This is set after episode that one episode where Casey proposes, gives Jane the ultimatum - Army or Marriage- then they drop off Paddy Sr. at the old folks home. This is my take on what happens ;)


Korsak barged into the Lieutenant's office with an angry face, "Okay Sean, cut the bullshit. Where the hell are Jane and Maura? They disappeared after they dropped off Paddy Sr. and were not heard from again. What the hell?"

"Vince!" came the commanding voice of his superior, "Cool it. They're fine. They're probably just out to lunch or something. Its been a long couple weeks."

"They've been gone for hours. And they're not answering their phones. File a missing persons! They could be in serious danger. An old mob boss was just released from prison, and everyone knows who his granddaughter is, there's old bad blood out there."

"Vince. Its final. We're not filing a missing persons. End of story."

The door burst open and in stomped an angry soldier, "Sean! I need you to tell me right now! Where the HELL IS MY FIANCE?!"

"Last time I checked, she wasn't your fiancé." He stood with a glare. "And I could have you arrested for barging into my office. Get out you filthy animal!" He charged Casey, but the soldier remained resolute in the doorway.

Sean lifted the wallow talkie in his hand, "security to homicide."

Casey gave him one last glare before backing down and stepping out of the office.

Vince turned back to his boss, "Sean, do you know where they are?"

Sean remained stoic, his hand gripping the walkie.

Vince turned back to the doorway to watch the retreating casey, missing a smirk on the older man's lips.


Angela stood on the other side of a counter from none other than Susie Chang, giving the criminalist her best mother's glare.

"Tell me, Susie."

Susie just kept her head down, trying to keep her eyes on the petrie dishes in her hands. Earlier in the day, Angela had received a distressed call from Casey when he couldn't find Jane. So she called and there was no answer. Then she called Maura and there was no answer. She called Vince. Vince had gotten a text from Jane saying she was skipping town for awhile, with no other explanation. He'd talked to his Lieutenant, and Sean hadn't peeped a thing. Now everyone was in a tizzy, and Angela knew just the person to talk to. Maura's office was empty save for the criminalist who had been sorting through files. Now she was backed into a corner of the lab, being glared down by an angry Italian mother.

"I know you know, Susie."

Susie slowly lifted her eyes, feeling her resolve weaken.

"Tell me where they are. Tell me where my daughters are Susie."

"I can't. I promised." the criminalist squeaked

"But they're together." Angela guessed

Susie's eyes shifted, looking for a way to escape from the glare without breaking any expensive equipment.


The day went by in a blur. The missing duo on everyone's minds, though they tried to resume their days. Mid afternoon found the angry fiancé and worried mother in the cafe. Cavanaugh stood at the coffee stand, filling his cup for the third time that afternoon.

Casey flipped his phone shut, his ears and neck were turning red, "That was Jane's travel agent. They're in the Virgin Islands, at some five-star resort."

"Doing what?" Angela broke in, "This is no time for vacation!"

Sean just grunted, holding his head in his hand.

Casey opened his phone yet again and pressed a speed dial. After a moment, his hand slowly tightened around the phone, "Jane. Why the hell is your phone off?" he said, his rage just at a simmer, "And why have you disappeared? What are you doing in the Virgin Islands? And what is Maura doing with you?"


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Long tan legs swung over the edge of the bed and took the woman across the room. Jane fumbled around her pile of clothes, messy curly hair falling in her eyes, finally pulling out a phone from her pant's pocket. She pushed a button and the screen remained black.

"Crap. I should really plug this in."

A groan came from the bed.

"It's been three days. I think we should make some sort of contact." Jane sighed, plugging her phone into the wall. It beeped, signaling its charging.

Another groan came from under the blankets. Jane chuckled and pulled the blankets down a bit to reveal a very naked woman, wearing nothing but a tired smile and a gold band on her ring finger.

"Why? I like running away." Maura sighed, pulling Jane down on top of her, "And making love to you for hours on end." she whispered, "No one interrupting us."

"I think its funny that we had to fly over an ocean and turn our phones off just to get some privacy."

Maura giggled, wrapping her arms around the lithe woman atop of her.

"I'm gonna take a shower." Jane whispered, kissing Maura's neck, "and then you're gonna take a shower. By yourself." she clarified, causing a pout to spread on her lover's face, "Then we're going to go down and get some lunch from the restaurant."

"Why not order room service again?" Maura wrapped a leg up and around Jane's hip, "Its so much more convenient."

"I know." Jane sighed, her eyes closing, trying to keep her resolve as Maura slowly and very effectively chipped away at it, "But, we've been in this room for three days. We need some socialization. We need some sun. I mean, why come all the way here for a honeymoon if we're not going to get some sun?" Jane finally detached herself from her very naked wife and sauntered towards the bathroom, shutting and locking the door to keep out pesky and very tempting distractions.


Honeymoon. Wife. They were very unfamiliar concepts to Maura. Seeing as this all started only three and a half days ago.

They were dropping off Maura's grandfather at the assisted living place when Jane told Maura of Casey's proposal/ultimatum. Maura couldn't believe it. Casey had quite the nerve to give Jane, Jane an ultimatum of sorts. He should be so lucky to marry that woman. Maura'd be a better match for her, long before he ever would be.

"Don't do it." Maura had whispered

"I'm not going to." Jane scoffed, "I never responded to him, he just gave me a ring and I said I had to think about it. God, Maura, how can I marry someone if my first response to their proposal is 'let me think about it'. Shouldn't it be a full on yes? No questions?"

Maura wasn't able to swallow the lump in her throat. So many emotions and feelings were suddenly bubbling to the surface. She was seeing her friend in a whole new light.

Jane looked down at her hand and spun the ring on her finger, "Hell, I'd marry you if you asked." she joked, "That would make more sense that what he's proposing. Leaving Boston to live on some base on the other side of the world."

"Would you?" Maura whispered, eyes filled with hope

"Would I what?" Jane looked up at her

"Marry me."

Jane's eyebrows shot to her hairline.

"Right now. We could go down to the courthouse, I could get someone to marry us and we could be on our way to…" she paused and thought a moment, "The Virgin Islands on the red-eye."

"You're serious?" Jane's voice cracked

"I've never been more serious about anything in my life. Jane, he's no good for you. One of you would have to give up your life to be with the other. And that will just spurn resentment and hate for your whole life and that's not how a marriage should be. Marriage should be about a give and take. It should be about love and knowing in a split second that you'd love them till the end of time no matter what. And that you'd move heaven and earth every day just to be with them. Its about loving unconditionally. I have never and would never ask you to change, Jane. I love you, as you are, unconditionally. I realized a long time ago, though I denied it, that you are my future. Think about it Jane. We're already practically married. Your mother lives in my guest house. Your entire family comes over every Sunday for dinner. You have a key to my cars, my cabin, my house, and sometimes, it feels like you live there with the amount of clothes you have in my closet and food you have in my kitchen. We're always together, we spend all of our holidays together. And we sleep in the same bed at least once a week, and during long cases, its been up to four times a week…"

Jane grabbed her hand suddenly and roughly pulled Maura out of the great common room full of old people and into the hallway which was much quieter and more secluded. She threw the smaller woman against the wall and crashed their lips together in a heated kiss. Their lips and tongues fought for dominance as they explored this new side of each other for a long minute. The kisses were feverish and deep and slowly puttered out till they were short pecks. Jane leaned her forehead against Maura's as they fought to catch their breaths.

"You had me at 'marry me'." she whispered

Maura lips curled into a brilliant smile.

Jane led the other other woman from the building by her hand.


Maura looked up from the bed and saw Jane exit the bathroom, a towel tied tightly around her body. The blonde stood, and with one quick kiss to her beloved, walked into the bathroom for her own shower.

Jane walked over to her phone and saw all the missed calls, voicemails and texts from everyone she knew. Memories of the last few days popped into her head, most specifically, their departure.

Jane and Maura had gotten into Maura's Prius and the drove off. Maura called up the courthouse, asking for any open spots for a quick marriage while Jane called her boss, Sean Cavanaugh.

"Sir. I need to take an immediate emergency leave."

"For what Rizzoli? Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, everything is fine, and I know that there's a lot of paperwork required for a leave, and lots of explanation, and I'd never ask for this in a million years if it wasn't important…"

"Jane!" he interrupted, "What's going on? Are you alright?"

The brunette noticed Maura hang up the phone and she turned towards the blonde. Maura smiled and held a thumbs up, causing Jane to smirk, "Everything is perfect." her eyes turned back to the road, "I could give you a bullshit sob story so you can rush the paperwork or I could give you the truth."

"Truth." he sighed

"Maura and I are eloping. And we wanna take a trip to the Virgin Islands." she rushed out, "And we don't wanna tell anyone."

The other line was silent till he spoke again, mirth evident in his voice, "It's about damn time."

Jane laughed.

"I'll put in the paperwork. You better do this right, Jane. She's a special woman. She needs someone to take care of her. Don't be stupid."

"I won't sir."

"And I won't tell your mother. For three days. That's all you've got. I can hide out, but she's going to figure it out eventually."


Jane headed into her apartment, quickly packing everything she could. She then pulled off Casey's engagement ring and put it in an envelope, sealing it and writing his name on it. Placing it on her counter, knowing he'd find it, she left without another look back.

Somehow, they got to the courthouse before it closed, filled out the necessary paperwork and waited for their slot with the judge.

As they were waiting, Susie Chang burst in the room, pink cheeks and out of breath from running, with a messy bouquet of flowers. She handed them to Maura with a big, proud smile.

"I can't believe this is finally happening." Susie gushed

Jane gave Maura a confused look.

Maura sheepishly looked from Susie to Jane, "After my call to the governor, I had to call Susie. She's my second in command in the morgue. I can't just leave without word... and you know I can't lie."

Jane just laughed.

"Plus, we need at least one witness."

Jane wrapped her arms around Susie suddenly in a tight hug, "Thanks for doing this Chang."

Susie was taken aback by the sudden intimacy with the badass detective, but quickly got over it, leaning into the hug. When Jane pulled away, the dark haired woman watched the other women. They sat on the bench, holding hands, staring into each others' eyes. She'd known them for years now, and she'd watched them grow closer as each day passed. She'd watched them unknowingly fall in love with each other day after day and they were finally together. And they were letting her in on their most special moment.

The whole process was rushed, but they took their time with the vows. Promising to love and to live. To never lie and never cheat. To support and cherish each other through all things. It was beautiful even though they weren't remotely dressed for the occasion. Jane wearing a Red Sox jersey and Maura looking immaculate as usual, but in jeans and a white blouse. When it was final and the license was signed, the two rushed out to Maura's car and headed for the airport. Jane's phone started ringing. Casey's face appeared on the screen. Her heart started pounding with anxiety. But with one look to Maura, it calmed her instantly. She pushed reject and turned it off with a smile, throwing it into her bag.

They boarded the flight without a look back.


Jane picked up the phone, calmed her nerves with a deep breath and dialed. Barely through the first ring, he picked up.

"Jane! What the hell…"

"No. Just listen." she interrupted, "I'm gonna talk. You've probably figured out by now that Maura and I eloped and ran off."

"ELOPED?!"

"What did I say about you listening?!" she yelled back.

He quieted and she went on.

"Ok. So you didn't know that part. But yes. We eloped, Casey. And I'm sorry. But I'm not sorry for the reason you think I should be. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you sooner how I felt about her, and about us. But the fact is, I didn't actually know how I felt till that moment. It's like it all came crashing down on me. Casey. You're a complete idiot if you think you could give me an ultimatum. You or the army?! How the hell could I ever not choose you? If I didn't choose you, I'd feel guilty that I'd be sending you back to a place where you could die. That's not fair, Casey. And how could I give up being a cop to follow you? You've got to be out of your damn mind if you think I'd ever leave Boston, my family, or Maura for that matter. I married her Casey. And I am still trying to figure out why I didn't sooner. I love you Casey, but that love doesn't hold a candle to the love I have for her."

Jane turned towards the open patio doors and saw her lovely wife lounging and reading a book, basking in the sun.

"I'm sorry it all worked out like this, I am, truly. And I'm sorry I hurt you. But, I love her dammit." she turned back towards the room, "And in time, you'll see it too. Casey. You and I would have been terrible together, terrible and sad. Marriage is about give and take. And one of us would have been giving our entire life for the other to take. I truly hope you don't hate me, though I'd understand if you did." she paused, not sure what to say next, "The ring is on my kitchen counter."

There was silence, then a quiet, "I found it."

"You'll always be a dear friend to me, Casey, please know that. And I hope you find someone you love as much as I love Maura, and loves you as much as you deserve to be loved.

He was quiet.

"Goodbye Casey."

With no answer, she hung up. Pangs of guilt for the whole situation started rumbling around her belly.

But it started to quickly dispel as she felt arms wrap around her middle. She covered the hands on her belly with her own.

"Wow." Came a whisper into her shoulder

"Well that went well."

"What did he say?"

"Nothing really. I didn't give him the chance."

"How do you feel?"

Jane shrugged her shoulders. Sudden realization hit her, "oh my god." She whispered

"What?"

"I'm married."

Maura chuckled, "yes, yes you are."

Jane turned in Maura's arms, wrapping her own arms around the petite woman, "you're married."

Maura's smile grew, "I am."

"We're married."

"Yup."

"Together."

"Yes."

"Forever. Maur, I can't believe it."

"Are you just now realizing this?"

"I mean. Like I think it just hit me..."

"Are you still ok with it?"

Jane looked down at the smaller woman and saw fear. She brought their lips together in a gentle kiss, "of course baby. I could never regret marrying you."

The phone rang suddenly, halting whatever was about to happen next. Jane looked down and saw her mother's face plastered on the screen. With a grunt, Jane accepted the call, "MA I'M ON MY HONEYMOON DAMMIT! LEAVE ME ALONE!" Hanging up, Jane threw the phone on the bed. Pushing her wife back, Maura fell onto her back on the bed, Jane collapsing on top of her.

"We're on our honeymoon Mrs. Rizzoli."

"And what do you think we should do, Mrs. Isles?"

Jane's nose scrunched in distaste, "Mrs. Isles makes me think of Constance."

Maura laughed, "Mrs. Rizzoli reminds me of your mother as well."

"Then what are we going to go with?" Jane pondered

Maura leaned up and trailed kisses up and down a long tan neck, "Why don't we think of that later?" she mumbled

"I like the way you think, wife."

Before things got too heated, the phone rang again. Jane's head fell against Maura's shoulder and they both sighed heavily.

"Your mother isn't going to stop calling." Maura said

Jane picked up the phone and looked at her mother's face on the caller id. In the same moment, Maura's phone rang. Rolling out from underneath her detective, Maura picked her phone up from the night stand, "Its my mother." Answering, "Mother?"

Her face turned from apprehensive to delight after a few words from her mother.

"Yes. Mother, its true… Yes, I did finally marry my detective."

Jane smirked and slid her finger across the screen, "Hey ma."