Buick says "You wanna go to Seattle this minute and get married?"

You say "Hmmmmm... it's tempting... I do believe some people would be upset, 
though, if they weren't invited to the wedding."

Buick says "We'll have a real wedding later. Right now, I want to marry you 
so I can tear your clothes off and ravish you on my desk."

Lara-Anne laughs.

Buick says "I'm serious, lady."

Buick smiles anyway.

You say "Truly?"

Buick nods. "Truly."

Lara-Anne smiles mischievously. "Let's."

Buick grins. "Who do we know that has a car we can borrow?"

You say "Oh... I don't know..."

Lara-Anne frowns slightly.

Buick says "Alex?"

Lara-Anne shakes her head. "He and Josette don't have a car that I know of."

Buick nods and thinks.

Buick says "YT's got one, but I don't know if it'd make it to Seattle."

Buick says "The bookstore guy."

You say "Feinan?"

Buick nods. "Yeah. Do we know him very well?"

You say "I know him some, but I'm not certain he'd allow me to borrow his car."

Buick nods. "Well, I could offer to rent it..."

You say "If you wish to try that, we can."

Buick kisses you one last, lingering time before he goes to the phone on his 
desk.

Buick hrms. "No answer. Must be closed."

Buick says "Wanna ask YT?"

You say "Who's YT?"

Buick says "You don't know.... Oh, you probably know her. She's outside 
sweeping up now. Come on."

Buick holds out a hand.

Lara-Anne takes your hand and stands up, then straightens out her clothes.

Buick grins and opens the door.

Buick arrives through a small side door.

YT: She is the energy of youth. Short blonde hair softens the sharp lines of 
her face. Either carrying or riding her skateboard, she seems in motion even 
when at rest. Take that, Mister Newton.

Buick says "YT!"

YT zooms up, string mop before her. "Yo."

Buick says "We wanna use the Studebaker. We'll cover gas and explosions."

Lara-Anne looks at YT, smiling.

YT looks at you both (mostly him) for a moment.

YT says "Don't use second gear. At all. And you gotta turn on the radio to 
get the emergency brake to work. And fill her up when you're done."

Lara-Anne arches an eyebrow.

Buick nods. "Groovy. We're faded. Back in the morning."

YT eyes the two of you knowingly. "Tip the hotel cleark."

Lara-Anne blinks.

Buick grins. "Sure thing. Get back to work."

YT skates off on the wet floor behind her mop.

Lara-Anne blushes and glares at Buick. "Don't encourage her."

Buick laughs...

Buick says "So. You ready?"

Buick says "This could be a big moment for you."

Lara-Anne nods. "I'm ready, love."

Buick holds open the door for you. "Three hours in, three hours back, and 
home just before sunrise. Unless we get distracted."

Lara-Anne giggles and blushes.

Buick peers around...

You say "Which way is the Studebaker?"

Buick says "Not sure. Probably in the parking lot at the deli."



Buick backs toward you.

Buick jerks to a stop. "I think I got the hang of it."

Lara-Anne giggles and gets into the car.

24-Hour Universal Church of the Undying Elvis(#4069RJ)
It's like a big red velvet hug from a huge aunt. And lots of candles, guitars, 
45's and various and sundry paraphenalia. At the front of the room is an 
altar.
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Lara-Anne laughs!

Buick Shooshes you. We're almost ready. Only two more couples.

Buick gets the name right.

Buick murmurs "I'm sorry. It's the only place open."

Father Evelyn intones "In the name of The King, and Priscilla and little Lisa 
Marie, Amen."

Lara-Anne giggles softly at the back of the church.

The happy couple echoes "Amen."

Buick shooshes you again.

The couple in front of you steps up to the altar.

Buick squeezes your hand. "I know this ain't what you had in mind. I'm sorry."

Lara-Anne grins, trying not to start laughing again. "It's all-right, love. 
We'll do it right back in St. Claire."

Buick kisses you.

"In the name of the King, and of Priscilla, and little Lisa Marie, Amen."

"Amen."

Buick stands up, still holding your hand.

Lara-Anne smiles and walks with you up to the altar.

Father Evelyn looks at you and smiles, her teeth almost as bright as her 
rhinestones. "Welcome to the 24-Hour Universal Church of the Undying Elvis."

Buick nods. "Um. Thanks."

Father Evelyn looks down upon you. "So you have decided to make your two 
lives one in the sight of the King, for ever and ever, under the power of 
rock and roll?"

Lara-Anne can't help but giggle.

Buick squeezes your hand. "Yes, we have."

Father Evelyn says "You have the forms filled out?"

Lara-Anne blinks and looks at Buick.

Buick nods and hands her the papers.

Lara-Anne smiles at the 'Father', trying not to laugh.

Father Evelyn says "Do you, Tony and Lara-Anne, promise to stay together, like 
Elvis and Joan Blackman in 'Blue Hawaii'?"

Lara-Anne bites her lip. Hard. A giggle threatens to escape regardless though.

Buick nods. "I do."

Buick nudzhes you.

Lara-Anne clears her throat. "I do." She starts giggling again.

Buick pokes you.

Father Evelyn smiles benevolently and says "And do you promise to respect each 
other, like Elvis and Juliet Prowse in 'GI Blues'?"

Lara-Anne giggles again, and nods. "I do."

Buick nods. "I do."

Father Evelyn says "And do you promise to love each other in the perfect 
Elvis light?"

Lara-Anne can't help it. She bursts out laughing.

You say "I do..."

Buick pokes you in the side with an elbow. "I'm fairly certain I do. Even if 
she does embarrass me."

Lara-Anne giggles and leans her head against your shoulder.

Buick closes his eyes in a long-suffering attitude.

Father Evelyn nods. "The rings?"

Buick blinks. "Beg pardon?"

Father Evelyn blinks. "The rings. It's a sort of a tradition."

Buick says "Um..."

Lara-Anne ohs softly and looks at Buick.

Father Evelyn smiles in understanding.

Father Evelyn steps back to a life-size mannequin of The King, who is wearing 
several rings. She pulls two off. "$75. No sales tax."

You say "Are they a necessity?"

Buick hrms. "Look. Little enameled images of The King."

Lara-Anne starts laughing hysterically again.

Father Evelyn says "Technically, no. But they do enhance the experience. Many 
who did without regret it later."

Buick says "And in his early days too."

Father Evelyn smiles. "They're puzzle rings. He detaches into three separate 
sections."

Lara-Anne giggles and leans against Buick for support.

Buick says "Shoosh. We'll take them."

Lara-Anne nods, still giggling.

Father Evelyn hands you the rings. "Place the rings on each other's fingers?"

Buick takes your hand, and with a seriousness unhinted at by previous events, 
slides it onto your finger.

Lara-Anne takes your hand and slips the ring around your left ring finger.

Buick holds your hand tight, and looks up at you, smiling.

Lara-Anne smiles at you, barely restrained amusement dancing in her eyes.

Father Evelyn says "Before The King, the immortal Teddy Bear, I join these 
two supplicants together, to love each other tender, until rock and roll 
should die."

Father Evelyn intones "In the name of the King, and of Priscilla, and little 
Lisa Marie, Amen."

Buick says "Amen."

You say "Amen."

Father Evelyn says "You can kiss now. That's tradition too."

Buick pulls you close and kisses you firmly, with a pulsing undercurrent that 
belies a hunka hunka burnin love beneath his skin.

Lara-Anne returns the kiss most ardently.

Father Evelyn congratulates you and nudzhes you along so there's room for the 
next couple.

Lara-Anne smiles at Father Evelyn and kisses you again.

Buick scoops you up in his arms and carries you out to the car.

Lara-Anne giggles.

Lara-Anne hugs you tightly and kisses you several times by the time you get 
out to the car.

Buick sets you down in the passenger seat and hurries around to the driver's 
side.

'48 Studebaker(#4069RJ)
Old, clunky, and the parts are falling off of it.
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Buick jumps in and closes the door.

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