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Previously on One Day at a Time
- Natasha was pressed to hire a lawyer after Tyler slapped Roboto with a lawsuit
- Antonio and Daisy shared a drink together
- Donovan confronted Jasper about his affair with Lukas and told him he would pay
- Cory ended his relationship with Leah after she rejected his marriage proposal
- Robin learned that Shane is the father of her baby
- Helen slept with Dale in Mexico
- Max and Jacob were annoyed to be working together at Roboto
- Bryce lied to Victoria about Eva being alive

Roboto

"Jacob, can you quickly change the backdrop to the city view?" Max asks as he lifts his head from behind his camera and looks forward at Isabelle, whom he is taking some initial photos of for an upcoming Roboto campaign. "Isabelle, you look stunning, keep up the good work. You can take five minutes while Jacob changes the back drop."

"Perfect, I could use a bottle of water," Isabelle says as she moves towards the large table that is in the new studio at Roboto. The studio is more modern looking than the one at Robertson Enterprises, which is where Max and Jacob previously worked. "Are you sure that things are going well?"

Max smiles over at the model while Jacob changes the backdrop. "Yea, you're a beautiful woman. It doesn't make much for you to take a good picture."

Isabelle smiles back to him, flattered by the compliment. "Max and I don't agree on a lot, but he is right, you are beautiful. These pictures are going to be amazing."

"Well, thanks guys," Isabelle takes a swig of her water. "You two will make it easy to work here, that's for sure."

At the doorway, Cassie arches her eyebrow having heard both Jacob and Max compliment Isabelle. She looks at the young model and realizes that she is pretty but she hopes that she doesn't become a problem for her and Jacob getting together.

"I hope I'm not interrupting," she finally makes her presence known. "Jacob, I was hoping you'd like to have lunch with Carter and I?"

Jacob looks over at Max and Isabelle. "Do you think you'll be good Max if I head out for a quick lunch?"

Max sighs back to him, annoyed that Jacob is seemingly bailing on the photoshoot. "Sure, whatever," Max replies to him. "After I take the next set of pictures, Isabelle and I will break too."

"Okay, sounds good, see you guys after lunch," Jacob says before he winks at Isabelle and heads towards Cassie.

Max turns his attention back to Isabelle. "Shall we carry on?"

"Sure," Isabelle moves back to the new backdrop and starts to pose as the flash from Max's camera starts going off as he praises her for her great work.

Robertson Enterprises

Robin paces back and forth in main office of Robertson Enterprises as her mind races about the previous day when she found out from Madeline that Shane is the father of her unborn child. She hasn't been able to stop thinking about the fact that Adam told her that they would be over if Shane was the father of the baby because he couldn't handle her having another child with Shane. She had hoped that Adam was going to be the father of her the baby because she has fought so long to make her relationship with Adam to work.

"Maybe," she whispers to herself as she puts her hand on her stomach. "He didn't mean that when he said it. He said when I first told him about Shane and I; he was hurt, he was angry. Now that he's had time to calm down, he has to realize that he does love me, regardless of who the father of the baby is."

She shakes her head at the idea that Adam would actually leave her because she is pregnant with Shane's baby. She takes a deep breath. "I guess there's only one thing to do," she tells herself. "And that's to tell Shane and Adam the truth. They have to know that Shane is the father of my baby."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"This place is pretty nice, huh?" Helen smiles over to Dawn as they sit across from each other in the new restaurant that is attached to the casino. As Helen went out of town right after the gala, it is her first time at the restaurant and she is enjoying the atmosphere so far.

"I like it," Dawn nods back to her. "Cheresa and I came here for some drinks the other day and they were great."

"It is just nice that we have an option other than the Pampa," Helen tells her daughter. "So, how are the wedding plans coming?"

"Slowly," Dawn chuckles. "We aren't in a rush, we just want to do it right."

"You two have all the time in the world," Helen smiles back to her. "So, you can take the time if you need too."

"What about you, Mom? You went to Cancun to forget Dad and when I asked you about it before you said the trip was a great start for you to do that. What does that mean? Have you met someone new?"

Helen gets another sly grin over her face as she thinks back to how she met Dale Cunningham in Cancun and they ended up in bed a few times. He was a wonderful lover and exactly what she needed at the time. While she knows she enjoyed his company, she also realizes that nothing will ever come from it as they were just two ships passing in the sea.

"Does your silence mean there is someone?" Dawn asks her mother. "I don't mean to pry, I want you to be happy."

"No, you're fine," Helen shakes her head back to Dawn. "I did meet someone in Cancun and we had a good time, but that's all it was, Dawn. I don't even know where he is from? I will never see him again, and that's okay. At the time, it was exactly what I needed. And now, I can focus on moving on."

Dawn smiles back to her mother. "I'm glad that you had that, Mom. All I want is for you to be happy."

"I am happy," Helen tells her daughter. "Whether I am with a man or whether I am by myself, I am very happy in my life and that's all that matters. A man would just enhance my life, that's all."

"I love that attitude, now can we order some food, I'm starving!"

Roboto

"Yes, Robbie, I will call you as soon as I am done meeting with the lawyer," Natasha tells her brother as she speaks into her cell phone as she stands in the main office of the company that she runs with Robbie and Kim. "I was the one who was handed the lawsuit papers so I thought I could go through the initial meeting and then bring you and Kim into the loop after. Anyways, I'm expecting him anytime, so I have to run but I will be in touch."

She hangs up the phone and then moves to the desk where she pulls out her compact from her. She quickly touches her up her lipstick and fixes her hair and skirt before she moves to the door when she hears a knock on the door.

"Okay," she whispers to herself. "You've got this, Natasha. You're looking to hire the best lawyer to beat this lawsuit."

She opens the door and smiles at the man on the other side of the door. "I'm Natasha Calimo," she extends her hand. "Thank you for agreeing to meet with me today, please come in."

"It is a pleasure to meet you Natasha," the man says as he moves into the office. "My name is Dale, Dale Cunningham."

"I really appreciate your time, Dale. Please have a seat and we can discuss," Natasha welcomes him to sit on the sofa in the office.

"Thanks," Dale smiles back to her as he sits down. "You mentioned this was about a lawsuit? Before I look at the papers, can you tell me the full story? I will need all the details if I'm going to help you win this case."

The Pink Flamingo at the River Rock Casino

"I'm glad that you could make time to meet me today," Tyler tells Ethan as they sit across from one another in the restaurant. Tyler wanted to meet with his friend and lawyer to discuss the lawsuit that he filed against Roboto for corporate sabotage. "I was hoping you could tell me what's going on with the lawsuit?"

Ethan picks up his scotch and takes a sip of it before he looks back at his friend. "I mean, I don't have much of an update. The way this works is that Roboto has a certain amount of time before they have to respond to the lawsuit; we are just waiting to hear back from them."

Tyler arches his eyebrow back to him. "How much longer do we have before they have to respond?"

"Not too much longer," Ethan replies to him. "And if they don't respond, a Judge will award damages accordingly. The penalty would be higher for them if they do not even acknowledge it."

"I am sure they will acknowledge it," Tyler says back to him. "I'm sure they are just waiting to the eleventh hour to make a point."

"Or," Ethan looks back at him. "They are lawyering up. They could be building a huge team to fight this lawsuit."

Tyler sighs back to him. "Do you think they could win?"

"Nope," Ethan grins to his friend. "We have this, Tyler. Trust me, this is one case that we have in the bag."

***

At another table, Leah picks up her glass of white wine and takes a healthy sip of it as she thinks about her visit with Frederick the previous day when he agreed to give her a DNA test, however, he told her that he already knew that he was her father. She is glad that he is finally giving her some of the answers that she needs but he still has a lot of explaining to do.

"So Frederick agreed to a DNA test but didn't say anything about our child?" Jeff asks her as he sits next to Meggan and looks back at his ex-wife.

"To be fair," Leah begins to reply to him. "I was so winded by his admission that he is my father, I didn't really ask about our child. I'm sorry."

"Don't be, it is a lot to take in," Jeff uneasily smiles back to her. "One thing at a time."

"I mean, I am surprised too," Meggan admits to her. "For so long, we have been in each other's lives but we had no idea that we were siblings."

"I don't think Frederick would have agreed to the DNA test if he wasn't sure," Leah says back to her. "I think it's true."

"Where is Cory? You could use the support right now, Leah," Jeff tells her quickly.

Leah sighs back to them. "Cory and I," she whispers back to them. "We are over. We ended things."

Meggan and Jeff look at one another in surprise as they did not expect to hear what. "What happened? Why did he end your relationship?" Meggan asks her quickly.

"It's a long story," Leah admits to them. "I am just trying to cope with all this. It's…it's a lot."

"We are here for you," Jeff reaches over and grabs her hand, which Meggan notices. "Anything you need from us, we are here."

The River Rock Casino

Daisy slowly walks down the stairs from the second level of the casino. She looks around and sees many people gambling at the various locations set up in the casino. After realizing that she needed to move out of Vinny's house, she got a suite upstairs at the casino until she finds a more permanent living solution. She needed to get out of Vinny's house, where memories were becoming too much for her to handle since she recently aborted his baby.

"Ah, you couldn't stay away from my casino, I see," Antonio smiles to Daisy as he moves up to her quickly. "Are you feeling lucky today, Daisy?"

Daisy looks back at him and chuckles. "Nope, I'm afraid not," she replies to him quickly. "I was going to head to the Pink Flamingo and have a lunch. Maybe a drink."

Antonio chuckles back to her. "The last time I saw you, you were having a drink mid-day. Is everything okay?"

Daisy looks back at him and takes a deep breath. "I…well, I am going through some personal changes in my life that are proving to be more difficult than I expected. I'll be fine in time, but it will take time."

Antonio nods back to her as he looks at her up and down quickly. "Well, anything thing you need, I'm happy to help, Daisy. Especially since you're now staying at my casino. I could be your lifeline, if you need one."

"I'll keep that in mind," Daisy uneasily smiles back to him. "Thanks Antonio."

The Cemetery

Victoria pushes Donovan's wheelchair down the center path of the cemetery as they get closer to Eva's tombstone. The siblings agreed to visit their mother together today as they have been thinking about her more often since Will admitted that he has been having more dreams about her.

"Here we go," Victoria says as they arrive at Eva's grave. "I'll try to get you closer."

"Can you put these roses next to her tombstone?" Donovan passes his sister a bouquet of flowers, as he is still pretending that he is confined to his wheelchair.

"Of course," Victoria takes the flowers and rests them by the tombstone. She then looks at the tombstone and caresses it with her hands. "We are here, Mom."

"Yea, we have been thinking about you a lot lately," Donovan continues to tell the tombstone. "You are always in our hearts, Mom. We love you."

"Donovan is right," Victoria says as she gets tears in her eyes. "We will never stop loving you, Mom."

The siblings look at one another as they squeeze each other's hands. "This will never get easier, will it?" Donovan asks his sister. "We will never get over the loss of our mother?"

"We will always grieve her," Victoria tells him. "Always."

The Tower's; Floor Eight; Victoria & Bryce's Condo

Bryce paces back and forth in the living room of the condo that he lives in with Victoria as his mind races about the fact that he is still lying to his wife about keeping secrets from her. He knows that he helped Vinny arrange the baby switch between Abby's baby and son that Donovan and Lukas adopted; moreover, he knows that he kept Eva alive and knows that Victoria's mother didn't die.

"How am I going to keep the fact that Eva is alive to myself?" he asks himself as he runs his hands through his hair. "Every day I see Victoria, and Donovan, grieving their mother when I know that she is alive and well. Maybe I should tell them the truth?"

He suddenly realizes that with Frederick back, he can't possibly tell anyone what he knows. "If I tell, Frederick will come after me. God, he tried to kill Victoria when she discovered that he was alive. What will he do to me if I spill some of secrets?"

He shakes his head back to himself. "Damnit, this is a no-win situation," he whispers to himself. "But I have to do something. The question is, what can I do? What should I do?"

The Pier

Lukas walks down the pier with his hands in his pockets to keep them warm. While spring is coming, the air still has a slight chill in it. He came for a walk to clear his head about everything going on in his life; he recently slept with Jasper, despite knowing that he has to be a better husband to Donovan. And, he is dealing with the fact that Frederick is back in his life. For years, he thought his father was dead and now he is back. He can't help but wonder if Frederick still holds homophobic feelings towards him, as he did right before everyone thought he died.

He pauses when he sees Jasper standing on the edge of the pier, looking at the river that is swiftly moving along. He wonders why his son's nanny is here and not at the mansion with Olly.

"Jasper, hey," Lukas says as he moves up to him. "What's up? Why are you here and not at work."

Jasper looks back at him, still feeling rattled about what happened between him and Donovan the previous day. Donovan stunned him by walking into the living room and announced that he knew of his affair with Lukas. Donovan, then, told Jasper that he was going to play by his rules now.

"I'm sorry to tell you this," Jasper finally says back to him. "But I quit, effective immediately."

Lukas looks back at him in surprise. "What did you just say? Why? Where is this coming from?"

Jasper shakes his head back to Lukas. "I've done something…something I shouldn't have," he tells Lukas. "And that's all I can say. If you want any other information, you have to speak to your husband."

"Donovan?" Lukas asks him, still feeling rattled. "What does he have to do with any of this?"

"I've said too much," Jasper tells him. "Do me a favor, and don't contact me again. I can't deal with any of this anymore."

Before Lukas can say anything, Jasper rushes away from him, leaving Lukas wondering what the hell just happened.

"I have to figure out what is going on here," Lukas whispers to himself. "What has Donovan done now?"

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