Running away seems like a logical answer when life hands you lemons, right?
Jane is in no condition to celebrate and instead chooses to relentlessly call Rafael.
Alba reminds Jane that there is an ice sculpture in the shape of her face.
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She has to go to the party.
After plucking a grey hair from her scalp, Jane somewhat agrees.
His precious baby girl has bonded with his arch nemesis.
Rogelio mentally vows to do something about it.
Rogelios other baby girl is also crying.
Jane does that a lot nowadays.
You see, Michael knocks on Albas door just as Rafael and Mateo drive up.
Jane rushes Michael into another part of the house so Rafael and Mateo wont get the wrong impression.
Mateo has come to get a castle for Show and Tell.
When he tries to go to his room to get it, Jane wraps him in a hug.
Michael helps lighten the load by suggesting they provide documentation that proves everyone thought he was dead.
Then he offers to pay half of whatever is owed at the end of the day.
Way to turn those lemons into lemonade, Michael!
Later, Jane meets Rafael to explain what happened.
Even though part of her loves Michael, she chooses Rafael.
And he doesnt want to hang around while she tries to figure things out.
Hes been there before and doesnt want to go back.
As Rogelios first little girl cries her eyes out, so does the second one.
Esteban takes the screaming child into his arms and bounces her into the other room.
Rogelio is shocked to learn that Esteban doesnt have a job.
Hes been struggling for a while and is essentially a stay-at-home dad.
Rogelio acts his heart out, promising Darci he will be more sensitive in the future.
Then he takes out his phone.
Just when you think hes going to tell the Twitterverse that Esteban is Esta-over, he makes a call.
Asking his agent to get Esteban a job.
Rogelio isnt the only one playing sneaky tricks.
Petra learns that her ex Milos has been wreaking havoc on the inner workings of the Marbella.
As an Internet con-man, he can do that.
Marlene thinks this is Janes next story!
Marlene instructs her to be dispassionate, detached, and objective.
Jane gives it a try as she waits for Mateo after school.
When her kid stomps up to the car, Jane tries to have a conversation with Mateo.
Instead of listening, he runs away toward traffic.
Jane frantically catches up with the little sprinter beside a gas station.
Then Mateo starts shouting, DO NOT TOUCH MY BODY!
Concerned gas pumpers rush to Mateos aid as he continues to yell, STRANGER DANGER.
Jane is equally crushed and mortified by her sons behavior.
Jane writes all of her feelings down before taking him home.
When Rafael opens the door, Jane fills him in on what their son just did.
Rafael cooly implies that Mateo has had a rough couple of days and deserves a pass.
The five-year-old grins at his mother.
A small victory for a small, but powerful person.
That evening, Jane sits in front of a pile of evidence that proves Michaels death.
Hes willing to take out a loan if needed.
Jane promises to cut back on vacations.
Michael laughs, knowing the woman next to him hasnt taken a vacation in her life.
Jane flips over one of the documents and begins frantically writing down her observations.
Objectively, of course.
While Michael marvels at Janes dedication to her craft, Rogelio worries about Darcis sudden change in attitude.
He notes that shes wearing her rage face and inquires what circumstance put her in such a bad mood.
A breakup, thats what.
Esteban took a job in Mexico and left Darci and Baby.
I was proud of Rogelio for immediately admitting that he was the one who made the phone call.
However, Darci doesnt seem to care.
The fact remains that Esteban left.
Rogelios jealousy shined a light on Estebans true feelings for Darci.
Esteban is a hot mess.
It seems that he comes from a broken home and didnt want Baby to grow up feeling abandoned.
So he removed himself from the equation.
Rogelio has one question for Esteban: Do you love Darci?
When Esteban answers in the affirmative, Rogelio agrees that he should make up with Darci.
Then he takes him to do just that.
Now, its off to the birthday party!
Well, hopefully, theres a birthday party.
Janes lackadaisical view turns angry when Mateo calls to say hes not coming to the party because hes sick.
Jane bursts through the apartment door and chastises Rafael for letting Mateo pretend to be sick.
Newsflash: Mateo is very sick.
Cue Jane writing down all her feelings through a stream of tears.
The thought of chit-chatting overwhelms her and she drives away.
Away from the uncertain future.
Away from the chaos of her life.
Jane weeps for the ninth time this episode.
Luckily Petra provides some well-timed comic relief by offering to call Rafael and yell at him.
Xo looks down and reads the note she rescued.
Its all about Michaels eyes and how he is slower to laugh than he used to be.
Theres also one about how Jane fought the urge to take Michaels hand.
And if thats the case, why is she trying so hard to win Rafael back?
The scene suddenly flashes back.
We see Rafael writing that note and then we see a current-day Rafael reading the note.
His CGI heart starts to glow, which everyone knows represents true love onJane the Virgin.
Suddenly, Jane shows up at Rafaels door and its clear he is going to forgive her.
Jane cant dismiss how she feels about Michael.
She cant expect Rafael to wait on her to see if she can make lemonade out of lemons.
Rafael smoothly sticks the note back into his pocket and we see the glowing heart fade away.
Fact: JR doesnt feel safe around Petra.
Instead of running away, Petra vows that she will fight for their relationship.
Buckle up, JR.
When Petra sets her mind to something, it always gets done.
He refuses a bedtime story and a kiss.
Its the rejection from her son that sends Jane into a fit of tears.
Mateo snaps out of it and consoles his mom.
They makeup and Mateo drifts off to sleep just as Michael shows up.
The insurance people are off his back.
And he also has a birthday gift for Jane.
She pulls out her own book and jokes that she already has plenty of copies of this novel.
Michael laughs and points out that this is his copy.
Jane flips through and lovingly recognizes his handwriting and how he correctly guessed who the characters were based on.
The triangle is officially back, people.
Or is it a triangle?
Then he pops some pills and washes them down with alcohol.
It looks like Rafael has a few lemons of his own.
But instead of making lemonade, he is adding Vodka.
