“Sorry,” he panted, wiping mud across his stubbled jaw. “Ethel’s protesting the new fence.”
Here’s a short piece based on your prompt: Title: Anna Ralphs Outdoor , focusing on relationships and romantic storylines. Anna Ralphs Outdoor
A cautious botanist’s carefully controlled world blooms out of bounds when she falls for a rugged outdoorsman who teaches her that some roots are meant to be tangled.
Anna Ralphs believed in data sheets, pH levels, and the quiet predictability of perennials. Her garden—a masterpiece of native flora—was the only romance she needed. That is, until Leo Vance stumbled into her sunflower patch, chased by his own runaway sheep.
Anna clutched her pruning shears. “You’re trampling my Echinacea purpurea .”
He grinned. “And you’re blushing like Rosa rubiginosa .”