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He nods. “Let me get changed and then we can head to the courthouse.”
I take the dishes over to the sink, quickly washing them and leaving them in the rack to dry. I guess I’ll have to figure out where everything goes around here if I’m going to be living here.
I hear Campbell’s footsteps behind me and I turn around to see him in a pair of dark wash jeans with a white button-up shirt. He has a pair of worn dark boots on his feet. I giggle as he does a spin for me and he smiles before grabbing my hand and leading me out to a black truck. His hands grip my hips and he lifts me into the cab.
He points out different sights on the twenty-minute drive into town and I stare around at the unfamiliar views. Eventually, Campbell pulls up outside of a simple white building.
“Let me get your door,” he says, jumping out and running around to the passenger side.
I let him lift me down and he closes the door before he grips my hand and leads me up the stairs to the front doors. We walk up to a long desk where a little old lady is sorting through some papers. She looks up at us as we approach, giving us a warm smile.
“Morning, Campbell! What can I do for you two?” she asks sweetly.
“We’d like to get married,” Campbell says.
She looks a little startled but congratulates us as she gathers some papers for us to fill out. We sign the forms before we hand everything back to her and then she points us around the corner to another room. I follow Campbell inside and see a judge standing there. He shakes our hands and then the ceremony starts. It’s over in a matter of minutes and we walk back out to his truck as man and wife.
“We’ll have to stop and get rings,” he says as he lifts me into my seat.
I buckle up and he starts the truck. I think he’s going to head home but he turns in the opposite direction.
“Where are we going?” I ask.
“To get rings. We’ll have to go to the next town since there’s nowhere here to get that kind of thing.”
“Oh,” I say as I sit back in my seat. It’s weird having lived here my whole life but not really knowing anything about the place.
“What are you thinking about, princess?”
“How weird it is that I don’t know anything about this place. It’s supposed to be my home, right? But it’s so foreign to me. My father never let me leave our property. He made me stay inside and I was never allowed to leave the yard. I used to beg him to let me go to town with him but he never let me.”
Campbell’s fingers tighten on the steering wheel and I fidget with the hem of my dress. We’re silent for a little bit before Campbell reaches over and slips his fingers between mine.
“Things are different now. I love you and I would never keep you locked up like he did. I’ll take you anywhere you want to go, Salem. Just say the word and we’ll leave. You can do whatever you want, okay, princess?”
I nod, feeling tears threatening to spill over at his sweet words. Campbell has always been so perfect. I’ve never had to worry that I would be trapped with him like I was with my father. We’re silent for the rest of the trip but every now and then his fingers squeeze around mine.
ChapterSix
Campbell
We go to a fancy looking jewelry shop and spend about an hour looking at rings. I know that I just want a plain silver band but Salem has a hard time deciding. I stand next to her patiently as she looks at tray after tray. Finally, I see her eyes light up and know that she’s found the one.
It’s a heart-shaped diamond in a platinum setting and she picks out another band with tiny diamonds inlaid for her wedding band. We luck out and they have the ring in her size. We opt to wear it out of the store and I quickly hand over my card, signing the slip.
As we leave the store, I see Salem holding her hand out, twisting her fingers so the light shines off the ring.
“It’s so pretty!” she says, hopping lightly in excitement.
Her dress jumps up with her movements and I tug her closer into my side. I look around and see a few other guys staring at my girl. I glare at them until they turn away and help my princess into the truck. Salem turns in her seat so she’s facing me as I climb in next to her. Her shiny dress slips higher on her thighs and I shift in my seat, trying to hide my growing bulge.
“Are you happy, princess?” I ask.
She looks away from her ring to beam at me. “Yeah, I am. I love you, Campbell.”
I smile at her as I start the up truck. “Are you hungry? There’s more places to eat here than if we head back to our town.”
“I could eat,” she says, and her stomach growls
