An Everly Tale
Chapter Thirteen
By A Shot of Amber
This is it! The last chapter of a great, at least I think so, story. I hope you enjoyed it also! I really enjoyed writing this story so please be kind and give me your reviews or send all comments, questions, suggestions, and flames to SaphriansWaterReflectionhotmail.com. Thank you!
An Everly Tale Chapter Thirteen
They took a plane back to Basalt a few days later. Serena slept most of the ride, her head on Darien's shoulder while he read the paper that he had bought before boarding. The story hadn't gotten out yet which was good. It would give him and Serena time to escape and hide out from the press. He had already decided what to do; he just needed to clear it with his mother who had yet to hear the news.
When they landed in Basalt Darien woke Serena up and together they walked off the plane to the terminal and out into the bright sunshine.
"This is real difference from the last time I was here," Serena said looking up into the blue sky. "It was raining."
"The sun is out to greet us for coming back."
"It is wonderful," Serena sighed then took his hand as they walked through the parking lot to his car. With their luggage thrown in the trunk they took off headed towards the palace. As they got closer Darien began to feel a little nervous, this was a big thing he was doing. Serena must have noticed his nerves because she took his hand which was resting on the gears and gently wrapped her fingers around it. He looked at her and she mouthed the words calm down. He smiled and kissed her hand before turning his eyes back to the road.
They arrived at the palace a shortly there after and parked by the back door in the same place the limo had dropped her off when she first visited the queen. Now was her turn to be nervous but Darien reached over and took her hand. Immediately the nervous feeling went away as they walked inside and headed for Lady Jeanette's private sitting room.
"Jeanette and her family should still be here so I'll go in first and then you follow when I call your name."
Serena nodded and swallowed around the lump in her throat. Once outside the doors to the sitting room Darien squeezed her hand then let go and opened the door and walked in. Meanwhile Serena stepped back into the shadows of the hall just far enough where she could still hear the conversation.
"Endymion!" Jeanette cried standing up so the skirt of her tennis dress swirled around her legs.
"Hello Lady Jeanette," Darien replied gravely.
"Oh Darien you don't need to call me Lady Jeanette, just call me Jeanette," Jeanette pouted. "I'm so glad you came back. Mummy and daddy were worried that you would never come back and then we would have to go and find you. That would be terribly expensive but I was insistent since you need to be here for the planning of our wedding!"
"Yes about the wedding. I should tell you ...Jeanette...that we're not getting married."
"What do you mean?" Jeanette asked looking shocked.
"Jeanette I want you to meet someone. She's the reason we are not getting married."
"Oh and who is that?" Jeanette asked in a haughty tone.
"My wife, Serena Tuskino Shields." Darien turned towards the door. "Come on in Serena."
Serena stepped into the room and walked over to Darien who put his arm around her and smiled at Jeanette.
Jeanette wasn't so happy. She stepped back and the smile dropped off her face. "You married a commoner! You married this trash?!" Jeanette cried pointing her finger at Serena.
"Yes I did, and she's not trash, she's the love of my life," Darien replied.
Serena smiled at Jeanette who was sputtering with anger. "I'm sorry if this comes as a shock to you Lady Jeanette but Darien and I didn't really know what we were doing till a few days before we left Japan. I'm sure you must feel very lucky to be able to be the first to congratulate us."
"Jeanette you're a very lovely lady but I don't think we would have worked. I didn't want a womyn who only wanted me fore my title. I wanted someone who loves me for being me," Darien replied.
"Than why did you marry her? She's just out to get the title of queen," Jeanette replied in a cold voice.
"Who says I'm going to be queen?" Serena asked as she and Darien turned and walked out of the room. "Didn't you hear?" Serena turned around and smiled at Jeanette. "Darien abdicated the throne."
Jeanette didn't say anything but just stood there staring in wide eyed shock at the empty doorway.
Outside in the hallway Serena laughed and held onto Darien's arm, the diamond of her ring gleaming the sunlight from the windows.
Meanwhile Jeanette sat down in her chair and put her head in her hands. What had just happened?
"So I thought we could live in Green Acres while the press has a field day over my abdication."
Serena smiled and reached for Darien's hand entwining her fingers through his. "I like that. I want to stay as far away from the press as possible."
"Then you will there. Green Acres is a private estate where we can be alone."
"With no Lady Jeanette," Serena laughed snuggling closer to Darien.
Darien also laughed and wrapped his arm around her. "Definetly no Lady Jeanette and we can have our own life there, away from the press and public life."
"Away from the world," Serena sighed looking out the windows of her apartment.
"Yes away from the world." Darien lifted the hand which wore her wedding band. "You know I never thought I would marry. I always pictured myself alone for all my life going from one womyn to the other."
"But that all changed when you met a girl from Japan who captured your heart," Serena replied.
"And that girl from Japan changed my whole world making me realize what love is," Darien added
"And they lived happily ever after," Serena finished than after a pause added. "It feels like a fairy tale."
"Maybe it is a fairy tale."
Serena looked up at Darien. "I like the idea of it being a fairy tale, it makes everything all the more romantic." She smiled up at him. "I love you my prince."
Darien smiled back down at her. "And I love you my princess."
And gently he kissed her, a kiss of an eternity.
The end! I'm on cloud nine right now to finish the story! I'm glad you stayed for the ride; if it wasn't for the readers I wouldn't have anything. Thank you everyone! Hugs Now please be kind and read and review or send all comments, questions, suggestions, and flames to SaphriansWaterReflectionhotmail.com! Thank you!
This is it! The last chapter of a great, at least I think so, story. I hope you enjoyed it also! I really enjoyed writing this story so please be kind and give me your reviews or send all comments, questions, suggestions, and flames to SaphriansWaterReflectionhotmail.com. Thank you!
An Everly Tale Chapter Thirteen
They took a plane back to Basalt a few days later. Serena slept most of the ride, her head on Darien's shoulder while he read the paper that he had bought before boarding. The story hadn't gotten out yet which was good. It would give him and Serena time to escape and hide out from the press. He had already decided what to do; he just needed to clear it with his mother who had yet to hear the news.
When they landed in Basalt Darien woke Serena up and together they walked off the plane to the terminal and out into the bright sunshine.
"This is real difference from the last time I was here," Serena said looking up into the blue sky. "It was raining."
"The sun is out to greet us for coming back."
"It is wonderful," Serena sighed then took his hand as they walked through the parking lot to his car. With their luggage thrown in the trunk they took off headed towards the palace. As they got closer Darien began to feel a little nervous, this was a big thing he was doing. Serena must have noticed his nerves because she took his hand which was resting on the gears and gently wrapped her fingers around it. He looked at her and she mouthed the words calm down. He smiled and kissed her hand before turning his eyes back to the road.
They arrived at the palace a shortly there after and parked by the back door in the same place the limo had dropped her off when she first visited the queen. Now was her turn to be nervous but Darien reached over and took her hand. Immediately the nervous feeling went away as they walked inside and headed for Lady Jeanette's private sitting room.
"Jeanette and her family should still be here so I'll go in first and then you follow when I call your name."
Serena nodded and swallowed around the lump in her throat. Once outside the doors to the sitting room Darien squeezed her hand then let go and opened the door and walked in. Meanwhile Serena stepped back into the shadows of the hall just far enough where she could still hear the conversation.
"Endymion!" Jeanette cried standing up so the skirt of her tennis dress swirled around her legs.
"Hello Lady Jeanette," Darien replied gravely.
"Oh Darien you don't need to call me Lady Jeanette, just call me Jeanette," Jeanette pouted. "I'm so glad you came back. Mummy and daddy were worried that you would never come back and then we would have to go and find you. That would be terribly expensive but I was insistent since you need to be here for the planning of our wedding!"
"Yes about the wedding. I should tell you ...Jeanette...that we're not getting married."
"What do you mean?" Jeanette asked looking shocked.
"Jeanette I want you to meet someone. She's the reason we are not getting married."
"Oh and who is that?" Jeanette asked in a haughty tone.
"My wife, Serena Tuskino Shields." Darien turned towards the door. "Come on in Serena."
Serena stepped into the room and walked over to Darien who put his arm around her and smiled at Jeanette.
Jeanette wasn't so happy. She stepped back and the smile dropped off her face. "You married a commoner! You married this trash?!" Jeanette cried pointing her finger at Serena.
"Yes I did, and she's not trash, she's the love of my life," Darien replied.
Serena smiled at Jeanette who was sputtering with anger. "I'm sorry if this comes as a shock to you Lady Jeanette but Darien and I didn't really know what we were doing till a few days before we left Japan. I'm sure you must feel very lucky to be able to be the first to congratulate us."
"Jeanette you're a very lovely lady but I don't think we would have worked. I didn't want a womyn who only wanted me fore my title. I wanted someone who loves me for being me," Darien replied.
"Than why did you marry her? She's just out to get the title of queen," Jeanette replied in a cold voice.
"Who says I'm going to be queen?" Serena asked as she and Darien turned and walked out of the room. "Didn't you hear?" Serena turned around and smiled at Jeanette. "Darien abdicated the throne."
Jeanette didn't say anything but just stood there staring in wide eyed shock at the empty doorway.
Outside in the hallway Serena laughed and held onto Darien's arm, the diamond of her ring gleaming the sunlight from the windows.
Meanwhile Jeanette sat down in her chair and put her head in her hands. What had just happened?
"So I thought we could live in Green Acres while the press has a field day over my abdication."
Serena smiled and reached for Darien's hand entwining her fingers through his. "I like that. I want to stay as far away from the press as possible."
"Then you will there. Green Acres is a private estate where we can be alone."
"With no Lady Jeanette," Serena laughed snuggling closer to Darien.
Darien also laughed and wrapped his arm around her. "Definetly no Lady Jeanette and we can have our own life there, away from the press and public life."
"Away from the world," Serena sighed looking out the windows of her apartment.
"Yes away from the world." Darien lifted the hand which wore her wedding band. "You know I never thought I would marry. I always pictured myself alone for all my life going from one womyn to the other."
"But that all changed when you met a girl from Japan who captured your heart," Serena replied.
"And that girl from Japan changed my whole world making me realize what love is," Darien added
"And they lived happily ever after," Serena finished than after a pause added. "It feels like a fairy tale."
"Maybe it is a fairy tale."
Serena looked up at Darien. "I like the idea of it being a fairy tale, it makes everything all the more romantic." She smiled up at him. "I love you my prince."
Darien smiled back down at her. "And I love you my princess."
And gently he kissed her, a kiss of an eternity.
The end! I'm on cloud nine right now to finish the story! I'm glad you stayed for the ride; if it wasn't for the readers I wouldn't have anything. Thank you everyone! Hugs Now please be kind and read and review or send all comments, questions, suggestions, and flames to SaphriansWaterReflectionhotmail.com! Thank you!