Maura found herself standing at the sink washing dishes with Angela Rizzoli after Rizzoli family dinner, humming to herself a huge smile on her face. She couldn't believe how well it had gone.

They had stalled in the car, in the driveway, holding hands, breathing, trying to be calm. It wasn't until a text from Frankie: 'Get your asses in here, Ma's spying on you from the window.' that they were spurred into the house.

On the top step, Maura had tugged on Jane's hand to stop her.

"What, sweetie?" Jane asked, a determined and hopeful look on her face.

"It's just that Jane, your family IS my family. How they include me and tease me and love me as one of their own, I don't know what I would do without you, them. I don't, I can't screw this up."

Jane had turned and looked her right in the eye, "You will not screw this up. You are amazing and lovely and I love you, will always love you. You can do it, we can do it, so let's go." She left a chaste kiss on Maura's lips.

Reassured as only Jane could do for her, Maura nodded, took a deep breath and stepped up next to Jane and into the house.

Dinner had been smooth, regular, relaxed. The gnocchi delicious and a beaming Jane beautiful. Maura's relief was palpable.

When Jane had kissed her on the cheek and whispered, "See I told ya." She'd nearly swooned.

"Maura, dear?" Jane's mother addressing her brought her out of her reverie.

"Yes, Angela?" She turns to older woman, smiling broadly. Her smile fades as she notices in alarm the tears streaming down Angela Rizzoli's face.

"Oh my, what's wrong? Why are you crying? I can leave if need be?" Maura trails off, disappointment evident in her voice.

"Oh, you stop right there. These are tears of happiness. Seeing Jane tonight and you together and how happy make each other. I can't believe I missed it before. I can't believe you missed it before. We already consider you part of our family and now…" she trailed off.

She took a deep breath, tried to gather her emotions. She turned to look at Maura seriously. "To tell you the truth I thought I'd be disappointed, because what I had planned for Janie wasn't gonna happen. But as I'm sure you know Janie does things her own way, regardless." Maura lets out a laugh at this.

"So I should've known, so no, these are tears of happiness, relief that Jane found someone who fits her, who gets her, who loves her. Who will let her love them back. Thank you." She envelopes Maura into a tight hug that smells of gnocchi and Italian mother and love.

"I love your daughter so much. This acceptance means so much to Jane, to me. You're the family I choose, want. I should be thanking you."

Strolling into the kitchen, Jane's laughter dies in her throat as she takes in the scene before her. Her girlfriend and her soapy arms wrapped around her mother, both of them tears streaming down their faces.

She hurries up to the two women, "What is going on?" she squeaks.

Sniffling Maura and Angela turn to Jane and silently just wrap their arms around her, bringing her into their embrace. Maura kisses Jane on the cheek, whispers, "It's all very good, don't worry."

Jane can't help it as her eyes fill and she wraps her arms around her girlfriend and her mother and just holds on tightly.

After many moments, Angela finally pulls back and looks Jane and Maura both in the eyes, "I hope you girls know that this is no way gets you out of giving me grandchildren."

Jane sighs while Maura just laughs.

"We know." They both say in unison.