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Jane jerks up in her bed and looks around in her bedroom.
She had had a really strange dream.
A dream about her and the blond doctor she just have met four days.
And the really weird thing is that it wasn't a innocent dream, and it felt all too real.
Like it happened in the past, which is impossible because they have never met before, but she's asking herself why she can remember all details of Dr. Maura Isles' body.
It feels like her subconscious mind is telling her something, but she can't understand what.
It's not like she never had erotic dreams about other women, but they were mainly about women with whom she had slept with or faceless women.
That's why she worried that she's only dreaming about Dr. Isles, and that's even not the worse. The worse is that in all those dreams she has a freaking dick. So, she's not in her own body, but she doesn't mind.
Jane's groaning and rubs her face with both of her hands. "Oh, my. What the hell is wrong with me?"
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Jane is sitting in the lobby of Mass Gen and sips her coffee, her knees are nervously bobbing up and down.
She jumps up to her feet as soon as she spots a familiar blonde entering the building. "Dr. Isles!" she nearly shouts.
Maura almost drops her briefcase and places startled an hand on her chest.
She's taking a deep breath when she's recognizing the Italian. "Oh, my ... Detective Rizzoli. I didn't see you. I'm sorry. What can I do for you?"
Jane is wasting no time. "Why am I dreaming of you?" Jane asks frankly.
Maura blushes deeply and steps into the elevator. "I don't know what you are talking about, Detective." she replies and pushes a button.
"You have a small but cute birth mark on your right inner thigh. It's pretty high, though." Jane replies and everyone in the elevator are staring at the two women.
Maura swallows hard and hold the brunette's gaze. "That was a very good guess."
"If it was only a guess, why do I know that your pulse point is your weak point?"
"That's pretty cool." says a young visitor with a grin. "Can we have popcorn?"
Maura ignores the young man and still holds Jane's gaze as the Italian steps closer. "Please, take a step back."
Jane steps back again, but eyes the poor blonde from head to toe. "Why do I know you?"
"Maybe we really once dated." Maura replies and wants to squeeze out of the elevator.
Jane is faster, though, and trapping the doctor in the corner of the device. "So, if we once dated, why are you denying me?"
Maura is biting nervously her bottom lip. "I'm not denying you."
Jane is searching the smaller woman's eyes and can see that she's holding something back. "You don't have to be scared of me."
Maura scoffs annoyed. "I am anything but scared of you. " she replies.
It is funny. If someone else would corner her like that, she would call for help.
But somehow she knows that this woman won't do any harm to her.
Maura starts breathing heavily as she holds the intense gaze of the taller woman.
Jane furls her eyebrows. "You know, a couple of days ago you have told me that you are not into women, and now you are saying that we might dated in the past. That's kinda odd. And why do I know what you look like when you're naked?"
Maura can feel that she turned as red as a fire truck. "Excuse me?"
Jane steps closer again and leans her head down to Maura's ear. "I know what you look like underneath your clothes and I don't know why." she's whispering into the blonde's ear.
Maura's eyes flutter shut and her knees give a little in.
That's exactly what the love of her life did in the past, how he has charmed the pants off her.
The elevator door opens again and another person enters it. "Oh." the person says.
Jane slowly steps back again, but holds the blonde's gaze.
"Maura?" is asking a male doctor a little surprised and looks confused at Maura. "How ... what ... How are you doing?"
Maura's clearing her throat and places the fingertips of her left hand on her lips.
She needs a second to compose herself again.
She looks up at the strawberry blond man and forces herself to smile. "I'm good, thank you, Michael. And how are you?"
He nods skeptically. "Pretty good, thanks. You sure you okay? You look a little ... flustered over there."
Maura glances to the other woman and clears her throat once again, "Yes. Yes, everything is fine."
Jane looks up at the display with a little smile and steps forward. "That's my floor. Have a nice day, doctors."
Maura is smiling at Michael and also emerges from the elevator.
Jane looks over her shoulder and frowns deeply. "Look, I'm sorry. I don't know what got the best of me in that elevator. I am actually not like that. But since four nights I have those weird dreams and since then I'm feeling like someone has shoved something into my head that doesn't belong to me, and I can't get rid of those thoughts. Like the feeling that I know you for ages. And I have no explanation why, and it's driving me crazy." she pauses and tips her temple with an finger. "It's really driving me nuts."
Maura accepts an medical file from a nurse and takes a deep breath. "You don't have to apologize, Detective Rizzoli. You really don't have to apologize. I've been through really bad things too."
"I hardly can believe that." the Italian replies.
Maura doesn't look at her as she makes notes in the file and raises briefly her eyebrows. "You have no idea what I have already seen, Detective." she says and starts to walk towards the locker room.
Jane has no idea why she's following Maura and doesn't care right now. "Okay, may I don't know what you've been through, but my parents taught me that I shall not treat other persons like that. So, at least let me invite you out for a drink. As an apology."
Maura starts to laugh sarcastically. "Not even five minutes ago you were harassing me in that elevator and now you are asking me out? Well, this is pretty charming."
Jane makes a face and groans. "All right, it sounded like I would ask you out on a date, but I meant it like an invitation to get to know each other, to restart. So you can see that I'm not such a idiot like I acted like."
Maura stops at the door to the locker room and sighs heavily. "Fine. As it looks like we have to work with each other anyway."
Jane looks confused at the blonde. "What are you meaning?"
Maura points at a closed patient's room. "That's Melanie Shepard's room."
Jane starts to understand and raises her eyebrows. "Oh. Sweet."
Maura's rolling her eyes with a smile and opens the door. "Wait here, I'll be out in five minutes."
The brunette is smirking and shoves her hands in the pockets of her pants.
The two women enter Melanie's room together.
The young woman turns her head and frowns when she sees them.
Maura smiles softly at her patient. "Hello, Melanie. I'm Dr. Isles. How are you feeling?"
Melanie closes briefly her eyes and groans. "Like a truck ran over me."
Maura smiles again and raises an eyebrow. "If I wouldn't know any better, I would believe you. You had serious injuries and internal bleeding. You also have a mild concussion."
"Is that why my head's killing me?" the younger woman asks.
"Yes," Maura chuckles with a nod. "that's one of the reasons. Um ... Melanie, this is Detective Rizzoli. She's here to ask you a couple of questions."
Jane sits down on a stool and smiles at Melanie. "Hey, Melanie. Can you remember me?"
Melanie looks long at her and nods. "Yes."
"Okay." Jane says softly and fishes her notepad out of her jacket. "As Dr. Isles already mentioned, I have a couple of questions. Do think you can do that?"
Melanie hesitates for a second. "I ... I think I can do that."
Maura nods satisfied to herself and wants to leave.
"Dr. Isles?" Melanie says and Maura turns back around. "Could you ... could you stay with us please?"
Maura frowns slightly and looks at the Italian. "Uh ... Yeah, sure. Why not." she says and closes the door again.
Jane takes a deep breath and looks long at the young woman. "All right. What happened four days ago? Why did Steven attack you?"
Melanie closes her eyes again and takes a shakily breath. "I don't know. Steve was drinking too much again. I don't know, maybe he also took other drugs. He was a completely different person when I came home."
Jane nods and write down her notes. "Mhm, did he regularly consumed drugs."
Melanie stares at the ceiling and nods with a sob.
Jane places gently her hand on Melanie's arm. "Hey. Hey, it's okay. He won't hurt you ever again. We locked him away, all right? Can you tell me what happened when Steve drove to Adam?"
Melanie wipes her nose with the back of her hand. "I ... I think he took cocaine before he got all paranoid. He ... he yelled at me that I would have cheated on him with Adam the day before. I ... I really don't know why he thought that. I ... I never cheated on him. And if I would have, certainly not with Adam. He was like my brother. We grew up with each other."
Jane furls confused her eyebrows. "I thought that Steve and Adam were best friends."
Melanie looks at her and hiccups. "We ... all grew up together. We knew each other since day one of our lives. Once we had a key rule, that we would never have a romantic relationship with each other." she starts to cry again. "But Steve and I fell in love when we were in high school."
Maura looks to the heart monitor as the heart rate increases and steps forward.
She places a hand on the detective's shoulder and frowns as Jane looks up at her. "Could you give her a break, Detective Rizzoli?"
Jane looks at the heart monitor as well and frowns. "Yeah, sure." she gets up and rubs the girl's arm gently. "I'll leave you alone for today, okay?" she says with a soft smile. "You've done great, Melanie. Really great. Now get some rest and get well soon. And don't have any silly ideas like passing away."
Melanie smiles and nods before she turns her head back to the big window.
Jane smiles back and squeezes the young woman's hand before she leaves the room.
Maura closes the door and sighs heavily.
Jane's running a hand through her hair and sighs. "God, I hate such cases."
Maura holds the medical record close to her chest. "What cases?"
"Those cases when the one you trust most is hurting you." Jane replies and furls her eyebrows. "I mean, when you are sure that you found tour soul mate, you have to hold the person close and cherish him or her until your last breath leaves tour lungs, and not hurt them. Don't you think?"
Maura scrutinizing the taller woman from the side and her heart leaps in her chest.
She already heard those words, a hundred lives ago. And she already saw such determination.
She starts to ask herself if Caroline was right.
If it could be possible that the soul of Jacopo reincarnated in the wrong body, and that the soul has lost all of its memory.
She blinks as the Italian flicks her finger under her nose. "Earth to Dr. Isles."
Maura takes a deep breath and forces herself to smile. "I'm sorry."
Jane's looking long at her and furrows her eyebrows. "You lost someone you really loved, didn't you?"
Maura sighs and raises her eyebrows briefly. "That's ages ago."
"Okay," Jane says louder and claps her hands. "how old are you for real? Because that's something my grandma always told me. Jane, you can't understand, because that's ages ago. I mean, hey, I'm not stupid. And I don't know why I am telling you about my grandma. Gee!"

Maura chuckles briefly and licks her lips. "Do you believe in the saying that we always meet twice in life?"
Jane just shrugs. "Well, I met a couple of people again, that I didn't want to meet ever again. So, yeah, I think that this saying is true."
Maura smiles broadly, but with a hint of sadness. "I mean, do you believe that there is a way to connect two soul with each other, and no matter what or how long it takes, those two souls will be reunited again?"
Jane lowers her eyebrows and seems to be a little taken aback. "Uh ... well ... I think that this is a very philosophical question. And to answer that I need a couple of beers before we start to argue." she takes her notepad in her and scribbles down a note. "You know what? We can meet there after your shift ended and we can philosophize about that topic then and there. With a couple of drinks, serenely."

Maura looks down at the note and nods. "All right."
Jane smirks cockily and starts to walk again. "All right then."
"My shift is ending at eight."
Jane points at her and push the button of the elevator with her thumb. "Okay, see you at nine then."
Maura scoffs and shakes her head.
She turns around and freezes when she spots Emma and Caroline behind. "What?"
Emma's crossing her arms over her chest. "Who was that?"
Maura shoves the note into the pocket of her lab coat, "A nice woman."
"And why are you going out with her?" Emma retorts.
Maura grabs an file from the desk and rolls her eyes. "I am allowed to make new acquaintanceships. And I already had a mother, I don't need another one."
Caroline follows Maura and smiles. "So, is she he, or he she? Or ... Gee, this is confusing me."
"C, you are hopelessly romantic, but my life isn't a romantic movie."
"I'm sorry, Maura. I just want you to be happy."
"I know." Maura sighs and calls the elevator.
"So, you're gonna get laid tonight?" Emma asks.
Maura gasps and glares at her. "No! You know what? I had a lot of friends l, but the two of you turn out to be the most nosy ones."
Emma enters the elevator and shrugs. "What? Why? Getting laid after two hundred years isn't that bad."
Maura chuckles and shakes her head. "Two hundred and thirty-four."
"Really? You don't look older than two hundred fifty." Emma replies with a smile.
Maura chuckles heartily and gives Emma a nudge.
Caroline rolls her eyes with a smile on her lips.
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Jane sits at a table in the Dirty Robber and picks on the label of her half emptied bottle of Blue Moon.
She doesn't know what it is with the blond doctor, or why the blonde set her teeth on edge.
Somehow, she's thinking that she knows the blonde since the day she was born even though she never met the doctor before.
Jane is sure that this Maura Isles will stand her up.
She sighs heavily and is about to order the next beer as the door to the pub opens and Maura enters the Dirty Robber in a skin-colored tight dress and her hair is finally down.
Jane's arm went slack and her jaw hits the ground.
She compose herself immediately and gets up to her feet, nearly knocking the table over. "Shi ..." she smiles at the blonde and points at the sitting bench. "Hey. Please have a seat, Doc."
Maura is smiling broadly and sits down. "Thank you."
Jane clears her throat and sits back down. "As far as I know, you didn't wore ... that the last time I saw you."

Maura smirks knowingly and takes a deep breath. "No, the last time you saw me, I was wearing my scrubs."
"And you was wearing your hair in a ponytail. Jesus, you look stunning." Jane states and sees the disapproving look, holding up her hands. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry, it was just a compliment."
Maura smiles again. "Relax, I'm not going to call the cops, am I?"
Jane smiles back at her and waves the waiter to their table. "No. What do you want to drink?"
"Wine." the blonde replies automatically.
Jane turns up her nose. "You sure?"
"You don't drink wine?" Maura asks with a little hint of disappointment.
Jane scoffs and raises her eyebrows. "Sure I do, sometimes. I do, with a good meal." she shakes her head. "Here I rather would drink the dish soap. So, better take beer."
"I rather order a water." Maura whispers.
Jane orders two beer and furrows her eyebrows. "Come on, live dangerous."
"Ooh," Maura laughs and frowns. "I already lived dangerously, and it cost me very much."
Jane empties her beer. "Was it worth it?"
Maura's holding the Italian's gaze and a smile plays around her lips. "Definitely."
Jane smirks and leans forward. "I will tell you something. Normally I am really good at reading people, but you are a mystery to me. And that makes me crazy."
Maura leans back and licks her lips. "All you have to do is ask."
Jane is piercing the blonde with her gaze. "Why do I know you?" she asks once again.
Maura sighs and rolls the bottle between her hands. "I already told you that I don't know the answer, Detective Rizzoli."
Jane sighs frustrated and is tapping against her temple. "I can't think of anyone else but you anymore. Last night I went to a bar and tried to hook up with some redhead, and suddenly I thought What will Dr. Isles think of me when I hook up with that girl? And I have absolutely no idea why I am telling you this."

Maura laughs amused and shrugs. "I really can't answer you the question, but I kinda find it refreshing that you tell me things about you even though you don't want to share them."
Jane chuckles to herself. "You think it's funny?"
"Somehow." Maura laughs.
Jane takes a deep breath and sticks out her hand. "Okay, let's start over again. Hi, I'm Jane Rizzoli. I work for Boston Police Department, I'm a Homicide Detective. And you are?"
Maura takes Jane's hand in her own, smiling. "Hello. I am Dr. Maura Isles. I work for Massachusetts General Hospital as a internist."
"Sexy." Jane chuckles but doesn't release the blonde's hand.
Maura smiles broadly . "Sometimes it can be. It's as sexy as being surrounded by murdered people."
Jane leans back and release the hand, nodding. "True. Well, we have something in common, Doc. We both are trying to keep other people alive, on our own ways."
Maura leans back too and sips her beer. She furls her eyebrows as she looks at the bottle. "This taste delicious."
Jane smiles amused. "You sound like it's the first time you're drinking beer."
"I ..." Maura sighs heavily. "I always preferred a glass of good wine."
Jane smiles softly at her. "You do have good memories with a glass of wine."
Maura blushes a little. "Absolutely."
Jane clears her throat. "Well, you asked me a pretty question today."
Maura gulps down her beer to the half. "Did I?"
Jane's smiling and nodding. "Yes, you did. You more or less asked me if I believe in reincarnation. Well, I don't know if I believe in that for real. You know, I am Catholic, but I am not,religious or superstitious. I believe that we have one life and one chance, and we can try to make the best of it. You have only one chance." she holds up her hands as Maura is about to reply. "God knows, I had a lot of chances."
Maura is noticing the scars on the palms of her Italian's hands and them into her own.
She runs the fingertips over the scars and pauses when Jane's curling her fingers. "You have seen a lot too."
Jane pulls her hands back away and turns serious. "Yeah, I've seen a hell lot too. But I don't really want to talk about it."
"Are you going to tell me what happened to your hands? Even you don't want to." Maura asks gently.
Jane hesitates briefly and licks her lips. "A lunatic stabbed scalpels through my hands. He was a serial killer, he killed married couples. He duct taped the husbands and raped the wives. The men had to watch it before they got killed. I was a little reckless and followed a hot lead all by myself, that was a grave mistake. He was able to overbear me with a two-by-four and pierced me to the ground. That's what happened to my hands. You are the first one who I allow to touch them for real."
Maura closes her eyes and shakes her head.
She is asking herself if this woman is really the one she was looking for, if it wasn't enough what she had to go through in her previous life.
If this woman really has to go through physical pain over and over again.
If this is the master plan for Jane Rizzoli. Always suffering.
Jane starts felling bad because she has told the blonde the truth about what happened to her hands and furrows her eyebrows. "Hey, what's wrong?"
Maura looks with saddened eyes at the Italian. "I ... I don't know."
"What can I do to make you feel better?" Jane asks softly.
Maura looks long at her. "Sit next to me for a moment?"
Jane is wasting no time and sits down next to the doctor. "Of course I will do that. You're feeling better now?"
Maura downs the rest of her beer and orders the next one. "A little. Thank you."
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I stop right here with this chapter. Otherwise, it would be far too long. In the next chapter I will continue with this little get to know each other. I hope you liked this update. Thanks for reading.

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