Caray, Caray!

Repeats: Orlando asks Camila all sorts of nosy questions about Rafael and Diana. He tries to claim he’s just interested in the life of his esteemed business partner Emiliano. Camila’s expression says his lying skills need work. Meanwhile, Diana freaks out even though Inés doesn’t believe Orlando would harm Diana. They agree that if Rafael knew the truth about Diana’s history, he would have to give her the divorce. She decides to hightail it to Monterrey. Orlando sits in his car looking at the purloined photo and shooting intense looks toward Diana’s house.

New: Paloma listlessly helps Romina unpack in Macarena’s room. Romina pointedly reminds her that when they were kids they wanted to live together, and also *ahemahem* they would never fight over any man, right? Paloma ignores her until she is rescued by her ringing phone. She pretends not to know who is calling but won’t let Romina answer for her.

Licenciado Rojas meets Germán in a restaurant and offers him a job, starting immediately. Germs accepts. We learn that Rojas’s partner’s name is Néstor.

Rufi asks Carlota why Padre Juan came to visit and gets a hostile glare in return, but then Carlota smirks and says he’ll be back for sure (probably with the nice young men in the clean white coats, I suspect). Romina and Carlota put a lot of effort into a hostess-and-guest graciousness exchange which is obviously a lot of hooey, while Paloma and Rufi stand there like they’re wondering where the exits are in this carnival haunted house. After Carlota swans off to bed with an excess of feigned affection for her niece, Paloma has to claim to need the baño in order to slip away to the library and call Emiliano. She’s already tired of the sneaking around, and they agree to tell Romina that they are novios.

Over at the bachelor pad, Emo congratulates Germy on his new job, then updates him on the musical beds situation. Germs is surprised to hear that Romina is staying with Paloma, but is in favor of her knowing about Emo and Paloma’s noviocity so that she can move on. Naturally he can’t tell Emo that Romina already knows, or how.

Romina lies in bed looking bored and asking Mac if she’s going to appear. There’s no rest for the wicked, so why should anyone else get any sleep? Romina goes and wakes Paloma up, claiming she’s scared to sleep in Mac’s room, so Paloma lets her climb into her bed. Once Paloma has finally gotten Ro to turn off the light and she’s getting comfy again, Romina starts complaining that she doesn’t feel well. Paloma convinces her to see a doctor in the morning, and Romina thanks her for her concern and says she’d do the same for her. Paloma looks mildly guilty (also a bit annoyed) and Romina smirks.

Across the street, Camila sits in Romina’s bedroom feeling terrible about the whole situation.

Meanwhile, Rafael is wishing he could be with Cami.

The next morning, Romina and Paloma go to the clinic. Romina is freaked out at the idea of blood drawing, but Paloma teases her and promises to hold her hand and catch her if she faints.

Emiliano eats breakfast while Diana holds an ice pack to her head and claims she needs to go to Monterrey for her health.

Doctor Rodolfo’s secretary tells him she hasn’t been able to reach Carmen, who hasn’t yet returned to Spain. She says she’ll keep trying.

Camila visits Misery Manor. Fortunately, Carlota has gone to mass, so she can ask Rufi how things are going with Romina. Rufi tells her not to lose faith; everything will be resolved eventually. Camila doesn’t look much comforted by that because she doesn’t know the episode count. She asks Rufi whether they ever found those papers they were looking for.

Diana is keeping up her migraine act for Juanita’s benefit. Juanita offers to go to the pharmacy for painkillers. Orlando lurks outside the gate and pounces on Juanita when she comes out and insists he needs to go in and talk to Diana about something important. She doesn’t stop him. He goes inside; Diana bounces out yelling at Juanita and stops short. The paso doble begins.

Diana: Leave me alone!
Orly: I won’t let you run away from me ever again!
D: I never ran away!
O: Then what do you call what you did 25 years ago?
D: I didn’t want to be with you!
O: I wouldn’t have tried to make you! But you left and I didn’t even know what happened to my child! Emiliano is my son, right?

Diana is stunned silent for once.

At the church, Padre Juan is dispensing communion. When it’s Carlota’s turn, he gives her a hard time about the state of her conscience before he’ll give her the host. She winks at him. He looks sick.

Diana tries to claim that Orlando’s baby was a girl who died, but he can do basic math. He accuses her of running away because it was she who took the client’s money, not Ignacio. Orlando says the year he spent in prison gave him plenty of time to think. Only Diana knew the combination to the safe. Diana says she doesn’t have the money and he should go after Ignacio to find it. Orlando hisses that what matters to him is that she betrayed him, after all he had given her, and even though he loved her. He doesn’t care about the money; after all, he has now made another fortune and is richer than Diana’s ex-husband, HA. Orly says he’s going to find proof of everything she’s done and she is going to pay. He leaves and Di cries.

Padre Juan ends the mass and immediately flees the chapel to escape Cruelota. She stays there, kneeling and trying to look fetching and holy in her purple head scarf. PJ returns in his regular robes and tells her if she can’t keep her ridiculous games out of the church and respect his calling he will have to take more drastic measures. She smiles and tries to look flirty.

Diana makes a frantic phone call to her sidekick Inés. Inés thinks the best course of action is to ask Rafael for help. Di doesn’t like that, but Inés says it’s too late; there are no good options now.

Rufi must have told Camila the whole story about the burned papers, because Cami is concerned and wants to help. Rufi says Cami has her hands full already, and Dr. Bermúdez is on the case (Rufi says he “puse las pilas,” put the batteries in, and seems delighted to use this bit of youthful slang). Camila runs into Carlota on her way out so she thanks Cruel for her hospitality to Romina. Cruel takes the opportunity to criticize Cami’s parenting skills. I think all the experts these days are recommending murder and psychological torture to keep the little ones in line.

Emiliano tells Orlando that Diana seemed nervous and anxious so she’s going to Monterrey. He hopes she’ll feel better there. Orlando thinks hard.

Liliana asks Paloma if she’s ever heard the term “sleeping with the enemy.” Paloma says she talks like Romina is some kind of witch. Lili says Romina is worse than a witch, and living with her will be hell. Paloma says she’ll find out just how good a friend Ro is today when she and Emo tell her they’re engaged.

Orlando calls Diana, tells her to cancel her trip and not dare to flee, and hangs up.

Padre Juan asks Padre Mateo to take over the morning masses that Carlota attends, because she is harassing him. PM says that sounds pretty serious, and switching mass duties is only a temporary solution. If things are that out of hand (they are, says PJ), maybe they should report her to the ecclesiastical tribunal. PJ doesn’t want to do that because it could be embarrassing and difficult for Paloma. They’ll think of another solution. I say get the ladies’ auxiliary on the case. Church ladies get things done.

Carlota gives Rojas the cash for his trip and threatens him vaguely. He gives her a card with his email address. Carlota says she doesn’t know how to use such things, so he tells her she can come to the office and the guy replacing him will help her if she needs to contact him. She leaves, and Germy looks up from his magazine in the waiting room. Rojas counts the money.

Orlando sits in the park looking at Diana’s picture, thinking that their lives could have been so different if she had not betrayed him. He decides he has no use for her, but he does want his son.

Diana calls Rafael and says she urgently needs to speak with him. He agrees to drop by sometime, later, when he has nothing better to do. After he hangs up, he tells Joel that Diana was acting very strange. She was friendly and cordial. Ha. Joel optimistically thinks maybe she’s ready to give him the divorce and is trying to extract more money. Rafa says he’ll give her whatever she wants to be rid of her.

Paloma tries to talk Romina into speaking reasonably with her mother. Romina says her lines again. She thinks some men are off limits, for example someone else’s husband or the galán of your best friend. Romi says loyalty and fidelity are of utmost importance. Oh, reeeeeally, wonders Paloma. “You’ve never been disloyal?” “Never,” lies Romina.

Licenciado Rojas gives Germy the lay of the land…the only really important thing is that he not speak to ANYONE about the Espinoza de los Monteros case, especially about the inheritance of Paloma. Germy looks intrigued but swallows hard and nods.

Diana calls Emiliano to tell him she is not going to Monterrey after all. He asks if she’s okay and says she’s acting very strange. Diana frets some more.

Rafael catches Romina at the school gate and says they need to talk. Ro claims she has no time because they’re very strict about the meal schedule at Misery Manor, but Paloma says it’s no problem, take as long as you need. They go off, and Emiliano gloms onto Paloma.

Rafael tries to straighten things out with Romina, and she continues to make everything all about her.

Camila is in her shop when a little boy runs in and hands her a note from Samuel, saying he knows she and Romina were looking for them and he wants to return. He misses her kisses. She goes wide-eyed in disgust and disbelief.

Romina gets her test results at the clinic. Embarazada?!

Avances: Wedding prep, but undoubtedly Romina’s news will interfere.

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