Episode Theme song: "Circle of Love" Dolly Parton

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Nicholas stunned Andy & Jarrod by revealing he wanted to give his relationship with Jarrod another chance
- Sophie told Shane not to give up on Natasha. Then, she saw Natasha in bed with Max
- Tyler and Kim got engaged
- Robin reached out to Cory after learning about Sophie's miscarriage
- Ethan agreed to give Abby another chance
- Paige told Will that giving their baby up for adoption was her choice
- Jeff told Victoria he wanted to have a future with her

Robin's Townhouse

"Dominique, please help Oscar put all of the wrapping paper in the recycle bin," Robin tells her daughter, as she and her brother have finished opening all of their presents from their parents and Santa. Robin chuckles at the sight of her children working together to clean up from the paper bomb that exploded in the living room. She loves the holiday's, but even more so since her children are old enough to enjoy the day.

She is about to pour herself some eggnog from the small bar that is in the living room but she hears the doorbell ring. She wonders who could be visiting her since she knows that Dominick is out of town, Shane has already left seeing the kids, and Leah would be busy with Paige. She opens the door and sees Cory standing on the other side of the door.

"Cory, hi, Merry Christmas," she says as she lets him into the foyer of the home.

"Merry Christmas, Robin," he smiles back to her. "I…I hope this is a good time?"

"Yes, of course, come in," Robin replies to him. "I was just about to have some eggnog. Would you like one?"

"Sure," Cory follows her into the living room, which is now clean, and Dominique and Oscar are playing with their new toys. "It looks like the kids did well this year."

She chuckles back to him. "It is impossible not to spoil them. How about you? Did you see Sophie?"

"Just came from the mansion," he nods to her as he accepts the eggnog. "She's doing well, all things considering. A little quiet this morning, but I think she'll be fine."

"It will take time," Robin tells him as they move to the sofa.

"Is Shane here?"

"He just left," Robin says. "You two probably crossed each other on the road; he was heading to the mansion to see Natasha."

"Ah," Cory replies. "Then we are alone."

"That we are," she purses her lips together.

"Good because I brought you something, and I was hoping we'd be alone when you opened it," Cory reveals to her as he goes into his pocket and pulls out a small present, which he passes to Robin. "Merry Christmas, Robin."

"Cory, you didn't have to get me anything," Robin looks back at him in surprise.

"I know, but after everything that happened with Penny, and our last conversation, I really wanted to get you something special," Cory explains to her. "Go on, open it."

Robin sets her eggnog down on the coffee table and then opens the small present. Inside there is a small black box, which she opens. She gasps, immediately, at the sight of the golden necklace inside. In the center of the necklace, there is a large ruby.

"Cory, it's…it's beautiful," Robin looks up at him with tears in her eyes. "Is that a ruby?"

"Our daughter's birthstone," Cory smiles back to her. "After we talked about her, I thought this would be the perfect gift."

"Thank you, thank you so much," Robin tells him. "Will you help me put it on?"

"Of course."

Robin holds her long hair up so Cory can clasp the necklace around her neck. Once he's finished, Robin looks down and smiles at the necklace.

"Thank you again, Cory," she looks back at him.

"Hopefully a way for me to show you that I still love you, Robin. I…I know I messed up, but I do care about you."

Robin leans over and kisses him softly on the lips. "You have shown me," she tells him. "Merry Christmas."

The Lawson Estate; Cheresa, Dawn, Abby, Ethan, & Georgina's Home

"You realize that next year will be Georgina's first real Christmas," Abby looks over at Ethan, who is looking at the Christmas tree. "She's still so young this year that she doesn't understand what the day is about."

"That is true," Ethan turns and chuckles back to her before he kisses her. "It is still nice that we can spend the day together as a family."

"It is, and she was exhausted just by the excitement of the morning," Abby chuckles back to him as she thinks about how Georgina is already having a nap. "By the way, thank you."

"Thank me? For what? You've already thanked me for your present."

"Coming home," Abby looks back at him. "You didn't have to move back so quickly, but I really appreciate you making the effort Ethan."

"We are in this together," he grabs her hands before he kisses one. "I will do my best to support you on this transition, which is why…"

Abby looks back at him with an arched eyebrow. "What?"

"If you want to head over to Olly you can," Ethan smiles back at her. "Maybe just try to be back for when Georgina wakes up?"

"You mean that?" Abby asks him as he nods back to her. She pulls him into a hug. "Thank you, I have been wanting to go see him."

"Go, and wish him a Merry Christmas from me," Ethan chuckles to her.

"Thanks, and do me a favor? Make sure Cheresa is okay when she gets home? She went to the police station to see Dawn so she didn't have to be alone on Christmas day."

"Deal, and I will fill you in on it when you're home," Ethan tells as Abby waves to him before she heads to the front door, excited to go see her son, for the first time, on Christmas morning.

The Claus Home; Leah & Paige's Home

"It feels weird not being at Granddad's today," Paige admits to Leah as they sit next to one another on the sofa in the living room of the house that they live in together. Usually on Christmas morning, the Robertson's gather at Dominick's townhouse for a large family gathering, but this year, with Dominick being in Italy with Felicia, they are all keeping their own family units together.

"I know," Leah sighs back to her. "This year feels like a weird Christmas for many reasons."

"You're talking about Dad, aren't you?" Paige asks her mother as she thinks about how Jeff's affair with Victoria was revealed recently. She still can't believe that her father is sleeping with another woman. Leah nods back to her. "I'm sorry, I haven't even asked you how you're doing with all of this."

Leah shrugs back to her. "The truth is, your father and I had grown apart for weeks, even months, but he fact is, I never thought he would cheat on me. I really thought that when we got back together the last time, that we would be together forever."

"I haven't had a chance to talk to Dad yet, but do you think this is just some kind of mid-life crisis? Do you think that he will come to his senses?"

Leah chuckles uneasily back to her. "Based on our conversation, no," Leah admits to her. "He…he told me that he thinks he will have a future with her."

"What? Dad and Victoria…like a couple?" Paige asks her in surprise. "I don't know what he is thinking…"

"Enough of this conversation," Leah waves her hand in the air. "It's still Christmas, after all. How are you and the baby doing?"

"We are fine," Paige nods back to her. "I had a checkup last night and the baby is healthy."

"And you're still thinking you'll give it up for adoption after you give birth?"

"Yes," Paige says. "Will is still in love with Eva, and I…I don't want to raise this child on my own. Giving another family a healthy baby is the right thing to do. I…I just wish that Will would accept that."

"He's not on board with your decision?" Leah asks her daughter.

"Not at all," she explains to her mother. "He has asked me, many times, to reconsider, but I told him that I won't and that this is my decision."

Before Leah can answer, the doorbell rings. Paige looks at her mother in surprise. "I wonder who that could be," Paige says as she moves to the front door and opens it.

"Paige Claus?" a man asks her as Paige nods back to him. "You've been served."

Paige accepts the large envelope and then moves back into the living room. "What was that?" Leah asks her daughter, as she starts to open the package.

"Oh my God," Paige groans as she looks back at Leah. "Will is trying to sue me; he is trying to stop me from giving our baby up for adoption!"

The Tower's; Floor Eight; Victoria's Condo

"Thanks for letting me crash here for the time being," Jeff tells Victoria as they stand in the kitchen of her condo while Victoria is doing some Christmas dinner cooking. She is expecting Donovan to come over to the condo to join them; she knows that her brother is having a difficult day because it is his first Christmas without Olly, Lukas, and they are both missing Eva, who is on an extended trip.

Victoria chuckles to him and purses her lips together. "Of course, I told you that I enjoy us being together, Jeff; you being here after Leah kicked you out, it just made sense. Besides, now I can get you to help me with those potatoes."

Jeff nods back to her. "Does this count as our first Christmas together?"

"Is that what you want?" Victoria looks back at him. "Us being together?"

Jeff puts the knife down and moves closer to Victoria. He leans in and kisses her on the lips. "It's what I want," he says as their lips part. "Vic…I've fallen for you. I am head over heels in love with you."

Victoria smiles back to him before she kisses him again. "Good, because I love you too, Jeff. So yes, this is our first Christmas together."

Jeff kisses her again. "Do we have time to celebrate this Christmas properly before your brother gets here?"

"Not if I want this dinner to come together," Victoria winks back to him. "Back to those potatoes, Mr."

"Fine, but you have to promise me a Christmas present before bed."

"Deal," Victoria giggles back to him.

Tyler's Townhouse

Kim leaves the kitchen in Tyler's townhouse and moves into the living room. She smiles at the sight of Tyler, who is standing by the Christmas tree. It is their first Christmas together since they reunited, and she is enjoying the day so far. She has a small dinner on the go in the kitchen, and she hopes that he will like it, because she doesn't cook that often.

"Dinner will be a couple of hours," she announces to him. "I got a small turkey and it is roasting."

"That sounds perfect, and it already smells incredible," Tyler moves closer to her.

"Let's wait to see how you feel about it after you taste it," she chuckles back to him. "Merry Christmas, Tyler."

"Merry Christmas, Kim," he replies to her before he kisses her quickly. "I have one more present for you."

"You do?" Kim asks him in surprise. "I didn't see anything else under the tree?"

"That's because this is a surprise that couldn't be wrapped," he tells her. "I got us airplane tickets, they are in my jacket pocket."

"A flight? Where do you want to go?"

"Vegas," Tyler reveals to her. "Just for the night. I … I want to elope, Kim. What do you say? Let's go get married?"

Kim's mouth opens in shock but she finds herself nodding back to him. "I can't wait to be your wife, so yes, my answer is yes! Let's get married!"

"I was hoping you'd say that," he kisses her again. "This will be the best Christmas ever!"

The Calimo Mansion

Sophie sits on the sofa in the living room of the Calimo mansion while the chaos of the family surrounds her. In the living room, Shane, Natasha, Jacob, and Cassie are watching Carter open some presents, while Robbie and Madeline are watching Bobby, who is in a crib. Despite everything going on around her, Sophie sits in silence, unable to shake the memories of seeing Max and Natasha in bed with one another.

She had gone to see Max in hopes of trying extend an olive branch to him after he was upset because she slept with Logan. However, when she arrived, the door to his apartment was unlocked, and she heard noises, so she followed and that's when she saw her mother and boyfriend, if she can still call him that, having sex with one another.

"Soph, are you okay?" Natasha asks her daughter as she moves up to the sofa. "You seem quiet since your dad left."

"I'm fine," Sophie replies to her coldly. "Actually, I think I'm going to go lay down. I'm…I'm not feeling very festive."

"Are you sure there's nothing I can do?"

"You've done enough, mother," Sophie replies to her before she stands up and walks away.

"Okay, Merry Christmas," Natasha gulps back to her, wondering what is going on with her daughter.

"Is Sophie okay?" Shane asks Natasha as he moves up to her.

"I think the miscarriage is weighting on her," Natasha admits to him. "By the way, thanks for coming over today. I…I know that we aren't in a good place right, but it is nice to have you here on Christmas."

"I wanted to see you, Jacob, Carter, everyone," Shane tells her. "I might not be living here right now, but I still care, Natasha. That will never change."

Natasha pulls her estranged husband into a hug. "Merry Christmas, Shane."

"Merry Christmas, Natasha."

Twin Peaks Executive Hotel

"I…I can't believe that I am spending Christmas morning with you," Jarrod chuckles to Nicholas as they stand in his hotel suite looking at one another. The previous day, Nicholas has revealed to Jarrod, and Andy, that he wanted to try to make his relationship with Jarrod to work now that he was back. In Nicholas' mind, he would always wonder what could have been if he didn't try to reunite with him. Jarrod is over the moon with this as he never really expected this from Nicholas. "And that we will be heading over to your sisters for dinner. This…this seems surreal."

"It's real," Nicholas smiles back to him as he grabs Jarrod's hand. "It's like I said last night, I don't think I would have been able to forgive myself if I hadn't explored what could still be between us, Jarrod."

"You have no idea how thankful I am for that," Jarrod replies to him. "It feels like a Christmas miracle."

Nicholas chuckles back to him. "The miracle is that you're alive and healthy! I…I can't believe it," Nicholas smiles to him as he pulls him into a hug. "I can hug you, and talk to you…"

They exit their embrace and Jarrod leans in and kisses him passionately on the lips. "And kiss me?"

"Yes, and kiss you," Nicholas whispers back to him. "And even more…"

"Yea?"

"It's been so long Jarrod," Nicholas tells him as he kisses him again. "I've longed to touch you again."

"Do we have time before dinner?" Jarrod asks him.

"We'll make time…" Nicholas says as he leans him to the bed and they start kissing each other passionately again.

The Tower's; Floor One; Andy's Condo

Andy sits in the dark living room with the lights off. The Christmas tree is unplugged as he doesn't feel like celebrating the holiday today. He can't believe that Nicholas decided to give his relationship with Jarrod another chance; just a few short weeks ago, he and Nicholas were scheduled to be married, and now, he has lost Nicholas to Jarrod. This was all because of Melissa, Andy realizes. Nicholas' mother has spent years trying to keep him and Jarrod apart, first with all the back and forth with Clayton, and now, she has succeeded because she brought Jarrod back from the dead. He can't stop this feeling of dread and heartbreak from being inside him.

He slowly stands up from the sofa and moves into the kitchen. He opens one of the cabinet drawers. Then he sees it. A bottle of whiskey. It was Nicholas', as he liked a drink once in a while after a long day at the One Day House. The bottle is almost full. Without thinking, Andy grabs the bottle and opens it.

He moves the open bottle to his nose and takes a smell of it. The fumes of the alcohol hit him; they remind him of a familiar friend that he hasn't seen in years.

"Merry Christmas," Andy whispers as he moves the bottle to his lips and swallows a mouthful of the whiskey, the first mouthful of alcohol he's had in years, and then sighs as it goes down. "Merry fucking Christmas."

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