[Manolo wonders if there's a piece of this story he hasn't heard about, but he's too much a gentleman to try prying into her business right off the bat.]

Well...going back to what you said earlier. About how people end up leaving anyway. I can only speak for myself, but I would rather have just a year, or a week, or even a day with Maria than go an entire lifetime without having met her. If I didn't know her, I...wouldn't be who I am today.