N: and here we are! The end of this story! I might come back to this one, or start a new one. It all depends on what inspiration i come across. I need to find some prompts, those seem to help get the ideas flowing. If you have any, let me know! Aside from that, enjoy this last chapter!

One and a half years later.

"Jane, it's only a week. I've left for conferences before. I cannot reschedule this one just because you're grumpy with a cold." I shook my head at the lump of blankets on the couch. A shock of dark brown hair poking out the top. "Angela dropped soup off in gallon buckets. I've stocked enough juice and ginger ale to last you through the end times." I smiled at the sound of Jane huffing under the blanket. I sat down on the edge, resting a hand on her hip. "I might have even bought you those giant chocolate chip cookies you love from the bakery."

The blanket slid down and those dark brown eyes I loved peered at me. "Cookies?"

I grinned, nodding as I leaned forward to kiss her forehead. "And I won't judge if you eat them before you have soup." I was relieved when her forehead was warm. It meant she was finally at the tail end of this horrible cold she caught.

Jane grinned, pulling the blanket further down as she sniffled. "Have I told you how much I love you?" She sat up, coughing a little.

I shrugged. "Only every moment of every day I see you." I kissed her once more before standing. "I'll call you when I land, and we can video chat when I'm done with the seminars." I collected my bags and took one last look at Jane hobbling to the kitchen, wrapped in blankets. I called after her. "Jane, please drink some juice with them."

Jane nodded, diverting to the fridge. "Yes, Doctor." She turned, giving me a warm smile. "Be safe, I love you to the moon."

I blushed. "And I love you to the stars and back." The inside phrase had come from the night Jane dressed as Violet. The night I came home and found everything I'd been searching for. It had been almost two years, but it still felt like the first day every day with Jane.

I left the house with a smile, chuckling at the sound of Jane rasping out. "OOoo cookies!"

Three days later –

"I'm not sure why you're so excited my flight is delayed, Jane." I sat in the first class lounge, nursing a glass of wine. Frustrated my flight home from the Seattle conference had been delayed twice now. I wanted to go home. Seattle had brought up fond memories of first meeting Jane and I had planned a romantic evening for us. I also wanted to vent to Jane. Quinn had been at the seminars, acting like an annoying wounded animal. The woman he left me for, left him for a judge. Quinn saw me as a shoulder to cry on, but the moment I pulled out my phone and he saw the picture of Jane and I as the screen lock, he became whiny. Asking where he went wrong. My answer? "You didn't bother to see me. Jane sees me every time she looks at me. She understands me and loves every odd aspect of my personality you once found distaste in."

It also didn't help one of the seminars I spoke at, touched on Eric Crown and my dealings with him. Painful, strange memories rose once more and I ached for Jane to be next to me. She was my strength in this world. Never mind the fact I really just wanted one of her rib crushing hugs.

"I'm not really excited, Maur. I miss you." Jane had a slight giddy tone to her voice. Making me suspicious.

"Is your fever back? Is that what you're hiding?"

"Nope. I'm healthy as a horse." Jane paused. "Maybe it's because we caught the guy we've been looking for? He was hiding in his sister's basement. We caught him pretending to be the pizza guy." I heard a strange sound in the background, one I swore sounded like an intercom issuing directions. And it sounded a lot like the muffled voice in the terminal right outside the first class lounge. "Um, look. I've got to meet Frost. We need to finish the reports and head to the Robber. So, if I don't answer your calls, don't worry. Okay?"

I frowned. Jane was acting erratic. "Okay, Jane. I believe we should be boarding in the next half hour. I'll text you when I'm in my seat." Jane issued a quick love you and hung up. I huffed, stuffing my phone in my handbag. Grumpy about the delayed flight. Grumpy that I missed Jane. Grumpy that Jane was being weird. I drank the rest of my wine, ordered another glass with a side of cheesecake.

By the time I boarded my flight an hour and a half later, I was pleasantly warm from the two glasses of wine. Relaxed and eager to sleep during the flight. After shoving my bag into the overhead, sending Jane a quick text I was finally on my flight, and laying out the book I was reading on the seat, I made a quick trip to the restroom. I had, as always, bought the seat next to me so I could have more room to spread out. I also didn't want to indulge anyone who might be overly chatty on this flight. Even as I was relaxed, I was still grumpy and wanted silence.

Stepping out of the bathroom, I was stopped by a flight attendant. "Dr. Isles? I hate to do this, but we need the second seat you reserved. The flight was overbooked and we had to bump a economy class passenger up." Her smile faltered a little. "Is that alright? The passenger was adamant she had to get on this flight."

I let out a slow sigh, my manners taking over. "Of course. That's fine." I smiled.

"Oh thank you." She fidgeted with her jacket. "We've already seated her. May I bring you anything?"

I held a tight smile. "Just a pillow and a blanket, and perhaps some earplugs."

"Yes, Dr. Isles." The flight attendant disappeared in a blink of an eye.

I took another deep breath, absently smoothed out my shirt and returned to my seat.

My seat mate was hidden in a thick grey hooded sweatshirt with the hood fully pulled over their face. They were also clearly asleep by the heavy rise and fall of their chest. I bent down, softly tapping their shoulder. "Excuse me, I need to scoot past you."

The lump grumbled and reluctantly shifted back so I had enough room to sneak past. After sitting, the lump stretched out its long legs, let out a huge sigh and grumbled. I kept my polite smile as I flipped to my bookmark tucked in the book. I began reading, only pausing when the attendant brought me the pillow and blanket.

"I like that series." The lump spoke. A female voice that was so raspy I could barely hear it.

I nodded, glancing at the lump, still unable to see her face. "It is very good." I tried keeping my replies short. I really didn't want to indulge in any conversation.

"My girlfriend is reading that one right now. I'm hoping by the time I get home, she's finished it and I can read it."

I nodded again, pretending to focus on the book. The raspy voice reminded me of Jane when she was dead tired. I sighed. The wine was really getting to my head.

"You know, I met my girlfriend on a flight like this. But we were heading to Seattle. I got bumped up to first class because of overbooking. The second I laid eyes on her, I knew my life would never be the same. I'm pretty sure I fell in love with at her first sight. Especially when I woke up from sleeping on her shoulder the entire flight." The lump peeled back her hood. "I know I drooled on your fancy silk shirt, Maura, but you'd never admit I did."

I swallowed hard as I turned to look right in the brown eyes of Jane. "Jane?"

She grinned, swiping her hair back from her face before taking my hand. "The one and only."

"What… what are you doing here?" I shook my head. Was I asleep?

Jane dug in the thick Oxford University sweatshirt I gave her right before I left. She was sick and wanted me near, and the sweatshirt was my best option. She pulled something out, curled in her first. "I love you so much, Maura. And maybe it was the lingering fever but I got this crazy idea the night you left." She twisted in her seat to face me. "It's been almost two years since I sat next to you on a flight and fell completely in love with you. We've survived so much together, and I realized you're it. You're all I need in this world." She took a deep breath, unfurling her fist to reveal a small blue box. She opened it, removing the shiny band of diamonds. "I never do simple, you deserve more than simple. So when I decided I wanted to propose to you, it only made sense to do it like this." She cleared her throat. "Maura Isles, will you marry me?"

She held up the band, looking at me with teary fearful eyes. "I know I'm asking for forever." Her words rasped out, shaky and uncertain.

I grinned as tears slipped down my cheek. "Then forever you shall have." I leaned across the seat, kissing Jane with all my might as Jane slipped the ring on my left hand. When she parted, the entire first class section was staring at us.

"She said yes."

A roar of clapping and cheers swarmed us. The flight attendant brought us two small plastic cups of champagne, that's when it hit me. "How did you plan all of this, Jane?"

She smirked, kissing me once more. "It was crazy. Frost pulled some strings and got me on the last flight to Seattle. I barely made it to the terminal, thinking I was missing your flight. That's why I was excited you were delayed. It gave me enough time to talk to our new friend Allie here. She pulled the strings to make sure I was bumped to your spare seat." She grabbed my left hand, kissing the ring she just placed. "I wanted to come full circle in our story. We left Boston strangers, and we're coming home as more."

I blinked away a few tears, squeezing her hand in mine. "You certainly don't do simple, Jane." I grinned at the woman I loved. "And I'm so grateful for it. You keep me alive." I reached up, wiping away the tears rolling down her cheeks.

"I love you." She whispered the words so softly, it made my heart swell. "I can't wait to marry you."

"And I you." I stole one more kiss before the in flight instructions began, automatically pulling my attention.

Jane kissed the side of my head, mumbling against my hair. "Good, then you won't be mad I used all of your points for these flights."

I shook my head, laughing as I leaned into the warmth Jane Rizzoli always provided. "Never. They were well used." I held up my left hand, staring at the ring. "But we're using yours for the honeymoon."