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