Episode 911
 
Time Won't Slow Down
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: February 22, 2023

Episode Theme song: "Flowers" Kelly Rowland

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Daisy was rattled by Frederick being alive
- Melissa showed up on Nicholas' doorstep
- Bryce worried about Frederick being back
- Jasper and Lukas had sex again, unaware Donovan was taping it
- Jacob quit working at Robertson Enterprises
- Dominick was concerned about Felicia after she claimed to have seen Barbara
- Trenyce and Chris made love as she tried to forget her affair with Andrew
- Cheresa admitted to Dawn she thought something off was Traci

The Lawson Estate; Greg & Cheresa's Home

"How was your shift at the hospital?" Cheresa asks Dawn as she moves over to the sofa with two martini's and passes one to her fiancé. She knows that Dawn was working at the hospital earlier in the day and hopes that she had a good shift.

"It was fine," Dawn replies to her as Cheresa sits next to her. "I could use this drink though."

Cheresa chuckles back to her. "I thought you would," she admits to her. "So, while you were at work, I saw Max and Andrew earlier."

"How are they doing?"

Behind the women, Traci, the new maid that Greg hired, slowly moves up behind them, pretending to dust and put some clutter away, all the while listening to their conversation.

"You won't believe this," Cheresa chuckles back to her girlfriend. "But Max dumped Paige."

"Whoa," Dawn says before she takes a sip of her drink. "He's been chasing her for years. What happened?"

Cheresa shrugs back to her. "I guess he had enough of chasing her," she tells her girlfriend. "It just made me realize how blessed I am to have you in my life."

Dawn smiles back to her before she leans over and kisses her fiancé quickly. "I love you too."

"So, I was thinking," Cheresa continues to grin over at her. "We should start, at least, looking at wedding magazines to get some ideas. What do you say? Let's start planning this wedding while we have our martini?"

"I'd love that," Dawn winks back to her.

Behind them, Traci quickly moves out of the living room, having not been seen by the two young girls on the sofa. She moves into the kitchen and then pauses as Traci purses her lips together.

"So, they are getting married?" she whispers to herself. "Interesting. Very interesting."

The Pampa Grill

Abby sits at a table in the restaurant swirling a glass of chardonnay in front of her. Her mind is racing over the fact that she overheard Jacob give his notice to Tyler earlier at Robertson Enterprises. Immediately after, Tyler told Jacob that the timing wasn't great because Max has also given his notice to the company. In Abby's mind, this is a great time for her to go to her stepson and ask him to give her a position at the family company.

After she met Ethan, she has been thinking that she needs something passionate in her life. She loves how he clearly loves to be a lawyer; the fact that he is easy on the eyes, is just an added bonus of their new friendship. She smirks to herself as she thinks about the night of the Roboto ball when she saw Ethan in a wet shirt; the slight image of his muscular chest was a good view for her.

"You look a million miles away," a voice calls out causing Abby to look up and see her husband sitting across from her. "What is my beautiful wife thinking about?"

Abby feels her cheeks flush as she realizes that she can't tell him that she is thinking of a younger man. "To be honest with you," she says before she takes a sip of her wine. "I was thinking about this entire situation with Felicia."

Dominick sighs back to her as he knows that he has been worried about his ex-wife because at the ball a few nights earlier, she claimed to have seen Barbara Mills, who has been dead for years. He only hopes that Felicia hasn't had a setback with her on-going battle with mental illness.

"I am very concerned about her," Dominick replies to her quickly. "I am worried that she is close to another mental break."

"But Dominick," she sighs back to him. "Does this really have to be our problem? You and I are newlyweds, we should be focused on the two of us. Felicia is a grown woman; isn't she capable of taking care of herself?"

"Felicia is the mother of my child," Dominick reminds her. "I will always care about her wellbeing, Abby. If she's having some sort of medical crisis, I will be there for her. That is not something I will compromise on."

"Great," Abby rolls her eyes as she takes a sip of her wine, annoyed that he is concerned with Felicia. "Thanks for the talk then."

***

At another table, a stunned Nicholas sits across from his mother, Melissa, who surprised him by arriving at his office earlier in the day. The last person that Nicholas was thinking he would see today is his mother; he hasn't seen her in ages and can't help but wonder what this visit is all about.

"Are you sure you don't want something other than sparkling water?" Nicholas looks over at her with curiosity. "We could get wine or a cocktail, if you'd like."

"No, that won't be necessary," Melissa replies to her son quickly. "I am driving over to the River Rock casino after this; I got a room there. I don't want to drink and drive."

"Why aren't you staying at the mansion?" Nicholas asks her back.

Melissa sighs back to him. "I've decided to sell the property," she reveals to him. "I mean, I'm based out of Boston and you and Andy Spinnes are living together, so why would I keep that huge house?"

"I suppose that's fair," Nicholas nods back to her. "Maybe Robin wants to stay there?"

"Robin hasn't spoken to me in so many years, I can't imagine she'd want anything to do with me."

Nicholas uneasily chuckles back to her. "You have done your share of scheming to keep Andy and I apart, Mom," Nicholas reminds her. "So, I have to ask: why are you in town? What brings you to Twin Peaks?"

Melissa smirks back to him. "Is it so hard to believe that I just wanted to come and see my son?"

Nicholas arches his eyebrow back to her. "I'm serious," Melissa tells him. "I have no agenda other than check in on you, Nicholas. I am just a curious mother seeing how her son is doing. So, start by telling me what's going on with you and Andy, and don't leave a single detail out."

The Calimo Mansion

"I know it's been a while since we've caught up, but I can't believe that Clayton just up and left town," Kim tells Andy as they sit together in the living room of the large mansion that she lives in with Robbie and Natasha. Kim invited her brother over for dinner so they could catch up since it had been a while since they saw one another. "How are you and Nicholas feeling about that?"

Andy breathes a sigh of relief. "To be honest, it is the best thing that could have happened," he admits to her. "Nicholas, Clayton and I, we had become a mess and when Nicholas admitted that he still loved me and wanted us to get back together, Clayton leaving just made that easier."

"I can't imagine that Madeline is happy that her brother just up and left town?"

"She's not," Andy reveals to her. "And, she thinks that Nicholas is to blame for Clayton leaving. I am sure that she will get over it, but I do find it unsettling when I still consider her family."

"Madeline will always be family considering your relationship with Reese," Kim reminds him. "You two are bonded forever."

"Enough of that," Andy chuckles back to her before he takes a sip of his water. "What's going on with you? You're still filing for divorce with Robbie?"

"I've already filed the papers," she admits to him. "I'm just waiting for Robbie to sign the papers."

"Are you sure this is what you want, Kim? You and Robbie have been through a lot together."

"We have," She nods back to him. "But every time I see him, I can't help but think of the baby I lost. I don't know if I can get over that, Andy."

"Then I guess you are right in deciding to end your marriage. Just do me a favor and make sure you're taking care of yourself, okay? These times are never easy, and I don't want you to suffer as a result."

The River Rock Casino

Andrew wraps a towel around his waist as he exits the washroom that is in his suite that he is staying at in the casino. He was in the midst of a shower when he heard some rapid knocking on his door. He has no idea could be in such a rush to see him, but he will find out.

"Trey," he says as he opens the door and sees his lover standing in the hallway. "What brings you by?"

Trenyce quickly moves into his suite and then turns around to look at him. "I had to see you," she admits to him, as she can't help but notice his toned chest. "Could you get dressed please?"

Andrew moves back into the washroom and then emerges in a jeans and a white tank top. "What's going on?"

"The other night," Trenyce looks at him with intent. "Are you sure you're not going to say anything?"

Andrew sighs back to her as he has been struggling with their affair; he was so thrilled to, finally, get Trenyce in bed as their attraction had been building for months, but immediately following their sex, she said it was a mistake as she is recently engaged to Chris.

"Of course, I won't," he sighs back to her. "You made it clear that it was a mistake because of your engagement to Chris."

"I know, I just wanted to make sure," Trenyce admits to him. "I know what happened between us was building for a while, Andrew, but it doesn't make it okay. I am in love with Chris."

"You were in love with my…"

"Andrew!" Trenyce cuts him off before he can finish his sentence. "Thank you for not saying anything. I think, I know it will be best if we try to keep some distance between us. We have to try to move on from this."

Andrew uneasily nods back to her. "Yea, of course," he manages to say back to her even though it is killing him. "I won't say anything to ruin your engagement and future marriage to Chris. I know how long you guys have waited for this, Trey. You have my word."

Trenyce nods back to him. "Thanks Andrew," she bites her lip. "For what it's worth, I did enjoy our night together. It's just…you know for years, I thought you were my son! This is insane!"

"I get it, I get it," he waves his hand. "You don't have to say anymore."

"Okay, I guess I'll see you around?"

"Yea, sure," Andrew replies to her as Trenyce quickly leaves the room. Once Andrew is alone, he moves to the bar and pours himself a stiff gin drink and takes a heavy gulp of it.

"How the hell am I going to get you out of my mind?" he asks himself as he takes another sip of his gin.

***

Downstairs, in the main floor of the casino there is a restaurant called the Pink Flamingo. The restaurant is very high end and a place for the patrons of the casino to get some nourishment and beverages of their choice.

At the lavish bar, Daisy sits with a mojito in front of her. She just left the Richardson Estate, where she came face to face with Frederick for the first time in years. The meeting ended with Leah demanding answers from Frederick about her own paternity and the child she gave birth to in Santa Barbara years earlier. Daisy, who is also dealing with the fact that she recently aborted her child, had to leave to get some air. She found herself at the Pink Flamingo, not wanting to go to the Pampa Grill where there was a higher likelihood of her running into someone she knows.

"My head is spinning," she whispers to herself. "I need to get myself under control. No one knows about my baby, and no one can ever know. And now, I must deal with Frederick. What the fuck? Before I saw him today, I thought I would never see him again. Now, all the memories of Jemma's rape are coming flooding back to me. My God, what am I going to do?"

"Well, the mysterious woman took me up on my offer," a voice chuckles from behind Daisy. She slowly spins on her bar stool and sees Antonio standing behind her. "We met the other night at the Roboto gala. I'm Antonio, the owner of the casino."

"I remember," Daisy replies to him quickly.

"I never did catch your name? You were so eager to leave the party," he chuckles back to her.

"Are you on duty?" she asks him back. "I could use another drink? If you buy, I'll tell you name."

Antonio chuckles again to her. "I can squeeze in time for a drink," he says as he sits next to her at the bar and orders two more drinks from the bartender.

"I'm Daisy Davenport," she says as she finishes her drink. "But if you think you're going to get a life story from me, I'm not an open book."

Two drinks appear in front of Daisy and Antonio. "I guess I got what you bargained for," he winks back to her. "Your name for a drink. Well, cheers, Daisy Davenport, maybe this is the start of a new friendship for both of us?"

Roboto

"What is the latest with this damn lawsuit?" Robbie asks his sister as he moves into the main office of Roboto. He knows he and Natasha must find a way to prevent Tyler and Robertson Enterprises from succeeding in winning the case because it could bankrupt Roboto, which they refuse to allow to have happen.

Natasha looks up from her computer and sighs back to him. "I wish I had some answers," she admits to him as she stands up from the sofa. "I've had our legal team go over it and the lawsuit is iron clad. I don't know what we are going to do."

"I do," Robbie tells her quickly. "We need to hire the best lawyer we can find. Our legal team can only do much."

"You're right," Natasha nods back to him. "We have someone that will battle against Ethan Alexander and Tyler. What about that money that was donated to the hospital?"

"I called the hospital and it was donated by an anonymous party," Robbie replies to her. "I thought about asking more questions, but I think the last thing the company needs is more bad press that we donated money to a hospital only to take it back?"

"Ugh," Natasha groans realizing he is right. "What the hell are we going to do? We could use that money!"

Before Robbie can respond, the door to the office opens and Jacob emerges. "Oh darling, come in. What brings you by?" Natasha asks her son. "Is everything okay with Carter?"

"Yea, he's great," Jacob nods back to her. "I'm here because of something Cassie has suggested to me."

Natasha arches her eyebrow as she recalls seeing her son dance with Cassie at the gala the other night. "What did that woman say this time?"

"She said I should quit working at Robertson Enterprises and work here," Jacob reveals to Natasha and Robbie. "And, I think she was right. So, I gave Tyler my notice and I am here looking for a job."

Natasha looks over at Robbie in surprise but finds herself rushing up to Jacob and pulls him into a hug. "You have no idea how long have been waiting for this," Natasha says to him. "Of course, you can work here. You're officially hired!"

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

Knowing that he is home alone, Donovan walks towards the study that is on the second level of the mansion. He loves these times when he is home alone because he can walk around instead of being confide to his wheelchair. He knows that he must continue to pretend that he can't walk so he can carry out his plan of revenge on Lukas and Jasper for their affair.

Once he is inside the study, he closes the door and quickly moves to the bookshelf, where he can see the small camera that he put in the room. He pulls it down and holds it for a moment.

"Okay," he whispers to himself. "It's time to see if you were jealous at seeing Jasper with another man at the ball the other night. Did it get to you, Lukas? Were you so riled up that you had to have our nanny again?"

Donovan opens the camera and looks at the various recorded footage that is on there. Finally, he freezes the camera when he sees Jasper and Lukas engaging in sex on the sofa that is in front of him.

"You son of a bitch," Donovan glares at the camera before he looks over at the sofa. "I knew I couldn't trust you. But don't worry, I will get the last laugh. I will make you pay, I will make both of you pay."

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

"You've been quiet today," Bryce notes to Victoria as they sit across from one another in the living room of the condo that they share together. It isn't like his wife to not be so talkative with him; he just hopes that Frederick coming back isn't an issue for her too. "Is everything okay?"

"Not really," Victoria admits to him as she sets her coffee cup down on the table next to her armchair that she is sitting in. "Everything is just hitting me, you know?"

"What do you mean, everything?"

"I mean," Victoria sighs back to him. "Everything that I went through last year, Bryce. I checked myself into the Raven's Meadow because I thought I had split again. Only to find out that Vinny was drugging me to make me believe I had split. Then, you took over and you were drugging me all because Vinny was blackmailing you about Frederick being your boss. It's all so much to handle, you know?"

"I know," Bryce looks back at her. "I hope you know how sorry I am that I did that, Victoria. I hated hurting you, I wish I could have stopped."

"But you didn't stop," tears fill in her eyes. "You kept drugging me until I stopped taking the medication. That's how I got better."

"If I could go back and do it all over again, I would."

"I get that," Victoria nods back to him. "I guess Frederick coming back has made me realize that we never actually spoke about this, Bryce. Because once you saved me from Frederick, you were shot. It's been a whirlwind."

"I love you," Bryce tells her quickly. "I will spend the rest of my days trying to make this up to you, Vic. I promise you that."

"I do understand," she admits to him. "But now we still have Frederick to worry about. Do you think he will come for you? Or want you to work for him again?"

"I can't answer that," Bryce tells her. "But I can promise you that I want nothing to do with him. I want to stay as far away from Frederick as possible."

"Can you answer me one more thing?" she asks him as they lock eyes.

"Of course," he nods to her. "I am an open book with you now, Victoria. No more secrets, I promise."

"Okay if you mean that," Victoria looks back at him. "Then is there anything else you've been keeping from me? Do you have any other secrets from your time working with Vinny and Frederick?"

Bryce gulps heavily as he thinks about helping Vinny with the baby switch and that Eva is alive. "No," he lies to his wife. "I have no other secrets."

A tear falls down Victoria's cheek as she pulls him into a hug. "Then let's start to move on from this, okay? Let's bury this horrible part of our lives in the ground and move forward."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Barbara reappears to Felicia again
- Max and Jacob are surprised to see one another at Roboto
- Helen goes home

 
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