he was admitted to a 12-month rehab program and started working as a contractor. it was the first steady job he'd ever had. >> and the lady i worked with gave me lots of new recipes to try. >> that's when i met christina. at first she wasn't interested in me. >> christina had a young daughter and was wary of this wiry, tattooed ex-gang banger. >> i convinced her that i wanted a real life. >> no, it's cistill cuttable. >> it's cuttable. and she took a chance with me. >> benny and christina were married in 2013, and benny legally adopted natalie. >> barbecue ribs, mac and cheese. >> they settled into a new house and a new life. >> when you think back on 15-year-old benny, do you think you could have ever imagined he'd be sitting here? >> this is a whole other life