"Dr. Isles, I cleared your surgical schedule for this morning just as you requested. Your surgeries are to resume as of 1:30pm with Mrs. Banks' ORIF procedure."

"Thank you Susie; what would I do without you?" Maura asked her resident. She knew the younger woman had shown quite the interest in orthopedic surgery and as such had taken her under her wing. Susie was smart, quick and hungry for learning; she would make an excellent surgeon.

Susie blushed immediately and looked down, somewhat embarrassed by her boss' compliment. "Thank you Dr. Isles."

"You're very welcome; you deserve it. Now I'm going to be in the lab all morning working on my research. Make sure the patients on this afternoon's schedule are prepped and ready to go. Run any pre-op labs necessary and bring me the results once they're in. Due to the way everything is going and the way you have prepared for these surgeries, I'm going to let you be lead surgeon on the last surgery of the day."

"Thank you Doctor Isles!"

Maura smiled at her protégé. "Go get ready," she said before both women headed in their respective directions.

Maura made her way into the special ortho lab that had been set up specifically for her research. Being one of the most sought out orthopedic surgeons in the country sure had its perks. After being courted by all the major hospitals in the country, and some in Europe, she found her home to be in Boston. She had an amazing job, an enviable position and salary and now, a scheduled time for her research. What more could she possibly ask for?

After working with so many professional athletes and an innumerable amount of other patients, she decided to invest more time to cartilage research. There were so many careers and everyday lives that were interrupted by knee injuries; some never to recover. She had begun working on creating her own cartilage from scratch, which would benefit the patient in many ways, reduce recovery time, and work better than the materials used now. She had been working on her research for months, trying hundreds of different formulas which varied only by minute differences. She felt like she was getting closer, and hoped that within the next month or two she could get her desired outcome.

It had been a little over a month since she and Jane had taken off for the weekend, yet she found herself daydreaming of those days and nights often. Things were going even better with the detective and she couldn't be happier for it.

She recalled that night outside as they had sat under the stars and admired the night sky. The Aurora Borealis had not disappointed, and Maura had happily informed Jane how such a phenomenon occurred. Jane had hugged her close to her body and whispered sweet words and 'I love yous' into her ear. She had felt like a lovesick teenager as the two had kissed and made out in plain view, though thankfully no one had been around to witness their love for one another. She didn't mind showing her love of Jane to others; there was just something about that night that she wanted just for the two of them.

She was putting on her gloves and ready to start her samples when a text came in from the very person she'd just been thinking about.

Hey baby. I know that I wasn't going to be able to see you until tomorrow because I had to work late tonight to catch up on some paperwork but Frost was kind enough to switch with me. I want to take you out tonight.

Maura smiled, wondering what Jane was up to.

That's a nice surprise. Tell Barry it's very nice of him to switch days with you. I'm done with my last surgery around 7 tonight. I didn't worry about the time because I figured I wouldn't see you tonight.

That's alright, we don't have to go anywhere, we can meet up at your place. How's pizza for dinner?

You know the kind I like.

I do indeed. I'll be at your house at 8. Love you baby.

I love you too.

Maura put her phone away and stood silently for a few minutes. A quick thought raced through her mind and she realized that it had been one she'd been thinking about for some time. Making her decision, she put her phone away and went back to her work, fully concentrated on her efforts.

She was seated on the sofa in the living room with a medical journal and a glass of wine in hand when she heard the engine of Jane's car shut off in her driveway. Rising from her seat, she put the glass aside and went to open the door, knowing the brunette would have her hands full.

"In the nick of time!" Jane called out as she entered the house, pizza boxes and keys in hand. "Hi baby," she said as she leaned in to kiss Maura on the lips on the way in.

"I heard the car," came Maura's reply as she kissed Jane back. "How was your day?" The two entered the kitchen and went about getting things together. Maura went to grab Jane a beer while Jane grabbed couple of plates, knowing well that Maura hated eating out of the box.

"My day… my day was great!"

"That's good news! I can't remember the last time a day of paperwork got you so excited," Maura teased.

"You're picking up sarcasm at a good speed there, Maur," Jane said with a smirk. "I'm rubbing off on you."

"There are many things I'm learning from you," Maura replied as she went to go grab her glass of wine. "What was it that made it so great, if I may ask?" She continued walking to the living room expecting to hear Jane's reply but none came. She walked back into the kitchen to see Jane standing up straight, just looking at her with one of those 'I have a secret' looks on her face. "Jane?" Maura asked with a tentative smile. "What was so great about work?"

Jane could hold her smile no longer and her face erupted into a full blown smile as she ran to Maura and picked her up, twirling her as she shared her news. "I'm being put on full duty again! I start on Monday!"

"Jane! That's absolutely WONDERFUL! Congratulations my love!" Maura yelled out as Jane continued spinning her. "You deserve it, you've worked so hard to get back to full duty!"

Jane stopped spinning and placed Maura down again before crashing her lips onto the blonde's. She kissed Maura until she needed air. "I wouldn't have been able to do it without you."

Maura looked into deep brown eyes, absolutely sure of what she was about to do. "Move in with me."

Thanks for all the love everyone! keep it coming!=)