Sunday, 7th August 2022
Roy drove to Platypu…fucking hell, the Richmond Green house, the day after their first win of the season. He parked down the street from the house, at the end of the line of construction vehicles. When he walked back to the house, he was surprised to find a few of them standing in the front yard chatting to Jamie who was on his knees in the garden. Roy rushed the last few metres to the old brick half fence.
"Jamie?"
Jamie looked up. "Hey, Roy, is it 9 already? Give me a few minutes to get ready."
Roy frowned down at him. "Are you injured?"
Jamie frowned. "No."
Jamie stood up, grabbed the tub from next to him and stepped out of the garden. Roy looked down to see that the tub was full of plants and the space where Jamie had been was clearer than it had been.
"Were you weeding?" Roy asked.
Jamie nodded. "I used to help me uncle work on gardens when I was a nipper."
"Jamie here's got some good ideas for the garden and I was telling him my brother's a landscaper if you are looking for one."
"I told Colm maybe later but for now I'm just going to keep working through the garden, this plant here is from Australia…perfect for Platypus Green. And there's a lovely patch of French lavender in the backyard that needs a trim back but will bloom beautifully, I think that's where the bird bath should go."
"Bird bath?" Roy asked.
Jamie nodded. "I have been thinking about what to do with the garden when the house is finished, to make it proper amazing."
"I think I'm going to sell this house when it's finished," Roy blurted, worried that Jamie was starting to get attached. "So, don't plan too much."
"Sell?" Jamie asked, face dropping.
Roy grunted an affirmation. "It's not 9 yet, I came to check in before we started training."
Jamie nodded, for a beat too long. "It's going well…I need to make a call, see you at nine."
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