Caray, Caray!

⦁ When is a kiss not a kiss?  When it's conflicted.  Like Leo seems to be. the poor thing.  Seems his motor's revving but he's still stuck in P for parked.  Elisa is tired of him just spinning his wheels.    He tells the teary-eyed Elisa that his head is a jumble of mixed feelings and thoughts.  She wonders why he didn't figure it out once he saw the videos of Julia with Daddy.  Those should have clarified a lot of things for him.  Leo doesn't want to hurt her, but he doesn't know what he feels/wants and his emotions are all over the board.  He's not rejecting her BUT... Well, he might as well have according to Elisa.  She says she doesn't deserve to be played and knows exactly what and who she wants.  (Gawd only knows why it's him.)  Head games simply are not on her list.  Leo looks scared to take her at her word.  However, timid teddy bear types on guilt trips are not Elisa's--nor this corner of Viewerville's--style.  (Please, somebody buy this dude a clue.)  She walks away, more than less perturbed.

⦁ Somebody who does know what he wants is Eugenio and he's made it plain to the newly widowed Victoria.  She's not confused.  Her sixth sense tells her this situation is awkward and too strange for words.  Geño makes his case:  yeah, he and her defunct, two-timing hubby were best of friends but Hubby defaulted when he betrayed her with another woman (how many to be exact, we may never know--and if it wasn't really Julia, then at least there's Fernanda for sure).  He won't apologize for his feelings and with Art now wormfood, why should he?  She excuses herself and tries to lose the willies.  

⦁ Outside the manse,  Dario and Majo are parked, while he explains to Majo how the gang is using Elisa's gallery to launder money. They had to kidnap Majo to force Elisa to do all they wanted, but then he supposedly saw that Elisa was ready to leave Majo to her fate so Dario had to arrange the rescue.  (I think I heard that right.  Corrections accepted!)  Majo tearfully swallows Dario's version of things and believes Elisa did this as the easy road to get possession of all of Papi's empire.  (Dario doesn't dissuade the easily duped kid sister.)   Majo begs Scario to let her stay with him.  He says he needs her there to look after his mother while he's being pursued--now by the bad guys as well as the good guys.  Yes, he loves her and would save her a thousand times over from the baddies--but now is not the time or the place to play house.  Mousey Majo reluctantly exits Dario's car.  

⦁ Meanwhile, Vicki has had time to get ready for bed and now sits in an easy chair like the used sack of potatoes she is and thinks back to the last time she spoke to her husband. Somebody was waiting for him for sure.  It was Clara's big sister.  Isn't that what the girl admitted to?

⦁ Across town, Fernanda and Fabricio are having an on the rebound reunion.  He and his papi don't see eye to eye, but now that Fab's back, he can join Grupo Cantu and become Elisa's financial savior.  She will undoubtedly see him for the knight in shining armor and he then can woo and win her with the idea of joining their two empires and winner takes all--including Fernanda as Fab's first lady when he finally flings Elisa to the curb.  

⦁ Back at the manse, Renata has done her best to doll herself up.  Marcelo comes home for work and acts like a selfish prick with punked hair.  She smiles sweetly, hoping for a compliment, some notice or recognition at lease, but all he does is tell her to bring him a glass of wine up to their room.   He leaves and she deflates, literally. tearfully, passionately, but for once, it is actually a constrained passion.

⦁ Upstairs Marc asks Elisa if she gave the order to erase videos taken in the main offices.  She says no.  He leaves.  Majo walks past and Elisa tells her they need to talk.  Majo asks her to speak the truth or they have nothing to speak about.  Why would she have left Majo to go through the hell she did for so long, and her nearly getting raped until Cobra stepped in and saved her?  Where was she all this time?  Laundering money for that very same gang!  Elisa tries shushing Majo but won't go into any details.  Majo and Viewerville must admit to a major failure to communicate.  She walks off and Elisa enters her room.  She decides to read more of Julia's diary. She suddenly picks up her phone which we assume is to dial up somebody.

⦁ At los Velasco, Leo intervenes in the family dispute between Theresa and Jose Luis.  She claims she's his last priority and has forced her to live as a family mooch all these years.  Leo says she and Leslie are his only motivation for living and he's given her the best that he can.  Terry thinks it just isn't good enough.  Leo suggests she live with gratitude for what she has and not fall into the trap of wishing for what she hasn't.  

⦁ Elisa has gone over to Adriana's house and shown her the ticket Julia had for a trip to N.Y.  It was paid for by credit card in the name of Rosa Tehran.  How did she get this, anyway? Elisa admits to entering Julia's room and grabbing whatever when Leo showed up forcing her to hide.  Has she told Leo about it yet?  Nope.  Adriana can give him the receipt but mustn't tell him she's got Julia's diary.  She will eventually give it back.

⦁ Meanwhile, Leo is talking to JL about his feelings towards Elisa.  What should he think about Julia's relationship with Cantu?  What's frustrating him is that now things are complicated by his new feelings for Elisa Cantu.  He doesn't know if it's lust or love--or avenging his hurt feelings at having learned she was with another man.  JL says he's the last person to know anything about marital or lovelorn psychology.  The bottom line is Julia's gone.  She's the past.  Go with his feelings and what he truly desires.  True love appears at the weirdest times in life.  Grab it when it does and enjoy it.  Think things through with a cool head, objectively.  Certain things cannot be changed. Don't be piling them up or eventually, it will all come down like an avalanche to suffocate you.

⦁ The next day, Elisa pays a visit to JL at the hospital.  She wants to thank him in the name of the Cantu family for all that he did to rescue her sister.  Majo is fine physically, but she is still mentally missing a few tricks.  He suggests seeing a psychologist or the girl will never get over this bad experience.  (Wow!  Why hadn't WE thought of that?)  She tells JL then that the case is going to be closed.  JL says once it goes to a different federal attorney in a different area there is nothing they can do about that. Elisa is not a happy camper.

⦁ Just then Leo walks in.  Elisa says hey and explains her reason for being there, then exits.  JL tells his brother to go after her.  After all, he is pining away for her, isn't he?  (Parts of him are, we can be sure.)  He turns around and races after her.  "Elisa!  Why are you running away?"  She's got to get to the office now.  "Say, I've been thinking about what you said.  How about we start from square one, start over as just Elisa and Leo, a couple of adults without a past to pursue?"  Ok.  What's he got in mind?  He invites her to dinner that night. She agrees.  

⦁ At the office, Fer gets her kicks by rubbing Marcelo's nose in it.  His videos were erased.  No, he knows someone entered his office and erased the tapes.  Oh, well there was such an amazing amount of important activity going on in there.  So, he better get to work putting together his report for the new boss.  "--Yeah, yeah.  Fabricio Serrano.  So what."  "--Show him how valuable an employee you are....." (Snicker, snicker....)

⦁ Geñio and Sonia are eating breakfast across in uptown.  They discuss Fab and that he's ready to take over the Cantu company. "-- He has everything except the majority of stock, right?"  Geñio wonders how she knows this.  Sonia says she of course overheard his discussion somewhere along the line.  He says Fab will eventually manage that and take over.  Just then Marc calls.  She gets permission to take "bidnez) call from The Gym--her personal trainer.....  He is called away from the table for business.  She tells Marc that yes they were caught.  He says he knows it was Fern because she's the only one with access to his office.  Fern is waiting for the perfect time to use what she's learned against him.  Geñio returns asking why Sonia "forgot" to tell him Fernanda was there last night.  What did she want?

⦁ Dario is following someone down a stairwell.  Looked like Fabricio.

⦁ Ren surprises Marc at the office.  He's not a happy camper.  She wants him to come with her to the realty company to see the apartment she's found.  He says he's too busy and is pissed that the company passed him over for a promotion and put Eugenio's son in charge of Finance instead.  He didn't even get a chance to interview!  She has another temper tantrum about his rejection of her.  He doesn't kiss her, never looks at her, won't tell her he loves her.  Does he love her?  If he doesn't then tell her to her face, here and now!  He sneers and she goes ballistic.  He shakes his head in disgust.  She cries and whines then races out.

⦁ Leo calls Elisa while she's chatting with Fern.   Fab is postponing his first day.  He has a meeting with his pops.  Ok.  His brother's getting released from the hospital.  He says this call, though, is just an excuse to tell confirm their dinner date and then to tell her he misses her already.  Is it too soon to feel this way?  She giggles as she hangs up.  (Ugg.  FF>>FF>>) She tells Fern the call was from Leo.  Just then Elisa notices Renutty racing out of the building; Elisa chases after her.  

⦁ Fab having returned from London, does lunch with Dad.  Fab wants to ensure he has somebody on his side at Grupo Cantu.  So, ok. He's down with making peace with Papi.  Dario, lurking behind a nearby wall watches the "good son" embrace Geñio and the jealousy is churning.  What to make of this meeting???

⦁ We next are beamed to the apartment tour with Elisa filling in for Marc.  She convinces Ren that this could mean a new stage in her relationship with him.  (Of course, that assumes that Marcelo is still a willing participant--which we all know he idn't.)  

⦁ On the other side of town, JL gets released and the whole family is there minus one--Theresa.  She does suddenly appear a couple minutes late, sorrowfully sprinkling her little acerbic bits of personal tragedy around.  Yep, she's late but she is there so that they could present as a family for Leslie, although, truth be told, she and JL are separating.  News flash to JL et al!! Leslie blames herself. (Good goin', Theresa--NOT!)

⦁ And, speaking of unexpected, unwelcome news, Elisa and Ren deliver the news to Vicki that Ren's just signed a contract on a new apartment.  She and Marc will be moving out.  Vicki raises Cain when she's told.  "--No way!! You're incapacitated and without my support--" Ren breaks in and insists that she has a right to privacy with her family.  And she refuses to have her child born into this crazy household!  Vicki and Elisa are both now drop-jawed impactada.  Is she preggers????

⦁ Geñio at lunch is asking Fab if he's come back to assist with the business or for Elisa.  Just then he spies Dario and goes over to chide him.  Apparently, Dario was not invited.  Dario insists he has as much right to be involved with "family" as Fabricio.  Papi Ewww warns Dario not to push him.  Dario doesn't budge.  "--Don't you push me!"  Geñio warns him the police could grab him at any time.  "--But that would be as inconvenient for you as it would be for me.  I want to see my mother.  Where is she?"  Geñ says he's working on it.  Well, adds Dario, the way you've taken care of her,  I want that kind of care now also, Papaaaa!"  "--Don't call me that!  I forbid you!"  Dario semi-sneers.   Geñio turns on his heel and returns to Fabricio.  

⦁ Back at los Cantu, Elisa and Ren have gone up to Ren's room.  Mama must eventually understand that Ren has her own life--but only if Marcelo wants to go with her.  Elisa tells her to do her own thing and they will worry about the rest later.  Independence, we suppose, matters more than whether a lousy husband pays heed.   Elisa now changes topics.  She has got a date with Leo and they're starting their relationship anew.  Ren is thrilled and gives her sis the benefit of her therapy sessions.  (Whether she's ever put them to use to her own benefit is still questionable but Elisa does get great advice.)  Elisa then admits she's read Julia's diary and eventually must return it.  Ren considers reading a former novia's diary a very daring-do.

⦁ At the Alvarez house, Julia's daddy asks Nieves just what type of work was Julia doing for that guy Cantu? Nieves denies knowing anything about it.   His patience is way past its boiling point.  He explodes.  Hubby knows better but he's too weak to do more than argue like a dog with an old bone.  He suffers an attack.  Nieves (I wonder if she sheds her skin like her reptilian kin) escapes another truth or consequences episode.  

⦁ Meanwhile, Fern has had Sonia come over to make a bidnez proposition.  Fern shows her a piece of valuable art worth millions of dollars.  All she has to do is find a buyer and she can leave Eugenio once and for all.  Sonia doesn't know any buyers--well she's got to figure out a way to find some, right?  Ok....AND as Sonia exits the front door, who is skulking behind the bedroom door, listening in but Ewwwgenio.  Duh-duh-dunnnn!  Fer just gave Sonia a piece worth millions, he reasons; does she have any idea what might happen if things turn out badly???  Fern explains she gave Sonia the piece to prove her loyalty--to Geñio.  The purpose is to learn who Sonia's lover is-- If that is who she takes it to.  (What???)  Now how one thing leads to the other only the tn gods would know.  And, why it makes sense to give a ditz like Sonia a multimillion $$ piece of stolen artwork to begin with beggars, if not buggers, the imagination.  In other words, WTH???? is up with that? 

⦁ Leo, looking rather rumpled in his jacket and tieless shirt (that half-shaved look doesn't exactly help much, either) arrives at the appointed restaurant that evening.  He waits for Elisa who arrives only to be kidnapped once again at the entrance.  It's beanie time cuz nobody notices--especially Leo.  (This kidnapping crud is definitely getting old!)

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