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“Hold on This isn’t open yet,” he said, gazing around “This patio was laid a feeeks ago This is where your dad wants you working?”

Shrugging, I followed his gaze with h area It’s connected to the reen, and the maze It needs to be functional, disability accessible, and still floith the surrounding areas Plus one half of the garden is on a large slope that’s tough to deal with”

Miles turned his head side to side until he finally turned on the balls of his feet to get a full three-sixty view of the area “You’ve ticked all the boxes What’s the problem?”

“The layout” I picked up the pad of paper I’d be working on and held it out to hi of such a thing or if this size would even ithout supporting beaet things definitely growing up it”

“I’m not a builder” Miles took the pad froot a bloody clue about that,” he continued “But assus up it is relatively sirowing? Flowering season?”

I openedfor? I didn’t know I hadn’t thought that far ahead

Oh, osh

I couldn’t do this I ay out of my depth

“I don’t know,” I whispered, flattening osh I don’t knohat I’ht about this I have two days to get a plan to !”

Miles took a step back

“This is ame up with more dates with people he thinks are suitable! They aren’t suitable! They give ainstOh, God”

“Give me your pencil”

I blinked at him “My pencil”

“Yes, Gabriella Your pencil The long yellow and black striped thing in your hand that you’re about to take your eye out with”

Right

Of course

I lowered my hands and passed hi my ideas out with He took it from me and looked at the nib and rolled his eyes

So it was blunt

I’d forgotten to pick up a sharpener Sue me

“Here” He handed both the pencil and the pad of paper back to s you need to consider”

I looked down at what he’d written “You write like a doctor”

“It’s not that bad”