Episode 706
 
Try to Tear You Apart
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: June 02, 2021

Episode Theme song: "Stranger You Are" Adam Lambert

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Trenyce gave Tyler an update about Daisy that she received from Brad & Meggan. She braced him that they might have to accept that Daisy is dead
- Cheresa saw Brad and Trenyce having sex and pushed her biological parents away as a result
- Abby and Andrew shared a close moment after he apologized to her for suggesting she abort the baby
- Adam and Robin reunited. Jeff told Robin about Cory and Leah's affair
- Robbie and Kim agreed that they couldn't kiss again
- Donovan learned that Lukas was going to pay Craig off so he would drop the rape charges

Tyler's Townhouse

"You're up early this morning," Felicia notes to Tyler as she moves into the living room still wearing her robe. She sees her son pouring a cup of coffee already wearing a suit and tie. She hopes that this means Tyler is finally starting to grieve the loss of Daisy properly and try to put his life back together; the last few months, she knows have been very rough on her son because of Daisy's death and the non-stop wondering about whether or not she could be alive. "Busy day planned?"

Tyler turns and faces his mother with a grin on his face. "I hope so," he nods back to her. "Can I pour you a cup of coffee?"

"That would be lovely," she nods back to him. "So, what is on your agenda for the day?"

Tyler passes her a hot cup of coffee. "I need to start to focus on my future," he replies to her. "I had a visit from Trenyce yesterday and I have to start to move on from Daisy. She's still having Vinny investigated but the odds that she is alive are slim. I can't live my life in mourning forever."

Felicia feels her eyes swell with water at the words that Tyler is telling her. She has longed to hear them from him. "I'm so proud of you baby," she moves up to him and puts her hand on his face. "I know that the grief will never go away, but you're still alive and that's what matters."

Tyler nods back to her. "I know. I'm not saying it will be easy but I have to try, it's what Daisy would have wanted for me."

The Pier

Cheresa and Dawn slowly walk hand in hand down the pier as they are enjoying the beautiful early summer morning. Summer is right around the corner and they are already feeling the heat of the intense sun that Twin Peaks gets.

"We really must find ways to spend the night together now that your Mom is back in town," Cheresa looks over at her girlfriend as she recalls how they spent most nights together while Helen was away on her mysterious trip. Now that she's back, and with Cheresa still living at home, they are finding it hard to be together sexually.

"I couldn't agree more," Dawn nods back to her. "Maybe it's time I try to find my own place?"

"Do you think you're ready?"

"I don't know," Dawn admits to her. "I moved back home after everything I went through with Jonah, my Grandma and losing my baby but that was a few years ago. What about you? Do you think you'd be ready to move out?"

"Honestly no," Cheresa admits to her. "I just got my Mom back after we were so scared of losing her to jail time. I can't imagine leaving the house right now."

"I get that," Dawn nods back to her. "Does that mean you're still keeping Trenyce and Chris at arms-length?"

Cheresa sighs and looks back at her, stopping their walk. "So much has happened that I can't even begin to wrap my head around."

Dawn arches her eyebrow back to her. "What do you mean? What's happened?"

"I almost don't believe it myself," Cheresa begins to explain to her. "Do you remember the night before Brooke's trial? We were at the Pampa Grill and I had seemingly had a breakthrough with Trenyce?"

"I remember," Dawn tells her. "I convinced you to go see her and tell her as much."

"Well I went to her house," Cheresa continues to tell her. "And, I saw her having sex."

"What? How embarrassing!" Dawn uneasily chuckles back to her. "No one wants to see their parents going at it."

"She wasn't with Chris."

Dawn gasps back to her as she just assumed that Chris and Trenyce were an item. "I just assumed…who was she with?"

"Brad," Cheresa feels her cheeks flush with embarrassment. "Trenyce was sleeping with my brother."

"My God," Dawn shakes her head back to her in shock. "No wonder you've been keeping her at bay."

"Yea, I don't really know how to process this, you know? It just seems like Chris and Trenyce might not be people I want to spend time with right now. Not until I can get my head around this."

Dawn pulls her into a hug. "I'm so sorry Cheresa," she whispers to her girlfriend. "I promise you'll get through this. I'll be there every step of the way."

The Sugarbowl

"Can I get you anything else? You're eating for two now," Andrew smirks over to Abby, who is sitting across from him in the back booth of the coffeehouse with a scone, fruit salad and a decaffeinated latte in front of her. He sees her smile back to him and he feels good about where they are right now; after he apologized to her for suggesting she get an abortion, they shared a closer moment. He's glad that he cleared the air because the last thing he wanted to do was to have them at odds when they have a child to think about.

"I think I'm good for now," she replies to him. "Thanks for all this food. I don't know how I will eat all of this."

"You don't have too," he says back to her. "How are you feeling about things?"

Abby sighs back to him. "Honestly, I don't know," she tells him. "I was hoping that this baby would bring us together, and it has. I really am glad that we made up."

"Me too."

"I was with my Mom and sister the other day and it made me realize that I'm going to have to tell them that I'm pregnant sooner rather than later. That will be an event," she chuckles back to him. "I guess I need to know where you stand with our baby?"

"What do you mean?" Andrew asks her back in confusion.

Abby shrugs her shoulders. "I know I said I don't want to have an abortion…"

"Have you changed your mind?"

"I don't know," she tells him. "I guess for the first time I'm realizing that a baby really will change everything. I guess I'm scared about being a mother, that's all."

"I was scared about being a father too," Andrew reminds her. "But we always have options, you know? We don't have to make any decisions right away, Abby."

"But we do," she nods back to him. "If we don't want the baby, we should make that decision sooner than later."

Andrew uneasily nods back to her. "You convinced me to change my mind," he tells her. "I'll leave the decision in your hands, but I'm on board with whatever you decide Abby. We are in this together."

Abby reaches over and grabs his hand as their eyes lock. "That's all I really needed to know."

Adam's Townhouse

"I'm famished after the workout we had last night," Robin purrs to Adam as she moves to the sofa wearing her silk robe and sits next to him with a cup of coffee in her hand. She recalls how they made passionate love all night long the previous night; she needed the release after she found out about Cory and Leah's affair. She still can't believe that her sister would embark on a torrid affair with her ex-husband, especially after everything she and Cory went through when they were together.

"Me too," Adam winks back to her. "I have an Uber Eats order on the way. I didn't want to make anything."

"That's fair," Robin nods back to him.

"Do you think today we could start planning our wedding?" Adam asks before he takes a sip of his coffee. "I don't want to wait too long before we say 'I do'".

Robin uneasily chuckles back to him. "Yea, we can get some ideas going."

"You don't sound very enthusiastic. What's going on?"

Robin sighs heavily. "I guess I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that my sister and Cory are sleeping together," she admits to him. "I don't want you to think that I'm jealous because I'm not; Cory and I, we've been over for a very long time but it still doesn't change the fact that I don't like this at all."

"I can understand that," Adam grabs her hand. "You and Cory had a lot of years together. It's natural for you to be upset that he's moved on with your sister of all people."

"I just wish I knew that they'd consider everyone else before they did this," Robin tells him. "It feels reckless and hurtful."

"To play devil's advocate, they probably didn't think about anyone else … it just sort of happened?" Adam suggests to her.

"And I could get that if it happened once," Robin replies to him. "The fact that's on-going, that is what is so unsettling about all of this. Anyways, I guess I need to learn to cope cause I doubt this will go away."

"You do have to cope," Adam nods back to her. "Just don't diminish your feelings, you have a right to them and Cory and Leah will have to respect that."

Robin smiles back to him. "Thanks Adam, I needed to hear that."

Before Adam can reply, the doorbell rings. "That's our food," he stands up and walks to the door. "We can eat then start planning our wedding!"

"Yay," Robin giggles. "Finally some good news around here!"

Roboto

"So, we have the launch party scheduled for three weeks from now at the Pampa Grill?" Natasha asks as she stands up from the desk in the main office of Roboto and moves closer to the sofas where Robbie, Kim and Cassie are sitting all with the laptops open.

"Yes," Cassie nods back to her. "I confirmed with the owner of the restaurant. We have the space all evening; the rental fee has already been paid."

"Perfect," Natasha replies to her, as Kim and Robbie look at one another, both still thinking about the kiss they recently shared. "We just need to ensure all the invitations go out ASAP so we can get a great turn out. Also, we need to ensure we have samples of the serum to give away to everyone that shows up."

"I've already ordered the samples," Kim announces to everyone, before she looks back at Robbie again. She can't help but think that he looks incredibly handsome with his stubble today.

"And they will be here by the party?" Natasha asks her.

"So handsome…" Kim whispers to herself as she starts to daydream while looking at Robbie. She can't help but feel his lips on hers again and then suddenly she snaps back into reality.

"What was that?" Natasha says back to her, as she arches her eyebrow as Cassie and Robbie look back at Kim.

"I mean, yes," Kim's cheeks flush red. "They will be here next week."

Natasha smiles. "Great, it looks like we are ready to have a party!" she says as she looks at Kim and then Robbie and wonders what is going on between them; she can sense there's something there but can't place it. "We really did it team, we have a product and a launch date!"

"This is great work," Robbie smiles as he looks over at Kim and winks at her, having heard her say he was handsome.

Cassie nods to the team. "Who would have thought we could put all of our differences aside and come together like this?" she chuckles back to them, knowing that she has to see Dominick to fill him in on the latest. "If you'll excuse me now, I do have some last minute things I want to discuss with the restaurant, you know seating arrangements and catering details."

"We all have things to do," Natasha tells everyone. "Let's keep this momentum going.

"I agree, this is great," Robbie tells her, as he looks at Kim again, which Natasha notices. Natasha arches her eyebrow and realizes she has to figure out what is going on with her brother and step mother.

The Cascade Apartments; Apartment 507; Craig's Home

"Wait, so Lukas is really going to give you 10 million dollars so you will drop the rape charges?" a flabbergasted Andy asks his friend as they sit together in Craig's living room. Andy just heard the latest from Craig about how Lukas withdrew funds from Frederick's GIC's to pay off Craig. He can't believe that Lukas was able to come up with that money and that Craig was willing to name his price.

"I didn't think he'd actually follow through," Craig admits to his friend. "I just randomly said 10 million thinking it was unachievable."

"And now?"

"I'm going to be a millionaire," Craig chuckles back to him. "I'll take that over some charges against Lukas. I mean, I would get justice but I'd still have to do my day to day. This money will change my life forever."

"Yea, it really will. I'm still just stunned. What are you planning to do?"

"I've been thinking about that," Craig admits to him. "And, I think I'll leave town. I mean, what's keeping me here?"

"Leave town? Where would you go?" Andy asks him back.

"I was thinking London," Craig reveals to him. "They have a great new clinic there that helps people that have been sexually assaulted; I was thinking I could offer a buy in with the money and head there to work. I think after all this a change of pace would be good. And considering what happened between Lukas and I, this type of work might be the best option for me."

"Nicholas and I will miss you," Andy tells him. "But I understand the need for a change of scenery."

"I'll miss you too," Craig says back to him. "But it's a good excuse for you and Nicholas to take a vacation in London," he chuckles with his friend.

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

"You've been so quiet again this morning," Lukas tells his husband as he pours himself another cup of coffee before he looks at Donovan, who is staring out the French doors into the garden on the Richardson estate. Lukas knows that Donovan must have a million things going through his mind within regards to learning that he is going to pay off Craig so he will drop the rape charges.

"I have a lot on my mind," Donovan admits to him. "Mostly, this payoff and how it could go very wrong."

"Why do you keep saying that?"

"Because!" Donovan turns to face his husband. "If Simona Lopez finds out that you're paying off the man who charged you with rape, maybe it could lead to more charges being brought up?"

"That won't happen," Lukas tries to reassure him. "Craig wants his money and he wants this to go away just as much as we do. He's not going to do anything that will jeopardize this."

"So you pay him off and then what? We all just go on with our lives?"

Lukas moves up to him and grabs his hand. "You and I move on with our lives," he looks into his eyes. "Without Craig. We never have to see him again. You and I, we can move forward with our marriage. With our plans to adopt a baby. I want our life back Donovan, I'm just trying to make sure that it happens."

Donovan pulls him into a hug as he feels his eyes swell with water. "I'm just scared Lukas. I'm so scared that this will all blow up in our face."

"It won't," Lukas whispers back to him. "I know you don't right now but you have to trust me. I'm going to make this right. Believe me, okay?"

Next on One Day at a Time
- Natasha sees Cory & Leah out again
- Jacob and Paige continue to grow closer
- Chris is fed up with Trenyce

 
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