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She sighed, "What must I do now?"
"The only thing you will need is this dress, and the legging I made you, you still have them?"
"Yes, they are in this bag." She showed him a big valise she carried.
"Good, go behind those trees and change into this dress and put your leggings on. And you must wear a wig. Not many Indians have red hair, and it is a giveaway to your identity too."
She made a face, "Alright, I'll be right out."
She went behind the bushes and was gone some time before she finally came out again.
"It took you long enough," he fretted, but when he turned to look at her, he gasped.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
He shook his head and a slow burning smile lit his lips. "You were lovely as a white woman, even lovelier the other night in that beautiful dress, but in this… you look like a breed. And I can hardly wait to make you mine."
She smiled a beautiful blush crept up her cheeks, "Thanks, I guess. This dress is beautiful, did you pick it out."
"Yes, for our wedding."
"We're going to marry now?" She gasped.
"Yes, I do not wish to wait another moment. Your words have swelled my heart and I cannot wait to make you mine." He stared now into her eyes, his eyes gleaming into hers.
"And since we've been gone a while, people might notice and I have the story ready for them, that I found and married you from the reservation. And brought you home as my bride. If we keep this disguise and the lie, we agreed upon, there should be no reason to worry for the rest of our lives."
"That's good Mo
on, you've really been working hard to cover all the angles of this, haven't you?"
"It's important. But once established in everyone's mind, we will have little trouble."
She smiled. "It's hard to believe, we're getting married. I mean, it is for the rest of our lives, isn't it?"
"Yes, for the rest of our lives sweet Lissa. Any regrets?" He asked staring into her lovely eyes.
"No Moon, no regrets. You sure you want to marry an old-maid schoolteacher?" she laughed.
"You sure you want to marry an Indian?"
She smiled. "I'm very sure, Moon."
He took her hand and held it tight, they walked down into the valley. The church wasn't hard to find with its high steeple.
Several nuns came out and smiled at them.
Moon told Cole to wait outside until they came out. Cole laid down by the door. They opened the door to the church and Lissa was taken with the beautiful statue of Jesus on the cross and Mary standing below him weeping. "Isn't it beautiful?"
"Yes, it is. I have never been inside a Catholic Church."
"Most of them are beautiful." Lissa told him.
"Is this your religion?"
"No, but I love their churches." She smiled. "My father used to take me to them as he talked with the priest about different tribes. As poor as most villagers are, the churches are always beautiful. The people give all they can so freely."
Directly a priest came out to greet them.
