Episode 1042
 
Stingy with my Love
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 07, 2024

Episode Theme song: "Alien Superstar" Beyonce

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Max told Sophie he thought Isabelle's miscarriage and Cassie leaving town were connected
- Robin accepted Antonio's proposal
- Lukas hoped that he and Donovan could save their marriage, unaware that Sergio was in Twin Peaks
- Tyler and Meggan made love
- Dominick awoke from his coma and seemingly didn't remember what Abby did to him
- Bryce got a note asking him to go to the Victors mansion
- Dawn saw a close moment between Chantel and Cheresa

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"Tell us everything about how Dominick was when you spoke to him," Robin tells Abby as she stands in the hallway of the hospital outside of her father's room while Tyler and Leah are next to her. They are all eager to find out how Dominick was when Abby was in with him since he has been in a coma for months.

Abby nods back to them as she is, still, feeling relieved that Dominick didn't remember all of the events leading up to his stroke. She was so worried that he would expose her, and she would get into trouble for drugging him and for not revealing that Eva was alive.

"He…he was weak," Abby explains to them. "And he still believed that I was his wife, so we have to go along with that until his memory comes back. Stephanie told me that we shouldn't say or do anything to upset him."

"I am just relived that he is finally awake again," Tyler admits to his family. "It's a miracle."

"It really is," Leah smiles to her family. "I can't wait to go in and see him and talk to him."

"Since I was already with him, I'll leave so you guys can be with your father," Abby tells her former step-children. "And for the record, despite everything that has happened, I did and do love Dominick very much. This is the best thing that could have happened."

The siblings uneasily look at one another as Abby waves goodbye to them and walks off. "What do you make of that?" Tyler asks his sisters.

"She's a fake and a fraud," Leah huffs back to him. "I don't trust her as far as I can throw her."

"Before we go in and see Dad, I have some news," Robin tells her family before she extends her left hand, revealing the large diamond ring that Antonio gave her.

Tyler and Leah gasp back at her. "You're engaged?" Leah asks her as Robin nods back to her.

"Antonio proposed and I said yes," she reveals as Tyler hugs her. "I know it's soon after Cory's passing, but Antonio, he has really helped me and he worships me."

"Congratulations Robin," Tyler tells her as Leah hugs her next.

"Yes, congratulations, you deserve this and so much more," Leah smiles to her as they exit their embrace.

Penny's Farmhouse; Holdenville, Oklahoma

Cory sits at the table in the small kitchen of Penny's farmhouse with his tablet in his hand. After working outside all morning, he is taking a break and doing some reading on the tablet. He is still struggling to know what to do, exactly, with the fact that his memory has come back. He has enjoyed his time with Penny and being on the farm so much, but he does miss his family, especially Robin and Sophie. But, a part of him, wonders if everything has happened for a reason and if his family is better off without him. After all, there was always so much drama back in Twin Peaks.

He scrolls down to read more news and feels his heart skip a beat when he sees the next headline. "International Model Sensation Robin Navy Engaged to Casino Mogul Antonio Moretti".

"That son of a bitch," Cory whispers to himself. "He was pursuing Robin for months before the plane crash; he probably caused the plane to crash to get me out of the picture, and now, she is engaged to him?"

"What are you mumbling about?" Penny asks Cory as she moves into the kitchen from the living room.

"Nothing," Cory sets his tablet down. "Just that I've been thinking and … I think I'm going to stay here a while long, Pen. Back home, there's just too much bullshit and drama."

"What about that Antonio guy that wanted you dead?" Penny puts her hand on her hip. "Don't you want him to get justice?"

"Of course," Cory nods back to her. "But at what cause? For there to be more drama with Antonio and my family? I…I don't know if it's worth all that, you know?"

Penny moves up to him and puts her hand on his shoulders, which causes them to lock eyes with one another, both of them instantly thinking about the kiss they shared the night his memory returned. "Like I said the other day, whatever works for you," she tells him. "You can stay here as long as you need too, Cory. I meant that; if you want more time away, you can have it."

Cory stands up and caresses her face. "Thanks," he whispers back to her. "I am going to stay right where I am."

Roboto

"You know, I haven't been able to stop thinking about our conversation in the breakroom," Sophie admits to Max as she moves to the bar in the main office of Roboto and pours herself a glass of sparkling water before she turns to the man that she is crushing on. She knows that they were in the breakroom a short time ago and Max was saying that he believed that Cassie leaving town was connected with Isabelle's miscarriage, but he wasn't sure how.

Max looks up from the file that he is reviewing at the desk and grins at her. "Which part of our conversation? We chatted about a few things."

She giggles back to him as she moves closer to the desk, sitting on the edge of it. "The part where you thought your Mom leaving town was connected to Isabelle's miscarriage."

"I mean, it makes sense, right?" Max shrugs his shoulders back to her. "She was there when Isabelle fell down the stairs and then she leaves town without saying anything to anyone? There must be a connection there…"

"I agree with you," Sophie admits to him. "And that's why I want to help you."

"Help me?"

"Yea," Sophie smiles. "I want to help you find out what this connection is. Between the two of us, we should be able to put our heads together and figure this out. That is, if you want my help."

Max looks back into her eyes. "I would like that a lot Sophie, thanks for offering to help me with this."

MW Investigations

Meggan sits behind her desk in her office as her mind races about the latest on-goings in her life. As soon as she, Lukas, and Donovan returned from Mexico after finding Olly, she and Lukas learned that Frederick had been killed in a fire at Raven's Meadow. She is still having a difficult time believing that her father is dead, since it feels like they only just learned that he was alive. She and Lukas, even, went to the Victors mansion to see if there was a clue that he might still be alive, again, but they didn't find anything.

Her saving grace has been that Tyler, who is the person that told her and Lukas about Frederick and Felicia's demise, has been her rock. She never thought that she would want to lean on a man again after all the drama between her and Jeff, but she can't deny that she feels a chemistry with Tyler that feels good to her. And their love making is unbelievably good, she thinks to herself with a grin on her face.

"Maybe that's what I need right now," she whispers to herself as she picks up her phone and starts to send her lover a text message. "Meet me at my office in 20 for an afternoon delight?"

She pushes the send button and within a few minutes, she can see the small bubbles on her screen notifying her that Tyler is responding to her message. She waits with excitement to see what his response is.

"No can do, busy at the hospital with my Dad waking up," the message reads, which sinks Meggan's heart.

"Don't be upset," she tells herself. "Of course, he's at the hospital…of course he is," she reminds herself, even though she is upset that Tyler can't make time for her.

The Lawson Estate; Greg & Cheresa's Home

"It was really kind of you to have me over for lunch before our shift at the hospital," Chantel tells Cheresa as they sit in the living room of the lavish Lawson mansion with some sandwiches in front of them and sparkling waters. Chantel has never seen such an extravagant home before, yet alone eat in one. "Your house is really incredible."

Cheresa chuckles back to her. "Well, thanks," she tells her co-worker. "I was born into this, so I can't really take any credit."

Chantel takes a bite of her sandwich before she looks back at her. "When you say, you were born into this, you meant adopted right? The Lawsons, they aren't your biological parents?"

"Right," Cheresa nods back to her. "Greg and Brooke adopted me after I was stolen from my biological parents and sold on the black market. It was only a couple of years ago that I found out who my birth parents are; they are actually living here in Twin Peaks as well."

"That's wild," Chantel's eyes open wider in surprise at the story. "What are the odds of that?"

Cheresa shrugs back to her. "Anyways, it's been a complicated ride getting to know them and dealing with the fact that I have two families, but I am managing. You…you also had a baby, right?"

Chantel uneasily smiles back to her. "I…I did," she admits to her. "But at the time, I wasn't ready to be a mother and so I gave him up for adoption."

"You won't get any judgement from me," Cheresa chuckles back to her. "My parents adopted me and gave me a great life, I mean, it wasn't the ideal adoption, I guess, but it's been good. You did what you had to for your kid, Chantel. I think that's really respectable."

Chantel smiles back over at her co-worker. "I appreciate you saying that," she tells her friend before she glances at her phone. "Oh, look at the time. We better get going, but thanks again for this, Cheresa. I've had a good time."

"Me too," Cheresa tells her friend.

The Richardson Estate; Meggan, Lukas, Donovan & Olly's Home

Lukas looks at a piece of paper that is in his hand while the estate chef is standing next to him in the living room of the mansion that he lives in with his husband, son, and sister. He is shaking his head at a few of the items that are on a potential menu for an evening he is planning for himself and Donovan.

"No, this isn't right," Lukas looks back at the chef. "Donovan likes lobster over crab, so I would scrap the crab cakes and maybe do a lobster bisque for the starter."

"I can make that change," the chef tells him.

Lukas passes him the menu back. "Otherwise, this looks great," he tells his employer. "Thank you for coming up with that menu so quickly."

"Of course, Mr. Richardson. Is there anything else right now?"

"No, that's all," Lukas dismisses his employee before he walks to the bar and pours himself a drink. "Tonight is the night I'm going to start putting my marriage back together," he whispers to himself. "And it's going to start with a romantic dinner for just the two of us."

Meanwhile, upstairs in the master bedroom, Donovan looks at his phone wondering if and when he will hear from Sergio again. He almost can't believe that the detective from Mexico is in town; he never imagined that the man that he kissed before he left would be in Twin Peaks. But seeing him, it brought up even more of the feelings that he was starting to have for Sergio.

"He did say that we should get together," Donovan reminds himself of his brief encounter with the detective at the Pink Flamingo earlier in the day. "I don't know why I'm so eager to see him again, but I am."

Before he knows, his cell phone is chiming, and he sees an incoming text from Sergio. "Dinner tonight around 7?"

Donovan beams with a smile on his face and he quickly responds. "Wouldn't miss it for the world."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Eva slowly opens the door to Dominick's hospital room and moves inside. She is still on cloud nine that Dominick is awake and out of his coma; when she first returned, she was told that he might never wake up.

"Dominick, it's me," Eva says as she sits next to him, and he looks at her. "I'm so glad that you're awake."

"Eva," he whispers to her. "You're…you're alive? How is this possible?"

"Please, one thing at a time," Eva tries to keep him calm. "I don't want you to get too worked up, okay?" she says as he nods back to her. "To make a long story short, Frederick kept me hidden because he wanted to use me as a part of his plan. But that's water under the bridge, I am back Dominick, and I'm here, I'm your wife."

Dominick looks back at her in confusion, as he still remembers marrying Abby. "No," he shakes his head back to her. "No! Abby….Abby is my wife!"

"Dominick, please," she encourages him. "Please stay calm, okay?"

"No! You…you slept with Will!" Dominick continues to get more frustrated with her. "You betrayed us!"

Eva gets tears in her eyes as she looks at Dominick, who starts taking deep breathes to keep himself calm. "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry, but we can make this work, darling, oh I know we can! Don't talk right now, okay? Just focus on getting some rest, that's all that matters right now; you getting better, that is our top priority."

The Victors Mansion

Bryce slowly moves up to the front door of the Victors mansion. He recalls how he got a cryptical note delivered to him asking him to come to the mansion; he has no idea who summoned him to the mansion or why, but his curiosity got the best of him and he came to the mansion to see what is going on. He opens the door and moves inside, looking around the foyer, but doesn't see any sign of life.

"Hello?" he calls out as he slowly makes his way towards the living room. "It's me, Bryce Barty, I got your note!"

He looks around the living room and still doesn't see anyone or anything that would give him a clue as to why he is at the mansion.

"Well, this was a waste of time," he whispers to himself as he turns to leave.

Suddenly, one of the doors to the secret tunnels opens and Frederick appears behind him.

"Leaving, so soon?" Frederick's voice says, creating an echo in the room. "But, I just got here!"

Bryce freezes, immediately, recognizing the voice of the man speaking to him. He slowly turns around and feels the blood drain from his face at the sight of Frederick standing behind him.

"You're….you're dead," Bryce says in shock as he looks at his grandfather.

"As you can see, Noah, I'm very much alive, and now that you're here, I need your help," Frederick says with a devilish grin on his face.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Jacob bounces Natasha's idea off Isabelle
- Bryce gets drunk after seeing Frederick
- Antonio has some cryptic words for Andrew

 
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