Thinking on it, though he was glad to be married to her now, being married hadn’t been in his plans for at least a few more years, and Sarah knew this. To save her from disgrace, he’d married her, but as he’d already bedded her, it wasn’t as though he didn’t expect it eventually. He’d just taken the initiative and did it sooner rather than later.
As he saw it, their best option was for her to continue living with her family for the next few years, and he would return to stay with her as frequently as possible, because he did care for her. He cared a great deal. Now he just had to convince her that this was the best arrangement for both of them.
