melaku is going to visit some ethiopian friends out of town. to be with friends. i'm sure he misses his family. and i'm going home to see my parents. well, nancy will be here. i'm sure we'll be fine. ( doorbell rings ) i'll get that. you go study. rebecca, you have a visitor-- a male visitor. who is it? ( whispers ): alberto. oh, just ask him to wait in the living room. i'll be right there. i forgot how handsome he is! rebecca, welcome back. i sure have missed you. this is such a surprise. i just had to see you. i know things have been... been very tough for you and i'm sorry about your loss. thank you. and i appreciated your beautiful flowers. please, sit down. well, it was the least i could do. now, i want to help you get back into the swing of things, so... i have something here to cheer you up. tickets to the san francisco opera. best seats in the house. they're doing amahl and the night visitors. you know the "night visitors" are the three kings and they're following the star to bethlehem. that's very nice of you... i'm sure you'll enjoy i

melaku and angela will be gone. it'll just be nancy and me. what about your brother? see him. he's at my uncle's farm. i'll call him for sure. this'll be our first christmas without my dad. i guess we'll both be without family for the holidays. we have a family tradition. on christmas day i'll bring food over to the community center in our neighborhood. it's like a posada. a posada? the posada is a mexican tradition. during christmas we go from house to house and we ask for shelter. we sing christmas carols, eat, share the christmas story. it's a beautiful tradition. my family has been doing it for years. this year, i'll have to do it by myself but, uh... it wouldn't be christmas without it. i should have known that you'd have the true christmas spirit. ( clock chimes ) i'd better go. yeah, i should get to my studying. i don't want to make a fool of myself but i... i have to ask you something. sure. if things were different... i mean if... would you consider... spending christmas with me? christmas with you? wow, ramón... i don't know what to say, i... i... i figured