MAURA'S POV
I wake up to an empty bed. My first thought is that Jane has come to her senses and has decided that marring me is the wrong thing to do. I can't tell you how relieved I am when I hear Jane talking to Bass and Jo in the kitchen. I sit up as I stretch my arms and I notice how dark it is outside. I lean over and grab my phone from the bedside table. It's 9:43pm. Placing my phone on the bed next to me I get up and walk into the en-suite.
After brushing my teeth and combing my hair I head towards the kitchen to find Jane.
"How much do I owe you?" I hear Jane ask someone. It quickly dawns on me that she will have ordered us some take out. "Keep the change." Jane says before closing the door and turning around to find me watching her.
"Jesus, Maura." Jane jumps slightly. "You shouldn't creep up on me like that."
"I wasn't creeping around. I was just..." I shrug. I don't know what I was going to add to that. "How are you feeling?" I ask walking towards her.
"Okay, I guess." Jane places the food on the counter in the kitchen. "I hurt like hell, Maura." She huffs out, barely able to look at me.
Placing a hand on Jane's shoulder I give a small squeeze. "Let me get you your tablets."
Jane shakes her head at me. "I've already taken them."
I take hold off Jane's hand and lead her towards the living room. "Then sit down, find us a film to watch and try to relax while I get dinner ready for us."
"I can help you plate dinner up." Jane sighs.
"No. That's why you're in pain, Jane. You need to take it steady."
"I am." Jane argues.
"Jane..." I sigh. "You have fed both Bass and Jo, gave them both clean water. Ordered us dinner. I saw the bottle of wine on the side, that you must have got from the wine cellar. Jane this isn't taking it steady. Just let me look after you." I plead the last part.
"Well at that has took me thirty minutes to do. I could usually do all that in less than five. And take Jo for a walk." Jane smiles at me.
"Jane Rizzoli. I swear if you have just took Jo out for a walk I'll...I'll..."
"You'll what, Dr Isles?" Jane asks with a smirk.
"I'll use your handcuffs to handcuff us together. You won't be able to do anything then." I tell her.
"I'm sure we could think off something." Jane winks at me.
A smile spreads across my face. "I'm...I'm going to get dinner ready. I won't be long." I walk away before Jane can say anything else.
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JANE'S POV
By the time Maura walks back into the room I've found us a film to watch. Sitting up slightly, Maura passes me a plate. "Thank you."
Maura just gives me a small smile. She sits down next to me in silence. She doesn't even ask me what film I've decided on. She looks from the TV to her plate. I watch her for a few more seconds before I turn my attention back to the TV and the film that is about to start.
Halfway through the film Maura takes our plates to the kitchen. She hasn't said one word to me since earlier. I don't know what is upsetting her. I hear her taking a few deep breaths before she slowly walks back into the room and curls up in a ball at the opposite end off the couch. She's staring at the TV but I can tell is she isn't watching it. Neither off us are.
Half an hour and I've had enough. I turn the TV off and we both sit in silence. After I while I can't take it any more. Silence has never been uncomfortable for us before, and I can't really say it is now. It's just the fact that I know something is bothering her. "What's up with you?"
Maura glances at me before looking back to her twiddling thumbs. When she finally looks at me again I can see the tears in her eyes. "I don't think we should get married until you're completely healed."
Okay. I'm confused. "What? Why?" I ask. But before Maura can even answer me I continue. "Maura I want to marry you as soon as possible. I'll be okay, I'll fight through the pain if I have any. But as you said earlier, I've overdone it today. I'll take it steady from now on, just please...please don't us wait."
"You need to take things easy, Jane. I know you hate doing it, but it's for your own good. I don't want to have to fight you every time you decide you want to be stubborn for a few hours. I don't want to have to sit back after knowing you're in pain, because you wouldn't listen to me." Maura sits up and continues staring at her hands.
"I promise you, I'll do exactly as you tell me. Maura..." I place my index finger under her chin and slowly turn her face to look at me. Her eyes dart off to the left. "Hey..." I whisper. "Look at me." Slowly I watch her eyes meet mine. "Maura, marry me? Marry me on Friday?"
"Okay." Maura whispers.
I smile. "Right...No more trying to back out from either off us. We're getting married on Friday, even if I have to carry you there."
Maura leans forward and captures my lips. She pulls back a few seconds later. "Where?" She whispers.
"You remember when you said you would marry me whatever I chose to wear?" I ask pulling back.
Maura nods.
"Would you marry me anywhere?" I ask.
Maura nods without even thinking about it. Then quickly adds, "well...within reason."
I smile. "Well you will have to trust me."
"Jane..." Maura sighs. "You promised to take it easy remember?"
"And I will. Trust me, I can arrange everything that needs to be done without having to leave the house." I smile. Maura doesn't look convinced. "I promise, I won't over do it."
Maura nods. "Okay."
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"We won't be long, okay?" Maura asks.
Jane shakes her head. "You're not taking Jo for a walk at nearly midnight. She'll be fine until morning."
"She needs to go out, Jane. We'll be fifteen minutes." Maura tries to reason.
"No." Jane tells Maura. Turning to face Jo, Jane says, "you don't want to go out, do you buddy?" Jane can't help but laugh when Jo jumps up on the couch in between her and Maura and lays down. "See...She's settled for the night. Lets go back to bed."
"Fine...But I'll tell you something now, when she starts walking around at 4 o'clock in the morning wanting to go out, you can get up with her." Maura states.
Jane smiles. "That's fine by me. Now...If we go to bed now I can get at least a few hours before I have to get up to let Jo out."