Episode 690
 
If I Could Lie
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 29, 2021

Episode Theme song: "I'll Be Back Someday" Tegan & Sara

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Trenyce and Brad seemingly grew closer as he investigated Vinny for her and she pushed Chris away for his role in the restraining order that was filed against Dawn. Cheresa and Trenyce shared a close moment
- Jacob and Paige made love for the first time
- Kim hired Will to seduce Eva to create chaos in Dominick's life; Natasha was furious
- Leah and Cory made love again after they made up from him learning she wanted to reunite with Jeff
- Adam stormed out on Robin after learning of her fight with Helen. Robin and Shane learned that they would be going to Paris for a Robertson Enterprises photo shoot
- Victoria agreed to move in with Vinny
- Lukas asked Craig what it would take to make the rape charges go away

The Davenport House; Trenyce's Home

"It sounds like you and Cheresa actually had a nice moment," Brad smiles over to Trenyce as they sit next to each other on the sofa in her home. Trenyce just finished telling him about the nice moment she and Cheresa had at the Pampa Grill just a short time ago; it was the first nice moment Trenyce has had with her daughter, so she has reason to feel like the future could be bright, despite her daughter still being worried about Brooke's pending trial, which is slated to begin very soon.

"We did," Trenyce nods back to him. "I can't tell you how much your support means to me on this. You've gone above and beyond to try to help Cheresa and I. I don't know where we'd be without you."

"Ah, it was nothing," Brad shakes his head back to her. "I'm just doing what anyone would do."

"I don't believe that," she puts her hand on his leg. "You're Brooke and Greg's son, it would have been very easy for you to side with them in this messy battle for Cheresa's attention."

"I guess I don't think there needs to be a battle," Brad replies to her. "Cheresa is an adult; she can make her own decisions."

"That's very true, I just hope you know that I appreciate it."

"You're welcome," Brad looks back at her. "Since you hired me to look into Vinny and Daisy, I've grown fond of you. If I can help you with anything, I'd do it."

"Thanks," Trenyce locks eyes with him. "It's nice to know I have a man in my corner since I can't trust Chris right now."

"You can trust me with anything," Brad replies to her. "You deserve to have man that will take care of all your needs."

Trenyce is taken aback by his last remark and she smirks back to them. "All of them, huh?"

"You heard me," he winks back to her as he moves closer to her. "I'd be willing to prove that to you as well."

"Really?" Trenyce squeezes his leg tighter.

"Really," Brad says as he moves closer to her and their lips finally lock. Their kiss quickly gets more passionate and he starts to unbutton the blouse she is wearing. Their lips finally part and his lips find her neck causing her gasp out in a pleasurable moan.

"Oh Brad," she digs her nails into his back. "Please don't stop, please make love to me," she moans in delight.

The Pampa Grill

"It seems like it is a good step in the right direction that Trenyce is supporting you and you're willing to let her in," Dawn smiles over to her girlfriend as they sit at the same table that Cheresa was sitting at with her biological mother earlier in the evening. Once Trenyce departed, Cheresa called her girlfriend over and filled her in on her conversation with Trenyce. Dawn is just happy that Cheresa is starting to warm up to the idea of having a relationship with Trenyce; after everything that has happened, it is a good news story in Dawn's mind.

"I agree," Cheresa takes a sip of her wine. "It just felt nice knowing that she was going to be at my Mom's trial, I mean Brooke's trial, to support me. She really seemed to care that I had to take the witness stand and that I was nervous about it."

"I've known Trenyce for a long time," Dawn replies to her. "She's always been a very caring woman. I can't imagine her not wanting to be there for you. It's just really nice to see that you two are slowly coming around to one another."

"You know the way I left it, I don't know that she knows that I'm feeling this good about our relationship, do you think I should tell her?"

"I don't see why you shouldn't?" Dawn tells her girlfriend. "It's not that late yet, why don't you head over to see her. It's a better conversation to have in person instead of sending her at text."

"You're right," Cheresa nods back to her. "I'm going to head over there now. Thanks baby."

"Anytime," Dawn leans over and gives Cheresa a quick kiss. "Text me with how it went."

"I will," Cheresa smiles as she scurries out of the restaurant.

***

Jacob and Paige sit in the back booth of the restaurant being extra cuddly with one another as they got to the restaurant fresh from making love for the first time. In the afterglow, they decided to come to the restaurant to get some food as they worked up an appetite. Neither one can really believe how quickly their relationship has progressed, and how much they've already have to overcome to even be in the position that they are in, but they feel very happy that they are in this position.

"You were amazing earlier, in case I didn't say that to you," Paige winks over to him before she takes a bite of her French fry.

"I had a feeling you were enjoying it," he says back to her with a grin on his face. "I really enjoyed it too."

"Good," Paige smiles back to him. "Cause, I hope it happens again and again."

"You know exactly the right thing to say to your boyfriend."

Paige giggles back to him. "It is surreal, isn't it? That we are actually boyfriend and girlfriend."

"Considering how much our parents have been against this," Jacob shakes his head back to her. "I'd say, yea, it is surreal. But I'm glad that we are making it real, Paige. This is the best thing that has happened to me in a very long time."

"Yea, me too," Paige says back to him. "It's nice being with a guy that isn't keeping anything from me. I feel like I can really trust you, and that's important to me."

"Let's make a pack right now that we will never keep anything from each other?"

"Deal," Paige leans up and kisses him on the lips. "To never keeping anything from each other."

At the bar, Max turns his head and sees Jacob and Paige kissing in the back of the restaurant and he immediately feels his blood start to boil. He picks up his beer and takes a large swig of it. He hates that Paige is moving on with Jacob so quickly after she dumped him; why can't she see that he still cares about her? He wonders.

"Nah, that won't last," he whispers to himself. "I'll see to that."

Roboto

"You're still here, I thought I was the only one left here for the night," Kim tells Robbie as she slowly opens the door to the main office at Roboto and moves inside. She is bracing herself for another verbal lashing from one of the Calimo siblings as she knows that Natasha wasn't happy with her for hiring Will to seduce Eva; Kim, however, still defends her actions as she learned from Bob that you always have to have a secret weapon in your back pocket to play at any time. They did this many times when they were married and she won't back down.

"I was just reading the latest report on the serum," Robbie replies to her quickly. "Then, I was going to head out. What's your excuse?"

Kim uneasily chuckles back to him as she moves to the bar and pours herself a scotch. "Care for a drink with me?"

"Sure."

Kim pours another drink and passes it to Robbie. "This was your father's favorite scotch," she takes a sip of it. "There were so many nights that we would have a glass or two together before we'd go to bed."

"You miss him, don't you?"

"More than I can express," Kim nods back to him as she feels her eyes swell with water. "But you know, it brings me comfort knowing that he's in heaven with Blake. My son finally has someone with him that will be with him. For that, I guess, I'm grateful."

"For what it's worth, I miss my Dad too," Robbie tells her. "Grief, it never really stops, you just learn how to handle it better."

"Some days I don't even think I handle it well," Kim chuckles back to him. "But thank you for that, it's nice that we can talk about him and not fight."

"We should talk about him more often," Robbie says back to her. "It's good to remember the good times."

"I don't think of much else," Kim admits to him.

"You know," Robbie moves closer to her. "You will find happiness again, Kim. My Dad would want that for you. He wouldn't want you to be alone and unhappy forever."

"I'm not unhappy," Kim playfully swats his arm. "I have a very full life and when the time is right, maybe I will consider dating again but right now, I am just focused on Roboto and this serum. That is my top goal."

"Funny, that's also my goal," Robbie winks back to her as he finishes his scotch. "Come on, let's head home. I'll drive?"

"I'd like that," Kim nods back to him, grateful that Natasha hasn't filled Robbie in on her plan just yet.

The Sugarbowl

"What are you and Jeff going to do about Paige?" Cory asks Leah as they sit across from one another in the back booth of the coffeehouse. Leah just finished telling her lover about how Paige told her and Jeff that she was going to continue to see Jacob regardless of what they said or did about it. Leah is only concerned that her daughter is getting involved with the son of the family in which her father has had a war for years. The last thing Leah wants is for her daughter to get caught in the crossfire.

"I am not sure to be honest," Leah takes a sip of her latte. "I don't want to make the same mistakes I made last year when she was dating Max Black. I thought, for a while, that I'd lose her forever."

Cory uneasily chuckles back to her. "I guess these are things I can look forward to with Sophie, huh?"

"Enjoy these pre-boy years while you can," Leah laughs back to him. "Us women, we can go boy crazy sometimes."

"Oh yea?" Cory winks back to her. "Are you going boy crazy right now?"

"I'm going man crazy for one guy in particular," she looks back at him with lust in her eyes. "Wanna satisfy my craze?"

"I'd love too," he tells her. "My place?"

"I thought you'd never ask," she stands up and grabs her purse. They quickly rush out of the coffeehouse together, not even noticing Jeff sitting at the window bar alone.

Jeff watches his ex-wife and her new lover scurry out together. He can tell by the looks on their faces that he knows exactly what they are about to do to one another. He shakes his head in frustration knowing that he is really ruined things for himself; not only has Leah moved on with Cory but Meggan has kicked him out.

"Damnit," he whispers to himself. "Damnit straight to hell."

Adam's Townhouse

"I'm surprised to see you," Adam opens the door and sees Robin standing on the other side of it. The last thing he saw her, they had a blow up over the fact that Robin and Helen got into a physical fight and that Robin was still pressing Adam to stay away from Helen. He walked on her claiming he needed space to think about things, so for Robin to be at his door is not what he expected. "What brings you by?"

"Do you even have to ask me that?" Robin asks him as she moves into his living room. "I hated how we left things, Adam. You storming out on me, it's not what I wanted."

"I know, I'm sorry about how I reacted," Adam tells her. "I guess this entire mess with Helen and then the fight just got to me."

"And, I'm sorry for having a fight with Helen," Robin says back to him. "It's not how I usually behave but it is one of the reasons I asked you to stay away from her."

Adam sighs back to her. "I don't know if that's possible Robin. We share a child."

Robin shakes her head back to him. "I have to go to Paris," she tells him. "It's for a Robertson Enterprises photo shoot. Shane will be going too. I think it will be good to get away right now."

Adam looks back at her in surprise. "Paris, huh? Do you think you will have any extra time?"

"I'm not sure, why?" Robin asks him back.

"What if I joined you?" Adam suggests to her. "It could be a great way for you and to have some time for just you and I, away from all this craziness."

Robin moves closer to him and grabs his hand. "You and I in Paris in the springtime? That sounds wonderful, Adam."

"Then I'll book a ticket," Adam smiles back to her before he leans down and kisses her. "Paris, here we come!"

Dominick's Townhouse

"It's rather late for you to just be getting home," Dominick notes to his wife, who walks into the living room and drops her purse down on the desk in the living room. Dominick watches Eva for a moment and wonders where she has been since she was supposed to be home hours ago. "I was beginning to get worried."

"That's interesting," Eva purses her lips together back to him. "I didn't receive a text message or a phone call from you asking me where I was or indicating that you were worried."

Dominick arches his eyebrow back to her, wondering where he tone is coming from. "Eva, darling, is everything okay?"

"It's fine," she waves her hand back to him, knowing that she is secretly upset with him for putting her third in his life. She feels like Robertson Enterprises and Felicia are his top priorities, not her. "I'm going to have a nightcap and go to bed. It's been a long day."

"I don't know what's going on with you, but I hope you know that I love you," Dominick comes up behind her. "I was worried about you this evening, I hope you believe me."

"I was having a drink with Will Coutts," Eva tells her husband as she pours herself a brandy. "He's out of jail on parole for good behavior."

Dominick feels the blood drain from his face at hearing the name Will again as it has been years since he even thought of him. The last time he heard of Will, Dominick was actually blackmailing him to helping him try to cover up Robin's death when she was slowly going insane after her baby was stillborn. Dominick knew that Will had been mercy killing elderly patients at the hospital and threatened to expose him if he didn't assist him in trying to fake Robin's death. Cory and Eva, however, exposed the truth and that is when Will was arrested.

"Will is out of jail, imagine that," Dominick finally replies to her. "I'm glad that you were reunited with your former lover but I don't think this should be a common occurrence for you."

"Excuse me?"

"I don't trust that man," Dominick admits to her. "And, neither should you. In fact, the further away from Will Coutts you are, the better."

The Victors Mansion

"You know when you suggested that I move in with you, I didn't think you meant tonight," Victoria chuckles to Vinny as she sees him carrying two of her suitcases through the front door of his large mansion. She's holding a glass of wine for him and passes it to him when he gets her luggage near the staircase.

"I thought, why wait? You said yes, we should just get this over and done with," Vinny smiles back to her. "Besides, all you had to pack was clothing. This place has everything else that you'll ever need and more."

"That's very true," Victoria nods back to him as he accepts the wine from her and they slowly making their way to the living room. "I still have some clothing to pick up but I can do that another time. I have what I need for right now."

"Good," Vinny looks at her as they reach the living room. "Because I want you to make yourself at home here. It'll be so nice having someone to share all this space with again. It's been lonely out here, I have to admit."

"Awe, my poor man was all lonely," Victoria moves closer to him before she kisses him on the lips quickly. "Don't worry about that, I'll make sure you always have company."

"I like that sound of that," Vinny smiles back to her before he kisses her passionately again.

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

"Have you seen Lukas?" Meggan asks Donovan as she moves into the living room of the estate that she shares with her brother and his husband. She sees Donovan pouring himself a drink and wonders how he is really holding up with these rape charges; she can only imagine that it has caused a lot of problems between him and Lukas. The last thing Meggan wants to have happen is for her brother's marriage to fall apart when they are still newlyweds.

"Not for a few hours," Donovan replies to her. "Can I get you something? Sparkling water?"

"No thanks, I'm good," Meggan says back to him. "I guess it's good that he's not here. It will give us a chance to talk."

"What do you want to discuss with me?"

"I think you know what I want to talk about," Meggan replies to him quickly. "These rape charges that were filed against Lukas; You know that they aren't completely true, right?"

"I don't know what to think," he admits to his sister in law. "Lukas admitted to me that he and Craig had been flirting for months before our wedding and they even shared some kisses. So, on that hand, I get that Craig isn't innocent in all of this. But Lukas did have sex with someone while they were running a fever. It's not exactly romantic."

"It's not an easy situation, I agree," Meggan nods back to him. "But, think about you and Lukas and everything you've been through. Are you really going to let Craig, of all people, come between you two? You and Lukas have something most people long for, Donovan. Did my brother make a mistake? Yes, he did. And he's paying for it, but that doesn't mean that this has to be the end of your relationship, the end of your marriage."

"What are you saying?"

"Forgive Lukas," Meggan looks into Donovan's eyes. "Forgive my brother for cheating on you. Save your marriage and support him through these charges."

The Cascade Apartments; Apartment 507; Craig's Apartment

"I got here as soon as I could," Lukas says as Craig opens the door to his apartment door and he moves swiftly inside. "Your text made it seem important. Are you okay?"

"I am fine," Craig replies to him as he closes the door behind himself. "I guess I had to see you."

Lukas looks back at him and arches his eyebrow. He wonders if Craig has thought about their last conversation where Lukas asked Craig what it would take for him to drop the charges against him. At the time, Craig told Lukas that they shouldn't be around one another but then Lukas got a text from Craig asking him to come to the apartment.

"Does this have anything to do with our last conversation?" Lukas asks him trying not to get his hopes up. "Cause, the offer does still stand: name what you want to make these charges go away and I'll make it happen."

"I have to admit, I have been thinking about it a lot," Craig says back to him. "Anything I want, are you sure you can handle that?"

Lukas chuckles back to him. "I don't want to go to jail for raping you and I certainly don't want to drag out flirtation out in public. My husband and family have suffered enough from this."

"10 million," Craig replies to him softly.

Lukas looks back at him in shock. "What did you say?"

"10 million dollars," Craig looks Lukas in the eyes. "You give me 10 million dollars and I will drop the charges against you."

The Davenport House; Trenyce's Home

Cheresa slowly walks up to the front door of Trenyce's house as she prepares to tell her mother that she really enjoyed their interaction earlier. Cheresa smiles to herself thinking about how good it was to have that moment with her biological mother. For so many years, she wondered what her parents were like and now that she knows who they are, she realizes that Trenyce isn't so bad. She's still on the fence about Chris, but at least she feels like she can trust her mother.

She softly knocks on the door but doesn't hear a response. She tries to open the door and, surprisingly, it opens so she moves inside the living room. "Hello?" she calls out into foyer.

She stops in her tracks when she hears a noise coming from the living room. She realizes that Trenyce must be watching TV and didn't hear her knock on the door. Cheresa moves towards the living room and then freezes when she gets to the doorway as she can see Brad and her mother having intense, hot, sex on the sofa in front of her!

Next on One Day at a Time
- Brooke's trial begins
- Lukas asks Meggan for help
- Brett tries to cheer up Daisy

 
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