But, Kayla wasn’t surprised by this, Miles had been hinting at it for a couple of weeks now, being ‘too busy’ to go out with her, and he was dow...right nasty yesterday over that case business. Further, Kayla had seen Miles with Ana through the winery windows yesterday. And, she’d seen how he kept watching her, even when they weren’t speaking to one another. Kayla asked around until she found out who this woman was. She was relieved to find out from Jimmy that this woman was the ex wife of that. Standing at the door memories assailed him like uncaring banshee, blind siding him with their emotional power and overwhelming him with their fury. Overcome by the force of their oppressive weight, Michael slid down the doorframe unable to maintain his fight against the ghosts of his past.Holding his head in his hands, the tears for his dead daughter gave way to gut wrenching sobs for his wife, for his Sasha.At thirty-three and unmarried, Michael Dane was the main topic of the rumor mill at. " But ..." Jenny turned, gazing at Melinda with a confused look. "Yourcollege. Your family." She shook her head. "You have your life. I_can't_ ask you to give up all that!"Melinda smiled warmly. "You don't have to. The way things are now, myfamily always had _two_ daughters, not one. And opportunities for womenengineers are very plentiful - actually better than for men." Melindaexplained. "The way reality rewrote itself, I got a good scholarship... as Melinda. And I've got a summer. Finally, getting control of myself, I got up and opened another Coke. I gave it to Trayla, and told her I needed to talk privately with Mariel for a while. She got up nodded, and gave me a look that spoke volumes.I raised my eyebrows at her. She grinned and left Mariel and I alone."Mariel. I know we have not really talked much. We are going to be married, and I want to know how you feel about that," I asked her seriously."I have always known I would marry for reasons of state. I have to say,.