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The Moretti Estate; Florence,
Italy
 
Felicia
stands in the lavish living room of the Moretti estate, which is decorated in
an vintage Italian style. She pours herself a cup of tea from the teapot that
rests on a marble bar and moves it up to her mouth, blowing on it softly before
she takes a sip of it. Her mind is racing on the fact that the previous day she
saw Dominick
and Eva
walking through the garden and they shared a kiss. She hasn't been able to get
the image out of her mind, and she isn't sure why. After all, she is married to
Frederick,
which she has realized has been a complete disaster. She has no idea what drugs
he was giving her to make her think that she wanted to marry him, but since she
has been away from him, and off the medication, she has returned her normal self.
"You look lost in your thoughts," a voice calls out at the entrance
of the living room. Felicia turns and sees Dominick standing there.
"Oh,
Dominick," she smiles back to him. "I just had chef prepare a pot of
herbal tea. Would you like a cup?"
"That sounds nice, sure,"
Dominick smiles as he moves towards her. "But only if you will sit with me
and tell me what you're thinking about?"
Felicia uneasily chuckles
back to him. "Where do I begin?" she asks him as she pours him a cup
of tea and then passes it to him once he is sitting on the love seat. She moves
around to sit next to him, but picks up her tea from the coffee table first. "I…I
can't believe that I actually married Frederick."
"As you know,
Eva was the chief of staff of the hospital in Twin Peaks for years," Dominick
reminds his former wife of Eva's profession. "When we got here, she suspected
that he had been drugging you, and based on your turn around, I would suspect
that she was correct; he was giving you something you keep you in that altered
state."
"I believe that as well," Felicia sighs as she
takes another sip of her tea. "I can't believe that he would do that to me;
why would he want to be married to someone who isn't in their right mind?"
Dominick chuckles back to her. "Well, the easy answer to that is that
he, himself, is not in his right mind," Dominick says. "The fact of
the matter is, he has wanted to be with you for years, and he has proven he will
stop at nothing for that to happen."
"That much is very clear,"
Felicia shakes her head back to him. "I guess…I guess I am grateful
to you, and Eva, for bringing me here so I can get back to myself. If it wasn't
for the two of you, I would still be in that damn mansion thinking that I was
his wife!"
"You don't have to thank me," Dominick tells
Felicia. "You have to know that I would do anything for you, Felicia. You're
the mother of my children; we have been through so much together."
"That
we have," Felicia agrees. "I guess I was thinking about something else,
then."
"Oh? What else is on your mind?"
"I…I
happened to see you yesterday," Felicia reveals to him quickly. "You
and Eva were in the garden, and you shared a kiss."
"I didn't
realize you saw that," Dominick replies to her.
"I didn't mean
to spy, I just happened to look out the window at that moment," Felicia explains
to him. "But Dominick, does this mean that you and Eva are back together?
Because the last I remember, you were still furious with her for lying to you,
and everyone, about me being alive?"
"I…I honestly don't
know what it means," Dominick tells her quickly. "I am very grateful
to Eva because she brought us here which has allowed you to get back to your normal
self, Felicia. Without Eva, none of this would have been possible. And yes, as
a result, we have grown closer again. But I don't know that I have a label for
what we are right now. Does that make sense?"
"It does,"
Felicia takes another sip of her tea. "Thank you for being honest with me."
"I will always tell you the truth, remember that."
The
Victors Estate; Frederick's Lair
 
Frederick moves up to the fireplace mantel in the living room of the Victors
mansion and picks up a picture of him and Felicia on their wedding day. He hates
that he has no idea where his wife is; he knows that once he finds Dominick, he
will charge him with kidnaping as he believes that he took his wife away from
him. The fact that his private investigator still hasn't come up with a lead also
makes his blood boil. Which is why he has a new plan; he just hopes that it works.
"Word on the street is that you were back in town," Andrew
announces as he moves into the living room of the mansion and sees Frederick at
the mantel. "How was your trip?"
Frederick sets the picture
back down on the mantel and turns to face the young man that he helped raise after
Savannah
passed away. "Andrew, my goodness, it's good to see you. I wasn't expecting
to see you."
Andrew shrugs back to him. "I have time on my hands
these days and when I heard that you were back, I decided to stop by. I hope that's
alright."
"Yes, yes, of course," Frederick smiles to him.
"Please sit down, I'll get you a scotch?"
"Yea, that sounds
great."
"Italy was beautiful, but sort of a time waste,"
Frederick explains to him as pours two drinks at bar. "I went there for business,
but it fell through."
"I am sorry to hear that," Andrew
replies to him as Frederick passes him the drink.
"Thanks, it will
work out, I am sure of it," Frederick says as they toast one another. "Now
tell me, what's going on you with you? Are you still seeing Daisy?"
Andrew nervously chuckles. "We've hit a rough patch," Andrew reveals
to him. "I don't know if or how we will make things right."
"I
see. I'm sorry to hear that."
"And because I don't have a job,
I'm feeling a little lost," Andrew continues to tell him. "The truth
is, I spent the majority of my inheritance when I was gambling, so I should get
a job; I just don't know what I want to do."
"I see," Frederick
looks back at him. "Well, you're a smart, young, handsome man, I'm sure something
will come up?"
Andrew shrugs. "Like what?"
"Well,
I do have an idea for you," Frederick tells him. "But it would involve
you leaving town for a while. Is that something you'd be interested in?"
"I mean…I don't love the idea of leaving Tinah now that I know that
she's my daughter, but I could use a change of pace," Andrew explains to
him. "What is this idea? Maybe that will help me decide?"
The
Cascade Apartments; Max & Olly's Home
 
"So, Paige
has given birth, but she is giving the baby up for adoption?" a started Max
asks Abby
as they face one another in the living room of his small apartment that he shares
with their son, Olly. Abby arrived just a short time ago so they can pick Olly
up from school together and she shared with him that Paige had a baby boy, the
news that she got from Ethan.
"Yea, she had a boy," Abby explains to him. "I guess she decided
to give the baby up for adoption once she realized that the father still had feelings
for another woman. She didn't want to raise the baby alone, but Ethan told me
that the father was suing her trying to stop her from giving the baby up for adoption."
"That's wild," Max shakes his head in disbelief. "I mean, I
get where he's coming from, but he kinda fucked up royally."
Abby
giggles back to him. "To be honest, I was miffed when Ethan agreed to take
her case," she tells him. "After everything that woman has done to me…"
"Okay, calm down," Max puts his hand in the air. "You've done
your share to Paige too."
"Hey, whose side are you on?"
she playfully swats his arm. "In all seriousness, I hope Paige is okay with
this. I can't imagine giving up a child."
"Now that I have Olly
back, I think of the same way as you."
"You know, I've been
thinking about something," Abby looks back at him with a grin on her face.
"You told me that you and Sophie
broke up?"
"We did, yea. I wasn't lying about that," Max
chuckles back to her. "But it's fine, I'm cool with it. Honestly."
"Can I ask you a question though?" Abby asks him as Max nods back
to him. "You two seemed very close, I guess my question is, why? Why did
you two break up?"
Max gulps and sighs heavily back to her. "It's
not just one thing, but Sophie ended up sleeping with someone else. And then…I
guess I also made some mistakes."
"You made some mistakes?"
she asks him quickly. "Now that is what I want to hear about. Tell me, Max,
what mistakes did you make?"
***
 
Meanwhile in Cassie
and Jacob's
apartment, Cassie opens a bottle of white wine and, immediately, pours herself
a glass. She is having an early splash because Carter is at school, and she is
feeling stressed. She, recently, asked Jacob to have another baby, but he was
opposed to the idea. She is reeling from his reaction because she had hoped that
he would be thrilled by the idea as she would love to have a child with him. She
takes a long sip of the wine just as the front door opens and Jacob appears.
"Jacob, hi," Cassie says as she puts the wine glass down on the
counter and moves up to him to kiss him hello. "I didn't think you'd be home
so early."
"I had a pretty light day at Roboto and wanted to
come home," Jacob admits to her as he hangs up his jacket on the coat rack.
"I was hoping you'd be home so we could talk."
"I am here,"
Cassie smiles back to him. "I didn't have any patients this afternoon and
Carter is at school."
"Perfect timing then," Jacob replies
to her. "Can we go to the sofa and talk?"
"Sure,"
Cassie picks up her wine and moves into the living room and they sit next to one
another on the sofa. "What's going on?"
"You have to know
what I am thinking about," he chuckles to her. "Your suggestion about
us having another baby?"
Cassie nervously chuckles back to her. "Right,
it's been on my mind too."
"I know my response probably wasn't
ideal."
"I sprung it on you and I should have talked to you
about it first. But, I do want to have another baby, and my time is running out,
I can't control that," Cassie tells him quickly.
"I know where
you're coming from," Jacob admits to her. "But…I am just on the
fence, Cassie. I…I really love how things are right now, you know? You, me,
Carter…we are a family. I don't know that I want to go through the late-night
changings, the bottles…a baby is a lot of work."
"That's
all true but I'm willing to do it, Jacob," Cassie grabs his hand. "Because
I want there to be an extension of our love. I want our family to grow and be
strong. I really want one more child. Please tell me that you're on board with
me?"
Twin Peaks General Hospital
 
Stephanie
sits in her office behind her desk with her head spinning. She has been trying
to think of a way to counter Cassie's blackmail, but she hasn't come up with anything.
A few months earlier, Cassie discovered that Stephanie was a transwoman; she was
born a man, Stefan, but she has kept the secret for years because she doesn't
believe it is anyone's business about her gender. The fact is, she is a respectable
doctor and a woman in every matter that counts. The fact that Cassie is using
this against, to keep her away from Jacob, shows the kind of vile woman that Cassie
is, Stephanie realizes. Still, she has realized that woman like Cassie must have
some skeletons in her closet, she just has to find them, so she can counter her
blackmail.
"I mean, considering where I work, the first place I could
start is her medical file," Stephanie whispers to herself. "I doubt
it would reveal anything, but I could take a peek. The only problem is, I could
be fired for looking at a file without permission. It is a breach of privacy."
She stops and wonders if looking at the medical file would even help her in
her quest. "I just haven't thought of any other ideas," she sighs to
herself. "What do I do? Do I risk my job, my reputation, just to get back
at this bitch?"
She pauses when she hears a knock on her door. It
opens and Cheresa
appears. "Steph, hey," Cheresa moves into her office. "I hope I'm
not interrupting?"
"Of course not," Stephanie stands up
and hugs her newfound friend. "How is your girlfriend?"
"Not
well, but I'm hoping we will get there," Cheresa replies to her. "Thanks
for asking."
"Yes, like I said, anything you need, I'm happy
to help."
"Appreciate that, Stephanie," Cheresa smiles
back to her. "How about you? How are you?"
Stephanie uneasily
sighs back to her. "I'm actually wrestling with my conscious about something,"
she admits to her. "It has to with a guy that I really like. There's another
woman who is a throne in my side."
Cheresa rolls her eyes back to
her. "Sister to sister?" Cheresa says as Stephanie giggles. "Do
what you ca to take her down, you don't deserve to have anything but roses in
your life."
"I might just take that advice," Stephanie
replies to her quickly.
***
 
Will
quickly walks down the hallway of the hospital as he makes his way towards Paige's
hospital room. He is desperate to see, and their son, after she gave birth just
a few hours earlier. He can't believe that he is actually a father, but what is
more wild to him is that Paige, still, wants to give the child up for adoption.
He is just hoping that after seeing their child together, Paige has changed her
mind.
He gets to her hospital room door and he peers inside the small
window, which allowed him to see that she is awake and resting in the bed. He
knocks before he opens the door to the room.
"Hey, you made it,"
he says with a smile on his face. "How are you feeling?"
"Ugh,
men have it so lucky," Paige replies to him. "The pain was unlike anything
I've ever experienced. But, the baby is here, and he's healthy, or so they tell
me."
"Have you seen him?" Will asks her quickly.
"Just
from afar," she admits to him. "Because I want to give him up, they
don't want me to hold him so he gets attached to me. He's sleeping over there
in the basinet."
Will slowly moves over to the basinet and looks
at the small child, who is fast asleep. His heart is filled with so many emotions;
he can't believe that he fathered the human being in front of him. He gets tears
in his eyes at the sight of his son.
"He's so beautiful," he
whispers before he looks back at Paige and a tear escapes his eye. "I can't
believe we made him, Paige. You and I, we created that."
"We
did, but Will, I have to be honest, nothing has changed for me," she explains
to him. "I'm still going to give him up for adoption. I gave birth to that
boy, but I won't be his mother; he's going to go to a home where two parents are
able to love and cherish him the way he should be, not in a broken, shattered
home that we could give him."
"Please…please don't do this."
"I've made up my mind," Paige tells him. "And there's nothing
you can do to stop it."
***
  
Meanwhile,
in a waiting room, Jeff
appears and sees Leah
and Ethan huddled together. He was with Victoria earlier, but he sent her home
because he didn't want her being around Leah right now. He knows that his former
wife is still struggling with the fact that he and Victoria
are together now. While Jeff isn't proud that he was sleeping with Victoria behind
Leah's back, he is happy that they are together now. He hasn't felt so alive in
a long time, and he won't let Leah, or anyone, take that away from him.
"Hey,
what's going on?" Jeff asks causing his son and Leah to look back at him.
"I was just asking Ethan about Paige's case against Will," Leah
informs him. "Now that she's had the baby, I was wondering if Will's lawsuit
could still happen? He was trying to stop her from giving the baby up for adoption,
which is usually decided before the baby is born."
"Good questions,"
Jeff moves up to them. "Ethan, son, what do you think? Does Will still have
a case now that the baby is born?"
"He does," Ethan nods
back to his parents. "The fact is, he still has a case until any adoption
paperwork is signed. But he would have to get to a Judge pretty quickly because
Paige, realistically, could sign those papers anytime now."
"So,
if Will goes to a Judge, what would happen?" Leah asks him next.
"The
Judge would probably have a quick hearing to hear both sides," Ethan explains
to them.
"Oh God, that's the last thing that Paige needs right now,"
Jeff sighs back to his family. "She should be recovering!"
"In
your legal opinion, does Will even have a case? Do you think he could stop Paige
from doing what she thinks is best for her child?" Leah asks Ethan in concern.
"I don't think the Judge would overturn Paige's decision," Ethan
tells them. "But we will have to wait to see what Will does next."
The Tower's; Floor One; Andy's Condo
  
Nicholas and Kim stand in the hallway in shock as they can see that Andy is
drinking again. They had hoped that it was all a mistake, but he is there with
a bottle in his hand.
"Yea, I'm drinking again, and you know what?"
Andy slurs back to Kim. "I feel fucking great! I…I don't know why I
didn't do this years ago!"
"Andy, please, you have to stop this,"
Kim moves up to her brother. "You have to stop drinking! You worked so hard
to become sober!"
"Nah, I'm good Kimmy," Andy chuckles
back to her. "And what the hell are you doing here, huh?" he asks Nicholas
as he looks at him. "Shouldn't you be with your dead boyfriend? Oh wait,
he's alive thanks to your clown of a mother!"
"Andy…"
Nicholas whispers back to him. "I'm…I'm so sorry!"
"Sorry?
You're sorry?" Andy yells at him. "I…I started drinking again because
of you, Nicholas! So don't fucking stand there and tell me that you're sorry,
because I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear a single word you have to
fucking say, not now, not ever!"
Next on One Day at a Time
-
Andy continues to drink
- Jarrod and Donovan bond
- Daisy gives Cheresa
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