"It is," Nell said. "I mean, Liliana gave me that beautiful book for my plants, but a man - I know you're not like the men from back home, but I never could have imagined... it's different."

SHe couldn't begin to put into words why an unexpected gift from another woman was so different from a man buying her something, just because. And as if it was no big deal. "Anyway just... thank you. For always being you."