Caray, Caray!

Cancún: Ter-or is having a berrinche to beat all berrinches. Arturo has just received an urgent business call requiring him to return to el D.F., cancelling their trip to Paris, Rome, Spain. Whoooooeeee, she is righteously pissed! How can he do this to her? She can’t believe his work is more important than her. All he can do he plead with her helplessly to understand this is muy importante, his client’s freedom is at stake. She gets teary eyed and leaves in a huff.

Vecindad: Juana and Esperanza are checking out the knitting Espe and Refugio have done for the baby. Juana assures Esperanza that Johnny will find an apartment faster than a rooster can crow (el canto de un gallo). That may be so but Espe is still very worried. Now that Aida knows where she lives, she can also find out about the pregnancy. Mayra comes a-knockin’! Juana answers the door and Mayra immediately recognizes her as Teresa’s godmother. She’s come to see Esperanza. Espe rushes to put away the knitting. Juana’s leaves them alone to talk but tells Espe she’ll be in the next room. Mayra gives Espe the once over.

Gema’s Store: Fito is waiting by Johnny’s cab and asks Gemma if she’s thought over his proposal to sell his “merchandize” at her store. She feels it’s too risky. He’s run into Johnny and has thought of a great way to use him. She’s intrigued and wants to know how much they’re talking about. He laughs wickedly.

Juana’s: Mayra tells Espe this is not a social call. She notices the bag Espe’s trying to push aside and asks if it’s a regalito from her husband. Espe pulls out a skein of yarn and asks if she’d like to check out her knitting – whew, that was close! Mayra would like to know the truth. Ruben wants to reconcile, telling her he still loves her and that the affair with Espe was nothing more than una aventura. Espe confirms this and just as she’s asked Aida for forgiveness she would now like to do the same with Mayra. She never intended to break up a marriage. Mayra isn’t letting her off that easy. She’s sure Espe thought she had it made with Ruben, thinking he would get her out of the vecindad. Espe begins to repeat that she never meant to break up a marriage but Mayra stops her, telling her not to lie. Then she asks how much Espe would want to get out of their lives forever. Espe’s offended.

Gema & Fito: She’s warming up to the idea. He feels his plan would keep her and Johnny above suspicion and he could continue his distribution and not lose his client base. She supposes correctly that things have gotten kind of tough for him and that’s why he hasn’t been seen. He admits those risks come with the territory. She tells him to continue to lay low because the police have come around asking about him. He figures that Paulo’s family must have good contacts. She assures him her lips are sealed. He warns her that would be best because payback’s a bitch in this business. She tells him to back off, she wants to do business with him. He’s glad to hear it saying she’ll earn much more selling his “candy” than with her loan shark dealings. Doofus Johnny comes back carrying a bag of tortas for Fito. Fito gives him what appears to be a big tip and tells him he’ll call “El Huarache Veloz” (the Fast Huarache – ja ja ja) real soon and reminds both Johnny and Gema that they didn’t see him here. After he leaves, Gema tells Johnny she doesn’t want to loan him any money but does have some work for him. Johnny’s real happy to hear that. Oh, this does not bode well for El Huarache Veloz.

Casa de Geno: Ruben is still lamenting about the Battle at la Boda. Geno tells him Mayra remembered the call from Espe while they were in Paris. He’s screwed. His attempt to reconcile with Mayra keeps getting more and more complicated. He must patch things up before Aida discovers the fraudulent goings on in Mayra’s business affairs. Geno has other things in mind, namely taking advantage of the time they have while he’s still free. Ruben can’t be distracted. He must find a way to regain Mayra’s confidence. Fine, Geno says, go find her. Ruben plans on going back to the house and wait until Mayra returns home.

Juana’s: Mayra is waiting for an answer from Espe, asking her to name the price for moving to another city, never to return. Espe tells her she’s very mistaken. Espe’s a woman in love who made a huge mistake, she’s not a vulgar blackmailer (vulgar chantajista). She asks Mayra to leave and shows her the door. Mayra tells Espe not to put on airs. She’s offering her money that she’ll never earn as a nurse. Espe’s trying very hard to control herself and tells Mayra that if her aim was to offend her, well she’s done it and now she needs to leave. Mayra tells her to think about her offer. The amount she’s offering her will give her the opportunity to live well, not in a pigsty (pocilga) like this. Espe tells her again to leave and never return. Mayra suggests she accept her offer or she’ll regret it because no one would ever offer her so much for so little work; but of course, Espe would know much more about such transactions. WHOA!! Now Espe threatens to throw her out. Mayra finally leaves and Espe begins to cry. Juana, who’s been listening this whole time, goes to comfort her.

Casa de la Barrera: The honeymooners arrive. Teresa starts giving Reina the maid orders. Reina informs them that Jacinto (handy man?) is on vacation. She also tells them Juana hasn’t been around and neither has Luisa. She hasn’t been there and hasn’t called either. Ruh-roh! Teresa gets a smug look on her face.

Fernando’s pad: Luisa is huddled over some blueprints and Fernando declares the workday over. They chitchat playfully and start canoodling. Fernando asks her to stay the night. He wants to wake up with her by his side. She agrees.

Casa de la Barrera: I don’t know what Teresa’s thinking! She goes back to her old room with Mr. Hawtness himself coming in right after her. He asks which room they’re going to sleep in? She’s all discombobulated and sighs heavily that she’s very tired. He reminds her she’s now his woman (funny how they use that phrase) and she has to choose which bedroom they’ll use. She’s losing her poker face, she better be careful.

Casa de Chavez: Refugio tells Armando the house feels so empty without Esperanza. She worries about her being away from the people who know her best and can help her. Armando feels Teresa would be angry if she heard Refugio saying that. Their allegiance is to their daughter. Refugio acknowledges that Espe made a terrible mistake but she’s paying dearly for it. Just thinking about that awful man and what he’s done to her and how she’s going to be a single mother, her heart just aches for her. Armando understands but they can’t put someone else’s wellbeing (buen estar) before their daughter’s. Refugio’s sure Teresa wouldn’t because they’re childhood friends,. Armando thinks they should wait until after the honeymoon to ask Teresa. Got news for you Pops, the honeymoon is over!

Honeymooners: The Berrinche continues: Teresa doesn’t intend to sleep with him because she’s still very angry over the cancellation of the honeymoon. She feels a married couple should make such decisions together. Arturo counters that as his wife, and as an attorney herself, she should understand; didn’t she just vow she would stand by him for better or for worse? That includes business. She says it also means that he must accept her decision not to want to see him when she’s so angry. (wait, what?) He feels this is just a whim (capricho) and he will not permit it. He asks again, where will they sleep, in her room, or his? She tells him he can stay if he wishes but his attitude will only serve to worsen the situation. She turns her back on him and walks away. Arturo can’t believe what’s just happened. They’ve been married what, 24 hours?

Casa de Chavez: Mariano comes by to check Refugio’s blood pressure but also to apologize for what happened yesterday at the wedding. Armando lays into him for ruining his daughter’s wedding. He calls him ínfeliz, what he did at the wedding was the last straw (el colmo). He’s really angry, recalling how Mariano promised he would leave Teresa alone. Teresa has told Mariano repeatedly she doesn’t love him anymore. Is he wrong, or what? Did Teresa do something to change his mind? (I’ll say she did). There’s no name for what he did, ruining her wedding so she’d run off with him. What he did was wrong and it only earned him Teresa’s hate and his (Armando’s). You tell him, pops. Mariano’s sorry to hear Armando say that about him. Maybe it’s best they no longer speak about Teresa. For now, he wants to check on Refugio’s health. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Armando tells him not to bother. He’s not the only doctor in the world. He’ll get someone else to check on Refugio, maybe Aurora. As for Mariano, he’s no longer welcome at Casa Chavez and he should stay away from Teresa too. He’s really steamed. Refugio asks him to calm down. Mariano looks a little angry also.

Honeymooners: Bedtime for Teddy! Arturo’s waiting in bed while Tersa stomps around the room in her robe, walking the angry wife walk. She gets into bed without saying a word, grabs Teddy and turns away from Arturo, preferring to snuggle with Teddy. Arturo, obviously not recognizing the Teddy’s resemblance to Mariano, pleads with her not to be angry. They’re on their honeymoon. Teresa corrects him: oh no, the honeymoon he promised her was in Europe, not here. He snuggles up to her, kissing her face, her shoulders, asking if the honeymoon is more important to her than him. She pouts, saying he knew how important it was to her to visit those cities, and visit them with him. He promises they can still go, not to think of it as a cancellation, but as a postponement (aplazamiento). He promises to make it up to her. He doesn’t want them to go to bed angry. She tells him it’s too late for tonight. He continues to snuggle and as he does so, he grabs Teddy and throws him across the room. Teresa flies out of bed to rescue him, saying she always sleeps with Teddy. Arturo thinks it’s cute, teasing she’s still such a child in some ways. (gag) She tells him that Teddy brings her good memories. He assumes Juana gave it to her then tells her she now has him to hug and kiss and with much better results! She tells him not tonight cuz she’s not mad at Teddy but she’s mad at him. He repeats she’s still such a child but she’ll mature with him by her side. For tonight, he won’t be able to sleep without holding her and kissing her. Teresa hugs Teddy.

Casa Caceres: Mayra arrives home and is surprised by Ruben waiting for her in the living room. He was getting worried, it’s so late. She tells him her comings and goings are none of his business. He asks her to stop being this way. Ok, so she’s met the other woman. She should see that she’s nothing (ni te alcanza los talones=doesn’t reach your heels). Does she think he’d trade her in for a woman like that? Mayra points out that didn’t stop him from sleeping with her. Ruben tells her the only woman he cares for his standing here before him. (ugh) He asks again for another chance. She’s not sure. He asks that they at least give it a chance. She turns from him and thought bubbles Aida’s warning about her other divorced friends like the one whose husband ended up having a child with the “other woman” who now just wants all his money. She relents and tells him he can come home. He’s very relieved and thinks he’s won. She makes it clear she’s only doing it to avoid further scandal. He immediately talks of going for his things and she tells him to put them in the guestroom. She’s not ready to have him share hers just yet.

Casa Alcazar : Aida’s come by to get the dirt from Aurora on la boda from hell. She wonders why Mariano seemed so sure Teresa wasn’t going through with the marriage. Aurora isn’t saying anything. Aida assures her it’s not to harass Teresa. Aurora wonders if it’s for Mariano’s sake and asks if Aida is sincerely interested in him.

Casa Caceres: Ruben asks Mayra not to be so tough on him. She tells him she’s only doing this for Aida. He’s glad to hear that but now that he’s back home there’s no further need for poor Aida to work so hard on behalf of Mayra’s interests. Mayra makes it very clear Aida will continue to work on her behalf. He says he’s hurt that she would have such little confidence in him; that she would think him capable of mismanaging her money. [oh, he’s capable alright] She doesn’t know if it was mismanaged or not, but she does know that up until now, he was managing it on his own. And those days are now over. Aida is teaching her how to manage her own finances. He doesn’t understand why that’s necessary. She tells him if she doesn’t earn his respect as a woman, she’ll never earn it as his wife. You go, sister!

Casa Alcazar: Aida is really confused about Mariano. First he says they’re on, then they’re not. Aurora understands Aida should be furious but she must understand that Mariano and Teresa dated for a long time and were headed for the altar. That’s why Teresa’s wedding hit him so hard. She doesn’t know what else she can do to help him. Perhaps Aida can. Aida still wants to know the whole story, saying that’s the only way she can help Mariano. She’s sure Teresa still loves Mariano and only married Arturo for his money. She wants to know what happened between Teresa and Mariano to cause him to think Teresa would cancel the wedding. Aurora suggests she speak with Mariano – he’s the only one who can tell her. She asks Aida again what she feels for Mariano. Again, Aida says she’s confused. She doesn’t know if she can ever love again after what happened with Paulo. She feels really good with Mariano but she’s really angry with him right now because as it turns out he knew all about her father’s cheating ways and even knows the other woman. Aurora tells her the bad news that she also knew everything but they had agreed not to say anything because of her recent loss. Aida: “¡Que mala onda! Why didn’t you tell me?”

Casa Caceres: Rubigote playing the victim doesn’t understand why Mayra’s doing this to him. Does she want to make him feel bad or minimize (minimizar) all his work? After everything he’s done for this family? Marya doesn’t understand why it’s an issue for her to manage her own money. He claims he just wants to compensate for all the hurt he’s caused her, take her out, travel together. If she’s working, well, he just won’t be able to do all those things with her. Mayra doesn’t miss the irony in all this. When he was “working” so hard, she had to beg him just to go out to a restaurant. And now…..he interrupts her thought to finish the sentence. And now, he says, now that he’s at the point of losing her, he’s learned to appreciate her like never before. She’s been the best wife and mother. She agrees but she’s tired of dedicating herself full time to being a wife and mother and with unfavorable results. She asks him to take it or leave it. Ruben takes a big gulp.

Casa Grump’s: Pati is looking forward to her freedom. She’s drawn sad faces on the wall, counting the days until her adulthood, calling it her day of liberation. Grandpa has news for her. Even when she becomes an adult, she’ll have to continue to do as he says. He tells her he loves her very much and wants the best for her. He doesn’t want her to make the same mistakes her mother did. Pati fights back, saying it’s his own fault for making his daughter marry someone she didn’t love. Then she kicks him out of her room so she doesn’t have to keep looking at him! Grandpa starts yelling, telling her not to speak to him that way, foolish child (escuincla majadera) [sounds a lot harsher in Spanish], he’s not going anywhere. She threatens to change into her pj’s in front of him. He looks upward, asking God what he did to deserve this escuincla and finally leaves. Pati just laughs. Boring scene.

Geno’s house: Ruben returns and exaggerates, telling Geno that Mayra has given him thousands of conditions for him to return home. Geno jumps up, ¡¿QUE!? She’s pissed to hear that he’s returning to Mayra. He tells her this is what works best for them. He needs to be by Mayra’s side. Geno is unconvinced.

Fernando’s pad: It’s morning and they’re sharing breakfast on the coffee table. Doesn’t he have a dining table/brkfst nook in this fantabulous high-rise apt? They talk about how wonderful it is to wake up together. He wonders if they should continue in this fashion until newlyweds return from their honeymoon. She has two conditions: that Arturo not find out and that Fernando do all the cooking. Kissy, kissy.

Casa de la Barrera: Señora de la Barrera gulps down a glass of o.j. and makes it clear to Reina that she doesn’t plan on having breakfast with el Señor. When Reina leaves, Teresa thought bubbles as she holds up a credit card, “Why would I want all your love, Arturo. It’s enough to have all your money.”

Casa Caceres: Aida’s on the phone with Mariano, she’s slept on it (consulte con mi almohada= consulted my pillow) and has come to a conclusion, can they meet?

Casa de la Barrera: Reina tells Arturo she has no idea where la Sra. is. He’s clearly upset, wondering what is wrong with her. When he asks about his sister, Reina spills it, telling him she’s not there either and didn’t sleep there. Just then Luisa walks in and doesn’t see Arturo on the balcony. She’s talking to Fernando on her cell, saying she’s only going to pack her suitcase (maleta) and she’ll be right back. Arturo speaks up, “¿Que dijiste?” Ruh-roh! He demands to know where she spent the night then wonders why he asked when it’s obvious she spent the night with Fernando. Luisa tries to get past him up the stairs but he stops her and pulls her to his office. “We need to have a serious discussion.”

Casa Caceres: Mayra wonders why Aida wants to continue seeing Mariano. Aida explains she needs to continue with her plan to get over Paulo plus continue volunteering at the clinic. Mayra doesn’t think it’s such a good idea to continue going to that vecindad, possibly running into that woman. Aida disagrees and repeats that Geno suggested she keep an eye on Espe and keep her in line. Mayra tells of her run-in with Espe, sarcastically repeating that Espe called herself a “woman in love who had made an error.” Aida’s annoyed that her mother lowered herself to visit the vecindad. If there’s a problem she should let Aida handle that “tipa”. Mayra doesn’t know what she’d do without Aida. She’s so sensata (wise, sensible) and intelligent.

Casa de la Barrera: Arturo is scolding Luisa over the Fernando affair. He doesn’t understand and doesn’t accept what’s happened. Luisa begs him not to fight with Fernando. He didn’t force her into anything. On the contrary, he’s been nothing if not sweet and patient with her. Arturo can’t believe she can be so nonchalant about this. Luisa asks that he not treat her like a child. She knew full well what she was doing. She made a decision and doesn’t regret it. Arturo wonders how she knows he’s “the one” (el hombre indicado=suitable, appropriate). She recalls she was just a child when Fernando left for Spain but she never stopped thinking of him. She loves him and he loves her. [So what happened to that bf, Julio? That she was dating pre-Fernando?] Arturo says he’s sorry but it’s difficult for him to suddenly see her as a woman. He’s so accustomed to taking care of her. She understands it’s not easy for him.

Casa Caceres: Aida congratulates mom on the handling of Rubigote. Mayra has Aida to thank for the advice but she still needs her help in managing her money. Aida wholeheartedly agrees and also tells her to continue to stand firm with Ruben. Most importantly, she needs to continue to punish him and not forgive him. At the very least, she’ll have the satisfaction of making him suffer. Mayra’s not sure she can handle all this. She’s never managed her money. Aida reminds her it’s her money and strongly advises her not to give in to Ruben.

Casa de la Barrera: Luisa’s uncomfortable talking about this with Arturo. He understands he needs to start treating her differently. He just has one question: “Te estas cuidando?” (safe sex?) She confirms she is and laughingly admits that’s the first thing Teresa asked her. Hold the phone! Teresa knew? Luisa tries to explain Teresa is her bestie (or is it beastie? Sorry, it’s getting late) and was sworn to secrecy. Arturo is frustrated realizing he was the only one who didn’t know (el único que estaba en la luna=the only one on the moon). She doesn’t want him to be upset with Teresa, she didn’t agree with this either. He lets on that they’re having a spat. He explains the cancellation of the honeymoon as the cause of the argument. Luisa can’t believe he cancelled for work-related issues. Poor Teresa, what a disappointment. [yeah, my heart bleeds for her]

Speaking of which, Tere’s shopping her little heart away. You could say she’s on a shark-like feeding frenzy--fashionista style. The sales person is showing her watches in an array of colors. Hmmmm, she just can’t decide: she’ll take them all. Can he also show her the jewelry in that other case?

Hospital: Espe is telling Hernán el Galán that Johnny has managed to pull together the money for an apt and she’s in the process of signing the lease. He offers her money if she needs it. She flatly refuses, saying the only reason she tells him all this is because she feels so comfortable with him. If that’s the case, he says, she needs to stop calling him Doctor. [oh, Doctor!] He also asks that she refrain from addressing him in the formal Udsted. She’s shy about doing so and he tells her he’s very comfortable with her and insists.

Juana’s apt: Cutberto pops up at her window, dressed in his traje de charro. She lets him in even as she’s complaining about him. He’s happy to see her and lifts her in his arms and twirls her around. She uses yet another version of her favorite dicho: “¡Bájame! Si me da una vuelta más, lo mato” (put me down, if you give me another turn, I’ll kill you). He continues blabbing on about how wonderful it is to see her, to look into her eyes so chulas and in walks Hector the Director! HELLOOOO DOCTOR! They chit-chat a bit about his etiquette classes with Aurora. Hector goes so far as to invite him to his house for lessons and possibly a little copita de tequila if he’d like. Cutberto can’t manage being polite much longer, saying “¡Ya no aguanto!” (I can’t take it anymore). Then he cleans it up by saying he just got in from a gig and can’t take the lack of sleep anymore. Hector, ever the gentleman, wonders if Juanita was in the middle of fixing his clothes or something. Juanita makes it clear their business is finished, he was just leaving. Cutberto can’t help but put in a dig, saying that seeing them together has chased away his drowsiness. He thinks he’ll go see Griseldita, ‘scuse me! Juanita quickly asks who Griseldita is as Cutberto rushes off. Hector’s always so nervous when he’s alone with Juana, it’s cute. He tries to tell her about his first wife. She assumes he’s about to propose and doesn’t let him finish, telling him she’s got lots to do. He offers to go with her and she reluctantly agrees.

Hospital: Hernán and Espe continue their conversation. Espe realizes she really doesn’t know much about him other than he never married. He begins to bare his soul, telling Espe that he fell in love with the wrong woman and thought he would never fall in love again. He thinks he may have come to that conclusion too quickly but before he can go on, Espe’s obstetrician interrupts. She asks Espe to come by for a check up and then reminds Hernán they’re eating together later. He tells her to brace herself cuz they’ll be spending the whole afternoon together. Espe looks on and I detect maybe a little, tiny bit of jealousy creeping in? Maybe she’s finally feeling something for the good Doctor? Oooh Doctor!

Casa Grumps: Spare me! Johnny is climbing the ladder to visit with his Juliet. They kiss and they talk of their plans. He tells her about his new workload with Gemma. I think I missed something here but I gather that his work with Gemma involves deliveries from her store to nearby residences. They chitchat some more, then they kiss (ugh).

Casa de Geno: Speaking of kissing, Ruben and Geno are sharing a passionate kiss. When they part, he speaks of the wonderful evening they had last night. Well, since he was leaving, she wanted to make sure he left with the best of memories. He agrees saying he enjoyed it so much that he’s here again. It’s too bad he had to return home last night. She tells him it’s going to take some getting used to, him not being there. Ever since Paulo’s death, she feels so alone in that house. [what, no violin?] She’s happy he came by so early. He wanted to make the extra effort to come by early before seeing Aida because she’s sure to reprimand him.

Casa de la Barrera: Luisa’s grateful Arturo is so understanding. He just wants her to be happy and he expects Fernando to be at his best. Now that they’re relationship has changed, what’s next he asks. Are they planning to move in together? She’s not sure, she still wants marriage. He knows there are many who don’t believe in marriage anymore but with the right partner, it could still work. She agrees but feels that without marriage there’s no real commitment. He agrees that in this case that’s probably true, reminding her of Fernando’s womanizing ways. She naively says those days are over. He agrees she has the right to live her life but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t worry about someone hurting her. He tells her to seriously consider everything calmly.

Casa de Geno: Ruben asks Geno to speak with Aida and help him convince her to stay out of Mayra’s business ventures. He wants to keep Aida and Mayra busy. Yes, now Mayra has the silly idea of running her own affairs and that just won’t do.

Casa de la Barrera: Luisa agrees to think everything over carefully and that gives Arturo some relief. She advises him to patch things up with Teresa. He calls her and our little Tiburoncita is at a café surrounded by shopping bags. She ignores his call saying now he’s going to suffer a good while for her. He leaves her a message as she smugly thumbs through a magazine. She comes to an article all about the Escándalo en la Boda del Prestigiado Abogado Arturo de la Barrera. The article asks, “¿Quien es su novia que se debate entre dos amores?” (who is this bride who debates between two loves?) Teresa is muy impactada! “¡Ay, no!”

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