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Miles glanced at me “I think I have holiday left”
“I’ll find some” I smiled slyly “Yes! Send me Olympia’s term dates and we’ll come when she’s out of school”
“Well, Adelaide will be tutoring her” He rolled his neck “It’s taken a while, but she’s been given a referral for autism I didn’t want to tell you until I’d secured it”
“This is good, right?” I took his hand “Alex”
“Yes, of course It explains all her difficulties It’s notoriously difficult to get a diagnosis for girls, but I’m confident she’ll receive one sooner rather than later” He adjusted his sleeve “That’s why Adelaide will be staying with us She’s a very talented writer, and Oly autis, I believe Adelaide can help her”
“She will” I smiled at him “If anyone can, Addy can”
“My senti Gabi, I adore your garden, and I want you to draw up plans for a similar one for me, yes”
“Yes, Your Grace”
“Be quiet” He tapped my nose fondly and turned to Miles “Keep her out of trouble”
“I his arer last weeksoup”
“That’s the last tiredients,” I muttered
Miles laughed “It tasted a”
“Mm”
Alex winked at hi ready for you Bring Eva, too I suspect Adelaide will miss her sister”
“Just a little,” I said wryly “Alex, do you like Adelaide?”
“I ” He backed up with a smile and almost bu where I was going”
I laughed, leaning into Miles’ side “He’s so busted”
“He’s a dreadful liar,” Miles agreed “So are we going up this summer?”
“You bet your arse we are If you think I’ this, you’re insane”
“Only for you”
“That’s the worst line ever”
“I know It always sounds better in arden, princess Look what you did”
I looked around I couldn’t believe I’d pulled it off In the end, the patio and pergola had worked, and the pergola had evergreen hydrangea growing up itclematis for year-round colour The flowerbeds were layered with bulbs for the spring, evergreen shrubs, and dahlias in the deep red and white like Miles had given me
Patio tables sat beneath the pergola, and uests had already tested and proven its accessibility for me
It had all coether
“Gabriella!”