Wyoming Mountain Escape
Author
Laura Scott
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Chapters
1
EPILOGUE
October in Wisconsin was beautiful. The blue skies were clear and the leaves on the trees were a burst of yellow, orange and red. Chelsey knew she and Duncan were blessed to have such a wonderful wedding day.
She stood in the back of the small church she’d grown to love, in a simple dress that didn’t have a long train or a veil. As the organ music swelled she looked up the aisle and saw Duncan standing in a dark suit, no tux, waiting for her.
She smiled. There wasn’t a single doubt in her mind or her heart about marrying Duncan O’Hare. Thankfully, their testimony against Wesley Strand had resulted in a guilty verdict. Nettles, Martin and Goldberg all agreed to plea deals. The nightmare in Wyoming was over, but the move to Milwaukee had been the right decision. She’d lived there for the first fifteen years of her life, so it was a bit like coming back home.
And there was Duncan. The most wonderful, kind, caring and compassionate man she’d ever met. He’d do anything to protect her and always followed through on his promises.
There wasn’t anyone in the world like him, and she was blessed and humbled that he’d chosen her to be his wife.
The church was filled with people, more than she’d expected. But not only was the Callahan family huge and growing by the minute, there were Duncan’s close friends: Hawk Jacobson, his wife Jillian, and their two kids; along with Ryker Tillman, his wife Olivia, and their two kids.
She liked how Duncan had surrounded himself with family men. Well, except for Slade and Colt, who hung back as if afraid to be bitten by the love bug.
“Ready, Chelsey?” Per her request, Duncan’s father, Ian O’Hare, was the one giving her away. Maggie Callahan O’Hare, Ian’s new wife, also treated Chelsey like a daughter. She felt it was fitting for both of them to be an intricate part of their wedding and she already loved them both, very much.
Her parents would have adored them, too.
“Yes.” She slid her arm through the crook of Ian’s elbow and together they began their walk down the aisle toward the front of the church. At one point she must have picked up the pace because Ian whispered, “Slow down, lass, I promise he’ll wait.”
That made her smile. And when she caught Duncan’s gaze, the love shining there was enough to bring tears to her eyes.
As Ian handed her over to Duncan, she gave her soon-to-be father-in-law a quick hug, then clasped both Duncan’s hands in hers. “I love you,” she whispered.
“I love you, too,” he whispered back.
Feeling secure with Duncan’s and God’s love surrounding them, they turned to face the pastor.
It was time to begin their new life, together.
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