Gary would miss having someone to practice boxing with down in the cave when Manolo moves on to his next job. Plus talking to him has helped his Spanish improve beyond what he learned from Rosetta Stone.

If anyone could break him of it, it was Sheila. He had mad respect for her, just like he did for her husband. He used to idolize these people, and getting to know them has brought him out of his shell some, but some habits were hard to break.

When she tapped the smoke out he gladly took it. Pulling his lighter from his shirt pocket and held it to her first. "No problem, it's nice to have company." He seemed to ease up a bit, placing the cigarette between his lips before he spoke around it. "Yeah, right? It's like the perfect weather, I wonder what the winter's gonna be like here."