Maura was sitting on a park bench on her lunch break and was reminiscing; The book she had been reading had long since been resting open on her knee and forgotten about. Normally she and Jane would eat together for lunch, but her other half was stuck working a case and had told her to go on and get some air and some sun on her behalf and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. So, Maura sat there watching all the other couples and joggers go about their business in the park. It was a warm summer day, but there was a cool breeze and it felt wonderful. Her mind slipped back to just that morning, waking up in Jane's arms and feeling the brunette pull her closer in her sleep. Her body ached in a few different spots from their lovemaking the night before, but it was a pleasant ache. She had turned in Jane's arms to face her and softly kissed her forehead, then her cheeks, her lips, her prominent jawline, and her ear.

"Jane.. you have to wake up now sweetheart." she whispered.

Jane groaned and buried her face in Maura's neck when the blonde started to sit up.

"No. Don't. Stay." Jane mumbled out, and Maura smiled at how monosyllabic the detective was upon waking.

"I know you don't want to, but we have to go to work. I'll make you coffee, alright?"

"Mm-mm. Don't go." The detective wrapped her arms tighter around the blonde, pulling her closer.

Maura smiled; Jane sounded like a child and she found it endearing. It was also the complete opposite of how she had been the night before as she was leaning over Maura, propped up on her hands and whispering all the things she wanted to do to the blonde's body. It was just one of the many facets of Jane's personality that she loved. Maura's thoughts were brought back to the present as a child across the park screamed in laughter as her dog jumped up and planted sloppy kisses on her face. She knew she wanted to have kids someday; She had known she wanted them since she was a teenager, but the circumstances obviously weren't ideal for her. She still had hope that someday it might happen though. She spent a few more minutes in a daydream and then turned to gather up her things to head back into work. She caught a familiar movement in her peripheral vision, and she turned to look. Her detective was walking across the park towards her, hands in her pockets and a tender smile on her face.

Maura sat back against the bench and smiled back. She loved that smile; It was the one Jane reserved for her and her only, and it always made Maura melt a little inside. Her eyes never left Jane's her whole walk over. When Jane finally made it to the bench, she sat down next to the blonde and wrapped her arm around her, softly tracing her fingers up and down her arm.

"Hi, you." Jane said, and leaned in for a quick kiss.

"Hi, yourself." Maura replied just as Jane's lips touched hers. "I thought you were stuck working on a case," the medical examiner questioned in between kisses from the detective.

"I was. It's at a standstill for the moment. Besides, I had to run a quick errand. Frost and Korsak have it handled for the time being." Jane said.

"Oh, ok." Maura replied.

They sat in silence for a moment, enjoying the day and each other's company. Maura could tell Jane had something on her mind, but she didn't want to press the brunette. She would tell her in time. A few minutes later, Jane turned to look at her girlfriend.

"Maura?"

"Yes?"

"Do you ever.. um, do you ever wish for more?" Jane asked with a vulnerability Maura did not see from the detective very much.

"More what, love?"

"Well, more.. you know, someone who makes more money, or who doesn't mind wearing dresses and going to charity functions that you go to? Someone with more class?"

"Jane.. I'm not sure where these questions are coming from, but I will answer if it makes you feel better. No, I don't wish for more money; My parents made sure that I would be well taken care of, and I made sure that the money they gave me was well invested, but to be honest with you a lot of times I hardly pay any attention to the fact that it is there. I never wanted their life of flaunting their wealth, and I haven't touched that money in years. I do just fine off what I make at my job and I'd rather live a happy life full of love and friends and you, Jane Rizzoli. The charity functions I attend are only because the cause is important to me. It's not about the dressing up and the mingling with rich people. I would much rather be a silent anonymous donor, and I think that this next one, that I've already promised a friend I would attend, will be my last public function."

"As far as the dresses go, I find you so sexy in them and most of the time I want to slide my hand up underneath and take you right there, so sometimes I do wish you wore them more for that reason. However, it's just as much of a thrill for me to get you out of any clothes you're wearing. Lastly, I don't think you lack class, Jane. You just speak what's on your mind and you don't have a tolerance for lies. You prefer to be surrounded by people who are not fake or putting on airs to impress someone else. It's refreshing, especially for someone like me, who grew up surrounded by a lot of fake people. You're like breathing fresh air, sweetheart." As the doctor finished speaking, Jane leaned in and kissed her deeply.

"I love you so much." Jane said, leaning her forehead against Maura's.

"I love you too, Jane." Maura replied and smiled at the brunette, then glanced down at her watch. "Oh, shoot. I have to head back now. You probably should too, before Korsak taunts Frost too much, hm?"

"Yeah, you're probably right."

Maura turned away from Jane to once again try and collect her things off the bench. As she did, Jane pulled a small black velvet box out of the pocket of her suit jacket and held it in her hands behind her back. She stood in front of Maura waiting for her to turn back around. When she did, she saw Jane standing in front of her with a semi-serious look on her face. Jane's hands were fidgeting behind her back, and Maura could tell Jane was nervous.

"Jane? What is it, what's wrong? What happened?" The blonde was confused at Jane's quick change of mood, and she started to become worried. Jane felt like she was shaking internally, trying to gather up all the resolve she had to do what she was about to do. Truthfully, she had never been so scared in all her life, and she'd been in some scary situations. It also didn't help that now Maura thought something was wrong.

"Maura. I have loved you since the first day I stepped into your morgue and saw you standing there in your white lab coat, right after you replaced Dr. Tabor. I didn't know it at the time, and it did take me a while to figure it out, and then come to terms with my feelings for you."

"Jane -" Maura said, and sat back down on the bench.

"Just hear me out, ok? I was scared, so scared.. at first. I worried for so long that the feelings weren't mutual, and that I'd lose my best friend if I tried anything. I would lie awake nights thinking about you, what you were doing, who you were with, and if you felt the same way. The night you knocked on my door and walked right in and kissed me took me by complete surprise. I almost didn't make a move because I was scared, and I came so close to losing my shot with you. I'm not going to make that mistake again." Jane looked down at her shoes for a second, and a tear fell down her cheek. She looked back into Maura's eyes and wiped the tear away with her empty hand, the other still hidden behind her back. "You have changed my whole outlook on life, and I can't imagine living my life without you."

Tears started falling down Maura's cheeks.

"So, what I'm trying to say is this." Jane dropped to one knee and brought her hand out from behind her back and opened the small black velvet box, holding it out to Maura, who brought her hand up to her mouth in surprise as tears streamed down her face.

"Maura Isles, will you marry me?"

The blonde stood there in shock for a second as Jane awaited her answer. It seemed like the longest few seconds of Jane's life, and she held her breath, praying Maura would say yes.

"Oh, Jane.. Yes, yes, always yes."

She smiled through the tears as Jane stood up and took Maura's left hand in her own and slid the ring on her finger with shaky hands. Then she reached up to wipe away Maura's tears and leaned in to kiss her deeply, trying to convey how happy she was that she had said yes to her.

"It's so beautiful.. I love you so much." Maura said as tears continued to fall.

"I love you so much too. Please stop crying; You'll make me cry, and Frost and Korsak have been teasing me all week about how whipped I am. If I show up with puffy eyes they won't let me live it down." Jane said, and kissed Maura again.

"Frost and Korsak knew? When did you buy this?" Maura asked, looking down at the ring again.

"I had to run a quick errand, remember? I didn't have much of a plan, but I knew that I wouldn't be able to let it burn a hole in my pocket for long, so when I saw you sitting in the park, something just, clicked, and I knew that it was now or never."

"Thank you, sweetheart."

"You're thanking me? You just agreed to marry me. I was so scared I'd have to beg you to say yes."

Maura slid her fingers through Jane's and turned to whisper in her ear.

"Oh, don't worry.. I'll make you beg, Jane. When we get home I plan on taking you against the wall, then the bed, until you beg me to make you come." Maura nipped at Jane's ear, then turned to walk back to the precinct, leaving her stunned fiancee standing there staring after her for a second.

"Damn, I could get used to this." Jane muttered as she ran after the blonde, smiling like she'd just won the lottery, because in her mind she had.

TBC, possibly..