Chapter 35

Nah, he could stay for a bit longer.

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Nix watched Jules eat. He’d ordered several dishes and made mental notes of what Jules liked best.

“So, you’re all done in the garden?” The pad Thai was delicious.

“You’re never done in a garden.”

“No?”

“No. The bushes are pruned, but you have the fruit trees to look after, and your kitchen garden is to die for.” Jules took a bite of the stir fry and chewed quickly as if he wanted to say something else. Nix waited.

“The bench in the kitchen garden. You should have it fixed, or you could fix it yourself, I guess.” Jules grinned at him, and Nix’s heart skipped a beat. So books and gardens were both safe topics. Good to know.

“It needs fixing?”