Isabel Ramirez sat thinking about her life before the ceremony started. She
smiled as Max made his way to the front of the aisle way. She was happy for
them, joyously so. And, thanks to Liz, her own marriage was on the rebound.
Liz and Jesse had talked for over five hours the day after she and Max had
returned. Jesse understood better why she had done what she did. And, that
she really was Isabel, and not some person pretending to be Isabel Evens.
She was just an extra special Isabel, or so he told her that night, she was
the person he married and loved, just a little more gifted and unique.
Jesse squeezed her hand as if he knew what she was thinking. She looked at him and smiled softly, the love he had for her was shinning in his eyes. He leaned over and whispered that everything was about to start and she should pay attention.
Isabel turned and looked towards the door. She watched with tears in her eyes as Jim Valenti walked Liz up the aisle to Max. Even though they were only repeating their vows, without a minister, the two of them agreed that they wanted to have some special way to include Jim, because if it wasn't for him, Max could possibly be dead from that encounter with Agent Pierce. That, and Jim was the first adult to support Max and Liz's marriage. When the two of them reached Max, she gave Jim a hug and whispered something in his ear before kissing him on the cheek. Jim smiled and walked to his seat in front of Isabel, while Liz turned towards Max.
Max smiled at Liz, and then turned to the group of friends and family who had gathered to help them celebrate. "Hello everyone. As you can tell, there is no minister here, so Liz and I are just going to repeat the vows we said to each other then all of us can go enjoy something to eat. So, without further ado, I guess we'll just start." He said with a smile, before turning back to Liz.
"Elizabeth Claudia Parker, I have loved you forever. You make my life complete, I can't imagine a single day without you in my life. Together we've done some silly things, some foolish things, and have had many, many wonderful experiences that I can never forget. I pray that our lives ahead will be filled with many more memories to be made. I promise to honor, cherish, and protect you for all the days of my life. You are my true soul mate, and my best friend."
Liz smiled softly, and then began to speak. "Maxwell Phillip Evens, I have loved you forever. You have made my life complete. Together we've been through some wonderful and truly amazing events, and I wouldn't change a thing. You have been there, when I have been at my lowest point, and you never let me go.
"Every night I pray that the years ahead will be filled with happiness and joy, but more that, I pray that we will be together, to face whatever life brings. I know that there is nothing I can't get through with you by my side. I promise to honor, cherish, protect, and love you all the days of my life. You are my true soul mate, and my best friend." Max smiled then kissed Liz softly while everyone clapped.
The two of them turned to look at the small crowd and smiled. Max looked towards his family and closest friends. Isabel was crying, as was Maria. Michael was smiling and clapping his hands. Kyle and Jim were both clapping and smiling as well.
His Dad was sitting with his arm around his mother's shoulder and the two of them were smiling, and, his Mom was crying softly. He glanced towards the back of the room where Nancy Parker stood, she too was crying. Max hoped that she would find the courage to cross her husband's wishes more often. He was truly glad that she had come today. He looked back at Liz and noticed she too was watching her Mom. She smiled softly, and Max glanced up to see Nancy smile back. Today was a truly happy day, and there was still more to come.
~*~*~*~*~
Liz Evens looked up as she heard the tune of a familiar song. Max was standing next to her and offered her his hand. She took it and the two walked out to the area that was designated the dance floor. They slowly began to dance, and she thought about the last time she had danced to this song. She had been dancing with Max then too, but not this Max, the future version of him that had ceased to exist that cool fall evening.
"What do you think of our wedding dance Liz, is it just like you remembered?" Max whispered in her ear.
Liz looked at him slightly confused, "How did you know about that?" she asked softly.
"I saw. The kiss at our wedding. It's okay, I understand now. Remind me to thank Kyle tomorrow, he's a true friend to us." He said smiling.
"Thank him? At the time you wanted to kill him if I remember correctly." She said with a laugh.
"Yeah, but how many guys would pretend to sleep with their ex-girlfriends to make her current boyfriend angry without asking any questions?" he said with a smile
"True, but lets not think about that now. You can thank him all you want, tomorrow."
"Of course my dear." Max said before spinning her.
~*~*~*~*~
Maria looked on from her chair. The two of them were deliriously happy. She was glad that she hadn't been able to talk them out of getting married, though she had tried, for five hundred miles. She smiled at the memory; the wedding had been perfect, especially since she knew the real meaning behind the Elvis chapel.
But this was almost nicer, especially since the two of them looked the part. They weren't dressed in a wedding dress and tuxedo, thank heavens, but they were dressed up a bit more than at their wedding. In Vegas, Liz had worn white pants and a blue t-shirt, and Max had been wearing jeans and a green shirt. Defiantly not the normal wedding attire.
Today, Liz was wearing a long light blue dress, and Max was wearing a pair of casual black suit pants and a matching jacket. The two of them looked like they were simply going to a fancy dinner, instead of the local dinner; she thought with a smile.
She watched as Jim walked over and asked her mother to dance. Hopefully the two of them would get their act together and get married. Maria stood up as she saw Kyle make his way towards the stereo system. As she waited for Isabel to join her, she watched Michael make his way to the back of the room, and then she and Isabel went up to join Kyle.
~*~*~*~*~
The song ended, and Kyle walled over to where a microphone was hooked up to the CD player. "Hello everyone, can I have your attention please." Kyle said pausing while everyone turned around. "Thank you. Well, Isabel, Maria, Michael, and I got together and made something for the two lovebirds here. Liz, do you remember when Alex found the song he wanted to sing at yours and Maria's weddings? Well, we found a copy of a tape recording he made of it. And, we would like to play it along with a little present we made for the two of you." Kyle looked towards the back of the room and Michael turned the lights off.
Setting the microphone down, he nodded his head at the two girls. Isabel pushed a few buttons and a projector screen rolled down from the ceiling. She pressed another button to start the projector, and Maria started the tape. Soon, pictures of Max and Liz throughout their life began to appear on the screen, accompanied by Alex singing the song 'I Will Be Here'. When the song finished, the slideshow displayed a final picture Maria had of Max holding Liz in front of the Elvis Chapel. Michael turned the lights back on as the screen rose back to the ceiling. Isabel and Maria walked over to join Kyle as Liz and Max walked up, while everyone else clapped.
"Thank you." Liz said, tears in her eyes.
"Your welcome Liz." Maria said giving her a hug.
"Yeah, your welcome. We'll have a copy of it for you in a few days." Kyle said.
"Thank you Kyle." Max said. "Thanks to you all. That was wonderful."
"Your welcome little brother." Isabel said giving him a hug.
~*~*~*~*~
By this time the music had restarted, and a lot of people were dancing. Maria looked at the small group as Michael joined them and said, "Well, what are we all standing around for. Let's party."
They laughed then proceeded to follow Maria's instructions, everyone enjoying the wonderful evening.
Jesse squeezed her hand as if he knew what she was thinking. She looked at him and smiled softly, the love he had for her was shinning in his eyes. He leaned over and whispered that everything was about to start and she should pay attention.
Isabel turned and looked towards the door. She watched with tears in her eyes as Jim Valenti walked Liz up the aisle to Max. Even though they were only repeating their vows, without a minister, the two of them agreed that they wanted to have some special way to include Jim, because if it wasn't for him, Max could possibly be dead from that encounter with Agent Pierce. That, and Jim was the first adult to support Max and Liz's marriage. When the two of them reached Max, she gave Jim a hug and whispered something in his ear before kissing him on the cheek. Jim smiled and walked to his seat in front of Isabel, while Liz turned towards Max.
Max smiled at Liz, and then turned to the group of friends and family who had gathered to help them celebrate. "Hello everyone. As you can tell, there is no minister here, so Liz and I are just going to repeat the vows we said to each other then all of us can go enjoy something to eat. So, without further ado, I guess we'll just start." He said with a smile, before turning back to Liz.
"Elizabeth Claudia Parker, I have loved you forever. You make my life complete, I can't imagine a single day without you in my life. Together we've done some silly things, some foolish things, and have had many, many wonderful experiences that I can never forget. I pray that our lives ahead will be filled with many more memories to be made. I promise to honor, cherish, and protect you for all the days of my life. You are my true soul mate, and my best friend."
Liz smiled softly, and then began to speak. "Maxwell Phillip Evens, I have loved you forever. You have made my life complete. Together we've been through some wonderful and truly amazing events, and I wouldn't change a thing. You have been there, when I have been at my lowest point, and you never let me go.
"Every night I pray that the years ahead will be filled with happiness and joy, but more that, I pray that we will be together, to face whatever life brings. I know that there is nothing I can't get through with you by my side. I promise to honor, cherish, protect, and love you all the days of my life. You are my true soul mate, and my best friend." Max smiled then kissed Liz softly while everyone clapped.
The two of them turned to look at the small crowd and smiled. Max looked towards his family and closest friends. Isabel was crying, as was Maria. Michael was smiling and clapping his hands. Kyle and Jim were both clapping and smiling as well.
His Dad was sitting with his arm around his mother's shoulder and the two of them were smiling, and, his Mom was crying softly. He glanced towards the back of the room where Nancy Parker stood, she too was crying. Max hoped that she would find the courage to cross her husband's wishes more often. He was truly glad that she had come today. He looked back at Liz and noticed she too was watching her Mom. She smiled softly, and Max glanced up to see Nancy smile back. Today was a truly happy day, and there was still more to come.
~*~*~*~*~
Liz Evens looked up as she heard the tune of a familiar song. Max was standing next to her and offered her his hand. She took it and the two walked out to the area that was designated the dance floor. They slowly began to dance, and she thought about the last time she had danced to this song. She had been dancing with Max then too, but not this Max, the future version of him that had ceased to exist that cool fall evening.
"What do you think of our wedding dance Liz, is it just like you remembered?" Max whispered in her ear.
Liz looked at him slightly confused, "How did you know about that?" she asked softly.
"I saw. The kiss at our wedding. It's okay, I understand now. Remind me to thank Kyle tomorrow, he's a true friend to us." He said smiling.
"Thank him? At the time you wanted to kill him if I remember correctly." She said with a laugh.
"Yeah, but how many guys would pretend to sleep with their ex-girlfriends to make her current boyfriend angry without asking any questions?" he said with a smile
"True, but lets not think about that now. You can thank him all you want, tomorrow."
"Of course my dear." Max said before spinning her.
~*~*~*~*~
Maria looked on from her chair. The two of them were deliriously happy. She was glad that she hadn't been able to talk them out of getting married, though she had tried, for five hundred miles. She smiled at the memory; the wedding had been perfect, especially since she knew the real meaning behind the Elvis chapel.
But this was almost nicer, especially since the two of them looked the part. They weren't dressed in a wedding dress and tuxedo, thank heavens, but they were dressed up a bit more than at their wedding. In Vegas, Liz had worn white pants and a blue t-shirt, and Max had been wearing jeans and a green shirt. Defiantly not the normal wedding attire.
Today, Liz was wearing a long light blue dress, and Max was wearing a pair of casual black suit pants and a matching jacket. The two of them looked like they were simply going to a fancy dinner, instead of the local dinner; she thought with a smile.
She watched as Jim walked over and asked her mother to dance. Hopefully the two of them would get their act together and get married. Maria stood up as she saw Kyle make his way towards the stereo system. As she waited for Isabel to join her, she watched Michael make his way to the back of the room, and then she and Isabel went up to join Kyle.
~*~*~*~*~
The song ended, and Kyle walled over to where a microphone was hooked up to the CD player. "Hello everyone, can I have your attention please." Kyle said pausing while everyone turned around. "Thank you. Well, Isabel, Maria, Michael, and I got together and made something for the two lovebirds here. Liz, do you remember when Alex found the song he wanted to sing at yours and Maria's weddings? Well, we found a copy of a tape recording he made of it. And, we would like to play it along with a little present we made for the two of you." Kyle looked towards the back of the room and Michael turned the lights off.
Setting the microphone down, he nodded his head at the two girls. Isabel pushed a few buttons and a projector screen rolled down from the ceiling. She pressed another button to start the projector, and Maria started the tape. Soon, pictures of Max and Liz throughout their life began to appear on the screen, accompanied by Alex singing the song 'I Will Be Here'. When the song finished, the slideshow displayed a final picture Maria had of Max holding Liz in front of the Elvis Chapel. Michael turned the lights back on as the screen rose back to the ceiling. Isabel and Maria walked over to join Kyle as Liz and Max walked up, while everyone else clapped.
"Thank you." Liz said, tears in her eyes.
"Your welcome Liz." Maria said giving her a hug.
"Yeah, your welcome. We'll have a copy of it for you in a few days." Kyle said.
"Thank you Kyle." Max said. "Thanks to you all. That was wonderful."
"Your welcome little brother." Isabel said giving him a hug.
~*~*~*~*~
By this time the music had restarted, and a lot of people were dancing. Maria looked at the small group as Michael joined them and said, "Well, what are we all standing around for. Let's party."
They laughed then proceeded to follow Maria's instructions, everyone enjoying the wonderful evening.