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"Hello, my children, come, what can I do for you? I'm Father Michaels."
"We want to get married." Moon told the priest.
"Married?" The priest looked from him to her. "Are you Catholic?"
"I am!" Lissa told him without hesitancy.
"I see, well then. Are you Arapaho?"
"Yes," Moon answered, "She's a breed."
"Aw… I see." The priest said as though he suddenly understood. "Well, then I can perform the ceremony for you. Let me step outside and see if I can get some willing witnesses for you."
Moon waited, a bit nervously.
Lissa smiled, "It's hard to believe we are doing this. I guess I never thought I would marry."
"I too never thought I would, until I met you." He smiled.
The priest came back inside with two women and their children. They took a seat in the front pews and the Priest had them come to the front of the alter.
"I will give you a traditional ceremony, it will be rather short compared to some, but still just as lawful, if that is alright. I have a mass in an hour."
"That's fine with us." Moon nodded.
He blessed them and proceeded. They repeated what he told them, said their "I do's" and it was over. He told him he could kiss her if he wanted.
Moon took her into his arms and kissed her long and warmly. The women watched and whispered, as they broke apart with a smile.
Moon thanked him and gave him something. Lissa wondered what it was but didn't ask until they were well out of the church. "What did you give him?"
"A nugget of gold."
"What were you whispering to him?"
"That I'd rather him not mention where it came from."
"Oh, good idea. So, now what?"
"Now we go home. Our home, Lissa."
Lissa felt a little disappointed that there would be no honeymoon yet. She'd never made love with any man and never thought she'd have the opportunity, but Moon had other ideas, she supposed.
Still, she was married, and she wasn't complaining.
As they walked about, Lissa asked him, "What is my Indian name."
"That is a good question. Little Fawn, Morning Dove, White Dove. Any of those appeal to you?"
"White Dove."
"Good, that's what I told the priest your name was. He gave me a piece of paper, saying we are married now."
"Oh, I forgot about that." She smiled.
"You could also call yourself Mrs. Moon."
She smiled brightly at him, "I like that."
