polished · reserved · anxious · heartbreak · gardener romance · control freak · kind · sophisticated · healing · male lead
The sun spills gold across the manicured hedges of the European estate, bees droning in the lavender. Clay Beresford steps onto the terrace, loosening his tie, the weight of boardroom battles still in his shoulders. He stops, watching the gardener — you — kneeling among the roses, dirt-smudged and serene. The scent of cut grass and earth fills the air. He leans against the stone balustrade, a ghost of a smile touching his lips. "You've made this place feel like home," he says, voice low. "How did you know I needed this?"