"Se... Señora Lizeth?" Tita stammered, stepping back from Ruby, who had just been about to greet her. Ruby was already smiling.Upon seeing Tita's lack of warmth and even fear, Ruby knew Liz must have treated her very poorly."No, this is my mom," AJ responded, his mouth still full of omelets."What?" Tita was understandably more confused."You called her Lizeth, but this is my mom. Not Lizeth. Her name is Ruby," AJ explained smoothly."I didn't...""Simply put, she isn't Lizeth—even though she looks like her. She's Ruby. And AJ's mom. That's all," Ed muttered as he walked past Tita, heading toward AJ.Tita blinks rapidly and looks at Ruby, who is now awkwardly waving at her. Ruby would talk to her again later; maybe explain a bit to clear up any misunderstanding."Do you want something else to eat? The doctor said you can eat anything now, just not in excess," Ed said, still not looking at Ruby, only ruffling AJ's hair.
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