<span style="color: #0040FF">Richard Vanderbilt </span>always enjoyed this time of year. He enjoyed being outdoors, something he couldn't do as often as he liked with the large business he oversaw. As he was getting older, he realized he needed to start doing the things he enjoyed more. Richard was looking good for being in his sixties but he knew he wasn't a spring chicken. Someday, hopefully not for a long while yet, he would pass on, like his first wife had. He might be getting older, but he did have a young bride to keep him young in spirit.<br/><br/><span style="color: #8040FF">Helena Vanderbilt</span>was over half his age. It had been quite a scandal when they got together. Especially since his first wife, Daphne, had only passed away a few months before their marriage. Also, there was the fact that Helena had been his secretary. All water under the bridge now. Angus' invitation to his manor proved that. Richard knew that Angus didn't care much for Helena, few people did. At his age, he didn't care what others thought. Richard was to the point he did what made him happy and screw the rest.<br/><br/>Helena wasn't too thrilled about going to the McBride Manor for hunting season. She knew Angus didn't like her and she didn't give a shit. She had gotten what she wanted in the end. That's all that mattered. She was packing her suitcase in their bedroom when she asked.<br/><br/>"Are you sure you want to go, darling? I hear New York is lovely this time of year."<br/><br/>Taking a trip to America sounded more exciting then pretending to be nice to people she didn't care for. Richard smiled at Helena.<br/><br/>"I'm sure it is and I will take you there in the spring. Angus is my nephew and it would be quite an insult to him, and Sarah, if I rejected his invite."<br/><br/>Sarah was his sister and Angus' mother. Richard might have remarried to a much younger woman but there were some things a proper English man did not do. Rejecting an invite from family was one of them. Helena could tell that Richard was not going to budge on this and nodded her head. She gave him a smile that didn't meet her eyes.<br/><br/>"Yes, of course. I'm sorry and silly for suggesting such a thing. I wonder if Andrew Chesterton will be there."<br/><br/>"Most likely. He and Angus have always been close. Almost like brothers."<br/><br/>Richard replied as he packed his own suitcase. Andrew and Angus had spent many a summer at his home. Daphne had adored them both. They had never been able to have children of their own and she had spoiled the boys instead. Helena wasn't thrilled to hear that reply. She did not want to see Andrew at all. He was far too nosey for his own good. After their suitcases were packed, Richard and Helena headed out to the manor.