Episode 696
 
Trying to Get Some Peace
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: May 10, 2021

Episode Theme song: "Unholy" Mylie Cyrus

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Brooke was relieved when she was sentenced to community service for buying Cheresa from the black market
- Robin, Shane & Adam all headed to Paris unaware that Helen was following them
- Cassie warned Paige that she always gets what she wants and that is Jacob
- Cassie arranged for Abby to have a paternity test to see who the father of her baby is

Roboto

Cassie sits behind the desk in the main office of Roboto, typing furiously into her laptop. On the screen is Roboto's bank's website; Cassie has logged in and has completed another transfer of funds from one of the slush accounts that she discovered. She purses her lips together before she logs out and closes the laptop. She has been working on a secret project for a while now, which is all a part of her plan to get back at the Calimo's and double crossing Dominick. The only thing that would make this perfection is if she could reunite with Jacob in the process.

"Good, you are here," a voice calls out from the doorway causing Cassie to turn around and look at Jacob. He moves swiftly into the office and closes the door behind himself. "We have to talk."

"Do we? I much preferred when we spoke with our bodies," she purrs as she moves up to him and runs her fingers over his muscular chest, which is covered in a button up shirt and a suit jacket. "We can talk after you make love to me over and over and over again, just like you used too."

"Stop it Cassie," Jacob firmly tells her as he removes her hand from his chest. "This has to end, and it has to end now."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Paige told me about your interaction with her at the coffee house," Jacob reveals to her. "You're threatening her now?"

Cassie chuckles back to her. "I did no such thing," she tells him. "I simply told her that you and I still have a connection. I didn't lie to the poor child. She's so insensitive."

"You better stay away from her, do you understand me?" Jacob warns her as Cassie rolls her eyes back to him. "I mean it Cassie, stay away from Paige or you will answer to me!"

"That's the problem," Cassie teases him. "I want to answer to you. And I think if you look deep inside yourself, you know that you want that too."

The Davenport House; Trenyce's Home

"I know we haven't exactly been close lately," Chris tells Trenyce as he sits on the sofa in her living room and takes a swig of his beer. "But, I appreciate you letting me come over after the trial. I didn't want to be alone."

"I didn't either," Trenyce admits to him, as she realizes that he is sitting in the exact spot where her and Brad made love the other night. She still can't believe that they went there but she isn't complaining; he was a fantastic lover and gave her everything that she needed. "How are you feeling about the outcome?"

Chris sighs as he leans forward. "To be honest, a little raw. I had hoped that Brooke would have paid a little more. I mean, community service? Seems like she is getting off scotch free."

"I keep replaying over and over Cheresa's testimony," Trenyce tells him. "She really loves Brooke and Greg. She sang their praises the entire time she was on the stand."

"Yea, she loves them. Guess it leads back to that question about us, huh?"

Trenyce uneasily nods back to him. "I just wonder where we go with our daughter now, Chris. Will she reach out to us? Or have we truly lost her forever?"

"We can't lose her Trey," Chris looks back at her. "We have to get our daughter back, we don't have any other options."

"When you say things like that, you scare me," she admits to him. "After everything you did with the restraining order…"

"I'm not going to apologize for that anymore," Chris shakes his head back to her. "I think we need to get on the same page if we can to be united with Cheresa."

"I guess that's part of the problem then," Trenyce admits to him. "I don't know if I can trust you to be on the same page. So, where do we go from here?"

The Pampa Grill

"I've ordered a bottle of the best champagne," Brad grins over to Brooke and Cheresa as the three of the sit together in the back booth of the restaurant. As soon as the trial ended, Brad insisted that they go celebrate the fact that Brooke will not have to do any jail time for buying Cheresa from the black market. In fact, she will only have to do some community service, she won't have any other form of punishment. Brad, Cheresa, Abby and Greg were all overjoyed and relieved, however Abby claimed she wasn't feeling so well after the long court date so she went home and Greg didn't want to give Brooke the wrong idea of them being together so he also left.

"That sounds really lovely," Brooke replies to her son before she looks at Cheresa. "I just can't believe that this is over, this nightmare is finally over."

Cheresa nods back to her as he grabs her mother's hand. "Now, we can all try to move on from this mess."

"Does that mean you'll reach out to Chris and Trenyce?" Brad asks his sister, who quickly shoots him a look of disgust, which throws him for a loop.

Cheresa knows that she can't mention anything to him, or Brooke, about the fact that she witnessed him in bed with Trenyce; it's not the time or place to get into that, but she knows that this is the reason that he is expressing interest in her to reach out to Trenyce. Trenyce has made sure that she has Brad firmly in her corner. Their connection is clear in Cheresa's mind.

"I don't want to talk about that," Cheresa coolly tells him, not wanting to tip him off about what she knows. "Tonight is about our mother and like you said, we should celebrate. We should toast."

"We don't have to do that…" a bashful Brooke replies to her quickly.

"No, we do," Brad agrees with Cheresa. "To our mother, the best woman we know."

"Cheers!" they all toast together and then take a sip of their champagne. Brooke finishes her sip and realizes that she misses Greg; she wishes that he with her right now celebrating the outcome of the trial. She immediately thinks back to the fact that he told her that regardless of him defending her while he was testifying that they would never get back together. She feels her heart ache at the thought but she knows that she has to, somehow, try to move on from him. She forces a smile on her face and continues to engage with her children.

Twin Peaks Medical Clinic

Max nervously paces outside of the medical clinic as he waits for Abby to arrive. He is waiting for her so they can have a paternity test done on her child; after he told Cassie what was going on, she arranged for the test to take place since she knew one of the doctors that works at the clinic. Neither Abby or Max wanted to go to the hospital to have the test done because they didn't want to risk having someone they know see them. But Max knows that this is still the best thing for him; if he is the baby's father, he will be a part of his or her life. After growing up without Adam in his life, he won't let Abby take his child away from him.

"There you are," he says as he sees Abby open her car door and get out. "I was beginning to think you were getting cold feet."

"I just came from my mother's trial," she tells him annoyed with his tone. "If the verdict took any longer, I wouldn't have been able to make it."

"Well, I'm glad it turned out. Your Mom, she's okay?"

"She got community service," Abby tells him as they walk towards the front door. "Which is nothing compared to jail time."

"I'm glad it worked out," Max nods back to her as he opens the door to the clinic. "Are you ready for this?"

Abby sighs back to him and realizes that she does need to know the truth about who the father of her baby is, she just hopes with everything in her that it is Andrew. "As ready as I will ever be," she looks back at him. "Thanks for being here, Max. I don't think I could do this alone."

"Of course," Max replies to her. "I wouldn't be anywhere else. Let's go find out if I am the Dad, shall we?"

Paris, France

Adam sits at a small café and looks at the images on his phone that he took while he was exploring Paris earlier in the day. He has pictures of the Louvre, the Arc de triomphe, Notre Dame and many other old buildings that he saw on his journey. As he looks at the pictures, he can't help but wish that Robin was with him while he was exploring. The city has such a romantic vibe to it that he wishes he was with the woman he loves. Still, he understands that she has to work for Robertson Enterprises and it has to come first for her on the trip.

"Besides, I didn't go to the Eiffel tower yet," he takes a sip of his red wine. "We'll do that together. That's when we can start our reconnection; at the most famous tower in the world in the most romantic city in the world… I will win you back for good this time, Robin."

Across the street, at another café, Helen sits with a coffee and a croissant in front of her. She is still wearing her large sun glasses to try to disguise herself but she can see Adam sitting by himself. She wonders if she should go surprise him now or wait for a better time.

She takes a sip of her coffee. "Soon Adam," she tells herself. "Soon I will reveal that I am in Paris and that we can have the time of our lives together. And, you'll forget all about Robin."

***

Meanwhile, in his hotel room, Shane and Robin look at their schedule and realize that they have some free time later in the afternoon if they can finish their work by then. Shane looks over at Robin and wishes that they were there as more than just friends; he has realized that he has developed feelings for her, which he has been trying to suppress but the more time he spends with her the stronger his feelings become.

"I think we should be done everything by around 3," Robin tells him as she looks over and catches him watching her. "Does that sound like it can work for you?"

"Yea, I can make that work," Shane nods back to her. "Do you and Adam have big plans?"

"I'm not sure exactly," she admits to him. "We'll touch base once we are done everything for Robertson. What are you going to get up too?"

Shane shrugs back to her. "I'm sure I'll find something to do," he tells her. "We are in Paris after all!"

Robin giggles back to him before she moves to the window in the hotel room, which has a view of the Eiffel Tower. "This city feels so romantic, doesn't it? Maybe while you're out exploring, you'll meet a girl that will catch your eye."

Shane blushes back to her as he looks at her. "Yea, maybe…" he tells her. "Or maybe I'll just enjoy the city for what it is."

"Ah, don't say that," Robin moves up to him. "You're a great guy, you deserve to find happiness."

"Thanks Robin," he looks back into her eyes. "You deserve that too."

"Then that's our mission … to finding happiness on this trip."

Shane chuckles back to her. "Deal," he winks back to her.

Next on One Day at a Time
- The Paris adventure continues
- Natasha tells Robbie what she has learned about Cory & Leah
- Greg hears from Kim

 
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