“Do you have any injuries at the moment Shelley?” Jane asked suddenly, watching as the girls face crumpled.

“Injuries?” she asked.

“Yeah, cuts, scrapes, bruises?”

Shelley felt the blush before either detective saw it. “Well..” she gestured to the hickeys on her neck. “And I think she scratched my back.”

‘Unknown matter under her finger nails.’ Jane thought.

“Would you be willing to give us a DNA sample?” Frost asked, watching as Jane ran through various scenarios in her mind.

“And would you submit to an examination by one of our doctors?” Jane added.

Shelley looked between the pair and nodded slowly. “Right now?” she asked.

Jane nodded. “Yes.”

-/-

Maura’s heart stopped dead in her chest as Jane walked in with the woman she recognised as Louise’s friend.

“Doctor Isles.” Jane was all business as she gestured to a chair in Maura’s office. “Could you examine this woman in relation to our case?”

Soft hazel eyes looked on deep brown, questioning and probing. Jane’s eyes flicked towards the morgue and Maura nodded softly.

Crossing to lock the door, Maura turned and smiled warmly at the woman before her. “Oh, you’re….”

“I’m Doctor Isles.” Maura cut her off quickly. “And you are?”

Shelley stared at her, then Jane and back to Maura, realisation flooding her face. Maura felt the slow burn of a blush spread over her cheeks. ‘Please don’t say anything’ she chanted to herself.

Shelley only nodded, a Cheshire cat grin spreading over her face as she held Maura’s gaze.

“Do you need to be here Detective Rizzoli?” Maura asked softly, her body reacting involuntarily to addressing Jane by title.

Jane eyed both women carefully, her eyes subconsciously falling to the doctors rear before snapping up to meet Shelley’s.

“No, but…”

“Well maybe you could wait outside?” Maura’s heart hammered in her chest, she could see the woman before her was on the verge of exploding, scattering her secret across the office in a ticker tape revelation.

Jane crossed, her hand coming to rest in the small of Maura’s back. “I’ll be right outside the door.” She whispered, fixing Shelley with a death glare.