"Make yourself at home." Maura told Jane, helping her walk to the couch. Once Jane was settled down Maura gave her a bottle of water and her pain medication. "What do you want for dinner? And before you say you're not hungry just remember that I'll force feed you if I have to. You need to keep you're strength up."

"Yea, Doc. Can we just order in? I really want some Chinese, it feels like forever since I have had some proper food." Jane laughed as she saw the horrid look on Maura's face. "Okay, I know it isn't healthy, but I figured, with it being my first day day out of the hospital you would at least let me eat whatever I wanted to."

"Okay, fine. You win." She saw Jane's smile widen. "But I don't know if our guests will appreciate being fed Chinese, do you?"

"Why not, I would never turn down Chinese." Jane said, not really paying attention to what Maura just told her, she was to busy trying to get comfy. Once she was, her brain caught up with what Maura had just said. "Wait, what? Maura...which guests?" Jane asked confused. "Maura." Jane tried to shout. "Who have you invited around?"

"You're family. You need to sort everything out with you're mother. I know you're family means the world to you, but I also know that you're stubborn, and you won't talk to her unless someone pushes you. So that's what I'm doing."

"I can't be bothered to argue with you Maura. But I will tell you know, that tonight might not go as you planned it to."

"Why?" Maura asked.

"Because...my ma didn't want me to stay here, because I know she will try and get me to go back with them, because..." She stopped when she saw the look on her best friend's face, Maura was hurt. "Maura, it has nothing to do with you, it has everything to do with her. She likes to take care of people. She's not used to not being here to do everything herself." She the blonde a small smile. "What time are we expecting them?"

Before Maura could tell Jane that they were expected any second now, the doorbell rang. "Now? Maura..." Jane said. "Now." Maura confirmed as she headed towards the door.

…

"I'll go and order and food now that everyone has decided. Jane, are you sure Frankie will want this. We can wait for him to arrive first." Maura asked, standing up and walking towards the kitchen. "He'll eat that, it's his favourite." Jane said. Frankie had gone to Korsak's to pick Jo up, he knew how much Jane had wanted to see her.

Maura was on the phone when she saw Frankie walk up her driveway, Jo running to get to Maura's door first. Before he could ring the doorbell, the door opened to reveal Maura standing there smiling. "Come in," she closed the door before she turned to find him still standing there, "go through, there in the lounge. I'm just ordering our dinner." He nodded then left her to it, scooping Jo up in his arms he headed towards the lounge. The first thing he noticed was how relieved Jane looked when he walked in. He knew it had already started, Angela was trying to Jane to come home. He gently placed a very excited Jo next to her as he bent down and gave Jane a kiss on her cheek. "Hey, how are you?"

Jane had never been so relieved in her life until the moment she saw Frankie walk in carrying Jo. She looked at him and rolled her eyes, "I'm doing okay," he smiled brightly at the sight of her rolling her eyes and whispered "you knew it would happen." He winked at her as he started to turn towards their parents. "Hey, Ma. Pop." He gave his mother a kiss on her cheek. "So what did I miss? What we having for dinner?"

"Chinese." Jane said, tickling behind Jo's ears. "I've missed you, Jo." She told her dog. "Don't worry Frankie, I ordered you favourite."

"Thanks."

"All ordered. Delivery will be in about forty-five minutes. Can I get anyone a refill?" Maura asked, walking back into the living room. Both Angela and Frank shook their heads.

"Is it okay if I grab a beer?" Frankie asked.

"I'll get you one Frankie. Jane do you want anything?"

Jane looked up to see Maura waiting for an answer to the question she hadn't heard. "Sorry, what did you say?"

"I asked if you would like me to get you something?"

"Oh...erm...no I'm okay thank you."

Once they were all seated in the lounge, conversation flowed quite easily. Well that was until Jane tried to stand up on her own. She grunted in pain, as she fell back down on the couch, successfully stopping Frank in the middle of a joke. All eyes turned to look at her.

Both Maura and Angela was at Jane's side a few seconds later. "Janie," Angela said panicked. "It's fine Ma, I'm fine." Maura knelt down in front of her and placed a hand on her leg while her other hand rested on the couch next to Jane's hand. "Are you in pain? Do you need something? You only had to ask Jane, I would have gotten you want you needed." Maura rushed out.

"I need to go to the bathroom," Jane started, glancing at Angela. She had never seen her Ma so panicked before, she knew the previous argument about staying with Maura would start again before the night ended. She took a deep breath and looked back at Maura. "Just help me up, please." Maura nodded, and pulled Jane up.

"Will you be okay?" Maura mumbled.

Jane gave a weak laugh, "I'll be fine."

Angela started the second Jane left the room. "She really should be at our house. She shouldn't be here." She said looking at Maura.

"Why? Angela you know I will do anything Jane asks me to do. Plus if she happens to need medical attention, at least I will be here." Maura replied.

"But you're not..." Angela was cut of by Frank, "Angela, stop." Angela gave her husband a look that said I'll deal with you later, then walked out of the room. A few seconds later they all heard the front door close behind her. "Maura thank you for the invitation but I'm afraid if we can't stay any longer." Maura nodded her understanding. "I'm sorry about dinner. Tell our daughter we will see her in tomorrow. Frankie come on, Janie needs to rest."

"Of course I will Frank. I'm sorry..."

"Don't apologise Maura. We know you will take care of her. Angela just needs time. She'll come around." Frank said as he leaned over a gave her a kiss on her cheek. He left to go face the music with his wife.

"She will come around you know, she has just never, not been the one to look after us when we needed it. Just give her time." Frankie said, giving her a kiss on the other cheek.

"Thanks Frankie."

"Don't mention it. Tell Janie I'll come round tomorrow after my shift. Well, is it that okay?" Frankie asked.

"You're welcome whenever you want. Be careful." Maura said, returning the kiss to his cheek. He gave her shoulder a squeeze then left, he had to make sure his Pop was still breathing. Maura fell back onto the couch once she heard the front door close again. She sighed as she closed her eyes. It was the first time since the shooting that she found herself relaxing, she knew it was because Jane was in her house, safe and more importantly, alive.

…

Jane stumbled back into the lounge to find Maura alone on the couch. As she got closer she saw Maura's eyes were closed, but she didn't know if she was asleep or not. She collapsed next to her friend on the couch and leant back, turning to look at Maura, who hadn't moved at all since Jane sat on the couch. Jane was happy enough to watch her friend sleep.

Maura had heard Jane walk in and sit on the couch, she was also well aware that Jane was currently staring at her. She opened one eye to look at Jane, "don't you know it is rude to stare?" Jane jumped at the sound of Maura's voice, she was so lost in her thoughts she didn't even notice Maura open her eye.

"Erm, s...sorry." Jane mumbled, mentally pulling herself together, "was thinking. I thought you were asleep."

"Medicating," Maura replied. "What you thinking about?"

Jane shook her head. "Doesn't matter." She looked away, then changing the subject she added, "where has everyone gone?" She knew that they had all left, she heard the door shut three times, and she had heard Maura telling Frankie that he was welcome to come around any time. But what she didn't know was what made them leave.

"You're...erm," Maura murmured, sitting up properly and pulling her legs to her chest, she turned to face Jane fully, with both eyes open.

"What did my Ma do know?"

"How did you..."

"It was either my Ma or..." Jane thought for a second then added, "...or my Ma."

"Well when you went to the bathroom she said you shouldn't be here. When I asked why and told her I was perfectly capable to look after you because I'm a doctor, she kind of started to say something..." She looked away as she remember the look Angela had given her.

Jane started to grow angry when a look of hurt flashed across Maura's face. But before she could say anything Maura continued. "But you're father stopped her mid sentence, she left. A few minute later you're father followed her, then a few minute later Frankie followed. They are coming by tomorrow to see you."

Jane nodded, "Okay..." She could still see the hurt expression on her best friends face and decided to push. "You know what my Ma was going to say don't you?" She waited for Maura to nod before she continued. "Well...are you going to make me force it out of you, or are you just going to be a great friend and stop me working so hard trying to figure it all out and just tell me what she was going to say?"

"Jane, I had just told her I was capable to look after her only daughter because I was a doctor. She knows I don't work on live patients. You're a detective, what do you think she wanted to say?" Maura stated.

"You think she wanted to tell you that you weren't a really doctor since all you're patients are dead?" Jane asked, she already knew the answer and she was going to kill her Ma for nearly saying it to Maura. She knew her Ma loved Maura, she just couldn't understand how her Ma had nearly said it.

Maura nodded, looking away as tears fell on their own accord. She couldn't fight it any more she was exhausted.

"Maura..." Jane said, placing a finger under her chin forcing Maura to look at her. "You know she didn't mean it. Don't you?" She watched Maura give a small nod. "She loves you Maura. She will get used to me staying here. Just give her time to come around, okay?" Again she watched Maura give a weak smile. "We..." She was cut off by the sound of Maura's door bell.

"I'll get it, it'll be the food." Maura said, practically running out of the lounge. Maura paid the delivery guy and walked back into the lounge, from the doorway she could she Jane had her head in her hands, her shoulders were tensed, and she was taking deep breaths. "Are you hungry?" Maura asked, walking towards her.

Jane shook her head, she didn't trust herself to speak. She hated seeing Maura like this. She jumped when she felt someone place their hands on her shoulders.

"Sorry..." Maura mumbled, pulling her hands away when she felt and saw Jane jump. "...I was just going to give you a massage." She picked up the food and took it to the fridge, she could still she Jane from where she was and she wondered if she will ever be able to touch her again without her jumping. She placed the food in the fridge, it would get eaten tomorrow, that she was sure of. "You should get some rest Jane, it's been a long day." Jane nodded. "Come on," Maura held her hand out.

Jane handed her hand to Maura. She grunted then smiled as Maura pulled her to her feet. "I'm sorry..."

"Don't...Jane," Maura looked away. "Don't you dare apologise, please...Jane." Maura started to walk away, but Jane pulled her back. "Jane..." Maura whispered in a pleading tone, "...let me go. Please."

Jane let her hand go, and watched hopelessly as Maura walked away. She didn't know what to do. She started walking towards the guest bedroom when she heard Maura shout out in pain. She spun around ignoring the pain in her stomach as she walked as fast as she could to get to Maura's bedroom. She knocked on the door before pushing it open, she had to stifle the laugh that threatened to leave her mouth as she watched the doctor hop around her bedroom clutching her foot in her hands. "Are you okay?"

Maura put her foot down on the floor as she fell backwards on the bed. She nodded at Jane. "Stubbed my big toe." Maura said. "It's not funny." She yelled as she saw Jane trying not to laugh.

"It is. Seeing you hopping around like that..."

Maura stood up and limped towards her en-suite. She turned to look at Jane, "You better sit down before you fall down." Maura stated, she had noticed how Jane was holding her stomach and swaying a bit.

"If I sit I will not be able to get back up again." Jane said, leaning back against the wall.

Maura walked back over to her and wrapped Jane's arm around her neck as she placed her hand on Jane's waist and helped her over to the bed. "Sit down, I'll be back in a few minutes." She walked back over to her en-suite and closed the door behind her.

"I hope you don't mind, they were on the end of the bed." Jane said when Maura walked back over to her.

"Not at all Jane. I actually put them there to give you later. I figured you would want something comfortable to sleep in." Maura said, kneeling on the floor and putting a hand under the bed. She handed Jane a medium sized white box. She smiled when Jane gave her a puzzled look.

"Maura, what's this?" Jane questioned.

"I got it for us all when we arranged to take Ja...erm...to the Red Sox game. Open it, I'll be back in a minute," Maura headed for the door, "just getting some water and you're medication." She called out over her shoulder.

Jane didn't know what she would find in the box. But she knew it had to do with the Red Sox game that Maura had promised to take her and Jason to. She remembered Maura telling Jason that she would take him and Jane to any game her wanted to go to. She couldn't understand why he had picked that actual game, Red Sox VS Yankees. It was two month away from when Maura had offered. Three week away from now. She slowly pulled the lid of the box to reveal three brand new Red Sox Jersey's. Two had Rizzoli stitched on the back and the other one had Isles stitched on.

Maura was stood in the doorway, watching Jane as she opened and closed her mouth wanting to say something. Maura took the Jersey's out of Jane's hand once she had had a proper look at them. She placed them on the bed. "Take these," Maura handed her a couple of pills and a glass of water. "There's something else in there," pointing to the box. She watched as Jane pulled the last thing out and gasped.

"Mau...what...I erm..." Jane was speechless. She looked from Maura to the signed Jersey she was holding in her hands. "How did you..."

"I donated some money, and I asked them for a favour, they were more than happy to sign this for Jason. I wanted to give it to him the night we went. But...erm," She closed her eyes as she looked away from Jane. "I got it for Jason, it's...I still want him to have it. If that's okay with you?" She mumbled. She was shocked when Jane pulled her in a hug, that was the last thing she had been expecting.

"Maura, that's more than okay. He would have loved you for this. Thank you. For everything." Jane felt the hot tears streaming down her cheeks and felt Maura tighten her grip around her. "Thank you." She whispered.

Jane was the first to pull away. She looked at Maura and wiped her tears of her face, before gently doing the same to Maura's face. "Can I ask you something?" She whispered.

"Anything, Jane."

"Tomorrow I'm going to start to plan Jason's funeral." She felt the tears rising up again, but continued, "I was hoping you would help me?"

"You know I will." Maura replied, pulling them both up the bed so they could lay down.

"I also need to go back home...well to his, I need my clothes Maura. I can't keep wearing all you're stuff. Would you mind driving me there?" She felt Maura tense up.

"Of course, I don't mind." Maura replied. She had been dreading the moment Jane asked her this. She didn't know if she would be able to go in that house ever again. "Get some rest, Jane." She heard Jane mumble something she didn't quite catch, but she didn't ask the detective to repeat herself. A few minute later she heard Jane's breathing even out and knew she was asleep. Maura went to turn over, but she couldn't move her arm. She turned and saw her arm under Jane's neck, suddenly remembering that she still had her arm wrapped around Jane when she laid down. She smiled and closed her eyes.

Sleep took over a few minute later.