Maura wasn't sure what startled her awake. But when her eyes fluttered open her face immediately squished up in discomfort and she snapped them back shut. Her hand came up to cover her eyes and rub over her face. Her head was killing her and the room was incredibly bright. A moment later she heard a beep and the door open.

"Housekeeping" a female voice came from the door.

Maura groaned and tried to sit up to announce her presence but couldn't she deal with all the sensory overload. A woman in her fifties came into the room and stopped as soon as she saw Maura "Oh, I'm sorry. I knocked and didn't get an answer. I can come back later" She insisted as she rushed to back out of the room.

Maura dropped back onto the bed. She wanted to tell the maid that it wasn't any trouble and that they didn't need service yet, but she just couldn't get her mouth to listen to her brain in time to form the words. She laid there for a few more seconds before she tried looking around again.

The sun was far too bright to be early morning, lifting a hand she blocked out the rays directly in her eye and continued to look around. She was still in her clothes from the night before, her shoes were laying in the middle of the room.

Jane, she noticed was still sound asleep on her stomach next to her, her face pressed into the pillow beneath her. She too was still in her clothes from last night, her hair spread all over the pillows around her, including Maura's. Looking down she realized why she couldn't get up when she tried the first time. Jane's arm was haphazardly thrown over her stomach pinning her down to the bed.

Sliding out from under the arm, Maura sat up and looked at the clock on Jane's side of the bed and realized it was already 11:45am. Gasping at both the late hour and the fact that she only had about an hour to make it to her first lecture. She hopped out of bed to her feet and regretted the quick movement immediately.

Closing her eyes Maura sat back down on the bed and dropped her head to her hands. This was not going well. Rubbing a hand over her face she stood up again and headed for the bathroom to find the painkillers she packed. She took the pills and turned on the shower so it could heat up.

Heading back into the main room she left some Tylenol for Jane along with a bottle of water from the mini bar. On the way back to the bathroom she closed the curtains to hopefully allow her friend an easier time waking up than she had. Once that was all done, she headed back to the bathroom and got in the shower hoping it would help her headache and hangover.

After her shower Maura got ready as quickly as she could while still maintaining her routine, and found she still had a bit more time than she thought she would. She would even have a chance to stop at the starbucks in the lobby to get coffee to take with her to her first lecture.

Creeping back into the bedroom she collected her iPad along with the items she needed for the first lecture and left a note for Jane next to the water on the bedside table.

Hope your headache is better than mine when you get up. Take the Tylenol, drink all the water and take a shower. Text me when the room stops spinning for you, and maybe we can get a late lunch. I have a gap in my schedule from 230-4. Then I am in another

lecture until 6pm. We can get dinner after that.

Good Luck : )

- M

Jane woke up slowly, she was slightly confused when she opened her eyes and it was much darker than it should have been. She reached out to the bedside table and clumsily searched for the lamp switch. "GAHH" she grumbled bringing a hand to cover her eyes as the lamp flipped on.

"Holy shit, what the fuck?" she grumbled as she looked around the room, Maura was gone. Which made sense when Jane noticed it was after 1pm.

Next to the clock she noticed the note and the water left for her "Thank God for Maura" she whispered as she downed the Tylenol and water. She noticed her phone on the floor after a few minutes and struggled to reach it from her place in bed. When she finally got her hands on it she unlocked it and ignored all the notifications and opened her text conversation with Maura.

Jane: WHAT THE FUCK DID WE DRINK LAST NIGHT? I THINK I DIED :(((

Maura: I think the answer to that question is "everything". We drank EVERYTHING. Did you take the Tylenol I left you? It should help the headache. Drink all the water too, your body is experiencing severe dehydration. When you're up to it take a shower. That helped me not feel as though I was about to drop dead on the spot.

Jane: How are you using full sentences right now? I can't even fully open my eyes or get out of bed. I can't believe you made it into the shower let alone out of this room!

Maura: Well I hardly felt missing a Forensic Pathology lecture because I was hungover...or possibly still drunk was professional. Coffee helped a lot honestly. Right now I think I am more or less okay, except for the fact that my iPad and this room are far too bright.

Jane: Mmmm Coffee….I'm going to brew the stuff they keep in the room so I can drink it in the shower when I can move my body. But fair warning, I might die before that.

Maura: I hardly think you will die, but I am uniquely qualified to deal with it if you do. Also Jane, there is a Starbucks in the lobby please don't drink instant.

Jane: Oh I plan to drink all the coffee up here before I go and get some from downstairs. You think I can pay someone to bring it up? Would that cost too much? Nevermind I'm gonna get in the shower and go from there. Pay attention to your lecture Dr. Hungoverpants.

Maura: Good Luck. Let me know how you're feeling when you get out of the shower. If you want, I can bring a light lunch up to the room when I'm done here.

Jane: Tell my family I died heroically and not curled up in the corner of the shower please!

Jane: Also YES to lunch. I'm strangely hungry. But depending on how this shower goes, I'll let you know if I am coming down or if we need to eat it in the shower when you get here.

Maura: Okay Jane. I'll check in with you in 30 minutes if I don't hear from you before then.

Jane finally pulled herself from bed and headed for the bathroom. She poured water into the coffee maker on the counter and stood right in front of it while it started brewing. The smell alone was heavenly. As soon as there was at least half a cup she switched the cups and took a long drink.

Once the caffeine hit her system she felt a tiny bit better and went to start the shower water. She returned to get the remaining coffee in the styrofoam cup and placed the pot back under the drip "I'll be back for you later" she promised the machine as she walked away from it to get into the shower.

Overall the shower was a successful one. Her head felt a little clearer and her body a little less heavy and draggy. Now the only thing left to do was brush her teeth, to get the god awful taste out of her mouth.

Once she got her toothbrush pasted up and started brushing her teeth she wiped the mirror with a spare towel to clear the fog. As soon as she could see her own reflection something shiny caught her eye in the mirror. It took her a moment to compute what she was looking at, but when she finally did she let go of her toothbrush, leaving it sticking out of her mouth, and looked at her left hand in shock.

There was a platinum ring on her left ring finger.

She stared at it for a bit, trying to figure out where it came from. She didn't remember seeing it before. Then, simultaneously all to slow and incredibly quickly she realized what finger it was on and what that meant.

"What the fuck?" she asked quickly, spitting out her toothpaste and rushing to the bed to find her phone.

She snapped a picture of her ringed hand and sent it off to Maura

Jane: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? DID YOU LET ME MARRY SOME RANDO VEGAS CREEP LAST NIGHT?!

Jane: MAURA I AM FREAKING OUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT? I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING!!

Maura: That appears to be a wedding ring Jane. While I can not remember what happened last night either. I can tell you that I don't believe you married a random "Las Vegas Creep".

Jane: WHAT?! HOW DO YOU KNOW? WHO DID I MARRY? DO YOU REMEMBER LAST NIGHT?

Maura: As I said, I do not have any memory of last night. However, I do have this

Jane's phone vibrated again in her hand and she looked at the photo Maura sent her. Of the exact same ring on a slightly lighter colored hand. "Oh shit" she gasped.

Jane:Is that… did WE? Maura, what is going on?

Maura: I am currently not positive of what is going on. But I am out of this lecture in the next 15 minutes and will head straight there so we can figure out what happened.

Jane: Okay please hurry.

Jane: And bring me food! My mental breakdown requires greasy food.

By the time Maura made it back to the room with their lunch Jane had gotten dressed and was now laying across the foot of the bed with an arm thrown over her eyes.

"That's just a touch too dramatic for you isn't it?" Maura teased as she stepped out of her heels and leaned back on the desk opposite the bed.

"Nope, I'm a married woman now. It changes you." she deadpanned, dropping her arm to sit up and look at Maura. She reached a hand out towards the blonde, the other woman knew exactly what she wanted. She lifted her left hand and gave it to Jane for examination.

"Jesus, they are exactly the same, we really did get married didn't we?" Jane asked in a quiet whisper "Do you remember anything at all?" she asked her with wide scared eyes.

"I don't," Maura answered taking Jane's hand in hers to examine the rings as well.

"What's the last thing you remember from last night?" Jane asked after a few moments of silently looking at each other.

"Well," Maura thought for a moment as she moved to sit in an armchair next to the desk, this was the first time she'd had a moment to think about last night since waking up. "I remember getting the margarita" She pointed to the tall cup currently sitting on their dresser. "I remember shots, and the Bellagio fountains and after that it gets a little fizzy."

Jane nodded along, "Yeah that's sort of where I lose it too" she admitted biting her thumb nail "I think we got lost in the casino for a little while? But that was just you and me, everyone else wasn't there. I sort of remember an empty hallway and a bathroom."

"I think we did get lost on the way to the bathroom." Maura got up and started looking around the room.

"What are you looking for?" Jane asked, sitting up to watch her.

"Well, if we did get married we would have a certificate or...a license if it was legal" she explained as she pulled a leather folder out of one of the dresser drawers "...like this" she opened the folder read the document then turned it to show Jane.

Jane stared at it for a few moments before reaching out to take the folder. "Certificate of Marriage, 'This document certifies that Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles were legally wed in the state of Nevada, on-'... Jesus Christ."

"So, we are in fact married." Maura confirmed taking the folder back and looking the document over. "This is just a commemorative certificate according to the slip on the inside, our legal documentation will be mailed to my address once it is processed. This is the receipt for everything. The ceremony, rings and licensing fees." Maura explained handing a smaller paper she found in the folder over to Jane.

"Jeez, at least we didn't skimp on the rings" she commented seeing that each one was several hundred dollars.

"No we did not." Maura laughed. "Do you have any photos on your phone?" she asked, suddenly feeling sad that they didn't remember anything about the ceremony.

Jane grabbed her phone from where it was charging on the bedside table and pulled up her photos to look. "I have a few of us, nothing wedding related"

"Well it seems I have a few" Maura came to sit next to Jane to show her pictures of them by the fountains, then in the chapel, putting rings on, and the last one was of a kiss, neither one of them remembered at all, likely at the end of the ceremony.

Jane didn't say anything for a little bit while staring at that photo.

"We should eat." Maura pointed to the food now concerned that Jane wasn't saying much.

Jane only nodded and moved to get the containers out. Looking in both to see what they were, she handed Maura hers she sat down to eat.

"What are we gonna do Maur?" Jane asked softly after a few minutes.

"What do you mean?"

"Well… do we get it annulled or can we contest it or something, do we have to get a divorce? Do we even know if this is legal?" Jane asked, finally voicing the questions floating through her mind.

Maura sat up a little straighter, unsure of how to answer those questions. And unsure of why Jane's questions hurt her feelings. "I'm not sure, I can call my lawyer and have him look into it for us"

"No, I don't want to involve anyone else if we don't have to." Jane shook her head.

Neither said anything for a bit as they pretended to eat. "I never thought I'd ever get divorced. Especially from you." Jane commented to break the silence.

Maura looked up at that, surprising even herself when she asked "Would being married to me be such a terrible thing?"