Caray, Caray!

 [Parte 1~~ ***NOTICE: 2 hrs. of episodios this Monday night!!*** --Ed.]

⦁ Natalia tells Adrian it's time for her and Regina to move out and move on.  (Her boots were also made for walkin'....)  She's been there the past two weeks as a debt to him for risking his life to save her from the thieves.  He accuses her of reacting negatively to Veronica's unexpected visit.  Nopers!  She could care less--but isn't it curious that she's running around free as a lark when she's supposedly the mastermind behind all  the company fraud??? (Viewerville was so entirely awestruck it hadn't had a moment to question such.)  This is very astute on Nata's part and Adrian has to do a bit of a moonwalkin' two-step to come up with a (not-so-suitable) answer.  There is no proof so it's her word against his.  Period. (Who's bribed what judge would be my next question, but we are dealing with a pair of supposedly college-educated celluloid numbnuts so why bother?)   Nata insists numerous mysteries are abounding that he's preventing from coming to light.  

⦁ Adi swears there aren't and that he feels nothing but contempt for the treacherous viper.  Nata could care less if he's still got a thing for Vero and far be it from her to intervene! The only man she's completely in love with is Vicente so just please leave her and hers alone already!!  Nata doesn't know when it happened. but she fell out of love with Adi; and now she will love Chente for the rest of her days, despite their having separated.  Adrian is mad that Chente cheated on her after only 2 months and yet she could throw away 20 years together with him.  (Must have not been very good ones.  Otherwise, why aren't there a passle o' kids instead of two?   Hmmmmm?))  Nata insists she's leaving and he cannot stop her; she could have left a nippy snippy note in that bouquet of roses as he did, but she prefers confronting people face to face.

⦁ In the meanwhile, Vero returns home and has a spat with the old housekeeper, Juana, who advises Vero to stop smarting off at her just because it's been a bad day.  Vero, she advises, needs to learn that you don't always get what you want.  Vero hasn't learned this life lesson and doesn't appreciate Juana's attempt at being a life coach.   Childish temper tantrums being her stock in trade,  Vero warns her off bringing up (er, digging up?) her past.  Juana warns Vero to treat her with more respect cuz she knows --and keeps--her deepest darkest secrets, aka, she knows where all the...ahem...bodies are buried, so to speak.....  Vero stomps off.

⦁ Back at Prep School Central, it's quite obvious now that Hair Boy has a thing for the supposedly naive Regina and Jose Jose can only see green.   Jojo tries to speak with her once Lorenzo of the Golden Locks takes his precious leave of her, and she wants no part of Jojo.  She tells him in no uncertain terms he blew it at her sister's party.  She refuses his apology and goes off to class in a miss Muffet huff.

⦁ On the other side of town, Chole has gone with Olga to the ob-gyn.  He congratulates her on being the latest expectant mother.  She is two weeks preggers.  (Ok.  Now we know who the baby daddy is and it ain't El Smirking and Smelly de Simba.)  FF>>FF>>

⦁ Back at Kitchen Central de Chente, Juanga and Nata discuss business and new menus as well as now earning enough to pay for the last of the improvements the Health Inspector demanded.  Andrea comes in with the news that her bun warrants the color blue.  All are thrilled.  FF>>FF>>

⦁ We learn now that Chente got a loan from someone in the barrio rather than be dependent on Adrian Cantu.  He is buying his parts from Mario, however, and paying as soon as the bill comes due.  He is foregoing any other type of credit and plans to once again pull himself up by his barrio bootstraps.  Chente still is sad at losing Nata--his only true regret.  Omar advises that it's always worth the effort to fight for love--as he did for Andi.

⦁ Back at the boarding house, La Vulga insists that due to the timeline, Chente has to be the baby daddy.  (Viewerville hopes that somebody reminds Claudio to scream at the top of his lungs that Vulga and Adrian must be more than just common acquaintances.)  Chole accuses her of having everything planned out to tie down Chente with this kid.  Vulga denies all with a straight face.  (It occurs to me that if only Olga had met Vero instead of Tania what an incredibly dangerous duo those two would have become!)   "--I didn't do this on purpose.  And, I am not going to be a single mother like you!  Chente is going to have to take responsibility!"  (Viewerville screams DNA to deaf and dumb ears.)

⦁ Chente later comes into the kitchen to impress upon Nata that he doesn't want to make excuses; he just wants her to believe him when he says he has never had anything with Vulga and that he couldn't have or wouldn't have knowingly done anything because Nata is the love of his life.  

⦁ Chole still naively insists that Vulga will never manage to tie Chente down with this baby.  Vulga insists that Chente blew it and too bad, that's the way it is!  He's going to have to face up to it.  Chole warns her that a baby cannot grow up in a home where there's animosity between the two parents.  A father cannot be bribed or wheedled and cajoled with false flattery.  Why not have their two kids grow up together?  They can stay single mothers. "--Not gonna happen that way!  Chente's going to learn he's a father for the second time. No way am I going to be ashamed or hide the kid away like a dirty secret."   

⦁ Across the way, Chente's old clients are lined up to buy from him.  He and Omar are excited.  It's like manna from heaven!  Chente mentions he just spoke to Nata.  This time at least she listened to him.  He begins explaining to Omi how the event seems to have been erased from his memory as if it never happened.

⦁ Juanga returns from the market.  Nata breaks down and tells Juanga she cannot trust what Chente tells her so she's got to ask him instead.  "--Was Chente Olga's lover while he was married to Lucia?"  Juanga swears his big brother was never unfaithful to Lucia and may lightening strike him down if he's lying!  Olga has her charms, but if Chente was in his right mind he'd have never fallen prey to her 'spell.'  (I could say charms, but Vulga has nothing charming about her, and since we all know she had to drug him to get him into bed with her.  Well, you get the picture.)

⦁ Constanza seems awfully anxious to adopt a baby, according to Gustavo.  She says she needs someone to share all this empty house and fortuna with.  Once she's got the baby he is freed from his agreement with her.  He says he hasn't anywhere else to go.  Well, maybe he and she can make him forget the hairdresser?  Nope.  Tavo stops before he even gets started.  He walks away knowing there's no there there.  Connie has a fit and says to herself that she always lied to him about being sterile because he was just so ugly!  (Certainly cannot fault her there!  He definitely is not my cup of chai.)  

⦁ FINALLY!  Omi and Chente begin to share notes about their mutual nights of erased memories.  

⦁ Mario makes an unexpected visit to Vero's manse.   He complains that she ruined his life.  Oh?  Or is it that he let himself be fooled like a perfect idiot?  

⦁ Meanwhile, Samia meets with Adi at the club.  He tells her of his suspicions that Elias has had something to do with Vero's return.  He complains that he nearly had Nata where he wanted her and then, with Vero's return, everything went to Hell in a handbasket full of yellow roses: it all went to shit!

⦁ Mario and Vero continue throwing insults back and forth at each other about who was worse to whom and how Tania was persuaded to steal from him what little he had left after his being thrown in jail.....Vero's uninterested and unmoved.  Conscience is not a word Vero has any experience with.  His sister took her life, he (naively claims) because she couldn't accept the grief and sorrow of betraying her own blood.

  "--Tania was a very weak woman, not any more worthy of consideration than you!"  He warns her he will look into the real cause of her death and if Vero has anything to do with it he'll track her down until she gets what she deserves!  She sneers and tells him to prove it!  He calls her sick. She has no feelings. She agrees and her sickness has a name: Adrian Cantu.  Too bad Mario's not half the man that Adi is.  He tells her she belongs in an insane asylum and walks out the door.  She sniggers haughtily and returns to her bedroom where (dun dun dun dunnnnnnn!) Elias is waiting and warming up the sheets.  This is definitely not a scene for the faint of heart.  FF>>FF>>

⦁ That same day, Fern and Chole have lunch together with Nata.  Nat tells them what happened and that she realized after watching the two of them interact together that Adi's still hiding something.  She adds that she's moving back into the boarding house despite Vulga still living there.

End parte 1~~

Parte 2~~

⦁ Juanga is choreographing and coaching the dance rehearsals for the chambelanes de la quinceanera.  Jojo watches from above as persona non Grata.  Lorilocks almost but not quite manages a telling liplock with Regi.  She breaks it off beforehand.  J2P2 hasn't missed a bit of that little encounter.  

⦁ On the day of the party both Andi and Regi pray along with Nata and the chamberlains for the virgencita's blessings.  FF>>FF>>

⦁ That evening it's dance presentations with Regi, Queen of the Quinceanera, entertaining all with a bit of shimmering shimmy getting on a bit of her Miami Vibe or Caribbean charm.  All the while, there are secretive glances between Chole and Tavo and Chente at Nata and Adi, and then Vulga gives the evil eye to Chente.  Connie has nothing good to say to Tavo about the evening so far considering the crowd consists mainly of the barrio-istas.

⦁ Juanga gives a knowing nod over to his kid brother and they head off together.

⦁ The kids go to change for the waltz number.  Hair Boy stays back a moment with Regi to profess his love for her.  He is crazy about her.  She seems surprised.  Juanga arrives just then and drags Lorilocks upstairs with him to change.  Juanga has him wait five minutes while he checks on something but while the kid is checking himself out in the mirror, Juanga locks the door from the outside.  Whoopsi!

⦁ JJPP is waiting on the balcony in his tux for his bro.  Jojo is scared Regi will reject him in front of everyone. Juanga reminds him nothing ventured, nothing gained.   She must see that he was willing to fight for her to be the chamberlain of the evening.   Juanga tells him to remember the steps he taught him and rely on the fact that the Ramirez Perez love to dance.  

⦁ Nata comes to Omi's looking for Andi, but she's out.  He takes a moment to open up to her about the night he seemingly ran away and what happened to cause him to do it.  He tells her that he learned the girl had drugged him.  When he woke up it was like whatever supposedly had happened was completely erased from his mind.  He cannot be sure, but he does believe that like him, Chente must have been drugged or Chente wouldn't have ever fallen into that trap with Olga.  That has to be why Chente doesn't remember anything about what happened that night.   He admires Chente and feels that if she really loves him then don't let Olga destroy what the two of them had together.  

⦁ As strains of The Blue Danube Waltz sound in the background, Adrian dances the first dance with Regi.  Tavo comes next.  Then Regi goes from one dancing chamberlain to the next until she swirls into Jojo's arms.  All the while Hair Boy is banging away but all to no avail.  The waltz ends, they do the dip, and then begin to kiss.  Adrian is discombobulated; Andi and Mama are surprised along with the rest of the guests.  Everybody's mouth is ready to catch flies if it weren't so cold that they all are wearing coats and the flies, along with any bears, are hibernating tonight...Well all but one:  suddenly Veronica takes the stage and applauds the happy couple.  (How dare they be the center of attention and not herself?)  

⦁ Nata rushes over to advise her on what she already knows.  She's not welcome there and she better leave immediately.  Vero sniggers at Chente.   "--They say love is blind, but although he's rather unremarkable, he's not bad-looking, you know? And who would have thought it, but a rather dull-as-dishwater woman now has three men at her feet willing to defend her."   "--I don't need anybody to defend me.  I can do it myself."  Nata then rushes her out of the room.  "--Wasn't it enough to have destroyed our friendship and left me in financial ruin? Oh!  You came back to get Adrian back!  Well, you can have him.  Should I wrap him up as a present for you?  You have always wanted what I had.  Well, I don't want him!"  

⦁ Chente comes in behind Nata just then and overhears her next words.  "--The only man I love is Vicente."  He breaks in.  "--Natalia, your daughter is waiting for you.  Don't let this lady poison the moment."  Adi walks in at this point.  "--Ok, but not before doing something I've been waiting quite a while to do."  She turns around and slaps the craps right outta the blond bitchwitch.  Vero threatens to make her pay for that.  Nata straightens her hair and tells Adi to clean up the mess of his in here or otherwise, she will!  

⦁ Vero tells Adrian that Nata will never have him again.  He tells Vero that she disgusts him and he detests her.  Vero proves he doesn't so much by landing a major liplock on the dirtwad.  He tells her to leave and they'll finish what she started with him then.

⦁ Nata tells Chente she's angry that Vero managed to ruin her daughter's 15th birthday party.  He tells her he heard her put the woman in her place and that she did love him even if they were apart.   La Vulga has witnessed the two of them chatting and frowns. They go in for the major make-up kiss but the two daughters come and break them apart with something they want her for.  The girls ask what happened and Nata says, "-- We're not paying attention to something that isn't important.  Let's enjoy dancing and cake and have a great time!"  They all hug.  

⦁ Regi goes over to Jojo and asks how he managed to convince Lorenzo to let him dance his part.  "--They say all is fair in love and war."  She wants to know where he is.  He says he's not sure but will look for him.  He races over to Juanga to tell him to let Lorilocks go.  Juanga races upstairs and lets Lorenzo out of the bedroom.  Juanga says he never came for the waltz and he wondered why not.  Lorenzo says he is certain that Juanga locked him in there on purpose.  "--How do you mean? I jammed the door?  No, but I will have it fixed though.  But don't worry about the waltz.  Pepe Pepe filled in for you and afterward enjoyed a very tasty kiss with Regi.  Ai! Yai! Yai!"  Hair Boy races off in a huff.  Juanga yells after him.  "--Now, don't get your hackles up!"  (Yeah, don't go away mad.  Just go away!)  

⦁ Nata takes the stage and thanks all for attending the party and sharing the event of Regi's fifteenth birthday.  She wishes her daughter the best.  Andi races up too and hugs her sis. ~ Fin.

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