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AN: I won't go into details of how busy the last two days were, sorry for leaving you hanging. I can't thank you enough for sticking with me. I love reading your reviews and hearing your suggestions.
The air left everyone's lungs immediately, leaving only silence in its wake. Frank and Angela were drawing complete blanks, nothing about that question made any sense. However, pieces began to fall into place for Korsak, Frost, Frankie, and Maura especially. Who looked just about ready to die. She was the picture of shock, and so much more. Her immediate battle was trying to figure out what to give in to – the ability to keep herself on both feet, or throwing up. None was more appealing than the other.
''..w-what are you talking about?'', Frank Rizzoli struggled with his words.
''YOU!'', Jane pointed a stern finger at him. ''and her!'', she pointed to her mother, who looked as if she was trying to escape from being burgled. ''Thirty-five years of lying to my face. How do you live with yourselves?''. When Angela tried to move from the wall she had been shoved into, Jane held her hand out to her, quicker than lightening. ''don't you dare move. I want answers, and I want them now''
''Jane'', Maura finally called in a very small voice. The contrast between Jane's screams and her calm voice must have been the only thing that allowed her to be heard.
Jane almost got whiplash from how fast she turned. Somehow between the relief of being rescued, and wanting answers, she had forgotten that she was not the only victim. Maura was running a very very high risk of losing unmentionable money. Not to forget that Maura had been in an intimate relationship with a stranger for days now. The poor woman had unknowingly shared her house, her bed, her body, and her heart with someone who all the while was plotting to rob her. And instead of Jane being the best friend she was supposed to be, she sat the entire drive home in silence holding up so she could attack her parents. She had wholly disregarded what these revelations meant to Maura physically, emotionally, and financially.
''God, Maura'', she didn't even get the chance to embrace Maura before she started screaming instructions to Frost. ''Fuck!'', she punched the wall, and winced in pain after realizing how stupid and un-called for the action was. ''You are good at this Frost. I have never needed you more than I do now. You need to look up Maura's bank acoounts NOW! All of them. Oh my God Maura'', she was getting hysterical and looked back at the blonde whose arms she had in her hands. ''Maura is it possible for you to block all your accounts now. Oh God I hope I'm not too late''. She was looking like a maniac, and to make this worse, no one had moved an inch.
''Jane'', Maura said again. It wasn't as if Maura was calling the brunette. She was saying the name more to herself. As if she was trying to convince herself that it was in fact her Jane in front of her.
''If Maura loses her money it's your fault'', Jane points to her parents angrily. Angela had rushed into her husband's arms as soon as Jane turned to Maura. ''and why the fuck isn't anyone doing anything'', she rubbed her face frantically.
''If you tell us what the fuck is going on maybe we can help you'', Frankie finally spat out.
It was then that Jane realized no one really knew what was going on and they couldn't act fast to help Maura if they didn't know what had/is transpiring.
''Your parents here'', she gestured to said parents, ''gave up my twin sister after birth because she was sick''
''What?'', Angela and Frank said in unison. The question had been asked before, now here it was again.
''Don't 'what' me. You wanted to know whats happening, now I'm telling you. So shut up and let me finish'', that was sufficient to shut everyone up effectively. ''she grew up in foster care Frankie. And Jorge-'', she shook her head ruefully. ''-Jorge was her foster brother''
''Are you sure about that Jane'', Korsak asked in utter shock.
''Very sure. He played us ok''
''But why'', Frost piped in.
''They wanted money, and Gaby wanted Ma and Pop to suffer for giving her up''
''Gaby'', Angela caught on the name.
''Ya. That's your other daughters name'', Jane said in disgust.
''So what does that have to do with Maura's money'', confused, Frankie asked.
''Kill two birds with one stone Bro. Maura has money, they steal it, it destroys me, and me destroyed hurts my dear parents. Fucking chain reaction''
Frost, finally getting the gist of things and seeing how imminent time was, rushed to start punching in Maura's details to pull up all her bank information. Korsak figured this was a good time to move the family from the front entrance and into the living room to have a long chat. He sent a quick text to Tommy telling him to come to the house right away, and decided to leave Jane and Maura to have a minute or two alone.
Finally alone, Jane took in a long breath and pulled Maura into an embrace. The medical examiner cried so hard she couldn't get a word out. Her nails dug into Jane's shoulders as she tried to hold onto the lanky woman for dear life. Everything finally caught on. The way Jane had looked slightly different from that Sunday. How their relationship had just switched gears overnight. Why she wasn't feeling the connection she knew she ought to feel until two days ago. And then it also hit her that that is when this Gaby had fallen in love with her. Then a fleeting thought of the money Jane had mentioned registered. It was all so much for her to handle. And that wasn't even including how her heart broke for her best friend who had been bound for many days by a sister she had just met. Jane held her for as long as she needed while she cried her lungs out. When it got to a point where Maura was now hiccupping and seemed to be about to faint Jane pulled away, only so she could face her.
''I don't know how I am ever going to get you to even consider to accept my apology. I don't even know where to begin. Oh Maura'', she was crying too, and couldn't resist pulling the blonde into another bone crushing hug. This started a whole new set of tears for the medical examiner. The blonde couldn't wrap her mind around the fact that after all that was happening and had happened to Jane, she was concerned about apologizing to her. It wasn't even her fault everything was happening the way it was.
Korask and Frank had fractionally managed to calm Angela down a little bit. And then sensing that the pair had something to share, he patiently waited for Jane to join them. Wanting Answers immediately, Jane finally walked Maura with her into the living room. Frost and Frankie where on their ipads trying to sort out the situation with Maura's funds.
''Are you ready to talk?'', Jane asked indifferently when they entered the living area. Together, her and Maura took a seat on the couch. Korsak moved so the three of them could fit together, then he spoke for the Rizzoli's.
''Maybe it would be best to tell us all you know so we can try to figure it out together''.
The only thing that kept her grounded was knowing she had to do it for Maura. The sooner everyone was on the same page, the less disastrous it would be for her best friend. So Jane soberly began relating the story from the Thursday she had been kidnapped. Then she went on to tell them the story Gabriella had told her.
''I'm so sorry Janie'', it was barely audible. The super loud, always hovering mother was reduced to a low soft voice, hardly recognizable in everyone's ears. Frankie and Frost even perked up and stopped their search for a moment.
Frank picked it up from there, seeing that Angela wasn't going to get much out. ''Honey, you have to let me finish explaining before you interrupt, please''. Jane nodded, but she was violently tapping her left foot to the ground indicating she didn't have much patience so whatever had to be said had to be said fast. Frank took his wife's hand in his, as he began retelling a story he had been sure would never have to be said aloud again.
''You did have a twin sister, yes''. The man half expected an outburst. At this point it was welcomed, it would give him a few moments to regroup. No such luck for him. Five sets of eyes bulged out in pure shock. ''we never meant for you to find out like this. We never meant for you to find out at all. I know it sounds mean-''
''Sounds mean! We are talking about a whole human life here, that you abandoned'', Jane lashed out.
''That's why I asked for you to let me finish Janie''. The detective was now pacing. It was all too much information to take in while sitted. ''They told us she died''. Jane stopped dead in her tracks. Angela was weeping helplessly. It was a trying task for Frank to be comforting Angela while trying to recount such a tragic event. ''They told us one survived and the other died. I wasn't in the delivery room, and they threw medical jargon we could hardly understand, especially during such an event''
''They told you. Didn't you see the baby?'', Frankie asked. He was now rubbing soothing circles along Jane's back, trying fruitlessly to calm his raged sister.
''We didn't see the body. The doctor said it may be more traumatizing in the long run and we just went with that. Honestly, we didn't really want to. It was very difficult Jane. Especially for your mother. It was her first pregnancy, our first child. It was a lot to take in''
''So you just decided to lie to us? All these years'', Jane genuinely inquired.
''We didn't lie about it. We hadn't told anyone we were expecting twins, so when it happened we just kept it to ourselves. It was too painful and we didn't want you to go through what we went through, the hurt and worry and questions. We were so happy we had you, and then Frankie came along, then Tommy. It seemed so cruel to bring hurt into your lives when you were so happy-''
''We didn't forget about her'', Angela said in that same unrecognizable small voice. ''Do you know why you always had two birthday cakes? We told you it was because we wanted you to have double the fun, but that wasn't true. One was also for her'', this literally made everyone tear up. ''when you were smaller, I sometimes used to buy two identical dresses, or dolls. When we went to church, remember I used to always tell you to light two candles?''
''You said one was for a little girl who couldn't do it for herself so I needed to do it for her'', Jane answered, tears streaming down her cheeks.
''We didn't just act as if she never existed Jane. We just wanted to spare you, all of you-'', she gestured to Frankie as well, ''-the pain and suffering we went through''
Jane finally walked towards her mother. She knelt down and wept on her thighs, holding on as if it would make everything better.
''I got into your account'', Frost yelled from nowhere. ''there was activity on Tuesday, it doesn't show anymore details. Can you take a look at this Maura?'' The doctor's shaky feet took her to the chair Frost was sitting on. All attention was now drawn towards them.
''Th-there's a zero balance'', Maura cleared her throat looking perplexed. Jane was up on her feet already fearing the worst.
''How much was in there before?'', Jane probed.
Maura instantly paled. She was on the verge of going vasovagal and that told everyone how bad the situation was. ''Maura, how much was in there?'', Jane asked a little too harshly. Maura looked around and was convinced she wouldn't be able to say the amount out loud, not for her sake, but for everyone else's. ''Maura!''
''Fifty...million'', she said slowly.
Jane felt the room spinning around at an alarming rate before gravity called and everything went black.
AN: Second chapter for 'Do we belong' is up as well
