Summary

In the next chapter, Rosa gets a call from her son Gabe announcing the engagement. However, when she sees that Eli is Ruby’s father, Rosa is terrified that she is about to lose her only good relationship with Gabe.

Years prior, Rosa’s mother, Maria, crossed the border with three kids and all worked on farms until she married Glenn Andrew. The family moved to Los Angeles, where Maria had three more children, including Rosa, who were expected to find good jobs and settle down with a family of their own. However, Rosa left home at 19 to go to New York City with dreams of becoming a star. For two years, she worked as a waitress and performed whenever she could, with little success. She turned to sex to feel pretty and got pregnant just as she was about...