It was Cartwright. He'd gotten away and had hunted down Jane. Now they wrestled on the floor, Cartwright trying to get a grip on Jane's neck, while Jane's training got the better of him and she got the upper hand and she punched him once, twice, breaking his nose. Korsak grabbed her and pulled her off of Cartwright. "Jane! He's out cold!"

Jane was breathing heavily, not even noticing how much her hand hurt. She had just known instinctively that if he had incapacitated her, he would have gotten to Maura. Luckily, Korsak had gotten her off him before she killed him. "Get him out of here!" she yelled. A few officers dragged him out. Jane turned to Korsak and Frost. "Forget what I was going to say".

"You should get that hand checked out", said Korsak eyeing her injured hand.

"Yeah", Jane said absently, looking at her knuckles.

"I'll drive", Frost said and the two of them left.

Maura woke up and saw Jane staring at her, but Jane didn't react. Her eyes were open and looking past Maura, but she seemed far away. Maybe Jane had actually fallen asleep with her eyes open. "Jane". she said.

Jane's eyes flicked to Maura's. "Maura!" she scooted her chair over to her. "How are you feeling?" she asked.

"Better. The Doctor said I'll be able to go home tomorrow". she said.

"Good, that's good". Jane reached up with her bandaged hand to brush a lock of hair out of Maura's face.

"Jane, what happened?" Maura asked noticing her bandaged hand.

Jane looked at her hand. "Oh, Cartwright decided he wasn't going to jail quietly so I stopped him. It's not broken".

"What did you do to him?" Maura asked, holding Jane's hand in both of hers.

"Broke his nose. Probably the rest of his face, to. But he started it". At Maura's questioning look, she added "He got away from the officer who was taking and he was attacking me". Jane shifted her right side and winced.

"Dammit, I'm going to be feeling that for a whole week". she muttered.

Maura lifted Jane's hand and kissed her knuckles. "I'm glad you got him".

"He's going away for a long time". said Jane. The two women smiled at each other until Maura broke the silence. "Jane….did you mean it when you said "Love you?" when you left?" she asked hesitantly.

Jane was silent as she thought. Did I just say that out loud? From the look on Maura's face, she had. Jane thought for a moment about denying it, but she had meant it and really, what did she have to lose by admitting it? Anyway, she couldn't break Maura's heart. She held Maura's eyes and said sincerely "Yes, I did. I love you Maura".

The room lit up with Maura's smile. "I love you, to".

They both laughed and kissed until they ran out of air. Jane climbed into the hospital bed beside Maura and they cuddled. After a few minutes, something occurred to Maura. "Jane? Is Frankie okay?"

"Oh-God- Frankie!" Jane leaped out of bed and ran out, Maura's laughter ringing out behind her. The End.

Thanks to those who have reviewed and read my story. The positive reviews mean a lot! Now I'm going to be working on some new stories as well here are my upcoming ones:

Until I Met U - (NCIS fic)

Stronger- (Rizzoli & Isles & NCIS Crossover)

Home is where you make it - ( NCIS LA/ CSI New York crossover)

Please read and review these as well!