HIS CHUBBY STEPDAUGHTER
“She’s four.”
“Hi, Myla.” I greeted, waving her over.
The girl grinned, showing a missing front tooth, then spun away toward a cushion she had decided needed moving.
Celeste sat in the armchair across from me, one leg crossed over the other, fingers loosely holding the shawl in place.
“Is it just me or the Stewarts had taken a liking to names with the ‘M’ initials?” I teased. “Miranda, Miles, Myron, and Myla.”