Caray, Caray!

Tiberio is being his usual creepy self as he tells Rogelio about Mariangela crashing the meeting. He says she’s no longer provincial or simple but a real hottie.

Mari and Gabe are arguing about the paternity of Luis David (oh, I get it). Jos comes in and butts in, telling him that Mari’s changed and that he should know she came back from that trip to Paris pregnant. Gabe won’t hear of it…sure she looks different (um, scarier) and acts different but she’s still the same wonderful person. Mari asks Gabe to leave so that she and Jos can chat. The girls get in each other’s fact and tell each other to bring it on (and on, and on, and on…)

Karen comes in and asks Paulina where her mom is. She tells her she’s in with Gabe & Mari. Karen commences massive eye-rolling. Then tells Paulina not to worry about her friendship with JC, because it is just that…a friendship, since he is the only person who understands her. Paulina suggests she see a priest or, even better, a shrink. Finally, Paulina gives her permission for Karen to ask JC for advice.

Rogelio is having a hissy fit in Demian’s office. He’s pissed that Mari’s there and he’s not getting a bigger piece of the company pie. He asks for some shares and kind of threatens Demian that he has to help him out. Sure, says D, I’ll sell you some, but it’ll cost a lot of money…do you have it? Heh heh heh.

Gabe and Nicolas (I can never remember that loser’s name!) are chatting about MA. Nicolas helped her out, and Gabe says continue to support her. Gabe continues on that he believes the child is his and will fight to be near him. Nic says it’s going to be a long fight, because she’s a wounded fiera. Gabe’s ready and knows their love will be as good as before…even better.

The blond raccoons are having lunch and chatting about Mari…how she’s changed and how to deal with her. They are going to have a dinner and work on manipulating stupid Gabe.

Regina is cooing over the kid (who is pretty darn cute) and asks if Gabe’s seen him. Mari’s like, um no he’s not the dad so why would he see him. Wise old Regina’s like, you can’t fool me, you can’t lie and you have a good heart. Mari says, nope…out with the old and in with the new. I’m a bitch now and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Mariangela & LD go to visit Candy. She tells her that she would have come sooner, but she was busy confronting Gabe & Jos. Apparently the new Mariangela doesn’t include a new apartment and she goes back to her old one, remembering all her happy (and some of the bad) memories there.

Jos initiates Operation Manipulate the Stupid Viejo and invites Gabe to dinner so he can spend time with his son (she does this as she kisses and fondles Luisito’s picture).

Nicolas gives Dolores the Mariangela update. They discuss Joselyn’s date with a destiny called justice. Gabe comes in and asks if Nic will go with him to dinner and protect him from Joselyn. Then Nicolas asks Dolores along too. Awww….

The reformed Elsa was looking for a job all day and couldn’t find one. Everyone offers to help, but she says no, she wants to do it herself. Okay, they say…we’ll support you. Then Candy remembers she forgot to tell everyone that Mari is back. Leonardo has a cardiac arrest and falls to the floor dead. No—not really, but he does act like a complete buffoon and runs off screaming to her apartment (um…dude, you won’t get the girl acting like that!). He sees her and after he picks his jaw off the floor tells her she looks very pretty and that he missed her.

Paulina continues complaining about Karen (shut up stupid!) to JC. Then they pledge their undying and eternal love to each other (cue the anvil).

Jos gets home and starts giving orders. She picks up the phone and starts to make a call when Mariangela walks in. Jos asks, What the hell are you doing here? Mari answers that she’s decided to return to her house, which is as much hers as Joselyn. Jos is surprised and asks, why do you want to be just like me so badly. Mari replies, silly rabbit, I don’t want to be like you, I want to be better. Jos tells her to get back to the neighborhood where she belongs. Mari answers, I’m going to live here like it or not, but if you bug me, then you should get the heck out, go ahead…go.

Mari, LD and Mayeya are chatting in the bedroom (well LD is just looking off stage, not really chatting). Mayeya says he’s so cute. Then she spills the beans that Jos is a crappy mom (big news there) and that if it weren’t for the maids, who knows what would happen to the baby.

Mari’s about to go in to the other kid’s room when Joselyn screeches STOP!!! They argue for a bit, Mari even does that little headshaking in your face thing and then confronts Jos about when she became so awful, was it after she killed her mother, Edgar or Federico. Jos manages to hold it together long enough for the cool response of, “I didn’t do all that because I hate you, you aren’t worth it.” Then enters the room and falls apart.

Elsa is out walking the streets…I mean looking for a job…and is accosted by her old boss, who offers her a potent potable and her old job. She refuses. Then she meets Silvestre who continues to profess his love for her, while she continues to profess that she isn’t good enough for him since she’s damaged goods. He insists that he loves her and she walks off.

Gabe, Nic & Dolores show up for dinner. Jos is all smiles, then we hear Mari calling her name sharply and making her entrance. Gabe and Nic are trying to muffle their wolf whistles and Dolores is smiling at the thought of how much this must bug Joselyn. Mari tells her to set an extra place for her guest as well. Jos tries to tell her it’s not her dinner to invite people too. Mari says, get used to it, we both live here unless you want to divide the house in half.

Leonardo is whining to his mommy that although Mari has a smoking hot body and is still the same kind wonderful person as before, her eyes seemed harder and not like the Mari of before. Can’t have everything Leo, there's no Really Good Personality Barbie.

The dinner guests are having cocktails and Mari, Nic & Dolores are chatting about their little plan. Nic cautions Mari that Jos is super dangerous and she should be careful. Just as Jos starts complaining that if Mari’s going to invite guests for dinner without telling her, they should at least be on time, the doorbell rings and it’s….Otilia. Clearly Mariangela went through her little black book and thought, now who would irritate the hell out of the blond raccoons. Jos gets a little jab in at the end as she takes Gabe up to see “our son”.

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