So, Armani and EJ made arrangement to be secretly married by EJ’s pastor in his study just before sunrise service on Christmas morning. Fabian and Prissy were in attendance as witnesses. Fabian stood up for Armani as his Best Man and Prissy stood up for EJ as her Maid of Honor, while the girls made Christmas waffles at home with Austin.
Now, Armani had promised the girls a fairytale wedding and that was exactly what they were going to have. Although EJ had never really dreamed of getting married once Paul passed, by some odd twist of fate she found herself a princess bride at thirty years old. There was so much to do and so little time to get it done. So, Armani hired three wedding planners each assigned with varying aspects of the big day. One was in charge of the wedding, one was in charge of the reception and one was in charge of the honeymoon and they all were paid an insane amount of money. EJ tried to protest, but her groom would not hear it. He exercised his authority as her new husband and prince to overrule her. Armani refused to have his wife stressed out over mundane wedding details.
In retrospect EJ was glad he did. There was absolutely no way one wedding planner could have pulled off a wedding of this magnitude in ninety days. In the end, everyone handled their part of the elaborate wedding puzzle brilliantly and earned every cent of the money Armani paid them. The big day was finally here and everything was done to perfection and EJ didn’t have to make one single phone call.
EJ took one final look in the mirror as her hairstylist fussed with her diamond tiara and the dress designer fussed with her veil and Prissy played with her phone. EJ felt and looked like a million dollar bill. Rightfully so, she wore well over a million dollars- worth of jewelry alone and that didn’t even include the absolutely obscene amount of money her engagement ring that she aimlessly fiddled with cost.
“Prissy, please tell me that I’m doing the right thing.” She nervously begged for Prissy’s support.
“EJ, you’re doing the right thing.” Prissy robotically repeated as she continued to text back and forth on her phone.
“Tell Bear I said hello and tell Bear that you have to go. My wedding is about to start any minute now and I need you.”
Prissy rolled her eyes as she quickly sent Teddy a text that read, “This Bitch is tripping. I got to go. Talk soon.”
Walking to the door, Prissy opened it and cleared the room. “Okay everybody out. Princess EJ needs a few minutes alone to clear her thoughts.”
Everyone quickly hustled towards the door except EJ’s personal bodyguard, Thomas a big mountain of muscles with a stoic, but handsome face. He squared his shoulders and positioned himself at the interior entrance of the door. Prissy stared at him as if he was a unicorn with a dick sprouting through his forehead, where his horn should be.
“You too Thomas!” She insisted.
“My job is to protect the princess at all times. I’m staying, so carry on.”
“Okay… How can I say this? Oh! I have it! Thomas, get the fuck out of here before I strip naked and start playing with my clit!” Prissy screamed.
Thomas turned beet red and scurried through the door as quickly as possible. “I guess I can watch her from out here. Carry on.”
EJ burst into laughter. “Why did you do that to that man? You know he’s shy around women.”
Prissy snickered. “That’s why I did it. How else was I going to get him to leave?”
“You could have just asked me to tell him to wait outside.”
“What fun would that have been? Besides you looked like you could use a good laugh.” Prissy said as she fixed a loose curl that had fallen out of place. You look beautiful EJ. Absolutely beautiful!”
“So you’re sure I’m not making a mistake?
“What mistake. You’re already married to the man and raising two daughters. How could you even think about that now? EJ this is all just a formality. The real marriage started Christmas day. That’s when your fears and doubts should have surfaced not now.”
“It’s just that Paul is your brother and the girls are convinced Armani is their dad, and…”
“That’s because he is their dad! Paul Crown is gone… Okay! Armani’s their dad and don’t you dare tell them otherwise! Do you understand me? Don’t you see… God gave Paul back to us! So stop all this craziness and enjoy the fairytale wedding that every little girl dreams of, God knows you deserve it. I’m the one who should be second guessing their wedding plans.”
EJ looked at Prissy. She knew that face. Prissy missed Teddy. He couldn’t attend the wedding because his new reality TV show aired their live plot episode that night. It didn’t take an MIT Rocket Scientist to figure out that Prissy was still in love with him. EJ just chose not to address it.
“Wipe that sad puppy dog look off your face. Austin deserves better than that. So don’t even start.”
“EJ he’s going to meet someone on this show and get married. I can feel it.” Prissy pouted.
“Maybe, maybe not… But I thought that’s what you two agreed upon when you decided to marry Austin. Right?”
“Look, EJ… Austin is a great man… A wonderful, kind, loving and generous man… But he’s just not my Prince Charming… Bear is.” Prissy sadly confessed.
“Oh Prissy… Please don’t mess up your future by living in the past.” EJ said as she hugged her best friend just as there was a knock on the door. “That’s our cue… are you ready?”
Prissy quickly pulled herself together, remembering that it was EJ’s day. “The question is, are you ready Your High Ass, I mean Your Highness?” She teased.
“You’d better stop calling me that. Besides your ass is a hell of a lot higher than mine.” EJ laughed before hugging Prissy tight. “I love you Parisa Crown! I couldn’t imagine life without you.”
“I love you too! Now, get off of me. You know I don’t get down like that! And stop acting like one of us is about to die.” Prissy teased as she squeezed EJ tight enough to break her. “I love you Escape Jones. You are the sister that I prayed for. Now, let’s go... Your prince awaits.”
EJ snickered. “God I’ve always wanted to hear someone say that.”
“I know, I remember you use to say it all the time when we were little girls. Paul was your prince and Teddy was mine. Life’s funny, huh?”
EJ wiped a tear from the corner of her eye and nodded in agreement. “Life sure is. Now let’s go! I have a Crown Prince waiting for me!”
~*~*~
EJ and Prince Armani Fabre′ were married that day in one of the most lavish wedding ceremonies France had ever witnessed. EJ was stunning in her custom original, Christos wedding gown. She truly looked like a princess and her prince openly wept as her father presented her to him. The newly married couple honeymooned as a family with their two beautiful daughters on a private estate on a secluded island in Hawaii.
Lying on their private beach watching their daughters play in the pink sand EJ looked at her handsome husband. “I have everything that I’ve ever dreamed of except one thing.”
The handsome billionaire peered over his dark sunglasses at his beautiful bikini clad wife. “Except what? Tell me… Just name it and I’ll make sure you get it.”
A devious smile tugged at the corners of EJ’s mouth. “I have everything I’ve ever wanted except a son.”
Armani instantly got excited. “Are you pregnant?”
“No but I plan to be before we leave Hawaii!” She snickered as she kissed her handsome prince to seal the deal.
“God, I love you.” Armani breathed as he smothered his wife with a breath snatching kiss. “You are truly the woman of my dreams.”
This is certainly not the end but the beginning of a fairytale love!
~*~*~
Who could have ever imagined that Escape Jones’ escape to Paris would end on such a happy note? Somehow she managed to overcome a heartbreaking loss only to find and marry her one and only true love. Prince Armani Fabre′ was the love of her life. Just like any other fairytale ending, EJ and Armani lived a long, full, ha
ppy life. They raised two beautiful daughters and two handsome sons and they lived to see them all marry and raise children of their own. The couple were inseparable and only God had the strength to succeed at pulling them apart.
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