"Okay." Jane whispered, Maura nodded and held Jane's hand tighter.
"That night I blamed everything on you and I know how that has affected you but I want you to know it was not all your fault, I am to blame as well. I have been hating myself, I know it doesn't seem like it but I have been. I tried moving on, and I do love Rachel but…she isn't you. I told her when we met I was trying to get over someone; you." Jane listened to Maura not believing what she was hearing. "I am sorry, I have been making so many mistakes and for days…weeks now I have been trying to figure out how to fix everything. How to not hurt Rachel and how to stop hurting you, God Jane I am so sorry I know that you might not forgive me but I need you to know." Maura paused causing Jane to sit up straighter and turn more towards her.
"There is only one person I want to spend the rest of my life with even if that will be in the next five minutes, and that person is you Jane Rizzoli it has always been you. This isn't adrenaline or near death, maybe it is but it is what I have always felt. I am sorry for being cruel, I just want you to know I love you and even if you don't reciprocate I choose you. I choose you in my heart a long time ago, I tried to get you out of my heart but I can't because you are my heart. I choose you because I when I picture my dream wedding I see Fenway Park with you beside me in a jersey. I love you Jane, always have and always will until I take my last breath." Maura proclaimed as she slipped the engagement ring off of her finger and tossed it away, Jane sat shocked Maura had just apologized and professed her love for her.
The two sat silent just looking at the other, as Maura went to speak again Jane silenced her by leaning forward and kissing her. And that is when it happened, that nuclear blast hit both of them. Intense heat engulfed them, the hairs on the back of their necks stood up it felt like sitting on your front porch on a beautiful sunny day. It was like coming home or the planets aligning, it was something that couldn't be described. When they broke apart both had tears in their eyes but smiles on their faces.
"If we make it out of here alive, Jane it won't change what I just said. I choose you because I can't continue living without you." Maura cried as Jane wrapped her arms around her.
"Maura…"
