Episode 734
 
Not Your Typical Game
Written by: Dallas Walsh | Originally Released: September 08, 2021

Episode Theme song: "Loverboy" Adam Lambert

Previously on One Day at a Time
- Nicholas learned that Melissa hired a Reese lookalike to gaslight Andy. Andy, meanwhile, fell off the wagon and found his gun
- Cheresa surprised Chris and Trenyce by arriving at the hospital and admitting she was worried about her father after his car accident
- Lukas and Donovan planned to adopt a baby
- Cory warned Jeff to stay away from Leah
- Greg asked Kim where they stood after she admitted she was growing closer to Robbie
- Dominick refused to forgive Eva for her affair
- Max told Cassie that they had to stop Jacob from marrying Paige
- Natasha and Tyler were in bed when he learned Daisy was still alive

The Tower's; Floor One; Andy's Condo

Andy slowly moves back into the living room of his condo, stumbling as he carries his bottle of whiskey in one hand and his gun in the other hand. After he found the whiskey in one of his kitchen cabinets, he started drinking it because he has been dealing with the difficulty of trying to not have any more visions of Reese. The most recent sighting of Reese was just the previous day, where Reese was encouraging Andy to come and join him.

"I still don't understand why you don't wanna talk to me now baby," Andy slurs his words out loud. "You just show up whenever you want too but when I wanna talk to you, nah, you're too good for it?"

He moves the bottle of whiskey to his mouth and takes a large sip, spilling down his chin in the process. "Damn it," he mumbles to himself as he wipes his chin clean with his shirt. He then looks at his gun. "Maybe this is what he meant," Andy says to himself as he gets tears in his eyes. "Maybe this is what Reese was saying when he said I should join him?"

He slowly looks at the gun again before he takes another swig of his whiskey. "You really want me to join you Reese?" he asks again as a tear falls down his cheek. "I got nothing left to live for anyways…"

Twin Peaks General Hospital

"I didn't mean to scare you," Chris looks at Trenyce before he looks back at Cheresa, who is standing in his hospital room. Chris and Trenyce were both surprised when Cheresa arrived at the hospital and admitted that she was worried about Chris when she learned that he was involved in a car accident. Chris just told her that he has hopes that maybe this meant that they could have a relationship with one another after all. "I was just hopeful, that's all."

"It's all good," Cheresa tells him back. "I wasn't sure what to expect when I came by today but we have all been through a lot, haven't we? I guess maybe it sometimes takes a life and death situation to make us all realize how precious life really is."

"We have all made mistakes," Trenyce tells her daughter. "None of us are perfect, but I think that this might be a good sign too."

"When are you getting out of here?" Cheresa asks her father next.

"I'm hoping today," Chris replies to her. "But, that is up to the doctors."

Before anyone can say anything else, the door to his hospital room opens and Simona opens enters with Shane behind her. "Shane, what is going on?" Trenyce asks as she stands up from her chair.

"I have Chris' discharge papers," Shane announces to everyone, as they breathe a sight of relief.

"And, I'm here to arrest you," Simona replies as Cheresa looks back at Chris in absolute horror.

The Pampa Grill

"We will uber home, right?" Donovan asks Lukas the waiter pours them each a glass of wine from the bottle that they just ordered at the restaurant. Most of the citizens in Twin Peaks are being extra careful now that Chris was involved in an accident while heavily intoxicated; no one else wants to be in the same situation that he was in.

"Yea, of course," Lukas nods back to him. "How was your day? Hopefully better than mine?"

"Ugh, I guess," Donovan takes a sip of the red liquid. "My Mom is going through a rough time right now but otherwise, it wasn't so bad. How was your day?"

"Same with some family drama," Lukas waves his hand. "I spoke to Meggan about the idea of us leaving the mansion once we adopt and she was really against the idea. She likes the idea of our child and Logan growing up together."

"I guess I hadn't thought of that before," he admits to her. "And, I think the estate has a lot of room. We could even more into one of the guest houses if we wanted some space."

"Exactly," Lukas nods back to his husband. "Then that is settled, we will stay on the estate."

"Perfect," Donovan smiles back to him. "We should figure out what room we want as the nursery and start getting it together. The social worker said the mother is going to give birth in November, so that doesn't give us a lot of time."

"I have an idea," Lukas looks back at him. "How about tomorrow we forget about our families drama's and start putting our energy into planning for our baby?"

"I love that idea," Donovan leans over and kisses Lukas. "I can't believe in a few weeks we will be parents, it's surreal."

"I know," Lukas agrees with him. "But I'm also so excited to start this adventure with you, Donovan."

***

"I want to admit something to you," Cory tells Leah as they sit across from one another in the restaurant as they have dinner together. Cory hasn't been able to stop thinking about the fact that he saw Leah with Jeff at the coffeehouse earlier in the day; he knows that they have a history together, he just wants to ensure that Leah isn't thinking about going back to Jeff.

"That sounds ominous," she says as she takes a sip of her vodka martini. "What do you have to confess to me, Cory?"

He uneasily chuckles back to her. "I saw you earlier," he reveals to her. "At the coffeehouse with Jeff."

"Ah," Leah uneasily nods back to him. "We were talking about Paige. I haven't had the chance to fill you in yet."

"Fill me in on what?"

"Paige and Jacob are engaged," Leah reveals to him. "They told Jeff, Shane, Natasha and I last night. Needless to say, we aren't exactly thrilled about her news."

"So you were talking about Paige's engagement with Jeff?" Cory asks her as she nods her head back to him. "I had seen Jeff myself earlier and told him to stay away from you. I don't trust him, Leah. Not at all."

"Wait," Leah puts her martini glass down. "You told my ex-husband, the father of my daughter, to stay away from me? What do you think I am Cory, some kind of prize that you two are fighting over?"

"No, of course not," Cory looks back at her in surprise. "I just wanted him to know that you and I are together now and he shouldn't try anything."

"Do me a favor," Leah stands up from the table. "Don't try to fight any of my battles, especially with members of my family. I can handle it myself, okay?"

Before Cory can reply, Leah storms off from the table. Cory runs his hand through his hair wondering if he just ruined his own relationship while worrying about Leah's ex-husband.

***

Robbie sits at the bar with a beer in front of him as he thinks about his conversation with Kim earlier in the day. She told him that she revealed to Greg that they two of them have been growing closer because Greg seemingly saw them in a closer moment. He is thrilled that Kim admitted that she has been thinking about the kisses that they have been sharing lately because he has too; he doesn't know what it means, exactly, but he hopes that her admission means that there is something there, even though he knows a romance with Kim would cause drama for Natasha.

"Robbie, fancy meeting you here," a voice calls out from behind him.

Robbie turns and sees Greg standing there with some takeout. "Greg, nice seeing you as well. Have you heard from Brooke?"

"No," Greg shakes his head back to him. "And considering her mental state when she left town, I think she needed some time alone to get herself back on track."

"I hope she's okay, where ever she is."

"My ex-wife is a trooper, she will come out on top," he tells Robbie. "Have you seen Kim lately?"

"I saw her earlier at work," Robbie nods back to him. "Any special reason why you ask?"

"She told me that the two of you are growing closer," Greg arches his eyebrow back to him. "And I want you to know that I am interested in a relationship with her, so whatever it is that is going on between the two of you, it needs to end."

Robbie chuckles back to him. "I don't know what is going on but I'm not going to stop until Kim tells me that's what she wants," Robbie informs him. "So, I guess it is up to Kim to decide what she wants to do going forward."

Greg uneasily smirks back to him. "Yes, I suppose it is up to Kim."

***

"I just cannot believe that Kim hired Will to seduce Eva and she fell for it," Felicia says in a hushed whisper so no one else in the restaurant will hear what she is telling Dominick. He just informed his ex-wife of the latest drama with Eva's affair with Will that has come to light; he almost couldn't believe it himself when Eva told him what Kim had done, but it makes sense now since the Calimo's have always wanted to get back at Robertson Enterprises, especially since he beat them to the shelves with the serum.

"I have to admit," Dominick shakes his head back to her. "I should have seen that coming. This is a classic Bob move, and Kim learned from the master."

"But still," Felicia continues to be flabbergasted. "For Eva to fall for it! I can't believe that woman! Has she given you any indication at all as to why she fell for Will again?"

"She claims that I was spending too much time at work and with you," Dominick tells Felicia as their eyes lock. "She was insecure about our relationship."

"We were married for years and share children together," Felicia hisses back to him. "She should know that we will always have a connection."

"Something in Eva was very insecure about seeing us together," he replies to her quickly. "Nothing I said or did was enough for her to go past that."

"I'm sorry," Felicia tells him quickly as she puts her hand on his. "The last thing I wanted to do was cause problems in your marriage."

"You didn't do anything wrong," Dominick says back to her. "You and I are close, it is Eva that caused this, don't forget that."

At the doorway of the restaurant, Eva peers in and sees Dominick and Felicia together, touching hands. She feels her blood boil at the sight. "This is exactly why I turned to Will in the first place," she whispers to herself. "I have to make you understand, Dominick. I won't let Felicia come between us, not this time."

***

At the back table, Max and Cassie sit across from each other discussing ways that they might be able to break up Jacob and Paige. Max knows that he sent his mother an urgent text message telling her that Jacob and Paige were engaged and he is now desperate to figure out a way to ensure the wedding doesn't happen.

"I heard your father went home from the hospital today, you must be relieved," Cassie takes a sip of her wine before she looks over at Max.

"I am," Max nods back to her. "I went to see him, he doesn't have memory of the last five years or so. He thinks he's still married to Helen."

"Wow," Cassie shakes her head back to him. "Never a dull moment in this city, huh? So, have you thought of any ways that you can break up Jacob and Paige?"

"No, I haven't thought of anything," Max replies to her. "Have you thought of anything?"

Cassie purses her lips together as she recalls coming on to Jacob earlier in the day. She could feel the heat between them even if he was trying to deny that it was there. "I could try to seduce Jacob, but I don't know if that will work."

"It's worth a shot," Max encourages his mother. "He was into you for a long time, he might still be?"

"I can't make any promises, but I'll certainly try Max. No matter what, I will make sure that wedding doesn't happen. Mark my words, Jacob and Paige will not be married."

The Calimo Mansion

Jacob opens the door to his bedroom and moves inside with a bottle of champagne in his hand and two glasses in the other. He smiles as he sees Paige sitting on the sofa in his room looking at wedding magazine's to get idea for their big day.

"I brought some bubbles, I hope you're ready to celebrate," he says as he sets the bottle down on a dresser.

"Another celebration?" she asks him as she stands up and moves up to him. "Didn't we celebrate last night?"

"Yea," he leans in and kisses her on the lips. "And we will celebrate tonight, and tomorrow and the night after that…"

Paige giggles back to him. "Jacob, why all the celebrating?"

"Because," he winks back to her. "You accepting my proposal is cause enough for celebration, I don't want to stop until we are married. And that will mean even more celebrating."

"You're too much sometimes," she swats him.

"Does that mean you want a glass of champagne?"

"Of course," she tells him as she sits back down on the sofa. "We can have a toast and then start looking at these magazines to get some ideas."

"That sounds like the best way to spend our evening," he grins as he moves over to pop the cork.

***

Downstairs in the living room, Natasha pours two glasses of red wine and passes one over to Tyler, who is standing by the fireplace. Natasha looks at her lover for a moment and wonders how he is doing; it wasn't long ago that they were in bed together and he was suggesting that they be more than friends with benefits; he was suggesting a full blown relationship. Of course, he then got a call that Daisy was still alive and he rushed to the hospital to see her. Natasha hasn't seen him since and now he is standing in front of her.

"Here's a glass of wine for you," she tells him as she passes him the glass. "It's one of your favorites."

"Thanks," Tyler accepts the wine and looks back at her. "How've you been? Sorry I've been away from my phone so much the last couple of days."

"No explanation is required," Natasha replies to him. "You found out that the woman you were going to propose to is alive and well, I can understand why you've been busy."

"I appreciate your understanding," Tyler nods back to her. "It still feels surreal, if I am honest. Daisy is alive after all these months. It's crazy to think about."

Natasha purses her lips together. "Look, I understand completely if this changes everything between us," she quickly tells him. "We were only sleeping together to blow off steam. Now that Daisy is back, I get if we have to end whatever this was."

"I don't want you to think that I was using you," Tyler admits to her. "I really enjoyed our time together."

"I know, I could tell."

"But, it does have to end. With Daisy coming back, I have to focus all my energy on her and putting our life back together," Tyler looks Natasha in the eyes. "I hope you understand."

Natasha nods back to him. "Of course I do," she tells him. "Thanks for stopping by to tell me this in person instead via text."

"Yea, sure," Tyler sets his wine glass down. "I'll see myself out, Nat. But if you see me around, don't' be a stranger."

Natasha watches as Tyler quickly leaves the room. As soon as he is gone, she covers her mouth and lets a tear fall down her cheek, clearly more upset by Tyler's decision than she let on to his face.

Twin Peaks General Hospital

Daisy slowly moves up to the hospital room and peers inside the window on the door. She can see that the Victors twin that survived the bombing at the mansion has woken up and is laying in the bed. She looks over at the posted police guard at the door and smiles to her.

Daisy slowly opens the door causing the twin to look at her. "Daisy," the man calls out. "You came to see me?"

"I had to see for myself that you were awake," she says as she moves to the foot of the bed. "I had to see if I could tell who you are."

"I'm Brett," the man tells her quickly. "We were trapped together, why don't you believe me?"

"Because," Daisy immediately replies to him. "The other twin died in the bombing. We have no idea if you are Vinny or Brett."

"I promise you that I'm Brett," he tells her. "I wouldn't lie about that."

Daisy arches her eyebrow. "Shane ran a DNA test," she reveals to him as Brett looks back in surprise. "But there was a mix-up in the lab and the results were inconclusive. If you're really Brett, you won't hesitate to another test."

Brett gulps heavily. "Of course not," he says back to her. "Run the test, prove that I am telling the truth. I have nothing to hide."

***

"What is going on? Why are you arresting Chris?" a confused Cheresa asks as Simona moves closer to Chris and starts reading him his rights.

"What you don't know about the accident," Trenyce moves up to her daughter and puts her hands on his shoulders. "Is that Chris was drinking heavily before he started to drive."

Cheresa feels the blood drain from her face. "He was drunk driving? He could have killed himself or Dawn's father because he was drunk?"

"I made a mistake," Chris looks at his daughter as Simona handcuffs him. "Please Cheresa, we just made some inroads here, don't let this come between us again! Please!"

"I can't believe this!" Cheresa says as a tear rushes down her cheek. "You two never cease to disappoint me!"

Before either one can say anything else, Cheresa rushes out of the room. Trenyce looks back at Chris, who shakes his head back to her. Just when they thought they had a chance to reconnect with their daughter, something else happens to seemingly tear them apart.

"Come on Mr. Michaels," Simona tells him. "We have to get you to the station to book you."

The Tower's; Floor One; Andy's Condo

Nicholas rushes up to Andy's door and starts knocking on it persistently. He has to see Andy to tell him that Melissa is the one who hired the Reese lookalike to make it seem like Andy was going crazy.

"Andy, come on, let me in," Nicholas says as he pounds on the door. "Andy, this is important, I'm not going anywhere."

"Go away!" A drunken Andy yells form inside the apartment. "I'm going to see Reese! I'm going to be with my husband."

Nicholas stops for a moment and wonders what Andy means. "What are you talking about?"

"I'm going to be with Reese!" Andy yells as he looks at his gun and slowly moves closer to his head.

Scared, Nicholas starts banging in the door. Soon, the door collapses down and Nicholas sees Andy holding a gun and a bottle of whiskey. "My God," Nicholas rushes over to his lover. "Andy, stop! You don't have to do this!"

A drunken Andy looks up at Nicholas. "Nicholas? What the hell are you doing here? I'm…I'm going to be with Reese, the way he wants me too."

"Put the gun down," Nicholas pleads with Andy. "Please Andy, you don't have to do this."

"Actually, I do," Andy nods back to him. "I have no other choice."

Next on One Day at a Time
- Abby realizes Andrew's lie
- Andy lashes out again
- Victoria pays "Brett" a visit

 
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