Summary: After a close call for Maura will Jane be able to overcome her emotions to be there for her best friend?

Disclaimer: I do not own Rizzoli or Isles and I do not own Rizzoli & Isles. They belong to Tess Gerritsen and TNT respectively. No copy write infringement intended. Just using the characters for entertainment purposes only.

A/N: This is my first Rizzoli & Isles story. Comments are welcome. I'm not sure how good this is or if I should even continue this. This was only going to be a one-shot but changed my mind. It won't be a long story, just a few chapters but if no one is interested, I can move on and work on the other stories I have been working on.

Gravity

Chapter 1

Jane Rizzoli had been trying to distant herself from her best friend to no avail. No matter how much she tried to pull back and keep her distance, one look from Maura Isles pulled her back in again and had her agreeing to whatever it was that Maura wanted from her. She couldn't keep up the pretense of just wanting Maura's friendship for much longer. Not when she wanted so much more than that with her.

Jane turned over onto her side and looked at her alarm clock; the bright red numbers on the display cast an eerie light around her bedroom; she really needed to get a new clock that had the blue display like Maura's. She could hear the rain pinging against the glass panes of the windows as the storm brewed outside. Any other time the rain would lull her to sleep but not tonight. No, tonight she had too much on her mind to sleep.

Tonight she did something she knew she shouldn't have done. No matter the reasons why she did it, she shouldn't have. No matter that Maura had told her she was fine and for her to go home. No matter that she had been trying to distance herself from the one persons she cared for the most in this world. She left like Maura had told her to... even though she knew deep down Maura needed her. No, tonight she had been a coward. Too scared to face her fears head on so she could comfort her friend. Too scared that Maura would finally be able to see through her façade. So afraid that Maura would see everything she had been holding back from her if she just looked at her. That's why she left Maura's house two hours ago. The truth was, she was a coward. Plain and simple.

Jane sighed heavily and looked at the clock again, two thirty-three, she sighed again before throwing back the covers before getting up out of bed. 'I may be a coward but I'm a good friend and she needs me right now. Whether she admits it or not, I know she does.' Jane thought to herself as she slipped her shoes on and grabbed her phone from the charger on her nightstand. 'Hell, I need her too.' Was Jane's last thought as she quietly shut her front door behind her, thankful that Frankie had Jo Friday for a few days. Fifteen minutes later Jane turned onto Maura's road, anxiously tapping her fingers on the steering wheel. The rain was still pouring down, the pelting of it on the roof of her car matched her heartbeat as she pulled into Maura's driveway.

Jane sat there for a moment staring at Maura's front door. The house was dark aside from the lone light coming from the second story window of Maura's bedroom. Jane opened her car door, getting out before closing the door back. She didn't feel the rain as it soaked through the sweats and tank top she didn't bother changing out of. She just stood there looking up at the window that has the light shining through. She didn't notice the curtain moving slightly as Maura peeked out to see who was there. Jane just stood there staring. She didn't notice that her clothes were now soaked through and her hair was flattened to her head and face from the rain. She couldn't feel those things, the only thing she could feel was her racing heart as it pounded in her chest. Jane didn't hear Maura open her door or hear her call her name. She just stood there looking up at Maura's bedroom window.

Maura had been lying in bed berating herself for telling Jane to go home. She was physically okay, but emotionally... not so good. Today definitely had not gone as she had planned. She made choices today that she thought were okay. They weren't. 'I should have known.' Was all she could tell herself. She had yet to turn her bedside lamp off, scared to be alone in the dark. Something she was never afraid of. Even as a child she had never feared the dark, but tonight was different and she knew it. Tonight could have ended very differently for her... and for Jane.

Tonight could have been the end of everything. She shouldn't have told Jane to go home. She had felt Jane pulling away from her and to be honest it hurt her. She could see the change in Jane as she tried to deal with her feelings. She had seen the change begin to take place a few months earlier. She saw as Jane accepted herself and what she was feeling, but the last thing she expected was for her to pull away from her. She had expected Jane to finally admit her feelings for her once she had come to terms with herself and her feelings. Maura had been patient with her not wanting to pressure Jane in any way as she dealt with things. So she kept her feelings for Jane to herself until the time was right. The right time never came. That was why today had happened at all. Maura was trying to distract herself from what she was feeling for Jane and what seemed to be a never-ending battle for Jane to do what her heart wanted and what her mind was telling her was wrong. Hence, in walked Dennis Rockmond. Again.

Maura saw the headlights shine through the curtains as she heard a car pull into her driveway. Maura got up from the bed to go look out the window to see who was there. She was shocked to see Jane had come back and even more shocked to see her standing in the rain looking up at her window. Maura figured by the time she put her robe on and made it to the front door that Jane would be there but when she opened the door, there was no Jane. Maura looked to see Jane still standing be her car looking up at her window. She called out to her but she didn't seem to hear her so she tried again.

"Jane?" Still, no reaction so Maura ran out to her barefoot and in her silk pajamas and matching robe that did nothing but cling to her body as the rain pelted against her.

"Jane?" Maura said as she touched her shoulder to get her attention.

Jane jerked at the contact and looked at Maura confused. They stood there staring at each other, Maura waiting for Jane to say something. The words never came.

"Jane, what are you doing standing out here in the rain? Come inside before you catch pneumonia." Maura said as she tried to lead Jane inside. Jane didn't move at Maura's urging, she just stood there staring back at the other woman. She opened her mouth to reply to Maura but the words were stuck in her throat. Maura watched Jane as she opened her mouth and waited for what she thought would be an explanation as to why she was there.

Maura moved back to stand directly in front of Jane, staring up into the dark brown eyes that were swimming with emotions. Maura was overcome with concern as she watched Jane struggling with whatever she was feeling.

Maura reached up and cupped Jane's face in both of her palms, "Jane honey, what's going on? Please talk to me. You know you can talk to me about anything." Even through the rain, Maura could see the tears pooling in Jane's eyes.

Jane reached and placed one of her hands over the top of Maura's on her cheek. Her hand trembling as she removed Maura's hand to intertwine her fingers with Maura's. She stared into the hazel eyes of her best friend as she finally let the tears spill over, taking a deep breath she opened her mouth and let the words start to flow.

"You almost died tonight." Jane's voice was tremulous as she held Maura's hand a little tighter.

"But I didn't" Maura replied.

"I almost lost you tonight, Maura."

"But you didn't." Maura reaffirmed.

"You are my best friend and..." Jane began but Maura cut her off.

"But I'm not," Maura said firmly.

Not edited, all mistakes are my own.

A/N: To be continued if anyone is interested in reading. Please let me know. Thanks for reading and I hope to hear from you.