Caray, Caray!

*Because I just couldn’t help continuing the weather theme. I’ve been a little preoccupied the past week because some virus gutted my main computer. All has been fixed in time for a recap full of more tears and frustration. Ay, que triste!

Jimenez gets an eyeful of Carmela trying to swallow Marco’s tongue. She is hot and bothered but Marco makes excuses, promises to call, and flees with his tongue still (more or less) attached.

Ale returns home dejected and barely gets a foot the door before Rosario accosts her. They’re worried since Ale never called or updated them on the Rafa situation. Ale’s tears well up; she refuses to talk to anyone and runs upstairs to her room. Ale sits on her bed and sobs her heart out while Rafa cries to Jaime on the phone that he doesn’t know how he is going to survive after what he had to do. “My life is in pieces!”

Susana interrupts Rafa’s phone call to deliver the sales reports. He asks her not to call him licenciado but Susana says it’s the only way she can address him now. Rafa tries to explain himself but Susana refuses to listen to anything Rafa has to say if it isn’t related to business. Rafa is left frustrated and on the verge of tears.

Vicky rocks out to the music on her MP3 but dashes back into bed when she hears her dad and brothers coming. They brought Vicky all her favorite foods to entice her to eat. Don Gaston makes the hermanos leave the room when they keep chowing down on the barbeque meant for Vicky. Once Vicky is sure her padre has left the room, she nearly pigs out but stops and goes for the chips instead.

The employees are aggravated when Susana won’t accept any of their last minute sales as part of the previous month. Rafa exits his office and Nelson asks what happened to make him look like a walking corpse (cadaver ambulante). Rafa says he is a walking corpse and will explain in the morning.

Rosaura pleads with Susana to make an exception for her because of the situation but there’s nothing Susana can do. Marino smells desperation, which must be a major turn on for him. He comes onto Rosaura; after all, he has money and could “help her out”. The General says his money is worthless and tells him to take a hike.

Gabriel, Rosaura’s ex-husband, calls the Siglo to speak to the General. He heard Rosaura was living with her and wants to know how his ex is doing. “The princess has left the golden castle and is learning about the real world.” Gabriel is aghast Rosaura could possibly survive without her upper-class comforts. The General assures him Rosaura is living like millions of other Mexicans. Gabriel asks her not to tell Rosaura that he called and she doesn’t.

Jimenez clumsily thunders into the Siglo with his final sale of the month. Susana tells him to forget it but Jimenez swears Rafa gave him permission to enter it late. Susana tells him to take it up with Rafa. Nelson asks why the sudden hostility toward Rafa and Susana says Rafa is a jerk and flounces off. Nelson is even more confused.

Marco arrives at Ale’s on his high horse to save the day and glue the pieces of Ale’s life back together. Rosario called him to hear how the Rafa debacle went. (How about you wait and talk to your niece about it instead of inviting her ex-boyfriend over? Or would that make too much sense?)

Marco says Rafa confessed to trying to sell his house to get out of paying his debt to Ale. Jorge and Rosario are predictably scandalized; Jorge calls Rafa a delinquent and wants him thrown in jail. Marco agrees but it’s ultimately up to Ale. Jorge barges upstairs to force Ale into talking with them. Ale just wants to be left alone but Jorge refuses to let her curl up and cry after what Rafa did to her. Ale still doesn’t want to talk so Jorge puts his foot down: if she won’t discuss it with them, they will decide how to handle Rafa without her. “Do not complain if you don’t like the decisions we make.” Ale cries some more.

Rafa returns home to a house full of anxiety and stress. He assures Leonor he has taken care of everything but Leonor is fed up. She is tired of him hiding the facts from her and wants to know exactly what happened. Rafa does not want his mother to torture herself over what happened but Leonor is adamant. “I made a big mistake signing those papers and I want to know what happened and what the consequences are.”

Jorge storms downstairs in a huff but Ale follows not far behind him. She gives a weak greeting to Marco and sits down between her padre and tia. Ale says Rafa confessed his plan to her. Rosario and Jorge prod her with questions about what to do next. Jorge is ready to lock Rafa in jail and throw away the key. “He broke the law and he made a mockery out of us.” Ale’s eyes widen in concern.

Rafa tells his family the truth. Marco cooked up the radio contest and the paper Leonor signed was actually the warranty to the house. Leonor is crushed and Julieta is incensed. “Why would they do this do us?!” Rafa claims Marco just wanted something else to hold over Rafa’s head. Leonor’s sadness turns to fury. “That woman mopped the floor with you every single day! She took your paycheck and she sent that horrible lawyer to embargo our house! What more does she want? To take away our house? Send you to jail?”

Ale straightens up a little and says the sale of the house is between Rafa and the buyer. Rafa did not break the contract with her. Besides, if they send him to jail and seize Leonor’s house, how will Rafa ever pay back his debt? They can’t afford to lose Rafa’s monthly payment what with their financial situation. Ale promises she will send Rafa to jail if he doesn’t make his payments but she is sure they won’t need to; Rafa will pay her back. (Kudos to Ale for having at least a little faith in Rafa.)

Rafa vows he will never let their home be taken from them. He makes every payment punctually. Julieta wonders if Marco could be taking personal revenge on Rafa because something happened between him and Ale. Rafa admits Marco is very jealous but it doesn’t matter. The only way to get things back in order is to keep paying back his debt to Ale. Leonor agrees but refuses to take it lying down; she is going to do everything possible to finish this fiasco once and for all. She wants Ale and Marco out of their lives for good.

Jaime asks Rafa why he didn’t tell Leonor the whole truth about the warranty. “What was I going to say? Because of my relationship with Ale, you might go to jail?” The wheels in Rafa’s head start turning; if he can pay back the rest of his debt in full, the embargo on the house will be lifted and his mother will be out of danger. Rafa wants to get a loan from the bank but can’t because of his agreement with Marco. Rafa has to leave the Siglo and without a job it will be impossible to get a loan.

Jorge can’t stand the thought of Ale returning to work and standing face-to-face with Rafa. Everyone wants Rafa fired from the Siglo but Ale’s hands are tied. Rafa is her boss and if she had him fired, she would feel guilty for causing Rafa to lose his job. Ale is going to leave the Siglo; after all, she only promised to stay long enough to train a replacement. Her family is not pleased but they give up trying to convince her otherwise.

Jaime suggests Rafa get the money from Don Gaston. Rafa considers that idea as bad as suicide since he would have to marry Vicky. Jaime presses the idea, which annoys Rafa. Jaime doesn’t get why it bothers Rafa so much since Ale is probably going to end up an item with Marco again. Rafa hopes not and prays he hasn’t lost Ale forever. “La amo!”

Marco tells Ale she can count on him for whatever she needs. He feels guilty for what happened to Ale because he tried to warn her about Rafa but she refused to listen. He offers his shoulder for her to cry on and tells her to call anytime she needs to talk. Marco will even help pay the bills if Ale can’t find work once she leaves the Siglo. Ale turns the offer down but thanks him for his generosity. Once Marco leaves, Ale’s tears start flowing anew. She never imagined Rafa, the only man she truly loves, would be capable of treating her this way.

Don Gaston is distraught when he finds that Vicky still hasn’t eaten. He sends the hermanos to get Rafa so they can snap Vicky out of her funk. The guys gleefully pull out their knives and hurry off for Rafa’s. They arrive in no time flat, literally pick Rafa up, and carry him back to their house.

Oh, dear. Ale is weeping in her room again. Let’s spare ourselves more pain, shall we?

The hermanos throw Rafa on the couch for an interview at knifepoint with Don Gaston. Vicky is still ill with grief and they aren’t going to let her die because of Rafa. Don Gaston doesn’t beat around the bush. “Do you not love her? Do you feel nothing for her?” Rafa stammers he loved Vicky and respects her very much. Of course he wants to help her Vicky well. Rafa agrees to spend time with her but tells them he has responsibilities elsewhere too.

The hermanos drag Rafa into Vicky’s room to cheer her up. Rafa gives her a peck on the lips and feeds her a bit of ribs. Her brothers are thrilled Vicky ate and she whimpers for Rafa to stay with her. Rafa has to work the next morning but promises to visit again. Once the guys are gone, Vicky throws a fit because Rafa wouldn’t stay the night. “My plan will not work if he doesn’t spend the night with me!”

Por favor, can this dia del Diablo finally be over for our protagonists?

Avances: Marco celebrates his success swindling Ale; Jimenez might tell Ale about Marco macking with Carmela. (But he’ll probably chicken out.)

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