Anytime he was ready turned out to be sooner than later. It was a mere three weeks later when he opened the subject. If his proposal was impromptu, his idea of a wedding was nothing less than extemporaneous. It all started out innocent enough. They were sitting in her apartment and she was reading an article to him from a society magazine about the engagement party for Denton and Clarissa at her parent's home when he hijacked the subject.
"That's something I'm not looking forward to," Justin said with a frown.
Megan looked over the magazine at him. "What, the reception?"
He shook his head. "The wedding," he looked uncomfortable. "I mean, the wedding ceremony with all those people looking on. It should be about us, not what we were wearing or what we said to somebody's uncle."
It should have been no surprise, but she had never thought of it before. He wasn't accustomed to all that attention...that and the fact that he was a modest man. Still, she couldn't imagine him doing anything inappropriate. Maybe he was afraid he would make a mistake in front of all those people.
"You'll do great," she reassured him.
He shook his head again. "No, because we're going to get married in a small ceremony."
She raised her brows. "Oh? When did we decide that?"
He continued as if she had said nothing. "I've been checking into it. We can have some kind of celebration when we get back."
She dropped the magazine and stared at him for a moment. "Back from where?"
"Our honeymoon." His gaze locked on hers. "I have to go get my car and drive it back, you know."
"Arkansas?" She stood. "We're going to Arkansas for our honeymoon? I thought…"
"I know," he interrupted. "You thought we'd go somewhere expensive on your money, but…"
"Justin," She interrupted in a firm tone. "In the first place, I'm not exactly rolling in money. In the second place, I'd like to be consulted about our wedding plans."
His neck turned red and he looked away. "You were the one who suggested it."
She stared at him. Well, indirectly, she had. She did say it would make a great honeymoon cabin. She had told his sister that when they were discussing how the cabin could provide an income. Actually, she hadn't given their honeymoon much thought. She had been more concerned about when and if they got married. At least it was becoming clear why he was dragging his feet about setting a date. To some degree, his concern was a relief. She was beginning to wonder if he had changed his mind. Apparently he had been giving all the details a lot of thought.