MONDAY 26TH FEBRUARY, 2018.....UPDATE ON TIMELESS LOVE......EPISODE #88

MONDAY 26TH FEBRUARY, 2018.....UPDATE ON TIMELESS LOVE (Cuando Me Enamoro)

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EPISODE  #88 

Projected Memories, Dozens of Daisies, and Divorce Difficulties.

Hola, queridos! End-of-Summer stuff has me going crazy, so my commenting time has been cut dramatically. Pero estoy aquí todavía! On with the goods...
Roberta smugly tells her mother to mind her own business when it comes to men. Soto meets with Matias and drops the anvil on him; the pre-nup stipulated that Matias and Berta were meant to be married for 10 years, not one. Mat gets his angry face on.
Honorio and Nata help take Adriana home from the hospital. It's a day in rare form for the Monterrubios since everything seems to be working out for them. The only problem is that Blanca is still at large. Adriana really wants to see her caught.
Meanwhile, Her Battiness gets a phone call from her informant that their plan will proceed that very day. She's pleased which means misery for Honorio and Co.

Jero reads about Empresas Monterrubio in the paper. They have solved their credit problem and guarantee their clients the same great service as always. Luciana the Banker kept her word about not telling Gonzo the identity of the benefactor.
Nata finds her car in the parking garage and is flustered that Jero wrote a message in window chalk on her windshield. "Freckles, you are the most beautiful woman in the world / Pecas, eres la mujer mas hermosa del mundo" is what it says, accompanied by a little heart in the corner. Nata angrily cleans it off while giving the window-washer a tongue lashing for not getting rid of it sooner.
Padre tells Lazaro he has to respect Karina's decision. Laz has the utmost respect for Kari but he just can't get over her. Padre points out that he had no trouble flirting with Arely. Besides, there's no way Padre can convince Karina to get a divorce.

Matilde asks Karina to make her a wedding dress. Kari hesitates but Manuela assures her she can do it. Mati beams that her wedding day will be the best day of her life. Kari turns into a wet blanket and says that her wedding day wasn't so wonderful. Manuela tries to cheer her with the hope that she will find true amor one day but Kari thinks she has been left on the shelf for good.
Constanza and Honorio are all smiles now that Adriana is home. They both offer to help Adriana with anything she needs. Hon ruins the good vibrations by getting in a barb at Coni. A basket of candy arrives for Adriana and Honorio leaves in a huff when he sees they're from Chema.
Cata comes clean to Regi about having talked to Gonzo. She didn't want to keep it a secret from Regi. Additionally, Cata has decided to move into a nursing home. Regi refuses to let her mother go. Cata says she can't bear to live with Regi while she carries on with a married man. She doesn't want to ruin "what Regi thinks makes her happy". Nothing like good old fashioned emotional blackmail!

Antonio and Fina chat on the phone. They decide the gala is the best place to make it known to Regi and Gonzo that they will never be allowed to live happily ever after. Fina agrees to meet with him to iron out their plans.
Coni brings in lunch for Adri and wonders if it wouldn't be best if she told Chema not to visit while Adri is recuperating. With all that's happened recently, Coni does not want to contribute to the week-long headache Honorio has had. Adri tells Coni to ask Chema to visit while Hon is at work.
Alfonsina tracks Ezequiel down in the fields. She wanted to discuss what they plan to do about the baby if they separate. Zeke tells her he doesn't have time to talk about such stupid things. Alfi asks him to go with her to do a test on the baby. Zeke refuses to do it and could not care less if the baby is his or not.

Matias and Berta are in a shouting match about the pre-nup. He agreed to help Berta, not to be chained down for a decade! Berta is furious that Mat thinks the "mistake" in the contract was her fault. If not Berta, Mat is positive that it was Fina who did it. Speak of the diabla and she appears, Fina jumps into the fray to defend herself.
Agustin and Nata have drinks in a lovely restaurant. Jero glides into the room and makes himself comfortable at the table. Nata stares at him in disbelief while Augie looks like he just swallowed a fork.
Jero tells Augie that his place is next to Nata and that's where he wants to be. They haven't signed the divorce papers yet, so Jero isn't going anywhere. Augie blows his top and clearly wants to punch Jero on the nose. Nata convinces Augie to sit back down while Jero strides out of the room.

A projector kicks on and starts playing a home-movies from Nata and Jero's wedding. The images are projected onto the wall of the restaurant for everyone to see. Augie leaves in a snit but Nata watches the video with a wistful expression.
Fina and Berta screech their innocence. Matias vows to have the contract annulled because it was tampered with. He only agreed to the marriage for the sake of the baby but now it's over. Berta pleads with Matias not to do it; a divorce so soon would make her a laughingstock. Matias has no sympathy for her plight.
Things at the restaurant have calmed down. Somehow Augie and Nata haven't been thrown out yet. At any rate, Nata cries because the memories are so painful. When things were good between her and Jero, they were fantastic. It was the circumstances that made their relationship impossible. Augie promises that Nata's wounds will heal in time.

Gonzo assures Regi that they will find her daughter, despite the unfortunate demise of Det. Cantu. He also promises that she will earn her mother's respect again once they are married.
Jero drops by at Constanza's. He is hopeful that all the crazy things he keeps doing will eventually open Nata's heart to him. Coni is confidant that Nata will come around.
Carlos bounds into the hacienda like an over-eager puppy. He tells Matilde that his parents are coming that weekend to meet her. Mati is nervous but excited at the same time.
Padre vents to Dr. Tatas about the problems between Karina and Alvaro. There's only a few reasons the church will accept an annulment. He did accept it in Jero and Nata's case. (But not in the one where Kari's husband raped her and tied her up in a bedroom for weeks? Please re-evaluate the system, Padre.) Marina listens with peeled ears as Padre explains more of Nata and Jero's private lives. Too bad this isn't one of those novelas where the Padre is bound by a secret of confession. At least then, he'd have to shut up every once and while.

Jero visits Marina's office. He peers into an open drawer and sees the Monterrubio file. He resists the urge to snatch it just as the nurse comes back.
The living room at Coni's is positively bursting with beautiful bouquets of every kind. Nata is amazed at how many gorgeous flowers Adriana received. Actually, they weren't sent for Adri. They are *all* from Jero for Nata. "I did not know what your favorite flower is. I do not like to make mistakes, so I sent you every kind of flower the florist had. I hope you will tell me which you prefer so I can send you one every day for the rest of my life."
Nata rips up the card and Adri and Coni are exasperated with her. "He is driving me crazy!" Nata fumes. "Crazy *with love*?" Coni asks.

Matias gives Gonzo all the ugly details about the pre-nup. He asks for advice. Gonzo tells him to take his time making a decision.
Nata just can't accept Jero's peace offerings; She was so hurt and humiliated by him. Adriana and Coni (looking quite like a mother and daughter pair) warn Nata that Jero is stubborn and will never give up. Well, Nata is twice as stubborn as Jero is. The harder he tries, the more she is going to resist. Coni asks Nata if she could give in, forgive Jero, and start from scratch. Nata does not think she can but Coni assures her she could.
Regina visits Ines and she happily agrees to offer Cata a place to live for awhile. Ines will have a talk with Cata on Regi's behalf.

Gonzo glances around Misery Manor with new, jaded eyes. Fina is thrilled to see him but her smile turns into a scowl when he hands her the divorce papers. She refuses to read them. Gonzo tells her that he can move forward with an express divorce without her consent. Fina swears that nobody, not even the law, will separate her from Gonzo. He has the decency to not laugh in her face.
Augie unwinds in his room. He hates the way Nata seems to be falling for Jero's antics. Berta is sure Nata will never forgive Jero. While Nata might marry Augie, he will never measure up to the love that Jero gave her. Nata will never love him like she loved Jero. Berta knows how to push people's buttons, no?
Fina blubbers over the divorce papers. Gonzo was only a thing that Fina owned and manipulated. He finally realizes that now. "I am free. Adios, Josefina." Gonzo walks out the door for good. Fina throws a few pillows in rage and bangs on the table. She can't give up the name Señora Monterrubio! No, no, no! Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! (Yeah, this honestly feels more like a temper tantrum than a grown woman upset about her divorce).

The next morning, Jero texts Nata to find out which flower was her favorite. She resists answering for a little while and talks back to her phone. Nata wonders if her Tia might have been right about giving Jero a chance. She agrees to meet Jero at his apartment that afternoon.
Carlos digs in to breakfast and loves Mati's cooking. Lazaro arrives with his grades from the university. He passed with flying colors! Everyone is so happy for him. Carlos is so impressed he offers to teach Laz everything he knows about the wine business.
Gonzo tells Soto to follow through with the divorce and give Fina whatever she wants. That way, she will have no reason to drag out the proceedings.

Berta arrives home to a spitting mad Fina. It really gets under her skin that Gonzo wanted a divorce because he wants to marry Regi. Fina will never let it happen. Gonzo will never be free of her.
Matias has breakfast with Coni, Adri, and Nata. Adri teases Nata about being so energetic. Her internal monologue hopes that it was a good idea to agree to visit Jero.
As if Honorio's life could not get any worse, he is suddenly handcuffed by two policemen. He is being arrested for fraud against "Monique de la Rivera". Blanca watches with glee from across the street.

Avances: 

Jero and Nata get ready for their date. Augie steps out of an airplane (?) and tells Gonzo that Nata will be safe with him. Hmm...

Vocab: 
agarrar - to catch, to grab
pecas - freckles
casa de asistencia - nursing home
estropear - to spoil, to damage
tarugadas - stupid things
amarrar - to tie up
empiezas de cero - to start from scratch
titubeante - hesitant