A/N: I want to apologize for the long wait in posting this chapter. My friend came in from out of town and I was extremely busy. I tried cranking this out so I'm sorry if it seems choppy and if it is full of mistakes. A little tiny reference to Hawaii for Wonderwoman808, I was going to make it bigger but this story is getting away from me...sorry. I hope you all enjoy!
Constance Isles had been in Hawaii for an exhibit when she got a frantic call from her daughter. Without even hearing the reasons why Maura needed her, Constance had left her event and immediately headed to the hotel to pack for her trip to Boston. She had heard the despair in her daughter's voice and knew she needed to get to Maura.
After hours on a plan and a short taxi ride later, Constance walks the pathway up to her daughter's home. Upon entering the house she can hear someone milling about.
"Maura, Darling I'm here." She calls out for Maura as she sets her bags down by the door. Rounding the corner she sees a person she wasn't expecting to. "Jane? What are you doing here, aren't you supposed to be at work?"
"Um…hello Constance. I am supposed…I called in sick for the day. Thought I'd grab some things. I'm going to stay with my family for a while."
"Jane, is everything okay? Is anybody hurt?" Constance asks when she sees the detective act in a peculiar way. "Is Maura okay?"
"YES!" Jane quickly says not wanting the older woman to think any harm had come to the doctor. But then changes her answer when she remembers the way she had hurt Maura, "I don't know Constance."
"Here let me make us some tea and you can tell me all about it Dear." Constance pulls out a chair before she makes her way to the cupboards. As the older woman makes the tea, Jane rehashes the fight that she had with Maura. When she finishes, Jane watches as Constance sips the drink before speaking.
"I see. Well, from what Maura has told me," Constance stops speaking when Jane looks to the older woman with a questioning look. "Yes, she has told me how she knows all those things. At first I didn't believe her but it isn't my place to believe. My place is to support my daughter, I know she would never lie, nor would she do anything to hurt you. She loves you and Lina, Jane." Constance stops for a minute to let everything she just said sink in. "I can't understand Maura for the most part, but I do understand that she is remarkably smart. She would never lie about something like this. I believe her wholly. As much as it befuddles me, I cannot doubt her in this. And when the time comes, I implore you to be open-minded as well, in what she has to tell you."
Jane looks confused for a moment before she speaks, "I don't know if we can repair what has happened Constance. I messed up, I was extremely rude and I yelled at her. I just feel like she broke my trust. I don't trust a lot anymore, and she won me over and I trusted her. I loved her enough to trust again and she broke it." She stops when she feels the tears from.
Constance feels for the two women, both women are hurting greatly. "Maura is an exceptional woman, all her life she did nothing wrong. As far as I can see, she still hasn't. Right now, she has nothing. She lost a lot over the years, and I have resolved to help her find what she is looking for. Jane, I will not allow you to hurt her. She has had enough heartache for more than a lifetime. If you do not think you can listen and get past this, than I would advise you to move on and stay far clear of my wrath." Constance threatens the brunette.
Jane, who has never been spoken to in her life, fears that this woman has the power to make her life hell. "I understand you Ms. Isles…fully. I don't wish to hurt your daughter but I too feel hurt. You may know your daughter's heartbreak but you do not know mine. I wasn't going to see your daughter for a few days; I would like to have the time to gather my thought before I speak to her. I would like you to understand that I have my demons too."
"I do Jane but if you are asking me to take your side, that is not going to happen. I will help you in anyway I can, as long as you keep in mind that my daughter has feelings just as you do." Constance finishes and when she does Jane nods her head to signal that the two are on the same page.
After excusing herself from the conversation, and packing up the things her and Lina would need, Jane makes her way to where Constance sits in the living room. "I packed some of our things but I don't want Maura to think I'm leaving her for good. Can you tell her…can you tell her I'm sorry and that I just need time?"
"Of course." Constance stands and walk to the woman. "Jane? Can I say something to you without you getting angry?"
"Yes."
"I don't think Maura finding out is the thing that upsets you." The older woman pauses until Jane makes eye contact with her. "I think you are more afraid that you wanted her to. You fear that she is the one you wanted to let in. The one you want to love and share secrets with. That what you've been hiding, is the very thing that Maura has found." And Constance pulls Jane into a hug when she sees the tear escape from the brunette. "I think it's time to give way to that fear Jane."
Maura walks in the door, tired from her long day at work. It was a busy day that seemed to drag on, when the only thing Maura wanted to do was come home and curl up into bed. Her fight with Jane had taken everything out of her, add on a workday without the detective, made the doctor want to collapse right here on the floor.
Walking to the kitchen she feels a slight flutter in her heart when she hears noises. "Jane?" she calls out hopefully. "Jane is the you?"
As she rounds the corner she sees her tall, slim form of her mother. Briskly walking towards the open arms of her mother, "Mom!" she cries out as the tears begin on the own accord. Holding tightly, Maura lets the tears fall and her mother's embrace raise her spirits. The only sounds are her cries, which are followed by her mother reassuring her that all will be okay.
"Dear, come on let's go sit on the couch and you can tell me your side?" Constance speaks as she guides them to the living room. "What do you mean my side? Have you talked to Jane?"
Sitting down, the older woman nods up and down, "Yes, she came by earlier and we talked. She wanted me to tell you that she grabbed some items but she needs some time to think."
"Oh…oh-kay." Maura says and she wonders why this information has stung so much. She knew Jane wouldn't be here but knowing she was here to grab her things and that she may not speak to her for awhile breaks her heart a little. "Mom?"
Constance sees the insecurity in her daughter's eyes. "Yes, Darling?"
"You still believe what I told you? About the memories and Jane?" The older woman can hear the childlike way in which Maura has asked her question. "Yes, but like I've told you before, I don't understand how but that is not what matters."
"You know that I haven't told you everything that Jane has been through, but there was something horrific that had happened to her? More than I would ever wish on my worst enemy." Constance doesn't speak, instead she watches her daughter intently. "When I dream, sometimes I dream of those moments. Last night…last night was one of those times. Jane heard what I was dreaming and she jumped to the conclusion that I looked into her sealed files."
"I see." Constance takes a moment to take it all in. "I think you need to tell Jane exactly what you told me about the memories. She has the right to know Maura."
The blonde nods her head in agreement. "I know, but I don't want her to run further away from me than she already has."
"I don't think she is running from you Maura, I think she is running from the way you make her feel." Constance tells her Maura in hopes to push her daughter to follow her heart. "You both need to understand that the love you have for each other was meant to be. She saved you and I think you came into her life to save her."
As Jane drives to the crime scene she replays everything that was said during her encounter with Maura's mother. Since her conversation with Constance, Jane had been on edge. Her mind kept going back to what Constance had told her. She knew the woman was correct in her assumption. Jane was afraid of her feelings towards Maura, she was also afraid that the blonde wouldn't reciprocate her feelings, like Emily. When Emily had left her to be with the quarterback she settled with Casey. Her whole life, Jane had settled and she was sure that if it weren't for Constance she would have settled for just being friends with Maura.
It was then as she pulled up and parked her car down the street from the crime scene, Jane resolved that she will speak with Maura settle this disagreement between the two. But all was easier said than done, as Jane walked up to the yellow crime scene tape.
"Where's the body?" The detective asks Frost, continuing once her partner points her into the right direction. "How long has it been down there?"
"I don't know the exact length of time but you can ask…" Frost trails off as he remembers that Jane and Maura are fighting. "Why are you guys fighting Jane? You both need to get over it and make up. It's getting awkward at work and we are going to mess up the case if we are preoccupied with 'cat fights'…don't look at me like that Jane, I didn't say it Korsak did."
"Relax Frost! I'll talk to Dr. Isles." Jane says as she briskly walks away from her partner, but stops and gives the other detective a dirty look when he questions, "Dr. Isles?" Continuing to walk to the crime scene, the detective approaches the blonde who is deep into a conversation with Korsak. Turning around when she hears Jane approaching Maura is the first to speak, "Detective Rizzoli." The woman greets the brunette, because of her insecurity it comes off as her being abrasive. "Hello, Dr. Isles." Jane returns the greeting in the same tone.
Their interactions continued in the same manner as the detective collected her evidence and the doctor examined the body. As Jane readied herself to leave, Maura took her chance and approached the brunette. "Jane?" Maura called for Jane and her heart pumped with uncertainty, "I wanted to know if we could get together and I could tell you everything. I want to tell you everything Jane."
"It doesn't matter Maur, I don't care. I just want things to go back like they were. Lina misses you…I miss you." Jane says more to the ground then to Maura but the blonde knows that Jane means it. "I want that too Jane, but I think…I want to sit down and talk and put everything on the table."
"Maybe tomorrow, I might have to work late tonight?" Jane offers and Maura is quick to answer. "Yes, that sounds great."
Jane turns to leave but stops as Maura calls out once more. "Jane…I was wondering if I could maybe pick up Lina from school today? Maybe she could even spend the night?" Maura curses herself for seeming so weak and alone but it's the truth she is alone and she does miss Lina, she misses her so much.
"She would love that!" Jane smiles when she sees the blonde's face light up. "Let me call my ma and tell her that you have it covered. She might want to pop over and see you too if that's okay?"
"That's perfect!"
Days pass, and the two women never get to have their talk that following day. The week passes with Jane evading Maura's attempts for their big discussion. Maura knows that before they can move passed this rift in their friendship they will need to speak about how she knows of Jane's dealing with Hoyt. And so the blonde devises a plan to get the other woman to talk to her about those memories. Maura calls her mother to enlist her in helping her with her plan. It is crucial to have her mother's talent in drawing to get Jane's attention. Grabbing a few pictures for reference, Maura heads out to her mother's studio to set her plan in action.
It was late in the evening when a rookie officer walks up to Jane with an envelope in hand. After handing off the white envelope with Jane's name perfectly written on the front, the rookie leaves Jane alone to open it. When she does, Jane begins to cry when sees a beautifully drawn picture of her and baby Lina. The drawing was a picture that Casey carried in his wallet, there had been only one created and it had been lost when Casey had died overseas. Jane had loved this photo but willingly gave it up when Casey left and wanted the picture for him to look at while he was away. Drying up the tears that had bubbled forth when she saw that drawing, Jane shakes out a small note. Reading the words causes a chill to run through her body.
Thank you…for saving my life.
And under those simple words are a few more that make her heart beat with sheer excitement.
I will be in the bar at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel tomorrow at 3pm.
There we go! I didn't want the fight to last too long. The story is closing up, I estimate no more than 3 chapters to go. I will try my hardest to get the next chapter out as fast as I can.