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Kimberly was still trying to process this new information that Maura had dropped on her, so she didn't even really register that Jane has tried to diffuse the tension with a sarcastic remark. An uncomfortable silence fell over the room. Maura hadn't answered Jane's joke either and everyone was basically just staring at each other. Kimberly's head was swimming and she wasn't sure if it was the news or low blood levels are electrolytes like Maura had suggested. Finally, Kimberly cleared her throat.

"How long have you known for sure?" She finally asked Maura. Maura looked down at her hands.

"Just a few weeks. Paddy told me a while ago, but I didn't know if it was true or not before Hope confirmed it." Maura answered. Kimberly nodded and rubbed her forehead.

"I feel like I've had everything dumped on me today." She murmured. Maura frowned.

"I'm sorry Kimberly, that's why I didn't want to tell you today. But, Jane is right, there really isn't a good time to tell you I suppose." Maura said after a long pause.

"This has been an interesting week." Kimberly said. Maura and Jane crack tentative smiles. Jane offered the pillow to Maura, who took it tentatively and slid it up under Kimberly's ankle.

"Are you okay? I could get Korsak to reassign the case. We could all go home and just decompress." Jane asked, sitting down on the slab next to the one Kimberly was laying on, so that she was sitting behind Maura. Maura turned sideways so she could see both of their faces Kimberly shook her head.

"Yeah. I'm just trying to process it all, but we should work." Kimberly protested. Jane let herself smile slightly. Kimberly closed her eyes and leaned deeper into the pillow under her head. Her face still looked stark white, like she was deathly ill. Maura reached out to check her pulse on her wrist again.

"Your pulse is still really weak. Do you want to go lay down in my office?" Maura asked. Kimberly shook her head.

"I'm fine, my arm just itches and I'm tired." Kimberly answered. Maura's eyes went wide. She hadn't changed the dressing on Kimberly's stitches since she'd done them the first time a few days ago.

"Can I check your stitches?" Maura asked. Kimberly nodded slowly. Maura carefully started to unwrap the dressings on her arm. Underneath revealed that the deepest part of the gash was infected. "Kimberly you need to go back to the hospital." Maura told her slowly. Kimberly groaned and opened her eyes.

"You're kidding right?" Kimberly asked. Maura shook her head.

"Your arm is infected. You need to be put on antibiotics." Maura answered.

"I'll take you." Jane offered. Kimberly shook her head.

"No, you need to work on the case, and so does Maura. I'll call Andrew to come take me." Kimberly said. Jane and Maura shared a look before nodding.

"Okay, but we'll come by to check on you as soon as we can. Tell him to take my car, the keys are on a hook by the front door." Maura said. Kimberly nodded and reached into her pocket to grab her cell phone. She dialed Andrew's number and closed her eyes to prepare herself mentally for the conversation she was about to have. She took a deep breath and then put the phone up to her ear. It had barely finished it's first ring before Andrew's voice came through the receiver.

"Kim, what's up? I'm at the park by Maura's with Edison, since you're at work I thought we'd explore the city." Andrew said, his tone was completely nonchalant, like he hadn't just professed his love to her earlier that afternoon.

"Can you come by the station and pick me up? Maura's got a car she said you could borrow." Kimberly asked.

"Why? Is everything okay?" Andrew asked.

"My arm is infected. I need to go the hospital for antibiotics, and I didn't want to take Maura or Jane away from the case." Kimberly explained calmly and waited for the outburst she expected from Andrew, but it never came.

"Let me grab Edison and I'll be there as soon as I can. Where will you be?" He asked.

"In the Morgue with Maura." Kimberly answered.

"Jeez, that's morbid. I'll see you soon. Bye." He said and hung up.

"He's coming." Kimberly murmured. Maura nodded and gave her a small smile.

"Jane, can I talk to you for a minute in my office?" Maura asked her wife. Jane nodded, raising her eyebrows inquisitively. Kimberly closed her eyes again and tried to rest while Jane and Maura headed to Maura's office. Jane flopped down in one of the armchairs tucked into the corner of Maura's office, while Maura chose to lean against her desk.

"What's up Maur?" Jane asked.

"I'm worried about Kimberly." Maura said. Jane nodded.

"Well, I would be surprised if you weren't." Jane joked. Maura shot her a look. "I am too though." Jane added quickly.

"It's just a lot for her all at once, and she's my younger sister. I should be there for her, but I also don't want to overwhelm her." Maura rambled. Jane smiled at her wife.

"Maur, I don't think you should worry about that. I mean before you told her you were sisters you were already there for her because you are my wife and she's my partner. You should just keep doing what you were doing. Don't force it, Kimberly already likes you." Jane promised. Maura nodded but crossed her arms over her chest like she wasn't quite sure she believed her. Jane stood up from the armchair and crossed the office until she was standing next to Maura. At first she didn't say or do anything, she just stood there touching shoulders with her wife. After a few minutes Maura relaxed her arms and leaned her head onto Jane's shoulder.

"You're right. I just want everything to be perfect." Maura mumbled. Jane smiled and rested her chin on the top of Maura's head.

"I know. It's one of the things I truly love about you." Jane said. Maura smiled and lifted her head up to look at Jane. She was smiling softly back at Maura. They shared a quick kiss, before pulling away.

"We should probably stay with Kimberly until Andrew gets here. We also have a case to solve." Maura sighed. Jane nodded.

"We need to take a vacation sometime just the two of us." Jane murmured. Maura laughed and rolled her eyes.

"Come on Jane, we both know you'll never be able to take a vacation. If you weren't married to me, you'd be married to your job." Maura teased as she followed behind Jane back into the main autopsy room. Kimberly's eyes were still closed, and Maura stopped to make sure she was just asleep before turning to the body on the table and diving back into the autopsy. Jane smiled and gave Maura a quick kiss on the cheek.

"I'm going to head up to the bullpen. Let me know when you have an ID on the body." Jane told her wife before heading for the elevator.

"I will." Maura called after her. Maura smiled and watched Jane disappear around the corner that led to the elevators. Once Jane was out of sight, she glanced over at her sleeping younger sister and watched her for a few minutes, it was such a weird feeling, learning you had a sister. Maura had known for awhile and she was still processing it. She just hoped that Kimberly was going to be okay, and they could finally have a chance to really be sisters.