Miller chuckled at the excited squeal on the other end of the line. “I never doubted you would. Congratulations, Sophie.” “Thank you! Aaah! I’m just so relieved and happy and excited and just buzzing all at the same time.” He heard her laughter and smiled. “We’ll have to celebrate when I see you.” “I know! I can’t wait to see you guys. So what are you doing right now?” “Digging a ditch.” “Sounds fun.” “Oh yeah, I’m sure you’re dying from envy.” “Uh huh, you bet.” “So what are you doing?” “Getting ready to go to the beach.” He could hear the smugness in her voice. “So you’re going to look like a lobster and get sand all over you. Sounds fun.” “The word is ‘tan’. I’d teach you how to do it if you came here and could bear not to be active for an hour or so.”
