AN: Hey, y'all! Hope the story is still going well. By the way, I know that Frost is technically no longer in the show, but, he still lives on, which is why he is in this story. Enjoy! :)

Jane was still in the morgue with Maura when Korsak called.

"Rizzoli." Jane answered.

"Jane, Marianne's girlfriend, Claire, just called. She's coming down to the station for questioning as we requested. Frost and I will be busy questioning Mrs. Bigsby, could you take Claire? She'll be in interview room number seven."

"Yeah, sure, sure. I'll be right up. By the way, Maura has the time of death down to about seven this morning. At least we have an estimate timing now." Jane said as she hung up. "Hey, Maur, I need to head up to the interview room."

"Of course, Jane." grinned Maura, showing her adorable dimples. Jane couldn't help but smile back.

Mary Bigsby was not a happy camper when she was brought in from questioning. The grouchy look she had was much more formidable in person. If looks could kill, Korsak and Frost would be dead meat by now.

"Mrs. Bigsby, can you tell me where you were yesterday morning from six to eight?" Frost questioned.

"In my bed. Why? What's this all about?" she snapped back.

They both ignored the question, and instead, Korsak asked, "You have quite a few complaints against you, eh? Broken noises, bodily harm, being a public nuisance, slashed tires." Korsak tossed a recent photo of Marianne. "You know this girl?"

Mary leaned forward and to get a better look. She thought awhile before replying, "Oh, that's the crazy woman who wouldn't stop cheering for her team."

"Mrs. Bigsby, do you remember what you said and did to her?" Frost asked.

"Well, yeah, she slapped me, so I punched her back."

Korsak rolled his eyes and looked at Frost, who tossed the photo taken of Marianne's broken body.

"If I remember correctly, you told her that a bloody nose would be the least of her concerns if you ever met her again. So you did this, huh?" Frost asked.

"What?! No! That's dumb. I may be violent, but I don't kill-people-kind of violent." protested Mary as she picked up the photo. Her eyes widened when she realised that she was looking at the grotesquely bent and broken corpse. "Is that –? Oh my goodness, I think I'm gonna be sick."

And she promptly threw up whatever she had for breakfast and the meal before that. Frost and Korsak both leaped away from the table. Frost had to run out of the interrogation room before his stomach decides to add his own share to the stinking mound.

"I'm detective Rizzoli. You are Claire?" Jane greeted as she sat down opposite Claire.

"Yes, yes." Claire sniffed. "I'm sorry if I just start sobbing. It's just so hard to believe."

"Okay. I need to know where you were from six to eight this morning."

"I-I was wor-wor-k-k-k-ing a-a-at Dunkin' Donuts, doing the mor-morning sh-sh-sh-shift."

Seeing that Claire was in a fragile state and was about to burst into hysterics, Jane decided to let her loosen up first. So, she asked, "Tell me more about Marianne."

Here, Claire smiled, she paused for a deep breath before saying, "Marianne was my life. You know that saying 'Love at first sight'? That's how it was for the both of us. I had gone into the flower shop, hoping to find a rose. When she came to help me, I just knew it was her. We exchanged numbers, and slowly got to know each other better. Every time we met, she took more of my mind, soul, and heart with her, until gradually, I felt as if I couldn't survive without her, because she took everything. I will admit that she had me wrapped around her pinkie. All her idiosyncrasies were what made her unique."

Unbidden images and memories of Maura suddenly filled Jane's mind. She was brought back to the first time she met Maura when Jane had been undercover as a hooker. Jane smiled as she remembered how each time felt when she was with Maura. With a start, Jane realised that Claire had also just described Jane's relationship with Maura.

Claire sighed heavily, snapping Jane out her reverie. "I wish I could make her truly happy. She came out to her parents about a month ago, and she was quite upset when they had a hard time accepting her the way she was. Her mom understood better, but her dad was not too happy when he found out she was gay. Till this day, I've never actually met him before. He wanted to have nothing to do with me."

"Did anyone have any reason to murder Marianne?"

"Well, the only person I can think of is Marianne's ex-boyfriend. His name is Max Chaitin. He was more than upset when Claire broke up with him about two months ago. I am glad she did, though. That guy had a violent streak in him."
Jane raised an eyebrow. Now, that's a substantial clue.

Rising from her seat, and thus indicating that the interview was over, Jane shook Claire's hand and surprised even herself when she pulled Claire into a hug. Deep down in Jane's heart, she realised that this interview had opened up a box in Jane's heart she was aware of, but hesitant to touch.

Jane walked out of the interview room just in time to see Frost dash out of the other room and leaned his forehead against the wall. His entire face was green and he looked ready to puke. Jane smiled as she approached him.

"Hey, Frost, you okay?" Jane asked as she put a comforting hand on Frost's shoulder.

"Yeah, just – just give me a moment." Frost spoke haltingly.

Korsak walked out next, and didn't look too good too. "That Mary Bigsby sure had a mouthful of things to say." Korsak quipped. "She puked all over the interview room's floor when she saw the photo of Marianne's corpse. Man, even Frost isn't that bad."

Jane smiled when she heard what had happened, glad that she wasn't in there when it happened.

"Claire told me that Marianne had an ex-boyfriend named Max Chaitin. Frost, could you run him?" Jane requested when they had settled down at their desks.

"Sure." Frost replied, fingers flying over the keyboard as he typed in what he needed. "Whoa, look here, a month ago, he was charged with an assault that sent the victim to the ER unit."

Jane read aloud what was written on the screen that Frost showed her. "Charged with causing bodily harm to Claire Johnson, by strangling her. Victim was sent to ER unit for treatment."

P.S. Oh. My. Goodness. Totally forgot to go through the first paragraph - it was such a mess! Okay, edited it already. :)