"She is doing excellent, I've just stopped the medicine that was keeping her in a coma to give her body a chance to heal. She is also breathing on her own now. She could come around any time now. But I have to tell you we have no way of knowing when she will wake up. It could take a few hours or a few days. It's entirely up to her." "Thanks doc." Frank and Angela said at the same time. Maura was asleep in the chair next to Jane's bed holding her hand. She hadn't left Jane's since she walked into Jane's room. "Any chance you can get her to go home for her to sleep properly?" Frank asked Angela as soon as Dr Nolan had left. Angela laughed, "come on Frank, you know as well as I do that she is stubborn, she won't leave till Jane leaves this..." She was cut off when Maura grumbled "I'm not going anywhere." They both at her sleepy response. "You can't keep sleeping here Maura, surely you can't be comfortable." "No, you're right, I'm not. But...but...if it was me in that bed in a coma, Jane wouldn't leave me on my own. She would stay, she would sleep in this chair, she would hold my hand and...and she would be here when I woke up. That's exactly what I'm going to do." Maura knew they wouldn't argue with her not when they both knew what Maura said was the truth.

Three days later

Someone's holding my hand. I want to open my eyes to find out who but I can't the light is too much for me to bare. My boding is sore. My stomach is killing me. I can't remember anything but I do know I'm in a hospital and by the pain in my stomach I know that I'm the patient. I try to open my eyes again. The lights aren't as bright now. I turn my head slightly to see who is holding my hand. It's Maura. She is in the chair next to my bed with her head resting next to our hands. I move my hand slightly hoping she will wake up. It doesn't work. I hear a voice...

Jane turns to see a Doctor walking in her room. "I'm Dr Luke Nolan. How are you feeling Detective?" Jane smiled weakly. "Like I've been hit by a bus. What happened?" She saw Luke look from her to Maura and she knew he would only tell her the medical side of things. "You were shot in the stomach, you're very lucky. Got a bad knock to the head and a few cuts and bruises." Jane glanced at Maura. "What is she going to tell me when she wakes up? I can't remember anything." Jane flinched with pain when she felt Luke's hand on her stomach. "Ouch that fucking hurt." Luke smiled at her. "I need to check and changed the bandages, it might hurt a little, okay?" He waited until Jane nodded her head and added, "go ahead."

After Dr Nolan had left Jane fell back into a fitful sleep. She glanced at the clock on the wall and realised she had only been asleep for forty-five minutes. She noticed Maura was still asleep and decided to try and wake her up. "Maura...wake up." Jane shook Maura hand. "Wake up, Maur." After a few unsuccessful minutes of trying to wake her best friend up, Jane gives up and tries to get some more sleep.

I'm just finishing up my last bit of paperwork when Frost comes running into the morgue fighting for breath, he is trying to tell me something about Jane. Once he finishes I grab my bag and practically run to the car, Frost hot on my tail. When we are in the car neither one of us speak we both just desperately want to get to Jane's. I'm running towards Jane, she is laying on the floor in the kitchen of her house bleeding excessively from a gun shot wound. I can't stop the bleeding. I try everything in my power to stop it but the more I try the more the blood leaves her body. Her eyes flutter open, she holds my gaze. "I love you Jane." I tell her. Her eyes close again and I know she is gone.

Jane's startled awake when she hears Maura screaming. It takes her a few seconds to remember where she is, as her surroundings come into focus she places a smoothing hand on top of Maura's hair and whispers, "Maura ,come on. Wake up." When Maura stirred she added a bit louder. "Maura, wake up." Once she sees Maura's eyes flutter open, she gives the best smile she can and adds, "Hey," She laughs when she sees Maura jump, but soon regrets it as sharp pains rip through her stomach. "Ouch. Shit." She places her hand on her stomach as Maura stands up. "You're awake. Jane...please tell me I'm not...Are you okay? Do you need a doctor?" Jane raised an eyebrow. "You're a doctor Maura, But I'm fine." She glanced at Maura who was now stood at the bottom of her bed, she saw how red Maura's eyes were and knew she had been crying. She could tell from the look on Maura's face that she was about to start again. "Jane...do you remember what happened?" Jane shook her head once as a way of answering. Maura took a deep breath. "Jane...we...I need to tell you something."

For the next fifteen minutes Maura filled Jane in on what she knew had happened. Jane had gone as white as a ghost and she looked like she would be sick any second. "Jane...are you okay?" Jane looked at her and for the first time Maura saw Jane crying. "Jason?" Jane asked. Maura had been dreading this part she couldn't find the words to tell her best friend that he had died. "I'm sorry Jane...he..." She was cut off by Jane screaming, "Nnnnooooo." As Jane started ripping the tubes from her body and trying to climb out of bed, Angela and Frank walked into the room. Maura didn't even notice them walking in as she ran around to the side of the bed Jane was trying to climb out. "Jane stop." Maura shouted. As she stood in front of Jane, she placed both her hands on either side of Jane's face and made her look at her. Maura bent down a bit so she were at eye level with Jane. She saw Angela and Frank start walking towards them but she shook her head no. She knew if Jane saw them, in the moment she was crying she would have to get away from them. They had never seen their daughter show such emotion before, which is why they understood Maura's need for them not to come any closer. "Jane...listen to me okay." Jane stopped for a second, tears falling down her face. "Jane. There was nothing you could have done. You loved him, Jane we all did. But you have to stop this," Maura picked up a tube that should have been in Jane's arm. "He wouldn't want you to do this. He knew you loved him, you gave him everything he ever wanted." Jane had stood up before Maura could stop her. "I need to see him Maur, I need to tell him I'm sorry. That I love him." Jane's legs gave way before she could take another step and fell to the floor taking Maura with her. "He knew Jane. Believe me, he knew." With that Maura pulled her friend towards her and held her as she cried her heart out. She heard a soft click as the door shut and Maura knew that Angela and Frank had left her to look after Jane. She didn't mind.

Half an hour later Maura had managed to talk Jane on getting back in bed. "Jane you've torn you're stitches, I'll go and get Dr Nolan to stitch it back up okay?" Jane didn't say anything so Maura started walking to the door. "Maura..." Maura stopped as her hand fell on the door knob, she wasn't sure Jane had even said anything. "You do it. You're a doctor, I want you to do it. I don't want to see anyone right now. Please Maur. I need..." Maura walked back over to the bed and leaned over to hug Jane. "Of course, I'll do it. I'll be right back." Jane grabbed Maura's wrist before she could walk off. "Don't..." "Jane. I'll be back in a few minutes, I've got to get everything I need to be able to stitch you back up. Jane I won't be long." Maura came back fifteen minutes later to find Jane crying again. She stitched Jane's wound back together in silence. "You need to get some rest." Maura said as she walked over to the window and looked out. "Will you stay? I don't want to be on my own right now." Maura had never seen or heard Jane look and sound so weak. Even after Hoyt, Maura had never seen Jane like this. It was like she had lost her all her fight out of her. "You know I wasn't going anywhere Jane. You didn't need to ask." It had started to get dark outside and Maura glanced at the clock it was six-fifteen, the day had flown by. She closed the blinds so it was dark in the room then walked over to the chair next to Jane's bed and fell in it rather than sit in it. She found Jane's hand and held it. "Get some rest Jane. I'm not going anywhere."

Once Jane had fell asleep Angela and Frank came in the room. "How is she holding up?" Frank asked looking at Maura with dark circles around his eyes. Maura looked between them both and realised that they hadn't had enough sleep in the past few days. None of them had. "She hurting. She wants to go and see Jason." Maura looked back to Jane sleeping, for the first time since Jane woke up Maura thought she looked at peace. "You both need to go home and get a proper nights sleep. I'm staying here so she won't be alone." Angela placed her hand on Maura's shoulder and gave a soft squeeze. "You need sleep as much as us. You go home we will stay. Jane will understand." Maura put her free hand on top of Angela's, "thank you. I appreciate the offer, but I'm going to stay. I've told Jane I'll be here when she wakes up. You two go home and get a good nights rest and we'll see you in the morning." Both Angela and Frank nodded, "thank you." Both knowing it would be pointless to argue with Maura at this moment in time.