She's never laughed with someone as much as she laughs with Cougar, which might seem strange if you only saw his stoic outer face, but she knows better. The way he swings her back and forth in the hallways makes her shriek, clutching at his shoulders, her skirt and her hair swaying.

"You're my family now," she says, stroking her hands over his hair before leaning in to kiss him. "My Carlito."