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Petra & Rafael is a relationship on Jane the Virgin, portrayed by Yael Grobglas and Justin Baldoni.

About[]

Petra and Rafael had ill beginnings. They met at a business dinner, which Petra attended with her new fiancé, Lachlan[1]. Rafael originally set his sights on Petra to humiliate Lachlan and they ended up getting married – fairly quickly[2]. Halfway through his cancer treatment Rafael realized what kind of life he was living and wanted to divorce Petra[3][4]. His decision is cemented when he discovers that Petra cheated on him.[1] Petra wanted him back until Rafael, following Petra's self-insemination with his last illegally obtained sample, tells her that there is no way it's going to happen, even if he is not involved with Jane[5].

Petra is then finally able to move on – aside from the fact that she is carrying what she believes to be Rafael's twin daughters.[6] Yet she and Rafael miraculously get closer and bond over the pregnancy, culminating in Rafael kissing Petra, but Petra stops it saying she's not a second choice.[7][8] They are now co-parents of twins Anna and Elsa, but after being paralyzed and Rafael sleeping with Anežka,[9] Petra returns to her scheming ways and threatens Rafael, saying she is done being nice.[10] Eventually, Rafael realizes this is due to Petra experiencing PTSD after the trauma of being incarcerated in her own body and he helps her out.[11]

In 2020, they are successfully co-parenting, when Rafael discovers that he has feelings for Petra again. While hesitant about starting something again, Petra eventually decides to take a chance and they get back together.[12] However, soon afterward, Petra admits that she doesn't really have feelings for Rafael and that she just wanted a chance to end things on her terms. Rafael is hurt and angry, but they move past it and close out their romantic relationship for good.[13]

Following their failed relationship, they grow close as friends and co-parents again. When Rafael gets married to Jane, he even asks Petra to be his "best man".[14]

Story[]

Past[]

2010

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Rafael and Petra meet in 2010

After being in the US for two years, following Miloš' attack on Magda, Petra meets Rafael just after getting engaged to Lachlan Moore.[1] While Rafael sets his sights on Petra after being passed over for a promotion by his father in favor of Lachlan, it is actually Petra who plots to land 'the bigger fish' Rafael Solano, as part of her plan with her mother to get rich and stay in the US. The snag in their plan hits when Petra finds herself falling in love with Rafael.[7] They had their first date at an italian resturant called Trivolo's.[15]

2011

Petra and Rafael marry and Petra soon finds herself pregnant with a boy, but sadly loses the baby.[16] After this personal tragedy, another one follows when Rafael is diagnosed with cancer.

2013

Halfway through his treatment, after a heart-to-heart with his sister Luisa, Rafael vows to change the course of his life and stop living in fear of failure, which includes his marriage to Petra.[4] For the remainder of his treatment Rafael stays with Petra, partially out of guilt over their relationship, but Luisa reminds him that he doesn't owe anyone anything and encourages him to follow his heart.[3] Not long after, Petra starts cheating on Rafael with Roman Zazo.

Divorce[]

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Petra and Rafael get the pregnancy news

Rafael chooses to follow his sister's advice but has a hard time with it. After Petra overhears their conversation she decides to get herself artificially inseminated with his sperm to give him incentive to stay with her. Upon Jane Villanueva's accidental pregnancy, Petra reveals she still wants the baby, despite not being hers[3] and Rafael decides to give his marriage another chance.[4] However, he tells her it's over once discovering that she was having an affair with Roman.[1]

Petra tries any means possible to get Rafael back, primarily motivated by the money she will receive from the prenup after 5 years of marriage, but also because she still does love Rafael, in spite of also having developed feelings for Roman. She tries to bring up their past together, when they were expecting a baby, to reconnect with Rafael[16]. Following his rejection, Petra goes on a downward trajectory of schemes to get back at Rafael, including trying to frame him for domestic abuse[17], getting him demoted by his father, sabotaging Rafael's romance with Jane by hiring an escort[18] and making a claim on Rafael and Jane's child. [19] She even resorts to blackmailing and teaming up with Lachlan, but cedes when Rafael and Jane retort by discovering her true identity.[19]

Petra resumes her relationship with Lachlan[20], who is helping her out but only to abandon her as payback for her betrayal of their engagement years prior.[21] Petra, scorned and, thanks to Miloš, in possession of a third of The Marbella, goes on the warpath once again and aims to hurt Rafael as much as possible, who has just lost his father.[22] Forced to work together to save the ailing Marbella, the two calm down a bit and Rafael asks Petra for advice following Jane's rejection of his proposal.[2] While Petra is slowly finding herself falling for Roman's surfaced twin, Aaron, she realizes that it's actually Roman, who is still alive, but in spite of her warnings to Rafael, is abducted by Roman.[23] Petra escapes with the help of Michael, and reaches out to Rafael for comfort, but is rejected again, which drives her back to her dangerous mother.[24]

Rafael himself rejects Jane following his first meeting in years with his estranged mother, who abandoned him.[25] Even though Rafael has rejected Petra many times, she holds out hope for a reunion for them. As they put aside their differences in running The Marbella they grow closer, especially when Petra tries to help him settle his custody dispute with Jane. However, as it turns out Rafael only flirted with her to get her on side and turn in her mother to the police.[26] He tries to use her feelings against her to get her out of his life for good but when Petra realized this, she refrains from telling him about the recently discovered 'sample' left.[27]

Expecting[]

Petra tries to move on from the whole thing but after Luisa convinces her that she and Rafael still has a real chance, she self-inseminates with the sample,[28] leaving her pregnant.[29] Rafael, of course, furious with Petra for illegally obtaining and withholding his sample and getting pregnant without his consent. Despite this, they choose to keep the baby[30] but Rafael makes it clear to Petra that even if he's not with Jane anymore, there is no chance that Petra and he will ever reunite.[5] Petra continues her quest to keep Jane and Rafael so he confronts her. She admits that she's scared about having a baby if they're not together but he somewhat comforts her, saying that after all the miscarriage in the past it is sort of a miracle this was the one that stuck.[31]

To ensure Miloš doesn't harm her or her family, Petra agrees to enter into a loveless union with Miloš, who wants to marry her to have a cover to continue his criminal operations from the US.[32] Still, Petra feels alone in her situation and convinces Jane to get her mother released from prison so she has someone on her side, while Rafael is continually unaware of Miloš' threats to her.[33] Petra's focus is on getting Miloš arrested, which she does successfully with her mother. Petra and Rafael discover that Petra is having twins girls[6] and slowly start getting along over the latter half of 2015. Meanwhile, after being rejected by Jane again, Rafael starts dating. After her mother kills Ivan,[34] Petra is overwhelmed with guilt at helping to bury the body, which affects her pregnancy.[35] Rafael demands she tell him what is going on and Petra confesses everything to him:

  • How she held Ivan hostage
  • That she covered up Magda pushing Alba down the stairs
  • About being forced to marry Miloš
  • Magda killing Ivan and Petra helping her bury him
  • And the grenades they threw in the ocean[36]
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After Magda is arrested

Petra – Do you hate me?
Rafael – No. If anything, I think I finally understand you
―Coming clean[src]

Rafael tells Petra he will help her get Magda out of her life but when Magda goes to the police and put the blame on Petra she is arrested.[36] Rafael is adamant on proving her innocence and not letting her accept a plea-deal. In the end they succeed after finding evidence that Magda lied about the crime scene, which gets Magda arrested.[37] Petra is still stressed and experiences some bleeding, which has her put on bed rest. Rafael tries to hire nurses to help out but Petra fires them all, revealing to Rafael that they were too sunny about her condition, as she worries she will lose the twins, the way she did last time she was pregnant. Rafael takes it upon himself to care for Petra's needs and they choose the names for their girls.[38]

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Petra and Rafael with their daughters

A moment of bad behavior comes back to haunt Petra when it jeopardizes business at The Marbella, and Petra recalls how she came to be with Rafael and how she has changed from who she was in the past. It is revealed that Petra and Magda plotted for Petra to become engaged to Lachlan, and Petra's leaving Lachlan for Rafael was only 'catching a bigger fish' in monetary terms. However, she did fall in love with Rafael eventually and, in the present Rafael kisses Petra, but she stops it, fearing he is not over Jane.[7] Petra asks Rafael if he's changed his mind about being there and if she and her daughters will continue coming second to Jane and Mateo. When Jane rejects Rafael he goes to Petra again, saying he'll be there for every moment and attempts to kiss her but she yet again rejects him, saying she's nobody's second choice.[8] Petra gives birth to the twins with Jane's support, as Rafael's stuck in traffic. He arrives later and meets Anna & Ellie for the first time, and they admire their girls together.[39]

Parenting[]

Following their birth, Petra struggles to connect with the twins and experiences post-partum depression, which she discovers with support from Jane. Petra seeks medical help and is treated with medicine and rest, while Rafael is supporting and helping her.[40] The surprise arrival of Petra's twin sister, Anežka Archuletta causes a bit of mayhem, traumatized by her youth in an orphanage and not that socially adept, she almost ruins a business-deal for Rafael and Petra but Rafael urges Petra to not give up on her sister.[41] Petra is hurt to discover that there's a difference between Mateo's and the twins' trust funds, furthering the narrative that she feels like Rafael's second choice to Jane. She finds out that in the case of Rafael's death, Jane would be responsible for Mateo's money while in her case an lawyer would be appointed. Rafael tells her he likes the place they are in now and how much she's changed but doesn't trust her as much as Jane. In the end she signs it, saying she's made more improvements than he has, as he still lies when he's up against it.[42]

When Rafael's brother gets him arrested, Petra assumes Rafael will lean on Jane, but he actually takes Petra's advice.[43] After seeing Jane walk down the aisle and marry someone else, Rafael gets close to Petra again and asks if she's sure she wants to do this, since he's still not over Jane asks — she says she doesn't care anymore and they sleep together. Except it's not Petra, but actually Anežka![9]

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Petra reveals Rafael was right and she's done being nice

At first, Anežka is keeping Petra in locked-in syndrome at the hospital and falling for Rafael, but when he rejects her, her reaction is thunderous and she returns to her scheme with Magda to ruin Rafael.[44] Rafael notices that "Petra" seems to be able to deal with the twins more and tells her that he was worried she couldn't be a mother, while "Anežka" hears everything.[10] Eventually, though, Rafael finds her behavior suspicious, following Jane's voicing her concern[45] and he sets up a camera to spy on Anežka and Petra finally escapes captivity on her own and Anežka cowers in the face of Petra's wrath. Petra threatens Rafael that she is done being nice after nobody noticed it wasn't really her[10] and she starts spying on everyone via hidden cameras.[46]

Rafael discovers the cameras but soon realizes Petra has some real issues and she reveals how she no longer knows what's real and what isn't and how the girls' doesn't know her anymore. They make amends and he gets her a psychologist to help with her trauma.[11] Saddened by the girls' rejection of her, she panics when Rafael announces he wants to plead guilty and go to prison, believing she can't handle the girls alone. Petra is dead set against it at first, although, after a successful night caring for the girls and Mateo by herself, she realizes she can take care of them by herself if she has to and accepts Rafael must do what is right.[47]

Reunion[]

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At the rebranded Marbella, staring at Scott's remains!

Three years later, Petra has worked incessantly to rebrand The Marbella and is the mother of two very competent and caring twin girls. She and Rafael successfully co-parent together, although Petra stays very alert concerning Rafael's possible favoritism of Jane and Mateo. She soon admits that she's been having a fling with the hotel's neighbor and competition, Chuck Chesser, and Rafael is surprised. Petra and Chuck starts going out[48] but he soon ends it after finding out she has lied.[49] When Petra feels bad about the girls' making a drawing of her as a dragon, Rafael Rafael comforts her, saying it's because she's a protector and that's how he sees her. Rafael and Petra get closer and, though they are hesitant at the possible consequences, they sleep together.[50]

After Jane accidentally finds Petra naked in the closet, she later tells Rafael that Petra might be into him, as it took her years to get over him. Petra then starts flirting with Rafael and he's into it although he is disapointed when he realizes Petra's just trying to make Chuck jealous. It's clear that Rafael has feelings for Petra and is sad when Chuck shows up at her door and they reconcile.[51] Rafael is having trouble keeping his feelings for Petra under wraps and gets jealous when the girls are affectionate with Chuck.[52]

Jane notices Rafael longingly glance at Petra and he reveals that he has feelings for her. Jane cautions that she doesn't want Petra to get hurt and that Rafael should be sure before starting something with her. Chuck soon notices Rafael's romantic feelings for Petra and tells her. She doubts this, but after a while, she sees it, too, and asks Rafael point blank, who denies it, thinking of what Jane said. However, the following morning, Rafael seems to have been wrestling with what to do and finally decides to call Petra and tell her the truth. He gets her voicemail and tells her that he has feelings for her.[53] Petra first misses the message but when Rafael realizes she's heard it, he admits his feelings for her, saying that they have changed a lot since they were last together and can make it work now.[54] Although she is reluctant due to their messy past, she eventually agrees after Jane urges them together.[55]

Petra gets insecure about Rafael's relationship with Jane and how he's chosen her before and believes he would do it again if Jane still had feelings for him. She is hurt when he trust Jane over her when she believes Jane has feelings for him again and they agree to end things. After talking things through with Darci Factor, Petra changes her mind and gets texts from Rafael telling her to meet. However, she is instead met by Anežka who has stolen Rafael's phone and is now pointing a gun at her.[56] Petra managed to over-power her but they both fell in the ocean. When they heard, Rafael and Jane rushed to get her and despite Rafael trying to make things right, she insisted her feelings shut off the moment he believed Jane over her. However, when Rafael sees the texts between Petra and Anežka sent the day before, he realizes she still has feelings for him and went to see her. He promised that he didn't want to be with Jane, but wanted her, and they kissed.[57]

They decided to have a more mature relationship this time and work on their communication. Whilst looking for an investor for The Marbella Petra suggests Chuck which makes Rafael uncomfortable and Petra realizes Rafael will always see her as someone willing to cheat to get what she wants and feels she needs a fresh start. She breaks it off and admits that she should not have agreed to get back together with him but after he chose Jane over her so many times she didn't want to say no when he finally chose her.[58]

Family[]

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Rafael and Petra before his wedding to Jane

Although, Rafael is deeply hurt by the way Petra ended things, they work to put things behind them and get back to how things were. He urges her to get a lawyer when she gets wrapped up in Anežka's supposed murder. However, Rafael is upset when he learns that Petra knew his sister, who had been put in an asylum for seeing things, weren't actually hallucinating but held off telling him, causing her to be left there for a week.[59] Although Rafael soon agrees to put it all behind them as they are family.[60] When Petra falls for her lawyer, Jane Ramos, she comes to Rafael, seeking advice.[61] When Jane worries that Rafael is in a dark place and might be on drugs, Petra confronts him and he opens up to her about being on antidepressants.[62] Later, Rafael asks Petra to be by his side as best "man" at his wedding to Jane.[14]

Quotes[]

Petra – Okay, let's not get sentimental, alright? You stole me away from your business rival.
Rafael – Yeah it might have been why I was interested in you but that's not what I loved about you. I loved that you were the kind of person that saved $743 on fish filets.
― Remembering happier times[7]
This is why I didn't wanna get back together with you. I was past this! I don't want to be worried about you and Jane!
Petra hopes Rafael will choose her[56]
Rafael – My advice, let yourself be happy. You deserve it.
Petra – Thank you. We've come a long way, huh?
― Petra and Rafael realize how far they've come[63]
I know what it's like to feel abandoned. And through it all Petra has been a a constant in my life, for better or worse. I really want her by my side for this
Rafael to Petra and Jane[14]

Photos[]

Petra and Rafael/Gallery

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter Four
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chapter Sixteen – Rafael asks Petra if she thought he proposed too soon.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pilot
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chapter Two
  5. 5.0 5.1 Chapter Twenty-Six
  6. 6.0 6.1 Chapter Twenty-Eight
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Chapter Thirty-Three
  8. 8.0 8.1 Chapter Thirty-Five
  9. 9.0 9.1 Chapter Forty-Four
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Chapter Forty-Nine
  11. 11.0 11.1 Chapter Fifty-Three
  12. Chapter Sixty-Three
  13. Chapter Sixty-Six
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 Chapter Ninety-Four
  15. Chapter Twenty-Two
  16. 16.0 16.1 Chapter Five
  17. Chapter Six
  18. Chapter Eight
  19. 19.0 19.1 Chapter Nine
  20. Chapter Eleven
  21. Chapter Thirteen
  22. Chapter Fourteen
  23. Chapter Seventeen
  24. Chapter Eighteen
  25. Chapter Nineteen
  26. Chapter Twenty-One
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five
  31. Chapter Twenty-Six
  32. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  33. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  34. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  35. Chapter Thirty
  36. 36.0 36.1 Chapter Thirty
  37. Chapter Thirty-One
  38. Chapter Thirty-Two
  39. Chapter Thirty-Six
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Forty
  42. Chapter Forty-One
  43. Chapter Forty-Three
  44. Chapter Forty-Five
  45. Chapter Forty-Eight
  46. Chapter Fifty-Two
  47. Chapter Fifty-Four
  48. Chapter Fifty-Six
  49. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  50. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  51. Chapter Fifty-Nine
  52. Chapter Sixty
  53. Chapter Sixty-One
  54. Chapter Sixty-Two
  55. Chapter Sixty-Three
  56. 56.0 56.1 Chapter Sixty-Four
  57. Chapter Sixty-Five
  58. Chapter Sixty-Six
  59. Chapter Seventy-Two
  60. Chapter Seventy-Five
  61. Chapter Seventy-Nine
  62. Chapter Eighty-Seven
  63. Chapter Eighty-One


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