A/N: I do not own R & I, I just play with them a bit for fun.

Thanks for the great response to this story! I have almost 12 chapters completed right now including one with a very emotional Jane/Angela moment which is set up by this chapter. I'm excited to get your feedback on it. This particular story will be several more chapters and probably will be followed by a sequel or two. Right now, it is just fun to explore these two wonderfully rich characters. So thank you...and please enjoy.

Ch 6

I let my brothers in the front door to join Maura and me and Ma in the living room for a family meeting. Maura is holding Jackson. She hasn't given him up to anyone since she picked him up after work. She cried and held him simply rocking with him for an hour after we got home. I called the family together and let her have her time with him. She needed to process. Hell, I needed to process, but I'd have my time after I made it through this God-forsaken discussion that was about to erupt.

Sitting down on the love seat next to Maur, I stay on the edge facing my mother and brothers and took a deep breath. "We got the paternity results back."

A murmur immediately overtook the room, "Janey, why didn't you tell us! Is he my grandson?"

"Damnit, Jane, you should have told me or talked to me, this is my life here! I'm not ready to know!"

Frankie, who knew the results were in, spoke more softly yet with no less passion, "Jane. Maura. What did the tests say?"

Here we go… "Jackson is Frank's son not Tommy's."

Tommy pops up, "Yeah! Thank God!"

"Oh….Maura are you sure, I mean I really think he's Tommy's…I can just tell."

"Ma. I'm sorry I know this is really hard for you, but yes, we are sure. The tests leave no room for doubt." Ma stood to leave as she began to cry, but I ask her to sit back down. It is hard for her and I hurt for her…but there is more she needs to hear.

"Guys, I spoke to Frank last week, and I now have the legal paperwork to file as soon as possible which will terminate all of his parental rights to Jackson. Maura and I will be adopting Jackson as fast as we can get it through the courts."

"Wow. Janey. Are you sure? That is huge especially with your job; I mean can you handle it…these first months when we didn't know were one thing but, forever?" Frankie wasn't trying to be negative or hurtful, I knew that, he was just voicing what was on the minds of everyone in the room.

"Yes, Frankie. We," I say taking Maura's hand as she is reaching for me at the same time, "are sure. But there's more we need to explain to you. I've asked Maura to marry me. We are getting married as soon as it is reasonable, and we will adopt Jackson after that. He will be your nephew, guys, and your grandson, Ma. He is a Rizzoli in every way…he will not be treated any differently than if I carried him and gave birth to him. He is our son…mine and Maura's."

I continue to hold Jackson and simply feel his heartbeat and his warmth. He is our son. He will be our son legally and forever. Jane and I are getting married. After the test results were what we had prayed they would be, Jane cried and simply dropped to one knee,

"Maura Isles, I love you. It's only been a short time in our relationship, but I feel like we've been together for this whole time…since you walked through the BPD doors. I hope I'm not jumping to something you don't want here, but…would you please, please honor me by being my wife…forever? Love me forever? Stand beside me even when I'm an idiot…forever?"

Without one hesitation, "Yes….yes, Jane…forever." Slipping to the floor with my fiancé, we embrace and begin to kiss through our now flowing tears.

"I don't have ring yet…I'm so sorry. God, I really had planned to do this just not right now...but it feels right."

"It is ok, we'll shop for each other, together." A kiss to my forehead was followed by a small chuckle from me... "What's so funny, Detective?"

"Hmm…well, I just never thought I'd be engaged to someone I hadn't even had sex with….we are sooooo old-fashioned."

"You and Maura are getting married. Jane what are you saying," was finally the response from Angela.

Jane began, "Ma. I love her. I'm in love with her…we've only been together for a few weeks now, but we've known that this was coming. There is no one else for me, guys…no one but Maura." I hear a pleading tone to Jane's voice…pleading for support and understanding.

Frankie, to no one's surprise, speaks first, "Congratulations, Jane. Maura. I really thought you guys had something special even when you were just friends. Any fool could see the way you loved each other…it wasn't a friendly love either. It always seemed like more. I really am happy for you. And Jackson couldn't ask for better parents."

Jane doesn't respond, so I do, speaking for the very first time in this family meeting. "Thank you, Frankie. That means a lot to us. Just to be clear... I am in love with Jane. With or without Jackson in our lives, I want to marry her and have a family. I want to give you more grandchildren and nieces or nephews. I promise I will take care of her and walk beside her every day for the rest of my life. She is everything to me. And Jackson…well, he is an unimaginably added blessing. I promise each of you that I will be the best mother I can be to him and will love him and nurture him to the best of my ability each and every day." I feel Jane squeeze my hand and bring it to her lips for a soft kiss.

"Ma, Tommy. Please say something."

"Yeah, well, I really don't know what to say. I'm going to go home. Seems as if, as always, you got everything you want, Jane…enjoy. See you around."

"Tommy! Dude wait up," Frankie calls and goes after him while tossing a sad look toward us. Jane just sits and hold my hand. When the Rizzoli men are gone, I turn to Angela.

"Angela?"

"Girls. Congratulations," Angela says the words but her tone is completely flat and unemotional. "I just need time to process all of this. I love you both. Know that, but I need some time. This is just a lot to wrap my head around." She comes to kiss each of us on the head. First me then Jackson, who is sleeping blissfully unaware of the family drama surrounding him, and then she kisses Jane. "I love you…and we are gonna be ok. I just have to go."

Finally alone. I hand Jackson to Jane and sink back into the sofa gathering her into my arms. She willingly comes. I am shaken by the events of the last couple of hours, but now with Jane and our son with me…I am at peace. We are going to be ok.

TBC...