Prince Charming

Jackson pulls into the parking lot in front of the Administration building at the University. He turns off the engine,but they set inside the car chatting with each other before going inside " Babe , I'll go in here with you, I know everyone who works here. I taught an Architecture class here a couple of years ago."

"I thought you had an economics degree."

"I do Babe, you know I used to party a lot, I really enjoyed going to college. You know how much college students love to party. I have a Doctorates in Economics ,Architecture and structural engineering."

"Does Alex have a bunch of degrees too."

"No Babe , Alex only has a law degree, but he knows war strategies and has tactical abilities. He's a hell of a fighter."

" But Alex seems so gently and kind"

"Don't let all that gentlemanly bullshit fool you, Alex is a dangerous man"

Leaning over he pecks her lips and release her seat belt. He pulled her head up so that she would be looking into her eyes and ask her " Babe , do you want to get married before school starts ."

" yes, maybe when Alex and Lexi come back from their honeymoon."

" ok, I will make sure Mrs. Weathers changes your enrollment to Eddington instead of Boyett. "

Taking hold of his door handle he tells her "Come on let's go in and get your schedule, I have that meeting at my office at eleven, and we still need to go get your protein shake mix."

They step out of the car, Walking towards the Administration Building, Jackson places his hand on her lower back, opening the door for them to walk inside. He guides her to the first door on the right in a long hallway.

They step inside the office and a young woman immediately stands up ,she crusty and greets them respectively , "good morning Prince Jackson, and Princess Karmen , how can I help you."

"Good morning Jessica, we just came in this morning to pick up Princess Karmen's schedule for this fall, and I need to make sure Mrs. Weathers enrolls her, using her title and correct Surname ."

Jessica the secretaries fingers fly across the keyboard and in a few minutes, she handed Karmen a piece of paper, which Jackson immediately took from her hand.

"Babe, let me see who you're professors are." He told her ,after he had already took the paper from her hand.

He scanned over her class schedule ,his brows knotted together, handing the schedule back to Jessica to make some changes at his request " Jessica take Princess Karmen out of professor Collins class and put her in Professor Lewis's class . I would also like her to be put in Professor Write's class instead of Professor Clark's class. And have all her books shipped to Eddington castle."

Jessica the secretary, pulled up Karmen's schedule on her computer screen . Making the changes Jackson requested printing off another paper handing it to him to read.

His eyes scanned the paper in his hand. Right at the top of the page was Karmen's name, printed out as he requested

Student: Princess Karmen R. Eddington going further down the page he checked for the other request he had made, when he was satisfied ,he handed the paper to Karmen. Jessica the secretary, ask " Prince Jackson is everything ok now?"

"Yeah, Jessica I think that takes care of everything."

" Ok, if you can give me a credit card I will have Princess Karmen's books sent to Eddington castle."

Jackson takes his credit card out of his wallet, but Karmen stopped him " I have a collage fund , she hands him a credit card with the name Nicholas Crain on it. "

Jackson looked at the card in his hand, nonchalantly commenting " I see grandpa loves his baby girl." .

"Yes, and I love him, but he gets mad if I don't use his card for my school stuff."

"Well then we don't need to make grandpa mad he's one of my clients."

She narrowed her eyes at him, asking

"You didn't take grandpa to that club ,did you?"

" No Babe ,grandpa likes golf. I took him to the same place I took you."

Jessica the secretary ran the card through, handing it back to karmen. Asking her " Is there anything else I can do for you today? "

Jackson quickly answered " no Jessica that will be all thank you."

He grabs Karmen by the hand exiting the building, hastily walking to his car with Karmen tucked underneath his arm . She was almost running trying to keep up with him. He opened her door rushing her into the seat, leaning over her, he buckled her seat belt. He sprinted around to the other side jumping into the driver's seat ,driving off through the exit on the other end of the parking lot.

Confused and dazed ,She grumbled and complained about his brash behavior.

"what the hell was that all about? "

"Babe didn't you see that lady with the glasses coming down the hallway. That's Dean Evans ,she lives down the street from us . I try to avoid her ,she will talk your damm ear off and you can never get away from her .She is always bitching about the whole neighborhood." He explained still breathless from their fast getaway.

They drive down the main part of the city, passing by beautiful buildings with staged store fronts and bistro type cafes with small tables setting in front of them .Well dressed people set at the tables laughing and chatting with each other .

Then he pulled the car down a bustling city street, with unscrupulous looking people walking in and out of small grocery stores, questionable bars and coffee shops. Some of them stood on the corner waiting for the city bus, others just hanging out talking on the steps of old brick apartment buildings.

Her eyes went wide at the sight of this part of the city .It wasn't something she was used to seeing, he could hear her heat beat speed up slightly, " what's wrong babe?" He ask her sounding a little amused.

Creasing her brows together she looked out the window at a group of men hanging out in front of a building with a sign above the door in neon lights that spelled out Moe's Pool Hall. The windows where dirty looking with neon beer signs hanging in them. Sounding frightened she stammered

"Wh..What are we doing down here?"

His hands were crossed over each other at the top of the steering wheel, pointing with one finger down towards the end of the street, he told her where they were going.

" Babe just down the street here is that hippie vitamin store I was talking about. I know it looks a little rough down here, but this old hippie uses the purest ingredients and mixes everything together himself . He's actually is a brilliant chemist ,He was the head chemist for a long time at the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the world . He retired a few years back because he likes a hippie lifestyle and he also likes to smokes a lot of weed."

After he explained what they were doing down in this rough part of town she kinda relaxed a little. But leaned towards the middle part of the car gripping on to his thigh. He patted her hand as he pulled the car to a stop, going around to the passenger side to hold his hand out for her to take. He wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him.

They walked inside the Vitamin store, her eyes wondered around the room. There were different herbal medicines in glass bottles with brown corks for tops setting on displays scattered around here and there. With signs on the tables telling customers what they are for.

Their was two small tables setting by the window an older couple was setting at one of them enjoying some brownies and herbal tea.

The store kinda smelled funny like a mixture of different incense and burnt hay. She put her arm around Jackson's waist gripping his side with her fingers. A man came from the back of the store with long hair in braids, he wore a bandana around his head for a head band and had a colorful shirt on with a pair of bell bottom jeans.

When he seen Jackson he didn't bow his head ,instead he hugged him around the neck patting him on the back which made a loud thumping sound. greeting him with a nickname. " Prince Charming, how the hell are you doing, long time no see."

Jackson put his hand on the man's shoulder and introduced him to Karmen .

"Todd this is my wife Karmen, the man named Todd stepped back looking at her from head to toe, he took her hand bringing it up to his lips kissing it respectfully complementing her. " My ,my Prince Charming you got yourself a beautiful little flower."