“Yes, I did,” he replied, taken a little off guard by her “remembering” that since she wasn’t physically present for it, then began to talk about each of the plants and why they chose them for the “habitats”. He also explained why it was his job – as the person overseeing the range and gaming – to be such a part of the gardens. Erik was creating homes for the indigenous animals and trying to make a physically beautiful garden self contained echo friendly place for them to live in.
Several hours later when they were parting ways for the day, Elizabeth hugged Michael and said, “Thank you.”
“For what?”
“Sharing a peaceful afternoon with me. We don’t get a lot of those right now and tomorrow I am jumping back into the turmoil around me with both feet. It is good to be able to step away from
