Caray, Caray!

Al tells Sara that Lorena remains the love of his life. She completely loses it, her mouth gets square and she bares all her teeth as she hisses "you're blind and completely loco!". (Honey, that's saying the donkey has big ears!) She says he's crazy for a woman who deceived him. (Hmmm...) She gets totally hysterical and screams she will not be dumped for that falsa Lor. Al, convinced Sara is not worth the trouble, yells back that she'd better leave, NOW. He even raises his voice and waves his arms around a bit. Al is so over Sara. Again.

Meanwhile Lor tosses and turns in bed and recalls kissing Al in the rain, then she remembers her long slow Ernesto kiss. Sigh.

Sara tries a new tack with Al, she tells him if he plans to go looking for Lorena he can find her in the bed of Ernesto Mendiola her lover, one of the greatest chefs in Mexico. Does it hurt, does it hurt to imagine Lorena in bed with him? Al physically tries to throw her out but she wrenches free and stomps out. The camera rests on Al's unhappy constipated look as the lightning and thunder crack behind him.

Ivan strolls into his Tio's living room with a quadruple decker PBJ dripping jelly (or a ketchup/mustard sandwich oozing goo). He deliberately shakes the red goo onto tio's carpet after Ern asks him to be careful. Satisfied, Ivan walks off as Ern rolls his eyes, he can't deal with this teen right now.

The two younger kids run out, they can't sleep, they're afraid, is Lorena around? Ern tries to allay their fears, he carries them to bed.

Maruja can't sleep either. She recalls Jaime's words, that he wants to be friends. She sighs, "just friends, nothing more". Lorena joins her and admits that Ern kissed her. What should she do? Maruja says her mom always said when someone sighs hard it's because their soul wants to fly somewhere else. "Cuando uno suspira muy fuerte, es porque su alma desea volar a otra parte." (Caray readers, please correct my translation if it's off.) She asks Lorena where does her soul want to fly?

Ern reads the kids a story but it makes them sad because their mom used to read it to them. More amazing waterworks from the expert crier Gina. Ern promises them that they won't be alone, this is their house now and he loves them very much.

Maruja warns Lorena that Ern is very experienced in the ways of love and has had a lot of women. She advises Lor to take her time to get to know him better. Lor tells Maru that recently, due to the tragedy, she's had the chance to see another side of Ern, a more strong and sensitive side, nevertheless she doesn't think he's the man of her life. "Who is?" asks Maru, "Alonslow?" Lor waits a bit too long before answering that she can't love a man who doesn't believe in her. (Lorena, Ernesto believes in you!)

It's morning and Ern, used to keeping Chef's hours, sleeps soundly on his couch. The little kids wake him up, they are already dressed for school and they're late! Ivan left and there's no time for breakfast. The drive to school is a disaster, the kids are terrified that they'll get in an accident and scream until Ern pulls over. Traffic honks behind him. "Tio are you mad at us?" they ask.

Alonslow calls Paula and tells her he's coming over to get Toribio. Pau tells Torbi he can't stay there because the house is full with Val and her kids. Torbi resists saying he has more right to be there. Paula insists he has to leave with Al because he has a house and Val and the kids don't. Bottom line, Don T is chicken shit to face Al.

Vasco visits Jaime at his new digs. Jaime says the apartment is great but the new landlady is loco. Vasco indicates he's at the family biz in order to save it. Vasco asks if Jaime is really going through with the divorce. Absolutely says dad.

Cut to Cougar Barb on the prowl. Chalo is washing the limo wearing only his shorts. She pretends to be interested in his education by giving him a history book, he pretends to be interested in the book. They are both interested but the book has nothing to do with it. Chalo smiles to himself. I predict boinkage in the near future.

Sara arranges to have more money deposited into her account and whines about Al dumping her. She'll never let him go, never!

Jaqui bothers Sara about some wine auction thingies and Sara threatens Jaqui there could be a reduction in force if things are hard with the company.

Jaqui goes to Icky and tells him she suspects something is up with Sara. He tells her when Sara splits they'll check out her computer. Vasco enters the office and they all stare at each other.


Paula tells Alonslow about Amalia tricking Torbi out of his money, she tells Al to go easy, Toribio did it for love. Torbi becomes angry that Pau told Al (did he really think she wouldn't?). He feels like an old fool and says he refuses to go home with Al. He waves his arms and stomps out of the room. Al tells Pau he broke up with Sara. Pau doesn't look too happy. Oh yeah, Al just broke up with her best client.


Over at the Armendariz kitchens Jaqui whispers into her cellular that Sara is busy tasting and now is the time to spy. Sara, pissed off at the world, tastes the first dish and pronounces it horrible. Vasco tastes it and says it's excellent and Sara is full of it. "You will respect my authorotay" shouts Cartman, I mean Sara, as she heads for her office.

Jaqui stalls Sara while Icky tries to get into her computer. He can't figure out the password so he rifles through her papers. A bright red folder jumps out at him; what luck, it contains her bank statement!

Later Icky and Jaqui review the statement and see that Sara has deposited large sums of money into it. Icky thinks it's proof that she is stealing money from her own grandmother.

Jaqui, trying to return the evidence, busts into Sara's office with the bright red folder while Sara is texting Alonslow. Oops! Sara doesn't notice the bright red folder, (give me a break,) and decides to go for a coffee, allowing Jaqui to put the folder back in the drawer. Oh right.

Al gets Sara's text, she can't live without him and she never failed him, he rolls his eyes.

Oh my, Black Widow Amalia lumbers up to Al and wants to talk to him.

Lor shows up at Ern's place and is suprised to see the children are not at school. Tio overslept then drove too fast and... "Little by little" soothes Lor. She offers to help them unpack before she goes to her cooking class, and guess what, Tio Ern is the teacher.

Meanwhile Ern is outside Lor's house, almost goes in, and refrains lest he seem obsessive.

Alonslow scolds Amalia for betraying his pa. She denies it, she only told a little lie. She tells him she loves his pa and weeps convincingly, she wants Al's help. Al remains cold and firm, his pa moved out and won't come back. OK, she's got me fooled. Nice job black widow. Too bad Al's not buying it.

Torbi is at Pau's being a couch potato. She tells him to find some activities. What, Tai Chi in the park, he sneers.

Now for the saddest (and for me the most real) scene of the day. Lor helps the kids unpack and little Gina pulls out a shirt, she takes a deep sniff, it smells like her mother. (I remember that happening to me about 5 years after my mother died. I found a box with some of her clothing and when I opened it I could smell her. Wow, the memories that blasted through my head, I didn't know if I was happy or sad. Both I guess.) Anyway, Lorena suggests they save it, she's really nice to these kids, no wonder they like her.

The maid brings ice cream, the kids lick their lips, and Lor announces she has to go to class. Maid says please come any time, she's great with the kids. Lor looks at them affectionately, she's really falling for them.

Paula tells Torbi that Dario wants to get back together with her. He's not too happy to hear the news and asks if she wants to get back with him. She says maybe she'll do it for Bettina. Torbi says Dario will always be Bettina's dad, whether Paula marries Batman or the Bionic Woman or whomever. She laughs and tells him she's grateful to have a psychologist as a dad. Ah papa, why is love so hard? That's the question of the day, he says.

Bettina comes home and is bummed that Ivan hasn't called. Torbi comments that everyone suffers from love.

Dario and Jaqui and their lawyers are in front of the divorce judge. She wants alimony and Dario thinks not. He throws her photo of betrayal at the judge. Much arguing ensues and the judge says he'll grant the divorce immediately. Clearly these two do not belong together.

Ern's maid dusts his statues with a paintbrush and tells him Lor came to visit.

Over at the cooking school Lor and her friend discuss Maestro Ernesto's situation, so sad that his sister died. Friend says he's lucky to have Lor around to comfort him. Suddenly the kids run in and hug Lorena. Ern follows, smiling.

He tells the kids to behave and they say OK as long as they can play with Lorena. Ern explains to his class that his niece and nephew are there today, the students all wave hello. He explains he's a bit off today so bear with him please. Little Gina pipes up that her parents will help him from heaven. Ern looks serious and kind of sad as he starts class. Lorena watches him with an interested expression on her face. Is this the new and improved Ernesto?

Valeria tells Al that she plans to leave to be closer to her family. Al is bummed, he likes her there. She tells him he and Sara can visit her. He gets his constipated look and tells her he broke up with Sara.

Ern gives a tutorial on salad making. Lor's friend submits her vinaigrette for him to try. To her surprised delight he pronounces it very good. He whispers something in Lor's ear. Nor sure what it was but Lor slips a note in his pocket.

Val tells Al she always thought Sara was cold and calculating. (Since when? She was sucking up to her last time I saw). Al says he can't stop loving Lorena; Val says it's a lost cause, didn't he have proof she betrayed him? He says now he's not sure. Val says it might be too late but if he really feels that way he should talk to her.

After cooking class the kiddies run toward some yummy brownies which gives Ern a chance to read Lor's note. She needs to talk to him after work. Ern gives us a beautiful smile.

Bruno and Diana move into their new apartment. She makes him carry her over the threshhold to avoid bad luck. Whoa, way too late for that Diana. He says the three of them will be very happy. "The four or five of us," she adds, she wants lots of kids. Bruno urps, uh later on that. He goes into pig mode and tells her he doesn't want her to go back to work, he demands it as her husband. She announces she's his wife, not his slave, and he can't demand anything. "We'll see" he says to the empty room.

Ern gets home with the kids and sulky Ivan waits outside the door. He's been waiting three hours.

Julian shows Omar his pictures in ABC sports and Omar goes on and on about Julian enjoying young bodies while he has the chance. Zuly overhears and thought bubbles that it's obvious Omar has a younger woman despite what Maruja said.

Diana unpacks a picture of Bruno and looks at it like maybe he's not the guy she thought he was. She's probably thinking that maybe he's a big asshat and she made a mistake dumping Vasco.

After work Rossy helps Lorena get dressed in her street clothes and announces that Lorena looks great. Lor has butterflies in her stomach. I don't care what she looks like, if she worked in a kitchen all night she smells like fish and garlic.

Alonslow waits outside the restaurant like a stalker. He gets a text message from that nasty piece of work Sara telling him that Lorena will betray him and he doesn't deserve it.

Lor walks out, Al gawks and thought bubbles how lovely she is, Ern drives up, gives her a brief kiss and they drive off. Bwaahaahaa Al you idiot!

Ern says he's going to take her to a special place, a surprise. They arrive at an overlook high above the city. Ern gives her his jacket so that we can see his awesome biceps, Thanks Ern.

Lor says from up there the city seems tiny, beautiful, like one could conquer it. He tells her she can, she's a woman with talent, character, a big heart. He tells her he loves her. She asks, really? To answer he gives her a nice long kiss. A real one, with music and everything.

She tells him she loves him too but she's afraid. He says she taught him to love. Oh man, he's a much much better kisser than Alonso. Do it again! The best thing about his kisses, he smiles at her afterward! He's happy, he holds her and she's happy too.

She smiles and thought bubbles, after today my life is new, goodbye to Alonso and the rain and hello to the dawn.

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