"Then perhaps I did it because I wanted to," Enid said, with a laugh. Now that they were actually seeing each other, Enid was much more comfortable verbally playing with him — it was sort of fun, and even felt flirtatious. She never would have imagined doing this a few months ago, which was also odd to think about.

She set her basket down next to the bottle of wine and spun to look at the observatory around them. "It looks even better than it did last time, Nigel," she said. He was doing a really good job here — and there was a little thrill every time Enid used his first name.