Episode 998
 
Relinquish my Love to You
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: November 22, 2023

Episode Theme song: "Heartbreaker" Mariah Carey


Previously on One Day at a Time
- Greg visited Kim after her surgery. She saw Robbie in the hallway and told Greg she still loved her ex-husband
- Dale told Helen wasn't going to let her go until he killed her
- Ethan admitted to Paige that he had feelings for Abby
- A woman in Oklahoma was keeping an alive Cory safe!
- Isabelle and Jacob's wedding began
- Meggan told Jeff that she wouldn't marry him

The Robertson House; Leah & Paige's Home

Leah quickly moves towards the front door of the house that she lives in with Paige as she heard the doorbell ring. She hopes it's nothing urgent because she is already running late for work; the rainstorm the previous night kept her up late and she slept in today, which is why she hasn't made it to work just yet.

"Jeff," Leah says as she sees her ex-husband on the other side of the door. "I wasn't expecting you again so soon, please come in."

"Thanks," Jeff responds to her as he moves into the house that he lived in for the years that he was married to Leah. "I hope I'm not interrupting?"

"Of course not," Leah replies to him. "I was just about to head to work, actually. Have you heard from Paige?"

"She sent me a text message telling me that she's having a good time in Vegas," Jeff tells her. "I would think she'll be home in a few days."

"I hope she does have a good time, she needed a break."

"It feels like we all need a break," he chuckles to her. "How are you feeling today? Any better about Cory?"

"One day at a time," Leah tells him. "All I can try to do is put one foot in front of the other. How are you?"

Jeff sighs back to her. "I guess you'll find out sooner or later," he looks back at her. "I proposed to Meggan."

"Oh, congratulations."

"She turned me down," Jeff stuns Leah, who gasps back to her. "She said no."

"I…I don't know what to say," Leah admits to him. "I thought my sister would have jumped at the chance to be with you again. Where does that leave the two of you?"

"I have no idea," Jeff sighs to her. "I don't know where Meggan and I go from here."

The Bellagio Hotel & Casino; Las Vegas, Nevada

"So, what do you want to get up to today?" Ethan asks Paige as they sit across from one another in the restaurant at the Bellagio hotel, with some cocktails in front of them.

"Honestly, it might be fun to have a pool and spa day," Paige replies to him as she takes a sip of her coffee. "Does that sound like fun to you?"

"Yea, that does sound good," Ethan nods back to her. "Chilling by the pool with drinks; that sounds a great way to relax."

Paige chuckles back to him. "Then it's a plan," she winks back to him. "I hope that today you start to feel better about your feelings for Abby."

Ethan looks over at her with an arched eyebrow as he recalls how he admitted to her that he was having feelings for Abby, but they agreed that they should keep their distance because the perception was that Abby was cheating on Dominick, and she didn't want that.

"Time will tell," he finally says back to her. "Honestly, this time away is helping a lot."

"Good because, in my opinion," Paige looks back at him. "You can do so much better than Abby Lawson."

Ethan chuckles back to her. "Well thanks. Maybe there is another girl out there for me."

Paige winks back to him as she looks over at him. "Yea, maybe there is and maybe she's closer than you realize," she says as they lock eyes with one another.

The Black House; Helen & Dawn's Home

Adam slowly pulls his car into the driveway of the house that he lived in for years when he was married to Helen. Immediately, he feels a sense of comfort as he has spent so much time at the house, including raising Dawn at the home. However, his sense of comfort quickly reverts back worry as he knows that Helen is missing. After learning that Dale was responsible for Dawn's hit and run, he believes that Helen could be in danger if she had figured it out.

"I have to find you," he whispers to himself. "Where could you have gone?"

He unlocks the front door of the house using his key that he has always had and moves inside. "Helen? Are you here? Helen?"

Silence is the response he is given back. He looks around and realizes that nothing has changed in the house since he was there a couple days earlier. He arches his eyebrow as he stands in the living room.

"Helen hasn't been here," he whispers to himself. "So, if I was Dale and I had to hide a woman, where would I put her? Where would he have taken Helen?"

He thinks for a moment before he gets an idea. "That's it, I think I know where Dale took Helen," he says as he rushes towards the door, hoping that he's not too late.

Holdenville, Oklahoma

"Thanks for the water, I was feeling so thirsty," Cory tells the blonde woman that has been taking care of him while he sits up on the hay that he was sleeping on. He looks at the beautiful woman with a smile on his face. He still doesn't know how he got there, but he is grateful for the care that she has been giving him.

"Of course," she replies to him quickly. "How are you feeling?"

"A bit sore, but otherwise fine," he tells her. "What happened?"

"You don't remember?"

He shakes his head no to her. "There was a plane crash not far from my house," she reveals to him, as she thinks back to the day that she found Cory. "I saw the small jet go down; I found you and brought you here to rest. I didn't find anyone else that survived the crash."

"Thank you," Cory tells her. "You likely saved my life. I am grateful."

"I am Penelope everyone calls me Penny," she reveals to him. "And you are?"

Cory gulps back to her heavily. "It is nice to meet you, Penny," he tells her as he gets a look of confusion on his face. "I don't know? My mind is foggy, I guess. I don't remember my name…I don't really remember anything."

"You went through something traumatic," Penny tells him. "Maybe you just need more time, and your memory will come back?"

"I hope so," he replies to her as he yawns a little. "I am exhausted again."

"Get some rest," Penny says. "I'll get some food ready for when you wake up, and maybe then, your memory will have come back."

The Calimo Mansion

Sophie watches as Isabelle slowly walks down the aisle that was created in the living room of the Calimo mansion for her wedding to Jacob. Sophie gets a smile on her face as she thinks Isabelle's dress is beautiful; while she is trying to be happy that her brother is getting married, she can't help but still have a sadness inside. She still can't believe that Cory is dead, and she realizes that Natasha, could, die any day now too because of her blood disease.

"I have to stay strong and positive," she tells herself as she sits back down in her chair. "Somehow, someway, I have to ensure that I can make it through this dark time."

While the wedding is about to begin, she quickly pulls her phone and starts to send Robin a text message. "Thanks again for letting me spend the night at the penthouse; being there makes me feel closer to my Dad. I know this sounds weird, but I still feel his presence; I still feel like he's with me."

She pushes send and then puts her phone away, as she tries to focus on the wedding but she finds her eyes swelling with water at the thought of never being able to see Cory again.

***

Meanwhile, Isabelle reaches the altar and looks into Jacob's eyes, as the wedding march stops playing. She looks into he crowd and sees Antonio grinning back at her. She then looks over at Natasha, who is also smiling ear to ear. She looks at Jacob, who nods back to her.

"You look beautiful," he whispers to her as they grab hands. "I don't know how I got so lucky."

Isabelle blushes back to him. "I am the lucky one," she tells him. "I can't believe we are about to be married!"

"Are you two ready to begin?" the minister asks them as Jacob nods back to him. "Very well. Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of this man and this woman coming together in holy matrimony. Marriage is a very scared and should not be taken lightly."

Jacob turns his head and sees Natasha and Shane looking back at him, proud and full of smiles. He even notices how Shane reaches over and grabs Natasha's hand. He looks back at Isabelle and realizes that he is doing this to make his mother happy and he just hopes that she is happy with the ceremony.

"Before we continue," the minster says to the crowd. "If anyone present knows reason for these two not to be together, speak now or forever hold your peace."

***

Meanwhile, Cassie sits in her SUV as she is racing towards the Calimo mansion, desperate to the mansion to try to stop the wedding from happening. She can't help but recall how earlier in the day, Sophie stopped by her apartment and wanted to discuss something with her.

And, that's when Cassie put it all together. She can't believe that she didn't realize what was happening sooner, but now that she has, she is determined to tell Jacob the truth.

"I have to stop you making the biggest mistake of your life," Cassie says as she pushes the gas peddle down, eager to get to the mansion. "And I will put you in your place, Natasha. You've gone too far this time!"

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"It is so nice to see your eyes open and looking back at me," Robbie puts a smile on his face while he sits next to Kim, who is laying in her hospital bed as she is still recovering from being shot.

Kim looks back at Robbie. "Thannnnk yoooou fooooor beeeeeing here."

"I wouldn't be anywhere else," Robbie replies to his ex-wife. "I need you to focus on getting better, okay? I don't know what any of us would do if you hadn't survived surgery."

"I…I feel sooooo weakkkkk," she admits to him. "I'm sooooo tireddddddd."

Robbie grabs her hand and squeezes it. "You get some rest, Kim. I'll be here when you wake up, so will Andy, so will Greg," he says as he tries to not get choked up. "We love you, okay?"

He watches Kim close her eyes as she falls back asleep before he sighs and runs his hand over his face. He, then, slowly stands up and moves to the door. He looks back at Kim one more time and realizes that her time might be short; he's never seen her so weak before, so out of energy.

"How is she?" Greg asks Robbie, who finally moves out of the hospital room.

"She's so weak," Robbie whispers back to her, as Andy and Madeline move up to him. "I've…I've never seen her that way."

"The doctor was just here," Greg replies to him. "He…he doesn't think that Kim has much longer."

Robbie looks back at him in horror. "Is that what he said? I can fly a specialist here!"

"The doctor said it was only a matter of time," Andy tells him as he gets water in his eyes. "We need to ensure Kim is happy and comfortable for the time she has left."

"I…I have to do something," Robbie reveals to the group before he looks at Madeline. "And I need your help to do it."

"Me?" Madeline asks him back quickly. "What I can do?"

"I'm going to have annulment papers drawn up," Robbie stuns her and Greg by his request. "I want to marry Kim before she dies."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Will Adam find Helen?
- Bryce finds something in one of Frederick's files
- Paige makes a suggestion to Ethan

 
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