I am so so sorry for the long wait! I was literally so incredibly stuck on this chapter. You honestly have no idea. I'm also very sorry for those of you who get notifications for when I publish a new chapter. This usually happens and I usually resolve it by deleting the chapter. But this time I accidentally deleted chapter 8 instead of 9 and I had to re-post it and yeah haha! Anyway! This may or may not be the last chapter to this story. But just because it's the last chapter, doesn't mean it'll be the last story I do of the pair!

xoxo - K

"Okay. What's going on?" Jane asked over the phone. She sensed how tense Maura was and for almost the whole time she's known her, she's only gotten tense twice.

"I don't know.. I really should tell you in person. This is in person sort of news.." Maura replied back.

"Well if I head over there in ten will you tell me?" The so eager best friend said.

"Can you make that now? I'm expecting someone at my house soon with some really big news and I just need you here sooner than that. Okay?"

Jane knew something was up as soon as she asked if she could come earlier. She didn't question it, and instead said yes and hung up the phone. Next thing she knew, she was in her car pulling out of the parking garage on her way to Maura's house.

"I don't know Jane.. I don't know if he wants it exclusive.." Maura said to Jane.

He.. As in a male? Jane thought. Maura hadn't told her of a guy in her love life recently. Maura usually tells her everything. Everything. So how come she was just finding out now.

"Wait.. Have you spoken to Frankie recently? I mean, besides yesterday.." Jane asked curiously as she sat on the couch.

Maura's eyes almost bulged out of her head when she heard her lovers name.

"I.. Uh we.. Why are you asking.." She said trying to form the words.

"YOU AND FRANKIE COME ON MAUR THATS ALL I GOT NOW KEEP GOING! This is my lunch break and you made me drive all the way over here!" Jane yelled as she stood up. She had a clear idea of what was going on but she wanted the words to come out of her friends mouth.

"Okay okay! I just don't know Jane.. He's not here and I don't feel comfortable telling you without his permission. It was sudden and we haven't talked about it yet." She said attempting to stall.

"I'm not stupid Maura. I know something romantic happened between you two. There are hives popping up on your neck." Jane said as she pointed towards the supposed hives on the medical examiner's body.

Maura consciously placed her palm on her hand and frowned. "What I wasn't even lying how could you possibly know about me and Frank... OH JANE NO COME ON THAT IS NOT FAIR!" She said in sudden realization of what her best friend was doing. "You do not get to play your detective card right now, okay? I promise I will tell you as soon as we clear up this situation we're in." She said to her best friend.

Jane suddenly could tell that this was not something that she could just have Maura accidentally tell her. She understood and replied by giving her a hug. "If you need anything." She began. But Maura finished her sentence for her. Already know her best friend. "You'll be there. Thank you Jane."

"No but really. If what I think is going on is true, I'm coming to kick Frankie in the nuts for not telling me." Jane aid trying one more time to get Maura to spill something. But she wouldn't budge. She just gave her a smirk that read You're not getting anything out of me.

"Goodbye Jane." she said as she closed the door. Soon after, she pressed her back against the cold door and sunk down as she sobbed. The thought of her man not being able to be with her anymore just tore her to shreds. Even though they've only been together for a couple of hours. She still felt different with him.

Maura paced up and down the hallway. She has never been so worried that she actually paced before. Except for when Frankie was shot. But that was no time for pacing. That was the one time she allowed herself to panic. The time when she thought she lost Frankie. When his life rested in her hands.

It was the only time she would allow herself to be able to panic.

She heard the door open and quickly ran towards it. "So?" She said giving him a hug.

"She was.. She uh.."

"Frankie just say it." She said getting worried.

He pulled her in for a hug which worried Maura even more. "I love you. In fact, I even think I'm in love with you. But you have to understand that I just threw away a relationship that I thought would last forever.." He said in her ear.

But of course, Maura thought of the worst scenario in her head. Tears threatening to roll down her face. "Frankie, please don't say what I think you're about to say." She said in his arms, looking into his eyes with her hands on his shoulders.

"I'm saying that I love you but I need time to just let this actually process through my brain." He said kissing her forehead and pulling her in for a tight embrace. She felt her palms turning red and sweaty from clutching on to his shirt so hard.

"So what does this mean?" She asked with her forehead in his shoulder. A tear falling down her face.

After a moment of silence, Maura finally said something. "You should go. Have time to think." She buried her head in his chest.

"No," he said pulling back and taking her head into his bigger hands. "No. I broke up my engagement for this. For you. I don't need time to myself. I need time with you. I've never felt this way before when I'm with you. It's like every other time I've been with someone else, it wasn't the real deal. This. Us. This is the real deal. We will do this together." He said quietly before he planted a kiss on the woman he loved.