Here lies chapter 4, I know it's been like 10 years but at least I finally have chapter 4

Korsak had arrived around 11:30 with a beautiful orange kitten, he wasn't evidence, so I was allowed to bring him home to his owner. I hoped this was Kelly's kitten. I hadn't asked her what he looked like, but I was holding an adorable tabby in my arms, and he seemed playful like the kitten that had been described to me. I brought him home with me for lunch. The look on Kelly's face when she saw him, told me that he was hers. She scratched his ears and kissed the top of his head lovingly.

"Thank you," She breathed, as she held him, and I could only smile in response. I glanced behind her and was stunned at the appearance of my kitchen. The room had never been messy, but it was sparkling now.

"You cleaned up," I said in surprise. She nodded with a smile, as she continued to pet her kitten lovingly.

"I'm a little Obsessive Compulsive about cleanliness in the kitchen," She said with just a hint of a smile. Though she was completely adorable, my mood had been soured by Jane and her apparent homophobia earlier, and thinking about that made me sad. "You're sad," She whispered, before enveloping me in a tight hug.

I squeezed her back, hoping to reassure her. "I'm fine," I mumbled, I didn't want her to know about Jane.

"You still can't lie," She said, with a grin, and there was a twinkle in her eye, that caused me to smile. "Did something happen with Jane?" I nodded.

"I don't want to talk about it." She eyed me strangely for a moment, as she chose her words rather carefully.

"That's a lie that you believe, you want to talk about it, but you think that you don't want to talk about it. I think you need some time to decide which." She was adorable, completely adorable in an awkward way that I could kind of relate to. Her words continued to make me smile, though they would surely cause many other people to furrow their brow in confusion.

"Okay, well when I want to talk about it, I'll let you know." I paused to take in the feline that was brushing up against Kelly's leg, he was adorable, just like his owner. "I don't have to go back to work right away, I'm waiting for some test results that could take a while," I started, hoping that I could take her to the pet store and get some things for the orange kitten, but her eyes watered. I attempted to comfort her, but tears were quickly falling.

"She's really gone, and I can't, I can't live without her, Jenny's been taking care of me for 10 years, I just can't do it without her," She sobbed. My fingers massaged her scalp gently as she sobbed uncontrollably. It took a few minutes but she calmed down. "I'm sorry, I just..." I cut her off.

"It's okay," I said pressing a kiss to her forehead. "I am going to take care of you, and not just until this is over, I want you to stay here with me, and I want him to stay too," I said indicating the furry creature that was still rubbing up against her leg. She offered a weak smile. "I genuinely like you Kelly, and," I picked up the kitten, "And I like him too, he's pretty cute." That provoked a smile.

"You don't pity me," She said softly. Her words were more of a statement than a question. I shook my head, I liked her, I didn't pity her. "Some people don't understand how scary the world is, it isn't completely irrational to be afraid. Jenny didn't pity me either, she understood that the world was a scary place, she loved me, and I loved her. Though she undoubtably kept me around because she could burn toast, and I was an excellent lover, but that goes without saying," She added the last part with a wink.

"You're flirting with me," I responded with a grin, "Didn't your girlfriend just die?" I regretted the words the moment they left my mouth. "I didn't mean to... That was insensitive, I-I-I'm sorry," I stuttered. She smiled at my response.

"It's okay, besides it's really cute when you stutter." She said reassuringly. "And I was flirting with you, you're really cute and sweet, and with a neckline like that though you must receive a lot of attention, bet your good friend Detective Rizzoli noticed them." She winked yet again, and she nudged me teasingly with her elbow. My expression quickly soured at the mention of Jane. "What'd she do?" Kelly asked noticing my expression.

"She doesn't like homosexuality," I sighed sadly.

"Because she's in denial about her lesbianism?" I chuckled softly.

"Why do you say that?"

"Her presence," She stated simply. I eyed her curiously, needing her to elaborate on her previous statement. "It's hard to explain Maura, she just has a really butch lesbian kind of presence, strong capable woman with a gun, it just screams lesbian." I couldn't help but giggle uncharacteristically at her explanation.

"Isn't that just a lesbian stereotype?"

"Stereotypes are based in truth though. Sure some may be offensive or seem silly, but they're based in truth to some degree." She was right, stereotypes did tend to be based in reality, I just couldn't imagine Jane being a lesbian with the words that had come out of her mouth recently. I didn't want to think about Jane right now though. "I'll help you with Jane, I'm sure she feels the same way about you, and she wouldn't have let you take me home if she didn't trust you."

She had a point, Jane wouldn't have let just anyone take Kelly home. She trusted that I wouldn't let anything happen to her, or let her leave, not that I thought Kelly would leave.

"Are you hungry?" I questioned after a long moment of silence. She shook her head. "He's probably hungry though." Kelly looked down at the kitten that was still brushing up against her legs and smiled and nodded in agreement. "We can go to the store and get him some food, and a litter box, and maybe some toys." She nodded mutely in agreement, and with that Kelly and I were off on our first adventure.