Disclaimer: I still don't own Rizzoli & Isles, but I do strive to make it a gaytastic as I possibly can using our two favorite girls.
A/N: Okay so I was originally going to leave it as a one-shot, but I have no self-control and felt like y'all deserved another chapter. So enjoy!
Maura's P.O.V.
I sigh softly as I snuggle closer into the warmth I feel wrapped around me. I can't remember I've felt so safe and relaxed as I woke up. Wait….what's with that constant beeping? Also who's arms are wrapped around me? The only person who's even made me feel this way is….
"Wow even in your sleep you're spending way too much time thinking." I hear Jane whisper in my ear as she begins to rub my back underneath my shirt.
"You are under the false assumption that I'm still sleeping." I mumble as I nuzzle her neck trying not to fall asleep again.
"I would just like to point out that somehow a hour magically turned into four hours rather quickly." Jane whispers as she gently kisses my forehead. What in the world is she…..oh my god….
"Oh shit! I completely forgot that we're still in the hospital. I'm so sorry Jane I didn't mean to…." She quickly silences my panicked rambles with a gently kiss. I could really get used to that.
I groan in displeasure as she pulls away way too soon for my liking. "You're really cute when you curse Dr. Isles." Jane whispers in my ear with too much seduction for were we are currently located.
"I'm starting to believe that being around you have been a really bad influence on me." I say with a cheeky smile causing Jane to give a husky chuckle that again is way too seductive.
"Or really I've been a fantastic influence on you." Jane says as she gently kisses my forehead.
"I'm going to need you to justify your reasoning behind that." I say as I move to sit up next to her still comfortably in her arms.
"I've gotten you to try beer out of the bottle, you now know how to successfully build a fort, and I got you to realize that I'm better than all those weird guys you date." I really can't argue with her reasoning on this one.
"That is very true, and I made you realize that I'm better than those assholes you've dated. Soon I'm going to have you until death do us part." The smile that's plastered across both of our faces is quickly wiped away as we hear a collective gasp from the door.
We both look up to see Angela, Frankie, and Tommy standing in the doorway looking at us with a mixture of shock, confusion, and unfortunately anger. Luckily Angela is the first of the three to recover.
"If I heard correctly my baby is finally getting married! And to a doctor!" She says in excitement as she walks the rest of the way into the room and gently sets the flowers she got for Jane down by her bedside.
"So you're okay with this? With us?" Jane says with fear. I know this isn't how she wanted her family to find out especially her mother because she was raised to be a strict catholic.
"Oh please I've been waiting for this day since the two of you met. I'm more upset over the fact that you never told me you two were dating!" Angela yells as she hits Jane in the arm. I watch as Jane flinches away in pain.
"Angela if you could please be quieter that would be greatly appreciated. Jane still has a severe concussion, and I would hate to make it worse." I say softly as I move Jane's head to rest against my shoulder.
"Oh right I'm sorry Janie. Why did you never tell me that you two were dating? Were you afraid I wouldn't approve or something?" Angela asks softly as she pulls up a chair on Jane's side of the bed and gently grabs her hand.
"It's not that ma. All of this literally happened a few hours ago when I first woke up. Technically Maura and I have never been on an official date." Jane says with a shrug as I wrap my arm around her waist pulling her closer.
"Hold on you can't be serious right now. You've never dated, yet you're getting married? Are you serious?" Frankie says finally recovering from the initial shock.
"Actually Frankie Jane and I have been dating for years if you think about it. It's just been official because neither of us acknowledged them for what they were. And yes I believe I am rather serious about marrying Jane. I have wanted too for quite some time." I say with a smile as I feel Jane nuzzle my neck.
"So now you're both suddenly lesbians? I'm pretty sure that's not how it works. You're both straight!" Tommy says looking at us like we've both grown a second head.
"I never said I was a lesbian, and I still don't think I am. Maura is the first and only woman I have and will ever be in love with. When I'm with Maura I feel happy and it just feels right." Jane says as she sits up to stare her brothers down.
I look over to the Rizzoli fire shining bright in her eyes. I swear I think I fall more in love with her every time I see her. Even while in the hospital bruised and bandaged she still looks breathtakingly beautiful.
"Well what about Maura? She can't possibly be a lesbian right? She's one of the straightest women I've ever met." Tommy says giving me a pleading that almost makes me feel bad for him.
"Actually Tommy you just assume that I'm straight because you've never seen me with a woman. I've dated women before just none since I've met Jane." I'm not ashamed of my past, and Jane knows about my dating history so none of this should surprise her.
"You've dated women? Why haven't you dated any since meeting Jane?" I look over and see Jane shaking her head clearly already figuring out where this conversation is about to go.
"I realized after meeting Jane that she's the only woman that I would ever want again so I just stopped. I realize this is coming out of center field, but I've been in love with Jane pretty much since we met. It just took me a while to figure it out." I hear Jane chuckle softly from beside me.
I feel Jane lean over to whisper in my ear. "It's left field my love, not center field." A shiver runs down my spine as I feel her breath caress my skin. She leaves a gentle kiss on my cheek causing me to blush slightly before sitting back up to face her brothers.
"Did I wake up in the Twilight Zone or something? Because I honestly feel like I'm being punked right now. Maura we kissed! Did that mean nothing to you?" Frankie asks with hurt very present in his voice.
"You did what?" Both Angela and Tommy yell as they look between Frankie and I in shock. "When did this happen?" Angela says lowering her voice when she saw Jane flinch again.
"It was a few months back, and Frankie we both know that you kissed me. Please do not make it sound like I was a known participant." I smile softly as I hear Jane huff in anger from beside me. She did the same thing when I told her what happened.
"You told me it was a good kisser! What the hell Maura?" Frankie shouts as I see hurt fill his eyes.
"I didn't lie you are a good kisser, but you aren't the Rizzoli I prefer to kiss. I'm sorry Frankie but it's always been Jane. Any relationship we could have had would not have been for the right reasons." I say feeling bad for breaking his heart, but at the same time I wouldn't feel right lying to him.
"What do you mean they wouldn't have been for the right reasons? You never even gave me a chance." Frankie says I watch him clench his fist by his sides in anger.
"Frankie you are so much like Jane it's not even funny. You used to play rough sports just like Jane did. You joined the police force just like she did. You worked so hard to become a detective just like she did. If we had entered a relationship it would mostly be based on the fact that you remind me so much of Jane, and I couldn't do that to you." I say hating that I'm causing him so much pain, but he has to know the truth.
"So that's it. You two have decided to just get married and be a couple of dykes together?" Tommy yells allowing his anger to finally shine through.
"If I were you I'd watch what I say Tommy. Don't let me being in this bed fool you. I can and will still kick your ass into next week. I understand that you're upset, but you have no right to show Maura such disrespect especially after everything she's done for you." Jane says quickly coming to my defense.
"Why can't the both of you just be happy for your sister? She deserves to be happy after everything she's been through." Angela says as she shakes her head at her sons behavior.
"Wasn't Jane trying to ride Casey's dick into the sunset not even two months ago?" Frankie says to his mother seething.
"That's enough! I understand that the both of you are not exactly happy about this sudden news, but you do not get to speak of things you know nothing about!" I say coming to Jane's defense this time.
"I'm simply stating a fact and you know it Maura. Hell she was almost engaged to the guy for Christ sake!" I think this is the first time I've ever contemplated causing physical harm to a member of the Rizzoli family.
"I refuse to allow you to be so disrespectful to your sister when you don't even know the whole story clearly!" Angela says stepping in once again.
"Jane sure as hell isn't acting like family! She knew I had feelings for Maura and look at them now!" Frankie shouts as he shook clenching and unclenching his fist. That must be a Rizzoli family trait because I've noticed Jane doing the same thing when she's upset.
"You're right it does seem like I was just with Casey, but my relationship with him wasn't what it seemed at face value. He spent so much time trying to change me. He wanted me to quit my job and move to Washington to become the perfect General's wife. I kept telling myself that he was the best I could do since I couldn't have Maura so I tried to be happy, but after a while the lying starting killing me. I've always loved Maura, but I was afraid she wouldn't love me back." Jane says as I watch as silent tears begin to fall down her face.
"I generally don't believe that people are stupid, but I truly believe Casey Jones is. He's stupid for trying to change an already amazing woman into somebody's she's not. He's stupid for so walking out of your life so many times. And finally he's stupid if he thinks he can have you back if he ever decides to return. He never treated you like the beautiful goddess you are." I say softly as I use my free hand to gently wipe away Jane's beautiful tears.
"Jane are you sure this is what you want to do? You worked so hard to get the guys to stop the gay cracks. You'd be setting both you and Maura up for more." Frankie sighs as I see him finally reaching a level of acceptance.
"At the end of the day as long as I have Maura by my side I honestly don't care what they say. It won't mean I'm any less capable of doing my job." Jane says as she gently detaches her hand from Angela's so we can hold hands.
"So that's it? You two are just going to get married? Skipping a few steps don't you think?" Tommy asks still trying to fight what Angela and Frankie have clearly already accepted.
"As Jane and I pointed out earlier we have been unofficially dating for years. Every art gallery, opera, Friday pizza night, and family dinner has been us dating just without the more intimate part of our relationship." I smile as Jane brings our hands up so she can kiss the back of mine.
"I don't even…..Christ! I don't know how to feel about this. I want to be happy for the both of you really I do, but I feel heartbroken at the same time. I just need some time to process all of this." I never wanted to hurt Frankie, but eventually he will move on and meet a girl who will love him more than I could.
"It was never my intent to hurt you Frankie or you Tommy, but I've been waiting for my chance with Jane since we met. I've had to stand by and watch men mistreat her and now I can finally show her the love she deserves. I can finally worship the ground she walks on like she rightfully deserves. I hope that both of you can learn to accept that and even be happy for us." I say as I feel tears starting to fall down my face. I clearly need to get some more sleep because I'm usually not this emotional.
"Well I'm extremely happy for the both of you. You know I already think of you as a daughter Maura, and now it'll be official." Angela says as she stands up and places her hand over our combined hands.
"You're seriously okay with this?" Tommy asks as he looks to be struggling with accepting us. Maybe it's because he was raised to believe being gay is wrong? Although Angela does seem to be doing just fine so maybe it's just Tommy with an issue.
"If I can accept the fact that you knocked up the same woman your father was banging before he even divorced me then yes I can accept Jane marrying the love of her life." Angela says as she shoots Tommy a particularly vicious glare.
"How was I supposed to know Lydia was banging pop?!" I shake my head softly because he should really learn to quit while he's ahead.
"Okay so we're going to be moving on from a visual nobody should be subjected to while in a hospital bed. Ma, you're going to rub this is everybody's face aren't you?" Jane says with a knowing smile. The Rizzoli's are also known for being a competitive breed.
"Hell yes! Do you know how long I had to hear about your cousin Shirley marrying a lawyer?! He's not even a good lawyer. He's a damn ambulance chaser who works out of his car! Oh no I'm going to be milking this for at least 2 years maybe 3 since Maura's the Chief Medical Examiner." I can particularly see Angela making a mental list of everybody she's planning to call and brag too.
"Ma, could you please try not to overdo it. Maura and I don't even know when we're going to get married." Jane says trying to sound annoyed.
"Well in all honesty if I have my way I plan to marry you as soon as possible. I don't want anybody trying to step in and take what's now mine." I do believe I've stunned all of the Rizzoli's into silence.
"I gotta admit that's cute and kinda hot which now makes this creepy. I need to leave. I hope you feel better Jane." Tommy says shaking his head as he leaves the room.
"Maybe that's our cue to leave as well. I hope you feel better soon Janie. Please don't hesitate to call if either of you need anything." Angela says making a quick exit dragging Frankie with her. She softly closes the door behind her.
"I give her until she gets back to your house before she calls Shirley bragging. Are you okay with that?" Jane asks softly as I hear sleep in her voice.
"I'm finally getting to marry the woman I've been in love with for years. I'm more than okay with everybody knowing. In fact would you be opposed to me purchasing several ads and possibly billboards so I can tell the world that I, Maura Dorothea Isles, am marrying the one and only Jane Clementine Rizzoli." I say trying to maintain a serious face as Jane looks at me in a mixture of shock and amusement.
"Several billboards and ads huh? You're really that excited about marrying me?" I can see she's trying to play it off as being playful, but I can still see a bit of doubt in her eyes. They always give her away.
"Jane, I don't believe excited even begins to describe I how I feel. Exhilarated maybe, but even then it doesn't feel like a strong enough word. I can't wait until the day I get to call you my wife." I say softly as I rest my head against hers.
"Mmmm good I can't wait either. Time for more sleep." Jane mumbles as she tightens her arms around me.
"I'll be here when you wake up my beautiful goddess. I love you," I whisper as I gently adjust so Jane can lie her head down on my shoulder.
"I love you too," Jane mumbles softly as she finally falls asleep.
I can't remember the last time I've smiled so much. I finally have the woman of my dreams in my arms and we're getting married. I wonder if she'll really let me purchase those ads though? With this last few thoughts on my mind I soon fall asleep with a smile on my face.
A/N 2: So this is probably where I will end the story, but I might do a chapter where Casey makes the terrible mistake of coming back. Let me know what y'all think.