A/N: There is violence in this chapter.
"Here's the plan. I want my money wired to a specific account." Kelly told Maura.
"I need to see Jane." Maura said to Kelly cutting her off. "I need to know she's okay."
"The screaming wasn't proof enough?" Kelly asked smirking.
"I can fly down to Miami and be there in a few hours." Maura said. "Once I see that Jane is okay I will release the funds into whatever account you want."
"Fine, I can wait a few hours. It's not like the Detective is going anywhere any time soon." Kelly said to Maura. "Oh and Doctor, if I get the slightest feeling that you've tipped anyone off about what's going on," Kelly said as she hit the button on her stun gun and it crackled into the phone, "You'll be fishing your friend's body out of the ocean."
"I won't say a word." Maura told Kelly with a shaky voice.
"I'll see you soon Dr. Isles." Kelly said then hung up.
Kelly went over to Jane's unconscious body and tipped Jane's head back, "You better hope your girlfriend does what she's supposed to. I'd really hate to have to kill you."
Maura sat down in her chair; she fought the urge to throw up, to scream to cry. She was completely confused and utterly terrified.
She composed herself then she made a few calls on her cellphone to arrange a private plane to Miami then she worked on freeing up 5 million dollars.
Maura went upstairs and straight into Cavanaugh's office. "I need to leave for the rest of the day." Maura told him.
Cavanaugh looked up from his paperwork, "We're in the middle of two cases."
"I understand that but this is an emergency and it's personal." Maura told him, which wasn't a lie. "I've called in Dr. Pike. He should be able to take care of everything."
"This isn't very like you Dr. Isles." Cavanaugh said disappointed.
"Yes, I know." Maura told him, "But as I said it's an emergency."
"Ok Doctor, take care of whatever it is." Cavanaugh told her and she left his office.
She did her best to hurry out of the squad room before Frost or Korsak could stop her. She didn't expect to bump into Angela on the elevator when she stepped on.
"Maura I was just coming to see you." Angela said with a bright smile.
Maura really didn't want to talk to Angela. She knew if she talked about Jane that Maura would lose it right then and there.
"About what?" Maura asked politely.
"I'm making chicken parmesan for dinner tonight and I wanted to know if it'd be alright if Barry and Vincent could join us?" Angela asked her.
"That will be fine." Maura said to her then she realized she wouldn't be home for dinner. "I have some urgent business out of town." Maura told her as the elevator stopped on the bottom floor and Maura stepped out. "I won't be home for dinner."
The doors on the elevator closed before Angela could ask what was going on and Maura was thankful for that.
When Maura's private plane landed in Miami she had a rental car waiting for her. Once out of the airport and sitting in her car she called Jane's phone back.
"I'm in Miami now. Where do I go?" Maura asked Kelly.
Kelly gave Maura the location and then hung up. "She'll be here any minute." Kelly said to Jane who was now awake.
"She's not going to give you any money." Jane told Kelly, her voice raspier than usual.
"For you, I bet she'd give me the moon." Kelly said with a laugh, "Are you sure you two aren't together?"
Jane put her head down. She was dizzy, her head was hurting, her shoulders were aching and all she wanted to do was get out of these cuffs and strangle the last breath out of Kelly McKay.
"Is it really worth it?" Jane asked Kelly as she watched her pace the floor. "You've killed God knows how many people. You've shot an FBI agent and now you've kidnapped a Detective." Jane said as she pulled on her restraints, "You really think you'll get away with this?"
Kelly laughed, "I've gotten away with a lot more than you know." Kelly said standing in front of Jane peering down at her, "If something happens to you no one will miss you. They all think you're a dirty cop doing dirty deeds, they'll just think you've run off."
Jane clenched her jaw then relaxed it. Jane wanted to tell Kelly that Denning and the FBI knew that Kelly was the dirty cop and not Jane but she kept quiet.
"What? Nothing witty or sarcastic to say?" Kelly said with snort. "Maybe I zapped you one to many times."
Jane put her head down as a wave of nausea washed over her. She was starting to lose feeling in her fingers. She closed her eyes and passed out again.
Kelly heard tires crunching on gravel outside. "Sounds like your knight in shining armor has arrived." Kelly said out loud practically giddy.
Maura opened the door and was caught off guard by Kelly grabbing her by the arm and pulling her into the building. Kelly pushed Maura and she stumbled forward and fell to her knees a few feet away from where Jane was.
Maura grabbed her purse and stood up not bothering to wipe the dirt off her knees. She was too focused on Jane.
"Is she alive?" Maura asked as Kelly went over to Jane.
"Let's see shall we?" Kelly said and before Maura could yell, Kelly brought the stun gun up and jabbed it into Jane's ribs. Jane threw her head back and screamed, her eyes rolled into the back of her head. Kelly removed the stun gun and Jane's head immediately dropped forward. Kelly looked over at Maura. "Yep, I'd say she's alive."
Maura was holding back her tears. She clutched her purse to her chest. "Please, I'm doing everything you ask." Maura said looking at Jane. "Please just don't hurt her anymore."
"That all depends on how well this goes." Kelly said to Maura.
Jane groaned and lifted her head. She blinked to focus her eyes. She let out a deep breath. "You shouldn't have come." Jane said looking at Maura through the few strands of hair that had fallen in front of her face.
"I had to." Maura said to Jane taking a few steps towards her.
"Ah, don't take another step." Kelly warned Maura as she activated the stun gun.
Maura looked into Jane's eyes. "Stupid genius." Jane mumbled through clenched teeth.
"You'd do it for me." Maura said to her.
Kelly watched the exchange between them, "Ok let's get this shit over with. You two are making me sick."
Maura directed her attention to Kelly. "I couldn't get all your money…." Maura said to Kelly and before Maura could finish her sentence Kelly activated the stun gun and hit Jane on the right side of her chest.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Maura screamed but her screams were drowned out by the horrendous noise coming from Jane.
Maura dropped to her knees, "Stop just stop please! I have your money. Please just stop. You're going to kill her!" She begged through tears. "Please!"
Kelly removed the stun gun from Jane and her head lulled back, her mouth gapped open, her eyes were closed.
"Do not play games with me Dr. Isles!" Kelly yelled at Maura. "You know just how much a human heart can withstand being shocked."
"Please." Maura said quietly still on her knees.
"I have no problem killing her." Kelly said as she crouched down in front of Maura and looked into her eyes.
"Please." Maura said again.
Kelly got up and walked back over to Jane. "Where's my money?"
"I couldn't get all the money from one account. I had to piggy back it off a few other accounts. If I transfer the money it will be there by midnight." Maura explained to her.
Jane shifted painfully in her chair as she regained consciousness. She looked over at Maura then chuckled, "Rich people problems." She groaned.
Kelly and Maura both looked over at Jane.
"Are you really that stupid?" Jane asked Maura.
Maura tilted her head and looked at Jane, "What are you talking about?" Maura asked her.
"As soon as you transfer that money she's going to kill us both and dump our bodies in the ocean." Jane said to Maura. "How can you be so smart when it comes to science but stupid when it comes to shit like this?" Jane asked her with a snort.
"Maybe I just want to feel like a bad ass one last time." Maura said emphasizing the words bad ass and praying Jane would catch on to the vague hint. Jane gave Maura a small smile.
Jane looked over at Kelly, "You really had to get her to save me?" she looked back at Maura then back at Kelly, "You know how many times I've had to save her ass because she's too fucking stupid to just stay behind or get out of the way?"
"Well maybe if you wouldn't lead me into the dangerous situations in the first place you wouldn't have to save me all the time!" Maura shouted at Jane.
"You're a medical examiner what the hell are you doing following me around anyways?" Jane yelled at her.
"I follow you because you're too dumb to figure out what's going on without me!" Maura shouted back.
"Now here we are again! I'm in a dangerous situation and so far I've been hurt more with you around than before you got here." Jane said to Maura, "If you want her to kill me just say so Maura, cause honestly getting shocked a shit load of times because you can't follow simple directions is just getting ridiculous."
"Why did I even bother coming here?" Maura said, "You're like a magnet for danger and somehow I get pulled into it too."
"Why don't you just go back to Boston then?" Jane said to Maura, "No one needs you here."
"Maybe I will." Maura said getting angry. "Save yourself." Maura went and turned to leave.
"Good leave!" Jane yelled after her.
"Enough of this shit!" Kelly yelled and activated the stun gun and hit Jane in the ribs again. Jane screamed and the sound of a gun shot rang through the warehouse.
Maura was stunned momentarily. "Maura, get over here and get the stun gun." Jane called to her.
Just as Maura grabbed the stun gun and went to check on Jane, SWAT, Police and FBI descended into the warehouse. They came in through every available door guns drawn.
Denning came rushing over to where Kelly was passed out from the gunshot wound. She knelt down to check for a pulse and was somewhat relieved when Kelly had one.
Maura was standing in front of Jane; she cupped Jane's face in her hands and lifted it up so Jane was looking into Maura's eyes. Tears rolled down her cheeks, "Don't you ever do this to me again." She said to Jane.
"Detective let's get you out of here." Denning said to Jane. As an officer unlocked the handcuffs and cut the zip ties around Jane's ankles.
The EMTs checked on Kelly and loaded her into an ambulance. Westcrow went with them to keep an eye on her.
EMTs helped Jane onto a gurney even though she protested the whole time. They were about to load her into the back when she called out, "Hey, Denning how'd you know where I was?"
"FBI has yours and Dr. Isle's phones wire tapped because of the Doyle investigation." Denning called back to her.
"That's illegal!" Jane called out as they put her into the back of the ambulance.
"Take it up with the FBI!" Denning shouted with a laugh.
"I'd like to ride with her please." Maura said to the EMT and he nodded as Maura climbed into the back of the ambulance.
The EMT looked Jane over, hooked her up to an IV and checked her vitals. Jane eyes never left Maura's.
Once at the hospital Jane was wheeled into a room where a doctor came in and immediately checked on her. "We're going to run some tests Detective and keep you here for a while." The doctor told Jane and Jane made a face. He left Jane's room to go order some tests.
"But I'm fine." She grumbled as he left.
"You're not fine Jane." Maura said to her standing at her bedside with her arms folded. "You were stunned multiple times; there could be muscle damage to your heart." She said, "And god only knows what other damage has been done. You could be seriously…."
Jane cut her off, "Maura, stop." She said and held out a hand, "Come here please."
Maura stepped closer to Jane and took Jane's hand in hers. Jane brushed her thumb across the back of Maura's hand.
Maura looked down pretending it was their hands that caught her attention but really she didn't want Jane to see her crying.
Jane looked at Maura; she knew that if Maura started to cry she just might cry too so she changed the subject.
"So where'd you get the gun?" Jane asked her.
"Your sock drawer." Maura looked up at her, "Honestly Jane there has to be a better place to put a gun than in your sock drawer."
Jane laughed, "How'd you get into my apartment?"
"When I landed in Miami after I called Kelly I went to your apartment and found your landlord. I showed him my medical credentials and insisted I needed to get into your apartment because it was a matter of life and death. He let me in and I got your gun." Maura explained.
"I liked the bad ass reference." Jane told Maura with a smile.
"I didn't think you'd remember." Maura said shyly.
"Please, of course I'd remember. You sitting on my couch in a blue dress holding a gun ready to protect me from Hoyt." Jane said smiling at the memory. "You were definitely bad ass tonight."
Maura gave Jane a small smile then the smile faded. "You really scared me tonight."
Jane didn't say anything.
"This must be how you feel when I'm in danger huh?" Maura asked her.
"Yes." Jane answered honestly.
"Why do you do it?" Maura asked, "Why do you risk your life to save me?"
Jane struggled to sit up in bed, she took both of Maura's hands in hers and looked her in the eyes.
"I do it because I'm in love with you." Jane said trying to maintain eye contact with Maura.
A smile appeared on Maura's face.
Jane looked away from her, as she blushed, "Why'd you come all this way for me?"
Maura cupped Jane's face in her hands and made Jane look her in the eyes and said, "Because I'm in love with you too." She leaned in and kissed Jane on the lips.
Jane pulled back a little and rested her forehead against Maura's. "I can't believe you were really going to give up 5 million dollars for me." Jane said.
"Me either." Maura said with a laugh.
In the following weeks the FBI managed to apprehend Stanton because of his connection with McKay. They charged Kelly McKay with the murder of Denning's informant Mike Forest, the shooting and attempted murder of FBI Agent Ford and the kidnapping and attempted murder of Detective Jane Rizzoli. No charges were filed against Dr. Isles and all matters regarding an investigation into Jane and Doyle were dropped.
Denning kept to her word and talked to the Boston Police Department higher ups and gave Jane a glowing review of her actions in Miami and told them they'd be fools if they didn't take her back.
The BPD contacted Jane shortly after that and offered Jane her job back which she gladly accepted.
Jane had her things from her Miami apartment packed and shipped back to Boston. She went back to the 9th Precinct and said goodbye to everyone. "Hey, you sure you can't stay for a drink?" Denning asked Jane.
"Sorry but I've got a plane to catch." Jane said to her then left.
Jane went to the airport and met Maura at the terminal. She and Maura boarded the plane and went to their seats. Jane pulled something out of her pocket and held it out to Maura. Maura looked in Jane's hand a saw the St. Luke medal. Tears formed in her eyes as she turned a little so Jane could clasp the chain around her neck. Maura turned back around and played with the medal around her neck.
Jane took Maura's hand in hers and intertwined their fingers. She looked over at Maura with a smile and said, "Let's go home."
A/N: Thank you so much for reading, reviewing and following. To all the guest reviewers I wish I could messages you all individually and thank you for your kind reviews.