Episode 1168

 

More than Just my Enemy
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 30, 2025

Episode Theme song: "Can't Go Back, Baby" Troye Sivan

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Meggan told Daisy if Andrew turned out to be the father of Albertinah, she might lose him to Trenyce
- Donovan and Lukas grew closer while plotting to keep Olly away from Abby. Bryce, meanwhile, asked Ethan to represent him in the baby switch charges
- Dawn got another threatening text message
- Bryce and Isabelle connected after Frederick suggested she was a better match for him than Victoria. Victoria and Jeff worked together at Robertson Enterprises
- Robin asked Cory about his feelings for her

Robin's Townhouse

Robin waves goodbye to Oliver and Dominique as their nanny takes them to school. She almost can't believe that her children are old enough to be in school; the time has been flying by in her mind. She closes the front door to her home and wraps herself with her arms as the spring air still has a bit of chill in it.

She moves into the living room and sees a picture of her and Cory sitting on the fireplace mantel that she has. She picks it up and thinks back to a few nights earlier when she asked Cory, again, if he still had feelings for her. Just before he was going to respond to her, however, Penny called him and asked him to come home, so he raced away. She just wishes that they could, finally, get to a place where they are honest about how they are feeling about one another.

She places the photo back down when she hears the doorbell ring. She moves a piece of her hair behind her ear before she moves to the door and opens it. She gets a surprised look on her face when she sees Cory standing there.

"Cory?" she gasps. "What…what are you doing here?"

"We were in the middle of a conversation the other day when Penny called," he reminds her as he moves into the foyer. "I wanted to finish that conversation; I think it's long over do, don't you?"

She chuckles as she closes the door behind him. "I do, I just thought you'd be with Penny this morning."

"She is at a medical appointment with Stephanie," he reveals to her. "It will be a while as Stephanie wants to see if the swelling has come down at all. While she's at the hospital, I came here."

"I see," Robin replies to him. "Well, that's nice of you to stop by. You just missed the kids though."

"That's fine, you're the one that I wanted to see anyways," Cory looks back at her. "You've been asking me about my feelings for you, Robin. And it's time, it is time that I tell you how I feel."

"I don't know why I'm nervous," she giggles.

"Don't be nervous," he moves closer to her. "Because the truth is, I love you; I …I don't think I ever stopped," he admits to her as he caresses her face.

"Do you mean that? What about Penny?"

"What Penny and I had is nothing like what you and I have," he whispers to her. "I love you, Robin, and only you."

"I love you too," she admits to him.

Without saying another word, Cory leans in and kisses her passionately. She wraps her warms around him, pulling him into an even deeper kiss.

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

Victoria moves into the restaurant and quickly checks her watch as she is meeting Jeff for an early lunch meeting so they can continue to work on the upcoming project that will launch Robertson Enterprises back to the top of the corporate world. While they have been brainstorming, they yet have to come to a conclusion as to what the next product should actually be.

"Victoria," Paige says as she comes up to her. Paige had been at the bar waiting for some takeout when she saw Victoria come in. She can't help but remember how Leah asked her to see if Victoria would reveal anything to her about the missing funds that were taken from an offshore account. Leah still believes that Victoria was behind that, but they still require evidence. "I'm glad I ran into you."

"Oh Paige, hi," Victoria replies to her. "I'm afraid I don't have a lot time to talk; I'm meeting your father here, we are having a business lunch meeting."

"You're meeting my father?" Paige asks in surprise. "I didn't realize the two of you were working that closely together."

"Yes, we are," Victoria nods back to him. "With your mother leaving Robertson, Jeff and I are the top executives left."

"About that," Paige looks at her with intent. "I still don't believe that my mother is the one that moved that money from the offshore account. Do you have any other information about that? And before you say anything, you and I, we have worked well together before, so you can tell me anything. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have been able to stop my grandfather from marrying Abby Lawson."

Victoria chuckles back to her. "I did help you with that," she replies to her. "But within regards to this, I have no idea what happened. You should ask Tyler; he is leading an investigation into what happened, I believe. Sorry."

"It's fine," Paige tells her. "Good luck with your meeting."

Victoria waves goodbye and moves to the table where Jeff is sitting with his laptop open. "Was that Paige I saw?"

"It was," Victoria tells him as she sits across from him. "She was just asking me some questions, but I handled it. We can fill her in on the details of our plan when we finalize them."

"Okay perfect," Jeff looks back at her. "Did you see who else is here?"

"No?" Victoria asks him in confusion.

"Over my shoulder to the left," Jeff tells as Victoria looks over his shoulder. "Bryce is here, and it looks like he and Isabelle Moretti are getting cozy."

"Interesting," Victoria takes a sip of the white wine that was just delivered to their table. "I, perhaps, should warn my cousin about Bryce, but she is a big girl; I'm sure she can handle herself."

"You're not bothered by seeing Bryce with another woman?" Jeff asks her quickly.

"Not in the least," Victoria tells him. "Like I told you, I want nothing more to do with him. Now, should we get to work?"

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"Why does it feel like each text that you receive gets more and more alarming?" a concerned Cheresa asks Dawn as they face one another in the file room of the hospital. Cheresa came to see her girlfriend once Dawn told her that she received yet another message from an unknown number; this is now the third message that Dawn has received in a few days, and each one seems to become more threatening than the last one.

"Because they are," Dawn replies to her with intent. She is trying to ensure her lower lip isn't shaking as she is feeling rocked to her core, but the fact is, she is scared that someone is going to try to kill her. "Each message is saying that want me dead or want to see me die. This is getting out of control."

"And you still think that Chantel is behind the messages?" Cheresa asks her with an arched eyebrow. "Because I have to tell you, I still don't know that that is the case."

"Well great," Dawn rolls her eyes back to her girlfriend. "My life is being threatened and you, you're defending the woman that you slept with!"

"It's not that at all," Cheresa grabs Dawn's hand. "I'm, of course, worried and scared, just like you are. I just happen to know Chantel better than you, and I don't think that this is something she would do."

"Then who would do this?" Dawn asks her quickly. "Who else would want me dead?"

"I don't know," Cheresa admits to her as they lock eyes with one another. "But there is something we can do about this."

"What? We have no proof to go to the police?"

"We can confront Chantel," Cheresa suggests to her. "Let's go to Chantel and see what she has to say about the messages? Even if she doesn't admit it, the fact that we confront her, it might make her stop sending the messages, if she is behind it."

"I like that idea," Dawn nods back to her. "Let's find out if that bitch is behind these messages."

***

Meanwhile, in a waiting room, Andrew looks at Trenyce as they wait for Albertinah's DNA test to show if he, or Chris, is her biological father. Trenyce was with Chris earlier, but he has left to grab everyone some coffees from the Sugarbowl since no one can stomach the coffee from the cafeteria.

"I guess in a few hours we will all, finally, know the truth?" Andrew says to Trenyce who nods back to him.

"After all this time, we will finally know who Tinah's father is," Trenyce replies to him. "This has been coming for such a long time, and I can't help but feel guilty about all of this mess."

"We've all made our share of mistakes," Andrew looks back at her. "I mean, those months leading up to our affair, Trey, we were both in such lust with one another. I'm guilty of that too."

"I wish Chris would just realize it was a mistake and that we got caught up in something that was bigger than both of us," Trenyce sighs to him. "We've both moved on, but we can't change that past."

Andrew pulls Trenyce into a hug and he holds for a moment. Just then, however, Daisy appears in the entrance of the waiting room. She freezes at the sight of Andrew and Trenyce in an embrace. She quickly turns away and walks away.

"We are in this together," Andrew tells Trenyce as they exit their embrace. "No matter what happens, we will be in this together."

Meanwhile, Daisy leans up against a wall in the hallway of the hospital. She feels her heart racing after seeing Andrew and Trenyce together. In the back of her mind, she can't help but think about Meggan telling her that she might lose Andrew if he is revealed to be Albertinah's father.

"I don't want to lose you," she whispers to herself. "But that's exactly what's happening…"

Barcode

"Your custody trial is starting tomorrow and yet you asked me for a drink instead being with Donovan and your lawyer?" Clayton chuckles to Lukas as they sit across from one another in the bar with a couple of beers in front of them. "Don't get me wrong, it is nice to be with you, I am just surprised, that's all."

"Yea, to be honest, I needed a break from thinking that we will lose Olly," Lukas sighs back to him before he takes a swig of his beer. "It has been all consuming; I haven't thought of anything else for a while."

"Well then, I'm glad to be a healthy distraction," Clayton winks back at him.

"You certainly are that," Lukas looks back at him. "And, if I can say, you're looking very handsome today."

Clayton feels his cheeks flush at the compliment. "Thanks Lukas, you're kind for saying so, and I think the same of you."

"You know what's funny?" Lukas asks him as Clayton arches his eyebrow. "I never thought that I'd find a guy that I'm into at this point of my life. I mean, I have so much going on with my estranged marriage and this custody battle looming over me. The last thing I thought would happen to me right now is that I meet a really hot guy."

Clayton chuckles to him. "You know what they say," he says back to him. "Somethings when you're not looking, you get exactly what you need."

"Isn't that the truth," Lukas laughs back to him. "I hope you're okay that we take things slow?"

"Yea, very okay," Clayton nods back to him. "Just know that when you're ready, I'm good to take that next step."

Lukas winks back to him. "Noted," he says as he leans over and kisses Clayton's lips. "How's that for a first step?"

Clayton kisses him back again before their lips part. "I could get used to that."

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

Donovan moves to the bar in the living room of the lavish home that he lives in with Lukas, Meggan and their children, and he pours himself a vodka soda. He takes a sip of it as his mind is racing over the pending custody case for Olly. He knows that he swiped Abby's medical file from the hospital and he and Lukas realized that she had a paternity test before she gave birth to Olly, which has left them wondering if Andrew is their son's biological father. He knows that this is a smoking gun that could help them in court.

He was hoping to talk to their lawyer today with Lukas, so Donovan was dismayed when Lukas admitted that he was going to have drinks with a friend. When Donovan asked him which friend, Lukas admitted that he was going to see Clayton, which surprised Donovan as he hadn't realized the two of them had been close.

"Hey, the housekeeper let me in, I hope that's okay?" Sergio announces as he moves into the living room and sees Donovan at the bar. "That good of a morning, huh?"

"Yea, sorry, with this custody case starting soon, I'm just trying to calm my nerves," Donovan turns to his lover with a grin on his face. "Thanks for coming over."

"Of course, I know that you're stressed, so I'm here to help with your stress, if you want," Sergio looks into his eyes. "It's been a while for us, Donovan."

Donovan kisses Sergio passionately, as he thinks about Lukas and Clayton being together. "I need you, Sergio," he says as their lips part ways. "Let's go upstairs?"

"I thought you'd never ask," Sergio chuckles to him as lust fills their eyes.

The Lawson Estate; Abby & Cheresa's Home

"The trial starts tomorrow, how are you feeling?" Ethan asks Abby as he brings her a small plate with some fruit on it. He wants to ensure that Abby continues to eat healthy since she is pregnant with his child, and she is close to her delivery date.

"I am excited," Abby admits to him as he sits next to her on the sofa. "I'm finally going to get my son back; after all these years, I'm going to get my little boy back."

"I…I want you to brace yourself for the worst," Ethan replies to her as they lock eyes. "Donovan and Lukas, they are the only parents Sonny has ever known. This case, it is complicated."

"So, you don't think that I will get my son back?" Abby asks him in surprise. "You think I will lose this case?"

"I didn't say that," Ethan tells her. "I just don't want you to think that this an open and shut case. And, I need you to remember that you're pregnant. I don't want you to be stressed, it's not good for the baby."

"You don't have to remind me that I'm pregnant," she chuckles to him. "This belly doesn't ever let me forget. I won't do anything that will harm our baby, I promise you that."

"I'm happy to hear that," Ethan smiles back to her. "I…I have something to tell you. And I need you to promise me that you won't, uh, freak out."

Abby arches her eyebrow as she takes a bite of her strawberry. "What is going on? Is it something about our case?"

"Not exactly," Ethan shakes his head back to her. "It's about my brother, Bryce. He contacted me."

"What? Why did that son of a bitch call you? You know he is the one behind this entire nightmare!"

"I know, I know," Ethan tries to keep her calm. "The fact is, he needs a lawyer. And he asked me for help."

"WHAT?"! Abby shrieks at him in horror. "Tell me Ethan, please tell me that you didn't agree to help the man that stole my baby from me! Tell me this isn't happening!"

"I…I haven't answered him yet," Ethan tells her. "I wanted to hear what you thought first. But based on your reaction, I know my answer."

"You can't help him," Abby shakes her head back to Ethan. "If it wasn't for Bryce, I wouldn't be going to court to get my son back! Please tell me, Ethan, that you won't help that piece of shit! Please tell me that you're on my side in this!"

Next on One Day at a Time
- The custody case beings
- Natasha arrives in Detroit
- Cassie gives Jacob an idea

 
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