"Dominga," Miguel answered, smiling down at the beloved treasure. His expression had softened into one of sad love. How he missed them! But this was good money, he knew. This was for them. "Gracias. /You must come see her, now that you are done with school! We will have a party to congratulate you!/"
The Aguilar parties were nothing extravagant, as Jack would well know. But they were warm people and generous with what little they had. They would give their last peso to a beggar and never regret it. At the wedding, Jack's family had been showered with food and gifts enough to make them all feel like they, too, had just been married.
Chuckling, Miguel added, "/And to meet your niece, of course!/"