Episode 1049
 
Fed Up with the Fantasy
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: May 01, 2024

Episode Theme song: "2 B Loved" Lizzo

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Andy agreed to move in with Nicholas
- Adam & Helen told Dawn & Max that they were moving to Toronto after their wedding
- Antonio and Robin got engaged
- Dominick announced that he wanted to remarry Abby

Twin Peaks General Hospital

There is a crowd of doctors, nurses and patients buzzing around the nurse's station at Twin Peaks General Hospital. Dawn is behind the desk trying to keep herself organized as she has files to put away, the telephone to answer and two people waiting in her lineup. Once she transfers the calls to the appropriate departments and helps the people waiting, she falls back into her chair with a loud sigh.

"Looks like you need a coffee break," Cheresa chuckles to her girlfriend as she moves up to the station.

Dawn looks back at her with tired eyes. "You have no idea how crazy it has been here today," she replies to her. "But if you're offering to take me on a break, I'd love to walk with you. I need the mental break."

"Yea, let's go," Cheresa reaches for Dawn's hand and grabs it. "The coffee can be my treat."

They start walking together as Dawn looks over at her girlfriend. "I'm glad you stopped by, I've been meaning to talk to you about something."

"You know you can tell me anything," Cheresa reminds her as she chuckles.

"I saw my parents yesterday morning," Dawn reveals to her. "And they gave me some pretty shocking news."

They stop walking for a moment and face one another. "Shocking news? They didn't call off the wedding, did they?"

"No, thank God," Dawn laughs. "But they are moving to Toronto after the wedding. They both got offered jobs at the University there."

"Whoa," Cheresa gasps back to her. "You're right, I didn't see that coming. I'm sorry though, I know how much your parents mean to you."

"They mean everything to me," Dawn nods back to her. "And with them getting married again, it's like I have my family back together, you know."

"Yea, I get it. It will be an adjustment for you, not having them so close to you."

"That's just the thing that I really wanted to talk to you about," Dawn locks eyes with Cheresa. "I'm…I'm thinking of going to Toronto with them. I think I might move to Canada."

The Sugarbowl

"Are you absolutely positive that you don't need any help?" Nicholas asks Andy as they sit across from one another in the back booth of the coffeehouse while a Dua Lipa song plans on the sound system. Andy is planning to head to his condo to get some of his things as he is planning to move into Young mansion with his boyfriend. "I can come to the condo with you, if you'd like?"

"Nah, I should be fine," Andy waves his hand back to him. "I'm really only grabbing some clothing, so I'll just fill a couple of suitcases and head to the mansion."

"Alright, if you insist," Nicholas replies to him quickly. "I do have a lot of work to do at the One Day House."

"I figured as much," Andy chuckles to him. "And yea, the mansion has everything else that we could need, so I'll leave everything else at the condo."

"Okay," Nicholas looks back at him. "I'm excited about this, Andy. I know this came from a dark place in our lives, but it is still exciting that I will see you every night before bed and every morning when I wake up."

"I couldn't agree more," Andy says. "This is the best thing that has come from this mess with….I can't even say his name."

"Then don't," Nicholas leans across the table and gives Andy a kiss. "Because this is about you and me, and the fact that we are about to live together."

***

Meanwhile, at the window seat, Isabelle and Antonio sit next to one another with lattes in front of them. Isabelle looks at her father and sees him with a natural smile on his face, which doesn't always happen. She realizes that he, must, be very happy with Robin, and that makes her happy.

"How are the wedding plans coming along?" Isabelle asks her father, who turns to face her.

"It's funny you ask," Antonio chuckles back to her. "Just the other day, Robin and I were putting together some ideas. I, of course, wanted her to make all the decisions but she insisted that I have some input."

"It is your day too," Isabelle reminds him quickly. "So, I agree with Robin, you should have some say."

"Trust me, I learned my lesson. How are you doing? I know the last few weeks have been hard on you, and Jacob, for that matter."

Isabelle takes a sip of her latte before she looks back at her father. "They have been the worst few weeks of my life," she explains to him. "But I am on the mend. I'm…I'm even working at Roboto again."

"I didn't know that," Antonio says back to her. "When did that happen?"

"Yesterday was my first day," Isabelle reveals to him. "I'm going to be a model for this new campaign that they are working on with Rockwell Mining."

"Ah," Antonio chuckles to her. "I used to date Mac's former wife, Lydia. That family is interesting."

"I haven't met them yet, but I am assuming I will at the launch," Isabelle tells him. "But overall, Daddy, this is a good thing for me. I need to start to focus on other things, it will me get back to normal, or whatever my new normal is."

"Then I'm all for it," Antonio puts his arm around her. "Because you deserve to live a good life, my beauty."

The Tower's, The Penthouse; Robin's Home

"I'm glad that you were able to stop by this morning," Robin tells Sophie as she moves into the living room of the penthouse with some orange juice. Robin had asked Sophie to stop by because she wants to tell her about her engagement to Cory; she knows that Sophie has been struggling since Cory's death, so the news might be a hard pill to swallow. "I've been meaning to thank you, again, for setting up the day we spent together on Cory's birthday."

Sophie moves a piece of hair behind her ear. "It was a nice day to celebrate my Dad, that's for sure."

"It really was," Robin sits next to her. "I have some news that I wanted to share with you."

Sophie looks back at Robin with a sly grin on her face. "Does this have anything to do with your engagement?"

Robin looks back at her in surprise. "You heard about the engagement?"

Sophie nods back to her quickly. "Antonio told Isabelle, and she and I were talking at the Calimo mansion the other day; she mentioned it to me," Sophie reveals to her. "I didn't reach out because I assumed you'd want to tell me yourself."

"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you right away," Robin tells her. "I hope you are happy for me?"

"Of course, I am," Sophie grabs her hand. "I know that I have been grieving my father, but I also know that you want to move on with your life. I…I understand that."

Robin pulls Sophie into a hug. "Thank you," Robin whispers to her. "I really appreciate you saying that to me, Sophie."

They exit their embrace and smile at one another. "And just so you know, just because I am marrying Antonio, it doesn't mean that I don't Cory still. He…he will always be a part of me."

"He will always be a part of all of us," Sophie says as tears fill her eyes. "And that's what I hold on too."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"You must be so happy that Dominick is awake and at home again," Victoria tells Eva as she sits at a table in the restaurant with her mother and Donovan. They are catching up on the fact that Dominick was brought out of his coma and is now back at home. After so many months of being in a coma, Dominick waking up is a miracle, they continue to think.

"We are all over the moon," Eva replies to her before she takes a sip of her mimosa. "Stephanie Clarke is a miracle worker."

"What about his memory?" Donovan asks her next. "Does he remember everything that happened before the stroke? Like what caused the stroke, maybe?"

"He remembers everything except, maybe, the last two weeks before the stroke," Eva informs her children. "That includes remembering my affair with Will and that we were headed for a divorce."

"Why is he bringing that up now?" Victoria asks her. "Shouldn't he be focused on getting healthy again?"

Eva sighs back to her. "It's complicated," she tells her children. "Dominick does want to get healthy again, of course, but he wants Abby's help, not mine."

"I suppose that makes sense," Donovan looks back at his mother. "When the stroke happened, he believed that he and Abby were married."

"And just earlier today, he told me that he wants a divorce so he could marry Abby again," Eva tells her children. "I might lose Dominick all over again."

"Oh Mom," Victoria grabs her hand and squeezes it. "I know you had hoped that things would be different if Dominick woke up. What are you going to do?"

"I wish to God that I knew," Eva says as she fights tears in her eyes. "But this isn't going to be easy, not in the slightest."

***

At the bar, Ethan sits with a whiskey sour in front of him. His mind is racing over the fact that, earlier, he saw Abby and Dominick share a kiss. Then, Dominick announced to everyone that he wants a divorce from Eva so he can remarry Abby. Before Abby could give him an answer, he and Eva left to give them some time alone with each other. In the back of his mind, however, Ethan can't stop thinking about the kiss that he and Abby shared a few days ago.

"Damn it," he whispers to himself as he takes a sip of his drink. "I'm lusting after the woman that my grandfather is about to remarry. This after I marry my sister! What the hell is wrong with me?"

"Ethan, hi," a voice calls out from behind him. He turns and sees Leah standing behind him. "I hope I'm not interrupting, I just saw you and wanted to say hi."

"Hi Leah," Ethan replies to her quickly. "You're not interrupting, it's just…it's been a hell of a morning."

Leah chuckles back to her son as she sits next to him at the bar. "I guess that's why you have a drink in front of you?"

"You guessed it," Ethan tells her. "I…I stopped by Dominick's earlier to see Abby. Dominick, he knows that I'm your son, we told him the truth."

"I'm sure he was just as surprised as we all are by the news," Leah looks at him as he nods back to her. "But I am glad that you're telling people. Maybe it means that you're coming around to the idea?"

"There's more," Ethan ignores her comments. "Dominick, he told Eva and Abby that he wants to divorce Eva so he can marry Abby, this time for real."

"What?" Leah gasps back to him. "We just got rid of that woman and now he wants to bring her back into our lives!? No, no! This can't be happening! I won't let it happen!"

Dominick's Townhouse

"Now that we are alone, I was hoping you'd give me an answer to my question earlier," Dominick chuckles to Abby as they stand in the living room of the townhouse looking into each other's eyes. "I told you, Eva and Ethan that I wanted a divorce from Eva so I can marry you, this time for real."

Abby chuckles back to him. "How could I forget?" she asks him. "I was not expecting that at all, and I don't think Ethan or Eva were either."

"My head is still spinning over the news that Ethan is my grandson," Dominick admits to her. "Leah and Jeff must be reeling from this."

"We all have been," Abby nods to him. "What's crazier is that Bryce Barty is actually Noah; Frederick faked his death so he could use Noah as his pawn."

"That man will stop at nothing to get what he wants," Dominick shakes his head back to her. "What a crazy son of a bitch!"

"He's dead now," Abby puts her hand on his shoulder. "So, we never have to worry about him again."

"Thank God, but we are still picking up the pieces of the hell he created," Dominick sighs back to her. "But enough of that, let's back to what's important…you and I. Please, please tell me that you'll be my wife, again?"

Abby smiles back to him. "I would love nothing more than to become Mrs. Dominick Robertson," Abby purses her lips together. "And this time, it will last forever."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Victoria gives Ethan words of encouragement
- Bryce gives Frederick an update
- Andy is in for a shock

 
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