She looked up at Maura in amazement, “open it Jane” finding
the small clasp, Jane pressed it and was surprised to see a picture of the both
of them on one side, looking at the other side, she read the inscription,

‘My heart is forever
yours, M’

Jane stared at the inscription and was surprised at the
wetness on her face.  Maura reached down
and tipped her chin up, kissing her gently and then with more urgency until the
beeping broke through her consciousness.

Pulling back, “I’m sorry Jane” looking worriedly she was
shocked to see how high Jane’s heart rate had risen.

Breathlessly, Jane replied, “I’m not” smiling she looked at the locket again and back at Maura,
“why Maur?”

“I needed you to always know…I wanted you to always have my
heart with you, no matter where you are or what you do.”

Reaching over, Jane took her hand and brought it up to her
lips. “I love you Maura Isles.

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

“Jane stop it, you have to wait for the wheelchair…damn it sit
down sis!”

“Frank Rizzoli did you just yell at me? Jane said testily.

“Yes, now sit down!” Frankie could not believe how difficult
she was being.  She was being allowed to
go home in Maura’s care only because she was being such a pain in the *****.  She wasn’t on oxygen anymore, but she still
had a long way to go.   Her list of meds
this time around was longer than when she got shot last year but she was done
with the hospital and she was ready to sign herself out if they didn’t release
her.

“Fine!” sitting back down, she had to admit to herself that
she was pretty shaky.  She was happy she
was being released, but angry as hell that she had to use a wheelchair for the
time being.

Her mood hadn’t been improved when they had been given her
discharge papers and realized that she wouldn’t be going anywhere near work for
the next two months at least.  That meant
she would be staying with Maura, with her mother right next door.  The idea just didn’t sit well with her but at
least she would be getting out of the hospital.

Glancing up at Frankie, “so did they leave yet?” referring
to the BAU team.

“Huh? Oh yeah, they got called in on a case.”

“Even JJ and Emily? I thought they weren’t cleared for
duty?”