When approached she will stand up to the best of them use force to ward the unwelcome off and take action when needed. Nan is not afraid to speak her mind, take care of business and make her presence known even to those that control her destiny. Nan is striking, she bright and yet in some ways vulnerable and fragile. Business associates have been blocked from contacting him as well as his family.
But, Gaspar has a plan to change all of that and reconnect with the outside world. Acceptance is something both children and adults covet. Some children no matter what a parent has done their unconditional love shines through no matter what.
Even just saying name brings a smile. Magdalena Gaspar is ten and misses her father who is imprisoned in Boneyard II. Every night she prays for him but not to the delight of her mother who stands impatiently outside of her room waiting for her to complete her evening prayers. Nan upon meeting Gaspar realizes the man is quite dynamic and has a commanding presence.
Although speaking through a glass window on a phone, they learn something about each other and the conversation to say the least is not what you would quite expect. Human interest or definite connection? After all she was there for a definite purpose. What did he want and why? Why was it legal and what would the end result of their encounters be? Marriage is the proposition and she did marry him. Some arrangements are definitely unconventional, as this would prove to be.
Returning to the house where she worked and lived she learns of her new status, what her role is and what is expected of her Alfredo. Reentering the prison and going to where she would meet her new husband for the first time, she enters the boneyard, hears his name called and realizes the hush that comes over the outer yard when Gaspar is called. It might not be the Presidential suite of the Plaza but to them it was their own special hotel room filled with the main amenity the bed.
