Episode 684
 
Live for the Fire
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: April 07, 2021

Episode Theme song: "Too Much" Carly Rae Jepsen

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Abby learned that she was pregnant and after she told Max, she realized she had to figure out if he or Andrew was the father
- Roboto planned to launch an anti-aging serum as Cassie plotted against them
- Helen told Robin she was insecure for making Adam choose to stay away from her
- Nicholas and Andy moved in together; Andy heard a strange noise in the house
- Jacob walked out on Paige after she admitted to her past with Shane
- Jeff revealed to Leah that he saw her in bed with Cory
- Donovan and Lukas remained estranged

The Park

With the sun shining and the snow almost all melted, it is a glorious spring day in Twin Peaks. Abby slowly walks down the path in the park holding a hot chocolate from the Sugarbowl in her hand. She had been at home feeling her morning sickness but she realized that she had to get out of the house as being cooped up wasn't good for her. Of course, her mind is still racing over the fact that she is pregnant and she has no idea if Max or Andrew is the father. She can't stop thinking about the moment she told Max about the baby: he was so excited at the idea of being a father and she had to tell him that Andrew could be the Dad. He wanted to know if they could find out the truth; she hasn't been able to even wrap her head around that yet as the idea of being a mother scares her to her very core.

She looks up and feels her heart start to race faster when she sees a shirtless Andrew jogging towards her. She hasn't seen the man she has been in love with for a few weeks now; not since he told her that he used her for sex and he never wanted to see her again. Now, he is quickly approaching her.

"Good day for a run," she says as he slows down from his workout and looks over at her, his chest sweating from his run.

"That it is," Andrew replies to her. "Enjoy the rest of the day, Abby."

"Wait," Abby stops him from running away. "I know you don't want to see me or hear anything I have to say but you have to hear me out, Andrew. I have something to tell you and I can't keep it to myself anymore."

Andrew arches his eyebrow back to her, still not sure he wants to give her the time of day. He hasn't been able to forgive her for exposing his affair with Albertinah at his graduation. "Fine, what is it? What do you have to tell me?"

Roboto

"Where is Natasha?" Kim asks Robbie and Cassie as they sit in the main office of Roboto as they are about to have a meeting to give an update on the serum that they are working on. Kim knows that the product is being close to being completed, so she was hoping to discuss a launch party of some kind with the group. "I was hoping we'd all be here for this meeting."

"I saw her this morning at the mansion," Robbie replies to her before he takes a sip of his coffee. "She was going to see Jacob and then come into the office. We can proceed without her here and I can fill her in on any updates."

"Well, let's get started then, I do have a rather busy day planned," Cassie quips, trying to hide her annoyance that Natasha is spending the morning with Jacob instead of being at work.

"Since we are so close to the launch, I was hoping that we could agree to throw a launch party of some kind," Kim reveals to her peers. "I wouldn't want it be anything like the Gravity launch; the last thing we need is drama surrounding the launch of this new product."

"I couldn't agree with that more," Cassie agrees with her. "A drama-free event does sound nice though. What about the Pampa Grill? I know the owner since they took over from when I owned my restaurant, he might be able to give us a good price?"

"That could work," Robbie nods back to them. "And, everyone we'd invite would be familiar with the location."

"Great, Cassie you speak to the owner and see about pricing and possible dates; Robbie, you fill Natasha in and I'll get all of the updates from the lab on progression and an updated completion date."

"Great work guys," Robbie finds himself smiling to the two women he once considered rivals. "Let's keep this momentum going!"

The Calimo Mansion

"Good, you haven't left for the morning yet," Natasha announces to Jacob as she swiftly moves into the living room of the Calimo mansion and sees her son pouring himself a cup of coffee. Natasha has been aching to see him since she learned that he went to work at Robertson Enterprises; she can't believe that he would go work for the rival company after she suggested he work at Roboto. Of course, at the time, she knew why he said no to working at Roboto since Cassie is working there and they have their sorted history together. "We have to talk."

Jacob turns around to see his mother as he takes a sip of his beverage. "Good morning to you too, mother."

"When were you going to tell me?" Natasha puts her hand on her hip.

"If this has anything to do with Paige…"

"It has to do with the fact that you're working at Robertson Enterprises!" she squeals back to him in frustration. "How could you go work at our rival company? How could you work for Dominick after everything he has done to this family?"

Jacob sighs back to her. "Honestly, Mom, I was taken aback when he asked me to work there. I wasn't sure what his angle was but it has been great so far. With Grandpa passing away, I had hoped that this feud was finally over."

"I'd like to believe that but I don't think the feud will ever be over," Natasha shakes her head back to him. "Especially between the companies."

"You know why I can't work at Roboto," Jacob reminds her quickly. "I can't be around Cassie every day. I just can't." He shuts his eyes for a moment and immediately thinks back to Cassie trying to seduce him recently in an elevator. "There's no way I can do that."

"There are so many other jobs in the world for you to have, Jacob!" Natasha continues to protest. "I don't want you working there. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth."

"Well get used to it," Jacob stands his ground. "I like what I'm doing and if this is what it takes for our families to bridge this gap, then so be it. I'm not leaving my job, so you have to get used to that Mom."

Robertson Enterprises; The Studio

Helen slowly opens the door to the studio and sees Robin inside working on some files on the large table. She had just run into Robin at the Sugarbowl and they had exchanged words over the fact that Helen wasn't happy with Robin for giving Adam the ultimatum of stopping seeing Helen so he and Robin could be together. She still can't believe that Robin would go so far as to make Adam decide; in her mind, it is not fair since she and Adam will always be together since they are parents to Dawn; they will always be connected.

Robin slowly turns around when she hears Helen clear her throat. She rolls her eyes at the sight of Helen. "Did I make myself clear at the coffeehouse?"

"You were a something at the coffeehouse," Helen replies to her. "I still can't get over how you are in a relationship with all these conditions."

"For the last time Helen, you and your daughter need to stay the hell out of my relationship with Adam!" Robin yells, finally losing her cool with Adam's ex-wife. "I am with Adam and nothing you say or do will change, it's time you accept that!"

"I will do no such thing," Helen sneers back to her as she moves closer to Robin. "Adam and I share a daughter, Robin. We will always be in each other's lives. You need to accept that!"

Robin uneasily chuckles back to her. "Adam made his decision, it's time you accept that!"

"You're a bitch!"

"Excuse me?" Robin gasps back to her. "How dare you come in her and call me names. And for the record, you're the bitch!"

Helen slaps Robin hard across the face. Robin looks back at her in shock and then leaps towards Helen, grabbing her hair in the process.

"Ahh!" Helen grunts as the two women fall to the ground and start to fight each other.

The Pampa Grill

Andy sips his diet Coke while he waits for Nicholas to arrive for their quick lunch date. While he waits for his lover, Andy can't help but recall how he heard that strange noise coming from the master bedroom of the Young mansion the other day. It didn't last long, and he hasn't heard it again, but it was very weird to Andy. He hasn't told Nicholas yet because he hasn't wanted to worry him.

"It was probably nothing," Andy shakes his head back to himself.

"There's my handsome guy," Nicholas smiles as he arrives at the table. Andy stands up and they share a quick kiss on the lips before sitting back down. "How's your morning been?"

"Can't complain," Andy replies to him quickly. "Had a busy day at the paper but it's over now, thankfully. How about you?"

Nicholas beams back to him. "Well, I'm glad you asked because I had an idea about my next career path."

"Wow, I wasn't expecting that," Andy admits to him. "You haven't wanted to do much since you left the priesthood."

"Guess I was waiting for the right opportunity but I think I know what it is now."

"Don't keep me waiting," Andy teases him. "What's your idea?"

"I want to open a half-way house for families in need," Nicholas reveals to him. "You know, like if they need shelter for a night or two, or support after getting out of abusive relationship."

Andy looks back at him in surprise. "You're not saying anything," Nicholas uneasily chuckles back to him.

"I think it's a great idea," Andy beams back to him. "I'm just in awe of you. Not everyone would be so giving."

Nicholas feels his face flush. "I'm just trying to do what I can to make this world a better place."

"You are doing that my love, you certainly are," Andy smiles back to him.

***

"I saw your parents at the bar, do you want to go say hi?" Max asks Paige as they sit at the back table of the restaurant, looking over some of the prints that Max recently shot for an upcoming print ad for Robertson Enterprises. Max is secretly thrilled that he got Paige to agree to a lunch meeting with him as he gives him the chance to try to get closer to her.

Paige moves a piece of hair behind her ear and shakes her head back to him. "I saw my Mom yesterday and gave her some news," Paige reveals to him. "I think she needs time to talk to my Dad without interference."

"Fair enough, I just thought I'd ask."

"Let's just focus on work?" Paige suggests to him.

"Sure," Max nods back to him. "I'm surprised we didn't see Jacob at the office before we left. I hope he's not playing hookie."

Paige gulps as she recalls how the previous day Jacob confronted her with her sorted past with Shane and after she told him the entire truth, he walked out on her. She tried to text him but he didn't respond to her. "Are you okay? You suddenly got very quiet. There's not trouble between the two of you already, is there?"

Paige rolls her eyes back to him. "That's none of your business, Max."

"Okay, I get it. Just know that he doesn't deserve you Paige. He never will."

"Ugh," Paige groans back to him. "You know what Max? I'm tired of this bullshit. At least Jacob is keeping a million secrets from me!"

"I'm not keeping any secrets from you," Max replies to her quickly, immediately thinking about Abby's pregnancy and how he could be the father to her child. "Not anymore. I've learned my lesson Paige."

"We'll see," Paige tells him. "Now, let's get to work so we can get back to the office."

***

"Jeff wait, please don't go like this," Leah stands up from her chair at the bar and stops Jeff from walking away from her. They just had a discussion in which he admitted to her that after Logan's custody hearing, Paige encouraged him to go after Leah to see if they could make their marriage work. Jeff did just this, but he caught Leah in bed with Cory instead, which is why he went back to Meggan and they reunited.

"What is there left to say?" Jeff asks her back. "You have moved on and so have I. I am raising my son with Meggan, maybe this is how it should have been the entire time."

"Had I known Jeff, I never would have slept with Cory!" Leah protests to him, as Cory enters the restaurant and immediately hears Leah and Jeff talking about him. "If I had known that you were coming to find me, I never would have went home with Cory that night."

"But you did Leah! You can't go back and change that!"

"No, and just like you can't go back and change sleeping with Meggan while we were married," Leah reminds him of his fling. "But, like you, I can change the future and whatever Cory and I had, it's over. It never even began."

Cory feels his face flush at the entrance after hearing Leah's comments. He had hoped that they were starting something good, but clearly he was mistaken. He turns and quickly leaves the restaurant without being seen.

"Leah, I'm sorry," Jeff whispers back to her as he runs his hands through his hair. "But I am committed to raising my son with Meggan. You and I are over, and that's final."

Before Leah can reply, Jeff leaves the restaurant, leaving her feeling her eyes swell with water.

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

"I have been thinking about something," Donovan reveals to Lukas as he moves out on to the patio just off the living room and sees his estranged husband drinking a beer at the patio table. Donovan and Lukas have been trying to talk through Lukas' flirtation with Craig leading up to the avalanche last fall, where while trapped together, Lukas slept with Craig.

"I'll answer anything to help you try to forgive me," Lukas admits to him as he lets Donovan sit next to him. "What's up?"

"Last fall before the avalanche," Donovan uneasily looks back at his husband. "You told me that you and Craig had been flirting. What did that entail exactly?"

Lukas gulps at the question. "What do you mean? You can imagine what two guys flirting is?"

"Yea," Donovan nods back to him. "And that's exactly why I have to ask how far it went. Was it just verbal and over text? Or…"

"Mostly, yea."

"Mostly? What does that mean Lukas? Please if you want me to forgive you or try to put this behind us, I need the entire truth."

Lukas takes a deep breath. "Uh, okay," Lukas looks back at him. "It was mostly verbal but we did share a kiss or two. But it was nothing more than that."

Donovan stands up and sighs heavily as he runs his hands through his hair. "You kissed him?" Donovan asks as his eyes swell with water. "My God, Lukas."

"It wasn't just me," Lukas tells him. "Craig was a guilty party too."

"I don't care about Craig!" Donovan turns and yells at him. "I care about my husband! I care about the man I was planning to spend the rest of my life kissing another man behind my back!"

Donovan turns and moves back to the patio door. "Donovan, where are you going?"

"To do something I should have done a long time ago," Donovan looks back at him before he rushes off, leaving Lukas in the sunshine with his beer.

Robertson Enterprises; The Studio

Robin and Helen continue lay on the floor scratching and clawing at each other as they squeal every time one of them gets the upper hand. Helen crawls on top of Robin and starts slapping her face repeatedly.

"You bitch!" Helen screams at her as the door opens to the studio and Shane rushes inside.

"In the hell is going on here?" he yells as he tears Helen off Robin.

"You get off me! Let me go!" Helen screams at him.

"You two need to grow up!" Shane yells back at them as both women start to catch their breathes and fix their outfits. "What if it was someone else who had walked in here like a client? What's gotten into you two?"

"I'm sorry Shane," Robin tries to say. "Helen and I were just sorting some things out and this will never happen again because she will never set foot in this place again, I'll see to that."

"You don't have to tell me twice," Helen sneers at her. "Just remember what I said: Adam will always be in my life. Always."

The Park

"Come on Abby, what is it? What do you have to tell me that can't wait?" Andrew looks back at his former lover waiting to hear what she has to tell him.

"It's a long story," she admits to him. "And, I'm scared but you have to know."

"Quit talking in circles please," Andrew's impatience grows. "Just tell me what you have to tell me so we can move on."

Abby bites her lower lip and looks back at him. "It's about our night together."

"I told you, it can't, no it won't, happen again."

"I know," Abby nods back to him. "But, it's left consequences."

"What are you talking about?" Andrew yells at her. "Just tell me already!"

"I'm pregnant!" Abby yells back at him. "Are you happy now? I'm pregnant. I'm going to have a baby."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Vinny stuns Victoria
- Jeff goes home to a surprise
- Donovan visits Craig

 
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