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I’ve consolidated scenes. Feel free to comment with missing details.

Pina has just told Freddy that Vince wants to throw her in jail. Vince comes home yelling for his whiskey and Freddy puts his foot down. He will not allow him to throw his Moms in jail. Pina and Vince both wail about how the other done them wrong. Vince doesn’t have a leg to stand on, and Pina drops the bomb that he even had an affair with Sandra. Freddy is shocked and is clearly on Mom’s side. However, he wants them to settle already, but Pina won’t budge an inch. She wants her revenge for all the years of humiliation, belittling, and affairs—she wants it ALL (the many houses, the money, and the stock shares) and wants to leave Vince out on the street. Freddy ends up threatening to be the one to move out if they don’t come to an agreement. It works! Pina and Vince are so upset by this that they start talking about how to split the assets. No agreement is made on Abeja, however.

Chela packs for her hot weekend with Enzo and frets. She finds all kinds of reasons why she should cancel—Ana, Temo, old bathing suit—but Lupita’s not buying it. Chela tries to explain her nervousness about doing the deed with Enzo, but can’t quite bring herself to bare that much of her soul to her virginal, widowed niece. She goes to talk to Temo instead. Temo bitches and moans as usual about being left ALONE! She tells him that she’s an adult woman and needs to have her own life. Temo points out that up till now her life was all about them- the family. Chela tells him that she loves him like a son. She succumbs to the guilt and decides to postpone her trip with Enzo till the next morning.

Enzo gushes about his weekend trip to Monica. She’s happy that he’s finally in love after all these years. She’s never seen him date a woman. He admits there have been some unimportant encounters over the years, but this is the first time he’s been in love in over 20 years. Chela calls to postpone and he’s totally bummed. He fears the trip might not happen at all.

Pancho passes up canoodling with Rebe at her house since he knows things are going to be bad at the house when Temo finds out Chela is going away for the weekend. Rebe decides to go into the battle field with him. She doesn’t want to be left out of anything that has to do with his family.

Throughout the episode, the news that Paco is not Pancho’s spawn spreads through the whole family.

Kari gets introduced to the band as Ana’s choreography coach. Ana is pleased. She gets a call from Freddy and is NOT pleased that he told Pancho about her plans to ditch college. She hangs up on him angrily. Kari hears it all. Freddy is destroyed and goes to his parents for comfort. After insulting Ana in every way possible, Pina finally gives Freddy good advice. If he loves Ana, he should support her dreams and ambitions. If it’s true love and meant to be, then it will be. Vince asks if Freddy is willing to be a husband in the shadows of a superstar wife-- Mr. Ana Lopez. He hugs and pets his Nene. He understands his pain. (We note that both Abeja and Freddy find themselves being divided down the middle by the high tech laser room divider in this scene. The tug of war between Pina and Vince continues.)

Ana comes home to a REALLY angry Pancho, and the scolding looks of Chela, Lupita, and Rebe. They all try to convince her that school is most important. Pancho argues that he wants her to be better than him, who didn’t even finish high school. Ana makes really good points in her defense: Pancho is doing perfectly fine without a degree. He went after a big opportunity and now he’s the president of a major company; Music has ALWAYS been her dream and opportunities like this don’t come around every day; AND, she’s already signed a contract (a surprise to Pancho), and a Lopez always keeps their word. After lots of yelling and many tears, Pancho seems to soften and hugs Ana close. He still doesn’t seem convinced that quitting school is the best way to go about things.

The next morning, Chela’s dressed in some sexy skinny jeans and a low cut top. She kisses Temo goodbye, and needs a few words of encouragement from Candy to get herself through the door and into Enzo’s waiting car. She clutches the car door as if to jump out, but then tells Enzo to drive before she changes her mind. He speeds off.

Pancho brings the brat breakfast in bed, to continue to spoil him to make up for his aunt being unshackled for the weekend. After breakfast in bed, he’ll video-chat with Meli in Brussels and then play soccer with Pancho. And guess what?! Rebe comes over dressed in her Chivas soccer wear (shorts and all) and brings Temo a special Chivas soccer ball. She’s going to play soccer too.

It’s obviously Saturday, 'cause everybody is dressed down. Ana’s visiting the Irrabien house in sweats and even Pina is in a hip leather jacket and skinny jeans. Ana and Pina exchange barbs. Pina doesn’t want Ana to hurt her bebe and wonders what Ana wants more, her record or Freddy. Ana won’t choose, but she loves Freddy. Freddy hears this and they chat alone. Freddy apologizes for tattling on her. Ana says it was for the best as it’s all out in the open now. She asks him to forgive her. They declare their love. She compares her love for music to his love for racing. He says he will support her but is afraid of losing her. Their smooching is interrupted by her constantly ringing phone. It’s her manager Joaquin and he wants her in the studio, now. This does not bode well for our love birds.

Goya promises to find out for Adoracion why Chato is acting so shady about committing to her. Later Chato comes to see Ado, tells her he loves her, and that he wants to marry her and meet her mama. Ado is speechless. Then she slams the door on his nose a bunch of times and does a happy dance.

Pancho, Rebe and Temo play soccer in the yard. Pancho leaves the two alone to go pick up Paco from the doc. The shocker is that Temo doesn’t mind! He and Rebe have a great time playing and begin to tutear. Temo asks Rebe if Chela and Enzo are going to get married. They have a good heart-to-heart. Rebe points out that when you love someone (like Temo loves Chela), you want the best for them. Temo seems to get it and hugs Rebe!

Chela and Enzo arrive at their hotel in Ixtapan. Chela is visibly nervous. Enzo tenderly takes her hand and can’t take his eyes off her. They look really good together. Their room is decked out in roses, swan towels, and an iced bucket of champaign. The view from their balcony to the surrounding mountains is lovely. Enzo gives Chela one of the many red roses in the room, strokes her face, and begins to lay some major smooches on her. They have both improved with practice. Chela drops her rose—perhaps a sign that she will soon be deflowered in other ways?

Pancho convinces Paco to forgive his mother for lying. Nothing is more important than a mother’s love. You can never judge your mother or resent her, especially a single mom. Pancho promises to be there for Paco as his friend, always. Candy comes home and Paco is left more breathless than usual.

Kari tries to teach Ana dance moves, and Ana has a meltdown since she’s so tired and preoccupied. Joaquin is not pleased and is ready to fire both Ana and Kari. Ana storms out as the rest of the band wanders in. (Why don’t they have to get sexy and learn how to dance too?)

Chela and Enzo’s kissing becomes more passionate and soon her clothes are coming off. Suddenly, she FREAKS OUT! She runs screaming out of the room, even falling like in a horror movie and says she CAN’T. What a major ego crusher for a guy. Enzo runs after her, worried.

Ana, meanwhile, is continuing to have her own freak out. She remembers falling for Freddy and the advice about love that her phantom mother gave her. She collapses on the ground calling her mom and crying that she failed.

Chela calls Candy and tells her about her freak out. Pancho listens in on part of the call and thinks it hilarious that Chela ditched Enzo. He doesn’t know the whole story though. Candy tells Chela to jump back on that horse. Actually she tells her to tell Enzo the truth about what she really feels. At first she tries to hide from him when he finds her.

Pina is working hard, even on the weekend. She needs an assistant and Freddy offers his services. He’ll come work with her at Avon after school.

Back on their beautiful balcony, Enzo and Chela are having lunch and she’s apologizing for running off like that. He admits he’s nervous too and understands, and tells her it’s not a requirement that they make love that weekend. She’s surprised he feels that way, but he just wants her to enjoy herself. She admits she doesn’t lack the desire. He doesn’t either. They spend the day wandering the town, eating ice-cream, taking pictures, smooching and flirting.

At the mansion, the Lopez family, plus Rebe, Chacho, and Tomas are having a bbq. Rebe and Temo continue to bond and talk about Meli. She tells him that when two people love each other there’s an unbreakable connection between their hearts and distance doesn’t matter. He and Meli will always be connected, just like she and Pancho. She loves Pancho with all the forces of her heart because he is such a wonderful person. Temo agrees and they hug. Pancho watches proudly and tells Tomas that Rebe is a wonderful woman. He then tells Tomas about Elena’s plan to become a table dancer, and that they need to keep a better eye on her and the people she’s hanging out with.

Chela and Enzo get a full spa treatment that makes me jealous, and we are treated to Enzo’s great bod in tight swim trunks. They both get uber relaxed with full body massages, foot massages, facials, and a sudsy Jacuzzi tub. Much kissing ensues.

Moni and Pepe arrive at the bbq. Moni continues to look pouty and they admit to Pancho that they have had a few troubles settling in. Chacho chats with Chato on the phone and Goya eavesdrops. Chacho is shocked that Chato asked Ado to marry him and stutters that he CAN’T, for some mysterious reason.

Pina freaks out about Ado marrying Chato and leaving to go see her mom in the countryside. She has to swallow many of her Bach drops to cope. Vince also freaks out when he hears the news. Ado puts her foot down and says she’s marrying Chato and going to see her mother! She leaves. Vince gets a call and claims it’s from Enzo. He writes some info down and takes off. Pina is alone once again.

Ana arrives home in tears, but before anyone in the family can see her, Rebe takes her inside to talk. Rebe gives her motherly hugs and kisses, and tells her to fight to realize her dreams. She tells Ana that she will support her, whatever she decides. Ana accepts Rebe’s affection, words, and thanks her!

Meli sighting! She and Temo video-chat. She misses her Temo Amors, as well as Abeja, Popeye and the puppies. Brussels is pretty, but no one speaks Spanish—-just French and a strange language called Flemish.

Chela and Enzo are back in their room eating a romantic dinner, and she’s wearing a hot red dress. She admits that she hasn’t had sex since she was 18, and it doesn’t sound like it was a pleasant experience. She doesn’t want to remember it and gets teary. Enzo assures her that they can wait. Thing is, SHE doesn’t want to wait. They move in for the kiss, which leads to the bed and Enzo saying “te amo”, which leads to articles of clothing being removed, which leads to choppy music, which means Uni feels this scene is too hot for us to handle. Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

Vince takes Candy to the new fancy apartment that he is buying her. It will be their love nest. She loves it.

Rebe has put Temo to bed and Pancho is even more impressed and smitten. She tells him about her chat with Ana and tries to convince Pancho that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for Ana and she needs the support of her father. Pancho reluctantly agrees.

Joaquin, the jerky manager, threatens to pull the plug on Ana’s record deal. She begs and promises there will be no more freak outs. He says he’ll give her one last chance.

Kari is visiting Freddy and drinking a fruity exotic drink while he drinks his usual milk. She tells him about Ana’s freak out. He’s worried. Arnold comes over to take Pina out to some hot new night spot. Kari tells herself that she can’t fall for Freddy. (Uh oh!) Pina would obviously like Kari as a nuera—-she approves of Kari's blue eyes. After Pina and Arnold leave, Freddy grabs his phone to call Ana, but he and Kari bump into each other’s personal space and have a “moment.” The moment then turns into a kiss!!!

Pancho and Rebe are also smooching when her phone rings. She picks it up and is shocked to see that it’s MIKE, her ex-fiancé.

Tomorrow: Rebe tells Pancho that it was Mike who called. Glamazon Barbie ambushes Chela and Enzo and slaps Enzo. Pina plots with Goya to break up Ado and Chato.

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Well, friends, I apologize. Ez came home so exhausted from eight hours of making floral arrangements that he collapsed into sleep the minute his butt hit the chair. I had a friend over and the computer I can record the episodes on is kaput. So, no recording, no recap. I am very sorry. Also sorry I missed the episode! Can anybody fill us in? Please comment in lieu of recap.

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We start the episode at the Irabien house, and Arnold is about to confess his big secret to Pina. Pina is a bit freaked out by Arnold’s behavior. Just as he’s about to say something, the doorbell rings and interrupts everything. It’s El Chato, there to see Adoracion.
Pina has it out with Chato and tells him to leave. This gives Arnold a chance to think about what he’s about to do.

Now we go to the suite that Vicente got for he and Candy. They’re talking and doing what they do. They receive a knock at the door, and it’s the detective dressed up as a waiter delivering room service. Candy suspects.

Ana and Lupita are having a sisterly talk. Lupita fills Ana in on the goings on with Pancho and his supposed son. Lupita asks Ana why she wasn’t at the family dinner and why she didn’t answer Pancho’s phone calls. Ana told her how busy she’s been rehearsing and recording and said that she was tired and wanted to go to bed because the following day would be more of the same. Ana lets Lupita know that she won’t be able to continue attending college. Lupita is not so sure of Ana’s decision. Ana is afraid to tell Pancho and the family because she knows what their reaction will be.

At the hotel, Candy tells Vicente that she remembers seeing the supposed waiter when they were down stairs, before heading up to the suite. She can’t help but wonder if he’s following them for some reason. When he asks for a signature from Vicente, Vicente gets furious and asks who the waiter really is. This is all done in Vicente Irabien style, of course. He thinks that the waiter is working for Pina. Little does he know that it’s the Private Investigator she hired to take pictures of him committing adultery.
Vicente threatens to call the cops and put both Pina and him in jail. Candy puts an end to the craziness and tries to get Vicente to somewhat reason. They end up happy and doing what they do.

The next scene is hilarious. Poor Monica is battling it out with the washing machine. Suds everywhere and burned sandwiches are the cause for a hysterical and bummed Monica. Lucky for her, Pepe is there to comfort her.

Ana and Freddy are talking, and Ana lets him know how bad she feels that she can’t spend more time with him. He seems understanding, but he’s still somewhat bummed. Pancho comes in and interrupts them. Freddy leaves, and Pancho and Ana “talk.” Pancho lectures Ana about not answering her phone when she receives a family phone call. He lets her know that it’s important to stay connected in case there’s ever an emergency, like what they had when young Temo was missing. Ana gives Pancho a bit of lip, but Pancho puts everything back in place and puts Ana in line, and they begin having a normal father/daughter conversation. They end up just fine. Ana hears the story and supports Pancho.

Back at Monica and Pepe’s place, they talk about how Monica just can’t make it as a house wife. Pepe comforts her with a nice intimate dinner of…Pizza. They end up sitting on the floor, eating pizza, and smooching.

The next night, the entire Lopez Clan, including Rebe and Monica, are having dinner and talking to Pancho about his supposed son. Pancho still can’t fathom the fact that Ofelia would lie to him about the kid and play with people’s emotions. Everyone else tries to make Pancho see that people can be cruel, and when money is needed for something like medical treatments, they’ll do just about anything…including lie about having a son. This is a great family scene with good discussion and family unity.

There’s a scene at the studio where the band is playing, and for some reason, Ana either can’t sing well or feels a bit of stress and needs to grab some fresh air. It turns out that fresh air has a name…Freddy Irabien. He came to see his girlfriend.

While that’s happening, Pancho begins having a conversation with Chela. He lets her know that he’s worried about Ana.
In addition to talking about Ana, Pancho also lets Chela know about Paco’s doctor’s appointment with Dr. Octavio. I think a DNA test will be a part of what the good doctor will do.

Back at the studio, Ana and Freddy have a heart to heart talk. He lets her know that he’s concerned that they aren’t able to see one another as much or as often as what he’d like. She lets him know how important he is to her and how she appreciates having all of his support. However, he lets her know that he’s worried about the future and asks her, flat out, whether or not he’s a part of that future. She says he is. He also mentions his concern regarding Ana not being at the university. She finally lets him know that she won’t be studying anymore because of this new music career. Surprise!!

They continue to talk about it, and Freddy is disappointed that Ana is making a decision not to continue studying. Ana tells Freddy that she’s never liked school and that the main reason she keeps studying is because of Pancho and Fernanda. Freddy asks if she wouldn’t be willing to continue studying if he were to ask her. He tries to make her consider the fact that there’s a possibility that she may not make it in music. She continues to let him know that she’s pursuing her dream. Freddy leaves disappointed. She cries, but when Augusto sees her, she goes back to work.

Now at Avon, Vicente and Pina are having it out again, as usual. They are fighting about who should get what. Neither will be the slightest bit flexible.

In Pina’s office, Pina and Arnold talk. Again, he’s being the supportive friend but continues acting a bit weird. When they are hugging, Vicente walks in on both of them. Vicente says to Arnold, “With friends like you, who needs enemies!” Arnold’s inner thoughts say that if Vicente knew how Arnold felt about Pina, Arnold would be dead meat!

In Enzo’s office, Chela brings him a very nice surprise…lunch. Vicente smells the food and storms into the office. He begins to have words with Enzo and insults Chela. Enzo stands up for Chela. Vicente is furious and lets Enzo have it. He throws it back in his face that he at one time called Candy “gata” and hired a psychiatrist to try and convince Vicente to leave Candy. Chela is hurt by what she hears and finds out about Enzo.

At Avon, Pancho is getting his messages. Elena, Paco, and Ofelia are all waiting to see Pancho. Freddy also wants to talk to Pancho…probably about Ana.

There’s a tender scene when Pancho walks into his office and catches Rebe looking at wedding dresses. They can’t wait to get married. Rebe looks forward to introducing Pancho to her family. They profess their love. They’re gettin’ married!

Enzo and Chela continue to talk. Chela is still a bit upset at things, but Enzo does the right thing and confesses that he used to be one of Vicente’s partners in crime. He tells Chela that what made him change a lot was watching all that his daughter had to go through regarding all she found out about her mother. He asks Chela how he can convince her that he’s changed. Chela says that time will do the convincing.
Enzo completely catches Cher off guard by asking if she’d consider going off and spending a weekend with him out of town! Chela is nervous, and Enzo does his best to convince her about the place he has in mind. Of course Chela wants to go, but she feels guilty and asks for a bit of time to think about it. She’ll go.

Elena visits Pancho at work, and she seems happy. She lets Pancho know about a great job she received that will pay her a good amount of money. Pancho is genuinely happy for her…that is until he finds out where Elena will be working and what she’ll be doing. Yep…a table dancer! Pancho won’t have that. Pancho almost has a heart attack. He treats Elena as his own daughter and lectures her about being a decent kid who doesn’t need to be looking for jobs in places like those. He comes up with a good idea. He offers Elena a job at the company with opportunities for her to continue studying and learning. Hmmm…I see trouble ahead for Elena.

Rebe and Arnold are talking in her office. She is thrilled with the wedding plans and tells Arnold that she feels as if she and Pancho have known one another for years. She lets him know about some problems they need to solve. In that conversation, we learn something new about Rebe. This is not the first time she’s been engaged. I’m guessing this has something to do with Mike Anderson. He’ll be an upcoming character that will come to bring some turmoil to the love birds’ relationship. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves though.

Paco and Ofelia also visit Pancho. Ofelia thanks Pancho for helping out with the medical stuff.

In a private conversation, Pancho informs Ofelia that he plans on doing the DNA test because he doubts his paternity. Ofelia doesn’t like this one bit. However, Pancho lets her know that no matter what, he’ll still help the kid out with medical tests and expenses.

Meanwhile, Freddy is at Avon and intends to visit Pancho. Vicente gets to him first and does his best to convince Freddy that he and Ana should break up because they’re from two very different worlds.

Back in Pancho’s office, the moment of truth finally arrives. Pancho wants Ofelia to tell him the truth. He still doubts. Pancho may be a softy, but he’s no pushover. Ofelia begins feeling guilty because she had a different idea or impression of Pancho. She never expected him to be willing to help Paco out the way he’s doing. It is finally revealed that Paco is not Pancho’s son. Pancho makes it very clear to Ofelia that although he’ll help the kid out, she must tell Paco the truth.
Pancho is bummed regarding all of this as well.

At the Lopez home, Temo and Lupita are talking about their supposed brother. It’s a nice bonding time for the two siblings. Temo wants to learn to talk with Meli via internet, and Lupita is willing to show him. He misses Meli, and Lupita can relate because she misses Alex.

In another part of the house, Chela and Candy talk about Chela taking a weekend trip with Enzo. She is afraid. Candy tells her to suck it up and conquer her fears. Chela decides to take Enzo up on his offer.

Back in Pancho’s office, Paco returns, and the discussion takes place. At first, Paco is very affected by the news. Ofelia is devastated and asks for Paco’s forgiveness. Pancho tries to smooth things out with Ofelia and explain to Paco why Ofelia did what she did. He storms out of the office, and Pancho is left to comfort Ofelia. She asks for his help regarding obtaining Paco’s forgiveness.

There’s a short scene with Pancho’s two partners in crime, Celeste, and Sandra. Chato tries hitting on the ladies, and they blow him off. However, Chacho and Sandra seem to hit it off…in an elevator. They’re smitten; although, they don’t say it to one another.

Pancho then receives another visitor…Freddy Irabien. He is there to talk to Pancho about Ana. He informs Pancho about Ana’s decision to drop out of college. Pancho and Freddy talk, and Pancho sees Freddy is truly in love with Ana. Freddy admits that he’s made mistakes in the past, and Pancho admits that he understands, by Freddy’s attitude, that people can change. They end the scene with a bear hug and with Pancho razzing Freddy by making fun of Vicente calling Freddy “Neeeneee.” Funny.

Enzo goes to Vicente’s office to try and make amends with his friend. Vicente asks for a favor of Enzo. He needs to use Enzo’s name or signature for something.

There is a brief scene where Monica and Karina are talking, and Karina is also practicing some dance moves for a class she’s taking. Arnold watches Karina dance and gets an idea. If Kari can do some choreography, maybe she can help Ana. Kari is thrilled with the opportunity and decides to take the job. Hmmm…Ana, Kari, Freddy…Interesting, don’t you think?

In Pancho’s office, Freddy leaves and Chela enters to talk with Pancho. He lets her know about his day. He’s comforted by her words.
Chela’s turn. She asks if Pancho could look after Temo and take care of the house for the weekend. Why? Because she’s goin’ out of town with Enzo! No manches! Jealous Pancho overreacts but comes to his senses and supports Chela. His only condition for Chela going is for her to have fun. He even teases her a bit and makes Chela feel better about her decision to go.

In a short meeting, Pancho, Rebe, and Pina are talking about a new campaign for a product the company is selling. Pina shows that she can really work hard at promoting a product and impresses Pancho and Rebe. Pina leaves, and Rebe suggests evening plans. Pancho would love to but knows he needs to be home, talking to Ana and looking after Temo. Chela will be out for the weekend.

The last scene is with Pina and Freddy. Pina is worried and tells Freddy that she’s afraid that Vicente will throw her in jail.

That’s a recap.

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