After waving her mother and Korsak goodbye Jane walked into the bedroom to get ready for bed. Her wide grin was washed away when she found Maura sitting with slumped shoulders on the edge of the bed. She quietly sat next to her and pulled her into a hug.

"For a moment I thought it would be mother when I heard the knock on the door." The blonde sadly said.

"I'm sorry, Maur. Me too. Guess we never give up hope on people, do we?" Jane sighed deeply as she rubbed her lovers back.

"I'm tired of acting like a grown up. Your mother is right, I'm only 23. Didn't you say that there was a party at one of your schoolmates house?"

Jane pinched the bridge of her nose as she remembered. She had forgotten over the stress she had had today. Although it had been a huge thing, because the entire LBGTQ group had been invited too as a sign of acceptance.

"Holy shit. I totally forgot. Yes, we celebrate that schoolyear is almost over. We wrote our last exam today." Jane smiled brightly. "Wanna go?" she asked cheekily already knowing the answer.

It was almost an hour later, when the brunette parked the Mustang in front of the house. Jane looked around and took in the scene. Many of her fellow classmates were already roaming around the garden which was lit by many colorful lightbulbs.

"Hey Jane, nice to see you. You must absolutely try the pulled pork burger. Its delicious!" a young boy said as she got off the car. Then he greeted Maura who had just emerged of the car too. "Oh hi doc. Good to see you again. We missed you."

The brunette was happy when she saw Maura grin widely at the greeting. "Hey Josh, thank you. Nice to see you again too." Her girlfriend said before the boy disappeared back into the crowd. "Told you, you were a great teacher." Jane smiled proudly and felt a bit awkward when grabbing the blondes hand to walk towards the party.

She was thankful when nobody made bad remarks. They were greeted with joy from all different sides instead. Their behavior confirming Janes suspicion that everybody kind of knew that Maura and she were a couple.

"Rizzoli, you really have to tell me what you did to end up with that hot woman. I might learn from you." Buddy, another of her classmates whispered to her ear, while Maura was busy talking to one of her former students.

Jane blushed. "Geez, I don't know what to tell you buddy. It just happened." Jane chuckled.

R&I

"You okay?" Maura asked after finding Jane sitting alone on a little garden wall after talking to some more former students. The brunette was munching on her second pulled pork burger, which was really fantastic, glancing at the people.

"Yeah, I just can't believe that this is coming to an end and that I made it." She said absentminded. "Really can't believe it." Jane repeated, shaking her head. Maura chuckled and quietly took her hands. "I mean, we're almost grown-ups now. If you would have seen us a few years ago…" Jane quietly laughed and rolled her eyes. "I think I'm going to miss this, and most of them. This is weird. What was it like for you when school was over?" she asked and turned to face Maura.

"It's always a big thing when something comes to an end." Maura said. "I don't know if I can really say that I was feeling the same as you because my schooltime passed so fast. Then I went to university. I'm only 23 years old, but my career and upbringing sometimes give me the feeling to be 40 already. I never had this." She said pointing with her finger to the party. "But I'm glad that you gave me prom and this. Although it makes me realize that I never felt like a real teenager, it gives me the chance to feel a bit like it right now."

They both sat still for a while, each hanging to their thoughts. "Yeah, I think I know you are trying to say." Jane finally spoke up. "And there is no one I'd rather be here with than you." The words were followed by a sweet lingering kiss and soft chuckles as they put their foreheads together.

"Come on Rizzoli. The dance floor is open. And bring the doc." Somebody shouted towards them which made them chuckled again. "I bet this is our call." The brunette said and hopped off the wall, helping Maura by holding out her hand. "Lets dance, baby."

"Yes." The blonde stated. "Jane?" the brunette who was ready to go turned around. "Yeah?" she whispered, and Maura smiled the widest smile possible. "Remember, when you wanted to dance with me at the prom?" Jane rolled her eyes, yes what a frustrating situation, she would never forget it for sure. But it had taken a not so bad turn she thought and smiled. "Now, we can dance in public." Maura grinned.

"Yeah." Jane grinned too. "And I'm going to dance my ass off tonight. We have to celebrate."

Maura laughed. "Oh yeah."

The music was fast and loud, and Jane took her time when entering the sweaty room to find a spot for them on the dance floor. Her heart threatened to burst at the happiness and pride she felt when walking through the crowd. It felt so good to be out with Maura, and the love they received were so loving and supportive. Same as to the other gay couples.

Still she felt shy to start dancing, but Maura broke the spell as she just started to move motioning to Jane to do the same. Soon they found themselves emerged to the rhythm of the music, and Jane could only think about how sexy a dancing Maura Isles was.

By the time the party was over, the sun was about to set and Jane was glad for the sunglasses she had left in her car the previous day. Still totally full of beans when coming home they made love to and finally fell asleep at 10 am after whispering how much they loved each other.

R&I

Jane woke up around 2 in the afternoon, still a wide smile plastered on her face. In order not to wake Maura she slid gingerly out of bed. She made herself comfortable on the deck with a cup of steaming coffee. Angela was no where to be seen and her car hadn't been in the driveway when they were coming home. Jane smiled and mused that their date must have gone well too. She just enjoyed herself and the sun until Maura appeared an hour later, dressed only in some panties and Janes oxford shirt. Her hair still a mess from sleeping.

Needless to say, that she looked very sexy and sweet. Therefore, they landed in bed soon after, making love again. The rest of the day was spent laying lazy on the couch or in bed, talking and touching.

"You know, I never did that before: dancing with a girlfriend in public." Maura suddenly mumbled. Jane who was reading a book glanced up in surprise. "Really?"

"Really." Maura replied and took Janes hand to kiss it.

"it was great." Jane said with a dark voice.

"How about we make it a habit to go on a date once a week?" the blonde suddenly asked.

"I'd love that." Jane replied leaning in to steal a kiss from Maura.

"Oh and Jane?"

"hmm?"

"Marry me."

Now the brunette dropped her book into her lap, glancing over to Maura who smiled, holding a little box in her hand. "I know we are still young, but I have the feeling that this is it. Don't you?"

"Nope, I don't think so." Jane said and tried to sound as serious as possible, but to her dismay Maura saw right through it ant punched her softly. The brunette laughed and fetched the blonde to tickle her. After a few minutes of rolling around in the bed they ended up red-faced and panting. Jane was laying half on top of Maura and gently pushed a strand of blonde hair out of her face. "I love you, Maur." She whispered, locking eyes with hers. "So, yes. I will marry you."

Maura beamed at her and her face turned kind when reaching out to softly caress Janes cheek with the back of her hand before pulling her into a deep hug.