Epilogue
The sun was shining very bright that day, when Jane rose, groaning from not sleeping enough. Her mind had kept her awake for most of the night. As had Frosts couch which was as much uncomfortable as was Maura's in her office.
The young detective poked his head around the corner to verify if the brunette was still sleeping. Satisfied with the view of her standing in the middle of his living room, he retrieved into the kitchen, where she could hear the coffee machine.
Thank god, she mumbled, following her friend to catch some of the steaming fluid.
Frost glanced at her while sipping his slowly, grinning like a child.
"Are you nervous?" he questioned her, and she could feel his excitement as if it was his wedding.
Jane played with the mug while contemplating. No, she wasn't nervous about tying the knot with Maura, and she was sure that marrying Maura Isles was what she wanted. What had kept her awake all night had been her perfectionism. She had worked over her vow so many times that she had completely lost track.
"Hell Jane, just say how you feel. It will be fine." Frost stated when she mentioned her worries to him.
"Yeah, see, that's my problem, I have so many feelings, there is so much I want to say." She said rubbing her eyes ignoring his chuckle.
"You know." He said, putting his cup to the counter. "I always wondered how you do it. You can be so strong and soft at the same time."
Jane glanced up at him, mesmerized by the feeling that this young man admired her while she constantly had the feeling to be a total mess. She wanted to be seen as tough because it helped her with self-protection. But Maura had melted the ice layer by layer, just like her friends had. Jane had to remind herself constantly that she didn't need to protect herself when being with them.
"I need to go shower." She grunted unable to help herself with playing the tough one.
Frost smiled knowingly and offered to prepare breakfast. But Jane immediately declined his offer because she felt far too nervous to eat. "You'll be fine Jane." He yelled after her as she disappeared into the bathroom.
Jane heard Korsak, Kiki and Frost having fun in the kitchen while glancing at the reflection in the mirror. Uhm you look good Jane Rizzoli she mumbled to herself seeing how well the beige suit fitted on her tall body.
"You sure do!" Korsak voice suddenly came softly from the doorway smiling at her through the mirror reminding her with a gesture to the watch on his wrist that it was time to go. "I'm sure you don't want to be late for your own wedding." He said, still smiling.
Jane blushed as the old man had caught her talking to herself, turning around, grabbing her jacket.
"Uh yes. I'm coming." The brunette said, following her former partner to the car.
Frost and Kiki climbed the back seat and the younger detective handed Korsak a CD before driving off claiming that he had made this especially for the drive to the wedding. Jane watched as the disc slipped into the player and held her breath waiting for what was on it.
Everybody laughed when a woman's voice started to sing: going to the chapel and we….
Jane rolled her eyes but had to laugh too.
Gradie was already waiting on the porch for them to arrive. "You're late!" she pouted breathless and let Jane pull her into a hug.
"No, were not honey." She said smiling at the girl they had finally been allowed to adopt. "Technically we have five minutes left." The brunette chuckled turning to her gang yelling "Lets go guys, otherwise we are really going to be late."
Maura would tease her later how everybody had heard her and laughed. But Jane had no idea right now, as she walked down the aisle with Korsak smiling at family and friends who had taken place on the chairs in the garden of beacon hill.
Janes jaw dropped when Maura finally appeared, smiling wildly and the crowd turned at Janes gasp to see the blonde standing there in a stunning white dress. She looked composed but Jane could see that she was nervous by the slightly swaying bouquet in her hands.
Kent and Maura walked down the aisle graciously and elegant to stand next to Jane and Korsak. The brunette couldn't help but reach for Mauras hand and squeeze it. They greeted each other with a kiss on the cheek and Jane muttered Gosh, your gorgeous to Maura's ear. The blonde chuckled softly whispering back that Jane looked beautiful too.
The judge cleared her throat and smiled at them. She had known Maura and Jane forever and had been very pleased with the development of their relationship. She gave the sweetest speech ever and then mentioned that it was time for the vows.
Both women turned to face each other and chocolate brown eyes locked with hazel ones as Jane started to speak.
"You never know how frozen you are until someone starts to melt your ice. And you Maura Isles melted my eyes layer by layer and made me realize how wonderful love can be. I love you so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with you and our daughter."
Jane glanced towards Gradie when saying the last words, seeing that the teenager fought with tears. When Maura spoke up after giving them a moment, she looked back at her.
"Jane Clementine Rizzoli", she started, which made some people chuckle, knowing that Jane hated being called by her middle name. But only Maura could call her that without being killed. "I love you too and I'm only too glad that we are standing here today. I have to admit that I fell in love with you the day we met, and this love has grown constantly over the years. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you and Gradie."
They exchanged the rings and fell into a deep kiss until Frankie shouted "Hell, get a room girls."
They had to break the kiss and laughed to each other's mouth before finishing with one more short peck. Then Jane unwrapped her arms from Maura's waist and turned to shoot her brother a pretended stern look before blushing slightly.
Much later that night, or early next morning, depends on how one wanted to see it, Jane carried Maura into their bedroom. Everybody had gone home after a great party and the following silence felt soothing.
"Unzip me Jane." Maura mumbled into their kiss and Jane did as she was told by her wife. Hell, she loved Maura so much, always had. Their lovemaking this morning was soft and kind as their life shifted into a new gear.