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Cloe apologizes for not having told Marta about the Fina job offer first. Marta says it’s fine, that she had had her doubts, but only because she didn’t know how it was affecting Cloe. She thinks it’s all resolved, but she checks with her again. Again, Cloe denies having any problems. She says they’re all professionals. Marta says that they’re also human. Cloe tells her not to worry.

Cloe and Marta talk about Fina leaving and whether Marta thinks she’ll come back. Marta says it’s best to leave Fina alone atm so she can figure out what she wants to do. As they’re talking, Fina returns, making no mention of her abrupt exit. She says they have a lot of work to do and that she’s sure that although there will be more encounters with Gabriel, she knows she can count on both Marta and Cloe. Cloe exits looking aggrieved. She runs into Valentina and says she can’t handle it, even though Marta and Fina haven’t done much more than talk to each other. She’s done, however, and has decided to take the New York offer. (The Valentina/Cloe scenes remind me how much more chemistry they have than Marta/Cloe.) Gabriel convenes a meeting and tells the others that the next cost-saving measure is using synthetics to produce their most famous perfumes. The rest are appalled. (Except Tasio.)

Cloe, Marta, and Fina begin their first meeting with Cloe announcing that they have a small budget—of course—but they’ll also have some autonomy. Fina comes out of the gate with a lot of ideas, and they’re going over them when Gabriel comes in an poops on the party by saying isn’t it interesting how the de la Reinas always manage to place their lovers in the company. Marta gives him a piece of her mind and he leaves, but Fina is angry and out of sorts. Both Cloe and Marta assure her he has no evidence of anything, and besides they know more about him than he does about them. She isn’t satisfied and takes off. Later, she’s showing Digna photos from the party and catches her up on the job offer Brossard made—that she accepted. Digna intuits there’s a problem and Fina names him: Gabriel de la Reina. She’s not sure about the job now—she values her freedom and she doesn’t want this hanging over her. Digna repeats the line about them knowing more about Gabriel than he does about them. Then she says Fina shouldn’t let him get to decide what she does.

In the preview: looks like Cloe made it one full day before realizing she really can’t stand seeing Marta and Fina together.

Fina and Cloe clear the air about whether Cloe will be comfortable having Fina work there. Cloe assures her she’ll be fine and Fina accepts the job. Later, she finds Marta and Claudia in the store and tells them the news. They let Marta in on Claudia’s burgeoning relationship with Miguel in what may be one of my favorite moments of Fina’s return. She’s really starting to feel like herself again. When Marta leaves them, Claudia asks her if she’s sure all three working together is a good idea. Fina says she has no problems, that she imagines it’s mostly awkward for Cloe and Marta but that she thinks their professionalism will win out. (I find it a tad strange that Fina’s not jealous at all at this point. How evolved!)

In the preview, Gabriel bares his fangs at Fina. (Who, I imagine, hadn’t been aware of his knowing about her and Marta.)