AN: I apologize, I should have written this on the first chapter. This is an angsty piece, with a Rizzles ending though. Please don't be mean to me, I have warned you already. And to the rather unpleasant guest, I'm NOT a teenager, but I do appreciate your correction. Thanks to everyone else.

''When I found out I was pregnant with you I was so scared'', Angela said.

''What! Ew Ma, is that what you came in here to tell me'', Jane looked outside her bedroom window avoiding her mothers intense gaze. Somehow she knew Angela was there for a serious talk. She'd noticed from when she got back from school how slightly out of character her mother was acting.

''I'm getting somewhere Jane, if you'd just let me''

''Fine, you were scared'',Jane continued to stand defensively by the window while her mother sat on her bed.

''Yes, I was. It was unplanned and your father and I didn't quite know what to do. Eventually I had to quit my job, and you were born and it just wasn't possible to work''

''A lot of mothers with children work Ma''

''I know. But it was a sacrifice I didn't want to make – going to work I mean. So I stayed home with you while your father worked. It was really tough at first, we didn't have enough for a new baby and one income''

''Wow, way to make me feel very important Ma'', the brunette responded sarcastically.

''That's not it Janie. These were all sacrifices your father and I made, for you. And then Frankie came along, and your father had to work even more. I preferred to not have any luxuries but instead stay home with my babies, and take care of my husband. I was young, but those were the decisions I had to make at that time.''

''You do know that I'm not pregnant right?'', Jane asked.

''I know that'', Angela told her patiently. Had it been any other time, she would have gone on a rant about Jane's rude mouth and so on, but as it was, there were more pressing issues, and Jane was starting to get nervous.

''Maybe you should just tell me what it is exactly that you came here to talk to me about.''

''It's your turn to make your own kind of sacrifice'', Angela got to the point.

''Yeah, you know what Ma? Enough with the parables already. Can't you just get to it''

''I met Constance for coffee today''

And slowly Jane could feel her knees getting weak. Forget looking out the window, she swiftly found herself logged onto the bed – a safe distance from her mother.

''She…uh'', Angela swallowed, ''there is something Maura hasn't told you''

''Like what?'', Jane spat. The idea that Maura could be keeping anything from her was preposterous. They didn't have secrets, it wasn't what they did or who they were.

''She got accepted into some fancy elite British school''

''So…?'', Jane asked, at the same time wanting and not wanting to know the full story.

''They're moving to England Jane. Her parents have work to do there, and she got a place for school, to start this summer.''

''That's a month from now'', Jane didn't even have the energy to shout.

''Yes. And this school is the best and her father has some internships for her and then she will be doing something like….I don't know…A'levels or something like that. Jane-''

''How come she never said anything'', Jane whispered. And Angela could hear the tears in her daughters voice. She could feel the pain Jane must be feeling from not having known all this.

''She isn't planning on going Jane. That's why I met with Constance today''

''She doesn't want to go?'', Jane asked hopefully.

''No'', Angela shook her head. ''Constance said her mind is made up and she has no intention of leaving Boston. That's why she never mentioned it to you''

This is the point where Angela could have collaborated with her daughter and stood up for Maura so that she wouldn't leave Boston. This is where she could have offered to house the girl and do whatever she could for them to remain together. Now is the time when she could have coaxed Jane into leaving things as they were and having Maura all to herself.

But she couldn't do that. As a mother, her conscience refused. Regardless of how happy she wanted her daughter to be, she loved Maura like a daughter as well and hence wished the best for her too.

''So she's not going then?''

''According to her, yes. But her parents want her to go. Jane, the opportunities for her future are so bright and Constance is devastated that she's throwing it all away…'', she caught herself before saying 'for you'

Too late.

''For me'', Jane finished off dejectedly.

''Honey, nothing is your fault. And you should know how much Maura loves you by the simple fact that she dismissed the idea and was more than prepared to bid her parents farewell just so she could be with you. Do you understand that?''

''I do. And that's what sucks the most'', Jane sighed.

''If she loved you enough to make that choice, maybe you should love her enough to let her go''

''I can't Ma'', Jane said that quickly, matter-of-fact.

''I won't tell you what to do Jane, because in the end the decision is up to you and her. And that's why Constance came to me. She could have just made Maura go and told her she had no choice in the matter. But she respects her daughter, and wants her to make her own choice. And that's why I am speaking with you now as well. As my daughter, I want you to know I respect your decisions and I won't force you into anything you are not happy with. You know by now I don't like your plan to join the academy. But all I can do is talk, in the end its your decision. Jane'', Angela reached for her daughters shaky hand, ''Maura wants to be a doctor, she has told you that countless times. Her parents have created this wonderful path for her to pursue her dreams the best way possible. Do you want to be the reason that she isn't at the top of her career? Do you want to be the reason that she doesn't get to go to one of the best schools in the world? That she doesn't experience those internships and what not? Do you want to be the reason that she isn't living with her parents?''

''No'', Jane cried. All the information hurt. She hadn't thought for one second all that was happening could happen. Everything was so perfect and she was happy. She was going to graduate from high school in a couple of weeks and was going to have a lovely summer with her girlfriend. Then when Maura returned for her last year Jane was going to go to a community college before Joining the academy after getting her Associates Degree. It was all going to be well and her and Maura were going to be together forever like they'd promised…

''I promised her we'd be together forever'', Jane whispered – mostly to herself.

''Oh honey'', Angela gathered her into her arms as she sobbed uncontrollably. ''It's going to be okay'', she whispered again and again into her hair.

''What do I do Ma?'' Angela could not remember a time when Jane had openly asked for her help. She only wished it was under less devastating circumstances.

''You are still young Jane'', Angela said as she pulled her daughter at arms length. ''It hurts now, a lot. But believe me you'll be fine. It will take a little time, maybe a lot, but you'll get there. It's for Maura. You are doing this because you love her. That's the sacrifice I was trying to explain to you from before. We do what we have to do for the ones we love. I'm not saying Maura is going to be happy. It's going to hurt her as well, because she won't understand why you could say you love her and then leave her. But she's even younger than you Jane. And when she'd older she'll appreciated what you did for her. She won't know it now, maybe you don't even know it. But the purest and greatest kind of love is when we put the people we love before anything else, before ourselves''

Jane nodded, but the tears still ran down her cheeks. She wasn't sure how she could break this down to her girlfriend. If she was this devastated, what was going to happen to Maura?

''I don't know how I can ever tell her something like this Ma'', Jane cried. ''Do I have to break-up with her?''

''Not necessarily Jane. I asked Constance the same thing you know''

''What did she say?'', Jane whispered.

''She said Maura will be very occupied and will most likely not get the time to come now and then. And even she does, it will be very destructing and time consuming for the both of you. Frankly, there would be no point really if she going to go there and spent her whole time chatting to you or travelling back and forth''

''People have long distanced relationships'', Jane said unconvincingly.

''Not sixteen year olds Jane. It will be too much for her. For you even. As much as I don't like it, ending things will be the best way to move forward. Maybe when you're older, you'll find your way back into each others arms. And you will still keep in touch if you like. But Jane, this is all up to the both of you. From me, these are all suggestions, nothing else.''

''Sure. She'll just love to keep in touch with the girl that just broke-up with her for no damn reason'', Jane said with irritated sarcasm.

''It's not for no reason Jane''

''You think I am going to tell her everything you're telling me?'', Jane said disbelievingly. ''If there is one way to ensure that she doesn't leave, its telling her all of this. She won't go if she knows I love her this much''

''I guess you have a point'', Angela reasoned.

''She'll only leave if she thinks I don't love her'', Jane reiterated. ''That's so much worse than the truth. I don't think I can do that to her.''

''Then what will you do?''

''I'll figure out a way to make it….you know…better'', Jane shrugged, wiping the tears from her cheeks. Her life had just gone from perfect to stupid in a few minutes. It was infuriating how unfair life was.

The next day Jane couldn't summon the courage to say anything to Maura. Thinking about it was painful enough, let alone speaking it. So she spent the day actively avoiding Maura. At lunch, she didn't show up opting instead to sit in the library away from everyone. At the end of the day Frost and Riley stood by the quadrant with Maura waiting for Jane like they normally did after the day-end. All the three got was a text that Jane had to rush home and she'd see them tomorrow. It was odd - not like Jane at all. And while Maura should have naturally been worried, she concluded that there wasn't anything to be alarmed by. Jane was okay, and she had gone home. Her letter was safely tucked in her drawer and she knew her mother would never confront Jane about everything going on in Maura's life regarding school.

So there was nothing to panic over.

Oh so Maura thought.

When Jane got home she'd spent a considerable amount of time weeping for a love she knew she had already lost. Angela had tried vainly to console the girl, it wasn't working. By seven that night, Jane had already fallen asleep – mostly exhausted from the emotional exertion.

The next day she knew she had to talk to Maura. The days were ticking by, in which the blonde needed to accept her offer. As much as Jane loved Maura, she knew she'd never live with herself if she ruined Maura's life in that way. It had to be done.

And so it was.

AN: If you don't like where this is going please don't mean, you can check out Brand New Day instead.