a highschool reunion was just the place for sawyer ; a vanderbilt never turned down the opportunity to gloat of his lengthy list of accomplishments. of course, sawyer didn’t need to gloat —- being the most eligible bachelor in new york, both a yale and harvard graduate, and now in the race to become governer of new york, his credentials spoke for themselves. however, he’d take the opportunity. besides, a little word of mouth would only be beneficial in the long run. a lot had and hadn’t changed behind the walls of the upper east side preparatory school. a little renovation here and there but most of it all, it’s grandiosity and elite persona remained the same. the students that now strolled through the hallways —- they didn’t nearly carry half the amount of charisma or charm as himself or his classmates but he’d begun to assume it was a generational issue perhaps. a talker ( he’d been conditioned to talk to anyone and everyone ), sawyer had been yearning for a moment to himself and so when an escape route made itself present, he found himself taking it. he needed a breather, a breather from repeating a ‘brief collection of sawyer vanderbilt’s last decade’ for the umpteenth time ( a shocker given his ability to brag ). he’d found himself lodged in the corner, a flute of champagne in hand when his gaze drifted to a woman approaching the appetizer table. he squinted momentarily, before his brows heightened rather fondly and a goofy grin appeared across his supple, rosy lips. ❛ i’ll be damned... ❜