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The Stress Fracture, Chapter 4: The Urban Legend
Home of Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles
Dartmouth, MA
9:15pm, Tuesday, January 30th
On her sofa in front of her large plasma television set, Jane Rizzoli reclined with a bowl of partially eaten popcorn in her lap. Highlights from the Boston Bruins hockey game were being recapped by a sports announcer, and Jane made faces and chucked a kernel of popcorn at the man’s image.
“Shit, they lost again,” she whined. “At this rate I’m going to be in last place in the department’s pool.”
Maura Isles sat next to her. She wasn’t paying attention to the television broadcast. Instead, she was focused on reading a stack of papers in her lap. She wore her reading glasses, a pencil behind one ear, and another pencil in her hand. At the moment she was concentrating, which caused her brows to come together and her lips to twist even as she chewed on the end of the pencil in her hand.
Without hearing Jane or comprehending, she said, “That’s nice.”
Jane scowled and shot a rapid secession of popcorn kernels at her face, bouncing a few off her glasses and landing them on the paper Maura was currently trying to grade.
“Very mature, dear,” Maura said, flicking the popcorn away. Her actions indicated she was used to this playful harassment.
“Are you even watching?” Jane asked.
Maura looked up, at the television, at Jane. “I don’t watch sports, you know that.”
Jane sighed, chuckled. She sat her popcorn bowl on the coffee table and scooted closer to her girlfriend, putting her arm around her and picking a bit of popcorn out of her hair.
“You promised to see at least four home games with me this season. Don’t forget,” she said.
Maura nodded. “Yes, dear.”
When Maura continued to ignore her, Jane scooted even closer and peeked down at the paper in Maura’s hand. “Ooo,” she voiced with a mocking tone. “Odontology’s Role in Forensic Science,” she read the title of the paper. “Sounds absolutely…” She made a silly face. “…boring.”
Maura shoved her. “Be nice, Jane. These students need to have the foundations first.”
“You could be teaching grad student, babe. Why you won’t take your department’s promotion, I’ll never understand.”
Maura set down her pencil, removed her glasses. Her soft hazel eyes contemplated Jane’s comical, yet indignant expression. She reached up and touched her chin, then kissed her briefly on the nose.
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BenMac says
Here’s a link to the Gentileschi image: http://pictify.saatchigallery.com/77256/artemisia-lomi-gentileschi-judith-beheading-holofernes
And one for Kali although there are many versions of her, some with four arms, others with eight: http://kalighattemple.com/history.htm
At the end of this chapter, you discover what Bette’s scar is all about. This should help you now see why she’s making so many mistakes even though she’s considered to be a talented investigator. She’s suffering from severe PTSD, but has managed to ignore the symptoms so far as she’s been taking care of Leigh. In fact, her health (both physical and mental/emotional) has been so badly compromised she’ll get scolded by her doctor. She really is a “time bomb” waiting to go boom! Yikes! Let’s hope Tina can save her!!!
Okay, now don’t come egg my house, but….
Chapter 5 won’t be posted for two weeks. I need to get through the next week of family (ugh!) and a stack of grading (double-ugh!). So be patient, and look for the next chapter in two weeks.
Thanks for reading and commenting. I hope after this chapter you’re shaking your head and saying, “WTF!”
Bibi28 says
I will not shake my head and saying “WTF” for now. Just saw you updated , wow 40 pages, i will forgive you that we need to wait for two weeks. I am gonna read it tomorrow, just came home from work.
Good luck with the family and grading! Sounds fun to me ;-)
wkm says
BenMac, you are an awesome writer. Absolutely love your stories. Happy Thanksgiving and may you survive the grading process. Thanks
SassyGran says
Totally addicted to your stories BenMac and won’t say ‘WTF’ just look forward to the next posting.
Sad to have to wait but do so in anticipation of the pleasure of reading,
Thank you
els73 says
Thankyou very much enjoyed your storie. I will mis you next week, but we will wait for you. thanks
Dainty says
Wow!!! So many things coming to light now. Maura still likes Bette and doesn’t hide her feelings from anyone. Now I’m wondering what happened to them. There’s more I’m very curious about as well. Great chapter. Thanks for posting. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!!
mamadoc91 says
This story just keeps getting better! Poor Bette, she can’t catch a break but I think it’s for the best that Leigh left her especially hearing that Bette never loved her only deeply cared for her. That’s not a healthy relationship. Bette will come to know that…perhaps Tina will help her with that too?
BenMac, my friend, take the time you need. Try to enjoy your holiday. Take care.
proteonomics says
Hi BenMac, I am new here, I have read all your stories here in LesFan, and forgive me, but I think you are an incredible writer, maybe the best (or one of the best in this place, I haven’t read all the writers) here. Your stories are very touching and I confess that I have cried and laughed so many times reading them. I have not made comments on them but I will, the one special for me was the eternal rocks beneath, I think every body who read that story feels identify with some character in some chapter or chapters, I particularly felt my childhood and part of my adolescence identified with that story, that really rocked my heart. Congratulations for your wonderful stories, I look forward for new updates of this one “the stress fracture”, and other ones that you may write in the future. Well done.
Sharod says
I concur with your remarks. These students are Tina’s little mod squad. Those paintings and Jenny’s stress relieving activity, Jane, Maura and Tina along with rest, seem to be characters from the movie Step ford Wives. Loving this.
BAT2012 says
Thank you BenMac. This story certainly has me scratching my head. Everyone’s behavior is a bit bizarre. They almost seem sinister in nature but maybe it’s just me worrying about Bette. Glad Leigh is gone. Tina certainly didn’t waste any time. Don’t trust her, Jane, or Maura. Enjoy your Holidays.
ceetime says
great post, post when you can, I’m so far behind it will be right on time. :)
lodeerca says
I will never look at chamomile tea the same again!