A nod to Tess Gerritsen and TNT: Thank you for creating these lovely characters that we love to play with at times.

Jane peeks into the ballroom as Frankie sings "Twist and Shout". The guests are really enjoying the song, dancing in their seats. Maura is laughing, giving Frankie a thumbs up when she catches his eye. Jane feels her heart race. Jane walks back to the conference room, 'Two more songs to go! I can do this.'

"Hey, you!"

Jane looks at a young man wearing glasses standing at a table with sound equipment. "Who, me?"

"Yeah, are you number 7?"

"Um, yes."

"C'mon on over and let's get you ready. Do you want a wireless mic or a lavalier?"

"A lava what?"

The man paused, "OK, you know how the show police wearing wires on TV shows? That is what a lavalier is, kind of. It allows you to be hands-free." Jane nods in understanding, very similar to being wired.

"I'm going to dance with someone."

"Then a lavalier it is." He proceeds to run the wire under her jacket, through her hair and attaches the battery pack to her side. "There you go, doll. Keep the mic right there by that gorgeous mouth. The battery pack is small, so it's not creating any bulges. Look right here, see the switch?" Jane nods as she glances down. "When you are ready to start singing, press this, it turns green - you are live. Press again, you are muted as you are now. Got it?"

"Press once, green, on. Press again, muted. Got it."

"Good, because you are on. This song is ending and they will be introducing you in like 30 seconds."

Jane has a moment of panic but heads down the hallway that leads to the stage. The MC walks off the stage and winks at her. The lights on the stage dim as Jane walks on. The music starts. Jane begins to sing.

"I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight….."

A spotlight shines on the dance floor. Frost and his dance partner swirl around to the song as Jane continues to sing. "I'll never forget the way you look tonight."

The spotlight on the couple fades as they dance off the dance floor and gently illuminates Jane as she steps off the stage with a long stem rose. Maura's eyes widen in shock as Jane offers her the rose and sings the next verse to her.

"I've never seen you looking so gorgeous as you do tonight

I've never seen you shine so bright, you are amazing."

Jane holds out her hand. Maura takes it in amazement as Jane leads her onto the dance floor. They begin to dance the waltz, Jane leading flawlessly as she continues to sing. Maura sees the love pouring from Jane's eyes as they dance. Any question of commitment flees her mind.

"And I have never had such a feeling

Such a feeling of complete and utter love as I do tonight.

The lady in red, is dancing with me, cheek to cheek.

There's no one here, it's just you and me

It's where I want to be."

Jane is singing from her heart to Maura, Letting Maura and the whole room know exactly how she feels. Jane sings the last two lines of the song.

"The lady in red, my lady in red

I love you."

Jane stops dancing, she bends and kisses Maura.

The room erupts in applause. Jane looks up in surprise, totally lost in the moment. She quickly turns off the mic, waves to everyone, takes Maura hand to walk her back to the table. She looks down at Maura, worried now that the song was over how Maura handled the literal spotlight.

"Are you OK? I mean, do you mind that I did this?"

Maura watches the concern cross her lover's face and takes her hands. "Jane, you have given me a wonderful gift. Thank you for the song and for dancing with me. I will never forget this night."

A look of relief washes over Jane's face. The evening went as planned and Maura is happy. Jane grins. "I have to go in back for a minute to unplug, but can I ask one question before I go?"

"Of course, Jane."

"Mind if I move some of my stuff into your place?"

Maura's eyes light up with pure joy as she hugs Jane. "Jane, you can move as much as you want into our home!"

There you go folks. A nice sappy sweet story. Sometimes all we need is a bit of fluff, right?

I know, some of you want some serious rizzles, right? I promise for something a little more steamy than the K+ rating.

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