Caray, Caray!

I feel humbled to be following Maricruz' magnificent Friday recap and culture lesson but just glad that I can be helping push the story along as we all must do. Taping screwup makes this an event partly from memory.

Marely has been called into Cesar Luis' office assuming he wants some project done or call made but he assures her it is nothing to do with work. He probes Marely for what she knows of Paula and what she may have said to Marely about him. Having exploded with such uncontrolled fury, he portrays the wistfully altered, not too sympathetic but somewhat pathetic husband that everyone is aware of and not entirely comfortable that he won't let go again.

Juan, Angarita and Heriberto who are in the conversation so well explained by Maricruz and Juan pushes Heriberto to call his father to get mortgage funds to make the purchase of Monica's interest in Farell possible. Angarita to demonstrate his cautious attitude for money is more worried about who will pay for the long distance call. Juan steps up to assure that he will pay, just make the call already.

Laura and Monica discuss Juan and Laura's instant full blown plan to remake this good basic man with haircut and Italian shoes. Laura seems newly animated with her plans to get him. Monica tries to explain that Paula will be a weighty rival not an easy enemy.

Heriberto is involved with Dad and Angarita is losing patience after a half hour long distance call, Juan insists he will pay for it. The deal slowly chugs forward.

Cesar Luis is still prying and pleading with Marely but she doesn't want to divulge confidences. He continues pulling on her to tell what Paula has said about him or their relationship but Marely hods firm that he really needs to talk to Paula directly. He whines that he can't reach her she isn't answering phones but Marely insists she is at Ana's house.

Back at the fruit market [Editor is sorry for cheap shot but cuteness has it's own power] Heriberto is spotted by approaching Gaitan who gushes about having seen Heriberto a few days before at the restaurant. Heriberto seems surprised and not sure if he remembers Gaitan. Anga mentions that Heriberto is none other than Juan Dominguez' personal assistant and Heriberto nearly shakes Gaitan's hand off in his pride at this acknowledgement.

At the airport in Miami Ana is saying a good bye to he new companion (played by Marco Muñoz) as she worries about getting back to her daughter in her plight at the expense of ruining her own new promising future in the art world. He tries to give her a tender kiss on the lips as he says call him about anything if he can help. She deftly turns her head at the last second so he lands it on her cheek.

Juan is on the phone as Anga complains, he tries to pass off the call to Juanito but Anga realizes it is a call to Paula. Juan says he realizes Paula is impulsive and perhaps she will go back to her husband, but the wise Anga who has taken an interest in promoting this relationship says CL has crossed a line that she cannot forgive.

And to punctuate this statement we see a speechless scene of CL at Ana's gate with Paula peering at him from behind curtains. He rings the bell repeatedly in staccato stalker fashion. He finally drives off in his convertible.

Juan is having a deja vu moment thought bubbling that he recognizes that Gaitan is being swept off his feet by Heriberto (habia flechado / also pierced by cupid's arrow). Juan swings into frantic motion to get Heriberto out of the market. They have so many things to do. Gaitan drawls that he will have them come for dinner (cena) and will cook something delicious. Juan can't hustle them out of the market fast enough, he insists that he has to spend quality time with Juanito and yes, Heriberto has to come with him and yes, it's gotta be right now. Shortly afterward, Heriberto is in the back seat of a cab with Juan quickly dumping a disappointed Heri back at his hotel who finally realized he is being dumped off, and the friendly Gaitan who invited him for a beer isn't going to show up and Juan is not taking him with him to see Juanito.

Yadira asks Marely how things went at the office and if Fernando is a problem. Marely is trying to forget that Fer exists. They discuss Juan and Yadi insists that Paula will make a move to end up with Juan. Marely believes Paula is too devastated to think about any relationship but, wise in the ways of love and lust Yadira, smirks that Marely just takes information in one ear and out the other.

After the break, Paula tells Juan she is afraid of CL, he was outside of the house but she didn't open the door. He mentions that he tried to get a hold of her all afternoon but the phone was tied up. She admits that she wouldn't answer. She insists that tomorrow she will talk to CL and make things clear with him. Juan thought bubbles that he would like to say more but is a coward. She asks how things went with Angarita, he says fine.

Angarita is slurping his soup (sorber) in loud satisfied inhalings which is obviously irritating Gaitan's more sensitive nature, it's ugly and the conversation immediately becomes ugly as the real problem to the last tuft (copete) is actually Anga's irritation with the ridiculous spectacle Gaitan made over Heriberto with his peacock feather display. Gaitan defensively admits his show and sassily asks if Anga has a problem with it.
Paula cries while she combs her long lovely wet black hair.

Back to Angarita and Gaitan who are prickly as two old hens with each other. Gaitan challenges Anga that when he invited him to move in, he knew very well who he was. Now Anga seems to want him to correct his faults (enderezar). Gaitan brags that he is very happy with who he is. Well, Anga is not a bit happy with it and suddenly they are flinging threats of moving out and right now!! Yes, fast, now...

Juan thought bubbles about Paula's plan to make things clear with CL tomorrow while riding in the cab. Shortly after he pops into the bedroom where Marely is reading Juanito a bedtime story. He apologizes for missing dinner. Marely tries to get out of the room citing all the many things she has to do, Juanito lobbies for and end to the story which Marely tells Juan he can do nicely. He calls her the cream of actresses (comediante nata). Juanito talks about how much he prefers Marely and loves her perhaps as much as he loves his dad. Changing the subject, Juan asks for any news, Juanito pops off the pillow to announce that Perafan has returned, Nidia is really irritated but the police didn't come. Then the deadly conversation that has been coming: tomorrow instead of going to work with papa, Juanito is going to school. NOOOOO school! Yesssss school. We'll go to find Professor Pomposo.

Anga and Gaitan part company while tossing epithets at each other like so many pebbles. Anga calls Gaitan a maraca player (maraquito) not being either decent or a man, and Gaitan counters with calling Anga a prehistoric, a caveman who will end up a bitter old man in his solitude.

Paula calls CL and says she wants to talk to him tomorrow, he of course wants to have all his grievances, loneliness and needs heard right now but she insists that tomorrow is when that will happen.

Juan tries to tell Nidia it his only humane and a good citizen to do all he can to help Paula. Nidia counters with these duties actually belonging to her husband. Juan can't leave her alone in the big house with CL menacing nearby, but Nidia knows that Ana is on a plane on the way home to be with Paula. Shortly later Paula hears scary noises and throws a soft pillow at the intruder at the door but it is Ana home to comfort and console her daughter about the loss of the baby and give her a big Mommy hug. sigh, it's always good when Mom gets home...

Kike and Juan are discussing separations. Kike says Yadira wants to hurry with their divorce but it isn't always so easy. Juan thinks the CL/Paula separation will be just like this but Kike warns him that it is different. He and Yadira really loved each other once but can't get along. CL's behavior has gotten him a yellow card (soccer warning, two yellows lead to a red which mean expulsion from the game) But Kike is trying to warn Juan that this is not necessarily the end for Cl and Paula, she may return to him yet. [Oh I love it when guys compare love relationships to soccer games, but it actually works here.] Juan smiles to himself that CL will be knocked down a peg when he learns what all is happening.

Paula expresses regrets that Ana had to leave the exhibition and perhaps hurt her chances of promoting her art, but Ana is clear that she wanted to be with her daughter. She lost a piece of herself too through Paula's loss. Paula is sure the baby didn't want to come into such an unhappy family life but Ana again assures her that's not how it works. She councils her not to blame herself and later she can find peace and choose a life of love and a new being will come to her like Paula came into her life.

Paula and Juan coo into the phone to each other. Mommy is home and cooking something for dinner but Paula will miss the caldo Dominguez. She sends kisses to Juanito. Juan says hasta al ratón [Ed note: cute but does until the rat, mean anything to you, Maricruz?]

Professor Pomposo is grinning outside the school at Juanito who is stiff in fear and full of resistance to the notion of going inside to school. Juan and Pomposo leave him no out, his doom is sealed.

Early in the office, Gaitan and Ivonne share confidences of his removal to a hotel and her still moping over Fernando who is still moping over Marely and his spoiled plans. She still cares for Fern, but Gaitan steals the rest of the scene with his swoon over the super galán who is Juan's new assistant.

Monica is smartly at home checking with Marely at the office to find out that CL is a veritable panther. She hopes Juan can convince his business partner to go ahead with her offer so she can get out of here now.

Kike and Juan are in the truck surmising that CL will be crazy and jealous there will be a hammer with nails falling from heaven. Kike gets wind that something more than Paula is afoot. Juan finally slips that he promised Miss Monica . Kike seizes on ... MONICA?? Juan who is never great at secrets lets out that Monica has offered to sell him her shares in the company

Ana chastises CL for his actions. When CL admits that it was not his finest moment, she says no indeed it was his WORST. He protests that he suffered greatly too, he wanted this child more than anything.

Poor Juanito is in front of the classroom full of uniformed students/judges and when they hear the name Achichipico, they laugh with derision at the miserable tyke.

Kike, juan and Angarita discuss Monica's offer. Anga is full of doubts of what he wants to do with HIS money.

Cesar Luis fumes while Paula tells him that nothing he can say now will change what has already happened between them. She doesn't want to talk or hear more, in fact she wants a legal separation.

Back to the big business deal. Angarita expresses his reluctance and fears about what is behind this deal that he can't see, there are no brakes on this coming at him. Juan assures him that he doesn't have to do much, he just should see it as an investment. Anga continues that he is not about to mortgage all his properties for this. Juan is so sure it will work, but Anga brings it home: Juan can risk his shares in this company if he wants to pursue this acquisition.

Paula and CL get one last struggle in. CL is sure that he has been justified in being crazy and jealous, they have laughed behind his back. Basically, it was his anger talking not him. [The old you made me do this beastly thing argument]. the scene trails off with them continuing to struggle that he wants to save the marriage and she, well she doesn't. Then the mad gleam of jealousy flares again and he accuses her that Juan has to do with this decision of Paula's. Paula's glaring back at him speaks volumes of what she thinks about being thought incapable of deciding this herself. [Ed. thought that last thought but I am right I bet] FIN

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