Chapter 5: Talk Squeaky For Me

Maura and Jane were in charge of filling the balloons for TJ's 4th birthday. They decided to hold the party at Jane and Maura's place even though Jane insisted that the Dirty Robber would be fine for a 4 year olds birthday party.

"Have you ever been around a group of 4 year olds?" Jane asked Maura when she told Jane it wasn't appropriate to have the party at a bar, "I have Maura, and trust me you're going to want to drink."

Maura laughed as she handed Jane a bag of deflated balloons, "Get to work, we only have a couple of hours."

Jane pouted as she went over to the helium tank and started filling the balloons. She watched as Maura helped Angela hang up streamers. Tommy and Frankie were outside setting up a grill so they could make hot dogs and hamburgers for the guests.

After Maura was done helping Angela she went to help Jane tie ribbons on the balloons. Jane filled up a balloon half way and then put the balloon to her mouth and sucked in some helium. "Hey Maura how ridiculous do I sound?" She asked in a squeaky voice.

"Very." Maura said to her.

"Try it." Jane said passing the balloon to her.

"Inhaling helium is dangerous, Jane." Maura told her.

"Oh come on, I've been doing this since I was a kid." Jane told her, holding out the balloon.

Maura took it from her but before she could inhale Jane told her to wait then filled up her own balloon, "Follow me on this." Jane told her then took in a deep inhale of helium and Maura did too.

In a high-pitched voice Jane sang, "They say we're young and we don't know, we won't find out until we groooooww."

Maura took the cue and in her own high voice sang, "Well I don't know if all that's true 'cause you got me, and baby I got you."

"Babe..." Jane sang then both of them took in another intake of helium, and sang together, "I got you babe, I got you babe…."

Jane started coughing as she tried to stop herself from laughing.

Maura smacked her on the back a few times, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, fine." Jane said with a smile.

"Get back to work you two." Angela told them just as Frankie and Tommy came back inside.

Korsak showed up with bags of ice and Tommy helped him put sodas, waters and juice pouches into ice coolers before covering it all with the ice.

Jane and Maura were almost done when Angela came over to them and started talking to Maura while Jane continued to fill the remaining balloons.

"Maura?" Jane said trying to get her to turn around. "Maura?"

She was apparently too deep in conversation with Angela. Jane sucked in a huge amount of helium, "Maura, I have something to ask you." She squeaked.

This time Angela took Maura by the shoulders and turned her around. She saw Jane down on one knee, holding up an open ring box.

Everyone had stopped what they were doing to watch them.

Maura was speechless at first then held back laughter as Jane, in a chipmunk voice spoke.

"Maura Dorothea Isles, will you please marry me?"

"Are you being serious?" Maura asked her.

"Very." Jane replied in her squeaky voice.

There was a pause as Maura then took a big inhale of helium from the balloon she was holding and finally, with a squeaky voice replied, "Yes, Jane Clementine Rizzoli, I will marry you."

Everyone cheered as Jane slid the ring onto Maura's finger then stood up and kissed her.

Jane held Maura around the waist and smiled at her, "By the way, I'm saying my vows just like that."

"You're kidding right?" Maura asked and all Jane did was wink at her before letting her go so she could move the helium tank to the garage.

"Jane? You're kidding right?" Maura called after her. She then looked over at Angela, "She's kidding right?"

Angela just shrugged her shoulders then left Maura standing dumbfounded in the living room while she went to help the Frankie and Tommy outside.