Myrtle said, “Mm. A lawyer.” Her tone wasn’t particularly warm.
“At first. Then she went to medical school. She settled with medicine.”
“So she dropped out of law school?” asked Myrtle.
“No, she finished. She’s both an attorney and a doctor.”
and“I sense a thread of over-achievement here,” said Myrtle.
“Yes. But she’s still fun, like her mother was. And she’s pretty laid-back. But she is very busy.”
Myrtle said, “And the busyness keeps her from visiting.”
“Yes. Well, it’s not just that. She’s a single mom, so she’s doing everything. She married one of those tech guys in Silicon Valley. The marriage didn’t work out, though,” said Miles.
“When the marriage ended, I’d think Dana would have moved her family near you.”
Miles shook his head. “No. She needed to stay in California so th
