Caray, Caray!

Three Facades de la Bondad

Ana Laura's answer to Ana Leticia's declaration that Uncle Mariano is hers and can never be Jennifer's is met with a plea for Lemmee to get professional help.  (Yeah, like when has she ever listened to anybody but herself, ever?)

Meanwhile, Ramiro's credit and cards are blocked and locked.  (Does it make sense staying in a high class hotel then, when he knows ol' Papi-cock has cut him off?  Dude deserves what he gets.  He ain't smart enough to live long, but we know he will.)  He goes to The Realty Place to at least give Uncle Mo the 411 on Ana Lucia.  Unfortunately for him, Lemmee sees and latches onto him first; she taunts him and then when Mo enters the area, slaps the shit outta Rami and calls him fresh.  Info is all a no go, and Mo gives him the heave ho.......Damn! Is Ramiro slow!



Later that  evening, A Llora has nice thoughts about Ram and Valentin's declaration of luhvvvv.  (Viewerville thinks there's a method to this madness of a wheelchair bound man who's been dispossessed, who continues to act like he's blessed when he can't even get himself undressed, let alone changed, if he's messed.  In other words, do we buy what the dude's sellin' A Llora?  Hell, no!  Does marrying for money strike los invalidos?)

SanMarco has nightmares about the old times in the apartment with a gal with A Lucky Lucy's looks but a much meaner mien.  She's again screaming at him that she does not want him looking for "HER" whoever that might be.

The next morning at work at The Realty Place, Iñaki lets loose with the news about moving into Lemmee and her hubby's old apartment.  Oh?  And why didn't she ever tell him she was married? (Like he's got the need to know or what?  Get whacked, weirdo!)

Mo's gettin' married and his sexratery is sadder than sad to learn she's setting up his wedding for him and in charge of sending the invitations.  We sense there is a past in this present somehow.

A Lemmee at em sneers at Yaki's yukky er....roots....shall we say. " Yep.  You can take the boy outta the barrio but you can't take the barrio outta the boy.  Steer clear and don't you never get near!  And, oh, good luck keeping up those exPENSive appearances with those new digs of yours."

Yaki heads to Mo's office to get the lease signed officially.  He mentions to Mo that he now realizes his niece and her hubby used to have the place.  Once Yaki's gone, Mo has flashbacks to when he was griping at Marcelo about Valentin's extorting him, holding a gun to his head over reparations for something.  Cash in the bank or else!  He told Marc to get rid of the problem the best way he knew how.  It isn't Mo's fault the girl took him to the cleaners!  He just wants him gone!  He gave enough already.  No more!  He's become a major migraine.  "--What do you want me to do?"  (Yeah, some criminal mind, here, huh?) "--Do whatever it takes, whatever is necessary in these things."

A Llora and Valentine (not!) are at the coffee shop again and he is pushing her to introduce him to the family and formally announce their relationship.  Not gonna happen, yet cuz she's not that certain it wasn't all just for spite to spit in Ram's face and all. (By either of them, right?)  Val's pissed.  It looks more and more like the poor dude is really pushing her for the pesos and a way to get mo' of Mo's money.....

We see the kids head off to the airdancing acrobatics studio--sneaking off.  Hmmm??  What have I missed here?  Mama's threat was that great?  I thought she admitted to A Lucky Lucy that she's old enough to make her own decisions and yes, she did go accompanied this time.  Anywho, it seems that Yaki's daddy and bro are involved in the school as teacher and performer, respectively as well as respectably.  Is there a past to Yaki's papi's present as well?

SanMarco and the class--all but Maribel--admire Ana Lucky Lucy's talents and grace.  Bel is definitely not at this ball.

After the classes, SanMarco tried telling A Lucky about his odd dreams/memories that are now resurfacing but he's off to work since her Mama is pissed that she's only now just gotten home and not asked permission to head off around the neighborhood even when Bel accompanies her.  (Shees!  Why not just mention she's been hired by the dance company and is now making them some moolah?  And, why not mention she was accompanied by another member of the company whose papi is also a boarder?  What's to be afraid of?)

Over across town--in Uptown, Lemmee is throwing a fit at Abue for giving Jennifer a pair of earrings SHE wants and feels should belong to blood relatives only.  She refuses anything else in the jewelry box and Ernestina fights thinking the girl is totally whacked for acting that way at her age.  Tantrums are supposed to end long before puberty, so it's not as if she hasn't had plenty of warning by now the woman needs a shrink-wrapped jacket and a room in the nearest manicomio.

Yaki and SanMarco are back in the new digs.  Yaki informs his bud that his bitchy but bitchin' babe of a partner at work used to live there with her hubby.  He gets flashbacks again.  SanMarco claims Yakin's fallen in love with her.  Yaki says he'd rather be left with a pack of wolves than her.  SanMarco suggests Yaki take a picture of him with his phone and show it to her to see if she might know him.  (Shall we take bets on whether that phone accidentally gets dumped in the sewer or  trampled by a herd of elephants on the way to the circo?)

Another boarder--Psssst Lady--gets A Lucky's attention and scolds her for lying to her mama behind her back.  Oh, it turns out the woman is the background operatic singer for the acrobatic dance company.
A Llora tells Leonor there's nothing special going on between her and Val.  He keeps her from thinking about Ram's treachery is all.

Ram, meanwhile, pops in on Papi.  He wants the cash spiget turned back on.  They grouse a bit and Papi apologizes, but Ram wants no part of Papi's plans to woo A Lemme now and make Ern see him with familial eyes again. "--Sorry, but I haven't done anything wrong! My only love is A Llora y punto!"   Papi again tells him he'll be unwise and unhappy hitching his star to a cripple.  "--NOthin' doin'!  NOW give me my credit cards back!"

Rich Rodrigo gets a surprise visit from Ernestina's BFF, the cardiologist's wife.

At dinner that night, Abue Ern mentions the temper tantrum/fight with A Lemmee over the earrings and Jenn.  She feels guilty for fighting with her other granddaughter again.

Upstairs, at the same time, Lemmee is in the continuation of said temper tantrum over Tío Mo and, now, Yaki's gaining over her with him also.  She stops at Marc's photo and tells his photo: "At least you're dead and I don't have to share you with anybody else.  If I ever saw you with another woman I'd go crazy!" As if!

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