than I realized.”
“I’ve been watching your mother.”
He smiled.
“She might be the most interesting person at this table.”
“She’d probably say she’s only paying attention.”
“That’s what makes her interesting.”
I looked across the table.
Mom was now speaking with Catherine.
Not about accounting.
About Catherine’s gallery.
My mother had remembered details Catherine mentioned earlier in the evening and was asking thoughtful questions about a show she had curated.
Catherine changed.
Her shoulders relaxed.
She leaned forward.
She spoke with real excitement.
And I suddenly understood another part
