“Pippa’s right,” Alice agrees.
“She’ll be thrilled,” Summer adds.
“And she deserves it,” Christopher says. “From what I’ve seen, she works as hard as we do.”
“Plus, she is family,” I finish.
Sebastian nods, his shoulders slumping slightly, tension ebbing away from his posture. I wonder why he thought we’d object to this. I’ve heard of families who fight over shares and money like sharks, but that has never been an issue in our family.
“So, everyone is all right with this? Mom and Dad already agreed,” Sebastian says.
“Yeah, like anyone’s going to tell you no,” Blake remarks, echoing my thoughts. “We don’t have schmucks in the family.” He looks around the table once half-threateningly, as if daring anyone to contradict him. No one does, of course. “Anyway, I still think it’s not the best present for a lady.”
“I never said it’ll be the only present. The shares will be accompanied by some jewelry.”
I perk up at this. “I’ll get on it right away.” I’ve created unique engagement rings for Ava and Nadine, and their wedding rings also. I can’t wait to do something like that again. “Do you have any specific requirements?”
“No. I trust you completely,” Sebastian says.
“It’ll be perfect,” I assure him.
“Didn’t Ava brush you off a long time ago when you tried to give her jewelry?” Logan asks casually.
“Yeah, but that was before we got married. That gives me the lice
nse to buy her expensive gifts.”
Both Blake and Daniel burst out laughing. Logan merely shakes his head.
“Bennett logic,” Max remarks.
“It’s completely foolproof,” Christopher adds.
Sebastian passes the documents around the table, telling us where we have to sign.
“Now, there’s something else I wanted to share with you,” Sebastian begins after we’re done. “Blake gave me some good news, which I already shared with Logan. He wants to involve himself more with Bennett Enterprises.”
“Wow,” I exclaim, turning to Blake. My word echoes throughout the room.
“I wish people would stop reacting like this,” Blake says in a low voice.
“Can you blame us?” Logan asks.
I chuckle, imagining how Logan must have reacted when Sebastian first told him. He is the eternal pessimist, thinking Blake and Daniel will waste their lives away with parties.
“Sorry,” I say. “This is a great thing.”
“I’d like to talk out some details about Blake’s entry before we eat,” Sebastian continues. “Logan, Pippa, Blake, and I can do it. The rest of you can start the brunch.”
“Isn’t Ava joining us for this?” I ask.
“She said she’ll be late, and that we can start without her.”
The room empties quickly afterward. Daniel pats Blake’s shoulder before he leaves. Sebastian and I exchange furtive looks and share a smile, but we both remain silent. In contrast to Logan, the two of us never doubted that the twins would come around eventually. Sebastian insisted they are Mom and Dad’s sons after all. They know the value of hard work and taking nothing for granted, even though they’ve had a much easier childhood than we had. My personal philosophy was that everyone grows up eventually. If I’m honest, the twins never were that wild. Sure, they’ve lived off the dividends and partied wildly, but neither ever dabbled with drugs, nor have they flaunted their wealth. Neither are assholes, and family is important for them. That’s enough for me. Blake’s come around, and I’m sure Daniel will too eventually.
“What’s the plan?” I ask.
“Blake will spend two months in each department before deciding where he wants to stay,” Sebastian replies.