Caray, Caray!

Juan and Heriberto get into a pretty solid slugging match and both get in good hits. They are about to start round two when there is an interruption. Don Aldemar shoots his gun and tells them to stop. He orders Heriberto to the house, and Erlinda to the house as well, and that he’s got enough problems already.

Juan tells him that he’s made a promise to his friends and that he has to go the capitol to complete his word, and he promises that he will return. Aldemar agrees to make a gentleman’s agreement.

Juan tells his son he has to go but he promises he’ll be back and not to listen to town gossip. Juanito asks why he can’t go with. Juan tells himself his kid is sharp, but tells him that he’s got a lot to do and he won’t be able to look after him, so it’s best if he stays put, and he’s the best thing he’s done with his life.

He departs the village with everyone saying goodbye. He tells himself that he looks at the faces of these people and he can’t fail them. He promises that no matter what happens in the DF that he will return to Achichipico because of these people are depending on him for a better life.

He gets on the bus to find Yolanda sit down next to him. She says she’s going to the capitol too, that he bus doesn’t belong to him. He agrees to take her with if she will do him a favor. She wants of course to do him more than one, and a special favor at that.

Erlinda gets told by Casimero that she needs to forget Juan, because it looks like he’s gone with Yolanda and he can’t understand how she could fall for him instead of a guy like him. Erlinda doesn’t care and doesn’t believe they came together. He tells her Juan will never come back, and won’t do right by her ever so she’ll spend the rest of her life in the convent for being stubborn.

Juan explains to Yolanda her task, to pretend that he is rich, and now a successful business with the exports to Japan, etc. She is more interested in her role as a couple and he takes this opportunity to tell her there will never be anything between them, so if she doesn’t want to help, then when they arrive she goes her way and he'll go his. She agrees she’ll play it his way just to be with him.

Juan arrives at Casa Cachon and gives Kike a huge hello.

At Casa Davila CL calls to talk to Pau and she gives him a cold shoulder and says she’s on her way out so they will talk tomorrow.

Juan greets the baby and Yadi enthusiastically, then Merely comes down and of course he’s happy to see her to, and missed them, but she keeps looking over at Yoli. Juan realizes he’s forgotten to introduce Yolanda, his girlfriend. Everyone is impactada.

Kike calls Pastor and he wonders when Kike will be back to Ang’s store. Kike says he won’t be back because something has happened and Juan is hooting in the background and Pastor almost loses it…he can’t believe Juan’s back.

Alirio is listening to Nidia’s stomach but he doesn’t hear anything he thinks it’s sleeping and Nid says that’s what she wants to do, rest. Just then Yadi enters and tells her mom she has the biggest surprise ever. She opens the door to reveal Juan and Nid jumps up and onto him giving him a leg wrap hug! So much for wanting to rest.

Pastor, like the good tool that he is, immediately calls Moni to tell her Juan has shown up. She wants the details.

Nidia tells the group Juan is always full of surprises especially with all the women of Achichipico. He asks what is new, and they say you tell us. Yoli looks at him and asks if he is going to tell them, he says now is not the time and they of course want to know what the plans are. Finally he outs with it, that they are going to get married!! More impactados. Just then the doorbell rings and guess who it is. Pau with Ana. She is impactada to see Juan there, of course.

Juan is very happy to see Ana, he greets the Licenciada much more frigidly. Marely introduces Juan’s girlfriend. Pau is of course polite but short. Kike says he wants to take advantage of the fact that Pau has arrived and since Juan is in town they will baptize the baby first thing tomorrow!! Juan is excited for the party. They discuss what her name should be. Yadi says they were thinking about putting Nidia just like the grandma but Nid says she’s not the grandma, rather the ma of the mama. Kike says well what about Michaela like his mom. Nid reminds him they agreed he would get to name the baby only if a boy and Yadi gets to name since it’s a girl. They decide on Nidia Michaela.

Everyone thinks that’s a great idea and ask who will be the godparents. Alirio beckons Kike, but Kike says his soul brother Juan of course will be the godfather, and what about the godmother? Nid beckons this time. Well, Kike says Paula. She says she would love it as long as Yadi agrees. Kike jumps in and says then it’s settled. Of course people are impactada at this, Marely especially.

Just then another doorbell. Marely runs out and this time it’s Pastor who is also so excited to see Juan. I’m sure for a couple reasons!

They all together sit down to dinner (Pau and Ana are gone though) and the Achichipiquences start to weave their tale about the Japanese connection and the wallet full of cash. They wonder if he’s over his other problem from before and he confirms that his heart beats now only for one woman and he kisses Yoli. Mar gets a frustrated face.

Pau and Ana are discussing Juan’s return and Pau swears it changes nothing about her situation. Ana wonders if she is going to tell her husband he’s here. She says no because the very mention of Juan just sets CL off like crazy. Ana wonders if it’s really because of that or another reason and Pau says she just doesn’t need any more problems that’s all.

Back at the house Yadi yells at Kike for selecting Pau because she wanted Marely. Kike says well she’ll be around the baby her whole life anyway as her aunt, so it’s better that it’s Pau, she needs a lesson for what she did to our boy. Yadi smirks, she says she doesn’t believe anything that Yoli said.

Downstairs Alirio asks where Juan is staying and he says a hotel near the reforma (expensive) but tells himself, if Nid doesn’t offer to let him stay he thinks he and Yoli will be sleeping under a bridge! Pastor jumps first and offers his house, then Nid says no way, this is still his home, so Juan should stay here. Alirio tries to let them leave but Nid says no.

Mar is upstairs laying on her bed looking at the ceiling. Yadi comes in and looks up trying to figure out what she is looking at. Yadi knows she’s upset about Juan. Yadi thinks she should take advantage of Juan’s presence here and push that chick out of his way, because who knows when he’ll be back.

Yoli comes out of hiding in a small nighty and remarks how much Nid seems to care for him. He says everyone does, but she says especially her though. Juan covers her up with a blanket to keep her from getting cold (wink) and gets within centimeters of her lips. He begs the saint not to test him now because the flesh is weak.

Just then Kike busts in on Juan. Kike apologizes but Juan is thankful for the divine interruption and follows Kike out leaving Yoli.


Cl shows up at Pau’s and she is upset because she is ready to go to bed and didn’t expect him. He threatens her that she must come back to the house with him but she refuses and this just makes him more adamant. They fight about this “feminist idea” that she can do as she pleases.

Juan and Kike are throwing back some tequilas and Kike starts to dig and wants to know what is really up with

CL yells and Ana comes down and tells him not to raise his voice in her house. He tells her not to meddle in his marriage. She says she’s not meddling in the marriage, only that he raises his voice. He says that Pau has a house and she needs to come back to it. Ana says Pau does what she wants and if she doesn’t want to go, then he should leave.

Over the tequilas, Juan tells the whole story about meeting Akito, and him passing on and the Anthuriums etc.

Upstairs Alirio yells at Nid for accepting Juan so easily back into the house and keeping his room as a sanctuary.

Juan asks for Kike’s help deciphering Akito’s papers because though he is good with languages, he doesn’t know Japanese. Kike says well he doesn’t either. Juan thinks of Fer, but Kike thinks Fer only knows English. Juan suggests the restaurant they always went to. Kike says that was Chinese, they aren’t going to know Japanese and Juan says, well, really they are all the same, just like the Mexicans and the Guatemalans, at the bottom of it, we are the same too. Kike says ok if you say so. He then asks what’s really up with the girl. Juan says really well nothing.

Nid is now consoling Marely and encouraging her to go after Juan and send that chick straight back to Achichipico where she came from. She tells her that men are like mangoes, you have to rip them from the tree and not wait for them to fall. Marely says, no way; she’s doing nothing of the sort, she needs to get on with her life and besides she’s not interested anymore. Nid doesn’t believe her.

Juan admits there is nothing going on with him and the woman. Kike says she’s hot though an Amazona! Juan says he doesn’t move his chest, (like make his heart skip a beat or something). Kike asks him if he still cares about Pau. He says he’s traveled mountains and the sea to try and forget her, but yes, she still gets him right here (he beats his chest) Kike says he’s got it bad and wonders then why he concocted the story about Yoli. He says so Pau doesn’t think I’m still interested. He says image is everything. It’s more important to look a certain way than to be that way. He begs Kike to keep this between them though.

Next morning Juan is dressing and asks Yoli how he looks. He says the cologne is the final touch. She wonders why he left so many of his things here. He says he left in a hurry, and he wonders why so many questions. Yoli speculates it’s because of Pau. He wonders how she knew and she says she saw the way he looked at her. He says yes, well we had something to do with each other, but it’s an impossible love. Yoli doesn’t think it’s as impossible as he might think. He wonders why. She says because not only did she see how he looked at her, but how she looked at him. She’s a woman and knows these things. She doesn’t get what her role is, except that the woman treated her like her worst enemy, and was dying of jealousy. Juan says that’s exactly it to make her jealous. Yoli jumps on that idea and on Juan and says they should practice. He sends her for a cold bath.

At Casa Davila, Pau is overdressing as well, and Ana wonders if it’s because of Juan because she doesn’t believe Pau’s story that she only has this one dress here at the house, because the closet is full of Pau’s things. Pau says she just wants to look nice. Just then the phone rings and Pau screams for her Mom not to answer because it could be CL. Ana wonders how long she is going to put off her husband. Pau says until tomorrow because she doesn’t want him to know about the baptism etc.

Just then Moni is getting a report from Pastor telling her about the baptism. She says that they can’t let Juan leave again. She calls a very bitter CL and spills the beans to him because of course he doesn’t know and is mad when he finds out.

Pau flashes back and thinks maybe Juan really has forgotten about them.

Juan is enjoying Nidia’s breakfast that he missed so much. Nid asks him to please return. He apologizes that he can’t because he has obligations he must tend to there. She wants to know where he got that girl and why he was lying through his teeth. He is impactado and says well they just haven’t really had much time to establish their relationship with so much travel. I think they make remarks about her being rough around the edges, from the country, and meat of the boot -carne del bote (again I think another reference to her backwoods demeanor, maybe).

We then switch to a perturbed CL making a u-turn on the city streets.

At the baptism, Juan tells himself that he’s found himself once again next to his beloved, the source of all his ill. But she’s there so beautiful as if all this time apart, this woman used the time to flourish and become even more beautiful, but in her eyes there is a shadow of deep sadness. The baby is baptized and Juan says to himself at that moment our hands joined. They touched only lightly, but it was like igniting our whole bodies on fire and entwining our souls. He wonders what happened. Why did they join? Why did they act together in something so simple yet so powerful. Maybe I know, but what I do know is that contact was made to undo the rage of all the turmoils. They lean in as if to kiss, but we are forced to wait another day to see what happens.

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