Maura was pretty much distracted the rest of her day at work, she was finding it real hard to focus on anything. She even decided to leave a little early since she wasn't really needed. Once she got home around 4, Maura poured herself a glass of wine while deciding to clean up around the house.

It was about an hour later when there was a knock on her front door. She figured that it wasn't Jane because she would have just walked in like she normally did. At least she hoped that Jane would still act normal around her.

When she opened the door to greet whoever it was she frowned. It was Jack.

"Hi Maura."

"Um hello Jack, what are you doing here?"

"I wanted to talk, may I come in?" Jack asked, peeping his head around the corner to make sure Jane wasn't here. "You don't seem to have company over."

"No, as a matter of fact I don't. Jane's not here," Maura looked at the man and sighed, stepping to the side to let him in. "You can come in, but only for a few minutes."

"Thanks," Jack leaned to kiss Maura on the cheek. "You look nice tonight, extravagant like always," he smiled. "Drinking wine at 5? Is everything alright?"

"Jack, why are you here?" Maura asked, placing her hands on her hips.

"I told you, I wanted to talk, come on let's sit," he grabbed her by the hand and led her to her couch. "I can't seem to stop thinking about you Maura, to be honest. I want you back. And before you say anything, I just want to speak and you just hear me out, can you do that?" Jack glanced into her eyes and Maura nodded.

"Okay... why do you want me back after I hurt you?"

"I know you did this horrible thing getting involved with your best friend while we were together, but I have decided to forgive you for it. I've taken notice of your friendship with Jane and I think it's pretty toxic. I mean who goes after their friend knowing she's happy with someone else."

"Jack it wasn't like that..."

"You promised you'd hear me out before responding. Anyways, I get it, you didn't want to hurt Jane and turn her away because she probably would have gotten upset or angry and I know you hate her being mad at you. You'd do anything for her, but would she do anything for you? I mean here she is confusing you when I've been making you as happy as I can. She jumped off that bridge without even thinking of you, of any of her loved ones. She's willing to leave not considering anyone's feelings. I get that she's your best friend but she's holding you back." He paused for a moment. "Anyways, Allie's mother is moving to work in New Mexico and I don't want to just separate her from her mom or have her leave her life in Boston without me. Her mother suggested that it would be easier if we were in the same state. It could be a great opportunity for me, for us. I want to be with you but I can't be without my daughter. I know we broke up, but I don't want to give up on us so easily. I just wanted you to know that there are options out there and you'd be successful wherever you go in life."

Maura listened to Jack speak and she honestly didn't believe the words coming from his mouth. He really thought she would be willing to move away from her home to be with some guy who thought so negatively about her best friend and their friendship.

"Maura, you can go ahead and respond now," he took his hand in hers, but she pulled away.

"Jack, you seriously think I want to leave my life in Boston? We broke up for a reason Jack and I know it's not such a good idea. You're making Jane to be the bad guy when she's not the only one at fault. You have me on this pedestal thinking that I can do no wrong, Jane and I got together, yes it was wrong while I was still with you and I know you're saddened by that fact, but asking me to just drop everything to follow you it's just... it's crazy. So no, Jack I can't go with you. This gives you the perfect opportunity though, the opportunity to move on and just forget about me. Find someone who can love you as much as you love them."

"You have real feelings for Jane, don't you?" he asked in a sour yet sad tone.

Maura sighed and didn't say anything for a few moments. "I don't know what they are that I feel for Jane, all I know is she's my best friend and I'd be a mess without her. But even if you and I were still together I don't think I would be able to go with you. I have everything set here and I love my job and this city. Jack, you're a great guy but this, you and I, it wouldn't have worked out in the end. Come on I'll walk you out," Maura stood up from the couch and Jack followed suit.

"Just really think about it Maura alright? I can offer you great and amazing things, can Jane offer you what I can when it comes down to it? Give it more thought than you think it needs," Jack opened the door and turned to Maura. "It was nice seeing you again Maura and I won't forget about you so easily. And remember that I'm always a phone call away."

Maura nodded, "Have a good night Jack."

"Goodnight Maura Isles," he went to lean in for a kiss but Maura stepped back.

"Tell your daughter that I hope she enjoys New Mexico."

"I will, bye," he nodded, shoving his hands into his pockets before walking away.

Maura sighed, giving her head a shake before closing the door. She went into the kitchen to heat up a plate of leftover lasagna from the last Rizzoli family dinner, deciding it would go best with her wine. She took her plate and wine glass and went to go sit on the couch turning on a documentary

Maura could only enjoy a few moments to herself when Angela came inside. "Hey Maura, mind if I join you?"

"Not at all Angela. Feel free to sit."

Angela nodded, taking a seat, "So was that Jack that was just over."

"Yes it was. He wanted to get back together."

"Sweetie, that's great. You seemed to be really down about it last night. But why isn't he still here?"

"Angela, I can't get back together with him. When he was over he was basically telling me how Jane treats me like crap and then he asked if I wanted to move with him to New Mexico. Allie's mother got a job offer there so he didn't want to get split up from her."

"Oh well, I'm glad you decided against a relationship with him. If he can't appreciate your best friend he isn't the guy for you, then asking you to move... I would miss you."

"Well it's a good thing that I don't plan on going anywhere. Boston is my home, if he asked when we were still dating I maybe would have thought about it, but there's nothing to think about now. We broke up for a reason, moving would have been foolish on my part."

"If it's any consolation I'm glad you're staying. I'm sure Jane will be too."

Maura nodded, "I'd be lost without her you know. She means the world to me and she comes first in my personal life all the time."

"One day you'll find the right guy and Jane will just have to understand when there's someone else in your life."

"Oh Angela, it won't be that easy."

"Jane has to learn to share sweetie."

Maura shook her head, "Angela... Jane is... well." She paused. "Never mind..."

"Maura, what is it?" Angela asked, resting a hand on her knee.

"It's nothing Angela. This leftover lasagna tastes pretty good," Maura changed the subject. "It was absolutely divine with the wine." She got up from the couch to go put the dishes in the sink.

Angela observed Maura in concern, she watched as Maura looked down, gripping the edge of the counter, taking a deep breath. She got up to go to Maura, resting a hand on her back. "Hey, what's wrong? What's going on with you and Jane?"

"Angela I assure you that it's nothing, Jane and I are... we're fine," Maura wiped her eyes.

"Doesn't seem fine when you're crying. Are you and my daughter okay?"

"That's the thing, I have absolutely no idea. Things have been different between us, in a way that I can't really explain. I thought things were going to be fine, but they're just not. It's this whole mess and I just don't know what to do. She says we're fine, but her body language says different."

Angela nodded, "She's the reason you and Jack broke up, isn't she?"

After a moment Maura nodded, "You can say that."

"I see, you passed that boundary of your friendship and now things are odd?"

"To be honest they've been kind of odd since she jumped off that bridge. After thinking I lost her, things changed between us. I did something I'm not proud of... Jane and I, well we..." Maura's confession got cut off when Jane walked through the front door.

"Maura we need to talk..." she paused, noticing her mother in the kitchen with Maura. "Oh sorry didn't know Ma was here. I just... I'll come back later."

"Jane Clementine Rizzoli, you get back here. You're not going anywhere until you and Maura sit down and have a talk. Even if I have to mediate between the both of you."

"Angela, that's not necessary. You don't have to mediate. Thanks though, I got it from here."

Angela looked between the two of them, "Alright, but just be honest to each other. It'll all be okay in the end, I promise." She gave Maura a nod before heading to the guest house.

"Maura, have you been crying?" Jane took notice of Maura's red eyes and tear stained cheeks.

"How very observant of you," Maura crossed her arms. "Jack came over. We had a talk, he's not the reason I was crying, but he is out of my life...our lives for good. He's moving to New Mexico."

"Well care to tell me why you're crying then?"

"Because I'm confused Jane, last night went so well and then something has been off. I left work early because I couldn't focus. You've been on my mind and I've been trying to find a distraction. You say we're fine, but I know that we aren't."

Jane looked at Maura, really looked at her. "Well we're fine Maura, okay?" she rested her hands on Maura's shoulders. "Something happened tonight... I went to go meet Kiki for the first time, she happened to mention how I need to communicate better with my partner. Korsak told her how I'd been acting odd when you were with Jack and Kiki believed that was because I have unrequited feelings for you. I really don't like people in my business and I kind of got angry, her knowing me before I figure my own shit out. I told them there was nothing going on between us and there never would be. When she said I had unrequited feelings for you, I got pissed because well... I thought you were going to get back with Jack."

Maura listened to Jane explain herself and she scrunched her nose up in confusion. "Jane, why would you think I wanted to get back with him?"

"Well for starters when I woke up in your bed this morning I heard you muttering in your sleep about you willing to do anything to get Jack back and it hurt, hearing you plead like that, beg for him to take you back. It hurt like shit Maura, it hurt knowing you could be so willing to go back when you and I are trying to figure things out. I panicked and I left. Now I know I'm just being paranoid."

"Well thanks for finally opening up to me as why you seemed so upset today. Well I assure you Jack isn't even a thought anymore. He's not the one I care about, he's not the one I want, part of me thinks I knew that he never really was. You do realize that these feelings you have for me are mutual, we wouldn't have had that night of intimacy just because, it meant something to the both of us, I know it did. And I wouldn't say you were paranoid, just really concerned."

Jane nodded, "I was more than just really concerned, I felt sick thinking this... us was just a momentary thing. I know we said we won't rush into things and that's more than okay. I just... our feelings for each other are really real, right? I don't want to give up on this chance at real happiness. Happiness I only seem to feel when I'm around you or in your arms."

Maura pulled Jane into a hug at her words. "Like this?"

Jane laughed lightly and kissed the top of her head, "Exactly like that," Jane shifted slightly, pulling away just to look in Maura's eyes. "Would you be offended if we kept this to ourselves? I already don't like Kiki being up in my business, and Korsak seems to really like her he'd probably tell her everything like she's my damn life coach."

"We're still trying to figure things out. We both know it'll be kind of hard to hide this from Angela. I'll try to keep things vague if she asks me questions."

"My mother, she'll make it her mission to try to get shit out of you. She doesn't know when to give up sometimes."

Maura laughed, "Yeah, but it's only because she cares about you and the friendship we share."

"Well hopefully it's more than a friendship we share."

"We're life long best friends forever," she smiled.

"That we are Maura, that we are," Jane stroked Maura's cheek with her hand. "So, what did you want to do now?"

Maura licked her lips, "I think I know," she stood up on her tiptoes and pressed a kiss to Jane's lips. Jane's hand rested on Maura's hips, tugging her body as close to hers as possible. "Want to go upstairs?" Maura asked, as she pulled back moments later for air, feeling weak in the knees the way Jane was looking at her.

"Thought you'd never ask," she spoke, her voice deep with arousal. "But how about we go to the guest room tonight? I'd feel much more comfortable in there."

"As you wish." Maura nodded, a huge smile on her face as she grabbed Jane by the hand and led her upstairs.

This is not the end I promise, there shall be more romance and still some angst of sorts to be had. Thanks for reading and as always your words are welcomed.