EPILOGUE

Saturday 16th November 2013

Hello Diary. It's been a long time since I've written in your pages, and I hope you'll forgive the transgression on my part.

Oh good God, transgression? I've been spending way too much time with Maura. Wow.

Anyway. Life has been a whirlwind lately of organization, work and just spending time with Maura, and after everything that happened in the last few pages of our diary, we decided life was too short to spend writing it all down. However, today has been a very special day, and I wouldn't feel right about not writing it down.

Today was the day I officially became Mrs Jane Rizzoli-Isles.

It seems so strange to say it, especially as we only officially got together four months ago, but as Maura pointed out to me, we've been dating for much longer than that. It was just that we didn't realize that that was what we were doing. So it seems strange, but oh so right, if that makes sense.

Frankie was my best man, and he helped me pick my wedding outfit… a stunning white dress suit, perfectly tailored to fit my body, along with a silky blue shirt that, as Ma said, bought out my complexion. Daddy walked me down the aisle first, and I stood there and waited for Maura. As I stood, I looked around. There weren't that many people there… having such a quick wedding negated the desire for a large guest list, but everyone important was there. Ma: looking absolutely stunning in a red dress and heels, holding onto Cavanaugh's arm. Both smiled and laughed freely and I found myself smiling at them fondly, glad for their happiness. Korsak was there along with Melody and his stepson Josh, while Frost sat next to my family and smiled up at me. Tommy, Lydia, Lydia's mother and TJ were all there (TJ was our ringbearer), along with several other detectives of which I had become fond over the past few years. Even Casey was there, though I noticed he had discreetly slipped away after the ceremony was over.

On Maura's side, Hope and Constance sat together and chatted freely and easily, both looking as beautiful and as elegant as it is possible to look. Maura's father wasn't there yet of course, as he was going to walk Maura down the aisle shortly, but Cailin was there, front and (almost) centre, playing the role of Maura's only bridesmaid. Of course, she was playing with her phone. She caught my eye at one point and smiled sheepishly, quickly putting it away, and I almost laughed out loud. Also on Maura's side were many of her lab assistants and crime techs, front and centre of which sat Susie Chang. I smiled at her fondly, remembering the way she had so bravely grabbed my fist when I was desperate to get to Maura that afternoon that seemed a lifetime ago, and she smiled back.

Paddy was in jail of course, but I knew that somewhere hidden away, someone was taking photos for him.

Finally, after what seemed like a lifetime, 'Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah' started playing over the speakers and I started laughing, but that stopped abruptly when Maura stepped out on her father's arm. Her hair was left loose, the honey blonde curls slipping over her shoulder in a shiny mane, and her makeup was very simple. She decided in the end that she didn't want anything too fancy so she did her own hair and makeup. I couldn't take my eyes off her. She wore a long white, formfitting dress with red material and beading across the bodice and the red material continued in a long upside down V down the back of the dress. It was very simple, very elegant, and she looked like the most beautiful woman in the world.

In fact, she WAS the most beautiful woman in the world. She is.

I don't remember the celebrant starting to speak, or Ma's inevitable sobbing, just the look in Maura's eyes as she walked up the aisle to meet me. I just remember the smile on her face and the tears in her eyes when she stood opposite me, and the way she started to blur about the edges when my own tears could not be held in check any longer.

These are my vows to Maura:

I promise to love you forever, no matter how much you Google mouth at me. I promise that I will get cranky with you sometimes, but I will always apologize and I will always forgive you if you have made me angry. Working in the job I do… I see the very worst in people, but in you, I see the very best, and I promise to spend the rest of my life making you as happy as you deserve to be. I love you Maura, and I'm so glad I'm marrying you today.

These are Maura's vows to me:

There has always been something missing in my life. I never quite knew what it was, and I didn't know how to ask for clarification. I tried to fill the gap, but I was never quite successful, and then you walked into my life, dressed as a prostitute and as foul-tempered as ever, but something in me shifted that day. When we became friends, I felt like the luckiest person in the world, but that feeling didn't even come close to how I felt when we kissed for the first time.

You filled a hole in me that I didn't even know existed, Jane, and I made a vow right then and there to spend the rest of my life making you happy. I promise to always love you, and I promise to love you more when you least deserve it. I promise that I will force feed you kale and other vegetables, but I also promise to steal chips off your plate when you order them despite me telling you not to. I promise I will always be the yin to your yang, and that I will never stop Google mouthing at you, because I know how you secretly love it. And I promise that I will never, ever let you forget how much I love you.

It was a wonderful day.

Yes it was.

At the reception, we had the toasts and Angela got up and made a very moving speech.

And, amazingly, it was surprisingly appropriate!

I went through it with her beforehand.

Ah, that explains it.

After which, Jane and I had our very first dance as a married couple. Jane picked the song.

Of course I did, couldn't have you picking it. You'd probably choose Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.

I most certainly would not have picked that! While it is our song, it is entirely inappropriate for a first dance song.

Oh, but it's appropriate to walk down the aisle to?

Yes.

Uh huh.

What was the song called again?

'At the Beginning' by Richard Marx and Donna Lewis.

I loved it.

I thought you would.

The lyrics were very appropriate for us.

I agree.

Hmm. Anyway, Detective… I do believe that there is one thing that we have not yet addressed.

…Yes?

I seem to recall you saying something several months ago about wedding lingerie?

Ah. Well, yes, perhaps I did. But whatever could you be getting at, dear Doctor Isles?

Well, I need to inspect said lingerie to see if it meets my standards don't I?

And if it doesn't meet your standards?

Well, that would be a pity. In that case, I would find it necessary to rip the offending items off your body as quickly as possible.

Why do I suddenly find myself hoping that it is not up to your standards?

Oh! Goodnight Diary

END

Okay, it is entirely possible I have already started writing up another Diary. My God, I think I'm creating a verse. Wooow. I'm so proud of myself :-P Anyway, if I think that this new diary has any potential whatsoever, you will probably see it start going up in a couple of months or so (hopefully less but Christmas is coming up, as well as my birthday, my sister's birthday AND my best friend's wedding so I'm gonna be BUSY), and I'll add a note here to tell everyone following this story that it is up. I can tell you all right now that it will be a pregnancy diary, SOOO... I have a favour to ask of all of you! Please PM me with any ideas of things that have happened to you/ your mother/ your sister/ your friend/ etc during pregnancy. Funny, stressful, just something that you would like for me to do to Maura and Jane :-P Please! I will love you forever :-D For example... (and this actually happened to a friend of mine), there is a craving for Nutella and the store is all out, and this results in a huge hysterically sobbing mess of a pregnant woman with family members freaking out thinking something had happened to the baby/partner etc. Just, you know, goofy little things like that. Or something stressful I can add to give the story substance. GIVE ME YOUR IDEAS PEOPLE *grabby hands* lol

And then I'll probably write a diary about the trials and tribulations of parenthood. I love my little diary stories *snuggles them*

Oh, and I'm going to try my best to make the next one longer and not end it as quickly as these ones... I'm still teaching myself how to write longer stories. I'm getting better! Slowly... lol.

Anyway, as always, if you have any ideas for other stories, please let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Much love to all! (and cookies to all reviewers *is shamelessly bribing*)

DOOO ITTT *using mind control on those people that don't like/are somehow allergic to virtual cookies*

Please? *now is just begging ridiculously and is going to get out of here before people start throwing things* :-P