Hey there! It's been quite a while since I've published anything on here, and I was bored at work one day and decided to write this small little ficlet. There may be a sequel in the works, not sure yet. Anyways, I don't own Rizzoli and Isles or any of the characters, blah blah blah. So yeah, here we go with this new story.
Vince arrived at the park with two cups of coffee in hand: his usual three cream, three sugar, and a skinny latte for the Doc. As he approached her table, he noticed something in the way she sat there. The usual confident Doctor with her almost regal posture was sitting there somewhat slouched over. He could tell she was anxious about something by the way she was fidgeting. Vince slid the drink in front of her and took his seat on the opposite side of the small table.
"Thank you," Maura muttered, not making eye contact, but still giving a small smile of appreciation to the Sergeant.
Vince smiled and looked at Maura who had her eyes focused on the table. "What's up Doc?"
Maura quickly glanced at Vince, then back at the table. "What are you talking about Sergeant?"
"I mean you are the prestigious Doctor Isles, who always speaks to people directly, and you haven't been able to look at me for more than a single second. Not to mention you're fidgeting like you've had about twelve shots of espresso already."
"That would be almost impossible for my body to handle Sergeant." She said, finally making eye contact. Korsak rolled his eyes, of course an error in his facts would get the Doctor back to normal. "The human body is only supposed to consume no more than 300 milligrams of caffeine in a day. A single shout of espresso? It has 80 milligrams. Ingesting 960 milligrams of caffeine, especially for my smallish frame would certainly lead to an extremely abnormal heart rate, which would then lead to a heart attack, and then possible death." She smiled at Vince, who looked confused and concerned as he eyed his own cup of coffee.
"Okay then," Vince said, trying to change the subject. "Why did you want to meet me?"
Maura took a deep breath, then exhaled heavily. "Well, where do I begin?"
"How about from the beginning?" Korsak chuckled, but quickly paused as he realized that Dr. Isles was not laughing.
Maura took a few deep breaths before looking Korsak in the eyes. "Jane and I have very similar feelings when it comes to you." She paused to look at the confused expression on Vince's face. "I was never very close to my father. Sure, he loved me, but he traveled a lot, and I was at boarding school during most of my adolescence. And of course, you know the stuff that happened with Paddy."
Vince nodded. "Yes, go on," he said hesitantly, unsure of where this conversation was heading.
"And I know Jane sees you as more of a father than her own dad now."
"Oh, now I wouldn't say that. Jane loves her dad, no matter what kind of stupid mistakes the man makes," Korsak retorted.
Maura put her finger up. "I never said she didn't love Frank. I am simply repeating to you what she told me in conversation one day."
Korsak grinned, happy that Jane saw him that way. He never had kids, but the bond between him and Jane was probably as close as he would get to that type of relationship. "Thank you for telling me that, but I feel like you have more to this story than just that."
Maura nodded. "You are absolutely correct. In fact, there is quite a bit more." Korsak nodded, silently permitting her to continue with the story. "As I was saying, Jane loves you very much, as do I Sergeant."
Korsak stopped her. "If we're talking about this, then please just call me Vince."
"Okay Vince," Maura smiled. "Well, as I was saying, I never really knew my father, or what type of relationship I could have with him. We never saw each other much. But the more I see you and Jane interact, the more I feel I have that relationship with you. And I just want to say thank you for giving me that, it is truly something I have always wanted."
Vince smiled and took Maura's hand into his. "It is my pleasure Maura." Vince knew there was more to the story, and as he watched Maura, he noticed her starting to fidget and look down once again. "What's wrong Maura?" he asked, concern present in his voice.
Maura picked up her purse and reached inside. After a few seconds of shuffling around, she pulled out a small white velvet box. Opening it up, she showed Korsak a beautiful gold ring with a single diamond in the middle.
Korsak gasped, grinning even bigger than before. "Is that? Is that for Jane?"
Maura nodded. "I wanted to do this the right way. I love her, I have for years, and she makes me the happiest I have ever been in my life." Maura started to tear up, "and I wanted to ask for your permission to marry Jane."
Korsak's eyes welled up with tears as he stood up and walked over to Maura. Pulling her up, he wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug. "I thought you were never gonna ask her. Of course I give you permission. You all deserve to be happy, and this is the happiest I've seen both of you in such a long time. Yes, yes please ask her." Korsak grinned and kissed the Doctor's head. He knew that no two people deserved this more than them.