The chapter you all have been waiting for!
Miranda walks into the squad room as Nick looks over from his desk as she takes off the bullet proof vest.
"How's the Mayor doing?" Nick asked.
"He's paralyzed from the waist down. Early Sunday morning." Miranda said.
Around two in the morning, Miranda walks into the kitchen and pours herself a to go cup of coffee. She silently yawns and gets the cream and sugar out when Erin wraps her arms around her.
"Hey. You should still be sleeping." Miranda softly said.
"I will. Just wanted to make sure that you got out ok." Erin softly said. Miranda pulls out the toast from the toaster as Erin makes Miranda's coffee then takes a bite out of the toast.
"Mine." Miranda whispered.
"Of course I'm yours." Miranda chuckles.
"She's got the jokes ladies and gents. I need to go. I'll meet you guys at church." They tenderly kiss a few times then Miranda heads out. Erin walks back to the bedroom and lays back down in the bed.
"We're taking them down. I want all of you wearing your vests. I am not going to lose anymore cops." Miranda said to the patrol officers and detectives inside the roll call room at four in the morning on Sunday.
"SWAT is going to go in first and we follow. Some of you are doing crowd control. Others are going inside and whatever you do, do not fire your weapons. Use tasers, mace or stun gun. No bullets. Do you understand me?" Miranda asked.
"Yes Captain." They all said.
"Ok. We rendezvous in one hour. Get coffee and something to eat now. Because it's going to be a long morning. Dismissed." Miranda walks into her office and pulls out the ring box and looks at the ring again.
"You ok Boss?" Nick asked as he walks into the office and Miranda softly smiles.
"Yeah. I'm proposing to Erin today." Miranda softly said as she places the ring into her pocket.
"Hey. Congrats."
"Thanks. My parents flew in last night after I told them that I was going to propose. She loves the Cherry Trees in the Botanic Garden."
"That's a perfect spot to do it. Hey, I can give you some advice."
"Says the man who has a baby mama, is married with two more kids. I think I know what I'm going to say to Erin, but thanks."
Miranda, Jamie and Danny arrive at church and join the family before the start of service. Miranda kisses Erin's temple then sits next to her and feels her father squeezing her shoulder.
"Why are your eyes bloodshot?" Erin asked.
"Mace and no, I wasn't the one who got maced." Miranda said.
"You maced a suspect?" Heather asked with a chuckle.
"Yes and some of it got into my eyes. Feels like sand is rubbing against my eyes."
"We'll wash it out after church." Erin softly said.
"So, who's making Sunday dinner?" Frank asked after the service and Miranda washing out her eyes.
"I am." Nancy said.
"I'll help you, Grandma." Heather said.
"We'll meet you there. I'm taking Erin somewhere first." Miranda said.
"Don't be too late." Frank said then Doug kisses his daughter's cheek.
"Good luck." He whispered.
"Thanks Dad." Miranda said.
Miranda and Erin walk hand in hand through the Botanic Garden before Sunday dinner and the police captain feels her heart pounding and hopes Erin can't sense how nervous she is.
"I love the Cherry Trees." Erin said.
"I know. Look um..." Erin looks at her.
"Let me ramble for a bit, ok?" Miranda asked then scratches her eyebrow. Up ahead of the women is a photographer that Miranda hired to take pictures of the engagement.
"Ok." Miranda holds both of Erin's hands in hers.
"Move in day at Columbia was a little bit scary because I didn't know you yet. I knew about your grandfather through my grandfather, but the day you moved in, after embarrassing myself in front of you and your parents, I knew you were someone special. It took a long time for me to come out to you because I didn't know how you would have reacted, but the day I moved back here to New York from Boston, I knew I had to tell you and tell you that I have been in love with you since move in day. Seeing our daughters getting along great...I know it's time for us to make the next big step in our relationship." Erin covers her mouth when she realizes where this is going and has tears in her eyes as Miranda pulls out the ring box and gets down on one knee.
"Erin...you are the love of my life and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?" Miranda softly asked.
"Yes!" Erin said then cups her cheeks and kisses her. Miranda slides the ring onto Erin's left ring finger and Erin sits on her knee and kisses her again then Miranda bridal holds Erin as they kiss.
"So?" Heather asked as Miranda and Erin walk into the house.
"She said yes." Miranda said.
"Yes!" The girls said then hug their mothers.
"Congratulations guys." Jamie said then hugs the newly engaged couple.
"So, where was the proposal?" Linda asked as she looks at the engagement ring.
"The Botanic Garden under the Cherry Trees. It was perfect." Erin said as she looks over at Miranda talking to Jamie and slowly smiles.
"Danny did the usual 'let's get married' type thing. I thought it was perfect at the time." Linda said as Erin doesn't remove her eyes from Miranda, who looks over when she senses Erin looking at her and winks.
Frank taps his wine glass at Sunday dinner and everyone looks over as he stands up with a glass of wine in his hand.
"I would like to propose a toast to my daughter Erin, and my soon-to-be daughter-in-law Miranda. Love comes in all shapes and sizes, but the love between you to...it's all shapes and sizes. And of course, no offense Nicky, but Miranda treats my daughter a whole lot better than her ex-husband ever did." Frank said.
"To Miranda and Erin." Everyone, but the girls, said.
"To our Moms." The girls said and the newly engaged couple slowly smile. Erin and Miranda look over at each other and smile then Erin tenderly kisses Miranda and sees the look on her grandfather's face, but she couldn't read the expression. She wasn't going to call him out on it.
Yet.