Episode 1060
 
Power's I Can't Fight
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: May 29, 2024

Episode Theme song: "All Night Parking" Adele

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Nicholas told Madeline & Kim that Andy was struggling. Kim and Robbie saw Madeline kiss Tyler
- Adam & Helen decided to accept jobs in Toronto and Dawn decided to move with them
- Antonio arranged for Cory's plane to crash
- Cory and Penny kissed after she ended her engagement to Gordy
- Lukas asked Sergio to leave Donovan alone; he said no
- Bryce and Ethan remained distant from Leah and Jeff
- Victoria asked Paige to get her a job at Robertson Enterprises

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Chantel moves out from the aisle in the file room carrying a few more file folders that she will input into the computer as part of the updating of the file room at the hospital. She, immediately, sees, Cheresa sitting at the desk lost in thought. She hasn't seen Cheresa look this distraught before, so she is concerned of the girl that she has been having a crush on.

"Hey, you look lost," Chantel notes as she sits next to her. "Everything okay?"

Cheresa snaps back into reality as she hears her co-worker speak to her. She forces a smile on her face as she looks back at Chantel. "Sorry, I guess I'm just thinking…"

"About what?" Chantel asks her. "Unless you don't want to talk about it?"

"It's fine," Cheresa sighs back to her. "It's just… Dawn, my girlfriend, she's moving today. She's leaving town and moving to Canada."

Chantel's eyes open wider in surprise. "Wow, I'm sorry. I…I had no idea," she admits to her. "Does that mean that you two are breaking up?"

Cheresa shakes her head no. "We are going to try a long-distance relationship," she admits to her. "I'm not sure how that will work, but we will give it a try."

Chantel reaches over and grabs Cheresa's hand. "I'm always here for you, if you want to talk about it, or go for drinks to get your mind off things," Chantel tells her. "And I mean that, Cheresa. You don't have to go through this change by yourself."

Cheresa forces a smile on her face. "Thanks Chantel, I really appreciate that."

The Richardson Estate; Meggan, Lukas, Donovan, & Olly's Home

"And so, that is the tour of the house," Donovan tells Sergio as they move into the living room of the lavish Richardson estate. Donovan had invited Sergio over for a lunch and he ended up giving him a tour of the large mansion that he lives in. "What do you think?"

Sergio chuckles back to him. "You certainly grew up differently than I did," he reveals to him. "I didn't have a house like this in Mexico."

"I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable by showing you the mansion?" Donovan replies to him. "That wasn't my intent at all."

"No, of course not," Sergio moves closer to him. "You shouldn't apologize for growing up wealthy; some of us are, some of us are not."

"I appreciate that," Donovan tells him. "Because in case you haven't noticed, I really like your company and I don't want to do anything that could get in the way of us spending more time together."

Sergio licks his lips back to him. "I feel the same."

"Uh, we are home alone," Donovan moves closer to him. "I could, uh, show you my bedroom again, if you wanted a closer look."

"Mr. Moretti," Sergio chuckles back to him. "Are you suggesting we go engage in some adult activity?"

"That's exactly what I'm suggesting."

Sergio kisses him passionately before they part ways with lust in their eyes. "I love your suggestion," he whispers as Donovan grabs his hand and moves towards his bedroom.

The Sugarbowl

Lukas sits at the window bar with a coffee in front of him. His mind keeps replaying the last time he was at the coffeehouse when he ran into Sergio, who was having coffee with Simona; he ended up asking Sergio to stay away from Donovan, who refused. Lukas was put off because he had hoped that by asking, nicely, for Sergio to stay away from his husband, he would.

"After everything that has happened, I don't want my marriage to end," he whispers to himself. "But Donovan seems determined to pursue this…fling…with Sergio," he sighs to himself. "How can I make my marriage work if Sergio is going to be pursuing my husband? No, something must happen in order for me to keep my marriage. After everything Donovan and I went through with Olly, it is our destiny to be together."

He turns his head when the door to the coffeehouse opens, and he arches his eyebrow when Simona steps inside and moves towards the barista. He finds himself leaving his chair and moving towards the police detective, who is grabbing her coffee.

"Simona, do you have a minute?" Lukas asks her as he approaches her.

"Only that," Simona replies to him. "I have a million things waiting for me on my desk at the police station."

"This will only take a minute," he tells her quickly. "It's about your brother, Sergio."

"Yes," Simona smiles back to him, still thrilled that he is back in town to see her. "It's great that he's here, isn't it?"

"It's been great," Lukas nods with her. "But it's time that he go back to Mexico. I need you to tell him to leave Twin Peaks, immediately."

The Young Mansion

Kim steps out of her Porsche and takes a deep breathe as she can see Madeline waiting for her on the porch of the Young mansion. She can't erase from her mind that she and Robbie, earlier in the day, saw Madeline and Tyler share a kiss. She hadn't realized that Tyler was now sleeping with Madeline, but the fact that Madeline is suing her and Robbie for millions and is now with her former lover, makes her blood boil. Still, she knows that she has to play it cool because they are coming together for Andy.

"You're late," Madeline hisses at her as Kim walks up to the porch.

"By five minutes," Kim rolls her eyes back to her. "Besides, I'm sure you have many men to keep you busy while you waited."

"Just one," Madeline chuckles back to her. "Tyler, as a matter of fact."

"Do you think I care whom you're choosing to spend your time with?"

Madeline continues to chuckle back at her. "Based on your attitude, yea, I do," she tells her. "I think deep down your jealous that I'm with your ex."

"Shut up," Kim responds to her. "We are here for Andy, not to discuss your sex life."

With that, Kim rings the doorbell as a smile creeps over Madeline's face. Soon, Andy opens the door and looks at his sister and sister-in-law.

"Uh, what's going on?" Andy asks as they move into the foyer of the mansion.

"Don't be mad," Kim says as she moves up to hug him. "But Nicholas told us that you were struggling, so we are here to offer our support."

"He shouldn't have said anything," Andy tells them as they exit their embrace and hugs Madeline. "I'm fine."

"Really?" Madeline asks him as they exit their embrace. "So, you haven't had any thoughts about drinking? You've worked so hard on your sobriety, Andy."

Andy feels his face flush. "I…I did have a moment, but I realized just that, I've worked hard on it. Don't worry, I'm not going to fall off the wagon."

"I'm happy to hear that but I still need you to hear me that, whatever you're going through, you're not alone. I'm here, we are here for you," Kim tells her brother as she grabs his hand. "We love you."

Andy feels his eyes swell with water. "Thanks, I really needed to hear that."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"I happen to have a run in with Leah the other day," Bryce tells Ethan as they sit across from one another with beers in front of them. The men have been feeling like their world's were turned upside down after it was revealed that Jeff and Leah are their biological parents; both of them have been keeping their parents are arm's length though while they get adjusted with the news. "She agreed to call me Bryce instead of Noah."

"Whoa, that's a big step," Ethan chuckles back to him. "Do you think it will stick?"

"I hope so," Bryce nods back to him. "She still thinks that marrying Victoria was a bad idea, though. I told her that she needed to respect my marriage if she wants me in her life."

"How'd that go?" Ethan asks him. "Because she has been warning me about being involved with Abby."

Bryce shrugs back to him. "I am not sure if I got through to her, but it was nice to tell her anyways."

"I might have to do the same," Ethan admits to him as he takes a sip of his beer. "You know, the best thing that's come from this is you, and us. I…I really enjoy chatting with you and getting to know you, man."

"Likewise," Bryce smiles back to him. "It's cool having a brother."

Before Ethan can respond, Jeff walks up to the table and grins at the sight of his sons together. "This is a sight for sore eyes," he tells them. "Guys, how are you doing?"

The brothers look at one another before they look back at their father. "We're doing good," Ethan finally responds to him. "We are just catching up."

"I love to see this," Jeff admits to them. "I won't ask to join you as I'm trying to give you space, but I am hoping that you two are closer to giving Leah and I a real chance to be in your life, because we want that, more than you'll ever know."

Bryce and Ethan uneasily gulp at one another, wondering if they are truly ever going to feel like they want a relationship with Jeff and Leah.

Dominick's Townhouse

"Are you expecting anyone?" Leah asks Dominick as they sit next to one another on the sofa in the living room of his house, as she just heard the doorbell ring. She was trying to catch up with him so she is a little annoyed that someone is at the door.

"No, I am not," Dominick tells her as she stands up. "But I have been having many visitors since I got out of the hospital."

Leah chuckles back to him. "That's because we are all so happy that you're back," she kisses his cheek. "I'll see who it is."

Leah moves to the front door and puts her hand on her hip when she sees Victoria on the other side. "Victoria? What are you doing here?"

Victoria forces a smile on her face. "I'm picking up my mother to take her to lunch," Victoria tells her. "Have you seen her?"

"Eva was giving Dominick and I some time to catch up," Leah admits to her. "I can get her, if you'd like."

"Yes please," Victoria replies to her. "And by the way, Bryce is great, thanks for asking. We are happier than ever before."

Leah rolls her eyes, annoyed that she hasn't been able to convince her son to leave Victoria yet. "Good for you," she tells her daughter in law. "Enjoy that while it lasts, because I'm sure it won't."

Victoria chuckles back to her. "You know, for a woman that claims to love her children and want the best for them, you have a funny way of showing it."

"How dare you!" Leah shrieks back to her, as Eva comes into the foyer.

"Leah? Victoria? What's going on here?" Eva asks them as she can feel the tension between them.

"Nothing at all," Victoria grabs Eva's hand. "Come on, let's go get our lunch."

Leah continues to fume as Eva and Victoria leave the house. She realizes that, more than ever, she has to find a way to get Victoria away from her son. The question is, how?

Penny's Farmhouse; Holdenville, Oklahoma

"Are you feeling better after your shower?" Penny asks as she knocks on Cory's bedroom door and moves inside, freezing immediately when she realizes that a white towel that wraps around his waist is the only clothing he has on. She recalls how, earlier, he went to shower as he was sweating after moving some bales of hay for her. She can't help but admire his toned chest.

"Yea, I'm feeling much better," he smiles back to her. "Thanks."

"Of course," Penny licks her lips back to him. "I'll let you get dressed…"

"Don't go, not yet," Cory says moving up to her as she turns to face him.

"Is there something else that I can get for you?"

"Yea," Cory looks into her eyes. "This."

He leans in and kisses her passionately on her lips. When they part, he smiles back to her. "We were talking about that earlier, remember?"

"How could I forget?" she asks him as she runs her hands over his chest. "I had been thinking about it none stop."

"Me too," he says before he leans in and kisses her again. "I … I don't want to stop."

"Then don't," she purrs and she removes the towel from his waist. "Be with me, Cory."

He picks her up and carries her to the bed, kissing her the entire time. He lays her on the bed and crawls on top of her, his mouth quickly reaching her neck.

The River Rock Casino

Antonio sits behind his desk looking over some of the files for the casino. He starts typing into his laptop as he has some reporting to finish. He looks up and notices that his office door is slightly open, and he tends to like to keep it closed. He is about to stand up to close the door, when his cell phone starts to ring.

"Antonio Moretti," he says answering the phone, not realizing that Robin has arrived to see her fiancé. She realizes that he's on the phone, so she stands at the doorway as she doesn't want to interrupt him. "Why are you calling me?"

"No, no, no," he cuts the caller off. "The plane crash happened last year, it's time, it's time that we have no further communication, do you understand me?"

At the doorway, Robin arches her eyebrow, wondering why Antonio is getting phone calls about a plane crash, moreover, she knows that it must be about Cory's plane crash.

"What is going on with you?" she whispers to herself in confusion.

The Black House; Adam, Helen & Dawn's Home

The Black house has been completely packed up; the sofa's are no longer in the living room, the pictures are down from the fire place mantel, and the curtains have been taken down. There are a couple of boxes standing in the middle of the living room, but the rest of the furniture is in the moving van in the driving way.

"I think we just have these boxes and we are ready to go," Dawn tells her parents as they move into the living room. "I…I can't believe that this place is packed up."

"I know," Helen says with a grin on her face. "This house, it holds so many memories for us. It's going to be weird not living here."

"But it means that we are starting this new adventure," Adam tells them. "Let's not dwell on the bad parts about this, okay?"

Before they can respond, the doorbell rings. Dawn, who is closest to the foyer, moves towards the door. When she gets there, she sees Max and Cheresa standing on the other side. "You didn't think you'd leave without saying goodbye, did you?" Max chuckles as he pulls Dawn into a hug.

"Dad," Max says as Adam and Helen come into the foyer. "I'm going to miss you."

"Come here kiddo," Adam says as he hugs his son. "I'll miss you too."

"I…I don't know how to say goodbye," Cheresa whispers to Dawn as she moves up to her girlfriend. I'm going to miss you so much."

"I'll miss you too," Dawn wipes a tear from her girlfriends' cheek. "But like I said, this is a new chapter for us; we will still see each other as often as we need too."

"I hope so," Cheresa replies to her quickly.

"I guess it's time," Helen announces to everyone. "If we're going to get to the airport on time."

Adam and Helen grab each other's hands as they look at the house, one last time. Memories from their lives flash before their eyes as they think about all the good and bad times they've had. Dawn comes up to her parents and pulls them into a three-way hug.

"Ready?" Dawn asks her parents.

Adam and Helen look at one another before they smile back to Dawn. "Let's go," Adam smiles as they walk out of the house, and close the door for the last time.

Next on One Day at a Time
- The Roboto gang arrive in Maui
- Paige stuns her family by her request
- Dominick has a favor for Ethan

 
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