- A bit sooner than the last time I updated, yeah? Enjoy!

"No a little to your left." Jane commanded. "YOUR left, Frankie." Jane stepped back a few paces to look at the white arch Frankie and Frost were setting up in the field where Jane and Maura would be getting married later that day.

"There we go. Now I think it's centered off of the center aisle." Jane decided, glancing back and forth between the arch and the chairs that were already set up.

"Good." Frost said, wiping his forehead with his hand. "Who knew you would be such a bridezilla."

"Oh hardee har har, Frost." Jane scoffed. "I am not a bridezilla. I just want the arch to be centered. Is that too much to ask?"

"Oh you know I'm just kidding Jane." Frost said with a grin, punching Jane playfully on the arm. "It looks great. Everything looks really good."

"Yeah, it does." Jane mused, turning to survey everything that was set up. The mid-morning sun beat down on her back as she looked out over the chairs, the arch set up in front of them. The owner of the property hadn't lied, the field behind the arch was covered in wildflowers, in bursts of yellow and white. The fields and slight hills stretching out behind them were awash in green and the sky was a beautiful bright blue with only a few clouds floating by. They couldn't have asked for better weather and it was warm but not scorching like some July days.

"What else needs to be done?" Frankie asked, coming to stand beside Jane.

"Honestly that's pretty much it." Jane replied. "John and his workers have already set the tent up and the tables and chairs are ready there. The DJ will be here in a couple of hours to set up the dance floor and his equipment."

"I guess that's about all there is for us to do. Maura's already taken care of the decorations and gift bags and given them to the B&B staff to set out." Jane stated, gathering her hair off her neck. "I guess now we just get to relax and get ready.

Frost and Frankie headed off to the main house where their things were. Jane walked in the opposite direction to a small cottage that was set aside for her to get ready in. Maura was up in the main house in one of the rooms with her mother to relax and get ready.

Jane pushed open the door to the small dwelling and found her suit hanging up on hook on the wall, her shoes laid out below it. Her mother had obviously been there because Jane had tossed the garment bag on the bed earlier that morning.

Jane walked into the spacious bathroom off of the bedroom and turned on the water in the shower allowing it to warm up as she peeled off her tank top and shorts. She stepped into the warm stream and basked in the feeling of the water. She took her time scrubbing her body with her favorite shower gel before washing her hair.

"Jane!" She heard her mother exclaim.

"In the shower." Jane called as her mother threw open the door and waltzed into the bathroom.

"Ma, I'm naked!" Jane exclaimed, trying in vain to find somewhere to hide in the glass enclosed shower.

"Yes Jane, most people generally shower nude." Her mother retorted with a snort. She flipped the toilet lid closed and plopped down on it.

"Did you get the arch set up?" She asked, grabbing a nail file off the counter.

"Yes…" Jane answered through gritted teeth, so much for her relaxing shower. "Didn't you see it on your way over here?"

Her mother ignored her question and continued to file her nails. "You know, I really didn't think that you'd be the first of my kids to get married. Honestly I thought it'd be Frankie."

"Yeah Ma, you've said that a few times." Jane replied, turning the water off and rolling her eyes toward the ceiling.

"Anyway, Maura looks lovely as usual." Angela said, putting down the nail file and handing Jane a towel as she stepped out of the shower.

"Wait, you've been to see Maura today?" Jane sputtered in disbelief.

"Of course, there's nothing that says that the bride's mother can't see the other bride on the wedding day." Angela answered nonchalantly.

"What's she doing, is she already dressed?" Jane asked eagerly as she wrapped the towel around her body.

"No of course not Janie. We still have two hours before the ceremony."

"Oh." Jane said, disappointed. She was hoping for some inkling as to what Maura was currently doing. It was strange that they weren't together, even if it was their wedding day. She hadn't seen Maura since the night before when she left Maura's house and went to stay at her parents for the night. Maura had insisted that they follow the tradition of not seeing each other on the day of their wedding.

"She was just getting her hair and makeup done when I was there." Angela said, following Jane as she made her way back into the bedroom. She slipped on the fluffy robe that was hanging on the back of the door and sat down at the vanity next to one of the windows.

She sighed and ran her fingers through her damp hair, wishing she was there to watch Maura get ready. She knew that one of their photographers was already there, capturing the process, so that thought would have to suffice for now.

Jane grabbed a bottle of lotion, rubbing it on her legs, lost in thought.

"Here, hand it to me." Angela instructed, motioning for the bottle of lotion. Jane handed it over and Angela spread some in her palm, she moved to massage it onto Jane's shoulders and arms.

"You know Janie, you've made me very proud. I don't tell you that enough. You are an amazing detective and now you're getting married. This isn't exactly how I pictured it would happen, or who I thought you would end up with but I think its even better than I imagined. I love Maura, she's a wonderful woman and she's a wonderful match for you." Angela said, placing the lotion on the table and running her hands through Jane's hair. "Now the real questions is what are we going to do with your hair."

"That was so sweet Ma… Until the hair part." Jane said, pretending to be insulted but she was used to her mother's abrupt changes of subject. "And I'm just going to wear it down."

"Well you should at least let me attempt to tame the curls somewhat." Angela pleaded.

Jane groaned. "It doesn't really matter what I say does it? You're going to do what you want."

"Of course, it'll be easier if you don't fight me." Angela grabbed a curling iron and plugged it into the wall.

"Are you sure you don't want your father to give you away today, Janie?"

"Ma, we've been over this." Jane groaned. "Maura and I are not having anyone give us away. We are not property and this isn't the 1800's. We're two grown adults who have decided to get married. I'm just going to stand up at the front with Barbara and Maura is going to walk down the aisle by herself."

"It's just not very traditional." Angela muttered.

"Right because our wedding is super traditional, Ma." Jane snapped. "What with the fact that its in a field and we are TWO WOMEN getting married."

"Alright, alright." Angela huffed, holding up her hands in surrender. "I just thought I'd ask again."

She huffed a few choice words under her breath but set to work on Jane's hair.

—

Jane looked up at the mirror 30 minutes later, fairly shocked at how good her hair looked.

"Wow Ma. It's like my hair actually has a style. The curls aren't simply out of control. How did you do that?" Jane asked, turning to look at her hair from multiple angles.

"Well that's what happens when you actually spend a few minutes working on it." She retorted but Jane could see the smile playing at her lips.

"Thanks Ma." Jane said, turning to give her mother a hug. She put on a bit of makeup and moved towards the bed, looking for her bag.

"I almost completely forgot Ma, I have something I need you to take to Maura." Jane exclaimed, pulling a box out of her bag.

"What is it?" Angela asked, taking the box from Jane.

"A necklace. It's a freshwater pearl, but it's tinted slightly blue. I just figured, you know something blue." Jane said, wondering if it was a dumb gift.

"Aw, Janie. That's lovely. You're so thoughtful." Angela replied, holding the box close to her heart, tears sparkling in her eyes.

"Sheesh Ma, no need to get all emotional over it. Will you just take it up to her?"

Angela nodded and headed out of the small cottage. Jane shuffled around, unsure what to do. She felt like it was too soon to get dressed because if she did she'd most likely just get everything wrinkled.

A few minutes later Angela came back into the cottage. "Oh Janie, she absolutely loved it!" Angela burst out, coming to sit next to Jane on the bed. "Whatever you put in the note you wrote her must have been very sweet because Maura got teary eyed. I never would have believed you could be such a romantic!"

Jane rolled her eyes. "Thanks Ma. So she liked it though?"

"Of course, she had her mother put it on immediately. It's gorgeous with her dress."

Jane perked up. "Her dress? What's it look like."

"Uh-uh Jane, you are not getting that information out of me, you are just going to have to wait until you see her." Angela replied with a satisfied smirk.

—

They were getting close now, only about 15 minutes until the start of the ceremony. Jane had been standing in the window of the cottage watching their family and friends trickle in for the last 30 minutes. People were milling about, chatting with one another and staking out their spots in the rows of chairs.

Jane fussed with the collar of her shirt and straightened her vest nervously. She felt like she was being suffocated by the clothes, but that was probably more related to nerves. It wasn't that she was nervous about getting married, she knew she wanted to do that, it was more nervous energy. She just wanted to see Maura and be together, it was them being apart that was making her jittery.

"Jane, stop fidgeting!" Her mother exclaimed. "You're going to make everything all wrinkled. You're worse than a 5 year old."

"I'm just ready." Jane replied, stuffing her hands in her pockets to give them something to do.

Just then she caught sight of Barbara, the officiant that they had chosen to perform the ceremony making her way towards the cottage.

"There's Barbara." Jane declared. Barbara was a woman in her 60's with salt and pepper hair and she was dressed in a flowing black dress. She knocked on the door to the cottage and Jane moved to let her in.

"Hello Jane dear." Barbara greeted her warmly as she stepped into the cottage. "Well, it's almost time now."

"Yes it is."

"Are you nervous?"

"Not really." Jane replied. "Just ready to see her, ready to get this show on the road." Jane said with a smile.

"Wonderful. I've spoken to Maura's mother and they're just about ready. So if you're prepared we'll go ahead and make our way outside." Barbara said, smiling warmly.

"You might want to go out and take your seat." Barbara suggested to Angela.

"Oh! Yes, I guess I should." Angela said. She came over and pulled Jane into a hug. "You look beautiful Jane. I'm so happy for both of you." She kissed Jane on the cheek and then made her way out the door.

"Thanks Ma." Jane whispered.

"Alrighty then. All set to go?" Barbara asked her.

"Yep." Jane replied. "Oh, I almost forgot Maura's ring." She hurried over to her bag and pulled out the small box, handing it to Barbara.

"Ah yes, that would be good to have." Barbara smiled and took the box from Jane tucking it in her pocket. "Now, are you ready to get married?"

Jane gulped, she couldn't believe she was getting married. "Let's do this."

- I decided that I was just going to skip to the day of, I could have written about the days leading up or the rehearsal or whatever.. but somehow it didn't feel necessary. And don't worry I'm working on the next chapter currently so it shouldn't be too long. Thanks again for stopping by :)