I laugh heartily as we leave the Dirty Robber and give drunk Frankie a good shove and he almost stumbles into drunk Frost.

"Seriously, Jane." Frankie laughs and glares at Frost. "Bro, keep your hands to yourself. I'm into women."

Maura splutter and wraps an arm around my waist as I pull her closer.

"Shut up." Frost slurs with a broad grin. "You're not my type anyway."

I almost choke on my own saliva and look at Maura, eyebrows furrowed. "Does that conversation sound familiar too?"

She has the mischievously spark back in her eyes and snickers, nodding approvingly. "Frighteningly yes." She says and I laugh again. We already had this kind of discussion and Maura pretended that I wouldn't be her type. Well, it turned out that she already lied back then. Only God knows how she managed not to pass out or break out into hives.

"What are you talking about," Frankie asks and tries to find his balance.

I wave his question off with my hand and laugh conspiratorially with our Chief Medical Examiner. Four months have gone by. Four month since Maura and I decided to give us another shot and they gone by without any great incident. Of course we had our little disagreements every now and then, but they mostly were about where to go with Nick and Haley and what kind of things we'd buy them. But at the end of the day everything turned out to be fine. Four month had tone by when I made the promise to change my life completely, to make my family to my top priority, and I stayed true to my word. I didn't miss any kind of school event anymore, or a game Nick's softball team, or a game of Haley's soccer team. I always was there, I became a part of their life again. And I embrace every single moment I have with either of them. Maura and I have at least one date night in the week and we don't talk about work or worry about our little ones too much because their always in good care when we take time for ourselves. Like tonight. Tonight Tommy takes care of our children and I'm sure that Nick and Haley enjoy their time with him and TJ and, of course, Bear.

"You sure that I shouldn't call a cab for these two clowns?" Korsak asks and whips his hands in a towel that hangs over his shoulder.

"So," Frost giggles like a school girl and Frankie joins him. "When are you and Maura getting remarried?"

Korsak rolls his eyes and I swat the back of Frost's head playfully. "Thanks, Vince. I got this."

"If you say so," the old man replies and raise an hand for a final goodbye.

I glare at Frost and sigh, unlocking my car. "Stop it, would you? Now go to the car, get in and shut up." I ignore their disapproving mumbles and lean against Maura's Toyota when she unlocks it. "You sure it's okay that we'll drive separately?"

She smiles sweetly at me and looks in the direction of the two men who pretend to scuffle. "Yes, I'm fine with it, and someone has to drive Frost and Frankie home before they really get into some serious trouble."

"True," I agree and bend my head to give her a kiss on the lips. "See you in a bit." I say and hear the groans of the two drunk idiots and Maura chuckles amused. I growl low and turn to them, pointing at my car. "I said get in. You are worse then my children who are way younger than you are."

Both men salute and open the doors to do as I said. I roll my eyes and give Maura one last kiss, watching her sitting down behind the steering wheel and fasten her seatbelt. I take a deep breath and make my way over to my car but the sudden horrified and very sober expression of my brother tells me that there's something wrong. The first thought that comes to my mind is that a dark dressed figure straightened up behind Maura and I turn around.

"Jane, watch out!" I hear Frankie calling out but it's too late. I already turned around and look into a angry face and eyes which scare the shit out of me. God knows how the person was managed to sneak up behind three police officers and a Medical Examiner. I know those eyes all to well, but now they are just hollow and somehow crazy in the same time. I gasp loud and look puzzled into those eyes as a searing pain spreads through my abdomen. I feel like he knocked the air out of my lungs the moment he stepped into my personal space. I can her the blood rushing in my ears and screaming and shouting that doesn't make any sense to me right now, nothing makes sense. I choke another gasp as I feel a mire intense pain shooting through my body and my knees give in a little. This time the expression of my assaulter is wrathy. I want to ask him what the hell is wrong with him and that he has to step back before I'm gonna kick his ass, but it seems like the words are stuck in my throat. All I can do is to look questioningly at him and blink a couple of times.

In the corner of my eye I see Frost jumping out of my car and that he yells something at the assaulter that I can't hear in this moment. I actually don't know what is happening in this moment and why there's a tumult around me all of a sudden.

I see Korsak and Ma storming out of the Dirty Robber and that Ma's color drains from her face and that Korsak stop dead in his tracks, absolutely shocked.

My entire body starts to feel numb and I look down at myself to see what caused all of this and why Frankie tackles him hard to the ground. I can see that my white shirt isn't so white anymore. It starts to get soaked in crimson where I felt the pain must seconds ago and I look at my shaking bloody hands. Now it starts to make sense, now he crossed the line and really hurt someone badly. I just didn't thought that I would be the one he's assaulting with a deadly weapon. Well rather me than a innocent woman who doesn't know in what she get herself into. Now I can be sure that he'll be put behind bars for the rest of his life and that he doesn't have the chance to hurt anyone else. Rather me than someone else. My job is to protect innocent people, to protect my family. My family! God, I wish neither of them had witnessed this situation. I'm just glad that he had chosen this night instead a time when Nick and Haley are around. He had more enough changes to strike me down in their presence. It's already hard enough that Ma and Maura are seeing this. With that thought I stumble back against my car and my knees are giving in completely. I can see that Korsak's holding my screaming and crying Ma back as I crumble to the ground and my heart breaks. I never wanted her to see something like this, that she sees me dying.

I groan when I feel pressure on my abdomen and my eyes find scared, hazel ones. Though they are filled with tears those eyes convey serenity and my body start to relax. But then sadness is flooding through my body. I didn't think that Maura and I would have so less time together and that we barely had the chance to enjoy our time together. I wish that I would have been a better wife and a better mother in the time that was given. That I'd been a better person at all, but this isn't the time to focus at all of my mistakes. I focus at the times Maura and I laughed together, the good times I had with our children and the moments that all of share as a family.

I look long at Maura and peace starts to come over me, acceptance. I believe that not everything I did in my life was that bad. I mean, otherwise Maura wouldn't be here or became a great part in my life at all. Korsak and Frost wouldn't have my back if I'd be an complete ass, and my children would show me if I'd suck in all ways. They have the personality to tell it directly without any words. Jesus, I had the perfect life and I almost lost it during my lifetime.

I'm nor fooling myself. I know that I'm in a extremely critical condition, I taste the blood in the back of my throat. Coming to peace with myself is the only logical thing I can do right now. I'm quite aware that everything is happening in slow motion right now and that everything that seems to take minutes are only moments in real-time, but I embrace it as long as I can before I leave the stage. I can feel how life is draining out of me with every heartbeat and I wish I could find the strength to open my mouth and tell everyone what they mean to me, how each of them affected my life, how they formed my life, how they made me become a better person. Without any of them, I wouldn't be who I am today. My eyes find Maura's once more and my racing heart starts to slow down and my lids become heavy.

"Don't you dare, Jane Rizzoli," Maura says louder. Says? I mean, she commands.

I force myself to keep my eyes open and I'm sure that my lips try to form a smile, but it drops as soon as I see the tears streaming down her face. If this is what he used gain he did a great job. If Andy thought that my death would bring Maura back to him, he's an complete fool.

I wish I could make my vocal chords work and tell Maura how much I love her and how sorry I am for putting her through all of this. That this is okay and that she shouldn't be crying. That she should kiss Haley and Nick goodnight and tell them that I now watch them every night, that I'm still with them and listen to every sorrow and secret they like to share.

"Don't you dare dying on me, Jane." Maura hisses and it seems like she's putting more pressure on my abdomen.

I can't feel the pressure or the pain anymore and know that this isn't a good sign at all. I try to speak but not a word passes my lips. I try to fight the fatigue off but lose the battle. My eyes drops shut and darkness' surrounding me immediately.

"Don't," I hear Maura saying like she talks through a mist to me but I don't find the strength to open my eyes again before the darkness swallows me completely.