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me about it the more it made sense .”
    “Wait a minute….you ?” Ethan said. “Married?”
    “Well I will be in four weeks.” He grinned.
    “No Beckett you won ’t.” Kathleen stated. “You’ve done some pretty hairball things in your life but you’re not marrying a total stranger so we can purchase a company.”
    “ Mom it makes sense, I marry her granddaughter and it helps in our cause to win over the South, makes us look legit….all I have to do is set her up in a house for a year, give her a reasonable allowance and for her part she will put in all public appearances with me. At the end of the year we’re established, she and I divorce, I give her a small nest egg and we finalize the sale…..we can’t lose with this.”
    “You can ’t marry this woman…. I won’t allow it.”
    “Mom….look we all know I’m not the marrying kind….this is perfect. ”
    “Beckett…I still have hopes you will one day marry….you just haven’t found the right girl yet .” Kathleen argued then seeing Beckett flinch she regretted her comment.
    “Not for lack of trying .” Trent joked trying to make light of the situation.
    “Bite me .” Beckett countered. “Mom….it’s no big deal….it’s one year….no one will get hurt.”
    Kathleen thought about th is for a minute. “And this granddaughter….she’s ok being used like this?”
    “She likes her life style; one that will disappear if the company goes under….she’s already agreed.” Beckett assured her. “She even signed the contract before I signed it.”
    “You already agreed and signed a contract ?” Roark demanded. Until that moment he had been silently listening to the others. “Why were you so rash?”
    “ Because I knew you guys would try to talk me out of it and I had already made up my mind while I was there.” Beckett said feeling like a kid who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
    “ And what about Macy?” Roark asked. “How is she going to react?”
    “She’ll probably be upset…knowing her she might even throw things but in the end she’ll forgive me .” He grinned. “I know none of you have ever liked Macy. But she and I have been totally honest with each other since the beginning. I never had any intentions of doing anything more than sleep with her and enjoy her company. Lately with all her friends getting married she’s begun to question our relationship. By me getting married she’ll rethink things and see the benefit of this.”
    Kathleen looked at Beckett and shook her head. “You don’t really think Macy will still want to see you after this?”
    “Of course she will.” He said taking a swig of his beer. “It will add some new excitement to our relationship…all the sneaking around…..forbidden romance.”
    “And what will your new wife think about that?” Roark asked
    “It’s all part of the contract .” Beckett said surprised. “Don’t worry I’ll be discreet….where’s the fun in it if I don’t play the part?”
    Kathleen looked at Roark and threw her hands in the air as she walked into the house. She didn’t understand how Beckett could be so causal about this. When she heard the door open and close behind her she expected to see Roark come in to talk to her. She was surprised to see Beckett.
    “Mom .”
    “What happened to you Beckett….when did you give up on love?” She asked already knowing the answer. He looked at her and she saw the pain on his face.
    “The day she died .” He answered then turned to walk out.
    “Beckett .” She said stopping him. “Lachelle wouldn’t have wanted this for you.”
    “Well she ’s not here is she?” He said looking at her trying to replace the pain with anger.
    “It wasn’t her fault….she fought it as long as she could .”
    “There were other drugs she could have tried .” Beckett said trying to control the pain from overtaking him. “She gave up.”
    “She was tired .” Kathleen said touching his arm. “Her body just