Shadows : Chapter 7

Jane looked back at her mother is almost disbelief, could this be, could Maura be trying to reach her. She snatches the phone from its holster and searched for the unknown number, just as she went to press redial, her phone rang in her hand. That same unknown number, her heart raced as she pressed the answer button and raised it to her ear.

"Hello, Det.."was all she got out, when a very excited voice on the other end shouted.

"Jane!"

"Maura! Oh my God are you okay" Jane tried desperately to keep her voice from cracking but to no avail. She covers her mouth with her hand as the voice on the other end of the phone begins to speak. Angela is standing in front of her daughter with tears running down her face and a wide smile plastered on her face. She knows how close Jane and Maura are, this is what Jane needed, to hear her friends voice on the other end of that phone. Jane meets her mothers eyes as she nods in response to cellular conversation. Tears now run down Janes cheeks as well, she couldn't stop them if she tried. Angela reaches out her hand, Jane takes it and a mutual squeeze is exchanged.

" Jane, Thank goodness I was able to reach you. I'm alright, really, I'm ok. I've been involved with something here, I can't remember the details. I had amnesia for a full day, I couldn't remember anything who you were or even who I was, all my ID was missing. Jane there's a women in the Morgue, she was with me. She looked a lot like you but I don't know who she was. I think I may be blocking it out or it may be due to trauma to my head, I have a nasty bump on my head." Finally finished her run on word, Maura waited to hear the voice on the other end of the phne.

Jane was so happy to hear Maura's voice that she forgot she was in the conversation too. She realized in the silence it was her turn to speak, she just couldn't. The entire bullpen, including Cavanaugh had their eyes on her. All she could squeak out in a gravelly tone, while still eye to eye with her mother was, "Oh yea, that's great Maur, "before her voice failed her again.

"Jane , are you there, are you even listening to me, for heavens sake Jane!"Maura admonished.

Jane couldn't help but chuckle at how she had already exasperated Maura. She released her mothers hand and wiped her eyes. She looked up to see everyone staring at her. You could hear a pin drop in the room. Everyone had a place in their heart for the quirky Medical examiner and Jane knew it. At this moment she wanted to be selfish , she left the room with phone and coffee in hand. She stood outside brick and tried wiping her eyes without spilling her coffee while cradling the cell in her left hand.

"Maura, I'm listening, its just , well , its just great to hear your voice , ya know." Jane replied with her voice only cracking once as she tried to sound composed to her friend.

"Jane are you crying. No please don't cry, you know if you cry, I cry and I don't want to cry." Maura responds as her voice cracks.

"Ok , here's the deal,"Jane responds, "you don't start and I'll stop and it will be alright. "Jane smiles as she takes a swig of her coffee. She smiled to herself and this time she didn't hold back. "Maura , there's so much going on here, I don't know if its safe for you to come back yet. And I- I missed you Maura, I really missed you." Jane bit her bottom lip as she waited for response.

Maura's voice was thick with emotion, "Jane I missed you too. I wish you were here, I feel so lost and alone."Maura couldn't help how pathetic she sounded, she really needed her best friend now, more that ever.

"Maur, listen to me, you'll-we'll get through this. I'm on my way to Aspen, next flight , I promise, you hang on ,okay?" Jane could feel the lump rising in her throat. "I have a few things to secure here then I'll be there. Hang on honey, hang on. "At the last words, Janes voice broke and tears threatened again, especially as she heard gentle weeping on the other end. "Maur I-I um- I'll see you soon, hang on ,Ok I'm coming."

"I'll be here, and thank you Jane."Maura hangs up.

Jane ponders a moment as the connection goes dead.

She turns back to the bullpen and heads straight to Cavanaugh's office.

Korsak steps in front of her path. She stops and looks at him. " Jane, wait, theres something you should know." The older Detective starts as he looks back at Frost to back him up.

Maura is still shaking as she hangs up the phone. Thinking how great it was to hear Jane's voice. As she was getting lost in the moment the door opens and Amy enters. "Dr Isles, Dr Horton says he can release you from the hospital, but sadly you can't leave town." Amy relays.

" Its okay Amy, I can't leave town because I am still a suspect in this murder. Amy, what can you tell me?" Amy looks around nervously, " Not much more than you know already I'm afraid."

" Its alright Amy, I won't put you in a compromising situation. " She smiles at the nervous girl.

The Inspector and Dr Horton enter the room next. " Dr Isles, I have your papers here. I have arranged for a suite at the Aspen Meadows Resort. I believe that is were you and your parents stay when in town." Dr Horton proudly remarks.

The Inspector steps up as Maura signs the papers, " You know you can't leave town until we clear this matter?"

" Of course Inspector, I will contact you when I remember something." Maura replied without looking up from the papers. Once sighed she gives them to Dr Horton. " My friend Detective Jane Rizzoli is coming out to help me. Maybe going over things with her will bring back memories I have suppressed."

" Don't be a stranger, you must keep in constant contact with me." Inspector Morrison passes Maura his card." I hope you can remember something soon that will help our case. Were you with anyone?"

" You're getting tired of hearing this but I don't remember and me too, Inspector , me too, I want to go home."

Jane checks her ticket at the gate. She goes with some urgency to the waiting area. Her flight leaves in less than an hour for Aspen- Pitkin County Airport. She turns on her phone and checks messages. She calls Korsak.

"Sargent Korsak, "he answers.

" Vince, it's Jane, any ID on the first victim?"

" Yea, you are not going to believe this..."

"Vince, just spit it out!" She exclaimed in frustration.

" Jane he is-was, Andrew Haas, he was with the FBI, out of the Washington office."

" Washington? Wait, do you think Dean is involved somehow. God , if he'd only leave his obsession with Doyle alone , Maura would be safe." She spits out between clenched teeth. She thought she closed that chapter of her life. Here it was to bite her in the butt once more.

She heard the boarding call and turned back to her phone conversation. " Have to go , by flight is boarding, turning off the phone now. I'll call when I get to Aspen."

" Jane wait."

"Can't Vince ,have to make this flight, Maura needs me." With that the phone went dead.

" Did you tell her? Frost questions

" Damn, shes gone and her phone is off, damn." says the Sergeant in frustration.

" Well the third victim, eldest son of Pretty Boy Floyd, ice pick up the nose. Eu, nasty!" Frost recoils in disgust at the picture on his tablet.

Amy exits the room as Doctor and Inspector talk to Maura.

" Amy," a voice from the shadows whispers. She is startled, but turns in that direction. " Keep me informed , where she is going and who she sees."

In a weak voice Amy replied," I don't know, I like her , she has done so much.."

The voice, this time angry, " That's too bad Amy , you are in way too far to stop now!" Amy looks at the floor, she turns to see the officer at the door return from the washroom to his post. The voice is gone.

Amy looks away at disgust in herself. " Amy you idiot," she whispers to herself as she returns to the nurses station.

Big reunion coming next chapter. Thanks for the reviews, you are encouraging me along!