Chapter 36:

Finally :

About 3 weeks later, Jane and Janie were still in the hospital focusing of their recovery. For the first week both of them were in intense pain, especially the little girl, but knowing her mommy was in the same situation and in a bed next to her helped her overcome the pain.

Even after tree weeks in the hospital they still continued to receive daily visits from the Rizzolis and also from Frost and Korsak, not to mention from Constance who couldn't help but blaming herself for what happened.

Thanks to the unconditional support of their loved one Jane and Janie slowly started to recover. Obviously Maura was very present, refusing to leave them even for a single night. Actually as much as Jane hated to see her like this Maura practically never left the hospital : she stayed with them days and nights, only leaving the room when the nurses came to change their bandages. Despite the physical pain Jane tried to take care of both Maura and her daughter. Taking care of the little girl was easy because she didn't complain but Maura was another story. Jane could see how hurt she was and how disappointed in herself she was for not being a match, but she refused to talk about it. Even though she wanted to collapse and burst into tears every time she came into their room Maura kept her head up and did her best to hide her pain, because she knew her family needed her and she didn't want to fail them more than she already had. Despite Jane's best efforts Maura refused to express her pain and Jane couldn't help but to dream about the day they would finally go home hoping that being in their house knowing that Janie was safe would help her express her feelings.

On the 21st day Jane and Janie were quietly watching tv in bed when Maura suddenly barged into the room a smile on her face.

"Someone is happy." Seeing the smile on her fiancee's face Jane immediately thought Maura was going to tell them they were finally able to go home.

"Are we finally ready mommy?" Sitting on her bed in her favorite pajamas Janie was getting better everyday. For the first ten days she was barely able to get out off bed but she was not now able to walk around and visit other sick children and was able to eat normal food again.

"Yes we are, your grand mother will be right here with you in a few minutes, alright? Jane you're coming with me." Maura enthusiastically said grabbing Jane's hand.

"Okay mommy!" Janie said clapping in her hands.

Following Jane trying to keep up with her fast pace Jane was now convinced that the two of them were going to be released from the hospital today and couldn't feel happier. After 3 weeks of laying in that uncomfortable bed, eating disgusting she was eager to go home, sleep in her own bed with her gorgeous fiancee.

"Maura, why are we here?You know both of us are going to be alright..." Jane frowned as they stepped inside the hospital chapel.

"I didn't bring you here to pray Jane." Maura explained taking a deep breath as she went down one knee.

"Maura, what...what are you doing?" Jane mumbled seeing Maura down on her knee looking up at her with so much love hat her heart almost stopped beating.

"I love you Jane. I love everything about you, I love the mother you are to our daughter, the fiancee you are to me, the Detective that you are to the people of Boston. For the past 9 months you supported me through hard times, and even if I hurt you you always kept an open mind and you gave me a chance. 5 years ago you declared your feelings to me and I knew for that very minute that my life had changed for ever. After what happened 3 weeks ago I can not imagine living another day without being your wife. So Jane Rizzoli, will you marry me right here, right now, no fuss?" Opening a small box revealing an gorgeous engagement ring that matched hers Maura could fell the tears running down her cheeks. For the past 9 months Jane had made tremendous effort to listen to her, to forgive her and to trust her again in order to rebuild their relationship. Now that their relationship was fixed she couldn't imagine spending another day without being married to her.

"But...But...I thought you wanted a big fancy wedding?" Painfully going down on her knee as well whipping the tears on her fiancee's face Jane could see how sincere and determined Maura was to marry her on the spot.

"Yes, but the past 3 weeks taught me that it doesn't matter if we get married on a private beach, or if we have our reception at the Plaza. All we need is our friends, family and our daughter and someone to marry us. As long as we have each other nothing else matters, I don't need all the fuss, so what do you say? Will you make an honest woman off me?" Her voice slightly shaking Maura couldn't believe how far they had came. A year ago they were still apart, miserable but now they had a beautiful daughter and the rest of their lives to make up for those missing years.

"Yes, Dr Isles I'll marry you." Jane sobbed pressing her lips against hers.

Kneeling in the middle of the chapel Maura and Jane finally felt the fight was over, they were finally going to get married, tying their lives together, for better and for worse, and considering they had already put each other through hell they knew that only the best was to come.

"Will you help me stand up please?"

"Yeah, here lean on me." Maura replied her arms around her.

"I hope you're not getting your hopes up for our wedding night..." Jane joked her hand on her stomach.

"Of course not, you need time to heal, but Janie and you will be allowed to go home later today and I have every intention of taking care of you."

"Alright..." Jane smiled picturing herself home, with her making love for the first time since the accident.

"So what I want you to do now is go in that small room over there and get change, your mother should be here soon." Maura instructed pointing a door a few feet behind them.

"Okay..."

Standing in the middle of the chapel spinning her engagement ring around her finger Jane couldn't believe that this was finally hapening : After 5 excruciating years and 9 months of slowly rebuilding their relationship Maura was finally going to be her wife.

Stepping in the small room at the back of the chapel Jane immediately spotted her uniform laying on a chair. After struggling to put it on Jane found herself standing in front of the mirror trying to calm herself down trying to come up with the most romantic and sincere vows possible.

"When I come in?" Angela shyly asked her head half way through the door.

"Ma, you're here, how do I look?" Jane asked relieved to finally see her.

"You look beautiful. Oh Jane, finally, I thought this day would never come." Angela rushing in her daughter's arms.

"Hey, don't you cry on me now okay?One of us needs to be strong." Jane replied rubbing her mother's back.

"I know, I'm sorry it's just after all those years you and Maura are finally having the happy ending you deserve." Angela sobbed whipping the tears off her face.

"I really hope so Ma, I mean there are still things we need to work out you know..." Jane said sitting on a large bench behind her.

"Like what?" Angela frowned hoping that it was nothing major that could compromise this wedding.

"Well for starters she still hasn't really opened up about what happened to Janie, I know she already felt like a failure for almost losing her during birth and for keeping her away from me and now she's beating herself up for not being a match, not to mention that she can not have kids anymore. She feels like a complete failure." Jane sighed.

"I understand how she feels,t being a woman and not being able to have a child is hard. You feel useless and powerless. "

"I know, she told me she felt she failed me because she knew how much I would have enjoyed to be there for her during her pregnancy you know holding her hand during ultrasounds, feeling the baby kick and grow inside of her... She feels she took that away from me and feels guilty because I won't get to experience that now."

"I understand and it's up to you to make her understand that even if you missed on 5 years of your little girl's life you still feel extremely close to her and that you love her as your own daughter."

"I know Ma, I'm working on that. Obviously I would have loved to be there during her pregnancy but it doesn't matter anymore. We're a family and I feel I have everything I ever wanted you know, I hope she will believe me someday."

"I'm sure she will. Now come on let's get your hair and make up done."Angela said holding her against her determined to make this day the best days of their lives.

Half an hour later Jane was standing in front of her family, her friends and Maura's mom wearing her prestigious uniform. After a few minutes of waiting the music finally started and Maura appeared wearing the most gorgeous wedding dress Jane could have imagined. taking her breath away instantly. It was very simple, but fit her perfectly. Looking at Maura walking towards her with her father and with their daughter preceding them wearing the most adorable matching dress Jane knew that she had no reason to worry. Even if they still had things to work on they truly loved each other and the past 9 months had taught her that they could overcome everything as long as they loved and trusted each other. Looking around Jane could see all the flowers, lights and candles her mother and Maura had set up around the chapel creating a warm and intimate atmosphere.

And as her daughter was only a few feet away from her, throwing rose petals on the floor, followed by her beautiful bride Jane suddenly stood straight feeling extremely proud to be finally marrying the woman she had loved for the past 10 years.

"You like the decorations mommy?" Janie said rushing in Jane's arms.

"Yes darling, and you're beautiful." Kneeling in front of her daughter gently caressing her cheek with her thumb Jane couldn't help but feeling proud of her little girl and their relationship. She could still picture her opening that door calling her auntie Jane and remembering falling for her almost instantly.

She remembered seeing her the first time and being amazed by how much she looked like Maura, the way she walked, talked, but the more time passed the more Janie started imitate her as well and now people always assumed that Jane was her biological daughter, mostly because of her long dark curly hair and her of her temper.

"Jane, you look radius in your uniform." Maura smiled as she finally joined them in front of the alter.

"So are you, God I hope I'll feel better soon because right now all I want is to rip this dress off with my teeth." Jane joked pulling Maura against her almost forgetting about the audience looking at them.

"Ladies, when you're done, maybe we could start?" Korsak said breaking them up.

"Yes Vince please..." Maura politely apologised taking a step back.

Standing in front of her partner, Jane couldn't be happier that Maura had asked him to marry them. For the past 15 years he had helped her becoming a better cop, had helped her study for the Detective exam, had comforted her when Maura left and most importantly he had supported her when she decided to give Maura a second chance.

"Ladies, and gentleman, family, friends. We're gathered here today to celebrate the love of two women who are very important to me. I remember meeting Jane right after she graduated from the academy telling to myself that with that temper I would probably have to be very patient and understanding. Luckily for both of us her temper was never an issue. Even if she's the most passionate and dedicated cop I ever met I must say I never saw her crossing the line. I have been on the job for 30 years now and I never had a partner who I knew I could trust like that. I think being with you I learned almost as much as I taught you, you made me a better man and a better cop and I wanted to thank you. Actually I don't know if I taught you anything over the past 15 years but I know that Maura did. I remember the first time she arrived on a crime scene with her fancy dress and shoes. I remember us betting she wouldn't last a year among us, but we were wrong, she stayed and became our most effective Chief Medical Examiner. Maura, I think I can speak for all of use when I say that you changed our lives for the better. Being surrounded by death all day you could have been the most morbid person on the planet, but you're not. You're the most optimistic, joyful woman I never met. Even if everyone thought that you and Jane had nothing in common, you quickly developed a very tight bond, that went beyond anything I ever witnessed and when you finally told everyone you were dated, I was relieved that you finally had the courage to face what everyone already knew. 5 years later here you are with your beautiful little girl, about to seal your lives together. I know the two of you have been through a lot, but I truly believe that the bond you share is indestructible and that the 3 of you are going to be insanely happy for the next 50 years." Standing in front of the Isles- Rizzoli clan Detective Korsak couldn't have been prouder to be the one officiating to their wedding.

"Thank you Vince. Jane, I don't even know where to start. 10 years ago when we met I first thought you and I would never get along, but I was wrong. I don't know how or when it happened but you became my best, my only friend, the only person I could be myself with, who I knew would never judge me or ask me to change. 5 years ago, you took me to lunch and after spending half an hour avoiding eye contact you finally confessed your feelings. I remember not sleeping for 2 days before our first date and spending 3 hours choosing the proper dress and matching shoes. That's just the effect you have on me, on one hand you make me feel beautiful , special and safe and you give me strength but at the same time when you walk towards me you still catch my breath away and when we kiss I can barely breath, my head is spinning and my vision is blurry. You make me feel good about myself and I know I'm a better person because of you. When I look back on the past 10 years and I see everything we've been through together, I'm proud to say that we survived every single challenge and our love only came out stronger. I know most people spend their entire life looking for that someone to lean or, who would help them want to fight, and I know I found my reason to live 10 years ago. Being with you today after you donated a piece of yourself so our daughter can live, the way you took us in and raised her as your own comforts me in that feeling I had for the past 10 years Jane. I love you, you're the one for me and by putting this ring on your finger I promise to always support you, to respect you, to trust you, in sickness and in health for richer or poorer until death do us part." Pushing the ring around Jane's finger Maura was shaking. Standing in front of all the people she loved professing her eternal love to Jane Maura never felt so vulnerable in her entire life but also stronger than ever. She knew that no matter how hard her life had been for the past 5 years now it was all over.

"Maura, I..I feel I'm the luckiest woman on earth because I'm marrying my best friend, the one person on earth besides my mother who can handle my temper and who supported me through thick and thin without ever asking me to change. When people see us together they assume we're complete opposite but it's not true, deep down you and I share the same work and moral values and now ten years after we first met we're raising the most beautiful little girl I could have dreamed about. When I look back I realize how much our lives have changed since we first met and if someone had told me ten years ago that we would be engaged and that we would be raising a child together I wouldn't have believed it. You're right people search all their lives for something or someone to give them strength and a reason to fight and when I look at the two of you I know that I'll always have the best reason to fight. Being with you and being and Janie's mother made me a better person, it literally brought me back to life and I know I'm the woman I am today because of you so by putting this ring on your finger I promise to always support you, to respect you, to trust you, in sickness and in health for richer or poorer until death do us part." Jane said taking a deep breath as she pushed the ring on Maura's finger.

"By the power given to me by the our lovely state of Massachusetts I now pronounce you married. Jane you may kiss your bride." Korsak proudly stated .

"I love you babe." Jane let out pulling Maura against her as she kissed her hearing the audience clapping in their hands behind them.

"Mommy, mommy, I want to say something!" Janie shyly said pulling Maura's dress trying to separate her two mommies.

"Of course darling come here." Maura smiled picking her up in her arms.

"I just wanted to thank you mommy because before we came back to Boston mommy was always sad but now she's always smiling and I know it's because of you. I also wanted to thank you for giving you a piece of your..mommy what's the word?"

"Liver darling." Maura smiled kissing her cheek.

"Yes, thank you for giving me a piece of your liver. You're the best mommies in the whole word and I'm very proud to be your daughter."

"Oh sweetheart I'm the one who's proud to be your mom. Come here." Jane said as she painfully grabbed her from Maura's embrace.

Standing there holding each other the 3 women felt like a family. They had been through a lot of pain and drama over the past 5 years but it suddenly didn't seem to matter. Right now all that mattered was they were here, healthy, happy to be alive knowing that they had the rest of their lives to make up for the time they lost.

So guys, I know I wrote so many Rizzles wedding that it's hard to be original in the vows ...I told you this wedding would blow your mind :) What do you thinK?

I hope you enjoyed it I thought it was a nice touch to have Janie say a few words at the end. Also I wanted to adress Maura's issue so you don't forget that drama ain't over yet...lol

As always reviews are welcome, I realize that I have neglected this story but I feel inspired again So I'm gonna alternate with my other story from now on!