Jane groaned when she woke up due to loud voices in the house. She grunted and turned around, lifting the cover up to her chin and pulling the pillow over her head.

"Ma, I have no idea where they are! Jane left and I haven't seen or heard of her since." Frankie stated, sounding hung over.

"You tell me you lost your sister the night before her wedding? Seriously, Frankie?" her mother sounded annoyed.

"She's a grown-up woman ma!" he whined.

The door to the house opened, bringing in more guests and voices like Kent asking if anyone had seen Maura mixed with Susie who jumped into wild conclusion when hearing that Jane was missing to.

If Jane wouldn't have felt tired hungover and tired herself, she would have found the whole thing amusing. Maura was still fast asleep, oblivious to the discussions which occurred downstairs. The brunette sighed, deciding to get up silently because she wanted to give her at least one more hour of sleep. She had no idea when they had finally closed their eyes, but it must have been early in the morning she thought seeing as to how she had left the bar after midnight and with all the lovemaking and talking….

The door to the bedroom suddenly swung open before she could even make a move out of bed and the girls were suddenly all over them, waking Maura with their excited chatter and sudden movements. Too late, Jane cringed. She sheepishly grinned at the blonde who looked like a train had hit her and felt Julia slip into her arms.

"Grandma made us pancakes for breakfast!" she exclaimed in joy. "They had the shape of a dinosaur." Her daughter chuckled in delight and chatted on and on and on. Jane silently pressed a soft kiss onto her dark curls, feeling Julia's excited heartbeat. She realized that since Sophie had come into her life, Julia hadn't cuddled anymore like she did now. It hit her that she had missed this. A soft sigh escaped her mouth as she pulled the tiny body into a closer hug before thickeling her enjoying the sound of the giggles.

All four stayed in bed, talking, snuggling and laughing for a little longer, just enjoying themselves as a family, before Julia decided that it was time to go and see how the preparation was going.

"Oh my god." Jane groaned and rubbed her head. "When did we go to sleep?"

"I have no idea. But not before 5 am or so." Maura stated as she moved closer to snuggle into Jane.

"What time is it now anyways?" the blonde asked resting her head on Janes chest.

Jane reached with her long arm for the phone on the nightstand only to find, that it had gone dead overnight, recalling that she had had only 10% of battery left when arriving at the house.

"I have no clue." She said as she dropped the device next to her pillow.

"Its already past ten." Angela's stern voice came from the doorway and Jane hurried to cover up Maura's bared back first, before covering part of her nude chest "Ma!" she exclaimed.

"Don't ma me, Jane!" This is your wedding day. You must get up and prepare."

"The guests will arrive around 3 pm, ma! There is plenty of time to get ready." The brunette whined and hoped her mother would go away. "Don't you have stuff to do? Why don't you go and sit on the deck? The food will be delivered in two hours only. And everything else is ready."

Maura and Jane had made sure to organize everything well to have a relaxed day.

Angela pouted, showing her dismay before turning around to leave.

Maura who had hidden her face during the conversation propped up to look at deep chocolate eyes. Her face was read.

"Let's get up and have breakfast." Jane mumbled, giving the blonde one last kiss. "Can't believe ma is still doing this to me" she said, rolling her eyes while swinging her long legs out of bed.

"She just wants everything to be perfect for us." Maura gave her a small smile, moving out of her arms with a sigh.

"I don't get what the fuss is all about anyways." The brunette muttered as she slipped into some sweatpants and a t-shirt. "Seems like most of our guests have already arrived anyways."

R&I

"Can I have coffee too?" Frankie asked quietly when joining Jane in the kitchen. The rest of the people were sitting on the deck, enjoying the sunshine and each other's company.

"Sure." Jane said and started to work on Maura's high end coffee machine again.

The siblings stood hesitantly in the kitchen, sipping their coffee, thinking that there was so much to say, but not coming around to do so.

"I take it that you got to bed late too?" she asked her brother trying to hide a smirk.

"You really missed something, Jane." He replied, grinning. "We visited a few more bars; it must have been five when my head got to hit the pillow. It was about 8 when ma woke us up." He rolled his eyes.

Jane felt sorry for him. "Thank you." She suddenly said.

"What for?" he asked with furrowed eyebrows.

"For sticking with me and having my back when I .. " she cleared her throat. She had sworn to talk more about her feelings and be more thankful. But she still found it difficult sometimes. "Uhm for being there for me when I needed a friend. And I guess for pushing me into the right directions when I needed it."

He looked surprised about her sudden emotions but covered up quickly. "No problem." He simply said. "I was glad to help you. Isnt that part of my job as a loving brother? Besides, you also helped me a thousand times."

Jane nodded, taking another sip leaning against the counter. The feeling that the three of them had grown closer over the last few years made her smile.

"Coffee." Tommy grunted appearing in the kitchen now too and Jane laughed. She ended up making a cup for all of them. "Ma is driving me crazy." He said, while she pushed all the buttons needed. "she wants me to marry again and give her more grandkids."

"uh oh." Frankie stated, giving him a compassionate look.

"We all know how she is. She just loves us." Jane said, pinching the bridge of her nose. "And if it wasn't for her we wouldn't be here today. I think I would have really missed out if I had to grow up without you by my side. Remember the fun we had, when playing and fishing?"

Her brothers smiled. "Yeah, remember when we sneaked out to go to the lake in the middle of the night to find that monster which was supposed to live there? And Tommy slipped and we had to think of something that ma wouldn't find out? And you told her that you made up a story to protect us all?" Frankie grinned.

"I still wonder if she really believed us or if she had just given up on asking because we were so annoying when giving our replies." Tommy chuckled.

"Honestly, you guys could be so unnerving, but we always stuck together when needed. I'll never forget how I broke mas' favorite vase and you Jane told her that it had been you, because I had already been grounded."

Jane nodded, smiling as they exchanged more stories and shared more laughter, wondering if she was the only one feeling a bit touchy today. She was glad to have these moments with her brothers, hoping that Sophie and Julia would feel the same way one day.

R&I

"Are you ready, honey?" Maura popped her head into the room and gasped slightly at the sight of Jane who was wearing one of the hottest suits the blonde had ever seen her in. the brunette watched in the mirror how Maura padded into the room, to her surprise also wearing a suit.

"You look gorgeous." The ME noticed with a smile, swirling Jane around to take her into her arms. "Yeah, you think so?" Jane asked a bit self-conscious. "I was not sure if a suit was going to be the right thing. I bet Ma is going to kill me. But I feel far more comfortable in it than in a dress."

Maura pushed her fiancé softly away so that she stood at arms lengths. "No, it's perfect. You look breathtaking." Maura stated decisively after glancing up and down the brunette once more. Jane chuckled. "Thank you." She said and took her turn to take in Maura's suit. As long as she remembered she had only seen Maura wearing a suit once. It had been when they had changed clothes because she had urgently needed a dress for a fancy restaurant to interview a witness/suspect.

But she recalled how she had found Maura cute in her suit, despite the clothes being too big. The blonde had mentioned back then to have been hit on by two women. Jane chuckled softly. "You look stunning too, and very sexy if I'm allowed to say that. But why a suit?"

"I don't know. At first, I was looking for dresses. Angela wanted me to wear a white wedding dress, but I thought that white isn't the right color. I mean we're not twenty anymore. Besides we have lived our lives. Then I stumbled upon this suit and thought why not." The blonde shrugged.

"You know, if it were for me, i would also have gotten married in shorts and a sox t-shirt. I don't get what the fuss is all about. It's just one day, but the marriage is about your whole life. It feels weird to dress up to say the vows. Weird and fake somehow. I know I might sound like a crazy woman, but seriously? I get this is my personal point of view and I understand and respect that other people feel different about it. But this.." she paused and gestured towards her suit "this is not me."

Maura chuckled softly and took Janes hands into hers. "I would also marry you if you wore shorts and a Sox t-shirt. So, if you prefer this, than change. I'll change into leisure clothes too. We don't have to do this just because everybody else does it. It is our life and our wedding."

Janes jaw dropped slightly. She glanced at Maura as if asking: seriously? They looked at each other hesitantly and started laughing. "All right." Jane said. "We always do and did stuff different or the other way around, so why not? This is us, right?"

"Right!" Maura giggled, giving exciting vibes off herself. They both started to run around in search of some more suitable clothes.

"Jane? What is taking you so long? We are sweating our asses off.." Frankie called into the house.

"Almost done. Tell them it won't be much longer!" the brunette shouted out, shooting Maura a smile that flashed her dimples receiving the same warm smile back.

"Ready?" Jane asked breathless holding out her hand to Maura, still panting from the quick change of clothes. "Sure. So, I bet this is our dream weddings mixed up and compromised." Maura laughed recalling when they had talked about it a few years earlier while taking one last look into the mirror to check her appearance.

"Looks like it." Jane chuckled. "Your location, my clothes. Ma is going to drop dead."

"Could be worse, don't you think so? What if we would have chosen the outfit we wore when we met for the first time?"

"OMG! Yeah. I still have that skirt you know?" Jane chuckled travelling back in time in her mind.

"I remember wondering what a person of your profession was doing at the precinct." Both burst out in laughter. "Well, you were very kind. That's one of the things I always loved about you: that you don't judge." Jane became serious giving Maua another kiss, which was interrupted by a knock on the door followed by a gasp.

"Guys, what are you doing?" Frankie asked, after picking up his jaw from the floor.

"It's called kissing." Jane said smiling at Maura. "But I think we are ready now, right Maura?"

The blonde nodded and took Janes hand. "Are you having some kind of midlife crises?" Frankie asked teasingly, rolling his eyes. "First you run away from your own bachelor party and then you dress in shorts and t-shirts for your wedding." Jane knew that her brother wasn't serious, despite his stern look. Jane had been different all her life and Frankie had always been in awe for her because of it.

Her assumption was confirmed when he stopped her to hug her tightly. "I'm happy for you." He whispered and she could see tears shimmering in his eyes. At first, she wanted to give some sarcastic reply, but then thought better. "Thank you, Frankie. This really means a lot to me."

"Ma is going to faint." He smirked and they all laughed again, when making their way to the ceremony.

Jane had asked one of her favorite judges to marry them and was happy with her choice when finding the always smiling man waiting for them patiently. He didn't even blink with the eye when both women appeared in shorts and Sox t-shirts. They walked down the aisles, holding hands because neither of their fathers were present.

Kent and Korsak who had been selected to be best men's were wearing a huge grin while waiting for them to arrive. Julia and Sophie stood with them as ring holders. They looked excited and joyful and seemingly they didn't think something was wrong with their clothing's.

Unlike Angela who gasped for a second but then shrugged and smiled proudly at Jane. This made the brunettes heart swell. Angela had really come a long way in her promise not to mettle anymore. Sometimes she still did like this morning. But Jane found the amount to which it had reduced okay. She stopped in her tracks when they were passing by her row to give her mother a tight hug. "I love you baby." Angela said, whipping away a tear and Jane replied that she loved her too.

Then they stepped in front of the judge, who only found warming and kind words before letting them say their vows. The slipped on their rings and then the party began.