he came over for dinner.
Just us.
He looked toward the empty chair where Mark used to sit.
“Do you ever miss him?”
“Yes.”
That surprised him. “Missing someone doesn’t mean you made the wrong decision.”
Daniel nodded.
Then he said, “Sometimes I miss her too.”
“I know.”
“I feel stupid.”
“Don’t.”
“How do you not feel stupid after someone fools you?”
I thought about Dad.
Then I said, “Trusting someone isn’t the embarrassing part. What they do with that trust belongs to them.”
Daniel looked at me.
“Grandpa would’ve
