Episode 952
 
That Leave Me Weaker
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: June 25, 2023

Episode Theme song: "Good Ones" Charli XCX

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Clayton told Andy he still loved Nicholas and wanted him back
- Bryce announced to Frederick that he would treat Felicia at Raven's Meadow while Eva and Victoria tried to escape the padded cell
- Helen accepted Dale's proposal
- Robbie kissed Madeline and asked her to go an adventure with him
- Greg and Kim got engaged after Traci helped him with the romantic surprise
- Jeff asked Frederick to help find his missing son with Leah
- Antonio told Robin that Cory told him to stay out of her life
- Natasha's family learned that she was dying from a rare blood disease

Twin Peaks General Hospital

The sunlight peaks through the window of Natasha's hospital room window as a new day is upon the citizens of Twin Peaks. Natasha lays in the bed with her eyes closed as the door to her room slowly opens and Jacob peers inside. He slowly moves inside and then closes the door behind him before he turns and looks at his mother, who is still sleeping.

As he moves closer to the hospital bed, he can't help but think back to the previous day when he, and the rest of the family, learned that Natasha has a rare blood disease that will, eventually, take her life. He is still rattled that his mother is dying because this is all, seemingly, happening so quickly. He just hopes that, somehow, the doctors are able to perform a miracle and save Natasha.

"Jacob," a hoarse voiced Natasha says as she opens her eyes slowly and sees her son standing in her hospital room. "Good morning my son."

"Hey Mom, how are you feeling today?" he asks her as he moves closer to her bed.

Natasha shrugs her shoulders as she looks back at him with red eyes. "Shane told me everything, Jacob," she reveals to him. "So, I suppose I'm doing as well as I can be knowing that I'm….dying."

"Mom, please…"

"No Jacob," Natasha stops him. "We have to face the fact that I'm dying. I won't be here for much longer because of this blood disease."

Jacob feels his eyes swell with water. "It … it just doesn't seem fair."

Natasha grabs his hand and squeezes it. "Everyone has their time," she replies to him. "Let's enjoy the time we have together, okay?"

Jacob nods back to her. "I want you to do something for me Jacob, do you think you can?"

"I'll do anything Mom," Jacob looks back at her. "Anything that you need, I'll do it. So what is it? What can I do for you?"

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Isabelle sits at a table with a cup of coffee in front of her. She recalls how the previous day she finally confessed to Max that Jacob is the other man that she has been lusting after; of course, she knows that she can't pursue him because he is with Cassie and their son, Carter. However, when she learned that Natasha was in the hospital, she wished that she could be there for Jacob, even just to tell him that she is thinking of him.

"Good morning my beauty," Antonio tells his daughter as he moves closer to his table and sits across from her. "How are you this morning?"

Isabelle forces a smile on her face as she looks back at her father. "I've been better," she admits to him. "There are some concerning developments happening at Roboto right now."

Antonio arches his eyebrow back to her. "Oh? Anything that is putting your career at risk?"

"No, nothing like that," she waves her hand back to him. "It's…it's Natasha Calimo; she's in the hospital, and apparently, she doesn't have long to live."

Antonio's eyes open wider in surprise as he hadn't heard that Natasha was ill. The last time he saw her, she looked fine, so this news is taking him by surprise. "My goodness, that is certainly surprising to hear."

"Yea, so the office has been pretty somber. And, I can't help but think about Jacob."

"Ah, there it is," Antonio smiles back to her. "Jacob is the man that you have had your eye on, isn't it?"

Isabelle forces a smile on her face. "He is a charming young man," she nods back to her father. "But he has been seeing another woman and so, I've tried to move on with Max Black. But, if I am honest, I can't get Jacob out of my head."

"I know I told you that I have a long history with the Calimo's, more so Bob," Antonio replies to her. "So, if you want my opinion, you should stay away from Jacob. Let him be with this other woman, and you, you focus on yourself and, if you want, Max Black. But take it from me, you don't want to be a third wheel in a relationship. It never ends well, Isabelle. And you deserve better than that."

"I know that," she nods back to him. "I just can't get Jacob out of my head or heart. And I don't know what it will take for me to be able to move on when I feel like we haven't even had the chance to get started yet."

Robertson Enterprises; The Studio

Robin slowly moves some files from a filing cabinet to the large table that inside the studio. She is close to going on maternity leave but she has a few weeks left and is trying to get as much done as possible before she leaves to have her baby. With Max and Jacob having left the company, she does feel like they are short staffed and she has more responsibility on her shoulders. Once she gets back to the table, she sets the files down and looks at her phone, but doesn't see any new messages. She recalls how she texted Cory and asked him to meet with her today but she hasn't heard back. She wanted to see him because she recalls how Antonio told her that Cory asked him to stay away from her.

"Morning," Cory says as he opens the door to the studio. "Sorry I didn't get back to you via text, it's been a hell of last 24 hours."

Robin arches her eyebrow as she moves up to him and hugs him. "Good morning. And, has it? What's going on?"

"It's a long story," Cory sighs back to her. "Natasha collapsed yesterday and was rushed to the hospital; apparently, she has a rare blood disease and she doesn't have long to live."

"What?" Robin gasps back to him. "My God, I am so sorry to hear this. Sophie must be a wreck?"

"She is," Cory nods back to her. "That's why I didn't respond sooner; I was with my daughter."

"That's understandable," Robin replies to him. "I guess what I wanted to talk to you about seems completely irrelevant now."

"No, nothing you have to say is irrelevant. What's going on? Why did you want to see me?"

"I saw Antonio," Robin reveals to him. "And he told me that you asked him to stay away from me."

Cory sighs back to her. "I did, and before you say anything else, I am sorry. I know it wasn't my place but I was, I am, starting to have feelings for you again, Robin. And when I saw him, before I knew what was happening, I told him to stay away from you. I know it wasn't my place…"

"No it wasn't," Robin tells him. "I am a big girl, I can make my own decisions, okay? So, please respectful my decisions about whom I want to spend time with and whom I don't. Okay?"

"Of course," Cory forces a smile on his face. "I am sorry if I overstepped."

***

Upstairs, in the main office Leah types into her laptop as she continues to work on a new project for the organization. As she continues to work, the door to the office opens and Jeff appears. He looks at his ex-wife for a moment before he moves into the office.

"Hey," he says, breaking her concentration on her computer screen. "I just stopped by your office but didn't see you."

"Yea, sorry," Leah replies to him as she stands up from her chair. "I decided to work in here today. Were you looking for me?"

"I was," Jeff nods back to her as he moves to the bar and pours himself a cup of coffee. "I did something yesterday that I wanted to tell you about personally."

"Uh, okay? What did you do, exactly?" Leah asks him, curious about what has happened now.

"I went to see Frederick," he reveals to her, as she looks back at him with surprise. "I asked him for help in finding our son."

"I can't believe you did that!" Leah replies to him. "What did he say?"

"He told me the same thing that he told you," Jeff tells her. "Frederick claimed that he didn't know where the child was. But, I pleaded with him to use his resources to find our child, his grandchild."

"And? Did he agree?"

"I didn't give him the chance to answer," Jeff says. "I told him to think about it, but I am hoping by playing to his sense of family, he will help us."

"Thank you for doing this," Leah looks back at him. "I hope he will help us, Jeff, because otherwise, I am really starting to feel hopeless."

"I know but I will do anything I can to find him, Leah. I mean that, I will do anything at all to find our son. We will find him, I know we will."

The Sugarbowl

"What do you think Mom wanted to us about this morning?" Dawn asks her father as they sit across from one another in the back booth of the coffeehouse with coffees on the table. Dawn recalls how Helen recently told her and Adam and Dale Cunningham proposed to her after Adam revealed that he is Mallory's father. Mallory was the young woman that kidnapped Dawn when she was a child because she was obsessed with Adam; she took Dawn to the treehouse in their back yard and when Adam saved Dawn, Mallory fell to her death. Dale proposed to Helen as a way to prove that he didn't know their connection when they first met in Cancun.

"I have no idea but I suspect it has something to do with Dale," Adam replies to her as he takes a sip of his coffee. "I still can't believe that he proposed to her; I don't know what he is up too, but I don't like."

"I guess we are about to find out, Mom just walked in," Dawn tells him as she looks over his shoulder and sees Helen move into the coffeehouse. Within a few seconds, she is approaching the back booth.

"Good morning," Helen announces as she sits next to Adam. "Thanks for meeting me this morning."

"Of course, we were curious about what this was about," Dawn admits to her mother. "So, tell us, what is so urgent?"

"I made a decision and wanted you both to hear from me," Helen looks over at Adam. "I accepted Dale's marriage proposal. I'm engaged to be married!"

Adam looks back at her in shock before he looks over at her Dawn. "I…I don't know what to say. Are you sure about this?"

"I am," Helen nods back to him. "Dale was very sincere about making sure that he didn't know of our connection before you revealed his identity and I believe him. And, he makes me happy and at the end of the day, isn't that what matters?"

"Of course it is," Dawn forces a smile on her face. "If this is what you want, then I will try to support you Mom."

"Thanks baby. I am happy and this is what I want, so please, let's all get into the wedding spirit!" Helen giggles to her family.

***

Nicholas grabs his coffee from the barista and moves towards the coffeebar to put some cream and sugar into his beverage. He needed another coffee before he heads to the One Day House to start his work day. As he stirs his coffee, he can't help but think about his last conversation with Andy and how he was worried that Clayton's return to town might impact their wedding plans. Nicholas, however, is determined to not let Clayton's return change anything about their engagement. He knows that Clayton told Andy that he still loves Nicholas, but Nicholas is head over heels in love with Andy, and nothing will change that.

Nicholas puts a lid on his coffee and prepares to leave the coffeehouse. As he moves towards the door, however, Clayton walks into the Sugarbowl and freezes when he sees Nicholas standing there. Immediately, Clayton notices the form fitting polo that Nicholas is wearing that shows off his toned biceps and pectorals.

"Nicholas," Clayton licks his lips back to him. "Uh, hi. You look, uh, good."

"Thanks Clayton, I guess welcome back?"

Clayton chuckles back to him. "Thanks, it's good to be back. And it's really good to see you. How have you been?"

"I've been good," Nicholas replies to him quickly. "I'm glad I ran into you, actually."

"You are?" Clayton asks him, trying not to get overly excited at the fact that Nicholas wanted to speak to him. "Well, why don't we grab the back booth and we can catch up?"

"Sounds good," Nicholas nods back to him. "Because I think it's time you and I got a few things out on the table."

The Lawson Estate; Greg & Cheresa's Home

"We should be getting up and starting our day," Kim purrs to Greg as she runs her finger over his toned chest as they lay in bed together in his main bedroom of the Lawson estate. She knows that they both have busy days ahead of them, but they are still cuddling together.

"Do you think so?" Greg chuckles back to her before he tilts her head up and kisses her passionately. "I was hoping you and I could spend the morning making love."

Kim grins back to him. "Someone is eager this morning."

"Is that a bad thing? I am in bed with my beautiful fiance," he replies to her. "I want to show you how much I want and desire you, Kim."

"Oh Greg," she purrs back to him as she crawls on top of him and kisses him again. "Make love to me, please make love to me."

Outside the door, Traci moves her ear away and gets a grin on her face. She quickly realizes that having Greg propose to Kim means that he will be pre-occupied with her, which means she will have more time to search the mansion for information on the Lawson family.

"Having Greg propose to that woman was the best idea I have come up with," she whispers to herself. "Now, I just have to make sure that pesky daughter of his doesn't get suspicious of me and everything will be fine. My plan will go accordingly to plan. It has too. Telling everyone that the money from Roboto was donated to that hopsital was clever, no one suspects a thing, and that's perfect."

The Bellagio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Robbie slowly moves to the small coffee maker that is in the large suite that he rented in Las Vegas the previous night. As he pours himself a beverage, he can't help but recall the previous evening's events; he was at Barcode having a drink when Madeline showed up. He admitted to her that he had a long day as he learned that Kim and Greg were engaged and then he learned that Natasha was dying from a rare blood disease. Before he knew what was happening, he was kissing her and asking her to go on an adventure with him, which she agreed to.

They raced to the airport and used the Roboto private jet to fly to Las Vegas, where he was able to get a large suite at the Bellagio. While flying, however, they shared a couple of bottles of champagne, so they were drunk when they arrived. Being in Vegas, the partying didn't stop there, and as he takes a long sip of his coffee, he knows that they took it a step further.

[FLASH]

"Are you, uh, sure that you wanna do this?" a glossy-eyed Robbie asks Madeline as he tries not to slur his words back to the woman next to him.

Madeline looks around the small chapel that has Elvis memorabilia everywhere. She hears a cheesy version of the wedding march start to play before she hiccups a little and then looks at Robbie. "I am sure! We are in Vegas, baby! Let's do this!"

"Alright, why the hell not?" Robbie laughs back to her as they start to walk down the short aisle towards the man that is wearing his Elvis white jump suite.

[FLASH]

He gulps heavily as he comes back into present day as he can hear Madeline stirring in the bed. He looks over and uneasily smiles back to her. "Morning," he tells her as she opens her eyes.

"Oh God, my head is killing me," she admits to him as she leans up in the bed. "How much did we drink last night?"

"Enough," he winks back to her. "Do you remember what happened last night?"

She looks back at him in surprise before she looks down at her left hand and sees a simple ring on her face. "Wait, did we?"

Robbie nods back to her. "We got married. You're my wife."

Raven's Meadow

"Were you able to get any sleep at all last night?" Victoria asks her mother as she moves up to the small bed where Eva is laying down. She knows that neither she, or Eva, have been sleeping well while they are trapped in the padded cell in Raven's Meadow, curtesy of Frederick. She just hopes that, somehow, they are able to find a way to escape because they are both desperate to get back to their families.

"I'm afraid not," Eva looks back at her daughter with worry on her face. "The longer we are in this damn place, the more worried I am that we will never escape."

"Don't say that," Victoria shakes her head back to her mother. "We saw Will the other day, remember? If we could, somehow, get his attention, surely he would help you. I still believe that he has feelings for you."

"We were screaming at the top of our lungs," Eva reminds her quickly of the other day's events. "He didn't hear us. These rooms, these damn padded cells, they must be sound proof. I don't know Victoria, I am beginning to think that we will never get out of here."

Victoria pulls her mother into a hug and takes a deep breath. She wants to stay positive for her mother, but deep down, she too, is worried that Frederick will keep them in this cell for a very long time. "I don't know how, yet, but I promise you, I will get us out of here, Mom. I won't let Frederick win."

***

"I must admit to you man, I am surprised that Frederick is going to allow you to treat Felicia," Will tells Bryce as he looks over Felicia's new chart. When Will arrived at the hospital for his shift this morning, he was stunned to learn that Bryce, not Frederick, will be treating Felicia while she is at Raven's Meadow. Will just assumed that Frederick would oversee all patients as he is the chief of staff, especially one that he cares so much about. He takes his eyes off of Felicia, who is sleeping in her room, and moves them back to Bryce.

Bryce chuckles back to him. "Well, to be honest, he didn't have much of a choice in the matter," he reveals to the nurse. "Dominick and Tyler got a restraining order against Frederick, so he has to stay away from her. I did have to talk him down, though, I can tell you that much."

"Really? How so?" Will asks him back quickly.

Bryce sighs as he thinks back to the previous night when he revealed to Frederick that he would treat Felicia in front of Dominick and Tyler.

[FLASH]

"You will do no such thing!" Frederick snaps back at Bryce, who just revealed that he will treat Felicia while she is at the hospital. "This is my damn hospital!"

Bryce nervously looks back at the man that could ruin him as he knows that Bryce arranged the baby switch years earlier. He looks over at Dominick and Tyler and then gulps heavily. "Frederick, let me talk to you in private for a moment, okay?"

Frederick sighs and moves over to the corner where Bryce is standing. "What the hell do you think this is? You know that I hold your life in my hands!"

"Calm down," Bryce replies to him in a whisper. "And let me explain. Dominick and Tyler approached me to be Felicia's doctor; I had the same thoughts as you, that you would want to treat her, but they told me that they were working on getting a restraining order against you."

"And you didn't think to warn me about this?"

"That would have looked suspicious," Bryce tells him. "Listen to me, you're still in control here Frederick. Whatever treatment you want for Felicia, I will administrate it and pretend that it was my idea. I won't double cross you, I know what's at stake."

Frederick slowly nods back to him as he finally realizes what Bryce is doing. "Very good," he nods back to him. "Just remember that, okay?"

[FLASH]

"I just had to tell him that I was capable of handling Felicia's case," Bryce finally replies to Will, as he comes back to present day. "Now, let's start by giving Felicia a dose of the following medications; that should help her with those hallucinations she's been having of Barbara Mills and Eva Robertson."

Will uneasily nods back to him. "Alright, you're the boss. I…I still can't believe Felicia thinks Eva is alive. That's…that's impossible."

"Yes it is," Bryce lies to him quickly. "Trust me, I know how much Victoria has struggled with the loss of her mother. That's why we have to help Felicia with these claims. It is our only option."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"You mean that, don't you?" Natasha whispers back to Jacob as they continue their conversation in her hospital room. "You will do anything for me?"

"Of course I will Mom," Jacob replies to her quickly. "You're my mother. I want to make sure your last days are filled with as much happiness and joy as possible. "It is the least that I can do for you. I still hate that this is happening."

"I know baby," Natasha tells him. "But we have to make the most of the situation at hand."

"So, what do you want me to do for you? How can I make your final days better, Mom?"

"I…I want you to be with Isabelle," Natasha reveals to him as Jacob's mouth opens in shock. "You two are so good together. Please, Jacob, go to Isabelle and be with her. Tell me that you and Isabelle can be married before I die?"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Nicholas puts his foot down with Clayton
- Lukas learns that Olly is missing
- Andrew makes a decision

 
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