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[sub][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSha9e_ONU0][color=829067]“Get a load at this trainwreck, 
his hair’s a mess and he doesn’t know who he is yet.”[/color][/url][/sub]

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[color=E4EDAE]“It’s so good to have you home my little baby Becky!”[/color] Beckett’s mother gushed as she flung her slender arms around her son's neck. She had to stand on her very tippy toes to do so since Beckett was so much taller than her. [color=829067]“Yeah… mom… I gathered as much”[/color] the redhead managed to get out between the kisses his mother was harassing him with.

When she finally let him go her son set his backpack down on the counter before approaching his father who was deep into his laptop where he was programming something that looked straight out of a sci-fi movie. [color=829067]“Hey dad!”[/color] Beckett said, slapping a big palm across his tall lanky fathers back [color=829067]“What’s up?”[/color] he asked as he sat down next to him. His dad jolted back as if awoken from a trance looking around confused [color=B0EDD7]“Oh!”[/color] he exclaimed[color=B0EDD7] “There you are son! I almost began to worry!”[/color] he smiled warmly at his son. 

[color=829067]“Yeah… I can see that, What’re you up to?”[/color] Beck chuckled pointing at the rows of code crowding his fathers computer screen. 

His fathers eyes beamed behind his spectacles [color=B0EDD7]“Just some servers for the old colleagues… actually some pretty interesting work, you see...”[/color] he trailed off when he saw the look on his wife’s face.

The younger Hemlock just laughed and shook his head [color=829067]“I’m happy you’re keeping busy in your retirement”[/color] he threw an arm around his father giving him a squeeze. Beckett let go of his father, and leaned back in his chair balancing it on its two hind legs, a habit he has had since he was a kid. Much to his mothers chagrin, for now she just sighed and gave him a stern look, which Beck promptly ignored.

[color=E4EDAE]“So… Reunion, that should be fun huh?”[/color] a sweet smile spread across his mothers face. All Beckett could muster was a look of disbelief. [color=829067]“Fun isn’t really the word I would use mom…”[/color] a tired sigh escaped the young man. [color=829067]“I don’t know if you remember but, I wasn’t really the most popular kid at King’s.”[/color] he offered a small laugh. [color=829067]”It’s kind of a miracle that I am even going to this thing. But Ama begged and sobbed, so here I am…”[/color] 

His mother’s face fell, she had always felt bad about not doing more to help little Beckett and his hard times at school. But her son had pleaded with her not to step in, convincing her it would only get worse if his [i]mother[/i] came to his rescue. [color=E4EDAE]“Yes, well, Paulina will be there right? And Rex!”[/color] her tone brightened [color=E4EDAE]“Whatever happened to those two? Are they still together… They were so cute!”[/color] she chirped.

Beck let his chair drop back on its front legs and then jumped up from his seat [color=829067]“Please! Don’t get me started on that… it’s uh complicated.”[/color] he rolled his eyes as he made his way over to her, giving her a peck on the cheek. 

[color=829067]”It’ll be fine mom, there are some people I like there. Worst comes to worst I’ll just drink myself silly. You know it’s on Tyberius’ boat so it’s fully stocked!”[/color] He shrugged and gave her a small smile.

[color=829067]“I’m heading down to the beach for a bit and then take a shower before I leave! I’ll try to swing by on Sunday before my flight back to New York, so we can hang out some more!”[/color] he enthused, grabbing his backpack and swinging it over his shoulder waving to his parents as he walked away.

His parents house sat on a hill looking over the ocean so all he had to do was to head down some rickety stairs and he was sitting in the sand staring out at the sea. He sat there for a while trying to calm his nerves. Amalee really owed him for making him come back to this town which he usually just visited two times a year. But then again he dragged Pau down with him. 

He laid back and let the thoughts of his best friends and past memories from King’s swirl around in his head, that combined with the sound of the crashing waves Beck drifted away to sleep. He was awakened by an incessant buzzing sound which turned out to be his phone. Groggy, he held up his phone and saw a few missed calls from Pau and a text berating him for not picking up his phone, as usual. 

The redhead rubbed his face and let out a groan as he made his way back up to his parents house to take a shower.

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Beckett stepped out of the uber and let the air whistle out of him as he lay eyes on the huge boat he was going to spend the weekend on. He smoothed the custom made [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/16/cb/25/16cb254df87bd48f6e0d8cddabec1f1d.jpg]Auralee jacket[/url] paired with a simple [sub][s]tight[/s][/sub]black t-shirt and a nice burgundy pocket square and opted to go for a scarf instead of a tie. Classy but still casual giving off the vibe that he didn’t really care, even though he did very much so care how he presented himself tonight.

Squinting he spotted a familiar figure shimmying up the dock towards the boat in a black dress, Paulina. He jogged up behind her and put his large hand on her dainty shoulder. [color=829067]“You lost, baby girl?”[/color] he whispered huskily to sound like her favorite netflix mafia boss. [color=829067]“You ready for this disaster, eh?”[/color] Beckett said, wiping his sweaty hands on the back of his pants, looking nervously around to see who had already arrived.[/color]