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Chapter 37 :
The announcement:
After about an hour of cuddling and dreaming the newly engaged couple decided to go back home.
" You have to stop admiring that ring or your eyes are going to fall off ." Jane joked trying to focus on the road instead of admiring her beautiful bride to be.
"It's just so gorgeous, and I know about jewelry , it must have cost you a small fortune." Maura replied admiring that ring on her finger that symbolized their eternal love.
"Yes, but it doesn't matter, I wanted to give you the most perfect engagement ring possible."
"You bought it in New-York right?"
"How do you know that?" Jane asked rising her eye brows.
"Well, I know there is only one place that sales engagement rings that perfect and expensive, Tiffany in New York."
"You're right. I went while you were sleeping, good thing your parents' apartment is only a few minutes away from the store. I just went inside and here it was, like if it was waiting for me."
"And it fits perfectly, just like you, perfect fit." Maura smiled unable to keep her eyes from her engagement ring.
Maura knew about jewelry and she was well aware that Jane probably spent her life savings on that ring, just because she wanted her to have the best. She was touched and embarrassed as well. She knew that Jane wanted her to have the best and that she was willing to work hard for it and even if she found it quite charming she was also a bit embarrassed.
"You know you didn't have to get me a ring that big, I mean…"
"Don't even think about it ok? I was saving to buy an apartment, but since I live at your place for free I figured this was a good investment."
"You're cute, you know that? Thank God we're finally home. "Maura said as the car stopped in front of their house.
"Hey why don't you go upstair an get comfortable, and by that I mean completely naked. I'm going to feed Bass in the mean time." Jane instructed her fiancee knowing that if she looked at her right now they would never make it to the bedroom.
"Alright I'll be waiting for you upstairs." Maura whispered opening her shirt.
A few minutes later Jane started to walk towards their bedroom following a trail off Maura's clothes.
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"What took you so long? Just get your sexy ass here" Maura ordered lying on the bed, only wearing her engagement ring.
"Yes Mam." Jane obeyed taking off her clothes.
"Good girl." Maura replied pulling her in bed.
The soon to be married couple made love, it tasted different because they were engaged. It was like all their fears went away. They felt like after fighting so hard for so long to be together this was it: the moment they have been waiting for all their lives. Suddenly all the pain, all the fight they endured seemed insignificant because it lead them to this moment, this perfect moment.
"So now that I'm too exhausted to fight, and too satisfied to refuse you anything , do you have any plans regarding our wedding?" Jane joked gently stroking her fiancee's shoulder holding her tight.
"Actually I have a clear idea of what I would like how special day to be. But we have to make all the decisions together." Maura replied her head buried in her fiancee's chest.
"Alright then, tell me what you have in mind. How about the location?" Jane asked worried that Maura had planned a big wedding with 300 hundreds guest at a very fancy place.
" That my love was the easiest part." Maura grinned.
"The lake?" Jane prompted reading her lover's mind.
"Yes, don't you think it makes perfect sense?I mean the place is gorgeous and the surroundings are certainly vast enough to set everything up. Plus we get to spend our wedding night in the same bed we made love for the first time."
"You're right, it would be gorgeous, but you do realize that it only makes sense to us.?We're going to have to explain to people why we chose that place over any other fancy place we could have chosen. And I can't picture myself telling your father that I made love to you for the first time in that cabin."
"Well we can find a more appropriate explanation , for instance we can tell people that we spend our first vacation here and that this place is important for you because you used to spend all your summers here as a child."
"Yeah, as if people are going to believe that crap."Jane joked.
"Language!" Maura frowned.
"I'm sorry babe. So anyway how many guests are we talking about, 200, 300? On my side it will probably be 15." Jane joked.
"Well, probably around 20 people from my side, family and close friends only." Maura stated.
"Are you sure?I thought you would invite all your family friends." Jane replied surprised.
"Well my parents have a lot a acquaintances but there are only a few of their friends I really know and appreciate. I don't particularly care if they want me to invite the entire Boston high society . This is our wedding and I intend to have it the way we want it." Maura firmly stated.
"I thought you always had this dream of having a princess wedding?"
"I do, and I know it will be because I'm marrying my faithful knight. I want this wedding to be warm and full of joy, not some social event my parents would have organized to show off their success and money. I only want people who we truly care about to be present."
"Alright then, small and intimate wedding it will be. You can't imagine how happy you just made me. I was a bit scared you would want an extravagant wedding that would take months to plan."
"Well I don't know if it's going to take months to plan, but I certainly have ideas, about the cake, the flowers, the music and my dress. It's not because we're having a small wedding that it can't be memorable." Maura lectured Jane.
"Exactly and I won't fight , I will give you everything you want, the only thing I'm organizing on my own is the honey moon."
"Alright I trust you with that. I'm sure things are going to be perfect. But wait a minute, the first thing we should set up is a date." Maura mumbled, feeling stupid that she didn't think about picking a date first.
"Valentine's day." Jane offered.
"That' s in 5 weeks Jane, you're being very romantic but not realistic." Maura objected touched by Jane's romanticism but shocked by how little Jane knew about wedding planning.
"I'm aware it's in 5 weeks, so what? I will be here to help you and I know my mom will be here too as for Frankie, well he'll do what I tell him to do. "
"I know I can count on your family 's support, but a wedding is very complex to organize, you have know idea." Maura mumbled a bit panicked.
"Maura look at me. I know you want things to be perfect and I'm also aware that we don't have the same definition of perfection. I mean I would be happy to marry you tomorrow at city all, but I know you want our wedding to be like in fairy tales and I promise you it will be. If you're worried the planning is going to be to much to take we can hire a wedding planner." Jane offered trying to calm Maura down.
She knew too well how Maura was when she was worried or stressed and she knew wouldn't be able to handle her all stressed up for the next 5 weeks.
"Are you serious?" Maura asked her eyes filled up with stars again.
"Of course I am, anything for you babe. You have the governor on speed dial on I'm sure you have a wedding planner in your address book." Jane mocked.
"Actually I do. Alright I think we can manage to organize this wedding in 5 weeks. But I prefer to be honest with you and tell you right now, that I might be a …"
"Pain in my butt for the next 5 weeks?" Jane mocked.
"That's not what I was going to say but yes, I might be a bit of challenging for you to handle.."
"Alright then, there is just one thing that is not negotiable." Jane firmly stated.
"Let me guess , you won't be wearing a dress?"
"No, I don't wear dresses in general and if you want this wedding to reflect both of us I can't wear a dress I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry, even if I found you extremely attractive when you're wearing a dress, I think a tuxedo might actually be very sexy on you."
"Thank god we agree on this." Jane smiled.
"So, Jane tell me, how did my father react when you asked for his blessing?"
"How do you know that I asked for his blessing?"
"You promised him you would, and I never saw you break a promise."
"Well, I think that is going to be a good story to tell our kids. When I came into his office he was cleaning his knives." Jane replied remembering one of the scariest moment of her life.
"Did he know you were coming?"
"No he didn't. He tried to impressed me, but I stayed calm and we talked and he gave me his blessing and your mom as well."
"I'm very happy to hear that."
"Actually the funny is when you mom saw me she knew why I was here the minute I said I wanted to talk to your dad."
"Well it was the most logical deduction after seeing you nervous as you must have been, either you were there to tell them something had happened to me, which wasn't the case of to ask for their blessing. I'm very happy that you and my dad talked it's unfortunate they're already back in europe, they won't be here for the announcement."
"Well you can call them and we will have them for dinner when they come back for the wedding. So do you want us to tell my family and our friends right away or do you prefer to enjoy it for while?
"As much as I would like to enjoy this feeling for a while, I'm going back to work tomorrow and I have no intention of leaving this ring at home, so I think we might as well invite every body tonight and tell them."
"Alright babe, anything you want."
So that night Jane and Maura invited Jane's parents along with Korsak and Frost to tell them they were going to get married. Of course Jane was well aware that they would all guess why they were invited the minute they see that every one was invited. But Maura was well a bit more nervous and incline to surprise them.
"Are you going to keep your hand in your pocket like that all night?" Jane mocked .
"Until we make the announcement yes, Maybe I should just wear longer sleeves, good idea, stay here." Maura mumbled.
"No time babe. They're already here. " Jane said pointing the window.
"Oh great and they're all here at the same time." Maura replied panicked.
"Come on Maura grow a pair, I had to face your dad alone remember." Jane ordered rubbing her back to encourage her.
"That is a very inappropriate thing to say to me, but you're right."
"Anybody home?" Angela shouted as she let herself and the others in.
"We're here Ma." Jane hissed.
"Breathe and please let me talk." Jane ordered Maura knowing that she was nervous.
"Hello, sweet heart, how are things going. Maura nice to see you so soon." Angela said hugging her two girls.
After a few minutes of formalities and serving drinks to their guess the two women were ready to make the announcement.
Jane stood up took Maura hands and started.
"So guys if we asked you to come tonight it's because we have an announcement to make." Jane stated taking a deep breath.
"Which of you is pregnant?" Korsak laughed.
"That's very funny Detective. For you information that would be me, or will be me but that's not why we asked you to come." Maura replied looking at Jane for support.
"Not, it's not actually this morning I asked Maura to marry me and she was insane enough to say yes." Jane proudly announced squeezing her fiancee's hand.
"Oh girls this this amazing, congratulations." Angela said standing up hugging the two girls again.
"Darling, I'm so happy for you, I really thought this day would never come." Frankie Sr said wiping a tear from her cheek.
"Thanks, pop I guess." Jane replied holding her old man.
The two ladies spent the next few minutes hugging and receives their friends and family best wishes until.
"Wait a minute, have you set up a date yet?" Frankie Jr asked.
"Yes we did, Jane suggested Valentines day, which is in 5 weeks and I was worried at first because I thought organizing a wedding in5 weeks was impossible but then your sister suggested that we hired a wedding planner so I said yes, let's get married on Valentines day." Maura explained holding her breath
"I knew it, girls you're two are so cliche, really." Frankie Jr mocked.
"Come on you guys, don't tell us you bet on our wedding day." Jane groaned .
"No we didn't, we tried but we all came up with the same date." Angela replied.
"Yeah but we bet on the fact that Jane wouldn't be wearing a dress, did I got that right Sis?"
"Maura, don't say anything. Little brother, you 're going to have to stop betting on my wife and I , it was funny the first time now it's getting old. Please get a life." Jane ordered.
"Your wife?" Maura smirked.
"Yeah…" Jane mumbled.
"I like the sound of that." Maura said leaning against Jane.
"You two are just…enduring." Korsak jeered.
"You're just jealous because you've been married 3 times and you're exes all left you. Come on Doc show us the ring." Frost said.
"Yes, it's absolutely gorgeous, Jane purchased it when we where in New- York when I was sleeping so I wouldn't know about it, isn't it romantic?" Maura explained stars in her eyes.
"Yes it is darling, this ring must have cost a small fortune." Angela said examining the ring closely.
"Yes, Jane has always been so generous."
"Thank you by the way for not telling me about this." Angela complained.
"I knew you wouldn't keep your mouth shut."
"It hurts Jane really, I'm you're mother i'm entitled to know about theses things."
"What is it gonna take to make you forgive me." Jane asked knowing where this was going.
"I don't know maybe letting me prepare the wedding would be a good start."
"Of course Angela, that has always been the plan, God know I can't count on Jane."
"What's that's supposed to mean?" Jane objected.
"Nothing, just that you're very busy at work." Maura mumbled .
"I would be honored to help you girls, really." Angela stated.
The group spend the rest of the night celebrating Jane and Maura's engagement, talking about the wedding, the place , the flowers, the cake, which drove Korsak and Frankie Jr crazy.
I know kinda transitional chapter…so does the lake make sense? Do you think Maura is going to be a pain in Jane's ass for the next 5 weeks? How about some drama?
By the way I know you all love Bass and don't worry he will be there at the wedding!