Caray, Caray!

Eugenio, Gabriel and Luz chat. She suggests that she can show Eugenio her gratitude by finding him a girlfriend; she and Gabe laugh over Eugenio’s protests.

Lili convenes a meeting of the Lonely Hearts Club asks Paloma how to live apart from the one you love. Gabe comes in and wants to take Pal out. Emiliano enters with a bouquet of flowers and says not so fast, she’s coming with me. Pal takes offense to Emil deciding things for her--if she goes w/Gabe it’s because she wants to, not because she was pressured. So you’re going with him? Yes indeedy, Mr. Needy. Gabe goes outside to wait for Pal while she explains to Emil (with Lili still in the room) that wasn’t a question of love why they’re not together, it was the circumstances, which they can’t change. I want to keep living my life . . . You aren’t for me--that's a reality.

German and Romina run into each other on the street. Practically drooling, he notes that she got her figure back. He wants to start things up with her again and claims he’s about to hit the big time and thus will be able to give her the life of a queen. She starts to walk off and he grabs her and kisses her.

Emil pouts while Lili tries to convince him that since he’s with Romi--who's never going to leave him--it’s logical that Pal’s moving on. Lili is glad that Pal is not closing herself off to love. More pouting.

While still kissing Romina, Germs sees Carlota walking by so quickly pulls away and says he has to leave. Romi informs him that she won’t be his lover again because she doesn’t like cowards. Get lost for good. She tells him she has a better option elsewhere.

Eugenio asks his secretary to have Licenciado Martinez find out everything there is to know about the Espinosa family. She then tells him Madeleine Martelli called and dials her up for him. He and Madeleine are on a first-name basis and it has been awhile since they last talked. When he tells her that he’s in Real del Monte, she says what a coinky-dink, me too. She wants to meet with him right away.

Carlota arrives at the dispensario where Ines and another church lady are working. They look at Carlota weird because of how stuff came out at the trial and now Mac’s reputation is ruined. Carlota pretends to be sad and upset that she knew about Mac’s trampiness and had always tried to steer her down the right road, but didn’t succeed. You don’t know what I’ve suffered with Mac’s double life. And poor Paloma, boo-hoo-hoo, she who adored Mac like a saint.

Romi cries to Camila that her papa robbed her (i.e., cashed the check and didn’t buy the baby furniture). She’s upset that he robbed his own daughter, and that she defended him so much and went against Cami on his behalf. Cami is hurt that not only did he still Romi’s money, but he also stole her smile. Romi wants to see him and tell him what she feels; Cami declares it’s time for him to see that Romi’s not blinded by him anymore. Romi asks Cami to go with her and Cami agrees.

Samuel and Diana are playing cards. He starts working his con on Di, saying the business deal he was expecting is finally done. But the problem is that it will all be for naught if he can’t show that he has some property or put up a property as a guarantee, or something like that (my captions disappeared). He needs someone with a property who can act as a guarantor. Diana asks if her house will work. Yes, but don’t even offer, because I’m not going to accept--it’s not right. Di insists on helping him and suggests that 1) they don’t tell Emiliano & Rafael and 2) leave Real del Crazy and live together in his Mexico City apartment. He accepts and says he loves her, with all his soul.

At the hospital, Emil holds the baby while simultaneously looking tragic and thinking that he’ll continue to do everything to help his kid.

Gabriel takes Pal to the countryside to ride “motos” and he has come prepared with racing outfits, helmets, etc.

The doctor tells Emil that she’s happy with the baby’s development and that he’s responding well (despite Romi not wanting to breastfeed or visit the baby). And Emil and Pal visiting with the flute player was very good for all of the babies in the nursery.

Angelica asks Orlando if Miriam can stay with her for a few days, he says sure. He wants her to tell Dario that she’s not alone, she has friends that will help her unmask him. Angelica wants Dario to understand that he should respect her and the others that he plagiarized even if they don’t have anyone to defend them. Orly admires that Ange is fighting for what’s hers.

Romi and Cami confront Samuel in the hotel lobby. Romi accuses him of ripping her off and lying, etc. and says this is Cami’s business too because all the money Romi has is thanks to Cami. Cami had to be both father and mother to her at the same time. Sam tries to claim that he’s the only father there, but Romi declares that she doesn’t have a father anymore; he’s the opposite of everything she thought and she doesn’t want anything to do with him. After they leave he looks like he’s got steam coming out of his ears.

Montage of Gabe and Pal riding some type of all-terrain vehicles and having fun.

Emiliano mopes (natch) in his office. He tells Orlando “I lost her” and whines that he’s not her priority anymore, waa waaa waaaaa. In addition to being obtuse, Orly appears to suffer from the same forgetfulness that plagued Macarena (and still plagues Pal), because I think only a few hours have passed since he told Emil to follow his heart and stalk Paloma, but now when Emil laments that he and Pal are going their separate ways, he’s saying “oh well, maybe that’s what you have to do.” Emil says “I just want to make her happy, Papa”. Orlando can’t hear the rest of Emil’s tale of woe not because of the loud music, but because all he can think of is himself and that Emil just called him “dad.” He points it out to Emil, who didn’t realize he said it--he thinks maybe now that he has a baby, that makes it easier to understand Orly.

Madeleine tells Eugenio she’s worried about Cristobal, because he’s her son. Eugenio is impactado so she explains that she had him before she met Pierre (I got the feeling that Eugenio knows her through Pierre--maybe he worked with him?). Maddy is sure that Cris is innocent and thinks this case isn’t being managed well (ha!). Eugenio asks what if he’s guilty? She’s certain that her intuition isn’t wrong and doesn’t care if she has to spend all of her fortune to prove that her son is innocent. Eugenio cautions her that he hasn’t practiced in years, but she’s certain that if his son was in this situation he’d do the impossible to save him (hmm, foreshadowing, anyone?). She begs him to defend Cristobal and he agrees.

Cristobal tells German that he’s worried about Paloma and wants to see her so he can tell her everything--he needs to do this in order to have peace.

Eugenio doesn’t like injustices, so if this is what’s happening with Cris, he’ll do everything he can to help him. Maddy asks him not to tell Cris that she was the one who hired him to take the case. He tells her not to worry.

Romi and Cami are back at the shop--Romi asks for forgiveness. “I was so unfair with you. You’ve been the best mom in the world. You’re always going to be with me? You’re never going to leave me, right?” Camila promises they are always going to be together. And now they have Sammy to unite them (Romi says not “Sammy”, she doesn’t want to name him that now). Romi cries that it would be easier to be with the baby if Emiliano was there too; Cami tells her not to miss the incredible experience of being a mother. Romi asks her to come see the baby with her and they hug and cry and say they love each other.

More Mopey-ano, this time thinking back to the conversation with Pal at the beginning of the episode and wondering “why did you go with him?”

More Gabe and Pal riding ATVs.

Eric and German glare at each other in the office. When Carlota shows up, she and German go into his office--she wants to know why he didn’t tell her what happened in the trial. Oh, it didn’t occur to me. She reminds him that she’s paying him a lot of $$$, so he better be at her service. And don’t tutear me. But we kissed, Germs protests. It was a mistake, Carlota says. On her way out she tosses an envelope of money on his desk, which Germs then thumbs through while Eric scowls in the doorway. In addition to having no scruples, Germs apparently doesn’t have peripheral vision, because Eric stands there for some time before Germs notices he's there.

Out on the sidewalk, Carlota crazy talks about how the only one who can control her with just one kiss is Cristobal.

Romina goes to Emiliano’s office and cries about her dad robbing her. “He doesn’t love me,” she weeps.

Gabriel and Pal have a picnic. He says a bunch of stuff about how there’s more out there than what’s she’s lived in Real del Monte, there’s a whole world out there to discover, paint, etc., and the failure of one love isn’t the end of love altogether.

When Emil reminds Romi that her mom has always been there for her, she says but not the men--my father’s love wasn’t real and neither is yours. She asks Emil to love her and hug her so he kisses her on the forehead a couple times. She takes advantage of the moment to plant a big kiss on him.

Carlota comes home and yells at Rufi because Pal isn’t home yet. Rufi comments on how Pal must feel upon learning about Mac and Cris, and Carlota hopes that’s the only secret she finds out. Because if she finds out that Cris is her father--a man who’s a sinner, blahblahblah--I don’t want to imagine how that will affect her.

Emil's phone rings so he breaks off the kiss. He says he shouldn’t have kissed her, he got carried away because of her emotional state. Romi says this kiss could be a new start for them, but Emil repeats that he doesn’t love her. She insists that she wants to start over, and that includes “you and my baby. Thank you for that kiss--it was unforgettable.” Dun Dun DUNNNN!!!!! Be sure to join us for our next episode, Emiliano Jones and The Look of Doom.

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