HE TOOK HIS FIANCÉE TO HIS POOR HOMETOWN TO TEST HER—BUT THE PAPER SHE HANDED HIM LEFT HIM TOO ASHAMED TO MEET HER EYES

stood beside his mother making lopsided, uneven tortillas while she corrected every mistake without mercy. Some were too thick. Some ripped apart. One looked so strange that Carmen said it resembled Texas more than a tortilla. Despite himself, Diego laughed, surprising even himself.

From the doorway, Lucia stood quietly watching.
Diego had no idea how continue reading …