TODAY MONDAY 25TH JUNE, 2018.....UPDATE ON "FALL INTO TEMPTATION"
EPISODE #20
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“Did he say anything disagreeable?” Raquel asked as Santiago helped her lie down.
“No, he didn't say anything.”
“But he saw?”
“Yes, but we didn't talk about it.”
“Are you sure? There is nothing to say.” She clutched her head. He began pulling the covers over her. “I feel sick.”
He covered her up and asked if she was alright. She seemed to have passed out. He went down the steps from the bed only to see Federico and Mia in the doorway. Both were giving him the stink-eye.
“Your mother doesn't feel well,” he said. “She drank a little too much.”
“Are you helping out?” asked Federico.
“Yes, I'm helping.”
“Uh huh,” said Mia, sarcastically.
“I guess I'd better go,” he said.
“I'll accompany you,” said Federico.
Mia looked into Raquel's room. She was not happey.
Laura sat up in bed with documents on her lap and her computer open at her side. She got up when she heard her husband's footsteps in the corridor.
“Why didn't you tell me that Carolina intended to have an abortion, Fernando?”
“Why do we have to keep revisiting that stuff?”
“So now we're going to have more lies between us?”
“This has nothing to do with us! This is about work. Give me those papers.”
She did, but clearly resented the demand.
“Why didn't you tell me? I'm talking to you. Why didn't you tell me?”
“Because there are things I can't talk about until they're official until they go before a judge.”
“Tell me why Carolina would want an abortion. When? Where?”
Fernando held his head in his hands as Laura shouted her questions. He was tired of this. He wanted it to stop.
“That was more than two years ago. Yes, and before you jump to conclusions, yes, it does coincide. Benjamín, Santiago's second son, may not be.” Laura looked shocked and he saw that. “Promise me you will not say anything about this on the news.”
“I promise,” she said. “But in exchange you have to help me with Carolina's daughter. Lola is in danger, Fernando. If she continues with this jerk she's in danger. Promise me.”
“Very well, I'll do it.”
“Thanks. One more thing that's been going around in my head –”
“I'm almost afraid to ask. Tell me.”
“It's about Lola. Patricia was sure that Lola went after older men. When I confirmed her relationship with Juan – who is her teacher -- I thought she could be fooling around with Damián Becker.”
Fernando stared at her.
Rafael, the crooked narc, laughed at the idea of Cinthia selling drugs, saying that she would lose control and use the merchandise herself before being able to sell it. He suggested she had other merchandise she could sell at a good price male customers. She shook her head.
“Too bad,” he said, lounging back into his chair.
“No. I won't use even a gram. I need money for my sister.”
“No, I can't take the chance. If you screw up I will get the consequences.”
“Nothing will happen. Trust me.”
He paused a moment, then took her face in his hands.
“You'll have one chance to prove yourself.” [???]
The following morning, Santiago was holding Benjamín on his lap when Raquel knocked on the door.
“I'm sorry about yesterday,” she said.
“Come on in.”
She acknowledged Benjamín with a touch as she entered.
“I want to apologise about yesterday. When I sobered my life passed before my eyes –”
“Don't worry about it.”
“I'm very ashamed.”
“No, no; nothing happened.”
She sighed.
“Are you sure you're alright?”
“I don't want to talk about that. Are you alright?”
“I have something important I have to talk about with you.”
“What happened?”
“Godoy came to see me.”
“Did he have any news?”
Benjamín fussed a little and Santiago handed him to Raquel.
“He said that two years ago Carolina and Damián... well, Carolina intended to have an abortion and Damián was with her.”
Raquel looked at Benjamín for a second, then back at Santiago.
“There is the possibility that Benjamín isn't mine. They want to do a DNA test but...why? I'm sure, Raquel, I'm sure that Benjamín is mine.”
Fernando Godoy kept his word to Laura and went pick up Juan on the street near the campus. He tried to resist but Godoy offered him the choice to go with him now to the station or wait for a warrant that would be delivered to his place of work. That would mean he would have some very uneasy explanations to make to his superiors at the school in view of his relationship with Lola. Godoy wanted to talk to him not only about Lola and Carolina but about Particia Vargas because of her statements about Lola and older men. Juan tried to walk away, but Godoy didn't allow him to.
“Don't mess with me,” he warned him. “Because I don't like men who beat up women. So come with me and we'll talk. [???]”
Juan stopped resisting and entered the car. He may or may not have noticed a group of students standing under a nearby tree.
Federico went to the pasta company and told Andres he wanted to go into Damián's office. Andres would not let him in, saying he was to start at the bottom by working with the construction crew.
Raquel and Santiago sat down to talk.
“I have to understand that for us to face the truth would be best,” she said. “Why won't you do the DNA test?”
“No,” he said. “Stop saying this. I won't do it.”
“Why not?”
“Because I don't need it. Because it's not necessary.”
“Assuming that Damián is the father –”
“Assuming. So what will happen? Tell me, what will happen? Someone will take away my son? No. If I get that test... it won't matter. I love my son. Nobody will take him away from me.”
“No. The only thing I'm saying is you need to think about these things.”
“What do you want me to think?” he shouted. “Tell me the truth. To have him taken away because of lies? I won't do it!”
“Can we lower our voices at least for a moment?”
“I'm sorry. Can you take care of Benjamín?”
“For now?”
“I have things to put right.”
“Raquel, please.”
“Don't worry. I'll do fine.”
“I understand that we're not perfect and made lots of mistakes. Maybe we didn't handle things well with Damián and Carolina. But all this isn't fair. You didn't deserve this and neither did I.”
He took his keys and left. When he closed the door Raquel allowed herself to cry.
“What's up with you?” Antonio asked Fernando. “Have you gone mad? What has this man done? Why did you do this without an order?”
“I don't know, but this jerk beat up Santiago's daughter.”
“No, no, no,” said Antonio, unable to avoid looking shocked. “Are you sure of whwat you're saying?”
“Yes. Lola told Laura.”
“Yes, but what do we have? We have no proof and no accusation. What do we have?”
“I don't know. Lola doesn't want to bring charges because she doesn't want to cause more problems for her father. But this jerk is capable of killing him.”
“Poor thing, poor thing. With everything that's happened, now this.”
“I'll take charge of him.”
“I will take charge of him.”
Both men entered the office where Juan was seated.
Andres paused in his pose of reviewing company accounting in time to see Santiago enter. He slapped the file onto the desk in anger.
“Ah, you've come. Are you going to work?” he started taunting Santiago. “Oh, I know. About your daughter –”
Santiago belted him in the face, almost knocking him off his feet.
“What's the matter with you?” He grabbed the door jamb to prevent that and rose, but Santiago shoved him back against the office wall. “Let go of me! Let go of me!”
“What do you think you're doing to Raquel? If you try to do that again –”
Andres shoved back, his face full of hate and contempt that he started verbalizing.
“I'll kill you, imbecile!” Santiago shouted at him.
Santiago walked out calmly, passing two employees who may or may not have heard what had been said.
“What do you want?” Andres shouted. “Get back to work! Now work!” He slammed the office door shut.
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