Engagement Party 1
Isha
I was nervous. I am meeting all the branches of the Becks Family tonight and their friends. I was going to be judged by everyone at this engagement party. Yesterday we all arrived at the Becks Estate. One of the reasons Dawson opened a branch in Colorado was to be closer to his parents. Being away from them for years in the military and then establishing himself in Vegas, he wanted to be closer to them. Even though they also had a house in Vegas, but they rarely visited.
Dawson and the guys were getting ready in a whole different wing of the house while Ava and James were getting ready with me. My mother and Uncle Mark had their own room and so did Nana and Robert. Savvy said she’d arrive with Mac and Jack but they were leaving Willow and Axel with Jack’s mom and sisters, who decided to come visit and take their mom back to Florida when they left. Apparently they had missed her.
The dress I had on was ruby red and sparkled. It had spaghetti straps and a sweetheart neckline and flowed to the floor.
It fit me like a second skin and my rounded belly was prominent.
Ava was in black, her belly just as round as mine. Her dress was also floor length and sparkled like mine. James was in a tux and looked extremely handsome. I knew all the men were going to be in tuxes tonight. The engagement party was extremely formal.
“I can’t wait to see Savage and Rage in a Tux,” I said, trying to picture the two big bikers in anything but jeans and their cut
was hard.
“Wolf too, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in anything formal, James said.
“Oh God, I forgot about him and Janelle. I can’t wait for everyone to see them. I hope no one offends him. Wolf isn’t
exactly known for his tact,” I said.
“Could you imagine him hiking Janelle’s dress up in the middle of the party and f*cking her in front of everyone?” James asked wide-eyed.
“He’d do it too, just for the shock value,” I said. I was still a little miffed at him for spilling the beans about my kidnapping to my Nana.
“He would. But I bet your engagement party would be the talk of the town,” James said. We all laughed.
“Are you nervous, Isha,” Ava asked.
“I am. What if they don’t like me? This is Dawson’s family.”
“I don’t think he’ll care if they like you or not. He likes you, his parents like you and your guys like you. That’s all that
matters, Ava said.
She was right. “One day I was going to be the matriarch of this family. I’d like them to at least respect me,” I said.
“Of Course they will, you’ll be in charge of their purse strings, James said.
I looked at him in surprise. “You’re right, they won’t want to piss me off.”
“See, there’s the spirit, keep your head high,” Ava said, and we all chuckled.
A knock on the door had them all turning as it opened. There stood Dawson and her men, all in tuxes, all looked so d*mn
fine.
“Ava, James, can you please excuse us,” Dawson said quietly. Ava grinned at me. We could all see the heat in all their eyes. I felt myself becoming wet. James kissed me on the forehead and he and Ava left.
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“You look stunning, Princess,” Ford said, walking behind me and wrapping his arms around me. His hands on my baby bump. Mic and Davis closed in on the sides and Dawson came close in front of me.
“You’re the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, baby,” Dawson whispered. He lifted a hand, and there was a long velvet box in it. Davis took it and opened it. I gasped at the diamond necklace and diamond earrings that were nestled in red fabric. Mic took it out and handed it to Ford, who put it on me. My hair was piled on top of my head, leaving my neck exposed. The necklace had tiny diamonds in the back that gradually get bigger towards the front until, at the very front, a large teardrop diamond nestled in my considerable cleavage. It also matched my engagement ring with the diamonds all around the band. The teardrop earrings both Mic and Davis put in my ears.
“These also belonged to my grandmother and are now yours,” Dawson said.
“They are beautiful. I have a question, and I am hoping none of you are offended by it,” I said.
“You could never offend us, Baby Girl,” Mic said, kissing my shoulder.
“Well, I was wondering what the family would think about all of us? I don’t intend to hide the fact that we are all together.”
“It’s not the family’s business. Not everyone knows. My parents obviously know and support us. I knew if my grandparents were still alive they would have supported us. They were kind and generous people. But I am not going to lie, the rest are a bunch of snobbish bores. But I don’t intend to hide anything either. I’m not saying to walk in the ballroom and f*ck any of the guys for all to see. But don’t hide how you feel. If you want to hold their hand, hold their hand. If they want to kiss you, let them. Dance with them as you would with me. If anyone says anything, put them in
their place,” Dawson said.
“Okay, good. I just didn’t want to cause a stir.”
“Oh, Angel. You’re going to cause a stir. You’re gorgeous, your body is every man’s wet dream, and you’re carrying the possible heir to the Becks’ fortune. Not everyone knows yet that you are pregnant. We’ve only told those that we trust.”
“Also, there will be some families that will be sucking up to you tonight. You’ll be able to see which are the fakes and which are genuine. My family will be here, and I can tell you right now, they’re fake, don’t let them fool you,” Ford said.
“That bad?” I asked. I’ve heard before, but I wanted to see what Ford would say.
“Yes, that bad. If they say anything to hurt you Princess, you let me know.”
“Okay.”
“It’s time,” Dawson said.
I knew the party had started an hour ago. We were told that we would be introduced with the guys walking in with us an hour into the party and that we were not to show our faces before then. We walked down a long hall and down a grand
staircase to closed doors.
“I feel like we’re in the Victorian Age, and we’re about to be presented to the King or Queen,” I said, nervously.
“Except you are the Queen,” Mic whispered into my ear and kissed my shoulder.
I could hear muffled voices and low music. Then I could hear Patrick’s voice calling for everyone’s attention. He was telling everyone how happy they were that Dawson had found the love of his life and what a lovely person I am and that they are very happy to announce that I was carrying twins. My eyes widened. I didn’t know they were going to announce it. I looked at Dawson, and he winked at me.
“Everyone, please turn to the doors. May I present to you our son Dawson and his fiance, Isha Ryan, along with our boys Mic, Ford and Davis.”
The doors opened and all I saw was a sea of unknown faces. I gripped Dawson’s hand, and he gave me a reassuring
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squeeze. I could feel Mic, Davis and Ford behind me and I relaxed a little.
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Polite applause went around the room, but I could see the assessing gazes of those closest to us. A lot of eyes went to my belly. I saw some knowing smirks from women, and some lustful gazes from men.
“I’m going to rip the eyes out of Uncle Fred’s face if he doesn’t take his eyes off of Isha’s cleavage,” Ford grumbled, making
Dawson chuckle.
We walked in people parted like the Red Sea until we got to the middle of the ballroom. Suddenly, as one, we were surrounded by well-wishers. People were introduced to me left and right, and I knew I wasn’t going to remember anyone.
Patrick and Aria finally came over and rescued me.
“Isha, we’d like you to meet someone very special to us,” Aria said.
A very pretty blonde girl with sparkling green eyes and long legs, by the height of her. She towered over me. My guess she was five nine to my five-three. She was slim and fit looking in a gorgeous sky blue floor-length sleeveless gown with gold beading in a unique swirl design on the skirt of the dress. Her long blonde hair was curled and gathered in a side bun on her head with pretty tendrils framing her face. Her smile was dazzling.
“Hi, I’m Shay Duvall, a family friend,” she said, holding her hand out.
“You’re more than a family friend, you’re family from what I hear. I am so happy to meet you,” I said, by passing her arm and hugging her.
She stiffened for a minute, and then I felt her relax and wrap her arms around me. She squeezed me hard and, for some reason, I felt like she needed this hug.
“Thank you,” she whispered in my ear.
I pulled back and smiled at her. I took her hands and squeezed them.
“From what the guys tell me, you’re super-smart and spunky. I feel like you’re going to make a great addition to my inner
circle.”
“Oh, sh*t, you’re going to make me cry,” she said, tears coming forward.
“No, no, you’ll ruin your make-up. You know, I have a main character named Shay in one of my books. She’s a kick-ass
vampire tamer.”
The gasp she gave almost knocked her over.
“Shut the front door! You’re Isla Gold?”
“You know of me?”
“Know of you! I am a huge fan. I have read all of your stories.”
“Our girl is a genius,” Davis said.
She looked at him with a furrowed brow and then at Dawson. I saw him wink at her, and she just shook her head like they
were crazy.
“Well, that’s nice to hear. I have a new book coming out. I’ll make sure you get a signed copy,” I said to her.
She squealed and I chuckled.
“Baby, we have to dance. You up for it?” Dawson asked.
“Yes. It’s nice to meet you, Shay. I’d like to get together with you and introduce you to my friends.”
“I’d like that.”
Dawson took me more into the middle of the dance floor, and we started to dance. I saw Ford grab Shay and they joined us. Davis asked Aria to dance and Mic found my mom and led her to the dance floor.
“That was very nice of you, baby. Thank you for making her feel a part of you.”
“She’s like a sister to you guys. I want to become close with her. It also helps that she likes my books. Does she know
about all of us?”
“No, but she will. She’s been gone for a long time.”
We danced two songs, and then I danced one with each of my guys. I saw the looks on some of the guests’ faces, I could see the judgment in their eyes at how close Mic, Davis and Ford held me. All I did was smile, I was going to show them all, just how close I am to all my guys.
