Episode 695
 
Tears in My Eyes
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: May 07, 2021

Episode Theme song: "Happy & Sad" Kacey Musgraves

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Greg told Brooke that they would never have a marriage again after she confessed to still loving him on the witness stand at her trial. They learned that the Judge had made his decision
- Lukas withdrew money from Frederick's GIC's to pay off Craig so he would drop the rape charges
- Jeff saw another close moment between Cory & Leah and thought it wasn't fair that she was moving on while he was left with nothing
- Eva missed a lunch date with Dominick to have a drink with Will, despite her husband telling her to stay away from her former lover
- Daisy and Brett grew closer while Victoria explored the Victors mansion
- Helen learned that Adam and Robin were going to Paris and planned to crash their trip

The Calimo Mansion

"This certainly is a surprise," Natasha tells Jeff as they move into the living room of the mansion that she shares with her family. The last person Natasha thought she would see today is Jeff; they aren't exactly close and they don't have a lot in common with each other. Natasha has no idea why he would have shown up unannounced at her house claiming he needed to see her. In the back of her mind, however, she can't help but think about a few weeks earlier at the Sugarbowl when Jeff was seemingly trying to get information from her about her marriage to Cory. She wonders if this is more of the same. "Can I get you a drink of some kind?"

"I'd love a scotch," Jeff nods back to her as she moves to the bar. "But only one, I have to drive back to the city afterwards."

"You really have my curiosity peaked about why you are here today, Jeff," she replies to him. "Does this have anything to do with Jacob and Paige?"

"No, the last I heard our children are still planning to date one another."

"That's what Jacob told me as well," she sighs back to him as she passes him his scotch. "I suppose we have to let them do whatever it is that they want to do. But, if it is not about our children, Jeff, why are you here?"

"I'm just curious about your divorce," Jeff replies to her as he takes a sip of his drink. "Have you signed your divorce papers? Are you and Cory officially over?"

Natasha arches her eyebrow back to him. "This isn't the first time you've asked me about the status of my marriage, Jeff. Why? What's going on? Why are you so curious about my marriage?"

Jeff shrugs back to her. "I just think you should sign the divorce papers if you haven't already. Cory, he isn't coming back to you. Not now anyways."

"What does that mean?" Natasha asks him. "How do you know that Cory and I are over? Answer me Jeff, what's going on with my husband?"

The Pampa Grill

Lukas quickly walks up towards the front door of the restaurant desperate to get inside to see Donovan, who is waiting for him. He asked his husband to meet him so he could tell him that he is well on his way to getting Craig to drop the rape charges that have been filed against him. He was surprised to hear that Craig wanted ten million dollars but the fact that he was able to get money from Frederick's GIC's means that he will be able to pay Craig off and make this entire nightmare go away.

As he moves into the restaurant, he freezes in his tracks when he sees Will walking towards the exit. He hasn't seen Will since he was in jail for when he was sentenced when he was found guilty of killing his father. Of course, he was innocent but he and Will bonded while they were in jail.

"Will, is that you? You're out of jail?" Lukas asks him as he pulls his friend into a hug.

"Yea, I'm out," Will smiles back to him. "I got parole."

"This is awesome!" Lukas chuckles back to him. "We have to catch up, okay? It's nice to see you out of that place."

"I'd love to grab drinks with you and your husband," Will nods back to him. "We can finally have a real friendship now."

"I'm about to meet my husband now, so I'll tell him and we'll make plans."

"I look forward to it," Will nods back to him before they shake hands and Will continues to leave the restaurant.

Lukas quickly moves over to Donovan's table and looks at his husband. "Hey handsome."

"Hey Lukas," Donovan uneasily says back to him, still unsure of what their status is right now because of the rape charges. "I ordered you a beer."

"Thanks man," Lukas looks over at him. "It's been a really awesome day."

"Has it? Why?"

"Without getting into too many details, I think I have found a way for me to get Craig to drop the charges," Lukas admits to him. "I think we will be free of this nightmare very soon."

"How did you convince him to drop the charges?" Donovan asks him, surprised by Craig's admission.

"I asked him what he wanted and he told me," Lukas replies to him. "Don't worry Donovan, when this is all said and done, we will be free of him and we can start to move on with our lives."

***

Eva slowly sips her white wine as she thinks about her time she just spent with Will. She knows that Dominick didn't want her to spend time with him but she can't help but enjoy his company, even after all these years. And, Will really wanted to spend time with her; for Eva, this seems like it is such a change of pace s she has felt Dominick has been more occupied with Felicia and Robertson Enterprises lately.

"There you are," Dominick quickly approaches her table in a huff. He is not amused with his wife that she didn't show up for their lunch date that he planned. Not only was she a no-show but she didn't even call or text him. "Did you forget about our date?"

"I'm sorry," she says as she sits back across from her. "I lost track of the time."

"I was worried about you," he looks over at her. "It's not like you to bail on me without warning. Especially since I went out of my way to make plans with you."

"I said I was sorry Dominick," Eva looks back at him. "What more do you want from me?"

"What has gotten into you?" he asks her. "This isn't like you at all."

Eva shrugs her shoulders. "I don't know," she admits to him. "It won't happen again, I promise."

"Okay, I accept your apology. Did you end up eating? We could have a late lunch now together?"

"I'd like that very much," she smiles back to him.

"So, what made you lose track of the time?"

Eva freezes knowing that she can't tell him that she was having a drink with Will because he would lose his cool. "I was having a phone call with Victoria," she lies to him. "I'm still not amused that she's living with Vinny at that spooky mansion."

"She's old enough to make her own decisions," Dominick nods back to her. "But, I understand your concern."

Eva breathes a sigh of relief that she was able to cover with him. Suddenly, she hears her phone chime with a new text message. She looks at the screen. "That was fun, let's do it again soon - Will".

"Is everything alright?" Dominick notices that she's looking at her phone.

"Everything is great," Eva purses her lips back to him. "Let's order, I'm famished."

The Victors Mansion

"I think the garden will be magical this year," Victoria announces to Vinny as she comes into the living room from the French doors that lead out into the garden and the grounds of the Victors mansion. She's wearing tights and an athletic shirt as she went for an afternoon jog. "Your gardener is already getting things ready."

"I hope so," Vinny chuckles to her. "The best days in the summer are spent outside with a nice glass of white wine."

"That sounds heavenly."

"How was your run?"

"It was great," Victoria pours herself a glass of water. "As if this house wasn't enough to explore, the grounds are equally as massive."

"Yea, we have a great lot here," Vinny moves closer to her. "You look really good in that workout wear."

Victoria chuckles back to him. "You're flattering me," she tells him as he puts his arms on her waist.

"Just being honest," he tells her as he leans in and kisses her on the lips. "Do you think you're up for another type of workout?"

Victoria giggles back to him. "I'm always up for that kind of workout, Vinny," she purrs back to him. "But only on one condition."

"Name it," he says with lust in his eyes.

"We spend the rest of the afternoon in bed," she replies to him. "I want you over and over and over again."

Vinny kisses her passionately. "That can be arranged."

***

In the dungeon, Daisy paces back and forth still wondering if she can, somehow, come up with a way to escape from Vinny's clutches; she refuses to think that she will be trapped in the cage for the rest of her life. She finally stops and grabs two of the bars and peers into the tunnel.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" she screams at the top of her lungs. "Vinny! Vinnnyyyyyyyyy!"

"Is that making you feel better?" Brett stands up from his cot and moves behind her.

Daisy turns to him and feels her blood boiling. "I have to do something!" she tells him. "Maybe if I scream more someone will hear me?"

Brett chuckles back to her. "I like your enthusiasm. Just don't hurt your voice. Otherwise, I'll have no one to talk too."

"Very funny," she rolls her eyes. "I don't know, Brett. I feel like I'm going crazy in here! I don't know how much more I can handle."

He pulls her into a hug and she can feel his muscular arms around her. "I'm right here Daisy. We will get through this. I know it doesn't seem like it, but we will get out of here. We have too, right?"

"Yea, right," Daisy says as they exit their embrace. "We have to get out of here so we can get back to our lives."

Twin Peaks International Airport

"I can't believe that we are about to board a plane to Paris," Shane looks over at Robin and Adam, who are sitting next to him in the airport lounge as they wait to board their plane. Shane never imagined that when he signed on at Robertson Enterprises that he would get to go to Paris on a business trip.

"It is so exciting," Robin purses her lips together. "I haven't been to Paris in ages."

"I'm just glad that you're letting me tag along," Adam tells her. "This will be good for us to reconnect."

Shane uneasily gulps back to him thinking about how he saw Adam and Robin share a kiss recently and he got uncomfortable. He has realized that working so closely with Robin, he might have started to develop an attraction to her, which he knows is not good because she is in love with Adam.

"You two will have a great time once we are done work," Shane winks back to them. "That has to be the main goal."

"You're right or my father will kill us," Robin chuckles back to him. "But don't worry, Adam, I'll make sure we have some quality time together."

"Good, cause I have a lot to make up for."

Sitting nearby with large sun glasses is Helen, who watches the threesome from a far. She takes a deep breath and knows that she has to go to Paris so she can get Adam alone in the most romantic city in the world. Once he realizes that they are meant to be together, they will reunite and everything will be back to being the way it should be.

"You will be mine again Adam, I just have to make you see it," she whispers to herself.

Twin Peaks Law Courts

"All rise the honorable Judge Franklin Ross," the bailiff announces to the packed courthouse as Franklin re-enters the courtroom and moves to his chair. He looks out and sees a worried looking Brooke, her lawyer Josh, and behind them the Lawson family. Franklin hopes that his decision is the right now for everyone involved in this case.

Brooke looks at Josh, who tries to give her a reassuring nod back to her but he can tell that she is worried about the verdict. Before Brooke sits down, she turns around and looks at Brad, Abby, Cheresa and Greg with a forced smile on her face. "I love you," she whispers to them.

"In the case of the people vs. Brooke Lawson," Franklin begins to announce to everyone. "I have made a decision. The fact is, Brooke Lawson illegal bought a child from the black market. She paid to have a child causing the child's biological parents to miss out on raising her. This should not go unnoticed or unpunished," he says as Brooke gulps heavily.

"However, as we have testimony from the child herself, the Lawson's have been excellent parents and have given her the life she always wanted. This also happened over twenty years ago. Therefore, I do not see why Mrs. Lawson should be punished with jail time. I sentence Mrs. Lawson to a year of community service within Twin Peaks. All other charges will be dropped immediately. Mrs. Lawson, you're free to go."

Brooke looks back in shock and awe. "I'm free? This is over? This is really over?"

"It's over," Josh smiles back to her as they hug.

Brooke gets tears in her eyes as she turns around grabs Cheresa and hugs her daughter. "It's over, it's really over," she says as tears fall down her eyes as the Lawson family rejoices together. Trenyce and Chris look at one another and then over at the Lawson's and wonder what this means now for their relationship with Cheresa.

The Calimo Mansion

"You're not saying anything Jeff," Natasha snaps at him, wanting to have answers about why Jeff is pressing her to sign her divorce papers. "Why are you so damn curious about the status of my marriage?"

"Because," Jeff finally tells her. "He's moved on Natasha! Cory is with someone new now."

"What?" Natasha asks him in surprise. "Cory is already dating someone else? How do you know?"

"I saw them together, okay? I saw them having hot sex with one another."

"My God," Natasha feels the blood drain from her face. "Who is it?" Who is Cory sleeping with?"

"Leah," Jeff locks eyes with her. "Cory is sleeping with my ex-wife."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Shane struggles with his feelings for Robin in Paris
- Max takes Abby to have the paternity test
- Jacob has a warning for Cassie

 
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