Hey guys, so I know many of you wanted a sequel, so here it is! This is the actual proposal. Hope you all enjoy!
She had everything planned out. Where it would happen, how it would happen, when it would happen. She wanted this moment to be perfect. Now with everything in place, the only thing left to do was ask the question. And suddenly, Maura found herself nervous. So nervous that she had to go lock herself in her office to stop from messing up in the middle of her autopsy. Susie looked at the Doctor questioningly as she bolted to her office, slamming the door behind her. She knew why though. The Doctor had previously let her in on her whole plan of proposing to a certain dark haired detective, she even showed her the ring.
After a few minutes, Susie hesitantly walked over to the office door and knocked. She heard Maura's heels clicking on the floor, followed by a clicking noise. The door opened and Susie stepped inside.
"Is everything okay Doctor?" Susie asked, a hint of worry in her voice. She'd hoped that Maura was smart enough to realize that this was the right decision.
Maura nodded. "It just seems surreal. It's like when you look at a beautiful piece of art and you think 'there's no way something could be this perfect in real life'." Susie smiled at the way the Doctor lit up while she spoke. "That's how I felt when everything started. That's still how I feel. And today, today feels just the same as it did two years ago, if not more surreal."
Susie gave her a nod of understanding. "Are you nervous?"
Maura looked up at Susie. She was silent for a moment, then she spoke. "I do not get nervous. I don't get nervous during work or going to galas or speaking to anybody. Before her, I never even got nervous going on dates. But since Jane came around, I do. And today is definitely not one of those exceptions."
Susie smiled at Maura's admittance. "Do you get butterflies in your stomach when you think of her?"
"Why, Senior Criminalist Chang you know that is only a metaphor for the feeling in your stomach caused by a reduction of blood flow to it, which is a result of the release of adrenaline in a fight-or-flight response. But if you must know, yes I am having those feelings."
Susie nodded. "I know that I work for you, Dr. Isles, but I admire both of you so much. Not just because of your work, but because for the past two years, I have watched two women, who I consider not just my colleagues, but my friends as well, open up to each other and to everybody else. You all don't let the talk bother you, or the stares, you all only care about your work, your friends, and each other, and I think that is admirable, Doctor." Susie paused and smiled briefly at Maura. "And there are no two people more deserving of a life together than you two. You know that, Detective Rizzoli knows that, everybody knows that. So take that, and please just ask her to marry you."
Maura smiled and wiped a stray tear from her cheek. She knew Susie was right all along, she just needed to hear it. For once, there was no scientific evidence or statistics that she could use to justify her feelings. It was all emotional. Slowly she got up and hugged Susie. "Thank you," Maura smiled as she walked out of her office and towards the elevator.
Jane sat at her desk, writing the last bit of her report when she heard the familiar sound of heels clicking. She smiled as she looked up to see Maura walking towards her, a similar smile on her face. She opened her arms and Maura gladly stepped into them, sitting on Jane's lap.
"Hey you," Jane smiled, giving her girlfriend a peck on the lips. "Hard day? You look tired."
Maura just nodded. She glanced around the room and gave Korsak and Frankie a subtle head nod. They smiled knowingly at her. Korsak stood up and walked inside Lieutenant Cavanaugh's office. Jane, oblivious to what was going on around her, hugged Maura again.
"I just have to finish up this report and then we're good to go." Jane started writing again with the Doctor still on her lap.
"Jane," Maura whispered softly.
"Yeah babe?"
"I need to ask you something." Maura said hesitantly, pulling herself off of the Detective's lap. Jane looked puzzled but silently urged her to continue, nervous as to where this was going. "I always said that Ian was my true love, that I would drop everything to be with him," she giggled at Jane's completely obvious eye roll. "Stop it, I'm trying to be serious here. Anyways, I was wrong. Because if he were to walk through that door right now and ask me to take him back, I would hold onto you and tell him he missed his chance. Two years ago, when we were in this exact same position and you asked me to go to the Red Sox game with you, I handed my heart over to you. Not literally of course, as that would most definitely ensure sudden death on my part."
Jane couldn't help but laugh at her girlfriend's nerdiness. Maura smiled and took a deep breath before continuing. "You have saved my life countless times. You have held me through some of the worst nightmares, and I have done the same for you. Everyday my love for you grows stronger Jane. And there isn't any scientific 'mumbo jumbo' as you put it to describe every single thing I feel for you. So, as you know, when there's a lot on my mind, I shop. But this time, I shopped for a certain thing and I found exactly what I was looking for."
Jane's eyes widened as she saw the small white velvet box that Maura pulled out. "Maura…" Jane said, shocked. Tears started to fall freely when the Doctor got on one knee in front of Jane and opened the box, showing the beautiful gold ring.
"Jane Clementine Rizzoli, you are my best friend, you are my partner in so much more than just work, you are the one I have loved for years, and will continue to love for many more to come. It doesn't matter if it's over home plate at Fenway with you wearing a Red Sox jersey, or on the cliffs of Santorini. I don't care because it doesn't matter what we're wearing or where we're getting married at because the only thing I will be looking at is you, if you want that. So will you please do me the utmost honor of being with me forever and marrying me?"
By this time, Jane had tears freely flowing down her face. She grabbed Maura's hands and pulled her up. She wrapped her arms around the Doctor and held her tight. Nodding her head, she whispered "yes" over and over into Maura's ear, causing the Doctor to grin. Maura pulled away and held out Jane's hand, slipping the ring onto her finger. Just then, a round of applause erupted from the bullpen and Jane and Maura both looked as Korsak, Frankie, Nina, Susie, Angela, and Lieutenant Cavanaugh stood there clapping. Angela had tears rolling down her cheeks, similar to both Jane and Maura.
"I love you," Jane whispered, picking Maura up and kissing her. This was it. This was their forever.
End.