Episode 1286

 

To the Promised Land
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 26, 2026

Episode Theme song: "Get Happy" Lady Gaga

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Tyler pleaded with Kim to go to Paris with him in hopes of stopping Robbie from telling her the truth about baby Bobby
- Logan and Andy started to have sex while Meggan told Jeff that she saw the two men kiss
- Felicia told Dominick and Eva that she wanted a divorce from Frederick
- In her quest to seduce Shane, Sophie appeared naked in front of him
- Ethan and Abby agreed to talk after he told his family he wanted to propose to her
- Jarrod and Nicholas continued to spar over Andy
- Donovan and Sergio tried to reconnect

The One Day House; Second Floor Offices; Ethan's Office

Ethan opens the door to his office and moves inside as Abby follows him. He had been at the Pink Flamingo having breakfast when Leah approached him and, once again, tried to convince him that not to marry Abby. He told his mother that he was in love with Abby and wanted to spend his life with her. That's when Abby arrived and they agreed to come and talk because they both know that despite Ethan proposing, she has yet to give him an office answer.

"Now we can talk alone," Ethan tells her as he closes the office door behind them and Abby puts her purse down on one of the chairs in the office. "I am sorry about my mother."

Abby looks back at him with an uneasy smile on her face. While she is glad that Ethan was defending her to Leah, she can't help but think about the previous evening when Max kissed her. The kiss has taken her by surprise but the last thing that she wants is for Ethan to be upset with her, so she has decided not to tell him because she doesn't want to create drama for them.

"You don't have to apologize," Abby says back to him. "The truth is, I knew that this was going to happen, Ethan. I…I tried to warn you about Leah and your entire family."

"I don't know how many times I have to tell you that I don't care about they say about you or us," Ethan sighs heavily. "I love you Abby, and if they want to be in my life, they will have to accept that."

"Are you sure that you really want to do this?"

"Yes, I am," Ethan smiles to her. "That's why I got you this; to show you how serious I am."

Abby arches her eyebrow as Ethan opens his briefcase and pulls out a ring box. He moves closer to her and opens the box revealing a diamond ring inside which causes Abby to gasp out. "Marry me, Abby? Let's make this official?"

Abby looks at the ring and then up at Ethan and nods back to him. "Yes, I will marry you, Ethan. I will be your wife!"

 
 

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Sergio sits at the bar of the restaurant with a beer in front of him. He didn't have a great sleep the previous night because he had a nightmare. In the nightmare, he walked in on Donovan in the arms of another man: Lukas. While he and Donovan have been growing closer again, his nightmare has made him realize that he is still struggling to get over Donovan's fling with his former husband. He just doesn't know what else Donovan, or anyone, can do to help him move beyond it.

"You're here early," Donovan announces to his lover as he moves up to Sergio at the bar.

"Yea, I felt like I needed a drink," Sergio admits to him as Donovan sits next to him. "It helps that I had the day off today."

"Ah, I'm just here on a quick lunch," Donovan replies to him. "I won't be able to stay too long."

"All good, I know you're busy at work."

"So, are you going to tell me what made you think you needed a drink?" Donovan asks him with a chuckle. "Is everything okay?"

"I…I had a nightmare," Sergio admits to him. "It was about you and Lukas."

Donovan looks back at him in surprise. "Me and Lukas? What about us?"

"I walked in on the two of you having sex," Sergio whispers back to him. "I…I think despite everything, I am still struggling to get over what happened."

"I see," Donovan gulps heavily. He feels awful that his fling with Lukas last year is having such long lasting repercussions on his relationship with Sergio. "And here I thought we were getting to a good place again. I guess I was wrong."

"You're not wrong," Sergio pleads to him. "I…I don't know what else needs to happen to help me get past this. I really don't."

"Neither do I," Donovan tells him. "But I will do whatever it takes to make us work, Sergio. You mean too much to me to let you go."

The Young Mansion; Nicholas & Jarrod's Home

Nicholas opens the door to the mansion that he lives in with Jarrod and moves inside. Normally, he is already at the One Day House, but this morning he decided to go for a run before work in an attempt to maintain his mental health, which has been impacted as he has felt guilty over Andy's decision to start drinking again. What's worse is that he and Jarrod seem to be sparring more often as a result because Jarrod doesn't seem to understand why Nicholas is still feeling guilty about Andy's decision to drink. In his mind, Andy is an adult and can make his own decisions.

He moves into the living room and moves to the bar to get some more water so he can hydrate after his run. Just as he takes a sip of his water, however, Jarrod comes into the living room holding a suitcase, which cases Nicholas to look back at him in surprise.

"Did you decide to go away for spring break or something?" Nicholas asks him with a chuckle before he sets his water glass back down.

Jarrod sets his bag down and looks back at Nicholas with a sigh. "No, I wish that was the case. I've…I've made a decision."

"What kind of decision?" Nicholas asks him in surprise.

"I've decided that I'm going to get my room back at the Twin Peaks Executive Hotel," Jarrod stuns Nicholas by revealing. "I…I don't think this is working anymore, Nicholas. And I think if you're honest, you'll agree with me."

"What?" Nicholas gasps back to him. "This…this is coming out of nowhere, Jarrod! Have we had some disagreements, sure, but every couple does. Please, don't do this. Stay and we can work on this together."

"I'm sorry Nicholas," Jarrod shakes his head back to him. "I've made up my mind. I'm going to the hotel."

Dominick's Townhouse

"I have to say, I was rather impressed with Felicia and how she handled Frederick's visit," Eva tells Dominick as they sit next to one another on the sofa in the living room of the townhouse that he lives in. Earlier in the day, Felicia recounted her visit with Frederick to the two of them, which included her slapping him across the face and demanding that they get a divorce. They are pleasantly surprised that she was able to hold her own against the man that tormented her for years.

"Yes, me too," Dominick replies to her. "There is something that you don't know, that even Felicia doesn't know."

Eva arches her eyebrow back to him. "Oh? Should I be worried?"

Dominick chuckles back to her. "No, not at all," he says. "I…I actually saw Felicia and Frederick's encounter unfold. Our maid told me Frederick was here, and so, I came down, but I stopped myself from entering the room. I wanted to be close in case she needed back up."

"What a relief that she didn't need you," Eva smiles back to him. "But I am glad that you were here for her."

"You did this Eva," Dominick grabs her hand and kisses it. "Because of you, Felicia is back and stronger than ever. None of this would have happened if you hadn't suggested we go to Florence."

"You know that I would do anything for you."

"I do know that," Dominick leans in and kisses her on her lips passionately. "You are showing me each and every day."

The One Day House; Second Floor Office's; Ethan's Office

Ethan remains on cloud nine after Abby accepted his marriage proposal. After she accepted and started wearing his ring, she left so he could get some work done but they agreed that they would celebrate afterwards. Now, however, he is having a difficult time concentrating on the work that rests in front of him.

He looks up when he hears a knock on his office door. He smiles, secretly glad for the distraction, as Felicia moves into his office. "I…I hope I'm not interrupting you. I know how busy you are."

"Felicia, hi," Ethan stands up to greet her. "I wasn't expecting you, but of course you're not interrupting. I'm glad to see you. How are you?"

"I'm better than ever," Felicia smiles back to him. "The truth is, going to Florence gave me my life back and that's partly why I'm here to see you today."

"Please have a seat," Ethan tells as Felicia moves to a seat and Ethan sits on the edge of desk. "What can I help you with?"

"As you know," Felicia looks back at him. "Before I went to Italy, I was living and staying with Frederick. We…we even got married!"

"Yes, I remember."

"The truth is, he was drugging me," Felicia explains to him. "That's why I agreed to marry that son of a bitch. You see, going to Florence allowed me to get the drugs out of my system, which is why I'm feeling so great now."

"I am so sorry that you went through all of that," Ethan replies to her. "I'm still not sure how I can help?"

"I want a divorce," Felicia tells him next. "You're a lawyer, and a damn good one at that, I want you to ensure that I walk away from this sham of a marriage, as quickly as possible."

Roboto

Natasha sits behind the main desk of the CEO office at Roboto typing into her laptop. She knows that she, recently, had to make a difficult decision with hiring a new marketing manager. While she knows that Chris applied, she didn't offer him the job because she believed that he came across too focused on the pay increase than the actual position in the interview.

"I hope he is okay with the decision," she whispers to herself. "Not that I can concern myself with that. I have a million things to do."

Just then, she hears a pin come into her computer, which is a sign that she has a new email. She opens her inbox and gets a smile on her face.

"Perfect, the new textiles are in," she whispers. "That means that I'll have to head to Los Angeles to make sure that they are what want for this new line. A small business trip might be fun?"

The Calimo Mansion

A stunned Shane gulps heavily as a damp, naked Sophie stands in front of him in his bedroom that he shares with Natasha. He has no idea what is happening, but Sophie just appeared from the ensuite washroom; she gasped when she saw him, which caused her to drop her towel, which is why she is naked in front of him.

"Oh my God," Sophie groans, pretending to act embarrassed as she purposely wanted Shane to see her naked since this is a part of her plan to seduce him. She quickly bends down and grabs the towel to cover herself. "I am so sorry Shane!"

"Sophie…what…are…you….uh…doing in here?"

"There was a problem with my shower and Rosario said I could use the shower in here," she rattles off her excuse. "She told me that you and Mom had already left for the day!"

"Your mother has left, yes, but I am, as you can see, very much still here," Shane shakes his head back to her. "Look, this was nothing more than an accident, but Sophie, we need to be careful. If your mother had walked in on us, she wouldn't have been very happy."

"Please, please, please don't tell her about this," Sophie pleads with him. "I'm embarrassed enough as it is!"

"I won't," Shane tells her. "But we need to make sure that it never happens again."

Twin Peaks International Airport

Kim and Tyler sit next to one another as they are waiting to board the private plane that will take the to Paris shortly. Earlier, Kim had been at the coffeehouse with Robbie as he told her that it was critical that they speak; before Robbie could tell her what he had to tell her, however, Tyler arrived and also told Kim it was important that they talk. Kim went to talk to her husband, and he strong armed her into agreeing to leave Twin Peaks and go to Paris since they never had a real honeymoon.

"We should be boarding any time," Tyler leans over to Kim. "Before you know it, we will be in Paris enjoying our honeymoon."

Kim uneasily smiles back to him. "Yes, we will."

"What is it? What's wrong?"

Kim sighs back to him. "It's just…we left the coffeehouse before Robbie could tell me his news. He made it seem like it was really important."

"You know Robbie, he has a flare for the dramatics," Tyler chuckles back to her. "Besides, we won't be gone forever; whatever it is, it can wait until we get back."

"That's where you're wrong," Robbie announces as he rushes up to them. He gasps for some air as he followed the two of them to the airport, then had to buy a ticket so he could get through security. He has no intentions of going anywhere, but he knows that he has to tell Kim the truth before she leaves for Paris.

"Robbie, what are you doing here?" Kim asks as she stands up and looks at her former husband.

"I…I followed you here," Robbie explains.

"This is outrageous!" Tyler stands up looking back at Robbie with intent. "You're stalking us! I'm going to file a restraining order!"

"Kim, please," Robbie ignores his rival. "We have to talk; I told you at the coffeehouse that this was important and it still is. If you want to leave with Tyler after I tell you this, you can. But I am not leaving here until you hear me out, and that's final."

The Tower's; Floor One; Andy's Condo

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Jeff asks Meggan as they storm towards the front door of Andy's condo. The pair had been at Robertson Enterprises earlier when Meggan revealed to him that she saw Andy and Logan share a kiss; the kiss has thrown her for a loop as she knows that just a few weeks ago, Logan and Sophie were expecting a baby together.

"We have to find out what is going on," Meggan tells him as they reach the door of Andy's condo. "With Andy drinking, who knows what could happen to our son!"

"I don't know Meggan…"

"Come on, Jeff," Meggan pleads with him. "This is our son we are talking about! If anything bad happens to him, I don't know that I could forgive myself!"

"Okay, okay," Jeff says as he tries to open the front door. To their surprise, it is unlocked so they move inside. "Andy? Logan? Are you boys here?"

Meggan storms past Jeff and looks in the living room, but doesn't see anyone, or anything. "I was sure that they were coming here," Meggan looks back at him. "Where else would they have gone?"

"This is breaking and entering Meggan…I…I think we should go…"

"Do you hear that?" Meggan ignores his pleads. "I think it's coming from the bedroom…"

Meggan storms down the hallway and opens the door shrieking out in shock as she sees Andy and Logan naked and laying next to one another on Andy's bed!

Next on One Day at a Time
- Daisy reveals some news to Chris and Trenyce
- How will Meggan and Jeff react to what they saw?
- Will has a revelation for Eva

 
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