Caray, Caray!

Marian and Rafa are at the airport. Rafa is very relieved to find out that he will not be subjected to another flight of terror when Marian announces the inclement weather will get them to Monterrey too late for the convention. Well, what else is there to do but have a party? In fact, Marian’s decided on the spur of the moment to throw her best friend Montserrat a birthday party at her house that evening, and Rafa will be Marian’s guest of honor. She won’t give Rafa an opportunity to say no. “Estas secuestrada. Desfrutalo!” (You’ve been kidnapped. Enjoy it!)

Chavez is also at the airport, waiting for his partner in crime Marco. When he doesn’t show and doesn’t answer his calls (he’s too busy pretending to be the caring ex boyfriend to Ale and her family), Chavez assumes Carmela already sent the law after them and Marco’s been caught. He decides he’s got to leave and save himself, although he’ll miss Mexico, the hacienda, and especially his lady friends.

Carmela is indeed on the warpath today, and letting her staff and visitors have it between the eyes with both barrels. When Jaime comes stumbling and bumbling into her office, I am certain he is a goner. He pretends that as part of one of his law class assignments, he needs to ask her questions about her work. Carmela sees some potential in our undercover lothario, and has Jaime back it up and turn it around (slowly) so that she can get an eyeful. He passes her visual inspection and is ordered into the back room, where they will begin that “homework” assignment (tarea).

In her chauffer driven car, Marian has snapped her fingers and is preparing a fancy party with comida típica (local food, also called Mexican food), a cake, a dj, and a mariachi band. An impressed Rafa listens in, and seems both nervous and flattered when Marian cuddles up close to him and says, “Hoy, tu me perteneces.” (Today, you belong to me/you’re all mine.) When this clearly makes Rafa nervous, Marian questions if she needs to ask someone’s permission for him to spend the day with her. Perhaps Beltran, or Ale? This gets a firm no from Rafa, and Marian begins to lay it on even thicker. She’s determined to trap our man today. She asks him if he likes to sing? Of course our Rafa loves to sing! Next she tries the old trick of, “I’m so cold (even though I’m wearing a fur jacket in Mexico City). Aren’t you? No? Well then, you won’t mind if I snuggle up real close and get some of that body heat from you.” You all know the trick ladies. And Rafa is falling for it hook, line and sinker. In fact, he starts to thought bubble that Ale is pretty much lost to him now. And hey, if the guapisima Marian wants to give it a shot, why not? (Bad Rafa!)

Our other man-eater, Carmela, also has her prey in her sights. First she strips Jaime of his shield (also known as his computer bag). Then she takes off his glasses, revealing slits where Jaime’s eyes should be (it might be better this way so that he doesn’t have to see the dirty, dirty things Carmela is doing to him). “No estas tan mal.” (You’re not too bad.) Jaime bounces from one side of the room to the other in a vain attempt to get away from Carmela’s roaming hands. He tells her he wants to get to work (on his homework), and she thinks he doesn’t want to waste time getting down to business (on cositas). She tells him that all she needs is a little bit of tenderness (cariño) and then they can get to work. Jaime misinterprets this as a brotherly hug, and happily obliges. Carmela shows him what she meant, and we hear a high pitched squeal from our reluctant Romeo as we fade to another scene.

At the birthday pool party, Marian is encouraging Rafa to try a mixed drink. Rafa doesn’t want to because apparently these drinks really affect him. This is no problem for our Marian. Rafa can stay at her place that evening. Plus, she has a confession to make. These drinks make her frisky. Wink, wink. Now drink up Rafa! They both take a drink, and Marian appears to be enjoying hers immensely. We know from all that sexy lip licking she’s doing. But she’s not just content with her drink, she wants to try Rafa’s. “Puedo probar de tu copa?” Mmmmm….. “Don’t you want to try mine, Rafa?” “Santa Claus!” She tastes. He tastes. And then she gives Rafa a taste directly from her lips to his! Yowza! (Hey Rafa. Remember you already have a confused love life, with a fiancé you can’t get rid of, and the love of your life who you can’t hold on to?)

Said love of his life has moved into her ex’s apartment with her dad and tia. Ale is urging Jorge to be strong (i.e. quit being a baby). He and Rosario begin to light into Ale about all the mistakes she’s made, and where they would be now without Marco’s help. Ale hears Leonor’s and Julieta’s words about Rafa’s upcoming marriage. She decides her father and tia are right, and apologizes to her family and to Marco. Marco, the angel of charity and mercy, “forgives” her and tells her he’ll always be by her side (a tu lado), and encircles her in a bone crushing hug. Ale’s face reveals the uncertainty she still feels, but Jorge and Rosario are happy (suckers).

When we come back to hapless Jaime, he is declaring to Carmela that he is not a sexual object and that she needs to respect him! “I came here for homework.” “Listen snot nosed brat (mocoso), I’m not going to spend all day doing homework with you.” Jaime insists that he is a man with a girlfriend and that he’s faithful...well, not always. (He remembers Vicky’s kisses.) “Well, most of the time, although we all have our moments.” (His mind starts to wander back to Vicky’s sexy black lingerie.) “Pero, pero…. I have a novia whom I respect!” His jitteriness is just as annoying to Carmela as it is to us, and she barks at him wondering if he’s crazy or on drugs. Jaime denies both. If he’s not going to give her what she needs, Carmela wants him out of there, pronto, or she’ll have him thrown in jail. Jaime doesn’t hesitate, and leaves a yet again sexually frustrated Carmela to lament “se me fué” (he got away from me).

At Siglo, Marino is bragging to Nelson and whoever else will listen that he’s only two cars away from meeting his sales goal for the month. He’s soon distracted and suspicious when he hears Ramirez on the phone with a lady friend. She wants to do something special for him for his birthday. And her son? Well, he’ll be with his daddy. When he hangs up, Marino scolds him for still being involved with that married woman who got him in trouble with her husband the last time. He won’t be there to save Ramirez’s skin the next time. Why doesn’t Ramirez focus on all the single ladies in the city instead of going after the married ones? (Looks like he’s starting to get suspicious of Ramirez’s relationship with all his women.) Ramirez insults all the good for nothing men that have abandoned these women and their children (ahem), and Marino wants to know what he’s getting at. He’s interrupted by all the lovely ladies on the sales team swarming in to give Ramirez a few more birthday kisses. He is very happy.

At our other birthday celebration, Marian and her friends want to play and push Rafa into the pool to join in the fun. There is some innocent fun like pool tennis and beach balls; and some not so innocent heavy duty flirting by Marian, including a few stolen kisses under the water. Both the censors and Rafa are trying hard not to look at Marian’s shapely derriere. (Why do they continue to blur her assets, but not those of the other girls?) Out of the pool, they enjoy the delicious food and feed each other, hand to mouth and mouth to mouth. Tequila shots are had, and the slow dancing begins.

Marian is telling Rafa why no man has trapped her yet (atraparme). The men she meets are serious and vain. The perfect man for her is funny and can make her laugh. Rafa thinks what she wants is a clown (payaso). She tells him what she wants is a fun, caring, nice, gentlemanly, intelligent, and romantic man. Rafa tells her what she’s looking for is the perfect man, who doesn’t exist. She tells him she’s not looking for perfection, because she’s not perfect. What she wants is the best. She tells him a saying, “En la vida, hay que preparar para lo peor, pero esperar lo mejor.” (In life you should prepare for the worst, but expect the best.) “Don’t you want the best Rafa?” Rafa agrees and says that what he really wants is to be able to do what he truly wants/loves. And what he really wants is to be a good son, brother and man. Marian tells him that he already is these things. “That’s what makes you so attractive and so special.” Rafa is taken aback and extremely flattered that Marian thinks he’s attractive. She leans in for the kiss, and it looks like Rafa is going to actively participate, when they are interrupted.

It’s Geronimo from Gancho! And he’s looking just as smug, and almost as stupid as he did in that novela. Ah, turns out his name is Daniel, and he’s Montserrat’s brother who has come for the party. Seems that he has the hots for Marian too, from all the kissing and nuzzling he’s doing on her neck and cheek. He immediately begins to insult Rafa (he’s the competition after all). He sneers at Rafa for being “just a salesman” (vendedor), and calls him one of Marian’s whims (capricho). He really hits home when he wonders aloud who pays when he and Marian travel together- Rafa or Marian? Rafa admits it’s Marian, and compares it in his mind as being the same as when he was first with Ale. It’s not a happy comparison. They all get distracted when the mariachi begin to play as they bring out the cake. Marian announces that she has a surprise for Montserrat. Rafa is going to sing! He chooses an upbeat dance number, “Chiqui, Chiqui.” Just the right kind of song for Marian and the other ladies to seductively swivel their hips and undulate in their bikinis and high heels. Rafa’s a hit with the ladies. Daniel is not pleased (but he dances along anyway). Rafa ends his song and Marian goes in for the hug (will it turn into something more?).

Our loveable villain Chavez has safely landed in Atlanta, GA, USA (Although the only people he runs into are some Russian beauties. Spies perhaps?). He finally reaches Marco, who tells him why he’s still in Mexico. He needs Chavez to help him with two things: 1) Give him another way to contact Quintana without Rosario knowing; and 2) Once he arrives in Paris, he needs to change his planned flight to Rwanda to Iraq instead. He has to find Rubi!

Tomorrow: Vicky harasses Julieta and Jaime to find out where Rafa is. She gets her answer as she exits Rafa’s house and finds him being dropped off by Marian.


Chiqui Chiqui Lyrics

Lo que sea de cada quien
de cada ku
lo que mas me gusta a mi
lo tienes tu

lo que sea de cada quien
de cada ku
mi corazon late por ti chiquibumbum

haste para aca
vamos para alla
sigue mi ritmo
baila y baila sin parar

haste para aca
vamos para alla
sigue bailando yo se que te va gustar

chiqui chiqui chiqui tita
dame un poco mas
dame dame tu boquita
dame un beso mas

chiqui chiqui chiqui tita
dame un poco mas
dame dame tu boquita
dame un beso mas

como me gustas tu
how much like you
como te quiero amor
how much love you

como me gustas tu
how much like you
como te quiero quiero quiero amor
how much love you I love you I love you

chiqui chiqui chiqui chiqui chiqui tata
chiqui chiqui chiqui bengache pa aca
chiqui chiqui chiqui chiqui chiqui tata
chiqui chiqui chiqui bengache pa aca

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