Callie's Heart by Cia Leah

Author:Cia Leah
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Cia Leah
Published: 2011-03-05T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

Callie was as nervous as a whore in church, as her uncle used to say. She stood in the church at the altar in front of the preacher, holding a small bouquet of daisies, and repeated her vows. When the preacher said Clint could kiss the bride, her heart about dropped to the floor. She looked at him in his suit and thought of how handsome he was and she couldn’t believe the pretty white muslin dress he had bought her. She felt like a fairy princess.

When he reached out and took her by the arms, she swore her heart quit beating as he gave her a quick kiss on the lips. She barely felt it, but that slight touch made her heart start beating triple time. She lowered her head and knew her cheeks were fiery red.

“Well, Mrs. West, are you ready to go back home?”

“Yes,” Callie said, and after they signed the necessary papers and Clint taking their copy of their marriage license, they walked outside hand in hand. As Clint helped her into the buckboard, she couldn’t help but think it was a fine day for a wedding, even though they had no one there but the preacher and his wife.

“You okay?” Clint asked, jumping up on the buckboard and taking the reins in his hands.

“Yes.”

“You’re being awful quiet.”

She watched as he turned the wagon around and they headed out of town. She didn’t miss the curious stares of the people on the sidewalks. “I’m just overwhelmed. Everything went so fast this morning and now I’m a married woman and a little nervous.”

“I don’t expect you do be any different. I just want you to be yourself. You sleep in your room and I’ll sleep in mine.”

“Then you don’t want me?”

“I didn’t say that, but we hardly know each other. Let’s just take it one day at a time and I want you to be happy, Callie. Looks like all we got is each other.”

“That’s true. I can make a real fine wedding dinner when we get back home. I can’t wait to cook that steak you got.”

“Me either. I’m getting mighty hungry. Been a long time since we had breakfast.”

She glanced at Clint. “You like my cooking.”

“Oh yeah. Never tasted any as fine as yours.”

“That makes me happy and thanks for all the things you bought me today. I didn’t expect it.”

“You gotta have clothes, shoes, and some nice things for a change. Ned would kill me if’n I didn’t treat you good.”

She laughed. “Yeah, he would. I wish he could have been here today.”

“Me too, but he knows, so don’t worry so much.”

“I’m sure he knows I’ve arrived by now. Hopefully I’ll get a letter from him.”

“Maybe,” Clint said, urging the horses faster. He couldn’t wait to get back home. He hated towns, just like he hated not telling her Ned was gone.”

“Thank you for my knitting yarn, embroidery thread, and material.”

“You’ll make me a find home. I have no doubt about that.”

“Uncle Ned thought stuff like that was frivolous.

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