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me.”
    “You’re engaged?” his mother exclaimed.
    “Better than that. We’re married.”
    “Married?” Poppa Bear sounded astonished.
    “We eloped. Just last night. It was just…right. Everything about it was perfect. And I’m sorry you weren’t here, but I know you’re gonna forgive me when you meet my bride.”
    “Wha…ah…well of course we’ll forgive you,” his mother stuttered. “But darlin’ boy, this is all so quick. So sudden.”
    Crain smiled, softening his voice in an effort to soothe his momma. “I know it seems that way, I truly do. But you know I’ve dated a lot of wonderful women over the years. Every time I figured out what I didn’t want, I knew better what I did want. And this one, this one is the complete package. Underneath her bright and engaging business persona, there’s a bewitching temptress just as sweet as praline pie. She’s the one I’ve been looking for all my life, Momma. She’s the one I want.”
    “You sound so certain.”
    “Because I am. I was certain the first time we met, and after date number two all I could think was how fast can I get this girl to the altar?”
    “Any faster and you’d catch up to yesterday,” his father said.
    “And now I’m burning daylight, so let me get back to my bride,” Crain countered.
    “Wait!” his mother cried. “What’s her name? Who are her people?”
    “Well, I don’t exactly know who her people are, Momma, because I’ve been solely focused on sweeping her off her feet. But I’ll tell you what. Anybody who can raise a woman like her can’t be all bad. Now I’ve got to go and talk my bride into a nice long honeymoon in Hawaii, so if you two don’t hear from me for a couple weeks, don’t fret. In the meantime, Momma, you can start planning whatever extravaganza you’ve got in mind to introduce my bride to our people.”
    “I can tell you one thing,” his momma scolded. “It’s gonna look a whole lot like a church wedding and a big fat reception. You tell my new daughter-in-law the first thing I plan to do is to take her shopping for a wedding dress. I love you, but I am not particularly happy about this.”
    “Oh come on,” he goaded. “You know you’re a little happy about this.”
    “I’m very happy you’re happy, darlin’ boy. But I sure don’t like missing my own son’s wedding. Now bring that girl home, so I can hug her neck.”
    “Will do, Momma. Will do. Poppa Bear, I am signing off.”
    “I’ll take care of your momma. You go take care of your bride.”
    “Over and out.”
    Crain hung up. And then he did what turned out to be about the dumbest thing a man with a Texas A&M degree could do. He took the time to text everybody he knew, telling them he had married the cutest Ol’ Miss Hotty Toddy ever found in Dallas. Yep, he was one happy groom. Right up until he made his bride a cup of coffee just the way she liked it—with a whole lot of sugar—and carried it into the bedroom.
    “Sweetheart,” he whispered, until he realized the bed was empty. “Sugar?” he yelled, looking around the room, his eyes coming to rest on the note written with her preferred red Sharpie. “Honey?” he said, moving forward to pick up the note.
    Four little words. Four little words Crain Carraway had no idea what to do with. Four little words that left him certain of absolutely nothing.

    I’m sorry – cold feet.

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