Thursday, July 20, 2006

Episode 10.4

Lavinia is drinking heavily in the now empty living room when Larry comes in and says all the guests have left and she can now rest. Lavinia scoffs at his words, asking him what it means to relax. She says she's been working since she was 12 years old, and even now, day in and day out she's still working. Resting is simply not in her vocabulary.

Larry stops her from drinking more. She collapses against him on the couch and asks him to just stay with her.

Emilio shares with Adora how he felt all those years in jail waiting for a chance to be reunited with his daughter again. Now that his dreams have come true and he has found Emilia Rose, he can't even tell her the truth. He can't even hold her or hug her. He can't even tell her how much he loves her.

Adora tells him that they're truly in a difficult situation. She even says she thinks they are betraying Dorina by not telling her the truth.

Emilio calms down and tells Adora that they're doing this for Dorina, for her future. Adora asks him if he has no plans of telling Dorina the truth. He says he's unsure, but he promises that he will never take Dorina from Adora even if he were to tell Dorina that he is her father. He says that Adora is important to Dorina so this means that Adora is important to him as well.

Unknown to them both, Dorina is standing in the kitchen watching them talk.

Larry tells Lavinia she'll be more comfortable in bed. Lavinia tells him she's exhausted. Larry tells her he'll take care of everything for her, that he'll give her control over her schedule. If there's a show that she doesn't want to do, he just tell Barbara the producer backed out so there will be no problem with Barbara.

Lavinia tells him she's so thankful that Larry is not interested only in money. Larry offers to let her take some time off. Lavinia is thankful. As she cries, she tells him he's the only one who has any concern for her. He responds by quietly telling her he loves her.

At the dinner table, Dorina asks Adora and Emilio about their intense discussion earlier. Adora says they were just reminiscing about old times and Emilio agrees. Bencho comments that lately Adora seems happy. Dorina also remarks that Adora is more relaxed lately.

Dorina then asks Adora if she would be open to tagging along with her guestings, remarking tongue-in-cheek that her past relationship with Emilio shouldn't be a hindrance. Emilio chokes on his food, and Adora laughs as she denies there being anything between her and Emilio.

Dorina asks why not, after all, it's possible for something to develop between best friends. Emilio counters by asking her if that means it's possible for something to develop between her and Oman. Dorina laughs and asks how she suddenly became the topic of discussion. Adora agrees that it's possible Oman has feelings for Dorina. Dorina, still laughing, changes the subject.

Lavinia has finally fallen asleep on the couch. Larry kisses her gently on the forehead.

Dorina visits Oman the next day and finds him in bed asleep. She wakes him and says she doesn't have to work today and invites him to go out so they can have some fun together. She also asks about his broken guitar. Oman says the guitar fell. He asks her to leave because he's not dressed.

Dorina continues to urge him to go out with her. Oman testily says he can't go out with her because he still needs to sell flowers and make a living. Oman tells her that she's so stupid sometimes, because she doesn't remember that he's not rich like her and that he still needs to make a living. Just because she's now rich and living in a nice house, she's forgotten where she's come from.

Dorina is hurt. She angrily asks him why this is an issue again when she thought he was over this. He apologizes and says that there's really nothing wrong. She demands to know what's really bothering him because there's obviously more to this than what he has said. Oman stays silent. Dorina gives up and leaves.

In the car, Dorina is depressed after her argument with Oman, and Emilio notices. He pulls the car over as she starts crying, and goes around to her side of the car to give her a hug.

Larry and Lavinia meet at his office and he gives her a copy of her new schedule, asking for her approval. She reviews it then says yes. He tells her he'll give a copy to Barbara later for her "official" approval.

He then asks how she is feeling now. Lavinia says she's okay now and thanks him for his help the night before. He asks her if she remembered anything from their conversation and she says no. When she asks if there was anything that she should remember, Larry dismisses it and merely says it was nothing important.

Oman tries to piece together the shattered remains of his guitar, but it looks hopeless. He grows frustrated as he remembers his conversation with Dorina -- where he tells her that she's now unreachable and famous, and that he feels small next to her. With regret, he also remembers the way he treated her when she came to visit him earlier that day.

Dorina and Emilio chat as they sit together on a park bench. She reveals that she and Oman used to argue all the time but it was never like this, because this time Oman said such painful things to her.

Emilio tells her Oman is merely insecure because their standing in life used to be the same but now it's all different. Dorina has money and new friends... Oman no doubt feels that he's been left behind.

Emilio says he used to feel that way himself before with his former wife. Dorina becomes curious at this information, and asks if he also has children. Emilio says yes, but not anymore.

He then changes the subject and says he hopes what he explained just now helps her. Dorina says it does and that she understands Oman better now. She says it's sometimes hard to understand men -- especially since they're all women in her home.

Emilio then asks her if she's ever had a hard time not having a father? Dorina says she's never revealed this to Adora, but she used to have daydreams where a couple will approach her and reveal to her that they are her real parents and that they'll be reunited once again.

Emilio is smiling at this, until Dorina tells him that all this is now in the past, and that now she loves Adora and Adora is both mother and father to her.

Emilio agrees and says Dorina has indeed been lucky to have Adora raise her. Inadvertently, he refers to Dorina as his child, calling her 'anak'

Dorina questioningly asks -- 'anak?' Emilio realizes his slip, and quickly apologizes. Dorina says it's alright, that she was just surprised because no man has ever called her 'anak'. She says it's actually nice, because it feels like she has a father now. She thanks him and hugs him. Emilio is overcome with emotion as he hugs her back.

Jay, Chris, and Jack are outside Rita's house. Jay and Chris trying to push Jack up so he can reach the top of the wall. They make an awkward human pyramid as Jay loses his balance, leaving Jack hanging onto the wall with his feet dangling in the air.

Nico is at the Pineda home to talk about Dorina's birthday. Emilio overhears and says her birthday has passed. Adora quickly corrects him and says it's not for another two weeks.

Nico says the timing is perfect -- they can celebrate Dorina's birthday on ASAP, together with her fans and supporters. Dorina and Adora agree.

Adora goes to the kitchen to get Nico a drink and Emilio rushes in to tell Adora that Dorina's birthday passed more than a month ago. Adora explains that she never knew Dorina's real birthday so she considers the day she got Dorina as Dorina's birthday. She tells him the actual date isn't important, as long as they celebrate her birthday. Emilio agrees.

Just then, Adora suddenly feels dizzy. Emilio sits her down and admonishes her to let him take care of the heavier chores in the future since he's used to it. Adora says she'll be fine. She asks Emilio to bring the drink out to Nico.

Jack is finally up on the wall, calling for Rita. She appears on the balcony, her left hand wrapped in a bandage. She's shocked to see Jack there.

Jack says he had to come because he can't reach her anymore. Rita reveals that her phone is with her mother, and that Barbara is just in the living room! She pleads with them to leave before Barbara catches them.

Jack says he won't leave until they've had a chacne to talk. Jay asks Rita to talk to Jack so they can finally leave. Afraid of getting caught, Rita finally agrees to talk to Jack in school. Jack is thrilled and almost falls off the wall.

Adora and Minda are at the restaurant cleaning up and chatting. Adora says they should probably get a place near ABS so when Dorina has guestings, she can still pop in for a visit. Minda likes the idea.

When Adora starts rubbing her shoulder, Minda notices and asks her what's wrong. Adora says she feels something. Minda peels back Adora's blouse to find a large mass just below her left shoulder. She gets a mirror so Adora can see for herself. They are both surprised and do not know what it means.

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