Deputy Matt McCracken vows that getting married is the furthest thing from his mind, but fate has a different plan. When concern for his old friend, Pappy drives him into the mountains, he suddenly finds himself inheriting Pappy's mute nephew, Cecil. On his deathbed, Pappy makes Matt promise to look after Cecil and he gives his word that he will. But Matt's world is quickly turned upside down when he finds himself in a compromising situation and Cecil's female attributes are suddenly brought to light. As luck would have it, the scene is witnessed by three well-meaning mountain boys who decide to send for the preacher. Desperate now, Matt can only hope that the Reverend Heath Danvers can talk some sense into the mountain folks before it all turns into a shotgun wedding and he finds himself married to a filthy urchin with sea green eyes!