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Lydia slipped off my lap, reaching into her clutch for her make-up.
“Baby, I’m going to step outside.”
“Ok.”
The media swarmed me the moment I stepped out. Shit, I thought.
“Mr. Gaster, who is the woman you are seeing?”
“I’m in town on business. I would like to enjoy the rest of the night please in private.”
“Who is the woman?”
“Goodnight.”
I stepped around to the other side of the car, opening the door, I leaned in. “Lydia, the paparazzi is here.” Her face was beautiful you couldn’t tell she’d been crying.
“You’ll have to shield your face.”
“Ok.”
I helped her out of the car. Lydia immediately shielded her face with her nude colored clutch. I held her body against mine. I nodded to the body guards. They pushed the paparazzi back making a pathway allowing Lydia and I to walk past the long line of people and enter the club. I pulled her purse down. “We are fine here. It’s an exclusive club, no one will take your picture here.”
“Mr. Gaster, right this way,” a man stated, wearing a black suit.
We followed him toward VIP. Lydia admired the bright colors throughout, the blues, yellows, and cream colors made the club feel inviting. We were led to a large royal blue velvet open circle couch surrounding a table covered with a yellow table cloth.
“Hayden, how do you deal with the constant scrutiny?”
“I’ve gotten used to it. Being a young Billionaire at Twenty-five is fascinating to the world. They desperately want to know who I’m dating and who I will marry. I really don’t understand why it’s so important. I feel like a normal person. I bleed red like everyone else, I just have a lot of fucking money. I come from old money. I was a billionaire the moment I was born. My family made their fortune in the oil industry. My grandfather’s brother Calvin, however chose to run his own empire. His business is lucrative, yet dangerous so I’ve heard. My family, doesn’t like talking about what he does. Just in case you hear rumors, I thought I’d mention it. My great uncle is an alleged mob boss in New York. He and his family don’t come to holiday dinners. He and my grandfather haven’t spoken in years. I have never seen him in person, only in pictures.
Lydia’s eyebrows arched. “The black sheep of the family, wow.”
“Yeah, I know. Now, that I’ve gotten that out of the way. I’ll share with you how our company began.
My father Harvey has three brothers. Howell, Henderson, and Harrison jr. My father and his brother Harrison are twins.”
“Excuse me, Mr. Gaster what can I get for you and your guest?” the waitress asked.
Lydia scanned the menu. “May I have a plate of boneless honey barbeque wings and a glass of red wine.”
“Bring a bottle of your best red wine, and a bottle of top shelf vodka.”
“Right away sir.” The waitress disappeared.
“Hayden, continue.”
“Where was I? Oh yeah, Uncle Howell and Uncle Henderson run Gaster oil. My father Harvey and Uncle Harrison ran Gaster investment corporation. When they stepped down they agreed to let my sister and I run the company.”
“Does your uncle Harrison have children?”
“Yes, Bryce is his only child. He doesn’t want to work. He lives off the oil fortune. He will probably be a bachelor for life. Sorry, I know he is dating your cousin. I’ll leave that topic alone. I have no idea what kind of relationship they have.
My father and Uncle Harrison moved to Atlanta right after college. They wanted to do something different. My father loves stocks and mutual funds. He has a knack for it. I loved going into the office with my dad, learning all I could.
My grandfather wanted me to go into the oil business, which meant I would have needed to move to Dallas, Texas where my family’s empire dwells. I told him I wanted to follow in my father’s footsteps. I didn’t have to. I could have chosen any profession or none. I’m rich regardless. Not sure if I will be able to keep running my father’s company though.” The waitress dropped off our drinks. I poured myself a glass of vodka then swallowed the strong contents.
“Hayden, you should probably rethink marrying me if you will lose your CEO position.”
