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    “Good Morning, Edith,” Shannon greeted with a nod of her head.
    Edith ignored Shannon and turned to Cinders. “Is everything all right at the ranch?”
    Cinders’ shoulders tensed. “Right as rain.”
    “Well, Judge Gleason will be here any minute.”
    The door opened, and the bell above it jingled. Everyone turned and smiled as Shane walked in.
    Edith walked toward the door. “Allow me to introduce the new sheriff—”
    “Daddy!” Peg squirmed until she was on the ground. Her little feet went as fast as they could to Shane.
    Shane held his arms wide and swept her up into his strong arms. “How’s my Peg?”
    They all watched as Peg gave him a big kiss on his cheek, and then laid her head on his shoulder.
    “My word!” Edith put her hand to her throat looking stricken.
    “Something you want to tell us about?” Cinders whispered, his lips twitching as though he was trying not to laugh.
    “Look at Edith’s face. This is turning out to be a fine day,” Shannon said.
    Shane walked toward them. “I see you got things straightened out. I heard there was a wedding this morning and I just had to stop in and see if it was you, Addy.”
    “Yes, things worked out after all.”
    “You must be, Keegan. I’ve heard a lot about you while we were on the stage. It’s nice to meet you. I’m Shane O’Connor.”
    Keegan shook his hand. “It was a big misunderstanding yesterday.”
    “Understandable.”
    “Shane, I’m Cinders and this lovely woman is my wife, Shannon.”
    The sheriff tipped his hat to Shannon and shook Cinders’ hand. “It’s great to meet you folks. I was going to ride out to see you Cinders. I wanted to meet the man who hired me.”
    “I have a few things we need to go over another time I guess, here comes Gleason.”
    Judge Gleason walked in, all smiles. He brushed his white hair off his forehead and nodded in greeting. Addy had never seen such a laid-back judge. The only ones she knew were pompous, to say the least.
    “Well this must be the little lady brave enough to marry you, Keegan.” He slapped Keegan on the back. “You my dear are a lucky lady. Keegan here is what we call good folk.” He turned toward Shane. “Now, who do we have here?” He touched Peg on the back of her head.
    She raised her head studied him with her blue eyes and tightened her grip around Shane’s neck. “Daddy.”
    Judge Gleason cocked and eyebrow and stared at Addy.
    The store walls seemed to close in on her. “We met on the stage and for some reason Peg has taken a liking to Shane.”
    “Is that right? Interesting, but nice. Shall we begin?”
    “Over here where I went to the trouble to make the place look wedding-like,” Edith told him.
    He looked around and nodded. “And a fine job you did, Edith. Everyone, let’s get this wedding done.” He waited for Addy and Keegan to stand before him. Addy reached for Peg but she mulishly shook her head and clung to Shane. “Dearly beloved.”
    Addy stole a moment to take in just how handsome Keegan was. His light brown hair had streaks of blond running through it, probably from the sun. His tanned face had seen a fair amount of sun itself, and his brown eyes reflected kindness. His broad shoulders and well-muscled arms told of a lifetime of hard work. His tapered waist led the eye to long legs. Overall he was nicely put together.
    He stared at her as though he was waiting for her to say something. It dawned on her. “I do.” He had her hand in his, and he placed a ring on her finger. Then the next thing she knew she was getting hugs and kisses from everyone but Keegan. Judge Gleason had never said, “ You may kiss the bride .”
    No one else acted as though something was amiss, not even Keegan. They hardly knew each other, but a simple peck on the lips would have been nice. Perhaps he had asked the judge to leave that part out. It shouldn’t hurt but it did. In fact, she felt gut kicked.
    Everyone smiled at her and she smiled back while trying