She accepted a public-relations position with a healthcare company in St.

Paul.

We did not become friends.

Life does not need to turn every former rival into family.

But several months later, she emailed me.

Nora,

I know you do not owe me a response. I wanted to apologize again for the way I behaved in court and before it. I accepted a story about you because it allowed me to avoid asking difficult questions about my own behavior.

That was unfair to you and especially to your sons.