Chapter 5

"Why not?" Maura once again was confused.

"Witnesses against Doyle have been known to disappear never to be found again. Jane I'll make sure someone is on her at all times until you get out of here and can take care of her yourself." Jane had to smile at how fast her little brother went from being mad at Maura to being protective.

"Aw you do like her don't you?" She smiled as Frankie blushed.

"What are you two talking about?" Maura was still confused.

Jane pulled on Maura's hand. "My sweet little genius, there are some times you are so stupid." Maura sputtered but couldn't say anything. "If he would have killed you in the warehouse what do you think he'll do if he knows you're the one that will be putting him behind bars for the rest of his life? I want you to call the DA and tell him you changed your mind."

"Why would I do that? I want to see him pay for what he did to you." Jane had never seen this side of Maura, the fighter.

"Down tiger. He'll pay but I'm sure there's enough evidence to put him away. How many times did you listen to the tape you made?" Jane smiled knowing Maura could probably recite the tape word for word after the first time.

"Four times and on each one I heard you yell for Dean to not shoot Doyle. But Dean shot him anyway. And yes there seems to be enough evidence to convict Doyle of two murders and attempted murder for you."

"Then let us do our jobs. Frost and I can testify against Doyle and you will never be in any danger."

"Oh so it's ok for you to go up against him but I can't, why is that Jane?" This side of Maura she was used to.

"Because we are trained to deal with this sort of thing and you're not. Just call the DA ok?"

"But Jane I could help you for a change." Neither woman noticed when Angela and Frankie left the room. "Even though he implied that he would I really do not think Doyle would kill me. He's done too much to protect me."

"Maura! Oh you are so frustrating sometimes. How can someone so smart be so naive? You said it yourself, to save his own skin he would kill you in a heartbeat and if he thought you were a threat to him he wouldn't hesitate." Jane looked around the room and smiled when she saw they were alone. "Come here." She pulled Maura down beside her and wrapped her arm around her and for the first time in a long time she felt content. "This feels so right."

"Yes it does doesn't it? Jane why won't you let me do this for you?" Maura went up on her elbow so she could see Jane's face. She was surprised by the emotions she saw there.

Jane closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I almost lost you to Hoyt that day at the prison and it nearly tore me apart. I can't stand the thought of you not being around and Doyle will do everything he can to make sure you do not testify against him, including killing you. If I can stop that from happening I will. You do not have to testify against him so I don't want you to put yourself in hams way if you don't have to? And you don't have to. Please don't Maura."

The pleading tone in Jane's voice was Maura's undoing. "Ok." She whispered against Jane's ear and felt her shiver and smiled. She kissed her just below her ear and heard her breath hitch. "You like that Jane?" Her answer was a moan. Maura's moved up her chin to her lips. "Have you ever been with a woman Jane?" Jane shook her head quickly. "Neither have I, how am I doing?"

"God Maura that feels so good but you had better stop before someone comes in because if you keep that up you'll soon be naked underneath me and they will find you in a very compromising position." She reluctantly pushed Maura away. Maura laughed. "What the hell are you laughing at? If a few little kisses turn me on that much I don't even want to think about what a full assault will do to me. I need to get out of here. Find out when I can get out of here."

Maura laughed again. "I can hardly wait to see you naked beneath me. I've seen your body and you have no idea how hard it has been to keep my hands off of you." She kissed Jane's neck again and licked around her ear and smiled when she moaned. "If you're half as turned on as I am then sparks are going to fly when we finally do make love." She kissed her one last time then sat up.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Maura thought Jane's pout was so cute.

"I'm going to sit right here beside you in this chair and just hold your hand because if I lay down beside you again I cannot be held responsible for my actions. Do you have any idea how sexy you are Jane?" Maura watched as disbelief crossed Jane's face. "My god you don't do you! Hasn't any man ever told you that?" Jane slowly shook her head. "Remember that day you came into the morgue in that little black dress and that bottle of wine? I couldn't believe how damn sexy you looked and you weren't even aware of it. That made it even sexier. I had to stop myself from throwing you down on the table and taking you right then and there."

"Eww on the dead people table?" She smiled up at Maura. "Now you know how I feel every day when you walk into the squad room. I have to sit and watch all those guys ogle you. It makes my skin crawl, they look at you like a piece of meat. I'm the only one that can look at you like that. And soon they'll all know that."

"Oh my detective is jealous and possessive. I never would have thought you were the type." Maura leaned down and placed a quick kiss on her lips. "I kind of like it."

"I've never been the jealous type until I fell in love with you. That's when I started noticing things around the office. You turn heads wherever we go did you know that?"

"No because I was busy watching the men ogle you and getting angry myself. And you turn your fair share of heads too Detective Rizzoli. You cut a dashing figure when you walk up to a crime scene. You exude confidence and there is nothing sexier than a confident woman."

"Most men wouldn't agree with you on that one. Some of the men who took me out on a date ended the evening by saying they felt threatened by me."

"Well then my dear their loss is my gain. I personally love to watch you walk onto a crime scene, you take control without even having to say anything. I love to watch men cower when you walk in to interrogate them." Maura actually shivered at the thought.

"When have you ever watched me interrogate someone?" Jane turned on her side so she could look at Maura eyes. They were at least two shades darker than normal and Jane knew she was getting excited.

"I've watched you many times. I was curious and once I watched you I couldn't stop. You are amazing when you are in work mode."

Jane couldn't believe what she was hearing. "What else have you been doing without me knowing."

"Have you ever wondered why I prefer our movie nights be at your house when I have a large house of my own?" Maura leaned forward and gave Jane a long slow kiss.

"Now that you mention it, why is that?"

"Because you only have one bedroom and I get to sleep next to you. I love the way you snuggle in your sleep." She watched as Jane blushed.

"A lot of those times I wasn't sleeping I just pretended I was so I could use it as an excuse if you called me out on it. Those were the nights I slept the best because you kept my dreams at bay."

"Oh Jane why didn't you tell me? I would have been glad to snuggle with you even if I wasn't in love with you if it would help you to not dream."

"Oh what a sacrifice that would be huh?" Jane laughed and soon Maura was laughing too.

"Jane, Frankie and I are going to head home." Angela walked over to the side of the bed and leaned down to give Jane a kiss. "I think Maura can keep you company tonight. I called Barry and Vince and told them you were awake and in good hands so they said they would be by sometime tomorrow. Your fathers shift isn't until tomorrow so he won't be by tonight. The nurse told me to tell you that she was going to be by in a few minutes to check on you." She walked around the bed and gave Maura a big hug and whispered. "I knew you'd be good for her." She kissed her cheek then headed for the door.

"G'night Ma, where's Frankie?"

"He sent me in ahead to make sure you were both decent. Frankie it's safe come on in." Angela laughed a hearty laugh. "See you two tomorrow. Frankie don't give them a hard time ok? I'll be waiting out here." She turned and left the room.

"Hey sis, Maura. Are we ok?" He asked tentatively.

"I don't know Frankie are we?" Jane asked point blank not giving Frankie and easy out.

He looked down at their joined hands and then the smiles on their faces. "I guess we are." He turned to Maura. "If you hurt her you'll have to answer to me."

"That's not going to happen Frankie." Maura squeezed Jane's hand. Jane's heart did a flip flop as she watched Maura. That was good enough for Jane and apparently good enough for Frankie too.

"Ok I can deal with that." He leaned down and kissed Jane's forehead then walked over and gave Maura a hug. "See ya both tomorrow ok?" Maura looked up at Frankie with tears in her eyes. "Aw Jane she's gonna cry, what do I do?"

Jane had to laugh at the look on his face, she was sure it was the same look she had earlier. "She's been doing that a lot today. I think it's a good thing so just get the hell out of here before she starts blabbering all over your shirt." Jane laughed as she watched him practically run out of the room. She turned back to Maura. "Ah alone at last." Jane wiggled her eyebrows and Maura laughed.

"Well at last the patient is awake." The nurse said as she walked in the room. "How are your pain levels?"

"Manageable. It's like I have a colossal headache." Jane reached up toward the area that was hurting the most.

"Don't touch that." The nurse reached for her hand before she could touch the shunt. "We can't have you moving the shunt around. The doctor will probably remove it tomorrow."

"What the hell do I have sticking out of the side of my head." Jane turned to Maura with fear in her eyes.

"Jane, one of the blood vessels in your brain was nicked by the bullet and there has been some bleeding in the cavity surrounding your brain. The shunt has been draining that blood so as not to cause brain damage. If the blood stayed in there it would have filled the cavity and soon it would have started squeezing your brain and it could have either caused brain damage or killed you."

"Ok the shunt can stay as long as it needs to." She said it so fast that both Maura and the nurse had to laugh. "Is it still bleeding now?"

The nurse walked over and checked the shunt. "The bleeding has stopped, that was taken care of during the second surgery, and it looks like most of the draining has stopped. The doctor will do another CAT scan tomorrow to see what's going on inside that brain of yours. But things look good. Maura can I talk to you a minute out in the hallway?"

"No. Anything you have to say to me can be said in front of Jane." It was Jane's turn to squeeze her hand and offer comfort.

"I just wanted to let you know that they are going to be transferring your father…"

"Don't call him that anymore! He is dead to me." The nurse had no idea what had changed throughout the day but obviously it was something big. She was hesitant to continue. "I'm sorry Jackie but I found out something today that changed my whole outlook towards Patrick Doyle. Go ahead with what were you going to say?"

"They are moving him to the prison infirmary later tonight. They felt it would be best to do it unannounced and in the middle of the night. He doesn't even know it's going to happen."

Jane spoke before Maura had a chance. "Do you have a phone I can use in here?" Maura pulled out her cell phone and handed it to Jane. "This is police business so can I use it in here?"

The nurse took a quick look out in the hallway. "Go ahead but make it fast."

She went through Maura's contacts and found the one she was looking for. "Korsak." Jane listened for a few seconds then interrupted him. "Yeah I'm awake but I need you to do me a favor. They are moving Doyle tonight and I want you to handpick the team that will be moving him. I don't want to take any chances that he may have someone on his payroll that will help him escape. I gotta go the nurse looks like she ready to have a stroke because she let me use the phone in the ICU." She listened a little while longer. "Thanks, let Frost know everything is ok, and I mean everything." She laughed at something he said then hung up the phone and watched the nurse release the breath she had been holding. "Thank you very much." She handed the phone back to Maura.

"Are you two going to make my night a nightmare." The nurse looked between the two women who were trying to look innocent.

"Only if you come in the room too many times." Maura slapped Jane's arm playfully. "What? I just meant I need my sleep and if she keeps waking me up I could get cranky." She gave Maura a not so innocent look.

"Oh for heaven's sakes I'm too old for this shit." Jackie huffed and left the room.

"Language!" She heard the dual chorus behind her and had to smile.