Fate unites two haunted hearts as husband and as wife,
Ostensibly for Danny to preserve his young bride's life.
The groom's vows reveal his feelings of deepest measure,
A promise to revere and cherish his most perfect treasure.

The bride feels mired in a marriage, not of her own choosing,
A former love, her orderly life, her freedom she is losing.
Betraying Santos' secrets via Drew will set her free,
Growing feelings for her husband, she cannot as yet foresee.

Mama's distrust of her poisons Danny's mind with doubt,
Another attempt at intimacy fails, what is Michelle about?
He bears flowers and false discourse, her Santos' loyalty tested,
Her betrayal irreversably set in motion, will Danny be arrested?

Overhearing Danny admit his love fills Michelle with regret,
What has she done to him now, she begins to fuss and fret,
She feigns recurring blindness, thus diverting him from harm,
Her betrayal guaranteed, Mama sounds the family code alarm.

Devastated Danny knows he must take care of his Michelle,
His unsure hands around her neck, to quell or not to quell.
Upon learning of Mama's deception, he feels rage, then relief,
Until Michelle's dance floor revelation reinstates his grief.

He cannot bear to look at her, the cause of so much pain,
He seeks solace in tequila and Drew, but escape is in vain,
Michelle confides to Meta formidable feelings for her spouse,
A dream of passion turns to panic as Danny enters the house.

Fearing Danny, as of old, Michelle wields a kitchen knife,
Stunned by her dread of him, he tries to ease her strife.
He offers to release her, she is to him no longer bound,
In tears, they hug, kiss, and part, 'til their next go 'round.