A/N – Thought I might try and give everyone enough time to try and digest the absolute love fest that I had happening in the last chapter. But I think I have kept you waiting long enough. Hope everyone is still enjoying this story as much as I am. Comment. Review. You're the ones that keep me going. JANE'S VIEW.
I had two more days of these ridiculous bandages on my hands, and then I could finally have them off. I would still have to attend those damn physiotherapy sessions if I ever wanted to be able to play piano again. I missed the elegant sound that came from that gorgeous instrument. I would be able to play my sports again. I have been able to dance, but it doesn't feel the same. I use my hands in so many of my actions, I still feel restricted. I just want things to be able to go back to the way things used to be.
A gentle, delicate pair of hands began to snake their way round my waist from behind. I felt the warm breath on my neck as she got closer. That soft, comforting body pressed behind me, making me feel like I was home.
"What are you doing?" Her voice rattled through my ears, and sunk its way into my heart.
"I am doing my exercise for the night. I need to do them before my next meeting at the hospital. No if you don't mind, I will never get them done if you continue to hold me." I gave her a small nudge with my elbow, hoping to get her to back away slightly. She didn't buy any of it. And if I am being honest, I didn't buy much of it either. She took hold of my hips and turned me around. She had me leaning back against the kitchen table top, in her kitchen. She raked her hands down my sides. It sent shivers all over my body. I struggled to keep the moan from escaping my lips. She made her way down to the hem of my shirt. Her nails scraping across my skin. She slid her fingers in the front of my pants. I am so glad I showered this morning.
"Jane." Why did she always have to talk?
"Maur-a." Her hand was making its way down my pants, to the one area that I could never deny Maura. As her hand reached its destination, my mind became completely undone. She could make me collapse with just a single movement of one hand.
"I want you to listen to me very carefully. I haven't been able to do much of anything over the past few weeks." My head was jumping from one scenario to another. "And I want you to relax for the remainder of the evening." Her hand started to rub, and I started to almost drown Maura out from the pressure I had building, but she stopped before I could get anything from it. "Now before you try and zone out," How did she always know? "I want you to make your way to the bedroom and wait for me on the bed. I will follow you in soon." The only motion I could manage was a small nod of my head. She removed her hand from my trousers, and pulled away from me. I was sad at the loss of her warmth, but knew I would have a completely new sense of it soon.
I made my way into her bedroom, and perched myself on the edge of the bed, and waited. She was in shortly, and she seemed a slight bit nervous.
"Maura baby, what's wrong?" I gestured for her to sit on the bed next to me, but she simply shook her head and stayed standing.
"I have been thinking a lot about…us. And our situation." Oh god. Please tell me she isn't going to… "Me being a teacher and dating one of my students isn't exactly ethical in the eyes of the law. I was lucky not to be fired when Miss Rafter found out about us."
"Maura, please don't…" I started to get up from the bed before Maura laid a hand on my shoulder and told me to stay seated.
"I need to say this now or I never will." My face was showing all my emotions, and I made no point to hide any of them. "Since the first moment I saw you, I knew you were going to bring me trouble. And so many new opportunities for me to try. And trust me, you have done just that." Okay, this was beginning to get confusing. "Since Hoyt took you, I have been so worried about losing you again. About not letting you know how I feel. And I don't think I could live with myself if I knew we were never going to see each other again, and not know how the other one feels." Hang on, is she going to… "Jane Clementine Rizzoli," She bent down on to one knee. "Will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?" I sat there for a moment just staring at Maura. She pulled out a small box, and in it sat a beautiful ring. It was plain, and understated, which is just the way I liked it. I hadn't even realized I had been holding in my breath until I tried to begin talking again.
"I…I…Maura…" I really couldn't find my words. I could see the worry beginning to grow on Maura's face. I couldn't talk. So I leant forward and smacked our lips together. I held them there for a minute before pulling back. "Yes Maura Isles. I will marry."
"Really?" She was smiling from ear to ear, but I could tell it was a nervous smile. She stood up from the floor and I followed her up. As we kissed again, I felt the butterflies in my stomach kick a party off.
"Does that answer your question?" She nodded her head and looked down to the box in her hands still.
"May I?" She removed the ring and held it in front of me.
"You may." I put my hand out in front of her at which point we both remembered we couldn't actually put the ring on my hand for a few more days. We both started to giggle. We had both got so caught up in the moment we hadn't even realised that we can't put the ring on my finger. "Wait a second, I have a ring, but don't you need one?"
"We can go shopping once we have actually got this one on your hand." I smirked and then dove straight into her for a massive hug.
"I love you Maura." I had waited for so long to say those words, but I knew they needed to be used at the right place, and only at the right time. I wouldn't want to throw the word around as if it meant nothing to me, when Maura meant everything to me.
A/N – Ahhh. Finally. I will probably have one or two more chapters, depending on whether or not I want to do an epilogue after the next chapter. But there will only be a maximum of two more chapters.