A/N: thank you for the reviews and the follows for chapter 1. Any and all mistakes are mine.
In the morning a loud pounding on Jane's door woke her up. She sat up in bed and looked around confused for a moment as to where she was. The pounding got louder, "Alright, give me a second geez." Jane said getting up off the bed and going to the door.
She opened it to see two guys holding boxes; she opened the door wider and let them in. It took them 2 hours to stack her boxes in her living room and put her furniture where it needed to be before they left.
Jane looked around her now cluttered living room and wondered where she should even start. Instead of putting her things away she went and plopped down on her couch and pulled out her cellphone. She turned it on and saw that there were 23 messages.
"Jesus." She said then she listened to the 11 voicemails from Angela, Frankie and Frost then skimmed through the 12 text messages from Tommy, Korsak and Frankie.
All of them pretty much said the same thing. "You're an asshole for leaving without saying goodbye."
Jane decided to call Frankie and see how bad it really was.
"God damn it Janie!" was the first thing out of his mouth.
"Well hello to you too, little brother." Jane said with a tone.
"No, you don't get to be cute and hope I'll just stop being mad at you." Frankie said. "We had a nice party for you Jane. People wanted to talk to you, say goodbye, share a laugh and you just took off."
"Frankie, I couldn't do it." Jane said on the phone, "I just didn't want to see all those people. I couldn't watch Ma cry again."
"I know I pissed off a lot of people but I had to just go." Jane told him hoping he'd understand.
"You know she came to the party looking for you." Frankie said casually.
"Who?" Jane asked.
"The tooth fairy, Jane! Who the fuck do you think?" He said getting attitude. "Maura. I'm talking about Maura."
Jane was quiet on the phone. She was surprised that Maura had gone to her party. It almost made her feel bad that she didn't show up.
"She had a letter for you." He said to Jane and when she didn't say anything, he said, "You want me to read it to you?"
"Don't you fucking dare!" She yelled over the phone.
He laughed, "Relax, she didn't have anything for you."
"I'm really not liking you right now, Frankie." She growled.
"Well that's what you get for being an ass and skipping town." He said then hung up on her.
Jane wanted to throw her phone out the window in frustration but she stopped herself. She growled and got up from the couch. She had 2 days before she had to report to the 9th precinct so she thought it would be best to unpack a few things and acclimate herself to her surroundings.
She grabbed a box labeled Bedroom and took it into her room. She opened it and began digging through the items but she stopped when she saw a picture of her and Maura. Angela had taken it when they were at the beach together.
Jane was wearing a pair of blue board shorts and a white tank-top. She was sitting on a blanket next to Maura who was in a purple bikini top, a pair of white shorts and she had a purple sarong wrapped around her waist. Maura was staring out at the water and Jane, well she was staring at something beautiful too and it wasn't the ocean.
Jane remembered that day vividly. It was one of their rare weekends off so she asked Frankie, Maura and her mother to go to the beach. Angela packed a big picnic for them and they went. Jane somehow managed to get Maura to sit down with her on the blanket and try to relax. While Maura rambled on about the ocean and its powerful force Jane just couldn't help but admire Maura. The way the ocean reflected back in her eyes. The way the soft breeze brushed her hair back from her face.
Jane placed a hand on Maura's thigh and Maura stopped talking and looked at Jane. "Maura, just enjoy the beauty of it." Jane told her and Maura smiled at her and remained quiet for all of two minutes before she started talking again.
Jane looked back at the picture. It was one of her favorite moments with Maura. She took it out of the box and put it on her nightstand then sat down on the bed and stared at it.
After hours of unpacking, arranging and re-arranging she finally managed to get her new apartment looking livable. She stood in the living room her hands on her hips and looked around. "Good enough." She said as she sat on her couch. Thank god the cable and phone got hooked up before she got here or she would have gone totally out of her mind. She flipped on the TV and watched it for a while.
Jane eventually got up, got dressed and decided it might be best to go shopping for groceries. She grabbed a cab and had the driver take her to the nearest store. She was lazily wheeling her shopping cart through the aisles of the store when her cellphone buzzed.
"Rizzoli." Jane said as she stood stared at the wall cereal boxes in front of her.
"How do you like Florida?" Maura said on the phone.
"Maura?" Jane was surprised to hear her voice. "I, its … what?"
"You must have been in a big hurry to get there since you left town without so much as a goodbye." Maura said with bitterness in her voice.
"You hadn't said more than two words to me in the last few weeks that I was in Boston now you're calling me all pissed off because I didn't say goodbye to you?" Jane asked getting angry.
"You're right. I shouldn't have called." Maura said and before Jane could say anything Maura hung up.
"Fuck!" She yelled in the store. She looked around and saw that a few people were staring at her. She ducked her head and continued to push her shopping cart up the aisle.
Jane got home and put her groceries away then pulled out a beer. She opened it took a sip then pulled out her phone. She contemplated calling her mother but she decided against it. Jane looked at her phone, the background picture was of her and Maura dressed up in Civil War costume dresses they had to wear while working a case. She smiled at the picture of them in those silly dresses.
Jane scrolled through her contacts and found Maura's number. Her thumb hovered over the send button. She took another long sip of her beer before she hit send and put the phone up to her ear.
Maura's phone rang and rang before her voicemail picked up. Jane waited for the beep then said, "Hey Maura, look I'm sorry." She sighed into the phone, "I just couldn't figure out how to say goodbye to you." She said sadly then hung up her phone and put it in her pocket.
Jane made herself some lunch and ate. She eventually fell asleep on the couch with the TV on.
A knock at her door woke her up. She rolled off the couch and got up. She opened the door to see Detective Denning standing there. "Hello, Detective." Denning said to Jane.
"Um, hello." Jane said as she looked at her confused. "Did we have a meeting or something?"
"No, Detective, but I thought I'd come by and brief you more on the situation now that you're here." Denning said to her.
"Uh, ok. Come on in." Jane said letting the door swing open so Denning could come in. Jane shut the door as Denning went and sat down on Jane's couch.
Jane sat down on the couch with Denning. "There are 4 other members on the task force I lead. You'll make the 6th." Denning said to Jane as she handed her profile folders for the team members.
Jane took them and opened the one on top. "That's Carl David. He's been on the job 10 years and on the task force for 2." Denning said. Jane flipped through to the next folder and opened it.
"That's Gene Dirks, He's been on the job 5 years, on the task force for 2 year as well." Denning said as Jane looked at the picture of Gene Dirks, he kind of reminded her of Frost.
Jane opened another folder and saw the picture of a woman.
"That's Kelly McKay. She's been on the job 6 years and on the task force for 3 years." Denning told Jane. Jane was too busy staring at Kelly's picture; the woman had the bluest sharpest eyes she'd ever seen but there was something else there that Jane couldn't quite put her finger on.
"The last member is Tom Hampton. He's the newest member to the team and he's been with us for just about a year." Denning told Jane as she opened up Tom's folder.
"Is there a start time on when the bosses where getting tipped off?" Jane asked as she looked through the folders.
"It started about a year ago." Denning told her, "I don't think it'd be Hampton if that's what you're thinking though because before his arrival there were some indications that maybe the bosses were being tipped before that." Denning explained.
"We can't rule anyone out." Jane said as she looked back at Kelly's folder. "Are these people you trust with your life?"
"Yes." Denning said and Jane thought that was stupid. How could you trust someone who's tipping off the crime bosses you're trying to take down?
"What have they been told about me?" Jane asked putting the folders down on her coffee table.
"That you're a recent transfer from Boston PD. Everything about your backstory stays the same. There might be some more of an implication that you had some run-ins with Paddy Doyle and that's why you were transferred out." Denning told her.
"So they already think I'm dirty?" Jane asked.
"No, but they do read the paper. The Doyle shooting was national news." Denning told her.
"Right." Jane said looking at the folders.
"These are your copies to keep. Look them over get to know your new team." Denning told Jane as she stood up.
"I'll see you at the precinct tomorrow." Denning said with a friendly smile.
"Yeah sure." Jane said as she stood up and walked over to the door to let Denning out.
"You get this guy for us and I'll make sure you get home to Boston." Denning told her. Jane nodded and Denning left.
"Don't make promises you can't keep." Jane said out loud to herself as she closed the door.
Jane leaned against her closed door and pulled out her phone. She dialed a number then waited.
"Hello?" Angela said on the line.
"Ma, it's me Jane." Jane said as she walked back over to the couch.
"You've been gone less than a day, Janie. Do you really think I'd forget what you sound like?" Angela said.
"No." Jane said sighing. "How are you?" Jane asked.
"Did you really call to ask how I'm doing?" Angela asked.
"Yeah I did." Jane said then paused, "I also called to say that I'm sorry."
Angela waited on the line for Jane to continue.
"I know I shouldn't have just left like that. I know you planned a nice party for me so that I could say goodbye and that people could say goodbye to me. But honest to god Ma, I couldn't do it." Jane said sighing.
"All I wanted was for you to see how many people love you and are going to miss you Jane." Angela told her.
"I know. I'm real sorry." Jane said again.
There was a pause on the line, then Angela sighed, "It's okay Jane. I forgive you."
"I love you Ma." Jane said to her.
"I love you too Janie." Angela said, "I'll talk to you soon."
Jane hung up her phone then went back to her couch and looked through the profiles that Denning brought over.
After hours of looking through the folders Jane shut the last one she was reading and tossed it back on the coffee table. She sat back on her couch and rubbed her eyes. "What have I gotten myself into?" She asked out loud.
Jane checked her phone hoping Maura had contacted her but there were no missed calls or texts. Jane sighed and put her phone away.
Jane popped a Hungry Man TV dinner into the microwave and while it nuked she grabbed a beer from the fridge. She opened it and took a long swig as she stared at her dinner spinning around and around.
The microwaved dinged and Jane grabbed a fork, a paper towel and her food and carried it all over to the couch. She sat in silence as she ate and drank her beer.
Jane went into the kitchen threw away her paper tray and went to grab a second beer when her phone alerted her to a text message.
She pulled it out of her pocket and read it, "I have a few of your things that you left at my house. What's your new address so I can send them to you?" -Maura.
Jane's shoulders slouched and she let out a sigh. She texted Maura her new address then put her phone away. Jane forgot about her second beer instead she went into her room changed into her sleepwear then crawled into bed.
Jane dreamed of Maura. They were on the beach together walking hand and hand along the water. Maura looked up at Jane and Jane had never felt more at peace than she did at that very moment.
Jane's peaceful moment was interrupted by the blaring of her alarm clock. Jane swung her arm over and slammed down on the alarm shutting it off.
Jane swung her legs out of bed and sat up. She grunted as she stood up and went into her bathroom. She looked at herself in the mirror. "Oh god." She groaned then turned on the shower. She stripped her clothes off and got in. She did her best to wake up while she showered.
She got out, toweled off and got dressed in a pair of black slacks, a dark blue button up shirt and her favorite jacket.
Jane took a cab to the precinct and asked the cop at the front desk where she could find Detective Denning. The cop mumbled something about 3rd floor so Jane took the elevator.
Jane wandered around the 3rd floor till she finally stopped someone and asked for Denning, they directed her through the double doors down the hall.
"Ah Detective Rizzoli." Denning said upon seeing Jane come into the squad area. "Come on over and let's introduce you to the team." She said coming over to Jane and leading her over to the small group of detectives.
Jane recognized everyone from their profiles but she went about being introduced to everyone. After they all shook hands Denning showed Jane to her desk.
"So what'd you do back in Boston that you got kicked down here?" Kelly McKay asked bluntly to Jane from her desk.
"Nothing at all." Jane said to her as she opened the drawers of her desk and looked through them.
Denning came back to Jane's desk. "These are your keys to your department issued vehicle, here's your pass to get in and out of all the restricted areas." She said handing Jane the keys and plastic card. "And these are the two current cases we are working on." She said and put two thick folders on Jane's desk.
"Review them." Denning said, "If you have any questions ask your new partner, McKay."
Jane looked over at McKay and McKay gave her a smirk and a little wave.
"Great." Jane mumbled under her breath as she grabbed the two folders and started reading through them.
By lunch time Jane's eyes burned. She'd read through one of the files and just started to read the second when Kelly came over to her desk. "Hey Rizzoli, let's grab some lunch." She said to Jane and Jane looked up at her.
"Uh, yeah sure sounds good." Jane said standing up.
They rode the elevator down and headed out of the lobby. "I know a good place that has a good hamburger." McKay told Jane as they walked down the sidewalk.
Jane's phone rang and she grabbed it, she looked at the caller I.D and saw that it was Frankie calling. Jane hit ignore and continued to walk with McKay.
"Frankie your boyfriend?" McKay asked as they went into the restaurant.
"Um, no he's my brother." Jane said as they sat in a booth.
"Let me guess he's younger than you and he's just checking up on his big sister." McKay said to Jane with a smile.
"Yeah pretty much." Jane said as she looked through the menu, "How'd you know?"
"I'm always checking up on my older sister. I kind of know how it is." McKay said as she put her menu down.
The waitress came over and took their orders and put down their drinks.
"So is it true what the papers say?" McKay asked Jane as she took a sip of her diet coke.
"Believe what you want to believe I guess." Jane said pushing her water away from her.
"Hey, I'm just trying to get to know my new partner." McKay said to her. "I need to know if I can trust you."
"Look, you don't know the whole situation with Paddy Doyle and I'm not going to explain it to you." Jane said to her, "So like I said, believe what you want to believe."
"Geez easy there partner, no need to bite my head off." McKay said putting her hands up.
"I'm sorry ok, I'm just a little on edge." Jane apologized.
"Hey don't worry about it." McKay said to her with a smile.
They ate their lunch then headed back to the precinct. Jane went back to reading through the second case. Jane managed to talk to the other team members about the case so now she felt she was all caught up.
At the end of the day the other detectives had all left but Jane and McKay.
"So you survived your first day." McKay said to Jane as she stood up and put her jacket on. "Want to go grab a beer?"
"Sure." Jane said as she stood up.
"Rizzoli, before you leave I need a moment." Denning said coming out of her office.
Jane went into Denning's office and shut the door behind her.
"We got a tip about some arms dealings down at the docks. I'm presenting it to the team tomorrow. There's going to be a big drop shipment in about a week." Denning told her.
"Is this one of the guys that's gotten away with a lot of shit before?" Jane asked.
"No, this is a small time dealer but he has ties with one of the big ones, a guy by the name of Duke Stanton." Denning told her. "Stanton has managed to slip through our fingers almost every time."
"So you're hoping this little fish will lead to the bigger fish?" Jane asked.
"That's my hope." Denning told her.
"Ok, I'll keep a lookout." Jane told her then left Denning's office.
"Ready to get that beer?" McKay asked Jane as she put on her jacket.
"You bet." Jane said.