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you to Montana. Now, I have even more reason for wanting to marry you. If you don’t want to move there, then I will return here. I want to be part of your life, wherever it is.
“Through your letters, I realized how much I care for you. Elizabeth, I love you and want you for my wife. Will you marry me?”
“Are you sure?”
“I was never surer of anything in my life. I want to marry you today. Now. Will you?”
“Yes, Carter. I will be your wife. It has been my dream since you came home from the war, but I knew you had to grieve for Lucy. I wanted Carter to have a Papa, but it had to be you and you had to want it too.”
“How, when, and where would you like to get married?” he asked.
I don’t care how, and as soon as possible, so I guess the where is here.”
“I’m reluctant to ask this question, because I’m afraid of the answer. Would you have me move here, or will you come to Montana to live?”
“Here would be fine, but so would Montana. Where you are is where I want to be,” she said.
“Carter Patrick, this is your Papa. Can you give him a hug?” She held him out for his Papa to take.
With his son in his arms for the first time, Carter felt the joy of the short arms wrapped around his neck. “Give me a big hug, please.”
The little boy squeezed his arms around Carter’s neck and said, “Unnhh.”
“That was a good one. Do you want to go with Mama and Papa to get married?”
His son nodded emphatically. “Can you say Papa?” he asked.
“Papa”, he echoed.
Elizabeth said, “You two talk while I freshen up.”
“Wait,” Carter said. I want to kiss you first.” He put his son down, and wrapped his arms around his soon-to-be wife, pulled her close and lowered his mouth to hers.
She pressed herself against him. “I’ve been waiting two years for this,” she said. When his lips touched hers, tingles raced throughout her body, her lips parted, allowing him entry. His tongue touched hers and she moaned, and tightened her arms about him. She pressed her hand against the back of his head and deepened the kiss. When they broke apart, she said, “You may have to carry me to marry me. My knees are weak.”
He laughed. “If that’s what it takes. I’ll carry Carter on one arm and you on the other. You go do what you need and us men will talk.”
She smiled and started to leave the room. She turned and looked back. Carter Patrick was sitting on his father’s knee and holding his hands. His Papa was bouncing up and down. Her heart filled with emotion at the sight she never thought she would see.
“It is a great day to get married,” she said aloud.
Chapter 1 5: Vows Exchanged
Carter and Elizabeth received their marriage license from the Montgomery County Clerk who also performed the ceremony. After kissing his bride, Carter took his wife and son home where they would begin their married life together.
Noise was the big difference. When he lived here before, the house was quiet. Carter Patrick constantly investigated the nooks and corners of the house. He pulled things from the drawers in the kitchen, and then left them on the floor. Elizabeth checked to see what he had stuffed in his mouth on a regular basis.
“I’ll bet it’s even noisy when he’s asleep,” Carter said with a laugh.
“Welcome to a world with a two year old in it,” Elizabeth said.
As they ate dinner, Carter asked Elizabeth, “Did I hear you correctly when I thought you said you would be willing to move to Montana?”
“You did. I suppose I should sell this house. There’s probably a good market the way Montgomery County is growing.”
“I have a suggestion,” Carter said. “Make the same arrangement with the bank that I did. Doing that will give something to fall back on if Montana does not
“Through your letters, I realized how much I care for you. Elizabeth, I love you and want you for my wife. Will you marry me?”
“Are you sure?”
“I was never surer of anything in my life. I want to marry you today. Now. Will you?”
“Yes, Carter. I will be your wife. It has been my dream since you came home from the war, but I knew you had to grieve for Lucy. I wanted Carter to have a Papa, but it had to be you and you had to want it too.”
“How, when, and where would you like to get married?” he asked.
I don’t care how, and as soon as possible, so I guess the where is here.”
“I’m reluctant to ask this question, because I’m afraid of the answer. Would you have me move here, or will you come to Montana to live?”
“Here would be fine, but so would Montana. Where you are is where I want to be,” she said.
“Carter Patrick, this is your Papa. Can you give him a hug?” She held him out for his Papa to take.
With his son in his arms for the first time, Carter felt the joy of the short arms wrapped around his neck. “Give me a big hug, please.”
The little boy squeezed his arms around Carter’s neck and said, “Unnhh.”
“That was a good one. Do you want to go with Mama and Papa to get married?”
His son nodded emphatically. “Can you say Papa?” he asked.
“Papa”, he echoed.
Elizabeth said, “You two talk while I freshen up.”
“Wait,” Carter said. I want to kiss you first.” He put his son down, and wrapped his arms around his soon-to-be wife, pulled her close and lowered his mouth to hers.
She pressed herself against him. “I’ve been waiting two years for this,” she said. When his lips touched hers, tingles raced throughout her body, her lips parted, allowing him entry. His tongue touched hers and she moaned, and tightened her arms about him. She pressed her hand against the back of his head and deepened the kiss. When they broke apart, she said, “You may have to carry me to marry me. My knees are weak.”
He laughed. “If that’s what it takes. I’ll carry Carter on one arm and you on the other. You go do what you need and us men will talk.”
She smiled and started to leave the room. She turned and looked back. Carter Patrick was sitting on his father’s knee and holding his hands. His Papa was bouncing up and down. Her heart filled with emotion at the sight she never thought she would see.
“It is a great day to get married,” she said aloud.
Chapter 1 5: Vows Exchanged
Carter and Elizabeth received their marriage license from the Montgomery County Clerk who also performed the ceremony. After kissing his bride, Carter took his wife and son home where they would begin their married life together.
Noise was the big difference. When he lived here before, the house was quiet. Carter Patrick constantly investigated the nooks and corners of the house. He pulled things from the drawers in the kitchen, and then left them on the floor. Elizabeth checked to see what he had stuffed in his mouth on a regular basis.
“I’ll bet it’s even noisy when he’s asleep,” Carter said with a laugh.
“Welcome to a world with a two year old in it,” Elizabeth said.
As they ate dinner, Carter asked Elizabeth, “Did I hear you correctly when I thought you said you would be willing to move to Montana?”
“You did. I suppose I should sell this house. There’s probably a good market the way Montgomery County is growing.”
“I have a suggestion,” Carter said. “Make the same arrangement with the bank that I did. Doing that will give something to fall back on if Montana does not
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