Episode 966
 
You Haven't Changed at All
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: August 22, 2023

Episode Theme song: "I'm Trying (Not Friends)" Maisie Peters

Previously on One Day at a Time
- While Andy got ready for his wedding, Clayton showed Nicholas the document he received from Melissa
- Dominick found the drugs that Abby was giving him and realized that she was helping Frederick ensure he didn't remember that Eva is alive
- Cory and Robin agreed to give their romance another try
- Cassie was furious that Natasha's dying wish was for Jacob to be with Isabelle
- Jeff admitted to Leah that he was thinking of proposing to Meggan, who saw Jeff and Leah share a close moment

Dominick's Townhouse

"Well, are you going to answer me?" a relatively calm Dominick asks Abby, who just returned home with fresh pastries for breakfast from the Sugarbowl. Dominick, however, has asked his wife when she was going to tell him that she has been lying to him. He had overheard her and Greg talking about the fact that she kissed Ethan, and Dominick just discovered the pills that Abby has been giving him to ensure he didn't remember that Eva as alive. After his last hypnosis session, however, he remembered everything the day of him interrupting Felicia's wedding to Frederick. "When were you going to tell me that you've been lying to me?"

Abby feels the blood drain from her face as she has no idea what Dominick could be talking about; she was worried that the hypnosis sessions with Bryce could lead to him remembering, but she had hoped that Dominick would not remember.

"What are you talking about?" she finally replies to him. "I…I haven't been lying to you?"

"Don't do that," Dominick shakes his head back to his wife. "Don't stand there and pretend to not know what I am talking about!"

"But I don't know what you're talking about," Abby quickly says back to him. "Are you confused about something? Did the hypnosis session go wrong and now you're confused about something?"

Dominick chuckles back to her as he shakes his head. "I found the pills," he says as he holds up the pill bottle and Abby gulps back to him. "I know that you've been drugging me! Now that I have your attention, start talking Abigail. What the hell is going on here?"

The Sugarbowl

Jeff sits at the window bar with a large coffee in front of him. He's looking out the window in a daze as he is thinking about the previous day at Chris and Trenyce's wedding, where he admitted to Leah that he was thinking of proposing to Meggan. He almost can't believe that he is having those thoughts because he and Meggan have been through so much together; there were times he never believed that they could get back to this place.

"But we are so happy together," he whispers to himself as he takes a sip of his coffee. "And I think we could continue to be happy with each other, and Logan."

He puts his coffee down and grabs a small black box from his pocket. He opens it slowly, revealing a large Rockwell diamond inside.

He smiles at the sight of it. "Now to find the perfect time to ask you to be my wife," Jeff continues to have a smile on his face. "We will get it right this time, Meg. I know we will."

MW Investigations

"I was at Trenyce and Chris' wedding yesterday, so I didn't get the chance to look into Olly's disappearance but I will today," Meggan tells Lukas as they stand next to one another in her office at the private investigating firm. She hasn't been able to stop thinking about how at the reception she happened to see Jeff and Leah in an embrace; she knows that they have a long history and are currently going through a difficult time because they know that Leah gave birth to a son all those years ago in Santa Barbara but they haven't been able to come up with any other leads to indicate where the child could be.

"I know that," Lukas nods back to her. "We are just hoping that some news, any news, will come up about where my son or Jasper are. The longer they are missing…"

"We will find them," Meggan moves up to her brother and pulls him into a hug. "We can't lose faith, which is easier said than done."

They exit their embrace and Lukas looks back at his sister. "Why do I get the feeling you're talking about more than just Olly now?"

Meggan forces a smile on her face. "You know me too well."

"What's going on?"

"It's nothing," Meggan waves her hand back to him. "It's just…you know that I've been trying to help Jeff and Leah find their son. Well, there haven't been any leads and yesterday I saw them embrace. I'm sure it was nothing…"

"But," Lukas finishes her sentence for her. "Seeing them be that close upset you?" he asks her as Meggan nods back to him. "I understand why that would upset you; the three of you have a long, heated history, but Meg, and I can't believe that I'm saying this, but Jeff hasn't done anything to give you any indication that he is remotely interested in Leah. Hell, she and Cory have been apart for months and he hasn't made a pass at her. I think, I think you have to trust what you have with Jeff."

Meggan uneasily nods back to him. "You're right," she replies to him. "I have to trust that he loves me and that's why he is with me."

St. Joseph's Church

"You look pretty today," Leah smiles to Paige as she moves into a pew of the church and sits next to her daughter as they are waiting for Andy and Nicholas' wedding to begin. Leah loves that she is at another wedding so quickly after Chris and Trenyce's big day; she loves weddings, so the more the merrier.

"Thank you, so do you," Paige replies to her. "It's been a few days since we've seen each other. How are things?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing," Leah chuckles to her daughter. "Did you and Ethan find anything information on Frederick?"

Paige shakes her head back to her. "No, we haven't. We filed the restraining order so he can't help Felicia while she's at Raven's Meadow, but that's about it. To be honest, we haven't had time to look into Frederick himself."

"It's fine, I understand," Leah tells her, trying to hide her disappointment.

"I'm sorry Mom, I know that you had hoped that we'd uncover some information on the baby that you had while you were in Santa Barbara," Paige replies to her. "I'll still do whatever I can."

"Thanks baby," Leah says as she gets water in her eyes. "It's just…I am starting to lose hope about ever finding my son. I don't know what it will take to find him, but I am beginning to think that I never will."

Paige grabs her mother's hand and squeezes it. "Do you remember what you told me when I was little girl?" Paige asks her as Leah looks back at her. "You told me that, you can't always choose what happens to you in life, but you can choose your attitude about the events that happen to you. So, I think you need to take that advice and stay positive. I know it is easier said than done, but if that's all we have, then it's all we have."

A tear falls down Leah's cheek as she leans over and kisses Paige's forehead. "I love you my baby girl."

"I love you too, Mom. More than you'll ever know," Paige smiles back to her.

***

Robin moves into the foyer of the church to greet more guests to the wedding but she freezes when she sees Antonio move into the church. She hasn't seen him since they agreed to just be friends, which she knows he didn't take well because he was romancing her, but she couldn't deny the feeling that she was starting to have for Cory again. She didn't realize that Andy or Nicholas had even invited the casino owner, but he is standing in front of her.

"Antonio, hi, welcome," Robin moves up to him, her large pregnant belly showing through her dress.

"Robin, wow, you're glowing," Antonio smiles back to her.

Robin chuckles back to him. "Well thanks, I feel like I'm as big as a boat," she tells him. "I didn't realize you were invited to the wedding today."

"Technically I'm not," he replies to her. "But, Andy and Nicholas have both been incredibly supportive of the casino at the Pink Flamingo, that I wanted to drop off a small gift for them. Then, I'll be on my way."

"That was very sweet of you," Robin tells him, impressed that he went out of his way to give her brother and his fiancé a gift. "You didn't have to do that."

Antonio shrugs back to her. "I wanted too. I like doing nice gestures for people that are good and kind."

"Well, on behalf of both Andy and Nicholas in advance, thank you."

"You're welcome," Antonio looks into her eyes. "Are you absolutely certain that there's nothing I can say or do that could convince you to give us a second chance?"

Robin blushes back to him, as Cory moves into the foyer and sees the close moment unfolding between her and Antonio. "You're too kind, but yes, I am sure. Cory and I, we have agreed to give our relationship another chance. But Antonio, for the record, I have always enjoyed our moments together. If I didn't have these feelings for Cory, then I could see you and I spending more time together."

Antonio nods back to her as he forces a smile on his face. "I will keep that in mind," he whispers to her as he grabs her hand and kisses it. "Until we meet again."

Robin stands there watching Antonio leave the church, while Cory feels his blood boil at the sight of Antonio kissing Robin's hand.

The Calimo Mansion

"I was at Roboto earlier and Sophie is over the moon that you gave her a position there," Jacob tells Natasha as he moves closer to the bed that she is in that is in her bedroom of the mansion. Jacob passes her a glass of water and Natasha quickly takes a sip of it.

"Thank you Jacob," Natasha looks back at him after she swallows down the water. "And I am glad; after seeing her collaboration with Isabelle and Max, I thought she deserved the chance. After all, I can't punish her forever for the boarding school incident."

"She really does appreciate it," Jacob nods back to her. "I just hope there's no drama there."

"Drama? Why would there be drama?'

Jacob chuckles to her as he thinks about how he warned Max not to get involved with Sophie as he felt like they were making eyes at each other while they were at the office. "It's a long story, one that you don't need to hear about. Tell me about you; how are you feeling?"

"Today, I am actually feeling pretty good," Natasha nods back to him. "Which is surprising, considering."

"Considering?" Jacob asks her next. "What happened?"

Natasha sighs back to him. "Cassie came to see me," she reveals to him. "She raked me over the coals for telling you that my dying wish was to have you with Isabelle. She's not happy at all."

"Damn it, I told her not to do anything rash!" Jacob protests back to her. "I am sorry that she did that; the last thing you need in your condition is for Cassie to be yelling at you."

"It's fine, I can handle Cassie Nova," Natasha tells him. "But Jacob, I don't know how much time I have left; have you given any thought to my wish?"

"I have," Jacob admits to her. "And I know that Isabelle is interested. I…I told her about it."

"Well then?" Natasha looks back at him. "Nothing is stopping you and the time is now, Jacob. Please, be with Isabelle so I can see you two happy before I die. Please do this for me."

The Pier

Cassie storms down the pier quickly, feeling her blood boil as she left the Calimo mansion without getting any other information about why Natasha is pressing Jacob to be with Isabelle before she dies. The fact that Natasha is sticking her nose into her relationship is driving Cassie crazy; she just doesn't know what to do to stop this from happening.

"You sick bitch," Cassie finally stops moving and looks out at the river. "You never wanted me with Jacob and now, you're asking him to leave me while you die? No, I have to stop this!"

She thinks back to a few nights earlier when she proposed to Jacob and he said he couldn't marry her because of Natasha's request. "I was so close to having everything I wanted and now I have to contend with this? I have to figure out what you're up too Natasha, because I can smell a rat a million miles away."

St. Joseph's Church

"Oh my goodness, you look so incredibly handsome," Kim gushes to Andy as she and Madeline stand in the room where Andy is getting ready for the wedding. Kim is so happy that her brother is about to be married again; she never believed that he would get back to this stage after Reese died but she is so proud of everything Andy has overcome. "I promise I'm not going to cry!"

Madeline chuckles and moves up to Andy to hug him. "How are you feeling?"

Andy smiles as they exit their embrace. "Honestly, I am nervous. I know that Nicholas and I love each other, but this is still such a big moment."

"It's normal to be nervous," Madeline nods back to him. "Agreeing to be with someone for the rest of your life is a big step.

"But I know you and Nicholas are ready for this," Kim tells her brother. "You two deserve all the happiness in the world."

"I agree we do," Andy chuckles back to her before he looks at Madeline. "And for the record, I had a conversation with Reese when I got here, Madeline. I … I asked him to continue to look out for me and that by me marrying Nicholas doesn't change how much I love him."

Madeline lets a tear fall down her cheek as she hugs Andy again. "Reese would want this for you," she whispers to him. "I know that in my soul. So Andy, be happy, okay? Because that is the best gift you could ever give my brother."

One Day House

"What the hell is this?" Nicholas asks Clayton as they stand facing one another in his office at the One Day House. Nicholas was getting ready to leave for the church when Clayton arrived and announced that he had something that would ensure that Nicholas and Andy never get married.

Clayton gets a sly grin on his face as he looks at the man that he loves. "You see," Clayton moves closer to him. "I asked you, many times, for another chance for us to be together, Nicholas and, every time, you refused. So, I had to take matters into my own hands."

"I rejected you, Clayton, because I am in love with Andy!" Nicholas yells back at him. "I am about to marry him! No, whatever this is, I don't want any part of it! Take this garbage and get out of my office!"

"I think you should read it before you walk out that door," Clayton warns him. "Your mother uncovered this for me and she has been keeping it safe until I needed to use it. And now, is the perfect time for me to reveal the entire truth about my past."

Nicholas looks back at him. "What are you saying exactly? What is going on?"

"My parents," Clayton whispers back to him. "Preston and Olivia; they knew about me and they made a provision of their will; take a look, it's all in that folder that you threw on the ground."

Nicholas gulps as he moves over the papers on the floor and he picks them up. He starts reading the document and gasps out loud by what he reads. "This can't be…"

"I'm afraid it is," Clayton gets a devilish grin on his face. "Now, are you going to stay here and listen to my proposal or are you still going to wake away from me?"

Dominick's Townhouse

"I…uh…" Abby chokes on her words. "It's not what you think, Dominick."

"Really?" Dominick asks her with anger growing in his voice. "I remembered everything yesterday, Abby! I remember Victoria coming here and telling me that Eva is alive! I remember going to the mansion to stop Felicia from marrying Frederick! And, I remember fighting with Frederick, which lead him to knock me out!"

Abby feels her eyes swell with water as Dominick rehashes his memories of what has happened. "And you know what is even worse, Abigail? I came down stairs after my nap yesterday to talk to you about my hypnosis session, and you know what I heard?"

Abby looks back at him as a tear falls down her cheek. "Yea, that's right! I heard you and your father talking about how you've been kissing Ethan Alexander! So don't stand there and act like it's not what I think, because I think it's pretty fucking clear what has been going on around here! Now, start talking Abigail! Tell me everything that you've been keeping from me and tell me NOW!"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Abby pleads with Dominick to understand
- What did Nicholas read?
- Jacob kisses Isabelle!

 
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