JOCELYN: Are you kidding?? If it wasn't for us having to go back and take care of the shop, I would stay here until y'all kicked me out!
THALLI: From what you told me, Esmeralda is a lot like Isamar. Interestingly enough, she's employed her to help with her garden and she has a real knack for it. What I'm trying to say is, Es is welcome to stay here as long as she likes, regardless of what happens with everything else.
VETTE: Yeah? Thanks - that's good to know.
LUPE: Oh my god - could you imagine all of us living here??
JOCELYN: That would be amazing! We could all be cowgirls!
JUDE: Uh oh.
CORA: Maybe we just take it one day at a time for now, huh?
LUPE: What? What's wrong with that?
ISAMAR:
Don't worry, Jocelyn. You're always welcome to visit.
I should probably turn in; me and Licha have to take y'all back to the airport by 10. I won't kid myself into thinking you girls will get any rest, though.
JUDE: Wise woman.
ISAMAR: As for the rest of us, Thalli will be making a big breakfast.
JUDE: Breakfast?? My stomach has enough food in it to last till I get home.
(Jocelyn snickers)
CORA: (To Lupe) I'm relying on you to make sure Jocelyn gets up; I know y'all are gonna be talking all night.
LUPE:
Promise.
Y'all old heads can go to bed, but us youngsters have a lot of catching up to do.
CORA:
We're gonna remember you said that when the alarm clock goes off.
Hi Mami - You enjoying the ranch? You good?
FERNANDA: I'm good baby. Just enjoying being here with all of y'all.
ESMERALDA: It's nice to see you finally sitting down. You've been running around all day.
JUDE: I know, but I wanted to get some prints done so Thalli would have something to hang. I'll send her the rest later.
ESMERALDA: I wish I could be cool like you.
JUDE: (Laughs) I think you may be the first person who ever called me cool.
ESMERALDA: You're cool to me - you're beautiful, you get to do a job you love and make good money doing it. Plus, you get to have your dream life with your girl.
JUDE: It's a day-to-day process, Es. As for you, what would you love to do for work? I can always help you to figure out how to turn it into a living.
ESMERALDA: Honestly? I'm not really good at anything.
JUDE: Don't say that. That's not true.
ESMERALDA: That's what my aunts and cousins used to say; they made fun of me and called me dumb. That's why our parents cut ties and moved us to Copperdale.
JUDE: Es... have you ever been tested for dyslexia or any other learning disabilities?
ESMERALDA: No, my parents said they didn't want people in our business. And Vette was too busy trying to work and take care of me after they passed.
JUDE: Ah, yes. Family shame. That old chestnut.
ESMERALDA: Honestly, I tried not to think about it over the years. I just did what I could to get by. But I'm not a kid anymore; I gotta figure it out.
ISAMAR: You know big sisters; Tlalli's been in my business since I was born. But don't worry; you'll be fine.
ESMERALDA: I still can't get over this place! I don't know why, but I was expecting like a cowboy kind of thing. This place looks like the pictures Vette showed me of back home.
ISAMAR: Gracias, Esmeralda. That's exactly what we were going for. While you're here, it's your home too.
Don't be shy - come on, let's show you around.
We come from a long line of afromexicana championship horse riders and breeders.
Our Mami's familia had a large hand in keeping the Azteca and Galliceno breeds alive.
ESMERALDA: Your papi... is he a breeder too? What does he do?
Lupe: Hmm.
ISAMAR: He prefers to breed children. All over the worlds.