“Thanks, Nick!” Maya squealed, as Phoenix handed her a tray full of pancakes, “But you forgot the maple syrup!”
He groaned. “Can’t you just be grateful that I made you breakfast in bed?”
“But it’s a big day, Nick! I can’t waste time fetching things from the kitchen when I could be getting ready!”
“Alright, alright… I’ll get you the syrup!” He put the tray down on her bed and walked off.
Maya chewed on a mouthful of pancake as she opened her wardrobe to take another look at her new robe; the robe belonging to the master of Kurain. In only a few short ours she would be wearing it as she was officially declared to be the master.
A month had passed since the birth of the twins, and the elders had decided that they could not wait any longer; Kurain needed a master. And today was the day they had set for the ceremony.
She ran her fingers along the intricately embroidered purple silk, hardly able to believe that the day had finally come.
The door to her room opened, revealing a person holding a bottle of syrup; but to Maya’s surprise, it wasn’t Nick.
“Robyn!” Maya said happily, “When did you get here?”
“Just now, Maya dear! I offered to bring this to you, since we need to catch up!” She handed Maya the bottle, and Maya started eagerly pouring it all over the pancakes.
“Mmm, thanks!” she replied, shovelling in some more pancake.
“So how have you been, Maya?” Robyn asked, “Is everything alright with the twins?”
Maya chewed a little more, then swallowed before answering. “Yeah, pretty much… it’s still difficult though. I’m always so tired!” Maya yawned, as if to demonstrate the point.
Robyn nodded. “Yes, it was tough enough for me with just Phoenix as a baby… two in one go must be a nightmare!”
“Well, it gets easier,” said Maya, “We’re getting used to things now. If it hadn’t been for you and Phil in the first couple of weeks I’d probably have had a mental breakdown or something! And it’s brilliant that Nick lives here in Kurain at the moment so he can help me!”
“Yes, he seems to be really happy here,” Robyn said, “Erm… I don’t mean to be rude, but have you and Phoenix considered… well, dating?”
Maya blushed. “Um… we’ve talked about it a little,” she admitted, “And… we think that maybe one day, in the future…”
Robyn was practically grinning from ear to ear. “Oh, that would be wonderful! You could even get ma-” She stopped herself, “I mean, er, I don’t want you to feel pressured! These things take time!” She patted Maya’s shoulder, still looking incredibly pleased.
There was a knock on the door. “Mystic Maya? Can I come in?”
“Sure, Pearly!”
Pearl entered the room, cradling David in her arms. “He’s a bit hungry!” She handed him to Maya.
“Oh, I’d better feed him before I get dressed!” Maya undid the top buttons of her pyjamas and started to breastfeed David; she’d gotten so used to this in the last month, it was no trouble to her at all.
“I think Mia is a bit hungry too, but Mr Phil wouldn’t let me have her!” Pearl said, looking a little angry.
“Oh dear, he adores her a bit too much, I think,” said Robyn, “I’ll try and rescue the poor little thing!” She went off to go and find Phil.
Pearl sat down on Maya’s bed and began stroking David’s soft, fluff hair as he drank his milk. “Are you excited to become the master, Mystic Maya?”
“I guess so,” she replied, “It’s going to be so weird though, being in charge of a whole village!”
“Well, you’ll be great!” said Pearl, “There is no one who could make a better master than you!”
Not in your mother’s opinion, Maya thought to herself. But she kept her mouth closed so as not to upset Pearl, who still didn’t understand Morgan’s evil schemes.
After finishing her pancakes, Maya decided it was time to put on the sacred robe. Pearl helped her into it, then one of the other spirit mediums from the village came to do Maya’s hair, curling it into an intricately styled bun. She added a little makeup before smiling at the results and leaving to help the elders prepare.
“Look in the mirror, Mystic Maya!” Pearl said excited.
“Alright, alright…” Maya turned to stare in awe at her reflection. She looked like a truly different person; much older and wiser than usual. She really looked like the master of a village of spirit mediums. “Wow!”
“I know!” said Pearl, “You are so pretty!”
“We’d better start greeting the guests, they’ll be here soon,” Maya said, tearing her eyes away from the beautiful reflection that she could hardly believe was her.
Pearl picked up David, who had been lying on the bed. They walked out of Maya’s room, down the corridor, and into Fey Manor’s airy hallway. The training hall was sealed off; this was being prepared for the ceremony by the village elders.
“Hey, Nick!” said Maya.
He turned round, then suddenly his mouth dropped open. “Maya…? Is that you?”
“Yeah, of course it is, silly!”
“Wow! You look… just… wow…!”
She blushed a little; Phoenix couldn’t keep his eyes off her.
“You look wonderful, darling!” Robyn gushed, “Here, let me hold David, Pearl dear!”
Pearl handed over the baby to his grandmother. They noticed Phil in the corner, feeding Mia a bottle of warm milk. He seemed too distracted by the baby to even notice that Maya had entered the room.
Robyn cleared her throat loudly, and Phil finally looked round. He seemed surprised at Maya’s appearance.
“Oh, er, Maya!” he said, “You look…. Nice.” He briefly glanced at her outfit before quickly turning his attentions back to baby Mia.
“Nice…? Is that the best he could do?” said Phoenix, rolling his eyes, “Well I suppose it’s a pretty good compliment, coming from Dad.”
The conversation was interrupted by the ringing of the doorbell. Pearl hurried forwards to slide back the front door, letting in Gumshoe and Maggey.
“Hey, pal!” Gumshoe cried, “Oh, wow, you look like a real gypsy, Maya! Well done!”
“Er… I’m a spirit medium…” she corrected him.
“You look so great!” said Maggey. She rushed forwards for a hug, then hesitated. “Oops, better not ruin your hair!”
“Haha, probably not. It took quite a while to do!” said Maya.
“Hey, we’ve got some news!” said Gumshoe loudly, “Maggey’s-”
Maggey shushed him quickly. “Not now, Dick! This is Maya’s day! We’ll tell her the news tomorrow.”
“Aw, okay. But I was so excited! Our own baby-”
“Shhh!” she said, nudging his elbow, “Let’s not steal the limelight from Maya!”
“Um… let me guess, Maggey’s pregnant?” said Maya.
“Darn it! How did you figure that out, pal?” asked Gumshoe.
Maya just rolled her eyes at him. “Congratulations, Maggey! Hey, it could be friends with Mia and David!”
“Yay!” said Maggey, “Oh, I’m so excited! But I’m not getting my hopes up too much. After all, everything usually goes wrong for me…” She looked a little sad.
Maya patted her shoulder. “Hey, it’ll be fine! After all, you and Gumshoe got married, right? That was lucky! And both of you are doing fine! Maybe you’re starting to get lucky for once!”
“I sure hope so!”
There was a second ringing sound; Pearl rushed to answer the door once again. “Oh! Mister Laurice!” she said, “Hello!”
“Hey, Pearl, my lil cutie!” said Larry, “What’s up, guys?”
“Hi Larry!” said Maya, “Wow, it’s been a while since we last saw you!”
“Yeah, and I missed you loads, Maya babe!” he said, with a grin, “Wow, you look like a million dollars! Not that you’re not always cute, Maya!”
“What are you babbling about now, Larry?” Phoenix groaned.
“Hey, nice to see you too, dude!” Larry walked towards Phoenix and gave him a slightly painful pat on the back, “So, Maya’s looking fine today! Are you gonna take this chance or not, Nick? Cos if you don’t, I might have to!”
“I… don’t know what you’re talking about,” said Phoenix. His slight blush gave him away. Maya found herself meeting his eye and blushing too.
Larry coughed, breaking the silence. “So how’s my little Larina and Larry Junior?” he asked.
“You mean Mia and David?” said Phoenix.
“Whatever. But you know, Larry Jr would’ve been a rockin’ name!” Larry winked, giving everyone a thumbs up. Pearl looked confused.
“I don’t really understand what you’re talking about, Mister Laurice…”
“Don’t worry about it, Pearl,” Phoenix reassured her, “Larry just spouts a load of rubbish most of the time.”
She bit her thumbnail. “I still don’t get it… I don’t see any rubbish…”
“Never mind,” said Maya, “Hmm, when’s Edgeworth gonna get here? I did send him an invitation, right?”
As if to answer her question, the doorbell chimed again. “Ah, this should be him now!” said Phoenix, opening the sliding door. Edgeworth smiled, shook his hand, and walked in; but he wasn’t alone. Hobbling along behind him was Franziska von Karma, leaning heavily on a crutch with her one good arm; the other arm was in a sling.
Everyone stood in stunned silence as Edgeworth helped Franziska through the door.
Larry, insensitive as ever, broke the silence. “Hey, Franzy! Thanks for bailing me out of jail after I hit you with that bus! Er… you look great! I’m really diggin’ the ‘injured chick’ look!”
Franziska fixed him with a murderous glare. “I must warn you that after weeks of intensive practice, I am now an ambidextrous whipper. I may have broken my whipping arm, but I can whip you just as forcefully with my good arm!”
“I thought you were going to be nice?” Edgeworth whispered.
“Not to him, he hit me with a bus!” she hissed. Edgeworth chuckled.
Phoenix coughed. “So… er… hello, Franziska. Glad to see you’re out of hospital.”
“She got discharged yesterday,” said Edgeworth, “I’m sorry for bringing her without an invitation. Franziska has some things to say to you all.”
Gumshoe nudged Phoenix. “I bet you fifty cents they’re bad things, pal.”
“Fifty cents?” Phoenix replied in a whisper, “You’re obviously not very confident then.”
“Seriously, pal, that’s all the money I’ve got with me.”
Phoenix sighed, then nodded and they shook hands.
“If you fools would shut up, I would like to say a few words,” said Franziska. Everyone fell silent.
Franziska limped closer to Maya. “Maya Fey. I am sorry that I held a grudge against you for so long. I understand that you were in a difficult situation, which is why you panicked and made up rumours; you did not intend to be malicious to me. For that, I forgive you. I am also sorry for gossiping with Maggey about your pregnancy. That was very shallow and unkind of me. Thirdly, I apologise for when I tried to get you convicted of murder although you were clearly not the killer. I hope you can forgive me for my faults.”
Maya stared at her, wide eyed, for a little while. “Um…, Franziska. Yeah, I forgive you. But it’s ok about the murder trial thing, you were only doing your job.”
Franziska shook her head. “I was only doing it for selfish reasons, not for the greater good.”
“Um… alright…”
Next, Franziska moved on to Gumshoe. “Scruffy. I am sorry for whipping you and causing you numerous injuries when you often did not deserve such a violent punishment. I apologise for decreasing your pay when you were clearly already living in extreme poverty. I am also sorry for placing a tracking device on your person, and for any other misery or discomfort I caused you without good reason. And I am sorry for calling you scruffy.”
Gumshoe wiped a tear from the corner of his eye. “Thanks pal. It means a lot to me!”
Franziska’s whipping hand twitched a little when he called her ‘pal’, but she managed to control herself.
“Now, Maggey Byrde. I am ever so sorry for taking out my anger on you and refusing to speak to your for a considerable period of time. You were a good friend to me, and I hope that one day we can call each other friends again.”
“Oh, Franziska! It’s ok, we’re still friends!” said Maggey. She leaned forwards to give Franziska a hug, then stopped when she remembered that hugging would probably cause Franziska a lot of pain.
Franziska smiled, letting her guard down for once. Maggey grinned back, before Franziska tuned to Phoenix.
“Phoenix Wright. I am sorry for using you to get revenge on Miles Edgeworth. That wasn’t fair of me. You are a good person and did not deserve that.”
“I’m sorry too,” he said, “It’s kind of my fault that you got hit by a bus, cos I distracted you when you were crossing the road…”
“Not at all. That was my own foolish fault, not yours,” said Franziska.
“Hey… so do I get an apology now?” Larry said, grinning.
“Certainly not! You hit me with a bus! You’re lucky I didn’t have you sued and locked up for life!” said Franziska.
“Oh… ok,” said Larry, “Well, um, thanks for not pressing charges or anything.”
“You are welcome,” Franziska said, attempting a smile.
Phil cleared his throat and spoke up for the first time. “If this little love fest is over, could someone make me a decent cup of tea?”
“Oh, I’ll do that!” Pearl said politely, “Right this way, sir!”
Phil handed Mia to Phoenix. “Take good care of her while I’m gone, son.”
Phoenix snorted. “She’s my daughter, not yours! Of course I’ll take good care of her!” Phil glared at him and followed Pearl to the kitchen.
“Well, shall we go into the training hall? The ceremony will start soon,” said Maya. They were all about to leave when the doorbell rang. Again.
“I’ll get that,” said Phoenix, “Oh! Prosecutor Godot!”
“Morning, Wright,” said the prosecutor, “You don’t mind my intrusion, do you? I heard that there was something going down at Fey Manor and thought I’d see for myself.”
“Yeah, I’m getting initiated as master of Kurain!” said Maya, “Hey, do you wanna stick around and watch, Mr Godot?”
“If that’s alright with you,” said Godot.
Phoenix suddenly remembered something. “Oh yeah, did you want to see the babies?” he asked, “This is Mia.”
He passed the baby girl over to Godot, who held her surprising tenderly. “She’s certainly as beautiful as her namesake,” he said approvingly.
“Well, come on! We need to get into the training hall!” said Maya. She led the way, her guests trailing behind her. They all gasped as they entered the hall; it had been completely transformed. The whole room was filled with Japanese decorations, oriental plants and lanterns, giving it a magical aura. A pathway lined with candles led to the channelling chamber, where the actual ceremony would take place.
“Wow! This place looks totally different,” said Phoenix, “Oh, hey Pearls!” He waved to Pearl and Phil, who had just returned from the kitchen. Phil eyed Godot suspiciously; he didn’t like it when strangers held his precious granddaughter.
“Oh, Mystic Maya, there you are!” said one of the elders, “The ceremony is almost ready to start. But firstly, there are some people who would like to speak with you.”
“Really? Who?” asked Maya.
“Right this way,” said the medium, “Your friend can stay here.” She beckoned for Maya to follow, and let her to one of Fey Manor’s smaller training rooms. Inside, two women were sat on a low couch. The elder smiled and ushered Maya inside. “I’ll give you three some time to talk,” she said, leaving and gently closing the door behind her.
Maya grinned, rushing forwards to the two women; her mother and her sister. Of course, it wasn’t really them, but all the same their spirits were there.
“Maya!” said Misty, “Come and sit with us.”
“Mother!” Maya cried. She leapt forwards into her mothers arms.
Misty laughed. “There, now, don’t mess up your robes!” Maya’s mother smoothed down the crumples in the silk.
“You look amazing, Maya!” Mia complimented her, “Are you excited?”
“Yeah, I think so… I’m a bit nervous as well, though.”
“That’s understandable,” said Misty comfortingly, “I was so frightened before my own initiation ceremony, I was shaking so much I could hardly read the Spirit Oath!”
“But I’m sure you’ll do just fine, Maya,” said Mia, “You’re strong. You’ll be a great master.”
“You think so?” asked Maya, biting her lip, “I feel like I’m too young for this!”
“You’ve had two children,” said Misty, “This will be a breeze compared to that. And you’ll be a wonderful master… after all, it’s your destiny!”
Maya looked at Mia. “I feel a bit bad, though, sis. This should have been you! You’re the eldest, after all!”
Mia laughed and shook her head. “Oh, don’t go worrying about me, Maya. I willingly gave up the chance to be master when I left to become a lawyer. This role always belonged to you.” She reached out her arms and gave her sister a hug. “It’s nearly time, ok? We’ll have to go soon.”
“Alright. I think I’m ready.”
Misty smiled proudly at her daughter. “Good luck, Maya,” she said, “Remember that whatever happens, I am always very proud of you.”
“Thanks, Mother,” Maya said, trying to swallow the lump in her throat and stop herself from crying.
“Yeah, good luck sis, although you won’t really need it,” said Mia, “And you’d better channel me soon, ok? I miss the twins already!”
Misty tutted at her. “You really shouldn’t get into the habit of channelling your dead relatives. It’s abusing the power of the Kurain technique!”
“But Maya will be the master,” said Mia, “So she can channel whoever she wants… particularly her lovely big sis who really wants to see her cute little niece and nephew!”
Their mother sighed. “Yes, I suppose she can…”
Maya heard her name being called from the training hall. “I’d better get going!” she said, “The elders are calling me!”
Misty and Mia hugged her one last time.
“Bye, Mother! Bye, sis!” Maya waved as she left the room and hurried back to the hall.
“Mmm, this is some delicious soup, pal!” said Gumshoe, slurping down his fifth bowl of Kurain’s Secret recipe Soup.
“I wouldn’t touch the strawberry dessert, though,” said Maya, “My Aunt Morgan sent it over from jail, so it’s probably poisoned or something…”
“Yummy, strawberry dessert!” they heard Larry saying, walking past with a plateful of pink goo.
“Larry, no….!” Maya cried, trying and failing to stop him from shoving a large spoonful into his mouth. He swallowed, looking puzzled.
“What? Is there something wrong with this dessert? It tastes great! A bit sickly though…”
“Um… no, I’m sure it’s fine…” said Maya, a bit doubtfully. She decided to go and remove the dessert from the buffet table in case it really was poisoned and somebody else ate it.
She picked up the jaw-droppingly large tray of mushy pudding and headed for the incinerator, smiling as she passed all of her friends. The ceremony had been a success; in the end, reciting the spirit oath and vowing to devote her life to Kurain had been surprisingly easy, just as her mother had said.
Maya looked down at the red and yellow talisman around her neck, the one she’d be wearing for the rest of her life, until little Mia hopefully inherited it. She’d already swapped the photo inside for one of Nick, Pearly and the twins; after all, the talisman was supposed to contain the things most precious to you, and those four people were Maya’s priorities right now. The previous photo was in a frame in Maya’s room. Those memories of herself and Mia as kids were precious, of course… but now it was time to move on.
Maya stepped out into the cool air of the garden, heading for the old incinerator. It brought back memories of Nick; apparently there’d been some important clue in there once, although she’d been in prison at the time, so she didn’t know much about it. She emptied the tray of dessert inside, on top of all the other old rubbish in there. Good riddance, since Morgan had probably concealed something nasty in there. Hopefully Larry would be alright…
“Hey, Maya! What are you doing?” It was Nick, walking towards her across the quaint Japanese-style garden.
“Oh, just getting rid of some bad food,” she said, “What are you doing out here?”
“I wondered where you’d got to,” he said, “I haven’t really congratulated you yet, Maya. You did great!”
“Thanks!”
“And you look really nice today too.”
“Um… thanks, Nick!”
He stood around awkwardly, as if he had something else to say.
“Nick?”
“Yeah?”
“Er… is there something else you wanted?” she asked curiously. Phoenix looked nervous, shifting from one foot to the other.
“Yeah, kind of…” he looked at her weirdly, “Actually…” Phoenix stepped forwards and put his hands on Maya’s face. He bent his head down and their lips met. At first Maya was a bit taken by surprise, but kissing Nick felt good, and she kissed him back. After a couple of minutes they broke apart, breathless. Phoenix’s hands were still warm around her waist.
“Shall we go back inside?” Maya suggested, “It’s my party, after all. Everyone will wonder where I’ve got to.”
“Yeah, of course,” said Phoenix, “After all, we’ve got plenty of time for kissing… and stuff…”
She grinned at him, and he took her hand. Together, they walked back in to Fey Manor.
It was way past midnight, but the party was nowhere near over. After all, as Gumshoe had said, “You only become a master-spirit-thingamajig once, pal! Might as well celebrate in style!”
The elders had long since gone to bed in disapproval, but the younger mediums were enjoying themselves as Maya and her friends showed them how to have a good time. The poor girls didn’t usually get much fun at Kurain, but now that Maya was master, things were sure to change for the better.
“Larry! Back from the toilet, I see?” Phoenix laughed as Larry walked into the hall, clutching his stomach.
“Yeah, but I think I’ll have to dash back there soon… ugh…” Larry stumbled over to a chair and sat down. The poor guy was the only one not enjoying the evening; it seemed that Morgan had put laxatives into the pudding. Nothing deadly, but still pretty unpleasant for the poor idiot who’d eaten it.
“Hey Nick! Come and dance with me again!” said Maya, grabbing Phoenix’s arm.
“Alright! But are you sure we shouldn’t turn the music down? Those poor grannies in the village won’t be able to sleep!”
“Screw the grannies, this is my village now!” Maya laughed.
“Oh dear… looks like Kurain is doomed!” Phoenix joked.
Maya punched his arm. “Hey, Kurain is lucky to have me in charge! I’m just what this boring place needs!”
Phoenix laughed and put his arms around her, planting a kiss on her forehead. He noticed Pearl watching them joyfully; she gave him a big thumbs-up when she saw him looking.
He grinned back at her and kissed Maya on the lips; might as well make Pearl happy.
The two of them were dancing together when someone turned down the music.
“Hey! Turn that back up, pal!” yelled Gumshoe, “Me and Maggey are trying to dance here!”
Edgeworth got up on to the raised platform at the end of the room and cleared his throat. “Actually, I’d like to say something, if I could have everybody silent.”
Everyone was quiet after a couple of seconds, all eyes on Edgeworth. Franziska narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously, unsure of what he was planning to say.
“Well, as you all know, there’s a young woman in this room who is very special to me,” he began, “Franziska von Karma, I love you!”
Phoenix face-palmed. “Oh no, I think Edgeworth’s had a bit too much to drink! I knew we shouldn’t have let Larry bring that cheap beer!”
“Anyway,” Edgeworth continued, “I’d like to ask her something! Franziska von Karma… will you do me the honour of being my bride?”
Franziska was outraged. “Miles! You’re embarrassing yourself. You’re drunk!”
He shook his head. “I’ve only had half a can of beer. I’m not drunk on alcohol, Franny. But perhaps I am drunk on love!”
Maya raised her eyebrows. “Wow, Edgeworth must really love her! He’s behaving so… un-Edgeworth-like!”
“So, what do you say, Franny? Will you give me your hand in marriage?”
She glared at him, her face pink with anger. Eventually her eyes softened. “Oh all right, you big fool.”
Edgeworth smiled triumphantly, jumping down from the stage and kissing Franziska passionately on the lips. She shoved him away, but she was still smiling.
“You could’ve just proposed in private, Miles,” she said disapprovingly.
“Why do it in private when I want the whole world to know that I’m in love with you?”
She rolled her eyes. “You are such a fool, Miles. Now kiss me again!”
Over in the corner, Maya was now sat with Phoenix, the babies sleeping on their laps. “Oh look, Edgeworth and Franziska are making out. I think she’s forgiven him for embarrassing her!”
“Good for them!” said Phoenix, “I’m sure we’ll be invited to the wedding… hopefully no collapsing tapestries this time, though.”
Robyn walked over and sat with them. “Hello, you two! Oh, don’t you look like a sweet couple!” she said, gazing at the little family, “Well, that proposal was nice, wasn’t it? Got me thinking about weddings. Maybe there will be more wedding bells sometime soon… after all, Judy said she’d bake the cake for free, and I saw this lovely hat while I was out shopping other day which would be splendid for a formal occasion, and I’ve found a perfect skirt to match it…” She glanced hopefully at Maya and Phoenix.
“Mum! You’re embarrassing me!” Phoenix complained.
“Alright, alright, sorry! But I can always wish, can’t I…?” She patted them both on the head and left them in peace.
Phoenix glanced at Maya; she was looking at him weirdly. “What?” he asked, “Why are you staring at me like that?”
“Well…” she said, “The master kind of DOES need a husband…”
“No way!” said Phoenix.
She looked offended.
“Hey, look, it’s not that I wouldn’t want to marry you! It’s just that I’m pretty broke right now, what with the twins and all. I just can’t afford a wedding!”
“Oh, alright…” she said, a sad look on her face, “You could always take out a loan, but I guess I don’t mean that much to you…”
Suddenly, Pearl popped up next to them. “A loan for what? A wedding?” she said excitedly, “Yay! I can’t wait for your wedding, Mystic Maya! Can I be the bridesmaid?”
“Sure you can, Pearly!” said Maya, perking up a bit, “And Maggey too!”
“Yippee! Bridesmaid!” said Maggey, who seemed to have been eavesdropping, “I’ll try not to trip or break any tapestries or anything!”
“I’ll keep an eye on you, pal!” said Gumshoe, “Make sure you don’t mess up Maya’s big day!”
“Thanks, Gumshoe!” said Maya, “I’m sure it’ll all run smoothly, once Nick raises the money for it!”
The whole room seemed to be listening now. “Wonderful, wonderful!” said Robyn, “We could donate a little money, of course, but as a lawyer, I’m sure Phoenix should be able to cover most of the costs! Isn’t that right, dear?”
“And I’ll be your best man, right?” said Larry eagerly, “Urp! Gotta dash to the loo again!”
Phil looked pleased. “Ah, you two are finally going to be married? About time, too! Now, I’ll start adding up the costs…” He pulled a calculator out of his bag. “Let’s see… well, there’s the suits, the wedding dress, bridesmaid’s dresses, catering, the venue, paying the registrar, the florist…”
“So what do you say, Nick…?” Maya asked, grinning from ear to ear.
“I’ve only got one thing to say to that…” Phoenix said, taking a deep breath, “OBJECTION!”