Episode 1203

 

Ride with My Dreams
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: August 11,2025

Episode Theme song: "16 Carriages" Beyonce

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Max was awarded custody of Olly/Sonny
- Shane and Natasha planned their wedding
- Dawn got another threatening message
- Leah asked Bryce to help her get Felicia away from Frederick
- Cassie was jealous of Jacob's growing friendship with Stephanie

The Calimo Mansion

A beautiful day has dawned in Twin Peaks and the sun is beaming through the main bedroom of the Calimo mansion, where Natasha and Shane are laying in the large king-size bed next to one another. As they open their eyes to star their day, they both get grins on their face as their wedding day has arrived. Just a few days earlier, they weren't sure that the day would happen as Natasha was looking into Shane's past; she found out that his real name is Derek Rainer, and he left his old life behind after his father, Louie, blamed him for killing his mother. Shane, explained, however that it was a horrible car accident.

"Good morning," Shane looks over at his fiancé and smiles at the sight of her face.

"Morning," she smiles back at him. "It looks like a beautiful day outside."

"Today is going to be the most beautiful of days," Shane replies to her. "Because today, today is the day that we are going to become husband and wife."

"I love the sound of that," Natasha leans over and kisses him. "I can't wait to be your wife, Shane."

"And this time Nat," Shane says as their lips part ways. "It will last forever; this will be the last time we ever walk down the aisle together."

The Davenport House; Chris, Trenyce, BJ, & Tinah's Home

"I…I can't believe that Tinah is sick again," Cheresa tells her parents and Daisy as they all stand together in the living room of Chris and Trenyce's house. Her parents just finished telling her about the previous day when Trenyce noticed that Albertinah had another fever; she took her to the hospital, where Stephanie revealed that Tinah needed another bone marrow transplant as her aplastic anemia returned; they didn't tell Cheresa the fact that Stephanie also indicated that there is no way that Chris could be her father as they want to understand what happened first.

"We were so worried," Trenyce explains back to her daughter. "Thankfully, Andrew was there, and he was able to donate again since he donated last time, we already knew that he was a match."

"How are they doing?" Cheresa asks.

"Stephanie said that the transplant was a success last night," Chris informs her. "She told us to come home to get some rest. We will head back there in a bit to see how they are doing, but we are hoping for a full recovery."

"Thank God," Cheresa says before she pulls them into a hug. "I can't imagine how worried you must have been."

"We are just hoping that this never happens again," Trenyce sighs as they exit their embrace. "Stephanie said she will give us some tips on how to prevent it from being a recurring illness."

"What is going on with you and Dawn?" Daisy asks her as she changes the subject.

"Well, that's kind of why I stopped by this morning," Cheresa announces to her family.

"What's happened now? Did the police find Chantel?" Chris asks her quickly.

"I'm afraid not," Cheresa replies to him. "Simona has gone ahead and opened a murder investigation; she suspects that Chantel was killed."

"How horrible," Trenyce shakes her head back to her daughter. "How are you holding up?"

"Not well," Cheresa admits to her mother. "Because, Dawn, she was receiving these threatening text messages; and Dawn, she thought that they were coming from Chantel."

"Maybe they still were?" Daisy suggests to her.

"We thought that too," Cheresa gulps back to her. "Until last night that is."

"What happened last night?" Chris asks her next.

"Dawn received another text message," Cheresa tells them. "And based on the wording, it sounds like the person that might have killed Chantel is targeting Dawn now."

"You have to go to Simona," Trenyce instructs her daughter. "She has to realize how serious this is, Cheresa."

"I know, I just don't want anything bad to happen to Dawn," she tells her family. "I'm scared, I'm really scared."

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Jacob sees Stephanie at the main floor nurses station at the hospital and gets a grin on his face as he moves up to her. He hasn't seen his friend in a few days, so he is curious to see how she is doing.

"Morning," he says as he reaches the station. "How's it going?"

Stephanie looks back at him. "I'm exhausted, if I am honest with you," she chuckles to him. "I've been here all night."

"Oh no, I hope you're off soon?" Jacob asks her quickly as Stephanie nods back to him.

"I'm here for another hour and then I am free as a bird," she reveals to him.

"I hope it flies by for you," he says. "See what I did there? Free as a bird, flies by? Never mind," he chuckles as Stephanie giggles back to him. "So, what type of life did you save last night?"

"A child needed a bone marrow transplant," she tells him. "Thankfully, we already had a donor, so it was a success."

"Look at you," he looks at with amazement. "You are a true superhero."

Stephanie's cheeks flush. "You're sweet," she replies to him. "What brings you to the hospital? You're not sick, are you?"

"Oh no," Jacob shakes his head back to her. "Cassie booked an appointment for Carter; just a checkup; I am just waiting for them now. We have a busy day planned because it is my parents wedding day. We will be heading to the mansion soon."

"Well, I hope you have a great wedding," Stephanie tells him. "And send me a picture of you in a tux, I bet you look very dashing."

"I will," he winks back at her, just as Cassie and Carter appear.

Cassie arches her eyebrow at the sight in front of her. She has grown to hate Jacob's friendship with Stephanie. "That's it," she says inside her head. "As soon as this wedding is over, I will look into you Stephanie; there must be something in your past that I can use to keep you away from Jacob."

"Daddy, let's go back to the mansion!" Carter says coming up and hugging Jacob.

"Hey bubby, everything good with the doctor?"

"Yea!"

"He's fine, perfectly healthy," Cassie says coming up to Jacob and kissing him on the lips. "We should get going if we are going to make the wedding."

"You're right, see you around Steph," Jacob tells his friend, who waves back at him. Stephanie watches the family move to the elevator and secretly longs to have what Cassie has.

Robertson Enterprises

"Morning," Leah announces to Tyler as she moves into the main office at Robertson Enterprises and moves inside. She drops her purse on the sofa before she moves to the bar and pours herself a cup of coffee. "I hope you have some time to talk to me; I have some news."

Tyler looks up from his laptop screen and at his sister. "I have a meeting in thirty min, so we have some time."

"Perfect, I'll make this fast," Leah looks back at him before she takes a sip of her coffee. "It's about our mother."

"Felicia?" Tyler asks her in surprise. "What has Frederick done this time?"

Leah chuckles back to him quickly. "Nothing, at least that I know of," she replies to him. "That's why we have to do something to get her away from that man."

"I know, I know," Tyler sighs back to her. "I have been trying to think of something to do that, but I haven't thought of a single thing. Not yet anyways; but we will, Dominick wants us to do something, and so do I."

"That's the thing," Leah locks eyes with her brother. "I think I thought of something; I think I thought a way to get Felicia away from Frederick, and this time, it would be forever."

The Victors Mansion; Frederick's Lair

"You're here early today," Frederick tells Bryce as they face one another in the living room of the Victors mansion. Usually if Bryce visits, it is later in the day, so Frederick is curious as to what brought his grandson over so early in the day.

Bryce uneasily nods back to him as his mind races about how Leah suggested that he help her get Felicia away from Frederick. He knows that if he helps Leah, she claimed that she would help him get Victoria back, but he also knows that Frederick would be furious with him.

"I guess I wanted to see how things are," Bryce finally responds to him. "How is Felicia?"

"Felicia?" Frederick asks her quickly. "You normally don't ask me about her well-being."

"I know, but I realized that she is your wife now, so I should care about her and how she is doing," Bryce covers with him. "And I am a doctor, so if she needed any form of help, I can assist."

"In case you have forgotten," Frederick sternly replies to him. "I am also a doctor, I can handle my wife perfectly fine."

"Okay, okay," Bryce puts his hands up in defense. "No need to get short with me, I was just offering to help."

"When it comes to the well-being of the woman I love, I am more than capable of handling her," Frederick tells him. "Speaking of, I should head up stairs and see how she is this morning. Excuse me, please."

Bryce gulps heavily as Frederick leaves the room. He, then, runs his hands through his hair. "Maybe Leah is right," he whispers to himself. "Maybe Felicia shouldn't be around Frederick, and the sooner she gets away, it could be for the best."

The Lawson Estate; Cheresa, Abby, Ethan, & Georgina's Home

"I barely slept last night," Abby groans to Ethan as she pours another cup of coffee in the living room of the lavish living room at the Lawson estate. The previous evening the Judge's ruling came in and he decided that Max will get custody of Sonny; Abby had hoped that he would return her son to her, since she was tricked into believing that he was dead all those years ago. "I am just glad that Georgina is still sleeping; I am too tired to even deal with my daughter today."

"I know last night was hard on you," Ethan comes up to her. "And I called the nanny to help with Georgina today, so we can come to terms with the Judge's decision."

"I want to appeal!" Abby shrieks back at him. "I can't lose my son, Ethan!"

"We could try to appeal," he nods back to her. "But I am not sure that it will work."

"Why not? I am his mother!" Abby defends herself to her lover. "I was told that he was dead, Ethan! I didn't lose my child because I am unfit, I lost him because Bryce told me he was dead! This isn't fair! This really isn't fair!"

"I know," Ethan pulls her into a hug as Abby starts to weep. "And I'm here to help you through this, Abs. I won't leave your side, trust me."

"It just feels like I'm losing him all over again," Abby says through her tears. "And I can't do that - I can't lose my son."

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

"Is that coffee laced with something?" Donovan asks Lukas as he moves into the living room of the Richardson estate and spies his estranged husband pouring himself a cup of java.

Lukas turns back to him. "Not yet, but that could be arranged," he admits to him before he takes a sip of his drink. "I take it you didn't sleep well last night either?"

"Bingo," Donovan replies to him. "I kept thinking that we will have to give up Olly, possibly today."

"I won't let him go to that piece of shit Max Black," Lukas huffs back to him. "I don't care what any Judge says, Olly is our son, he belongs with us."

"I don't know how we are going to explain this to him," Donovan's lower lip quivers. "How are we going to tell our little boy that he has to leave us?"

"What if we run, Donovan," Lukas locks eyes with him. "What if we pack our things and get on the next plane and never look back? Let's go somewhere, together, the three of us and live happily ever after?"

Next on One Day at a Time

- Abby has an idea for Ethan
- Jeff and Victoria come face to face
- Eva makes a plead to Eva and Dominick

 
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