I don't know why I had so much trouble writing this chapter. I'm still not happy with it, but I figured I didn't want to keep you all waiting even longer for an update. I hope you like it nonetheless!=)


"Jane! Hurry up! You're going to be late to your own wedding! I swear to God, if you keep Maura waiting I'm going to disown you!" Angela was yelling at the top of her lungs as she went from the entrance of her daughter's apartment and towards the bedroom. "It's a tux, how can you possibly not be read—oh Jane! You look gorgeous sweetheart!" Angela went from yelling to trying to contain the tears that were quickly forming.

Jane looked up from the mirror before her to her mother, fidgeting and biting her lower lip. "Thanks ma, but… what if Maura doesn't like it? What if she changes her mind and realizes this is all a mistake?!"

"No Jane, be reasonable. Maura LOVES you. There is no doubt in my mind or in my heart about that, and there shouldn't be any in yours either. I'm going to tell you what I told her the day I went dress shopping with her: you can get married in trash bags and you'd still be beautiful for one another. Maura had the same worries as you, not knowing if you'd like her dress or not…"

"Of course I'll like it; I'll love it. Maura always looks gorgeous in anything she wears…"

"Sweetheart, I'm sure that's exactly the way she feels about you! Now stop this pity party. You look beautiful, and like someone who's ready to get married! Come on, we can't keep your bride waiting!"

Jane reached over and hugged her mother. "Thanks ma, for the chat… for everything. It means more to me than I can say."

"No tears young lady, for either of us. I'm not going to have you ruin our makeup. Now let's go, Frankie is waiting downstairs."

Both women made it out of the building in record time. Since Frankie was going to be the one to give Jane away, he got to ride in the car Maura had requested for her. Jane had been very clear that she didn't want a limo, so Maura had acquiesced and opted for a more low-key white Mercedes. Angela followed behind in Maura's Prius.

"Frankie, I really wanted to thank you, for doing this… I know that this would've fallen on pop, but we both know that wasn't going to happen…"

"Come on Jane, you know I'm happy to be able to do this for you. I never thought this day would come, the day you'd marry. I'm so very happy for you big sis, and you know there's nothing I wouldn't do for you. I'm glad that you and Maura finally came to your senses and got your heads out of your asses. I know you two are going to be very happy together."

"Thanks little brother. I hope you're right."

"I know I am sis."

The car quickly made its way to the Common. Maura and Jane had, much to Angela's dismay, opted against anything having to do with a church wedding and instead chose to marry in a secluded area of the Common. Maura had made the call a couple of months before. It turned out that there wasn't much the groundskeepers weren't willing to do for one of Boston's finest and her medical examiner fiancée. They'd made sure to block off one of the best areas of the park in order to give the couple and their few guests privacy from prying eyes or the press.

It was a small affair; with a mere 25 of their closest friends and family in attendance. Jane and Maura both had preferred something low key. Constance and Angela however, had another idea in mind. The setting at the park was beautiful, with white chairs lining both sides of the petal-covered aisle. A four-pillared wedding arch covered with roses awaited both women. They'd satisfied their daughters' demands when it came to the ceremony, but what awaited at Maura's for the celebration would be a little more 'formal'.

"Now now darling, try to calm down. You look beautiful; Jane is going to be left speechless when she sees you." Constance tried to calm her daughter, who looked as if she was about to have a panic attack.

"Mother, what if she doesn't like it?! What if she changes her mind last minute?"

"Maura, for the duration of your life, I've NEVER known you to talk this way. You don't second guess yourself, ever… why are you doing it now?"

"I don't know. I'm just afraid that Jane is going to realize this is a huge mistake and—"

"Nothing Maura. Jane is completely head over heels in love with you. The nerves you are feeling are completely normal darling, every bride has them at some point. She will be waiting at the end of that aisle for you. You are to be married today and I know it in my heart that you my darling, are going to be happy with your detective."

"Thank you mother. I don't know what came over me. I love Jane, with my whole being. I know she feels the same way. It's silly, my behavior, I know. I'm just nervous is all."

"Come now, your father is waiting, and I'm sure you don't want to keep your bride waiting. The ceremony is about to begin."

They were met outside by Richard, who extended his arm. "Ready to get married, sweetheart?"

"I'm ready father."

The string quartet Maura had insisted on played Cannon softly in the background, cueing everyone that the ceremony was beginning.

Frankie held out his arm for his sister, who took it rather slowly and with a huge smile after receiving a kiss from her brother, they made their way down the aisle. Angela already had tears in her eyes; other guests took pictures and smiled at Jane as she walked towards the makeshift altar. Once they reached it, Frankie kissed her cheek once more before taking a step sideways and standing by her since he was also going to be her best man.

Seconds later, the attention was turned away from Jane and towards the aisle once more as Maura and Richard made their way down. Jane was completely awestruck with her fiancée's beauty. The dress she picked was perfect, accentuating her body perfectly, showing a modest amount of cleavage and cascading down around her.

They looked into one another's eyes and time stopped for them both. Jane's smile couldn't get wider, while Maura's, timid at first, matched that of Jane's.

"I love you," Jane mouthed.

"And I you," was Maura's reply.

Richard kissed his daughter, joined her hand with Jane's, and retreated to his seat.

"You're beautiful." Jane stated.

"And you look gorgeous my love."

The justice of the peace began the ceremony, and before they knew it, their vows were upon them.

"I've never really been good at expressing my thoughts or feelings. God knows I have spent the majority of my life hiding those very things from those I care most about. With you, none of those walls I've built up over the years seem to exist. I am myself when I'm with you. I can talk to you about anything, do anything, be anyone, and you still love me. You were the one to teach me what true love is like, and the one to make me feel it for the first time. I love you Maura, and I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy. I'll be there for you from now until I die, with everything good and bad in between. I love you."

Both women had unshed tears in their eyes, but were glowing and smiling for all to see, their happiness evident.

"The only destiny that really matters in life is love. They can tell you that you're going to be married, that you're going to have children, that you're going to have money, that you're going to be healthy... the one thing they can't tell you is if you're going to be happy or not. I was never one to believe in destiny; I always believed that destiny was what you made of it. I never thought the day would come when I would fall completely 'head over heels' in love. There was never anyone in my life that made me feel what people describe as 'butterflies' in their stomach, and I truly didn't understand that concept until I felt it for the first time myself… that was when I met you, Jane. You have led me to discover and experience so many things in life that I didn't think were possible for me. Your love has awakened something in me that I hope never dies. I promise to spend the rest of my life trying to make you as happy as you make me, to be there for you every step of the way, good and bad, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until my last breath."

Once the rings were exchanged, the justice of the peace brought the ceremony to a close.

"By the power vested in me by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I now pronounce you wife and wife. Jane, you may kiss your bride."

Both women smiled at the man as Jane closed the gap and kissed her wife for the first time, to cheers and applause all around.