Episode 1216

 

Moving Through My Fears
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: September 12, 2025

Episode Theme song: "bye" Ariana Grande

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Clayton suggested to Lukas that they leave Twin Peaks together
- Andrew admitted to Daisy that he wanted to be a father to Albertinah. Chris, meanwhile, moved out of the house he shares with Trenyce
- Dawn put flowers at Chantel's car but acted as if she didn't know who did when Cheresa told her about it
- Cassie, seemingly, learned a secret about Stephanie
- Penny told Cory she was going back to her farm
- Abby visited Max and Olly
- Bryce agreed to help Leah get Felicia away from Frederick
- Paige told her family about the baby

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Paige breathes a sigh of relief as she leaves the hospital room that she was in. She just had a late afternoon doctors appointment to ensure that things are progressing along with her pregnancy, which they are. She also learned that she only has a short window left to decide if she wants to continue with the pregnancy, which has been wrestling with since she knows that Will is still in love with Eva. In fact, she saw him kissing Eva earlier in the morning.

As she walks towards the elevators, she happens to see Will standing at the nurse's station, looking at some patient files. She finds herself moving towards him as he looks up and sees her.

"Paige, hi," he smiles to her. "You're here for a check-up, I am assuming?"

"Yea, everything is fine," she replies to him quickly. "My OBGYN told me I only have a few more weeks to decide if I want the baby or not."

Will looks back at her in surprise. "Were you thinking of ending this pregnancy, Paige?"

"To be perfectly honest, yes," she tells him. "You have no idea how difficult this has been on me, knowing that I got pregnant by a man that is still head over heels in love with another woman."

"But…"

"You were kissing Eva earlier today," Paige cuts him off. "I saw you in the park, Will, so don't stand there and try to tell me otherwise."

"I wasn't going to," Will says. "It's just…I guess we haven't talked about the baby at all."

"It's not your decision to make," Paige explains to him. "This is my body, it's my choice."

"That's fair, but the baby is also mine," Will tells her. "I should have a say in what happens, don't you think? I mean, you didn't get pregnant on your own."

"No, I didn't, but I have been alone since I found out," she stands tall to him. "I mean, my family has been great, but it is still me and this baby."

"Your family? You told them about the baby?"

"Of course, I did," Paige tells him. "And they, unlike you, support me in whatever decision I make regarding my child. If you'll excuse me, I need to get going."

Will watches Paige walk away from him and he sighs heavily. "If you think I'm going to let you decide what happens to my baby, you're wrong."

 
 

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"I saw Dominick earlier and told him that you were going to help us," Leah explains to Bryce as they sit across from one another in the restaurant with some wine in front of them. Leah had seen her father earlier in the day and she told him that Bryce was going to help them get Felicia away from Frederick; they believe that if Felicia was free from Frederick, she would realize that she doesn't want to be married to him.

Bryce looks back at her and hopes that he is doing the right thing by helping his family with Felicia. For years now, he has been helping Frederick carry out some of his plans, but after asking him about Felicia's wellbeing, and seeing Fredericks' reaction, he decided that it would be worth seeing what is, truly, going on with his grandmother.

"We have to keep this between us," Bryce whispers back to her. "If Frederick suspects that I have anything to do with this…"

"He won't," Leah stops him quickly. "None of us have a relationship with that monster; your secret, it is safe with us."

"Okay, so what is the next step?"

"Eva actually asked Dominick if she could help us," Leah reveals to him. "Dominick is against the idea, but I actually think she could be critical in this."

"Okay? So, we will enlist Eva's help, but that still doesn't answer my question: what are we going to do?"

"I'm going to tell you," Leah tells him with a grin on her face. "This is, exactly, how we are going to save my mother from that madman."

The Lawson Estate; Cheresa, Dawn, Abby, Ethan, & Georgina's Home

Cheresa moves towards the bedroom that she shares with Dawn. Since they reunited, Dawn has, since, moved in with her since the Lawson estate has more than enough rooms for the two of them, Abby, Ethan, and baby Georgina. They, even, still have a room set up for Greg, for when he visits his daughter's.

Earlier, Cheresa and Dawn had lunch together at the Pink Flamingo, and Cheresa admitted to Dawn that someone went to the national park and left flowers by Chantel's car, which they thought was odd. When they came home, Dawn told Cheresa that she was tired, and she was going to have a nap.

It's been about two hours, and Cheresa is, now, concerned about Dawn, as the nap shouldn't have taken that long. She can only imagine that this entire ordeal has been weighting down Dawn a lot; not only are they trying to figure out if Chantel was murdered, but Dawn has also been receiving threatening text messages. At first, they thought that, maybe, the texts were coming from Chantel, who might have been upset with Cheresa's decision to reunite with Dawn, but the last message came in after Simona thought that Chantel was dead. Dawn, still, had a theory that, perhaps, Chantel was still alive, but it is a wild theory. All of this, Cheresa knows that her girlfriend might be exhausted.

"Dawn?" she asks as she opens the door to their bedroom. The large kitchen blows in the wind, which causes concern for Cheresa. She moves to the window and closes it before she looks at the bed. "Dawn?"

Cheresa freezes, however, when she realizes that the bed is empty. "Dawn?" she asks again as she moves closer to the bed. "The window? Did you leave the mansion without me knowing?" she asks herself with an arched eyebrow. "What is going on with you, Dawn?"

The Tower's; Floor Ten; Andrew & Daisy's Home

"How do you think that you will go about navigating Chris and Trenyce now that they know the truth is out about Albertinah?" Daisy asks Andrew as she moves back to the sofa in their condo with a bottle of red wine and two glasses. She wants to hear how Andrew plans to handle the fact that he is now a father; she is still rattled that the truth came out because she had changed the last DNA test results to show that Chris was the father. The fact is, Daisy was worried that she would lose Andrew if the truth came out.

"I am not sure Chris wants anything more to do with me," Andrew sighs back to her as she opens the bottle of wine and pours two glasses. "He was cold to me in the hospital."

"He is probably still wondering what happened with that DNA test that said he was the father."

"It must have been a hospital error," Andrew says before he takes a sip of the wine. "I honestly think we as a family need to come together, and I think I have a way for us to do just that."

Daisy arches his eyebrow back to him. "What is this idea?" she asks him quickly. "What do you have planned?"

Andrew smiles back to her. "Well, it involves you and me," he admits to her. "The fact is, we are engaged Daisy. And what happens when people get engaged?"

"We plan a wedding?"

Andrew chuckles to her. "Before that, we can have an engagement party," Andrew tells her. "I think we should throw ourselves a party to celebrate our love and show that we can overcome any obstacles. What do you think? Let's have a party and show Chris and Trey that despite everything that has happened, we are still in love and moving on with our lives?"

The Sugarbowl

Trenyce opens the door to the coffeehouse and moves inside. She is rattled by the fact that when she got home from the office, she realized that Chris had moved out of the house that she lives in with their children. She was going to get a drink, but she realized that she needs to have a clear head to decide what her next move is going to do. After she orders her latte, she sees Chris sitting in the back booth by himself.

After getting her drink, she moves to the booth and sits across from him. "Well, hello," she tells him. "What's funny is that I said that exact same thing when I got home from work, only the house was empty."

Chris takes a sip of his coffee before he looks back at her. "I don't know what you want me to say."

"You moved out without even talking to me?" Trenyce asks him with hurt in her voice. "Does our relationship mean that little to you?"

"I don't know what you want me to say," Chris says again to her. "Albertinah is not my daughter; your affair with Andrew is, once again, coming back to haunt us," he tells her. "I…I need time to work through this."

"Please come home," Trenyce pleads with him. "We can work through this together, that's what marriages are all about, Chris. We need to solve for this together; besides Tinah and BJ, they will miss you."

"I can't come home right now," Chris sighs back to her as they lock eyes with one another. "I need time, Trey, and I need you to respect that. After everything you've done, this is the least that you can do."

The Tower's; The Penthouse; Cory & Penny's Home

"I…I don't think I heard you correctly," Cory admits to Penny as they continue to stand in the living room of the penthouse facing one another. Penny just emerged from her bedroom and admitted to Cory that she understands that he is in love with Robin and as such, she is going to move back to her farm. "You want to go back to the farm?"

"I do," Penny nods back to him quickly. "The truth is, I ended my engagement to Gordy because I fell in love with you, Cory. For you to stand there and tell me that you want to be with Robin, I…I can't stay here. It wouldn't be fair to me, you, or Robin."

"But, Penny," Cory moves closer to her. "You can't see; how are you going to get around your farm without your vision?"

Penny shakes her head back to him. "You don't need to worry about me, Cory. I am a strong woman, I can handle this."

"I think this is a huge mistake," Cory admits to her. "I was on the farm for months, I know how much work it takes to run the farm. I…I don't want you to be there alone when you can't see; you won't be able to handle it."

"I can see," Penny shocks Cory as he looks back at her in surprise. "I got my vision back, Cory. So, as you can see, there is absolutely nothing stopping me from leaving Twin Peaks."

The Cascade Apartments; Cassie, Jacob, & Carter's Home

"Those tacos were delicious," Cassie tells Jacob as she comes out of the kitchen from the small apartment that she lives in with Jacob and their son, Carter. Jacob had returned home from the Pink Flamingo with tacos, which they just finished.

"Of course," Jacob chuckles back to her. "It was a nice treat from making some food here. And I happened to see a friend while I was waiting for the order."

"Ah, who did you run into?" Cassie asks him quickly as they sit next to one another on the sofa.

"Stephanie," Jacob reveals to her as Cassie looks back at him quickly. "We had a good chat; she's becoming a good friend, it's nice. I…I feel like I don't have many friends."

"As long as that all it is," Cassie replies to him.

"What does that mean?"

"It means, you're gorgeous," Cassie chuckles to him. "I'm sure Stephanie, as a warm-blooded woman, has taken notice to that."

"She might have," Jacob nods back to her. "But like I told you, we are only friends, and it will stay that way."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because I'm in love with you," Jacob smiles at her as he leans in and kisses her passionately. "Maybe I should prove that to you?"

"I thought you'd never ask…" Cassie purrs to him as she crawls onto his lap and they start to make love.

The Towers; Floor Three; Clayton's Condo

"Wait, are you serious?" a stunned Lukas asks Clayton as they sit next to one another on the sofa in the condo that Clayton was living in with Madeline before she moved into the Calimo mansion. Clayton just admitted to him that he felt uninspired by living in Twin Peaks and suggested that they leave town together. "You want to leave Twin Peaks?"

"I've been thinking about it for a while," Clayton admits to him. "You know, I don't have many friends here because of all the drama that unfolded between me, Nicholas, and Andy; I've never had a great career here either, so what is keeping me here?"

"Your sister?" Lukas asks him quickly. "And word on the street is that Madeline just had a baby? So, your nephew too?"

"The same could be said for you," Clayton chuckles to him. "You have Meggan, Logan, and your Dad here, but you also said you feel like an outsider."

"Well that is true," Lukas nods back to him. "And losing Olly, a break would be nice. The separation could help me heal."

"You don't think that Max will let you see Olly?"

"Not at first," Lukas admits to him. "I think some time away from one another will help with the transition; if Donovan and I are there every other day, the confusion for Olly will linger and last longer."

"That's fair," Clayton looks back at him. "So, then, I'm going to ask you again: Will you leave town with me? Let's leave Twin Peaks and start life somewhere new?"

The Lawson Estate; Cheresa, Dawn, Abby, Ethan, & Georgina's Home

"Hey, I'm home," Abby announces to Ethan as she moves into the living room from the foyer of the Lawson estate. She puts her purse down on the armchair and looks over at Ethan, who is looking out of the large windows, deep in thought. "I had a good meeting with Max; he agreed to tell Sonny that we are his parents tomorrow. He thinks that the two of us should be together when we tell him the truth."

"That's great," Ethan turns to her to face her. "So, does that mean you're going to spend more time at home now with our daughter?"

"I hope you don't feel like I'm neglecting you or Georgina," Abby says as he moves up to her and wraps her arms around his waits before she kisses him quickly. "I've been trying to navigate all of this to the best of my ability."

"I know you have, but you're missing out on a lot of moments Abby," Ethan tells her. "I was with Georgina earlier and she smiled and laughed when I was playing peek a boo with her."

"Really?" Abby asks him in surprise. "She's…she's never done that with me before?"

"Because you haven't been around," Ethan scolds her quickly. "You were so focused on the trial and now with getting Sonny back, it does feel like Georgina is taking a backseat."

"What do you want me to do? Ignore the fact that my son is alive?"

"No, of course not," Ethan replies to her quickly. "But it's like I told you before, you have to start putting this family first too. Max has Sonny, that's not going to change, but unless you step up, I might have to rethink staying her with our daughter."

"What are you saying?" Abby asks him in shock.

"I'm saying, you have to step up and be a mother to our daughter," Ethan warns her. "Because I won't let her be raised by someone who wants to be a half-time mother, so the choice is yours."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Andrew spends time with Tinah
- Abby and Ethan have a heart to heart
- Where is Dawn?

 

Episode 1217

 

I Thought I was Immune
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: September 12, 2025

Episode Theme song: "Made for Me" Muni Long & Mariah Carey

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Sophie tried to tell Logan that she is pregnant but she saw him drinking
- The truth about Albertinah's paternity was revealed
- Cheresa wondered where Dawn escaped too when she wasn't napping like she said she was
- Robbie had to calm Bobby down when Madeline couldn't
- Ethan told Abby she had to be more of a mother to Georgina
- Bryce almost caught Jeff & Victoria together

The Lawson Estate; Cheresa, Dawn, Abby, Ethan, & Georgina's Home

Abby moves to the bar and pours herself a glass of red wine as she sighs to herself. She just got home from seeing Max and Sonny, and he agreed that they could tell their son together that they are his biological parents. They know that they should be together to do this as Sonny will, likely, be confused by this as he still believes that Lukas and Donovan are his father's.

When she got home, however, Ethan told her that she missed a milestone with Georgina as she was laughing and smiling while he was playing peek-a-boo with their daughter; Ethan told her that she needed to spend more time with their family unit as he felt like she has been too focused on Sonny.

"You…you made it seem like you would try to take Georgina away from me if I don't spend more time with her," Abby admits to Ethan as she turns around to face him before she takes a sip of her wine. "Please tell me that you're not thinking of doing that? I…I don't think I could go through another custody case again, Ethan."

"Georgina needs you," Ethan replies to her. "And so do I, Abby. That's why I'm asking you to just put more of an effort in with us. I know that learning Sonny is alive has been a huge shock to you, and I don't blame you for wanting him in your life, but he is not your only responsibility. I don't want you to neglect the other members of your family."

"I am sorry," Abby feels her eyes swell with water. "I never meant for you, or our daughter, to feel like I don't care, Ethan. That is the very last thing I want."

"That's why I'm telling you," Ethan forces a smile on his face. "I don't think you mean to do any harm here, but it has to change, right? I don't want you to lose focus on the family that is right here under your roof."

"You're right," Abby uneasily nods back to him. "I…I will make an effort, I promise."

"That's all I ask," Ethan says before he leans in and kisses her on her lips.

 
 

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Sophie moves into the restaurant looking to get some crab cakes for a snack. She knows that it is too early for her pregnancy to give her cravings, but she has been thinking about them since she was here earlier in the day, however, she happened to see Logan at the bar drinking again, so she left before he could see her. She has tried to tell him a couple times now that she is pregnant with his child, but every time she sees him, he is drinking, and she wants to talk to him while he is sober.

She sits down at the table and places her order before she pulls her cell phone out of her pocket to check her Instagram feed while she waits. But she looks up when she hears the chair across from her extend out from the table and she sees Logan sitting across from her.

"Logan, hi," Sophie uneasily says as she puts her phone down and looks at her friend. "What's…what's going on?"

"I was going to ask you the same thing," he chuckles to her. "You didn't see me at the bar when you came in?"

"No, sorry, I guess I didn't," she admits to him. "How long have you been here?"

"Not long," Logan tells her, even though he knows he's been drinking here for a couple of hours. "Why?"

Sophie sighs back to him. "I don't think you want to hear what I have to say about it."

Logan arches his eyebrow back to her. "What are you suggesting, Soph? What's up?"

"I'm…I'm concerned about you," she admits to him. "It seems like every time I turn around, you have a drink in your hand."

"What?" he asks her in surprise. "You…you think I have a drinking problem?"

"I didn't say that," Sophie shakes her head back to him. "I just think you need to be careful, that's all. I mean, even when we went to see your grandfather, you wanted a drink before you drove me and your Mom home. I…I don't want this to become a problem, that's all."

"It is not a problem," Logan huffs back to her. "And moving forward, I'd appreciate if you minded your own business, Sophie."

"Uh," Sophie looks back at him as he stands up from the table. "Sorry, I didn't mean to overstep."

"Well, you did," Logan tells her. "I'll finish my drink at the bar, I think."

Sophie watches him leave before she sighs to herself, wondering if she will ever be able to tell him that she is carrying his child.

***

At a table at the back of the restaurant, Chris sits by himself with a beer in front of him. His mind is racing over the fact that Andrew is Albertinah's biological father; he has no idea how this has happened as the recent DNA test that they completed said he, not Andrew, was her father, but after Tinah needed another bone marrow transplant, Stephanie confirmed that Andrew was the father, and there was no mistake about that.

"Penny for your thoughts, or do I even have to ask?" Daisy asks her former husband as she sits next to him. She is at the restaurant picking up some takeout for her and Andrew, and she saw Chris sitting alone, so she came to see how he was doing.

"You probably already know the answer," Chris chuckles to her. "This entire situation with Albertinah is a mess, Daisy."

"You can say that again," Daisy shakes her head back to him. "How are you holding up?"

"I…I moved out," Chris reveals to her as Daisy opens her eyes wider in surprise. "I left the home that I live with Trey and the kids."

"Oh Chris,'" Daisy sighs back to him. "I can understand that you're upset, but leaving Trenyce and the kids, is that really the right answer?"

"I…I don't know," Chris admits to her. "The fact is, I need time to get my head around this. Trenyce and Andrew's affair, it has, once again, come back to haunt me, and I don't know how to process this."

"Trenyce and the kids, they still love you, that hasn't changed."

"No, it hasn't," Chris says. "And deep down, I still love them, but … God, I just wish I understood what happened with that DNA test! How could it have been so wrong?"

Daisy gulps heavily back to him, knowing that she switched the results as she was worried that if Andrew was revealed to be Tinah's father, she would lose him to Trenyce. Since then, however, she and Andrew have gotten engaged, and she believes that, despite the truth coming out, she and Andrew will have a future together.

"I know, we all have no idea what happened," Daisy lies to him. "But we have to just move forward with the truth now, Chris. And like I said, you and Trey, nothing has to change between the two of you; don't let this stop you from being the best husband and father you can be."

The Davenport House; Trenyce, BJ, & Tinah's Home

"I am surprised it took you so long to stop by," Trenyce chuckles to Andrew as they face one another in the living room of her home that she lives in with the kids. She had expected Andrew to be there to see Tinah as soon as the truth came out, but he has given it some time.

"I wanted everyone to be settled," Andrew admits to her. "And right now, Daisy is out getting us some takeout, so I thought it was a good time to stop by and see my daughter. I…I still can't believe that she is my daughter, Trey."

"Neither can I," Trenyce replies to him quickly. "After that DNA test, I thought that we had put this all behind us."

"Do you really think that it was just a medical mix-up?" Andrew asks her as Trenyce shrugs back to him.

"I don't know what else could have happened," she sighs back to him. "You should know that Chris, he's moved out; he's not taking this well at all."

"I am sorry to hear that," Andrew tells her. "I knew he was struggling based on how he was treating me in the hospital. Just give him time, and he will come around; I believe that."

"I hope you're right," Trenyce says. "Do you want to see Tinah?"

"I'd love too," Andrew beams back to her as they start to move into Tinah's bedroom, where the little girl is sitting on the floor playing with some dolls. "Hey, sweet girl, how are you?"

"Dolly! Dolly!" the young girl smiles back to him, as Andrew chuckles to her.

"That's right, that's your dolly," he tells her before he looks back at Trenyce. "You'd never know she was just in the hospital, would you?"

"No, and that's thanks to you."

Andrew looks back at Albertinah and kisses her forehead. "Where's Daddy?" Tinah asks as she looks at Trenyce, as Andrew looks back at her, realizing that she's asking for Chris. "I want Daddy!"

Andrew stands up and looks at Trenyce with a heavy heart, realizing that this will take time for adjustments for everyone. "She still thinks of Chris as her father," Trenyce tells Andrew. "It will take time for all of us to get used to this new reality."

"I suppose you're right," Andrew sighs back to her before he looks back at Tinah, and feels his heart skip at beat at the sight of his daughter.

The Lawson Estate; Cheresa, Dawn, Abby, Ethan, & Georgina's Home

Cheresa paces back and forth in the bedroom that she shares with Dawn as she is worried about her girlfriend. They had been out for lunch earlier, and after, Dawn wanted to come home and have a nap. When Cheresa came into check on Dawn, the window was wide open, and Dawn was nowhere to be seen.

Considering all of the threatening messages that Dawn has been receiving from an unknown number, the fact that Dawn is, now, seemingly missing, Cheresa is worried sick about where Dawn could be.

"I've texted you and tried calling you," Cheresa whispers to herself. "Where are you, Dawn? And why did you leave through the window? Or did someone break in and take you? Oh My God, where are you?"

The Docks Storage Units

The door to the Lawson storage unit opens and a figure moves inside. The hand of the person finds the light switch; when the light comes on, Dawn's face can be seen inside the unit. She slowly looks around the storage locker and realizes that she hasn't been there in a very long time.

The storage locker has had many traumatic moments for the Lawson family over the years. It is the place where Greg discovered that Brooke was the Rose Peddle killer, and where Tara kidnapped and held Cheresa hostage. When Robbie, Greg, and Kim saved Cheresa, some large crates fell on top of Kim and she miscarried a child.

Dawn looks around the room and gets an odd grin on her face. "It…it feels good to be here," she whispers to herself as she continues to look around the unit.

Robertson Enterprises

Tyler and Kim are cuddled up together on the sofa in the CEO's office of Robertson Enterprises. Kim had arrived at the office wanting to see Tyler after she learned that Madeline was moving into the Calimo mansion with Robbie and their son, Bobby. He ended up kissing her and they made love, which is exactly what Kim needed to feel better about things.

"You have no idea how much I needed that," Kim chuckles to him as she runs her finger over his muscular chest.

"I think I have a pretty good idea," he giggles back to her. "You seemed very…eager."

"You made me forget all of my problems, even if for a little while," Kim replies to him. "And for that, I am thankful for you."

"Hey, I'm here to do that anytime you need me too," Tyler says back to her. "In case you hadn't noticed, I am very interested in you and helping you with all of your needs."

Kim looks back and kisses him. "Then you can start right now," she purrs back to him as he kisses her again, this time with more passion.

The Calimo Mansion

Robbie moves back into the living room of the Calimo mansion where he sees Madeline looking out of the French doors and peering into the rose garden. He can't help but recall how earlier he went to check on Bobby, who was crying, and Madeline couldn't calm him down. The baby just needed to be held, which Robbie did, but he is concerned by the fact that Madeline didn't think to pick up their son to calm him down.

"Bobby is back fast asleep," he announces as Madeline turns around to face him. "He just needed to be calmed down."

"Thanks again for helping with him," she replies to him. "This is part of the reason why I wanted you to be in his life; you can help me with him."

"Are you sure you're okay?" Robbie asks Madeline as he moves closer to her. "You didn't seem to know, or understand, how to help our son?"

"Yes, yes, I am fine," Madeline waves her hand in the air. "I am just getting used to this mother thing, that's all."

"Alright, but just know if you do need help from me, I am here," Robbie smiles back to her. "We are in this together after all."

The Tower's; Floor Eight; Victoria's Home

Victoria moves to the door of her condo having heard the doorbell ring. When she opens the door, she is surprised to see Jeff standing on the other side. The last time she saw him, he was hiding under her bed because they were about to make love when Bryce arrived and demanded to see her. When they spoke, Bryce, once again, pleaded with her to give him another chance, but Victoria told him that they were over.

"I didn't think I'd see you again today," Victoria lets her lover into her condo.

Jeff chuckles back to her. "I couldn't stay away," he admits to her. "And besides, I wanted to see how you were doing after your conversation with Bryce. You…you laid down the law pretty firmly with him."

"He has asked me so many times if we could have another chance, and the answer remains the same," Victoria replies to him. "We are over, and the sooner he admits that, the better off we will all be."

"I can't say that I am upset by that."

"Oh, is that so?" Victoria smirks to him as she moves closer to him. "Any reason why?"

"I think you know why," Jeff smiles back to her as he leans in and kisses her passionately. When they part, he looks into her eyes. "I can't get enough of you."

"Then don't," she says as she moves up against the wall and Jeff moves up against, kissing her more and more passionately. As they continue, to kiss, they start to undress one another, eager to make love to one another again.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Andy and Nicholas discuss Jarrod's return
- Cassie pays Stephanie a visit
- Cory shares Penny's news with Robin

 

Episode 1218

 

My Intentions Were Cruel
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: September 12, 2025

Episode Theme song: "I Came Here to Leave You" Charlotte Cardin

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Melissa stopped Andy & Nicholas' wedding by revealing that Jarrod, Nicholas partner whom he believed was dead, was alive
- Madeline didn't hold baby Bobby when he was crying
- Tyler & Kim made love
- Cassie, seemingly, learned Stephanie's secret
- Penny told Cory that she was moving back to her farm and that her vision returned
- Shane blamed Natasha for bringing Louie back into their lives
- Abby and Max agreed to tell Sonny that they are his parents
- Bryce and Leah plotted to get Felicia away from Frederick
- Jeff & Victoria continued their affair

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino


Stephanie sits at the bar of the restaurant with a cobb salad in front of her and a glass of iced tea. She decided to treat herself to lunch since the cafeteria at the hospital is not the best food in the world. She hopes that the afternoon is less chaotic than her morning shift at work, however.

"Well, well, well," a voice calls out from behind her. "If it isn't the infamous Dr. Clarke."

Stephanie slowly turns around and sees Cassie standing behind her. Stephanie, immediately, can tell that Cassie must not be pleased with her growing friendship with Jacob, even though, if Stephanie is honest, she can't help but have an attraction to Jacob.

"I don't believe we've had the pleasure of being formally introduced," Stephanie extends her hand out to Cassie's. "But since I am friends with Jacob, I know who you are."

"I guess that means my reputation perceives me," Cassie purses her lips back to the doctor. "And I've heard that you have a growing friendship with my husband, Jacob."

"Jacob and I are friendly, yes," Stephanie nods back to her. "You have a wonderful husband, Cassie."

Cassie chuckles back to her. "The key word in that sentence is husband," she tells her. "You'd best to remember that, Doctor."

"I would never forget that."

"Good," Cassie winks back at her. "Because if you ever did anything to hurt my marriage, I might have to…."

"To what?" Stephanie cuts her off quickly. "What exactly do you think you'd do?"

"Oh," Cassie shrugs back to her. "I think we both know that there is power in knowledge, and I believe I have that. Oh, look at that, my order is ready. Tata, Doctor!"

Stephanie sighs heavily as Cassie grabs her takeout bag and rushes out the door. She has no idea what type of cryptic warning Cassie just gave her, but she doesn't like it, not one little bit.

 
 

Robertson Enterprises

"Well, this was a great way to spend the morning," Tyler chuckles as he pulls his pants up to his waist and starts putting his belt on. Kim arrived at the office earlier and the two have made love multiple times as she wanted some comfort after she learned that Madeline and baby Bobby was going to move into the Calimo mansion.

"You certainly made me feel better," Kim winks back to him as she starts to button up her blouse. "And I am really glad that no one tried to come into the office."

"I did lock the door, remember?" he asks her as he puts his shirt on and starts to button it up.

"Fair, I guess you had a light morning with meetings?" Kim asks him back.

"I blocked some time to catch up," he admits to her. "But this…what just happened here, it is exactly what I needed."

Kim moves up to him and kisses him on the lips. "I needed it too, Tyler, more than you know."

"I hope you know that you're the one that I've been waiting for Kim," he says as he looks into her eyes. "All these years, my heart has belonged to you, and now that we are together, I…I've never been happier."

"I am happy too," Kim nods back to him. "I really am."

The Calimo Mansion

Robbie and Madeline sit in Bobby's nursery together while their son sleeps in his crib. Earlier in the day, Robbie came into the nursery while Bobby was fussing and he encouraged Madeline to hold their son, which seemed like a foreign concept to the new mother. After Robbie got their son settled, he asked Madeline about the situation, and she told him that she is still getting used to being a mother.

"How are you feeling about earlier?" Robbie asks her as he picks up some of Bobby's toys and puts them into a bin.

Madeline sighs back to him as she pulls her long hair into a ponytail before she looks back at him. "I am sorry that I didn't hold Bobby," she admits to him. "Like I said, I am just getting used to being a mother. This is all so new for me."

"I can understand that," Robbie smiles back to her. "For the record, I'm not upset with you, I just want to make sure that you're okay."

Madeline shrugs back to him. "I…I might have some postpartum, to be honest," she admits to him. "I…I just feel weird, but I can't place it really."

"I see," Robbie looks back at her. "I heard that can be very common, but I would encourage you to seek some professional help with it."

"I…I will see how I feel moving forward."

"Sounds good, because that little boy, he needs us, both of us," Robbie tells her.

The Sugarbowl

In the back booth of the coffeehouse, Jeff and Victoria sit next to one another with coffees in front of them. Across the table, Trenyce sits with her portfolio resting in front her. She is about to share with the tweaks that she has made to the upcoming luxurious bath line that they are coming up with.

"So," Trenyce says as she pulls out some of the sketches from her portfolio. "As you can see, I adjusted the size of the Robertson Enterprises logo on the robes, and I increased the size of the belt, just as you requested. I also added a few more samples of fabrics; these new fabrics have more color options too."

"I love that idea," Victoria looks at Jeff with a twinkle in her eye. "I…I would imagine the initial launch would do two or three colors, but we could do another release with more colors six months or so after the launch. It would continue to build on the momentum the first launch has."

"I agree with that," Jeff agrees with her. "And Trenyce, these changes are exactly what we are looking for. The belt, especially, really looks better at this thickness."

"Thanks," Trenyce gushes back to him. "I have to be honest with you two; this project, it has come at the best time for me. Having something to focus on has been the best thing for me right."

"Well, it shows," Victoria tells her. "Tyler and the other executives, they are going to love this, I know they are. Good work, team!"

Dominick's Townhouse

"I am still not used to seeing you two working so closely together," Dominick chuckles as Leah and Bryce move into the living room of his home. They are at his townhouse today to give him an update on their plan to try to get Felicia away from Frederick. Considering how tense Leah and Bryce's relationship has been since the truth about his paternity came out, Dominick is pleased to see the mother-son working together on this. "But it does warm my heart."

Leah moves up to her father and hugs him tightly for a moment. "I am so happy about this as well," she admits to him as Bryce feels his cheeks flush. "There was a time when I didn't think this would happen."

"Let's just not get ahead of ourselves, okay?" Bryce chuckles to them. "We still have a lot of work to do to ensure that Felicia is safe and sound. Let's…let's focus on that, okay?"

"That is fair," Dominick smirks back to his grandson. "I am curious though, what have you two come up with as a plan of attack? Because, the sooner we can get Felicia away from Frederick, the better."

"We agree," Leah nods back to him. "Come sit with us, and we will tell you everything, okay? We will tell you our plan and you can help us with any details that we might have missed."

Robin's Townhouse

"My mind is actually blown," Robin admits to Cory as they sit next to one another in the living room of her townhouse. Cory just told her that Penny has decided to return to her farm in Holdenville, but also that her sight has returned. After months of helping Penny through this medical crisis, it is a relief, but surprising, that this has all happened. "Penny's sight returned? And she's leaving town? This is a lot to take in."

"Yea, I know," Cory replies to her quickly. "After you saw us kiss, I had a long talk with her and I told her that we could only be friends. She questioned me and I had to admit that I was in love with you."

"I am sure that it hurt her," Robin shakes her head back to him. "She's a good woman, so this must not have been easy for you."

"It wasn't," Cory admits to her. "Because while I was on the farm, Penny and I, we did grow closer. But, at the end of the day, I am in love with you, and she had to know that."

Robin smiles back to him before she leans over and kisses him. "I love you too," she whispers back to him. "I am sorry that Penny got hurt in all of this, but I am glad that this means there are no other roadblocks for us and our relationship."

Cory gulps back to her as he knows that Robin saw him and Penny kiss but he hasn't told her that they made love. He isn't sure that it is worth telling her about it now that Penny is leaving town.

"I do have a question though," Robin as she locks eyes with him. "When did Penny's vision return? And how did that happen?"

"Good question," Cory chuckles back to her. "I'll have to find out, I was just in shock and wanted to tell you about it."

"I think we need those answers," Robin replies to him. "So we can fully understand everything that has happened."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Shane sits behind his desk at the hospital looking at some files from patients that he hasn't seen in a while because he was busy with his wedding with Natasha, and then his arrest because Louie showed up and demanded that Simona book him for killing his mother, all those years ago. Thankfully, Simona was able to validate that his mother was killed by the impact of the moose that his car hit.

"I didn't realize you were back at work," Natasha says as she opens the door to his office and moves inside. "I thought I'd see you this morning."

"I've been away from work for far too long," Shane replies to her as he doesn't look up from his files. "I had to come here and start getting caught up."

"I was hoping we could talk," Natasha admits to him as she moves closer to his desk. "I didn't like how we left things the other night."

"I am afraid that I haven't had a change in heart in my stance," Shane finally looks back at him. "You're the reason that my father came back in our lives, you're the reason that I was arrested, and you're the reason we didn't get married!"

"I get that you think I did this," Natasha sighs back to him. "But the real issue here is between you and your father; you and Louie, you have to find a way to get past this, that is the real issue here."

"I want nothing to do with that man," Shane spits back to her. "And for years, I was living without him, and look how great I did. All of that changed when you went to Detroit, multiple times, behind my back! You did this Natasha, and you're going to have to live with the fallout of all of this!"

The Tower's; Floor One; Andy & Nicholas' Home

"I brought you some tea," Andy announces to Nicholas as he moves into the living room of their condo and passes his fiancé a cup of tea, as he is cuddled on the sofa. Andy sees that Nicholas looks like he barely slept the night before. Andy can't help but remember how the previous day, he and Nicholas went to the law courts to be married by a justice of the peace, but Melissa stopped the wedding by announcing that Jarrod, the partner that Nicholas believed died, was alive and well.

After hearing Melissa and Jarrod's side of the story, they learned that Jarrod didn't want to put Nicholas through the pain of seeing him dying from HIV as he was diagnosed before all of the current medical advancements, so with Melissa's help, he faked his death. However, he ended up recovering and, is now, undetectable.

"How are you feeling?" Andy asks Nicholas as he sits next to him on the sofa. "I can only imagine how fast your head is spinning."

Nicholas takes a long sip of his tea before he looks back at Andy. "You can say that again," he tells him. "I…I just can't believe that Jarrod is alive. And I can't believe that he worked with my mother to fake his death; how could they put me through that?"

"I wish I had the answers to that," Andy replies to him. "And I know you were startled and hurt by Melissa and Jarrod's explanation of what happened; you…you sent them away."

"I couldn't stomach to see them," Nicholas explains to him. "Learning that they purposely did this to me? I…I needed to get away from them!"

"I know babe," Andy grabs his hand. "But the fact is, you can't hide from Jarrod forever. The man that had your heart, your soul, he is back, and you have to try to figure out what that means for your future."

The Cascade Apartments; Max & Olly's Home

"Alright, so it's very important that you remember to call him Olly," Max whispers to Abby as they stand facing one another in the kitchen of his apartment. They are about to tell Sonny that they are his parents; they have been putting this off long enough, but since Max was awarded custody, they know that they have to tell him the truth. Max, however, knows that Sonny thinks his name is Olly, so he is telling Abby not to call him Sonny. "He gets confused when I have called him Sonny."

"Okay, I can do that," Abby nods back to him as she feels butterflies flutter in her stomach. "It will be an adjustment for me, but whatever I can do to be with my son, I will."

"I just hope this goes well."

"Max," Abby stops him from leaving the kitchen. "Thank you. I know you were upset with me about lying about you being his father, but I really appreciate you allowing me to be here with you and Olly. I…I couldn't go through losing my son again."

"He needs all of us," Max replies to her with a smile. "We all just want the best for him."

They walk together into the living room and see Olly playing with his fire trucks on the ground.

"Hey buddy, Abby is here to see you," Max interrupts his play time. "How about you come sit on the sofa with us so we can talk?"

"Do I have too?" Olly asks in confusion as he was in the middle of saving a house from a fire, at least in his imagination.

"Yes, you do," Max chuckles back to him. "Come on, the sooner we talk, the sooner you can get back to your toys."

"Okay," Olly stands up and moves to the sofa, where he sits in the middle of Max and Abby. "What do you want to talk about?"

"Max and I," Abby smiles down to the little boy. "We are going to be spending a lot more time with you."

"Why?"

"Well, that's what we want to talk to you about," Max looks at him before he quickly looks at Abby. "You know that every little boy or girl, they start from a Mommy and Daddy, right?"

Olly nods back to him.

"Well, I am your Daddy, and Abby…"

"I am your Mommy," Abby finishes his sentence before Olly looks at them in confusion.

"No," he shakes his head. "I have two Daddy's! I want Lukas and Donovan! I want my Daddy's! You two…you're not my Daddy or my Mommy!"

Before Max or Abby can respond, Olly rushes off, confused by what they were telling him. Max looks at Abby and sighs.

"It will take time," he tells Abby, who is visibly upset by Olly's reaction. "This is all so confusing for him, but at least we told him, right?"

"Right," Abby whispers back to him. "I just want to get to a place where we are in a good place, you know?"

"We will get there," Max replies to her. "I know that we will."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino


Stephanie finishes paying her bill and then starts to collect her belongings as she has to head back to the hospital. As she starts to move towards the exit, she happens to see Jacob moving into the restaurant. She finds herself moving up to her friend.

"Steph, hey," Jacob smiles at her. "Do you have time for a drink with me?"

"I don't, actually," Stephanie replies to him. "I have to head back to the hospital. But I am glad that you're here."

Jacob arches his eyebrow back her. "What's going on?"

"Cassie," Stephanie purses her lips together. "She saw me here earlier and she warned me about staying away from you."

"She what?" Jacob gasps back to her.

"You heard me right," Stephanie tells him. "So, please, tell me your wife to stay away from me, because I don't take lightly to being threatened."

"I'm…I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault," Stephanie says. "But get your wife in check, or she will answer to me."

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