"Can't you just work your magic Frost" Jane said as she looked over to her partner.
Frost sighed as he turned to Jane "Jane we've got nothing..."
Jane slammed her fist on her desk. Frost looked over his computer monitor at Jane who was rubbing her temples.
"Ok, I'll go through it again...but this is the last time" Frost said as he started tapping away at his keyboard. Jane smiled slightly; she always seemed to get her own way.
Jane glanced at the clock which rested on the wall above elevators, it was nearly lunch time. She stood and grabbed her jacket "just getting a coffee" she said to Frost who was still busily typing away. He nodded slightly. Jane turned on her heel and walked briskly to the elevator. As she reached it, she glanced at her phone and sighed to herself. She had hoped Maura had sent her message by now but there was nothing. Once the lift had arrived she walked in and turned to see Frost and Korsak sniggering. Had they figured out that "getting a coffee" actually meant I'm visiting Maura in the morgue. She must actually remember to bring back a coffee this time or their suspicions might be right; she thought to herself as the lift doors closed.
A couple of minutes later the doors of the lift opened at the basement. Jane walked out and turned her head slightly over to the crime lab; she saw the chief medical examiner talking on her phone in her office. Pushing the door open Jane walked past the 2 dead bodies that rested peacefully upon the cold stainless steel morgue slabs. She glanced over at both of them and noticed that the white sheet was now covering both their heads. Obliviously Maura had finished her autopsies.
Knocking gently on Maura's office door she proceeded to enter; Maura looked up from her files and smiled warmly to Jane. She indicated that she was still on the phone. Jane waited patiently by the couch before sitting. Maura looked over at Jane and mouthed "won't be a minute". Jane smiled back. A few "hmms and aha's" filled the room from Maura. She then proceeded to shuffle and sift through the report on her desk.
"Negative?" Maura said confusingly. She continued "I can assure you that wasn't my initial findings" she was cut off quite sharply before continuing "there has to be a mistake...and before you berate me further... not on my behalf...I trust you will run the test again!" Maura's voice was getting louder and the tone more annoyed. Jane smirked to herself it wasn't often she saw this side of Maura.
Maura put the phone down. She sighed to herself and looked over at Jane. "Jane..." Maura said with a smile in her voice. Jane stood up and walked over to Maura at the desk.
"Hey Maura..." Jane said as she fidgeted with the strange ornament on the desk.
"It's an African piece from a virtually extinct tribe in Kenya..."Maura answered as Jane continued to fiddle with piece.
"Oh…" Jane said as placed it back on the table. She wasn't quite sure what to do with her hands so she crossed them over chest. "Problem?" Jane continued as she nodded to the phone.
"The samples I sent over to the lab... There seems to be a problem. "Maura said as she pointed to her report.
Jane glanced at the report "so..." Jane said confusingly.
"So...it means that." Maura noticed she had lost Jane's attention; she had that glazed look over her face. Maura continued "the results won't be back today..."
Jane cocked an eyebrow "so no catching bad guys today"
Maura smiled "No catching bad guys today Jane" She closed her file.
Jane shuffled her feet and looked around. "Should we grab a coffee?" she looking up at Maura.
Maura nodded and picked up her jacket and swung it around her shoulders, she fixed the collar under her honey blonde hair flipping the loose curls as she did. Jane looked intently at Maura.
"Upstairs or should we go out?" Maura said as she picked up her purse.
"Let's get out of here...I need a break from this place" Jane said as she watched Maura straighten her jacket
The two women walked out the main entrance of the Boston Police Department. They headed towards Jane's cruiser. Jane pulled out her phone and typed a quick message to Frost.
NEEDED A BREAK GOING OUT FOR COFFEE. RING ME IF YOU FIND ANYTHING.
Jane clipped her phone back on her belt holder and immediately unlocked her car. Both women slid into the car and within minutes they were off and down the road.
Arriving at the small coffee shop 15minutes later Maura and Jane sat down at the small bistro table outside. It was a beautiful Boston day. Sun was shining, a slight breeze was apparent and the smell of summer was in the air. Jane and Maura sat silently for a minute both lost in their own thoughts. The waiter silently stood next to Jane, flicked open his little note pad and waited for their order. Maura was the first to look up at the waiter.
"I'll have a green tea." she said politely. Jane smiled at Maura before turning to the waiter "coffee for me". The waiter nodded and closed his note pad before heading inside the coffee shop.
Maura looked over at Jane. "Any luck with the case".
Jane sighed "not a thing. But I know we'll find something." she said as she rubbed her face.
"Jane what is it?" Maura said as she reached for Jane's hands. She grabbed hold of them for a second before Jane pulled away. She instinctively rubbed the scars on her palms. Maura retracted her hands and place them back on her own lap. She looked into her best friends eyes. Maura saw a hint of sadness and frustration. She wished Jane would open up to her more often than keeping everything bottled up.
"It's the case. Nothing is happening... it's been 2 weeks and we still are no closer" Jane said as she looked past Maura. Even though it was the truth it wasn't the whole truth.
"Jane don't beat yourself up. The evidence is there. You just need to step back and see the situation in a different light. I have faith in you; you'll figure it out... sometimes things come to people when they least expect it." Maura said with a hopeful look.
"I take it you have been reading those self-help books again" Jane said with a wink.
"Might have..." Maura laughed.
An hour later they were back inside the BPD. Maura had gone back to the Morgue and Jane back to the bullpen. The afternoon continued as the morning had left off. Non eventful.
Jane unlocked her apartment door and silently walked in. Placing her gun and badge in the side table drawer she untucked her standard blue blouse and undid the buttons. Rubbing the back of her neck she walked through the kitchen to the fridge. Picking up a beer she undid the screw top and aimlessly threw it at the direction of the bin. It bounced off the rim and went in. "She shoots and scores." Jane said to herself. She flopped on the couch and scratched Jo Friday behind the ear. Sitting in silence for a moment she picked up the TV remote and switched the TV on. A baseball game came on.
Maura had arrived home around the same time; placing her handbag on the kitchen island she thumbed through her mail; nothing exciting. She placed the mail down and went to her fridge. Pouring herself a glass of wine, she took a sip and swilled it around her mouth like a professional before swallowing. Glancing at the glass she poured herself a top up. Picking up a remote she pointed it towards the living room the sound of classical music fill the home. Kicking off her shoes she slowly walked over the oak floor towards the couch. Effortlessly she sat down and crossed her legs and immediately started mediating. An image of Jane Rizzoli filled her thoughts. Even though she knew Jane was frustrated with the case she didn't believe that was the only thing on her mind. Jane's reluctance for Maura to hold her hand at the coffee shop had stuck in her mind for the rest of the day. Had she done something to upset Jane? She didn't think so. But it wasn't just that. Jane had been a little distant towards Maura for a while. Even though both women had been busy with their work; today was the first time in about a week or so that they had spent time out of work. It was nice; they had spent about half an hour at the coffee shop chatting about work and other things before returning to work. Maura had gone to the morgue but soon found her way upstairs to the bullpen.
Frost and Korsak had witnessed the interaction between the pair. They gave each other knowing glances as the women unconscious flirted with each other. Frost made an excuse to leave the women to it with. Korsak coughed slightly as he followed Frost to the lift.
"You'd think they get it on already" Frost said to Vince who looked over his shoulder at Maura sitting on the edge of Jane's desk slowly swinging her legs in Jane's direction.
Jane had been slouching on the couch when the familiar buzzing of her mobile started, in one move Jane answered.
"Rizzoli..."
"Be there in 20 minutes."
Jane hung up her phone and started to button up her blouse. She looked at Jo Friday "Duty calls Jo". The dog tilted her head and barked. "When I get home I'll walk you." Jane said as she tucked her shirt into her black trousers. Within minutes she had picked up her gun, badge, keys and jacket and was shutting her apartment door. She pulled out her phone and started sending a message.
Maura had just hung up her phone. She walked over to her shoes and slipped them back on as her phone started beeping.
PICK YOU UP IN 10
Maura smiled to herself before replying.
And sure enough 10 minutes later Maura was heading out her front door and getting into Jane's cruiser.
They arrived at the crime scene and briskly walked towards Frost and Korsak who were standing inside the "BPD Crime Scene" tapped barrier.
"Frost...Korsak…"Jane said she looked at them and then at the scene before her. "Jane" they both said at the same time. Maura sided up to Jane. "Dr Isles..." the male detectives acknowledged Maura
"Detectives..." Maura said with a polite tone. She glanced over at the body as she put her purple latex gloves on. She knelt down to the body and started to do her examination.
"What we got..." Jane said as she looked at Frost.
"Her name is Julia Gomez...23 years old. Boston Local. Studying forensic criminology at BCU...She'd been seen drinking with friends earlier at their local bar. She had left about hour ago making her way home...some kids found her looking like this. The three detectives turned and looked at the badly beaten body.
Maura looked up at the three. "Not only beaten but there are marks consistent of stab wounds...five to be exact. Oh and signs of sexual assault but I can't confirm that until I get her back to the morgue." Maura said as she stood up and took her gloves off.
Jane scanned the crowd of people who were now gathering around. Nobody should witness this scene. She turned to Maura who picked up what Jane was saying with her eyes.
"We'll get photos and get her covered as soon as possible." Maura said to Jane who nodded and turned to the other detectives "witnesses?" she said hopeful but she realised as soon as she said it what the answer was to be. Frost and Korsak shook their heads.
Maura stood in the morgue next to the body of Julia Gomez. She was dressed in her scrubs. Her hair tied back in a loose ponytail. She placed the paper mask over her nose and mouth and folded the whited sheet back and initially scanned the body. Taking some measurements of the stab wounds she noted them down on her report.
An hour later she finished. Taking her gloves and mask off she threw them into the clinical waste bin beside the stainless steel morgue slab. She cricked her neck and started to undo her ponytail as Jane entered.
"Maur..." Jane said as she watched Maura flicking her hair out of the ponytail. The soft curls gathered around Maura's shoulders. Jane's mouth was slightly open and a soft groan escaped. Maura slowly opened her eyes and looked at Jane. Maura smiled shyly "Jane..."
"Finished?" Jane enquired.
"Yes. Just" Maura replied as she covered the body of Julia Gomez with the white sheet. Jane bowed her head as a mark of respect for the woman. Maura picked up on the gesture and smiled to herself.
"My initial findings are that she had been kicked and punched in the head, chest and legs several times. She indeed has signs of a sexual assault which initially looks quite savage. She put up a defence. She has defensive marks on her arms. She was then stabbed with a bladed object five times on the breast and ribs area. The bladed object was most probably a hunting knife with a 10inch blade. But I need to confirm that..." Maura stated with a sense of matter of fact.
"Bastard!" Jane said as she looked at Maura "any DNA traces?" she continued
"No...Nothing...whoever did this didn't leave anything..."Maura said as she looked back at the body. "Jane...the wounds are similar to the other 2 bodies...similar but not the same...a few deviations..."
"Similar?" Jane questioned.
Maura nodded "the crimes are similar but this attack is more frenzied...perhaps whoever did this was disturbed or angered..."
"Not two different people?" Jane asked.
"No...The evidence suggests same person" Maura didn't feel like explaining the scientific reasoning behind her conclusions.
Jane appreciated the Layman version it was late and to be honest she was tired. Maura didn't take long to finish up especially with Jane helping. 10minutes later they were heading out of the BPD.
Pulling up outside Maura's house. Jane turned the engine off, she turned to Maura who turned back from looking at her house to Jane.
"Do you want to stay over?" Maura said as she noticed that Jane was yawning. Jane nodded wearily.
Jane followed Maura up the path to the front door. Maura took out keys and unlocked the door. She pushed the door open and gestured for Jane to go in first. Jane walked past Maura and before she knew it she was sitting on the floor trying to work out what had caused her dramatic nose dive.
"Maur your turtle tripped me up" Jane said as she rubbed her knees.
Maura couldn't help but laugh "Tortoise" she bent down and rubbed Bass's shell. She stepped over the tortoise and extended her hand to Jane who took it and pushed herself off the oak floor. Standing in front of Maura she frowned.
"I'm glad you find that funny Dr Isles" Jane's frown turned to a smirk.
Maura giggled "well I would give u a 10 for your execution but your landing let you down."
Jane saw the funny side and started laughing. They stood together for a few minutes their eyes locked on to one another. Maura's head moved forward but she stopped abruptly, she turned her attention to Jane's knees.
"You didn't hurt yourself did you.." Maura said as she looked down at Jane's legs.
Jane feigned an injury as she rubbed her knees "I'm not sure if I can walk." she said pouting her lips.
Maura had a look of concern on her face. She led Jane over to the couch. Sitting down together Maura patted Jane's legs indicating for her to rest them on her lap. Maura rolled up the trouser legs and inspected both knees. She couldn't see any injury. She kissed her fingers and rubbed Jane's knees.
"You'll live" she said with a smirk.
Jane smiled. She liked this, just being with Maura and their closeness. Nobody else seemed to understand Jane like Maura and vice versa.
Maura let out a yawn; she rubbed the back of her neck and glanced at her watch. Five to One. Jane automatically looked at her watch and yawned. Maura patted Jane's knees and stood she slowly made around her living room and turned off the lights. Jane realised it was time for bed. She then followed Maura to the master bedroom.
Maura pulled out an old Red Sox shirt and a pair of baggy BPD shorts she handed them to Jane who placed them on the bed. She sat on the edge of the bed and undid her boots. She placed them together near the closet. Maura retrieved her silk night dress from the ensuite. She placed it on the bed and started to kick off her Jimmy Choo's. Glancing over at Jane she said ""Help me with the zip."
Maura turned slightly and waited patiently for Jane's assistant. Jane started to move over to Maura but paused slightly. She gulped and continued the 3 steps towards Maura. She brushed the honey blonde curls off Maura's neck as her fingers gripped the zip. Pausing slightly she looked at the back of Maura's neck. The milky soft skin glistened in the soft light. She could smell Maura's perfume; it was intoxicating. Jane closed her eyes; her mind racing with every fantasy she ever dreamt of her and Maura. What happened next was something Jane had wanted for a long time. With her eyes still closed she lowered her lips within a millimetre of Maura's pale faultless skin. Pausing slightly she then gently placed a kiss on the bare flesh. A sharp intake of air escaped Maura lips. Jane continued to kiss Maura's neck. The trail of kisses leading to her shoulder as Jane slowly unzipped the stunning Red Sleeveless dress. With the dress down to Maura's waist; Jane slowly opened her eyes and pulled back. A sense of panic washed over Jane's face. The reality of what was happening had hit like a tonne of bricks. She slowly backed away and started to shake her head as she gathered up her boots and rushed out the room in silence. As Maura turned around she heard the front door slam shut.