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Finishing her glass, Sophie asked the other two siblings to follow her. Curios they followed her to their mother's bedroom. If there ever was a room made to a shrine for someone than it was this. Their aunt made sure that nothing, not the smallest piece was changed over the years. Being a little bit messy on herself, HERE was nothing of this to find. The bed covers till lay with the same wrinkles their mother had left them, the clothes in the exact places they were placed by her. And a single red rose stood in a vase at the bed side. Registering the questioning looks of her siblings, Sophie led them to the build in safe inside the closet.
"You know, Aunt Jane always told us that she doesn't know how to open this but that she wasn't willing to damage it to get to its inside. I spent a lot of time to solve this and I finally could." She took a deep breath. "Mother told Jane how to open it in case something happens to her but Jane been Jane refused to listen. Though I thought that the numbers must be something that was significant for both of them." Timothy nodded and Charlys eyes went small. "I remembered that Aunt Jane told us that our mom was in a boarding school in France. France is in Europe." Both others gave her an annoyed look. "Tell me something new Sis!" Timothy said.
"Coming brother. The joke is, here the people tell you the date in a different way than the people over there. Here – let's say Christmas eve two thousand two – would be 12-24-2002, right?" Two heads moved in approval. "Over there, they don't use month, day and year. They use day, month and year. A little different but enough to throw nearly everyone out. So, what is the most significant day for the two?" She continued without giving the other two a chance to respond. "The day they first met each other. Jane had told me of this day a couple of times. And so…" Entering the date in the way dd-mm-yyyy, the display switched to green and the distinct click of an opening lock was to hear. "Voila!"
Carefully the three of them emptied the safe, placing its contents on the floor. Neither of them dared to disturb the bed, sure that they would never hear the end of it. Besides a pack of Dollar bills – long outdated, some jewels, a gun and some papers, there were three letters. The first was titled 'Last will', the second a certificate of authority to act in Maura's name for Jane in all matters medical for her and financial for her kids. The third was a letter to them. Timothy was finally the one who opened it, spending some moments to go through it he finally started to read it out loud.
"Hello to you my three wonders! To my most regret I will not be around to tell you all the things I want to, that is the reason I wrote you this letter." Reading all the twenty four pages took him a while but neither of the sisters interrupted him. The only break was when they moved to the living room. Placing everything except the will, the certificate and the letter back into the safe.
"And so I have to finish now. Be assured that I love all of you three from the bottom of my heart. I know it isn't really fair to throw all this responsibility in Jane's lap but I strongly believe that it is the best I can finally do to all four of you. I although know that it will make your father unhappy that I decided it this way after I settled with him as the second best. But placing you in the care of Jane will give her a reason to move on when I am gone and for you three – it will give you a family like no second. They are loud and sometimes very trying but no one ever could say that the Rizzoli's are anything as loving. I love you kids, I love you so much. Mom!"
Timothy finally finished and looked at his sisters. While he watched them, Charlotte's face showed that she made a connection.
"She settled with dad as the second best? Do you guys know what that means? This means that she was in love with Jane too!" After a short amount of time, the other two shook their heads yes. Astonished about their findings. Taking another glass of wine, Charlotte took the will and opened it.
"I remember that Jane had to do a lot of fighting because all she had to work with was an older variation of this. Being one of the best detectives had its merits and she could convince the judges that they accepted the way it was. Now I'm very curios what was the last mother wanted." Going through the papers there wasn't much different to the one they had known for a couple of years because Jane had given it to them. Main difference was that their mother had reduced the money she wanted to go to the Isles Foundation and had instead wanted that five million Dollars should go to Jane. Although she had decided that one necklace that was in the safe should go to Jane - as the last birthday present from her.
"Wow, that is something impressive, had Jane found this, she could have been rich. So, I remember well how often she struggled because she wanted something special for us and refused to take it from our heritage." Timothy shook his head. Then he looked at his sisters. "When will we give this to Jane?" Pointing toward the necklace sentence.
Thinking about it, Sophie finally said "We hand it to her at her birthday. Will make it the best day since years and the one with her crying like a fountain." Knowing how far away this day was the three agreed about it, Seven and a half month – after this long time nothing special.
