After the ceremony Jane and Maura stood to receive a lot of hugs and congratulations. It touched them to see how much people card and cheered for them. And most of all truly loved them for who they were. They had hired a photographer who took thousands of pictures of them ad their family and friends to the point that Jane, who was not a patient person in general started to feel a bit grumpy. But she sat through it, keeping an eye on the wonderful buffet which had been set up by the caterer they had chosen.
Angela had been offended at first by the fact that she wasn't the one to prepare food, but she seemed to be fine with it now. Mainly because she clearly saw the advantage, that she could focus on the family and most of all to the newlyweds.
The photographer directed the women towards the apple tree which stood at the back of the yard. Jane wrapped her arms around Maura and gently kissed her, while the man adjusted his equipment to take further pictures. "I love you." She whispered to Maura's ear and Maura turned her head sideways to look into Janes eyes, smiling. It was then when they heard a click from the device and turned to see that a picture had been taken.
"I think this is so far the sweetest picture." The photographer stated, smiling at their surprised faces.
"Can I call the girls. I want to have some extra pictures of us four too." Maura asked instead of giving further comments. The man nodded and soon they were standing in front of the tree shoulder on shoulder, Julia and Sophie in front of their mother who had their hands on them.
"Can we have a cat?" Julia asked silently, bored by having to stand still and smile all the time.
"A cat?" the brunette asked, asking herself were this idea suddenly came from.
"Yes, now that we have a garden and a house, we can have a cat too, right?" her girls said smartly, while Sophie stood quiet like a nice kid. Jane glanced at Maura who shrugged like saying I have no problem seemingly forgetting the constant click click through the entire situation.
"Well, uhm, I guess its all right then. But you guys must take some responsibility. And hope you realize that an animal also comes with work."
"Yay!" Sophie suddenly unfroze and high fived Julia. Turns out that this was going to be one of the funniest pictures later with the adults shocked faces at the emotions and Julia and Sophie high-fiving and doing an air jump.
By the time the photo session was finally over, the tables had been set instead of the rows of the chairs and Jane and Maura moved to gather the crowd. They held a short, but touching speech, thanking everybody for coming and sharing this special day with them before declaring the buffet open.
The whole party was going well. After dinner, Frankie and Korsak gave a speech and a toast together. Friends and family kept passing by the newlyweds table to speak a few words with them. Therefore, Maura and Jane had almost no opportunity to talk to each other.
Only when it was time for the wedding dance, they finally managed to get a bit closer. They had chosen a slow song, for which they were thankful now. It had been Janes idea to use the rose from Bette Middler. Jane led Maura by the hand to the dancefloor and lay her arms loose on the blondes' shoulders while Maura held her at the waist.
Jane caught her breath when Maura shot her one of her favorite smiles, locking hazel eyes with chocolate ones. The brunette searched them and found only happiness and she gave Maura the happiest smile ever.
They placed their foreheads to each other, and Jane closed her eyes, breathing in the scent of her wife. This all seemed just right she thought, when their bodies moved a bit closer to each other and they rested their heads on each other's shoulders.
The brunette felt Maura's strong heartbeat against hers A heart in which she and her daughter had found a home a she noticed with a wide smile. She left a gentle kiss to the pulse point and nuzzled her head into the blonde hairs.
"I love you." Maua whispered when the song was over, and Jane kissed the tip of her nose as a reply.
Then some faster music started, and the dancefloor was filling quickly. Jane got the two girls and they danced as a family for a while, with Julia jumping more than dancing and Sophie standing more than dancing. But uncle Frankie showed them how to move and Jane wrapped her arms around Maura's waist, resting her chin on the blonde's shoulder, watching their kids have fun.
"They are just so cute." Jane softly said and Maura giggled softly. "Yes, they are. Have you ever thought about adopting Sophie?" the blonde suddenly asked, and Jane declined. "It would make sense though, wouldn't it?"
"I think so yes. If ever something should happen to one of us… I want to make sure that Sophie can stay with you and Julia. We are a family now. You are my wife."
"Uh, this sounds really sexy if you call me your wife." Jane muttered with a cheeky smile before turning serious again. "Yeah. I would love to take care of your girl. I love her so much. It feels as if she is also my daughter."
"I feel the same for Julia." Maura admitted, smiling shyly. "So, this would be a good idea, right?"
Jane paused for a few seconds to think about it. "Yes. Absolutely. Can you ask your lawyer to take care of the formalities?"
"Sure, I'll call him tomorrow." The blonde said, nestling more into Jane.
"Jane?"
"Hmmm?"
"Thank you for making me complete. It took a long time and it was a rocky journey. But I'm proud that we made it. Let's celebrate this, all right?"
Jane mulled over the words in silence, pictures of happy and less happy times floating through her mind. But Maura was right. They had made it at the end all the fights had been worth it, and they were finally married and happy after all of these dancing around the line between friendship and relationship. They had finally managed to settle. And she knew, that even if it had been a rocky way, that probably it had have to be just like it went.
"Yes. All right." She said and took a deep breath before leading Maura towards the dance floor again, where a disco song was playing. The brunette felt how Maura tugged at her, reluctant to come with her. "What is it?" she gently asked, and Maura started rolling her eyes. "I'm not good at this kind of dance." The blonde whined. "Can't we wait for another one?"
Jane glanced back towards the dancefloor, finding most of her loved once shaking it like wild. Then she had an idea. "Wait here. I'll be back soon." She smiled towards Maura and let go of her to walk towards the crowd.
A few minutes later she returned with a mischievous grin, holding a basket and a blanket in her hand. She led Maura to the apple tree which was standing at the far end of the garden and lay in the dark."My lady." she said after spreading the blanket under the tree and made a gesture to invite Maura to sit with her.
The blonde giggled and sat down, followed by Jane. They made themselves comfortable against the tree. "I hope you brought something to drink." Maura remarked teasingly. "Oh shoot!" Jane exclaimed. "I knew that I forgot something." She was to her feet in no time. And returned almost as quick as she had departed with a bottle of champagne and a bottle of wine.
Maura took them out of her hand and shook her head with a wide grin. When Jane was seated again, she pressed her lips against the brunettes. Both opened their mouths almost simultaneously and then laughed, when they tried to enter the other one's mouths at the same time.
Both bottles were opened professionally by the brunette who handed Maua two glasses out of her basket. "Let's start with the Champagne, shall we?" her dark voice was still full of the shared laughter from before.
"This is to my gorgeous and brilliant wife." Maura spoke a toast solemnly.
"Yeah, and to my absolute breathtaking beautiful wife too."
They pushed the glasses together and took a sip. "This is really good." Jane remarked, leaning her back against the tree again. Their fingers of their free hand laced up and for a while they just sat in silence. None of them felt the desire to join the party.
"Are you hungry?" Jane spoke up after a while.
Maura turned her head and even though it was dark, Jane could see her eyes shining. "A little bit maybe. I already ate far too much though."
"Nonsense." Jane scolded playfully while sitting up and placing the basket in between of them. She grabbed for her phone in order to use the torch function to show the blonde the treasures she had brought.
Maura giggled at her antics and the situation and reached for a piece of cake. "But I'm not going to get coffee to go with it." Jane warned teasingly as she saw that Maura was about to speak. "Somebody might want to talk to me. And I'd rather be here with you. Besides they might find our hiding place"
They giggled. "You do realize Jane, that we left our bachelors parties, and now we are hiding in our garden from our wedding party. That's kind of strange."
Jane glanced at her. "Do you want to go back to the party then?" she asked seriously.
"That's not what I said." Maura stated with a smile. "There are other things I'd rather do now." Jane found the following wink with the eyebrows just sexy and breathtaking. She had an idea what Maura meant, but wasn't sure.
"Wanna tell me?" she hitched a breath.
"I'd rather show you, if you don't mind." The last sentence was spoken with a dark husky voice and Jane watched the blonde set the basket aside in order to move closer. The kiss was tender and soft at the beginning but changed into a passionate mode very quick. Jane felt Maura's hand reaching under her t-shirt, caressing the warm and soft skin underneath.
The brunette couldn't help but moan. "Wait!" she murmured to Maura's lips. "Did I hurt you?" Maura asked cautiously. "No, I like it. But what if somebody walks over here?"
For one or two seconds one could only hear their already fastened breaths mixed with the music and voices which were drifting from the dancefloor. Jane felt that the situation and the danger to be caught, did the opposite to Maura than to intimidate her.
"Its going to be okay. Just a quickie because you look so sexy and so hot." The smile was evident in her voice, as well as her arousal. This sent a rush of wetness into Janes pants and she moaned when Maura pushed her down slowly and sat on top of her letting her hands wander of the muscular body. Jane knew that her nipples were already hard and waited for the sweet sensation when Maura's fingers would find them.
She wanted to give a deep groan, but she couldn't because Maura just covered her mouth for a kiss in time. "We don't want to get too much attention." She whispered to Jane who just enjoyed all the sensations and feelings travelling through her body to what the blonde did to her. At the end she had to admit, that this outdoor sex and the danger of being caught thing turned her on immensely. She whimpered and moved her hips under Maura craving for contact at her most sensitive spot.
But good Maura took her time, still kneading her breasts. Jane had no clue how Maura did it, but she always knew when it was time to stop the sweet torture and release Jane. The brunette came after the blonde had pushed her fingers into her just one or two times and lay panting on the blanket. God this had been good she thought and moved over to reciprocate. Taking her time too, smiling when she had made Maura come with a deep satisfying moan. Afterwards they lay on the blanket, arm in arm, looking to the stars.
They finally decided to join their party after a while, walking hand in hand. Stopping here and there to exchange kisses. They were so happy that it felt as if they were walking on air.