Jane was stood in front of the mirror in their bedroom, she was wearing a short black dress with black high heels along with a simple diamond necklace. She had purchased her outfit especially for that night. She had also had her nails done so that they were perfectly manicured and she had been to the hairdressers for it to be cut, washed as well as styled. Her hair was down but styled into tamed curls and swept to the side using slides. She had carefully applied a minimalistic layer of natural looking makeup to her face.

The dark haired woman knew that this was her chance to make up for the previous year's New Year's Eve celebrations when she managed to upset her lover by unintentionally ignoring the woman whilst her focus was on the Harmon kidnapping and murder case. Not only had she forgotten to attend the event at the Dirty Robber but she had also managed to neglect the beautiful Medical Examiner that owned her heart.

Detective Rizzoli had hoped for the perfect New Year's Eve that she had always dreamed of with the stunning honey blonde woman but instead she had gotten the cold shoulder when it came to the countdown to midnight. Jane was not stupid however as she knew that it was her own fault. She knew that she was the only one to blame but she also knew that this year was her chance to make up for it. She needed to. There were no excuses. She needed to do this for Maura because she knew that the woman deserved better than what she had experienced the previous year.

Maura turned in the way that the Detective was guiding her head. It was clear she was unhappy.

...3…

"What's wrong?", Jane asked softly, wanting to kiss the woman on the strike of midnight.

...2…

"Really Jane?", Maura asked in disbelief, "You ignore me all night and now you ask me what's wrong?"

...1…

Jane's face dropped in shock as she realised what she had done, she looked at her inebriated lover and then at the boards before back but any answer she was going to give was halted by the cheers of people ringing in the new year along with the hot honey blonde woman getting up from her lap.

As she remembered the previous year, more importantly the tears that she saw in her lover's eyes and the hurt that she had caused her.

She was so distracted that whilst she was stood in front of the floor length mirror, her girlfriend came out of the bathroom and Maura stood in the doorway watching her.

Maura was stood there in her emerald green dress, designer high heels, her hair perfectly pinned up with diamond hair slides and matching jewellery. She had a soft smile on her face and love within the depths of her eyes as she watched Jane. "So beautiful", she whispered softly.

Jane jumped slightly before spinning around to face her girlfriend, "How long have you been stood there?", she asked gently with a smile as she stepped towards the Doctor.

"Not very long", Maura replied with a positive expression as she stepped towards the Detective in return, "I was quite enjoying watching you". She had a small smirk on her face as she reached her arms up to place them on the other woman's shoulders.

Jane's arms slipped around Maura's waist in order to gently pull her closer and kiss her softly, "Oh really?", she questioned with a slightly raised eyebrow.

"That dress looks stunning on you", the shorter woman commented as she ran her eyes over the Italian woman's body before making eye contact again. "It's new, isn't it?", she asked with a slight tilt of her head.

Nodding, Jane confirmed Maura was correct, "I wanted to make sure that tonight was perfect for you", she said softly, glancing away before continuing, "I know how important fashion is to you so….".

Maura leant up and pressed a kiss to her lips, "You don't have to wear a dress to make any night perfect for me", she stated softly as she cupped the other woman's cheek, "All you have to do is be there with me". She didn't just mean in a physical manner but also in a more emotional way too as the previous year despite her physical presence, she wasn't truly there.

Yet again Jane nodded, "I love you so much Maur' and…", she paused momentarily, "I am so so sorry for what I did".

"I know", Maura said lovingly as she pressed another kiss to the woman's slightly painted lips, "You showed me that the following morning".

"You deserved so much better than how I treated you that night", Jane stated as she held the other woman as close as physically possible, "And tonight I'll make it up to you, that I can promise you". "You are my world and I love you with all of my heart", Detective Rizzoli said softly with love within the sounds of her voice, "I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you".

She had slightly watery eyes as tears had filled them quickly, "I love you too Jane", she said before kissing her softly, "I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you too and I can't wait to see in the New Year in with you".

Jane smiled, "Let's go", she said softly before kissing Maura lovingly.

Maura nodded with a smile before she walked with her lover down the stairs.

The dark haired woman opened the closet to remove Maura's coat from the hook first and offering it to the woman, helping her into it.

Doctor Isles' smile was bright as she was helped into her coat, "Thank you", she said softly before she started to do up each of the buttons on the coat.

Whilst Maura was doing up her coat, Jane pulled her own jacket from the closet and put it on before shutting the white wooden door.

Once their coats were secured in preparation for the cold weather that they knew they were about to face, Jane reached out and opened the door before offering Maura her arm.

Maura accepted the offer of Jane's arm and held onto her forearm as they both stepped out of the front door. The homeowner turned and locked the door before continuing with her lover out onto the driveway.

White snow was covering the floor lightly, falling from the sky were small flurries of the same white substance and Maura paused in the middle of the driveway. They were half way between the door and the car but instead of walking they found themselves watching the snow. Maura had her head tilted to the sky as she felt the snow falling onto the soft skin of her face whilst Jane on the other hand was watching the snow as a reflection in her lover's hazel eyes.

"It's beautiful", Maura said with her eyes towards the sky, "Don't you think so Jane?".

"Definitely", Jane agreed as Maura glanced over to her, "Very beautiful".

Maura smiled with a raised eyebrow, "You're not even looking".

Jane Clementine Rizzoli smiled brightly, "I can assure you that I am looking at the most beautiful sight that I have ever seen", she stated in a soft tone before she kissed her lover softly upon the lips.

"But Jane", she began gently, "You're just looking at me". Jane could not help but sigh slightly at that comment but before she could comment, Maura continued, "When in reality you should be looking in a mirror".

The Detective shook her head with a smile, "I stand by my original statement Doctor Isles", she said with a slight formality to it.

Maura Isles could not help but blush slightly at that and smile brightly before she leant up to kiss the other woman with love and passion seeping into the loving action.

"Come on", Jane said softly as she slightly tugged at Maura's arm as she led them both to the passenger door of the car, "You're cold and we have a party to get to".

Maura smiled happily as she walked with her to the car, she was careful as to where she stepped because of the amount of ice that was mixed in with the layers of snow.

Jane opened the passenger's side door for her lover before Maura gracefully sat down in the seat. She closed the door to the car before moving around to the driver's side door in order to get into it herself. Before she strapped herself in but after turning on the heating system, she felt the need to lean over towards her girlfriend and press a loving kiss to her lips which soon increased in passion.

Once they had pulled apart in order to pull in the much needed oxygen that they had temporarily denied themselves of, she strapped herself in like Maura had already done the moment she got in.

With a turn of the key and a few actions by the Detective, they were soon on their way to their destination in a warmed up car. Maura's hand found its way over to the other side of the car in order to rest on her lover's thigh whilst Jane's reached down to hers every now and then but for the majority of the time she kept both hands on the wheel. She was always more careful when she was driving with Maura in the car, it had always been that way because she felt the need to protect the woman and keep her safe from harm.

It wasn't long before Jane was parking the car near the bar and switching off the engine. The Detective got out of the car and walked swiftly to the other side of the car where she opened the door for Maura and offered the woman her arm straight away.

Maura looked at her and smiled gratefully, "Thank you", she said softly before taking the offered arm and walking with her on the painted white sidewalk towards the bar where they planned to celebrate the New Year.

The dark haired Italian woman opened the door and signalled for Maura to walk in first before walking with her towards the table where she could see the team waiting for them along with Jane's brother and mother. Jane had her hand resting on the other woman's lower back, if it were anyone else then Maura would have thought it to be quite a possessive action but with Jane she found herself quite fond of the action. In fact she encouraged the woman to do it as she tended to lean more into her and in a crowd she would glance towards her as if silently asking for that action that she now saw as reassuring and loving.

After the usual greetings, both women removed their coats and hung them both on the back of the only spare chair before Jane sat down. Once Jane had sat down upon the only available seat, she pulled the honey blonde Medical Examiner into her lap and wrapped her arms securely around her.

Maura Isles, of course had no objection to the positioning that they were now in but instead found herself leaning into the other woman more and smiling brightly as Jane pressed a kiss to her forehead in a caring manner.

This year, contrary to the last, there were no case files or boards or even talk about cases but instead drinks were shared along with laughs and smiles. Jane joined in with everything from drinking games to simply holding Maura close to her and sharing loving moments.

The music changed and suddenly shouting began. The countdown had started and soon a new year would begin.

10…

The bar was filled with people with some in fancy dress.

...9…

Jane looked around at her family and friends all of which surrounded her.

...8…

The dark haired Detective looked down at her lover who remained in her lap.

...7…

Maura looked up and smiled brightly at her girlfriend.

...6…

Detective Rizzoli was thankful that she had the chance to make it up to her lover and that she could celebrate with her.

...5…

Doctor Isles was grateful that her lover had taken the opportunity to make it up to her and wanted to spend time with her.

...4…

The love shone in Jane's eyes as she smiled brightly at her, whispering the numbers at Maura rather than shouting like the rest of the bar were.

...3…

In return, the Doctor was also speaking much softer than the others as she counted down to the stroke of midnight with Jane. The love was pure and the love was clear.

...2…

"I love you", she whispered to the woman in her lap.

...1…

"I love you too", the woman said as the others started to shout 'Happy New Year' to each other in drunken, slurred voices.

Maura leaned in and pressed her lips to Jane's, kissing her with an increasing level of passion.

Jane's arms held her close to her, securing her in her lap as their tongues dueled a battle that both would win.

On the other side of the table, Angela Rizzoli found herself in the arms of Vince Korsak; her daughter's ex-partner. Nina also found her lips rather busy as they started the New Year as they were interlocked with that of Frankie Rizzoli. Both were quite spontaneous actions without much thought behind them although admittedly a lot of alcohol.

The bar was a mess of intoxicated people, kissing people and party streamers everywhere.

A/N: Thank you for all of the reviews, apologies if I have ever failed to reply but I don't always seem to get the notifications.

Courtneeyoung18 - Thank you for the review, I can't wait either but it will be quite a while before that happens.

Vbbneighbour, sweetkid45 - Thank you for your reviews.

Scolton21 - I figured that we need fluff chapters thrown in so that it prevents the story from being too negative (we all need a little fluff in our lives!). Admittedly there wasn't a big break in the case for this chapter but there will be in the next… a rather BIG one ;) Thank you for your review.

Tasheika . Conley - I loved it too, I wanted them to have some sort of alteration to their relationship but I thought an engagement might be a bit too soon as I don't believe that they are really in the place for that so I thought a pre engagement ring would be perfect. Truth be told I started that chapter with the aim for Jane to give Maura the ring but then added Maura's ring for Jane in afterwards. Thank you again for reviewing!

Luckypenguinbuddy - I promise that everything will work out in the end. Thank you for reviewing again, I am glad that there were no need for the Kleenex box to come out this time.

Dd113 - Admittedly pre-engagement rings are not that common but I wanted to find a way to put the rings in without it being an engagement. Thank you for taking the time to review. Thank you for picking up on the FBI error, I cannot believe that I missed it! It was in my plan notes but my brain apparently did not function as it was supposed to.

TamTam86 - Thank you for your review! I am so glad that you found the story. It am glad that you haven't read anything like it because that sounds like a good thing. ;) I can confirm that Jane will not react well when she gets hold of Hoyt but I hypothesise that you already know that. The next chapter will be a huge step towards finding little Allie.