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their lives. 
    He later heard a story that Max had made a personal visit to the cartel leader, returning the knives and making a payment of restitution.  The cartel leader was so impressed by Max’s cojones that he let him live, even though Max had embarrassed his people, one of whom was the cartel leader’s son.
    After this, Max found Miguel and his brothers this gig at Lupita’s restaurant, along with many odd jobs over the last few years.  Recently, he and Max had taken trips to Max’s ranch in Chihuahua or worked on his house at Dorado Beach.   He never asked any questions, sure that Max was involved in something not quite agreeable with Mexican law, but otherwise, he knew Max was a good man.
    Maria was another direct benefactor of Max’s unending kindness by helping her to launch her cleaning business, before they were even married.  Max provided the materials to help him remodel their house, even helping him build what he called a “special room,” that they still did not understand.  No matter, they were truly blessed to have Señor Max looking out for them.
    They pulled into the dirt parking lot and drove right to the back door, parking a meter away.  Lupita was standing outside, waiting for them. Her angry eyes pierced holes through their dusty windshield, staring straight at Miguel. 
    They exited the car, grabbing their equipment sheepishly, but quickly headed directly towards Lupita.
    “You’re late!”  Lupita yelled to her second cousin.
     

6.
    Arrival
    6:30 P.M.
    Tucson, Arizona
     
    Sally first saw her mom and dad on the remote monitor, walking down the concourse towards the waiting area.   First ones off the plane , she chortled to herself, while shaking her head in mock disbelief.   That’s definitely Mom .  She is the Type A of the couple.  “Everyone needs a Type A,” her dad would always say in support of his wife whenever someone made a quip about their punctuality or one of her many lists.  She was always organized, enough for the both of them.   She remembered when her mom readied her for school.  Everything had a label: her food, her books, even her dang clothes.  It was embarrassing. 
    As an adult now, she realized how great Mom’s methods were.  In fact, she had adopted many of the same habits throughout most of her professional and personal life.  Perhaps that was why she was still single. 
    She thought her last boyfriend might be “the one,” but after a fiery argument and break-up a few weeks ago, she was left to consider once again what she might have done wrong.   It always made her mad after a breakup, with each beau essentially wanting her to change her ways to conform to his own lack of flexibility to change his ways.   What angered her most was that she was made to feel guilty.  Why am I the one who has to change?  Was your life so damned perfect ? 
    She was starting to get mad again.  This is why she thought a break from work and hanging at the family’s Mexico beach house was a great idea.  She was against it at first, what with all the work she had to do and Dylan’s needs.  During one of her weekly phone calls with Mom, she relented to the pressure of spending time with her family.   Now, the idea felt great and the timing even better with Dylan out of her life.
    All week, she had been excited about getting to the beach and spending time with both her mom and dad.  Yes, she loved her parents and enjoyed spending time with them .  The fact that Dar and Danny were coming later was the icing on the cake, or should she say honey on the sopapillas, since she was headed to Mexico?
    There they were coming down the escalator together, holding hands, as always.  The consummate couple, one of the many things she loved about them.   A large smile formed on her face.  Could she really be this excited about seeing her parents ?  What was she, a freshman in college ?  Her mom saw her first.
    “There she is!”  Lisa screamed.  “On