Exclusive Wednesday Y&R Canadian Day-Ahead: Tessa Porter and Mariah Copeland Smooch on the Crimson Lights Patio and Daniel Romalotti Walks Right In!

TESSA AND MARIAH RECONNECT IN THIS Y&R CANADIAN DAY-AHEAD

TL;DR: This Y&R Canadian Day-Ahead finds Tessa Porter and Mariah Copeland inching back toward each other on the Crimson Lights patio, Abby Winters waiting for answers at the hospital, Sharon Newman refusing to let Nick Newman’s secrets lie, and Nikki Newman and Diane Jenkins going to war over one very popular lounge. Want the bigger picture? Our Y&R spoilers have it all.

Tessa Porter and Mariah Copeland Find Their Way Back

This Y&R Canadian Day-Ahead opens with a long exhale on the Crimson Lights patio, where Tessa Porter (Cait Fairbanks) and Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes) settle in to talk about their daughter and how much she has been inspired by Sharon Newman (Sharon Case). Mariah admits how badly she has missed laughing with Tessa, and both of them marvel at how close they came to never getting a moment like this back. Not long ago, a quiet coffee date felt like a fantasy.

Mariah still finds it hard to forgive herself, but Tessa gently reminds her that it wasn’t really her, it was the voice in her head. Mariah is grateful for the second chance, and they trade stories about everything they took for granted. Then Tessa makes her move and suggests Mariah come back to their bedroom. Mariah wants to recommit, but she is terrified of hurting Tessa and their daughter again. Tessa insists that if they work together, this can feel easy.

They laugh, they hug, they start kissing, and in strolls Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei), a man with a gift for the exact wrong moment. The three of them enjoy an awkward round of telling each other how great everyone is, and Mariah escapes to answer a text and fetch lattes. Daniel tells Tessa he’s happy to see her happy and glad the “weirdness” is behind them. They swap kid updates, and he confesses that working for his mother is already a headache and that Devon Winters (Bryton James) has offered him a job at his school. Tessa can’t picture him as a corporate guy, so she tells him to flip a coin, sure he will do the right thing. He agrees and bolts, which is more decisive than any coin has ever made anyone.

Are Tessa and Mariah finally on solid ground, or is Daniel’s timing a warning sign? Email your theories to amber@soapoperamagazine.com. We want every one.

Abby Winters Waits for Answers at the Hospital

The ambulance pulls up outside Society for Abby Winters (Melissa Ordway) while Devon wraps up a phone call and tries to calm his panting wife. At the hospital he runs into his cousin, Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic), who has been following her case since she arrived. Nate explains that the tests are still running, promises she is getting the best care possible, and urges Devon to stay positive, since a good attitude can make a real difference in healing.

Abby joins them to wait, and the doctors have given her some medicine. She realizes they are supposed to pick up their son, but Devon has already phoned Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) to handle it. Abby can tell her husband thinks this is serious, and she panics that she might have heart disease like Jill Abbott (Jess Walton). Devon begs her to wait for the doctor, but worry is already doing laps in her head.

Nate returns with a verdict: the tests came back clear, there is nothing concerning, and she is a healthy young woman who has likely been drinking far too much coffee. The Winters couple thanks him for delivering such monumental news, and Nate tells her to take it easy. Once he leaves, Abby admits it is hard to come down from the fear and accept that nothing is wrong. A heart scare solved by a latte intervention is the least dramatic thing to happen in Genoa City all week, and she has earned every minute of it.

Sharon Newman Does Not Do “Drop It”

Over at Crimson Lights, Sharon tells Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) that she will always have his back and asks whether he has taken any of the pills he is carrying. He hasn’t even opened a bag, though he admits he has been tempted. Sharon takes them away to turn over to the police. Nick confesses that finding her with Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) nearly pushed him to use again, and she reminds him that he still managed to handle his rage.

Then Sharon asks exactly what he did with Matt. Nick won’t say, and Sharon, who treats “let it go” as a suggestion at best, keeps pressing. He tells her she has to move on, and she says she wants to but he sounds like a man who did something. She insists she has earned the right to know. Mariah interrupts to ask what is going on, Nick abruptly walks out, and Mariah asks if he is using again. Sharon says it was nothing and swerves to the subject of their daughter.

They talk about Tessa and Daniel, and Mariah insists it doesn’t bother her at all, since she is grateful he could be there for Tessa when she couldn’t. Eventually the conversation circles back to Nick, and Sharon admits they were arguing about Matt. Since Nick refuses to talk to her, she leaves to find the one person he will talk to. When Nick comes back to apologize, he runs into Mariah and Tessa, and Mariah tells him her mom just left to meet someone. He has to be wondering who.

Nikki Newman and Diane Jenkins Go to War Over a Lounge

At the GCAC, Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) and Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) hand Daniel their competing offers to rent the club. “I think I’d like to phone a friend,” he says, which is the smartest thing anyone says all day. Neither woman budges, and Nikki warns him that betting against the Newmans would be a grave mistake. He promises to weigh both pitches and answer later, then watches two grown women resume their insults.

Diane mocks Nikki for shelling out for Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver)’s “nauseating” perfume and suggests charity work might be more her speed. Nikki brags about how well she did with Chancellor, and Diane points out that Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) handed that company to Lily Winters (Christel Khalil), as though he didn’t have faith in Nikki either. Diane even suggests Victor gave Nikki Vibrante so he could pummel his heavy bag in peace. Nikki accuses her of jealousy, and Diane says whatever she saw in Victor all those years ago was youthful ignorance. Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) gets in on it, talks about what real love looks like, and tells Nikki to keep her “toxic trauma bond” to herself. Nikki declares that the whole conversation has only made her more determined to run her victory in Diane’s face.

Daniel returns from his chat with Tessa and stops them cold. He announces that Jabot gets the lounge for Valentine’s Day. “I thought you were smarter than your mother,” Nikki sneers, warning him he will regret it before she storms out.

Nikki Newman Slams the Door on Sharon

Nikki heads home to the Newman ranch, vowing to wipe the smile off Diane’s face. Sharon shows up on the doorstep, and Nikki practically slams the door on her. Sharon is not the type to take a closed door personally, and she insists Nikki make time for her. She clearly came with questions, and Nikki is clearly out of patience for any of them.

Did Daniel make the right call with that lounge? Tell us in the comments below.

Wednesday Keeps Everyone Guessing

Tessa and Mariah finally get to breathe, Abby gets better news than anyone expected, Sharon finds out that asking questions is a lot easier than getting answers, and Nikki and Diane prove that a single room can start a full-scale war. Nobody leaves the day with everything settled, which is exactly how Genoa City likes it.

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