by Jessica Blackwell

Melissa headed down to Orlando for vocal lessons, which she desperately needed.  When she first began pursuing her music career, she and Joe had unrealistic expectations, namely that she would still be the perfect housewife and mother all while launching her career. It seems that they still have some of those notions because Joey followed her down to Orlando while she was supposed to be working. Her lessons started off pretty rocky, (I feel like she's gotten worse since she first debuted her voice?) but she did ok with her live performance on 106.7. Everyone listened in on her interview, and Jacqueline even hosted a listening party so everyone could be together while she performed. After her performance though, the cruel producers of the show cut to a visit with Nick's music specialist who just sang a few bars and sounded WAY better than Melissa. Ouch! 

Unfortunately, the conversation that happened between Melissa and Teresa after Penny ratted on Teresa wasn't filmed. Melissa called Teresa on the phone, and Teresa denied everything - of course! When talking to her husband about it, Melissa seemed willing to just forgive Teresa, even if she does believe that Teresa put Penny and her cronies up to all the bashing at first. I understand that they want to keep this family truce going, but if Teresa did this, everything they believed all along was true! How could they have been willing to let that go to easily?

Penny had pretty much everyone gunning for her at the Posh party. Not only were Teresa and Melissa looking to confront her, but after her husband John tweeted that Jacqueline's son doesn't really have autism and that they're faking it, Jacqueline and Chris were pissed at her too. Because of that, Jacqueline was the first one to go up to her when she arrived at the party, sans John. First she denied it, then she claimed that people put her up to say things about Jacqueline and everyone else on Twitter. Which one is it lady? 

After Jacqueline was done with Penny, Melissa hunted Penny down, looking to see if she would admit everything she said in front of Teresa. And boy, did she! Confirming everything she told Melissa, she also told Teresa that she knew that Melissa was going to be set up at the Posh fashion show last year, and that Teresa was looking to destroy her sister in law. Holy smokes! 

Next week, Penny's husband John arrives at the Posh party, and all hell breaks loose as this season comes to a close! Hold on to your tables people, and stay tuned! 

The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sundays at 8/9c

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