As soon as she heard Charlie's voice, Vaggie perked up and started to tug on Esperanza's hand, her pace quickening. "This way." She paused briefly outside the door and glanced at her daughter. "Are you still feeling up to this?" Esperanza nodded, offering her mother a smile and a nudge. As they entered, Vaggie squeezed her daughter's hand and guided her over to Charlie. "Rani, this is Charlie- my girlfriend. Charlie, this is Esperanza...my daughter."
While her complexion, nose and shape of her eyes were very similar to Vaggie's, including the dappling of freckles over her cheeks, Esperanza otherwise bore a striking resemblance to Lute. She wasn't as tall as Lute but certainly taller than Vaggie. Her hair was cut short- much like Vaggie's had been when Charlie had first met her. Esperanza paused for a moment before she extended a hand and said, "It's nice to meet you. Mami told me a little bit about you."
Vaggie was beaming with pride, her eye watering a bit as she held her daughter's arm. She glanced at Charlie and explained, "I only told her the basics. I wanted to let you both find common ground without my interference."
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