We walked down the brick path toward the rows of rose bushes Robert looked after.

“You deserve someone who understands your world,” Aaron said.

He stepped over a fallen oak branch and waited for me to cross it.

“I forget that sometimes, buried in cross-border vendor meetings and patent disputes.”

I stopped by a stone bench covered in dry yellow leaves.

“Daniel mentioned the new vendors,” I said.

“Daniel worries too much about the details,” Aaron said.

“He always has.”