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We helped the girls up, but they went back into each other’s arms, hugging and chattering constantly. Then I heard the words double wedding. I bit my lip. I did not want to disappoint her, but there was no way we were having a double wedding. She had no clue what was about to happen in her life. For now, I just kept my mouth shut and let her and Ava enjoy the moment. 

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Isha 

I was filling Aria’s cup with hot tea as she chatted about what happened with Mrs. Markson. 

“Oh, you should have seen her Isha, she was sitting there all smug, telling us how she sat with her daughter and talked about colors for her nursery. Then she looked at Mrs. Raine and asked if her daughter-in-law had conceived yet, and Mrs. Raine turned a shade of red that I thought was dangerous, so I chimed in with your pregnancy announcement and showed our little Bean to everyone. She was livid. She tried to spout off that my announcement didn’t count since my son wasn’t married to the baby’s mother, but I told that old biddy that it was just a matter of time before Dawson asked you to marry him. And I am so glad to see that he has. Mother’s ring, well, I guess now your ring, looks absolutely divine on your pretty little hand,” she gushed as she grabbed my hand. “I love that the boys each gave you a ring, it’s just so fitting.” 

“You and Patrick don’t mind? Our dynamic, the fact they share me?” 

“Why would we mind? You all love each other, you make each other happy. Now, I will admit it’s unorthodox, and some in the family will definitely not agree, but it’s none of their business and once you and Dawson are officially married, they’ll have to deal with it. Besides, I love all the boys as if they were my own. It really doesn’t matter who you marry for me and Patrick, but for the family, it must be Dawson.” 

“Why?” I asked curiously. 

“Because of the Becks’ Legacy. Surely Dawson has talked to you about the Legacy?” 

“Um, no. I don’t know anything about a Legacy.” 

To my astonishment, Aria walked into the living room and at the top of her lungs yelled, “Dawson Xavier Becks! Get your ass in this kitchen now!” 

My mouth dropped open at her bellow. Thunderous footsteps could be heard running. It wasn’t only Dawson that came running into the kitchen, but Mic, Ford, and Davis too. They had all been in the basement redefining the plans for our house. They showed me this morning and I loved everything. From the beautiful kitchen with the triple ovens and double stove to the huge backyard where we would have a pool, a place for the dogs to play and run, a sandbox for all the children that we plan to have, not to mention the children that were already in our lives, complete with a huge play house. There would also be a mini putt-putt area. Dawson and Ford loved golf, and they both said they’d always wanted a miniature golf area to mess around with. 

“Mom, are you okay?” Dawson asked. 

I just sat back with raised eyebrows and sipped my one cup of hot tea I was allowing myself today. 

“You haven’t told her about the legacy, or what will happen once you two are married?” 

I watched him swallow hard and Mic, Ford, and Davis were looking from her to him and slinking back a little, not wanting to have Aria’s wrath directed at them. 

“Well, you see, there’s time, and I haven’t really gotten the chance to talk to her about it. I just asked her last night.” 

“That should have been something you told her about before you asked her. What if she decides it will be too much for her and doesn’t want to marry you?” 

That had my brows raised even higher. I started to giggle because my six-foot-four man looked like a teenager getting scolded by his mother. 

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They all looked at me and I blushed at all the attention. 

“Sorry, it’s just so funny seeing my man’s mother scolding him. Why don’t you all come in here and sit and tell me what the hell is the Becks’ Family Legacy?” 

Aria huffed and stomped over to her seat while my guys took their time taking theirs. 

“Isha, the reason why Patrick couldn’t be here this morning is because he’s dealing with the family drama that is going on with some of the family’s finances. You see, in the early 1800s a Beckson, saved King George the third’s life. His name was Harrison Beckson. He was coming home to his family after being at sea for many years. He was “press-ganged” into the Navy when he was sixteen, just snatched right up and was gone for ten years. His father was the local Vicar during the Regency times. He wrote home often so they would know he was still alive. He was the only son of the Beckson family. Anyway, on his way home he encountered a fierce battle between bandits and soldiers. He didn’t hesitate, and he jumped off his horse and helped the soldiers kill and capture the bandits. It turned out the soldiers were in charge of keeping King George the third safe. He had snuck away to visit a lady friend when bandits attacked. For his bravery and 

help, he was invited to court where the King made him a Duke and bestowed land, gold, silver, animals and a manor to 

him. He was the first Duke of Cornwall normally given to princes’, but King George had no sons at the time so it went to 

Harrison. Every first son from there on the title went to the firstborn son until Austin Beckson decided to give back the 

title to the Royals, shortened his name to Becks and took his riches to America. He was very young, single and heard he 

could make even more money across the sea. Which he did. This was in 1848. He ended up in California, where he 

bought a parcel of land. His land was lush, and he had dreams of becoming a rancher for cattle. While he was building 

his home, he met Elizabeth Marshall. They fell in love, and she immediately started helping him build their home. She 

was smart and very capable. Her father was James Marshall, who had struck gold on his land and became instantly rich. 

He liked that Austin had his own money. He invested his money with Austin’s cattle farm. They were successful. A town 

was built close by because of the Gold Rush. And Austin’s cattle were bought by local butchers. They made a killing. 

Then one day, Elizabeth and Austin and their little boy, James, were having a picnic when James, who was five at the time, 

brought a pretty good-sized rock to his father. Austin realized it wasn’t a rock but gold. He immediately sent Elizabeth to 

get her father, who brought tools from his homestead, and they asked James to show them where he found the rock. He 

took them to a small cave that turned out to be a motherlode of gold. Word got out. People wanted to buy up some of 

Austin’s land and he sold. Soon those people were finding gold. Austin and his father-in-law mined until there was no 

more gold to be found. By this time, they were one of the richest families in California. Elizabeth was pregnant with their third child and in the summer of 1856 they decided to sell their farm and land and move to Nevada. When Austin and 

Elizabeth died, James inherited everything at the age of fifty-five. He had two sisters to take care of who were already 

married with their own families and lived back in England. This was the early nineteen hundreds. James didn’t ever have 

to work, but he wasn’t that type of man. He built a hotel and saloon and soon a whole town was formed. He met Marybeth Winslow. She was young, in her mid-twenties. A wall flower, not as pretty as her sisters. But James fell hard for her sweet nature. They married within weeks of meeting each other, and she gave birth to their one and only child, a boy they named James Junior. When James grew up, he got a job and helped build the Hoover Dam, which James Senior invested in. When James Senior died, James Junior became the richest man in Nevada. James Junior was an intricate part of how Las Vegas became a city. He made friends with some very unsavory men that we all know as the Mafia, and he made deals with them. Over the years, the Becks’ fortune grew and grew. Men married, they had children and the oldest male inherited the bulk of the inheritance. Overtime rules were put in place and some ancestor decided that the firstborn male would be the patriarch of the family and make all the big decisions, settle family squabbles, and is also in charge of all the finances. Males in the Becks’ family are rare. It seems most of the men only had one male and then the rest of the children were females. Apart from us, I could only have one child. When Patrick took over as the family Patriarch, and he married me, I was told that I would be his other half, the second decision maker, I would also take care of all the females of the family, where I was in charge of all the birth announcements, the wedding announcements, the settling of accounts in each family household, which I will tell you there are hundreds of families in the Becks’ family tree. We aren’t a Mafia, or a royal family, although you will be treated like you are by those that covet your friendship, or seek to 

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become part of the family through marriage. I am also in charge of vetting potential spouses for family members that want to get married. I’m sure you know that a background check was run on you and your family. I was surprised to find out who your grandmother was, and I had to chuckle, because I know she’s going to sh*t a brick when she finds out I am Dawson’s mother. She does not like me. Although that’s all on me. I once tried to seduce your grandfather just to piss your grandmother off. That was the year before I met Patrick. But don’t worry. When I see her again I will smooth things over,” she said, chuckling. 

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