Episode 1055
 
Shine Like We Used Too
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: May 12, 2024

Episode Theme song: "Virgo's Groove" Beyonce

Previously on One Day at a Time
- The Roboto gang planned a launch for the Pink Roses with Rockwell Mining
- Adam and Helen planned their wedding
- Lukas was miffed to see Donovan and Sergio share a kiss
- Victoria filmed Ethan and Abby having sex

The Cascade Apartments; Ethan's Home

Sunlight creeps through the small crack of the curtains that are in Ethan's bedroom of his apartment. The light hits Ethan's face, causing him to stir in his sleep. Soon, his eyes are opening, and he yawns a little before he leans up in the bed and, immediately, he looks to his left, where he sees Abby fast asleep next to him.

He gets a smile on his face as he recalls how he invited Abby over to his place the previous day after getting some advice from Victoria that he should fight for Abby before she remarries Dominick, because if that happened, he would lose her forever. When Abby arrived, Ethan kissed her, twice, and professed his love for her. Abby, then, admitted that she wanted him, and they had passionate sex with each other before falling asleep.

He moves his hand to caress her back, still on cloud nine that he, finally, had Abby as he had wanted her for so long. The caress causes Abby to stir and slowly open her eyes.

"Good morning," he says as he leans down and looks into her eyes. "How'd you sleep?"

Abby smiles back to him. "Like a rock, how about you?"

"After two rounds with you, I slept like a baby," he chuckles back to her. "How are you feeling this morning?"

Abby leans up in the bed and looks back at her lover. "I am good, I mean, how could I not be after great sex?"

He chuckles back to her. "Okay, I'm happy to hear that. I thought maybe you would have regrets?"

"No," Abby shakes her head back to him. "We had wanted this to happen for so long, that it feels good to have it out of our systems. But Ethan, last night, it was an one time thing. It can never happen again."

The Black House; Helen & Dawn's Home

"What are you doing here?" Helen asks as she lets Adam into the house after she answered the door and saw her fiancé standing there. She is a very good mood today as it is their wedding day; after everything she and Adam have been through, she almost can't believe that this day has arrived. "You know that it is bad luck to see the bride before the wedding."

Adam chuckles as he scoops her into his arms and wraps his arms around her waist. "I couldn't wait to see you," he admits to her. "I had to come and tell you that I love you and that I can't wait to be your husband."

"I can't wait for that either, Adam. But this is still bad luck!"

"I don't believe in that," Adam admits to her. "After everything you and I have been through to get to this point, nothing will come between us, Helen."

"I hope you're right," she smiles back to him.

"I am," he winks before he leans in and kisses her on the lips. "Okay, now that I've done that, I'm out! I will see you at the church."

"You will," she waves as he looks back once he gets to the door. "I love you."

Robertson Enterprises

Donovan sits behind his desk at Robertson Enterprises typing into his laptop. His mind, however, is not on completing the report on his screen; instead, he keeps thinking back to his date with Sergio, where the police detective kissed him. It was the first time they kissed since they first kissed in Mexico. Donovan hasn't felt this excited about a potential relationship in a very long time, and he can't deny that he is very attracted to Sergio.

He snaps back into reality when he hears a knock on his office door. "Come in," he says before he turns and sees Lukas move into the office. "Lukas, this is a surprise. What brings you by?"

Lukas looks back at his husband before he sets a coffee down on the desk. "I was at the Sugarbowl and through I would surprise you with the latte that you like."

"That was nice of you, thanks, Lukas."

"Of course," Lukas forces a smile on his face. "I guess I had another reason to stop by too."

Donovan arches his eyebrow back to him as he takes a sip of his latte. "Is it Olly? Is everything okay?"

"Yes, yes, our son is fine," Lukas reassures him. "I just happened to be at the Pink Flamingo the other day, and you were on a date with Sergio. I…I saw you two kiss."

"Ah," Donovan chuckles to him. "Well, yea, we did kiss, and if I am honest with you, I really enjoy spending time with him, Lukas."

"You're moving on from our marriage in record speed!" Lukas huffs back to him.

"I think you need to remember a couple of things here," Donovan quickly replies to him. "Number one, you cheated on me in our marriage, more than once, and number two, you are the one that filed for divorce from me, Lukas! Can you really blame me for moving on?"

Lukas shrugs back to him. "I guess after we worked so well together in Mexico to get Olly back, I thought maybe we could make our way back to one another."

"I don't know what the future holds," Donovan admits to him. "But right now, I am enjoying spending time with a man that I am attracted too and that hasn't betrayed me. I know that might hurt you, but that is the truth, and I am not going to stop seeing Sergio. If anything, I want to see more of him, so that's something you need to deal with."

Roboto

"Is everyone here?" Natasha asks as she opens the door to the main office at Roboto and scurries inside. She moves behind the desk and sets her briefcase down as she looks in the office and sees her team, including Robbie, Kim, Max, Sophie, Jacob and Isabelle, all waiting for her. "Good, yes, it looks like you're all here. Great, thanks for being so prompt."

"We are excited to hear what this announcement is," Robbie replies to his sister as he folds his arms across his chest.

"Yea, your email made it seem important, Jacob tells his mother. "Does this have anything to do with the Pink Roses launch?"

"It does," Natasha smiles back to everyone. "I had a great phone call with Mac Rockwell yesterday and we've come up with a fantastic location for the launch party."

The Roboto team look at one another with an anticipated eagerness. "The last gala was at the casino, and it was a success. I could talk to my father if you'd like?" Isabelle suggests to her.

"That won't be necessary," Natasha chuckles to her. "Mac's oldest son, Cole, he knows one of the owners of a resort in Maui, Hawaii."

"Hawaii?" Sophie asks with excitement. "We are going to Maui?"

"We are!" Natasha nods back to everyone. "The launch will be at the resort called the Barracuda Blue," she explains to them. "Because of Cole's connection to the owner, we are getting it at a fraction of the cost as they believe the publicity will do wonders for the resort."

"This is great work, Nat," Robbie comes up to his sister and hugs her. "This is going to be huge for Roboto, I can feel it."

"I know it will be Robbie," Natasha tells him as they exit their embrace. "And the best part is that Dad would be so proud of us; of all of us!"

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

Victoria paces back and forth in the living room of her condo as her mind races to the previous evening when she went to Ethan's apartment to see if he was going to take her advice on pursuing Abby before she remarries Dominick. To her surprise, she ended up seeing, and filming, Ethan and Abby having sex with one another. After the first session ended, she was able to sneak out of the condo, but she could hear them starting up for a second round. Now, she is wondering how she should handle this. She knows that this could be the thing that helps Eva save her marriage to Dominick, but she also doesn't want to be the one that tells Dominick the truth because it could still come back to bite her in the butt.

"There must be a way for me to get this information to Dominick but keeping my name out of it," she whispers to herself. "Think Victoria; who could I give this information too that would want to stop the wedding from happening?"

"Wait, that's it," she says with a sly grin on her face. She moves to the coffee table and picks up her IPhone and starts to dial a number.

"Paige, hi, it's Victoria," she says into her phone. "How is New York? … That's awesome to hear. Listen, I have some news for you, and I think it's something you're going to want to hear."

The Cascade Apartments; Ethan's Home

Ethan looks back at Abby in surprise, as he can't believe that she just told him that they can't have sex with one another again. In his mind, he thought that the sex was so great, he would do it over and over again.

"I…I guess I don't understand," Ethan admits to her. "We have this great sex after I tell you that I love you, and you, you don't want it to happen again? What gives, Abby?"

"I don't want to hurt you, Ethan," Abby looks back at him. "But I do still want to marry Dominick. That's where my future lies."

Ethan feels his heart break inside his chest. "Right, my grandfather," he whispers back to her. "I…I don't know why I thought have thought that last night would be the start of something great between you and me."

"You're still my best friend," Abby tells him as she looks at him in the eyes. "But last night, we both just caught up in this…lust…that we've had for one another. And today, today, we go back to our lives. This was just a moment in time."

Ethan uneasily nods back to her, knowing that it will be more difficult for him because he does love her. "Well, I guess I should let you shower so you can get home to my grandfather," he whispers back to her. "But Abby, last night was a lot for me, and it was one of the best nights of my life. So, you might be able to go back to your normal life today, but my life, it has been changed forever."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Adam and Helen's wedding begins!
- Chris makes a suggestion to Trenyce
- Bryce's news thrills Frederick

 
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