Constance had a sense of humor as they waited for the Captain and the wedding to begin, she played Beyonce's Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) on the sound system. It was followed by Eddie Money's Baby Hold On. Jane was just laughing; Constance had a sense of humor after all. She had made a playlist. Maura was surprised that her mother knew how to work an MP3 player, let alone make a playlist. They wondered what song Constance had selected for their first dance. After the wedding they found out. Constance had selected 'Thinking Out Loud' by Ed Sheeran. Other songs to dance to from her playlist were:
'Marry You' by Bruno Mars
'Crazy in Love' by Beyonce
'All of Me' by John Legend
'I Wanna Dance With Somebody that Loves Me' by Whitney Houston
They would definitely have to thank Constance. She had thought of everything. She even had a small reception ready. She knew them too well. They wondered what she had in store for them in San Francisco. They would just have to wait and find out. Maura was so proud of her Mother. She was really coming through for her. She was taking her role seriously like she said she would. When she had her one-on-one time with her mother, Constance apologized to Maura and said from this point forward she would try to be a better mother. She was going to be active in Maura's life. She liked Jane and she wanted to visit more often. Constance said maybe they could work out a visit once a month. She couldn't undo the past but she promised to make sure the future was nice for Maura and Jane.
Jane and Maura woke up in the morning still somewhat shocked, they're married. They actually got married last night. Neither one had thought about that. They were stressed over planning their proposals. Neither knew how they were going to ask the other to marry them. They forgot they could get married in International Waters.
"Morning Dr. Rizzoli-Isles," Jane said as she leaned over and kissed her wife. "Good morning, Detective Rizzoli-Isles, I love the sound of that. You know we have quite a few things to discuss when we get back to Boston. I rather like the last name Rizzoli-Isles, is that what you would like our last name to be? We never discussed what our preferences were." Maura said as she kissed Jane back passionately.
"Yes, Maur, my lovely wife. We will have quite the discussion when we get back to Boston. As far as last names, I like Rizzoli-Isles. I vote for that." Jane continued kissing Maura.
"Lovely wife, I love the sound of that also. You realize we are getting married again when we get to San Francisco?" Maura said as she maneuvered herself so that she was on top of Jane.
"Yes, and I would marry you every day for the rest of our lives. I love you so much, so very much. I am so happy that you are my wife." Jane said as she flipped them over so that she was on top of Maura. "We better get up though, we have to meet the family for breakfast before we get off this
boat."
Maura just made a sad face and then pulled Jane down into a searing kiss. She did not want to move from the bed. Jane started to get up and Maura pulled her back down. "Jane!" She said as she tried to keep Jane from getting up. "Maur, come on, let's get up and we can take a shower together." With that Maura smiled and released her grip on Jane and started to get up herself.
They got up and hurried and took a shower. Well, it was not a quick shower, but quicker than if they each took a separate shower. They were meeting everyone downstairs in the International Café for a light breakfast before disembarking. Jane would really rather have stayed in bed with Maura but it was not a sea day they had to get off the boat. They were the last to arrive for breakfast and when they sat down after joining everyone, Maura turned to Jane and said, "Jane, when did you have those cards made for Clue? How long have you been planning to ask me to marry you?" Everyone turned towards Jane as she looked down at her plate before answering.
"I actually had a custom board game made 6 months ago. I have a whole set of character cards with each of our family and friends so we could play with our own character cards in the game. I thought it might be fun. The pictures on the room cards are from your Beacon Hill house and the weapons are actual weapons that I use or have used. Using the game here on the cruise to ask you to marry me, just came to me right before we left on the cruise. I thought it would be perfect." Jane paused to take a sip of her coffee.
Then continued, "as far as the proposal I have been planning to ask you for the last two months. I let your mother in on it because I had to have some help. Plus, I had to tell someone and I had already talked with your parents and asked for their permission to marry you. So, Constance already knew that I was going to ask you at some point. How about you? I noticed you had a ring all ready to give me."
It was Maura's turn to look down at her plate. I bought the ring 3 months ago. I have been trying to figure out exactly how and when to ask you. I talked with my mother and gave her the ring to hold on to knowing that she always had her purse with her. Last night just seemed appropriate to tag onto your proposal and give you your ring at the same time. I hope you don't mind that I hijacked your proposal. I think I would have asked you in San Francisco. I was thinking it would be nice to ask you while we were up in Coit Tower as we looked out over the bay area."
Angela took this opportunity to speak, "Maura, first off I want to officially welcome you to the family. I know we have said you were family already and have been for years. You are now married to my Janie. I must say that I did not see that coming. I knew you two would probably get married in the near future but I had no idea it would be on this cruise." Jane looked at her mother with sad eyes. "Janie, I am not mad, just a little shocked. I always thought we would have all this wedding planning to do together when you finally came to your senses and asked Maura to marry you." Everybody laughed because anyone that knew Angela knew that she wanted to be involved in her children's lives.
"But now my baby is married. I am so proud of you. You have great taste! Maura is a wonderful woman. Now I really have a doctor in the family. I just want to know which one of you is going to carry my future grandbabies?" Everybody laughed again and Jane and Maura looked at each other and then moved over so they could hug Angela. They had not discussed that yet and did not want to discuss having children right now. They will save that conversation for when they are back in Boston alone.
Their disembarkation time arrived and they got off the boat. They gathered their luggage and met the limo driver. He drove them to the hotel and then unloaded all their luggage. The bellhop
already had their room information and with the luggage tags he figured out which bags went to which room. This hotel would be their home for the next 3 days before they fly back to Boston.
When the six women arrived at the Ritz-Carlton, they were met by Arthur, Frankie, Korsak and Frost. The later three were surprised to hear that Jane and Maura had gotten married on the boat last night. Their San Francisco wedding would take place tomorrow morning after their 8 AM breakfast. Because Jane and Maura were already married, the plan to have them in different rooms for the night was scratched and Constance moved the wedding time from 6 PM to 10 AM. That would go out for nice dinner tonight to celebrate the wedding.
Constance had reserved 5 rooms. Angela was now rooming with Frankie as Constance had her husband with her now. Korsak and Frost shared a room. Of course, Maura and Jane shared a room and Hope and Cailin had the other room.
Constance worked with the hotel's wedding planner to have everything taken care of. Arthur and Korsak had arrived a few days earlier to be there to take care of any last-minute plans that needed to be taken care of. Arthur and Korsak acquired the marriage license and Korsak went through the half hour training to be a "Deputy Marriage Commissioner for a Day" so that he could perform the ceremony. Korsak had flown out Wednesday as the County Clerk's office did not deputize on Fridays. So, Arthur and Korsak needed to take care of things on Thursday. They had to get the marriage license before the training.
Jane's father was no longer in the picture so Korsak was acting in that capacity. Korsak was going to escort Jane down the aisle to start the wedding. Jane was like a daughter to him. Arthur and Constance knew that he was the perfect man to walk Jane down the aisle. Arthur would walk Maura down the aisle.
Jane and Maura didn't know anything about what Constance had arranged for them in San Francisco they were just going to go along with the plans that she had made. Maura was just excited that her mother was taking such an active role. She felt bad that Angela was left out of the planning process though. She knew how much Angela loved to plan things for her children. Maura vowed to herself that she would make it up to Angela. Angela would have a role in the third wedding.
Constance had arranged for dinner at Atelier Crenn. They had a 14-course tasting meal consisting of sustainably-farmed seafood and produce. Everyone loved the meal. Chef Dominique Crenn really did a fantastic job. The meal was quite the experience. Cailin had never had a meal like this and she was impressed.
The morning of the wedding everyone met for breakfast in one of the hotel's private dining rooms. Constance felt it was better to do a buffet style breakfast and let everyone just get want they wanted. The staff put out quite the assortment of food. There was bacon, sausage, ham, scrambled eggs, fruit, rolls and a chef was on hand to make custom omelets. No one would go hungry, especially not Jane who always seemed to be hungry.
Jane smiled when she saw all the food. Everybody knew how Jane felt about food. She loved it. Maura wondered sometimes if Jane loved food more then her. Jane quickly cut in front of Maura and grabbed a plate and turned and handed the plate to her and said, "My lady, your breakfast awaits." Maura smiled and proceeded to enter the line to get her food. Jane then grabbed a plate for herself and followed her wife. Jane and Maura did not take too much time eating as they had to get dressed. Maura had people come at 9 AM to help with her hair and makeup. Angela was taking care of Jane's hair. So, the three ladies excused themselves at 8:45 to go up to their rooms to get ready. Jane had Angela flatten her hair.
At 9:45 Angela left to go to the Grand Ballroom. Korsak came in and talked with Jane. Jane was still a little nervous even though she had already married Maura she was still nervous. She was glad that Korsak was there but at the same time she was sad that her pop was not there to share in her special day. She missed her father. She always thought he would be there on her wedding day. Korsak sensed what Jane felt and reassured her, "Jane, I know you wish your father was here and I am so sorry that he isn't but I told you when he left that I would always be here for you and I am never going to let you down, how's about we go get you married again to that wonderful wife of yours?" "Thanks Vince, you are like a father to me and I am so happy you are here for me. Let's do this, we don't want to keep her waiting, she might change her mind." "Now kid, you know she can't do that, she already married you last night." They both smiled and hugged each other before they walked out to go to the Grand Ballroom.
Maura was dressed and ready to get married again. She looked beautiful in her Vera Wang dress. It was the perfect dress. Maura was impressed that her mother was able to get this dress for her. Her father knocked on the door. "Are you ready? Jane is in place and has the biggest smile on her face. That woman really loves you dear. I am so happy the two of you found each other." "Thank you, father. My life has been so blessed since I met her. I love her with all my heart. I have never loved someone so much. Let's go so I can marry her all over again." Arthur took Maura's arm and escorted her to the Grand Ballroom. Outside the door, he leaned over and told her, "I am so proud of you Maura. I am happy that we came back into each other's lives and that I could be here today to share this special day with you and walk you down the aisle." He kissed her cheek and opened the door to escort her down the aisle to Jane.
Everyone stood as the bride appeared at the door. Just then a young girl appeared and walked
down the aisle tossing out flowers. Maura had never seen this little girl before but her eyes widened as she saw the young boy that followed carrying the rings on a pillow. It was Jane's little cousin, Nicky. Nicky was their ring bearer. Maura looked down the aisle to see tears coming down Jane's face. Jane was surprised. When the two children approached Jane, she bent down and she gave them each a big hug. Their mother, Arianna, stepped over and quickly hugged Jane and then escorted the two children to the side as Mendelssohn's Wedding March began.
Jane's eyes were locked on the vision in the doorway. Maura looked stunning in her white Vera Wang dress. The pattern fit in with beautiful room that they were in with the silver-leaf wallcoverings and crystal chandeliers of the grand ballroom. Maura was radiant. Jane couldn't wait for her to get down to her. She wanted so much to kiss her. She didn't care at the moment that it was their wedding. She was full of desire for one Maura Rizzoli-Isles. She just really wanted to kiss her again and show her how much she loved her. She wanted to do that every day for the rest of her life. It seemed like it was taking forever for Maura to walk down the aisle. Jane was getting impatient.
Korsak reached over and put his hand on her arm and she calmed down slightly, she did not look at him she kept her eyes on Maura. Finally, Maura stepped in front of her. When she was close enough Jane leaned over and kissed her, she couldn't help herself. Maura smiled and whispered, "Jane, you are supposed to wait for Vince to tell you to kiss me." Jane just smiled and whispered back, "Sorry I just couldn't wait anymore." Vince not wanting to interrupt waited until Jane had responded before he whispered to both of them, "Can we begin now?" They both looked at him and smiled as they nodded yes.
Vince greeted everyone present and said, "We are gathered here today to witness the exchanging of vows between Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles. Jane would you please start?"
Jane looked at Vince and then at Maura and took her hands in hers and said, "I, Jane Rizzoli, take you Maura Isles to be my wife, my partner in life and my one true love. To have and to hold from
this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish you today, tomorrow, and forever."
Vince then asked Maura, "Maura, would you say your vows please?"
Maura looked at Vince and then at Jane and said, "I, Maura Isles, take you Jane Rizzoli to be my wife, my partner in life and my one true love. To have and to hold, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish you today, tomorrow, and forever."
Vince looked over towards Nicky, "May I have the rings please?" Nicky stepped forward and presented the rings. Vince took both rings off of the pillow and Nicky stepped back over to his mother. "Jane, please repeat after me: I give you this ring, as a daily reminder of my love for you." Jane slides the ring on Maura's finger as she repeats, "Maura, I give you this ring, as a daily reminder of my love for you." Vince hands Maura the ring. "Maura, please ..." Maura starts speaking as she slides the ring on Jane's finger, "Jane, I give you this ring, as a daily reminder of my love for you." Vince just shakes his head. He knew these two never did anything the right way, never.
Vince said, "By the power of your love and commitment, and the power vested in me, I now pronounce you married! You may kiss each other." Jane doesn't waste a second taking Maura in her arms and kissing her. She kissed Maura so deeply she caused her to dip down. Vince taps Jane's arm to get her attention and to have her stop kissing Maura so he can finish. She looked at him and he motioned for them to face the audience. "I now have the honor of presenting Detective and Doctor Rizzoli-Isles." Everyone clapped and they walked down the aisle hand in hand. Once they reached the reception room Nicky and his little sister, Giana, ran up to Jane. Jane barely had time to bend down before she was almost knocked over by two small projectiles. They were excited they loved their 'Auntie Jane.' Maura knew about Nicky because Jane was always talking baseball with him via Skype. She had not seen the little girl before.
"Maura, these two projectiles are my cousins, Nicky and Giana, and their mother Arianna." Arianna had walked over to them by then. "Nicky and Giana, this is my wife, Maura, so you can call her 'Auntie Maura." Jane said to the children. Maura looked at the children and said, "Nice to meet you." Then she glanced at Arianna and said, "It is a pleasure to finally meet you in person." "Arianna said, "I am so happy we were able to make it to your wedding. When your mother contacted me, I was surprised she knew who I was. She said it would mean a lot to Jane if the kids could take part in the wedding but she wanted it to be a surprise. She arranged for a private jet to fly us out here. The kids were thrilled. We arrived yesterday and they wanted to see Jane but I told them we had to wait. Do you know what is like to tell a 7- and 9-year-old that they have to wait for something? It was not fun, let me tell you." Maura looked at Arianna and then at Jane playing with the kids and said, "I can imagine, Jane really loves them so much." "I think sometimes they love her more then me." Arianna said as she looked over at Jane and the kids.
The photographer interrupted them as he needed to take pictures and needed the brides for the pictures. The group enjoyed the reception. When it came time for the first dance. Jane and Maura looked at each other wondering what song Constance had chosen this time. As they stood on the dance floor the song 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran started playing and they smiled and started dancing. Before the song was over, they were hugging each other so closely and kissing. Nicky and Giana had gotten away from Arianna and each hugged one of Jane's legs as she danced with Maura. Everyone laughed, they could see how much they loved each other: Jane and Maura and Jane and the kids.
They announced it was time for the father daughter dance. Korsak approached Jane and she let go of Maura as Arthur joined Maura. 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack played and the four
of them danced. They were smiling and laughing as they danced. The kids were itching to dance with Jane again so when the song ended Arianna let them go and they ran back to Jane and Maura. This time though Giana hugged Maura instead of Jane. It touched Maura's heart.
Maura thought this is what it would be like to have kids with Jane. She could tell that Jane really loved these two kids. She had never really thought about having kids but all of a sudden, she wanted them. She wanted kids with Jane. She would definitely need to talk to Jane about it.
The reception ended and it was time to go sightseeing. Constance had arranged for vans to take them around San Francisco. Their first stop was Coit Tower. It was impossible to separate the kids from Jane. Jane had talked to Maura and Maura agreed to let the kids have fun and spend time with Jane. Jane and Maura talked with Arianna and told her not to worry about it. Arianna felt so bad because Jane was supposed to be paying attention to Maura.
Jane explained that they got married on the boat so they had alone time as a married couple already and the kids would only be here for a few days. Finally, Arianna stopped trying to take the kids away and just let them be. The fact that Giana was warming up to Maura already pleased Arianna because normally Giana was shy. Everywhere they went Giana wanted Maura to hold her hand while Jane held Nicky's with one hand and Maura's with the other. Jane had the biggest smile plastered on her face. She was happy.
Constance hired a photographer to follow them around and take random shots. She figured it was easier then trying to remember to take photographs herself. She was on vacation and wanted to enjoy herself. It was a rare occasion that she had her husband and daughter in the same location for several days, she was going to enjoy it.
Maura and Jane were now preoccupied with the kids so Cailin could not really hang out with them like she had on the boat. She latched onto Frankie and Frost. She had not had that much time to talk with the two of them. Hope was hanging out with Angela. They talked about the next wedding and they decided they both would help plan it. Afterall Constance got to plan both of these weddings so it was only fair.
When they got to the top of the tower, Nicky wanted Jane to pick him up so he could see better. Then of course Giana wanted Jane to pick her up also so Jane had to split her time between the two kids while trying to get some pictures of her and Maura overlooking the bay area. Maura was just taking it all in. She loved Jane and seeing Jane with these two children just made her love her that much more.
Their next stop was the park by Golden Gate Bridge. After, they went over the bridge of course. Constance had packed a picnic for the family so this would be their last stop before going back to the hotel. It had been a big day for everyone and she just wanted for people to be able to take in the view. Tomorrow they would go to Pier 39 and the Wharf.
When they got back to the hotel Nicky and Giana were exhausted but they did not want to leave Jane and Maura they wanted to stay with them. Jane tried for 5 minutes to convince them that she would see them in the morning but it wasn't working. Angela even tried to get them to come with her but it didn't work. They wanted Jane and Maura. Maura finally looked at the two of them and said, "if you come with us, do you promise to lay down after your baths?" They both smiled at her and said, "Yes, Auntie Maura, we do." Maura just had the biggest smile on her face, they called her Auntie Maura.
Jane just shook her head wondering where they were going to sleep. She had an idea and just told herself 'the hell with it, I have the rest of my life to spend with Maura, one night with the kids between us wouldn't kill me.' Jane reached out for the kids and said, "Okay but Auntie Maura is in
charge and what she says goes or I'll pick up the phone and call your mommy to come pick you up. Deal?" They both looked at each other and at Jane and Maura and reached out for Jane's hand, "Deal." They both said as they shook her hand.
Arianna did not know what to do. She couldn't believe what her children were pulling but then they always acted differently around their 'Aunt Jane.' She had some sort of effect on them. Jane and Maura went with Arianna and the kids to get their pajamas and stuffed animals for their sleepover in Jane and Maura's room. After they got the kids to the room, Maura ran a bath for them while Jane got the extra pillows out of the closet. When the bath was ready the kids went in with no problem. They took a quick bath and dried off and got into their pajamas.
Jane knew it was coming, Nicky said, "Auntie Jane can you and Auntie Maura read us a bedtime story?" "Sure, little man, no problem." Jane said as she grabbed the book that Arianna had given her. Maura took a quick shower while Jane got the kids in their pajamas. It was the fastest shower Maura had ever taken but she knew she needed to help Jane with the kids so her nighttime routine that normally took 30 minutes was done in 7 minutes. She skipped a few steps.
Once the kids were in bed with Maura, Jane took a quick shower and got into her pajamas, a pair of shorts and a Red Sox t-shirt. Maura had to borrow a pair of shorts and a t-shirt from Jane as all of her nighttime wear was not appropriate for young eyes.
When they got up in the morning, they went downstairs to the same room they had breakfast in the day before and the same arrangement had been made for breakfast except this time there was some of the kids' favorite cereal available. Jane and Maura got the kids settled and then Jane went to get breakfast for her and Maura. They were going to Pier 39 today and Fisherman's Wharf. They had dinner reservations for 8 PM at McCormick & Kuleto's Seafood & Steaks. The day was theirs to do as they saw fit. Jane and Maura knew the kids would not be impressed with staying that long at Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf so before they left the room Jane called and scheduled a rental car for the day. They rode the cable car to wear they would pick up the rental car. She and Maura would take the kids down Lombard Street, to the California Academy of Sciences and then the San Francisco Zoo before meeting everyone for dinner. Jane really had to twist Maura's arm to take her to the California Academy of Science. She thought 'Maura might be looking forward to it more than the kids. Maura is such a nerd sometimes.'
The kids loved riding on the cable car. They loved that Jane rented a convertible and put the top down so they could see better. Giana loved all the flowers on 'the crooked street.' There was so much for them to do at the California Academy of Science that they never made it to the zoo. The kids didn't know that though so it was okay. They dropped off the rental car and took a cab to the restaurant and met everyone for dinner.
The kids were just beaming about the day that spent with Aunties Jane and Maura. They were talking a mile a minute, Jane almost had trouble keeping up with their stories they were telling their mom. Of course, come bed time the kids still wanted to be with Jane and Maura. They had a 11 AM flight to Boston to catch the next day. Jane and Maura still needed to pack so Arianna came to the room with them and gave the kids their bath and got them dressed while Jane and Maura packed. Jane and Maura read them a bedtime story and they all went to sleep. Maura set a 7 AM alarm so they would have time to get some breakfast before heading to the airport. Between 8:30 and 9 AM everyone loaded up the vans and got ready to head to the airport.
Jane didn't know it but Constance still had the Isles Foundation jet at the airport so Jane, Maura, Arianna and the kids went back to Boston on the jet while everyone else went on their commercial flight.