What started off as accidental insemination ended up as happily ever after.
Of course, we witnessedlots of drama in-between, but that’s what you would expect from a telenovela.
We begin with the most heart-wrenching message of the hour.
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Jane’s parents break the news thatthey are planning to move to New York.
We fast forward three and a half weeks later to find Jane flipping through the pages of her manuscript.
The edits are finally finished and she is 98 percent happy.
Everything has fallen into place.
He’s even written his vows.
Jane has not, but she writes for a living.
This should be a piece of cake for her.
The final thing they need to do is practice their sultry first dance as man and wife.
Later, we findPetrabarking at Kirshna for choosing place cards with a heart.
This is a rehearsal dinner, not a third-grade party.
Rafael (Justin Baldoni) senses Petra’s nerves (you think?)
She reminds Rafael that the Marbella is her lady.
Meanwhile, Luisa (Yara Martinez) visits Jane with some news.
The exciting bit is that she tracked down Rafael’s parents.
The unfortunate part is that they were in a car accident and both died.
She has a folder full of information proving they were regular folks.
Luisa thinks Jane should tell him.
Xo feels the same way about Jane.
He does not want her to leave and whines about how she could stay if she wanted to.
Jane takes a rattled Mateo home to find Rafael and the twins in bed together.
She gently explains that his parents have died.
The next day, Alba (Ivonne Coll) loses control at the rehearsal.
The kids run around like banshees and Rogelio’s mother insists on drawing attention to herself.
Her least selfish moment is when she teaches Mateo how to properly project his voice.
Guess who might write an endorsement for the back cover?
Jane’s favorite author!
Cheers all-around at the rehearsal dinner!
Lina is pregnant and thinks of Jane as a favorite sister.
Jane’s lip trembles.
Xo is a blubbering mess, which makes Jane a blubbering mess.
Rafael is dumbfounded when Rogelio (Jaime Camil) suggests he start calling him dad from now on.
(It’s a hard pass for Rafael.)
Petra treats the rehearsal dinner like an open mic night at the comedy club.
There’s just one problem: she’s the opposite of funny.
She breaks down and then they all start crying.
When Jane stands up to address her family and friends through glassy eyes, Luisa interrupts.
She has something very important to say.
And that message is YOU’RE WELCOME.
Without her, none of this would have happened.
Jane gets a far-off look in her eyes.
He assumes she’s finally writing her vows since the big day is here.
Rafael is hurt that she would put work before the wedding.
He tries to play it off, but Jane sees right through it.
You know who doesn’t see right through anything?
Knowing this will make Xo happy, Rogelio concedes.
Newsflash: This does not make Rogelio happy.
Across town, Jane finds Rafael in the bedroom.
She apologizes for earlier and assures her fiance that she has finished her vows.
Rafael admits he overreacted and they both agree that their love for each other can get them through anything.
Jane leaves her house for Alba’s when she receives an urgent text.
Alba calls it what it is: FEAR.
Xo bawls her eyes out.
She has lived with her mother and daughter her whole life.
New York is foreign and scary.
Do not let fear get in the way of life.
Then we get to witness an “Alba’s house” montage.
I guess it’s time for me to jump on the bandwagon and start crying, too.
There’s so much love and joy in that house!
You gotta love the bonding, right?
Fortunately, Rogelio’s spirits were lifted when his social media blows up.
TheThis Is Marspilot dropped and America is in love with Rogelio.
Dreams do come true, kids!
Finally, it’s the wedding day!
Rafael calls Jane to double-check the hair and makeup team has arrived.
Everyone will be reading the previous version and that’s okay because she’s getting married today!
It’s not okay with Rafael.
He grabs Jane’s flash drive and hauls his cute butt to the printer.
Thirty minutes later, he and the employee embrace in camaraderie for a job well done.
Of course, the arm is broken, so Rafael slams his car right through it.
And of course, a cop pulls him over and arrests him.
He calls Jane, who is more than happy to pick up her beau from the police station.
What a romantic gesture!
Her Uber driver can’t get to her thanks to a pesky marathon, so Jane hops a bus.
Thank you book advance!
And thank you kind people of Miami.
Jane picks up Rafael and then crosses town to pick up the rest of her family.
Just see to it you apply eyeliner during stops.
All turn their heads, expecting to see the bride.
Instead, they find JR in a respectable pants suit.
Life is too short to live it with regret.
These two crazy kids are officially an item.
The bus finally pulls up.
Alba and Rafael head straight to the altar, followed by Xo, Rogelio, and Jane.
Then the twins and Mateo recite the cutest lines out of a children’s storybook.
Mateo properly projects and smiles a snaggletooth smile to his great-grandmother.
That’s the day he learned to properly project his voice.
A voice that is perfect for voiceover work.
Then we learn that Mateo is our narrator.
Xo and Rogelio place the Mexican wedding lasso around Rafael and Jane.
Rafael finally feels squishy on the inside.
He looks at Rogelio and whispers, “Thank you, dad.”
Then he looks at Xo and asks with his eyes if he should call her mom.
The answer is, “No, thank you.”
They read them silently, exchange rings, and Alba pronounces them man and wife.
After pictures, we find Jane and Rafael sitting on the grass.
This is the moment we’ve been waiting for.
Rafael asks what happens at the end of Jane’s book?
Jane: “They make it into a telenovela.”
Rafael: “Who would want to watch that?”
Although her wedding is our ending, the story is just beginning for Jane the Wife.
