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By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 20 | Aired on 04.25.2007
As Betty re-enters the building, Amanda cattily gives her a few messages. Christina called about 12,000 times -- most likely drunk-dialing -- and Betty's "nerd lover" has been sniffing around. Betty says that Henry isn't her lover, and that Amanda should throw away the messages from Christina. Amanda notes with delight that someone has her bitch on. As Betty leaves, a very handsome and well dressed man enters with a rack of clothes. It's Tavares, a designer who has a 9:00 with Wilhelmina to show her his new designs. As he turns around, Amanda purrs, "Fierce!" and Tavares gives her a snap, likely intimating that heaven must be missing an angel.
Back at the Suarez house, Ignacio tells Justin that his new lawyer said he's on the fast track to becoming a citizen. Justin says that that's great news, and that they should plan a "Crossing The Border" party and make everyone hop over a fence to get in the door. As Justin leaves, Hilda enters. She says she has no time for breakfast. She has to be at the Cosmetology Institute at 10:00, and if you're late they make you sweep the hair. Ignacio notes that Hilda looks tired, and she launches into some long explanation involving Suzanne Somers and QVC. That combination would probably give me insomnia, too. Ignacio cuts her short and says that she puts in too many details when she lies. He knows that she was out with Santos -- he heard her climb the drainpipe. He sarcastically asks if Santos at least walked her to the pipe and gave her a boost. Hilda defensively says so what if she was with Santos; she's not a kid anymore and can do what she wants. Ignacio says that Hilda's problem is that she never thinks things through. Hilda stomps out, saying that he never lets up, she hates the house, and she's so out of there when she's forty. Hee!
Meanwhile, Betty is getting Daniel's bagel. She passes Petra, who is getting a pack of cigarettes from a vendor. He asks her for ID. And at this moment, didn't you just know what was going to happen? Petra sees Betty and says, "Oh, hello. Aren't you the maid from the office?" Oh, poor Betty. And then, even poorer Betty! As she orders the bagel, she sees a bickering Henry and Charlie coming down the street. She tries to hightail it out of there, but to no avail. They say hello, and Charlie says that she's sorry for the sad face, but she and Henry are fighting. She asks Betty: if she moved halfway across the country to be with the person she loved, wouldn't she want him to come home from the office at a normal time every once in a while? Henry in turn asks Betty what she would do if she had a girlfriend who relied on her for absolutely everything. Wear rainbow rubber bands in her braces and stop pining after Henry, maybe? She gets out of there but quick.