"Can I use neuro-linguistic programming?" he clarified. "I never took the time to learn how. I'm getting better at catching her at it, though.

"Yeah, she's a coworker but, no, we're not entertainers, although Sophie keeps trying to start an acting career. I guess we all could be, if life had been different, if we'd made different choices. But that's all water under the bridge now. No, we're a consulting firm officially.

"Your grandmother? You must miss her."