Caray, Caray!

Senorita? Erasmo asks. Don’t you think it’s dangerous to go around by yourself at this time of night? Aurora asks if he’s not afraid too? He says he is, he’s only trying to get rid of his insomnia, but you are a lady and dressed so provocatively with all of those expenisve things and all that’s going on in this city nowadays. He thinks she’s risking too much. Don’t your parents worry about you? Do they want you walking around late like this? You should go home and get some sleep and reflect about how you are acting and not go out at night anymore. You should take care of that pleasant face of yours. He blesses her and then walks away. She wonders how she is going to get into the house now. Mucho eyetwitches.

Tomas is at Alicia’s building begging to be let in to her apartment because she hasn’t responded to him and he’s worried something happened. The guard tells him maybe no one is home, but once he finds out who he is looking for, he lets him know that she doesn’t live there anymore. Tomas is impactado.

Alicia at a local park is lamenting her situation that she has nowhere to sleep and is cold. Just then Sara comes upon her and asks what she’s doing here, sarcastically saying don’t tell me you are conducting an anthropological study about poorness. She starts to agree that’s why and Sara realizes she’s fibbing and that she really has nowhere to go. Alicia denies it, then a homeless person tells the gossiping loudmouths to shut up so he can sleep. In unison she and Sara both tell the vulgar man to shut up! Jinx. They smile at each other, awww. Bonding.

Erasmo tells Julieta how proud he is of his daughter for being decent and principled and not going around like that woman he came upon, without scruples, overdressed and made up etc. with no shame. Moty is making himself comfortable on the bed. Lety comes up and listens in to Papa saying these things, but she makes a noise and papa wonders who is there. She barks like Moty and runs into her room. Erasmo looks down and sees Moty on the bed, impressed at his ventriloquism. Juli tells him he should go to bed, it’s just a dog outside.

Lety admires herself in her best Aurora voice saying finally she’s herself again. Scared of her own Aurora voice, she starts talking in Lety speak to herself wondering what her parents would really think if they knew she was this other person and lying to the whole world. She thinks her pa would kill her, but her mom would probably understand, though she decides she’s not going to worry them with this. Besides she won’t be Aurora anymore and she’ll keep this little adventure of a Fea to herself until maybe someday she’ll tell them. She then starts writing in her diary wondering who she should stay with Aldo or Fer. She looks at the pictures of them and can’t decide. It’s easy to decide about being Aurora or Lety, but not between these two guys. She says good bye to Aurora forever. (Yeah right) What to do about the galans. Wish I had that problem.

Lola and PM are pawns to a product promo as they enjoy eating some Tia Rosa tortillinas very prominently displayed center screen. I almost wondered if I shouldn't even mention them by name here since it's just more free advertising for them. Anyway, PM says she’s a great cook, Lola says it’s the tortillinas. PM is very pleasantly dressed for being in home. She should wear things like this to work instead, really. Just then Sara knocks on the door she tells them it’s an emergency. Sara tells them sometimes in life one has to rise above the situation, forgive and forget. They want to know what the heck. Sara says it’s not about me, but this poor foolish, foolish woman. Again, what the heck.

She opens the door to reveal that she has brought the Oxi for refuge. Sara tells her where she was found. Reluctantly, they let her in and finally agree to let her stay. Sara trips over the luggage and the Oxi thanks them for their generosity and makes a beeline for the food. She too makes her plug for the tortillinas and proceeds to enjoy the chow.

Fern is in his house staring at his stalker er, Lety shrine, Aldo is drawing his stalker picture of Lety to look at (looks like the one she used to have in her office from that other guy), Lety is mentally excercising her decision, and Omar is in his apartment penning his latest line of Jalmarks, this time for Aurora.

Now the next day, the three are together waiting for Ariel to start the meeting he called and Fer is mad that Ariel calls a meeting then shows up late. Omar on the other hand says life is great and sings praises for his Aurora, and wants to read his card. I would think this would be a sore spot for those three, and thankfully Fer tries to stop him, but somehow Lety is amused and tells him to proceed, and she even laughs. They don’t understand why of course. She says it’s 'cause he’s a good reader. He continues: “Your curls are golden like the sun, your lips are a moment of sensuality. Your hands are as delicate as a bud.” Just then they each get a text message from Domensain. Fer says he does not read them if they are from Aldo. Fer is perturbed that Lety and Aldo are “messaging.”

Ok I’m curious about the unusual brown/white polka dot blazer/kimono thing Lety chose today, I don’t know, it’s like Kate Spade meets Samurai loungewear.

Simon is discussing Oxi’s plight with the cuartel who is mad that she ate all the breakfast. Simon says he’ll bring her whatever she wants to eat. She doesn’t want anything from him. Just then Colonel Klink, er, Ariel walks in, he is complaining to Celso to carry himself properly or he will be sent on his way. Celso starts to call him Don Fer but catches himself. He is barking orders at everyone, even Luigi who protests being yelled at but likes Ari's watch.

Ariel summons everyone to the meeting room, rapido. Everyone. To tell them about his decision for the firm. They all get in there and he says he’s getting rid of half of the people. Omar and Fer are no longer needed. Fer protests that he is an owner and associate and can’t be let go. Ariel tells him he still doesn’t need to be an employee. Fer tells him, but I’m a shareholder and this is a meeting of advisement so I’m not going anywhere. A says fine, I’ll get rid of the failures and the inept ones now, so Lety, you can go. Fer says over my dead body. Ariel likes the challenge and gets ready to duke it out when the doorman, uh Alpo, rides in on his white horse, uh, I mean in a crimson smoking jacket/military coat thingy. He asks if everything is alright, and Luigi violently shakes his head no, and Lety just beams. Blech. Oh well.

Fer asks Ariel to explain his genius plan to Alpo and they spill the beans that Ariel wants them all out and the first to go is Lety. Aldo tells them all decisions must get his approval, Ariels's committee has no authority. He tells him he bought the debt so he has every right to say that. Ariel says his best advice is that he will lose all of his money. Alpo says his best advice for Ari is that he leave. Alpo continues that the people here are already the most capable of continuing the business. Ariel won’t be missed. The room hisses with appreciation. The whole lot of them happily wave goodbye to Ariel on his way out. Ari says this isn’t going to end here. Aldo says nice to meet you too, as@h(&$, (ok, well no not really, but I would have). Outside he runs into Marcia and informs her of the happenings. She questions why he doesn’t fight for this. He warns her he will but he wants to talk to the lawyers first.

Back in the meeting, everyone cheers Aldo. He says everything will stay as it was for now. Fer asks about the debt. Mar walks in and snips that all the “staff” are there, that this isn’t really any of their business. Aldo tells them to stay and that he bought the business to help because if he didn’t it would have been liquidated today and everyone would be out on their butts, but it’s not, so you aren’t. Ok, now you can leave.

Fer says thanks. Aldo tells him thanks aren’t necessary as this isn’t a gift. You owe me all the money, but you won’t have to pay it for 6 months, a better deal than the judge gave you. They all agree and he says there will be interest, which makes their eyes round, but at the lowest market rate. They calm. Lety says that’s very fair and the business will cover it. Luigi thinks he’s the best owner ever, Fer says he’s not the owner. Aldo agrees, but he still makes the decisions for now. He asks one thing though, does Lety still want to be president? She says NO.

The cuartel discusses the meeting.

Tomas shows up and laments that Oxi is gone. PM thinks it’s great. T says she lives in his memory etc. They say no she lives in Lola’s house. He gets happy. So we go to the house where she is “babysitting” the kids. She waits for the cuartel to call her, while the kids ask to play a game. She decides to play a game with them that she is a star. She starts singing and the kids begin to cringe.

Aldo asks Lety why she doesn’t want to be president anymore. She says she does, but she doesn’t but she wants to talk to him first. Fer says ok, lets all go to your office. She says no sorry, alone with Aldo. Fer says yes of course, so then you two will go to your office then. He is of course troubled. Aldo smiles. Omar tells Fer he’s going to suffer again. Fer thanks the idiot for reminding him. They leave. Everyone else leaves except for Lopez who gets suggestive assistance from Fer. Marcia comments that surely Lety will decide in favor of Aldo very soon. Fer gets impactado.

Lety asks why he bought the debt without letting her know first. She might actually be wearing some big panties today. He says because he was anxious about her promise to the Mendos and that’s why she wouldn’t go to Acapulco with him. He tells her is only intention was to set her free, so that she could decide without any pressure to stay here.

She tells him, until he asked her about remaining president she really thought he was trying to manipulate the situation. (NO kidding?) L -You were expecting me to resign no? He says yes. She says, I couldn’t leave or I would really feel like a failure. But, you want to know what bugs me the most? It’s that when you saw me kissing Fer and you left ,well I discovered…he interrupts, you discovered…she continues what I really feel for you. He says you're mad that you discovered your feelings? She tells him she was sure she loved Fer. He says and now you don’t? She says yes, but it’s that…he leans in again and asks if she loves him. She is startled.

He asks again if she loves him, deaf one.

In the locker room Omar is razzing Fer about Lety’s conversation with Aldo. Omar tells him to think hard about why Gargoleti likes Alpo better than him. He continues, it’s obvious, because Aldo sacrificed much for her, but what did you give her, problems, a headache, suffering and the like. Fer says he thanks God everyday for a friend like him. Fer says he made her suffer but he also sacrificed for her. He sacrificed his love for her happiness to let her be free to choose Aldo if she wants. He doesn’t think Alpo will do the same.

Aldo is telling Lety that he learned from his Mom that love is sacrifice and one should give all they have for it, but he says that he’s not a saint (news to us) and yes, he gave her everything, but he did it so that she will be happy with him. Lety tells Aldo that she needs him with her. Aldo tells her to have faith in herself. When you finally tell me that you love only me, I know it will be forever. He tells her not to get upset, that he cares about her a lot. She cares about him too. Double Blech.

The cuartel Aldo lust fest resumes. They fawn over him and then show him the Aurora picture. He says she’s pretty, but he prefers someone more down to earth, like Lety. PM is surprised that he admitted it in the open. He says he has nothing to hide that the whole world should know that he is in love with her. He asks after Fer.

Once he leaves the cuartel speculates that Fer and Aldo are going to fight, but they decide that their mission is to discover who the mystery woman is so that they can win the dinner with none other than our principal papalote hunk Colunga!!!! The paper must be sponsoring this contest.

Omar tells Fer to stop walking in circles, that it is making him dizzy, and Fe counters that he’s sick of Aurora talk. Omar says not to compare the two, Gargolety has nothing on Aurora. They spar about whose love is better until Aldo enters and breaks up the fun. Al wants to talk. Omar hesitates to leave until Fer compels him to. Fer apologizes to Aldo saying to forgive the slow learner.

Ok, this conversation bugged me. Fern asks Al what the real reason was for buying the debt. Aldo firmly says for Lety’s love. Fer says, of course, you are glad to be a step ahead of me. Holier than thou Domensain then proceeds to tell Fer that everything he has, he got by his own hand, that he never asked for his Dad’s help, in contrast with immature Fer who got everything from his Papi, including the business that he ran into the ground. Aldo matured from his hard knocks, and Fer grew up as daddy’s little boy, and that kept him from maturing and made him selfish.

Fer tells him he has no idea what it was like to grow up in his house, nor whether it was easy or difficult but he will warn him of one thing, that he, himself, will end up with Leticia.

The cuartel on their Colunga mission go in to see Lety, to see if they can get her to hire the woman mysterioso for a commercial so they can find out who she is. She is of course impactada. They beg her, then the conversation turns to ask about what will happen to the Oxi. Tomas begs that he be allowed to hire her. Lety says for that he'd first have to ask Marcia since Ali was her assistant.

Back at Aldo and Fer’s heart to heart, Aldo asks Fer if he realizes that he can’t make someone love him. Fer says of course, he says the same thing. Now Aldo breaks out the big ammo. He tells Fer that he saw how much Lety suffered because of what Fer did to her and that he hurt her a lot and that he doubts that he even knows how to love her.

Fer tells Aldo that Aldo has no idea how much he has suffered for Lety and that he knows very well what it means to be in love and to love her. He proposes a pact between them, that neither can be alone with Lety without the other knowing about it.

They shake, but Aldo tells him that in the meantime he just wants to say that he hopes Fer suffocates, and Fer retorts that he hopes Aldo drowns or chokes.

Lety for some unexplained reason goes in to talk to Marcia who makes a smart remark about being a loser. Lety says she’s not a loser. Mar says, you are right I’m a double loser, because not only did I give Fer to you for nothing, but I gave him to you so that you can despise him.

Lety says that’s not true, that she loves him. Mar says, yeah, as much as Aldo, you have a big heart then, capable of making everyone around it suffer. Lety says no she doesn’t want to hurt anyone, that this whole thing is bigger than she is.

Mar smartly tells her to stop playing the victim, that she is much more astute than she lets on, and she knows what she is doing. She says no, I’m the same Lety that came here to Conceptos. She parts by telling Marcia that really, she wants her to be happy.

Omar & Fer are again discussing their women. Fer is worried about losing Lety and wonders how he can be close to Lety without her feeling pressured by him. Omar has an idea. He tells Fer that he should be her secretary. Yeah, he just wants Fer out of “their” office!

Fer goes in with his toys and tells Lety he’s decided he’s going to be her assistant and he’s going to take over the closet. She is, of course, impactada. She doesn’t think that’s a good idea, and since when did he think that dark hole was an office. He says it’s not a dark hole, it’s a very nice office. She agrees.

He admits that yes, he wants to do this to be close to her. Besides that, he explains that no one trusts him, and that his parents must trust Ariel more than they trust him because they allowed Ari to try and be president and don’t think Fer’s capable of running the business. Fe continues, “I need to demonstrate that I can be humble, and that I can work hard.”

She asks if he really thinks he’ll get that by becoming her assistant. He calls her Dona Lety and tells her that yes, he really wants to gain her trust, because he knows she trusts Aldo more, even though she doesn’t say it. He doesn’t blame her because Aldo’s turned into the Savior of their business. She says yes, he’s been very generous.

Fer tries to be gracious and reluctantly agrees, he has, but notes how the tables have turned, that now he’s in debt to a guy that he finds, well, not that pleasing, well, and Lety interrupts that you find him very displeasing. Yes, I dislike him, but I appreciate the opportunity to save my business, my parents' business.

Just then Aldo walks in. He notes that Fer is not respecting their pact. He walks up to Lety and gropes her like old times. Lety wants to know, what pact?

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