Ever since she had come into our lives, she had made things better. Michelle, our Peacock Pavilions Guest Manager. I think the universe gave her to us, somehow.
We went away to Relais du Lac.
It was a place on Marrakech's barrage -- outside the city an hour or so.
And ducks milled around with people under thatched roofs.
We ordered lunch and drank wine. And we played ridiculous games.
And acted like goof balls.
And then the cake came on the day that was not her birthday.
And it felt, well, just like family. Not a matter of last names but a matter of the heart.