Caray, Caray!

Rafa finishes his song and Daniel disdainfully compliments him. Back at the Siglo, the employees think Marino should host Ramirez’s birthday bash but Marino is having none of it. Ramriez is thrilled they want to have a party for him but he already has a date. Marino is upset Ramirez is still seeing the woman with a scary husband and begrudgingly agrees to pay for the party. Trapito suggests they hold off on the festivities until Rafa gets back, which pleases all except Marino.

Marco promises Ale he has everything under control. He will renegotiate the embargo on her house and avoid having it auctioned off. Ale has mixed emotions but she knows for sure she has to get back to work and make money as soon as possible. Marco says his offer is still on the table; he still feels for Ale and she would make him the happiest man in the world if she would have him. Ale is grateful but it isn’t the best time.

Quintana stops by and Rosario is all aflutter. He came to help in any way he can. Marco explains that the family was evicted because the property taxes weren’t paid. Quintana asks about the paperwork and Marco laments that the agreement was verbal and not written. Quintana offers to talk to his contacts to see if he can work something out. Marco accepts the help but Ale tells Quintana to make sure Carmela stays out of it; Ale doesn’t trust her one bit.

Marian flirts quietly with Rafa while her chauffer drives them home. She had a marvelous time and Rafa calls Marian a marvelous woman. She gives him a peck on the lips, which Rafa doesn’t exactly return. Marian snuggles up to Rafa while he sorts out his thoughts. “Good thing nothing happened. Marian is very beautiful but the love of my life is mi licenciada.” (Atta boy, Rafa!)

Marino warns Ramirez again not to count on his help if an angry husband is on the rampage again. Ramirez tells him not to worry and heads out for his hot birthday date.

Elvira chats with her mother about possibly changing her look to entice Jimenez. After all, he seemed interested the last time she made an effort with the lingerie. Her half deaf father stumbles into the room and she asks him for advice as well. He gives his daughter a few tips. He wants his little girl to look like a woman and not a monster like his wife does. (Yikes! This place is dysfunction junction.)

Julieta asks Jaime why he is so concerned about Rafa’s plans with Vicky. Jaime sputters about Rafa being like a brother to him. Vicky interrupts in search of Rafa. He isn’t home yet but that doesn’t stop Vicky from planting herself at the table to flaunt her plans for the wedding. Juileta says Rafa has too many debts to afford an extravagant wedding. VVV will not be denied a lavish celebration on the most important day of a woman’s life and forces Jaime and Julieta to shuffle through wedding magazines with her.

Ramirez delivers flowers to his very appreciative date. She gives him a smooch and he addresses her as “Señora Marino”. Uh-oh! Turns out Ramirez’s current flame is one of Marino’s ex-wives. She says marrying Marino was the biggest mistake of her life and never wants to think of Edgar Marino again. Marino’s ex pulls Ramirez into the room for a little celebration.

Marian’s car pulls up to Rafa’s house. Marian says their time together was very special for her; they both agree to avoid telling anyone about their trip lest someone get the wrong idea. Marian has one more proposition for Rafa before he leaves: she would love it if he came to work with her at Grupo Celeste.

Marco and Quintana have words alone about the financial state of the Alvarez del Castillo family. Marco criticizes Quintana’s handling of the house but Quintana throws it back in Marco’s face. He did what he did to fix the mess that Marco and Chavez made of the hacienda. After all, Quintana knows all about Marco’s underhanded deals and entanglements (enredos) to seize the hacienda. Marco says he loves Ale and would never do anything to hurt her. Quintana laughs in his face; Marco loves Ale the same way he loves Rosario. It’s only for personal interest. Quintana tells Marco to call Chavez and tell him they need much more money, now that they’re partnering with Quintana.

VVV bores Julieta and Jaime to tears with talk of dress color and other wedding plans. Jaime gets ready to leave and VVV is reluctantly convinced to leave too.

Rafa is flattered but has to turn Marian down. “Thank you for your generosity. But I just can’t accept right now. Especially after the deal we just closed with the used trucks.” Marian is understanding but still asks Rafa to keep it in mind. “One more question, Rafa. Who is keeping you from accepting my offer: Alejandra or your girlfriend?”

We know Rafa wishes "Alejandra" and "girlfriend" were one and the same but unfortunately Vicky interrupts Rafa’s response. She saunters outside just in time see Rafa standing near Marian’s car.

He narrowly escapes a disaster when Marian’s driver speeds away and Rafa pretends to shoo the car away before Vicky can be any the wiser.

Vicky is short with Rafa because he is too tired and busy to plan the wedding with her. She plants a bunch of kisses on him that he doesn’t return in any way. VVV finally leaves but drags Jaime away with her. Julieta is suspicious why Jaime has to accompany Vicky home.

Ale cries alone in the dark about Rafa. He left for Monterrey with Marian and he’s going to come home a loca fiancée. Ale feels like she was just a meaningless plaything for Rafa to toy around with emotionally. Rafa, also alone in the dark, prays not to lose Ale.

Ale and Susana have a very long chat about the state of things. Susana is not happy to hear Ale is living in Marco’s apartment but Ale claims Marco is the only man who worries about her. He is always there to help when she needs it and has never lied or betrayed her. (Uh-huh…) Susana still doesn’t buy it but tells Ale she needs to unwind a little. If she doesn’t stop to take a breath, Ale is going to start making snap decisions she will regret later.

Ale says that isn’t going to happen. She is tired of fighting for Rafa and doesn’t want to let herself believe a fantasy any longer. Ale can’t completely be rid of Rafa since she agreed to use the debt money on the business deal. She has to stay at the Siglo. Rafa’s debt still has to repaid, the Grupo Celeste trucks need to be sold, and Ale has to scrape together enough money to get her house back. The fact that Ale’s family barely talks to her is the icing on the cake (es miel sobre hojuelas). They think she’s selfish and ungrateful because she was too busy with her own problems to take care of the family. Now Marco is the big hero, according to them.

Susana wonders about the money Vicky’s family lent to Rafa. “Do you think it could have something to do with the wedding? Maybe they lent Rafa the money on the condition that he marry her!” Ale is not impressed. “Oh, great! He’s capable of marrying a woman just because she lent him money. Even if that’s the case, would it make him a better person? They lent him the money and he didn’t pay me back. He made another business deal with it. That is just like Medina: someone who uses everyone.”

Rafa replays the events of the past few days to Nelson, Jimenez, and Pepeto. The fight at the restaurant, Ale’s visit to Rafa’s family, and Rafa’s forced engagement to Vicky. Rafa’s hands are tied; he has to marry Icky Vicky at the end of the month.

Don Gaston and the hermanos get pulled over by our favorite time-wasting cops. They need special permission to transport the meat. Blah, blah, blah.

Ale has the weight of the world on her shoulders and takes a minute to recount why her life is so sucky. Her wedding was ruined twice, Rafa still hasn’t paid her back, her family is in ruins, and Marco is pressuring her to get back together. Now Rafa gets to marry Vicky and live happily ever after with money in his pocket and all his problems resolved. Ale doesn’t know when Rafa is supposed to get married but asks Susana to prod Nelson to find out.

Rafa,vin the middle of his chat with the guys, calls Jaime to ask about his sleuthing at Carmela’s. Jaime tells Rafa all the sordid details about his molestation at the hands of Carmela. He files into a rant about not being treated as sexual object and it takes Rafa a while to get him to settle down. Rafa tells his troops that Jaime offered up no new information. He needs another guy to infiltrate Camela’s, someone who knows how to control women. All three guys decline the offer.

Susana fulfills her duties as Ale’s best friend and pulls Nelson aside to chat. We won’t get to see the fallout until Monday.

Rafa treads lightly around Ale. He says the business deal with Grupo Celeste is still on and the trucks could arrive at any time. Rafa says his mother told him that she mentioned his wedding to Ale when she visited. Ale briskly cuts him off. “No! I don’t want your explanations. This time, I've had enough!”

Avances: An emotional argument between Ale and Rafa and Ale calls Marco to talk about getting married (!!)

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