Liz is sitting next to her boyfriend in the church and watches attentively the happening in front of them. Adam is wearing like the most of the attendants his uniform and she thinks that he's looking pretty good in it. She hadn't had the chance to form a view on it because she has never seen him in it.

Her Ma had proposed to do the same as she racked her brain because she didn't know what to wear at her best friend's wedding.

Liz had glared at the older woman and told her that she won't do such thing because she is wearing a uniform everyday.

Jane just huffed and told Maura that it would be her fault and the doctor just rolled her eyes.

The day before yesterday Liz finally decided to go for a plain, ruby dress and Adam's jaw had hit the floor when he has seen her in it this morning.

He knows that the brunette likes to dress nicely if she has a chance to, but that he didn't see coming.

Liz is turning her head to look at him and smiles a little, interlacing their fingers.

Adam is holding her gaze and smiles back at her, running his thumb over hers. It is a small and innocent gesture, but he knows that it means much to the woman at his right.

And it also means much to him because he has learned that not many people are so lucky like him who can call her his.

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Liz is standing together with Mark and his wife Rebecca after they all had sent Leslie and Chaz off to their honeymoon, and does have a nice chat with them. She laughs heartily and frowns a little. "And why didn't you bring the boys?"

"Because they are currently a handful." Mark answers and his wife swats his shoulder. "They have a kind of sibling rivalry those days. No matter what we are doing, one of them is ending up crying." Rebecca explains and sighs dramatically.

Liz laughs again and nods vehemently. "Yeah, I had something like that with my two cousins, but I wasn't the one who ended up crying."

"I didn't expect anything else." Mark chuckles and shrugs. "I am surprised that I can't see your mothers."

"Ma didn't feel so well and she can be overdramatic when she catches a flu." Liz states and wrinkle her nose for a second."

Rebecca rolls her eyes and points with her thumb at her husband. "I know someone who is just like that too. He suffers from man-flu."

"Hey." Mark says with faked anger and the two women are laughing again.

A young man is coming up to Liz and frowns. "Hey. Have you seen Adam?"

She frowns and looks around in crowd and frowns. "Uh, actually no. I don't know where Adam is. Maybe you should go and ask Frankie."

He nods and is already hurrying away again. "Thanks."

Rebecca takes a deep breath and looks expectantly at the younger woman. "So when are we invited to the wedding of yours?"

"Oh, no." Liz says and shakes her head vehemently. "No, no, no. Adam and I just moved in together, we are not thinking about stuff like that."

Suddenly, Mark becomes unusually quiet and he finds the liquid in the beer bottle very interesting.

Liz can feel the color draining from her face and somehow she has forgotten how to breath as she looks at her friend.

His wife arches an eyebrow and crosses her arms over her chest. "What do you know?"

"I know nothing." He mumbles into the bottle and his eyes never leaves Liz'.

"Mark Callaghan, you better spit it out." Rebecca warns him.

His shoulders slump and he shrugs. "I might have heard Adam talking about that he wanna pop the question."

Liz is staring at him and is thunderstruck. Slowly but surely, everything is starting to make sense to her. Jane's oddly behavior after Adam had talked to her and Maura, Adam's questions in the bathroom and why he was acting strange after she had told him that she is more than content with their current life.

She flinches a little when she feels an hand on the small of her back and she glances dumbfounded up at her boyfriend.

Adam can see that something is wrong and furls his brows. "What's wrong?"

She opens her mouth but not a word is coming out of it.

Her speechlessness is starting to worry him and he tries to see what's going on in her mind.

Rebecca is linking her arm with Liz' and looks directly into her eyes. "Okay, let's get you something to drink before this is getting even more awkward."

Adam looks at Mark and frowns deeply. "What's wrong with Liz?"

Mark is snorting and raises his shoulders high before he turns to leave.

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Adam is laying down in the bed and stops dead as soon as the brunette suddenly turns her back to him. He isn't quite sure what he has done to upset his girlfriend and he surely won't fall asleep until he knows what is going on. He sighs and runs his hand over her arm. "Liz, would you please talk to me?"

Liz is staring at the wall and is frowning, not looking at him. "It's late and I am tired."

"I know, but you have to talk to me so I can fix whatever is wrong."

She is chewing on the inside of her cheek and is considering to look at him or not. She decides not to. "Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Why not talking now?" He asks back and nods to himself. "I know that you are not going to sleep either, because something is bothering you."

She rolls her eyes and tells herself to change her habits because it can be annoying when someone knows everything about a person. Liz turns on her left side and looks into blue eyes. "Why did you say that to Mark?"

Adam is blinking a couple of times and he stares over her head. "I said a lot of things to him. You have to be more specific, Liz."

"Why did you say to him that you are going to pop the question?" Liz asks without beating about the bush.

Adam's face becomes blank and he starts to understand what is going on. And he tells himself that he is going to kill Mark. He licks his lips and runs an hand over his face. "I said that I am going to pop the question someday, maybe. But I start to regret that I told him about it."

Liz sits up and pauses for a moment before she gets out of the bed. "We had a good life, hadn't we?"

Adam starts to listen attentively and stands up too. "Yes. Yes, we do have a good life."

"And we have been happy."

"Yes, we are." He agrees and furls his eyebrows. "Hold on there, why are you using past tense?" His eyes become huge and he steps closer to her. "Are you going to break up with me just because of a consideration?"

Liz is looking long at him and presses her lips to a thin line together, but she doesn't answer right away.

"You are," he states and she closes her eyes. He can take a lot, but not the fact that a simple thought he once had is going to ruin this. "You are going to throw our relationship away just because you are afraid of what might could be in a year or two? Is that what your heart is truly telling you?"

She closes her eyes again and forces her tears back. This is the complete opposite of what her heart is telling her, but the nagging voice in the back of her head has gained the mastery. "My heart is telling me that I love you."

He nods and steps into her personal space. "So, what are you afraid of?"

Liz is squinting at the ceiling and is looking for an answer, but she can't come up with a good one. They had dated, they declared their love for each other and they moved in with each other. The it would only be two more steps and maybe that's what she is afraid off. "I … I don't know. Adam, I don't know what I am afraid of. That we jump the gun, maybe."

He pulls her in his arms and heaves a sigh. "Did we ever did that?" He nods a little as she shakes her head. "Exactly, we never rushed things. And we don't have to rush this either." He says and takes her hand in his own, walking over to the bed again. He flops down on his side and pulls her with him.

He looks long at her and clench his teeth before he opens a drawer of his nightstand. He gets a small, black box out of and hands it to Liz. He sighs heavily and chuckles humorlessly. "That's not exactly how I imagined it, but we can't change the circumstances. Don't open it until you are sure what to do. And maybe you are going to give it back to me, but that's alright. Think about it, take your time, and then you make your decision."

"What if I decide to give it back to you?" Liz asks and her tears are evident in her voice.

Adam is silent for a moment and grits his teeth, frowning. "Then I put this box back in the drawer and we pretend that none of this has happened. We keep on going and be happy together."

"But I don't want to be responsible for your heartache." She whispers and skids closer to him.

Adam sighs heavily and places and hand on her thigh. "You could never cause any heartache, Elizabeth. Having the chance to be with you makes me the luckiest guy on this world, because you are special, you are amazing."

Liz is looking back up at the ceiling and has to swallow hard. "You don't make it any easier with your words. I knew that you can sweet-talk, but this cap it all.

He smiles a little and tucks a strand of hair behind her ear. "I am only telling you how we can fix this without hurting each other, I am offering you an way out of this situation."

"And you keep on going." She laughs and looks at him and sobers again. She isn't really sure how to handle this situation or how to decide, the only thing she is sure of is that she really loves the man next to her and that she won't find anyone else in this world who is better than him.

She might have the look of Jane and some of her traits, but she also has some of Maura. Like overthinking and analyzing everything in her head. And perhaps picturing through the worst case scenarios is a very bad trait too.

She looks down and starts to fumble with the small box in her hand. She licks her lips and tries to gain control over her own thoughts again. She is aware of the fact that he granted her time to think wisely, but she also knows that she will chicken out if she doesn't make a decision right here and right now.

Adam can see the inner conflict of Liz and sighs loudly. "Come on, let's go to bed. It's late already and it's gonna be a long day tomorrow."

Liz releases loudly her breath through her mouth and closes her eyes without standing up.

Adam watches each of her movement closely and frowns even deeper. "Liz, I told you that I give you all the time you need. You don't need to make a dec -"

She takes a deep breath as opens the lid of the box with closed eyes and counts to ten so she can find enough courage to open them.

"Liz, you don't have to make a decision right now." Adam says and is worried that she is doing it just because of curiosity.

"Yes, I have to." She whispers and finally looks down at whatever she is holding in her hand.

Adam swallows hard and his heart is beating like crazy in his chest. "You can give it back to me anytime you want."

Liz exhales shakily and looks up with a small smile on her lips. "And why would I do that?"

His body relaxes when he is seeing that she isn't going to turn him down. "It's not much."

"It is perfect." She retorts and gets up to her feet, wrapping her arms around his neck.

He searches her eyes and is hesitating suddenly. "Are you sure?" He asks and it is obvious that he isn't talking about ring anymore.

Liz is nodding with a broad smile and is memorizing every single detail of his face. "Yes, I am absolutely sure. Sometimes I really should listen to my heart in the first place instead to overthinking everything."

"Yeah, I heard something like that sometimes can things make a little easier."

She finally chuckles again. "So Ma behaved strangely because you asked my parents for permission?"

"Hey, I'm a decent guy."

"Yes, you are."

Adam laughs heartily and shrugs. "I have to admit, I was afraid that Jane would drop dead in the first moment, but she recovered fast."

Liz nods approvingly and her eyes drop to his lips. "Now I only have to find a way to make you shut up."

He almost throws her onto the bed and smirks mischievously as he hovers over her. "I know a lot of ways to make that happen." He whispers as she starts to laugh again.