Maura clicked off her web browser and sighed, it was late and she still found herself huddled in her office. Jane was still running around trying to catch a killer and she hadn't seen the detective all day, leaving a considerable amount of yearning towards the brunet.

The honey blond looked around her office, the only sound was the hum of the generator.

Leaning back in her chair she closed her eyes, her mind began to reel.

What if Jane was in trouble?

She found herself always thinking this when Jane was off catching someone, some times she just wanted to keep Jane with her, so she wouldn't get hurt again.

Maura shrugged off that possibility of Jane getting shot again, this killer used knives not a gun. Maura was soon disturbed, Jane could get stabbed. She sat up and a frown distorted her once tranquil features.

I'd know, I would feel it

Maura knew it was stupid, nonsensical when it came to science, but she always knew when Jane would be in danger. As Jane said once 'a gut feeling'. Maura then smiled, she'd never admit to Jane that she did believe two people who had such a strong connection could feel when either of them were in danger. Right now, Maura felt nothing, so Jane must be okay.

Maura jumped when her phone buzzed on the desk, the device seemed angry that Maura hadn't paid attention to the caller straight away.

She answered the call immediately, not bothering to look at the called ID.

"Isles"

"Maura, darling"

Maura's eyes widened and she cleared her throat.

"Mother"

"I have a favour to ask of you"

Maura's eyes widened as her mother continued.

Jane wandered down to the lab, she was muddy and was sure as hell she'd bruised her left side to the extent of something being broken.

She'd tackled the guy into a hedgerow, she'd took out a small drinking fountain and in result the pipes had burst, but the details were fuzzy after that.

Jane walked through the doors and peered around, the morgue was lit simply by a computer monitor whirring in complaint of still being turned on.

Jane figured Maura would be in her office.

"Maur" Jane walked through to her office and saw Maura biting on her inner check, worriedly sat on the lump of red plastic that called it's self a chair.

"Maura?" Jane was cut short when Maura's eyes snapped up to meet hers and then took in the state of her.

"What did you do?" Maura spoke a little too shrilly for both their liking.

"Whoa" Jane stepped back as Maura got up in a flurry. "What's up with you?"

Maura paused in her advance to aid Jane.

"Oh my mother just called"

"Just called, Maur, she only ever calls if she needs something"
"That's not true" Maura looked down at her feet. "She calls when necessary"

"Same thing" Jane quipped and placed a hand on her shoulder. "What did she call for?"

Maura resorted to changing the subject.

"Your muddy and you smell damp... you have... bits of tree in your hair, wait no, hedge, this type is commonly found in parks... what did you do? Camouflage as a hedge to catch him?"

Jane smirked and laughed, briskly stopping due to the ache in her chest.

"Maur, that was actually good" Jane laughed raspingly, making Maura smile softly, she knew her friend was in need of medial assistance.

"Your chest hurts?"
"Ribs actually and yes, a little"
"Left or right side?"

"Left... wait, no, no distracting me!" Jane snapped and looked Maura in the eyes. "What did she want? It seems bad"

"Not bad exactly" Maura shrugged and began to collect bandages from the side table and leant do to grab a ice pack. "Just difficult, well not even that... awkward"

"Awkward?" Jane watched Maura collect the items and perched on the edge of her desk and standing up again.

"Yes" Maura sighed and turned to Jane, hands full. "Shirt off"

Jane knew better than to question it as she took the navy blue v-neck she had been wearing and dropped it to the floor. She couldn't help but feel exposed, nervous just in case Maura would pick out an imperfection, it was like the high school gym changing rooms all over again.

Maura set the items down on her desk and scanned Jane's toned stomach. Maura leant in front of her, in the classic position you would find a man proposing to a woman and ran her hand delicately over Jane's left side.

The detective hissed, not just becouse of the pain. Maura's hands were soft, like silk, Jane's heart beat increased and her palms became clammy.

Damn it Rizzoli, fukin' quit it.

Maura noted Jane's reaction and ran her hand up and down trying not to inflict any more pain than necessary.

"See the pain killers on the table, take two, as Korsak would say, they're like horse tranquillisers" she giggled. She knew Jane wouldn't care for her listing the proper term for the pain killers at that moment in time.
Jane threw them back in one and hoped to god they numbed her emotions as well.

Jane looked down at the M.E, taking in her birds eye view she had.

She could get used to her in that position.

Get your head out of the gutter.

Maura knew Jane had fractured one of her ribs, Maura suspected the fourth.

"Jane, breathe"

Jane had forgotten that she had to, she was to pre occupied with Maura's hand touching her bare skin.

"Sorry" Jane looked away sheepishly.

Maura smiled, Jane could be cute sometimes.

"You've got a fracture, I wouldn't say it's bad but take some NSAID's"

"Come again?"

"Anti inflammatory drugs, diclofenac should do the trick, they will make it easer to breathe and continue being you"
"Continue being me?" Jane looked down at her quizzically, a smirk plastered across her lips.

Maura shook her head and pursed her lips.

"I'll apply pressure" Maura still had her hand against Jane's fourth rib. "Don't tease me in this position"

Jane bit her tongue. She restrained from commenting but the fact that it sounded like an innuendo didn't help.

"I wont" Jane mumbled and Maura got up to arrange the bandages to see which would cushion the cold of the ice pack and bind Jane properly.

Jane watched as Maura busied herself.

"Why wont you tell me?" Jane's voice was soft, but still held a intense vibe underneath.

"I will tell you" Maura huffed.

"Then spit it out"

Maura placed the small ice pack upon a few layers of bandage then wrapped it up so the cold wouldn't cause trauma to Jane's skin. Maura placed the wrapped pack over Jane's fourth left rib to test if it fitted. Jane jumped at the dramatic temperature shift on her skin.

Maura set the pack down and wrapped the longer bandages around Jane then set the pack in place and wrapped another layer over it.

"Keep it on around half an hour, just so you don't feel much pain"

"Maur" Jane caught Maura's arm as she hurried to clear up. Maura looked at the detective with soft eyes. "Thanks"

Maura nodded once then scolded herself.

Her heart beat had increased and her breath cut short for that brief moment, why did she expect Jane to say anything different?

While Maura put everything away. Jane slipped her shirt back on.

"Right now would be a great time to tell me about that phone conversation"

"Mother just wanted to know if I would look after something over the next two weeks"

"What things?" Jane noticed Maura begin to twist the ring on her finger.

"Mother's sister, Aunt Claire has two young children and well, Mother asked me if I would mind taking care of them... Mother will be away in Alaska"

"Really?" Jane questioned fiercely. "She avoids kids at every cost doesn't she, you woulda thought..."

"Jane, I don't mind honestly" Maura tried to lighten the topic.

"Tell that to your face..." Jane stopped her flow of wound up rantings, she knew Maura would need the help. "You'll need help" Jane stretched a genuine smile of encouragement across her lips.

"You don't have to Jane"

"I wouldn't be offering if I didn't want to" Jane sighed, if she wasn't in love with Maura or if it wasn't Maura, she would have bailed.

"Oh Jane" Maura pulled the brunet into a long hug, avoiding applying to much pressure due to Jane's injury. Jane liked the way Maura's head rested just bellow her chin when the M.E didn't wear heels, she guessed Maura had taken them off earlier.

"Thank you" Maura whispered into the crook of Jane's neck.

Jane nuzzled her nose into Maura's hair and took in the heavy scent of Mango, with some foreign spice that Jane couldn't pin to anything, that scent was purely Maura.

"If it's anything to go by, I think these two will enjoy staying with you"

Maura rubbed her nose up and down Jane's neck affectionately. Jane's breath caught in her throat.

"They'll enjoy your company a lot better"