It's been months since Miranda got the ring and she's trying to find the perfect moment to ask Erin to marry her. But she also needs to tell the girls what she's about to do because she knows that they'll be blindsided if she doesn't.
"Hey girls? Come into the living room for a minute. I need to talk to you." Miranda said then takes a deep breath. Nicky and Heather walk out of their room and over to the living room.
"Sit down." Miranda said and they sit down with Miranda on the coffee table and the girls on the couch.
"What's going on?" Heather asked.
"So, I am going to ask Erin to marry me."
"FINALLY!" The girls said at the same time, making Miranda chuckle.
"Before I do that, I need to tell you guys a back story. I met Erin the day we moved into our dorm room for Columbia and I knew the moment I met her, I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her, but I couldn't come out to her." Miranda said.
"Why not?" Heather asked.
"Because of my grandparents, right?" Nicky asked.
"Right. If I had come out that I was gay, I was fearing that they were going to move Erin to a different dorm. So, I stayed quiet. Until freshman year when we were at a party for finishing our first semester finals. We were both drunk and we made out in our room. After coming back from Boston for Christmas, I had found out that she and Jack were dating, which crushed me. I didn't like him, but I couldn't tell Erin that because she was supposedly in love with him and I didn't want to lose my best friend."
"Is that why you and my Mom didn't speak for years? Because of my father?" Nicky asked.
"Yes. When I found out that I was pregnant with Heather, I tried calling her, but Jack answered the phone." Miranda said.
"So you ultimately gave up? What made you decide to try calling her again?" Heather asked.
"Nicky's parents splitting up. We had just moved back to the city when I found out that Erin was divorcing Jack and the rest is history." Miranda said.
"But I don't understand. Why didn't you try harder to keep in contact with her?" Nicky asked.
"I figured she was better off without me. Ok, that's the back story. Now I need your help." Miranda's phone starts ringing. She walks over to the kitchen island and answers the call.
"Commissioner." Miranda said.
"Captain. Can you come by my office? I need you to do something for me." Frank said.
"Uh sure. What about the girls?"
"Right, it's your day off. Bring them." He said.
Miranda, Nicky and Heather walk into the Commissioners office and Frank stands up.
"Girls, have a seat and work on your homework." Miranda said.
"We know the drill Mom." Heather said and they sit down then put in their ear buds. Miranda looks at the Commissioner and he hands her a file.
"I need you to do an independent investigation." He said then sits back down again.
"Ok, on who?"
"The Los Lordes."
"Wait, wait, wait. You want me to take over the case of the notorious gang unit in the city?"
"Not only you, but your squad working with Warrants, Gang, Vice, and Danny's unit." Miranda quietly sighs.
"You better tell him that I want everything done by the book if I'm taking this case."
"I will. And I need you on the Mayor's detail when he speaks at the Bitterman Project."
"Ok."
Erin scratches between her eyebrows as she looks over a file when there's a knock on the open door, making her look up.
"There's a Dr. Maura Isles here to see you." Rebecca said.
"Send her in." Erin said then closes the file and stands up as Maura walks into the office.
"Hello Erin. I believe it was time we met." Maura said.
"Hello Dr. Isles. Please have a seat." They sit down and Erin looks at the medical examiner.
"You know, when Heather talks about how Erin is amazing and how she's getting along great with Nicky, I had to see for myself." Maura said.
"Neither Miranda nor Heather talk about you a lot. I mean, they talk about you, but mostly about how your mother tried to force her to marry you."
"I knew Miranda wasn't in love with me. She loved the idea of me and us together, but she was in love with you. Always has and always will be in love with you. I would hear her talking to your brother in the house, asking about you and he said to call you, but she wouldn't do it. She tired once after she was raped then again after finding out that Nicky was born, but your ex-husband got in the way. I just need to know that you will not hurt my daughter. Heather is my pride and joy."
"I know she is and she's really amazing. She is a mini Miranda, but she's also really smart. Had I known that Miranda was raped and pregnant, I would have been there for her. Despite not talking to her since my wedding day to my now ex-husband. I didn't know that I was in love with Miranda in high school until she moved back here. But now that Miranda and Heather are in my life and in my daughter's life...I don't want to lose them again."
"What do you mean again?"
"Did Miranda talk about her undercover job two years ago?"
"No. All she told me was that you couldn't leave work when she was up during the summer with Heather. After that, she would be at BPD, working with the homicide unit again or at Celtics summer practices with her father."
"Since her father is the VP of Operations and minority owner for the team." Out in the hallway, Miranda walks over to the office.
"Hey Rebecca. Is Erin free?" Miranda asked.
"She's in a meeting with a doctor from Boston." Rebecca said.
"Is the doctor Maura Isles?" Rebecca nods and Miranda walks into the office, anger starting to build in her body.
"Maura, what the hell are you doing here?" Miranda asked and Maura stands up.
"I came to meet Erin. She's lovely, by the way." Maura said.
"You tracked down my girlfriend for your benefit?"
"I just needed to see her for myself since Heather talks about her and her daughter a lot."
"Miranda, what in the world has gotten into you?" Erin asked as Miranda's phone goes off and she looks at it.
"Damn it. I got a 10-13. Ok, you met her. Go pick up Heather and spend time with her." Miranda said then heads out. Erin rubs her forehead and quietly sighs.
"I'm really sorry about her outburst." Erin said.
"I'm used to it. It was lovely to meet you, Erin." Maura said then heads out.
"Jamie." Miranda said as she runs over to the scene with Danny and Baez.
"I told him not to chase after the purse because it was a trap." Jamie said.
"Ok, one. I can't talk to you without your union rep. Two, head to the precinct and get a hold of yourself." Miranda said then motions over a patrol officer.
"Take Officer Reagan back to the 12th precinct please." Miranda said.
"Yes Captain." The officers head out.
"Wait, how did you know about the shooting and everything going down?" Danny asked Miranda.
"Your father wants all departments working together to take down the gang."
"But we don't know if anyone in the group sexually assaulted anyone." Baez said as they are in the 27th precinct and Miranda's office.
"I have three open cases with three members of the gang. Nick. Fill them in on the Los Lordes cases. I have to head back to the Bitterman Projects because I'm on the Mayor's detail tonight." Miranda said as she puts on her bullet proof vest on over her tank top before putting back on her dress shirt and jacket.
"So the vest is extra protection for you?" Danny asked.
"Yes because I'm going to ask your sister to marry in three days, which would be Sunday. Erin will kill me if I got shot and didn't wear a vest."
"Got the cases Boss." Nick said.
"Fill them in and play nice." Miranda heads out. As the elevator doors open, Erin is standing there.
"I have to get to the Mayor's office." Miranda said as she gets into the elevator. Erin pulls the emergency switch and looks at Miranda.
"Look, I don't know what has gotten into you the last few days, but I do know is that I'm not going to continuing this relationship if you keep this up." Erin said. Miranda quietly sighs then presses the emergency button again, making the elevator move.
"Erin, I got a lot on my mind right now. I'm sorry for being short with you."
"Well, that's a start. But you know you can come to me if there's any problem."
"I know babe." They get off the elevator and Miranda escorts Erin to the waiting car.
"Do you want a lift?" Erin asked.
"If it means spending time with you then yes." She opens the door and Erin gets in first then Miranda.
"City Hall please." During the car ride, Erin has her hand on Miranda's shoulder and her chin on her hand with Miranda's hand on her knee.
"I really don't know why she saw you." Miranda softly said.
"Maura? She just wanted to make sure that I'm treating Heather as my own." Erin softly said.
"I know. She's just...she has a hard time connecting with people because she's the Chief Medical Examiner. And sometimes gives out useless facts. But she's a great Mom to Heather."
"So are you."
That night, Miranda stands near the stage with Baker and looks out to the crowd when she sees a guy whispering. She slowly puts her hand on her service weapon when shots are fired.
"PUT THE GUN DOWN!" She yelled as she is pointing her gun at him and he puts the gun down, making patrol officers arrest him. She puts her gun away and rushes over to the Mayor.
"Get the medics in here now!" She ordered as she covers the bullet wound with her jacket.
Frank gets off the elevator at the hospital and sees Miranda giving the security team and patrol officers the riot act.
"You guys did a horrible job searching for weapons. This is why we have K-9's and they were supposed to have searched the chairs before people started arriving. Where were they?" Miranda asked.
"At the doors." One officer said.
"If the Mayor dies, all of our asses are on the line. I want two of you outside his door at all times. Do you understand me?"
"Yes Captain." They all said at the same time. She turns around and looks at Frank then salutes.
"Commissioner." She said.
"Captain. Any word on his condition?" He asked as they walk away.
"He took a bullet to the back. Possibly severed the spinal cord. Sir, I should have done a better job searching for weapons."
"I know. But how you just handled that was perfect. I wouldn't have done it better myself."
"Thank you sir. Can you let Erin know I'm ok?"
"Of course."