Caray, Caray!

Willa and Cisco willingly demonstrate various relationship dramas for us.


We begin our usual repeat of the ending scenes of Friday. Paula gags over Cesar Luis, Juan cries over Paula as he cuddles with Lorena, Monica cuddles with Gustavo while she thinks of Gustavo, Cesar Luis thinks about power slipping through his fingers, Marely tells Paula about Juan leaving town probably forever while she gives her best but not too convincing rationalization for marrying Fernando.

Monica is extolling the virtue and brilliance of Gustavo's plans to overhaul Ferell's publicity campaigns to a smirking Cesar Luis, Gustavo's kiss to Monica's head draws another puff on the cigarette and eye rolling from CL. While across town Juan and Kike argue over loading more boxes on the truck and Kike reveals that he wants to go with them to Achichipico while Paula repeats how she is nauseated by CL while sweet Marely warns her her agitation is not only bad for her and CL but for the baby too. Paula confesses that her mind keeps focused on Juan Dominguez, Marely describes feeling Juan's strong hug as an omen that he is not coming back. Wonders why Juan and Fer were practically fighting when she arrived (if you only knew, be very afraid, Marely). She has time to think but only 3 months to plan her wedding. Paula says she feels she is in a dead end (callejón sin salida) and she hopes she can pass through this disgust (fastidio) she feels for CL Juan meanwhile is counseling Kike on his obligation to hang in and take care of his daughter. Kike cries with much justification, me thinks, that he is so tired. He is tired of arriving home to face the boxing gloves (guantes de boxeo), fighting continuously with Yadira. Juan advises him not to throw in the towell (toalla). Juan says everything has a solution except death and Kike has to remain in favor of life, matrimony, pardon. His encouragement is met with Kike's desperate need to end the torture. He feels like the best thing is to end this part of his life and get out of the city.

Fer comes up to Marely's desk offering to help her but she tells him to go home and rest and she will see him later.

While Ana and Nidia review the fabulous renovation of the gallery, Nidia confesses to Ana her affair with Fernando. Love has no age, says Nidia who remembers the young Fernando coming into her life at that time creating a Greek tragedy in her house. She is relying on Marely's innate good sense and just hopes this marriage never is realized. She hopes and prays that God doesn't begin to make her pay her debts now. At Farell, Fer steps on the elevator which Ivonne has craftily rushed to get on alone with him. Ivonne taunts him about his plans which she dubs as repeating the same old mistakes again and agian. He snaps back that if she continues to fixate on errors she will end up a bitter old maid. Touché. He adds Marely and he will marry. No more secrets now. Juan and Lorena are on the bus, she is doing her usual climbing all over him, as if anyone could blame her but Juan half resists with the old argument that he can't ethically romance the beauty contestants while he thought bubbles about his temptations. He puts her into a trance, hugs her and enjoys his dilemma while he promises that this contest will be the best of Mexico and the world.

Nidia is home with Alirio while he solicitously asks her how her first "double A" meeting went. She assures him it was divine, the meeting was so moving (conmovedor). She adds tauntingly that she was able to vent/get off her chest (desahogar) her troubles (enojos) and frustrations.

Anga is bemoaning that Enrique is not doing well at his bookkeeping,the expenses and revenues are all a mess, while Gaytan irons and bemuses what a good worker he is. Anga agrees that Kike's drive is enviable but he still needs and administrative person. Juan went wild with expenses while Anga was sick and Kike just can't do it. Gaytan offers to help, then offers up that he has the perfect person in mind to help, Paula.

After the break, CL and Paula dine while discussing that she is feeling better which she attributes to being happy to be helping her mother realize her gallery dreams. She adds that NIdia will organize the grand opening celebration to which CL snickers in an unkind way. Off on the bus, Juan still dreams of Paula and his love, Lorena dreams if it could only be her. Marely, tries to write to Juan about never being able to get into his heart then tears up the letter saying she can't betray Fernando. CL argues that his only concern is her well being and the babies. They argue for the umpteenth time about her boredness and his hurt at being avoided and rejected in bed, she says she is annoyed by food, people, the television. CL finishes her sentence, "and me". Yup! I can't stand you, she admits. He rolls his eyes in the maddened way.

Kike is yells his frustration at Yadira and stomps out telling her that she is wasting his time, they both are sick of fighting, she says her big mstake was to marry him, and he finally suggests that they should separate.

CL continues to attest that he loves Paula and the baby with all his life. He wants to have a happy life.

Yadira is sarcastic about being fine with a separation. Enrique tries to be reasonable suggesting that he and Yadira talk out their problems as adults without insults. She gripes that she won't be the villain in this film (mala en la pelicula). Later at the table Alirio adds to the sad story of Kike and Yadira, digging for the secret news they have to announce. Finally, Yadira says Kike will be leaving the house.

Monica and Gustavo over another romantinc moment with wine are bemoaning the difficulty of working with CL, but Gustavo observes that when they were all talking in the office she was watching every reaction of her ex. Gustaveo decides that she should spend the night with him as the way she can show she is not still too involved with CL. She doesn't think that is the way to prove anything (ED NOTE: His eyes are so sexy during this I had to play it several times and I wasn't having trouble with the vocabulary, whewww!, but where was I) He continues saying if she wants to over CL and wonders if she is willing (dispuesta) to break with the past. She is willing for everything and says lets go.

At the Cachon table, NIdia finally has had it with the scrappy couple and mostly ignoring Alirio tells the two to come immediately to the studio with her, the three of them are going to discuss this fighting in private.

Back at the love scene, Gustavo has the good taste to act a bit abashed that Monica has come so willingly to his hotel room and is ready for whatever. He relents and wanders if it is too fast, she assures him she wants to be there and proceed. She's just a little nervous because she hasn't been with anyone for a very long time and then only CL. As the passion gains altitude and we have lift off, we suddenly slip to the other bedroom where the not so loving couple is half awake, the CL half. He is reliving their arguments, Paula's rejections and Monica's taunts. He jumps out of bed heads to the bar and as he slugs down something strong he salves his ego with the promise that it is time for drastic measures.

Nidia giving expert marriage advice, tells the couple that they have to fight for their relationship and be kind to each other. Yadira good at flinging blame, says yeah like Parafan and you are so great. Nidia says they have to struggle to the last battle, but poor beleaguered Kike says, actuallky it is nothing but battles. Nidia continues that they should enjoy being together and not be embittered in silliness.

With that sexy music we get next morning toes, as the camera slowly washes over the amorous sleeping couple who awaken to profess they don't regret the night before in fact look ready to start over again.

Yadira and Marely talk about Nidia's jealousy that Marely has a happy new relationship. (Who does she think she is kidding?) Marely announces that Juan has gone back home while NIdia descends the stairs. She fusses over the fake loving couple assuring them that she will take the baby while Enrique drives Yadira to school. In the truck the battle ensues with the subject being fighting over who gets the baby who is the better parent, partner, hablahablehabla. Back to Nidia and Alirio, she is leaving him with the baby while she goes off to another AA meeting. Alirio screeches that he doesn't know how to take care of a baby, or even change diapers. Nidia tells him it is away to show the support he has been promising her. He looks genuinely panicked.

Monica is back at Laura's being grilled for juicy details but she is not too disposed to come down from her cloud nine and dish the dirt with Laura. Laura just wants her to confirm that she did not spend the night with CL. It started out being a get back at CL but now Monica says Gustavo is a great guy in his own right.

Speaking of great guys, Gustavo shows up at CL's office, we find out by CL's request. The two galan's square off for verbal repartee. CL accuses Gustavo of taking advantage of Monica to get business, living under the shadow of a woman. Gustavo returns the salvo with the observation that CL just lives under his own shadow. Monica shows up to take Gustavo into her office to discuss.

The funniest moment of the night, Alirio and Nacho Tapete are carring for the baby together. Nacho is more adept than Alirio which isn't hard I guess. While he swings the baby around a bit wildly, he explains his business idea to Alirio.

While Profa Amarga is intimidating Yadira in class with an assignment needing analysis, comparison of theories, original research, not from the internet, not from girls with long hair, short ideas and a pair of silicones. Anyone like that can just resign now because they are not going to pass her course. (This Profa would be so out the door in real life, but this is a telenovela). Yadira knows it is an insult but looks like she doesn't quite get it.

Monica and Gustavo in her office discuss what he is doing there and he reveals the real reason is the CL called him in and dissed his work and his motives. Monica is outraged, Gustavo is inclined to cancel the contract, he is uncomfortable. Monica stomps into CL's office yelling about his his insults, pretexts, lies. The door is open but the lounge lizards are glued to the windows of CL's office reminding this editor of those snails that one buys to suck clean the sides of the fish tank. Monica berates CL for his immaturity and inability to resolve his insecurities. She is screaming as she reminds CL that Gustavo is there because she had the right to bring him in.

Back at the gallery Nidia and Ana supervise the hanging of Ana's art pieces. While Gaytan and Marely discuss that Juan has gone home. We have all lost him for ever. On the bus, Juan waxes poetic in his thought dream of the toro being enamoured of the moon. Lorena and Juan arrive and disembark from the little green bus.

Gaytan and CL wax emotional about Juan's disappearance, which CL is happy about at least. Gaytan reminds CL that he can't interfere with what his ex-wife is doing. CL asserts that she is still his woman. Then Gaytan offers that Angarita is excited that Paula could be his adminstrator. CL has a small coronary while he screams how could Gaytan think he would be happy about having his wife work for the partner of the person he hates most in the world.

Back at Achichipico, Juan celebrates his city triumphs of getting sponsors and tv time for the beauty contest bragging for the benefit of Molondron and Herlinda who are quite the tight loving little couple these days. Juan's moment with reality comes right after he finds out that everyone of the beauty contestants has withdrawn. I hope Juanito isn't too far away.

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