Caray, Caray!

This was fun tonight. Most of the excitement came towards the end of the show with two surprise visits of the female persuasion. One to Marco and one to Rafa. Jaimie got some startling news in the way of test results. Marino and Ramirez did some more male bonding. We find out Jorge walks in his sleep and Claudia, well we will get to that and Dandy gets kicked out of Susana’s for not spilling the beans. So settle in, I feel a long one coming on.

Our last nights rehash was with Marco and Ale. It was worth it just to see Ale make that awful face when Marco tried to kiss her goodnight.

Then we head over to Rafa’s house where the family is all sitting around the table. The doorbell rings and it is Vicky. Every one scatters leaving poor Jaimie alone to deal with her. Rafa tells Jaimie to tell her he isn’t there. Vicky marches in with her stacks of magazines and lists of wedding preparations. She wants to know where Rafa is. Jaimie says what he was told to say and tells her Rafa is still at work. Vicky has a little fit thinking he is with that witch Ale. Jaimie assures her he is not. Vicky calms down, after all the best man is there and she can go over the wedding plans with him. Jaimie is stuck as Vicky talks menus, and vows and invitations. Jaimie assumes there will be lots of meat on the menu.

Ale and Tia Rosario are reassuring Jorge that everything will be okay. If they don’t get a good offer on the hacienda she won’t allow them to sell it and them end up empty handed (quadar con los manos vacias). She will just have to put on her boots and overalls and even milk the cows herself if she has to (ordena las vacas). She tells him not worry. She pleads for a smile from him. Poor Jorge is so depressed. He doesn’t know what he is going to do.

Rafa is listening at the door as Vicky reads her wedding vows to Jaimie. Vicky tells Jaimie “This is what Rafa will say. I Rafael promise to be faithful in thought and action until death do us part. I swear that I wont be unfaithful with anyone even in thought, in the office, in the street in the house and I promise I won’t look at another women that is not you. “ The vows continue to say that if he does not follow through with his commitment he will have to answer to god and to his father-in law (suegro) and broth-in-laws (cunados). Upon hearing this behind closed doors Rafa gets quite rightfully nervous. Jaime tells Vicky that those things can’t be said at the wedding. Vicky reminds Jaimie that if Rafa won’t write his own vows than he is stuck with these. She then screams at him and tells him to pay attention.

She goes on to read her vows. “ I Vicky La Parra promise to be faithful all my life in thought and action until death do us part, but if he asks I will be faithful for all eternity because I am incapable of breaking a promise (faltar / go back on ones word or principles). Jaime has a hard time believing this and tells her to not be absurd. He tells her what she is saying is crazy. Rafa seems puzzled upon hearing this as he continues listening in. Vicky pulls Jaimie over and tells him that her vows of fidelity are not crazy. “I will carry them out (voy a cumplir). Or do you think I will do this again” as she grabs hold of him and goes in for a kiss. Rafa seems quite confused only hearing this and not winessing the kiss and does the crazy sign. Jaimie has pulled away and is twitting out as Lenora walks in and reminds them it is late and she should be going. Vicky hands Lenora the wedding invitations for their side of the family and leaves.

Lenora enters Rafa’s room and tells him Vicky left the invitations for them. She is worried that Rafa is not taking his wedding with Vicky very seriously and that it is pretty late to be thinking about other things. He tells her to not call anyone in the family about the wedding. She blesses him sadly and says goodnight.

After Lenora leaves Rafa is left alone in his room and flashes back to when he was on the phone with Pepito giving seduction lessons for Carmella and was caught by Ale. (Not his finest moment.) Ale is standing in her cute green striped pajamas below her mother’s picture asking for her help. “Who did I fall in love with? Who?” “Enlighten me, enlighten me“ as she gives this a little more thought than says, “but not so I end up getting burned". (iluminame pero que no me vaya a quemar.)

Our “bro-mates” (Marino and Ramirez) have entered every body’s favorite bar. They are discussing Marino’s relationship with Sandra. All he wants out of it is a daughter. Ramirez worries about what will happen with the rest of his women and children. Marino changes the subject and tells Ramirez he can’t stay at his apartment forever. He doesn’t get why his mother would kick him out of the house for just looking at girlie magazines. After all he is a grown man. Ramirez tells Marino that his mother is very conservative. His father left them and he was raised to be an honorable man. Marino tells him to not be a mama’s boy. Than Marino tells him it is time to toast his new boss. He goes on to explain how Rafa’s resume was falsified. Ramirez can’t believe this. Rafa and Ale will be out of there.

Dandy and Susana are at her place. He is going on about the great supper. Three lettuce salad and artichoke salsa ( ensalada de tres lechugas and salsa de alcachofa. ) She chides him for not opening his mouth except to eat. Dandy tells her he can’t tell her anything. It is a secret between friends. She tells him that couples don’t keep secrets. Dandy tells her he isn’t. She says than why can’t you say anything about what you say with the “three happy friends” (Tres alegres compadres). Dandy smiles as she says this and Susana tells him that is what her and Ale call them. He tries to get friendly with her and she shoots him down. But if he was willing to tell her what he talks about with Rafa she would be more than happy to show him a new form of making love, “the inverted pleasure of Venus“ ( Placer de Venus invertido). Dandy gets the “ spinning thyroid eyes” as she continues to whisper in his ear. That’s if he talks. If he doesn’t, he is out of there. More discussion later in the evening and Dandy is still not willing to tell Susana anything. Well he knows where the door is.

Jaimie shows up at Vicky’s house. She teases him about wanting to be the child’s Godfather. He wants to know how she is certain that she is pregnant. He wants to make sure that this isn’t just a trap. Vicky gets angry at Jaimie and grabs an envelope and hands it to him. It is a lab slip that says she is indeed pregnant. (Whoa!! I didn‘t see that one coming). She is shouting at him now and says “Now do you believe me?”

This next scene must have been our little random scene. It involves Claudia and a guy who she can’t remember his name. But she remembers the car he bought as she gets herself all excited just thinking about it. He gives her his card so she won’t forget who he is. He wants to go out but she wants to stay in. She takes her coat off and convinces him they should stay in. (I am sure he won’t ever forget her and “hers”) She is poured into a fur trimmed leopard patterned negligee.

Back at the expectant parents house, Vicky casually puts the test results on an end table and demands an apology from Jaimie. Jaimie tells her this was all her fault. She dragged him up to that room and seduced him. She says “yea, but you did it and these are the consequences. So now get Rafa to get me pregnant.”
Now Don Gaston and the Brothers Grimm show up and out come the knifes. Vicky tells her brothers to quit being such savage brutes. Vicky tells them that he is there to help out with the wedding plans. After all he is the best man. The brothers settle down. They realize that he would never be interested in Vicky and that she would never be interested in him. We get to see the test results envelope still lying about on the table top.

Ale gets a case of the ickies at the thought of sleeping in Marcos bed. After all he has probably slept with lots of other women there. (Well not lately Ale). Tia chides her and we get a couple of great dichos. What doesn’t happen to you doesn’t hurt you. (lo que no pasa en su año no es su daño/ what doesn‘t happen to you in your year, doesn‘t harm you). Ale retorts, “Guess what? It does cause harm.” Tia spits out another warm fussy dicho. For those in love there is no past ( para los enamarados no existe pasado). The she reminds Ale that if it wasn’t for Marco’s generosity they would be sleeping in the street. She continues to tell Ale that once she is married she will be the happiest women in the world. (I love it when Ale pulls that disgusted face.)

This was a cute scene. We are in the guest room with Marco and Jorge. Jorge is asking Marco if he snores or has cold feet, or if he walks in his sleep .(Tu roncas? tienes los pies frios? Sonambulos?) Marco assures him he does none of the above. Jorge tells him that because he is old he occasionally gets up in the night, just to go to the bathroom though. He doesn’t know if he is sleep walking or not. Marco tells him not to worry. Marco sweetly gets the bed ready for him and Jorge says this is your bed what side do you want? Marco tells him he can have the bed to himself. He will sleep on the sofa. Jorge won’t have this, he will sleep on the sofa. Marco genuinely seems very sweet as he laughs and tells Jorge he can’t allow him to sleep on the sofa and gently tucks him in. Jorge has sweet memories of when Ruby would read to him at night. He asks Marco if he has heard anything from her. Marco tells him no and reminds him it was his decision that she leave. Jorge gets quite upset with himself for this and says of course I remember it was my decision. Then he tells Marco “sometimes it is so hard for us to see the happiness in front of us that we just throw it aside with out a single thought.” (a veces nos cuesta trabajo entender que teniendo la felicidad enfrente, nos dejamos llevar por arrebatos sin sentido. ) Marco then reminds Jorge that Ale and Tia Rosario didn’t want Ruby around. He tells Jorge not to worry though he will look into it. (This was the sweetest scene and I so did not want to know all the rotten things Marco has done!!) as Marco thought bubbles that he will have to make what ever sacrifices necessary if he wants to end up with all Jorge has including Ale. (Not much redemption value there).

Back at Vicky’s we are made aware of the fact that the incriminating envelope still lies unattended on the end table. The boys are all yelling at Vicky to get supper ready. They won’t settle for quesadillas. They want beef steak. Vicky reminds them that once she is married to Rafa he will be her primary concern. That doesn’t set to well with the Brothers Grimm as they decide they better come up with something so Rafa doesn’t marry their sister.

Scariest telenovela nightmare ever. Rafa is stumbling to Vicky’s, pie eyed to the gills. She is standing there waiting for him dressed like Jimenez wife. Rollers and green goo on her face. She is also very pregnant. She is screaming at him wanting to know where he was, and who he was with. She starts shaking him violently and Rafa finally wakes up. He sits up in a panic and wonders if this will be his destiny.

Our next scene is in a dark house, with someone roaming around. It is Vicky. She sneaks over to the coffee table and retrieves the envelope. She wonders how she could have forgotten it. What if her father or brothers found it. They would kill her. They would kill Rafa.

Now what we have all been waiting for. Marco is trying to fall asleep on the sofa cursing and tossing and turning. The door bell rings and Marco tumbles to the floor. When he opens the door he finds a young women standing in front of him covered from head to toe with only a glimpse of sparkly eyes. He says “Sister don’t you think it is kind of late to be asking for charity (caridad) or to be selling things.” She asks if he doesn’t recognize her (reconoces). Marco reaches over and pulls down her veil and Ruby cries “surprise it’s me” . Then she starts snarping at Marco as he tries to shush her. She tells him he probably thought he would never see her again. Marco again tells her to keep her voice down as he starts his little panic routine. He tries to explain to her what is going on when we hear Ale yelling from inside. She wants to know who he is talking to. Ruby wants to know who is inside. Marco is caught between the terror of two women as he continues to shush Ruby and tells Ale to go back to sleep. He pushes Ruby out the door and tells her to wait for him and retreats back inside. Ruby is not very happy about having the door shut in her face.

Back in side Ale wanders out and asks him what’s going on? Who was he talking to? He says “Me talking?” Ale says yes she heard him talking to someone. She wants to know who knocked on the door. Our quick thinking liar tells her it was the night watchman (Velador). Ale thinks that is quite strange at this hour. Marco agrees and tells her to go back to bed. Ruby on the other side of the door starts to knock as Marco opens the door to get a face full of knuckles. He desperately tells her she has to leave. He will talk to her tomorrow about what ever she wants. He tells her to meet him at eight in the morning but to dress like a normal person. He touches her clothes and tells her she looks like a raven (cuervo) and not to act like a clown (payaso) and reminds her she is not in Iraq. She threatens him and tells him if he doesn‘t show up she will tell her Georgie everything. Marco tells her “fine just leave” and rushes her off.

He sneaks back into the house a bundle of raw nerves, frantically saying “This can‘t be!! This can‘t be!! Ruby is back. Now what in the devil am I going to do with this women?” as he sits down to contemplate this mess. He is startled when he looks up and sees Jorge with arms out stretched sleep walking towards him. He rushes towards him and manages to point him back to the bedroom but not before Jorge snatches an apple from the table. He says “The old man is a sleep walker. That‘s the only thing I need.” as he curses more and heads to the uncomfortable sofa.

We have our Rooster crowing on the fence to tell us another week has passed, oops I mean another day. And we have another knock on a door. This time it is Rafa’s house. They are all sitting at the table having breakfast. Juliette is all excited thinking it could be Jaimie. It is none other than the lovely Marian Celeste. Rafa chokes on his food and tells them to let her in. Rafa all nervous and twitting says what a surprise to see her here. Marian apologizes for her boldness (atrevimiento) but she just had to come and see him. Rafa asks her if there is anything wrong. She tells him no “on the contrary”. Pleasant introductions are said by all and Lenora comments on how beautiful she is. Then Lenora offers her a breakfast she can’t refuse; tacos, eggs and beans, coffee and juice. Marian would be delighted.

Lenora drags a reluctant Juliette to the kitchen and Rafa is left alone with the lovely Marian . She tells Rafa his family is enchanting just like him. She apologizes again for barging in. Especially at this early hour (madrugada/ early morning). Rafa assures her that this is no intrusion. She is always welcome and never a bother. She tells him he is charming ( eres un encanto/ charming delightful). Rafa a bit nervous and awkward, takes his coffee and tells her thank you. Marian sips and savors her fresh orange juice. Rafa asks her if there is a problem with the trucks. She tells him no. The business between them is finished. Then she goes on to say “ If you are asking why I am here and was so bold to come to your house well I came for you". And Rafa is left with hand to chin speechless.

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