Caray, Caray!

So they didn't wait until the last commercial break on  Friday to tell us of the time change on Monday to 3:00 ET/2:00 CT.

Anyway, we left off with a tearful Pato praying to God and begging her dead angel of a grandmother to intercede on her mother's behalf.

Luca and Ricardo arrive at Esperanza's house to take Pato and Esperanza out to dinner. Pato tries to give them a heads up about her mother's decision to shave her head, but Esperanza comes out before she can so they can see with their own eyes. Ernesto tells her how beautiful she looks. She scoffs at that but he tells her it is the absolute truth. Even Luca tells here how good she looks. Esperanza laughingly says she will accept that because he is her daughter's love and she will accept Ernesto's compliment because he says he loves her. After all of the compliments, Esperanza decides it is time to go. They are all smiling.

Back at the hotel, Cristina and Ricardo are planning on spending another night together in Cuernavaca. Ricardo is pouring champagne as he asks the Dr.(of pedagogy Cristina) if she is hungry. Yes, she is. He offers her fruit and champagne. There are strawberries and grapes. What does she want? She chooses the grapes which of course he feeds to her. That does not last long before they are kissing and sharing the same grapes.


At the Gallo house. Estrella, Adrián and Kiko are playing Jenga(?) Adrián is wondering when he will get the results of his placement test. Erasmo is busy reading and studying. They try to get Erasmo's attention. They bring up the subject of Pato. Erasmo tells them that Pato and Luca are together as happy as they always were. Kiko wants to know why he is so down in the dumps then. Estrella says it is because he has struck out twice: Kristel and Pato. He tells Estrella he isn't really sad; he is just in a pensive mood thinking about life and love.

At Anastasia's, she and Tracy are discussing love. Tracy thinks that love is a delusion. Anastasia does not agree because she had some really happy times with Luca. Tracy teases her saying "yeah, so happy that you went to bed with Ernesto." Anastasia admits that at first she was attracted by Luca's social status but then she found out what a great guy he really was: noble, generous, sincere. Tracy accuses her of doing the same thing she told her her mother did: get into her employer's bed to gain some social status and not be the maid anymore. Anastasia says nothing but it is clear she does not want to hear anymore and leaves.

At the Gallo house, Erasmo is off to get some air and go "wherever destiny takes him."

Tracy gets a call from her pal Dionisio (so appropriate as she is sucking down her wine). She looks happy.

At Viviana and Mario's, suddenly Salma has the belly the size of a soccer ball under her shirt. (When did it get so big? Overnight?) She is talking to her baby and caressing her belly. Viviana comes in with Luquita and encourages Salma to hold him. It turns out that Salma is still confused about what she wants to do with her baby. Viviana tells her she has to think about TWO futures: her own and her baby's.

Luca, Pato, Esperanza and Ernesto arrive at the restaurant. As Esperanza and Ernesto take their seats, Pato tells Luca how her mother sees shaving her head as a new start. Luca is sure she is going to win her battle. Ernesto tells Esperanza how very proud he is of her. He promises to be with her through everything. She thanks him. Luca says she looks like a model. Esperanza sort of ruins the moment by making it clear she is not in favor of him Luca marrying Pato. Ernesto suggests they change to topic to something more pleasant like Esperanza's school.

Erasmo is wandering the streets at night, deep in thought and a series of flashbacks, when he turns a corner just as Anastasia, also lost in thought and flashbacks, is coming around the same corner. They collide. The force of the collision with Erasmo's shoulder knocks Anastasia back into a wall and then down on the ground. Erasmo is right there to get her assistance and calls for someone to call an ambulance. Anastasia just stares back at him with a bloodied nose and face.

Back at the hotel, Cristina and Ricardo are in bed and way way past any thoughts of strawberries and grapes. She loves him!

At Napoleón's, Napoleón needs to talk to Silvana "Mrs. Ex-Principal" who is watching her telenovela and does not want to be disturbed because it is her favorite. She'd also like a higher quality of cheese if possible. He needs her to DO something. If she is not cooperative she will have to leave. Clearly Silvana is put off by that idea by the pouty look on her face.

Dinner with Mario and Viviana : A variety of melon and LaLa strawberry yogurt with chia seeds and kisses in all those flavors. They are super duper snappy happy!!!

Dinner is over and Esperanza and Pato come home. They are talking about Pato getting her grade point average up. Pedro has the shock of seeing his mother with her shaven head for the first time. She explains it all to him. Before the chemo took her hair she was going to play being a "stylist." Pedro asks if she is planning on wearing a wig. Her answer is no. Pedro then asks what will Ricardo think. Esperanza just looks sad.

Anastasia and Erasmo have arrived at the hospital where Anastasia has been getting care for her face/head wounds.
The doctor tells them that she has no skull fractures but he will have to notify the police anyway. Erasmo asks why. The doctor assumes that Erasmo beat up Anastasia.

It is a new day and Ricardo and Cristina wake up in each others' arms.

Esperanza has an unexpected visitor this morning. In order to prove his solidarity with her, Ernesto has also shaved his head. Esperanza cannot believe that he did it for her. Pato tells him he looks really good and that both of them look beautiful. Ernesto tells Esperanza, as he reminds her he has told her a million times, he would give his life for her. It really means a lot to Esperanza and everything he has done for her has shown her that he is a man capable of love. Ernesto looks so proud as he hears Esperanza's praise. Will she forgive him? Of course she will. (she is all smiles but no kisses.)

Ricardo and Cristina have moved out of bed for more lovey dovey time in the shower.

Back at the hospital Anastasia and Erasmo try to explain how they are two strangers that literally bumped into each other and that theirs is not a case of domestic abuse. The doctor is not buying it and tells them they cannot leave until they make a report/explain it all to a representative from the police department. He will not sign her discharge papers. Anyway she needs to rest. So they wait. Erasmo says he told his siblings he was going to let destiny take him wherever and look where it took him. Anastasia sort of smiles.

At Tracy's someone is at the door. It is Dionisio who has come with some wine and to pass some time with her.

Back at Esperanza's, Ernesto is informing them that he has used all of his connections (moved heaven and earth even) to get Esperanza, the woman he loves, into a clinic dealing in a new kind of "viral" therapy. They are only waiting on the paper work. Esperanza thanks him and Pedro for having researched it in the first place. First she has to finish her chemo which will be a long haul. Unfortunately, Esperanza gets a phone call about Raquel that ruins her good news.

The next morning, the Alegría kids and Abril are enjoying the pool while Cristina is sitting on Ricardo's lap smooching and sweet talking away on a lounge chair. They changed each others' lives! (Someone needs to yell "get a room!" or "go back to your room!".)

Erasmo and Anastasia are still stuck at the hospital waiting for a representative from the police department to come interview them. Erasmo calls Estrella and Kiko to tell them where he is and why he is there. They think he was out partying and passed out somewhere. They do not believe him. After they hang up, Kiko wonders if he might be telling the truth. Anastasia laughingly asks him how many "carnales" (siblings) he has as she is inspecting her bruised face in her mirror. He explains he has two: Kiko (13) and Estrella (14). Now they know all about each other. He knows she wanted to break up Pato and Luca. Yes, that is her and yes she did want to break them up.

Still at Anastasia's with Dionisio, Tracy brings two wine glasses out of the bedroom, sighs and says one has to do what one has to do. Dionisio comes out of the bedroom, Tracy brings out another bottle of wine to "hydrate" themselves. He is having a spectacular time with her and asks if she remembers the nights they spent together on the Costa de Marfil. She sure does. Would he like to experience that again? Absolutely. Then, what is he willing to do for her? He answers with a kiss.

Back at the pool Ricardo and Cristina are putting more sunscreen on the kids. They will be leaving later to go home. It turns out Abril is feeling sick so Ricardo goes to get the hotel doctor.

Esperanza is at the hospital With Ernesto, Pedro and Pato where it turns out her chemo pal Raquel has taken a turn for the worse and is dying. She does not want to die alone. She knows it is her time. She asks Esperanza to find her son and to tell him she died loving him without any hard feelings. Esperanza agrees to do that for her. She tells Esperanza she has to fight and live for herself and her children. She tells Pato and Pedro to take care of their mother. She dies and Esperanza closes her eyes.

Napoleón is telling Silvana how things are if she wants to continue living at his place: she needs to do chores (like learning how to mop the floors) and help with the expenses: in other words get a job. She moans that nobody will hie her with her record. No worries, he will use his influence at the Instituto Palacios to get her a job. He is going to talk to his friend. He has a double shift and wants the place cleaned by the time he gets back. Silvana is left holding the mop.

At the other hospital, Anastasia and Erasmo are still waiting so they exchange tales of their latest romances:
Anastasia with Erasmo, Ernesto, the video, the photos, the baby. She did everything she could to break up Luca and Pato and now they are getting married. Erasmo fell in love with Pato.

Suddenly Abril is back from Cuernavaca at home in her own bed and the pharmacy has delivered her prescriptions. She gets drops for her fever from Cristina and Ricardo gives her an antbiotic. Abril remembers that her father's employee Gervasia gave her a shot the last time she was sick. Ricardo tells her she has nothing to worry about because Gervasia is in jail. Abril loves the Alegría's a lot.

Esperanza and her crew have arrived back home. She goes off to her room just to rest and pray a little. Pedro says to Luca that Raquel's death was painful because they saw what could happen to their mother.

Erasmo and Anastasia are still going over their sad sad tales Of romance. Anastasia has thought about her life long and hard and does not want to do anything to Patricia anymore. Erasmo tells her that having a child is more than enough. She admits he is totally right about that. It was an absurd goal to try to separate Pato and Luca because they are inseparable. Erasmo admits he was going to take advantage of the fallout from that situation. His plan to win Pato was not a good one either because Luca is a friend and has done a lot to help him. Finally, the representative from the police department arrives.

Margarita is having her own type of crisis on the home front. Félix is starting to treat home like the workplace. He has declared that since they are now married there are certain rules and procedures to be followed and even has a boatswain's whistle to get her attention as he lists his complaints and demands. He is really into cleanliness, order, good manners. She says she is at home so she can do what she wants. He agrees that freedom is okay but debauchery never. It seems that Margarita has gotten a reprimand for eating in bed. The second reprimand is for sitting on the bed with her slippers on. From now on there is to be only one hour of tv watching at night because it is not good for her eyesight or rest. He tells her this is all because he loves her. He turns off the tv and leaves with her bowl of popcorn. She is left with her mouth hanging open and wondering why nobody told her that marriage was like this.

At Mario's house, he is serving a Japanese meal with certain ingredients that are aphrodisiacs. Adrián and Salma start to laugh and don't know where to look with that comment but they do offer to leave. No, Viviana tells them to stay. Mario still feels like they are on their honeymoon. Next, Mario comes in with the best of all: a chocolate cake he labored over for two hours for dessert. Of course, he manages to fall face first into it.

Ricardo is finally at home resting when Cristina calls all upset that Abril is burning up from her fever and she needs his help. (Would not the appropriate action be to take her temp and call the doctor?)

At Esperanza's she is getting her uniform ready for tomorrow. Pedro and Pato want to to know if she is planning on going to school because if she is, Ricardo is going to notice something different about her and become aware of her illness. Esperanza explains that Ricardo has found a new love, he is going to be happy which was her objective in the first place. Anyway, she works at the Instituto Palacios and is a teacher.Pedro asks if she is going to tell Ricardo the truth. She says she is going to. The time has come to face reality, go to school, let Ricardo see her as she is.

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