chapter 26

LIA

The soft morning sun kisses Grumpy's weathered skin whilst watering flowers?...yes, I said that right. Watering a small flower garden in the backyard.

With his sleeves rolled up, gloves on, and a sporting short on, he looks so ordinary, domestic. There is always nothing special about his clothing style but he doesn't usually look domestic as he does now.

It's a pleasant surprise that I stand for a full minute, watching how he works fluidly before snapping out of it. "You are watering flowers," I say as a matter of factly as if the sight in front of me isn't proof enough.

He answers with a deep grumble. "Yes."

"Why?" The word falls out of my mouth before I can stop it. I quickly correct myself. "You don't look the type." I clear my throat to hide how my words stutter out of my mouth.

I sweep my gaze around the flower garden. Beautiful, they are, but I can't focus on them because of this anomaly happening in front of me.

"How?" His glance flicks over me as he straightens. The