„The power of love." Korsak chuckled as we walked out of the hospital. My legs still felt shakey and I grunted.

"Unbelievable!" I spat, still wondering what Korsak had meant with his comment. Me chasing a perp through a grocery store or Belinda using a sedative on me – and all for Maura. I recalled watching her running away while feeling the effects of a sedative that had me glued to the spot.

It had all been so fast that I hadn't noticed the stitch of her pushing the needle of a syringe into my waist. But we now knew that this woman was not only crazy but also very dangerous. Okay, we had known that before, but this had been the confirmation.

Maura had pointed out earlier that Belinda could have used some poison. Her voice had been worried, and she had gently caressed my head while I was still trying to gather my wits.

Anger was boiling inside of me. How did that woman dare to do that? Finding her became very personal to me but protecting Maura was still my priority.

I declined Korsaks offer to help me sit down in the car. Mauras not though which made the older detective chuckle. Deciding that this was not my day I closed my eyes as we drove off to Mauras place.

The sun was slowly setting when we pulled into the driveway. Feeling much steadier now, I stepped out of the car myself. Maura took my hand as we walked towards her porch. I loved when she did that and when I turned my head, and I spotted the warmth in her hazel eyes.

Never before in my life had I ever had such a feeling of peace come over me and I squeezed her hand. I realized quickly that despite only knowing each other for a few days we had already established such a strong connection that allowed us to communicate without words.

A wave of nausea forced me to sit down to one of the bar stools while Korsak greeted ma with a smile. Even in my state of sudden dizziness I realized that something was going on between them. The way they looked at each other and moved looked very familiar.

I rolled my eyes inwardly, pushing away pictures of Korsak kissing my mum. Instead, I focused on the glass of water that Maura handed me. "Sedatives can have some quite ugly side effects." She explained and I nodded.

After sitting and sipping my water I felt slowly better. Maura had offered to bring me into the living room to lay down on the couch, but I had refused. They just let me. Ma and Maura were preparing gnocchi after my grandmothers' recipe and I watched them in silence.

Again, I realized how lucky I was to have this family and how well Maura fit in. the doc gave me the happiest of glances over the counter after having formed the perfect gnocchi. Ma proudly patted her shoulder. I loved every moment of it because I knew that Maura too had found a family she had never dared to dream off.

"Rizzoli is getting all mushy." Korsak muttered to Frost with a chuckle. "Who would have thought."

"I can hear you!" I stated, slowly turning on my stool to see them setting the table. "And I'm not mushy at all. It's the sedative." I explained in order to keep my façade of a though cop.

"Yeah, yeah." Ma said with a grin that made me now roll my eyes so that everybody could see it.

R&I

Dinner was delicious. Ma had also taught Maura to make the famous Rizzoli ragout. Everybody was enjoying a glass of rich red wine but me. After the vicious attack this afternoon I had to stick to water or juice.

The conversation stayed on every topic but shop talk. It was only after Maura had brought Sophie to bed that we picked up the thought about how to find Belinda and keep Maura and Sophie save.

Maura was still absent, and Frost had left the table to make a call. Ma was busying herself in the kitchen which left me and Korsak alone at the table. I shot him a questioning look when I saw his curious eyes resting on me.

"What?" I asked and he chuckled.

"Catching Belinda is very personal to you, isn't it?" he asked nonchalantly, and I huffed.

"Of course, the bitch stuck a needle into my waist." I said, taking a sip from my water.

"It has been very personal already before that incident, Jane." He stated and I ignored what he was implying.

"It's my job, Korsak. And you know that I pride myself to chase every perp until I got them." My voice sounded calmer than I felt.

A soft chuckle left his mouth. "It still feels different this time. The way you protect Maura and the kid…" he paused briefly. "Which is totally fine. But you still have to try not to let it get to you too much. It could blind you and make stupid mistakes." His voice had a gentle warning. I could see that he was worried and understood what he meant. Silently nodding I took another sip of water. The sedative had left me thirsty like I usually was after a hangover.

"BPD is not going to let us stay forever though. Very soon they will order us to come back and leave the chase of Belinda to the LAPD." I stated and this time it was him who nodded.

We both stayed silent while hanging after our thoughts which mainly centered around the question how we could find her. She was too good to leave any leads, so we would probably have to wait and hope for her to pay Maura another visit. Maura seemed to be her only weak point and it was as if Belinda needed to see her. So much so, that Maura was the only reason for her to drop her cool and expose herself to being caught.

I stood to fill up my glass again, still feeling a bit unsteady on my feet. How ironic it was that I wished for Belinda to show up I thought while watching the water pour into the glass. With Korsak and Frost here though I felt that Maura and Sophie were save. Three detectives would be able to protect them for sure.

My head was throbbing as I returned to the table to see that Maura and Frost had returned. We all glanced at each other in silence – waiting and hoping for it to be over soon. I just wanted to go home and start my new life with dating this woman who gave me a warm smile as my eyes found hers.

It felt as if we were all trapped in time as we waited for Belinda to take the next step or Cavanaugh to call us back home. Korsak stood after a while, pointing out that there was nothing we could do right now. So, we all left the table and walked off to our rooms.

I immediately noticed Sophies small figure in Mauras bed, when we entered the master bedroom. Maura shrugged as I turned to look at her. "You don't mind, do you?" Maura whispered and I shook my head.

"No, that way we can protect her better." I whispered back and moved deeper into the room, already pulling my shirt over my head. I ignored the pain that the movement had caused me and took a deep breath.

"Maybe I should check the doors and the alarm again." I whispered feeling suddenly odd as I sat half naked on Mauras bed. The doc came over and touched my face gently.

"Korsak already took care of that." Our eyes met in the dim light of the lamp on the nightstand. Mauras were dark and I could tell that she was hot. It was a mesmerizing feeling to see what my body – what I – could do to her.

A smile covered my face and I let go of her, when she moved away. This was really not the moment to even think about sex.