A/N: The build up and the date took all of this chapter. I didn't plan on it becoming this long but it was needed to get to the nitty gritty that is chapter 7. Which should kind of show where this story is going to go. As always thank you for the reviews and follows. Mistakes sadly are my own.
"These murders just don't add up." Korsak says as Jane and Frost tape suspect pictures to the board.
"Maybe we shou—" Jane begins but pauses when she sees her mother come in the office with what appears to be a basket. "Hi Ma…what are you doin here?" Jane says with confusion on her face.
"I went to your house after dropping of Lina at school. You know to do a little cleaning." Angela says matter-of-factly as she sets down the basket on Jane's desk.
"MA! I told you that key was for emergencies only!" Jane bellows as she grabs the little envelope that's attached to the clear wrapping around the basket. "Your house was a pig sty. It was an emergency!"
"Did you open this envelope?" The brunette looks at her mother with her best interrogation face. "I…might have…glanced. I had to see if it was meant for you and that the delivery guy didn't get the wrong address."
"I can't believe you Ma!"
Opening the envelope Jane takes out the little card. She takes note of the picture of a ladybug on the front of the card before opening it up. The brunette begins to read:
'To Jane,
Thanks for the memories.
P.S. I know you had asked for a fruit basket but I also know you aren't much for healthy food. If you look closely, you'll see that the basket of fruit is actually an artfully crafted cake. Enjoy!'
Jane grins at the card but confusion overtakes her features as she begins to wonder who the card is from.
"Jane I didn't know you were seeing someone? Am I going to meet this gentleman caller?" Angela asks as she sees the smile on her daughter's face. Closing the card, Jane stashes it in her office desk and locks the drawer. "I'm not seeing anyone ma! I don't know who that was from…honestly!" Jane adds in the last word when she sees the disbelieving look her mother gives her.
"Oh Jane has a secret admirer." Frost coos from behind the two women. Growling Jane rolls her eyes as she remembers that Frost and Korsak are in the room as well.
"Frost." Jane warns.
"Could it be the person who sent you the thank you card? I do remember you saying you wanted a fruit basket. What is next? I think you said a massage…maybe you can get one of the sexual nature." Mouthing the last two words so the older Rizzoli wouldn't hear, Frost laughs at his own joke.
"I will kill you and have Pike do the autopsy and no one would ever know who it was because he would jack up all the evidence and now no one gets any of this cake!"
"That's cake?" Korsak finally adds into the conversation. "I didn't say anything Jane. I think I deserve some cake for that."
"Fine, only you get cake Korsak."
It's well passed quitting time on Friday as Jane types up some reports on her computer. With the new case going nowhere it had kept the three of them later than anticipated. Typing away, Jane's cell phone rings and not taking the time to look at the phone she answers.
"Detective Rizzoli."
"Hi, It's Maura." Jane hears the blonde's voice. "Is this a bad time?"
"Oh no!" Jane yells a little too loudly for the quiet office and the other two men stare at her. Lowering her voice she starts over, "No, it's fine I forgot that I texted you my work phone. I can talk."
"Okay, well I just got settled in here and I was calling to see how we should work tomorrow?"
Jane had been trying to decide all week where she should take the blonde. It was nerve wracking coming up with ideas. Maura was a rich and elegant woman and Jane had no idea what to do. "Uh, I was thinking I could come pick you up and we could go to dinner? Maybe, watch a movie after? I'd suggest going back to my place but knowing my family they'd probably barge right in and that is not my idea of a relaxing night."
Laughing into the phone, Maura gets a flash of a memory of a hectic dinner table with family bustling about. "I know what you mean. Let me give you my address, would seven work for you?"
"Perfect, seven it is."
"Maura dear. I don't know what was so important that you force me to Face Time with you bu— what happened with your closet? Why are all your clothes strewn about?"
Maura waves her hand at her computer as she walks out of the view of the camera. She enters back in view with a different dress on. "Mother, Jane is going to be here and I don't know what to wear! I don't know if I should wear a dress or something more casual?"
Constance giggles as she watches her daughter frantically run in and out of frame. It makes her happy to see her daughter finally showing signs of life again. She hasn't seen Maura like this since before she married Garrett. "Darling, Jane wont care what you are wearing but from what I know of Jane, which isn't a lot, I would think a nice, edgy skirt and blouse would do."
Not answering her mother, the blonde runs into her closet and moments later, she comes out in a black leather skirt and a colorful blouse. "What about this?"
"You look wonderful darling. Jane will love it."
"Thanks Mother." Maura gives her mother a nervous smile as she fixes her skirt. "Don't be nervous Dear, you both will have a great time."
"Lina!" Jane calls from her bedroom as she flings the dress she just tried on to the floor. "I need your help."
Her daughter comes into her room and plumps herself down on the bed. "Don't know what to wear?" The little girl asks as her mother pulls on another frumpy looking dress. Scrunching up her face, Lina shakes her head from side to side.
Looking down, Jane's shoulders slump and she nods. "Looks like something I'd wear to go play mahjong."
"What's ma-jing?" Lina calls out as her mother goes back into her closet to find another outfit. Coming back out in black skinny jeans and a loose fitting blouse, the brunette slips on her heels. "It's a game old people play."
Giving her mom a quizzical look. The little girl watches as her mother turns in a circle and holds out her arms. "Huh, what do you think?"
Smiling brightly, Lina answers, "Yes!"
"Finally, lets get you to your grandma's." Jane says as she throws her daughter over her shoulder. "Maybe she'll show you what mahjong is."
Jane pulls up to the blonde's house almost exactly at seven. Walking up to the door she mentally gives herself a pep talk. Jane fluffs out her hair and then tries in vain to shake off her nervousness as she wiggles her hands about before knocking.
It only takes a moment before the door opens and the blonde comes in view. And when Jane sees her, her heart feels like it stops beating. Jane again is struck with how beautiful the woman that stands in front of her is.
"Jane, come in!" Maura greets the brunette. Stepping aside the blonde ushers the other woman in. As Jane enters, Maura gives Jane a hug and kisses her cheek. "I'm so excited for tonight."
Momentarily stunned from the kiss, Jane doesn't have time to recoup and her words fall haphazardly out of her mouth. "Oh…me…excited too." It sounds like Yoda had come and possessed her body. Retrying Jane forms her words in a more articulate way, "Sorry, What I meant to say was that I am extremely excited for tonight as well."
Maura smiles, "Let me grab my purse and then we can head out."
When the blonde reenters the room she asks Jane a question as they make their way to the door. "Where is your daughter tonight?" Standing at the front steps Jane looks at the blonde. "Oh Lina, she is with my ma."
"Are you close with your mother?"
"Yes, very close." Walking to the car Jane steps in picks up her pace to get in front of the blonde. Opening the car door, she continues "I never appreciated her until I had Lina though. It made me realize why she was a helicopter mom to me. Are you close with your mother?"
Waiting for the brunette to run around the car and into the driver's seat, Maura answers when Jane starts the car. "When I was younger my mother and would go weeks if not months with out talking. It wasn't until I was in my twenties did we become close but now we are inseparable. I'd have to say we only became that way when I moved to get away from my ex."
"Your ex must have been a number then huh?" Jane jokes but doesn't realize that she had put her foot in her mouth until the blonde answers. "You met him at the ceremony so that should answer your question."
"Oh…that was your ex? Jane asks not taking her eyes off the road "Yes. We were never right for each other. I didn't want to be alone and it wasn't the right reason. He wasn't the right person." Maura says matter-of-factly as she stares out of the car window. "Anyway, that is in the past. And right now I like the present. So where are you taking me tonight?"
"Oh it's a surprise." Jane laughs as the blonde narrows her eyes at her. "I guess I'll tell you because we are here."
After getting settled at the table the two of them get into a comfortable conversation. "You are not a Medical Examiner!" Jane says as her mouth hangs open.
"I was offered the position as Boston's Chief Medical Examiner a little while ago but things happened and I left for New York and I officially declined the position."
"That would mean I would be working with you instead of that jerk Pike." Jane huffs. "That would have been so great!"
"Pike?" Maura's face changes and Jane can see the disgust on it. "I've worked with him before. Highly unprofessional."
"Maybe you could get the job as Chief and take away his title." Jane says optimistically. "Then we could see each other through the day. Judging by how smart you are I bet you would be a great addition to the department. With you there we would have an even higher crime solving rate."
"I do want start working again, maybe I will see if they are open to discussing my terms." Maura smiles at Jane who is grinning from ear to ear. "
Their meals came and went both women enjoying the conversation. Jane telling stories and Maura listening intently and when it was Maura's turn, Jane had been captivated by everything the blonde had said. They both connected in ways that neither of them had with any other person. For most of the night Maura had been memory free and she was glad that she was having an uninterrupted time with Jane.
"And then one time, I was getting Lin—" Jane begins to tell another story about Lina when her phone rings for the third time that night. Fearing something is wrong she apologizes to the blonde before grabbing her phone and looking at the number. "It's my ma. I'm sorry but if I answer it and get her off my back she'll stop calling."
Maura gives a wave off her hand as she encourages the brunette to answer the phone. "I don't mind."
"Ma! I told you I w—what happened?" Jane's voice changes from annoyed to worry as Maura watches the other woman's facial expressions change as well. "Is she okay? How much blood? Like ER kinda blood?"
Fearing that something is wrong with Lina, Maura does something unlike her as she reaches over and grabs the phone from Jane. "Hello Ms. Rizzoli. This is Dr. Maura Isles. I would like to know what happened to Lina so I can further help in this situation."
Listening Maura hears a raucous voice that despite the terror in it sounds familiar. "We were playing and Lina ran into the corner of the table and split her head open. It wont stop bleeding." In her panic, Jane still listens as the blonde calmly tells her mother step by step what to do.
"Now just wait, Jane and I will be there in a bit." Jane hears Maura tell her mother. "Okay? Bye-bye."
Hanging up the phone Jane watches as the blonde begins to take charge. "Right. My house is on the way." She states as she pulls out money from her purse. "Give me your keys and I'll go get your car while you pay. I'll drive us so we can get to my house as fast as possible and I can grab my medical bag." Confused, Jane stares at the other woman. "But you're a dead person doctor?"
"I am not strictly a medical examiner, I am a doctor Jane. Now give me your keys and hurry up."
Oh no! Maura is going to Angela's and all the Rizzoli's are going to be there! DUN DUN DUN! Something big is going to happen in the next chapter any guesses?