Caray, Caray!

• Yammering every since yesterday, VVV is still hiccuping and sobbing, stupefying all in the vicinity.
  
  
• In the face of the irritated Refri couples - wondering where their lobsters had gotten to - I would have been annoyed if I were Rafa, because Ale gave him up immediately, using the catch-phrase from one of the actor's real-life hit songs - "yo no fui." (It wasn't me.)
  
  Soon all are laughing about it, though, over some other (chicken) dinner. "We couldn't possibly eat Lupita and Masiosarita..."
  
  It's a lovely dinner but it's time to go. Wait, a problem, the yacht isn't there.
  
  
• Marco is steaming and with Chavez looking on, he tries to call Ale, but the reception is poor and she doesn't hear. Chavez says, "You must be worried, the two of them down there where it's warm, romantic, the beach... those lovely little legs..." "Shut up! She is faithful, she loves me 24 hours a day."
  
  
• Up in their beach bedroom, Ale won't let Rafa choose his own clothes (his silly yellow shirt for instance) - "Wear some of the clothes I bought you." He does look very nice in them.
  
  He heads towards the bathroom, but comes back stammering - "It's all ending, my relationship with Auto Siglo and with you - I want to say thank you, at least, and sorry for all the trouble. I learned a lot... I went on a plane, a yacht... I saw the ocean..." Ale sighs as he continues, "The saddest thing is, I don't even have a picture to remember you by..."
  
  He leaves the room. She sniffs his silly yellow shirt and cries a little.
  
  They go to their hosts and make their goodbyes. However, turns out niece Monica and her chums have the yacht out late bringing back a great band for a beach party later and by the time they get back, Rafa and Ale have missed their flight. Uh-oh!
  
  Rafa and Ale go back to their room and worry about the phone calls ahead of them. Ale changes into an amazing apricot-colored dress.
  
  Turns out there is only one spot in the house that gets good cellphone reception and it's within hailing distance of the crowd in the living room, so Rafa makes noisy diversion while Ale call Marco and gets shouted at.
  
  
• Chavez scolds Marco for yelling at Ale. "Until you're married, you are her chauffeur, her peon... wait and fight later! you can get your vengeance then. Until then, don't let her out of your hands. you're about to be crowned!"
  
  
• Since Marco refused to call Susana for her, Ale calls and tells Susana the pre-agreement is signed, but that they need another later flight.
  
  The team listens in and is shocked to hear (1) Rafa nailed the Auto Siglo deal and <2) he and the jefa are spending another night at the beach.
  
  Gossip flies. Marino intends to get them fired for disobeying company rules against personal relationships among employees - he says they have been intentionally misleading, but "Who got Rafa his job? Who called him before dawn? Who worked with him late and on weekends? And who among us has ever gotten to go to the beach with her?"
  
  
• Now Ale makes noisy diversions while Rafa calls Vicki Vicki Vicki. He had wondered whether he should call at all, since last time VVV said he should just stay at the beach and that could be taken to mean they had split up. But he makes the call.
  
  VVV yells, "Get home tonight or the wedding is off." Rafa says, "OK, I respect your decision." VVV is horrified. She expects him, though, to come back and beg on his knees for forgivenness.
  
  
• Marco shows up at Siglo to get a photo of Ale, which Susana doesn't have. On the way out Claudia snags him and they make plans to get together later and "join their solitudes." They make a pact - not to scold each other for mutually betraying Ale.
  
  
• Rafa tells Ale VVV just broke up with him and perhaps it's for the best, because they are so different and have had problems for so long and fight all the time. Ale listens intently and chimes in with a hearty, "Boy do I know exactly what you're talking about." Rafa probes gently to see if this means she can be pried loose from Marco and says, "If I were your boyfriend, I would forgive you for anything." She likes the sound of that.
  
  
• All that stress and bossing people around and shouting and being contradictory has worn Ale out, she goes to nap in the hammock. Rafa watches her tenderly for a while and then is drawn into the beach party and ends up spinning sweet tales about his marriage to his boss. Well, it's not ALL sweet - he likens her to Hitler - and her nap is over, so she is eavesdropping - but she smiles at his stories of getting home and folding her in his arms and kissing tenderly - "she gets exhausted from managing us, managing ME, she doesn't realize I love her every second..."
  
  The other ladies are jealous and wish their husbands would be so romantic. One of the husbands comments - "They look so in love, they don't even seem married."
  
  
• Ale hauls Rafa away from the interrogation, saying all these questions are dangerous, and scolds him, "We are not really spouses, and you are showing a lack of respect towards me."
  
  The scolding continues until that young bonbon Monica shows up to lure Rafa back to the party. He is very happy to be lured. Ale tries ordering him not to go, but when that doesn't work she decides to head down with him to protect her interests.
  
  Hilariously the assembled multitude, as before, marvels at what a good dancer Rafa is. Ale orders him to stay with her - "while we are spouses, you dance only with me" - and when that doesn't work she ends up BEGGING him not to dance with her sworn enemy, Monica.
  
  Ale starts chugging tequilas which loosens up her dancing style, as it did last time.
  
  In honor of this affectionate couple, the band is asked to play a slow dance, which makes our protagonists nervous. Ale says, "Closer! Embrace me! That's an order!" but Rafa points out she's just been yelling at him for touching her!
  
  The cry rings out - BESO BESO BESO! Rafa gives her a nervous peck. OTRO OTRO OTRO! Rafa - "The customers are asking..." Ale - "The customer is always right..." He holds her in his arms... their lips come closer and closer...

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