Episode 924
 
We Both Belong Tonight
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 09, 2023

Episode Theme song: "The Edge of Glory" Years & Years

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Robbie signed the divorce papers from Kim
- Antonio offered to help Daisy when she seemed down, unaware she had an abortion
- Victoria saw the letter that Eva left in Daisy's purse and wondered if her mother was alive, which left Bryce panicked
- Lukas wondered why Donovan would accuse Jasper of sexual assault
- Max realized that he and Jacob were both attracted to Isabelle
- Abby and Ethan shared a kiss
- Traci continued to eavesdrop at the Lawson estate
- Trenyce told Andrew that Chris was the father of her child

The Victors Mansion; Frederick's Lair

"I can't tell you how pleased I am that you came here today and that you are staying for lunch," Frederick smiles over to Felicia, who takes a small nibble of her egg salad sandwich that the chef prepared for them. Frederick wanted something very casual for his first meal with Felicia in years, so he has the sandwiches, some carrot sticks and some cheese and crackers. Also on the small table is a bottle of white wine, from his winery in Santa Barbara.

"Barbara has told me so many times that I should come to visit you," Felicia looks back at her former doctor. "She told me that you, that you saved her life. Is that true?"


Frederick nods back to her with a grin on his face. "Of course, I did," Frederick tells her. "I wanted to save her life because I know how much you care about her. I didn't want you to lose your best friend, Felicia."


Felicia smiles back to him. "That's very sweet of you," she replies to him. "Barbara and I grew very close while we were together in Raven's Meadow."


Before Frederick can respond, he hears the front doorbell ring of the mansion. "I wonder who that could be?" he says as he sets his tea cup down on the table. "I'll be right back, Felicia. Don't you leave, okay?'


"I'll be here," Felicia replies to him as Frederick quickly moves towards the front door.


He opens the door in a hurry and is stunned to see Bryce standing on the other side. He hadn't seen the doctor since Bryce interrupted Frederick's attempt at a lobotomy on Victoria at Raven's Meadow after she discovered that he was alive. It has been months since he saw him, so Frederick wonders why the doctor is reappearing now.


"Dr. Barty," Frederick arches his eyebrow. "You're alive! What brings you by today? It's been months, this is out of left field."


"We need to talk," Bryce says as he quickly moves into the foyer of the mansion. "You and I, we have a huge problem and I don't think it's going to go away."


Frederick looks back at the entrance way of the living room and hopes that Felicia doesn't hear what they are talking about. He finally has Felicia back in his life and he won't let anyone, including Bryce, ruin that.


"Start talking," Frederick whispers to him. "And make it fast, I'm busy."

The Lawson Estate; Greg & Cheresa's Home

Traci looks over her shoulder and back towards the kitchen of the Lawson estate. The living room, at least for the time being, is empty, so she knows that she doesn't have a lot of time before someone comes into the room.

She swiftly moves to the coffee table, where she sees Greg's briefcase. Without hesitation, she opens the briefcase and starts looking at some of the files that are inside. She arches her eyebrow when she reads a file name but she quickly puts it back down when she hears someone move into the room behind her.

"Traci?" Greg asks her as he moves closer to the sofa. "What are you doing in my briefcase?"

"I, uh," Traci stutters her words back to him. "I accidently knocked it over and some of your files spilled out. I'm just putting them back. I am really sorry, Mr. Lawson."

Greg arches his eyebrow back to her, wondering if this is what really happened. He didn't hear the briefcase fall to the ground and he knows that he locked the briefcase before he left the room earlier.

"Are you sure that's all that's going on here?" he asks as he crosses his arms over his chest.

"I'm positive," she smiles back to him. "I am sorry, I'll be more careful in the future."

Roboto

"I'm so excited to share these pictures with the leadership team," Max beams over to Isabelle as they look at some of the recent pictures he took of the model in the main office of Roboto. "I really think Robbie and Natasha will be pleased with them."

"I hope they are," Isabelle purses her lips together. "If they like them, it means that we will likely get another shoot and maybe another campaign."

"That's the goal, of course," Max winks back to her. "You know, it's not always this easy with a photographer and a model, but with you, it was great."

"I couldn't agree more," Isabelle nods to him. "We have a great chemistry, Max."

At the doorway, Jacob freezes when he sees the two of them together. He leans in trying to hear at what they are saying.

"I agree with that," Max grins to her. "We have good chemistry. How about we see if we have chemistry outside of the office?"

Isabelle giggles back to him. "Max Black, are you asking me out on a date?"

"I am," Max looks at her. "What do you say, Isabelle? Let me take you out?"

"I'd love that," Isabelle grins back to him, as Jacob feels a twinge of jealousy at the door. He quickly leaves, unseen, wondering if he has already lost his chance with the model and if Cassie was right all along: maybe it is their time to be together as a family with Carter.

The Pier

Andy slowly walks down the pier with an iced coffee in his hand as he thinks about how Nicholas told him that Melissa left town after he agreed with Andy that she needed to stay out of their relationship. He is grateful that Nicholas' mother is out of town again because Melissa being around never leads to anything good happening, but he can't help but think she left town a little too quietly. He can't help but think that she is up to something and now he feels like his guard is up.

"I have to figure out what you're up too, Melissa," he whispers to himself. He pauses when he sees someone sitting on a bench just beyond him. He squints and is surprised to see that it is Jasper, whom he recognizes as Donovan and Lukas' nanny. He finds himself approaching the young man.


"You're Jasper, aren't you?" Andy says coming up to him. "I am friends with Donovan and Lukas."

"Yea, hey, " Jasper replies to him. "I recognize you."

"I'm Andy, you look, uh, sad. Is everything okay?"

Jasper forces a smile on his face as he thinks about the mess he is in with Donovan and Lukas. Donovan is basically blackmailing him into pleading guilty for a sexual assault he didn't commit. "I appreciate you asking but if I'm honest, no, I'm not okay. And I'm not sure that
anything will ever be okay again."

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

Donovan slowly stands up from his wheelchair and looks over his shoulder to ensure he is still home alone. Every time he has the house to himself, he tries to get out of his wheelchair and walk around.


It's good for his legs to stretch and move around. Still, he knows that he has to be careful cause no one can know that he has regained his ability to use his legs as it would hurt his plan to get revenge on Lukas and Jasper.

He walks to the bar and pours himself a scotch, as he thinks about he told Jasper that he would plead guilty to the sexual assault because he uncovered some dirt on him that his former nanny is desperate to keep hidden.

"As soon as I learned your secret, I knew I had you, you son of a bitch," Donovan whispers as he takes a sip of his scotch. "You think you're so clever but you have no idea who you are dealing with."

Donovan slowly moves to the mantle of the fireplace and picks up a picture of him and Lukas on their wedding day. "And soon, husband dearest, you too will feel my wrath. You've betrayed me for the very last time."

At the entrance way, Lukas stands in shock at the sight of his husband, walking around the room like he was never injured. Immediately, Lukas wonders how long Donovan has been able to walk and if this has anything to do with the predicament Jasper is currently
in.

The River Rock Casino

Andrew moves into the casino and takes a deep breath. Earlier, he met with Trenyce and confronted her about hearing her tell Chris that she is pregnant. Andrew hasn't been able to stop thinking about the fact that he and Trenyce slept together the night of the Roboto gala; he asked her if he was the father of her child and, of course, she said no. He has to believe that she is telling the truth, after all, why would she lie about that?

"I have to find a way to forget Trey and the night we spent together," he whispers to himself. "Whatever we had together is over; she's engaged to Chris and they are going to have a child. Ugh, this sucks!"

He looks around and immediately sees a blackjack table with an open seat. "Maybe playing a few hands will help me forget Trey, at least for now."

With that, he swiftly moves to the open chair and looks at the dealer. "I'm in," he says as he puts some chips down on the table.

The Davenport House; Trenyce & Chris' Home

Trenyce looks out the front window of her home as her mind races about her visit with Andrew. She hates that she had to lie to him about her unborn child but she had to make sure that she kept the peace with everyone. If Chris, or anyone, learned that Andrew could be the father
of her baby, she knows that all hell would break loose. So, she did the only thing that she thought was right: she told him that she took the pill the day after they had sex, so Chris has to be the father of her baby. Now, she can focus on marrying Chris and trying to put all
of this behind her.

Only, she knows that every time she closes her eyes, she imagines her night with Andrew. He is younger than she is, but he was full of excitement and eagerness that she loved. Chris has a lot of experience in the bedroom, but there's something about Andrew that she
still craves.

"I have to stop thinking about this," she scolds herself. "I just made sure my future is secure, it's up to you to make sure that nothing else goes wrong."

"Goes wrong with what?" Chris asks his fiancé as he moves into the living room with a glass of lemonade for her.

"Thanks," Trenyce smiles back to him. "And I was just thinking about the issues I had when I was carrying BJ and I don't want to have them with this baby."

"You won't," Chris smiles to her. "You we're dealing with Brad's death and a serial killer with BJ, things are different now."

"I hope so, I just don't want anything to happen to our baby."

"We are about to have the family we've always wanted, Trey," he tells her. "Nothing and no one will ever come between us again."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Paige moves into the restaurant and hopes to have a table by herself so she can focus on some reports that she has to do for Robertson Enterprises. Since Max and Jacob both left the company, she has found her workload is much higher. Not that she is complaining, she likes
the distraction. As she looks into the dining room, she happens to see Ethan sitting at the bar by himself. She sighs to herself as she thinks about she told Dominick recently that she has witnessed Abby and Ethan together; she just hopes that Abby isn't going to hurt her
grandfather.

"If I sit next to you, can you promise not to spill a drink on me?" she asks him tongue in cheek as she sits next to Ethan at the bar.

He looks over and chuckles to her. "I will do my best. How are you, Paige?"

"Busy but I can't complain. How are you?"

"Same," he nods back to her before he takes a sip of his beer. "I get a feeling that you need to say something to me though?"

Paige chuckles back to him. "Well, since you mentioned it, I have seen you out with my grandfather's wife a few times."

"Abby? Yea, we are becoming friends."

"Is that all?" Paige boldly asks him. "I just ask because I don't want my grandfather to be hurt."

Ethan blushes as he thinks about he and Abby recently shared a kiss. "Not that it is any of your business, Paige, but yes, we are just friends. A man and woman can be friends without anything more happening. But maybe you're not mature enough for that type of
relationship."

Paige looks back at him in surprise. "I knew this was a mistake," she stands up as she grabs her purse. "Just know this, Ethan, Abby Lawson is bad news, you should stay the hell away from her."

Dominick's Townhouse

"I'm surprised to see you alone," Abby announces as she moves into the living room of the townhouse she shares with Dominick and she sees her husband pouring a cup of coffee at the bar.

"Oh?" Dominick asks her back quickly. "Did I forget that we were entertaining today?"

"No," Abby replies to him quickly. "It just seems like Felicia is always here these days. And before you say anything, I get that she's having one of her mental health break downs."

"That's not very humorous, Abigail," Dominick sternly tells her. "Felicia has had a long history of illness, it's not a joking matter."

"I wasn't making a joke," Abby huffs back to him. "It just feels like at every turn, your ex-wife is here and taking priority. Consider it an observation, if you will."

Dominick sighs back to her. "I wish you wouldn't be like that. I married you, I am in love with you; but yes, Felicia means a lot to me and always will."

"Then maybe you should have remarried her," Abby says as she grabs her purse. "I'm going out, see you later."

Dominick hears the front door slam closed before he runs his hand through his hair, wondering if his young marriage will survive its first hiccup.

The Calimo Mansion

"Oh, you're still here," Robbie says as he moves into the living room of his childhood home and sees Kim looking out if the French doors and into the garden. He had thought his estranged wife would have been at Roboto already. "It's late for you not to be at the office already."

Kim turns and uneasily smiles back to him. "I guess I was having a long morning," she tells him. "It's been emotional for me."

Robbie arches his eyebrow back to her. "Emotional? Why, are you alright?"

"You didn't hear?"

"Hear what?"

"I heard from my lawyer this morning, Robbie," she says as she looks at him. "Our divorce, it's been finalized."

Robbie hears the words from her lips and feels the blood drain from his face. He looks back at her and wishes that things could have turned out differently; he never wanted to leave Kim but after Cheresa's kidnapping, she left like she had no other choice.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything," she tells him.

"It's fine," he says with an awkward grin on his face. "If anyone had to tell me, I'm glad it was you. And for the record, Kim, I still love you and I don't think I will ever stop."

"Robbie…"

"No," he cuts her off. "You need to hear that. I know how you feel about what happened and now you know how I feel. I'm sorry about the baby. I'm sorry about that miscarriage. But I will never apologize for loving you, Kim."

Kim feels her eyes swell with water. "I should get going," she says but he stops her from
Leaving by grabbing her arm and pulling her into a hug, which causes her to weep.

"Let it out Kim, and then maybe, we can move on."

The Sugarbowl

Daisy thanks the barista when she grabs her latte before she moves to
the coffee bar to grab and lid for her beverage. As she puts the lid on the cup, she turns and sees Antonio sitting alone at the window bar by himself. She can't help but think about her last conversation with him at the casino, where he offered to help her if she was struggling. If she is honest with herself, she knows that she is struggling emotionally because she recently aborted her unborn child and Frederick is back in her life; she has been through so much and she feels like she is barely hanging on right now. She finds herself approaching the casino owner.

"So, the man does exist outside of the casino," she chuckles as she sits next to him.

Antonio looks over and smiles back at her. "Don't let that get around, I have a reputation to uphold."

"I am actually glad I ran into you," she replies to him quickly. "I haven't been able to stop thinking about our last conversation."

"You'll have to refresh my memory on that," he admits to her.

"You told me that you could help me if I needed help," she reveals to him. "I don't want to get into specifics, but I am going through a difficult time and I could use any support you have."

Antonio licks his lips back to her. "Well, this would be a business opportunity; you could make a lot of money in a short amount of time and it would help you get your mind off things. However, this isn't the time or place to discuss this. We'd have to do it somewhere more private. Are you interested?"

Daisy finds herself nodding back to him. "I am definitely interested. Let's meet to discuss this opportunity and everything that it entails, Antonio."

The Victors Mansion; Frederick's Lair

"Well, don't just stand there," Frederick hisses back to Bryce. "I told you that I'm busy. What is this all about?"

"You have to know that it took a lot for me to come here today," Bryce replies to him. "The last time I saw you, I stopped you from killing my wife. I thought maybe that you'd do that to me if I came here today."

"I understand why you did what you did," Frederick admits to him. "I could be upset but I have bigger fish to fry right now. Is that why you're here?"

"No," Bryce shakes his head back to him. "This is about Eva. I think, somehow, Victoria has caught wind that her mother might be alive."

"What? How the hell is that possible?" Frederick gasps back to him. "No one can know that she is alive! My entire plan is resting on the fact that Eva is dead!"

"I know, I know," Bryce tells him. "I almost didn't come here because lying to Victoria is killing me but I know her learning of my lie would be worse than the truth."

"Well you better do whatever you can to make sure Victoria believes her mother is dead," Frederick warns him. "Because otherwise, I am going to take matters into my own hands and you don't want that to happen, because this time, I won't stop until Victoria is taken care of, permanently."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Will Donovan be able to cover his tracks with Lukas?
- Andy and Nicholas grow closer
- Cassie is furious with Shane and Natasha

 
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