Jack's youth had been a funny thing; he had left school at sixteen; he was now twenty-two and a multi-millionaire. His grandfather had been an incredible influence in Jack's life; his grandfather was a very successful businessman, his interests were varied, the business closest to his grandfather's heart was his Antique business and his Auction House. He also owned a lot of properties, a bustling Hotel and a wine importing company, the reason for wine importing company was the Hotel sold so much wine and Jack's grandpa always looked for quality and profit.
When Jack was eight, after school, during the school holidays, he was always with his grandfather. He read and researched everything. His knowledge of Antiques was unbelievable, at twelve years of age he was doing cataloging for Auctions. At fourteen he was doing valuations for Auctions.
When he was fifteen, the Government changed the law on businesses that lay empty; they now had to pay tax on the vacant building. Jack's grandpa was so worried about this; he had a beautiful four-storey sandstone building which would cost a fortune under the new tax laws. Over lunch on a Saturday Jack had said to his grandpa, "This I'd simple, our Auction House is too small, we move to this building. We then move the Antique business there, we then create an Antique and Collectable Centre, we could have over three hundred dealers in it, but we control who is in it and what they're selling. We would have a winner."
His grandpa said, "What a wonderful idea, you have out-thought me; this is our way forward."
Grandpa was eighty-five when this happened, as the site developed, it kept him occupied. Jack also introduced a Bistro and a Wine Shop and Bar within it, in the first year, their wine sales were up over 65%. They soon had the three hundred dealers. The Auction House was getting more and more high class; they had built a reputation for quality and service.
When Jack was sixteen, he was Auctioneer at his first Auction. He also left school to work full-time with his grandpa. His class teacher had told Jack's mum that he was by far, the most gifted person in his year, he would be accepted for University readily if he continued at school, Jack wanted his future in grandpa's business.
At nineteen, Jack met a girl, a beautiful school teacher; her name was Kay; she was three years older than Jack. They had met when she attended a Wine Tasting in the Bistro. She introduced and taught Jack so many things about sex. Jack enjoyed the regular sex he had with her. They went on holiday together, but sex was the only thing they shared.
Kay's mother, Joan, inherited an excellent porcelain collection when her mother died. Joan was a teacher, too; she had inherited several properties as well when her mother died. Joan wanted to sell the porcelain as she had no interest in it. Jack rented her some space in the Centre. Joan loved the business; she was making money; she was now buying things that she liked; it was profitable for her.
Then grandpa died. Jack had started to live with him as Jack's mum, Dot, was worried about her father. Grandpa was still working every morning; he would go back to the Penthouse he had where his housekeeper would make his lunch. He then would have asleep in his chair. That's where Jack found him. Jack had been speaking to a doctor who lived below them a minute before Jack had seen him. Jack ran downstairs and got the doctor who pronounced him dead.
Jack's mum was as upset as Jack. It was a hard time for both of them; Jack was now twenty-one. He was now running all his grandpa's businesses; it was a lot.
Jack moved in permanently into grandpa's Penthouse. His mum lived with Robert, her husband, in a beautiful villa which grandpa had also owned, it was registered now in Dot's name. The next year was a busy one for Jack; he had so much more to do now, he was there for his mum but didn't see her that often.
He continued to see Kay, who told him that she would visit her Aunt and Uncle in Florida during the summer. Four days before she left, she said Jack that her aunt, who was also a teacher, had got her a position in the school she was teaching in and she would now stay in Florida.
Jack was not surprised with this; Kay was only interested in herself. Jack had gone back to the Penthouse; he had two lovely bottles of wine with a Chinese takeaway before he went to bed. He thought he must look around for someone suitable who enjoyed sex as much as he did.
Jack didn't see Kay again; he just worked it was Joan, three days after Kay had left, said to Jack, "Kay left three days ago, I took her to the airport, I haven't had a word from her, she has disappointed me."
