04-21-2024, 04:47 PM
Gideon just laughed and waved away all the family drama. It’s not like he knew Hayden’s life inside out; after London he hadn’t delved deeper into the lives of the Sebastians, his sparkly new half-bother included. There had been no point bursting the bubble of the scandal back then, he’d just been sating his own insatiable curiosity, and once he’d done that he moved on to his next interest-of-the-moment. Apparently Hayden had some hang-ups about the lies that surrounded his upbringing, which Gideon figured he was well entitled to have. But unless he was planning on some sort of interesting payback (in which case, all ears), Gideon was happy for him to move the conversation on.
“You sound half in love.” He grinned, teasing, though he also watched for any indication it might be true. If this really was some kind of clandestine assignment, Hayden was doing a shit job of keeping quiet about it – including the revelation that this guy was ascendant. Or whatever the fuck the media were calling it these days. “And you can’t be very worried he’ll shirk his job if you’re here - sounds like an easy deal, else your mark already played you. Maybe it’s you your employers don’t trust. Or they just wanted you out the way for a while.” He twiddled his finger, indicating the very long train ride they were both stuck on.
“Everyone has weaknesses. Saelia’s here is daydrinking.” He half grinned at her, and offered a wink. Then he made a shooing motion at Hayden. “So let’s go see him then, this extraordinary human being who’s got you smiling like that.”
“You sound half in love.” He grinned, teasing, though he also watched for any indication it might be true. If this really was some kind of clandestine assignment, Hayden was doing a shit job of keeping quiet about it – including the revelation that this guy was ascendant. Or whatever the fuck the media were calling it these days. “And you can’t be very worried he’ll shirk his job if you’re here - sounds like an easy deal, else your mark already played you. Maybe it’s you your employers don’t trust. Or they just wanted you out the way for a while.” He twiddled his finger, indicating the very long train ride they were both stuck on.
“Everyone has weaknesses. Saelia’s here is daydrinking.” He half grinned at her, and offered a wink. Then he made a shooing motion at Hayden. “So let’s go see him then, this extraordinary human being who’s got you smiling like that.”