A/N: Had a few problems with this - should be fixed now :)

"Beep Beep. Beep Beep."

Just as he and Rizzoli left the BPD for their next interview, Korsak's phone buzzed.

"Nina thinks she may have found something in the CCTV. One of us should go back..." he said.

Rizzoli dismissed the statement with a wave of her hand. "You go. I'll get Maura to come with me."

"Okay." Korsak replied. Out of earshot of Jane, he muttered with a smirk "Oh, I bet you will!"

***In Maura's Prius***

"Remind me again why you're driving?" Jane huffed, slumping in the passenger seat.

"I am an acquaintance of Professor Rayer, I am a well-known face at BCU, I have a permit that means we can park closer, and you aren't insured to drive my car." Maura stated, a small smile creeping over her lips.

"Oh, you're just lovin' this, aren't you?!" Jane continued, slightly outraged. "Think it's about time I go on your insurance. I'm obviously a much better driver than you."

"In your dreams, Rizzoli," Maura laughed. "We both have equal driving proficiency as we both hold American driving licences. Also, how many cars have you written off in the past couple of years?" she finished, triumphant.

"Excuse me?!" Jane snorted, unimpressed. "My job is WAY more dangerous than yours, so naturally accidents will happen. Plus the last time was so not my fault, that psycho yoga lot locked us in a park and tried to drown us. We nearly died listening to YoYo Mama. I couldn't have lived with the humiliation." she added, her trademark eyeroll emphasising her point.

"Anyway," Maura continued. "Don't you think joint utilities is a little too domesticated for us? I mean, your Mother doesn't know about us yet..." Maura trailed off.

"Look," Jane sighed, struggling to find the right words. "When this case is over, at Sunday dinner, we'll tell everyone together. A lot's happened in the past year..." she paused, recalling the memories. "With both Frost and Chang gone, things have been a bit on edge recently, I think a bit of happy news would make things brighter for everyone. I'm so proud to be your girlfriend, Maura. I just wanna let Suzie rest in peace first." Jane finished, as Maura linked their hands above the console.

"We're here." Maura motioned to the Faculty of Forensic and Pathological Science building. "We'll finish this later." She said as she gently kissed Jane's lips, opened the door, and the pair headed to the tall, imposing, sandstone building together.

***Professor Rayer's Office***

"Maura!" Rayer exclaimed, surprised to see who his visitor was. "After another teaching post here?"

Professor John Rayer was a tall, dark-haired man in his early 50s, dressed smartly in a grey suit and tie, his hair combed back. His teeth shone white as he smiled, unnerving Jane slightly as she entered the room.

Maura smiled. "Ah, I'm afraid this isn't a social visit, John."

"Oh, dear." He said, frowning slightly. "Is this about the reference you requested last week?"

"Somewhat," Jane interjected. "Detective Jane Rizzoli, BPD Homicide Department. I have a few questions for you regarding the death of Suzie Chang."

"Yes, I heard about that. Just awful - she was a brilliant student, very bright, would've excelled in any field. Such a tragedy. I'm afraid I don't know how much I can help you though, it's been a while since she was a student under me." He finished, his face grave.

"Well, I just want to pick your brains a bit." Jane said, her tone relaxed. "Can you remember what Suzie Chang was like as a student?" She asked, already knowing the answer.

Rayer sighed before he responded. "Quiet, hardworking, studious, nice enough but didn't really socialise, pretty much kept herself-"

"-to herself, yup that's the party line." Jane said evenly. "Do you remember a specific paper she did, a paired project with one of the first years?"

"Erm, as a matter of fact I do." He said, and Jane straightened up. "Are you referring to the project on mass spectrometry with, oh, who was it? Amelia Raine? A high quality and well-written piece of research, I use it as an example to my current students." He finished.

Jane nodded. "Do you remember how the women worked together, any problems?"

"No." Rayer replied bluntly. "None at all - Chang was introverted and quiet, Raine was more outgoing with an...interesting...sense of style, but they worked well and produced a fantastic piece of work. Both were top of their respective classes. Why are you asking me about this?" He said, puzzled. "Has Amelia done something wrong?"

"Nope, it just came up is all. So you're happy with the judgement that they're both good characters?" Jane finished.

"Yes. I hope Amelia is okay, I only wrote her reference for you, Maura, in this last week." Rayer said, preferring to address the Medical Examiner. "It's interesting how they've both had the job." He wondered.

"Yeah, well thank you for your time, Professor Rayer." Jane smiled as she shook his hand. Maura did the same.

"Pleasure. We must catch up properly sometime, Maura." He smiled at Maura.

"Yes, yes we must." Maura responded weakly, following Jane out of the office.

When they got back to the Prius, Jane quickly turned to Maura. "You didn't sleep with him, did you?"

"What? NO!" Maura exclaimed in horror.

Jane shrugged. "He just seemed your type is all. In a Dennis Rockmund sort of way."

"Ugh. Never Jane, besides, you haven't heard him lecture on compound analysis. There's only so far a woman can go to fulfil her biological needs." Maura said in all seriousness.

Jane looked at her girlfriend, and they both burst out laughing.

"Good." Jane said. "Don't think I could forgive you if you said yes..."

Maura swatted Jane's arm as they drove back to the BPD. The visit to the Professor hadn't told them anything they didn't already know - hopefully Korsak and Nina had better luck back in the Precinct.