[Fable]

Alex almost jumped in surprise when the stranger addressed him, he had never encountered anyone in the garden so early in the morning.
He looked the other boy up and down and nodded in response.

"Sorry. It just looks too good to be true. "
Then he paused when a sudden thought occurred to him.

"Hold on. I barely even whispered that... How did you..." he trailed off with a worried look.
Alex decided that the question was better left unanswered, and so he turned his attentions away from the stranger and instead stared at a bush of roses nearby.
"Yeah. It's pretty. Beautiful even. You've done a brilliant job."
Alex decided that he was feeling a little uncomfortable around the stranger. He did claim to be the gardener, but somehow he didn't feel as though he could trust him. Something wasn't quite right about him, despite his attractive looks.
Perhaps that was just it.
Alex hated being attracted to anyone. It only served as a distraction, a barrier in his work.
"Well I have work to do." he shrugged, as he moved away, in reality planning to walk around the garden some more, this time without interruption.