Episode 1052
 
Close to Your Heart
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: May 08, 2024

Episode Theme song: "Is There Someone Else?" the Weeknd

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Andy was stunned to see muddy footprints on the carpet of his condo
- Gordy demanded to know what was going on between Cory and Penny
- Andrew realized that Antonio might know about his affair with Trenyce
- Ethan asked Abby over to his place so he could figure out what her true feelings are for him
- Madeline asked Tyler if he still had feelings for Kim
- Will and Chantel became friendly
- Frederick told Bryce to ordain himself

The Tower's, Floor Eight; Victoria & Bryce's Condo


Bryce sits at the desk that is in the corner of the living room of the condo that he lives in with his wife, Victoria, and types into the laptop that is in front of him. Soon, a website comes up on the screen that Frederick told him to go to. He reads the screen, which is a website where he can register to become ordained, so he will be allowed to marry people. He has no idea why his grandfather wants him to have this ability, but he knows he has to do this, or Frederick will expose his role in the baby switch, which he can't allow because he and Victoria are finally making their marriage work. If she knew about the baby switch, their marriage would be over Bryce believes.

"What are you doing?" Victoria asks her husband, as she can see the screen as she stands behind him. "Why are you looking at being a minister?"

"Uh," Bryce closes the laptop. "It was one of those stupid pop-up websites. I wasn't actually looking at it," he lies to her.

"I hate those things," she chuckles to him. "I thought you had to get to the hospital?"

"I do, I do," Bryce looks back at his wife. "And you? You have an appointment you said?"

Victoria purses her lips together as she thinks about how she just saw Ethan and suggested to him that he fight for Abby before it's too late. After realizing that Ethan and Abby are closer than most people realize, Victoria suggested this because she thought if Abby gets together with Ethan, Dominick might have second thoughts about divorcing Eva. Now, she wants to head to Ethan's place to see if she can uncover any new information.

"I do," she tells him. "But it's nice to see you; I feel like our schedules haven't aligned lately."

"I agree with that," he moves closer to her. "I have some time before I have to get to the hospital, do you have some time?"

"What do you have in mind?" she asks him with a giggle as he leans in kisses her passionately. When they part, she looks into his eyes which are filled with lust. "I can make time for that."

The Towers, Floor One; Andy's Condo

A panicked Andy gulps as he looks at his finger, which he just placed in the carpet that lays in the living room of his condo, as when he arrived to collect some of his belongings to move to the Young mansion, he saw muddy footprints. Now that he can see the mud on his finger, he realizes that the footprints are fresh and that someone could still be inside his condo.

"Who…whose here?" he asks as he shouts as he stands up. "Who the hell is in my condo?"

The silence is deafening no one responds to him. Andy turns and rushes out of the living room and into the small galley kitchen. He still doesn't see anyone, so he rushes down the hallway and opens the bathroom door. Again, there is no sign of life in the room. He, then, moves into the bedroom, but once again doesn't see anyone or a sign that anyone was in the condo.

"What the hell is happening to me?" he asks himself as he runs his hands through his hair. "Is it possible that there are muddy footprints in my living room but no other sign of life in this place? Am I…am I going crazy?"

Tyler's Townhouse

Tyler nervously chuckles back to Madeline as they continue to sit across from one another in the living room of his townhouse. After they, surprisingly, made love earlier in the day, they have been discussing what their future holds. Madeline grilled Tyler about the fact that he had been casually seeing another woman, but he knows that his fling with Meggan hasn't been that serious, so he isn't concerned about it. But then, Madeline surprised by him suggesting that he still has feelings for Kim. He can't help but recall that this is the second time that she has suggested that he has feelings for his former lover.

"You know," Tyler grins back at her as she takes another sip of her coffee. "This isn't the first time that you've suggested that I still have feelings for Kim. You mentioned it when we ran into one another the law courts."

"It's true," Madeline nods back to him. "I guess when I saw you and Kim at the cemetery that day, it just felt like it was more than grieving parents."

Tyler gulps back to her as he knows that he and Kim spent the anniversary of Blake's death together, and they shared an embrace at his tombstone.

"Well, what Kim and I went through during the ice storm, it bonded us together forever," he tells her. "Even though Robbie and I don't get along, and probably never will, I will always think fondly of Kim."

Madeline giggles back to him as she moves some of her hair behind her ear. "Think fondly of Kim? Come on, Tyler, just be honest with me," she presses him, knowing that his answer could help her plan to continue to get revenge against Robbie and Kim. "Do you still have feelings for Kim? I mean genuine feelings for her?"

Penny's Farmhouse; Holdenville, Oklahoma

Penny grabs a scrunchie and pulls her long blonde hair back into a ponytail before he looks back at Gordy, who is pouring himself another cup of coffee as the stand in the kitchen of her small farmhouse. Gordy has been pressing her to tell him everything that is going on between her and Cory; he continued to tell her that he has felt like something has been going on between them as he has felt the chemistry between them on several locations, including when he just got back from the most recent auction.

"You're awfully quiet Pen," Gordy finally turns and looks at his fiancé. "What are you thinking about?"

"You know exactly what I am thinking about," Penny turns to him and looks at him with intent. "You are asking me about my friendship with Cory, which is all that it is! I…I saved him from that plane crash, of course we have a bond."

"I just think that there's more going on," Gordy sighs back to her. "I've seen it with my own eyes, Pen. And I think he is the reason you've been putting off making wedding plans with me."

Penny looks back at him in surprise. "You really think that Cory is the reason that we aren't married yet?"

"Why else, Penny? You can't even tell me what is really going on between you two!"

"Ugh," Penny groans back to him. "Fine, you want to know what happened between Cory and I? We…we kissed, Gordy! Cory and I shared a passionate kiss while you were away, and it was amazing! Are you happy now?"

The River Rock Casino

"Who did you just text?" Daisy eagerly asks Andrew, who puts his phone back down on the small coffee table in his suite at the casino. They have been talking trying to figure out what secret Antonio could have on Andrew that he could blackmail him into staying at the casino, when Andrew suddenly had a stunning realization, but he hasn't told Daisy anything yet. Daisy just hopes that whatever Andrew has figured out, is correct because they were so close to getting out from Antonio's control.

"Antonio," Andrew reveals to her, as Daisy gasps back to him in surprise.

"Why would you reach out to him? He's the one blackmailing us, remember?" Daisy asks him in surprise.

"I know, I know," Andrew waves his hand back to her. "The fact is, we need to know, exactly, what we are dealing with. The only way to truly try to combat this is to get all of our cards on the table, once and for all."

"Do you really think Antonio is going to tell you everything?"

"I don't see what he has to gain by not telling us the truth," Andrew sighs back to her. "I know that this won't come as a surprise to you Daisy, but I want out of this place. I want to live my life again, not be under the control of some monster."

"I feel the same way," she looks into his eyes. "Okay, let's get all the information from Antonio."

"Just brace yourself, okay," Andrew replies to her. "Because Antonio knows what I think he knows, it really could change everything for everyone."

"You're scaring me."

Before Andrew can respond, there's a knock on the door. They lock eyes for a moment before Andrew moves to the door. He looks back at Daisy and forces a smile on his face. "Here goes nothing," he says to her before he turns and opens the door, seeing Antonio standing in the hallway. "Good, you came. Come in. We have to talk, and you're not leaving here until we get a few things straight," Andrew firmly says as Antonio moves into the hotel suite.

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"Hey, lunch was a good idea today, thanks for letting me sit with you," Will tells Chantel as they start to walk back towards the nurse's station. He recalls how he was about to have lunch when and asked if he could join her; she accepted and they ended up hitting it off, which is nice because they both felt like they could use more friends in their lives. Will was also surprised by the revelation that Chantel gave birth a few years earlier and gave her child up for adoption.

"Yea, it was really nice getting to know you," Chantel smiles back at her new friend. "And I won't let you forget about those drinks that you suggested."

Will chuckles back to her. "That sounds like a plan," he nods back to her. "And for the record, thanks for sharing with me about the child you gave up. I know that it couldn't have been easy."

Chantel looks back at him and nods to him. "I felt like I could trust you with that information," she tells him. "And honestly, some days are worse than others in dealing with that."

Behind them, Bryce steps off the elevator as he is arriving for a shift in the file room. He finds himself freezing when he sees Will and Chantel together, and he can hear what they are saying.

"I can only imagine," Will tells his friend. "Just remember that you felt like you did the right thing with your child."

"I know and I don't regret it," she admits to him. "It's just…some days, I miss him. I miss wondering what he looks like now, or what his interests are. I don't know…does that make sense?"

"It makes total sense," he tells her as he pulls her into a hug. "You are a mother, even though you don't have a child. Those instincts will always be with you."

Bryce gulps heavily as he leans up against the wall and shuts his eyes. He recalls Frederick telling him that he must keep his cool or he could risk the baby switch still coming to light. Now, hearing that Chantel misses her child, he feels his heart racing at the thought of her learning that her baby is dead, and Abby's child is actually alive and well.

"Get it together man," he whispers to himself. "You and Frederick are the only ones that know the truth, and it will stay that way."

The Cascade Apartments; Ethan's Home

Abby steps off the elevator at the Cascade Apartments and moves towards Ethan's front door. She had been at Dominick's townhouse when she got a text message from her friend asking her to come see him as he had to talk to her. The text sounded urgent, so she came right over.

Behind her, Victoria slowly moves towards the front door as well. She is curious to see if Ethan takes her advice and try to pursue Abby, before she has the chance to remarry Dominick. Victoria is hoping that if Ethan convinces Abby that they belong together, Dominick will not divorce Eva and her mother's marriage can remain intact. She knows that it is a long shot, but when the opportunity presented itself, she had to take it.

She sees Ethan open the door to his apartment and Abby moves inside. Victoria, then, rushes towards the apartment door and manages to stop it from closing completely. She peers inside and sees Abby and Ethan share a quick hug with one another.

"Thanks for coming," Ethan tells Abby as they exit their embrace.

"Of course, you made it seem important," Abby looks back into his eyes. "I came right now."

"You dropped everything for me?" Ethan asks her with a grin on his face.

"Ethan, you're still so important to me," she admits to him. "Even though Dominick is awake, I don't want you to think that you're not still one of my best friends."

"That's just it, Abby," he looks into her eyes. "I was starting to believe that we could be…well, more than friends. We just kissed a few days ago, before Dominick woke up."

"I remember."

"Well, doesn't that mean anything to you?" Ethan asks her quickly. "You can't deny that you feel something for me."

Abby gulps back to him quickly as he grabs her hand. "Just be honest," he tells her. "You do have feelings for me, don't you?"

Abby looks back into his eyes as a tear falls down her cheek. "Yes, of course I do," she whispers back to him. "They've been building for some time now. But Ethan…"

Before she can continue, he leans down and kisses her passionately on the lips. They kiss continues to escalate, while Victoria watches in the hallway as a sly grin creeps across her face.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Andy's past haunts him
- Gordy lashes out at Cory
- Tyler makes an admission to Madeline

 
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