Episode Theme song: "Ungodly Hour" Chloe x Halle

Previously on One Day at a Time
- At the ball, Felicia was summoned to a stairwell, where she saw an alive Barbara Mills!
- Robbie interrupted a close moment between Tyler and Natasha
- Max quit Robertson Enterprises
- Bryce told Victoria he called out Eva's name while in his coma because they worked together at the hospital
- Lukas was jealous seeing Jasper on a date
- Trenyce and Andrew kissed again
- Cory proposed to Leah

The River Rock Casino

In the back stairwell of the casino, Felicia stands in shock as the woman in front of her looks like Barbara Mills. She recalls how she was enjoying the gala for the launch of The Queen of the Night, the new perfume by Roboto, when she got a text message from an undisclosed number asking her to meet her in the stairwell. When she arrived, the stairwell was empty but slowly a figured walked down the stairs and now she is looking at the woman that she befriended years earlier when they were both at Raven's Meadow.

"Barbara Mills?" Felicia gasps back to her as she feels her eyes swell with water. She is shock that this is happening right now. "This…this is impossible! You died while you were at Raven's Meadow! You can't be here right now! You can't be!"

Barbara smiles back to Felicia as she looks back at her friend. "Don't be alarmed," she says. "It is me, I am here, Felicia. And, it is so nice to see you."

"How is this possible?" Felicia gasps back to her as she feels her heart racing. She can't believe that Barbara is standing in front of her. She knows that Victoria's alter egos were giving Barbara electroshock therapy; the last dose was too strong, and it ended up taking Barbara's life. So, for Barbara to be in front of her, is truly a shock for her. "I don't think I can breathe."

"Just stay calm," Barbara replies to her as Felicia's breathing becomes more erratic. "Take a deep breath, that's it," Barbara coaches her as Felicia does what she says. Soon, Felicia is breathing normally again and sitting on one of the stairs. "Now, if you're feeling better, I will tell you everything."

The River Rock Casino

Leah stands in the corner of the closed off area of the casino with her mouth open in surprise. She was whisked away to the spot by Cory, who wanted to have some alone time with her. To her surprise, he proposed marriage to her. The last thing she was expecting was for him to ask her to marry him. When they first got together, they spoke about marriage and they both agreed that they had both had their share of marriages and they didn't need it again in the future. Now, Cory has a huge diamond ring in front of her and she is left feeling speechless.

"You're not saying anything," Cory chuckles back to her, finally breaking the silence. "Do you not like the ring?"

"No, it's not that," Leah looks back at him before she looks at the large diamond ring in the box. "It's stunning, Cory. It's…well, it's just, we spoke about this when we first got together, and we agreed that we didn't have to be married to have a relationship."

"That's right we did," Cory nods back to her. "I guess I just felt like we have become closer than before. Everything we've been through, Leah, it has made me realize that I do want to be with you. I want to marry you. I want so support you for the rest of my days."

"I…I don't know what to say."

"You can say that you'll marry me?" he grins back to her. "What do you say Leah? Be my wife?"

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

With Meggan and Lukas away at the ball, Donovan is walking around the large estate alone. He is grateful for the time alone so he can be out of his wheelchair and stretch his legs properly. He knows that he has been pretending to not be able to walk so he can use it to his advantage in his quest to get revenge on Lukas and Jasper for their affair.

Donovan slowly opens the door to the study and moves inside. He moves to the bar and pours himself a drink of scotch and takes a sip of it. He recalls how the other day he was able to get his hands-on Jasper's cell phone. He saw that he was chatting with a handsome man on Grindr; the two of them were planning to attend the ball together, which means Lukas is likely witnessing them in some close moments.

"How do you feel about that Lukas?" Donovan asks himself as he thinks as he realizes that his husband is watching his lover with a new man. "Are you jealous that our nanny is out with another man? I know how short of a temper you have. Will you come home and want to show him that you're still his man?"

Donovan shakes his head at the thought of Lukas being with Jasper again, but he can't help but wonder if that's what is going to happen.

"If that happens, I have to be ready for it this time," he tells himself. "And, that's where this comes into play."

He swiftly moves to the desk and opens the bottom drawer. He pulls out a small camera and then places it on the bookshelf, aiming at the sofa. He looks at the sofa and gets a devilish grin on his face.

"There," he says before he takes another sip of his scotch. "Now, if Lukas and Jasper have sex tonight, I'll be able to see everything. And, I will use it as a part of my plan to get back at them. Everything will go accordingly, it has too."

The River Rock Casino

Lukas moves up to the bar and quickly orders one of the signature cocktails that is being served. He was drinking champagne earlier, but he feels like he has hit his limit with the bubbly beverage, and he isn't ready to go home just yet. He grabs his drink and is about to turn when Jasper comes up next to him and orders another glass of champagne.

"Fancy meeting you here," Jasper looks over at him with a grin on his face. "Having a good time?"

Lukas takes a sip of his drink as he recalls having seen Jasper at the event with this date that he met on Grindr. Seeing Jasper with another good-looking man has left him feeling rather jealous; he hates feeling that way because he has been so determined to be a better husband to Donovan, but he can't help it.

"Surprisingly, I am having a good time," Lukas finally replies to him. "Are you?"

"Yea, this is great," Jasper nods back to him. "Why are you surprised that you're having a good time?"

"I normally attend these types of things with Donovan," Lukas admits to him. "It's just not the same without him here."

"That's fair."

"You and your date from Grindr seem to be hitting it off."

Jasper takes a sip of his champagne before he looks at Lukas. "You noticed me with Callum?"

"It's hard not to notice."

Jasper smirks back to him. "He's a good guy," he admits to him. "I'm not sure how much more we will date but it's nice to be out with him."

"Just a one-night thing? That's too bad," Lukas tells him.

"We aren't compatible in some ways," Jasper replies to him. "He wants to bottom and that's my role."

"Yea, it certainly is."

Jasper chuckles back to him. "You'd know," he winks back to Lukas. "Are you happy that things aren't going to work out for Callum and I?"

Lukas shrugs back to him. "It's probably the alcohol talking but yea I am," he tells Jasper as they lock eyes. "I didn't like seeing you with him, okay?"

Jasper licks his lips. "See, I knew it. You've been trying to be this good guy, but you want me still just as much as I want you. Just admit it, Lukas."

"Fine, I admit it," Lukas looks back at him with lust in his eyes. "God help me, I still want you."

***

"Are you upset that we didn't bid on anything from the auction?" Trenyce asks Chris as the nibble on some of the canapes that are circling the event. Trenyce recalls how they were checking out the items to bid on, but everything was out of price range, but they still had a good time looking at the items.

"I am more than okay," Chris nods back to her. "Some of the prices that were on those items…man it would take me a few years to earn that much money."

Trenyce chuckles back to him. "Yea, I can't believe how much money some people have. Definitely not in our world."

"Do you want another glass of champagne?" Chris asks her quickly as she nods back to him. "Okay, I'll be right back."

Trenyce watches her fiancé move away from her and towards the bar. She looks over and sees Andrew slowly walking up the grand staircase that takes customers to the hotel rooms that are above the casino, which is on the main level. She arches her eyebrow wondering what he is doing.

She looks over and sees Chris waiting in the long line up for the bar, so she finds herself making a beeline towards Andrew.

"What are you up too?" she asks herself as she quickly moves towards Andrew and the staircase.

***

Kim grabs a glass of champagne and scans the room looking to see where Robbie and Natasha are as they must make some announcements regarding the items that were on auction. As she looks for her counterparts, she can't help notice Max standing at the bar waiting for his cocktail to be served to him. She purses her lips together and finds herself moving up to the younger man.

"Good evening Mr. Black," Kim says with a grin on her face. "Are you having a good time?"

"I really am," Max looks back at her. "This is one of the best events I've ever been too."

"I'm happy to hear you say that," Kim replies to him. "Especially considering that you work for our biggest competition."

Max chuckles back to her. "I guess the news will get around sooner than later," he looks back at her before he takes a sip of his drink. "But I left Robertson Enterprises. I have given Tyler my notice, effective immediately."

"Wow," Kim looks back at him in surprise. "I didn't see that coming. Do you have a new job prospect already?"

"I don't," Max admits to her. "But I needed to leave the company. I've made some personal decisions lately and leaving the company was for the best."

"Well," Kim says to him. "Roboto would love to have you on our team. If you're interested in still working in corporate photography, you could on board with us."

Max chuckles back to her. "I really wasn't expecting to be offered a job tonight," he admits to her. "But I am interested for sure. Can we meet Monday morning to over some specifics?"

"I'd like that very much," Kim nods back to him. "I'll see you Monday morning. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go find Robbie and Natasha to make some announcements."

Kim quickly leaves the younger man thrilled that Roboto just snagged Robertson's lead photographer. She can't wait to tell Robbie and Natasha, but she knows that it will have to wait. She sees the siblings standing in the room where the auction was held. They are about to announce that the auction is closed and, soon, they will reveal who won the prizes and how much money they earned for charity.

***

A short time later, after the announcements have been made about who was successful at their winning bids on the auction items, Natasha looks at Robbie and Kim with a huge smile on her face.

"This night has gone so incredibly well," she tells them. "And, to think we raised over 3 million dollars for charity!"

"Roboto is going to be on everyone's lips for the next couple of weeks," Robbie nods back to her. "We are going to have to use this to really push us forward and continue this momentum."

"That will be easy once we hire a new model," Kim tells them. "Because, I just offered Max Black a job as lead photographer and he seemingly accepted."

"You did what?" Natasha asks her in shock. "I didn't know he left Robertson?"

"Neither did I until I said hi to him," Kim replies to her. " Regardless of what happened, this is huge for us."

"This is exactly what our father would have wanted," Robbie smiles over to Natasha. "The two of us running the company and making it wildly successful."

"I couldn't agree more," Natasha nods back to them. "Now, let's all go celebrate the success of the night."

"Sounds like you have something in mind," Kim purses her lips back to her.

"I do," Natasha reveals to her. "I think Tyler and I are the verge of reuniting. I want to find him so we can work things out, for good this time."

Robbie, then, looks at his phone when he hears a chime. He gulps as he arches his eyebrow. "That's odd," he tells Kim and Natasha. "The money that Tara stole from me when she escaped, it was donated to a hospital in our name."

"That is weird," Natasha replies to her brother. "But we can talk about that later, I need to find Tyler."

***

"It is starting to get late, do you want to go home?" Victoria asks Bryce as they stand off to the side of the dance table. While Victoria is thrilled that they were able to come to the party, she doesn't want Bryce to overdo it since she knows that he is still recovering from being shot the previous year.

"Yea, maybe an in hour or so?" Bryce looks over at his wife. "I know you're worried about me, but I am having a good time. I was in that damn hospital for so long, it is nice to be out with you at a party like this."

"We certainly do have a lot to be grateful for, don't we?" she smiles back to him. "I can't tell you how happy I am that you have made a full recovery."

"I am pretty happy myself," he chuckles back to her. "Now we can focus on our future and put this past year behind us."

Victoria slowly nods back to him. "And I can focus on properly mourning my mother," she reveals to him. "I was so caught up in getting better at Raven's Meadow when she died that I haven't had time to process it."

Bryce gulps heavily back to her as he knows that, somewhere, Eva is out there, alive and well. He wishes that he would have known what Vinny did with her but now that he is married to Victoria, he realizes that it is likely for the best that he doesn't know all the details.

"I'm here to help you with that," he nods back to her. "Anything you need from me, you just tell me Vic."

***

"Come on, don't leave me hanging Leah," Cory chuckles to the woman he just proposed too. "Do you want to marry me or what?"

"It's, uh, just that we agreed this wasn't in the cards for us," she quickly replies to him as her head spins in confusion. "I never thought that you would propose to me, Cory."

"I know it's a surprise," Cory replies to her. "But I am hoping that it is a good one?"

Leah gulps back to him. "I have so much going on right now," she tells him. "I'm searching for my missing child; I'm searching for Frederick to see if he really is my father; I…I don't think I can handle getting engaged right now too, Cory."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying," Leah looks back at him with intent. "I appreciate the gesture, but no, I can't marry you Cory."

Cory feels his heart break inside his chest as Leah rejects his offer of marriage. He really thought she would have been over the moon excited with this but instead she has turned his proposal into a nightmare.

***

Back in the stairwell, Felicia slowly stands up as she was sitting on one of the stairs. She felt like she was hyperventilating at the sight of Barbara, who is standing in front of her. For years now, she, and everyone else, had assumed that Barbara died while she was at Raven's Meadow. Now, she is in front of her in the flesh.

"You can explain?" Felicia asks her friend slowly as Barbara nods back to her.

"I know that this is a surprise," Barbara replies to her. "Everyone, including you, thought Victoria killed me. But I am alive. I am well."

"But…but how?"

"It is a long story," Barbara smiles back to her. "But Felicia, I am alive. I am well. I owe it all to a very special man. He saved my life. And since you are my best friend, I want you to know that he saved my life. I owe him everything."

Felicia reaches out and touches Barbara's hand. "It's really you?" Felicia says as they lock eyes. "Oh My God, It's really you! Oh Barbara!" Felicia says as she rushes up hugs her friend. "I can't believe that you're here! You're really here!"

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