Episode 702
 
Put Me in a Box
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: May 19, 2021

Episode Theme song: "Superpower" Adam Lambert

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Andy continued to hear a strange noise in the Young mansion
- Brooke professed her love for Greg during her trial
- Eva worried about Victoria living with Vinny. Will pressured her into continuing to see him behind Dominick's back
- Andrew suggested Abby get an abortion but she refused. Abby learned that Max was the father of her baby but told him Andrew was the Dad
- Dominick confided to Felicia that he thought Eva was hiding something from him

Roboto

Kim sits behind the large desk in the main office of Roboto and types furiously into her laptop as she continues to work on the anti-aging serum that the company is getting closer to the launch party. Her mind, however, is not on the work that is in front of her; she can't help but think about earlier in the morning when she was with Robbie and he kissed her out of the blue. She has been casually sleeping with Greg, so she has been kissed recently but there was something different about the way Robbie kissed her; she hasn't felt that kind of passion in a very long time. Of course, the last thing she needs in her life is to start to develop feelings for Robbie; after everything she has been through with the Calimo children since Bob's death, getting involved with Robbie would not be the wisest move she's ever made.

"You look busy, I could come back?" Andy calls out to his sister as he slowly opens the door to the office and moves inside.

Kim looks over at her brother and then stands up to greet him. "Of course not, it is nice to see you," Kim pulls him into a quick hug. "Once I get to the office, I always have a million things to do, so there's never a good time. How are you? You look like you didn't get a lot of sleep last night?"

"I guess I didn't," Andy admits to her. "I keep hearing that weird noise in the Young mansion; I don't know what's wrong with me."

Kim uneasily looks back at him knowing that Andy has repeatedly told her that he has heard a weird scratching noise in the bedroom in the mansion. Together with the fact that he has been late more frequently, Kim has been worried about her brother. The fact that it is now impacting is sleeping is even more troublesome for Kim.

"Andy, this is starting to be serious," Kim tells her brother. "You're late more often, you're not sleeping and you keep hearing noises … do you think it's time to get someone to look in the house? Or you get checked out by a doctor?"

Andy shrugs his shoulders back to her. "I think the house is haunted," he tells his sister. "And before you say anything, Nicholas has already said that he thinks I'm crazy but I don't know what else it could be."

Kim moves up and pulls her brother into a tight hug. "I don't think you're crazy," she whispers back to him. "I think you're grasping for straws while you try to figure out what is going on. Just promise me you don't do anything rash, okay?"

"I'll try," Andy says as they exit their embrace. "I just want this to stop. I need it to stop."

The Sugarbowl

Robbie opens the door to the coffeehouse and moves inside as he is looking for a coffee fix. He didn't really need another coffee this morning but he needed to get out of the office as he surprised himself, and Kim, when he kissed her earlier in the morning. He knows that they shared a closer moment the other day while they were talking about Bob but he didn't think he would end up sharing a steamy lip lock with his former step mother.

After he grabs his coffee, he moves to the coffee bar to put some cream in his beverage. He puts a lid on his coffee when he sees Brooke sitting in the back booth by herself. He quickly recalls how during her trial, she admitted that she was still in love with Greg while she was on the witness stand. At that moment, he left the court room as he felt like he finally got confirmation that whatever they had was truly over.

"I suppose congratulations are in order," he says as he moves up to the booth where she is sitting. "I heard that you got off on community service."

Brooke looks up from her coffee and smiles back to him. "I was so relieved when the Judge made his ruling," she tells him as he sits across from her. "Thanks again for being there for most of the trial."

"You needed support, I thought it was the least I could do."

"I suppose I should also apologize," Brooke replies to him as they lock eyes. "I'm sure it wasn't easy to hear me say I still love Greg."

Robbie uneasily shrugs back to her. "I've been unlucky with women in the past but I was surprised," he tells her. "I bailed out you last fall when Greg wouldn't even look at you. I thought I was there for you and then I felt like you just pushed me aside when you didn't want me anymore."

"I never meant to hurt you," Brooke tells him. "Not that it's an excuse."

"Its fine," Robbie uneasily smiles back to her. "I knew it was over for some time since we barely spoke after I bailed you out. You were focused on your trial, your family and Greg. I can't blame you for that."

"For whatever it's worth," Brooke says back to him. "I did enjoy our time together. You're a good man Robbie."

"Thanks," he sighs back to her. "I guess it just feels like I am always ending up in last place."

The Pampa Grill

"So, things are going well out at the Victors mansion?" Eva looks over to Victoria, who is sitting across from her mother in the restaurant. Eva was thrilled when Victoria agreed to drive into the city to have breakfast with her as she has been worried about Victoria living out at the mansion with Vinny. She still doesn't trust Vinny but Victoria insists that she is doing alright.

Victoria takes a sip of her coffee as she recalls how Brad and Meggan recently showed up at the mansion and demanded the truth from Vinny about whether or not Daisy was alive; Victoria, of course, defended Vinny because since she has been living at the mansion, she hasn't seen or heard anything that would give the indication that Vinny is lying about Daisy being dead.

"Things are going very well," she finally replies to her mother. "I know that's not what you wanted to hear but this new relationship with Vinny is just what I needed."

"Why do you say that?"

Victoria shrugs back to her. "I mean, being out of the city has been really nice. I feel like I can just breathe and keep my head on straight. Plus, that house is huge! I've spent many days just exploring it, it's a beautiful, old, home."

"I'm worried about you," Eva admits to her daughter. "I don't like that you're so far away from me."

"Mom, I'm fine. You have to believe you me when I tell you that."

"I do believe you," Eva uneasily replies to her. "Just be careful, okay? I can't place it but I don't trust Vinny Victors."

***

At another table, Andrew picks up his orange juice and takes a sip as he waits to hear what Chris and Trenyce have to say back to him as he just revealed to them that Abby is pregnant. Andrew, himself, is still rather surprised by the news to the extent that he asked Abby to terminate the pregnancy because he doesn't feel like he is ready to be a father. In his mind, he is still so young and has so much life to still live.

"I can't believe this," Trenyce admits back to Andrew before she looks over at Chris. "You're going to be a father? Did you know about this?" she asks Chris.

Chris shakes his head no back to her. "Andrew came to me a few weeks ago and asked about a situation that he was in but he didn't give me the specifics. Now I understand why."

"I wasn't ready to tell anyone," Andrew informs them. "I needed to wrap my head around this first."

"And you've done that now?" Trenyce asks him back, still trying to process the news.

Andrew shrugs back to them. "I asked her to have an abortion," he tells them as Trenyce gasps back to him. "I know, it probably wasn't the smartest move and she said no, and I respect that. Since that conversation, I've been trying to accept the fact that my life is going to change forever."

"A child is a beautiful thing," Trenyce tells the young man she thought of as her son for years. "Take it from me, take it from us, you don't want to take a single moment for granted."

"She's right," Chris looks back at Andrew. "This is your chance to step up, be a man and do the right thing. You made the decision to sleep with Abby, now you have to be the father your little boy or girl deserves."

Andrew slowly nods back to him. "I hope I can be the father they deserve. I'm just … I'm scared."

"We will be here for you every step of the way, Andrew. This is a journey, you don't have to know all the answers, hell parents who have grown children don't have all the answers, this is just a part of life," Trenyce tells him.

"Thanks guys," Andrew smiles back to them. "Don't be surprised if I call you for help."

"We would love to help with whatever," Chris tells him back.

The Park

"How did you sleep last night?" Max asks Abby as they sit next to one another on a bench in the park on the sunny morning. Max knows that the previous evening they went to the medical clinic to have a paternity test completed on the unborn child; Max was hoping that he would turn out to be the baby's father, but Abby told him that Andrew is the father. He is upset by the news but he has been trying to be there for Abby since he knows that she still needs him as a friend.

"I guess as well as to be expected," she looks back to him. "I should be asking you that question, you're the one who found out that you aren't a father even though you seemed excited by the idea."

Max uneasily chuckles back to her. "I actually slept great," he tells her. "I was exhausted. I think the waiting and the anticipation really tired me out."

"Thank you for being there for me," Abby replies to him. "You really are a good friend, Max."

"I'll always be there for you Abby," Max smiles back to her. "You and I, we've been through a lot together in our quest to be with Andrew and Paige. That's a bond that will never go away."

Abby pulls him into a hug and holds him for a moment, suddenly feeling guilty about lying to him about not being the baby's father. "You're too good to me," she whispers into his ear. "I don't deserve you."

"Don't say that," he says back to her. "We are friends, forever. Nothing will ever change that."

Dominick's Townhouse

"Darling, I just had breakfast with Vic…" Eva starts to say but stops dead in her tracks as she moves into the living room of the house she shares with Dominick when she sees Felicia pouring herself a coffee from the bar. She can't believe that Dominick's ex-wife is in her home; after all the close encounters she has witnessed between Dominick and Felicia lately, she is now left wondering why Felicia is in her house. "What are you doing here, Felicia?"

"Good morning to you too," Felicia takes a sip of her coffee.

"Where is my husband?"

"He went to the office," Felicia says back to her. "I was arriving just as he was leaving. I came to see you so he suggested I wait for you since he told me you were meeting Victoria."

Eva arches her eyebrow back to her. "You wanted to see me? Why? What's going on?"

Felicia slowly moves closer to her. "I hope you know what a good man you have in Dominick," Felicia tells her, as she recalls how Dominick told her that he thought Eva was keeping something from him but he didn't know what it was. Felicia doesn't want Dominick to be hurt so she wants to ensure Eva doesn't do anything that could hurt him.

"You don't need to tell me how good of a man my husband is," Eva snaps back at her. "I think it's good you and I are alone, Felicia. I think it's high time you remember that Dominick is married to me, not to you."

Felicia chuckles back to her. "How could I ever forget that?" Felicia asks her. "I'm just here to warn you not to hurt Dominick because if you do, you will answer to me."

"Are you threatening me?" Eva gasps back to her.

"I'm telling you how it is, if you hurt the father of my children, you will live to regret it."

Roboto

Kim moves to the bar in the main office of Roboto and pours herself a brandy as she feels like she needs something to help calm her nerves from the morning she had. First Robbie planted a kiss on her then Andy revealed to her that he is still hearing the strange noise in the Young Mansion; she hopes that the rest of her day goes without so much drama.

Just as she takes a drink of the brandy, she hears a knock on the office door so she turns and sees Will coming into the office. "Is this a bad time?" he asks her as he closes the office door behind himself.

"No, this is fine but you better make this fast," Kim moves up to Will. "If Natasha sees you here, it won't end well."

Will chuckles back to her. "I just thought I'd stop in and give you an update on my job with Eva."

"You're not having second thoughts, are you?"

"No," Will shakes his head back to her. "I need the money and, like I said, I do enjoy spending time with Eva. It's crazy how after all this time, I'm still attracted to her."

Kim chuckles back to him. "Well, that's good! So, things are going okay?"

"Better than okay," Will replies to her quickly. "Dominick told her to stay away from me but she agreed to still see me behind his back. I played the 'I have no friends in Twin Peaks' card and it worked like a charm."

Kim gets a wicked grin on her face. "Perfect," she tells him. "Keep charming her and before you know it, she will be in your bed, which is right where you want her."

Will nods back to her. "Believe me, I won't stop until that happens Kim. You have my word."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Robbie and Kim feel the tension
- Andy continues to hear the noise
- Jeff lays a bombshell on Paige

 
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