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As Constance walked into the room there was a feeling of great reassurance. Constance looked up to Maura, who had tears streaming down her rosy cheeks, and could see the fear draining from her face and being replaced with hope.
"Mother, he's still alive" Maura sniffled.
Dr Keys began to wipe off the gel on Maura's stomach.
"You have a healthy baby in there, if you don't mind I'd like to keep you in over night for observation just to be on the safe side but everything seems to be fine. I'll just go and page another Dr in to check over your other injuries" Dr Keys looked down at the bruised swollen wrist as she said this. Dr Keys slid out of the room to allow the family some privacy.
Maura looked down at the scarred hand that held onto hers and gave a gentle squeeze rubbing the circular raised scar, a sign of thanks.
"Thank you Jane" Jane could only nod as she didn't think she deserved the thanks, all she did was hold the Dr's hand in a time of need. As Jane looked down at the hand in hers she realised, for the first time since Hoyt, she had been the one to hold somebody elses hand. Wow, Jane thought, This woman is going to steal my heart.
Maura looked at Jane with affection to then squint at her "Oh my goodness! I've been so rude, you have a hairline fracture of your.. you have a broken nose! I am sorry to have kept you here for so long" Maura replied, embarrassed to have not noticed the woman was obviously at the hospital to be treated.
Constance watched on as her daughter cut off her mumble of medical information toward the other woman and realised that she couldn't remember the last time she heard Maura, the genius shine through. Constance made a mental note to investigate. Constance came further into the room and took a seat at the end of her daughters hospital mind, slowly as to not startle her daughter.
"Oh no Dr Isles-"Jane began.
Maura cut Jane off "Maura, please" Constance got the feeling Maura hadn't felt at ease with anyone like this in quite some time.
"Maura, really it's no problem at all, I've had my fair share of broken bones; my job certainly helps with that" Jane commented to try to get a smile from the woman, God that smile I would do anything to see Jane thought "Everyone needs a hand to hold and your daughter really is an angel" Jane began to get worried the Dr wanted her to leave, please dont make me leave, Jane prayed in her head.
"I can leave if..?" Jane asked with a shy smile on her face.
"If you wouldn't mind, its nice to have someone here for support" Maura replied with a light blush residing on her porcelain cheeks.
Constance watched on with awe. I really am witnessing something here.
"Maura dear" Constance gently pressed Maura's hand "Your father will be here as soon as he can, if it's okay with you when he arrives I'll take Arabella home so she can get some proper sleep?" Constance asked waiting for Maura's reply.
Maura turned to look over at her child who had set up camp in Jane's strong arms.
"What about Ian?" Maura asked with great fret showing in her quaking voice.
"Don't worry bout that now darling, if that vile man is still there I wont be hesitating to phone the police" Constance replied with a matter of fact tone.
Jane listened on with great interest. The detectives mind connecting up the facts presented to her; Arabella crying "Daddy no more", the bruising on Maura's wrists and being startled at the tiniest of things. Abused by her husband was the conclusion all these facts amounted to. Jane looked over at Maura and wondered just how much of the woman's character was hid under the fear of saying the wrong things to anger her husband. Despite only properly meeting Maura half an hour ago and never meeting the dirty blonde's husband, Jane hated him. How could someone try to break such a kind hearted woman? Jane thought with great sorrow.
Arabella began to shift in Jane's arm, taking a guess that another nightmare was about to begin she began to stroke through the young girls hair saying words of comfort to try to settle her back to sleep. This little girl doesn't need to see her mother in such pain, Jane reasoned in her head.
Maura watched on in awe of this woman who had only just entered her life. How can a detective who has to show such strength and assertion show such gentleness and care?
"Okay mother but please don't let her out of your sight, I cant lose the only thing that keeps me going" Maura said with a feeling of anguish.
"I promised you before Maura, both your father and I will do everything in our power to keep him away from both you and my precious grandchildren, okay? I know i wasn't the best of mothers growing up and that is the biggest regret of my life but i hope with every bone in my body that someday i can make up for how badly i treated you" Finishing the statement by leaning over to Maura to place a gentle kiss on her forehead. How could I have let her stay there?
A gentle knock came from the door, interrupting the special moment between mother and daughter.
An older female doctor who Maura knew from her visits to the hospital, entered the room.
"Hello Dr Petroff" Maura greeted the Dr with a smile that didnt quite reach her eyes.
"Hello Dr Isles, so I hear you sustained a wrist injury?" The doctor enquired.
"Yes i fell down the stairs and landed on it, I dont think its broken just slightly sprained" Maura could feel the hives beginning to form on her chest, however living with an abusive husband led to Maura having to lie on a daily basis so the reaction was a common occurrence Maura learned to handle.
Dr Petroff came to Maura's bedside and lightly lifted Maura's wrist in order to examine it. The dark bruising which vastly contrasted that of the young doctors light skin showed signs of a hand grasping tightly rather than that of landing on it which Maura had stated beforehand.
"Maura.." The doctor looked on at Maura with great sympathy "You know you dont have to lie to me? I'm not here to judge you in any way, I'm here to help you in any way I can"
"Ian... well he..well he just gets angry when people assume the worst about him and I push him to it sometimes.. I know I do" Maura stated still defending her husband. Constance, tired of the protection had to take a deep breath in order to not shake her daughter.
"Maura, as I said I'm not here to judge but.. Domestic violence is not acceptable in any way. I understand you love your husband a great deal, you have 2 children with him. However you need to stop blaming yourself, I know this is very unprofessional of me Maura but you are such a lovely and compassionate woman and it pains me to see you here every week with a new injury with the same story, you have a great support system, okay?" The doctor was unsure of whether she had said too much to the young woman. However Maura just wiped the tears that had left her eyes and gave a slight nod of the head to reassure that she understood and took on what the woman had said.
"Okay, now I know you really don't want me to ask this Maura.. Actually would you prefer if everyone left the room?" Maura glanced over at Arabella who had managed to fall back into a deep sleep. Looking up from the younger girl she was met with the dark soothing eyes of Jane.
"It's okay, just ask." Maura replied awaiting the dreadful question she refused to answer every other time, receiving a squeeze of the hand from Jane to make sure Maura knew she was there for her. Why do I feel so protective of this woman? Jane wondered.
Constance gave a soothing back and fore stroke of Maura's thigh, preoccupying her for the ultimate blow she knew would shatter her.
"Do we need to perform a rape kit Maura?" Dr Petroff asked softly.
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