Episode Theme song: "Hold The Girl" Rina Sawayama

Previously on One Day at a Time
- After realizing that Clayton is alive, Nicholas planted a camera in Andy's condo
- Shane told Natasha that Sophie needed surgery
- Donovan gave Lukas divorce papers and told them they were over
- Victoria celebrated that she got a job at Robertson Enterprises while Tyler and Leah wondered by Paige voted her in. Paige, meanwhile, came face to face with Ethan
- Eva was unnerved by Dominick's proposal to Abby
- Meggan thought about drinking

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

Meggan slowly walks up to the fireplace mantel in the lavish living room in the mansion that she lives in with Lukas, Donovan, and their children. When she gets to the mantel, she picks up a picture of herself, Lukas, and Frederick from years earlier. She is still having a difficult time wrapping her head around the fact that Frederick faked Noah's death; for years, Meggan believed that she killed the little boy when she was driving drunk. She wrestled with guilt, dealt with public backlash, and of course, had numerous intense conversations with Leah and Jeff, who were grieving their child.

"All of that for what?" she asks as she looks at the picture. "Because you wanted to have Noah for yourself, Dad? So you could mentor him and use him as a pawn in this sick game you played?"

She throws the picture against the wall causing the glass to shatter on the floor. Tears fill her eyes as she, then, starts to think about how she kissed Bryce, before she learned that he is Noah; this is haunting her even more, because Noah, or Bryce, is her nephew. She came dangerously close to having sex with her nephew and she can't believe it.

"I have to have a release from this," she tells herself as she shakes her head. When she stops, she takes a deep breath and then finds her eyes moving towards the bar, where there are decanters with various types of alcohol in them.

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"It's been hours," Natasha sighs as she continues to pace back and forth in the waiting room of the hospital as she, along with Robbie, Kim, and Jacob all wait for news about Sophie's surgery. She knows that Shane told her that he had to remove the bullet from when her daughter was shot, but she didn't expect it to take this long. "I hope that means that nothing is wrong in the surgery."

"Try to stay positive Nat," Robbie comes up to his sister and pulls her into a hug. "Shane is the best doctor in the state; these things, they just take time."

"I know," Natasha lets a tear fall down her cheek. "You're right, I just feel so helpless, you know?"

"I felt the same way when Kim was shot a few years ago," Robbie tells his sister before he looks over at his wife. "But we made it through that, and you will make it through this, so will Sophie, you just have to believe it, okay?"

"I'm trying, I'm really trying."

Before anyone can say anything else, Shane appears in the waiting room. Kim gets Natasha's attention, and she looks over at the doctor.

"Shane? How did the surgery go? How is my daughter?" Natasha asks him, not sure if she is going to be happy with the news or devastated.

The Sugarbowl

Nicholas sits in the back booth of the coffeehouse with an iced mocha in front of him. His eyes are glued to his IPhone's screen as he is reviewing the latest video footage from the small camera that he placed in Andy's condo a few days earlier. He is hoping that he will be able to see Clayton in the condo, which would further cement his belief that he is alive and the one stalking Andy.

He sighs heavily, however, when the footage ends, and there was not one sighting of Clayton. He takes a sip of his drink before he sets his phone down.

"Okay," he whispers to himself. "So, Clayton wasn't there, it's only been a few days. The camera isn't going anywhere, so I will get more footage and be ready for when that son of a bitch does show his miserable face."

He looks up and gets a slight grin on his face when he sees Andy moving into the coffeehouse. He knows that the last time he saw Andy, he ended their relationship as he felt like he had to focus on his sobriety. Nicholas, still, wishes that Andy would lean on him instead of push him away, but he does want to give Andy his space as his sobriety needs to be top of mind. That is part of the reason why it is so important for Nicholas to find Clayton.

Nicholas finds himself moving towards his former lover. "Hey Andy, you're…uh…looking good."

Andy forces a smile on his face at the compliment. "Thanks Nicholas, so are you."

"How are you feeling? Any better about the situation?" Nicholas asks him back.

"I went to a meeting," Andy admits to him. "And that helped, a lot, but the urge is still there, you know? After what I did, I'm not sure what it will take for this feeling to go away."

"I wish there was something I could do to help," Nicholas tells him. "I'll do anything."

"Just continue to give me my space," Andy looks back into his eyes. "That's what I need right now, Nicholas. And then, maybe one day, I'll be in a position to move on with my life."

The words hit Nicholas hard as he still hoped that Andy would realize that they should be together.

"Okay, I'll give you space," Nicholas replies to him. "But just remember that I am here if you need me, day or night, Andy. I am by your side in all of this."

Twin Peaks Executive Hotel; Suite 1905

"I had a really nice time with you and Olly at the park today," Sergio tells Donovan as he grabs two beets from the small fridge that is in his hotel room. "Your little boy, he is something special."

Donovan accepts the beer from Sergio and takes a quick swig of it. "That he is; I can't imagine my life without him, and thanks to you, I won't have too. I can't believe everything we went through in Mexico to get him back."

"That's water under the bridge," Sergio grins back at him. "Now you can focus on being the best father possible."

"By the way," Donovan looks back at him. "I saw Lukas this morning and I told him that I signed the divorce papers. I told him that I wanted our marriage to be over."

"Is that so?" Sergio asks him as he licks his lips.

"Yea," Donovan nods back to him. "Lukas and I, we have been over for a long time now. And, in case you hadn't noticed, I'm really interested in this new guy."

Sergio chuckles back to him. "Good, because I'm interested in this guy too. He's a hot daddy, literally."

Donovan laughs back with him before he leans in and kisses Sergio passionately on the lips. "How about we test out this bed?"

"I thought you'd never ask," Sergio tells him as he moves closer to the bed, with Donovan's lips never escaping his own.

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Lukas sits at the bar in the restaurant with a whiskey sour in front of him. He keeps replaying his morning over and over in his head; he came to the restaurant to get some breakfast and he ran into Donovan, who gave him the signed divorce papers. He knows that he and Donovan have been at odds for months, but he really believed that working together in Mexico to get Olly away from Jasper brought them closer together. Lukas still thinks that, if Sergio wasn't in the picture, he and Donovan would have reunited by now.

"The question is," Lukas whispers to himself as he takes a sip of his drink. "How can I get Sergio out of the picture? How can I save my marriage?"

***

Paige grabs her purse as she needs to head into the office. She turns to leave but freezes when she sees Ethan walking into the restaurant. She hasn't seen her former husband, her half-brother, since she's been back in town. At the sight of him, all of her thoughts and feelings about the marriage come flooding back to her.

"Paige, I, uh, I didn't realize you were back," Ethan says as he moves up to her. "How are you?"

"I'm…good," she nods back to him. "I've been back for a few weeks, but I wanted to give you some space."

"I get it," he tells her. "What we went through, no one ever thought it was possible."

Paige uneasily chuckles back to him. "You can say that again. I…I am still trying to move on from this nightmare, you know?"

"The only two people that know are you and me," Ethan says back to her. "You and I will only be the ones that truly understand what this secret has done to us."

"I just hope we can move on, you know?" Paige tells him as he nods back to her. "Anyways, I need to get going. I…I still think it's best if we avoid each other for a while, Ethan. I hope you understand."

"I do," Ethan smiles back at her. "Take care of yourself, Paige."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Eva steps off the elevator at the hospital and starts to make a beeline towards the waiting room, where she wants to support Natasha as they wait for news on Sophie. Eva can't believe that her granddaughter might die from a gunshot wound, but she is trying to stay positive.

As she passes the nurses station, Will looks up and sees the woman who has his heart. "Eva, hi," he calls out and rushes up to her. "Is everything okay?"

"You haven't heard? Sophie, my granddaughter, she was shot. She's in surgery now," Eva tells him quickly. "I…I need to get to Natasha."

"I'm so sorry to hear that," Will shakes his head back to her. "If I can do anything…"

"Thanks, I just need to find out what is going on."

"Everything will be fine, try to stay positive."

"I just need to know what is going on, and I will feel better."

"Before you go," Will grabs her hand. "Now that Dominick wants to marry Abby again, maybe you and I could, I don't know, get a drink, or something?"

"I can't think about that right now," Eva shakes her head back at him. "My only focus is Sophie; I'm sorry, Will, but I have to go."

***

In the cafeteria, Max sits across the small table from Cassie, with some coffees in front of them. Cassie can tell that Max is stressed as he is worried about Sophie, so she hopes that she can calm his nerves.

"You know that Shane is the best doctor, right?" Cassie tells her son before she takes a sip of her coffee. "And, Shane, will not let Natasha's daughter die. This will all be okay."

"I am praying for that," Max tells her. "I…I just can't stop seeing all of that blood in Hawaii, Mom. It's just shocking."

"Baby, you did everything you could," Cassie tries to reassure him of Sophie's status. "You are a hero."

"I don't know about that," Max says back to her. "This is all my fault."

"How can you possibly say that?"

"Because," Max bites his lower lip. "I told Sophie that we could just be friends and that caused her to drink heavily; she was not in a good place, and then she ended up in the line of fire."

"And what would you have done differently? Lied to her about having feelings for her? That wouldn't have gone well, either."

"I don't know what I would have done differently," Max whispers back to her. "But if Sophie doesn't make it, it will be my fault. I…I might as well have put the bullet in her myself."

***

"I have good news and I have bad news," Shane explains to Natasha, and the rest of the Calimo family, as they stand in the waiting room of the hospital. "The good news is that I was able to remove the lodged bullet from Sophie's chest."

"Oh thank God," Natasha breathes a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Shane! Thank you so much!"

"Like I said, I do have bad news," Shane tells her, as the smile leaves her face and she uneasily looks at Jacob, who grabs his mother's hand.

"What is it?" Jacob asks his father.

"Well, there were some complications and Sophie started to hemorrhage," Shane explains to them. "I was able to get it under control, but she lost a lot of blood."

"What does that mean?" Natasha asks him quickly.

"It means," Shane takes a deep breath. "That Sophie fell into a coma, and I don't know when she will wake up."

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

Meggan shuts her eyes quickly and turns her back to the bar as the thoughts of drinking get stronger. She has been fighting the temptation to drink for weeks now and she feels like she is reaching her boiling point.

"Damn you father!" she screams at the top of her lungs before she turns around and rushes to the bar. She opens the decanter with the whiskey in it and pours a glass. She lifts the glass and looks at the alcohol inside. She puts it to her nose and takes a long smell of it.

"God, how I've missed you," she whispers to herself before she takes a swig of the whiskey. She swallows quickly and starts to laugh as she takes another sip, and then another, and soon, she's pouring herself another drink.

Next on One Day at a Time
- Paige arrives at Victoria's office
- Dominick and Eva's divorce is finalized
- Cory sneaks into visit Sophie at the hospital