Previously on One Day at a Time
- After realizing that Felicia's IPod had been tampered with subliminal
messages for her not to love Dominick, Trenyce decided to head to the
church to stop Dominick from marrying Eva
- Paige, Robbie & Jeff all apologized to Shane after the truth came
out at his trial about the night at the Calimo cabin
- Robbie and Kim kissed and agreed to be together after the wedding. Robbie,
also, agreed to talk to Victoria after the wedding
- Meggan and Jeff agreed to be married sooner rather than later
- Chris and Helen made love
Scene One - Trenyce's VW Golf Trenyce looks out the front window of her car and sees the long line of
vehicles in front of her. She hadn't even thought that traffic would be
bad getting to the church, but now she remembers hearing that the bridge
is out for repairs so everyone that is on the road has to take the detour;
it just happens to be the same route to get to the church.
She taps her hands on the steering wheel, her patience wearing thin. She
knows that she has to get to the church as quickly as possible because
everyone needs to know that Frederick has been telling Felicia that she
doesn't love Dominick; if Felicia does still love him, it could change
everything, Trenyce realizes.
"Dominick might not marry Eva if he knows how Felicia really feels,"
she whispers to herself. "I have to get to the church. They have
to know the truth. They just have too…" she says as she starts
to inch a little bit forward in the traffic jam.
Scene Two - St. Joseph's Church Paige opens the door to the church and steps outside, taking a deep breath
of the fresh air. She needed to get some air as she felt like she was
suffocating inside. Ever since she admitted the truth on the witness stand
that she and Shane never made love, she feels like the entire town's eyes
are on her. No matter where she goes or what she does, she can feel the
stares and whispers about her. Today, is no different. Even though this
is her family's day, she feels like some people are still whispering and
gossiping about her.
She walks down the steps and moves into the garden, the sun beats down
on her face. She wishes that Leah was with her today; she could use her
Mother's support. She knows that Leah would know the right thing to say
and do.
"I miss you so much Mom," Paige says to herself as she continues
to walk through the garden.
"You know, she's always with you, right?" a voice says from
behind Paige. She turns around and sees Shane walking up to her. She isn't
sure how she should respond since she caused Shane so much pain. She doesn't
know why he is being so nice to her.
"I know," Paige nods back to him. "What are you doing out
here?"
"Jacob wanted to play outside," he says as he looks over and
sees Jacob pushing some cars in the grass. "He can't sit still for
very long."
"He's growing up so quickly," she smiles at the sight of the
boy playing.
"That he is," Shane agrees with her. "Too quickly, if you
ask me."
"I know that you came by the house the other day and I said sorry
for everything that happened," she tells him. "But, I feel like
I should tell you again. I really am so sorry for everything."
"I know you are," Shane tells her as he moves closer to her.
"I can't say I understand why you did what you did, but I can see
how upset you are by what you did. You can't keep beating yourself up
over it, okay? The truth came out, my name was cleared. We just have to
move on."
Paige nods as a tear falls down her cheek. "I wish I knew how,"
she admits to him. "That's part of the reason I wish my Mom was here.
She'd know how to get me through this."
"Come here, kiddo," he says as he pulls her into a hug. "You're
a bright young woman, you will get through this. I promise you, you'll
be just fine."
***
"Hey, is Mom ready?" Donovan asks Victoria as he comes up to
her, just before Victoria is about to go back into the bridal room.
"Yea, almost," Victoria tells him. "She just has to put
her dress on and then we are good to go. I can't believe this day if finally
here."
"I know, Mom must be so excited," Donovan says back to her.
"She's wanted to get married to Dominick for so long."
"And, now nothing will stop her," Victoria smiles back to him,
as she looks over his shoulder and sees Kim and Robbie sitting next to
her, laughing about something. It's not the first time in recent weeks
that she has seen the two of them engaged in what seems to be a closer
moment. She has no idea why the idea bothers her so much; after all, Kim
and Robbie are family. In her mind, however, it seems like something more
is going on. And, that would upset her because she wants nothing more
than to get back together with Robbie and start planning their future
together.
"Where did you go? I can see that you're focused on something else
now," Donovan tells her as he waves his hand in front of her face.
"Sorry," she tells him as she indicates for him to turn around
and look at what she is seeing. "I don't know why that bugs me but
it does."
"Kim and Robbie?" he asks as he turns around and looks back
at his sister. "They are family, it's not weird that they would be
sitting together."
"I know, I keep telling myself that," Victoria admits to him.
"It's just, I don't know, I may sound silly even saying this, but
I feel like something else is going on with them."
"Like what?" Donovan asks her, surprised by her confession.
Victoria shrugs. "I wish I knew," she admits to him. "Something
isn't right, that's all I'm saying. I just need to know what it is exactly."
***
"I'm glad I caught you alone for a moment," Adam announces to
Chris, who emerges from the men's restroom. Adam knows that Chris arrived
with Helen and the two of them have been seeing each other. In Adam's
mind, Chris is a big part of the reason that he and Helen are divorcing
and while he can accept that if Helen wants to move on, he doesn't want
her to be hurt by Chris Michaels.
"Are you?" Chris asks him. "I'm not sure that I want to
have this conversation, not at a wedding."
"That's too bad," Adam tells him, not letting Chris move past
him. "Because, you're going to hear what I have to say."
Chris sighs and looks back at Adam. "Fine, say what's on your mind."
"You and Helen," Adam quickly replies to him. "I know that
you're seeing each other."
"That we are," Chris replies to him. "We haven't hid that
from anyone."
"I know that," Adam says. "But, she's still my wife. And
even when our divorce is finalized, I will always care about her."
"I wouldn't expect that to change," Chris agrees with him. "You
and Helen have been through a lot together over the years."
"So, consider this your warning," Adam tells him as he moves
closer to Chris. "If you hurt her, you will have to answer to me."
Chris smiles back to him. "Don't worry, Adam," he replies to
him. "I have no plans on hurting Helen. Not now, not ever."
***
"Hey, there you are," Jeff says to Paige as she comes back inside
the church. "I was wondering where you went off too."
"I needed some air," she admits to her Dad.
"Are you okay? You look like you've been crying," Jeff tells
her as he comes up to her and hugs her.
"I'm fine," she whispers back to him. "I was just missing
Mom, that's all."
"I know," Jeff agrees with her as they exit their embrace. "I'm
thinking a lot about her today too."
"It's impossible not to," Paige replies to him.
Before Jeff can reply, Meggan comes up to them. "Hey," she smiles,
remembering how she and Jeff agreed to get married sooner rather than
later earlier in the day. She also knows that they agreed to tell Paige
the truth about their engagement. Seeing Jeff with his daughter now, Meggan
assumes that he is about to tell Paige the news. "I hope I'm not
too late to share the good news."
Paige arches her eyebrow. "Good news? What good news would that be?"
she asks, looking back at her father.
Jeff looks over at Meggan, and she quickly realizes that he hasn't said
anything to her just yet. Meggan puts her hands up to try to back track.
"Well, I guess we are going to wait until later."
"To tell me what? Please stop treating me like a child," Paige
tells them, as she looks closer at Meggan's left hand and she spots a
large diamond ring. "Wait, what is this?" she asks as she grabs
Meggan's hand. "Are you two getting married? Is that what this good
news is?"
Before anyone can reply, Meggan hears her cell phone ring. She reaches
into her purse and looks at the number. "I have to take this, it's
about a case I'm working on," she says before she quickly walks away.
Paige looks back at her father and puts her hands on her hips. "You're
marrying Meggan?" she asks him, shocked.
Jeff finds himself nodding back to her. "I love her, Paige,"
he admits to her. "I want to have her in my life."
"I can't believe this," she replies to him as she starts to
walk past him.
"Paige, wait," he calls out to her.
"No, Dad, please, I need some time to grasp this. I need some time
alone," she tells him, shocked and upset by his news. She really
thought that after the trial, things would start to get back to normal.
If this is what the new normal is, she won't be happy.
***
"Meggan Richardson speaking," she says into her cell phone.
"Please tell me you have good news."
As Meggan listens as the other person speaks to her, she gets a smile
on her face. "Perfect, we'll be in touch very shortly."
She hangs up the phone and feels a sense of pride. She just got a lead
into the potential whereabouts of Chris and Trenyce's biological child.
"I guess I'll tell them after the wedding," she whispers to
herself, thrilled by the news of the lead.
***
"You seemed to have a long walk outside, is everything okay?"
Frederick asks Felicia, as he watches her walk up the stairs of the church.
Felicia knows that after she saw Dominick earlier, she went for a walk
to clear her head. She has been having all of these mixed emotions about
the wedding day. On one hand, she can't help but wish Dominick well but
on the other hand, she feels like she is missing something. There's a
part of her heart that is sad to see him moving on, which doesn't make
sense to her because she is the one who has admitted that she doesn't
love Dominick anymore.
"I will be fine," she tells him. "I guess I'm just ready
for this wedding to be over."
"We don't have to stay if you don't want too," Frederick replies
to her quickly.
"Yes, we do," she quickly says to him. "I told Dominick
I would stay, so I have to stay for him. I can't leave now."
"Okay," Frederick says as he grabs her hands. "Don't be
sad, okay? This is the start of something beautiful. Not only for Dominick
and Eva, but for you and I."
"What do you mean?" Felicia asks him.
"I kissed you the other day Felicia," he reminds her as he licks
his lips again. "I was hoping that we could try to make a future
together. This could be the start of something amazing."
Felicia finds herself uneasily nodding back to him. "It could be,
you're right."
He leans in and kisses her on the lips. "I adore you," he tells
her as their lips part. "Come on, let's go get a seat and watch how
love can overcome anything."
***
"Ladies and gentlemen," Natasha announces as she stands at the
back of the church. "If you all want to take your seats, the wedding
is about to begin. The bride is finally ready!"
People smile and start to move to their seats, as Dominick slowly moves
to the front of the church. He looks back at Tyler, who is standing behind
him and nods to his son.
"This is it," he tells Tyler. "In a few minutes I'll be
married to Eva."
"Are you ready?" Tyler asks him.
"As ready as I'll ever be," he smiles, as he tries to calm the
butterflies in his stomach.
Scene Three - Trenyce's VW Golf
"Come on!" Trenyce yells in frustration as the cars barely move
forward in the traffic jam. She looks at her watch and realizes that the
wedding is moments away from starting and she isn't even close to the
church yet.
"I have to get to the church," she says to herself. "I
have to get there in time."
She reaches into her phone and grabs her phone. She tries calling Tyler,
but it goes straight to voicemail. "Damn it!" she yells as she
throws the phone down in anger.
Suddenly, the traffic starts to pick up pace and she starts moving. She
feels her heart racing a million miles a second. "I have to get there,"
she tells herself as she focuses on the road. "I have to tell everyone
the truth."
Next on One Day at a Time
- Will Trenyce get to the church on time?
- Adam & Helen share a close moment
- Jeff's words hurt Meggan
