Epilogue: The Wedding

By: James

Epilogue: The Wedding

All the waiting and all the preparations finally came to an end because in less then ten minutes Liz Parker, Maria DeLuca, and Isabel Evans would be walking down the aisle to marry there true loves.  Liz stood in front of the mirror with a giant smile on her face, “I just can’t believe this is really happening.”

“Me either Liz,” Maria said while putting the finishing touches on her dress.  Isabel shook her had while she joined Liz in the mirror.

In the hallway Alex was heard, “Please Mrs. Evans I just want to see her come on please?”

“No Alex you can’t see her before the wedding it’s bad luck now go get Max and Michael and get ready.”  The three girls looked at each other and laughed. 

“You would think that seeing you future wife on your wedding day would not be so hard” Alex said while walking into the room where Max and Michael were.

“I told you my mother wouldn’t let you see her.  She is completely infatuated in wedding legend and stuff.” Max finished tying his bow tie and then went to help Michael.  Michael threw his hands down in frustration as he was getting nowhere fast with the tie.

“Turn around Michael,” Max ordered him, “Here let me do it for you because if we wait for you to do it then we’ll be here forever.”

“Ha. Ha very funny Maxwell.” Michael sarcastically expressed.  Max just smiled at him while finishing up the tie.

A knock came from the door and Mr. Evans came in, “Are you three ready?” Alex, Max, and Michael all looked at each other and suddenly felt their hearts fall to their feet.  Mr. Evans saw their faces turn very pale, “It’s not time to get cold feet know men.  Suck your stomachs in and march your asses out there.”  Mr. Evans sounded like a drill sergeant as he ushered the men into the church.

Amy and Mrs. Parker came walking into the room to catch a glimpse of their daughters. “You three look like perfect angels,” they said together.  “Here Julie take a picture of all of us,” Mrs. Parker told her niece.

“Sure aunty,” Julie grabbed the camera from her aunt and waited as the three mothers and daughters got positioned, “Ready?”  They shook their heads and Julie snapped the photo.

“Well it is time girls.” Amy said looking at her watch.  The girls looked at each other and smiled but the sobbing sound coming from Amy interrupted them.

“Mom please don’t cry you’ll make everyone else cry,” Maria hugged her mother.

“I’m sorry Maria I’m just so happy for you.  My little girl is getting married and only yesterday I was changing your diapers.”  Amy said through the tears she was shedding.

“Mom!” Maria looked at her mother, which made Amy smile.

“Lets all get out of here before we all take after Amy,” Mrs. Parker laughed.  One by one the girls left the room while their future husband were waiting for them.

The organist starting playing making all three men straighten up and pay attention as Isabel started to walk down the aisle.  Alex’s heart suddenly started to grow and grow until it had exploded making his love for her radiated to everyone around him as he saw Isabel being escorted by her father. When Isabel reached Alex and took his hand she couldn’t help but smile at the love he was showing her.

Maria came walking down the aisle with her mother right next to her.  Maria didn’t want anyone else but her mother to walk her down the aisle.  Michael watched Maria walk down the aisle and he suddenly remembered why he loved her.  She was his angel and his way of not thinking he was different for making him seem normal.  She reached her hand out when she was just steps away from Michael.  He took and held her hand with all the love he was feeling at the moment.

Max stood in awe as Liz came walking down the aisle with a proud Mr. Parker escorting her.  Everything was in slow motion as Max watched Liz walk down the aisle with her father. Max watching Liz at the Crashdown as she took customer’s orders, Max healing Liz from the gunshot, Max and Liz on her balcony kissing, Max watching Liz as he walked to the spaceship, her face as Max walked out of the dark when he came back to Earth, Max rescuing her from Nesedo all flashed in his head as Liz reached her hand out to Max. Max took her hand and finally felt at peace because from what they have all been through she had been there for him.

The six of them stood there and listen to the priest talk and as they all watched the priest talk they took sighs of relief and smiled at how perfect this moment was.  The men pulled out the rings from their pockets and placed them on their women’s hand.  Liz, Maria, and Isabel put looked up at Max, Michael, and Alex with tears of happiness in their eyes.

“Do you Michael Guerin, take this woman, Maria DeLuca to be your lawfully wedded wife for as long as you both shall live?” the priest ask him.

“I do” Michael responded.

“Do you Maria DeLuca, take this man, Michael Guerin to be your….” The priest was stopped by Maria blurting out I do.  A chuckle from the audience was heard.

“Do you Alex Charles Whitman, take this woman, Isabel Diane Evans to be your lawfully wedded wife for as long as you both shall live?” The priest questioned.

“I do with all my heart,” Alex said while looking at Isabel.

“Do you Isabel Diane Evans, take this man, Alex Charles Whitman, to be your lawfully wedded husband for as long as you both shall live?”

“I do,” Isabel couldn’t say anything else or she would have started crying whole heartily, and she didn’t want to ruin her make up.

The priest finally made his way over to Max and Liz, “Do you Max Phillip Evans, take this woman, Elizabeth Anne Parker, to be your lawfully wedded wife for as long as you both shall live?”

“Since the first time I saw her,” Max ran his hand over her cheek.

“Do you Elizabeth Anne Parker, take this man, Max Phillip Evans, to be your lawfully wedded husband for as long as you shall both live?”

“He’s my soulmate of course I do,” Liz smiled at Max.

“As the power invested in me I now pronounce you husbands and wives you may kiss the brides now.” The priest smiled at the three couples.

The audience in the churched clapped and hooted at the couples too their first kiss as husbands and wives.  Maria and Michael were the first to exit the church followed by Isabel and Alex, then Liz and Max.  All the mother’s had to go to the bathroom because they had all cried so much that they make-up had run.

At the reception everyone had lots of fun dancing and enjoying themselves to the fullest.  All three couples went around to all the guests and thanked them for coming while sharing memories and embarrassing stories.  Max was about to thank his uncle for coming when he heard the music stop and someone start to talk.

“Excuse me can I have everyone’s attention please,” Michael announced to everyone, “I know that there were not any best men at the wedding, but there still has to be speech.”  Michael pulled out a piece of paper and started to read, “I have known Max and Isabel since I was in the third grade and I call them my family. Max is like a brother to me, and Isabel a sister to me.  When Max Evans first met Liz Parker in the third grade that was who I heard nothing about until our sophomore year in high school. One day I had enough so I accidentally pushed Max into Liz, “Michael winked at Max, “from there on you couldn’t separate them. I guess you can say it was love at first shove.”  Everyone laughed. “I can’t imagine two people more made for each other I guess it was written in the stars for them.”

Michael shot his gaze from Max and Liz to Isabel and Alex, “As for Isabel and Alex who would have guessed.  The computer genius of Silicon Valley falling in love with the most popular girl in high school and then get married.  I guess it is true what they say opposites do attract.”  Alex shot his head up and paid full attention to Michael while Isabel threw a napkin at Michael, “Honestly they are a perfect for each other because no one can take Isabel’s little fetishes about shoes, cloths, and make-up but Alex.” Michael smiled at them; “I think that it was fait that brought Isabel, Alex, Liz, Max, Maria, and I together because I think I speak for all of us when I say that we couldn’t live without the other in our lives.”  Everyone clapped when Michael put down the mic, hop down from the stage and over to a waiting Maria.

Michael placed a kiss on Maria but he pulled away when Max’s voice could be heard, “Since Michael embarrassed us four I think it’s only fair to return the favor.” Michael and Maria turned around and looked at Max because they didn’t know what to expect, “What can I say about Michael and Maria.  Michael was like the brother I never wanted and Maria is the friend that always had the opinion you didn’t need to hear.” Max smiled at them and laughed as so did some other people. “Seriously from listening to them fight from the first time they met you knew they were in love.  They wouldn’t have told you this because they are both were too stubborn to admit it.  Maria always had a way with Michael that would make Michael act like a gentleman and strive to be a better person and I thank you for that Maria.  Here is to this happy moment and to many more happy years.”  Max raised his glass that was filled with champagne, but when Isabel and Michael rose their glasses they were filled with sparkling apple cider.  They didn’t want to be drunk on their wedding night.  Everyone drank to the toast and the guest all clapped with smiles on their faces.

After some more chitchat it was time for them to cut the cake and that was a big mistake.  Michael and Maria got into a food fight while everyone watched in awe and laughter. Max, Liz, Isabel, Alex were boring they did it the old fashion way by gently feeding each other cake.   Before they new it they were on the dance floor dancing to their favorite songs and to the ones they picked out for each other.

Max danced with Liz as Breathe by Faith Hill played in the background.  Liz smiled her heavenly smile at Max while Max shined with love, “You make me so happy Max,”

“I can’t describe how you make me feel, but I can show you which I will later tonight,” Max teased.

Liz smiled back at him, “I bet you will.”  Liz rested her head on Max’s chest as the song continued to dance.  She felt like they were dancing above everyone and nothing could touch them.  Liz felt Max wrapped his arms around her and pull her closer to him.  She just wanted to feel his warm body against hers, and she didn’t ever think she would get use to him touching her.   When the song ended Liz and Max were replaced by Isabel and Alex on the dance floor.

The song Now That I Found You by Terri Clark played as they began their dance together.  Alex wrapped Isabel in his arms pulling her to him and Isabel rested her face on his shoulder.  Isabel took a sigh and snuggled into Alex’s shoulder more she couldn’t imagine being held like this by anyone else.

Isabel lifted her head to look at Alex, “I love you Mr. Whitman.”

“I love you Mrs. Whitman,” Alex kissed her and they stayed that way as the song played.

“I like that Alex,” Isabel told him as the song ended

“Like what?” he asked

“I like being called Mrs. Whitman,” she smiled at him as they walked off the dance floor.

Michael escorted Maria onto the dance floor twirling her around into him arms.  Maria had kept the song she was going to play to him because she knew if he picked the song it would be some stupid Metallica song and not reflect what she felt about him. The song began to play and their body started to sway to When You’re Not Trying To by Reba McEntire.

They danced for a little as their two bodies looked like one, “What made you choose this song Maria?” Michael asked as he brought her head up to look at him.

“I chose that song because even though you don’t show it all the time I know that you love and me and always will. Through all the fights we had when we were younger to the mistakes I made about us I knew you loved me.”  Maria said before her lips captured his.

“I love you Maria,” Michael said when they came up for air.

When the song was over everyone gathered on the dance floor for one last dance before everyone headed home.  The night was the essence of perfect right down to everyone’s shedded tears while the Alex, Isabel, Maria, Michael, Max, and Liz made their way to the limo.  From the limo drive the couples were headed on their honeymoons Max and Liz were heading to the Virgin Islands, Michael and Maria were heading to Europe, and Alex and Isabel were going on a cruise to the Caribbean. 

They were all dropped off one couple at a time.  They said good-bye and they would call when each of them returned from their honeymoon.  They happiest that everyone showed that day was only a glimpse of what was to come for them.  The Yaz were gone without a trace, Max was a human now, Isabel and Michael were his family until his father came back, and Alex, Maria, and Liz were their friends forever.  It was as if someone had planted theses obstacles in front of them just to show them that they were meant for each other.  They had passed them all and their reward was each other and their friendship.

THE END