Episode 718
 
Put a Lock on My Heart
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: July 14, 2021

Episode Theme song: "Ready to Run" Adam Lambert

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Helen & Robin had a catfight which resulted in Robin falling down a flight of stairs. Adam & Shane were horrified when Helen told them what happened. Shane, later, told Robin that she is pregnant and he is likely the father
- Abby & Andrew announced to the Lawson's that she is pregnant and they plan to give the child up for adoption. Brooke ran out as she was upset by the news
- Jeff suggested to Paige that she talk to Leah and ask her to end her affair with Cory
- Cheresa refused to get back together with Dawn
- Eva slept with Will after having a fight with Dominick about Felicia's meddling in their marriage
- Lukas surprised Donovan with a romantic evening, hoping that it would help put their marriage back together

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"Are you sure you're okay? You are still looking pale," Shane notes back to Robin, who is still reeling from the fact that she is pregnant and based on the timing of the baby, it is most likely that Shane is the father of the child.

Robin can't believe that this is happening; her sleeping with Shane was a onetime thing when she thought Adam had rejected her in Paris. She had no idea that her falling into his bed would result in a child. Now, she is left wondering what she is going to do about the baby and how this will change her relationship with Adam, which is finally back on track.

"I'm going to be fine," she waves her hand back to him. "I'm just in shock about the news of the baby."

"Like I said, no one else knows about the baby. I've only told you, but I do believe that I am the father. Based on how far along you are, I'd say the child was conceived that night in Paris."

"Shane," Robin interrupts him. "I need you to do me a favor okay?"

Shane arches his eyebrow back to her wondering what it is. While he has tried to put Robin out of his mind, he knows that he still cares about her a great deal. He hasn't been able to stop thinking that the baby might be the thing that puts them back together.

"If I can, I will. What do you need, Robin?"

Robin looks back at him with intent. "I need you to forget that we ever slept together," she replies to him. "No one can ever know that we made love in Paris."

"But the baby…"

"I don't care," Robin cuts him off. "Promise me! Promise me right now that you will never say a word to anyone about our night together in Paris."

The Lawson Estate; Greg, Brooke, Brad, Abby & Cheresa's Home

"Is Mrs. Lawson going to be okay?" Andrew asks Greg, who pours two scotches at the bar in the lavish living room that the Lawson's reside in. Andrew recalls how Brooke ran out of the room after Abby revealed that she is pregnant and that they want to give the child up for adoption; the rest of the family was seemingly supportive of Abby. Since then, Abby went to talk to Brooke, Cheresa and Brad left, and Greg offered to get Andrew a drink.

"I think my wife will be just fine once she has had time to process everything that has happened," Greg replies to him before he passes him his scotch. "I think it was a case of too much information being presented to her at once. Not only did she learn that she was going to be a grandmother but that she wouldn't be a part of the grandchild's life."

"I suppose that is fair," Andrew takes a sip of his scotch. "Thank you, for the drink by the way."

"Let's call it a peace offering Andrew," Greg sternly looks back at the younger man. "That can quickly be taken away if you do anything to hurt my daughter."

"I don't want to hurt Abby," Andrew quickly says back to him.

"You may not want to hurt my daughter," Greg continues to look back at Andrew. "But this is your warning: if you hurt her, you will answer to me. And that is something you do not want to have to do, is that understood?"

Andrew nervously nods back to him. "Yes sir, it is."

***

Upstairs, Abby slowly opens the door to the master bedroom and moves inside. "Mom? Mom are you in here?" she calls you as she closes the door behind herself.

Brooke emerges from the washroom and rolls her eyes back to her daughter. "Oh God, the last thing I need is for you to have followed me Abby."

"I'm not going to sit by and watch you be upset by what I said downstairs," Abby comes up to her and pulls her into a hug. "I love you, Mom. I care about what you're thinking and feeling."

"I love you too," Brooke lets a tear fall down her cheek. "I was upset because I just found out that I was going to be a grandmother and then it was taken away just like that. After everything that happened with Brad and Logan, I didn't want to go through that again."

"I didn't even think about that," Abby admits to her as they exit the embrace. "You and Dad, you've already lost a grandchild. I am so insensitive."

"No, you're not," Brooke wipes her tears from her eyes. "This is your decision, and I respect that. Besides, maybe the adoption can be open and we can still be a part of the baby's life?"

"So, you're okay with this?"

Brooke looks back at her and tries to smile. "If this is truly what you want Abby, then yes, I am okay with it. I'm not going to try to convince you to do something you're not ready to do."

"I am sure Mom," Abby nods back to her. "When I think of my life, I know in my heart of hearts that I'm just not ready to be a mother yet."

"Then I support you," Brooke grabs her hand and squeezes it. "Just know that it's never too late to change your mind. Nothing is set in stone, okay?"

Abby pulls her into another hug. "I know, I love you so much Mom."

The Black House; Helen & Dawn's Home

Helen slowly opens the door to her house and moves inside the foyer. She stops and looks at the base of the stairs, where a few hours earlier, Robin was laying unconscious. She takes a deep breath as she is thankful that Robin will be okay. Still, the look of absolute disgust on Adam's face when she told him what happened is haunting her; the last thing she wanted was for Adam to be disappointed in her and he very much is.

She moves into the living room and sees Dawn about to pour herself a glass of wine. Helen immediately arches her eyebrow as she realizes that her daughter doesn't drink that often.

"Dawn, hi honey, you're home."

"Yup, want a glass of wine?" Dawn asks her mother as she looks over to her.

"Actually, I'd love one," Helen admits to her. "It's been a hell of a day."

"What happened? Are you okay?" Dawn asks her as she moves up to her mother and passes her the glass of wine.

"It's a long story," Helen admits to her. "What about you? What's going on? It's not every day I come home and see you drinking."

Dawn sighs back to her. "Cheresa broke up with me," Dawn reveals to her as Helen gasps back to her.

"What? What happened?"

"She told me something in confidence," Dawn explains to her mother. "And I, I happened to tell someone else. Cheresa feels like she can't trust me now."

"Oh baby," Helen pulls her into a hug. "I'm so sorry. Are you sure there's nothing that you can do to earn that trust back?"

Dawn bites her lower hip. "I don't know," she admits to Helen. "But I can't give up, I have to fight for Cheresa. I love her Mom, I want to make this work."

"Then, I say you fight for her," Helen smiles back to her daughter. "Don't do what I did and let your relationship go Dawn."

Dawn nods back to her. "I won't, I will fight for Cheresa, no matter what it takes."

The Towers; Floor Three; Shelley's Condo

"I am so sorry to hear that you and Dawn are having problems," Shelley tells Cheresa as they sit next to one another on the sofa in Shelley's apartment. Shelley can't believe the two younger women are struggling to stay together; she thought for sure that they would be together for a very long time. "Do you wanna tell me what happened?"

Cheresa sighs back to her as she moves some of her hair out of her face. "It is a trust issue," she finally says back to her. "I confided in Dawn and she betrayed that confidence. I don't know how I can tell her anything of importance again."

"Surely Dawn didn't mean to say anything?"

Cheresa shrugs her shoulders back to her. "Does it matter if she meant too or not? She did," Cheresa tells Shelley. "She can't take it back, even though I know she wants too."

"So what are you going to do now?" Shelley asks her friend. "Just forget Dawn exists?"

"Of course not," Cheresa shakes her head back to her. "That is impossible to do because we spent so much time together. But, I am going to move on with my life. I was thinking of hitting Bar Code and seeing if there are any girls that I don't know there."

Shelley chuckles back to her. "I haven't seen anyone new in a while," she licks her lips back to her. "There are a lot of regulars though."

Cheresa looks back at Shelley and suddenly moves over and kisses her on the lips. It only lasts for a moment until they part ways. "Sorry," Cheresa immediately tells her. "I'm just lonely."

"Its fine," Shelley replies to her quickly. "I'm lonely too. It's been a minute for me."

Cheresa leans back into Shelley and kisses her on the lips again. "Let's change that? We both have needs, Shelley. Let's help each other with them?"

Shelley uneasily gulps back to her but finds herself responding to Cheresa's kisses. Slowly, Shelley crawls on top of Cheresa as they continue to make out heavily.

Robertson Enterprises; Dominick's Office

"You know that I haven't been able to stop thinking about the Roboto launch," Felicia purses her lips together as she sits on the sofa in Dominick's office. Felicia is still in shock that Dominick was able to pull the rug out of Roboto's feet and beat them to the shelves with a serum; what is most troubling to her, however, is that the fact that she saw Cassie leaving Dominick's office a few weeks earlier. She can't help but wonder if Dominick has been scheming with her.

"It was a great night for me and my company," Dominick chuckles back to her. "I hope you view it that way as well."

"I can't help but wonder about seeing Cassie Nova leave your office Dominick," Felicia admits to him. "I am worried that you're in over your head with that woman."

"Don't worry about anything," Dominick moves closer to her. "I told you before that I am not involved with Cassie. You have nothing to worry about."

"I hope you're right," Felicia nervously says back to him. "The last thing this family needs is for that woman to be in our lives. We have enough going on right now."

"We do?" Dominick arches his eyebrow. "What do we have going on?"

"Your wife," she hisses back to him. "She is getting on my every last nerve!"

Dominick chuckles back to her. "That's funny you say that because she told me the same thing about you," he winks back to her. "I wish you two would learn to get along with each other."

"Ha!" Felicia cackles back to him. "I think there will be greater likelihood of hell freezing over first."

Dominick comes up to her and pulls her into a hug. "I know how you feel about her," he whispers into her ear. "But it would mean a lot to me if you could at least try?"

Felicia rolls her eyes as she stays in his arms. "I suppose I can try."

At the door, Eva stands and watches Dominick and Felicia stand in each other's arms. She feels her heart start to race knowing that the sight is making her jealous. Immediately her mind goes back to making love to Will and she secretly longs for that touch again. She shakes her head knowing that she has to stop thinking about the younger man, but seeing Dominick with Felicia, she can't help herself.

***

"Have you given anymore thought to the idea of you talking to your mother about her romance with Cory?" Jeff asks Paige as they stand in a secondary office in Robertson Enterprises. Jeff is hopeful that Paige will agree to talk to Leah about dumping Cory; a part of him wonders if this happens if he could actually try to get back together with Leah after all.

"I have thought about it," Paige replies to him quickly. "I'm just not sure why you want me to talk to her about this, Dad? What is in it for you?"

"Do you really have to ask me that?" Jeff asks her back. "We wouldn't have any more pain or drama in our lives with this new found coupling."

"Is it that?" Paige continues to press him. "Or are you hoping that Mom would reunite with you?"

Jeff blushes back to her. "Where did that come from?"

"Oh come on," Paige chuckles back to him. "You and Mom have been going around in circles for years. You're together, you're a part, you're together… it makes sense that since Meggan dumped you, you'd want to go back to Mom."

"Paige…"

"I'm not going to do that Dad," Paige cuts him off. "I'm not going to talk to her so you can try to get back together with her. If that's what you want, then you have to do it on your own, but don't bring me into the middle of your drama."

***

Donovan closes his laptop and locks it in his desk as he is wrapping up for the day. He wants nothing more than to go home and take a hot shower so he can try to think about what he wants to do next. He hasn't been able to stop thinking about the fact that Lukas surprised him with a romantic evening for two. He appreciates the gesture but after everything that happened between Lukas and Craig, one dinner won't make all the hurt go away.

"You're still here?" a voice calls out at the door to his office. Donovan turns and sees Lukas standing there. "How about I take you to the Pampa Grill for a lite bite to each and a drink?"

"I was going to head home and shower but now that you mention it, I could eat something."

"Perfect," Lukas comes up to him and gives him a kiss on the lips. "Consider this more of me really trying to put us back together, Donovan."

"I know and I appreciate your efforts Lukas, I really do. It's like I said, I might just need more time."

"I'm not trying to pressure you at all," Lukas tells him. "Just know that I'm here."

"I am here too," Donovan replies to him. "I know I said it will take time but I want you to know that I do want our marriage to work Lukas. I still love you, despite everything that happened."

"I love you too," Lukas pulls him into a hug. "If you mean that, Donovan, then I think we should move forward with something."

Donovan arches his eyebrow as they exit their hug. "What do you want to move forward with?"

"The adoption," Lukas reveals to him. "Let's call the agency and tell them we are interested in adopting the baby that is here in Twin Peaks. By the time the baby comes into our lives, we should be on very solid ground. What do you think?"

Donovan uneasily sighs back to him. "Let's chat about it over a drink?"

"Lead the way," Lukas chuckles back to him.

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"Promise me Shane!" Robin continues to pressure Shane into telling her that he won't reveal their affair in Paris. "You can't say anything to anyone about our night together, okay?"

"If I am the father…"

"We can cross that bridge when we get there," she cuts him off. "Until then, not a single word, okay?"

"Fine," Shane tells her. "I am bound by doctor-patient confidentially anyways. You are the only one that can reveal you're pregnant, Robin."

"Thank you," Robin breathes a sigh of relief. "I really appreciate that."

"Appreciate what?" Adam's voice asks as he opens the door to Robin's room. "What's going on in here?" he asks as Shane and Robin lock eyes with one another, wondering how much Adam actually heard about their conversation.

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