Guiding Light CAST - Rafael "Rafe" Rivera

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Thursday, June 26 2008: Baby Shower Blues.

Vanessa tells Olivia and Reva she does not think Bill and Ava are ready to be happy together. Olivia answers Natalia's cell phone, and discovers it is Rafe. He asks her to find Natalia.

Olivia finds Natalia on the stairs, who takes the phone to hear Rafe's voice. She tells him she was praying for a call. She explains that Jeffery wants to help him and get the charges reduced. Rafe says they do not have the money, but Natalia informs him she is working extra jobs because he is her life. Rafe thinks she should live her life and is going to stay where he is for awhile. Rafe assures he is safe, as Harley is taking care of him. Natalia cries not to go, as he hangs up. Olivia leaves and offers Natalia some alone time.

Tuesday, May 27 2008: Thank you for Saving my Life.

At the courthouse, Rafe has a gun leveled on Jeffrey. He's not going to let Jeffrey speak to the press and blacken his father's name. Jeffrey tries to reassure him and clam him. As he reaches out his hand, Mallet bursts in, startling Rafe. The gun goes off and hits Jeffrey who collapses on the floor. Rafe is shocked and runs. Cops rush in and Mallet orders Jeffery to stay on the ground while the paramedics are called.

Daisy tracks Rafe down in the house Gus bought. He's hiding among the boxes. He's disoriented and frightened, sure that there is no way to go back from this. He worries about his mother, insisting that he only meant to scare Jeffrey. Daisy tries to reassure him and promises that Jeffrey will be okay. Harley and Cyrus arrive and explain that they will help him. He wants to see his mom before they bring him in. He's Gus' son and that makes him her son too, Harley explains. She hugs him, promising to do whatever she can to help him.

One of the cops comes to the boarding house to search for Rafe. Harley covers for the boy and sends the cop away. Once he's gone, Harley and Cyrus bring Rafe upstairs to Natalia. The boy goes in with his mother alone. She hugs him and wonders if they should got to Alan for help. She's sure they can convince everyone that he's a good boy and this was just a mistake.

At the boarding house, Harley and Cyrus go into Natalia's room. She still doesn't know what to do so Harley explains that she will take care of everything. After sending her out, she sits with Rafe to explain her plan to him. Once she does, he worries how his mother will take it. She tells him he has an hour and then they're running. She leaves him and stops in the hallway to breathe before they each begin packing.

In the hallway, Cyrus tells Natalia that he's sorry. That's all anyone ever say to her anymore: "I'm sorry." She wonders how she can protect her son. She goes back to her room to talk to him. He hopes that things will get better and she can be happy again. "I will never give up on you," she says. "Maybe you should," he suggests. She offers to get him something to eat and he tells her he'll take his meds. As soon as she walks out, he finishes packing. When she returns, he's gone. She finds his stuff gone and a note that says "I love you" on the bathroom mirror. She begins to cry.

Harley goes to the park and hugs her sons and brother before sneaking away to check on Rafe. He's hiding in the backseat of her car. She hurries over to Buzz in the garage. He's emptied the cash register and gotten numbers and things together for her while she's on the run. Rafe comes over and hugs Buzz. He asks him to let Natalia know that he was fine when he last saw him. She asks her father to keep everyone distracted so they can get away. He embraces her and then walks away. She looks through the garage window.