Loyal and predictable, yet hot-tempered and impulsive, Rudy Santana is Lana’s ex-boyfriend and the rock that never changes—though he expects everyone else to change.
His path leads him to constant denial, if not self-denial.
Rudy Santana
Creative and doggedly romantic, is his desire for a profound, intimate relationship outmoded or more of what his generation is missing?
dedicated, resolute, and sincere
fixated in attachment, invested in opportunities
“Lana, I noticed you stopped short again when I invited you to join me at the stove. Haven’t you ever heard of ‘kiss the chef’?”
“First of all, it wasn’t really an invitation. Sounded like an order to me.”
Rudy held his tongue, waiting for Lana to proceed with what he figured would be a multi-staged comeback.
“Second, the chef obviously needs to focus more on cooking and less on distractions—however difficult that may be,” she remarked, gesturing in the direction of her summer outfit.
“I love this … what we’re doing now,” Rudy observed, putting down his cooking tools for a moment to face her.
“We make a good cooking team, I must admit,” she responded.
“I just wish it really was more like a team, in other ways.”
