If Such Things Ever Existed: A Rizzoli & Isles Fanfic

** I just loved the whole Jane/Grant relationship and I hate the fact that Donnie Wahlberg had to leave to go do Blue Bloods (which is not as good of a show in my opinion) so this is kind of an AU fic in what would've happened had the two done more than just almost kissed that night on the stoop. I'll try to keep Jane in character as much as possible and same with Lt. Grant though that will be a bit trickier. Like I said, this starts right after she left him on the steps. I am going to episode tag most of the chapters so that it stays consistent with the show which means once I get past a certain point it will be slow-going. I have only seen the first eight episodes of the show (a shame, I know) but I will try to get through the rest of the series that has aired so that I can deliver chapters promptly. Additionally feel free to review and criticize but be constructive please because my poor, shipper heart can't take pointless flaming. I'm giving it an "M" rating because I'm sure that's what I'll end up writing as the words flow from my fingers to my keyboard.

** Note: I do not own Rizzoli, Isles, Grant or any of the actors that play them as well as any other characters that may show up in this fic. Of course there will be characters that I create but that will be more of a consequence of plot twists.

Jane closed the door behind her and tried to catch her breath. She touched two fingers to her temple where, just moments ago, Joe had kissed her in one last goodbye. Of all of the people Jane thought that she would fall for Joe Grant had not made it on the list. He wasn't even a contender. And now that she had admitted her feelings he was leaving and making it impossible for it to go anywhere.

Jane was unsure if she would have even wanted it to go anywhere. The idea of being with Joey Grant once made her stomach turn but now, she was more afraid than anything. To have that much history with someone only made the feelings more intense, she decided. She took one last look at the door before stepping onto the staircase. But before she could go any further she heard the doorknob click as it turned and she whipped around.

Joey Grant had never been one to wait but with someone like Jane Rizzoli he had taken his time. For years he had gone from liking the young Jane to trying to deny his feelings for teenage Jane and now he was finally confronting them twenty years after the seeds had been sown. Their relationship was long and complicated and, for as long as he could remember, he liked her. That hadn't stopped him from self-sabotage at every possible turn but he was a kid and that's how he thought you showed affection. So when Jane left him with a kiss on the cheek he almost walked away. But he was done walking away from her and letting his own fears drive him away. So when he opened the door to her apartment building he didn't say anything. He closed the space between them in a matter of moments before his lips were crushed against hers. He tangled one hand in her hair and used the other to steady himself on the railing.

Jane was taken aback by the force of the kiss. It was as if ten years of passion was pushed into one fiery kiss. She nearly fell into him as she lost her balance on the step and used his firm shoulders to regain her balance. Placing one hand on his arm she used the other to pull him closer by his jacket which was thoroughly soaked with rain. She felt his fingers tangled in her hair and when he finally pulled his lips away she felt his breath against her skin.

"I've been wanting to do that for…a long time," Joe said breathily.

"You're still leaving," Jane said though she had lost the resolve that she had when she said it earlier.

"I know," Joe said and he pressed his forehead against hers.

"Maybe if you weren't such a brass kisser," She teased.

"Or if you weren't so stubborn," He shot back.

Jane glared, "Well maybe if you weren't such a jerk all the time."

Joe rolled his eyes, "I apologized for calling you names."

"Well what about cheating on my test? Or putting a duck in my locker? Or all of the other countless things you did to me."

Joe laughed, "You really didn't think the duck was funny?"

Jane's eyes narrowed, "No, I didn't."

"Well then I'm sorry. And, like I tried to tell you, I wasn't cheating. My eyes were definitely not on your catechism test." Joe cocked one eyebrow and grinned sheepishly.

"I was eight! And you're a perv," Jane said and pushed him away. But instead of letting her Joey grabbed her arms and pulled her in for another, softer kiss.

Jane had trouble finding her voice again but, when she did, she had a different form of resolve. She started up the stairs a little ways before turning around and looking at Joey.

"Well, you comin', Joey?"

Joe didn't need a second invitation and he eagerly bounded up the stairs after her and watched as she walked down the hall.

When Jane got to her apartment she knew that now would be the only time she had to turn back. After she opened her door and let Joe in she was doing more than just letting him into her apartment. In a way she was letting him into her life. Jane shivered both from cold and that thought before she turned the key in the lock and opened the door.

For the first time in a long time Joe Grant was terrified. He had tackled drug dealers and not broken a sweat, he had had guns pointed in his face and not even flinched but nothing was as frightening as being with Jane Rizzoli. The woman he had lusted after and tortured for years was standing in her apartment with her wet clothes clinging to her in all the right places. Joe had imagined similar things to this ever since they were in the same swimming class freshman year of high school. And now, here they were both drenched to the bone and Joe couldn't help but just stand there and wait to be invited in.

"Oh, for God sakes, Joe, you can come in! God you looked like a drowned rat."

"Better than you," Joe said.

Jane rolled her eyes and smacked his arm. "Why did I invite you into my home?"

"Because, Janie, you have excellent taste."

Jane scoffed, "If you're the definition of excellent taste than the pickings must be slim."

"Aah just admit it, Rizzoli. You like me. If you say it now then I won't have to force it out of you."

Jane shrugged, "It doesn't matter. You're moving to Washington to play with the big, political cowboys and kiss some more brass while I'm here actually catching criminals."

Joe frowned, "C'mon, Jane, don't be like that. We can work something out."

"I have an idea. We could forget this whole thing and just never see each other again."

Joe walked over to Jane and grabbed her arms, "Too late for that," He said. She looked at him and pressed her lips up against his. Joe sucked gently on her bottom lip and Jane fought the urges inside of her. She helped him take off his coat and it lay discarded on the floor as he backed them both into her room. She fumbled for a light switch and then decided against it; opting to use her free hands to rake her nails along his back was a much better idea.

Meanwhile Joe had managed to start undoing the buttons on her shirt and moved his lips down to kiss the newly exposed skin. They were both still wet from the rain but neither was shivering anymore. Jane pulled Joe's shirt up over his head and he quickly discarded it before moving his lips back down to her neck. He kissed along her collarbone and then alternated between biting and sucking her neck. When the finally hit the bed Jane fell onto it with Joe on top of her and he started taking off her shirt the rest of the way. Jane grabbed his earlobe in between her teeth and nibbled on it gently before Joe lifted her up and made quick work of her bra.

"Guess all those years of unclasping your bra in high school really did help," He joked.

"That was you!" Jane squealed and Joe grinned sheepishly before moving his lips down to her exposed breasts. He sucked on one softly while massaging the other with his hand and Jane let out a barely audible moan. She pushed his head away as she worked to remove his pants and boxers and they fell to a heap on the floor. She found his shaft and worked it in one hand, causing Joe to bite a little too hard on her nipple. She yelped and he let got and looked at her.

"Sorry but that was completely your fault," Joe said.

Jane scoffed, "Men," She muttered right before Joe pressed his lips against hers again. He parted her lips with his tongue and flicked it around her mouth as he undid her pants. The only article of clothing left was a pair of lacy black panties and Joe raised one eyebrow.

"Gee, Rizzoli, I didn't realize that you wore these things."

"God, Joe, it's not a thong! Just because I don't prance around in flowered dresses or where six inch heels doesn't mean I'm not a girl."

Joe grinned, "Trust me I'm well aware of the fact that you're a woman." He slipped a thumb under the silky fabric and slid them down to her knees. Jane kicked them off the rest of the way and grabbed Joey's head, pressing his lips hard against her own. She reached backwards into her nightstand and pulled out a condom.

"What you think I got diseases?"

Jane rolled her eyes and shook her head, "I don't know where you've been. I saw the girls you dated in high school and God knows who you dated after that."

"You jealous, Rizzoli? Because you shouldn't be; they were all just distractions from you."

Rizzoli smiled as Joe slid the condom on. She was a little relieved to hear him reaffirm his feelings and as she arched her hips she realized that even if this was a horrible mistake she wouldn't completely regret it.

Rizzoli yawned as she opened her eyes and felt a strange arm over her. As all of the details from last night came flooding back Jane turned to look at Joe. She wasn't sure how she felt at the moment but she knew that it…this…had to end today. Remembering that she had the day off Jane nudged Joe until he started to stir.

Joe rubbed the back of his neck as he started to awaken. He looked at Jane who was staring at him with a look that Joe wasn't sure that he had seen before. Sure he had gotten a lot of reproachful glares from Jane Rizzoli but this was something entirely different.

"Last night…." Jane started. Joe felt like he knew where that was going so he interrupted her.

"Was fantastic."

Jane smiled, "Yeah, but you're still leaving. And I'm in Boston while you're going to be in D.C. so…."

"As a liaison to Boston."

"That's stationed in Washington. You can't honestly say that you're going to be back every time there's a homicide."

"Jane…."

"Look, Grant, last night was great. It was better than great, even, but it was a mistake. Neither of us is ready for this, you know that."

"Jane we could at least try."
Jane sighed, "Why are you so set on seeing where this goes?"

"Jane I let you slip out of my grasp too many times to let go now. I waited twenty years for this and I can't just let you leave my life now that I finally got you."

Jane sat up and covered herself with her blanket. " You don't have me, Joe. I'm not some possession that you can lay claim to."

"Aww, Jane, I didn't mean it like that. I just mean that I think we deserve the chance to give this a shot. You say we're not ready but I think that if two people who have been at each other's throats for most of their lives can have sex that great then, really, anything's possible."

"And do long distance? Joe I can barely get a relationship to function when the person's in the same city as me let alone if they're in a different state."

Joe looked at Jane with pleading eyes, "Please," He said. "Just give it a shot. Just one, tiny shot. And then maybe we can reassess in a couple of weeks and go from there."

Jane got up from the bed and grabbed a t-shirt from the floor. "I'm sorry, Joe, but I just don't think that I can."

Joe got up as well and pulled on his boxers before kissing her forehead. "You'll change your mind, Janie. You'll see."

And with that Joe finished getting dressed and left Jane's apartment, his scent still lingering in her bedroom.

** A short but eventful chapter which is just how I enjoy writing. If you have any ideas for stuff I should add into the story as it progresses just let me know and I'll try to get the next chapter up soon so as not to leave anyone hanging for too long.