Had this idea in my head and tossing it out there to see if anyone is interested in my continuing it. A little background...Maura, Frankie and Frost are all entering their senior year of high school...Maura and Frankie have been best friends forever meanwhile frost moved to town last year and made quick friends with the two. Jane should be entering her sophomore year of college but makes a mysterious return to Boston after barely visiting since she has graduated high school. Angela and Frank are in the middle of a divorce making the home life a little challenging. Maura had a crush on Jane when she was a kid and after not seeing Jane for over a year her once dormant feelings might start popping back up. Why did Jane return from school? Will Maura and Jane have a chance together? Or are they destine for friendship?


The door slowly opened revealing a quiet room baked in the early morning sunlight. The silent door gave no warning to it sleeping occupant. She smiled seeing the dark unruly hair poking out from under the covers. The Rizzoli attached to those locks was still out cold and that didn't look to be changing anytime soon.

"WAKE UP," Maura shouted jumping on the bed with a smile.

The sudden movement and noise brought the Rizzoli from a dead sleep to a startled state resulting in a spastic stumble to the floor. Maura couldn't contain her laughter seeing her best friend sitting on the floor trying to figure out what just happened.

"What the hell Maur," Frankie asked rubbing his head? "It's like….before noon what's with the harsh wake up call," he said looking at the clock trying to get the numbers to come into focus.

"It's the last week of our summer vacation before our senior year starts and I refuse to let you sleep the week away. It is almost 10 and I want to go to breakfast at the bakery."

"You do," he asked shocked? "You mean miss healthy is going to engage in the wonderful world of simple carbohydrates and have a donut."

"Please….eggs provide a great source of protein and healthy cholesterol and I talked your mother into serving turkey bacon to limit the transfats and then we will be going for a run to work off the extra butter and grease I will be consuming and the sugary donuts and French toast your about to consume….that is unless you want Rolli Polli Rizzoli to make a comeback."

Frankie mumbled never wanting to have that nickname grace anyone's lips again.

"All right, all right call Frost and have him meet us there while I get ready real fast."

"Shower AND brush your teeth."

"Why would I brush my teeth before eating breakfast?"

Maura rolled her eyes….her best friend was such a boy sometimes.

"Because you're going out into public…I refuse to let you leave this house without the proper hygiene."

"Women," Frankie rolled his eyes leaving the room.

"Men," Maura yelled back tossing a towel at him.

Frankie only took 10 minutes to get ready and they pair was out the door. Frost was going to meet them at the bakery.

"Frankie baby come help me in the kitchen," Angela said seeing her son walk into the bakery.

"Oh come on ma I am here to eat."

"Yes, for free unlike all these other paying customers waiting for their meals and getting their to go orders…get in the kitchen first."

"Ma."

"Go Frankie I will sit at the counter and make you get me multiple cups of coffee," Maura smiled.

"Oh joy," he grumbled walking back into the kitchen.

"Maura lovely to see you," Angela said giving her a hug and a kiss. "I am glad you were able to drag my son out of bed before noon."

"It was a challenge but I refuse to let him sleep the week away."

"I'll get you the first cup of coffee love have a seat."

Maura smiled sitting at the counter looking over the menu even though she already knew was she was getting. She loved looking at the specials and seeing what interesting dished Mrs. Rizzoli put on special. She was the best baker in Boston and the only one who could get Maura to eat less than healthy foods. She loved the Rizzoli family…well she loved Angela and of course her best friend was Frankie and there was…

It felt like a tornado just blew in, a bag was unceremoniously tossed on the counter and a figure plopped in the seat beside her.

"J…Jane," Maura whispered shocked to see the oldest Rizzoli.

Long dark locks whipped around and locked eyes with the innocent hazel ones starring back at her.

"Maura…hi," Jane said surprised to her brothers best friend sitting next to her. "Wow it has been a long time you look great," Jane said giving Maura a hug.

"Thanks…so do you. I didn't think you were in town. Isn't college back in session," Maura questioned?

"Yeah, probably…I am just taking a little break," Jane said clearly not wanting to talk about it.

"Oh cool…well it's good to have you back."

"It's good to be back," Jane said with a smile.

"Frankie get the order for table 7 and start another pot of coffee," Angela yelled back to the kitchen.

"Maybe I spoke too soon," Jane smirked. "I better get out of here before she sees me."

"Doesn't she know your back?"

"Not yet and I would like to delay that just a little longer," Jane said reaching for a donut. "Give this to ma and I will see you later shorty," Jane said leaving a dollar on the counter and giving Maura's jaw a little love tap.

Maura smiled as she watched Jane retreat out of the bakery.

"Who was the girl," Frost asked walking in? "She looks familiar."

"What girl," Maura said turning back in her seat to look at the menu again?

"The girl that is going to cause you to break out in hives for lying to me," Frost said grabbing the menu and putting it on the counter.

Maura sighed, stupid hives.

"That was Jane Rizzoli….my childhood crush."

"Wait…what? That was Jane? Isn't she in college? She was your childhood crush? So many questions," Frost said looking back and forth between the now vacant doorway and Maura.

Frost had only moved to town a year ago and while he was very good friends with Maura and Frankie there was still so much he didn't know.

"Yes, that was the oldest Rizzoli child. She was at UConn I think starting her sophomore year but she is taking a break apparently….she didn't seem to want to talk about it though."

"Good because I don't really care about that part…I want to hear the part where she was your childhood crush."

Maura couldn't help but blush thinking about her childhood and the hours she spent pinning over the gorgeous Jane Rizzoli.

"Oh this is going to be good…spill it I want to her all the details," Frost said getting excited at his friends clear discomfort.

"Well, I have known Frankie since we were practically in diapers."

"Not to interrupt already but how? I mean I know I am new here but I know your family is wealthy…I doubt you ran in the same circles."

"True my mother probably never would have….but my nanny's did," Maura said with a smile. "We met at a play group when I was 2 I think…it was some community mommy and me playgroup for toddlers to help with engagement and interaction. My nanny brought me every chance she got and Angela was always there with Frankie. While Frankie and I went to different elementary schools we always met at the park and that's all she wrote."

"Cool….so back to Jane."

Maura rolled her eyes.

"It all started when I was 12 so Jane was either 15 or 16. It was right around this time of year actually…just before school started and I was over at Frankie's. I guess it was preseason for field hockey or something and Jane was just coming back from a run. She walked into the house in this neon blue sports bra and these black running shorts. She was covered in sweat yet still smelled amazing, her cheeks were flush red from running and the bright sun and those abs….ohh I have had many a dreams about those abs."

"Change the sheets kinda dreams I bet," Frost smirked.

"Frost I was 12," Maura said hitting his shoulder.

"Didn't stop me."

"Ugh men…boys. Anyway from that moment on I was hooked. I spent most of my youth leaving toys, roses and chocolates in Jane's room anonymously only to later find out everyone knew all along it was me. They all thought it was so cute meanwhile I was mortified."

"So you knew from pretty early on that you…"

"Liked girls? Yeah, I knew pretty early on. That was just a childhood crush though…she was the cool older sister always doing things first driving…going to parties…being able to stay out late…when your 12 all that stuff seems so cool. I know I was her little brother's best friend, but she never made me feel that way. She treated me like a person, not a little kid and in my world that didn't happen often."

"When is the last time you saw her?"

"A little over a year ago…before I met you actually. She left home right after she graduated and I don't think has been back since then."

"She didn't come home for breaks? UConn is not that far from here," Frost questioned.

"I think Frankie said she came home for a day on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve and Christmas day but that is it. I didn't see her during that time as we were in Paris."

"And now she is just back indefinitely?"

"Sounds like it."

"Wonder what happened at school that's bringing her back to Boston."

"That's a good question."

Maura was certainly curious as to why the oldest Rizzoli was back in town instead of at college. One doesn't just take a break for no reason after all. However, she was just glad to have Jane back period. It had been over a year since Maura saw Jane and she was even more beautiful than she remembered. College seemed to add a layer of maturity to Jane and Maura could feel the childhood crush come flooding back to her. She would have to focus on just being friends and not fall back into her school girl crush ways. This year definitely just took an interesting turn.