence watching them in silence.

„Mother!" Maura exclaimed when she finally saw Constance. Jane followed the blonde's eyes and gave the elder woman a greeting nod. She had actually expected for this to happen one day and she wondered why it had taken so long.

Constance opened the gate to the garden of their house, walking down the little stone path leading towards them.

„Hello, cherie." Constance said and greeted Maura with a kiss to each cheek. Jane found her face unreadable and obliged as Constance repeated the procedure with her. She smelled the extravagant perfume of the woman.

„Do you want a drink?" Maura offered politely and walked towards the house when Constance said that she would love to have a Cognac. Jane cringed when being left alone with her in the garden. The kids hardly knew Constance and checked the elder woman cautiously. Sophie pulled away slightly when Constance bent down to greet her the same way.

It was an awkward situation. „Lets go and have a seat." Jane told her mother in law, instructing the kids to practice what they had learned so far. They appeared to be happy to be let of the hook and ran away.

„They are so sweet, and so grown up." Constance stated as they walked to the deck. The brunette didn't know if she was serious or just polite so she didn't comment.

„What brought you here?" she asked instead.

„I see that you have lost nothing of your directness." Constance mumbled sitting down into the chair Maura had vacated earlier. Her eyes wandered over the still open journal. „That's what i always liked about you." She added after pushing the paper away.

„There is a vernissage i have to attend. And i thought that I might use the opportunity to visit my daughter."

Jane swallowed down her anger. Nothing had changed. This woman appeared whenever she wanted like a queen. And usually only when she had business to do in town. Maura came out of the house carrying a try with two glasses of cognac and a glass of orange juice for Jane. The brunette would have wanted a glass of alcohol too right know. But baby Rizzoli wouldn't appreciate it probably so she contented herself with the juice.

„So, it's true. You`re having a baby?" Constance said as she noticed it.

„Yes, mother. I told you so, didn't I?" Maura sighed, replying quickly before Jane could.

„Yes you did." Constance mumbled. She surprised them by apologizing for her behavior. It was unclear if Maura's last call or the view of the happy family had changed her mind. But the main thing was that she got to apologize and admit that she had made a mistake in how she had treated Maura.

Jane who had wanted to wander off to give them space to discuss things and make up got caught by Constance's grip at her wrist. „Don't go." The elder woman said. „this is also an apology to you." Jane sat down again, nursing her juice, wondering if Constance was serious.

„I wanted you to know that I put all of your kids into my will. Not only Sophie."