Caray, Caray!

Alternate title:
Half a wedding is better than none

Juan is upset about Pablito running away from the orphanage. Sofía shows up for the same reason. They reunite happily from an extremely respectful distance. She says she decided to come back when she found out that Pablito had disappeared. She knows Juan is sad and that she was being selfish and hasty. The Mother Superior was right - love problems are resolved between two. He welcomes her back and says he'll wait until she recovers from everything, "but do me a favor - don't leave me again!"

She promises. (I think that means that he'll be the one to leave next.) Juan and the gang prepare to look for Pablito, when Hortensia and her sons show up. Quintina is not happy to see her troublemaking sister. "Look what you did!" She attempts to brawl with her nephews until Franco breaks them up and Padre Tadeo shows up. They update him on Pablito's disappearance, and he scolds them for fighting amongst themselves. Franco agrees that instead of fighting, they should be looking for Pablito. Everyone leaves except Juan, Sofía, and the padre.

At the hacienda, Jimena and Sarita almost catch their mother and Feo in a compromising moment, but the two twisted lovers separate hastily and Gabi picks up a bunch of papers (upside-down at first, I remember last week) and tries to read casually. Feo gives a suspiciously wordy explanation as to what they were doing (something about trying to get cattle feed from neighboring haciendas). Sarita finds this odd - Feo usually doesn't do that kind of stuff. Gabi says that's because Sofi used to do it, but now they have to. Jimena also senses something awry and asks when they're going. Gabi says "when I have time" and turns around and gives Feo a smug grin.

At the orphanarium, the social worker tells the Mother Superior that they left Pablito there to protect him, but all they did was put him in danger. The school super says he's deeply embarrassed. The nun asks, under the circumstances, couldn't they let him stay with the Reyes during the adoption process? (Is she insane?? Return him to his "para siempre" home only to be adopted by strangers?) Couldn't they make an exception? The two professional child welfare experts look at one another and shrug. Not sure what that means...

Grandpa and Eva are loafing outside his cottage when Gabi and Feo show up on their way out to the car. Gabi is howling about Rosario being in "her" house. She's visiting Luisito. Grandpa tells Gabi to leave his visitors alone. "I never interfere with the people who come to see you, do I?" (Surprisingly, he does not follow this with a sarcastic "oh that's right, people never come to see you unless they're desperate.") Eva protests Gabi's attitude. Feo tries to smooth things over so that Eva can see her daughter and grandson. Grandpa scoffs at this and tells Feo not to be so obvious. He's just being nice to Rosario because he knows she's one of Bernardo's heirs. Gabi and Feo leave.

Wow. Do you know what I just noticed? Juan and the padre have the same hairstyle. The padre casually asks Juan and Sofi how they're doing. Juan starts to answer, then realizes the padre has come to tell them what the bishop said. Padre says he might get transferred to another parish. Oh noes!! Gabi complained to the bishop that the padre was promoting immorality. Sofía feels that this is her fault - Mom doesn't know how to hurt her so she's attacking the padre instead. The padre tells them not to worry. He'll support love until he dies.

Pablito is playing in the cottage and Grandpa is doing something perfectly sensible with dinosaurs. He tells the boy that the Reyes must be going crazy looking for him, and they can't let them go on worrying about him. Pablito whines that he'll have to go back to the orphanage. Grandpa talks to him like a soldier and says a general knows who his allies and enemies are. He shows Pablito on his game board his "strategy" to keep him out of "danger"without worrying the brothers... and now Pablito leans in to look, I get a good close-up of his shirt, and it's not roosters. I don't know what the heck it is, though. (Someone in comments said it was eagles. I can't see them, but it's probably right.)

The search party have returned to the bakery and are verbally scratching their heads wondering where Pablito is. Oscar shows up (and he is wearing roosters) and asks what's going on. Juan tells him they don't know where Pablito is. Oscar mumbles to himself; then Juan realizes that Oscar's back. He and Franco jump all over him happily.

(I see a big bread photo on the wall; much more modern than the old "cheaper by the dozen" sign that used to be on the wall before Gabi burned the place down.)

Oscar tells Quintina he came back because he missed her tacos. They tell him about Pablito and the padre says they're going to keep looking until they find him. Oscar said he was just at Grandpa's and nobody mentioned it to him. He whispers to his brothers that Rosario is back.

Rosario gets Luisito to sort-of whistle for her (like she doesn't get enough whistling already?) Eva excitedly tells Rosa that Grandpa was right - a portion of Bernardo's estate belongs to her. Rosa doesn't care about having money - just about having a family. Eva says yes, she has a family and she'll be with her always.

Juan comes home looking more unkempt than usual. He tells Sofi that night is falling, and he won't be able to find Pablito. He's worried; time is against them.

Sofi winces and Juan starts in alarm. The baby is moving! She thinks she feels a foot. She carefully takes Juan's hand and puts it on her belly. Juan says his mother used to do the same thing when she was waiting for his siblings. He feels something move and flips out! (That smile is why we love EY!) He listens and hears swooshing. His mom said that life itself was the greatest miracle of love.

She starts to put her hand on the back of his head, but can't do it. She says his mother was right, and in her womb is the miracle of life and of love. "Our child, Juan!"

Something flies through the window - it's a note tied to a toy. Whoever threw it is already gone. Juan reads it with difficulty - either because of poor eyesight, poor reading skills, or someone's bad handwriting.

I am fine. I don't want you to worry about me. I'm hidden, but I don't lack anything. I'll return to the house when you can adopt me. Take care, ..."

Sofía is relieved. Juan thinks it's funny that that they were so afraid. Virgencita will care for him! He thanks Virgencita for taking care of them.

I wish Virgencita would remind someone that Pablito can't read and write, or did the Reyes teach him everything during that one alphabet-dough lesson?

Feo and Crabi are driving down country roads and Gabi is crabbing that she's not sharing any of her stuff with that chick Rosario. Feo says they'll think of some way to prevent it. She asks if he took care of the hacienda's debt. He says yep, thanks to you, and tries to steal a smooch, but she worries someone will see. He says he's glad at least she agreed to go out with him so they could relax. She kisses his hands and asks why they owed so much money. Who did they owe it to?

A big truck blocks their path. Here comes the Coyote! What's he upset about now? Being the discreet fellow he is, he simply greets Feo by name and asks to be introduced to his lovely and distinguished lady friend. Feo introduces her as Gabriela, widow of Elizondo, his mother-in-law, but introduces el Coyote as - "an old friend," Coyote finishes for him, kissing Gabi's hand.

She seems charmed, but asks why his truck is blocking the way. He says it's just a little joke, maybe a bit tiresome, between him and Feo. He motions for his pal to move the truck out of the way, and Gabi and Feo go on their way.

Rosario comes home (her dressing room) to a huge floral arrangement. Rosario happily reaches for the card, perhaps thinking it's from Franco or Bobby... but no... it's from Feo. Ofelia says that guy wants something. "Yes, I can tell," Rosario answers. But she gets a never-before-seen calculating look on her face and says she's going to use it to her advantage! She promises to explain to Ophelia later. Ofelia goes to prepare the costumes. Franco shows up and he and Rosario make up for lost time, facially speaking. She says she missed him, but then she tells him about Bobby, one of the most marvelous men she's ever met.

Ugh, it turns out I'm still sick so I need to speed this up.

Night falls. Oscar and Jimena are meeting in the moonlight. He says it's all ready - tomorrow they're getting married. He hopes that after that, no one will separate them. "We'll be very happy," she says.

Octavio and Bruno find them to say goodbye. Bruno thinks they'll come back soon, maybe. Oscar says they'll always have a friend in this pueblo.

Juan plays with the toy (a noisemaker) that was tied to the note. His brothers come home. They don't understand his happy mood. He asks them for a favor.

Sofía is in her room when angry voices rise from the kitchen. Their voices are suspiciously shrill. She goes out to investigate; Its the brothers, plus Quintina and and a band, who serenade her.

The band is good. The singing is not. Actually the chorus isn't too bad, but the verses are awful, and here I am getting sicker by the minute. But Sofía loves it! Juan says he'll be the most patient man in the world. The strength of their love will defeat her fears a second time. She says she doesn't want to tie him down. He happily says he already is, especially with the baby. If he can't touch her in all of eternity, he'll be happy to look at her and be around her and smell her.

"D'oh!" he says suddenly, handing her a rose. "This is for you."

Benito and Raquel discuss Sunday's nuptial(s). What to do about Octavio? Raquel is afraid that Gabi will get mad and cancel Benito's wedding with Sarita. She wants to wait until Sunday and see what happens. Benito says that's not fair to Jimena. Raq tells him to keep mum; if both weddings are called off, his uncle (Ricardo?) will take it poorly. She seems very worried.

Feo and Crabi get home. She asks him to explain about the guy in the middle of the road. He asks if she distrusts him. "What I haven't told you, in order to save the hacienda, I became a partner at the cantina, and you meet all kinds of people there." Gabi disapproves and tells him to sell it. He says "don't treat me like a boy because I'm not. I'm a man." (Oh no, my stomach!) "A man who's crazy for you." Smooching in the driveway. She pulls away, pats her hair into place and the says she'll go into the house first.

LOL!! Everyone knows she and Feo went out together - why do they have to go in separately? He lets her go and tells himself that little by little he'll take over until soon she's doing everything he tells her to.

Franco tells Oscar about Rosario's suitor from the tour. Oscar tells him to just pick one or the other and stop playing with the two of them.

Rosario is doing her first post-tour show at the cantina. The regulars are happy to see her again. They all know how to whistle.

Sarita is writing Franco another feathery quill letter. "Dear Franco. This Sunday I marry Benito. Then I will lose all hope that some day you will love me." She doesn't get to finish this pitiful sodden mess because Jimena runs up to say that Octavio left town with Bruno, and now she's free to love Oscar. Sarita reacts confused, like a toddler who's just been roused from a deep sleep.

Sofi thanks Juan for the serenade. He just wants to make her immensely happy. He stands there awkwardly with his blankets as she gets into bed and wishes him a good night. He closes the door and gets into the other tiny bed. Or maybe it's a chair. At least she lets him sleep in the same room.

He watches her sleep and lightly touches her fingers and her mouth. He says it's the only way he can touch her without upsetting her. He says he's guarding her dreams and protecting her until she can trust in his love again.

Feo visits Bernardo's shrine and asks him if it's hot in hell. He proceeds to tell the dead man how hot Gabi is in bed with him.

Gabi's in bed, reliving some of the day's makeout moments and looking forward to when Sarita and Jimena are married and out of the house so that she and Feo can do do their thing without anyone getting in the way.

Tadeo prays that if it's God's will that he should leave the parish, he'll do it; all he asks is that the innocents he leaves behind are protected.

Next day, Sofía wakes up to breakfast in bed. (Guess what! There's toast!) She doesn't know she's covered in fingerprints. She's all, "oh, you shouldn't bother with little old me." He says it's his pleasure. He wants her to eat for the baby.

Now Eva is praying at Bernardo's, giving thanks for being reunited with her daughter. She asks Bernardo to care for Rosi as his other daughters. (She takes the trouble to list them for him in case he forgot. You think brain cells decay fast when you're alive, just wait till you're dead...) Gabi comes in and says "do you think Bernardo listens to you? Sorry, Eva, but Bernardo never loved you."

"He never loved you either," Eva replies and leaves. Wow! When did she get so fresh? I like her this way! Alone, Gabi gloats that Eva only thinks she's found her daughter. Ha, ha, she'll never imagine where she really is.

Rosario pays Sofi a visit because she heard about the almost-rape. Sofi can't imagine who would want to hurt her so badly. "I have my suspicions," Rosario says. She doesn't have proof, but she's going to try to get some. Sofi says thanks, but she doesn't know what good it would do. (Please tell me if I translated that wrong, I'm pretty sure it's correct but it strikes me as a totally insane thing to say.) Thanks to that man she can't stop rejecting Juan. Rosa assures her that Juan loves her. Sofi says says she loves him too, but when he's around she remembers, etc. Rosa tells her to hang in there and fight. Sofía whines "weeweeweeweewee."

The brothers and Q are baking. Suddenly Juan is overcome with nausea. They offer him a mixing bowl, then a huge milk-can. He says he's dizzy. He's grossed out by water. He's hungry. He's puky. He's having cravings. He wants enchiladas with strawberries.

Oscar understands. Soon they all do. They all crouch down to listen to the baby kicking in Juan's belly. What a bunch of cut-ups! Juan grabs a bun and gets crumbs all over his face.

Jimena tells Sarita she urgently needs a ride into town... because she has this lingerie catalog... she seems to be discovering for the first time that you can buy color-coordinated underthings. (Sarita is trying to hide an "I can't believe how cheesy this product placement ad is" look.) That's why they have to go into town - so she can call this place and have her things sent directly from the store. (I guess there's no time to send a message by owl.) Sarita doesn't understand why Jimena would want such things. Jimena tells her some of the lingerie company's favorite marketing messages, such as if you don't buy their stuff your life will be boring. (I catch her eyes doing an eighth of a roll.) Sarita looks quite worried by this prospect.

Grandpa is telling Gabi he's sure she's been tormenting her family with a fake illness all this time. Since there's no way she can tell him "but it's really real this time," she just insists she's very sick. If she's not showing it now, it's because she doesn't want to ruin her daughters' wedding. "Why worry about laying waste to their weddings when you're laying waste to their lives?" Gramps asks. She whines that he's against her, she wants the best for her daughters, etc. That's why she found them good husbands.

Gramps says now that her daughters are leaving, Feo will go too. It won't look good for her to be living alone with her son-in-law. Feo won't have anything left to do in this house. Marry off all the daughters, and Feo will have to leave.

Gramps wheels out. Gabi looks miserable as she realizes that Gramps is right.

Juan teaches Sofi proper kneading technique. They almost kiss. He backs off. Almost again, then she has a bunch of flashbacks and backs away. "Some day it'll be like before," she says. He has her practice kneading some more.

The kids are playing at Grandpa's. Grandpa tells Pablito to hide. It's Franco, wanting advice about love. He notices Grandpa seems nervous. Mariachi's barking gives Pablito away. Then Rosario shows up for Luisito, who makes vague noises. Then Sarita shows up. She sees Rosario and wants to leave. Rosa asks her to stay so they can talk things over and get rid of misunderstandings. (I'm not sure how this would be possible.) Sarita says she's not interested, Rosa can keep Franco, they were made for each other.

Franco says Sarita can say what she wants to him, but don't talk that way to Rosario. She insults him and when Rosario asks her not to leave, Sarita punches her. The kids react with horror - I don't think even Feo punched Rosario in front of Luisito. Rosario cries. Grandpa tells her to to raise her hand against Rosario again, because she's her sister.

"By the power vested in me by the state, I declare you husband and wife. You can kiss the bride." And with that, Oscar and Jimena are married in a town office. Oh, and there's a kiss.

Next time:
Mom doesn't feel good. Could this be the Big One?
Jimena finds out that Rosario is her "sister."
Eva says there's more to her story.
Rosario tells Sofi there's a really mean guy in her life too... Sofi offers to talk to him!
Feo acts like a jerk.

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