Chapter 21
TRIG
It didn’t take two hours for Ma and Lainey to pull everything together. It took ninety minutes. That was because Colt–who was also a justice of the peace–had to ditch Mann and Trout at the sheriff’s department before he could make it to Lainey’s house.
Besides making everything take longer, we didn’t think it was best to have Ellie moving around, even from house to house on the ranch, until the ceremony was done.
I wanted her locked down.
Yes, I loved her.
Yes, I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her.
I also wanted to ensure she could never be bothered by Trout ever again. Whatever deal he made with Mann wasn’t Ellie’s concern.
She’d be safe with my name.
As soon Colt pronounced us husband and wife and the marriage license was signed, I had Ellie over my shoulder and out the door. Lainey, Mom and Pops, plus all my brothers minus Zeb were there to witness it.
It was just right. Sure, I was in jeans and a flannel I threw on this morning. Ellie wasn’t even in a dress, let alone something white. If she wanted it, we’d do something fancy. Later.
Now, I tucked her in front of me on my snowmobile and rode back to our place and worked on making that family she wanted so much.