Dan wonders if this is the most Miguel's talked about this with anyone. It's about the most he's talked about this with anyone. A few people know about Ellie, but Dan doesn't talk about her, and Miguel seems just about as repressed in his sadness as Dan is.
"How long were you with her?" It's not that Dan's trying to measure how legitimate Miguel's grief is - Dan was only with Ellie five years - but he wonders how long Miguel's life was arranged around the identity of being a parent to Gabriella. "Ellie...you know, sometimes kids need a parent to step up. And you got to be that person, even if you ain't quite the one who would be right for the job."
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Dan wonders if this is the most Miguel's talked about this with anyone. It's about the most he's talked about this with anyone. A few people know about Ellie, but Dan doesn't talk about her, and Miguel seems just about as repressed in his sadness as Dan is.
"How long were you with her?" It's not that Dan's trying to measure how legitimate Miguel's grief is - Dan was only with Ellie five years - but he wonders how long Miguel's life was arranged around the identity of being a parent to Gabriella. "Ellie...you know, sometimes kids need a parent to step up. And you got to be that person, even if you ain't quite the one who would be right for the job."