Caray, Caray!

Mili and Regina talk about what a great guy Alejandro is, giving those guys their jobs back. Blah, blah, blah.

Luci blames Peralta for Braulio figuring out that she's trying to kill him. Because Braulio couldn't have possibly figured it out himself? Peralta suggests another, uh, contractor, but Luciana calls him off. Braulio comes in to announce dinner…and to warn Peralta that he's also named in Braulio's memoirs. Peralta decides it's time to go.

At dinner, the family talks about Damian's face. Constancio makes veiled threats. Luciana walks in late and also exclaims over Damian's face. Constancio says that rather than forgetting the incident, he should remember it so it doesn't happen again. Luciana announces the super special anniversary dinner. Valeria gushes because she's too vapid to realize both her parents are absolutely miserable in their marriage. Constancio says it's Alejandro who deserves her congratulations for firing those rabble-rousing workers (again). Mili fumes. She makes the most awful fuming faces. She screams at Alejandro for leaving five families out on the street. Constancio talks about "painful decisions" and then Luciana gripes at him for explaining things to the servants. Alejandro says it's not that easy to run the company and Constancio says he can quit any time. Milagros calls him an exploiter and a bloodsucker, then runs off. Luciana complains about her attitude and Constancio blames Luciana for not having Mili attend only to Regina, like she was supposed to do when she was hired. Luciana demands that Alejandro go straighten out the help.

Mili screams at Alejandro when he gets to the kitchen. He can't explain because she's too busy being sarcastic about Mr. Bigshot Businessman of the Year. Then she comes out with, "If you loved me, you wouldn't have fired those people." Well, I guess I've heard stupider things at the end of "If you loved me…." Oh, they're still going. Blah, blah, blah, stupid argument. Milagros runs off. Alejandro chases her into the living room. They scream at each other some more. Alejandro's heartless, etc. Mili says she fell in love with the wrong guy. Alejandro tries to explain himself, but Mili's, again, too busy being sarcastic and weepy. She tells him to forget everything, she'd never marry a guy like him.

Damian talks to Alejandro at the office about a dinner with some Italian businessmen. Alejandro says he'll get them to invest, but he'll do it his way. He asks Damian for the information on the project. After Damian leaves, he calls Braulio and asks to speak to Mili. Mili snots at Alejandro. He apologizes and says he needs her to go with him to his business dinner. Mili says she doesn't speak Italian. He says he wants her to see him in action so he can prove he's not like his daddy. She gets off the phone and grins and smirks to Rocky/Morgan about needing to look good for her fancy dinner. Somehow she's got the idea that she's going to get those workers' jobs back.

Alejandro gets the project info from Damian and tells him he's taking Mili to the dinner. Damian reacts predictably. Then he suggests that Alejandro hire hookers for the Italian businessmen. Alejandro isn't too shocked to hear that that's how Daddy does business, but he doesn't exactly agree. Lulu, Lola, Lili, and Lula (and I swear, I couldn't have made that up if I tried) come in to audition for Italian Businessman Bait. Alejandro looks disgusted, but says for Damian to take one for himself, two others for the Italians, and he'll go alone. Now he's got to ditch Mili. Idiot. Techno skanky porno music plays.

Looks like Alejandro forgot to cancel his date with Mili. She's all excited about going to dinner. Alejandro tells her something came up at the last minute and she can't go because he has to go alone. She looks upset. He could have thrown the thing about hookers in there and he probably would have gotten a better reaction. He tells her it's a meeting with, erm, important people. She thinks he's rejecting her because now he's a big businessman and he doesn't want to be with a girl like her, or marry her either…hey, she's the one who dumped him this morning! She won't let him talk and makes one of her trademark impassioned girl-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks speeches. They both cry and Mili runs off. Damian comes in and tells Alejandro to leave her, they've got a dinner to get to.

Mili cries to Gloria about how she could have fallen in love with a guy like that. She thought he was different, but he's not, etc., etc. She won't chill. Now she's yelling at Gloria, who doesn't deserve it. Mili says Alejandro's going to pay! She says she's decided to be Little Miss Perfect Servant and he doesn't know who he's dealing with.

The next morning, he tries to talk to her and she gives him the wide-eyed innocent act. She won't follow his orders to kiss him, though.

Valeria spies on Rocky/Morgan washing the car shirtless. He's really playing up the "wet shirtless guy" angle. When he notices Valeria watching him, he kicks the bucket of water away, grabs Valeria and kisses her in a shot worthy of a Harlequin romance novel cover…well, except that Rocky/Morgan is a little too skinny. What would they call it, though? "Drive Me Wild"? "Driving Miss Ditzy"? Rocky/Morgan wakes Valeria from her snooze in the backseat. She eyes him suspiciously as she gets out of the car and goes into a shop. She snots at him about waiting outside for her and she forbids him, FORBIDS him to go shirtless in the garden, ok? Rocky/Morgan is confused and thinks it would be better to wait for her outside. Valeria worries about the state of her mental health.

Alejandro is still trying to talk to Mili, but she's acting like the Stepford Servant. His cell phone rings and he tells Andrea he'll call someone back. He asks for Mili to understand him. Blah, blah, Stepford, blah. Andrea is still trying to get hold of Alejandro. Mili congratulates him for being so busy. Alejandro tries to talk about "their" future. More Stepfording. She loses her temper a bit and talks about how she loved him, but now she sees how he treats the workingman. She Stepfords her way out (probably to serve Regina her breakfast).

Valeria comes out of the shop and sees Rocky chatting up some other girl. She is, predictably, jealous, but then unnerved by her jealousy. She gripes at him for not being there to open the car door for her. He apologizes, but then she apologizes to him. He's hilarious the way he keeps messing up and calling her "chiquita" and "mi amor" and having to correct himself. If Mr. 5ft learns no other Spanish, I wish he'd at least learn the terms of endearment. Perhaps we should make a list :) Uh, anyway, Valeria looks like she's going to give in to her base, naco-loving instincts and plant a big one on Rocky/Morgan, but she pulls away at the last minute and gets in the back of the car. She tells him to drive her to a psychologist she just happens to have a card for. Rocky/Morgan offers to do her…I mean, to psychoanalyze her, but she tells him to just shut up and drive. Another possible romance novel title there? If Valeria were a guy, one of her guy friends would probably tell her to just sleep with him and get it out of her system.

Mili comes downstairs with Doña Regina's tray. Constancio asks her to set it down and come have a chat with him. She refuses his offer to sit down. He tells her he's glad to have her in the house. Mili jokes that his face lies and he's not as bad as he looks. Constancio asks for a kiss and Mili obliges. For someone who's even pretending to be concerned about improprieties with the boss' son, she's a little too free with the physical affection for the boss himself. Luciana heard the whole thing from upstairs. She's bitchy. Well, I mean, right at this particular moment, not in general. Not that she isn't, in general, just that she's particularly so right now. Constancio says he's going to go change his shirt, as the collar on this one is too tight. His neck is probably swelling to be able to support his ginormous ego.

Alejandro mopes around the president's office. He and Bobby talk about Alejandro's deep pain for Mili. Bobby tells him to take a break from her and figure out what he wants. Alejandro says he wants to have his cake and eat it too. Bobby tells him his answer is within. Mkay, Master Yoda. Andrea comes in to tell the guys that the fired workers are suing. The burdens of Jefehood are weighing heavy on Alejandro. I'd like to think he wouldn't be doing so badly if Daddy Dearest hadn't paid those guys to give him a hard time.

Constancio and Luciana snark at each other in the bedroom, as per usual. Luciana asks him to join her in a drink. She tells him she knows how to neutralize him and reminds him she took the presidency away from him, and there's still more she can do. Constancio's turned on by her "perversity." Luciana tells him she's become cruel and he's her favorite target. Constancio tells her not to be surprised if his return shot is fatal and leaves the room. Luciana drinks some more and says she's going to hit him with his bastard daughter, she'll get rid of her.

Valeria tells the psychologist about Sergio and her obsession with Rocky/Morgan. She asks if it could be some kind of transference. The psychologist is like, "Um, have you ever considered you might be in love with him?" Valeria scoffs at the suggestion. And scoffs some more. The psychologist wonders why she's getting so nervous if it's not true. He tells her to give in to love. She fires him. And leaves.

Stepford Mili serves tea to Luciana. Luciana makes her stand there and won't dismiss her. Luciana pours tea out of her glass, onto the carpet and tells Mili to clean it up. Lina walks by with a rag and a bucket and Luciana tells her to leave it for Mili, so she can clean up the mess she [Mili] made. Mili mutters and bares her teeth as she rubs the carpet with a wet rag. Ay, Mili--blot, don't rub! I think Luciana broke Stepford Mili. After the commercials, Mili's still rubbing. She finally says she's done, so Luciana pours out more tea. Now Mili's screeching and she tells Luciana to clean it herself. Luciana steps on Mili's hand, so Mili pushes her, then holds her down on the couch. Regina comes in. Sheesh, if they were going to do this, couldn't there at least be some hair pulling?

Constancio rakes Alejandro over the coals for getting sued. Constancio tries to pressure him to quit. Alejandro asks for help to get out of this, but says he won't quit, he'll just think about it.

Rocky/Morgan lets Valeria out of the car at Casa Belmonte. Valeria thought bubbles that she can't be in love with him. She orders him not to look at her, touch her, to stay at least a meter away at all times, not to speak unless spoken to, etc. Then she says there's only one way to know…she orders him to kiss her, but he reminds her he has to break the previous orders in order to do that. Then he says "to hell with it" and plants one on her, but good.

Mili tells Regina what happened in the living room. Regina says Luciana's sick. Mili says things are getting worse. Regina tells Mili that Luciana's trying to run her off. Mili wants Regina to stay out of it, but Regina says she's already in it.

As Socorro, Lina, and Braulio eat snacksin the kitchen, Valeria wanders in, dazed. She wanders back out, dazed. Rocky/Morgan wanders in, dazed. Socorro notices he's wearing lipstick…and probably someone else's. Braulio and Lina giggle.

Luciana crushes up some sleeping pills.

Alejandro and Bobby enjoy beers and pizza at the bachelor pad. Bobby advises Alejandro to quit--he'd be free of the headache of being in charge, and he'd get Mili back. Alejandro won't. Bobby advises him, again, to go on retreat and not come back until he knows what he wants. Alejandro goes off right that minute.

Mili and Karla have words near the staircase. Luciana comes in and tells Karla to give Mili the tea tray she's carrying. After Karla leaves, Luciana tells Mili to bring the sugar. While she's gone Luciana puts the sleeping pills in one of the glasses and pours them both tea. She asks Mili to join her. Luciana offers to bribe her to leave the house on the condition that she never comes back. Mili drinks her tea and says she'll never leave Regina.

Alejandro drives through the night, thinking about Mili and remembering their last argument. He says he doesn't want to think about her and keeps driving.

Luciana watches Mili sleep. She unbuttons a button on Mili's uniform, takes a hairpin out of her hair, and leaves a glass of whiskey on the chair next to her, then sprinkles whiskey on the front of Mili's uniform. Karla, that vicious tart, watches the whole thing, then picks up the tea things and walks out.

Alejandro sits by a pond. He and some other girl both throw a rock in at the same time. He starts making conversation with her. She says she just threw away a life, she ended a relationship. Alejandro welcomes her to the club.

Tomorrow: Mili declares war on Luciana. Regina tells Alejandro if he keeps going the way he's going, she's going to ask him to resign the presidency.

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