Maura sets the travel mug on the hall table before pulling on her winter parka. Initially she'd turned her nose up at the purple down-filled long coat but the winter had been brutal and it was amazingly warm.

She carefully zips her coat and tugs on the gray cashmere beanie that Jane had gotten her to go with the scarf wound round her neck. She steps into her sturdy winter boots by the door, grabs the mug and steps gently out into the winter cold.

Taking a breath of the refreshing fresh air she steps off the porch and gingerly makes her way around the side of the house. Jane has been roof raking for the past hour and Maura knows she's probably ready to be done. Her hands always ache in this cold, no matter what kind of amazing mittens or gloves Maura thinks she's found.

Maura sighs and shakes her head as she continues around the house purposely stepping in the tracks Jane left.

She stops to admire Jane's lanky form clad in black fleece and black snow pants as she rhythmically uses the long roof rake to remove snow from their garage.

Getting closer she doesn't want to startle her.

"Hey sweetie, I brought you something hot to drink," she calls out.

Jane turns to her smiling, her cheeks pink with cold, her eyes dancing.

"Hey. Hey, you shouldn't be out here, you could fall, it's too cold, it's slippery," Jane playfully admonishes her partner, eyes twinkling.

Maura just rolls her eyes as Jane continues, "But please tell me that's coffee or cocoa or better yet both."

Maura leans into her detective laughing and leaves a kiss on cold lips.

"Easy and it is both." She hands over the mug. "And for your information, I know the 'go outside in winter' rules. See?" She twirls around slowly, showing off her attire.

Jane is chuckling, "I know, it's just that…" she trails off.

Interrupting Jane's thought, "And for that matter I'm not an invalid or dying. I am pregnant." Maura says stepping ever closer to Jane. "How are your hands?" She asks reaching for Jane's free hand.

"Seven and a half months pregnant with our child." Jane says playfully laying her hand on Maura's round belly through her parka.

Maura covers Jane's hand with both of hers. "I know, I'm careful."

Jane nods.

"Well…we'd like to know when you are coming in, if you are almost done?"

Jane takes another long sip of her drink. "Fifteen minutes? Pick a movie to watch and make us popcorn?" Jane says hopefully.

"That we can do. Want me to take that?" pointing to the travel mug.

"Nah, I'll just set it down." She leans into kiss Maura squarely on the mouth. Maura sighs into Jane's mouth.

"Hmmm, hurry up." Maura says pulling back and heading away from her grinning detective.

"No documentaries!" Jane calls after her retreating partner.

"You hope." Maura yells back, causing Jane to laugh even more.

A couple of hours later, Jane and Maura sit side by side on the couch, a mostly empty bowl of popcorn balanced on their laps, the end credits of a movie scrolling down the TV screen.

Jane's hand is on the warm bare skin of Maura's belly under her fleece, she turns to place the popcorn bowl on the coffee table.

"Maura?" Jane asks, twirling the diamond engagement ring on Maura's finger.

"Hmmm?" She's switching through the channels looking for something else to watch.

"Let me marry you before our baby is born?"

"No."

"Come on, you're not that big." Jane tries rubbing soothing circles on Maura's swollen stomach. Every now and then she can feel the faint movement of their son from within. They have had this argument before many times. Jane can't resist one more try.

Maura turns to look at Jane, she's smiling, "I am that big and besides I've told you I want to wear an amazing dress and new Jimmy Choo's and drink wine, delicious wine and dance at our wedding. Not waddle down the aisle and drink spritzer."

Jane can't help but laugh deep in her chest at Maura's words.

"OK, OK, sweetie." She says between bubbles of laughter. She stands up to bring the popcorn bowl into the kitchen. "As long as you still want to marry me sometime…" Jane says with a smirk.

Maura reaches over the back of the sofa for Jane's slim wrist, wraps her warm fingers around it.

"Baby, of course I want to marry you. You are the only one for me."

"Good." Jane leaves a scorching kiss on Maura's warm lips, their tongues tangling.

Heart pounding, "If you give me a head start, I'll meet you in the bedroom." Maura says breathlessly.

Jane picks up her head, eyes dark with desire, "Done."