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katie : ( sighs ) ( whispers ) oh , mom . ( normal voice ) why would n't you talk to me on the phone last night ? why are n't you here ? i need you so much . [ scene_break ] jackie : ( sighs ) woman : mr. marone , can i get you anything ? nick : no , thank you . i 'm fine . woman : miss marone ? jackie : i 'm fine , too . thank you . ( sighs ) and thank you for letting me fly with you . nick : you said you had business in paris . you do have business in paris ? jackie : yes , i do . in fact , it 's gon na keep me there a few days . nick : you gon na be coming back with me ? jackie : no . ( sighs ) nicky , i have to ask you this again . nick : no , you do n't . jackie : yes , i do . this plan of yours -- do you really think it 's wise just dropping in on beth logan without any warning ? nick : i 'm not going there to be wise , mother . i have a couple questions to ask -- why she missed her son 's funeral and why she ignored the fact that her daughter almost died . [ scene_break ] ( indistinct conversations ) rick : ( breathing heavily ) ( groans ) ( grunts ) pretty nice out here , huh ? marcus : oh , yeah . it 's something else . i mean , not a -- not a bad view either . rick : yeah . i guess if i was n't engaged , i would definitely have something to say about that . marcus : oh . well , congratulations , i guess . rick : thank you . marcus : it must be tough , though , being engaged with all these , uh , beautiful models around . rick : you obviously have n't met my fiancée . if you knew taylor , you would n't be saying that . marcus : so when did forrester open this up ? rick : uh , this week , actually . marcus : oh . not a bad use of the roof , i 'll tell you that . rick : mnh - mnh . this is actually my stepmother 's brainchild . marcus : oh , she work here ? rick : she does . well , she 's , um , yeah . i mean , she 's married to , uh , the boss . marcus : the boss ? oh , eric forrester ? rick : mm - hmm . eric 's my dad , and he is married to donna , who is actually my aunt . marcus : so that makes you a forrester ? rick : it does . and you are a ... marcus : walton . rick : ( laughs ) marcus : marcus walton . rick : nice to meet you , man . marcus : how you doing , man ? it 's crazy . rick : what was that ? marcus : oh , i said this place . i mean , it 's -- it 's wow . rick : so you 're new here ? marcus : yeah , i work in shipping and receiving . rick : ( laughs ) marcus : but i would n't mind having , uh , a job here , though . i mean , the place rocks . rick : it does , yeah . unfortunately , not everybody thinks so . marcus : oh . rick : speaking of which ... hey , ridge . ridge : rick . rick : have you met marcus ? ridge : yes , i have . hello , marcus . marcus : mr. forrester . rick : we were just talking about how popular this place is up here . ridge : yeah , indeed it is . rick : ridge is not a fan . ridge : i 'm just not a big fan of the way it came about . marcus : and how did it come about , sir ? ridge : donna logan . you 've met her , of course . she pretty much threw this together without consulting anyone . rick : yeah , but she consulted dad , and he approved , and that 's all that really matters because he is the boss . personally , i think it 's a brilliant idea . ridge : oh , no one 's questioning the concept , rick , but there 's protocol . would you have organized a project like this without talking with the family at all , huh ? rick : well , i -- ridge : did n't think so . marcus : ( clears throat ) rick : hey , mom . brooke : hey , everybody . ridge : hey , there , sweetie . brooke : hey . ridge : hey . brooke : mm . ridge : so how was , uh , katie this morning ? brooke : oh , uh , she sounded okay over the phone . rick : just okay ? brooke : well , physically , she 's doing much better . ( sighs ) ridge : is she still upset about your mom ? brooke : very . [ scene_break ] nick : it 's mysterious , bizarre , absurd -- a lot of things to describe this woman 's behavior . jackie : she has n't always been like this , has she ? nick : no . according to the kids , while they were growing up , she was a great mother . jackie : yeah , well , that 's certainly not the case now , is it ? nick : no . something 's going on . it 's almost as though the real beth logan 's disappeared . [ scene_break ] ridge : that does n't sound like beth . staying away from all of you ? not contacting any of you ? brooke : when katie called her , mom said that she had guests and that she could n't talk . so she cut the conversation short . ridge : she never called back ? brooke : no . ridge : that 's fairly odd , is n't it ? rick : well , maybe she just needed some space and time . brooke : she lives in paris . she has 5,000 miles of space . and this whole thing just has katie really torn up . ridge : there 's got to be some explanation . brooke : i know . that 's what i keep saying , but ... ( sighs ) i - i just do n't understand why mom could be so cold to katie . i mean , she was on her deathbed , for god sakes . she practically had to beg for attention from mom . ridge : hmm . brooke : i 'm gon na go visit her . rick : mom , could you give katie my regards , please ? brooke : yeah , but it would be nice if her nephew stopped by to visit her . rick : okay . yes , i will go see her after work , i promise . brooke : okay . ridge : give her a big hug from all of us . tell her to be patient with her mom . there 's got to be some kind of simple explanation for all of this . i 'll see you later ? brooke : yeah . ridge : okay . brooke : thanks . ridge : you 're welcome . [ scene_break ] jackie : well , you are certainly extremely involved in this beth logan business , are n't you ? nick : yes , i am . jackie : and yet you 've never even met the woman . nick : true . jackie : does bridget know you 're taking this trip ? nick : she knows i 'm taking a trip . jackie : aha . so you 'd rather bridget did n't know that you were doing this for katie ? nick : i am doing this for katie , but i 'm not hiding anything , mother . the woman 's suffering , and i 'm gon na help her . jackie : then why is n't brooke taking this trip , or -- or donna ? i mean , after all , she 's their mother . nick : ( sighs ) i did n't ask them . jackie : and yet you 're willing to just drop everything , travel halfway around the world for katie logan ? to me , that says a great deal . [ scene_break ] brooke : how you feeling ? no more symptoms ? katie : uh , i 'm still a little weak , but , uh , no pain , thanks to bridget . brooke : oh , good . she 's the best . katie : yeah . brooke : and what about -- katie : what ? brooke : ( sighs ) honey . katie : ( sighs ) you know , you think you can trust someone . certainly , you 're supposed to trust your mom . but i could have so easily died , and it 's like she does n't even care . brooke : ( sighs ) katie : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] ridge : you 're missing the point , rick . this is n't about ousting dad from the company . it 's about protecting him and the company . rick : you see , i 'm -- i 'm hearing you . i 'm just -- i 'm not feeling that . ridge : well , that 's your problem , is n't it ? rick : no , it 's not my problem . it 's your problem . you are trying to undercut dad , and you 're using his wife to do it . ridge : i have the facts on my side , rick . have you seen the sales reports ? rick : ( laughs ) ridge : have you seen the magazine reviews of the recent line -- `` donna is an albatross . `` i 'm not the only one saying this . that lady 's gon na bring us down . she 's gon na bring the company down if we do n't do something about it . rick : no , see , those are n't facts . what you said right there , that is speculation . ridge : take a look around , rick . have any idea how much this lounge fiasco cost ? rick : i have no idea . ridge : a bundle . in a time when we 're having a sales slump , when the economy 's in the dumps ? this is not the time to have an expenditure like this . this would n't have even made it past the board . of course , donna did n't even bother to go to the board , did she ? rick : listen to me . she 's got a lot of pressure on her , okay , from you . she 's just trying -- she 's trying to make her mark , you know , make a good impression . ridge : look , all we 're doing is just keeping an eye on her . rick : ( laughs ) really ? it 's a damn witch - hunt , and you know it . so why do n't you just call it the way it is ? ridge : okay , it 's a witch - hunt . rick : thank you . ridge : and if there are no witches , i 'll be the first to apologize to donna right in front of the whole company . rick : ( laughs ) i 'm gon na hold you to that . ridge : you do that . rick : good . ridge : but i 'm telling you , the woman has something to hide . rick : we all have secrets , man . ridge : well , if i had one that was gon na bring this company down , i 'd leave before that happened . but not donna , no . no , not donna . she does n't give a damn about forrester creations . she does n't give a damn about the legacy our father built , a legacy you and i have dedicated our life to , rick . god , i do n't even believe we 're having this conversation . rick : neither can i . it 's an exercise in your paranoia . ridge : we 'll see , wo n't we ? you mark my words . there 's a ticking time bomb in donna 's past . it 'll surface . and when it does , donna 's marriage to dad will come crashing down . i just hope to god it does n't take forrester with it . [ scene_break ] katie : i just keep thinking back to when we were kids . mom was always our protector , you know ? she -- i trusted that i could count on her . i never questioned it . maybe i should have . brooke : katie , mom is everything you always thought she was . she loves you . katie : this does n't seem like love to me , brooke . brooke : ( sighs ) katie : whatever . you know , i 'm a -- i 'm a big girl , right ? i do n't need my mother . i 'm an adult . i can take care of myself . brooke : was she really that cold to you on the phone ? katie : she was n't anything . she was -- she was nothing . no feeling , no concern . i mean , she talked about the weather . if -- if i had died that night , i think she could n't have cared less . and i - i 'm sure she would have rushed right over here to go to my funeral like she did storm 's . i just do n't understand this , brooke . i do n't understand this at all . [ scene_break ] nick : in all honesty , mother , you 're right . i have dropped everything to help katie in this situation . if you would have seen how devastated this girl was after she hung up with her mother , you 'd be doing the same thing . jackie : ( scoffs ) that is so cruel . ( sighs ) it 's a good thing that katie has her sisters and bridget to keep her together . although i suspect what 's actually keeping her together right now is you . nick : mother , please . jackie : oh , honey . i mean , it 's no surprise that she 's developed feelings for you after everything that you 've done for her . and she is so sweet . she 's so sincere and courageous . of course you 've got feelings for her . if bridget were n't in the picture , i 'd -- nick : bridget is in the picture , mother . it 's a good thing . because if it were n't for her , katie would n't be around . katie : i have a lot going on in the inside . most of it does n't make me feel like laughing . nick : i 'm aware of that . katie : there is one bright spot , though . it gives me hope , makes me feel like i have a life that 's worth living . i do n't need taking care of . i can take care of myself . i 'm not an invalid , not yet . i 'm fine . i feel fine . i do n't feel sick . i do n't feel like ... ( sighs ) ( voice cracks ) and what 's the worst that can happen ? nick : ( sighs ) ( voice cracking ) what kind of prom date would i be if ... ( clears throat ) if i did n't see you home ? katie : oh . you look so beautiful in your new no mess cap . [ scene_break ] ridge : it 's time for me to get back to work . rick : good . oh , by the way , taylor -- she sends her regards . ridge : how 's the baby ? i heard he was spending more time with taylor now . rick : spending more time with us . yes , jack is doing great . he could n't be happier . ridge : glad to hear that . all right , champ , let 's get goin ' . that shipment from p.i . came in . marcus : i 'm on it . ridge : a word of advice -- i know you 're donna 's pet project , but it does n't mean you can phone it in . marcus : do n't worry . i wo n't . ridge : last piece of advice -- do n't get too close to donna logan . not a smart move . marcus : bye , man . rick : take care . nice to meet you . marcus : you , too . [ scene_break ] brooke : ( sighs ) so was your senior prom as special as i heard it was ? katie : yeah , it was . nick is amazing . i 'll never forget it . but it was just a moment , and now it 's over . brooke : i 'm glad he was there for you , katie . katie : this is so hard , brooke . brooke : what ? katie : i know that -- that everyone 's been amazing , but i -- brooke : go on . katie : i 've been given my life back , and i - i guess i just have to figure out what it is i want to do with it . i feel like i 've lived my life so carefully , never wanting to jump in and just see what happens , and i look around and i realize that i 've got so many people who love and care for me , but i 'm really alone . ( sighs ) i - i 'm not feeling sorry for myself . it 's just that i 'm an independent woman . i - i just wish that -- brooke : what do you wish ? katie : i miss my mom . it 's silly . sometimes a girl needs her mom . i miss her . brooke : me , too . [ scene_break ] ( knock on door ) beth : oui ? nick : it 's nick marone . beth : can i help you ? nick : it 's me . nick ... marone . beth : oh , nick . oh , of course . w - well , this is a surprise . nick : i imagine it would be . nice to finally meet you face - to - face after all these years . beth : yes . nick : do you mind if i come in ? beth : oh , uh , please . nick : thank you . as you know , i 'm close with your family . actually , your daughters , especially katie . beth : yes , well , i would , uh , i would love to sit and chat with you , nick , but i have an appointment . nick : well , you 're gon na have to cancel that . beth : what ? nick : you heard me . beth : well , i ca n't . nick : i 'm afraid you 're gon na have to , 'cause i 'm not leavin ' . beth : nick -- mr. marone , please -- i would -- i would like you to go . nick : not gon na happen , beth . beth : do i have to call the police ? nick : well , maybe you should consider me the police , 'cause i got some questions . beth : i have no answers for you . nick : well , i do n't believe that . i want to know why you 're in paris after what 's happened to your family . your son 's dead . your daughter 's struggling to survive after a heart transplant , courageously hanging on every day , and she calls you , and she asks you to be there for her , and you basically hang up , and i 'd like to know why . i 'd like to know why you did that . i 'd like to know how you could do that . i 'd like to know how any mother could do that . now i 've come a long way for one thing -- the truth . and i 'm not going anywhere till i get it .	katie is perplexed why her mother would n't talk to her on the phone last night and why she is n't here now . she needs her so much . she tells brooke she does n't understand this indifference at all . nick and jackie fly to paris and lament on how weird it is that beth logan has all but disappeared from her family . rick meets marcus on the forrester rooftop recreation center / lounge and marcus learns a little more about the family dynamics when ridge and brooke join them . it 's clear to marcus that ridge is not in the donna logan fan club . ridge passes along that paranoia to rick and predicts that donna will have their dad come crashing down and he just hopes it does n't take forrester with it .
ridge : ( sighs ) taylor : are you okay ? ridge : yes . taylor : you just ca n't seem to get this stuff out of your mind , can you ? ridge : it 's just everywhere i look . even when my eyes are closed , all i can see is rick and his hands all over our daughter . taylor : you need to find a way to distract yourself . ridge : i 'm trying , doc . i 'm trying . but i 'll tell you that you are a very big help . taylor : that 's what i 'm here for -- whatever you need . [ scene_break ] brooke : ridge and taylor have suffered a tragic loss , and i respect that . but still -- stephanie : you do n't respect that . i do n't believe that for a moment . brooke : how could you even question that ? i am a mother . the thought of losing one of my children would be terrible . stephanie : oh , so you do get it . oh , well , okay , then . well , then you understand now why taylor is the most qualified person to see him through this . brooke : taylor is in love with ridge . her motives are suspect . stephanie : you 're just worried that he 'll respond to her , and if he does , that should tell you something . brooke : if he does , that tells me that he 's very vulnerable and that taylor would do anything she possibly could to take advantage of that . stephanie : you 're right . he is vulnerable . but it 's so obvious to me that he is more at peace and happier when he 's with taylor , because she gives him something that you ca n't ... or wo n't . [ scene_break ] taylor : you know , one of the basic tenets of therapy is worrying will never solve a problem . ridge : unfortunately , that does n't stop anyone from doing it , though . taylor : well , i know some tricks of the trade to help you stop worrying . ridge : would it help me stop thinking about steffy with rick ? taylor : well , first , it 's a little bit different than that . you start thinking about things that are positive , things in your life that are good , and you could start with steffy . think about how smart she is -- you know how smart she is- and the way she carries herself , her self - confidence and how skeptical she can be -- you know , how she questions authority and just about everything else . steffy is not one to be taken in . how does that resonate with you ? ridge : `` resonate '' -- i like that word . taylor : see ? it makes sense . ridge : oh , doc , you always make sense . taylor : is that a compliment ? ridge : i think it might be . taylor : well , i do n't like to think of myself as always so clinical . i have a crazier side , you know . ridge : trust me . i 'm not looking at you very clinically right now . taylor : how do you see me ? ridge : as a sensitive , compassionate , very beautiful woman . [ scene_break ] brooke : you want him with taylor . you always have . that 's why you told her about the invalid marriage license . stephanie : i want him with a woman that provides him stability . you are not that person , and she is . brooke : ridge does n't love taylor . he does n't want to be with her that way . stephanie : if you really believe that , why are you so insecure ? brooke : oh , god . i am not insecure about ridge . stephanie : well , then , why were you running after him when you know he needs some -- some distance from you ? you ca n't help him . brooke : and of course , taylor can . stephanie : you are the problem . she 's the solution . brooke ... brooke : ( sighs ) stephanie : he 's on the verge of a -- of a complete emotional collapse . is that what you want for him ? really ? do -- do you want him to have a - a - a breakdown ? if you really love him , just give him some space . just stay away . [ scene_break ] ridge : look at you sitting there . you ... you 're almost glowing . taylor : well , there 's an obvious reason for that . ridge : is there ? you 're wasting your night with a man who does n't really have that much control over his life right now . not much to glow about there . taylor : no . i 'm spending the evening with the man who gave me three beautiful children . ridge : why does it always feel so good being around you ? taylor : ( scoffs ) probably because the feeling is mutual . i love being with you . ridge : why is that ? taylor : because ... of ... evenings like this , conversations like this . ridge : we were always good at entertaining each other . taylor : yeah . in more ways than one . [ scene_break ] stephanie : hi . uh , i 'm actually at , uh , brooke 's house . how 's -- how 's everything going over there ? taylor : uh , they 're going great . they 're going very well . ridge is , uh , out of the room at the moment , too . stephanie : is he , um , little more relaxed ? taylor : it was a little tense at first , but that is melting away . stephanie : well ... keep working your magic on him . taylor : actually , you know , stephanie , he 's been saying the most amazing things to me . i ca n't believe it . it 's like he 's reconnecting with -- with our relationship , the way it was . he even surprised me a little bit . ( sighs ) so -- so how are things going over there with brooke ? stephanie : uh , she was on her way over to see ridge when i got here . taylor : i do not want her coming here . stephanie : i do n't either . taylor . i think you should spend the night there . taylor : well , that would be nice , yes . that would be very good . stephanie : well , it might be the only night ... ( sighs ) that you would n't have any interference from brooke . i think that you probably should shut his cell phone off . okay . i 'll talk to you later . brooke : that was taylor on the phone , was n't it ? ( cell phone chimes ) [ scene_break ] ridge : what a great night this is . taylor : i was just thinking the me thing . ridge : you look terrific . taylor : thank you . ridge : but then you always look terrific . and i guess it 's the ... ( inhales sharply ) peace that you bring to me every time we 're together now . taylor : ridge , it is n't something that i have to try to do . it 's just the way it is when we 're together . ( sighs ) we 're so much alike . simpatico . ( laughs ) ridge : i guess so . taylor : i was thinking ... ( clears throat ) about everything we 've gone through together , ridge . and we 've gone through life 's greatest joys ... ( sighs ) life 's biggest disappointments and tragedies and ... somehow we 've always been able to get through it and we 've stayed close . it 's - do n't know . it 's like ... ( sighs ) it 's a special bond that we have . and -- it feels like right now like we 're rediscovering each other , like we 're connecting on a whole new level . and i do n't want to ignore that . do you ? ridge : no . no . no . i think it 's time ... to go to the bedroom . [ scene_break ] brooke : i 'm sure that was taylor you were talking to . what did you tell her ? to rush over to ridge before i got there ? stephanie : taylor does n't need me to tell her what to do . what -- what , are you leaving ? brooke : ( sighs ) no , i 'm calling ridge . stephanie : oh . ( sighs ) brooke : voice mail . stephanie : good . i 'm glad you did n't leave a message . you would only aggravate him . brooke : i am going to see him tonight , stephanie . ( sighs ) stephanie : and then what ? are you gon na tell him you 've changed your mind about rick ? you gon na tell him that you 're going to do everything in your power to keep rick away from steffy ? nothing has changed . brooke : i know what you 're doing . you are just trying to reunite ridge and taylor . that 's exactly what 's going on here . stephanie : that would happen only if they both wanted that . brooke : ridge does n't want to be with taylor . stephan : he does n't want to be with you either . he 's made that perfectly clear . come on now . look , he 's had ... ( sighs ) brooke , he 's been through hell these past few days . come on . he needs some time alone . brooke : he 's not going to be alone if you have anything to say about . stephan : okay , let me ask you this question again . are you prepared to walk away from rick ? are you prepared to take your husband 's side again -- a - against this whole rick and steffy thing ? brooke : my son is a good person . he really is in love with steffy . stephanie : ( sighs ) brooke : and pretty soon , ridge is going to come to appreciate that . stephanie : yeah , well , not tonight . tonight , he does n't want to think about your son and all the pain that he 's caused him . come on , brooke . brooke , you 'll see him at work in the morning , wo n't you ? why do n't you just let him have some time alone ? let him -- let him have a little peace of mind . and just -- just ... ( sighs ) let him get a good night 's sleep . come on . how do you know -- perhaps tomorrow , he 'll have a whole different perspective on everything . you can understand that . we all , at one time or another in our lives , need to be alone . brooke : when ridge left here , he did say that this was n't the end , and i really do believe that . we will find a way to get through this , stephanie . and nothing or no one will ever come between us . [ scene_break ] ridge : how do i thank you enough ? taylor : there 's no need to do that . ridge : ( sighs ) oh . so beautiful . taylor : ( sighs ) i 've waited for this night for so long . ridge : we had one in big bear . taylor : ( sighs ) that 's when i knew things were changing . that 's when i realized there was hope . ridge : same for me . same for me . all those weeks of angst and tension and ... suddenly , the clouds parted , and i could see the stars and smell the mountain air , all because of you , doc . taylor : come here . i want to show you something . taylor : look up at the stars . ridge : ahh . taylor : you see that really big , like , bright one right there ? ridge : that 's the north star . taylor : i like to think of it as phoebe 's star . ridge : phoebe . taylor : yeah , she was our little star . i wish we could have seen her grow up and all the great things she was gon na do . and you know what ? when i miss her , i 'll look up there , and i ... i know she has a bigger job to do now . ridge : you make it easier to -- to think about her . taylor : i think about her all the time . i think about when they were conceived . i can remember the actual moment almost . i think about when they were born . she and her sister , they were just so beautiful . the delivery was n't the easiest . ( sighs ) we almost lost them . ridge : we almost lost you . taylor : oh , no , no , no , no , no . i was not going to leave my handsome husband behind . and i was n't going to leave my girls without their mother . those memories are just so precious . actually , i should be thanking you for our beautiful children . thomas -- he looks up to you . he admires you . steffy adores you . i adore you . ridge : let 's , uh ... let 's lie down taylor : ( sighs ) oh , god . i 've dreamed about this moment for so long . ridge : ah , it does feel like a dream . taylor : well , it 's finally come true . ridge : ooh , my head is spinning . taylor : i feel like my heart is about to jump out of my throat . ( laughs ) ridge : yeah , mine , too . taylor : then maybe we should do something about that .	while taylor is in the kitchen , ridge takes four of taylor 's anti - anxiety pills and follows it with a glass of wine that she pours . she sees how tense he still is and recommends that he try to get this stuff off his mind . he says he sees it every place he looks - rick 's hands all over steffy . she recommends that he find something to distract him and he offers that he is trying . he tells her that he 's grateful for her as it 's been a big help . she re- emphasizes that is why she is there for whatever he needs . stephanie has sidelined brooke and kept her from leaving and going to ridge . stephanie tries to impress upon brooke that they have lost a child together so it is only natural they would want to grieve and solve this together . taylor is the most qualified person to do this . brooke argues that taylor is in love with ridge so her motives are suspect . and if ridge responds because of his vulnerability then taylor would only be taking advantage of him . stephanie agrees that ridge is vulnerable . it 's obvious to her that he is more at peace and happier with taylor and gives him something that brooke ca n't or wo n't . brooke accuses her of wanting ridge with taylor and that is why she told taylor about the invalid marriage license . stephanie says sure , she wants him with a woman who can provide stability and that is taylor , not brooke . brooke argues that ridge does n't love taylor or want to be with her in that way ( oh really , since when ? ) . stephanie reminds her that brooke is the problem , taylor the solution . ridge is on the edge of an emotional breakdown . surely that is n't what brooke wants for him , so if she wants to help , just stay away from him . ridge sits back relaxing over dinner . taylor says she knows some tricks of the trade to help him stop worrying . she suggests that he start by thinking of steffy and how positive she is .how smart she is , how she carries herself , her self confidence , how skeptical she can be to question authority .not one to be taken in . he 's has to really focus to keep in this conversation . she says she is not always so clinical . she does have a crazier side . he assures her that he does not see her as clinical right now . he sees her as a sensitive , compassionate , beautiful woman .
hope : ( sniffles ) dad ... ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] liam : maybe we should call and make sure she 's on her way . brooke : no . she just needs a moment alone . liam : okay . okay . father fontana : it 's a big day , you know ? brides need their time to , um , how do you say , um , primp , huh ? brooke : yes . yes . father fontana : yes . brooke : but i think it 's more than that . it 's about reflection and what this day means to her , her wedding day . ridge : i would have waited for her , but she did n't want me too . brooke : she 'll be here any minute , really , okay ? let 's just -- let 's go wait inside . liam : all right . [ scene_break ] steffy : ( sighs ) ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] marcus : hey , it 's me . i 'm at spencer . i thought you 'd be here , but , um , yeah , give me a call . i want to talk to you , man . dayzee : i thought i heard your voice marcus : hey . ( chuckles ) dayzee : ( giggles ) marcus : what are you doing here ? dayzee : teaching you a lesson . you have to know , if we 're gon na be married , i can track you , anytime , anywhere . marcus : right , detective dayzee . dayzee : exactly . i actually had help , though . two little birdies told me . your mom and pam , who were practically crawling on top of each other to update me . marcus : yeah , they 're kind of competitive at that reception job thing . dayzee : ( laughs ) yeah . you all right ? marcus : hmm ? yeah . it 's just my pop . you know , he 's got me worried about some things . dayzee : well , what 's going on ? marcus : well ... ( sighs ) he and bill are -- are up to something . and i exactly do n't know what it is , but i know it 's shady . and it definitely has something to do with liam and hope 's wedding . [ scene_break ] brooke : when was the last time father fontana came to visit us in los angeles ? ridge : i think it was back when hope was a freshman in high school . brooke : ( sighs ) and now he 's officiating at her wedding . you 're the only father she 's ever known . [ scene_break ] hope : you 're really here . today of all days . ( giggles ) you came for my wedding . you have no idea how much i 've wanted this . ( laughs ) [ scene_break ] dayzee : you know what ? it actually does sound as if bill and your dad are planning something . marcus : and -- and -- they are , based on what i overheard . dayzee : about hope and liam ? marcus : yeah . they 've been waiting and waiting for this wedding , and now it 's finally gon na happen , but i 'm not so sure about that . dayzee : do you think bill would actually try and stop it ? did you actually hear him say that ? marcus : no , babe , not ex -- exactly the word `` stop . `` dayzee : okay . well , that 's good . marcus : the word my pop used was `` sabotage . `` dayzee : what ? katie : ( sighs ) marcus : see why i 'm worried ? [ scene_break ] bill : cold feet ? liam : ( chuckles ) not a chance . bill : i was n't talking about you . liam : dad , she 's a bride . she 's allowed to take her time . this is a huge day for her . i mean , hope will be here . she 'll be here . [ scene_break ] hope : ( sniffling ) what 's wrong ? deacon : oh , um ... hope : you look kind of freaked out or something . deacon : my -- my head is just all over the place . hope : i bet . yeah . ( sighs ) deacon : are you okay ? hope : yeah , yeah . i 'm sorry . i just -- i needed a tissue . deacon : no , i mean , i just do n't want to mess your makeup up on your wedding day . hope : i know . ( laughs ) that you 'd come all this way for it , is ... ( sighs ) i mean , i am so happy , dad . deacon : you know , i just -- i - i did n't think you 'd want anything to do with me . i mean , i - i - i - i have n't been involved in your life . hope : no . no , you have n't . why ? deacon : ( sighs ) hope , your -- your mother 's ... ( sighs ) she warned me to stay away from you . hope : okay , well , that , you know , that was n't her call . that was wrong . deacon : yeah , i know . i know . but do n't -- do n't be too hard on her . she was -- she was doing what she thought was best . look , you do n't know me , but i 'm not a real stand - up guy . the last thing that you needed was some selfish jerk as a role model , and i ju -- i just think things were better this way . hope : well , i 'm all grown up now , and i think that i am perfectly capable of handling selfish jerks ... deacon : yeah . hope : especially one that i really care about . [ scene_break ] ( flashback ) steffy : part of you wants to be with me , want to call off the divorce and just forget it happened . that 's what i was counting on . but it ca n't happen . you made a commitment to her , and i know what that means to you . you ca n't disappoint her . liam : or you . steffy : you ca n't be with both . ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] marcus : okay , i know spencer 's in italy doing who knows what ? i ca n't get ahold of my pop . and anyway , he told me to just stay out of it . dayzee : oh , no , no , no , no , no . you have to tell someone . okay , what time is it in italy ? i mean , are n't they getting married , like , now ? marcus : supposedly . dayzee : ( sighs ) marcus : look , babe , i am trying to be cool and not do anything . but what do i do ? just let this go ? hope 's my cousin . i do n't want anything bad happening to her . katie : what 's gon na happen ? marcus : aunt katie , hey . katie : what is my husband going to do to hope ? dayzee : um , you two need to talk . [ scene_break ] ridge : you got some tissues , logan ? when you see hope walking down the aisle , you 're gon na need them . i just wish she was n't walking alone . liam : you should ask her again . she might feel differently today . ridge : i did ... ( sighs ) right before we left her . her answer was still no . i wonder if she 'll ever call me dad again . [ scene_break ] hope : you know , ridge has really tried , and he 's done a really great job . he has . but , um ... he 's got his own daughter . i just , with the way things have been lately ... let 's just say that i really , really needed you here today . ( chuckles ) deacon : come here . hope : ( sniffles ) ( chuckles ) ( gasps ) oh , my gosh . now -- now you -- you can walk me down the aisle . oh , this is perfect . um , we should go . everyone is waiting . ( chuckles ) deacon : hope ... ( sighs ) hope , i ca n't do that . i ... hope : what do you mean ? deacon : your mother -- hope : no , do n't -- do n't worry about -- about my mom , okay ? it 'll be okay . deacon : listen to me . today is your day , and you got ta celebrate this with your family . i mean , come on , the last thing anybody needs to see is a -- an ex con walking you down the aisle . i mean , come on , they 'd -- they 'd lose it . hope : you 've been in jail ? deacon : yeah . um ... i was a -- i was in genoa city , and i , uh , i ran into some trouble . hope : okay . okay . ( chuckles ) but that 's obviously behind you now . because , look , i mean , you 're here . ( chuckles ) deacon : i got released , earlier than expected . hope : ( laughs ) just in time for my wedding . oh , my god , this is -- i mean , this is so meant to be . you are supposed to be here . deacon : baby , i wanted to be here today . i wanted it more than anything , for us to have this little bit of time together . but i -- i ca n't be at your wedding . hope : it 's okay . i understand . oh , my gosh . um , it 's -- it 's getting late . i ... deacon : uh , hope , wait , please -- please , let 's just -- let 's just have a couple -- a couple more minutes together . please . [ scene_break ] katie : tell me what 's happening . marcus : sorry , aunt katie . i did n't realize you were still in the building . katie : mm - hmm . marcus : i do n't know what you heard . katie : enough to know that my husband is up to something . i want to know everything you know , marcus . [ scene_break ] hope : did you really think about me ? deacon : a lot . hope : ( chuckles ) hope : i think birthdays were the worst . every year , i wou -- i would wake up , and -- and i would -- yeah , i - i would just think that this year he 's going to contact me , this year he 's going to reach out to me . but you did n't . not a call , not a card . eventually , i just gave up . i just gave up thinking that you cared about me . deacon : please believe this . hope , i never , ever wanted to cause you any pain . hope : i believe you . deacon : good . hope : i 'm sorry , i still feel like there 's just something that you 're not saying . maybe it 's the way you look at me or -- i - i do n't know . i do n't know . deacon : i - i 'm sor -- it 's -- i -- it 's weird . i just -- you 're so good , and you 're so sweet ... hope : ( giggles ) deacon : and kind , and you should -- i do n't know . you should yell at me or punch me or -- or ... hope : ( laughs ) deacon : or lash out at me or something . hope : well ... i 'm sorry to disappoint you , but ... i could never hate you . i know that it was bad between you and my mom . i - i know that . i mean , she made it clear that she did n't want you around . deacon : yeah . um ... hope : i 'm looking at you right now , and i can tell that you 've been feeling the same thing that i have . you 've missed me just as much . deacon : your mom did what she thought was right . at one point , she actually -- she got a restraining order , hope . and you know , that -- that 's -- that 's cool . she did what she thought was best . hope : no . no . deacon : you ca n't trust me . you can never trust me . hope : i know that there were problems for you and my mom . but i 'm looking at you now , and i know that you would never , ever hurt me . [ scene_break ] ( cell phone rings ) alison : are they panicking yet ? bill : not much . but they realize she 's late . deacon still with her ? alison : yes . he knows to call when she 's leaving . bill : there 's a car waiting for her . get rid of it now . [ scene_break ] hope : oh , i really have to go . i -- okay , it 's getting late . i should call them and let them know i 'm on my way . where 's my phone ? oh , i thought i left it right here . you know what , i 'm just -- i 'm gon na have to call them from the limo , i guess . deacon : hope . hope , wait a second . wait . um , this guy you 're marrying , i - i do n't know him , but for -- for you to love him the way you do , well , i suppose he must be pretty terrific . hope : ( chuckles ) deacon : i 'm happy for you . baby , i 'm happy for both of you . hope : ( chuckles ) ( sighs ) ( sighs ) deacon : go . go get married . hope : you 'll be here when i get back , right ? promise me you 'll be here . deacon : i 'm back in your life now . go on . go on , get out of here . hope : okay . thank you . ( chuckles ) deacon : thank you . hope : ( laughs ) deacon : ( sighs ) ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] man : how many euros ? alison : you heard me ? man : if i leave without the bride ? alison : yes . now . call me if she tries to contact you . [ scene_break ] liam : okay , i mean , i g -- i get that she needed some time to collect herself , but did she say , like , how long ? ridge : i thought she 'd be right behind us . i guess not . liam : i mean , she would call , right ? i mean , if something were wrong , she 'd call ? brooke : yes , of course . nothing 's wrong . [ scene_break ] hope : ( breathing heavily ) oh , no , wait , wait , wait , wait . wait ! wait ! wait . where are you going ? this is my wedding day ! come back !	hope clings to deacon as he hugs her , both fighting back tears . she 's just so glad he is here and it 's ironic that it 's her wedding day . he spies her phone and takes it . he tries to explain that he was n't in her life all these years as brooke preferred it that way . and he admits that it was for the best as he 's not really a stand - up guy . she did not need some selfish jerk as a role model . she reminds him that she is all grown up now and perfectly cable of handling selfish jerks , especially those she cares about . meanwhile everyone waits at the church and brooke assures them hope may be late , but she will be coming so just be a little more patient . bill is silently gloating . dayzee tracks marcus down at bill spencer 's office and he reveals he is trying to get in touch with his dad as he knows something is up between him and bill and it 's not good and it involves hope 's wedding . now he can not find bill or his dad , but the last he heard his dad told him to stay out of it . dayzee convinces him that he must say something to those involved . katie walks in at this moment and wants to know how bill is involved in something that pertains to hope .
brooke : steffy left town ? hope : yesterday . brooke : and she 's not coming back ? hope : no . no . she left la ... and liam . brooke : why ? what happened ? did they get in an argument ? [ hope remembering ] steffy : i 'm leaving the country , and i wo n't be back . hope : okay , i - i - i do n't understand what 's happening right now . steffy : just take care of him , hope . you can give him what i ca n't . [ back to present ] hope : i think that the guilt of losing the child finally got to her , and i 'm guessing that ... she realized that without the baby , liam would eventually find his way back to me . [ scene_break ] thomas : she just took off ? liam : yeah . i - i mean , she went to paris to be with your dad . thomas : well , did he ask her to come ? i mean -- liam : it 's her decision , thomas . thomas : no . no , she would n't leave without at least saying goodbye . what happened ? did you guys have a fight or something ? liam : no . thomas : you made her feel bad about losing the baby . liam : [ chuckles ] i tried not to . believe me . i - i have tried so hard to be a supportive husband , and , yeah -- things were rough for both of us , but they were getting better . i did n't expect her to just ... give -- give up on us . [ scene_break ] maya : hi . rick : good morning . maya : how long have you been up ? rick : not very long . maya : [ sighs ] you should 've nudged me . rick : i did n't want to . you were sleeping so peacefully . maya : last night was -- rick : it was incredible . maya : well worth the wait . [ chuckles ] rick : i meant everything i said last night . maya : me too . rick : i still mean it -- even more now . maya : i feel the same way . rick : is there anything you have to do today ? maya : well , there are things i could be doing , but -- rick : i 'll take that as a no . maya : [ chuckles ] rick : i 'm gon na go ahead and text pam right now and let her know that i 'm gon na be late to the office . actually , i 'm gon na be very late . in fact ... i might not even go in today . maya : what are you gon na be doing ? rick : i was thinking about hanging out here in bed with you , and , um , i do n't know -- making you breakfast . maya : oh . you read my mind . rick : if you think last night was incredible ... wait till you try my omelet . maya : [ laughs ] [ scene_break ] brooke : steffy actually said that you could give liam what she could n't . hope : she insisted that i take care of him . she -- she wanted me to love him and to have a life and a family with him . brooke : you sure she 's not playing some kind of game -- pretending to leave town , then she comes back and wreaks havoc ? hope : no , no , no , no , no . no , she 's not . i mean , this is exactly what she said to liam . she even gave her rings back . brooke : how 's he taking all of this ? hope : he 's shocked . i mean , we all know that he was , you know , going through a lot after losing the baby , but he just -- he was n't prepared for this . brooke : it 's never easy when you lose a child . hope : oh , my god . no , i -- i ca n't even imagine . i feel bad for steffy . but [ sighs ] you know , the baby was the only thing keeping them together . and she must 've admitted that to herself , and that 's why she left . brooke : what else could it be ? hope : [ sighs ] i - i 'm not gon na rush things with liam . you know , he still needs time to deal with everything that 's happened , but ... now that steffy 's gone ... we have another chance . [ scene_break ] liam : before she left , steffy , uh -- [ chuckles ] she told me to be with hope . thomas : well , why would she say that ? liam : i do n't know . she looked at me . she said that she ca n't make me happy . she took off her ring , and she said goodbye . thomas : steffy loves you like crazy . liam : yeah , exactly . so can you think of a reason for this ? yeah . me either . i 'm -- i 'm just telling you what happened , thomas . i 'm just telling you why steffy 's not around . thomas : [ scoffs ] liam , look . you understand how hard this has been for steffy . she 's upset about losing the child , and she feels like she 's let you down . maybe she just needs some time away . liam : thomas . you and i both know your sister . she says what she means . she 's gone . [ scene_break ] brooke : they 'll be there later today . yes -- my daughter and somebody very special to her . it 'll be a nice afternoon and a great , little getaway . thank you . hope : are you going somewhere ? brooke : no , but you are . hope : i am . brooke : mm - hmm . hope : where ? brooke : it 's a surprise . and it 's not just you -- it 's you and liam . there will be a car waiting for you downstairs . hope : what are you up to ? brooke : do n't worry . i did n't call father fontana . hope : [ laughing ] okay . good to know . good . brooke : i may , sometime in the future . hope : okay . well , uh , maybe for now , let 's hold off . brooke : [ laughs ] okay . i promise . hope : okay , did you plan this whole ... i mean , whatever this is , while i was out talking to teresa ? brooke : you know me . when i get an idea in my mind , there 's nothing stopping me . hope : should i be worried at all ? [ laughs ] brooke : no , honey . not at all . i just think it 's good for you two to be alone and ... get away for a little while . hope : i agree . i just hope that liam is into it . brooke : well , he better be . it 'll get his mind off of steffy , and it 'll focus back on you . hope : mom , i 'm really -- i 'm not trying to rush him or -- or pressure him into feeling like he 's got to jump back into a relationship with me . brooke : but just go and enjoy yourself and ... see how things fall . hope : okay . thank you , mom . brooke : [ laughs ] hope : thank you . [ laughs ] brooke : oh , sweetie , i just want to see you happy -- you and liam . hope : i can hardly believe it . i mean , we finally have another chance . brooke : i 'm so happy . hope : thank you . [ scene_break ] maya : this is delicious . rick : i 'm glad you like it . maya : you 're spoiling me . be careful . i might get used to it . rick : well , it 's high time somebody spoiled you . you deserve it . maya : you are a good man , rick forrester . i 'm starting to like you almost as much as the waiter . rick : oh , yes . my alter ego -- rick forrester the waiter . maya : but you 're more sweet and kind ... and just as handsome and funny . you 're a keeper . [ scene_break ] liam : for steffy to just leave , with no real explanation -- yeah , i mean , the girl 's unpredictable , but -- thomas : just do n't give up on her , liam . maybe this is something that she needs to get through on her own . liam : what are you ta -- we were married ! i mean , we -- we made a commitment to each other ! she does n't get to just pack up and go the minute the going gets tough ! you -- it does n't make sense , okay ? she stays at her loft one night , and then the next day , she 's telling me to move on with hope ? thomas : she definitely did n't mean that , because she has fought way too hard for you and your relationship . liam : i know . that 's why it does n't make sense for her to just up and go . thomas : liam , she 'll come back . she 's just in a weird head space right now . liam : you did n't see her , man . you did n't see her walk away like she had no intention to come back . thomas : [ sighs ] so , what does this mean , liam ? you said that she wanted you to be with hope . i mean ... you just need a little more time . liam : i need to figure out what 's going on , what 's motivating her , because there 's more to this story . i 'm telling you there is . [ door opens ] hope : hey ! i heard you were here . liam : yeah . uh , i was just ... catching thomas up . hope : you know what ? i 'll come back later , then . thomas : no . no , it 's okay . i 'll try to get a hold of steffy , make sure she made it to paris okay . hope : um ... clear your schedule . liam : why ? hope : this may not seem like the best time , but ... you and i are getting out of here . i have no idea where we 're going , but there 's a car downstairs waiting for us , so ... let 's go . liam : is -- are you -- is this a joke ? hope : no . no , no , no . not a joke . my mom set this up . liam : your mom ? hope , no , no , no , no , no . hope : no , it 's fine . liam : we have no idea where your mom could be sending us . hope : i know . and that 's what makes it so great . liam , come on . you and i are going to go on an adventure . [ scene_break ] katie : hey ! there you are . brooke : just writing rick a note . he has n't showed up for work yet . katie : i left you a couple of messages . i 've been worried about you . brooke : oh , thank you . well , all 's good . you know , i just had a fainting spell . the doctor said its fine . katie : you sure ? brooke : yeah , i am . katie : okay . have you talked to hope ? steffy left town . brooke : i know . she just told me . katie : yeah . brooke : you do n't think steffy 's up to something , do you ? katie : she made me swear not to say anything , but there 's more going on than anyone realizes . [ scene_break ] maya : kitchen 's all cleaned up . thanks for breakfast . rick : you and i make a great team . maya : yeah , we do . rick : well , look at you -- how much you 've already accomplished -- quelling the great dollar bill . maya : [ scoffs ] i 'm just glad that we got through to him and that he realized how ridiculous it was -- someone as powerful as he is , blackmailing me ? i should n't have let him intimidate me in the first place . rick : oh , do n't feel bad . he intimidates everyone . maya : i am so sorry i almost gave up on us . rick : i already forgot about that . maya : [ chuckles ] rick : you know , i have something for you . maya : why ? it 's not my birthday . do you even know my birthday ? rick : it 's just something i want you to have -- maya : oh ... rick : something to let you know that i 'm happy that you 're a part of my life . maya : rick , you did n't have to do this . rick : i wanted to . open it up . go on . maya : oh , my goodness . it 's gorgeous . rick : it was my grandmother 's , on my father 's side . maya : it 's way too much . i - i ca n't accept it . rick : well , you -- you have to . it was left for me , you know ? and , besides , if she knew how i felt about you , she 'd insist on you having it . let me put it on you . it looks beautiful . maya : [ chuckles ] i -- i love it . rick : and i love you . [ scene_break ] brooke : it 's always something with steffy . i knew she could n't be trusted . katie : no , it 's not what you think . she 's not being manipulative . she loves him very much . brooke : i know . that 's why i was surprised to find out that she 's leaving . katie : well , i tried to get her to talk to him before she left . brooke : okay . what 's going on ? why did she really leave ? katie : i was with her when she found out some terrible news . she ca n't have any more children . brooke : what ? that ca n't be . katie : no , it is . apparently , there was damage done to her uterus , and she wo n't be able to conceive . brooke : oh , my god . poor steffy . so that 's why she 's leaving and she 's allowing hope and liam to be together . katie : listen . you know i 've always wanted hope to be with liam . but i tried to explain to steffy that there are other options . there 's adoption and surrogacy . but she had made up her mind . and she does n't want anyone to know about this -- not hope , not liam . i just do n't think it 's fair to him . brooke : no . no , it should be this way . what steffy is doing is admirable . she is doing the right thing . she finally realizes that hope and liam are meant to be together . and they always will be . [ scene_break ] maya : i 've never had anything like this . rick : it 's time that you did . you 're an amazing woman . you 're so strong ... and beautiful . and , honestly , maya , that 's nothing . you deserve so much more than that . and i 'd like to give you that ... because , honestly , this is the way that i 've always seen us -- together . [ scene_break ] hope : oh , my gosh ! thanks , rodrigo ! liam : thank you ! uh ... should i tip him ? hope : uh , no . my mom took care of it . [ chuckles ] wow ! oh , my god . liam : oh . well , it looks like your mom took care of a lot of things . hope : [ sighs ] big bear was always one of my very favorite places . it is so beautiful . i 'm so glad she sent us here . liam : are you sure you did n't know where we were going ? hope : no . i had no idea . liam : 'cause i - i seem to recall the last time your mom arranged a surprise . hope : oh , yes . yes -- the , uh , almost - wedding on the cliff . [ both laugh ] liam : you do n't think , like , a priest is gon na pop out -- hope : [ laughing ] no ! no . i assure you that will not happen . she promised . uh , but a bear might . liam : a bear is fine . hope : good . okay . liam : a bear i can handle . hope : no . look . she just -- she sent us here so we could relax and decompress and get away from the noise and just ... be . liam : that 's good . fresh air ... solitude ... hanging out with you . [ scene_break ] brooke : i know liam 's your stepson , and you want honesty in the family . but steffy asked you not to say anything , and i think you should honor that . katie : well , she did swear me to secrecy . brooke : hope put her life on hold because of steffy . and if steffy was n't pregnant , she and liam would be married . katie : yes , but liam is married to steffy , so i think hope needs to take this slow and let liam process everything . brooke : of course . that 's why i sent them to big bear -- give some time for liam to process . katie : you sent them to the cabin ? brooke : yes , i did . it was a surprise . katie : brooke ! brooke : i am not pushing . and neither is hope . it just allows them some time to get away and be together . and liam would be able to heal . i think it 's the perfect place for a new beginning . [ scene_break ] [ liam remembering ] steffy : i 'm -- i 'm pregnant . no ! [ sobbing ] no ! hope : i always believed our time would catch up to us . we can have the life that we wanted .	brooke listens while hope explains to her that steffy suddenly left the country yesterday and is n't coming back . she left liam and her marriage . liam is taking it pretty hard , but steffy must have felt the baby was the only thing keeping them together . she does n't want to rush liam , but now this gives them another chance . likewise thomas is stunned when he 's looking for steffy and liam tells him that she took off to paris to be with her dad . thomas accuses liam of being less than supportive with the miscarriage that caused her to bolt . liam must have made her feel bad . she would not have left without saying goodbye . liam said he bent over backwards to be supportive and it was hard for both of them , but he never expected her to just give up on them . rick has been up a while but watches as maya slowly wakes up . he says she was sleeping so peacefully that he did n't want to wake her up . they both admit that last night was incredible well worth the wait . and that they both meant every word they said . he makes sure she does n't have anything she has to do today and he decides to call pam and take the day off as well . brooke makes a phone call and then tells hope that she has a surprise for her . she and liam are going to take the day off and there already is a car waiting downstairs . hope is skeptical but brooke says she did not call father fontana . she just wants the two of them to be alone without liam thinking about steffy and focus his attention back on hope . hope interrupts thomas and liam but she ca n't wait to tell liam to clear his schedule . this may not seem like the best time , but they are going away together . her mother planned it and there is a car waiting . liam says oh no , not again . she promises him that it is not a joke nor another wedding . it 's going to be an adventure . katie drops in on brooke to see if she has heard abut steffy leaving town . she says she was sworn to secrecy but there is more going on that others realize . she finally admits that steffy can not have more children so apparently she is running away . she is saying no to adopting or surrogacy and does not want anybody to know why she is really leaving .
katie : ridge . it 's me . tell me you remember . tell me you remember us . [ scene_break ] bill : so , where is ridge now ? brooke : he 's upstairs with katie . she wanted to talk to him alone . bill : about what happened ? the -- the accident . ( flashback ) bill : cool him off . ( present time ) brooke : yeah , i 'm not sure how much ridge really remembers , but the doctor said it 's amazing that he even survived that fall . bill : and how long did he say until ridge fully recovers ? brooke : he did n't . but looking at him , you never would know that he 's been through what he has . bill : except for that blank look in his eyes . brooke : well , it 's not like he does n't know who he is or who we are . just -- we need to give him a little time . we need to be patient . bill : so , how 's katie handling all this ? brooke : she 's overjoyed that he 's alive . bill : but ? brooke : but she 's anxious , too . she wants that fog to clear , and she wants ridge to be his old self again ... which i 'm sure is happening right now . [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] [ mid - tempo music plays ] [ indistinct conversations ] brendon : back again so soon ? deacon : yeah , i 'm meeting someone here . brendon : oh , that beautiful brunette from earlier ? deacon : that beautiful brunette is a real piece of ... brendon : piece ... deacon : ... work . brendon : but she 's definitely worth the effort ? deacon : yeah , well , that remains to be seen . we 're just , uh -- just getting acquainted . brendon : well , what can i get you to drink ? deacon : uh -- quinn : he 'll have what i 'm having . deacon : wild guess -- kamikaze ? quinn : you heard the man . brendon : okay . right up . deacon : so , enlighten me . quinn : what ? i thought my text was self - explanatory . deacon : well , the part about meeting me here -- yeah , that was . but , uh , `` i need a status report `` -- not so much . quinn : hope . have you seen her ? deacon : oh , i 've not only seen her . i 've got news . [ scene_break ] deacon : so , you buying ? quinn : strapped for cash , are we ? brendon : who is n't ? quinn : well ? deacon : well , what ? quinn : oh , stop stringing me along . deacon : i 'm not stringing you along . why would i do that ? quinn : because you 're a player , and you like to stir the pot . deacon : i am reformed . quinn : and i 'm the queen of lollipop land . now give me your big news , or i 'm gon na -- deacon : or what -- are you gon na spank me like the bad boy i used to be ? [ chuckles ] [ glasses clink ] deacon : okay , i 'm sorry . [ clears throat ] `` my big report `` by deacon sharpe . ridge forrester ... has ... been found . [ chuckles ] quinn : and ? deacon : and , apparently , it 's hard to keep a good dressmaker down . quinn : he 's alive ? deacon : mm . yeah , número uno forrester 's son is back among the land of the living . now , my libation , please . thank you . quinn : [ exhales deeply ] [ scene_break ] pam : hey , uh , carter and maya just drove up . they want to help . rick : that 's everyone , right ? hope : uh , yeah , except for donna , but she 's with r.j . aly : this is happening so fast , after all the endless waiting . oliver : imagine what it was like in abu dhabi . hope : oh , my gosh . mom and aunt katie just going out of their minds with worry . rick : dad and thorne , too . hope : yeah . caroline : i 'm sure uncle bill was a big help marshaling all the resources of spencer publications . liam : yeah , my dad 's good in a crisis . aly : so is oliver . he kept reminding me this is how it would turn out -- uncle ridge safe and coming home . maya : hi . carter : hey , everyone . sorry we 're late . [ chuckles ] maya : did we miss anything ? liam : yeah , uh , eric called hope . seems like they 're gon na try to bring ridge home tomorrow . pam : which is why we are rallying the troops 'cause we have a celebration to plan , people . hope : yes , we do , but first , um , there 's something that you all should know . carter : you mean ridge -- he -- he is okay , right ? you 're not -- you 're not keeping anything from us , are you ? [ scene_break ] katie : listen , i - i know it 's difficult . you 've been through so much , but you -- you must remember . brooke : katie . is everything all right ? katie : no , no , it 's -- it 's fine . i just -- i just need to know if you remember . do you remember ? [ scene_break ] quinn : you 're absolutely certain about this ? deacon : what is it with you ? why do you -- why do you think i 'm lying to you ? quinn : because i do n't think you do anything for anyone else unless it also benefits you . deacon : [ chuckles ] how does my telling you that ridge is still alive benefit me ? quinn : because it makes me your friend and not your enemy . something tells me that you do n't need any more of those in this town . deacon : let 's get one thing straight , honey . the only person that i need in this town is my daughter , hope , which is exactly where i was when she got the call from brooke telling her that ridge was okay . oh . it seems like the lady is relieved . quinn : maybe everyone will stop persecuting me now ... and my son . deacon : everyone including my daughter ? quinn : especially your daughter . but i do n't hold it against her . it 's that tofu - loving boyfriend of hers filling her head with lies . but that is all gon na change ... with the help of a certain someone . deacon : [ scoffs ] [ scene_break ] hope : well , we all know that ridge took a very dangerous fall . it 's a miracle that he even survived . caroline : ridge is n't himself , is he ? hope : no . maya : in what way ? hope : well , um , he suffered a pretty severe concussion , and it 's caused some memory loss . pam : are you saying that he does n't remember anyone ? hope : no , no , no , no . no . it 's not like that . aly : oh , thank god . carter : but he is having difficulty remembering certain things ? hope : yeah . and , you know , family is so important to ridge that i think coming home to familiar surroundings and people that he really loves will , you know , maybe help him heal , but when he walks through that door ... aly : he 'll still be the same uncle ridge we all know and love , wo n't he ? [ scene_break ] bill : mind 's a tricky thing , katie -- maybe you should n't press . katie : i 'm not . i 'm just trying to help . ridge : i do n't have amnesia . i 'm just -- i 'm a little fuzzy on some things . thorne : a severe concussion can do that . [ chuckles ] ' course , with that hard head of yours , who knows ? ridge : my pesky little brother ... thorne : [ chuckles ] ridge : ... who 's always been jealous of me . thorne : jealous , huh ? i got the good looks and the brains , big brother . brooke : oh , will you two stop ? eric : no , no , that 's great . it 's music to my ears . reminds me that things are back to normal . ridge , what -- what do you remember about the helicopter ? ridge : the helicopter ? katie : maybe we should start at the beginning . you -- you were on the beach , and bill and brooke were getting married . brooke : yes , and you appeared out of nowhere , and you grabbed me and took me down the beach , got me in the helicopter . the pilot took off , and we were n't too far in the air when it tipped , and you fell out . everything after that -- bill : is sketchy for you . ridge : not everything , no . brooke : so , is something coming back to you ? thorne : anything that might have caused the pilot to bank ? eric : ridge ... take your time . it 'll all come back to you eventually . [ scene_break ] thorne : dad 's right . you will remember everything in time . meanwhile , let 's , uh , get you back to l.a. , huh ? ridge : yes . thorne : dad and i will talk to the pilots . we 'll make the arrangements . ridge : thank you for everything . thorne : okay . [ exhales deeply , chuckles ] brooke : everyone in l.a. is gon na be so happy to see you . katie : especially r.j. , your son with brooke . ridge : yeah , i remember . katie : do you remember me ? ridge : of course i remember you , katie . you 're brooke 's sister . brooke : honey , ridge has been through a traumatic ordeal . the doctor said to take it easy . bill : oh , come on , forrester . you 've got to remember katie . katie : i need to talk to -- to ridge alone , please , again . [ scene_break ] deacon : i did not come back to los angeles to interfere with my daughter 's love life . quinn : you want hope to be happy , do n't you ? deacon : yeah , of course i do . quinn : well , wyatt makes her happy , and liam has brought her nothing but grief . deacon : and yet she dumped your son for him . quinn : because i messed up , not wyatt . and i 'm gon na fix it . deacon : hmm . quinn : you 're gon na help me . deacon : [ chuckles ] like hell . [ scene_break ] hope : of course he 's gon na be the same ridge we know and love . he just -- you know , he might be a little bit fuzzy about things . liam : which , by the way , may not even be a factor by the time he gets here . caroline : though if it is , we 'll just go with it . rick : yeah . we 're just gon na be supportive , right ? and in the meantime , we 've got a party to plan , right ? carter : [ chuckles ] how can we help ? liam : yeah , it should be easy , right ? pam : [ scoffs ] men -- they think we throw these things together with a snap of our fingers . liam , for your information , we have banners to make , food to bake . aly : what about music ? oliver : good idea . we 'll take care of that one . hope : i feel like we should be making a list . like , really figure out who 's going to do what . but , i mean , who knows ? maybe seeing his family and friends tomorrow will be exactly what ridge needs to jog his memory . liam : yeah . carter : yeah . maya : that 's a great idea . [ scene_break ] bill : tell me what you 're thinking . like i do n't already know . [ scene_break ] katie : you know what ? it 's okay . it 's okay . ridge : [ sighs ] katie : just close your eyes and relax . ridge : [ sighs ] katie : it 'll all come back to you . [ scene_break ] deacon : you know , you could have left the kid a message . quinn : and missed the chance to reach out to my son and let him know that ridge is alive ? deacon : you know , it still might not make things any better between you two . quinn : i have to try . he 's my life . deacon : yeah , uh , you know , about that , have you ever thought that maybe that 's part of the problem ? i mean , no guy your son 's age wants a mom that 's just kind of clinging on to him . quinn : okay , i do n't cling . deacon : [ sarcastically ] no . quinn : i may hover , but that is not what damaged our relationship or what turned hope against me and wyatt . it was liam spewing all his venom . it 's all his fault . deacon : of course it is . i mean , you know , liam is the one who 's responsible for taking that selfie of you and his old man together and then giving it to ridge , which sent ridge halfway around the world to try and rescue brooke , and in the meantime , almost getting himself killed , right ? i mean , you know , that was all mr. tofu 's doing , while you were just sort of sitting on the sidelines innocently . quinn : okay , the point is , now that hope knows that ridge is alive ... deacon : you think that you 'll be able to get off the hook and wonderful wyatt , too . quinn : oh , wyatt is wonderful and loyal and loving . he is the kind of man that any father would want for his daughter . that 's what makes this so great . do n't you see ? hope is gon na settle down , realize that she overreacted , and -- and bring me and wyatt back into the company . even if she does n't let me return , she 's gon na return to wyatt . she 's gon na sack liam . it 's only a matter of time . deacon : or some major wishful thinking on mama q 's part . [ scene_break ] pam : okay , so , does everybody have their assignment ? caroline : what are ridge 's favorite cookies , again ? rick : oh , how could my wife not know what her brother - in - law 's favorite cookie is ? caroline : he 's my half - brother - in - law , and i just want to make sure that i bake enough . maya : uh , caroline forrester bakes ? caroline : yes , myra . i am not just a gorgeous face . i have a domestic side , too . and even if i did n't , i would give it the old diva try ... [ all chuckle ] ... because having ridge back ... rick : it 's okay . we all feel the same way . pam : yeah . aly : i just want to hug uncle ridge and never let go . pam : well , i 'm with you , kiddo , but we -- we just have to take our cue from him . oliver : yeah , too much of a good thing might be a little too much for ridge right now . carter : including caroline 's cookies . [ laughter ] pam : mean ! liam : looks like pam 's in her element . hope : oh , she lives for this . liam : i live to see you smiling like this . hope : am i smiling ? liam : are you smiling ? yeah , you have n't stopped since we found out about ridge . hope : liam , do you believe in miracles ? liam : uh , i do n't know . i - i will say this -- what ridge survived was nothing short of miraculous . hope : i think we 're pretty miraculous , too . liam : yeah . hope : yeah , i do . [ scene_break ] brooke : katie needs to hear ridge say that he remembers . bill : remembers their relationship . brooke : he does n't seem to . bill : and you ca n't help wondering what it means . [ scene_break ] ridge : i 'm sorry . i do n't remember . katie : it 's -- it 's okay . it 's all okay . we have plenty of time . we 'll take as much time as you need . and you will remember . you 'll remember walking in the park and dancing to music . you 'll remember our children playing ... and our poem . i never knew you loved poetry . it was this wonderful , unexpected thing , and that 's us . that 's us . we 're wondrous , unexpected ... because neither one of us saw it coming . and since you are a little fuzzy on how things actually happened , i just want to let you know that you pursued me . [ both chuckle ] katie : [ sniffles ] the minute you tied this on my finger ... i knew that we would be together forever . and i 'm not gon na believe anything else . `` and the sunlight clasps the earth the moonbeams kiss the sea : what is all this sweet work worth ... `` ridge : `` ... if thou kiss not me ? `` katie : [ sniffles ]	katie tells ridge it 's her , please remember her . tell her that he remembers `` us `` . bill asks brooke about ridge . she says he is with katie now . but the doctors said it is amazing that he even survived the fall . bill wants to know how long it will be before he recovers . brooke does n't know but says he seems to be okay . bill says except for that blank look in his eyes . brooke says they just need to give him time . he does know who they are but they will have to be patient . katie knows he is in a fog but she is hoping that will clear and he will be his old self again . deacon returns to the bikini and the bartender is asks him about the stunning brunette a real piece of work . suddenly quinn walks in and tells the bartender they will both have a kamikaze . deacon says he got the text to meet her here but he is not sure what she means about a status report . she asks if he has seen hope yet . he says not only has he seen her but he 's got news if she is buying . she accuses him of being a player and liking to stir the pot , so tell her before .he says before she spanks him like the bad boy he used to be . okay , he say it 's hard to keep a good dressmaker down . ridge has been found . liam tells the group that eric called hope and looks like they are going to try to bring ridge home tomorrow . pam says that is why they are trying to rally the troops to have a big celebration . hope says ridge is okay and he will remember them but he has problems remembering certain things . he will be the same ridge they know and love but he may be a bit fuzzy on some things . rick says they will be supportive but meantime they have a party to plan . they have banners to make and food to bake and music so they all pitch in to help . hope tells liam that pam lives for this . he says he lives for that smile on her face . ridge surviving was nothing short of a miracle and he thinks they are pretty miraculous too . quinn asks deacon if he is sure about ridge . he scoffs that he would lie to her about this . she says well he might if it benefited him . this makes him her friend and not her enemy . he calls her honey and says get this straight . the only person he needs in this town is his daughter , hope , and that is exactly where he was when she got the phone call from brooke . he says she looks relieved . she says maybe now people will stop persecuting her .and also her son . and especially his daughter . but she is not holding that against hope . it 's that tofu - eating boyfriend of hers that is filling her head with lies . but all of that is gon na change with the help of a certain someone .
steffy : you want me ? liam : yes . steffy : the man who married ivy last night wants me . liam : come on , steffy . steffy : i ca n't do this . not again . liam : do what ? this is nothing like before . steffy : waiting for you to get over another woman ? liam : god , it 's not a real marriage ! it 's not a real marriage ! it does n't have to change anything . i wo n't let it . ivy : how do i not have dual citizenship ? ! i mean , no , my parents are n't exactly `` a `` types , but if i had known that they did n't bother to fill out the right paperwork , i could have done this myself . quinn : does n't matter now . you 're married to an american . ivy : you heard what the agent said . it has to be proven . he is going to be watching liam and me like a hawk to make sure that this is legitimate . quinn : so stop acting like it is n't . who cares that hit happened last minute ? let the agent watch you , interview whoever . all he 's gon na see is that you 're married to the man you love . ivy : yeah . ivy : yeah , you 're right . there 's nothing to fear ... as long as liam plays along . quinn : you got to get that idea out of your head . there 's nothing to play . there 's nothing to pretend . you are married . wyatt : wow . seriously ? quinn : yeah . this is your new sister - in - law . wyatt : that 's -- congrats . ivy : thanks . we -- well , we would have loved to have had the whole family there , but it was a -- it was kind of a rushed thing . anyway , i want to let your mom fill you in on the details , because i need to get home to my husband . [ chuckles ] my husband . it sounds funny . wyatt : [ chuckles ] ivy : hey , thanks for listening , quinn . quinn : always . wyatt : you 're friends now . quinn : i mean , yeah . i kind of helped her out with this whole deportation thing . and i did n't have to push , hit , or stab anyone . liam : you have to understand the point of this marriage . steffy : i do . you 're saving ivy from being deported . so noble . so liam . liam : do n't -- do n't do that . steffy : what ? what ? liam : do n't make fun of me , make it sound like i ca n't help myself . steffy : you ca n't . a woman in need -- it 's liam to the rescue without thinking about consequences or who you might be hurting . liam : it 's not -- it 's not a real marriage . steffy : vows were made , liam . liam : yes . steffy : papers were signed . liam : yes , to keep ivy in the country . she knows that . she 's under no delusions about that . steffy : oh , do n't -- do n't you do that . do not be that foolish . ivy has your name now . you think she 's gon na be okay with just dating and you seeing me at the same time ? ! liam : would you -- oh , come on ! forget about all that . you 're not hearing me . i want you , and i can get ivy to understand that . steffy : you will never leave her stranded . liam : okay . okay . okay . but once she 's finally a citizen -- steffy : no . liam : nothing 's changed except for a couple of signatures on paper . steffy : i 've changed ! i 'm different ! i have grown ! i have got a better sense of who i am , and i know what i deserve . i am a different woman when i left for paris . i 'm not gon na wait patiently while you flip - flop . you may want me right now , liam . that 's because you 're just freaking out . but two minutes ago , you wanted both of us . i 'm not gon na do it again . i 'm not gon na sit here and wait to see if i 'm good enough for you . liam : that 's not -- steffy : i wo n't share you anymore . i wo n't share my man with any woman . liam : that 's not what i 'm asking . steffy : you 're asking to go back to what we were -- the endless back and forth . liam spencer caught between two women . do you have any idea what that did to me ? it was too painful . i ca n't do that again . i love you too much ... quinn : i 'm thrilled for ivy . she was so close to losing it all . okay . so , maybe it 's not about ivy , but ... i 'm residually thrilled for her , if that counts . wyatt : i suppose . quinn : mm - hmm . now it 's your turn . wyatt : for ... ? quinn : well , i 've done my part . liam and ivy have done their part . and steffy no longer has liam as an option . so you be her option . liam : what was i supposed to do , steffy ? tell ivy to pack her bags , catch the next flight ? steffy : yes . liam : she has a career here . she has a life here . steffy : it 's not your problem ! liam : ivy is not some random stranger i 'm helping to get a green card , steffy . i care about her , and she was scared . and i was the only one who could help . steffy : does n't she have dual citizenship ? come on ! liam : i do n't know . i do n't know . she does n't even know . steffy : so , figure it out . they 're not gon na just shove her on the plane . she could get an attorney . [ voice breaking ] you did n't have to marry her ! liam : i was just trying to do the right thing . steffy : you were trying to do the right thing ? this was our time , liam ! i felt it . you made me believe that we were getting back together ! how is this happening again ? how is this -- and now you 're getting married ? you 're marrying ivy , my cousin ? how are you marrying ivy ? ! ivy , my cousin ? ! how do you marry me cousin ? ! [ shouts indistinctly ] that 's what you think this is ? ! do n't , do n't , do n't , do n't . liam : steffy , steffy . i love you . i love you as much as i 've ever loved you , and i am not giving up on us . steffy : i - i should go . your wife 's here . ivy : i should be the one to leave , 'cause clearly i 'm interrupting something . liam : wait , wait , wait . ivy , ivy , i do n't know what you heard . ivy : you do n't -- you do n't have to explain . you 've been completely up - front with me about your intentions . steffy , liam and i are not ready to be married right now . it 's all just been thrust on us . this is just out of -- just out of convenience . if liam still wants to pursue a relationship with you when all of this has been settled , then you can just -- steffy : you 'd just let the american husband go on his merry way ? good news , ivy . you do n't have to pretend you 'd be so gracious . i do n't want anything to do with him . we are done . so you can continue to be the disaster that you are , fall into rivers , flirt with deportation , because liam will always be there for you . he will always rescue you . liam : steffy , it does n't have to be like -- steffy : no , no , no . you two should have used your common sense . this is insane . i 'm out of here . liam : do n't do -- steffy : no , i 'm gone . i 'm done . liam : come on . steffy : do n't touch me . i am leaving . liam : steffy . steffy : just be with your wife ! be the hero , liam . steffy : [ crying ] liam : i really did n't want you hearing it like that . ivy : that you still have feelings for steffy ? i already knew that , liam . you told me before we said vows . i get it . you love us both . liam : i do . ivy : but what ? with steffy , it 's -- it 's something deeper ? am i always gon na be second choice ? am i always gon na be the one ruining your chances with her ? liam : you have n't ever ruined anything . ivy : am i gon na be the one who 's stopping you from being with who you actually want to be with ? liam : with steffy , there 's just , uh -- there 's all this ... history . being with steffy feels like being home . but now we have this marriage . ivy : yeah . we have a marriage . can i ask you something ? have you completely shut out the idea of us ? liam : what do you mean by that ? ivy : have you completely shut out the idea , in your mind , that you and i could ever work out ? is there not even a tiny part of you that believes that we could make this marriage more than just the right thing to do ? liam : yes . yeah . i - i would love to have you in my life . i would love to keep knowing you better and better . i -- [ chuckles ] i did n't imagine doing it as a married couple , but ... but that 's not the question , ivy . the question is could you ever , ever see this marriage as being anything more than it is given how i feel about steffy ? because honestly , i would n't blame you if you cut and run . ivy : i think steffy 's done enough running for the both of us . hope , too . i 'm not like them , liam . i do n't get scared off . i do n't get intimidated just because i 'm not immediately handed something . i honestly believe that i 'm a much better match for you than steffy , and i understand that it might take me a little bit more work to convince you of that . but it hurts . it hurts like hell knowing that you still have feelings for steffy , like all of this time that we 've been spending together means -- wh - what ? it just means nothing ? liam : god , i hope you do n't think that 's true . ivy : that 's how you make me feel . look , i want to be honest with you , like you have been with me . 'cause it is really scary admitting that what you just said to me does n't scare me off . it 's gon na take a lot more than steffy coming back , a woman who has proven time and time again that she does n't respect you , to make me give up on the idea of us . i believe that we have a foundation to have a wonderful life together . i really believe that . i do . and i think you do , as well , deep down , underneath all of this steffy confusion . ca n't you just give it a go ? i mean , who knows . maybe one day , i could start to feel like home , too . but should n't you at least try ? liam : yeah . let 's try . i do n't know what 's gon na happen . but let 's give this marriage a shot and see where it goes . let 's try . ivy : and steffy ? liam : you heard her . she 's out . she -- i do n't think she understands . ivy : hey . i do . i do understand . now you 've got me -- your wife . ivy : hey . i do n't want to pressure you . liam : you 're not . ivy : i know that a small part of you still wants to be with steffy and have a life with her . liam : yeah , well , you know , a part of me always will . you know what i 'm trying to teach myself ? is how to let go of what is n't meant to be . 'cause as hard as steffy and i try , whether it 's bad luck or bad timing , it just does n't -- it just does n't seem to work . and i do n't want my disappointment over that to blind me ... to you . 'cause you are so beautiful , inside and out , ivy , and ... how dare i let my feelings for steffy interfere with me finding out what this ... [ sighs ] i want to find out . i made a decision to marry you . you did n't force me . i chose it . i chose it . and i want to see where this marriage could go . [ knock on door ] agent mccaffrey : mr. spencer , mrs. spencer . agent mccaffrey , immigration and customs enforcement . may i come in ? ivy : [ sighs ] [ door closes ] agent mccaffrey : have i , uh , caught you at a bad time ? liam : kind of , yeah . agent mccaffrey : is something wrong , mrs. spencer ? ivy : we 're married . ca n't you just leave us alone ? agent mccaffrey : i just need to speak with you , mrs. spencer , alone . it wo n't take much time . liam : oh , for god 's sake . ivy : no , it 's -- it 's fine . maybe then he 'll just leave us alone . liam : all right . i 'll be outside . ivy : say what you have to say and then get out . wyatt : steffy probably knows by now . quinn : she 's probably hurting , needs a big , strong shoulder to cry on . wyatt : uh , steffy forrester does not need a big , strong shoulder to cry on . she needs a man to punch in the face . quinn : so , go to her . spar a bit . wyatt : [ chuckles ] quinn : [ hums ] ivy : i do n't know why you do n't believe me . we 're married . you just heard my husband . agent mccaffrey : yes , you 're both very good at defending this union . kind of makes it more suspicious , actually . ivy : ugh ! oh , my -- oh , my god . you know what ? just do your investigation , have your surprise visits . i do n't care . agent mccaffrey : wo n't be necessary . ivy : uh , i 'm sorry , what ? agent mccaffrey : uh , well , as it turns out , we made a mistake . it happens . ivy : you made a mistake ? agent mccaffrey : you have dual citizenship . ivy : i do ? agent mccaffrey : yes . you can work here and stay in this country with or without liam spencer . steffy : [ sighs ] wyatt : i heard . you 've been down this road before , steffy . there 's a reason why you left him . wyatt : look , the way i see it , you have a choice . you could choose to let him go and leave all the drama behind or you can continue to be miserable . this summer is yours . you can do what you want with it . you do n't owe him anything . steffy : [ sighs ] wyatt : what do you want to do ? maybe take a chance ? have a little fun ? liam : hey . what was that all about ? ivy : what ? liam : what did the -- the immigration guy want to talk to you about ? is about , like , your paperwork or our marriage or what ? ivy , what did he say ?	liam rants that this is not a real marriage to ivy . it changes nothing . he wo n't let it . quinn tells ivy that she is married so there is nothing to pretend . liam can not get out of this . wyatt walks in to hear the news but ivy says she has to get home to her husband . he is surprised that quinn is friends with ivy . she says yes , and she did not have to stab anyone . steffy tells liam this is so liam , so noble , liam to the rescue to a damsel in distress . he tells her that she is not hearing him . yes he is married but he wants to date and ivy will understand that . steffy yells that she knows what she deserves and she will not watch while he flip flops . she is not going to do that again to wait and see if she is good enough for him . she will not share her man with any other woman .the endless point of him being caught between two women . that was too painful and she will not do that again . she loves him too much . quinn tells wyatt that she is thrilled for ivy as she was so close to losing it . now it 's wyatt 's turn . she has done her part and liam and ivy have done their 's and steffy is free and clear so time for wyatt to make his move . liam and steffy continue to argue . he felt he was the only one who could do the right thing by helping ivy keep her green card . steffy yells that he led her to believe they were getting back together . she has a hissy fit by throwing glass and vases and overturning chairs . he says he loves her as much as he ever loved her and he is not giving up on them . ivy walks in and steffy says she will leave as his wife is here . ivy says she is the one who needs to leave . she tells steffy that she and liam are not ready to be married right now . steffy huffs and puffs and tells her it is okay . ivy can stay with her american husband as she is definitely done with him . she wants nothing to do with him ever again . ivy can have him .. let him rescue her from the seine , from the immigration office , that is what he is good for . he will always be there to help her . she has had enough and she dares liam to try and touch her or stop her . she slams out the door .
ridge : you know , it 's safe to go out there . quinn : it 's gon na take awhile . ridge : deacon 's in jail . he admitted he tried to shoot you . quinn : and he would have shot me if it had n't been for you . sorry . what i said after everything ... but i do . i - i do love you , ridge . ridge : that 's enough . quinn : seeing brooke and bill together , everything you 've lost because of me -- ridge : i 'm to blame for that , too . but you 're safe . and that 's all that matters . quinn : because of you . zende : hey , baby . [ door closes ] zende : you all right ? nicole : i 'm fine . maya : or maya or -- rick : you got to love that guy 's attitude . he 's not giving up on his wife . maya : uh - huh . rick : [ chuckles ] is mommy even listening to me ? of course not . how can she with you in her arms ? maya : [ laughs ] rick : come here . maya : aww ! i heard every word you said . you were talking about zende and nicole . so , how did the conversation end ? rick : i was interrupted by carter . he needed to see me . maya : about ? rick : about this one . apparently we have an issue with our adoption papers . maya : what kind of issue ? rick : some clerical errors with the adoption papers . it 's no biggie . maya : okay , so what do we have to do ? rick : we have to sign the papers . the corrections have been made . maya : all right . well , you 're here , i 'm here . let 's do it . rick : we need nicole 's signature , too . zende : okay . all right . i see what 's going on here . you 're worried about maybe not being able to have a family with me . it 's gon na happen . we 're not giving up on that . remember . i know you 're battling with this idea that you may not have children again , but the doctors were n't definite . we 're young , and , you know , we 've only been trying for a few months . yes , it happened fairly quickly with lizzy , but it 's gon na happen for us , too , okay ? it 's gon na happen . nicole : lizzy 's so beautiful . i do n't know how they could leave for paris like that . i could n't do it . coco : oh , hey . uh , sorry . zende : it 's all right . i forgive you . nicole : you have a minute ? coco : yeah . nicole : you mind if coco and i catch up ? zende : yeah . yeah , go right ahead . um , i should get back to my designs . they wo n't draw themselves , so ... everything is gon na work out . i promise . okay ? coco : bye . zende : bye . coco : is everything okay ? nicole , what 's wrong ? nicole : i may not be able to have any more children . ridge : you 're safe , and you 're alive . you 're strong . you 're gon na move past deacon and everything else . quinn : `` everything `` meaning this ? ridge : especially this . eric : good . you 're both here . quinn : eric , where did you go ? eric : i had something i had to handle . we have a visitor . quinn : we do ? eric : sheila ? maya : rick , after what nicole gave us , she has to be able to have another child . this was her first , but it ca n't be her last . rick : she still needs to sign the adoption papers . maya : right . i 'll take them to her . rick : do you want some help with that ? maya : no , i think i need a private moment with my sister . coco : secondary infertility ? nicole : could be a result of lizzy 's birth . coco : but they said `` may be . `` nicole : yeah . they said a lot of things . coco : nicole . nicole : i 'm scared . coco : i know . i know . but nothing 's definite , okay ? and you have so much time , and you have so many people that love and support you . and i 'm one of them . nicole : i can feel myself changing , becoming judgmental . coco : of who ? nicole : myself . and pretty much everyone else . rick and maya . coco : okay . why ? why ? what about them ? nicole : the way they took off for paris and left lizzy . they even wanted a nanny . i was not gon na let a stranger watch her . coco : okay , yeah , you did -- you did spend a lot of time with her . nicole : maybe too much time . coco : what makes you say that ? nicole : something happened , coco . while i was watching lizzy . i started seeing things differently . how could maya leave for paris like that ? i mean , i gave them that baby . and how could she just -- coco : okay , okay , no , no , calm down , calm down . nicole : and all of these feelings , i ca n't stop them , and i ca n't help but feel that i have made a very big mistake . coco : a mistake ? i do n't -- nicole : no . no , no . maya and rick are good parents . maya and rick are good parents . but i love lizzy , too . coco : of course you do . nicole : no . you do n't get it . sheila : it 's good to see you again , ridge . you look different . and , quinn , nice to -- to properly meet you . ridge : hey , dad . what are you doing ? why is she here ? eric : sheila 's had a very trying time of this , too . ridge : why is she here in our home after everything that happened ? eric : she had nothing to do with all this deacon insanity . she was a victim of it all just as much as my wife was . how are you ? you okay ? quinn : i - i 'm feeling a little bit better . eric : yeah ? good . that 's all thanks to him . ridge : let 's stay on point . why is this woman here after everything she has done to our family ? eric : well , that 's exactly why we were all so quick to rush to judgment . i was , too . i 'm well aware of the horrible things that sheila 's done to our family . my eyes are wide open . but for her to be falsely accused and to spend a day in jail for it ? sheila : you were judging me for the person that i was in the past , all of you , and i do n't blame you for any of that . and i do n't expect you to believe me when i say that i 've changed , but i have . i regret it , all of it , especially what i did to your family . for what it 's worth , it 's not much -- i 'm deeply , sincerely sorry . ridge : that 's sweet . you apologized . now get out . eric : i do n't think it 's too much to ask for us to at least listen . ridge : i just did listen . sheila : eric , you know what ? thank you . thank you for bringing me into your home . but i do understand ridge 's concerns , and i 'm a distraction i do n't want to be . eric : sheila , i know this has been difficult for you , for you to have to spend a day in jail . i think maybe we owe you an apology . ridge : what ? eric : look , i 'm just trying to be decent here , ridge . would you like a glass of ice tea ? sheila : that 'd be lovely . eric : good . please . go on in . i 'll get it for you . sheila : a stunning portrait . the new forrester matriarch . eric : here you are , sheila . sheila : thank you . eric : yeah . sheila : such a beautiful home . i remember it well . ridge : i 'm sure you do . sheila : quinn , you must have been horrified . eric told me about what happened . eric : thank god ridge was there to save her . i do n't know what i would have done if anything had happened to you . sheila : you 're a very lucky woman , you know , to have so much goodness in your life . the woman that i 'm becoming right now is largely because of this man . only i could have screwed that up . he 's lucky to have someone so devoted and loyal . quinn : thank you , sheila . that 's very nice of you to say . sheila : and , ridge ... i heard that brooke married bill spencer . i thought for sure that you and brooke would have ended up together . ridge : well , i 'm fine . do n't worry about me . sheila : i 'm not worried about you . i know you can take care of yourself . much like you took care of your father 's wife . thank you for the tea . uh ... as far as putting me in jail ... eric : yeah , well , i 'm sorry about that . sheila : oh , do n't worry about it . all 's well that ends well . i just wanted to come by and try to make amends for my past . i 'm gon na be leaving town . if you feel the need to get in touch with me , my information 's on the card . ridge : you should keep it . sheila : do you mind if i freshen up before i leave ? eric : no , not at all . uh , powder room 's right through here . sheila : i know where it 's at . ridge : what are you doing ? why is she here in our house ? eric : do this with me . ridge : do what with you ? eric : this . this . i know what she 's capable of . i want to keep her close . zende : what do you think ? rick : well , i 'm no designer , but i see some real growth here . zende : yes . progress . rick : you know , you should leave these for steffy and ridge to see . zende : okay . is maya in yet ? rick : yeah , she 's with your wife . uh , we needed to get a couple signatures from nicole . zende : signatures ? rick : the adoption papers need to be finalized . zende : i thought that was done already when lizzy was born . rick : yeah , so did i . but apparently there 's some clerical errors . it 's nothing major . carter brought over the changes , and maya 's filling in nicole . we 're gon na get her to sign . coco : you 're right , nicole . rick and maya are excellent parents . they raised lizzy since birth . and -- and just because they took off for a business trip does n't -- nicole : i know , i know . but i ca n't help it . all of these feelings are bouncing around inside of me . it 's just like i ca n't control them . it 's totally irrational . but i just ca n't stop all of the noise that is in my head , and i hear lizzy calling me mama , and what that does , i ca n't begin to describe it . i sound crazy , do n't i ? coco : no . no , you just -- you sound like someone who has a lot going on . have you talked to zende at all ? nicole : no . coco : okay . nicole : i have n't talked to anybody but you , because you are my friend and i trust you . coco : i 'm really , really glad you do . and -- and nothing you say here is leaving this room . nicole : i just wish there was some resolution to all of this . but if i ca n't have another child and lizzy 's my only shot at motherhood ... [ knock on door , door opens ] maya : hey , guys . coco : hey . hey , welcome back . maya : oh , thank you . it is , uh , it 's good to be home . hey , coco , do you mind if i have a couple minutes with my sister ? coco : um ... we 'll talk later . sorry . nicole : so what 's going on ? maya : oh , carter dropped off this paperwork to rick , and , uh , we have to do a few signatures . nicole : what is it ? maya : the adoption papers . nicole : i thought that was finalized a long time ago . eric : i had her put in jail for a crime she did not commit . ridge : that remains to be seen . eric : she 's trying to turn her life around . ridge : no , what she 's trying to do is get back with this family . she manipulates people . eric : i know , ridge ! i know . sheila : i just wanted to say thank you again . you do n't know how much this means to me , being in this house after all these years . ridge : well , you said what you had to say . and now it 's time to go . come on . sheila : can i just -- eric : ridge , ridge , i 'll show her out . thank you . [ door opens ] quinn : was that really necessary ? [ door closes ] ridge : yes . i do n't want her here . my dad is playing with fire . eric : sorry about that . sheila : oh , do n't apologize for him . i really ca n't blame ridge . but thank you for sticking up for me . eric : he does n't believe you 've changed . sheila : but i have . you can see it , ca n't you , eric ? eric : i want to believe that anybody can change if they really want to . sheila : [ chuckles ] that means a lot to me . thank you . and i 'm -- i 'm really happy that you found someone like quinn who treats you the way you deserve to be treated . but let me tell you what . if she does n't , i just might bust her one . eric : well , do n't worry . quinn is just about the ideal wife . she 's -- she 's committed , she 's dedicated . sheila : good . it 's what you deserve -- the perfect wife . i can see myself to the car . but thank you , eric , for everything . eric : okay . take care of yourself , sheila . [ door opens ] [ door closes ] zende : what kind of mistakes ? rick : huh ? zende : on the original adoption papers . what kind of mistakes ? rick : oh , it 's just a few typos . you know , that sort of thing . nothing relevant . no worries . we 'll get nicole to sign . we 'll be done with it . nicole : i do n't get it . we signed these adoption papers ages ago . maya : i know . um , but there were some clerical issues , so carter just drew up a new set . nicole : i thought it was finalized . maya : we all did . and , i mean , between us it 's final , so once you sign , it 'll be legal . nicole : so ... lizzy 's not yours . maya : no , of course she is . maybe not legally . it 's not a big deal . same document with the corrections . and , um , the terms are all the same . so it 's nothing to really be concerned about . um , here 's a pen . and -- and you just sign right by the yellow . nicole : oh , my god . you mean ... you mean that i 'm her mother ? maya : no , nicole . i am lizzy 's mother . just please . please sign the papers . lizzy : ah ! mamama ! nicole : i ca n't . i ca n't do it . i ca n't sign the papers . maya : what do you mean , you ca n't sign the papers ? nicole : maybe this is a sign . maybe this is happening for a reason . maya : no ! no , nicole . listen to me . i am lizzy 's mother . rick is lizzy 's father . just sign those papers . sign those papers right now !	ridge tells quinn that deacon is in jail so she is safe now . she says yes thanks to him . and she meant it when she said she loves him . he says she is safe so that is all that matters . nicole remembers back when little lizzy was born and put in her arms . zende walks in and asks if she is okay . she replies yes she is just fine . he senses she is still down and says they have only been trying a few months but it is going to happen . the doctors did not say it was impossible . he assures her everything will turn out , he promises . rick informs maya that it is no big deal but there is some clerical error and they need to sign more adoption papers for lizzy . maya says it is a sensitive time now for nicole so she will take the papers in to her privately . nicole conveys to coco that she is afraid she might not be able to have more children . she says she could not stand it when maya and rick took off to paris and left lizzy . she would never do that . maybe she made a mistake giving the child to them .
macy : and -- and this . every baby has got to have one of these . deacon : what is this thing ? macy : it 's a -- it 's a bottle warmer . you use it to warm up breast milk . deacon : where am i suppose to get breast milk from ? macy : hopefully , brooke will pump some . deacon : i do n't -- i do n't think she 's breast - feeding anymore , macy . macy : oh , well , that 's okay . i got plenty of formula , too . deacon : this is -- this is amazing . none of this would have been possible without you . macy : well , if you have n't noticed , i happen to care about you . deacon : i noticed . macy : and i -- i think that you have a right to spend time with your kids , no matter what the foresters or their lawyers say . deacon : you know , these people -- they -- they got a lot of heavy artillery . i mean , they 've got money . they 've got power . they 've got respectability . macy : and you 've got the most important thing -- blood . you 're hope and little eric 's father . you love your kids . you have rights . deacon : you 're right . macy : i know m right . and you do not want to take me on . deacon : i guess not . macy : so you go over there , and you pick up that phone , and you demand to see your kids . deacon : you know , macy , i think little d 's gone for the weekend . i think amber and rick took him to an amusement park or something . macy : all right . well , then you call brooke , and you tell her that you 're on your way to pick up hope . deacon : that 's exactly what i 'm gon na do . thank you . [ phone rings ] brooke : do n't tell me you 're wimping out , captain payne . hello ? deacon : brooke , it 's deacon . brooke : what do you want ? deacon : i want to see hope . brooke : deacon -- deacon : brooke -- i know that we 've had our differences . but -- come on , i got a right to see my kid . brooke : we already went over this . i do n't think it 's a good idea . deacon : brooke , she 's my daughter , too . brooke : since when have you had these paternal longings ? deacon : i 've always had them . you -- you put a stop to me seeing hope , all right ? you said it was in her best interest . brooke : and you agreed . deacon : well , i changed my mind . there 's -- there 's a lot that 's changed in my life . and -- look , i want my daughter to know her father . brooke : so what am i supposed to do ? just turn over my child to you ? deacon : i know how to take care of a baby . brooke : do you ? deacon : brooke -- please ? come on , give me this chance . i love this little girl . i 'll take good care of her . brooke : i do n't know , deacon . deacon : brooke , i promise . you wo n't be sorry . brooke : all right . you can see her . deacon : okay . i 'll be right over . [ doorbell rings ] nick : hey . ready for our run ? let 's go . brooke : nick , i ca n't . nick : oh , do n't tell me we got more dramas with the dressmaker . brooke : no , with deacon sharpe . nick : deacon sharpe ? deacon sharpe -- that name rings some kind of bell . oh , i met him at marone industries . actually , it was the day you were getting married . he did n't have a lot of nice things to say about forrester . brooke : well , i 'm sure he did n't . nick : he did n't have anything bad to say about you , though . giving you trouble ? brooke : deacon and i share a history . nick : oh . it sounds a bit ominous . brooke : complicated . nick : ugh , well , that 's never good . brooke : well , in this case , it certainly is n't . nick : well , please , fill me in our your history . brooke : well , he was married to my daughter , bridget . nick : really ? oh , so that makes you the big , bad mother - in - law , huh ? brooke : oh , yes , i was definitely bad . nick : okay , so you 're the ex - mother - in - law . what 's he want from you ? brooke : time with hope . nick : little young , is n't she ? brooke : young enough to be his daughter . nick : daughter ? you mean , you and deacon ? brooke : deacon is hope 's father . brooke : it was a really low point in my life when i turned to deacon . i thought his and bridget 's marriage was over . not that that 's any excuse , of course . nick : well , you do n't have to make excuses to me . brooke : you must think i 'm -- nick : a walking soap opera ? well , we all are in our own way , are n't we ? brooke : so you 're not completely turned off ? nick : not completely . here 's the thing about mistakes , though -- sometime we have to learn to live with them . brooke : and accept the fact that deacon is the father of my child . nick : you know , he did n't really seem like such a bad guy when i met him . brooke : well , you do n't know him . he 's -- he 's pretty bad . he 's an alcoholic . he loses his temper quite easily , and he ca n't hold down a job . nick : does he love his child ? brooke : i think he does . but he 's never spent a minute alone with her . nick : maybe it 's time . every child needs their father . brooke : yeah . if it was anybody but deacon . nick : but it 's not . marta : say `` bye - bye , mommy . `` brooke : bye - bye ? where are you going ? marta : i was going to take hope to the park . brooke : oh , the park . yes , that 's a great idea . sally : macy , what 's going on ? i just ran into the doorman , and he told me that deacon sharpe was up here . macy : yeah . he was -- he was here to see me . sally : to see you ? why would deacon come here to see you ? macy : because we 're friends . sally : friends ? since when ? you barely know each other . what do the two of you possibly have in common ? macy : sobriety . we met at an aa meeting . sally : macy -- you got ta remember , you are in a very , very vulnerable state right now , and a man like deacon sharpe might very well try to take advantage of that . macy : mom , you do n't know him like i do , okay ? he 's been very good to me , and i just want to return the favor . sally : okay , fine . wait a minute . what is all of this ? macy : it 's for the baby . sally : baby ? what baby ? macy : deacon 's . sally : deacon 's baby ? macy : yeah . he has a little girl . and he wanted to spend some time with her , so i told him he could bring her over here . he just went to brooke 's to get her . sally : to brooke 's ? what does brooke have to do with deacon 's baby ? oh , i see . little girl , huh ? little hope ? macy : deacon is her father . sally : honey , you are dropping more bombs on me than a b-52 . macy : i know . i know , mother . i was blown away , too . but not at brooke 's part in this . she destroyed one daughter 's life , and now she 's trying to destroy another 's . not to mention deacon 's . she 's trying to keep deacon and hope apart . sally : i see . and you 're determined to keep that from happening ? macy : i wo n't let that happen . brooke : okay , i packed an extra bottle and some sunscreen , so stay out as long as you want . okay ? marta : if i left it up to hope , we would n't be back until dark . she loves the park . brooke : well , you better get going . marta : what about her nap ? brooke : if she misses it , we 'll just put her to bed early . okay ? so go . scoot . deacon ? deacon : hey , hope . now she was n't going out without daddy , now was she ? [ giggles and squeals ] sally : macy -- darling , ii want you to listen to me very carefully . being around a baby after what you 've just been through is not going to be easy . are you absolutely sure you want to do this ? macy : mom , i ca n't avoid babies for the rest of my life . they 're everywhere . sally : yes . but they 're only in your home if you want them to be . macy : i want them to be . sally : this is brooke 's baby we 're talking about . and when i think what that woman has already taken from you , i could scream . macy : i know . i know . i know . my whole future . when she took thorne from me , i was still able to get pregnant . if she had n't done that , we would have started a family , and -- and i 'd have children today . sally : then why are you doing this , darling ? it is n't good for you . you need to concentrate on taking care of yourself now . macy : it 's only for a couple of hours . sally : it 's much more than that . macy : you 're right . it is . sally : then , please , do n't do it . macy : i have to . i am not gon na let brooke take away from deacon everything that she 's taken away from me . brooke : deacon , i did n't realize you were coming so soon . marta was just gon na take hope to the park . deacon : you guys were gon na go to the park ? oh , that sounds like fun . well , you know , maybe we can stop there for a little while before we go on . hey , mommy did tell i was coming by , did n't she ? huh ? brooke : deacon , about that -- deacon : brooke , please , do n't worry about a thing . i got diapers . i got baby formula . i got a portable crib . i got a car seat . brooke : you know , those things are really tricky to install . why do n't you just stay here and play with hope here ? deacon : brooke , i checked with a guy . he said that i put the thing in right . everything 's gon na be cool , all right ? i promise you , she 's gon na be safe with me . besides , it looks like you got company . how you doing , nick ? i did n't recognize you there . it looks like we both found a razor . nick : good to see you again . deacon : you , too . are you guys going for a run ? nick : i guess that 's up to brooke . deacon : i did n't realize you two were -- nick : we 're not . deacon : sorry . brooke : not that it 's any of your business . is that what you 're doing here , deacon ? you 're trying to worm your way back into my life ? deacon : no . i 'd say my worming days are pretty much over . i got it through my thick head that that ship sailed . sorry . brooke : what do you want ? deacon : i want time , brooke . i want time with my daughter . i already missed so much . so , marta , you got everything in there for me ? mucho gracias . i 'll tell you what , we 'll be back in a few hours . brooke : two . two hours . deacon : okay . two . go bye - bye , mommy . bye - bye , mommy . brooke : i love you . bye . deacon : okay . nick , take care of yourself . brooke : oh , god . nick : she 'll be okay . so will you . [ music box playing ] [ doorbell rings ] deacon : honey , we 're home . almost . macy : well , you can call this home any time you want . deacon : thanks . macy : so -- brooke did n't give you a hard time , huh ? deacon : well , she tried , but i held my ground . macy : good . i 'm glad -- for you and this little one . oh . deacon : there 's so much i want to do with her . i do n't even know where to start . macy : small . just start small . deacon : that 's a good idea . you know , just holding her like this , it just feels -- macy : i know . deacon : you know , macy , none of this would have been possible without you . macy : i did n't do anything . deacon : you 've done more than i could ever thank you for . macy : you know what ? you can thank me by enjoying , just savoring every precious moment that you have with hope . deacon : yeah . macy : in fact , you can -- you can start right now . i 'll just let you two -- let you two be alone . deacon : wait , hey , macy -- do n't go . nick : well , i imagine you 're feeling a little stress right now , huh ? you know what ? they say the best thing for stress is exercise -- run , something like that . what do you say ? brooke : i do n't think anything 's gon na help me right now . nick : hey . are you starting trust me a little bit ? just a little ? do n't answer that . come here . i wan na show you something . just sit down . brooke : oh , goodness . nick : put these up here . and we have to take these off . brooke : ah , they might be a little dirty . nick : well , i have spent many a day and nights on rigs no bigger than a bathtub with five men . i can handle your perfectly powdered piggies . brooke : what are you going to do to them ? nick : it 's not what i 'm going to do to them . it 's what i 'm going to do to you . brooke : oh , i 'm liking this less and less . nick : well , see , that 's where the trust -- the keyword is `` trust `` -- comes in . because you will like this more and more . brooke : hmm , maybe you 're right . nick : mm - hmm . just relax , enjoy . brooke : mmm . you 're really good . nick : that 's what they tell me . brooke : where 'd you learn to do this anyway ? nick : china . it 's called reflexology . it 's a way of relieving stress through pressure points . yeah , see , every organ in your body is connected to a pressure point in your foot . and in order to relieve that stress , you have to find the pressure point and apply the pressure . it puts the organ back in balance . brooke : oh , oh , oh , oh . nick : you see this one right here ? that one 's connected to your liver . and that one to your spleen . there 's the kidney . [ brooke moans ] and you know what this one 's connected to ? brooke : what ? nick : your heart . macy : are you -- are you sure ? deacon : yeah , i 'm sure . i want you to stay . yeah , we both do , do n't we ? what ? yeah , yeah , we both do . i mean , if you want to . macy : yeah , sure . deacon : okay . well , let 's -- let 's sit down and play pat - a - cake or dolls or whatever you do with little girls . i 'm lost , so -- macy : okay . well , pat - a - cake -- pat - a - cake 's good , i guess . deacon : okay . all right . you know , i spent some time with my son . but , i got ta tell you , this whole girl thing is -- i do n't know -- it 's like a new ball game or tea party or whatever . macy : you 'll be great . deacon : yeah . well , it 's still nice having a woman around . macy : well , it 's -- it 's nice being here . deacon : hey , you wan na hold her ? hmm ? macy : oh -- yeah , yeah . deacon : okay . come here . macy : that 's okay ? deacon : yeah . macy : oh , my goodness . oh , my goodness . hey . oh , my goodness . how 's that taste ? hey . brooke : i 'm sorry , nick . i just ca n't get my mind off hope . what if deacon leaves the country with her or something ? or what if he just turns away and something horrible happens ? nick : i 'm sure hope is in very good hands . macy : yes . oh . deacon : is n't she something ? macy : oh , yeah . she 's beautiful . she 's absolutely beautiful . oh .	deacon calls brooke while he 's at macy 's , begging to see hope . she finally says it 's o.k . macy is happy too , telling him to go get his little girl and bring them to her place for a visit . nick shows up at brooke 's ready for a run . she 's not thrilled anymore cause deacon coming over to get hope . she explains her affair with deacon . he takes things in stride saying everyone makes mistakes and they have to be lived with . brooke 's talks bad about deacon . nick says he lives a soap opera life . ( lol ) the nanny brings hope downstairs telling brooke they 're going to the park . they could n't get out of the house fast enough cause deacon shows up . he 's a little disappointed brooke 's shoving hope out the door because she does n't want her around him . her excuse is she did n't think he was coming so soon . deacon says hello to nick , almost not recognizing him cause he shaved . deacon holds hope . brooke is unsure about his visit . deacon has all the baby necessities , and even knows how to hook up a car seat . he agrees to be with her only 2 hours . he leaves . nick gives her a pressure - point foot massage to take away her stress cause she 's really worried about deacon being with her little girl . it works for a while since nick 's had compliments on his techniques . brooke continues to worry about her child being kidnapped by deacon . nick tries to calm her down .
[ taylor laughing ] ridge : that was great . taylor : i ca n't believe you did that to my top . i did not want to skinny - dip . ridge : oh , i think we should have just gone for it . taylor : ooh . oh , yeah , right , and get ourselves a nice citation for public nudity . ridge : oh , nobody would 've even noticed . taylor : yeah , except for that old couple that you almost gave a heart attack to . ridge : did you see the looks they gave us ? taylor : no . no , i did n't see anything because i was too busy looking at you . ridge : oh , you 're shivering . you 're shivering . here . taylor : ah , much better . much better . ridge : good , good , good , good . maybe we should go get out of these wet clothes . taylor : i do n't know , maybe we could wrap ourselves in a big fluffy blanket , get a bottle of wine -- ridge : yeah , that sounds pretty good . i 'll get the wine . we can reconnect . get the blanket , get the wine , but first things first . [ scene_break ] gaby : what are you doing ? thomas : i 'm asking you to marry me . gaby : thomas , get up . thomas : not until you answer me . gaby : you do n't want to marry me . thomas : i want you to stay in this country and go to college . connor said the only way to do that is to get a green card . you get a green card by marrying someone . gaby : oh , i ca n't . thomas : yes . yes , you can . gaby : thomas , please get up . please get off your knees . please . this is not the answer . thomas : there is no other answer . gaby , if you go back to your country , you may not get back . not for years , anyway . and then come back to what ? gaby : i 'd be legal . thomas : marry me and you are . it 's the only way , gaby . marry me , you get a green card , and you can stay . it 's that simple . [ scene_break ] [ `` unforgettable plays `` ] ridge : logan , i 'm always going to love you . unforgettable that 's what you are unforgettable though near or far ridge : i love you , mrs. forrester . like a song of love that clings to me how the thought of you does things to me never before has someone been more megan : brooke ? sorry to interrupt . brooke : it 's okay . megan : ridge 's not coming in today ? brooke : no , he 's at the beach house with taylor . megan : listen to me , brooke . he 'll choose you . brooke : i know . yeah . i hope . megan : you are getting equal time at the beach house , right ? brooke : yes , of course . it 's only fair . megan , what is it ? megan : it 's stephanie . brooke , she canceled all of her appointments today , and she is going to the beach house . brooke : what ? megan : i know , i know , it 's the last thing you need hear and i 'm sorry to tell you , but -- brooke : oh , my god . she 's going over there to talk to ridge before i even have a chance to spend time alone with him ? stephanie : oh well , look who 's here . brooke : stephanie . stephanie : oh , pay me no mind . i just dropped by on my way back from the beach house . brooke : what the hell are you up to now ? [ scene_break ] gaby : do you even realize what you 're saying ? you 're talking about marrying someone you hardly even know . thomas : it 's just a piece of paper . a way around you being an illegal immigrant so you can attend college . gaby : thomas , marriage is something sacred . it 's about two people coming together before god . it 's not something you take lightly . thomas : i know . i know . but this wo n't be in a church . we could have a civil ceremony , get a license , and you can stay in the country . gaby : a marriage in name only . thomas : exactly . look , if there we any other way -- gaby : we ca n't do this . we 'd be breaking laws . it 's not right . thomas : and what 's happening to you is right ? gaby , your mother brought you here so you could have a better life . you 've worked your butt off . you got into larchmont college . do n't let this ruin all of that . not when there 's another option . marry me , gaby . do it for your future , do it for your mom . all the dreams she had for you , they 're still there . she still has those dreams . [ scene_break ] megan : you know , i think i should get back to my desk . [ brooke sighs ] brooke : you could n't stay out of it , could you ? stephanie : i wanted ridge to know exactly where i stood . brooke : like you could possibly stand anywhere but right next to taylor . stephanie : with my last breath , i 'll drive you out of this family . brooke : or die trying ? stephanie : if it comes to that . brooke : stephanie , what you 're doing , it 's ugly and desperate . and i 'm not the only person who noticed . stephanie : what ? telling my son that he should choose a woman who knows the difference between right and wrong ? brooke : you should really try to be my ally , not my enemy . because every time you stick your nose into somebody else 's business , you score points on my side . stephanie : ahh . there are n't enough points in the world for you to win the game . you ca n't beat taylor . [ scene_break ] ridge : you smell so good . so familiar . kinda feel like you 'd never left . i 've dreamt of this moment , doc . when you were gone -- i 'd get into bed and i would turn down your side . look at the light on in the bathroom , and i 'd want to believe -- i had to believe that you were in there . brushing your hair , getting ready for bed . when i hold you now , honestly , i do n't know if i 'm here on earth or in heaven . taylor : wherever we are , whatever we 're doing , that is heaven . ridge : there 's no better in the world than right here in this moment right now . god , doc , i 've missed you so much . missed you . [ scene_break ] brooke : do n't you see what you 're doing , stephanie ? how you 're poisoning yourself ? no wonder eric does n't see you as the woman that he married anymore . stephanie : really ? brooke : no . he does n't . he sees you as a belligerent , angry woman . stephanie : well , now who 's making an assumption about a marriage that she 's not part of . brooke : oh , i 'm not making assumptions . eric told me this himself that that 's how he feel about you . stephanie : oh . well , i appreciate your concern about my marriage . brooke : really ? stephanie : you really played him , did n't you ? what did you do ? put your head on his shoulder and weep big tears and say , `` oh , eric , eric . stephanie , that mean old woman that you 're married to , is so unkind to me ? `` you know , because he 's a decent man , he listens to you . to what you have to say . and now everything that comes out of his mouth is something that you 've already said . brooke : oh . so that 's how you do it . whatever anybody says about you , somehow comes out of my mouth first . well , i have a news flash for you , stephanie . i have a relationship with eric because you pushed him to me . and i may seem like this evil monster in your sick imagination , but really , the men in your life are only comforted by me . stephanie : i would n't call what you offer `` comfort . `` brooke : oh , of course not . because you are an unfeeling , uptight bitch who -- oh , god , could you be any more pathetic ? [ stephanie chuckles ] stephanie : this from a woman who spreads herself for any man any time . you know , that 's always been you 're fatal flaw . you 've always mistaken sex for love , which is why you have never been able to keep any man , and never made him really happy . any man . and that includes ridge . brooke : no , i have made ridge very happy . stephanie : no . you 've used your body to keep him , because that 's your tool . but you are still the same little tramp for the valley . eric : stop it ! stop it right now . unbelievable . get out of here . stephanie : you heard him . eric : stephanie , i 'm talking to you . [ scene_break ] ridge : i do n't know what to do , doc . someone 's going to get hurt here . and the thought of that happening really rips me inside . i 'm so sorry you 've got ta go through this . i know it 's got ta be hard on you . taylor : tell me what you 're feeling . ridge : i 'm feeling -- the thought of my kids having to be raised in a home without both parents -- it gets to me , but i do n't know any way around it . taylor : you ca n't split yourself in two . and you ca n't make everyone happy . if you do , no one will be happy . ridge : so , then , what ? what the hell do i do then ? taylor : you do what feels right in your heart . that 's all you can do . and you remember one very important thing . no matter what you choose , i will always love you . [ scene_break ] gaby : i can still feel my mother watching over me . even now . thomas : she wanted so much for you . she still does . gaby : thomas , even if this could work , even if it could , your family would freak . i do n't want to do that to them . thomas : they 'd understand . because they would want you to stay . not that we even have to tell them . gaby : what do you mean ? thomas : well , it 's like you said -- marriage in name only , right ? no one has to know . you could stay on here , and we could still date , of course . [ gaby sighs ] gaby : we 'd be married and dating ? what if you -- what if we broke up ? what if you met somebody else ? what if you wanted to get married for real ? thomas : look , i know this is complicated , and i do n't have it all worked out , but -- gaby : this is nuts , thomas . thomas : no crazier than you having to leave this country . you ca n't just give up your dream like that . gaby : and my mother 's dream . thomas : she worked her whole life for it . [ gaby sighs ] gaby : what would my mother think if she knew i was going to get married for the wrong reason ? thomas : look , i 'm only trying to help . besides , i would n't be doing this if i was n't crazy about you . gaby : you know i would n't even be considering this if i was n't crazy about you , too . thomas : i do n't want to lose you , gaby . look , i told my family i was spending the night with a friend . we go to vegas tonight , get married , and be back by morning . gaby : are you sure ? thomas : yes . gaby : thomas . thank you . thank you . [ scene_break ] ridge : we came here , doc , to be alone , to connect -- taylor : you 're talking and trusting . trusting is the most important connection two people can make . ridge : i do n't have all the answers . taylor : you always want what is good . not necessarily for you , but for all the people you love . you give so much of yourself to so many people -- now it 's time for all of us to trust you and what you need to do . whatever reason this happened , we have to believe it 's part of some kind of plan . trust yourself , ridge . you 're the finest man i 've ever known . ridge : oh , doc . i really do need you . i do n't think i realized just how much until this moment . taylor : i 'll be right back . [ thunder ] [ scene_break ] stephanie : you 're asking me to leave ? eric : yes . now . i 'm beyond fed up . this constant meddling of yours has to stop . stephanie : did you expect me to just stand by -- eric : i expect you to stay the hell out of it ! ridge is a grown - up . he can make his own choices here . stephanie : mm - hmm . and do you believe that he should stay with brooke ? my god , you do believe that . eric : what i think does n't matter . stephanie : of course it does . eric : stephanie , go . just go ! stephanie : i saw taylor and ridge earlier today . i saw them embrace . i saw them kiss . they are down there together , and there is not a damn thing that either one of you can do about it . brooke : i 'll have my time with ridge . stephanie : oh , you just keep on thinking that . you know what i think ? i think he 'll probably call you on the phone and say `` i 'll think i 'll take another day or two with taylor . maybe a week , maybe a month , maybe a year . `` he is with her , and he is never going to leave her ever again . [ phone ringing ] brooke : oh , my . oh , well . look who this is . brooke : ridge , honey ? is everything all right ? ridge : i wanted to talk to you , logan . about your plans to come out to the beach house . brooke : you still want me to come there , do n't you ?	eric tells a loved one to get out . stephanie seems like a fortuneteller when everything seems to be going her way . taylor 's love knows no bounds . thomas comes up with a plan to keep a friend from unwanted travel . ridge allows the thunderstorm to make a decision .
brooke : you were awfully quiet on the ride home . that kiss that i had with ridge is going to be splashed all over the fashion trades . how are you going to handle it ? how are we going to handle it ? [ scene_break ] felicia : so , when mommy walks down that runway tomorrow , daddy 's going to be there waiting for me . with those big dimples . and the minister 's going to say a bunch of words , and there 'll be rings and a kiss . stephanie : and lots of happy tears for the bride and groom ? felicia : i was just telling my little snugglebuns about the wedding . it seems to be a very good bedtime story . so , are you just now getting back from forrester ? stephanie : yeah . felicia : quite a show , in more ways than one . stephanie : well , that 's not why i stopped by . felicia : mom , if you 're worried about the wedding preparations , do n't be . stephanie : i am . i 'm worried about the maid of honor . felicia : why ? bridget 's dress is ready and waiting for her at forrester -- stephanie : honey , this is n't about the dress . this is about bridget and dante . i think they have feelings for one another . [ scene_break ] bridget : what in god 's name did you think you were doing ? that kiss on the runway , ridge ? you know better than to think you can do that to someone 's fiancée . whether you like it or not , mom and nick are trying to have a relationship . ridge : it kind of speaks volumes , though . two people supposedly in love who ca n't seem to -- bridget : oh , just stop it ! you are so transparent ! you put mom in a position where she had to give in to you , so she did . you put on the show , and it was n't for the buyers or the press . it was for one person -- nick . ridge : worked rather well , did n't it ? [ scene_break ] nick : does that answer your question ? brooke : i just need to know we 're okay . nick : i 'll bet forrester 's wondering the same thing . brooke : i had no idea what ridge was up to . nick : that 's because you do n't think like a forrester . you 're good , decent and honest . that family 's like the bermuda triangle for you . the only way to keep from getting sucked down is to stay as far away from them as possible . brooke : well , ridge is r.j. 's father . he 's going to be in his son 's life . nick : but he does n't have to be in our life . especially when it 's our life he 's trying to destroy . brooke : he ca n't do that . you know that , do n't you ? you do know that ? come on , let 's go upstairs . nick : i 've got a better idea . why do n't i fire my plane up , and let 's just get the hell out of here . brooke : oh , i ca n't . it 's going to be so crazy at work tomorrow . all those orders to fill and everything . nick : what ? orders ? i thought we had an understanding that you were n't going back to that place . brooke , how can you even consider that after what happened today ? i mean it . no more forrester creations ! [ scene_break ] stephanie : dante bought your engagement ring for bridget . felicia : and she turned him down , just like she 's been doing as long as dante 's been in town . stephanie : when his family was here at the house the other day , the two of them disappeared . where did they go ? why did they go ? what 's going on ? felicia : damn it , mother , this is not what i need on the eve of my wedding -- you filling my head with doubts . stephanie : i do n't think i 'm filling your head with doubts . i think they 're already there . [ scene_break ] bridget : look , ridge . mom might be back at forrester creations now -- ridge : where she belongs . bridget : well , she 's not going to be here long , if you keep playing games like this . do you think nick is going to allow this ? ridge : bridget , i 'm fighting for the woman i love . for the woman i know in my soul i was meant to spend the rest of my days with . bridget : that 's fine , but mom is engaged , ridge ! and she loves nick . ridge : not the way she loves me . bridget : i sat next to nick when you kissed mom on the runway . i saw the look on his face . in front of practically the whole world , you humiliated him . ridge : your mother and i are going to be together . and we 're going to run this company together . bridget : and where does that leave nick ? ridge : nick is not my concern . is he yours ? listen , very soon now , popeye 's gon na realize that your mother is like a beautiful , wild mare who ca n't be contained . she 's passionate , unpredictable , and she does n't live by other people 's rules . either you love her for who she is , or you lose her . [ cell phone ringing ] bridget : i have to go . ridge : i have loved your mother for who she is . and i always will . [ scene_break ] brooke : i never said i was going to leave forrester creations . i thought we agreed that i was going to work out of marone ? nick : well , the dressmaker proved that 's not going to work when he showed up at the office with panties for you to try on . for god 's sake , brooke ! we 'll sell the stock back to them -- we 'll give it back to them ! anything to get them out of our lives . brooke : nick , that stock is my children 's legacy . just like brooke 's bedroom is mine . i founded that line . that company is a part of who i am . and everybody 's really excited about the line . i mean , they think we 're on the brink of something huge . i just want to show them what i can do . nick : who ? who do you want to show ? the public ? me ? i believe in you . why do n't you be honest here ? be honest with yourself . you want to prove to this family that you are worthy of them . and it 's got to stop . brooke , you ca n't allow them to be this instrumental in your life , and that 's going to happen as long as you 're tied to this company . that 's what forrester and his mother are counting on . brooke : i 'm going to be really vigilant . i 'm going to set ridge straight , okay ? and if anything happens like what happened tonight with him , he 's going to be out of that door so fast -- nick : oh , come on , it 's not going to work . the guy 's not going to listen to you . do n't you see that ? nothing ! he 's not backing off . when are you going to see that ? brooke : i can handle ridge . nick : you would n't have to if you were n't tied to this company . brooke : i tried to explain to you how important this company is to me . nick : and i tried to explain to you why it should n't be . i do n't want to keep having the same argument . i 'm gon na go . brooke : no . no , do n't go . not like this . nick : brooke -- brooke , i 'm not mad . really . i just do n't get how a woman that 's so strong and talented could allow a family like that to control her life . i do n't get it . i do n't think i ever will . [ scene_break ] felicia : if bridget wanted to be with dante , she could have been with him . he proposed to her . stephanie : but she did n't accept . why ? is she still holding out hope for nick ? i mean , is she in love with dante ? i think we 're dealing with a very confused young woman here . but then , she is her mother 's daughter , is n't she ? and who sends mixed messages to men better than her mother ? felicia : which is what you think might be happening ? stephanie : honey , i think dante 's a good man . i think he loves you . i think he loves the baby . if it 's bridget that 's having second thoughts , then she should keep those to herself . i want you to be happy , honey , and i do n't want her interfering with that happiness . i want that little baby in there to wake up tomorrow morning and spend the whole day at his parents ' wedding , while they 're happy and they 're committed to one another . i think you need to go and talk to bridget and get this all straightened out . make sure she understands all this . [ scene_break ] nick : how did you get in here ? [ massimo laughs ] massimo : you underestimate me , my boy . but that 's beside the point right now . i know what happened at the fashion show today . let it go , dominick . hmm ? before it gets even worse for you . nick : you 're not welcome here . massimo : let me tell you something . what brooke and ridge have together -- despite all the ups and downs that they 've had -- is very real . and it would behoove you to step back from that , accept it and step back . this way , maybe you have a chance to salvage something with bridget before your divorce becomes final . nick : i do n't need this . especially from you . massimo : well , who better ? i 'm your father . nick : and the dressmaker 's greatest supporter ! you know , one thing i 've learned -- it 's not the strongest or the smartest that survives , but the one that can best adapt to change . and there will be some changes around here , involving everybody . and we will see who 's standing in the end . [ scene_break ] brooke : ridge ? this is n't your house . you ca n't just breeze in here any time you 'd like ! what if nick were here ? ridge : but he 's not , is he ? you two had an argument , and he stormed out of here ? brooke : no , no , that 's not what happened . what do you want ? no , forget i even asked that . i just want you to go . ridge : i would 've thought you 'd be all pumped up from our success today . do n't you want to celebrate ? brooke : i just want to go to bed . ridge : great . excellent idea . brooke : i ca n't do that ' til you go . ridge : or i could take you upstairs , tuck you in , tell you a naughty bedtime story . brooke : ridge ! ridge : scandalous , i 'm sure . but then , a little scandal 's all right , right ? remember the `` scandal `` campaign you came up with ? that was just sheer brilliance . unfortunately , a lot of people did n't like us falling out of elevators half - naked , but , you know . i think we should retool the scandal line . we 're having so much success with all this stuff -- brooke : look , can we just talk about this tomorrow ? ridge : absolutely . 9 : 00 , your office , forrester . brooke : no , my office is at marone . so we 'll teleconference . ridge : and where 's your heart ? i know where it should be . it should be right next to mine . [ scene_break ] bridget : penny for your thoughts . nick : bridget ? what 're you doin ' here ? bridget : well , i got your text message . nick : i did n't text you . bridget : really ? i just assumed -- you would have wanted me -- well , all right , i 'm sure you want to be alone . nick : where 's your penny ? bridget : i do n't need one . i know you well enough to know what you 're thinking . how did you leave things with my mom ? nick : i 'm not going to give up on her . i just need to find some way to get through to her and i will . i love your mother . and i support her . i just need to make sure she knows that . [ scene_break ] brooke : you ca n't keep doing this , ridge . ridge : i just asked a simple question . brooke : no , i mean it . it has to stop . ridge : because your fiancé says so ? brooke : no , it 's not because of that . ridge : that is what happened . nick dragged you out of there , is n't it ? started laying down a bunch of ground rules , like , did n't want you around the fashion industry anymore , did n't want you working at the company that you love , or associating with any of the forresters anymore . he 's trying to control you , brooke . he 's trying to tell you where you can work , who is going to be in your life , his way or no way , right ? please tell me that you realize this . you see , this is what is actually going on now , especially after today . i made the biggest mistake of my life when i walked out on you . and now to compound it by having to stand by and watch you commit yourself to this control freak . to stand by without saying anything , when i love you more than i ever have . that heart attack recently made me realize that , a day apart from you is a day wasted . well , i do n't want to waste another day . another hour , another minute , apart from you . [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] brooke : hello ? nick : i 'm looking at a picture of you . brooke : you are ? nick : you look beautiful and happy . let 's keep it that way . brooke : yeah . nick : i 'll see you tomorrow . brooke : okay . bye . [ scene_break ] ridge : fair guess tells me that was nick . brooke : you really have to leave , ridge . ridge : then i will see you bright and early in the morning . we have a lot of work to do . the orders are pouring in . and we need to get crackin ' on the new hot designs for the bedroom line . but i 'm feeling very inspired . i mean , with a figure like this in front of me , how can i not be inspired ? brooke : okay , wait , wait , stop . this is what i mean . this is the problem . you keep pushing the limit and you are getting away with it . i 'm warning you . if you try to take advantage of us working together again , that 's it . ridge : you and i are never going to be over , brooke . and the sooner that you realize that , the better off it 's going to be for all of us . it 's gon na happen . you and i both know it will happen .	brooke questions nick if he can handle the kiss splashed on all the trade rags around the world ? his answer he takes her in his arms and kisses her passionately . as they talk about what just happened on the runway , he tells her the forrester 's are like the bermuda triangle and she will only get sucked under if she does n't stay as far away as possible . he demands no more working at forrester creations . good naturedly , they argue and she reminds him she never said she would leave forrester creations , but rather work out of marone office . he does n't see it that way with forrester already showing up at her office and wanting her to try on his panties ! once more she tells him she can handle ridge . nick just does n't get it that such a strong , talented woman could let this family control her . felicia coos to little dino about what the wedding will be like . only stephanie comes in and throws a damper on the plans ; she is happy for felicia but she thinks dante and bridget have feelings for each other . she advises felicia to talk this out with bridget beforehand . bridget tells ridge that her mom wo n't be working long at forrester creations if he keeps playing games like this . the kiss that humiliated nick in front of the whole world . he laments nick is not his concern ; it 's hers !
nick : your son 's dead , and your daughter almost followed him into the grave . what 's it gon na take to get beth logan to come home ? beth : i am not about to discuss this with you . now please leave . nick : you would n't discuss it with katie either . she called you , and you hung up . i was just curious as to why . [ scene_break ] ( indistinct conversations ) steffy : oh , wow . i have n't been here in so long . marcus : okay , can i take you any place in l.a. that you have n't been already ? steffy : ( laughs ) sure . i was in london when i turned 18 . lots of places i have n't been . marcus : mm - hmm . thank you . well , we 're not starn ' off with the adult - only places , okay ? steffy : ( laughs ) you know , you do n't have to take me out to dinner to keep me quiet . marcus : well , thank you . bribing you i could n't afford . steffy : most of the employees at forrester -- we do n't know who their mothers are , and we do n't ask . marcus : if your father knew mine was donna , then -- steffy : you know , when i think about it , i - i ca n't see why it would be that big of a problem , other than her not telling anyone . marcus : okay , i ran into your dad today . he hates her guts . steffy : that 's an overstatement . marcus : okay , so she married your granddad . i mean , it was n't like , what , he was handcuffed or drugged , right ? i mean , so what makes her the villain ? steffy : if i try to start explaining my family , we 'll be here till morning . i 'd much rather hear about you . [ scene_break ] ( knock on door ) katie : nick ? bridget : oh . katie : oh . bridget : it 's just me . nick had to go out of town for the day . katie : oh . bridget : what are you doing ? katie : uh , it 's the closest thing i can get to exercise . bridget : ( sighs ) katie : so is it just , uh , the two of us in the house ? bridget : yeah . jack actually is spending the night with taylor . katie : oh ... are you thinking what i 'm thinking ? `` girls gone wild . `` whoo ! bridget : oh , right , 'cause you and i have `` wild `` written all over our faces . katie : we could do each other 's hair ... bridget : ( squeals ) katie : maybe have a pillow fight . bridget : that would be excellent for your condition . katie : or we could plan your wedding . that 's always fun . bridget : oh , i have been there done that . we 'd have to plan the engagement first , so ... katie : so nick has n't asked you . so what ? ask him . bridget : i 'm not sure that we 're there yet . katie : of course you are . you are , are n't you ? bridget , nick adores you . i can , anyone can see it . bridget : i know katie : and no other woman would stand a chance . bridget : including you ? is that the message ? [ scene_break ] beth : i did n't hang up on anyone . i had to go . i said so , and i am saying so now . nick : have you retired from the job of parenting ? nick : we going for a walk ? beth : i told you i have an appointment , and now i am very late . so please show yourself out , and have a safe trip home . [ scene_break ] marcus : ( laughs ) east texas is a place . it 's not a general direction . steffy : okay , that 's where your town is ? marcus : right , beaumont . that 's right . steffy : which is near what i might have heard of ? marcus : houston . but when you 're growing up , houston can seem like a million miles away . steffy : is your family there ? your adoptive family ? marcus : they moved away . but i moved away first . steffy : where to ? marcus : austin . steffy : university ? marcus : yeah , you see , that was my dream -- to play ball for the longhorns . i mean , i knew i could have , because i was that good . steffy : is that basketball ? marcus : uh , do i look like a football player ? steffy : okay , you 're tall . but you 're not freaky tall . marcus : all right , u.t . thought . you see , i got accepted and i was on scholarship , then , you know , politics kicks in . steffy : but you made the team , right ? marcus : well , money was tight . i would have had to work . i mean , i could n't work and play ball at the same time . it was pretty much impossible . steffy : so what ? you never tried out ? you did n't play ? marcus : no , i did n't go . steffy : wait , but you just said -- marcus : no . i moved to austin , yeah , and i saw every longhorns game , as well , just not on the court . you see , was selling chilidogs . [ scene_break ] bridget : this conversation was bound to happen . katie : oh , god . bridget : no , katie , just listen . what we 've all been going through is so surreal . you 're my family , and you were -- you were dying . i could only think about two things when you we sick -- how i could help you what i could do to make the most of the time that you did have left . so i encouraged nick to spend time with you 'cause i knew that than you were really getting on . katie : you 're right . it 's true . bridget : i 'm not blind . i - i know the two of you have connection . but nick and i have a very deep bond , too . i -- we have so much history , and the memories that we share -- no one can replace those or take them away from us . you know , we -- we make each other better people , and i think we 're a pretty good team together . like , i - i knew what i could do to help you , but i also knew what nick could offer you . 'cause you were just so angry , and you felt betrayed by life , and all these feelings of guilt -- i was afraid i was just gon na try to fix those things , but nick has this ability to just let people be . katie : ( sighs ) it 's more than that . katie : i fell for him ... hard . i - i just i want to be up front with you , i - i 'm sure i 'm not telling you anything you do n't already know . i 'm sure i 've been painfully obvious . but i want you to understand that i value you and your friendship more than anything else . i hope you know that . i hope nothing has changed between us . [ scene_break ] nick : i 'm sorry , stephen , to take you away from whatever it is you were doing , but something 's not right here . stephen : i - i do n't think beth sees many people anymore . nick : katie called her , and she hung up . stephen : transatlantic phone calls are dropped all the time , nick . nick : stephen , she hung up on her , now be honest with me . have you been in touch with your ex - wife since you 've been in paris ? stephen : yes . we 've been talking about her coming back to l.a. with me for a while . nick : and ? stephen : we 're still discussing it . nick : you mean she wo n't go . are you making excuses for her ? stephen : i have n't wanted the girls to know . nick : to know what ? to know what ? what is going on with your ex - wife ? [ scene_break ] steffy : so could n't you just play at another school ? marcus : well , not everything works out . you see , i 'm not in the shape now like i was then . steffy : you no out of shape . but i know what you mean . i was the athlete in my family . could have been competitive at college level . marcus : oh , yeah which sport ? steffy : track and swimming . marcus : oh , think you can do it by yourself . steffy : but there was n't real support or any precede for being a serious athlete in my world . being a forrester is about brains and beauty . my sister was the pretty one , so i kinda had to be the smart one . marcus : well , could n't you be the pretty one and the smart one ? steffy : phoebe models . she has a fragrance named after her . wherever you see her , a wind machine is n't far behind . marcus : all right i get the feeling i do n't have to ask you why you stayed in london . steffy : you know , i love my sister , but it was kind of nice being on my own . not the smart one -- the only one . okay , is that obnoxious ? nick : you know you have to answer that . do n't answer it . it 's fine . that losing storm would hit beth hard . and it did . she would n't come back for the memorial . i - i assumed she just needed more time to pull herself together before seeing katie . stephen : it was simpler to tell the girls she was n't well . stephen : nick , you have to understand that this hard for her . she stayed and raised those children . nick : i have no right to what here , stephen ? stephen : to criticize her . nick : i 'm sorry , this is about your daughter , and she needs both of you . stephen : all right . i just figured that maybe i was n't communicating we enough with her over the phone , so i came to see her she seemed fine , but things have n't been easy between us for years , so i was n't shocked by that . but when i would talk to her about brooke or donna or -- or fill her in on what was going on with katie , as like she did n't care . she would just stare at me . ca n't describe that look . nick , this is a woman who lived her life -- who dedicated her life to her children , and -- and now , i - i do n't know . nick : do you have any idea ere she might have gone ? stephen : no . listen , i 'm just sorry you came all this way for nothing . nick : i 'm not leaving . i 'm not leaving till i get my answers . stephen : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] bridget : ( sighs ) nick and i have just been through so much , katie . and i have to know that whoever is going to end up being with nick has to understand that he cares with his whole heart . once he lets someone into his life , he does n't let go , and it 's one of the things that i love about him . it 's also one of the things that drives me crazy . but it 's good that i understand that . but , you know , he knows me really well . katie : i know . bridget , i love you . you 're like my sister . it feels safe talking to you . it -- i know that you understand that regardless of how i feel for nick , i will never , ever act on it . bridget : i 'm glad that you can be straight with me . and you are an incredible woman , you know that , and i know that nick knows that . but he 's with me , katie , 'cause he wants to be with me . katie : you know , um , i should move out before nick comes back . [ scene_break ] beth : oh god , nick you 're still here . why ? nick : your son 's dead , and your daughter almost died , and she needs you . what do you want to do about that ? [ scene_break ] steffy : ( sighs ) ( clears throat ) marcus : ( sighs ) steffy : thanks for dinner . marcus : oh , thanks for coming . steffy : kinda . ( laughs ) uhfeel like everybody ' watching you ? marcus : well , they probably know who you are , huh ? and who 's the guy with the tattoos ? steffy : ( scoffs ) no way ! marcus : well ... are too cool for that . they all got tattoos you ca n't see . steffy : i 'm thinkin ' about getting one . mars : do n't . steffy : why not ? yours looks good on you . marcus : 'cause ... you 're perfect already . [ scene_break ] bridget : are you really feeling that uncomfortable ? katie : no , it 's not that . it 's -- bridget : well , are you thinking i 'm gon na watch you like a hawk ? katie : i know your not . bridget : then why would you leave ? you just told me why you were feeling awkward , so now you wo n't need to feel that way anymore . katie : i ca n't stay here forever . you and nick have a life to get back to . bridget : well , of course we do , and we will , and you 're gon na eventually want to get back to your own place , too . but while you 're still recovering , i do n't know why you would n't stay with us . it 's either here or a skilled nursing facility , and we love having you here , my goodness , katie you and have i become really close friends , and i do n't know if you 've exactly noticed , but i ' do n't have that many friends that come around and -- you know , -- anyway , it 's really nice to come home and have you here . katie : i 've never felt so loved as i do here . bridget : katie , what ? katie : oh ... i just -- i 'm -- i 'm so emotional right now . and i - i guess i just wish i would hear something from my mother . i do n't know , a phone call or a letter or something . bridget : i was wondering why she 's been so absent . i hardly know the woman , yet i -- she 's my grandmother . katie : well , dad says i 'm not sure . i called her , i told her how much i wanted see her . bridget : what 'd she say ? katie : she said that she had to go , and she hung up . bridget : what ? katie : yeah , and she has n't called back . i guess it 's not so hard to understand . i 'm alive and storm is n't . bridget : ( whispers ) katie ... god ... no , do n't say that . [ scene_break ] nick : where 'd you run off to ? beth : that 's none of your business you know , i can wait you out if i have to . nick : your afraid of something , are n't you ? and it 's not me . are you in some sort of trouble ? beth : ( scoffs ) what kind of trouble ? nick : i do n't know . what would cause you to abandon your daughters ? beth : no one . just because i do n't live up to your expectations -- nick : then come back to l.a. with me . beth : no , i , um -- i ca n't do that . nick : why ? why ? what happened ? where 's the beth logan that i know would sacrifice anything ? the woman who raised a son and three daughters and always had a shoulder for people to cry on ? beth : may i 'm not as strong as i used to be . nick : well , then let m tell you because when katie was told that she was dying , she did n't cover her ears up and pretend not to hear it , and she did n't shake her fist at god and say , `` why me ? `` she accepted it with dignity and grace . she does n't need you , beth . she wants you there cause you 're her mother and cause she loves you . do you have any idea what kind of honor it is to have someone love you like that ? can you love her back ? nick : come with me , beth . your daughter wants her mother . do n't deny her that .	in paris , nick asks what exactly is it going to take to get beth logan to come home ? she refuses to discuss this with him . she even grabs her purse , tells him to close the door behind him and have a safe trip home . he calls stephen over , who does n't see the problem , but then admits he has n't wanted the girls to know why beth wo n't go home . he admits things have been estranged between him and beth for years , so her distance now is not that strange . he 's sorry nick came all this way for nothing . nick repeats again that he is not leaving until he gets his answers . marcus takes steffy to dinner and she says she can not explain her family to him or they will be there all night . they exchange childhood moments and get to know each other better . he calls her perfect . katie realizes nick is gone and tells bridget it 's just the two of them , guess they can have a wild girls ' night out . she suggests to bridget that maybe they can plan her wedding . bridget says engagement first and while she is ready , not sure nick is there yet . katie confides that she fell for nick hard , but she will never betray bridget so she supports them and hopes this confidence wo n't spoil their own relationship . bridget is glad katie can be this honest with her . and she knows nick is with her because he wants to be and she allows him to go away alone occasionally to share his heart with someone or something else . but she assures katie that he always returns to her .
dr. caspary : you 're doing it . okay , amber . liam : i can see it . i can -- i can see our baby , amber . amber : ( screaming ) tawny : just keep pushing . keep pushing . carl : ( mouthing words ) amber : ( screaming ) [ scene_break ] ( thunder rumbles ) oliver : say yes . say you 'll marry me . hope : ( sighs ) oh , god . oliver , uh , i 'm flattered . oliver : do you like it ? we can get you something else if you 'd like . hope : no . the ring is beautiful . it 's beautiful . um ... oliver : then put it on . let 's make this official . hope : ( sighs ) i wish that i could say yes , oliver , but -- oliver : do n't say you ca n't . do n't say liam 's in the way . hope : okay , but you know how i feel about him . you know . oliver : i know what his life is like now . he 's got a baby . everything 's changing . and ... i see how that affects you . i want to help you forget that , forget the pain . marry me . ( thunder rumbles ) hope : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] woman : marcus ? marcus : mary . hey . what you doin ' out here ? mary : just so you know , he was kissing me like that about three weeks ago in paris . woman : oh , really ? marcus : uh , well , we -- we 're not exclusive or anything like that , are we ? woman : you 're pathetic . marcus : so ... how long you gon na be in town for ? mary : oh , please . marcus : you know , if i recall right , it was you , the one who said that you liked that we were long - distance , no commitments . mary : i was talking about me . marcus : ( laughs ) see , i like that about you , mary . you 're free and easy , no commitments , no tie - ups . you do you , i do me . we keep things pushin ' , and i plan on keeping it that way for a very long , long time . [ scene_break ] amber : ( screaming ) dr. caspary : okay , this is it . one more push , and we 're there . amber : ( screaming ) baby : ( crying ) dr. caspary : it 's a girl . liam : ( laughs ) tawny : oh , amber , it 's a girl ! liam : oh ! oh , wow . amber : ( crying ) let me hold her . tawny : oh ! baby : ( crying ) amber : oh . oh . shh . baby : ( crying continues ) tawny : oh , she 's so beautiful . dr. caspary : ( chuckles ) baby : ( crying ) dr. caspary : liam , do you want to cut the cord ? liam : um ... bill : go ahead , son . go ahead . liam : oh , boy . ( chuckles ) baby : ( crying ) liam : oh , my . dr. caspary : it 's okay . liam : okay . dr. caspary : pull it . liam : all right . i do n't know -- right -- i do n't know . are you sure ? dr. caspary : you got it . liam : right there ? are you sure ? dr. caspary : very good . very good . excellent . liam : okay . ( laughs ) dr. caspary : ( laughs ) liam : wow . tawny : you know , her skin is kind of dark . i - is that normal ? i - is she jaundice ? dr. caspary : no , her skin looks perfectly healthy . tawny : well , i know they come out all red and gooey and screaming and everything , but she 's kind of ... carl : perfectly healthy , tawny , like the doctor said . amber , i think it 's time . amber : i did n't know . baby : ( coughing ) liam : what ? baby : ( crying ) amber : it never even occurred to me . bill : what the hell is going on ? amber : shh . carl : here . bill : what is this ? paternity test ? carl : tawny 's right . her skin is dark , because liam is not the father of that baby . bill : then who is ? amber : marcus . liam : this is not my baby ? amber : i am so sorry . liam : no , you answer me . is this my baby ? amber : no . baby : ( crying ) amber : she is n't . liam : you lied to me . amber : ( sniffles ) liam : this whole time -- this whole time you lied to me ? amber : ( crying ) bill : liam . liam . liam . liam ! liam : this is not my baby . it 's not my baby . bill : it is not your baby . liam : i know . it 's not my -- bill : liam , it is not your baby . [ scene_break ] oliver : now i do n't need an answer right away . i know you 've had a rough day . hope : ( sighs ) oliver : the last thing i want to do is stress you out . hope : i just think i 'm kind of in shock . you know , there 's so much to think about , which -- which means that i 'm gon na need a clear head . oliver : okay . hope : but thank you . oliver : i just wanted to help you relax ... hope : i know . oliver : get your hands off liam and the baby . hope : ( groans ) i wonder if it 's been born yet . ( sighs ) you know , i - i wonder if liam 's gon na call me when it happens . ( thunder crashes ) hope : ( shudders ) ( sighs ) ( whispers ) sorry . ( clears throat ) oliver : who needs power anyway ? hope : ( normal voice ) i kind of hope he does n't call . oliver : why ? hope : because then the baby becomes real , and if i do n't hear about it , then i can pretend it does n't exist . oliver : so let 's turn your phone off . hope : no . no , no . oliver : i 'm serious . you should learn about the baby when you 're ready . like you said , you got ta think about it . no phone . no wine . hope : okay . you 're right . yeah . ( cell phone powers down ) oliver : that 's better . now it 's just you and me . [ scene_break ] amber : yeah , baby , they 're gon na take you just for few minutes just to check you all up , and then they 'll bring you right back to mommy , okay ? okay , baby ? there , my pretty girl . dr. caspary : it wo n't be long . amber : okay . amber : ( sighs ) bill : how did you fix that first paternity test ? tawny : what ? bill : do n't `` what me ! enough with the b.s . somehow you fixed that test , because you knew liam was n't the father . now how long did you think you could pass off marcus 's baby for liam 's ? i mean , hello ! tawny : no , we thought it was oliver 's baby . i mean , how stupid do you think we are ? liam : wait a second . wait a second . wait . you thought it was oliver 's ? tawny : yeah . i mean , we thought it was oliver 's . we could pass his baby off as yours , no problem . and i thought oliver was the only possibility . i mean , i had no idea that marcus was even a contender . it would have been nice if i 'd known . liam : wait , wait , wait . just stop . stop . oliver was the only ... possibility ? amber ... did we even have sex ? do n't -- do n't you -- do n't lie to me . just for one , for once , you tell me the truth , because i woke up from being out cold all night , and i woke up with you in my bed telling me a crazy story about all the things that we did the night before . was any of that true ? amber : no . i lied . we did n't make love , not -- not then . liam : ( sighs ) amber : ( sighs ) liam : ( sighs ) amber : and marcus and i ... liam : ( sniffles ) amber : we were always so careful , at least that 's what i thought . and oliver , i just -- oh , god . ( sobbing ) somehow i just thought i could do better for my child . tawny : oh , amber , honey . honey , you did . she is a forrester . bill : you clueless bitch . i should have you both arrested right now and sitting in a jail cell . but i ca n't do that , because my best friend just had a grandchild . so i 'm gon na let this go for now -- for now ! liam : you lied to me . and you entrapped me and manipulated me . amber : ( sniffles ) liam : you know , there was a moment . it 's funny , 'cause there was a moment that i was starting to think ... that being a dad might be really fun . you know when they ... when i saw her take her first breath , and they put her on top of you , that was beautiful . i fell in love a little bit . amber : ( sobbing quietly ) liam : and i knew at that moment that i could do this . you know , all the fear , all the frustration , that went right out the window . well , thank god . amber : ( sighs ) liam : because when it happens for real , it 'll be with a woman i love . katie : liam . liam : i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . katie : where are you going ? liam : katie , i 'm sorry . katie : what ... ( sighs ) what 's going on ? is the baby okay ? bill : yeah . yeah , the baby 's , uh ... the baby 's great -- beautiful , in fact . katie : oh , good . ( sighs ) bill : looks a lot like her grandfather . justin : oh . ( chuckles ) bill : no hair . congratulations ... grandpa . justin : what are you ... ? katie : ( sighs ) justin : what are you talking about ? [ scene_break ] liam : come on . answer ! [ scene_break ] ( thunder rumbles ) hope : ( sighs ) hope : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] ( elevator bell dings ) liam : damn it . hope , why are n't you answering your phone ? ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] justin : uh , marcus . marcus : hey , pop , what 's up ? justin : there 's something that i need you to clear for me . you better get down here right away to university hospital , paternity ward . [ scene_break ] amber : mom ... i ca n't believe i finally have a beautiful little baby . tawny : ( sighs ) amber : ( sobs ) [ scene_break ] liam : pam ? pam ! pam : slow down ! slow down ! slow down ! liam : hey . pam : this is not a track meet . liam : hope is not answering her phone . is she here ? pam : well , they left a little while ago . liam : they ? what do you mean , `` they `` ? pam : ( sighs ) she has got to move on , liam . she 's at the big bear cabin with oliver . liam : what ? pam : and actually , you should be with amber right now . in fact , take her these . pregnant women have got to eat . liam : preg -- she 's not pregnant anymore , pam . she had the baby . this is why i need to find hope . it 's not mine . pam : what ? liam : i just -- i do n't -- where are they ? just tell me where they are . pam : well , they 're -- they 're up at the big bear cabin . here , i can give you the number . liam : okay . pam : but you better hurry . i mean , i think oliver 's got something major planned for tonight . liam : well , i -- okay . pam : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] ( elevator bell dings ) marcus : hey , pop . what are you doing here ? justin : i was with bill when he got word amber was in labor , so i came to support him . marcus : okay . is everything all right ? justin : healthy baby , so i hear . marcus : good . good , i 'm glad to hear that . justin : mm . you 're friends with amber ? marcus : yeah . i mean , i know you 're not too fond of her and everything like that . justin : yeah . marcus : but she 's pretty cool to hang out every once in a while . justin : hang out ? marcus : yeah , hang ... out . justin : mm . marcus : okay , now you 're just acting weird , man . um ... what 's up ? justin : i hope nothing , marcus . let 's go and hang out with your friend for a few moments . marcus : okay . justin : ( sighs ) ( clears throat ) amber : my beautiful baby girl . marcus : hey , amber , girl . congratulations . amber : thank you . marcus : so where 's liam ? i mean , should n't he be here for this ? tawny : uh , yeah , you know , funny story . um ... amber : you do n't know . marcus : know what ? justin : is it true ? woman : somebody 's missing her mommy . amber : oh . my beautiful baby girl . come bring her to me . woman : everything checked out fine . she 's as healthy as can be . oh , looks like her daddy 's here . ( laughs ) marcus : huh ? oh . ( laughs ) no , no , no , no , no . i 'm not the father . woman : oh , my mistake . marcus : ( laughs ) woman : here you go . congratulations . marcus : okay . i 'm no rocket scientist or anything like that , but , um , i think it 's safe to say that this baby is n't liam 's . amber : ( sighs ) no , she 's not . marcus : me ? that 's my baby ? justin : okay , marcus , look , l - lesson learned , okay ? do n't believe anything that comes out amber 's mouth . do n't you dare believe this child is yours until we have some tests done . tawny : um , you see , that 's already been done , and , um ... marcus is the father . justin : you know , i doubt that . so what did you do ? you -- you knocked him unconscious as well ? amber : i 'm sorry , mr. barber , but it took two people to make this baby . did n't it , marcus ? marcus : yeah . justin : what ? ! marcus : it did . i 'm a father . ( laughs ) [ scene_break ] ( thunder rumbles ) oliver : hey , am i pressuring you ? hope : ( scoffs ) um ... maybe a little . ( sighs ) but you 're making sense , you -- you know , you are . i mean , the -- the -- the guy that i 'm in love with is going on this incredible journey with another woman . uh ... and then here you are , here you are , right here , and i care about you so much . and ... and i realize that liam 's going to be tied to amber forever . i realize that . oliver : always . hope : everything has changed tonight . i mean , they 're -- they 're -- they 're having a baby together . oliver : probably already born right now . liam 's a dad . his life 's never gon na be the same . hope : i guess as much as i do n't want it , liam has moved on . oliver : and you need too . marry me . liam : hope ! ( thunder crashes ) hope : liam ? what -- what -- what are you doing here ? oliver : dude ! what are you doing here ? hope : do n't -- do n't you have a baby to be with right now ? liam : no , i do n't . it 's not my baby . hope : what ? ! liam : i 'm not the father .	amber pushes and screams while carl is holding the important envelope with the paternity results . oliver presses hope for an answer as to if she will marry him . she says she wishes she could say yes , but he knows how she still feels about liam . he tells her it has been a long day and he does n't need an answer right away . the power goes off and hope says she kind of hopes liam does n't call as that will make the baby more real . she even turns off her phone . amber has a baby girl and liam gets to cut the cord . the baby is not white , and carl quickly explains that is as it should be since liam is not the father . it 's time for amber to explain to all in the room that the father is marcus . bill is livid and reams out tawny for rigging the first paternity test . he ought to have her arrested but that would mean hurting his best friend who just became a grandpa instead of him .
hope : ( breathing heavily ) oh , no , wait ! wait , wait , wait , wait , wait ! ( tires squeal ) hope : wait ! wait , where are you going ? this is my wedding day ! come back ! [ scene_break ] brooke : ( sighs ) ridge : any idea what could be keeping hope ? brooke : no . ( sighs ) no , but i 'm gon na call her . ( sighs ) voicemail . honey , hi . we 're here waiting for you at the sant'antonio church . where are you ? call me . ( sighs ) i 'm sure she 's on her way . [ scene_break ] hope : i ca n't believe this . okay . um ... ( sighs ) ( truck approaching ) hope : oh , my god . oh ! oh ! scusa . scusa . scusa . scusa . scusa . scusa . um , hi , hi . i need to get to alberobello . alberobello , sant'antonio . man : alberobello , sant'antonio . hope : and i 'm getting married , so if i could just get in the back ... man : oh , no , no , no , no . hope : that would be fantastic . man : ( mumbling indistinctly ) hope : si . si . oh , andiamo , please . per favore . please . andiamo . man : okay . va bene . hope : ( gasps ) grazie ! grazie ! thank you . thank you so much . okay . ( sighs ) andiamo , per favore . ( truck backfires as hope hangs on in the back ) hope : ooh ! ooh , hoo . okay . ( sighs ) ( breathing heavily ) [ scene_break ] deacon : i kept hope here as long as i could . alison : you did well . deacon : did i ? did i do well ? i betrayed my only daughter on her wedding day . do you know that she was actually happy to see me ? i mean , i have been a worthless father , and that girl ... she took about two minutes , and you know what she did ? she accepted me , and she forgave me . alison : i 'm not surprised . deacon : right , because that 's who she is . she 's a loving , compassionate woman . she opened her heart up to me , and you know how i repaid her ? i stalled her so she would n't make it to her wedding on time . hell of a father , i am . [ scene_break ] marcus : look , i really do n't want to be in the middle of this . katie : oh , it 's too late for that . tell me what 's going on with my husband . and what does it have to do with hope 's wedding ? tell me everything , marcus . [ scene_break ] liam : do n't . do n't even , dad . she 'll be here . [ scene_break ] [ steffy remembering ] steffy : it 's almost like you 're expecting something to happen . bill : why would n't i ? i mean , there 's a history here , right -- logan women weddings . is n't there always some sort of last - minute histrionics ? steffy : well , i do n't intend to provide the fireworks for hope 's , so you can find somebody else . bill : hope is not the right woman for liam . you are . he does n't have much time to realize it , but , steffy , it ai n't over till it 's over , so do n't give up . do not give up . [ scene_break ] hope : oh . andiamo . [ scene_break ] katie : i 'm serious , marcus . you are not leaving this office until you tell me what bill is up to . marcus : well , how would i know anything ? bill does n't confide in me . katie : you used the word `` sabotage `` with dayzee . why do n't we start there ? marcus : oh , come on , katie , you know those two . bill and pop are probably just talking trash . katie : tell me what you heard . marcus : ( sighs ) well , i - i do n't -- i do n't know what i heard . i mean , pop accidentally called me . uh , you know , bill was on the plane . it -- it -- the conversation was muffled . i do n't even believe what i heard anymore . katie : is the word `` sabotage `` something you 're clear on , marcus ? marcus : yeah . i think it is . katie : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] liam : ( sighs ) okay , you know , i 'm calling hope again . brooke : ( sighs ) liam : still straight to voicemail . ridge : what in the world could be keeping her ? brooke : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] alison : we need more time . you should have called me immediately . mr. spencer wo n't be happy about this . all right , well , you better hurry , and it better work . ( cell phone rings ) alison : bill , i was just about to call you . bill : what 's going on ? alison : deacon stalled hope as long as he could . unfortunately , she 's on her way to the church . bill : i told you to get rid of the car . well , you better slow her down . alison : i 'm on it . [ scene_break ] deacon : my daughter did n't deserve what i did to her . alison : but it 's done , is n't it ? you ca n't take it back , so you might as well go on living with it . deacon : that 's the plan , as a free man . your boss -- he better keep up his end of the bargain . alison : he will . in the meantime , your work here is done , so go back to the farmhouse and wait for us . deacon : yes , ma'am . [ scene_break ] [ road workers put up a barricade ] hope : wait . wait . wait , what are we doing ? why are we stopping ? scusi . scusi . scusi . hi . scusi . um , no , i need to -- i need to go around . andiamo . andiamo . sant'antonio , please . it 's not far . i 'm -- i 'm getting married , and my dress is all dirty , and please -- oh ! [ scene_break ] brooke : i ca n't imagine what 's keeping her . ridge : or why her cell phone is off . liam : something 's weird . brooke : ( sighs ) bill : hey , hey , hey . where -- where are you going ? liam : ( sighs ) to find hope . bill : hey , h - hang on , wait . [ scene_break ] hope : ( sighs ) man : sorry , bella . sorry . hope : no , no . no , grazie . grazie mille . ( sighs ) oh ! i 'm so sorry ! i 'm -- mi dispiace . i 'm sorry . aah ! oh , my -- ( sighs ) ( bells toll as hope takes off running ) [ scene_break ] brooke : ( sighs ) ridge : what the hell could make hope so late for her own wedding ? i really do n't like this . brooke : me , neither . ( sighs ) bill : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] katie : so we 've nailed down `` sabotage . `` now what else do you know ? marcus : nothing . katie : marcus , you are a terrible liar . it is painfully obvious that you are not telling me everything . look , i 'm not asking you to divulge top secret business information . this is my niece . if hope is about to be sabotaged in any way , i have a right to know . marcus : exactly . see , that 's it . hope is your niece , and she 's my cousin -- family . now whether bill is thrilled about that or not , i ca n't imagine that he 'll do anything to really hurt her . katie : ( sighs ) surely you ca n't be that naive . we both know how much bill does not want hope to marry liam . sabotaging her wedding is the least of what he might do . you know what ? forget it . you have divided loyalties . i understand that . i will get my information from the source . [ scene_break ] ( cell phone rings ) steffy : are you a father - in - law again ? bill : hope never showed . steffy : what ? bill : did you hear what i said ? steffy : is liam okay ? bill : he went back to the hotel . maybe you should go check on him . i 'm sure he could use a friend . [ scene_break ] ( alison writes a note and leaves it in hope 's room . liam drives up to the hotel while steffy watches ) [ scene_break ] ( cell phone rings ) bill : how 's my wife and my baby doing ? katie : hey . where are you right now ? bill : outside sant'antonio with ridge , brooke , and a very nice clergyman . we 're waiting on hope . katie : so the wedding is still on ? bill : as far as i know . have you heard differently ? katie : no , no , of course not . i just wanted to remind you , bill , of our understanding -- that you are going to welcome hope into our family , and you are gon na get over your obsession of steffy being with liam . and you are going to do nothing -- i just want to make sure you hear me , bill -- nothing to interfere with hope 's wedding or hope and liam 's honeymoon or their future happiness . we 're -- we 're clear on that , right ? bill : i love you , too , sweetie . katie : bill , are you listening to me ? bill : do n't i always listen to you ? katie : i mean it . bill : i know you mean it . i love you . i 'll be home soon . [ scene_break ] ridge : maybe we should try hope 's cell again . hope : mom ! mom ! ridge ! ( sighs ) brooke : honey , there you are . hope : hi . brooke : where have you been ? hope : ( breathing heavily ) brooke : we were getting worried about you . hope : okay . something really amazing happened , and i almost did n't even believe it myself , even though he was standing right in front of me . brooke : who ? hope : ( breathing heavily ) my father . brooke : what did you say ? hope : yeah , i know . it sounds so crazy , but he was here . mom , dad came to see me on my wedding day . ridge : wait a minute . uh , are you talking about deacon ? brooke : he is here ? hope : yes ! that 's why i 'm so late ! oh , okay , actually , the -- the limo left without me , so i - i hitched a ride with the gardener , and then there was a road closure , so i just got out and i ran the rest of the way here . but i 'm here now , and i met my dad , and everything is wonderful . brooke : honey , stop it . hope : what ? brooke : just listen to me . hope : ( clears throat ) brooke : he is nothing but trouble . please stay away . hope : oh , you know , let 's not talk about it right now . i 'm -- i 'm getting married . is -- is liam inside ? brooke : ( sighs ) ridge : no , he left . hope : where did he go ? bill : to look for you , hope . [ scene_break ] liam : hope ? hope ? hey , you in here ? `` i love you , but i ca n't do this . i 'm sorry . good `` ... ( sniffles ) come on . [ liam remembers happy times with hope in italy , then recalls how she left him before ] hope : good - bye , liam . ( computer recorder beeps ) liam : really ? you gon na do this to me again ? you gon na ... you gon na walk out on me on our wedding day ? why ? i mean , i - i ... do n't understand , because everything was going just fine . it was -- it was fine . and then -- and you -- you just -- i ... i ... ( computer recorder beeps when liam flings it on to the floor ) steffy : liam ? liam : oh , hey . ( breathing heavily ) um ... you know , she did it again . she walked out on me on our wedding day . ( chuckles ) my dad was right . i ca n't ... i ca n't do this . i ca n't do this anymore . i 'm done . i 'm done !	hope sees her limo and chases after it screaming that it is her wedding day . concerned , brooke calls to find out what is keeping hope . a local happens by in a pickup and hope frantically begs him to let her get in the back and take her to the church . deacon laments to alison what a terrible father he is . he stalled hope so she would n't make it to her wedding on time . liam looks at his dad and tells him do not even say it hope will show up ! he 's frustrated when he calls and it goes straight to voice mail . katie badgers marcus to tell her everything she heard between justin and bill concerning hope 's wedding . she heard him use the word sabotage . alison calls bill and says deacon stalled as long as he could but hope is probably on the way to the church now . bill wants to be sure that she got rid of the limo like he asked . he wants deacon to go back to the hidden farmhouse and stay out of sight .
[ bird cries ] hope : [ laughing ] thank you ! liam : there we go . yeah . hope : oh , wow . liam : yeah . hope : you know , when i was little , i actually got lost here once . [ laughs ] my mom -- she , um -- she drove down into the village , and she got this search party together . liam : really ? hope : mm - hmm . the funny thing is , i did n't even know i was lost . liam : w - what did you think you were ? hope : close to home ? liam : yeah . you know , sometimes , you 're away from home . sometimes , home moves away from you . [ sighs softly ] hope : is it too much ? being here with me . is it too soon ? [ scene_break ] katie : [ sighs ] i 'm wondering if i should tell taylor . brooke : taylor ? no ! why ? katie : steffy ca n't have any more children , and that 's got to be so traumatic for her ! taylor is trained to deal with these situations . brooke : maybe for somebody else 's child , but not her own . you know what she 'll do -- she 'll run straight to liam , and she 'll tell him everything and make it sound like my fault or hope 's fault . steffy asked you to keep this a secret . that 's exactly what i think you should do . those kids ' lives have been meddled with way too long . katie : so , you do n't want taylor to get involved , but you 're fine sending hope and liam to big bear whether he 's ready to move on or not ? brooke : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] carter : hold -- wait , wait , wait . so , this -- it 's not a callback ? i actually -- i actually have the job ? that 's fantastic . i - i ca n't thank you enough , rafael . yes . yes , i 'll -- i 'll see you shortly . yes ! [ laughs ] caroline : moonlighting , are we ? carter : no . i - i - i mean , i 'm -- i 'm not -- i 'm not an employee . i 'm -- i 'm on retainer . caroline : oh . do n't get nervous . i 'm not gon na rat you out . what kind of firm is it ? carter : well , everyone 's going to know , so , um ... it 's in entertainment . caroline : oh . well , that 's fantastic . entertainment law is very big out here . carter : well , it -- it 's not a legal job . caroline : but you 're a lawyer . carter : i am , but ... i want to be an actor . caroline : wow . l.a. got to you , did n't it ? carter : [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] maya : careful . rick : of what ? maya : no fingerprints on my new necklace . rick : oh . [ both chuckle ] [ tribal music playing ] maya : what is that ? rick : oh , uh ... [ clears throat ] ... it was , uh -- [ chuckles ] it was this , uh -- this -- this thing that i saw . uh , it said `` mayan , `` so i -- maya : [ laughing ] rick . rick : it 's forrester calling . maya : they want their big boss back . rick : well , they 're not getting me . maya : you know they 're just gon na keep trying until you call back . it 's okay . go ahead . this is not a `` who 's more irresistible ? `` contest . and , besides , i like when you get all presidential . rick : oh . [ both chuckle ] [ scene_break ] pam : yes , rick . that was me that called . should i order a late lunch for you ? rick : no . no , pam . that wo n't be necessary . pam : well , what time should i say you 're expected ? rick : just say that i 'm working from home today . why ? who 's asking ? pam : well , nobody asked yet . that 's 'cause nobody thinks i ever know anything . but maya might . she actually speaks to me . rick : say hello to pam , maya . maya : hi , pam . pam : [ chuckles ] so , should i have lunch sent to the house , then ? rick : no , we have everything that we need . thank you . pam : could i take the day off , too ? rick : no . and ... tell caroline if she asks that you do n't know where i am . pam : well , she could n't ask me if i was n't here . rick : goodbye , pam . [ laughs ] [ scene_break ] caroline : what is drama club ? carter : you know -- plays in school . caroline : is it like a theater department ? carter : yeah . yeah . we did everything from molire to stephen sondheim . i was john proctor . i was billy bigelow . i was hamlet . caroline : not romeo ? carter : him , too . [ chuckles ] my drama teacher told me i could get a scholarship to any acting school i wanted , but my parents were worried i would n't be able to support myself . caroline : oh . so you gave up your dream to study law . carter : why do you think i came to l.a. ? caroline : to visit your brother ? carter : sure . but i also sent out all these headshots and résumés before i got here . dvds of commercials i had made . started going to some open auditions , and all of a sudden , i got a lead . caroline : that 's incredible . carter : that 's what i 'm saying . [ laughs ] caroline : no , i mean that 's preposterous -- like , too good to be true . carter : well , it 's a -- it 's an internet show . it 's only being produced online . caroline : ah ... how many clothes do you have to take off ? you know what ? never mind . i 'm gon na go with you to meet this rafael person . carter : caroline , i think i can handle it , if there 's anything to handle . caroline : no , i 'm sorry . studying law does not make you worldly . you 're clearly a babe in the woods . so i 'm gon na go with you . we 'll say i 'm your agent . are you coming ? [ scene_break ] hope : are you , uh -- are you hungry ? i can make you something to eat if you 'd like . liam : uh , no . no , thanks . hope : what 's up ? liam : i 'm not hungry . i 'm lost . hope : okay . you want to tell me why ? liam : i 've -- i 've never not known what to say to you before . [ scene_break ] maya : you know it does n't always have to be that way , do n't you ? rick : what way ? maya : you do n't have to choose between me and everything else in your life . i am perfectly happy with the room you have for me , and i want you to love your work , your family , your friends -- all of it . rick : are you trying to lull me into some sort of false sense of security ? are you gon na take up with carter if i get too busy ? maya : [ laughs ] well ... he and i have more in common than you know . [ scene_break ] carter : rafael . rafael : carter . carter : hey . rafael : thanks for coming . carter : hope you do n't mind . my agent wanted to meet you . rafael : you have to be kidding . caroline : what ? you think i ca n't stand up for my client 's best interests ? rafael : baby , i 'm impressed you can stand up on those heels without falling . caroline : huh . i told you this guy was a lowlife . you 're lucky you 're all the way over there , or i would slap you . rafael : oh , yeah ? caroline : uh - huh . rafael : take your best shot . carter : okay , okay , okay , okay , okay . let 's just keep it calm , okay ? caroline : rafael ! rafael : caroline ! caroline : [ squeals , laughs ] rafael : oh , my god . wow ! look at you . caroline : [ laughs ] carter : so you two know each other . caroline : oh , for ages . carter , he 's a brilliant producer . rafael : and i 'm sorry , but you are no kind of agent . caroline : [ gasps ] well , i had to come check out this shady operation for my friend , now , did n't i ? rafael : `` shady `` ? caroline : and how dare you come to l.a. and not look me up ? rafael : i know . it 's on my to - do list . caroline : [ gasps ] rafael : as you can see , i 've got a show to put on . [ scene_break ] brooke : i am not going to apologize for helping my daughter get to some kind of neutral ground with liam . this is big bear we 're talking about -- not paris . besides , liam needed to get out of the house for a while , and so did hope . katie : look , you know i 've always been in hope 's corner , but -- [ sighs ] brooke : but what ? katie : i just feel so bad for steffy . i mean , i lost a baby once , too , and -- and i almost lost will . and i look at him , and i just -- i ca n't imagine if he was n't here . and we 've had our differences , but ... i 'd want to run away to paris , too . [ scene_break ] hope : i hope you know that you can say anything to me . right now is a time that we need to be very ... honest with each other , and ... you know , we 've been very careful . but ... liam : yeah . hope : ... you do n't need to be careful of me . liam : [ sighs ] my -- my wife ... went through one of the most difficult experiences a woman can go through . and ... i tried to be as supportive as possible , but ... it was n't enough . and steffy told me that she thought her leaving was for my own good . i -- i - i think that 's a crock . i - i do . i think -- i think that after everything we 've been through , her being alone was just easier than being with me . and here you are -- [ chuckles ] beautiful as ever , patient as ever , and i -- i do n't know what to say to you . i - i - i know i should say something , but i do n't know what it is , hope . `` love me `` ? `` let me go `` ? hope : i think ... what you should say to me is exactly what you just said . it 's really funny -- there are ... so many , you know , things that have kept us apart . and those are all gone now . but there 's still this thing -- this -- this thing we did n't expect , and it 's -- it 's a distance that we -- we ca n't seem to cross . i think that what we need ... is just a little time . [ scene_break ] rick : hey . i thought i was the waiter in this relationship . maya : well , you were moving a little slow , and i need to keep my strength up in case you get all strenuous again . rick : oh , i see . maya : mm - hmm . rick : almonds , cashews , and where the heck did we get strawberries from ? maya : heaven . rick : heaven ? maya : mm - hmm . rick : rosario , my dad 's housekeeper ? yeah . she thinks a guy living alone is a starvation risk . maya : maybe she looked in your fridge . rick : so ... are you gon na punish me by making me jealous of carter ? maya : can i ? rick : well -- maya : i did n't know that was an option . rick : you two have so much in common . maya : [ gasps ] well , i ca n't tell you what it is . it might be a secret . rick : you 're secretly a minister , too . wait , wait . i got it . maya : hmm ? rick : he 's secretly an actor / singer / dancer . maya : eat your strawberries , jealous boy . [ both chuckle ] [ scene_break ] caroline : so , you could fire him every three months , but he ca n't quit for two years ? rafael : well , that 's industry standard . caroline : okay , well , what about the title of the show -- `` roommate `` ? that 's it ? rafael : no , it 's `` room eight . `` carter : it 's a play on words . rafael : yeah . caroline : okay . well , how about `` the naked roommate , `` 'cause have you seen him with his shirt off ? rafael : [ chuckles ] you 're always so cute when you 're wrong . it 's `` room eight . `` cuarto número ocho . caroline : oh . rafael : uh - huh . two adorable , young people -- a little broke but hella hot -- come to the big city . they rent the same one - bedroom apartment . you know , they meet . sparks fly . they end up deciding to share it . what ? it happens all the time . [ both chuckle ] [ scene_break ] hope : [ sighs ] [ cell phone rings ] brooke : hope ? is everything okay ? hope : okay as it can be . [ sighs ] i think i might need to come home . brooke : why ? did something happen ? hope : nothing you do n't already know about . liam lost a child and then his wife . i just do n't think that he 's ready to be here with me , you know , as much as i hoped i could help him through this . brooke : how do you know he 's not hoping for the same thing ? he went up there with you . hope : yeah , he did . but he 's grieving , and i feel like i have to let him do that , however he needs to , without questioning it . i love you so much for wanting to do this for us . it 's just that the timing was off . thanks anyway . brooke : all right , honey . i 'll see you later . well , i guess you were right . i was pretty insensitive . they both want to come home . [ scene_break ] caroline : so , where is this other adorable , hella hot roommate ? carter : well , that 's why rafael asked me to come in -- to help out with the casting . rafael : right . you -- i know i want . now we have to find a female lead who clicks with you . caroline : seriously ? look at him . what woman would n't ? [ clicks tongue ] rafael : oh . this is jennifer , my assistant . carter : hey , jen . jennifer : hi . i 've got the four girls we called back to read with carter . rafael : okay , great . you ready , sport ? carter : way ready . jennifer : let 's go . caroline : all right . well , i 'll be right here ... waiting . so , i thought that theater was your passion . rafael : yeah . and making a living is my other passion . caroline : well , if it 's those four girls that we passed on our way in that were mumbling to themselves , none of them are leading - lady material . rafael : hey , we chose the best four . caroline : one of them had purple press - on nails as long as a seafood fork . rafael : i said we want simple , wholesome . caroline : i know someone simple . rafael : [ scoffs ] you 're kidding . caroline : oh , and she 's so wholesome . she 's from the midwest . [ scene_break ] maya : i do n't know that much about carter , and even if i did , i would n't tell you , because you have no reason to be jealous . rick : i 'm just -- i 'm curious , that 's all . maya : do i ask you a hundred questions about caroline ? rick : all right , that 's different . everybody knows way more than they want to know about caroline , and she wants it that way . maya : everything that happened before today does n't seem important , except that it led us here . rick : i 'm sorry if i ask too many questions . it 's just that i 've never been in love like this before . [ scene_break ] ( flashbacks ) steffy : i 'm pregnant . liam : doctor , please tell me that our baby 's gon na be okay . steffy : [ sobbing ] no . you deserve a strong marriage ... and a beautiful family . and you 'll have that . you 'll have that with hope . hope : i know that she loves you . but no one will ever love you ... the way that i do . steffy : let me go . ( present time ) liam : um ... i 'm sorry . i - i mean , i - i know you wanted to come up here and -- hope : no , no . no . [ sighs ] i wanted something that could n't be . i wanted to ... roll back time and ... start over , but ... life does n't work that way . we can never be at the beginning again . just in the middle . never knowing what happens next or -- or what 's at the end . liam : we 're not at the end yet . hope : it is the end of me trying to force my way into happily ever after .	liam and hope explore the woods at big bear . she wonders if this is too soon for liam since he 's so quiet . he says he 's not sure . he 's never not known what to say to her before but now .. she says that she hopes that he knows that he can say anything to her . he does n't have to be careful with her ; he can tell her anything . slowly he says that he thinks what steffy said was a crock . she said she was leaving for his own good , but he thinks it is just easier on her . hope has been patient and he does n't know what it is that he needs to say to her . he could say love him or let him go . she says she thinks they just need a little time . maya tells rick that he does n't have to choose between her and everything else in his life . she likes it when he gets all presidential .
liam : what the hell ? [ scene_break ] katie : you keep eating all of the chocolate chips , we 're not gon na have anymore for the cookies ! bill : hey ! katie : hey ! bill : what is going on here ? katie : we are making chocolate chip cookies . you 're just in time . bill : hi . [ growling ] how come you grew ? will : [ giggling ] bill : that 's my chocolate chip right there . katie : oh , my gosh . that 's funny , huh ? bill : look at this . aww , you know i love chocolate chips . can i have one ? can daddy have one ? can i -- come on . let 's go . mmm ! katie : delicious . bill : that is so good . katie : [ laughs ] you are in a good mood . i like it . bill : yeah , i feel , uh , lighter today , like -- like my life is in order . and i have everything i need . katie : yeah . everything you need is right here . bill : all right , uh , how can i help here ? katie : all right , i think , daddy , you are on egg - cracking duty . bill : egg - cracking duty ? all right . watch . here we go . [ cracks egg ] katie : ah ! bill : here we go . [ scene_break ] zende : what was that for ? nicole : my way of saying thank you for putting our relationship ahead of everything else . zende : it would have been a great opportunity , but nothing 's worth making you feel uncomfortable . nicole : not only are you the most amazing boyfriend ever , but you are very talented , zende , and they will give you another assignment . zende : already got one . nicole : you did ? what is it ? zende : photographing shoes for the catalog . [ scene_break ] steffy : great . you feel good in that ? [ chatter ] pam : do people really wear this stuff ? there 's hardly any fabric . thomas : no , pam , i think it 'd look really hot on you , actually . pam : oh , stop . thomas : [ laughs ] ridge : ladies , meet sax , our new photographer . sasha : oh , hi . i 'm sasha . sax : hey . sasha : hi . so nice to meet you . sax : i 'm really looking forward to working with all of you . thomas : sax is one of the best in new york . we 're really lucky to have him . ridge : and on such short notice . steffy : we really appreciate you stepping in . we were n't expecting zende to drop out . sasha : yeah , well , i do n't really think he had much of a choice . [ scene_break ] nicole : well , shoes make the outfit . zende : i 'll make it work . i was hoping for something more exciting , but , you know ... nicole : at least you do n't have to deal with the attitude of models . i mean , shoes ca n't talk back . zende : [ chuckles ] nicole : i will admit that i was impressed that sasha offered to step down . zende : it was n't an option for me . i could n't let sasha sacrifice an opportunity like that . did n't feel right . [ scene_break ] sax : very nice . very nice , ladies . there we go . i love that . beautiful . just a little bit more to your left . yes . [ camera shutter clicks ] sax : oh , yes . just chin to camera . there you go . yes . hold that right there . yes . [ camera shutter clicking ] sax : that is the cover right there . just follow me with your eyes . yeah . perfect . that 's gorgeous . maybe a little interaction . [ scene_break ] thomas : i thought sasha and zende were over . ridge : yeah , they probably are , but nicole was n't happy with them working together . rick : hey , what 's this i hear about a new photographer ? steffy : ask your nephew . ridge : hey , rick , i 'm glad you 're here . truce . rick : what ? ridge : i want us to be able to work together . rick : you 're joking , right ? ridge : nope . i want to put everything behind us and start over . what do you say ? rick : what 's the catch ? ridge : no catch . your mom is heartbroken at the idea that you might be leaving town . and the fact is , we need you here at forrester . would n't be the same without you . [ scene_break ] will : choo ! katie : achoo ! bill : hey . you see anything on my nose ? anything on my -- katie : is anything on -- bill : do you see anything there ? do you see anything ? nothing ? yeah , what ? katie : [ laughs ] bill : how about this ? hey , how about -- katie : oh , does mommy have -- do i have something on my nose ? will : no . katie : [ laughs ] bill : [ growls ] i 'm gon na get you . katie : oh , my gosh . hey , you are so cute with him . bill : yeah , we always have a lot of fun , do n't we , buddy ? do n't we , do n't we , do n't we ? katie : well , the spencers know how to have a good time . that is for sure . bill : what ? hey , can you help me out ? can you clean my face ? can you clean me ? thank you . katie : i love seeing you like this . i love your commitment to your family and to us . and whatever has gotten into you , i hope you keep it up , all right ? [ chuckles ] bill : i 'm planning on it . this is the man i 'm going to be from now on . [ scene_break ] alison : liam . what are you doing in here ? liam : when did all this happen ? this used to be my dad 's private gym . alison : well , yes . this is now your father 's napping room . liam : napping room ? my dad does n't nap . alison : he does now . he 's been reading some articles . liam : about ... napping ? alison : how it 's healthy for the mind . liam : uh - huh . alison : i see you , uh , found mrs. spencer 's earring . liam : i thought you said it was a napping room . alison : you know how it is with a little one at home . it 's not always easy to find an opportunity . liam : okay , so this is katie 's ? alison : yes . definitely . it 's mrs. spencer 's . [ scene_break ] zende : you do n't have to keep thanking me . nicole : i ca n't help it . i feel bad . zende : do n't . look , i 'm not worried about it . nicole : i just ... would n't have been able to deal . i trust you , but -- zende : but you do n't trust sasha . nicole : thank you for understanding . i 'm really grateful that you did this for me , for us . [ scene_break ] sax : perfect . a little smile . sasha : [ laughs ] sax : [ chuckles ] like that smile . perfect . yeah . turn up the heat a little bit . beautiful . gorgeous . [ camera shutter clicking ] [ scene_break ] rick : you need me ? those are words i never thought come out of your mouth . ridge : well , i did n't think they 'd come out of my mouth , either , but here they are . we all know how important you are to the company and how important the company is to you . we can work on some projects together , so we would like you to stay . rick : oh . is he on something ? steffy : i 'm not sure . ridge : `` he 's `` not on anything . i just , uh , would like for you to stick around . rick : well , uh , definitely some things to hash out . uh , to an invitation like that from you ... how could i say no ? ridge : good . i 'm glad , not just for the company , but for your mother and for your father , as well . rick : i 'm just gon na tell maya the good news , all right ? ridge : excellent . steffy : okay , what was that all about ? [ scene_break ] bill : mmm ! you gon na share this ? katie : all right , here comes the next batch . bill : those are good ! wow ! they 're so good ! katie : are they delicious ? well , i 'm not sure if you realized this , but this is the premier cookie chef in the world . bill : well , you do n't have to tell me . i - i can taste it . katie : yeah . bill : i 'm having kind of a vision . katie : [ laughs ] bill : spencer 's cookies . a new business venture . katie : that sounds like a great idea . will : spencer 's cookies ! katie : spencer 's cookies ! bill : spencer 's cookies ! exactly ! you 're gon na be a coverboy . katie : i 'm not sure if this is a good time or not , but i just want to tell you that i 'm sorry . will : spencer 's cookies ! katie : [ chuckles ] bill : you -- you do n't have to say that , katie . you have nothing to apologize for . will : cookie ! katie : i - i know that i have n't been the easiest person to live with , and i 've had challenges , but it 's all under control . i know that might be hard to believe given my ups and downs . will : [ growling ] bill : everything 's fine now . katie : well , i know i have n't been the kind of wife that you want me to be lately . bill : we all have our issues , katie . the important thing is to find individual fulfillment in your life . [ cell phone rings ] bill : this better be good , alison . alison : we have a little issue at the office here , sir . um , liam discovered your ... napping room . bill : my what ? alison : your ... special room , your former workout room . must have forgotten to lock it , but do n't worry . i told him you were reading up on naps and how important they were . um , but there was one thing . he found a woman 's earring . bill : earring ? alison : i told him it was mrs. spencer 's . he did n't appear suspicious , but i thought you should know . bill : thanks , alison . katie : what 's this about an earring ? bill : oh , uh , it 's -- it 's an accessories issue for eye on fashion . katie : ah . will : thirsty ! katie : okay , well , we 'll get you some water . liam : do i smell baked goods ? katie : oh , my gosh ! look who 's here ! liam : i think i smell baked goods ! chef spencer ! bill : hey , son . liam : hey , dad . good day at work ? [ scene_break ] vivienne : i understand why you feel bad for zende . but you made the right decision . nicole : [ sighs ] you sure it 's not asking too much ? vivienne : no ! of course not . mnh - mnh . sasha prancing around in lingerie ? no way . not a chance . you are very smart not to let that happen . [ scene_break ] [ camera shutter clicks ] sax : perfect . gorgeous . love that . awesome . there we go . nice . very good . couple more like these . perfect . hold that . okay , coming in close . there we go . eyes to me . eyes to me . eyes to me . eyes to me . [ both laugh ] sasha : you 're too much fun . sax : i think we got everything we need . sasha : yeah ? are you happy ? sax : yeah . you did great today . sasha : oh , stop it . sax : hey , seriously . you did a wonderful job , sasha . it was an absolute joy working with you . sasha : thank you . sax : i 'll get some proofs over to ridge as soon as possible . sasha : great . zende : looks like the shoot went well . sasha : yeah , uh ... was n't the same without you , though . you should be the photographer , zende , okay , not sax and not anyone else . you know that . [ scene_break ] ridge : just trying to keep some peace around here . steffy : with rick ? he 's been actively trying to get you out of the office , bent on revenge for months ! and now you 're just reaching out ? it does n't make sense . ridge : what choice do i have ? steffy : and you -- you believe this , this sudden change of heart ? thomas : dad 's ceo . he 's got a lot to do around here . he 's got to protect the company , the family , and -- and -- steffy : you do n't like rick ! neither do you ! thomas : steff , drop it . rick has a right to be here . besides , there 's enough drama in the family anyways . steffy : okay , what is going on with you two ? thomas : it 's like i said , we 're -- we 're fine . steffy : no , you 're my father and my brother . whatever it is , i deserve to know . [ scene_break ] bill : should we give liam one of the cookies you did n't eat ? no ? liam : no ? ! bill : no cookie for liam ? liam : ohh ! bill : wait , wait . let me try to help you out here . liam : okay . bill : how about if i give you 10 bucks and a new toy car ? give him a cookie ? will : no ! bill : no ? ! liam : no ? ! bill : you 're out . this is a tough negotiator . no cookie for you . liam : yeah , i wonder where he gets it . [ laughter ] katie : all right , well , i am proud of all of my boys , but this one is ready for his n - a - p. so good luck with all this sugar . bill : come here . have a good nap . katie : all right , all right . all right , bye - bye ! liam : bye ! katie : bye - bye ! bill : have a good nap ! see you later , buddy . [ chuckles ] liam : so , speaking of n - a - ps , i stumbled upon your new napping room today . bill : yeah ! what do you think ? it 's cool , right ? liam : yeah , what happened to the private gym ? what ? you just tossed away all the equipment and put a bed in there ? why would you do that ? bill : have you really ever , you know , taken a good look at your dad here ? do i -- do i look like i need to work out anymore ? i knock out a couple pushups , i 'm good to go . however ... liam : all right . bill : however -- and listen to this , important for you , as well -- 20-minute power nap is key . it keeps you sharp throughout the day . liam : uh - huh . so if you were alone , why did i find a woman 's earring on the bed ? did n't do a lot of napping today , did you , dad ? [ scene_break ] steffy : i know you guys too well . you ca n't hide anything from me , so just tell me . what 's going on ? ridge : how about you 're not gon na be concerned about us 'cause we actually are concerned about you . you have a lot on your plate right now . thomas : look , with liam being back , it 's got to be hard for you being caught in the middle of all this , right ? steffy : i 'm married to wyatt . and we 're really excited about our future . ridge : and i think that 's great , and we respect that , but we also know that you have feelings for liam . steffy : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] liam : i mean , it 's katie 's . the earring is -- is katie 's . bill : well , of course , it 's katie 's . do n't say anything to her . she 'll be embarrassed . liam : yeah , no , i - i wo n't mention it . um , but i got to tell you , i was a little weirded out when i saw the whole setup . i mean , i could have sworn i smelled candles and then with a random piece of jewelry lying on the bed , it made me wonder for a second ... bill : you smelled candles 'cause there 's candles ! liam , when you 're in a marriage , you know , periodically you have to spice things up . if you do n't do that , it 's as good as done . liam : yeah , no , i know . and -- and i know how much commitment and loyalty mean to you , especially in a marriage . and i 'll tell you something -- that is why i 'm not running to steffy right now , because of you , because of the example you set , because of your integrity as a man . [ scene_break ] nicole : zende gave up a lot for me . vivienne : he 's a grown man . he did n't have to do it if he did n't want to . nicole : but i asked him to walk away from a major opportunity . vivienne : i think that was the best decision for both of you . why play with fire ? nicole : i just hope it does n't push him the wrong way . vivienne : which way is that ? back to sasha ? nicole : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] zende : i respect you for trying to back out on my behalf . but that 's not necessary , all right ? it tells me a lot about who you are . sasha : i just hate to see you deprived of this experience . the lingerie line is one of the most high - profile at forrester . pam : you 're up next , zende . good luck working with all these heels . [ laughs ] you get it ? heels ! [ laughs ] i crack myself up . [ laughs ] sasha : shoes ? this is your assignment ? zende : well , when you say it like that , i guess i should just go work in the mailroom . sasha : look , zende , i 'm just saying you gave up the lingerie line for footwear . zende : sasha , let 's be honest . you in lingerie , me taking photos , nicole would have not let that fly . and i do n't blame her . sasha : but this is your family business ! zende : and nicole is my lady . sasha : and i have to fight for what i believe in , okay ? and i believe in you ! nicole is asking you to not live up to your fullest potential . i know you , zende . committing to nicole would be a huge , gigantic mistake . yes , she is sweet and wonderful . she 's practically mother teresa and a girl scout wrapped into one , but she is asking you to turn down an incredible opportunity . and who knows ? how many other incredible opportunities is she gon na have you turn down in the future ? and you want to be married to that ? no . i do n't think so . you want ... a little spice , some flavor . am i right ? i know you do . look , i 'm right , are n't i ? look at your face . zende : you 're crazy . sasha : just crazy about you . zende : sasha ... sasha : i 'm -- i 'm sorry . that was out of line . and , again , i 'm really sorry that i lied about the pregnancy . it was a stupid , terrible mistake , and i wish i could take it back every single day . i was just scared . i - i felt you slipping away . zende , you really are the greatest thing that has ever happened to me . you were the first and only guy to ever really make me feel like i was even kind of loved . [ chuckles ] i just -- i did n't want to lose you . and if i 'm honest ... i still do n't .	liam holds the earring and looks around and wants to know what in the hell does this mean . alison comes in and inquires why liam is there . he in turn questions her what happened to the private gym that now looks like a bedroom . alison covers by saying it is for bill and katie when he is busy and ca n't get home . bill goes home to find both katie and will in chef 's hats making cookies . he feels like his life is in order and he has everything he needs . she gives him the egg cracking duty so he cracks one on his forehead . will gets a kick out of that . katie says she appreciates his new commitment to family . whatever caused it she hopes he keeps it up . alison calls bill to alert him that liam found his recreation room and a lady 's earring . she did not think he was suspicious but thought bill ought to know . nicole tells zende that he will get another assignment . he says he already has , shoes . steffy thanks the new photographer for stepping in on such short notice . rick comes in and ridge tells him he is glad he is here . he needs him here at forrester so let them put the past in the past and move forward . rick is shocked that ridge says he needs him . maybe he is on something . rick says he has some things to hatch out but he can not say no to an invitation like that . he 'll go tell maya the good news . viv tells nicole that she was very smart . she made the right decision not to let sasha sashay around in her lingerie around zende . the photographer tells sasha she did a wonderful job and he enjoyed working with her . zende is behind the scenes and hears this .
zende : so you say it 's nothing major , whatever 's wrong with lizzy 's adoption papers . rick : it 's just a few clerical errors . we need to get new signatures from all the parties , stipulating the original agreement holds . zende : i see . rick : maya and i , we 've already signed . we just need nicole 's signature , and this should all be wrapped up today . maya : what do you mean , you wo n't sign the adoption papers ? nicole : i ca n't . maya : of course , you can . nicole , it 's -- it 's a done deal . it was decided long ago . lizzy : ma - ma - ma - ma ! nicole : i just , uh ... i -- i do n't know what to do . maya : i do n't know what the hesitation is . but what is wrong ? just sign the papers . i -- i am confused . i do n't know what 's going on . nicole : i ... i need more time . maya : for what ? i 'm sorry . i did n't mean to snap . but i do n't know why you need more time . it 's just a formality . lizzy is my daughter . sign the papers . julius : hey ! carter . carter : hey ! julius : listen , i was looking for nicole . have you seen her ? carter : oh , no , i just got here . julius : oh , okay . i figured i 'd take my little girl to lunch . carter : you know , she might be with maya . yeah , they have to sign some legal papers . julius : nothing serious , i hope . carter : oh , no . technicalities . but , by the way , you 're family now , so if you need legal advice or services , you come to me , okay ? julius : i really appreciate that . but getting back to these papers , um , what 's the dispute between my daughters ? carter : oh , no , it 's nothing like that . it 's just clerical errors concerning lizzy 's adoption , is all . [ cell phone chimes ] carter : just one second . i 'm so sorry . julius : these clerical errors around lizzy 's adoption -- is it something i should be concerned about ? carter : oh , no , not at all . look , these things happen . sometimes the `` t `` does n't get crossed . you inform the parties , you make the correction , they sign off . everything will be squared away once nicole adds her signature . rick : you know , maya and i will never stop being grateful to nicole . zende : i know . rick : you know , it 's humbling , the level of sacrifice carrying a baby for her sister , and then giving her to us so that maya and i could have a family . i know that you and nicole are having difficulties starting one of your own , but it will happen , zende . you just got to be patient . nicole will give you that precious gift of a child . just like she did us . maya : i do n't know what 's going on , but i know this is n't you . talk to me . why is there suddenly a problem signing these adoption papers ? nicole : it 's just so unexpected . i thought the adoption was finalized , that it was legally binding . maya : i - it is finalized . there were just a few errors , so we 've corrected them , and now we just need to sign off on it . nicole : i thought it was over . that i could n't ... even if i just -- it was done . maya : you 're not making sense , nicole . hey , you can be straight with me , honey . what 's going on here ? nicole : while you were in paris , i spent all that time with lizzy . and she is the best , sweetest little girl , and i love her so much . maya : i know you do . i know . nicole : the way that she looks at me , and the way that she feels in my arms ... maya : nicole , what exactly are you saying ? maya : let 's , um ... let 's just back up a little bit . i know you are going through a really tough time , nicole , and i feel for you . i do . nicole : i know . maya : and -- and i honestly believe that it 's going to work out and that you are gon na be pregnant . it might take a minute , but this has nothing to do with lizzy 's adoption . rick and i are her parents , and we have been since conception . nicole : i understand that . but ... i am feeling so many things right now , and there are so many thoughts going around in my head , and i do n't know what to trust anymore . maya : it 's okay . it 's okay , nicole . we 're all here for you . nicole : i 'm trying to be a good person , maya , and do the right thing , but what that is , i do n't know , so i am sorry , but i ca n't sign those papers right now . maya : okay . okay . okay . i 'm just gon na , um ... i 'm gon na leave these papers here with you so that you have them when you 're ready . but please do n't take too long . we need to get this settled . zende : hey . coco : oh ! hey , zende . um , i was just gon na go looking for you . zende : oh , yeah ? why ? coco : nothing , really . i , uh , just had an interesting conversation with nicole earlier . zende : you know , i got to say , i 'm happy you guys are good friends . she needs some support from us right now . she 's going through a lot . coco : yeah , i -- she told me . i 'm sorry . and hopefully it 's nothing and everything will work out . zende : yeah . i 'm sure it will . so , why were you looking for me ? coco : um ... actually , it was about nicole and that conversation , but ... you know , i -- i really do n't know if i should be talking to you about this . i do n't want to betray any of her trust . zende : what 's going on ? coco : okay , i 'm -- i 'm only telling you this because i 'm -- i 'm actually really concerned about her . zende : okay . coco : i 'm just -- i 'm a little worried about nicole 's relationship with rick and maya 's daughter . rick : there you are ! right on time . i 'm just wrapping things up . maya : right on time for what ? rick : i will see you in l.a. all right . right on time for this . what 's the matter ? maya : i was just with nicole . rick : where 's the adoption papers ? maya , what happened ? julius : hey ! there she is . i 've been looking for you . thought i 'd take my little girl to get some lunch . nicole : thanks , but i 'm not hungry . julius : you 've been with maya . nicole : why would you say that ? julius : well , i ran into carter . he said that there was some ... clerical glitch with lizzy 's adoption paperwork , and everybody had to sign off on it ? nicole : yep . julius : so , uh , until you sign the papers , then the adoption is n't legally valid . nicole : it 's just a formality . julius : is it ? coco : this possible infertility issue is really messing with nicole , and i feel like she 's starting to spiral because of it . like , one minute she 's saying that rick and maya are lizzy 's parents , and then the next , she 's saying that she feels like giving up lizzy was a mistake . and i 'm just -- i - i 'm worried about her . zende : yeah . nicole has always been so controlled , you know , in check with her feelings . coco : right . zende : but ever since she met with those doctors , it 's like her emotions have been all over the place , and now she has to relive this whole adoption thing all over again . coco : wait , what -- what do you mean ? zende : well , there was some clerical mistakes , i guess , on the adoption papers . so everyone has to sign a new set to technically make the adoption legal . coco : well , that 's just what nicole needs , now that all these feelings are surfacing . zende : yeah . but , you know what , we 're gon na be fine . that 's why she 's got me . i 'm her rock . nicole 's always been so strong . she likes to do things herself . that 's part of the reason i fell in love with her . but no one should have to go through something like this alone , and she wo n't . i 'll be there every step of the way . rick : where are the adoption papers ? maya : i had to leave them with nicole . i had no choice . rick : i do n't understand . what happened ? maya : nicole is a wreck . she needs time . rick : time ? maya : yes . the thought that she might not be able to have children , the time that she spent with lizzy while we were away , the fact that we were away -- all of that is weighing on her . rick : okay , you lost me at `` had no choice . `` why ? we sign the adoption papers and we go on with our life as usual ! maya : nicole could n't sign them . julius : you do n't have to pretend to be strong and put up a front in front of me to protect your sister . i can see that you 're struggling . i just want to help wherever i can . nicole : it 's like ... it 's like i 've been hit at all once . i mean , everything was fine . i was happy ... grounded ... married to zende ... ... and lizzy 's aunt . and then the doctors -- they both said that i was damaged inside , that i might not ever be able to have another child . and i know how much zende wants a family , and i know that he 'd be such a great dad , and i want a chance to be a real mother . everybody keeps saying it 'll happen , but what if it does n't ? what if lizzy 's my only chance to be a mother ? and i love her so much . julius : i know . i see the way you care for her . nicole : i just want to keep her with me . all the time . but then , at the same time , i was mad at rick and maya for leaving her , and these feelings just do n't make any sense . julius : and that 's why they 're called feelings and not rational thoughts . you 're concerned because she 's your daughter . nicole : she 's maya 's , too . julius : no , nicole . not maya 's because maya did n't carry her in her belly for 9 months . you did . you 're lizzy 's mother . and now -- now the adoption papers are n't even legal . you think that 's a coincidence ? i mean , these things do n't happen for no good reason . nicole : i ca n't -- i ca n't listen to this . julius : no , no , no . i see the way you react with her , and i see the way she responds to you , and i recognize that bond . do you know why ? because i 've seen it with my wife and our children . children know who their mother is . lizzy knows you 're her mother . lizzy : ma - ma - ma - ma ! rick : i ca n't believe what i 'm hearing . nicole wo n't sign . maya : no , i 'm sure she will . like i said , she just needs time . rick : this should n't even be a question . maya : rick , my sister is going through a very challenging time . she is processing news that could change her whole life . i feel terrible for her ! rick : yeah , so do i , but to refuse to sign the adoption papers ... maya : she did n't refuse . rick : lizzy is our daughter ! maya : i know , rick ! i know , and i am frustrated , too ! but i do n't want to push her . look , i have to believe that this is n't nicole and that -- and that she 's just fragile and that she 'll come around because anything else is unthinkable . rick : you 're damn straight , it is . under any other circumstances , i would handle nicole with kid gloves . i 'd let her work through whatever she needed to work through , but this is lizzy we 're talking about ! this is our legal right to our child ! under no circumstances should nicole hesitate on her part . [ scoffs ] maya : wait . wait , where are you going ? rick : i 'm gon na get those papers signed . julius : nicole , you are a natural mother . nicole : dad , stop . this is not what i need to hear right now . julius : no . no , this is exactly what you need to hear right now . do you think all of this is not happening for a reason , that all of a sudden lizzy 's adoption is not as official as everyone thought it was ? this is nature reasserting itself . you are lizzy 's mother . and maya and rick can think otherwise if they want to . nicole : dad -- julius : it does n't change the fact . nicole : stop . julius : do n't sign those papers , nicole . do n't do it . coco : you can count on me , okay ? nicole 's gon na need all the love and support that she can get . zende : good . i appreciate you confiding in me . do n't worry . i wo n't tell nicole anything , but it 's good to know what she 's thinking . coco : cool . yeah , thanks . zende : she 's really lucky to have you as a friend . i mean that . someone who knows she needs to be treated sensitively , with understanding and compassion . coco : mm - hmm . zende : the last thing my wife needs right now is pressure . rick : sign them . do you have any idea what you 've done to your sister ? nicole : maya ? i -- no . rick : she 's covering like she always does . she 's giving you the benefit of the doubt , but i know my wife . you scared the hell out of her . what kind of game you playing ? nicole : it 's not a game , rick . i did n't mean to scare maya . i just -- rick : look , since day 1 -- since lizzy was born , maya and i , we have been her constants . we are the ones that make her feel safe and secure . her parents . every day . week after week . month after month . we 're lizzy 's world ! have you even thought about her once ? nicole : have i even thought about lizzy ? yes , rick ! that is all i have been doing ! i love that little girl with everything that i have . you do n't know what it 's like to carry her with you , to feel her growing , moving , and kicking inside of you ! i do ! and then i gave her away ! and now i find out that i may never be able to have another child ... rick : okay , i understand you 're going through a lot right now , and it 's scary . you and zende had beautiful plans for a future that involves family , but that may still happen . the doctors said you may have fertility issues . and miracles happen . we know that they do . and no matter what the outcome , you got to know that your sister and i , we are gon na be there for you , we are gon na support you , we 're gon na love you through it because we 're your family ! but one thing you have to understand is no matter what you 're struggling with right now , it has zero to do with lizzy . nothing ! i am that little girl 's father . maya 's her mother . that 's been the consensus from the very beginning . so what you need to do is you need to do the right thing , and you need to sign these papers . nicole : rick ... rick : do n't you understand how much i love that little girl ? that 's our child ! i mean , the sun sets and rises around lizzy , and now you want threaten it by taking her away from me ? no , i 'm gon na tell you something right now , nicole . that 's not gon na happen ! that 's never gon na happen !	rick explains to zende that it is just a formality that nicole needs to sign new papers for the adoption . he knows they have been trying to have their own child , and it may take time but nicole will give him that child . nicole tells maya that she can not sign ; she needs more time . maya does not understand . lizzy is her daughter so just sign the papers . nicole said she thought this was all done . but the entire time maya was in paris all she thought about was lizzy and taking care of her the way she feels in her arms . maya says they need to dial back . she knows nicole wants her own child but this has nothing to do with this adoption . nicole says she has so many thoughts in her head right now and she wants to do the right thing but right now she needs more time . maya backs off and says okay she will give her that time but please do not wait too long . julius runs into carter at forrester creations while looking for nicole . carter says he just got there but nicole may be in with maya . they have some legal papers to sign . carter tells him there is nothing to worry about .just some t 's to be crossed . coco tells zende that she had a conversation with nicole and she is a little worried about her with maya 's baby . nicole now thinks giving up lizzy may have been a mistake . zende says he understands . now there is some clerical error and she will be going through all of this again . but he 's the rock and they will get through this . she will not go through this alone .
emma : hope and liam 's daughter is alive ? zoe : no . no , of course not . he did n't mean to say that , right xander ? tell her you did n't mean it . xander : it 's too late . zoe : no , we were talking about hope and how we wished that beth were still alive . emma : that 's not what you said . you said something about a stolen baby . zoe : tell her she 's wrong . xander : it 's over , zoe . she heard us . emma : oh , my god . it 's true ? ! beth is alive . liam : nice job , mama . babies are bathed and fed and sound asleep . are you okay ? steffy : hm ? liam : oh , no . steffy : what ? liam : oh , no . i knew this day would come . it was only a matter of time . i 'm the annoying house guest . steffy : oh ! liam : i 'm getting on your nerves already . oh , my god . are you kicking me out ? is this my eviction notice where- steffy : get out , get out . no . no , i 'm really happy that you 're here , and that you 're spending time with the girls . it 's nice . liam : but ? steffy : but i am concerned about you and thomas not getting along . but you have to remember he 's had a rough time lately . liam : i know he 's had a tough time . that 's part of the problem . he should n't be acting this way , especially given the tough time he 's been through . and listen , i really feel for douglas losing his mom , but thomas does not get to use him to get closer to hope . i know he 's your brother , but i do n't trust him . brooke : oh , thomas . i thought you would 've gone home by now . thomas : i was just sketching another design for hope . brooke : did she ask you to do that ? thomas : oh , not really , but she liked the last one so much . i was inspired . brooke : you suddenly seem very interested in hope for the future . thomas : i 'm all in . i 'm excited . i only want the best for the line and for hope . brooke : well , then you 'll understand why hope needs room to heal . thomas : she needs support now and i plan to be there for her . i 'm not hiding my feelings , brooke . i 'm in love with your daughter . brooke : i know how you feel about hope . your father shared that with me . thomas : oh , you 're his wife . i 'd hope he 'd fill you in . brooke : we 've talked a lot about you and douglas , and the difficulties that you 've been through . thomas : my son is my number one priority . brooke : but this seems to be going farther than just your concern for douglas . let 's be honest , you and i both know that you 've had some issues in the past and i 'm not going to get into them . i just hope you understand why i 'm asking you to give hope some space . she needs time to heal . so focus on douglas , not on hope . she and liam did end their marriage , but that does n't mean that she does n't love him . and she 's still mourning the loss of her daughter . emma : oh , my god . this is crazy , this whole thing . zoe : please keep your voice down . emma : how ? you said something about zoe 's father . switching babies ? zoe : emma , listen to me . emma : no , i want to know what happened and i want to know right now . where is beth ? xander : steffy is raising her . emma : steffy ? wait , phoebe ? are you saying that phoebe is actually beth ? liam : listen , i do n't want my issues with thomas to become a problem for us , but i am worried about hope . now , obviously she does n't need me to go in and protect her , but she is vulnerable right now . and thomas knows this and he 's using douglas to get to her . steffy : thomas cares about hope and he wants you to know that he 's there . that 's phoebe . i 'll be right back . liam : oh ! hi . come on . come on in . hope : i do n't want to intrude . i just want to see the happy family for myself . thomas : you do n't approve of my interest in hope ? she and douglas have formed a pretty strong bond since we got back . they 've been great for each other . brooke : that 's wonderful . she 's enjoyed spending time with douglas . thomas : okay , but they 've been really helping each other get through this . brooke : but that 's one thing . but for hope to jump back into another relationship ? that 's not the answer , and i 'm sure you would agree with me . thomas : look , caroline 's death taught me a lot . taught me that life is short . why wait around for something when it 's right in front of you ? hope and i have spent enough time apart to know what we want . brooke : and you 've been in love with her all of these years ? thomas : i keep it to myself . she was liam . brooke : and you were with sally and caroline . thomas : i wish that she had accepted my proposal way back when ... back in cabo . but maybe we needed that time apart . brooke : and you think your time is now ? thomas : hope 's future is with douglas and me , and i 'll do anything to make that happen . hope : you look good , happy . it must be nice to be near the beach , being with the girls . i 'm sure they 're excited to have their dad home . liam : yeah . well , i better soak it up now before they 're teenagers . i 'm really glad you came by . it 's nice to see you . i miss you . hope : i miss you too . steffy : hope , hi . hope : hi . i hope it 's okay . steffy : oh , yeah . yeah , of course . you must 've known auntie hope was coming by . hope : hi . steffy : you want to say hi ? hope : hi , phoebe . hi sweet angel . steffy : would you like to hold her ? hope : could i ? steffy : absolutely . you are family . i know phoebe loves her auntie hope . hope : hi . who 's that ? is that your daddy ? phoebe : [ inaudible 00 : 07 : 58 ] . liam : yeah . hope : yeah . emma : i ca n't believe what your father did . how long have you known about this ? how long have you known about that night on catalina ? zoe : xander just found out recently . emma : and you did n't go straight to hope ? what about you zoe ? when did you find out ? zoe : a few months ago . emma : a few months ago ? and you kept it a secret this whole time ? zoe : i was trying to protect my father . if this gets out , he 'll have to go to prison . emma : he deserves to go to prison . he deserves to be punished for everything he 's done . and hope deserves to know the truth . why have n't you told her ? answer me ! what is wrong with you , xander ? this is n't who you are . you should have done the right thing . you should 've told hope . emma : she 's been nothing but kind to you , but now she 's miserable and devastated . she 's lost her marriage , she 's lost liam , she 's lost everything because of you and your father . hope needs to know that her little girl is still alive . emma : i 'm calling hope . i 'm calling hope , right now . zoe : no , emma . listen , to- emma : i 'm going to tell hope the truth about her baby . zoe : emma , please . i 'm serious . xander : this is n't something you should do over the phone . think about it . emma : who are you ? this is n't you . you hate keeping this secret . i can tell . but zoe is making you , is n't she ? she 's pressured you into protecting her father and you 're falling right in line . xander : emma , this is bigger than you realize . emma : and you , you should be ashamed of yourself for keeping a secret like this . my god , baby beth is still alive . i 'm telling hope right now . zoe : emma . hope : she 's beautiful . she 's getting so big . trying to savor all the little moments . steffy : i bet . it 's good to see you . i 'm happy you came by . hope : yeah . it 's always nice to get a little baby fix . here . you take her . steffy : okay . hope : i could hold her all day . steffy : you know you 're always welcome here ? hope : thank you . it means a lot . i wanted to see all of you , this wonderful family . it 's what i wanted , and it brings me joy knowing that phoebe and kelly have their parents together . thomas : i love you , hope . today our family begins , forever . hope : my husband , my soul mate . you came into my life when i needed you the most . i was so lost , but you found me . you saved me from a man who did n't know true commitment . i am blessed to be your wife and to be douglas 's mother . thomas : what 's up ? zoe : thomas , it 's zoe . i really need to talk to you . thomas : what 's wrong ? zoe : she knows . she heard xander and me talking and she knows everything . thomas : who ? zoe : emma . she 's going to tell hope the truth about her baby . thomas : what ? zoe : yes . she 's on her way to hope , right now . pam : hey , emma . what are you still doing here ? emma : i 'm looking for hope . have you seen her ? pam : she was with thomas a little earlier . oh , wait . she did mention she was going to go to steffy 's , but she 's probably home by now . you know what young lady , i would like to thank you so much for filling out the survey for robbin 's baby shower unlike some people . i probably actually should go talk to her right now . honey , are you okay ? emma : yeah . yeah , i 'm fine . thanks . pam : all right . well , if i do n't see you later , have a good night . thomas : hey , i could n't know overhearing you and pam . are you looking for hope ? emma : yes . do you know where she is ? i would call her , but xander is right . i should probably speak to her in person . it 's important . thomas : look , emma . you should probably stay out of this . you do n't know what might happen if you get involved . emma : you 're in on this too ? you know , do n't you ? thomas : know what ? what are you talking about ? emma : the truth about beth . thomas : emma , you need to calm down . take a breath . emma : i ca n't calm down . i just overheard zoe and xander . they told me everything . you 're in on this too ? thomas : okay . look , i just found out myself , all right ? and i had the same reaction as you did . i wanted to go straight to hope and tell her . emma : why did n't you ? thomas : because it 's complicated . emma : complicated ? no , it 's not . liam and hope had their baby stolen from them . your sister is raising their child . should n't steffy know the truth ? thomas : there are a lot of other factors involved . emma : like what ? thomas : have you seen phoebe ? emma : you mean beth ? thomas : no , i mean phoebe , okay ? that 's her name . my sister is her mother . emma : no , she 's not . hope is her mother . thomas : would you keep your voice down , all right ? ! i 'm trying to explain this to you . phoebe is happy . steffy is raising her . emma : phoebe is not her name . it 's beth . thomas : it 's phoebe , okay ? her sister is kelly . she 's happy . she 's nurtured and she 's thriving and now liam is in the home with her . emma : what about hope ? she 's heartbroken . thomas : look , i am going to take care of hope . me and douglas both . we will take care of her . i 'm planning a life for the three of us . emma : you and hope ? thomas : yes , and douglas . he 's been through a lot . i want you to think long and hard about this before you go to hope and tell her . emma : i do n't need to think . hope needs to know the truth right now . liam : she 's got all the traits of a logan , this one . i see it more and more everyday . honestly , i look at her and i see you and your mom . i 'm not kidding . steffy : the logan gene is a beautiful gene to have . liam : yeah . steffy : i 'll take her . liam : okay . steffy : phoebe is a very , very lucky girl . now i 'm going to give her a bottle and hopefully she 'll go down for a nap . you want to say bye auntie hope ? say bye . bye . hope : bye , sweetheart . so glad i got to see you . phoebe : [ inaudible 00 : 15 : 48 ] . hope : come by soon . phoebe : [ inaudible 00 : 15 : 48 ] steffy : come on . hope : she 's a precious baby . liam : yeah . she 's a sweet one , that 's for sure . so you okay ? i think about you a lot . i was wondering if it might be hard for you coming here . hope : it 's what i wanted , you to live here with steffy and the girls . liam : yeah . well , i love being here with them . it does n't exactly stop me from worrying about you . hope : do n't worry about me , liam . liam : i ca n't help it , especially with thomas lurking . listen , i know . i know he 's a charming guy and he 's also got issues of his own that he 's dealing with and i love that you 're bonding with douglas , but it 's not okay that thomas is using douglas to pull at your heartstrings . hope : well , you 're moving on your life , and i need to move on with mine . liam : with thomas ? is that someone you 're sure you can trust ? hope : he 's been supportive . he 's made beautiful designs for my collection , and it 's like i told him , i 'm just trying to get through one day at a time . but i still do think of you , and how things would be different if beth were still here . i know we would still be together . emma : hope will find out her baby is alive . thomas : no , she wo n't . emma : you ca n't stop me , thomas . thomas : this is none of your business . this is my family . stay out of it . hope will never know about beth . do n't push me , emma . i am dead serious . you do not want to mess with me .	emma asks again if she heard what she thought xander said . zoe speaks up and says of course not . xander does n't deny it so emma knows beth is alive . liam tells steffy that he knew it would happen someday . he has become the annoying houseguest . he says thomas does not have to use douglas to get hope some help . brooke catches thomas working on hftf and says he seems to be more inspired now . he admits he is in love with her daughter and it shows . brooke says she know this is not just for douglas . she knows thomas has had issues in the past and tells him that she just hopes he will give hope some space . she needs time to heal . hope shows up at steffy 's door and says she does not want to intrude but she wanted to see the happy family for herself . steffy is with the girls in the bedroom . emma questions more and finds out steffy is raising phoebe and she really is beth . thomas fills brooke in that douglas is missing his mother terribly but he has bonded with hope . life is short and he will do anything to make it happen with hope . he has been in love with her through the years even with sally and caroline . liam tells hope that he is glad she came by . it is good to see her . steffy comes out with phoebe and hope lights right up and wants to hold her . emma wants to know when zoe and xander found out . zoe says he just found out . emma asks zoe when did she know . she admits it has been a few months and she did not tell because her dad would go to prison . emma says that is what he deserves for what he did . she knows xander is a good guy so she can not believe that he did not tell hope immediately . she has lost beth , now she has lost her marriage and liam , all because of their silence . emma says she is going to call hope and tell her the truth . zoe grabs for the phone and tells her no . xander says this is bigger than she thinks and can not be told over the phone .
ridge : are you sure ? you 're having contractions ? brooke : yeah . at first , i thought they might be braxton hicks . 'cause i 've had them on and off for the few days now . ridge : but it could still be a false alarm , right ? i mean , you 're not really due for another week or so ? oh , another one ? again , so soon ? ridge : logan , we just have to be safe here . we 've got to get you to the hospital . brooke : okay . jackie : oh nicky , i 'm sorry . i 'm so , so sorry . nick : this second paternity test . they used the same information as they did on the first one . the one with the glitch . jackie : you remember the day in your office that i pulled those hairs from your head -- i sent those to the lab . and they compared your dna to the baby 's . it did n't match . nick : they 're wrong . jackie : i wish to god they were . nick : no , no . they screwed up the first one . they could screw up the second one , too . jackie : nicky , no -- nick : why not ? ! why ca n't they ? who 's to say they ca n't ? jackie : because they took extra precautions -- nick : i do n't buy it . jackie : but , it 's true . nick : i do n't buy it , mother . that is my son . that baby is mine . that is my son ! stop shaking your head like that ! stop it ! jackie : there 's no mistake this time . ridge is his father . not you . ridge : all right , is this everything now ? brooke : oh , god i hope so . i did n't expect to do this yet . ridge : there 's still a chance you might not have to do it right now . brooke : i think we 'd better call the doctor . ridge : we 'll call him . let 's call him from the car . come on . brooke : oh , no -- ridge : brooke , it 's only been three minutes since the last one , here . brooke : this is no false alarm , ridge . ridge : okay . okay , just breathe . breathe . c 'm on , i 'll help you out . just lean against me . brooke : we 'd better hurry ! ridge : we 'll hurry . we 'll get there in plenty of time . brooke : oh , no . no , i feel like i have to push ! ridge : push ? ! now ? ! you 're gon na push now ? brooke : oh , god , the baby 's here , ridge ! ridge : what do you mean , he 's here ? he ca n't be here ! brooke : yeah , well you tell that to him ! ridge : okay , i 'll carry you . come on , i 'm going to carry you to the car . brooke : and then what ? then what , we 're going to have the baby on the freeway ? ridge : the hospital is n't far away . brooke : you know how much traffic there is ! oh , god . ridge : okay -- then you 're just going to have it the old - fashioned way , here . brooke : here , here . oh god , i knew after you had one baby , they others come quicker . but this is crazy ! this is unbelievable . ridge : dr. sobel , please . yes , my wife is in labor . brooke logan is in labor . brooke : this is a bad one , ridge . ridge : dr. sobel ? hey , it 's ridge forrester . i 'm here with brooke logan . dr. sobel : baby decided to show up a little early , did he ? ridge : yeah . i guess he 's gon na decide to be born right here in the house . the water broke , and he 's apparently dropped already . dr. sobel : sounds like you know something about this . ridge : well , i 've done this before . but i had a lot of coaching . dr. sobel : get her feet up , give her some fluids . that might slow things down a bit . i 'll be there as soon as i can . ridge : all right . please hurry . we 're not going anywhere . thank you doctor . he 's on his way . brooke : oh , god , he better have a turbo . ridge : okay , just lay back . gon na put your feet up . feet up there . get some water in you . okay , it 's going to be okay , logan . just relax . breathe . brooke : okay . ridge : breathe . it 's all going to come off like clockwork . right ? ridge : all right . here we go . drink as much as you can . dr. sobel says it might help stall things a little bit here . brooke : i 've got ta call nick and tell him the baby 's coming . ridge : no , no , no . brooke : ridge -- ridge : i 'll do that . i 'll do that . brooke : no , no . i 'm not going to put you in that position . ridge : you just concentrate on this little guy right here . i 'll handle all the rest . okay ? drink . drink . ridge : it 's his answering machine . hey , nick , it 's ridge . look , as soon as you get this message . come over to brooke 's place . you 're about to be a father . all right . let 's hope he checks his messages . it 'd be a shame for him to miss this . brooke : thank you . ridge : yeah . [ brooke moaning ] ridge ; just breathe . breathe through it . breath through it . three in , three out . three in , three out . [ phone rings ] ridge : that 's it . that 's it . three in , three out . it 's okay . [ brooke moaning ] brooke : okay . good timing , nick . stephanie : honey , it 's me . ridge : oh , mother . stephanie : i 'm sure you were expecting brooke . ridge : actually , i 'm here with brooke and she 's in labor . stephanie : she 's in labor ? eric : put it on speaker phone . here , here . where are you , ridge ? where are you ? at the hospital ? ridge : no , we 're at brooke 's . we never even made it to the car . stephanie : what are you doing there ? ridge : waiting for the doctor . stephanie : well , honey , i 'm sure that nick can handle whatever is going on . ridge : nick 's not around yet . we have n't been able to find him . stephanie : you 'll leave when he comes , though , wo n't you , ridge ? you 're not gon na stay there with her through the birth ? ridge : mother , yes , i am . in fact , every day after that as well . stephanie : well , i 'm sure nick will have something to say about that . ridge : he already has . he gave us his blessing . stephanie : what ? eric : they broke off their engagement ? [ brooke moaning ] ridge : just breathe through this , sweetheart . breathe through it . hey , i got ta talk to you guys later . eric : ridge , give brooke my best . ridge : okay , i will . bye . eric : well , i knew it . i knew if ridge just hung in there -- stephanie : oh , eric , do n't you understand ? he 's saddled with someone else 's child ? eric : stephanie , ridge does not see it that way . stephanie : i ca n't for the life of me understand why he does n't . eric : you ca n't ? look , if -- if circumstances had been different -- stephanie : but they were n't . and no amount of wishful thinking is going to make that little baby ridge 's son . jackie : what can i do , nicky ? tell me , what can i do ? nick : nothing . nothing , mother . you 've done plenty . jackie : i did it out of love , you know . not telling you what dr. paxson said about the test results , the possible error . i just did it to protect you . well , i know you probably ca n't see that , right ? nick : you did n't want me to be disappointed . i get that . jackie : you do ? nick : must have been tough to keep it to yourself this whole time , keep it a secret . jackie : oh , you do n't know . it was unbearable . i could n't sleep . and i -- i started to drink . and -- i came this close so often to just blurting it out . nick : even though i was getting so attached to brooke and the baby . you just wanted to leave well enough alone , did n't you ? jackie : exactly . that 's exactly how it was . nick : that makes sense . perfect sense . jackie : oh , nicky . oh , my god . i 'm so glad . i 'm so glad . nick : as long as i 'm happy , no one else matters . jackie : what ? nick : ridge , brooke -- their baby . jackie : i did n't want to hurt anyone . i mean , i truly believed until today that -- nick : today ! today ! the test was run months ago ! are you telling me that you never looked at those results ? is that what you 're telling me ? jackie : no , i 'm not telling you that . i just -- you 'll have to take my word for it -- nick : your word ? your word ? you , i do n't -- i do n't even know you . i do n't know who i 'm looking at right now . good god , mother . what kind of monster could do such a thing ? god ! [ jackie sobbing ] ridge : traffic 's not moving at all ? okay . well , just do what you can , then . all right . thanks , dr. sobel , for checking in . all right . brooke : do n't tell me there 's been an accident . ridge : on the 405 . there 's no routes out of the valley . it 's all jammed up . brooke : what if dr. sobel ca n't get here ? ridge : it 's all right . it 's all right . it 's gon na be okay . brooke : can you do this ? ridge : hey , you 're talking to an old pro here . i got all these birthing techniques . i know them all backwards and forwards . brooke : no . i mean , can you do this -- can you bring nick 's child into this world ? ridge : logan , i told you . i love this little boy . no matter who his father is . just to be here , to be a part of the process of bringing him into the world is an honor to me . brooke : what about when he 's here and when you 're holding him ? ridge : well , then i 'll have proof . brooke : proof ? ridge : yeah . proof that our love can survive anything . with all the questions we have had , with all the hurt that we 've gone through . we 're still here , are n't we ? and we 're stronger than ever . hey , do you remember that dream ? remember that dream where taylor came to you and she said , `` nothing worthwhile ever comes easily `` ? brooke : and that an unlikely path would lead me to where i belong . ridge : yeah . well , what more unlikely thing to happen to bring you and i closer together than to have it be another man 's child ? brooke : yeah . ridge : but that 's what he 's done . and you know what ? i want to be here to thank him personally . i 'm gon na thank this little boy . brooke : oh , god ! here we go again . ridge : you need to breathe , do n't push . hold my hand and squeeze . squeeze . come on , nick , where are you ? [ brooke and ridge breathing rhythmically ] jackie : please . please do n't look at me that way . i know what i did was wrong , but i just -- nick : wrong ? jackie : wanted to spare you . nick : wrong ? so you let me fall deeper in love with a woman and a family that was n't even mine ? god ! god ! oh , here , mother . i did n't show you this yet , did i ? here , look . huh ? i had this so i could take him out right away , so he could feel the ocean , huh ? so he could smell that salt air . because no boy of mine is gon na be seasick . no , not my son . jackie : i 'm sorry . nick : not my first mate ! my first mate ! jackie : i 'm sorry , nicky ! i 'm sorry ! nick : and do n't forget to tell pop , either ! remember what you did to his relationship with forrester , huh ? do n't forget that ! and do n't forget to tell forrester that i took his wife to hawaii and had sex with her ! you know , he was right all along ? they belong together . because they earned it . jackie : they 'll be together now ! nick : now ! and what about then ? what about the months they lost because you tore them apart . and you used me to do it ! [ phone rings ] [ jackie sobs ] nick : get your phone ! jackie : oh , god , it 's ridge . hello . ridge : i 'm looking for nick . i need to find him . do you know where he is ? jackie : yes , he 's right here . nick : forrester ? ridge : i 'm over at brooke 's . she 's this close to giving birth . did you hear what i said ? nick : yeah . ridge : okay . well , you better get it together . your son is on the way . jackie : what ? what is it ? nick : oh , mother , congratulations . dominick marone jr . , is about to be born . nick : how do you like that ? i 'm about to be a father . jackie : what are you going to do ? nick : well , what do you think i should do , mother ? hand out cigars with `` it 's a forrester `` on the wrapper ? hmm ? no wonder she could n't get him out of her head . huh ? god , all the pressure that we put on that woman ! panic attacks ! `` make sure you do the right thing by the child . `` `` you 've go to move on . `` and you 're there leading the charge the whole time , were n't you mom ? she knew it . she could feel it inside of herself that it was wrong . that 's why she kept going back to him . because she could feel it . jackie : she has to be told . nick : ya think ? jackie : i 'll go . nick : you 're not going anywhere . jackie : she needs to know . nick : she 'll know about it , mother . but it 's not coming from you . jackie : can i go with you then ? i can explain about -- nick : stay away ! you stay away from all of this . and i mean it . jackie : nicky ! all i ever wanted was to give you the family that you never had . nick : a family that belonged to someone else . do n't be here when i get back . [ jackie sobs ] ridge : that a girl . you 're doing great . brooke : no sign of the doctor ? ridge : or nick . brooke : i know he should be here . but this feels so right , ridge : you just focus . stay focused , here . get that image going in your mind . that image that you 've conjured up . someplace peaceful , you 're relaxed . you 're relaxed and calm . where are you ? brooke : the rainforest . ridge : yeah . brooke : the rainforest where you and i got married . we 're there saying our vows , holding hands . ridge : yeah . through the good times and the bad . to love and to cherish . until death do we part . brooke : i just never imagined we 'd start a life out like this . ridge : kid knows how to make an entrance , does n't he ? i like him already . brooke : ridge ? ridge : yeah . we may not have a chance to have a child of our own . ridge : shh . it 's okay . it 's okay . brooke : you think we could just -- for a little while , just pretend ? [ brooke wails ] ridge : all right , logan . brooke : okay , this is it ! i ca n't hold this any longer . ridge : all right . here we go . we 're going to the finish line here , kiddo . brooke : i need to push . ridge : okay . breathe in . keep your legs up . [ brooke gasping and wailing ] brooke : i can push ? ridge : go ahead and push . go ahead and push . push . [ brooke wailing ] ridge : really push . okay , we 're further along than we thought here . come on . i can see him . i can see him , logan . brooke : one more time ! ridge : come on , you got ta push ! push , push , push . [ brooke wails ] ridge : here you go . here you go . brooke , i can see him . his head is crowning . i can see him ! brooke : really ? ridge : he 's coming out . he 's coming out . keep pushing , keep pushing . come on . brooke : okay , one more time . ridge : one , two , three -- push ! go . it 's coming out , logan . i can see him .	brooke 's contractions start and ridge tells her they need to get to the hospital . they are busy packing a bag when she has another strong one . she says she can risk driving to the hospital because she 's afraid she will have it on the freeway . they call dr. sobel and tell him to come over right away . ridge calls nick to let him know the baby 's on the way , but has to leave a message on his answering machine . jackie is talking to nick and apologizing for not telling him about the paternity test . nick ca n't believe the baby is n't his . he thinks there probably was another screw up at the lab but jackie tells him they took extra precautions this time . he 's devastated . stephanie calls ridge and he tells her that brooke is in labor . stephanie tells him that he needs to leave and let nick handle the birth of his own baby , but ridge says nick is n't there and that he 's staying . he also tells her he 's staying for good . stephanie says that nick will have something to say about that , and ridge says , yes , he gave us his blessing . this shocks stephanie , who has put the phone on speaker so eric can hear too . eric is elated that the engagement has been broken and that ridge and brooke are back together . he tells ridge to give brooke his best and hangs up the phone .
[ doorbell ringing ] brooke : what are you doing here ? stephen : we need to talk . brooke : about what ? my bad behavior at the fashion show ? you ca n't buy this kind of publicity . stephen : ridge took advantage of you . again . brooke : if you 're here to give me a fatherly lecture you 're a few years too late . stephen : you are going to listen to what i have to say whether you like it or not . [ scene_break ] [ felicia remembering ] felicia : you 're crazier than i am , you know that ? dante : if you say so . felicia : oh , god . what a pair we 'll make . dante : we 'll make a family . it 'll be perfecto . felicia : yes ! dante damiano . yes . i will marry you . thorne : felicia ? darla : so , what do you think ? thorne : is it fit for a forrester princess ? felicia : ah , it 's beautiful . darla : you 're going to be the most beautiful bride . felicia : i know i 'm going to be a happy one . i do n't know about beautiful . but thank you guys so much . i do n't know what i would do without you . it looks amazing . bridget : i 'm here . felicia : hey bridget ! i was starting to think you were n't going to show up . bridget : oh , well they were just finishing up the dress when i got there . thorne : that 's the caterer , we have to go . darla : okay , okay . if you need anything , you call us , alrit ? i love you . bye- bye . bridget : bye guys . felicia : so how does it look ? bridget : well , umm amazing . i can honestly say dad 's never done anything like this before . felicia : oh , my god . bridget : okay listen that 's exactly what i thought . we 'll find you another dress . honey , dad wo n't be offended -- felicia : no , it 's fabulous . bridget : oh well , whatever makes you happy . felicia : i 'm happy . i love him , bridget . bridget : i know you do , honey . dante is a very , very lucky man . felicia : see and i feel like i 'm the lucky one . some how it seems like it 's unfair . bridget : no , you deserve this . felicia : because we share a son together ? bridget , dante loved you first . so i need to know -- if you 're having second thoughts . if you have feelings for him -- or if dante still has feelings for you . [ scene_break ] dante : your heart . what does it say ? bridget : that i love you . dante : tell me again . bridget : i love you . i love you -- aldo : you 're not dressed yet ? dante : oh sorry , papa . aldo : cold feet ? dante : no , it 's not cold feet . aldo : listen , felicia is a wonderful , wonderful woman . dante : i know . i love her very much , she 's the mother of my son . but -- aldo : but -- dante : i 'm in love with bridget . [ scene_break ] brooke : i asked you to leave me alone . stephen : i 've thought about what you 've said . about me turning your life upside down . brooke : which time ? stephen : i got you that stock because i thought it would protect you . brooke : the way you never did ? stephen : i wanted you to have something you 've wanted all your life . i wanted to make damn sure nobody could take it away from you . i wanted you to be in control of forrester creations . brooke : i am . stephen : well then act like it . say no to ridge like you mean it . brooke : did nick send you here ? stephen : this is me talking . brooke : well then i 'll tell you the same thing i told him . forrester is a very big part of who i am . stephen : the company or the man ? brooke : both . stephen : well then you 're scaring me , brooke . brooke : you think i 'm weak . stephen : no , no -- vulnerable . that 's not the same thing . brooke : dad i know how to protect myself . i 've had a lot of practice . stephen : you have been searching your whole life to find someone who would make you feel safe . brooke : oh , now you 're going to quote me ? stephen : ridge is not that someone . brooke : and i am not you . stephen : what is that supposed to mean ? brooke : mom married you on the rebound because she could n't have eric and it 's been eating you alive ever since . you want me to fight your battles for you dad , but i ca n't -- i wo n't . [ scene_break ] aldo : you fall in love with felicia 's sister ? dante : remember when i told you that i moved to this country because i fell in love with someone ? aldo : that was bridget ? i thought that it did n't work out . dante : i asked her to marry me but she turned me down . aldo : felicia , she 's a wonderful , wonderful woman . dante : bridget loves me very much . but she just realized that after i proposed to felicia . i told bridget , you know , that we have some time and that we could make it happen but she does n't want to hurt felicia . i understand that . aldo : she does n't have any idea ? dante : remember the other night when she told me that i changed her life ? aldo : felicia , she 's the mother of your son . dante : i know , papa , and i would do anything for my son . but what about me ? what about what i want ? aldo : i 'm gon na tell you something , dante . you 're my son . i love you more than my life . something happened a long time ago , before i married your mother . you know , i was traveling a lot for my business and i met a girl . we fell in love . what am i supposed to do ? i promised my heart and my love to your mother and you are here . dante : what happened ? aldo : what happened ? love , family . some time , you do n't know what is the best to do and that 's why a father like me , that loves you dearly -- you should listen to me . what about your son ? dante : these are different times , though . aldo : different time . dante : you ever thought about it , what had might 've happened if you were to stay with that girl ? i thought so . aldo : where are you going ? dante : i got to talk to bridget . [ scene_break ] felicia : speak now or forever hold your peace . bridget : where is this coming from ? felicia : bridget , when dante 's family arrived the other night and i surprised everybody with my impromptu wedding plans , you looked like you lost your best friend . bridget : no -- no . felicia : so then , where did you go ? bridget : when ? felicia : when dante went `` looking for the champagne . `` please do n't think i 'm an idiot . bridget : i do n't . felicia : i just need you to be honest with me . bridget : i do n't know what you want me to say . felicia : that dante moved to this country to be with you . that he loved you . bridget : well , i was in love with nick . i 'm telling you the truth , felicia . i was in love with another man and dante helped me get through one of the hardest times of my life . i will always be grateful to him for that . so yeah , maybe you 're right . maybe i did act like i lost my best friend but that is just plain selfish . you 're my sister . and you love him , and he loves you . and you both have such a beautiful baby boy together . felicia : it 's not too late , you know . i am tough , practically indestructible . so , if you 've changed your mind . if you want dante as more than a friend . bridget : no . felicia : i 'm not a charity case . bridget : i do n't think you are and i 'll never treat you like one . you 're an amazing woman and i am very proud that you are my sister . i do n't want anything to come between us . no man . nothing . ever . i love you . felicia : i love you , too , bridget . bridget : this is your day . felicia : and i am so damn -- bridget : happy . felicia : yeah . bridget : i know . [ scene_break ] stephen : i am not asking you to fight my battles . brooke : you hate the forresters . stephen : because of the way they treated you . brooke : so the fact that mom married you by default and the fact that you felt that you could never measure up and that your daughter married eric forrester and had two children with him . i mean , all of that , does that factor into this obsession you have with trying to get me away from the forresters ? stephen : no . brooke : now look who 's not being honest ? stephen : brooke , this is not a tug of war . brooke : well , why does it feel that way ? stephen : because you wo n't get off the fence . you were going to fire the lot of them , and run forrester yourself . brooke : you know why i could n't do that . stephen : no , no , do n't tell me you were thinking about what 's best for the business because you were thinking about a future without ridge . brooke : i 'm marrying nick . stephen : after that stunt you pulled yesterday , are you sure ? brooke : get out . stephen : when you told nick that you were gon na model , he went along with it because he trusted you . when you said you were gon na try on lingerie for ridge , he trusted you . brooke : oh , my god ! you 're lecturing me about trust ? stephen : and then you make him sit there and watch while ridge puts his hands on you ! brooke : it was a kiss . stephen : it was a kick in the teeth , to the man you said you loved ! you could 've slapped ridge 's face . you could 've shown clearly once and for all that you do n't belong to that . but you kissed him back . brooke : and you jumped from taylor 's bed to jackie 's bed , practically in the same day ! stephen : you are better than i am , brooke . you deserve a better life . you 're not gon na have it if -- if you stay addicted to ridge . [ scene_break ] dante : hey , i need to talk to you . bridget : i think we 've said everything that there is to say about it . dante : wait a second ! you still want me to marry felicia when you know i 'm in love with you ? bridget : you loved her enough to propose to her . dante : bridget , i never loved anyone the way i love you . bridget : i am not going to do this . dante : you want me as much as i want you . bridget : yes , dante ! yes , i want you ! but you 're about to marry my sister . that 's the way it has to be . if you love me as much as you say you love me then please leave me alone . [ scene_break ] brooke : i am not addicted to ridge . stephen : then why ca n't you move forward without him ? brooke : forrester is a family company . stephen : what about your family ? the family you could have with nick ? you keep pushing , you 're gon na lose him , honey . and believe me , i know about being with a woman who has feelings for someone else . brooke : mom did n't lose you . you walked out . stephen : leaving you children was the biggest mistake of my life . but had i stayed , you would 've hated me more than you do now . brooke : oh , that 's how you sleep at night ? you were doing us a favor ? stephen : i loved your mother knowing i was n't the one she wanted to be with . knowing i was n't the one she dreamt about at night . is that the kind of hell you want for nick ? ridge is under your skin . he 's in your blood . you 're poisoned by him . brooke : enough ! stephen : listen , if you hear one thing i say , you are gon na think about it . this is not a vendetta against the forresters for me . this is about you -- you ! my beautiful , brilliant daughter that i love . you 're in danger . you 're drowning and you do n't even know it . [ scene_break ] dante : you want me to leave you alone after you told me you loved me ? bridget : i should have never said that . dante : just stop ! please ! bridget , i ca n't lose you ! i do n't want to lose you ! bridget : felicia asked me if i was having second thoughts . if i had feelings for you or you had feelings for me . dante : when ? bridget : just now when i took her the dress . she asked me to be honest with her . dante : then she knows . bridget : no , she does n't know . i would n't tell her anything . dante : so as long as we do n't talk about it , it 's not there ? that 's insane ! bridget : i told her that nothing would come between us . i meant it , dante . you and i are over . [ scene_break ] stephen : i wanted so much for you because i 've given you so little . nick loves you . you have more chance now of being happy than you 've ever had in your life . you 're throwing it away and i ca n't stop you . i just hope that you think about what i 've said after i 'm gone . i 'm leaving town . brooke : when ? stephen : as soon as possible . i came here to make amends . it 's obvious i 'm hurting more than i 'm helping . and you mean more to me than -- well , maybe -- maybe you and nick will honeymoon in paris . brooke : yeah , maybe . stephen : marry him . be happy . and never forget , sweetheart , i love you . brooke : dad ! i love you , too . [ scene_break ] thorne : everyone , this is our minister , jill . [ talking over each other ] felicia : thanks for coming . christian : still laughing at death , i see . felicia : finally , somebody who gets my sense of humor . come here . darla : felicia ? i have your bouquets . would you like me take this one up to bridget for you ? felicia : no , you know , i 'll take them . i need to make sure she has tissues anyway . something tells me i 'm going to be crying like a baby . [ scene_break ] dante : i did n't make any promises . bridget : well , you made a commitment . dante : i made a mistake ! do i have to pay for this for the rest of my life ? bridget : well , felicia almost died . dante : that 's not your fault . okay , you do n't have nothing to feel guilty about . bridget : well , even if that was true , even if i did n't have anything to feel guilty about , how could we ever be happy knowing that what we had done this to her ? dante : what was your reaction when you found out that i proposed to felicia ? that it was too sudden , that it was out of the blue , right ? bridget : what 's your point ? dante : do n't you think felicia feels the same way ? maybe i proposed to felicia because i could n't be with you . maybe i was trying to be a family for dino 's sake . bridget : if she felt that way before , she does n't anymore . she really believes that you love her . dante : i do love her , she 's the mother of my son , but you are my life . you 're the one i want to wake up to every day . you 're the one that i want to go to sleep next to every night . bridget : please do n't do this . dante : bridget , i love you . i love you .	stephen takes brooke to task for her behavior at the fashion show . he tells her she is going to listen to him whether she likes it or not . he states why he got her the stock in the first place . and chastises her to say no to ridge like she means it . he tells her she is being poisoned by ridge , and this is not an vendetta against the forrester 's . he thinks she is in danger and is drowning and does n't even know it . he asks if she has feelings for the company or the man and he 's scared when she informs him it is both . she lashes out that she will not help him fight his battles with the forrester 's . he tells her this is not a tug - of - war . after more lecturing , he tells her she is throwing her life away and that she deserves better . but , she wo n't have that with nick if she does n't give it up with ridge . keep pushing and she was going to lose nick and stephen says he knows what it 's like living with someone who does n't love you back . he tells her he originally came back to make amends , but he realizes he is hurting her more than helping so he 's leaving town . he advises her to marry nick , be happy and to remember that he loves her . before he walks out , she tells him she loves him too .
judge : order ! there 'll be order in this courtroom . tartaro : i object ! they 're making a circus out of this proceeding . christine : your honor , rick forrester needs to be heard . only he can speak to the miscarriage of justice that is preventing my client from speaking on his own behalf . tartaro : am i the only one who finds this a little too convenient ? we 've just heard testimony that rick forrester has no recollection of shooting grant chambers . leaving nothing to substantiate the defendant 's claim that his prior conviction was a tragic mistake , directly and solely of his own making . nanoseconds later , in bursts rick to save the day . christine : there 's no conspiracy here , counselor . tartaro : fine . let him testify -- in front of a jury . christine : savage my client ? judge : she has a point . christine : given that rick has come forward of his own volition , we ask for the courts indulgence until the matter is decided . tartaro : it was decided . your motion was denied . judge : i 'm going to use that word again , ms. tartaro , the one you dislike so much -- leeway . tartaro : your honor -- judge : will you give up your right to introduce evidence of the defendant 's prior conviction given the current allegations that are being made about its viability ? tartaro : no . judge : then i see no alternative , at abundance of caution , to hear what the young man has to say . christine : tell us why you came here , rick . rick : i remembered . christine : you remembered shooting grant chambers ? rick : i hated the man . he married my mom . he took all of her time , i barely saw her after that . christine : were you jealous ? rick : i resented the man like i 've resented few people before or since . christine : when did you start to remember what happened ? rick : this morning . i was talking to phoebe and my mom . they came to see me and asked me if i had tried to remember . i told them i tried , nothing -- i could n't remember anything . i took some time alone and i thought about it as much as i possibly could . and it came back to me . everything . the images , the flashes in my head , they were so vivid , so clear , so real . i can -- i can see grant chambers . he 's sitting at his desk . and -- i hated this man . he was wrecking my life . i had to do something about it and this was my chance . i had a gun . i have no idea where it came from . but i raised it . and i -- [ gun being cocked ] [ gunshot ] christine : you fired the gun at grant ? rick : yeah . i 'd never heard anything so loud in my entire life . i 'd never been so scared . i thought , you know , maybe somebody heard me . and i just , all i could do , was look at his body . it was n't moving . he was slumped in his chair , over the desk . and -- i could n't breathe , i could n't move . christine : your witness . tartaro : so ridge is the one who told you what you 'd done . rick : that 's right , yes . tartaro : after he was arrested for killing shane . rick : yes . tartaro : ridge forrester 's daughter , phoebe , she 's your girlfriend , is she not ? rick : she is . tartaro : and your mother , brooke logan , is it fair to say that she and ridge are close ? rick : it 's fair to say , yes . tartaro : what about your mother and you ? close relationship ? rick : very . tartaro : things good with you and phoebe ? rick : they 're great , yeah . tartaro : how about phoebe and her dad . rick : they 're pretty tight . tartaro : so , given all these relationships , the love and the closeness you described , with your mother and phoebe , you 'd do just about anything to help ridge forrester , right ? rick : no . tartaro : would you explain that ? rick : i despise the man , i always have . you could ask anybody here . tartaro : despite the fact that you now believe he took the blame for you ? rick : he did n't do it for me . he did it for my mom . as far as i 'm concerned , i do n't owe ridge a damn thing . judge : i think i 've heard all the testimony and given it careful consideration . i 'm going to reverse myself and disallow any mention of ridge forrester 's prior conviction . christine : thank you , your honor . judge : now , in the small matter of your client 's murder charge -- christine : we stipulate to the state 's evidence of obstruction . my client , having panicked after shane took his own life . tartaro : objection -- christine : after shane 's death , excuse me . because of ridge 's mistaken belief that his prior conviction was the legal basis for a murder charge . now , we know that 's not the case , but ridge forrester , a fashion designer with no law training , did not . he heard the voice of that long - ago judge threatening him with dire consequences if he were ever to be involved in another incident involving a firearm . so instead of coming forward , which was his natural instinct -- tartaro : excuse me , judge , should n't a jury be in on this ? christine : we are not contesting the state 's case . except on one issue . how and why shane mcgrath was shot . thanks to granting our motion , your honor , we know that we can safely testify in front of a jury , without the fear of prejudice . however , i still believe , if you were just to listen to what ridge has to say , it would save us a lot of time and taxpayer money . judge : now you 're asking for a bench trail ? christine : yes , your honor . judge : mr. forrester , is that your desire ? ridge : yes , your honor . it is . judge : miss tartaro , will you accept the defendant 's offer to stipulate ? tartaro : are you asking me to accept her theory right along with it ? judge : do you , yes or no ? tartaro : all right , yes . the state rests . judge : miss blair ? christine : the defense calls ridge forrester to the stand . christine : after the gun went off , was that the end of the struggle ? ridge : at first , i did n't know if either one of us had been shot . i was still holding on to shane 's wrists , and he had this wild look in his eye . i half expected him to lunge at me . christine : did he ? ridge : no , we , i guess we both kind of sank to our knees together . christine : shane pulled you down with him ? ridge : yeah . when i let go , he fell backwards . i 'm pretty sure he died instantly . christine : all yours . tartaro : i have no questions for this witness . judge : you may step down . miss blair ? christine : your honor , we move for a direct verdict of `` not guilty `` on the charge of murder in the first degree . judge : i 'm prepared to rule now . mr. forrester , you made a series of horrendously bad decisions , when you determined that mr. mcgrath was dead . you say regret them , and i believe you . so , in the matter of your guilty plea for obstruction , i 'll grant bond in the amount of $ 50,000 , pending sentencing . christine : thank you , your honor . judge : as for the murder charge , based on the facts of this case , the un- contradicted testimony of the only known witness . and as well as the lack of any physical evidence tying the defendant to a criminal act within reasonable doubt , i find the defendant , ridge forrester , not guilty . mr. forrester , you 're free to go . [ judge bangs gavel ] [ scene_break ] felicia : hey big brother ? congratulations . ridge : thanks . thank you , sweetie . is this for real or what ? thorne : it 's about as real as it gets . congratulations , man . ridge : thank you . thank you . eric : son . ridge : dad . eric : listen , the sooner we can get you out of here , the better . ridge : oh , tell me about it . tell me about it . eric : you two , come with me . phoebe : you 're coming home . i told you . ridge : when your right , your right , huh ? your son came out and saved the day . brooke : yes he did . and i 'm sure he 'll love to hear that coming directly from you . stephanie : taylor , i hope you 'll come to the house . i think everyone wants you to . taylor : sure , i think i 'll take you up on that . stephanie : all right . taylor : i 'll see you there . ridge : bye sweetie . phoebe : love you . [ scene_break ] stephanie : well , the nightmare 's over . ridge : mother , i want to thank you , for your continual faith in me . stephanie : oh honey , i 'm supposed to look out for you , and i 'm the one that got you into this . ridge : well , i know you were just doing what you thought was best at the time . stephanie : every night that you were in that jail was just -- just agony for me , and i -- i knew this moment would come , and it has , has n't it ? you 're free . ridge : yeah . stephanie : you 're free . [ scene_break ] ridge : yeah , it 's all here . guard : sign here please . thank you , mr. forrester . christine : thank you . ridge : is that it ? christine : ah , yeah . i think so . it looks like you have one last visitor . i have to see the clerk ; i 'll be right back . [ scene_break ] ridge : how do i ever thank you ? rick : for what ? ridge : coming forward , telling the truth . you remembered . rick : no , i did n't . i did n't remember a damn thing . ridge : what are you saying here ? that this was all an act ? rick : i spoke up on your behalf , risked everything so phoebe 's father would not go to jail . ridge : so i owe you , is that it ? rick : i do n't believe any of this . as far as i 'm concerned , i never shot grant chambers . i said it for your daughter 's sake . now are you going to get it through your head how much your daughter means to me ? ridge , until the day i die , i will never believe i could have shot anybody , but i said it . i would do anything for your daughter . so are you still going to stand in our way ? or are you going to give phoebe and me a chance ? ridge : all right . rick : really ? you mean that ? ridge : one condition -- you respect phoebe . you do n't let her down . if i ever catch you with anyone else , or find out that you 're not treating her well , you 'll answer to me . but i 'm not going to stand in your way anymore rick . not anymore . rick : thank you . [ scene_break ] ridge : so we 're out of here ? christine : we are , and i would take you home , except there 's someone else who would like to do that . ridge : logan . felicia : pepper steak ? got to be , it 's ridge 's favorite . thorne : well , i 'm like rachael ray in the kitchen . stephanie : nice to see everyone 's smiling again . well , almost everyone . eric : i 'm worried about rick . this whole thing 's been so hard on him . i do n't want rick 's confession to get out . stephanie : well , i do n't imagine the district attorney 's office is going to release it . i mean if they had , we 'd have press outside already . eric : that 's no guarantee . we need to get a gag order . stephanie : fine , i 'll call the attorneys . i 'll get it taken care of . eric : no , do n't you dare . you 've done enough already . stephanie : eric , let 's just be happy all right ? ridge is free , let 's just focus on that . eric : as apposed to focusing on your part in this whole thing ? once again , i hope you 've learned your lesson . stephanie : well , i 'm happy . ridge has averted a major crisis in his life , i think . but i am a little worried that there may be another one on the horizon . brooke . [ scene_break ] ridge : i ca n't believe you 're here . brooke : did you think i was going to let you take the bus ? ridge : probably serve me right . i owe you so much . brooke : no , you do n't owe me anything . ridge : if you had n't made the effort with rick , we 'd be saying good - bye right now for a very long time . brooke : i could n't let that happen . ridge : but no one had the choice . brooke : well , you know me , when i get determined . ridge : hurricane logan . brooke : you 've done some things that have disappointed me . and you 've made some mistakes . but then , so have i . but then i was reminded of what you did for my child . you were a kind , decent man . and you still are . i have n't forgotten . [ scene_break ] eric : christine , you were wonderful . thank you , we 're in your debt . christine : oh , and i will remember that next time i need a great outfit . stephanie : oh , please do ! thank you so much . oh , rick finally showed up . eric : he has n't come inside , thought . stephanie : well , you know , he -- he might just not feel comfortable about that . eric : let him stay out there with phoebe . he 's going to need all of our support . it 's been a big ordeal for him . [ scene_break ] phoebe : dad actually said that ? he 's not standing in our way ? rick : no , apparently i caught him at a very good time . phoebe : i ca n't believe it ! i mean , we can actually be , like , a normal couple out in the open . rick : i know . it sounds like heaven . phoebe : mm - mm , you are . you 're my hero . i never loved you more than i did in that courtroom . when you stood up and saved my dad , thank god you remembered when you did . [ scene_break ] [ stephanie sighs ] stephanie : you know it 's -- i 'm just so upset . ridge is free , here we are , everybody 's waiting to celebrate . and what 's he doing ? he 's spending time with brooke . eric : you leave ridge and brooke alone . stephanie : oh , it does n't concern you ? the way she -- the way she acted with nick when she came back from sydney ? and now nick 's not available , so all of sudden , she set her sights on ridge again ? i want to tell you something , eric . i 'm not going to let that happen . i mean it . i 'm going to stop her . [ scene_break ] brooke : when i think back to what happened in sydney -- ridge : oh , please . let 's not do that now . brooke : it seems almost surreal now . you two are at such odds . and to think that there was a time when you would do anything to protect us . well , if there 's a blessing in this , it 's that you two are coming full circle . and i feel like that 's happening with us . ridge : what would you be saying here ? brooke : i forgive you . i 'm just sorry it took almost losing you to remember what a remarkable man you really are . ridge : i am sorry that i lost it with rick in sydney . i should never have hit your son . and i can promise you that will never , ever happen again . brooke : i know . and now you have your future ahead of you to keep that promise .	tartaro finds it a little too convenient that rick suddenly remembers he did shoot grant chambers after all said he did n't . the judge allows leeway and wants to hear his evidence . tartaro concurs that rick would do almost anything to help the father of his girlfriend and good close friend of his mother . he differs , he despises the man , always has , ask anyone . he only took responsibility for grant 's shooting for his mother , not rick himself . christine asks for a bench trial and ridge takes the stand . christine asks for a direct not guilty verdict based on the testimony . murder charges are dropped , so only obstruction of justice remains . he is free to go .
stephen : stephanie , you can go to hell . stephanie : keep your mouth shut , or i 'll shoot you again . ( door opens ) bill : stephen ? what -- katie : ( gasps ) brooke : oh , my god ! what happened ? katie : ( gasps ) stephanie : well , i shot him . [ scene_break ] jackie : ( sighs ) i do n't know about you , but i 'm thinking a bottle of wine and a long , hot soak . owen : yeah , sounds good to me . jackie : ( sighs ) i ca n't deny it . i am glad that 's over . owen : yeah , it was a little awkward being part of a baby shower for bridget and nick . jackie : you handled it beautifully , darling . owen : well , it must have been rough on you as well . jackie : i 'm just worried about nicky , that 's all . i mean , we know he ca n't be in the dark forever . he 's going to find out the truth and ... ( sighs ) then what will happen ? [ scene_break ] nick : say it . tell me aggie 's lying , that it 's not true about you and owen . tell me that it 's not his child . i want you to tell me that it 's a lie . bridget : oh , god , nick . i 'm -- i 'm just so sorry . i 'm so , so sorry . [ scene_break ] bill : give me the gun , stephanie . stephanie : forget it , bill . okay , girls , go see daddy . katie : oh , my god , dad ? brooke : dad ? dad ? are you okay ? are you okay ? bill : brooke , get towels . you have to apply pressure to that wound . brooke : okay . okay . katie : here . just do n't move . do n't -- do n't move . do n't move . how could you do something like this ? stephanie : well , let 's see . i , uh , i aimed , and i pulled the trigger . bill : where 's the phone ? we need to call the paramedics . stephanie : i 'll call the paramedics . ( touch - tones beeping ) brooke : here . put -- put more pressure on it with that towel . katie : here . here . brooke : make sure it 's not bleeding too much . stephanie : oh , hi , jerry ? yeah , it 's -- yes , yes . it 's stephanie forrester . oh , i 'm fine , thanks . how are you ? oh , i know . is n't it fabulous ? such beautiful weather . yeah , i - i am . i 'm here at the cabin , yeah . mm - hmm . well , actually , i have a little situation here . i had a home intruder . yeah , i had to wing him . he 's down . that would be a good idea . great . okay . thanks , jerry . see ya . okay , uh , the paramedics and the sheriff are on their way up , so do n't die until i get to put you in jail . [ scene_break ] jackie : ( moans ) oh . owen : wow , you are really tied up in knots . jackie : ( sighs ) owen : that baby shower really did take its toll on you . jackie : ( sighs ) yep . ( sighs ) did you see how ill at ease bridget was when aggie was talking alone with nicky ? owen : yeah , she said she 's been picking up on some weird vibes from aggie . jackie : it 's almost like she feels aggie knows something . owen : no , if aggie knew anything , she would have blown this thing up by now . jackie : ( sighs ) yeah , you 're right . only three people know -- you , bridget and me . our secret 's safe . [ scene_break ] oliver : i ca n't believe you told nick the truth . aggie : he has a right to know the baby is n't his . oliver : you should n't have been eavesdropping on bridget and owen . aggie : it 's not because i want him for myself , oliver . but i care about him , and i ca n't stand to see him living with all this deception . nick deserves better , and so does his mother . [ scene_break ] nick : you and owen ? my mother 's husband ? no . no , i do n't believe that . i know you . that 's not who you are . you 're not somebody who -- who cheats and has affairs . bridget : it was n't an affair . it was one night . it was just one time . please , please , nick , do n't let that cost us everything . just tell me -- tell me that we can get through this . [ scene_break ] katie : bill , take the gun away from her before she shoots somebody else . stephanie : relax , katie . it 's over . are you all right ? everything 's going to be fine . katie : the hell it is . you shot our father . brooke : you tried to kill him , stephanie . stephanie : excuse me . he tried to kill me . he came into my cabin carrying this gun . katie : if that 's true , it 's because you pushed him to it . stephanie : he hurt my sister . you know , you girls are always talking about protecting your own . well , i protected my own . brooke : by putting a bullet through our father ? stephanie : ( sighs ) i 've i wanted him dead , i 'd have shot him dead . it 's a superficial wound . you 'll be fine . brooke : ( sighs ) katie : much to your regret , i 'm sure . stephanie : well , he hurt my sister . i had to teach him a lesson , did n't i ? brooke : that 's why you did this , to teach him a lesson ? stephen : ( grunts ) honey . katie : okay . i 'm sorry , dad . stephen : it 's all right . i 'm okay . katie : wh -- you 're not okay . what are you doing up here ? stephanie : well , that 's the $ 64,000 question , is n't it , daddy ? you gon na tell her or shall i ? he hurt my sister . i do n't like that . lucky for him , i happen to be a wonderful shot , or you would n't have your daddy . brooke : ( sighs ) how are you doing , dad ? stephen : i 'll be all right , sweetheart . i 'll be fine . katie : stephanie should be behind bars for what she 's done . stephanie : this was self - defense -- trespass , coming on the premises with the intent to kill . brooke : he did not try to kill you . stephanie : ( sighs ) actually , you 're right . he did n't . he tried to brainwash my sister into actually doing it . can you imagine that , my own sister ? if anyone should go to jail , it 's your father . stephen : oh , you would like that , would n't you , stephanie ? stephanie : mm - hmm . stephen : first you take the girls ' mother from them . why not the father ? stephanie : do n't try and turn this around on me . we both know the truth , and so does pam . stephen : what i know is that you aimed a gun at me , and you fired . stephanie : mm - hmm . stephen : you wanted me dead , the same way you wanted beth dead , so we would n't be around to protect our daughters . and i was n't there for you all those years or for your mother . i let you all down . katie : no . stephen : i 'm just ... sorry . i wanted her gone . but once again , stephanie wins . [ scene_break ] aggie : i ca n't imagine how bridget is gon na defend herself . you know , all this time , she 's letting nick believe that baby is his when it is n't . secrets have a way of coming out , do n't they ? brooke : i 'm ready . aggie : oliver ? hey . hey , what 's going on ? you okay ? bridget : it was the night that we lost the baby . i was devastated . i blamed aggie , and i blamed you , myself . i could n't get out of that hospital fast enough , and i - i just wanted to run until i was so exhausted that i could n't feel the pain anymore . i - i - i wound up here at the office , and owen was ... owen was still here . he saw how upset i was and knew it was about the baby . and he wanted to call you , but i would n't let him . and he would n't let me just ... ( sniffles ) wander outside in the dark by myself . we went to the beach house . and , uh , i just lit all these candles , dozens and dozens of candles . i was wanting to pray to god that he would take care of yet another baby that i could n't mother . honey , i was ... out of my mind . i broke down , and owen was a ... there to comfort me . nick , there were just extraordinary situa -- it does n't excuse anything . it does n't ... does n't mean i do n't feel unbelievably horrible about what happened . nick : but it happened . and owen let it happen . you might not have been in any condition to stop it , but he was ! so why did he let it happen , bridget ? why would he let it happen ? bridget : i was just falling apart , nick . it was the grief . it was so suffocating . i could n't breathe or think or -- and owen did n't let this happen . it just did , and we regretted it immediately . the people that we loved most in the world , we had just betrayed -- you and jackie . and then to find out a few weeks later that i was pregnant , and then i -- nick : stop ! i do n't want to hear this . i do n't want to hear any explanations . it 's all ... my wife . you . you cheated on me . the child i thought we were having i - is another man 's . and look . look at this happy couple , this marriage that i thought we had , this woman i thought we knew . bridget : nick , please , nick . oh , god . nick : you slept with my mother 's husband ! you 're pregnant with his kid . ( sighs ) that son of a bitch . he used you . he took advantage of this situation . he 's been using my mother all along , and it stops . it stops right here ! it all ends tonight ! [ scene_break ] stephen : i kept telling myself that i was justified going to the lengths that i did . but i had to do something . but the way i went about it was all wrong . katie : dad . stephen : i 'm fine , honey . brooke : no . no , you 're not . where are those paramedics ? stephanie : i 'd be more concerned about the sheriff , seeing as he 's gon na haul him out of here in handcuffs . bill : enough , stephanie . you 've already shot their father . what more do you want , stephen on death row ? stephanie : that 's not a bad idea . no , what i want is for everyone to open their eyes and see exactly what 's happened here . your father is n't the victim . if it -- everything had gone the way he planned , i 'd be dead , and my sister would be in jail for having done it . pam : is it true , stephen ... pam : that you do n't really care about me ? that you were just using me ? that you do n't have feelings for me , and you never did ? ( sniffles ) stephen : i do have feelings . no , it did n't start that way . i saw you the way i saw stephanie . i - i blamed you the way i blamed her . but the more time that we spent together , i started to realize that ... i realized what a good woman you truly are , pamela douglas , a woman that i deeply am sorry for hurting , as i 'm sorry for hurting you girls . katie : dad , no . brooke : dad , you do n't have to apologize for anything . stephanie : well , he certainly owes me one . and i 'd be happy to have it , stephen . stephen : i will never apologize to you , stephanie . you killed my wife . you tortured my girls for years . you are responsible for all this misery . stephanie : fine . ( sirens approaching ) stephanie : you tell the sheriff your story about what happened here tonight , and then pam and i will tell the truth . right , pam ? pam : you were so loving with me . ( sirens wail ) pam : so tender . i believed ... you got me so confused . you almost had me ... ( sobs ) i 'm so sorry , steph . i 'm so sorry , steph . stephanie : oh , honey , do n't . it 's all right . it 's all right . there 's nothing to forgive . ( sirens wail ) pam : ( sobs ) stephanie : this man hurt you terribly , and he 's gon na pay . believe me . he 's gon na pay . pam : ( sobs ) ( sirens wail ) [ scene_break ] oliver : why would you think something 's wrong ? aggie : because you keep zoning out on me , and you 're sweating . are you coming down with something ? oliver : i ... i 'm just drained , okay ? aggie : yeah ? oliver : yeah . aggie : hope 's big bash finally catchin ' up with ya ? all right . you go to bed . get some rest . tell you what -- unlike tonight , just be happy that your love life is complication - free . see ya . [ scene_break ] jackie : ( sighs ) owen : want some more wine , beautiful ? jackie : mm , i think so . ( chuckles ) thank you , my -- nick : so sorry to interrupt this lovely moment . mother , i 'd like to fill you in on what your husband 's been up to . you pig . jackie : ( gasps ) no , nicky ! no . stop it . aah ! nick : i was right about you all along . you 're just a user . i should have kicked your ass a long time ago . jackie : stop it . stop . no ! bridget : nick ! oh , god . nick ! jackie : stop it ! stop it ! right now ! stop this ! are you all right ? bridget : oh , god ! stop . i know you 're hurting , but you ca n't just take this out on owen . jackie : are you all right ? owen : yeah . nick : do n't defend him ! mother , get away from him . he 's lied to you all along . jackie : no , he did n't . owen has n't lied to me , not like you think . not -- not on purpose . i know , nicky . i know what happened between my husband and your wife . bridget : ( sighs ) oh , god . nick : you 've known ? jackie : and i was as devastated as you are at first . every emotion that you 're feeling , i felt , too . i did . ( sighs ) but i love owen . and i know that bridget loves you . nick : you 've known ? what am i hearing here ? i mean ... jackie : oh . nick : have you people lost your mind ? your husband had sex with my wife . she 's pregnant with his child . just what do you suggest i do with that , mother ? how should i deal with that ? jackie : owen did n't take advantage of bridget . circumstances were just beyond their control . and you 've been there , too , so you 've just got to get past this , nicky . you 've got to do what seems impossible . you 've got to forgive . [ scene_break ] stephanie : what are you doing here ? i thought you went to the sheriff 's station with your father . brooke : where is pam ? ( sighs ) stephanie : in the bedroom . she 's resting . it 's gon na take a long time for her to get over what your father 's done . brooke : my father has n't been himself , stephanie , ever since my mother died . stephanie : look , honey , it 's one thing to grieve for your mother 's death . i understand that . but it 's quite another to turn that grief into some sort of homicidal rage against me . brooke : oh , my god . it 's more complicated than that , and you know it . where is your compassion ? stephanie : with my sister , where it belongs . your father did a terrible thing to her . she was intimate with him . the first man in her life that she 's ever been intimate with , and she did it because he told her he loved her . that 's a terrible lie to tell another person . he took advantage of her innocence and her naiveté . i 'm so sick and tired of your crazy father and the rest of you . ( sighs ) ( chuckles ) and ridge thinks he 's gon na live happily ever after with you . ( chuckles ) but that 's not gon na happen . you know why ? 'cause you 're a real screw - up . your whole family is a screw - up . you are a screw - up . ( cell phone rings ) brooke : yes , dad . oliver : it 's me , oliver . i need to see you . brooke : i - i can ... ( sighs ) ca n't talk right now . i 'll call you later . stephanie : my son loves you . he really loves you , and he thinks that you 've changed , but you have n't . you 'll do something , and he 'll peel back that mask and see you for who you really are . ( daddy yankee 's `` pose `` playing ) stephanie : you will do something , because you ca n't help yourself . who knows ? you may have done it already .	jackie tells owen that she is glad that the baby shower is over . she 's worried about nicky . nick confronts bridget and asks her to tell him that aggie was lying and the baby is n't owen 's . slowly bridget tries to explain . it was the night aggie lost their baby and she just wanted to run away . he still ca n't believe it . this is not like bridget to have an affair . and not with his mother 's husband ! she knows it does n't excuse anything . and now she feels extraordinarily horrible . nick rants that maybe bridget had an excuse , but owen let it happen . brooke , katie and bill come flying through the door at the cabin and berate stephanie over what has happened . she gladly tells them that daddy is over there on the floor . she picked up the gun and shot him . bill wants to call the paramedics and stephanie says she will . she tells jerry that she had a home intruder and she had to wing him . she looks at stephen and tells him the paramedics and the sheriff is on the way , so he is not to die before they put him in jail . the girls rant about this and she points out that she shot him in self defense . he is the one who broke into her home and brought the gun . he had hurt her sister and she did not like that . she 's a great shot . if she had wanted to she could have killed him . they both know the truth and so does pam . stephen admits that he wanted stephanie gone and once more she wins .
hope : i never doubted us . liam : it 's -- it 's hard to ... make sense of everything that 's happened to me . but here we are , you know ? steffy took off her ring . she flew to europe . i - i ca n't make sense of it . i do n't understand it . the only thing i really have a handle on right now is ... the love i have for you . [ scene_break ] caroline : so , this is where all the magic happens . rafael : well , this is where we hope the magic happens , if i can find my leading lady . caroline : i told you that i have the right actress for you . rafael : i know she 's your friend , but i have a lot riding on this . you know , i have to be very careful who i cast . caroline : okay , first of all , have you ever known me to have any female friends ? and i do n't like her . i like you . and i want your web series to do well . now , you 're already on the right path by hiring carter , 'cause he 's hot . so now we just have to find him the perfect leading lady , right ? rafael : right . caroline : okay . well , then , look no further . maya avant is your girl . [ scene_break ] maya : [ giggles ] pam totally saw . rick : yeah , so ? are we hiding anything ? maya : no . but ... she sits right next to your aunt . i do n't want to come off as unprofessional . rick : at this company ? oh , trust me . pam 's had to turn away from much worse . anyway , let her talk . it gets the word out . if the world wants to know about rick and maya , let them . rick and maya -- together at last . [ scene_break ] rafael : all right . show me her picture . caroline : you 'll like her . i promise . and the best part is , is that carter does . he 's totally hot for her , so you wo n't have to worry about chemistry . a show like that -- a lot of bedroom scenes , i 'd imagine . rafael : oh , yeah . you know , it 's all about couples breaking up , making up . caroline : mm - hmm . rafael : she wo n't have a problem with that ? caroline : staring at his hot body all day long ? have you seen him shirtless ? it 's her dream job . okay . so , there she is . now , tell me that maya is n't perfect for this part . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] pam : um ... everybody decent ? rick : yes . pam : good . um , could i ask you a little favor ? rick : okay . pam : could you maybe not include me in your ... canoodling business ? rick : i was n't planning to . pam : because if you want me to cover for you with caroline -- you know , make up excuses for where you are and stuff -- it would be -- rick : pam , it 's not necessary . pam : well , caroline can get a little intense . [ chuckling ] if you know what i mean . and i 'm not really interested in being on her bad side . rick : well , caroline and i are n't together any longer . pam : duh . [ chuckles ] everybody knows that . except caroline . rick : she does now . pam : did -- did you give her the old heave - ho ? rick : i - i would n't -- i would n't put it that way . pam : [ laughs ] i ca n't wait to tell donna this . things are about to get really fun around here . [ scene_break ] hope : hey . liam : hey . hope : i 'm really glad that we came up here . liam : yeah -- sort things out , regroup . hope : mm . and ... we can take our time , liam . there 's no need to rush . i mean , you 've been through so much -- losing a baby and your wife . i just -- i want you to know that i do n't -- you know , i do n't expect anything from you right now . when you 're ready , i 'm ready . [ scene_break ] rafael : [ sighs ] sorry about that . caroline : oh , no . it 's okay . i know you 're busy . rafael : yeah . i just met with carter -- you know , prepping him for this audition scene . i 've got tons of girls set up to read with him this afternoon . do n't worry . i 'll call in maya . caroline : thank you . you know , if you only knew how much you 'd be helping me out ... rafael : if this girl gets the part -- somebody who 's not even your friend -- i do n't get it . caroline : [ sighs ] my ... boyfriend is interested in her . rafael : [ chuckles ] what ? caroline : well ... ex - boyfriend , i guess . rafael : why would you want to help her get a part ? caroline : in a show like this opposite of eight - pack carter ? you know , spending those long hours together rehearsing , maybe one thing leads to another . i 've got an idea . i mean , maybe you could ask the writers to put in as many bedroom scenes as possible ... rafael : [ sighs ] caroline : ... for your best friend from new york . rafael : oh , okay . i get you . caroline : i mean , obviously , you do n't have to hire her . you should do whatever is best for your show , but , rafael , i 'm in love for the first time in my entire life . rafael : he 's that special to you ? caroline : yeah . and right now , he 's just ... fixated on her . but i 'm the one that 's better suited for him . i mean , we both work in fashion . come on , you know ? and i know that deep down , rick does n't want to be with an actress . so i 'm just hoping that if maybe she gets the part , that he 'll see that . you know , i 've had a taste of what it 's like to be with him and be a part of his family , and i just -- i do n't want to give that up . [ scene_break ] maya : is pam always so ... energetic ? rick : you 'll get used to pam . in fact , after a few family functions , you 'll get used to all of us . we 're an eccentric bunch . maya : i 've noticed . but it 's a good thing , because then i have a chance of fitting in . rick : you already do . you know that ? maya : i do feel accepted here ... more than with my own family . i mean , they ... turned their backs on me when i needed them most . but you ? being here with you and seeing how the forresters take care of each other -- i 'm starting to realize what family actually means . [ scene_break ] hope : what is it ? liam : i 'm still thinking about steffy . i ca n't -- i ca n't not . it does n't make sense why she 'd leave . it really does n't . it 's ... hope : yeah . but she did . and [ sighs ] you know , until you deal with that , we -- we ca n't ... liam : hope , i do n't want to -- hope : no . i -- no , i know . i know . but i just -- i - i 've got to be realistic . i - i have to . [ sighs ] you need time . look , liam ... i want you -- all of you . and i 'll know when you feel the same way ... because i 'll be able to look into your eyes ... and see that you are completely committed to me . [ sighs ] liam , of course , i understand how you feel . i mean , your marriage just ended . i - i 'm not surprised that you 're thinking about steffy -- wondering what happened , what went wrong -- but ... i know what i need . and i know what i deserve , and that is a man who is completely committed to me . liam : i know . hope : no , i - i know you know that . and , liam ... i think that that 's you . obviously , not right now . liam : [ chuckles ] hope : not while you 're so raw , but soon . i 'll know it when i see it . liam : i wish it were now . hope : hey , no . it 's -- its okay . i understand . and , liam , this feeling is n't going to last forever . and until then ... until then , maybe we ... should n't be here together like this . liam : i , uh -- i could ... i could go home . hope : i think that 's probably best for both of us . eric has a couple , you know , cars in the garage . liam : yeah . uh , yeah . [ clears throat ] sure . and you do n't think -- you do n't think he 'll mind ? hope : no , no , no . not -- no , not at all . you can take one . liam : [ sighing ] okay , yeah . hope : [ sighs ] liam : listen , hope ... hope : no . liam : ... i am not -- hope : no , i -- it 's -- its okay . i 'm fine . i 'll hang out here . liam : yeah . hope : hey . we 'll be together again . [ scene_break ] rick : i 'm sorry that your family was n't there for you . maya : me too . it 's no big surprise , though . they made it clear how disappointed they were when i moved to l.a. my dream of being an actress was never encouraged . the thought that i might be a success never even crossed anyone 's mind . rick : i ca n't wait for you to prove them wrong . maya : if i do . rick : there 's no doubt in my mind . maya : well , i have n't done a lot yet , but i am not giving up . it 's all i 've ever wanted . rick : so , being a fashion spokesmodel is n't exactly what you had in mind ? maya : come on . i am eternally grateful to you for this job . i still ca n't believe you think i can do it . rick : you can do anything . and you will . i 'm sure of it . [ scene_break ] rafael : okay , now , this is weird . you 've dated tons of guys . you never really liked any of them . caroline : i know , right ? [ chuckles ] rafael : this guy ? caroline : he 's the one . i - i want to marry him . rafael : [ chuckles ] whoa . caroline : yeah . [ giggles ] and i kind of really screwed things up with him . i completely underestimated his involvement with maya , and so i was cynical and condescending . rafael : you ? caroline : shut up . [ both laugh ] rafael : but what if he really likes her ? caroline : he does . but i know rick , and i know what he will put up with and what he wo n't put up with , so if there 's any indiscretion , he 'd cut her loose . rafael : well , that 's kind of a long shot . i mean , they 're professional actors , and even if there 's chemistry on camera , that does n't mean , you know ... caroline : i know . but it 's worth a try . just ... meet with her . see if she 's what you need , because this might be exactly what i need . [ scene_break ] [ water trickling ] [ camera shutter clicks ] hope : [ giggles ] oh , my god . oh , my god . [ scene_break ] maya : thank you for believing in me . rick : i always have . maya : well , i do n't care what it takes . i 'm not giving up . acting classes , workshops , auditions , whatever -- i 'm gon na make it happen . [ cell phone ringing ] rick : well , maybe you should answer it . might your big break . maya : [ scoffs ] yeah . remember what happened the last time i got my hopes up ? [ ringing continues ] rick : [ chuckles ] maya : hello ? rafael : oh , uh , is maya there , please ? maya : speaking . rafael : oh , hi . um , my name is rafael . i 'm producing a web series called `` room 8 . `` your head shot recently came to my attention , and , uh , i was hoping you could stop by the studio for an audition . maya : um ... i 'm sorry . what kind of production is this ? rafael : what do you mean ? maya : is it suitable for all ages ? rafael : yeah . oh ! [ chuckling ] no , no , no . it 's a totally legit series . maya : okay . yes . yes . then i would be thrilled to come in . [ chuckles ] uh - huh . uh , yes . yes , i know where that is . okay . half an hour ? i will be there . thank you . rick : it 's an audition ? maya : [ laughing ] yeah . ahh ! oh ! [ scene_break ] rafael : i 'm doing this for you . caroline : i know . i know . thank you . rafael : do you really want this guy ? what 's his name again ? caroline : rick . rick forrester . [ scene_break ] maya : [ laughs ] rick : i knew it . all you had to do was be patient . maya : well , i have n't gotten anything yet . it 's just an audition . rick : well , i 'm sure you 're exactly what they 're looking for . maya : [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] hope : oh , my god . [ muttering indistinctly ] [ laughing ] oh , my god . wyatt : hey ! hey ! wait a second ! hope : [ giggling ] [ gasps ] wyatt : oh . oh , man .	caroline quizzes rafael about if this is where the magic happens . he says it is if he could just find his leading lady . she reminds him that she told him that she knew the perfect girl . he says a lot is riding on this and he ca n't just choose her because she is caroline 's friend . caroline says she has no female friends . she does n't like maya , but he 's hired carter so they need to find him a perfect leading lady to make this web series a hit . she shows him a picture of maya and says look no further ; she 's the one . she implies that carter likes her too ; he 's hot for her in fact so the chemistry would be great in lots of bedroom scenes which she assumes he will have . rafael says he 's met with carter and he has tons of girls going to read with him this afternoon , but he 'll call maya . caroline gushes that he will be helping her so much . she knows he does n't understand but her boyfriend is interested in maya . she 's hoping all those long hours of rehearsing with carter will start something . maybe rafael could get the writers to add in as many bedroom scenes as possible . she knows he does n't have to hire maya but it sure would help as this is the first time she has been in love . rick is just fixated on maya but they are not as well suited as she is for him . she knows he does not want to be with an actress and maybe he will get a chance to see that now . caroline says she has been with rick and his family and she does n't want to give that up . pam knocks on the door and asks if rick and maya are decent . she 'd like to be in on his canoodling business so she wo n't slip up around caroline if she needs to make excuses for rick . he assures her it 's okay because he and caroline are no longer together . she says well duh , everybody might know that except caroline . pam says she ca n't wait to tell donna that caroline got the old heave - ho . things are really gon na get fun around here now . maya asks if pam is always this energetic . he says yes and maya will get used to her and his whole eccentric bunch . she says she has noticed but that 's good as she knows now she will fit right in . she already does more than with her own family . they turned their back on her when she needed them the most . but seeing him with his family , the forrester 's , she 's starting to realize what family means .
thomas : [ sighs ] i 'm sorry . i 'm getting a little water and sand on your floors , man . liam : i do n't care about my floors . thomas : you must have noticed that i was rusty surfing , right ? being in paris for too long , it took it out of me . liam : so why 'd you call up and suggest it ? thomas : well , we were almost brothers - in - law . liam : yeah , but we 're not . thomas : that 's through no fault of your own . [ scene_break ] bill : good . you 're not busy . [ door closes ] steffy : call and make an appointment . but be advised -- i 'm not gon na let pam give you one . you already made your point . bill : i do n't make appointments for family . especially appointments about not disgracing family . [ scene_break ] [ birds chirping ] [ scene_break ] nicole : you sure i did n't overreact ? vivienne : treating someone like family does not mean letting them walk all over you . you know , you do not give a woman -- any woman -- a second chance to do what sasha did to you . you know ? sasha walking around in lingerie with zende taking pictures ? no . no , thank you . [ scene_break ] zende : do n't be sad . look , i am okay with shoes . i can take pictures of shoes all day . sasha : you know , there 's actually a wall of shoes in a museum in chicago . yeah , it must have been like , i do n't know , 20 feet high . aunt viv used to take us there when we were kids in the fourth grade . oh , but , hey , nicole can tell you all about it now that she 's just launched your new shoe photography career . zende : hey , you know what ? if i do a good job , maybe they 'll graduate me to handbags . sasha : oh , come on , zende ! you were supposed to have the lingerie line . and now ... now you 're stuck doing this . i 'm -- i just -- i feel terrible . [ scene_break ] nicole : i think that she 's sorry for lying the way that she did , but -- vivienne : okay . now , being sorry and being a better person are two different things . no , now , i 'm all for giving sasha the benefit of the doubt . but there is no doubt that sasha wants your young man for herself . nicole : yeah . vivienne : mm - hmm . nicole : but even though i do n't trust her , should n't i trust zende ? vivienne : remember the -- the little dog that your aunt used to have , the cute , little one that you thought was the best dog in the world ? now , think about it . would you have trusted him with your hamburger next to him and your back turned ? [ scene_break ] zende : i told ridge and rick that i 'd be willing to do anything , and i am . i 'm not gon na say shoes are beneath me . sasha : except for the ones you 're wearing . ha ! got him . zende : look , i have n't even been here that long . i am lucky they even trust me to use a copy machine . i mean , how hard can it be ? you know , you just put the paper in and it 's supposed to be back . no , they 're fine , and when it comes out and it does n't , and -- sasha : you good ? zende : sorry , i had a bad copy thing happen to me . sasha : i could tell , yeah . look , all that timing mumbo jumbo aside , i have been here half as long as you have and look where i am . i 'm modeling for the intimates line , okay , and i owe all of that to you . the chances you gave me and all the good you did for me , zende , i just want to be able to do some good for you . [ scene_break ] steffy : before i listen to your unsolicited advice , let me give you some of my own . stop playing favorites with your sons . bill : no way i can be accused of doing that in this scenario . steffy : i 'm accusing you . wyatt used to be the black sheep , and now it 's liam , for the same reason -- because he smells of quinn to you . bill : absurd . steffy : just leave him alone , okay ? leave all of us alone . bill : not until you stop doing what you 're thinking of doing . [ scene_break ] liam : i had a future with your sister . you were part of that , too . i 'm grateful to have my memory back , but it 's like ... it 's like having a map of a planet and nothing like the one i keep waking up to every morning . [ sighs ] all i can think about is how to get home . [ scene_break ] vivienne : oh , i better get going . your father 's probably wondering where i am . nicole : how are things with you and dad ? vivienne : we 're working on it . and how are you , my little girl , who 's not so little anymore ? nicole : i just feel bad . vivienne : you have to stop that . nicole : but is n't telling zende not to do what he wants to do the surest way to lose him ? i mean , it would be a huge opportunity for him to be in charge of creating a look and a brand for an entire forrester line . vivienne : zende 's mother is a forrester . believe me , zende is going to have many more career possibilities that do n't involve sasha . hmm . [ scene_break ] sasha : here we have this lovely couple . they 're dancing . oh , oh , oh , no . look , he 's stepping on her foot . every woman can relate to that . zende : [ australian accent ] hey , you suck in those laces , okay ? i do n't pay you to sit there . well , listen , i do n't -- i do n't pay you at all , but get it together , all right ? sasha : [ laughs ] okay , um , what is next ? zende : [ normal voice ] let 's do those . sasha : okay . um , how about a little , um , soft shoe ? that thing , you know ? zende : [ chuckles ] sasha : i think it 's kind of sexy . zende : do i look excited ? sasha : you look cheered up . zende : you know what ? i remembered something . sasha : what 's that ? zende : it 's just a job . sasha : what ? it is not `` just a job . `` not for you . zende : true . it 's the family business . but , look , i 'm just a worker bee . i do n't call shots around here . sasha : yet . let 's get back to work . [ scene_break ] bill : you 're not leaving wyatt . you 're not even allowed to think of leaving wyatt . steffy : i sat through your lecture to your sons . i heard it all . what is the point ? bill : you 're the only person with the power and possibly the desire to upend my sons ' lives again . people who feel they are victims have no problem rationalizing whatever they need to , to feel less victimized . steffy : [ sighs ] bill : liam is struggling with that , understandably . but you were not a victim . steffy : we all were . quinn manipulated all of us . bill : true . but you fell in love with wyatt and married him because you wanted to . now , you may feel some desire to make a retroactive show of regret for falling for wyatt while liam was missing , but you made a commitment , and you need to respect that . do n't let liam come to you . do n't make this harder on him than it already is . [ scene_break ] thomas : you know , i always figured you to be the type that would kick down the drawbridge door to get my sister back . liam : yeah . i could kick in wyatt 's door . ca n't even count as high as the number of times i thought about it . thomas : why do n't you ? i mean , i 'm not sure that the sanctity of marriage applies in a situation like this . liam : because i look at my dad , and men of that wealth and stature are usually on their fourth or fifth wife , each one younger than the last , and my dad has katie . and she 's not the easiest person , you know . she 's got a great , big , beautiful heart that she was n't born with . it keeps her health on a roller coaster . and my dad stays put . i mean , he does n't go , `` oh , man , this should be a whole lot easier . let me get out of here . `` he -- he ... he stays put , and it makes me think marriage is that big , that worthy of respect . even a mistaken one , even ... a stolen one . [ scene_break ] zende : so , i 'm just gon na put you right here . how 's everyone doing , huh ? do n't all talk at once . okay , great . [ clears throat ] [ camera shutter clicking ] nicole : hmm . i 'm real jealous . zende : hey . nicole : the way you 're looking at those shoes , you never look at my shoes like that . zende : hmm . okay . [ camera shutter clicks ] zende : work it . there we go . [ both laugh ] nicole : hey . i feel awful . zende : why ? nicole : you must think that i 'm petty after not wanting you to work with sasha . zende : nicole , i understand . nicole : i wish that i did n't have these feelings , that i could trust sasha , but i ... i do n't . [ scene_break ] steffy : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] thomas : hey , man , uh , i should probably get going . liam : yeah . thomas : yeah . liam : um , thanks for coming by and getting me out in the water . thomas : yeah , anytime . uh , you seemed tense . you still do . i guess i did n't do very much . liam : probably not good for me to be alone in this house with my thoughts . thomas : still , you respect your brother 's marriage . that 's -- that 's big . liam : whatever . i do n't know . people get mismarried all the time . it 's kind of hard to get the hang of something you 're supposed to do one time for an entire lifetime . and yet i look at my dad , and , i do n't know , makes me think there is something sacred about those promises , even when you make them to the wrong person for the wrong reasons . [ scene_break ] brooke : are you insane ? bill : nobody 's home . i checked . my driver dropped me off . brooke : rick and maya took the baby out , but they will be back any minute ! bill : and i 'll be gone , just like zorro . now drop the robe . brooke : no , no , no ! stop ! you ca n't do this . this is risky , it 's careless , and it 's wrong . bill : i do n't know about any of that , but this is how it 's gon na be . brooke : no , no . i am not an option . bill : you are a necessity . brooke : go home to your wife . bill : this is the only solution . brooke : [ sighs ] bill : i will stay married , but i can only do that if i have you and you have me . we 've made your sister 's life miserable by trying to -- to stop loving each other and keep our distance . brooke : we ca n't have it both ways . bill : that 's exactly what we 're going to do . [ scene_break ] nicole : i know you 're disappointed . i mean , you sacrificed this job for me . zende : hey . all right . you want to talk about sacrifice ? your sister wanted a baby that she could n't have on her own , so you gave her one . and i said that i would support you and i backed out when things got hard . i took up with who we thought was just your best friend , and when we found out that she was actually your half - sister , you led the crusade to get her officially accepted into the family . girl , you amaze me . you 're like one of those weekend heroes you see on tv . right ? `` girl saves family from burning car , `` right , or `` dog carries lost kitten 12 miles to safety . `` nicole : a dog ? zende : i love dogs . [ both chuckle ] nicole : and i love you . zende : i love you , too . look , we 'll have the dog and we 'll have the kids , and i 'll chase them around the backyard . nicole : and i want you to have everything you want -- the dog , the yard , the kids , a name that everybody will know is the world 's greatest fashion photographer . zende : [ chuckles ] nicole : and i never want to ask you to give up anything for me . but i did . zende : when my mom and dad adopted me , my reading and writing was n't the best , so they gave me these books . they were fairytales , and i loved them . they reminded me of stories that my biological parents would tell me when i was younger . but even in fairytales , not everybody gets what they want . there is always gon na be a door or a box that ca n't be opened or a person that ca n't be let in . and i know this is not a fairytale , but you 're my princess , and i would give up much more for you . come here . [ scene_break ] bill : i love you . i never forgot our past . i know you have n't , either . the way you looked at me then , the way you look at me now , that smile . brooke : [ sighs ] i ca n't go through what we did before . bill : do you not see how everything has gotten better since we stopped fighting it ? katie 's happier , we 're happier . brooke : i 'm not happy . bill : are you telling me a visit from your stallion does n't brighten your day ? [ neighs ] brooke : [ laughs ] bill : there 's that giggle . i love seeing your eyes bright , that smile . i need this , brooke . we need this . brooke : it does n't make it right . bill : brooke , we have ... we have tried starving it in the name of virtue , but it wo n't die . it wants what it wants . it 's like being alive . like breathing . we only thought we had a choice . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] steffy : you just missed your father . liam : ha . here protecting his 12.5 % , was he ? steffy : i think your father would agree that you do n't belong here . liam : ah . protecting the marriage , then . steffy : he was full of stern warnings . liam : a marriage that should have been ours . did i mention you can get that removed ? i think i said that , right ? steffy : liam ... why do n't we just try to be true to our word ? i mean , we 're good people . liam : those vows were said under false pretenses . you know that . i 'm trying , steffy . i am . i ... it 's taking everything in me , but i 'm trying to do what my father said and respect your marriage . and yet [ chuckles ] i - i still had to come here and see you . 'cause you 're all i think about . nothing my dad says is gon na change how i feel about you . i 'm always gon na love you . i 'm always gon na want you . and that 's what i live with now . that 's what i 'm married to .	viv tells nicole that you do not give a woman , any woman , but especially one like sasha the chance to walk all over her again and parade around zende in her lingerie . she laments being sorry and being a better person is two different things . nicole says maybe but she should trust zende . sasha tells zende that she feels badly for him that she is modeling and he is only shooting shoes . bill barges into steffy 's office . she snarls that he did not make an appointment and she does not want to see him or hear his opinions again . bill says she can not leave wyatt . she can not even think about that . he knows liam is struggling with that but she made a commitment and liam has to respect that . thomas goes surfing with liam while liam pours out his problems to his almost brother in law . thomas says he saw him as the knight that would slay the dragon to get to his sister . liam replies that she is married with her own life now so bill has pointed out that he will have to accept that .. they both do . he looks at his dad and it does seem there is a reason for those vows even if it is for the wrong reasons .
rick : please , nicole . sign the papers . there 's no reason not to . everything 's been worked out . i am lizzy 's father . maya 's her mother . but you already know that . so you need to do the right thing . we gave you every opportunity to back out , but you wanted to move forward . and that was a contract . that was a binding contract , just like this one ! so sign the papers ! [ door opens ] zende : whoa , whoa , whoa , whoa . what are you doing ? rick : you need to listen to me clearly . if you 're not gon na do this for me , you do it for your sister and you do it for lizzy ! zende : you need to back up , rick . do n't you ever raise your voice to my wife again . sally : [ sighs ] really ? really ? it 's not hot enough in here already ? you had to make it worse ? thomas : okay , we could go work from my place . that is an option . sally : no , no . the captain does not leave the ship . my crew is working in this heat . so am i . thomas : how has darlita not found anyone to fix the ac ? it 's -- it 's blazing in here . sally : yeah , i know . i do n't know . apparently it 's an antique . thomas : [ sighs ] okay , well , i wish i would have known that . i would have hired somebody to come and update that , along with all the other things that need updating around here . sally : well , you 're pretty good at fixing things . why do n't you go take a look at it ? thomas : good with a pencil , not a wrench . i 'm good . sally : you know , do n't sell yourself short . thomas : mm - hmm . sally : as far as i can tell , there 's nothing you ca n't do . thanks to you , spectra is on its way up . new logo , new designs , new attitude ... new tan . thomas : yes , i was outside for a long time . sally : i see that . thomas : okay , yeah . [ sighs ] none of this matters if we ca n't get people talking about it . we need people to take spectra seriously . this is not a gimmick . you and i are partners . we 're gon na make this happen . coco : oh , wow . r.j. : you like it ? coco : yeah . wow . i love it . i love that . but i - i love everything about forrester . r.j. : yeah ? coco : oh , i , um ... r.j. : [ chuckles ] coco : no , i just -- i mean that i 'm -- i 'm just , like , incredibly grateful to be a part of this team . r.j. : [ chuckles ] you would n't want to work at spectra with thomas and sally ? coco : well , no , i mean , i 'm -- i 'm really happy everything 's going so well for sally , and spectra 's really changing . like , thomas is really revamping a lot . it 's really exciting , but ... i 'm just -- i 'm happy where i am . and it hits me sometimes how close i was to losing all of this . r.j. : i 'm glad you did n't . [ chuckles ] coco : me , too . it would have been really hard for me to get over . sally : [ sighs ] thomas : yeah , wow . it 's -- it 's -- you are making it hot in here . uh ... ah . sally : yeah , well , so much for staying cool under pressure . thomas : you and i both thrive under pressure , and you know that . that 's what i want the world to see about us . that 's what the world needs to see . okay , spectra fashions is all about new and dynamic leadership . we -- we are unafraid to blaze an entirely new path for ourselves . sally : that is good . that is good . i am going to write that down , and i 'm going to use that in the next interview . thomas : uh , good . sally : hey , have you heard back from the new york paper yet ? thomas : no , which is weird , because i always hear back from them . sally : weird ! weird , yeah , that 's super weird . thomas : okay , yes . i see what you 're doing . i understood that repping spectra would take a little extra leg work . i just did n't know that it would be this hard . yes , it 's super difficult . i am hitting a brick wall . nobody is returning my calls . sally : aww , poor baby . welcome to my world , mr. forrester . coco : sally knows i 'm making something for myself at forrester . r.j. : you do n't mind competing with your sister ? coco : no , i mean , we have n't done that before . could be kind of fun . r.j. : wait , you 've never competed with your sister ? coco : mnh - mnh . i think growing up , we had to stick together . but now that i am branching out and learning new things , making new friends , it 's ... r.j. : you okay ? coco : i 'm just thinking about nicole . you know , i 've been concerned about her . r.j. : yeah , but she 's been getting better , right ? coco : no . i actually think it 's getting worse . nicole : it 's okay , zende . zende : no , it 's not okay . you were yelling at her . what the hell is going on , rick ? rick : yeah , i was . i 'm sorry . it 's just because i 'm so damn frustrated ! i do n't know what you 're doing ! i do n't know why you 're threatening my family ! zende : threatening your family ? nicole : i 'm not . rick : yes , you are , nicole . you are . zende : is this about lizzy 's adoption papers ? rick : yeah , it is . it 's like i said . there were some errors . but this -- but this right here , it fixes all the problems , and she wo n't sign ! sally : [ sighs ] [ sighs ] thomas : you know , i knew i 'd have to do some fast talking to convince people that spectra has changed . i just did n't know it 'd be so hard to get them on the phone . sally : yeah , well , at least they 're taking your calls . thomas : eh , not returning them . sally : yeah , well , that 's different . for me , it 's like , `` hi . i 'm sally spectra of `` -- click . and that 's if they do n't see the i d , 'cause normally it just goes straight to voicemail . thomas : well , that is going to change . sally : [ sighs ] thomas : once we get this whole line out there , darlita is going to need an assistant for all the phone calls that are gon na be coming through . sally : but first i think we should hire someone in maintenance . thomas : that is a great idea . sally : yeah . thomas : yeah . it 's hot . sally : it 's really hot . thomas : yeah , i owe you an apology . sally : [ sighs ] you did n't break the air conditioner , did you ? thomas : i did n't . no . sally : you 're lucky . thomas : yeah , no . hey , um ... i did n't realize how hard it was for you , how hard you had to fight and scratch and struggle and claw for every single , little victory you have here . i mean , you fought twice as hard just to convince people to take you seriously . sally : well , as a spectra , that is the hardest part . thomas : well , i 'm sorry . and i 'm grateful . you have shown me all the things that i took for granted over at forrester . sally : and to think you turned your back on all of that , your family , the prestige and privilege at forrester creations , all to work in this giant sauna with me . thomas : there is no other sauna that i would rather be in than this one . sally : really ? no other one ? thomas : there 's -- there 's one down the street . it 's really nice . eucalyptus . sally : oh . thomas : yeah . sally : yeah , that one sounds better . thomas : yeah . it 's -- it 's good . maya : something is wrong , rick . now nicole 's refusing to sign the papers ? rick : she will . zende 's with her right now . she 's got to listen to him , right ? lizzy 's our -- she 's our child ! we 're her parents ! and zende knows that . maya : i thought nicole did , too . rick : [ sighs ] zende : what 's going on , babe ? nicole : i just need more time . zende : you need more time for what ? nicole : i do n't know why this is so hard . zende : i know it 's been tough for us lately . the news we got from the doctor , it was n't what we were expecting . we thought we 'd get pregnant right away . look , i 've tried to be supportive . but maybe you need more from me , something i 'm not giving you . i could have been more sensitive to you , not so focused on designing . nicole : you 've been supportive . it 's just ... me . and these feelings , i ca n't really explain them . zende : look , i know lizzy means a lot to you . she also means the world to rick and maya . they are lizzy 's parents . thomas : so it 's always been like this ? you 've always had to fight this hard . sally : yeah , but i 've gotten pretty good at it . thomas : you 're amazing at it . sally : you just have to know when to draw the line . thomas : is that why you never came to me ? 'cause nobody ever helped you ? sally : well , i mean , grams , for what it 's worth . but hey , do n't go feeling sorry for me , okay ? yes , coco and i had it hard , but it made us feisty . thomas : that is one of the things that i love about you , that you are strong and you 're beautiful and you are feisty . sally : yeah , well , that all comes with being a spectra . thomas : always have to rely on yourself . sally : eh , some traits you 're born with . others you learn . until you realize you do n't need them anymore . like now , i know that i do n't have to do this alone . i 've got a partner , a brave , generous , smoking - hot champion . thomas : hmm . hmm . sally : who stood up for me more than anyone ever has before . not only did you bail me out , but you took my hand and you said that we 're in this together . thomas : we are . sally : yeah , unfortunately your family thinks you made a bad choice . thomas : well , my family needs to have faith in my choices . sally : yeah , well , now you can show them what you can do . under your leadership , spectra has a new life , a renewed hope , more clout than we have ever had before . granted , it 's not as much clout as you 're used to . but hey , i 'm not naive , okay ? i know cleansing our name will not be easy , but people will take notice , thomas . once they see our new collection , they will give us the respect that we deserve . thanks to you , my dream of having spectra be a fashion powerhouse can finally come true . rick : zende knows what 's going on . he 's gon na get nicole through whatever she 's feeling . i mean , honestly , nobody wants our family torn apart . zende : you 're dealing with a lot right now . you 're still processing what the doctor told you . you do n't like to talk about it , but i can see it weighing on you , nicole . it does n't have to . we can keep trying . i understand you 're overwhelmed dealing with a lot of fear and doubt . you know , maya and rick , they want to paris , and you spent a little more time with lizzy . look , it 's only natural that that bond would grow stronger . nicole : for nine months . for nine months she was a part of me , zende . zende : i know . you did a wonderful thing agreeing to be maya 's surrogate . you gave your sister and rick the most beautiful gift . you helped them become a family . look , you ca n't give it to them and then take it away . sally : i never imagined this . thomas : me sweaty and half naked ? sally : no , no , i imagine that a lot . thomas : oh ? sally : yeah . thomas : oh . sally : but never this . you forgiving me the way you did and rescuing me . thomas : no , babe , you did n't need rescuing . you are too strong for that . sally : my chiseled superhero saving spectra from certain doom . and now we 're working together . thomas : spectras and forresters have worked together in the past . sally : yeah , but from what i did , that should have made that impossible . thomas : no . trying to ignore my feelings for you , that was impossible . sally : it is 150 degrees in here , and you just gave me goosebumps . thomas : i should probably check that . hmm . yeah . oh , i got it . yeah , there 's ... sally : you just did it again . thomas : do you want me to stop ? sally : do n't you dare . coco : you do n't think i 'm overreacting , talking to zende about all this ? r.j. : no . he 's nicole 's husband . and if she 's struggling , the family 's gon na want to be there for her . coco : they 've worked so hard to be together . like , nic and zende deserve to be happy . i just wish there was something that i could do to help . r.j. : yeah , i know . maya : i feel sick inside , rick . rick : it 's gon na be okay . maya : what if she wo n't listen to zende , either ? rick : she will . maya : he wants a family , too . rick : a family of his own . he 'll get nicole to sign . maya : i had a strange feeling when we were in paris . rick : i do n't think it 's about when we were away . i think your sister 's just wound up and emotional right now , and for good reason . but to bring lizzy into this ? it 's just -- it 's just wrong . and she knows that deep down . she does n't want to take lizzy away from us . maya : i know that nicole is confused , and i feel for her . but i wo n't be able to rest easy until she signs those papers . nicole : i know what rick and maya want me to do . zende : it 's the right thing to do , honey . i know we all thought that the adoption was final . i mean , we know that this is more of a formality than anything . nicole : i know . and i do n't mean to scare them . it 's just ... i ca n't help it . literally . whenever i held lizzy in my arms , i feel this pull . and what if she feels it , too ? she called me mama . i ca n't get that out of my head . her little voice and the way that she looks at me . zende : wow . look , there is no way that i would be able to understand what that feels like for you . look , i know you 're afraid it might not happen again . nicole : what if it does n't ? what if the doctors are right ? what if i gave away the only child i 'll ever be able to have ? zende : that 's a lot of `` what ifs . `` nicole : they just keep popping into my head . zende : look , what you 're feeling right now is a reaction . i know you 're worried . but what i 'm trying to get you to understand -- so is rick and maya -- they have been raising lizzy . look at me . look , this is n't healthy , honey . all this stress and anxiety , it 's not good for you . right ? but you know what ? i 'm right here , and i ai n't going nowhere . we 'll get through it together . let 's have our own family , right ? when the time is right . but right now ... right now , you have to do this .	rick holds out the papers and asks nicole to sign them . she can not even stand there and look at them . he reminds her that this is a binding contract and she had every opportunity to back out and did n't . he raises his voice and demands that she sign the papers . zende hears him and rushes in and tells him to never raise his voice like that to his wife again . thomas peels off his shirt as he is working ; the air conditioning must not be working . sally tells him that not only does she have a smoking hot partner but he bailed her out and she totally knows he is on her side . so her dream of having spectra a power house can finally come true . he says they need everybody to take spectra seriously so they have to do this . maya is worried and tells rick this is taking too much time .
thomas : you 're not going to hope with this . emma : i do n't understand you . if you cared about hope at all , you -- thomas : it 's because i care about her , okay ? i am protecting her . emma : from getting her baby back ? thomas : protecting hope , protecting steffy , protecting that little girl , that innocent little girl . i mean , she -- she 's living in a loving home . do you think it 's okay to just take her from the only mother she 's ever known ? emma : think about what you 're saying . yes , it will be shocking when people find out . it 'll be extremely painful , especially for steffy . but there is no question that telling the truth is the right thing . how do you not go running to hope the minute you found out ? i ca n't believe zoe and xander did n't , either . what is wrong with you people ? thomas : what 's wrong with us ? nothing . you 're the one with problems -- serious problems -- if you do n't shut up and do what you 're told . emma : excuse me ? thomas : hope will never learn that her baby is alive -- not from you and not from anyone . emma : you ca n't stop me from telling her . thomas : yes , i can . do n't make me . ridge : all right ! oh , no . hope , hi . hi . hope : alright . try not to sound too excited . ridge : no , i am excited , but i -- your mom said she was gon na bring fried chicken , so my stomach was looking forward to seeing her , so ... hope : okay . well , i 'll try not to interrupt your dinner . i just ran out of coffee at the cabin , and i was hoping to grab a bag for the morning before i go back down there . ridge : sure . go ahead . hope : thanks . uh ... also , i - i just saw your beautiful granddaughters . ridge : you did ? hope : yeah . uh ... i just -- i needed to see the girls and the family liam and steffy have . i - i - i think it was important . ridge : it is important , and i know this is a -- it 's a difficult time for you . i know that . hope : yeah . ridge : hey . this may sound a little patronizing , but , uh ... i see happiness in your future ... if you decide to let it in . zoe : how could we have been so stupid ? xander : we did n't know emma was there listening . zoe : yeah , but we should n't have been talking about it in the first place . it was extremely careless . xander : maybe this is for the best . zoe : xander ! xander : i know you 're worried about your dad going to jail . but think about hope . deep down you know that this has n't been fair to her . she deserves to learn the truth about her daughter . hope : you see happiness ahead for me ? ridge : yes , i do . hope : honestly , i -- it 's kind of hard for me to focus on the future right now . i 'm just trying to get through each day as it comes . ridge : i understand that . just know you 're not alone . you can always ask for help . your mom 's here . i 'm here . and someone else -- someone ... that 'll do anything just to get your life back on track . thomas . emma : you 're threatening me . thomas : i 'm simply explaining what has to be . emma : you 'll never convince me . thomas : look , everything is falling into place now . you ca n't mess it up . emma : what are you talking about ? a baby is in the wrong home . thomas : you realize that the father is now in that home , right ? so , as twisted as it is , what zoe 's dad did -- it worked out fine in the end . liam and steffy are now raising their daughters together . emma : where does that leave hope ? thomas : with douglas and me . she 'll finally have the family she 's always wanted . it 's a win - win . emma : win - win ? and you 're calling zoe 's dad twisted ? thomas : i 've waited a long time for a second chance with hope , and now i 'm this close to getting it . i am not gon na let you interfere . hope : are you saying what i think you 're saying ? ridge : you just got out of a very complicated relationship . and if , not when , you open your heart again ... [ sighs ] i 'm just saying thomas is a good kid . hope : well , thomas has been very supportive , helping me through a very , very difficult time . ridge : i know it 's hard . but putting the kids first was the right thing to do . and letting liam go back to steffy and be there for the girls -- that 's , uh ... that was right , also . hope : they 're a lovely family . ridge : you can have a family , too ... with douglas ... and thomas . zoe : thomas might be able to convince emma not to tell hope . xander : are you sure calling him was the right thing to do ? zoe : i have to do what i can to keep the secret , to protect my father , so , yeah , it was right . xander , it was . you know how much he wants a future with hope . he 'll never have a chance if the truth comes out . xander : and we should care about that because ... ? he was a jerk -- the way he treated us . why should i care about him living happily ever after ? zoe : because it will be a happily - ever - after for everyone , for liam and steffy with the girls , for thomas and hope with his son , and for the rest of us , happily jail - free . it just makes sense . it all rests on thomas getting through to emma . xander : you saw how determined emma was . zoe : [ sighs ] xander : i do n't think there 's anything that thomas can do to stop her . emma : you say you have feelings for hope , that you want to have some kind of life with her , but how can you possibly do that when you 're keeping her from her child ? thomas : but i 'm giving her a child ! she 's raising my son with me . emma : you ca n't just swap kids . if she wants to be with you , great . if she wants to be a stepmother to your son , even better . but that 's in addition to being a mother to her own child , not instead of . thomas : you do n't get it . you do n't get what she 's been asking for -- okay -- the life that she wants for kelly and phoebe , how she wants to have two parents in the same home raising them , have liam and steffy there . emma : that 's because she does n't know phoebe is really beth . she would n't ask that if she knew the truth . thomas : guess she 'll never know . emma : except she will . i 'm telling her . thomas : this is a family matter . you 're staying out of it . emma : hope is my friend . thomas : she 's not your friend . just 'cause she 's a kind employer -- emma : even if she were a complete stranger , i 'd go to her . no parent deserves to suffer like this . she has the right to know the truth and to be happy again . thomas : i will make her happy . i 'll make her happier than she 's ever been . emma : you had the chance to do that by telling her that beth is alive . thomas : i love her , emma . emma : no , you do n't -- not if you can even think about keeping her child from her . thomas : you do n't know my feelings , okay ? you do n't know how i tried saving her from liam years ago , how she almost married me . emma : thought she turned you down . how is that `` almost `` ? thomas : do n't you bet she regrets that now ? years of pain could have been avoided . emma : i do n't know about that . all i know is that she 's in pain today -- pain i can take away . thomas : okay , look , hope has come to terms with this . if you go to her now , you 're just ripping a wound that 's finally starting to heal . do n't you see ? everyone is where they 're supposed to be . emma : not beth . she should be with her parents , with hope and liam . this ends tonight . i 'm telling hope . and there 's nothing you can do to stop me . out of my way . thomas : no . emma : move ! now ! thomas : you 're not going anywhere . [ door opens ] pam : thomas , are you -- oh . uh , pardonnez - moi . hi , emma . i - i - i heard your voice . i - i just have an important question i need to ask you , thomas . thomas : we 're in the middle of something . pam : um , look , it 's just about that survey that i sent you , and i really need you to answer the questions . thomas : okay . i - i do n't have time for this . pam : no , i do n't have time , either , thomas . the baby shower is tomorrow morning , and all i need is a final count of the cupcakes . it 's that simple . thomas : what baby shower ? pam : are you serious ? robin from the sewing room . i 've sent you so many e - mails . look , all i need you to do is mark down your order . is that too much to ask ? all i asked was chocolate , vanilla -- thomas : chocolate . i 'll take chocolate . that sounds good . pam : wait ! chocolate cake or chocolate frosting ? ! [ sighs ] thomas ! cake or frosting or both ? is that net carbs or total ? ... ridge : oh , boy . i 'm doing it again . i 'm sorry . none of my business . hope : no . i - i appreciate what you 're trying to do . you 're thomas ' dad . you just want the best for him and his son , and , obviously , i 'm kind of flattered that you think that 's me . ridge : i kind of know it 's you . when i see you and thomas and -- and i see you and douglas , you give that little boy something that he needs . um ... listen . i - i know caroline 's always gon na be his mom , and ... beth is always gon na be your little girl . but when those two things happened at the same time , those awful tragedies , something in my old mind just thought that maybe ... maybe something was meant to be with you being here . um , it 's just the way you look at him and the way ... anyway , i just -- if you want happiness ... embrace it . that 's -- that 's all i meant . i know i will always be there for douglas . i know that . it 's just ... i 'm trying to figure out if ... ridge : if what ? if thomas is the one ? hope : yeah . i mean , sure . i guess he 's , um , attractive and intelligent and a lot of women would be very lucky to have him . i [ chuckles ] i 'm sure you 're probably wondering why i 'm even hesitating . ridge : no . i 'm -- i 'm his dad . i - i know too much about that kid , and i know all his flaws , and i think you 're wise to see if he 's matured . i think he has . i think he 's a fine young man , a good person , and -- and a great designer . and i think of the two of you walking into a room together . man , what a power couple . hope : [ chuckles ] ridge : and you , him , and ... little douglas . i ... anyway , my -- my point is .. he -- he could give you the stability that you have n't had before . zoe : my god . what are we gon na do ? xander : i 'm not sure there 's anything we can do but wait . zoe : for my world to blow up ? xander : i 'm not gon na let that happen . i 'm here for you no matter what . zoe : so , it looks like emma got the last laugh . xander : what do you mean ? xander : well , i came to l.a. and ruined her teenage romance , and now she 's getting her revenge . xander : [ chuckling ] come on . i know you do n't really think that . this is n't about us . it 's about hope . emma just wants to do right by her . zoe : she 's probably with her right now . unless , god willing , thomas got to her first . emma : [ echoing ] no parent deserves to suffer like this . she has the right to know the truth and to be happy again . thomas : [ echoing ] i am not gon na let you interfere . emma : [ echoing ] i 'm telling her . beth is alive . [ engine revs ] i ca n't tell her over the phone . [ tires screech ] what the ... ? what are you doing ? whether you 're this kind of active or this kind of active , zoe : i ca n't take this anymore . xander : wait . what are you doing ? zoe : i 'm calling hope . xander : hope ? what if emma 's with her ? zoe : that 's what we need to find out . xander : she 's not gon na answer if emma 's in the middle of telling her . [ ringing ] hope : hello ? zoe : hey , hope . what 's going on ? hope : uh , um , zoe , you called me . zoe : oh , right . uh , my bad . there 's a lot on my mind . hope : is it work ? is there something i can do to help ? zoe : actually , yeah . yeah . um , i was just trying to track down some extra hands to help me organize a few things . yeah . i heard that , uh , you have emma working on a project . mind if i borrow her ? hope : no , actually . that -- that must have been somebody else . zoe : you have n't seen her recently ? hope : no . i - i just left work . but if you see emma there , i mean , feel free to use her or an intern . zoe : okay . uh , yeah . well , thanks for letting me know . have a good night . [ cellphone beeps ] [ sighs ] emma was n't there . xander : maybe she 's just on her way and has n't gotten there yet . zoe : maybe she changed her mind . maybe thomas changed it for her . woke up this morning realized you 're gone not sure how it happened or if it 's real [ fireworks exploding ] liam : you 're -- you 're pregnant ? hope : yes . was a dream come true it 's hard to believe that now we 're done i 'm hiding my feelings [ heart beating ] fooling myself i 've never been so confused hope : i love you . liam : i love you . not a day goes by that i do n't think about you remember the good and remember the bad and i 'd do anything not to live without you the harder i try , the sadder i am so i 'll just let time fly [ helicopter blades whirring ] [ wind howling ] i 'll just let time fly [ monitor beeping ] i 'll just let time fly hope : [ crying ] no . no . liam : i 'm so sorry . i 'll just let time fly hope : [ sobbing ] [ wind howling ] fly - y - y - y - y ooh , ooh , ooh emma : [ echoing ] she has the right to know the truth and to be happy again . no parent deserves to suffer like this . you ca n't stop me from telling her . beth is alive . thomas : [ echoing ] i am not gon na let you interfere . emma : [ echoing ] you ca n't stop me from telling her . beth is alive . [ engine revs ] [ tires screech ] [ engine revs ] [ horn blares ] emma : what are you doing ? get off my bumper , you idiot ! [ tires screeching ] [ screeching continues ] [ crashing ]	thomas tells emma that she is not going to hope with this . he is protecting her . emma says it will be very painful , especially to steffy but the truth will come out . thomas tells her again do not say anything . she says he can not stop her but he replies oh yes he can . in her face , he says do n't make him ! instead of fleeing she stands there and argues more . so steffy and liam will be happy but where does that leaves hope . thomas says with him and douglas and they will all be happy . it is meant to be . so she is not to interfere with that . emma says thomas can not love hope if he is keeping her away from her child . he thinks slipping douglas into that role will be fine . emma says steffy would not accept phoebe as beth if she knew . she says again she will tell hope . thomas says this is a family matter and emma will stay out of it . he loves hope . emma says all she knows is that hope is in pain ; pain that she can take away . thomas says all the parents are in place the way they should be . she starts to move toward the door and he blocks her and says she is not going anywhere . fortunately pam walks in at that moment and she needs some help from thomas . to get her off his back he rushes into the hallway to see what she is talking about . ridge catches hope coming in and tells her she may not believe it now but he sees happiness in her future if she just lets it in . she says she is just trying to take one day as it comes so she is not focusing on the entire future now . he agrees with liam going back and raising the girls with steffy and says thomas is a good guy and she can be happy with him and douglas . so that is all he is thinking about , her happiness and the other family too . she says that is all she is concerned with too , liam 's family and thomas 's with douglas . many women would be flattered with his interest and she imagines ridge is wondering why she is even hesitating .
[ brooke wailing ] ridge : breathe . that 's the way , brooke . that 's the way . good push , good push . come on . you can do it . come on . come on . one more . good one -- go ! good , i see the head . i see the head , brooke ! come on . there you go . [ phone ringing ] ridge : ignore that phone . come on , just focus on the baby . focus . come on -- good one , good one . i see his head . he 's coming through , brooke . he 's coming through . nick : pick up ! forrester is gon na be right there when his son is born , and he wo n't even know it 's his . jackie : darling , welcome home . massimo : missed me , did you ? jackie : i was so worried . i mean , i know you told me not to be and you were right , of course . as always . massimo : they dropped all the charges . jackie : nicky told me . massimo : so , he was able to track you down . jackie : yes . massimo : well , you wan na tell me where you were ? shopping , perhaps ? or with lauren fenmore ? jackie : massimo , please . massimo : `` massimo , please . `` do you have any idea how sick and tired i am of your secrets , jacqueline ? jackie : well you 're not going to have to worry about that for very much longer . massimo : what do you mean ? jackie : i got some news . brooke is having the baby . massimo : what ? now ? jackie : yes . massimo : well , for goodness sake , why did n't you say so ? let 's go to the hospital . jackie : no , massimo , she 's not at the hospital . massimo : well , where is she ? jackie : she 's having the baby at home . massimo : oh , my god . is the doctor with her ? i mean , dominick ca n't deliver the baby by himself . jackie : i 'm sure that they 've called the doctor . and i know nicky is on his way . massimo : are you saying brooke is alone ? jackie : no . ridge is with her . stephanie : sally , you did n't have to rush all the way over here . sally : it sounded like you had an emergency situation . stephanie : well , you hung up before i could explain . sally : well , i heard you use the word brooke . i figured that was all i needed to hear . what is she up to now ? stephanie : she 's in labor and ridge is with her . sally : oh , is n't that supposed to be nick 's job ? stephanie : yes . and i hope he 's on his way to the house . sally : brooke is having her baby at home ? stephanie : and unless the paramedics or the doctor get there first -- sally : then ridge may have to deliver his own brother 's child ? i 'm sorry , highness , but should n't you be a little more upset about this ? stephanie : well , i was . and then i sort of -- well , i thought it through and i realize this might be a blessing in disguise . this might be just the kind of wake up call that ridge needs . [ brooke wailing ] brooke : oh , god , where 's the doctor ? ridge : he 'll be here . he 'll be here . come on brooke . you 're doing fine . you 're doing fine . brooke : i ca n't . ridge : yes , you can , you can . you can do this . i know you 're tired . but you can do it . one more great push . one more big push , brooke . we got it . we got it . come on . i can see the head . the head 's coming out . he 's coming out , brooke . come on . keep it going . keep it going . push as hard as you can . as hard as you can . brooke : oh , god . ridge : he 's here , brooke . i got him . i got him . he 's here , brooke . he 's here . i got him . brooke : is he okay ? [ baby starts crying ] ridge : he 's perfect . it 's okay . hello , hello . here you go . it 's okay . brooke : oh , he 's so beautiful . ridge : it 's okay . hi . hi . brooke : hello . oh , he 's so precious . oh , he 's so precious . ridge : welcome . welcome to the world , little one . i think he 's hungry . massimo : ridge is with brooke ? jackie : he was with her when she went into labor . massimo : damn him . he just -- just wo n't give up . all right , dominick is on his way . does he know what 's going on ? jackie : yes . he knows everything . massimo : all right , we should be there . jackie : no , wait . massimo : now look , do n't you understand that dominick is furious with ridge already ? jackie : oh no , he 's not anymore . things have changed . nicky 's glad ridge is there . massimo : regardless , we should be there . it is the birth of our grandson . jackie : not mine . massimo : jacqueline , what are you talking about ? [ car horn honking ] nick : move ! get out of the way ! she 's missed out on so much because of me . she 's not gon na miss the first few moments with her child and his father . [ baby crying ] brooke : it 's okay . it 's okay . shh , shh . it 's okay . hi . ridge : hey . you okay ? brooke : i 'm wonderful . ridge : need anything else ? brooke : nothing . ridge : you did it , logan . brooke : we did it . ridge : well , we make a good team . brooke : thank you . ridge : you 're welcome . brooke : you handled it like an old pro , huh ? ridge : well , you know , it just kind of comes back to you like riding a bike . [ brooke laughs ] ridge : hey , you . cutie , you 've been through a lot already , have n't you ? you handled it just like a trooper . believe it or not , it gets easier from here . yeah , i give you my word on that . yeah . we 're going to take good care of you . he 's really listening . so alert . yeah . he 's responsive . clearly a genius . clearly . brooke : you think so ? ridge : oh , absolutely . absolutely . look who he picked for a mom . [ brooke laughs ] [ knock at door ] dr. mclean : brooke ? brooke : dr. mclean , what are you doing here ? [ baby crying ] dr. mclean : dr. sobel was stuck in traffic . i was close by , so he asked me to cover . looks like i missed all the excitement . dr. mclean : your vitals are good . how are you feeling ? brooke : tired , but happy . dr. mclean : you should be . you just had a healthy baby boy . brooke : you sure ? dr. mclean : yeah . the heartbeat 's strong . the color 's great . i have to do a few more preliminary tests , but he looks fine . so do you . ridge : so , do we have to go to the hospital ? dr. mclean : no . i 'll stop by and check on her tomorrow . we 'll do some paper work . i 'll draw some blood . brooke : and that 's it ? dr. mclean : that 's it , yeah . the hard part 's over . you did a great job , by the way . dr. mclean : just one last thing to take care of . brooke : nick . nick : i came as fast as i could . dr. mclean : well , you 're just in time . it 's customary for the father to cut the cord . nick : you do it , forrester . ridge : me ? nick : you . ridge : are you sure ? nick : yeah . sally : so you think ridge is in for a rude awakening . stephanie : they both are . they both -- they 're both fooling themselves . you know , he 's convinced her this relationship can work . how can it ? the baby there is a constant reminder . sally : you know , you really dodged a bullet there , highness . that baby could easily have turned out to be ridges . stephanie : oh , i know that , and then she would 've had her hooks in him forever . i wonder if i should go over there . sally : i got ta tell you something , highness . i do n't feel right about this . this is the kind of thing that could easily backfire . it could turn around on you . ridge could blame you for interfering where you do n't belong . stephanie : well , he 's the only one that 's interfering . sally , the only person that should with brooke when that baby is born , is the baby 's father . [ dr. mclean 's pager beeps ] dr. mclean : mind if i make a call ? brooke : the room next door is empty . dr. mclean : i 'll be back to check on you before i leave . nick : thank you . dr. mclean : thank ridge . he 's the one that delivered the baby . congratulations , nick . nick : you delivered him ? ridge : you 'd probably like some time alone . nick : no , no . no , stay , please . i 'm glad you 're here . at least you had that . brooke : do you want to hold him ? [ holding the baby ] nick : well , you came into port sort of early , did n't you , sailor ? guess you just could n't wait to see your mom . i ca n't blame you for that . i did n't really know how this would feel . i was going to teach you how to sail and take you around the world . brooke : that can still happen . we 're all his parents . we 're going to do this together . nick : no . this boy 's only going to have one father in his life . one . ridge : look , nick , brooke 's had kind of a rough night . we can have this conversation later . nick : it should 've happened months ago . ridge : i know you 're all geared up here . it 's only natural . i remember the first time i held my little kids . nick : it felt that way tonight , did n't it ? when you delivered this boy -- it felt that way , did n't it ? like he was yours . ridge : nick , i 'm not going to apologize for loving this little boy . there 've been lots of times in the last few months where i wished i did n't , but -- nick : but still , it felt as though he 's yours , did n't it ? amazing . ridge : if you 're worried about me trying to take your place in his life -- nick : no . that 's not going to be an issue . brooke : we talked about this . we agreed that we were all going to raise him . the three of us . and do what 's best for the baby . nick : but it 's not the three of us . it 's the three of you . he 's yours . ridge : what are you saying ? you 're willing to let me adopt him ? nick : no . brooke : i do n't understand . nick : i found out tonight there was a problem with the paternity test . ridge : what do you mean , a problem ? nick : an error at the lab . ridge : well , they just informed you of this tonight ? nick : my mother 's known for months . she ran another test . ridge : what ? your mother ? brooke : how did she know ? nick : dr. paxson . the bottom line is -- i 'm not the father . you are . brooke : ours ? really ? ours .	brooke and ridge work together to help brooke give birth . nick rushes to brooke 's house to try to make it there before she gives birth . jackie finds massimo in the study and hugs him . they have words over where she 's been again , but jackie is too upset about her last conversation with nick , and asks him to stop . she tells him brooke is in labor . massimo wants to rush over there but she says she has to tell him something first . she tells him about the paternity test , and that nick is not the father . massimo is incredulous , and starts blaming the lab . but jackie tells him it 's not the labs fault , it 's her fault .
brooke : make love to me , ridge . show me that we can be together forever . starting right now . [ scene_break ] bridget : you are so wonderful . nick : well , you should drink more often . bridget : it was so sweet of you to do this . bring me all the way up to napa for dinner . you know , you did n't have to do that . nick : well , i wanted to do it . getaways are good . good getaway . bridget : it was just what i needed . the mountains , the beautiful vineyards and , oh , the wine . [ bridget laughs ] nick : well , you certainly enjoyed the wine . huh ? bridget : the chardonnay was so good . nick : yeah , it was good . bridget : the merlot was spicy . nick : the pinot and the cabs and the zinfandel . [ bridget laughs ] the sauvignon blanc -- huh ? bridget : i 'm sorry , i did n't know which one i liked the best , so i just thought i should try them all . maybe a few times . nick : yeah , you know , that 's why we went . bridget : what , to drink ? nick : pretty much so , yeah . bridget : maybe i went a little overboard . nick : no , i do n't think so . bridget : it was just such a relief to finally get away . away with you and get away from all the busybodies . nick : busybodies ? why , whoever are you talking about ? bridget : i 'm just so sick of jackie and stephanie and taylor telling me how in love you are with my mother . nick : but i love you . i love only you . [ bridget laughs ] [ scene_break ] taylor : stephanie , are you okay ? stephanie : oh , i -- i 'm fine , i 'm fine . nothing an aspirin and -- and a contract on brooke 's life would n't cure . she was so smug after ridge called her . you know , she took it as a sign that he wants to be with her . i hate it when she gets smug like that . oh , god , it makes me nervous . it makes me always think that she 's got some sort of an ace up her sleeve . taylor : oh , stephanie , you know how she is . she 's just trying to goad you . stephanie : i do n't trust her , taylor . and you should n't either . catherine : oh , sorry . i did n't mean to interrupt . taylor : that 's okay . you looking for something ? catherine : yeah , hope 's dolly . she ca n't sleep without it . ah , here it is . taylor : are you helping brooke put the kids to bed ? stephanie : she 's upstairs , is n't she ? catherine : actually , no . stephanie : she 's not here ? taylor : when i came home , i thought she was upstairs with the kids . when did she say she 'd be back ? stephanie : catherine , what did she tell you ? catherine : she asked me to spend the night with hope and r.j. now , if you 'll excuse me . stephanie : i knew it . i knew she was up to something . you know what this means . taylor : i 'll bet she went straight to the beach house . stephanie : she 's not supposed to go until tomorrow . taylor : i ca n't think of one legitimate reason for her to go over there , tonight , the day before she 's supposed to go . stephanie : i 'm going down there right now before it 's too late . taylor : come on , ridge . pick up . [ scene_break ] [ phone ringing ] ridge : logan , wait , wait , wait . hold on , hold on , hold on . we ca n't do this . we ca n't -- we had some ground rules , remember ? you and taylor and i agreed , okay ? brooke : you 're my husband . and i need to know you 'll be my husband forever . oh , god , i love you . i need you right now . ridge . ridge : oh , logan , wait . come on , we ca n't do this . we ca n't do this . brooke : ridge , wait . tonight , it 's just you and me . it will always be just you and me . ridge : oh , logan . oh , logan . [ scene_break ] nick : well , if you know it , and i know it , that 's all that matters . bridget : it 's all that should matter . nick : the busybodies are getting to you , are n't they ? tell me , huh ? bridget : well , it 's just -- it 's a little disappointing when you thought that your wedding was gon na bring your families together . people keep telling me to postpone the wedding , or wait until ridge gets back , or maybe you should n't get married right now . it 's enough to just drive you crazy . nick : well , how crazy exactly ? bridget : i do n't know . just crazy -- why ? nick : you feel like doing something crazy ? something that 'll put a cork right in their mouths . bridget : you try to put a cork in stephanie 's mouth and she 'll spit it right back at your face . nick : well , stephanie ca n't tell you not to marry me if you 've already married me . bridget : what ? what do you mean ? you mean get married right now ? taylor in the same room , that 's a recipe for disaster . you know that . bridget : yeah , it could get a little sticky , but i -- nick : well , is that what you want ? do you want a sticky wedding ? bridget : no . nick : good . 'cause you know what i want ? i want this . i want to make you happy . i want to be happy together as husband and wife . bridget : oh , god . i love the sound of that . nick : good . then it 's settled . no more fooling around . i 'm gon na give you a job , okay ? bridget : okay . nick : you find the champagne and get it open . i 'm gon na go to the pilot and have him change course . because tonight , we 're getting married , beautiful . [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] stephanie : hello ? taylor : stephanie , i just tried to call the beach house , and ridge did n't even answer . stephanie : oh , well , it 's a good thing i 'm on my way . taylor : what 're you gon na do once you get there ? stephanie : well , i 'd like to kill her , but i do n't want to go to jail . taylor : stephanie , we do n't even know if she 's there . stephanie : oh , she 's there , taylor . believe me . and she 's doing her damnedest to seduce your husband . this is vintage brooke . and nobody knows that better than me . [ scene_break ] brooke : you want this , too . i feel it . ridge : logan , we ca n't . brooke : since when have you been such a stickler for rules ? ridge : because i made the rules . brooke : hmm . ridge : yeah , hmm . to keep a complicated situation from getting more complicated . taylor and i were tempted . but we did n't do anything . you know , we -- we played by the rules . brooke : good . ridge : so , you understand ? brooke : i think i understand better than you do . ridge : hmm . brooke : we have a different kind of relationship , ridge . just the two of us sharing a very intimate part of ourselves . that 's us . ridge : i -- brooke : no , do n't speak . our connection goes deeper than words . i need you . i need you tonight more than i ever have . make love to me . connect with me . and your decision will be made . [ scene_break ] nick : ah , champagne , good . it 's all set . bridget : what 's all set ? nick : viva las vegas , viva las vegas bridget : vegas ? nick : that 's right , vegas ! that 's what we should have done in the first place . vegas . you feel it , you know it 's right . that way we do n't have to go through these families and these women talking in your ear , making you all crazy about whether we should be married , whether we should n't be married . there 's a little -- there 's a little chapel that i 've seen there before . and there 's this nice little tuxedo shop right next to it . and they 've always had this light blue powdered tuxedo in the window with the ruffles . seriously , deep down , i like ruffles . [ bridget laughs ] do you know what is unique about this one moment right now ? bridget : what ? nick : is that i -- i will never make love to you again as a single man . bridget : that 's because in a few hours , i 'm going to be mrs. dominick marone . nick : yeah . but you know what i 'd like to have ? i 'd like to have bridget forrester one last time . is she available ? hmm ? bridget : i think so . nick : really ? bridget : just for you . [ scene_break ] ridge : oh , no . i just -- i ca n't do this . this is n't fair to taylor . brooke : forget about taylor . ridge : i ca n't , logan . and i ca n't resist you if i stay in this bedroom . so , i 'm gon na go get us something to eat , okay ? i 'll get something to eat . brooke : you know i love oysters and champagne . [ scene_break ] [ phone rings ] taylor : ridge ? dante : taylor ? taylor : dante ? dante : i 'll bet you 're surprised to hear from me , right ? taylor : yeah . no , i mean -- dante : all right , listen , i just wanted to make sure you were okay . you certainly look okay . more than okay . you look -- you look radiant . taylor : did i see you at the press conference ? dante : yeah , i just wanted to see you with my own eyes . i mean , especially after what we went through to get you home . taylor : which i 'll always be grateful to you for . more than i can say . it 's just that -- dante : you 're with your husband and children now . where you belong . taylor : yes . dante : still , i would hate to leave l.a . without seeing you . you know , perhaps i can stop by in the morning . taylor : oh , no , dante , that really would n't be a very good idea . you know , i think you 're a wonderful , dear man , and i 'll always be grateful to you , but i just do n't -- i do n't think i can see you . all right , okay ? take care . all right , bye - bye . [ scene_break ] brooke : okay . first , wine . then dinner . and then dessert . [ knock on door ] stephanie . what is she doing here ? stephanie : open up this door , you hussy . brooke : go away . i 'm not letting you in . stephanie : what ? did you think i would n't have a key ? brooke : what the hell are you doing here ? stephanie : well , i suppose i could ask you that same thing . but now that i see you 're dressed that way . could you be any more obvious ? [ scene_break ] [ laughing ] manager : oh , yes . i hope you 're very , very happy . both : thank you , i love you . groom : this is as good as it gets . [ cheering ] bride : let 's go win our money back ! groom : sounds good . bridget : whoo , whoo . i 'm feeling lucky tonight . nick : just do n't step on the blue suede shoes . that 's the king 's rule . hi . hi , there . this gorgeous lady and i would like to get married , please . manager : got your license ? nick : well , yes , we do , actually . we stopped at the marriage bureau on the way over here . and what did i do with that license , bridget ? bridget : oh , oh , oh . nick : you remember ? bridget : ta - da ! nick : there we go . here . bridget : have you ever seen a more handsome groom ? manager : you 've been drinking . nick : celebrating . actually , we 're very serious about this . bridget : we 're really , really , really serious . nick : you know , we 've actually been down the aisle once before . but my fiance 's stepfather 's wife returned from the dead , so -- manager : save it . i 've heard it all before . bridget : so you 'll help us ? manager : i will be happy to arrange your wedding for you . nick : oh . manager : but there 's one couple ahead of you . so you 'll have to wait . bridget : that 's okay . nick : well , i 'm sure we can find a way to occupy our time . ca n't we , my little basket of pink , bubbly balloons and bouquets . [ scene_break ] gaby : i 'm still not sure getting married is the right thing to do . thomas : gaby , it 's the only way , all right ? without a green card , you ca n't go to college , or worse , you could be deported . gaby : to a country where i do n't know anyone . thomas : you should n't be alone right now . especially after losing your mother . gaby : i just -- i hate dragging you into this . thomas : i want to do this for you . [ scene_break ] brooke : damn it , stephanie , you have no right to come in here like this . stephanie : i did n't break the rules . brooke : i did n't break anything . stephanie : yeah , well , not for want of trying . look at you dressed that way . have you no shame ? brooke : i have no reason to be ashamed . stephanie : oh , right . as long as you get what you want . brooke : what i want is for you to leave . stephanie : and what i want is for you to leave before ridge gets back here and you throw this little seduction act of yours into high gear . brooke : that 's not what this is . stephanie : it is n't ? let 's see . sexy music , wine , you 're naked under that shirt . i do n't know , what would you call it ? brooke : i would call it a wife wanting to be with her husband . stephanie : oh , well , you 're supposed to be with him tomorrow , not tonight . brooke : well , i could n't wait . stephanie : yeah , i can see that . threw your uniform on and drove down here in the car as fast as you could . brooke : got here just in time to scrub ridge 's back . stephanie : what ? brooke : yes , stephanie . if you got here just a few minutes earlier , you would have found ridge and me in the shower together . stephanie : which proves how truly desperate and needy you are . brooke : as opposed to saintly taylor ? who could do no wrong . but then , what man would want to be married to a saint ? stephanie : and the hell with what 's best for everyone else , right ? just as long as ridge chooses you . brooke : what 's best for everyone is what ridge is trying to decide right now . stephanie : and you 're trying to stack the deck here -- plying him with wine , dressed this way . look , you could get away with that in the past but not now , not anymore . brooke , there 's too much at stake here . there are a lot of people that i love that can end up being hurt by this and i am not going to let you get away with this .	taylor worries about what tricks are being played behind her back . danté is shunned when he makes contact . brooke sets the scene for love . stephanie threatens to break down a door when she finds it locked . nick plans to go into wedlock dressed as elvis .
eric : well if i go in the morning -- thank you . stephanie : thank you so much . eric : listen , everybody . everybody have a drink ? right ? i want to say something . i know i speak for everyone when i say how happy we are to have ridge home where he belongs . it looked pretty grim there for a while , but -- because of my other son -- if it had n't been for rick -- ridge : if it had n't been for rick , i 'd be spending several years in a windowless cell somewhere . unable to feel the sunlight on my face and definitely not around the people i love . there 's a time when i might have taken a lot of that stuff for granted . but not anymore . eric : welcome home son . we love you . phoebe : dad 's right . he 's free because of you . i 'll never forget what you did for him . and for me . i love you so much , rick forrester . constantine : phoebe -- hey , it 's constantine . yeah , i was just reading about your dad . that 's -- really ? you 're all there celebrating . great . including rick . does that mean -- phoebe : it means that we 're fine . constantine : really ? even after you confronted him about the other woman ? phoebe : it was n't like i thought , exactly . you know , it 's settled . so -- why do n't you get over here ? i want you to meet everyone . especially my dad . constantine : great . umm , okay give me the address . [ scene_break ] rick : hey . it 's supposed to be a party . what 's wrong ? oh . possible mix up . did you learn something new ? [ scene_break ] nick : why am i just hearing about this ? jackie : well brooke left a message with mariah . apparently , she felt that she had to put in an appearance at the forrester 's love fest for the newly sprung jailbird before coming here for her first day back . nick : she 's supposed to be starting a new life . that 's what taking this job is all about . taylor : well , maybe brooke 's not ready to let go . maybe she never will be . [ scene_break ] ridge : look at him so peaceful . innocent . thank god he 's too young to understand just how close his old man came to losing him . i did almost lose him . i almost lost myself too . i do n't know which scares me the most . sure seems like things have been awfully crazy the last long while . all i really want now is -- brooke : is for everything to be normal again . ridge : when have things ever been normal for us ? we do n't do normal , do we ? somehow we always seem to find our way back to each other . brooke : i do n't know what the future holds any more than you do . but i do have a question . what about your feelings for ashley abbott ? [ scene_break ] rick : so tell me , i mean , what 's new ? about , you know , the situation besides the guy who 's working in the lab who 's convinced the hospital big wigs are stonewalling . well , he does n't have any proof of that ? bridget : no , not yet . but knowing carl , he 's looking into it as we speak . carl : you better come through for me eugene , old buddy . bridget is counting on me , and i 'm counting on what 's in that box -- to prove that i know what i 'm talking about . [ scene_break ] ashley : well hi . felicia : hey . ashley : i just saw your cute boy , dino . what a charmer . felicia : you should see his father . ashley : yeah ? felicia : on second thought , no you should n't . he 's a no good loser , not that i 'm bitter . stephanie : what 's up with bridget ? eric : she has n't said five words since she got here . stephanie : yes , i noticed . you think there 's a problem at the hospital ? eric : she says everything 's okay . [ scene_break ] rick : fudge , do n't look now , but dad is giving you that `` what 's going on with my daughter ? `` look . so if i were you , i would pull it together . bridget : i 'm trying . it 's not that easy -- rick : i know . i know it 's not that easy . okay , i realize that you 're waiting for this carl guy in the lab to call , but -- my advice ? do n't wait for him anymore . talk to mom . talk to taylor , okay . tell them everything . and stop torturing yourself . [ scene_break ] jackie : it 's classic brooke 's bedroom . which is why the line was such a phenomenal success in the first place . it 's provocative , sensual , unlike the lady who created them . of course , i 'm sure brooke 's going to have oodles of new ideas for the re - launch . but having these here , for her to see the moment she walks in -- inspirational . taylor : this was your idea ? nick : i thought she 'd want to hit the ground running . was n't aware forrester would be released from jail and the entire world would come to a screeching halt . taylor : are you worried she might not show up at all ? nick : i just know how she gets around the forresters . she forgets all about the pain from the past . allows herself to be vulnerable again . especially to forrester . [ scene_break ] ridge : do you detect just a little bit of a jealousy maybe there ? brooke : i am not . honestly , ridge . what an ego you have . ridge : well , i mean , just a little bit . i mean , it 's not a bad thing . it shows you still care at least . brooke : of course i still care . you know i still care . 'cause if i did n't -- ridge : you would n't have done what you did to save me . which i 'll forever be grateful for . and to rick . by the way , i told rick that i would not stand in his and phoebe 's way anymore . as long as he 's true to her . as long as he does n't hurt her in any way . brooke : i wonder if that 's possible . ridge : you do n't think he 's going to be able to do that ? brooke : no , i 'm not talking about right now . i 'm just talking about relationships in general . couple 's promise that they 're not going to hurt each other and inevitably , they do . look at you and me . we were two people that were madly in love , and we hurt each other deeply . my god , ridge . loving me really has cost you so much . i do n't know why i 'm realizing that now . [ scene_break ] carl : whatever you 're doing , you better drop and get over here pronto . bridget : have you found something ? carl : i told you i 'd keep digging . bridget : what is it ? what did you find ? carl : are you coming over here or not ? bridget : carl , ca n't you just tell me over the phone . carl : believe me , you 're going to want to see this for yourself . bridget : okay , god . okay fine . i 'll be right there . eric : bridget ? bridget ? bridget : oh , hi . eric : is something wrong ? bridget : um , i ca n't talk to you right now , dad . i 've got to go , but i love you very much . i 'm sorry . [ scene_break ] ridge : my beautiful little man . do you know that loving you has been what my life has been all about ? brooke : look what it cost you . ridge : look what it cost you . i 've disappointed you so many times . never intended to , never wanted to , but it still happened . now i 'm just -- looking at you and our son , and i 'm wondering . brooke : wondering , how many chances a family really gets ? it 's a beautiful thing . a mother and a father with their child . it 's something we 'll always share . ridge : something you and nick never will . i mean , i know a part of you still loves the guy . i also know that nick and taylor 's baby has changed everything for you . maybe now we can have some time together . with our son . maybe have some creative time at forrester originals . we need you back there . we need your passion . we need your flair . i know why you feel like you had to leave , but -- you do n't feel like you can come back , at all ? brooke : it 's not that . it 's just that i already signed a contract with nick to re- launch the bedroom line . and i know you might think i did that because i want to be close to nick , but it 's not true . i mean , i really , really searched my heart and -- maybe you 're right . i mean , maybe i have been -- myself thinking that this would n't complicate things . and maybe i was just doing it because -- you know what , can you watch r.j. ? i 'll be right back . ridge : you know , nick 's going to think i 'm behind this . brooke : no , no , no , no . do n't worry . i 'm going to set him straight . because this is -- this is right . i mean , this feels right . for so many reasons . [ scene_break ] carl : so that 's where i got my buddy , eugene , down in medical waste management to do a little scavenging . bridget : okay , i 'm really not following you , carl . what does this have to do with the eggs ? carl : i 'm getting to that . there 's an elaborate protocol for discarding medical waste . from cultures and blood products to containers contaminated with pathological material like -- bridget : like petri dishes ? carl : now you see where i 'm going . bridget : marone 's . is this the -- carl : yep . it 's the one , all right . bridget : this is the lid that went to the petri dish that contained the eggs ? carl : the eggs that were fertilized that night and later used in dr. marone 's in vitro . bridget : how did you get this ? carl : my amigo , eugene . were n't you listening ? bridget : yes , i was listening , carl . yes . i 'm just -- should n't this have been packaged and sent offsite for incineration ? i do n't understand why you have this ? what exactly are you trying to pull , carl ? [ scene_break ] constantine : hey . phoebe : hi . you made it . hey . constantine : umm , did n't realize there was a pool party . i 'm a little over dressed . phoebe : oh , do n't worry about it . you look great . yeah . ridge : hey , who 's this ? phoebe : oh hi . this is constantine . constantine , this is my dad . he -- i asked him to stop by . ridge : well well . you mean the famous record producer , singer , star - maker ? i 'm anxious to meet you . constantine : you as well , sir . ridge : please , just call me ridge . i 'm barely old enough to be her dad . phoebe : you know what , i 'm going to get you a drink and then i 'll introduce you to everyone . constantine : okay . so good to see her smiling again . ridge : absolutely . constantine : she 's been very worried . ridge : about me ? constantine : yeah . and uh -- rick : what the hell is this ? constantine : excuse me ? rick : you heard me . who invited you ? [ scene_break ] nick : ah , finally . brooke : did n't mariah give you the message ? nick : no , my mother did . i 'm glad you 're here . let 's get down to work , shall we ? brooke : uh -- nick . i have something to tell you . i ca n't work here after all . i 'm resigning , effective immediately . [ scene_break ] rick : hey . phoebe : hey . rick : um , why did n't you tell me that you invited constantine ? phoebe : look , i know the two of you got off on the wrong foot , but can you just try to get along ? i mean , it 's such a good day . for me . please ? ridge : rick 's got a problem with you ? it seems mutual too . what 's going on ? constantine : let 's just say -- i do n't know what your daughter sees in the guy . ridge : you do n't think he 's her type ? constantine : phoebe 's a sweetheart . she deserves someone that treats her like one . not some two - timer who gets away with -- ridge : wait a minute . what do you mean , two - timer ? is rick seeing someone behind phoebe 's back ? [ scene_break ] nick : resigning ? i thought you were excited about all of this . brooke 's bedroom , starting fresh . working here . brooke : yes , i was . but now i think it 's best if i go back to forrester originals . nick : you signed a contract and i can hold you to it . how can you get sucked back into this brooke ? all of this craziness ! my god . what happened to that speech i heard ? i will never look at ridge the same way . not after he beat the crap out of my son . brooke : i know . it was a very emotional time and it blinded me to the man that ridge really is . nick : oh , oh . i see , it blinded you . and now that you 're feeling all warm and fuzzy with the guy , you just forget about the past , right ? you just forget all of the things that have happened . all of the times he ' made your life miserable . brooke : what about all the things that i put him through ? nick : well it does n't mean you go running back to the man when you 're finally freeing yourself of him . brooke : nick , oh god . i am not running back to him . nick : well then what is this all about ? brooke : it 's about my son . and giving him the kind of life that i want him to have . and ridge wants the same thing . it 's about accepting what is , not what could have been . i came to you first . but you had already decided to have a life with taylor . to have a baby with her . so i had to accept it . i always wondered what it would be like to have a child with you . what that baby would be like . but now that child is lost to us forever . and we have to accept it . for both of our sakes . [ scene_break ] carl : i 'm not trying to pull anything . i 'm trying to -- would you please just let me finish explaining ? okay . that 's the lid to the petri dish that contained the fertilized eggs . the ones -- bridget : that were used in taylor 's ivf . carl : okay , but until now , we have n't known if it 's the donor 's eggs that were fertilized or your mother 's because there was two petri dishes in the lab labeled marone that night . bridget : i already know all of this , carl ! please , just get to your point . carl : this is the point . that label can tell us everything we need to know , bridget . bridget : how ? i do n't understand . carl : your mother 's eggs never made it to the research lab . they were prepared in cryo - storage . then brought to the fertility lab . now , the labels from fertility lab and cryo - storage are different . cryo - storage has a clunky old printer . nothing like this baby here . see , this one 's top of the line . which means if i print out a label from this machine -- may i ? and it matches the label on that lid , then -- bridget : then the donor 's eggs were the ones that were used and not my mother 's ! carl : all i have to do is press print . bridget : what does it say ? what does it say , carl ? who 's eggs were used ? were the donor 's or -- for god sakes carl . please , just tell me .	the forrester clan gather poolside and eric gives a toast to ridge who is home where he belongs and to his other son for helping him get there . ridge finishes by saying these were things he used to take for granted , but no more . phoebe tells rick that she will never forget what he did for her dad , and she loves him so much . constantine calls and gets an invite to the shindig . nick is upset upon learning that brooke is not going to be there on her first day back at work , instead she is at this forrester party . he also knows how vulnerable she is to forrester . brooke and ridge look in on r.j. and ridge laments how close he almost came to losing it all . he just wants it to all get back to normal . she does n't know what the future holds , but is curious how he feels about ashley abbott . stephanie and eric notice how quiet bridget is . she confides in rick that carl is looking into some proof at the lab . rick advises her not to wait for carl ; tell their mom , tell taylor and quit torturing herself . ridge relays to brooke that he gave phoebe and rick his blessings . she 's going down that deja vu road too and reminds him how much loving her has cost him . carl tells bridget to drop whatever she is doing and get to the lab . he ca n't tell her by phone and this she will want to see for herself . once there , he is happy to produce a lid to the petri dish to the eggs used in taylor 's iv . constantine is happy to see phoebe smiling again , ridge is pleased to meet him , but rick is his surly , sullen self upon seeing him there . phoebe asks them to please get along for her sake . constantine lets slip to ridge that he thinks rick is a two - timer .
taylor : good morning , my love . ridge : ( groans ) good morning . taylor : i 've missed you so much . ridge : ( sighs ) taylor : oh , i love making love to you . i love waking up next to you . i 've dreamed about this . ridge : ( sighs ) taylor : i 'm so happy we found our way back to each other . mm . ridge : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] nick : ( clears throat ) um , i do n't mean to wake you , but do you know what tomorrow is ? bridget : oh , my goodness . i - i vaguely remember something . i think i have a dentist appointment . no , i think it was the dry cleaning . i 'm supposed to pick it up . nick : um , uh , well , if you could find time to marry me along with getting all your errands done , i 'd appreciate it . bridget : oh , okay . maybe i can work you in . nick : okay . bridget : i - i think i can . nick : thank you . oh , i thought i 'd mention that i asked rick to be my best man , too . bridget : nick , oh , that 's perfect . i 'm so glad you did that . i know exactly who i 'm gon na as to stand up for me , too . ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] jackie : ( laughs ) oh , my . oh . owen : mm . jackie : mm . owen : ooh . jackie : oh , i think you are insatiable . owen : mm , and you are irresistible . jackie : ( chuckles ) owen : mm , i want to wake up every morning in bed making love to you . jackie : ( sighs ) and every evening in the tub , and maybe at lunch in the broom closet . ( chuckles ) owen : ooh , i like that . mm . anywhere we want . god , i want you to always feel wanted and -- and vibrant , because that 's what you are and i 'll do whatever it takes to make you feel that way . i want you to be happy . mm . jackie : mm . owen : mm . jackie : mm . owen : mm . right there . jackie : ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] brooke : you were on `` the price is right `` ? felicia : how in the hell did that happen ? pam : well , because of me , really . thorne : you set this up ? pam : well , no . i mean , i did n't exactly set it up . donna : well , anyway . it -- i mean , it was a ball . i mean , who would have guessed it would have been that much fun ? pam : it should have been me up there . donna : pammy 's a little bitter . it 's been her lifelong dream to be on the show . pam : well , you never would have won if i had n't called out all the answers to you . donna : you were a big help , pam , okay ? i 'll give you that . but i won both showcases because my bid was so close . pam : wait , wait , wait , wait whose bid ? my bid , do n't you mean ? donna : oh , okay , pammy . yes , yes , yes . your bid . your bid . thank you . jeez . anyway , i 'm -- i 'm gon na give all the prizes to charity , of course . pam : wait , donna , you promised that you we gon na give me the -- donna : oh , except for the ones i promised you -- the baking pan and the -- the lemon bar mix . pam : the baking set . donna : set . just do n't put any of your special ingredients in it . eric : all right , let 's -- let 's back to the beginning . why were the two of you even at `` the price is right `` ? pam : okay , eric , the -- we wanted to talk to you about this . i had this really fantastic idea , so i got this appointment with the producers of `` the price is right `` but then donna wanted to come along , and so the taping happened -- eric : wait . you got an appointment with `` the price is right `` producers ? donna : look , we -- we thought that if we got our name out there -- uh , look , we were going to give forrester gowns as prizes . pam : it 's called `` thinking outside the box . `` donna : ( chuckles ) pam : i heard felicia say that in the meeting the other day , right , sweetie ? thorne : pam , that 's not a decision that you make and act on . donna : look , that 's what i tried to tell her , so i went with her . i mean , i figured somebody with executive status should be there . anyway , um , now that i 've paved the way , i - i 'm sure they 're gon na remember me at `` price is right , `` so if we want to do this -- eric : i 'm not sure -- thorne : all right , you know what ? that 's enough . alright , we have other matters at hand here , donna , okay ? has anyone heard from ridge ? felicia : no . as a matter of fact , i went by his office , and he 's not in yet . brooke , do you know where he is ? brooke : ( sighs ) he spent the night at the guesthouse last night . i was on my way over there , and of course , stephanie came over and she stopped me , and she said that ridge probably needed some time to be alone . she persuaded me not to go . that was probably a mistake . [ scene_break ] stephanie : taylor , it 's me . uh , i 'm calling just to see how everything went . are -- are you -- are you still at the guesthouse with ridge ? um , call me w - when you have some time . [ scene_break ] ridge : ( groans ) last night was kind of fuzzy . taylor : i know . i was n't expecting that to happen either . ridge : ( sighs ) taylor : but i 'm glad it did . i 'll make us some breakfast . ridge : ( groans ) [ scene_break ] jackie : oh , if only nicky could see how happy i am . i mean , this is my life , and i choose to share it with you . he 's got to accept that . owen : well , he does n't really have a choice . i mean , it 's like you said -- this is your life . jackie : hmm . owen : and we are engaged ... jackie : mm . owen : and we are gon na be married . mm . jackie : ( sighs ) the only wedding i can think of is nicky 's , which is tomorrow . owen : and i am gon na be right there by your side with you on my arm . and you know what that means ? it means we 're gon na be public . jackie : i know . very public . owen : are you concerned about what people 's reaction might be ? jackie : only nicky 's . i mean , he 's made it painfully clear that he does n't want you at his wedding . ( sighs ) owen : well , what about what you want ? jackie : tomorrow i 'm going to walk into that wedding with you and tell the whole world that you are my fiancé . owen : mm . [ scene_break ] felicia : are you okay , brooke ? thorne : we know that ridge moved out . brooke : yeah . well , it 's only temporary . pam : i hope it was n't 'cause of my little boo - boo your marriage license . brooke : well , at was n't really very helpful , pam . but it is just a piece of paper . as far as ridge and i are concerned , we 're still married . pam : well , maybe the state of california might beg to differ . ( cell phone chimes ) brooke : oh , bridget just sent a text . eric , she wants us to meet her over at nick 's . eric : all right . i have time now . you want to do it now ? brooke : yeah . that 'd be great . donna : you know , ridge probably just needs some alone time . you know how guys are . i - i would n't worry too much . brooke : yeah . i hope that 's all it is . ( sighs ) i just do n't understand why he is n't here . what could he possibly be doing ? [ scene_break ] taylor : you have n't touched your breakfast . ridge : i 'm not really hungry . taylor : oh . you okay ? ridge : last night 's just a bit fuzzy , doc . i think i , uh , kind of overdid it . taylor : uh , yeah , you did have , uh , i do n't know , maybe a few glasses of wine , but i did n't think it would make you this out of it . you do remember what happened last night , right ? ridge : i remember we made love . taylor : so you do remember . ridge : i remember how wonderful and supportive you were last night . and i remember how great i felt , too . i think i 'm just a little hung over ... ( sighs ) kind of overwhelmed with everything . maybe it 's best i take a shower and see if i can clear the cobwebs out , okay ? taylor : ( chuckles ) okay . taylor : what ? it 's empty . ( cell phone rings ) ( ring ) taylor : hello ? stephanie : taylor , i 'm so glad i caught you . um , are you still at the guesthouse with ridge ? taylor : yes , i 'm still here at the guesthouse . stephanie : so you spent the night ? how did it go ? taylor : i ca n't talk about that right now . taylor : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] bridget : thank you guys for coming over . i need to talk to you about tomorrow . eric : about tomorrow ? tomorrow ? bridget : yes . eric : oh , yeah , that 's the day you 're marrying nick marone again . bridget : yes . i know that you 're probably not thrilled about that . eric : i 'm your father . i just do n't want to see you hurt . bridget : i know . and i appreciate you being protective , and i love you for that but , dad , really , this time , nick and i are gon na make it work . but i need something from you -- your blessing , and i need my dad to walk me down the aisle . eric : ( sighs ) you think there 's really any chance that i would say no to you ? bridget : i love you . eric : oh , honey . [ scene_break ] owen : mm . nick : knock it off ! you two ever stop ? owen : honestly , no . nick : enjoy it while you can , kid , 'cause your days of pawing all over my mother are numbered . [ scene_break ] taylor : the pills . it 's empty . did you take these ? how many did you take ? ridge : i honestly do n't remember . taylor : well , it 's empty now , and you must have taken them , because i know i did n't . it -- it was n't empty . ridge : well , then i must have -- uh , i must have taken some last night . taylor : ridge , you were supposed to ask me if you needed any kind of medication -- i - if you were still having anxiety . ridge : well , i was kind of agitated about rick and steffy . i do know that . taylor : ( scoffs ) you drank wine on top of this ! ( sighs ) so you -- you do n't remember everything about last night ? why did n't you at least tell me you had taken these ? ridge : taylor , i did n't think it was that big of a deal . it never really occurred to me . taylor : oh , god , i just thought , um ... oh , my god , i thought -- i thought last night was ... ( sighs ) so the affects of the medication caused you to do something you did n't want to do ? ridge : ( sighs ) taylor , listen to me here . taylor : no , ridge . ridge , i thought we were connecting on a very deep level , and i - i thought you were so at ease with me because that was what you wanted , too . and ... you were saying things , and you were doing things , and i thought it was real . taylor : making love last night was n't real . this never should have happened . oh , my god . i do n't believe it . [ scene_break ] jackie : ( sighs ) owen : are you here to work , nick , or are you here to threaten me ? nick : you got another week . mother , i stopped by to discuss the details of my wedding tomorrow . you 're not invited . jackie : can we discuss this , pl -- nick : no . we 're not discussing anything . if you show up at that wedding with this kid on your arm , you 're gon na be a laughingstock . owen : look , your mother wants to bring her fiancé to her son 's wedding . what 's the problem ? nick : you 're the problem , and if you show up at my wedding tomorrow , if you show your face there , you 'll be leaving on a stretcher [ scene_break ] bridget : what do you think ? brooke : that is beautiful . bridget : really ? brooke : yes . eric : oh , it 's exquisite . absolutely beautiful . who 's the designer ? bridget : you 're looking at her . brooke : ( laughs ) eric : what ? you designed this ? brooke : wow . bridget : yeah . i mean , i did n't have much time . you know , it 's simple , and i think it 'll be okay , though , even though i - i really kind of -- a bit more time . brooke : amazing . eric : oh , i think it 'll be okay . look at this . this is an absolute work of art . good job . bridget : really eric : i 'm so proud of you . it 's beautiful . bridget : oh , dad , thanks . brooke : wow . eric : let me see . let me see . brooke : well , it seems like you have your day pretty much set . bridget : yeah , i do . there 's just one more thing i 'm gon na need . brooke : what ? bridget : you . oh , i do n't want to get emotional here , but you are the most important woman in my life , and you always will be . brooke : oh . bridget : i want you to be my maid of honor . will you ? brooke : ( laughs ) yes , of course i will . it would be my pleasure . bridget : oh , mom . brooke : oh . bridget : and i know things are kind of rough right now with ridge , so i really appreciate it . have you heard from him ? brooke : he was supposed to show up at work this morning , but he was n't there . bridget : well , give him time , you know ? i mean , you two always work things out . brooke : yeah . ( sighs ) yeah . [ scene_break ] taylor : ( sighs ) so what do you want to do ? how do you want to handle this ? ( sighs ) ridge : brooke and i vowed to be honest with each other about everything . i think we need to let her know what happened . taylor : no . no , ridge . why ? she does n't need to know anything . do n't say anything . just keep it a secret . ridge : why ? how would we do that ? taylor : because -- because you know her . i know her . she 'll go and tell everybody that -- that i took advantage of you or i - i did something to you . ridge : well , we both know that is n't true . taylor : ( sighs ) ridge , i thought we were getting back together . i thought that 's what was happening . i mean , it -- it felt that way . i felt like -- you do n't -- you do n't remember all of the things that you were saying and the things that you did ? it was the pills ? it meant nothing . ridge : no , taylor , do n't say that . taylor : i was so happy . i treasured every moment of last night . now i wish it did n't even happen . ridge : taylor , you know how much you mean to me . you know how much i care for you . what you felt , it did n't come out of nowhere . we did make love . taylor : but it should n't have happened like that . ridge : but it did happen because of everything we share , everything we 've always felt . taylor , you 've always been there for me . always . my beautiful doc . taylor : i know , but that is n't the way i wanted it to happen . i did n't want it to be like that . i wanted it to be like everything i had dreamt of and prayed for and hoped for . ( sniffles ) ( sighs ) but i 'm not giving up . i 'll never give up on you . never . never .	taylor wakes ridge up the morning after with a big old smile on her face . clearly he has no clue what happened . he admits things are sort of fuzzy . he spies the pill bottle in his trousers . he vaguely remembers they made love and how good he felt that she was supporting him as brooke had n't . while he is showering , taylor picks up the clothes and finds the pill bottle . nick wakes bridget up and hopes that tomorrow she can fit their marriage into her mundane plans of picking up dry cleaning and a dentist appointment . owen and jackie are amorous in the office . she states that she will walk into nick 's ceremony tomorrow and announce openly to the world that she is with owen . donna and pam explain to eric , thorne and felicia and brooke how it went at price is right . thorne dismisses it as they do n't need this kind of publicity and tomfoolery .
jackie : nicky , i know this is hard , but if we just talk about it . ( gasps ) nick : your husband had sex with my wife . and she 's pregnant with your child . so i invite any of you to say or do anything that can make that right . [ scene_break ] hope : everything okay ? oliver : i 'm great now that you 're here . hope : you always say that . oliver : 'cause that 's the way you make me feel . hope : i feel the same way . things are just better when we 're together . it 's so much harder when we 're apart . ( sighs ) that 's why i love my necklace , because when i wear it , it 's like you 're always with me . oliver : always ? hope : yes , always . ( giggles ) i think -- i think the only time i did n't wear it was the night of the party . brooke : oh , honey , look what i have . you 're right . you did leave it in the office . marcus brought it for you . hope : oh , that was so sweet of him . thank you . [ scene_break ] ridge : i just ca n't believe any of this . he actually wanted pam to shoot my mother . brooke : ( sighs ) he 's a mess , ridge . he needs help . losing my mom took an awful toll on him . he promised mom that he would protect us girls from stephanie . and then he must have just gotten that all mixed up in his head . he moved in with pam , and he bought a gun . ( sighs ) stephanie was n't even out to get us anymore . but now she is . she 's more determined than ever to bring us down . hope : god , i ca n't believe i left my necklace at dad 's office the night of the party . i really did feel naked without it . ( daddy yankee 's `` pose `` playing ) brooke : i 'm ready . pose , pose , pose , pose , pose , pose hope : ( sighs ) i 'm just really glad my mom kept it safe for me . what ? was it something i said ? [ scene_break ] jackie : you have every right to be devastated . i - i was , too . owen : nick , listen -- nick : shut up ! jackie : okay , let -- let 's not discuss this now . you need time . you need time to come to terms with this , to decide what it means . nick : no ! no . you -- you -- you tell me what it means . bridget : it means that i ... betrayed you . i betrayed you , and i betrayed our marriage . aggie lost the baby , and i -- honey , i just lost faith in us . when i left the hospital , i really believed that we were over . nick : well , it looks like you were right . he 's gon na leave you . you know that ? jackie : oh , nicky . nick : after the baby 's born . jackie : no , sweetheart . owen and i love each other ... just as bridget loves you . nick : ( laughs ) what kind of planet are you people on ? you have n't been lying to me . you 've been lying to yourselves . do you forget history here , mother ? owen had the hots for bridget a long time ago . obviously , he has n't quite worked through that . bridget : it was n't like that , nick . jackie : owen and i are committed to each other . our love is going to get us through this . and in time , your love for bridget will do the same for you . nick : really ? look me in the eye , boy . you look me in the eye and tell me that you 're gon na stay with my mother after bridget has that baby . owen : i will . i love your mother . the compassion , the forgiveness that she has shown me , bridget and that baby -- i am completely devoted to her . nick : ah . did you hear that , mother ? devotion . if he was devoted to you , this never would have happened . you see , mother , we 've each been betrayed here . but obviously , we 're gon na have very different ways of dealing with that betrayal . [ scene_break ] hope : i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . i 'm babbling about the party again . and you said you did n't want to talk about it . i know . it 's just it was a really big night for me . oliver : we 'll have better nights . hope : yeah ? oliver : that 's my goal . i 'm gon na give you the best of everything , hope logan . hope : hmm . oliver : best day at the beach , best dinner , best road trip . hope : hmm . oliver : i 'm gon na top 'em all . hope : ( chuckles ) oliver : and most importantly , i 'm gon na give you the best of myself , because that 's what you 've always given me . you 're always so positive . i ... ( chuckles ) a guy ca n't be down around you . hope : oh , that 's me , little miss sunshine . oliver : do n't say it like that . it 's a good thing . hope : mmm . oliver : have you always been like this , or is it something i bring out in you ? hope : ( laughs ) oliver : i 'm serious . i want to know how you do it . tell me what you were like when you were a little girl . hope : mm . oliver : tell me about your mother . hope : my mother ? gosh , everyone wants to know about my mother , even my boyfriend . oliver : i did n't mean it like that . hope : no , no , i - i know . i get it . um , you know , i - i look like her . we have this great relationship , but we 're nothing alike , at least that 's what people think , because that 's what they read in tabloids . you know , i 'm the goody- goody , and then there 's my mom , the -- the sexy scandal queen . oliver : sca -- scandal queen ? hope : yeah , you know , mom and all her men . [ scene_break ] ridge : what could my mother do to you that she has n't already tried ? brooke : you did n't see the look in her eye , ridge . i know that look . ridge : and i know you . we 've been at this a long time . we know each other all too well . there is nothing my mother could dig up on you that would break us apart . brooke : ( sighs ) ridge : hey , i was just about to get into the shower . would you care to join me ? brooke : ( sighs ) y -- i -- you go ahead . i just need a minute . brooke : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] jackie : nicky , nicky , please , i want you to stop . i want you to think about this . i mean , right now you want to run away because the pain is so overwhelming . but sweetheart , it will subside . and when it does -- nick : and when it does , mother , the child still wo n't be mine . jackie : i know , sweetheart . i 'm sorry . nick : yet you were gon na let me believe that the child actually was mine . jackie : there was never any question as to who was going to raise this child . i want you to be absolutely clear about that . nick : what are you saying ? jackie : owen 's future is with me . our relationship has n't changed , and it 's not going to . what happened that night was ... a regrettable mistake , one that neither owen nor bridget expected or want to repeat . nick : ( chuckles ) okay . okay , great . s - so what do we do , mother ? we just pretend that it did n't happen ? huh , guys , is that what you want to do ? jackie : no , we pray the baby will be born healthy . we think of the baby . nick : of the baby ? and what , we -- we raise him together , all of us , as one big kumbaya family ? jackie : okay , okay , well , obviously you 're not there yet . you just need some time . you -- you just need time . so take it . i 'll watch jack . you go out on the boat , and when you -- nick : you want me to leave ? jackie : no , i do n't want you to leave ! i do n't . i want you to be here . i want you to be with bridget . i want you to raise that baby like you planned . but if that 's not possible right now , then you 've just -- nick : please , mother , tell me . then what ? what ? jackie : i love you , nicky . and i hate to see you in pain . but i 'm not going to turn my back on owen and on bridget . they 're my family , too . [ scene_break ] hope : i mean , back in the day , she was pretty wild . she says it was insecurity . oliver : your mom insecure ? hope : i know . i know , it 's hard to believe , right ? but i mean , when ridge was n't in her life , she had a really hard time dealing with it . it usually ended up in some sort of scandal . i think the worst one was my father . and i - i do n't mean ridge , my dad . i - i mean , um , my biological father , deacon sharpe . he , um , he was married to bridget when my mom got pregnant with me . oliver : he was married to your sister ? hope : yeah , mom 's other daughter . so you can see why it was such a scandal . oliver : yeah . hope : yeah . um ... uh , but anyway , you know , no one really talks about him . i - i get the impression that he -- he was n't such a good guy . i - i guess maybe that was the attraction , you know , that it was forbidden . some people get into that , so ... ( daddy yankee 's `` pose `` playing ) pose , pose , pose , pose , pose , pose oliver : i had no idea . hope : oh , i really hope i did n't freak you out with that . oliver : no . hope : i - i really -- i do n't want you to think my mom 's a bad person , 'cause she 's not like that anymore at all . i mean , she would be the first one to tell you how out of control she was . ( cell phone beeps ) hope : oh . uh ... hmm . uh , it 's my aunt katie . she wants to talk to me about something . oliver : do you need to go ? hope : yeah . um , i should probably go find out what it 's all about . oliver : all right . i 'll see you tomorrow . hope : yeah , of course . your own personal ray of sunshine . ( chuckles ) oliver : what ? ( cell phone rings ) brooke : hello ? oliver : mrs. forrester ? y - you said you 'd call me back . you never did . brooke : ( sighs ) uh , i 'm , uh , i 've had quite a lot on my mind . oliver : yeah , i get that . me , too . i -- we need to talk . if you want me to come over there , i can . brooke : no . ( sighs ) look , i 'll meet you at your place . i - i 'll be there as soon as i can . ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] nick : my god , mother , what am i hearing ? you ca n't stay with this man . you ca n't trust him . jackie : i do n't need to be protected from my husband , nicky . i 'm sorry that your world has been turned upside down , but i 'm not gon na stand by and let you demonize owen . neither am i going to let you behave as though this baby does n't matter because it 's not yours . jack is n't bridget 's biological son , but he is a blessing to her . and this baby could be a blessing to you , to all of us . nick : ( laughs ) a blessing ? you know , i 'm just not quite seeing it that way right now . i know i messed up in the past and caused you some pain , and i 've have gone to my grave to never let that happen again . ( laughs ) and i really thought i could handle just about everything . but i ca n't quite handle my wife being pregnant with another man 's child . bridget : ( sobbing ) oh , god . jackie : ( whispering ) oh , honey . bridget : ( sobbing ) jackie : ( normal voice ) give him time . he loves you . he loves you . bridget : ( sobbing ) [ scene_break ] hope : mom ? ridge : hey , kiddo . hope : hey . uh , is mom not here ? ridge : she 'll be back soon . hope : um , i just talked to aunt katie . did you know about granddad ? ridge : yeah . he 's gon na be all right . hope : no , he 's going to be in jail . dad , how did all this happen ? ridge : i 'm gon na let your mom fill you in on all this . hope : ( sighs ) do you know where she is ? ridge : yeah , she got a call , had to step out . probably something to do with her dad . but look , when she gets back here , please do n't bludgeon her with a barrage of questions , because she was really upset . hope : yeah , i 'll bet . ( sighs ) ridge : hey , kiddo , you stayed over at , uh , oliver 's pretty late . hope : yeah , um , we talked about mom , actually . i - i told him all about deacon . ridge : really ? hope : yeah . i just really hope i did n't say too much . you know , i - i do n't want to give him the wrong impression of mom . [ scene_break ] brooke : oliver , you ca n't keep calling me like this . oliver : i needed to see you . brooke : you need to put it out of your mind . oliver : do n't you think i 'm trying ? brooke : well , try harder . oliver : what -- what happened that night , it -- it 's changed my life , okay ? i got a girlfriend i 'm crazy about . now that 's all turned upside down . it -- it 's messing me up . brooke : ( sighs ) i 'm sorry . i wish it never happened . oliver : yeah , so do i . but it happened . mrs. forrester , about that night , i ... oh , my god . i - i need to ask you a question . brooke : look , i really think that we need to forget about this . i mean , we both know what happened that night . oliver : i - i 'm not sure i do know what happened . i was with hope earlier , and she -- she told me some things . brooke : w - we should really refrain from discussing the party , especially with hope . look ... ( sighs ) this is a very difficult situation for the both of us . i treasure hope , and i know that you 're in love with her . this was just a terrible accident . it was a horrible case of mistaken identity . oliver : was it ? i mean , i - i thought you were hope . did you honestly think i was ridge ? brooke : yes , yes , i did honestly think you were ridge . how could you ask me that ? oliver : hope told me about your past , her father deacon , that he was married to your other daughter when you got pregnant . is -- brooke : oh . oh . oliver : something like this happened before . hope thinks it 's because it was so forbidden . brooke : forbidden ? oliver : yeah , like us . taking my hand , leading me outside . your -- your daughter 's boyfriend -- is -- is that what this is ? brooke : oh , my god . what is going through your head ? this was a mistake , one that i will regret forever . ( sighs ) oliver : i ... i mean , it would have been my first time with hope , right ? but ... ( chuckles ) you -- you 've been making love to your husband for years . h - how did you not realize ? i mean , maybe it 's some issue you have with your daughters , some -- some weird way of competing with them . brooke : oliver , no . oliver : am i another one of your conquests ? brooke : you 're accusing me of being a serial seductress ? oliver : i just want to know the truth , okay ? that night might have not -- it might not have been a mistake . and -- and if it was n't , i -- hope has the right to know , and -- and i 'm gon na tell her . brooke : stop it . do n't you dare . yes , okay , what happened with bridget , it was a tragedy , but i -- this was a mistake . you have to believe me . i would n't knowingly betray hope . i honestly believed that i was making love to my husband . so any other thought that you have , just get it out of your mind . do n't let your imagination run wild . hope ca n't find out . this would tear her world apart . you have to believe me .	nick blasts that jackie 's husband had sex with his wife , and he defies any of them to say something to make that right . nick wo n't even let owen defend himself . nick demands that bridget tell him what all of his means . he laughs at them as to what planet they are on . he wants owen to look him in the eye and tell him that he will stay with his mother when bridget has his baby . he tells his mother that they both were betrayed , but they both are going to have different ways to deal with it . hope tells oliver that is why she loves her necklace . it makes her think that he is always with her . she felt naked without it at the graduation party . the more she mentions the necklace , the weirder oliver feels . but he promises her that he will give her the best of everything . he wants to know more about her when she was little . she says she and brooke are really nothing alike as she is a goody - goody and her mother is known as the sexy scandal queen , at least in the tabloids . brooke tells ridge that her dad needs help . he got all mixed up in his head and moved in with pam . he wanted her to shoot stephanie . now stephanie is more determined than ever to bring the logan 's down . ridge swears there is nothing his mother can dig up on brooke that will tear them apart .
[ brooke remembering ] thomas : i remember it all now ... looking into your eyes so deep , and then on the island , in the cave ... we made love ... we made love ... we made love ... ridge : logan ? you did n't even realize i was here . i worry about you . there 's more going on here than you 're admitting . is there anything i can do to help ? [ scene_break ] eric : oh , marcus , no , marcus , i appreciate the call , but , no , you did not let me down . now i 'm -- i 'm just glad to hear from you now . ( chuckles ) are you excited ? oh , you must be . it 's a wonderful day for you , my boy . of course it is . now who 's there with you now ? [ stephanie remembering ] stephanie : you keep your end of the bargain . i 'll keep mine . you 'll get my shares . your parents will get back together , and you just remember what happened on the island . thomas : even though it 's not true . stephanie : you say something often enough , it becomes the truth . you and brooke had sex . three generations -- absolutely amazing . [ scene_break ] eric : all right , i 'll talk to you soon . bye . stephanie : so how 's the new father ? eric : well , i 'm not certain , uh , anything 's had a chance to sink in yet . stephanie : well , that should n't be a surprise . for goodness sakes , 24 hours ago , he did n't know he was going to be a father . eric : the important thing now is that there 's this , uh , new little life who needs her father 's love , and marcus is ready to give it to her . of course , as for amber and her loony mother , this lie will undoubtedly come back at them . all lies do . taylor : i had a - a late session , and i just wanted to see if thomas was here , but is office is dark . eric : no , actually , he left early . he left a while ago . taylor : oh . stephanie : will we do ? taylor : this has been a very ... interesting day . stephanie : is that ... is that brooke 's wedding ring ? taylor : she asked me to keep it as a reminder to love ridge the way she is n't able to . she 's stepping aside so your son can have lasting happiness with me . [ scene_break ] thomas : ( sighs ) [ thomas remembering ] thomas : ( sighs ) it happened , brooke . brooke : no . no . thomas : after we ate the berries , we made love ... we made love ... we made love ... [ scene_break ] eric : what does that mean , brooke is stepping aside ? stephanie : well , perhaps she realizes the marriage is over now ... ( stammers ) because of everything that 's happened , you know . taylor : well , quite frankly , i - i was kind of surprised . i really expected her to not be so gracious , to be a little more self - serving , but something 's different . she 's ... ( sighs ) she 's a different person now , at least in one important way . stephanie : well , maybe the conversations with james warwick have brought about a change . i mean , she 's not capable of doing that on her own . eric : i thought you were impressed with her creating this foundation in your name and giving up , uh , such a large amount of her personal assets . stephanie : well , creating a foundation and leaving the company is one thing , you know . walking away from a marriage -- that 's something entirely different , i mean , if that 's what she 's doing . eric : why would she give taylor this ring if she was n't doing that ? stephanie : well , i do n't know . maybe it 's some sort of grand gesture . maybe she thinks that ridge will see her as being selfless , and she can turn the whole thing to her advantage , you know ? taylor : no , i ... i do n't think that 's what she 's doing , stephanie , and neither would you if you had seen her today . [ scene_break ] brooke : i did n't expect to see you . ridge : how is r.j. doing ? brooke : he 's good . he misses you . he 's spending the night at matthew 's tonight . ridge : i miss him , too . i guess i should have called first . brooke : i 'll tell him you came to see him . ridge : hope and liam on the way back from big bear ? brooke : yes . ( sighs ) and they are floating on air . hope was praying that that baby would n't be liam 's . now she feels like a miracle happened . i 've been praying for a miracle , too , for you and me . ridge : this miracle that you 've been praying for -- brooke : i should n't have mentioned it . it 's just -- looking at hope and her whole situation , how everything seemed so impossible up until a few hours ago when she found out that it was just a manipulation , just a big lie that almost tore her and liam apart . i know that our situation is different . we 're being pushed apart because of something i did that was very shameful . and your mother was right about me all these years . that 's why she wanted you with taylor and not with me . ridge : you and taylor are two very different women , logan . you 've both brought very unique and wonderful things to my life . brooke : but i brought a lot of pain , a lot of heartache , a lot of scandal . taylor never did that . she was always there for you , ridge , always by your side . and that 's why we were at odds . but not anymore . ridge : i do n't understand . brooke : i asked taylor to come here today , because there 's something that i wanted to tell her , something ... that she needed to know . but i was n't sure she was going to come . ridge : but she did ? brooke : i just feel bad for everything that i 've done to her -- all the pain that i 've brought into her life . she really did n't deserve it . all she wanted was to be with you and to be with her children . she loves you , ridge . she always brought you serenity and brought you peace and she will again . she can be the woman that you deserve . she can be faithful to you . she can be loyal . ridge : logan . logan , come on . brooke : i made a mockery out of our vows and the ring that you gave me , what it symbolized . i gave my ring to taylor . ridge : what ? brooke : not for her to wear , but as a reminder to love you the way that i could n't . [ scene_break ] thomas : ( sighs ) thomas : ( sighs ) thomas : ( sighs ) [ thomas remembering ] brooke : paris . thomas : it 's a dream come true , is n't it ? brooke : mm - hmm . thomas : we could n't have picked a more perfect place . ( camera shutters clicking ) brooke : we are looking forward to answering all of your questions . thomas : about taboo and , uh , whatever . brooke : this man is as creative and as talented as anybody i know . and , yes , he is irresistible . brooke : today was a success , a tremendous success . thomas : this is all happening because of you . brooke : no , no , this is because of you -- your talent , your unique eye for design , your passion . thomas : ( sighs ) brooke : of course thomas would n't lie ... would n't lie ... would n't lie ... you say it happened . i believe you , thomas . i believe you , thomas . i believe you , thomas . [ scene_break ] taylor : you 're not very subtle , you know ? stephanie : ( chuckles ) i just wanted to speak to you alone for a moment . eric 's always easy about that sort of thing . taylor : yes , but he worries about you , as do all of us , especially me . stephanie : brooke continues to amaze me and surprise me . taylor : i never thought i 'd see the day that she would ask me to go and be happy and be there for ridge and actually mean it . stephanie : i 'm sure she never thought she 'd say something like that . amazing , is n't it ? all these years , she 's always been able to get him to forgive her for anything and everything , but not this time . she 's not gon na be able to hurt anybody again that we love . the family 's safe . tom is safe now . taylor : thomas , oh ! thomas : mom w - what are you doing here ? taylor : hi . i was just on my way home from the office , and i - i wanted to stop by and to see you . um , you look like you just went to the gym . thomas : uh , just a jog to clear my head . i ... taylor : are you okay ? thomas , are you all right ? thomas : yeah , yeah . i 'm -- i 'm fine . why would n't i be ? taylor : well , i do n't know . i ... ( sighs ) you just said you had to go clear your head and , um , now you 're back at work . what -- what -- is it something -- something going on ? thomas : no , no , um ... taylor : is -- is everything okay with you and your father ? i know things have been a little rough . thomas : yeah , dad 's , uh , he -- he 's struggling . uh , maybe if i would have kept my mouth shut -- stephanie : but you did n't , did you ? look , brooke has given your mother her wedding ring and her blessing she wants your mother and father to be together . she wants them to be happy . she 's had to face some very harsh things about herself recently , but she 's doing the right thing . things usually work out the way they 're supposed to , you know ? sometimes you have to help them along a little bit , but that 's all right your mother and father are to -- together again . and look at that sparkle in your mother 's eyes . taylor : ( chuckles ) stephanie : i 'm so happy for you , taylor . taylor : mm . stephanie : and i know your son is , too . [ scene_break ] ridge : i want to be able to forgive you . i need to forgive you . i just do n't know how . i keep telling myself there were extenuating circumstances . otherwise , it never would have happened . in my heart , i believe that . i just ca n't seem to get beyond it . brooke : i do n't know how i could have done what -- what did , and then how i just blocked it out because i was too ashamed to face it . ridge : ( sighs ) brooke : i look at you , and i see the pain that i 've caused , and i 'm the reason . i cost us everything , and it does n't matter how many foundations i start , or how many people i help . i 'm not gon na be able to change that . i 'm not gon na be able to erase those images from your mind , and i 'm not gon na be able to -- to get you to see me differently or for me to see myself differently . i am not going to challenge this divorce . i just want you to be with the woman that is most deserving of you , and that would be taylor . that is where you belong . that 's where you 've always belonged . [ scene_break ] stephanie : what really brought you back here this evening ? thomas : grandma , i told you . i forgot something i needed . stephanie : some sketches ? thomas : ( sighs ) stephanie : well , eric and i could have brought those to the house for you . thomas : no , that 's all right . i did n't want you to go out of your way . stephanie : your mother looks really happy . thomas : yep . it 's not every day brooke gives her wedding ring to her archrival . stephanie : a very gracious gesture . thomas : based on a lie . you 're feeling guilty , too , grandma . you 've got ta be , i mean , after everything brooke 's been doing . stephanie : look , this is n't easy for me . i do n't like lying . but in this case , the end justifies the means . besides ... ( sighs ) she and i have a history you do n't understand and do n't know anything about . so many people hurt , so much heartbreak . but now your mother and father have a real chance , and that 's happened because you 've kept silent . i know it is n't easy , but we 've started down this road , tom , and we ca n't turn back . you do understand that . [ scene_break ] ridge : we 're getting completely ahead of ourselves here . look , yes , i 've moved out . we 're living apart . but -- but anything beyond that -- brooke : i already spoke to connor davis , told him to make the divorce as quick and painless as possible . i 'll agree to anything . ridge : why would you speak to your lawyer without first discussing this with me ? brooke : ridge , i think we both know where this was headed ever since you found out what happened between thomas and me on that island . it 's not like i want to be without you i just do n't want to cause you any more pain , and do n't expect you to wait around while i try to become the person that you deserve when that person is already there waiting for you . ridge : logan , come on . stop with this . brooke : it took what happened with thomas and a sickening realization that i could actually ... ( sighs ) i 'm gon na have to live with that for the rest of my life . but you do n't have to , ridge . you can heal . you can heal yourself . yon heal your family . ( sighs ) phoebe is gone and thomas is suffering . he 's not the man that he used to be , and that is my fault . i want you to be there for thomas and for steffy and for taylor . ( sighs ) i do n't want to bring you any more pain . and i love you enough to know that i need to do what 's right , given what i 've done . reunite your family . marry taylor .	ridge catches brooke in a pensive mood and says he wishes he could help her get through this . she tells him that hope got a miracle when the baby did n't turn out to be liam 's . they are on their way back from big bear . brooke says that she is praying for a miracle too for her and ridge . she knows the situation is different , but she can hope . she and taylor used to be at odds , but not any more . she was n't sure taylor would come , but she had something to say that she needed to know . she knows taylor loves him and always brought him peace . she can be faithful to him and have a good life . ridge is flabbergasted when he sees that brooke gave the ring to taylor . thomas reflects on the paris trip and how good brooke was to him back then ; she believed in him . taylor comes in and shows eric and stephanie the wedding ring that brooke gave her to keep . she does n't think it was just a gesture , but brooke 's new true nature .
liam : ivy ? what happened ? what did the immigration guy say ? wyatt : i , um -- steffy : no . please do n't say you 're sorry . wyatt : for kissing you ? oh , i 'm definitely not saying sorry for that . [ chuckles ] steffy : i ca n't take another sorry from a spencer right now . wyatt : i mean , i could always go by fuller . steffy : [ sighs ] wyatt : so ... steffy : i just still ca n't believe it . wyatt : i know . i know . steffy : how could he do it ? how could liam marry ivy ? bill : i told you . i knew we 'd close them before the meeting even began . katie : yeah , just like you knew that you would set rick off enough that he would clock you at the forrester meeting . bill : played that sucker like a violin . when are you going to admit that dollar bill does n't get blindsided ? katie : mm . how 's that for being blindsided ? bill : better than a punch in the mouth . katie : you know , if you consulted with me , then no one would have punched you in the mouth -- rick or anyone else . bill : bottom line is rick 's reign as c.e.o . is over . and besides that ... katie : what 's this ? bill : i do consult with you . katie : you decided to switch manufacturers . bill : why do you sound so surprised ? i value your insight . katie : thank you . bill : you 're welcome . let 's do some more of that kissing . katie : [ chuckles ] steffy : ha ! married . wyatt : yep . steffy : liam and ivy . wyatt : i think it 's pretty badass of him , actually , skirting the law to save the girl . but do n't worry . it 's just a ploy to keep her in the country . steffy : yeah , but for how long ? they 're gon na have to keep it going for , what , years ? god ! years . wyatt : years . [ clears throat ] steffy : and you know the kind of guy liam is . he 's gon na wind up trying to make the marriage work . wyatt : mm - hmm . steffy : the reason why i love him so much . wyatt : i know liam , too . and if he felt the same way that you do , he would n't have married ivy . liam : what did the agent want ? he had our paperwork . ivy : yeah , he had all of our paperwork all right . [ chuckles ] liam , there 's something i really have to tell you . [ knock on door ] liam : [ sighs ] uh , no , i 'll get it . oh , what do you want ? quinn : ivy ? hey , ivy . oh ! there you are . i was in the neighborhood -- liam : malibu ? really ? quinn : as a matter of fact , i was . i was going over these designs , and i needed your opinion . but of course , now that you 're not going back to australia , i - i guess i could have waited . liam : [ sighs ] forgot you know , too . great . quinn : well , of course i do . we work together . i saw the paperwork the agent dropped by . do you really think that ministers just show up with wedding dresses out of nowhere ? although i have to say i 'm very impressed with you , liam . you really stepped up . ivy was in trouble , and you rescued her yet again . this is becoming a regular thing , right ? like , you 're -- you 're like a rescue ranger . but i guess it just goes to show how much you love ivy . and i do feel really good that i was able to help in some small way , you know , with carter . he was so good at our wedding . [ cell phone beeps ] liam : it 's forrester . ivy : uh ... yeah . go . get it . i can talk to you when you come back . liam : really ? are you sure ? ivy : yeah . liam : okay . i 'll see you later . ivy : [ sighs ] quinn : what 's wrong ? honeymoon over already ? ivy : i ca n't get deported . quinn : i know . because you married liam . are n't you glad you listened to me ? ivy : no , i do n't need to be married to liam . i ca n't be deported at all . set it up . no . i want liam to do it . bill : yeah , good . set it up . no . i want liam to do it . katie : do what ? bill : an exclusive on steffy being back at , uh , forrester . i want liam to do the sit - down . katie : [ sighs ] bill : along with a bottle of wine and a porterhouse . katie : oh , come on ! tell me you 're not playing matchmaker again . he 's committed to ivy . bill : you sound like wyatt . katie : what are you talking about ? bill : seems that wyatt is somewhat interested in steffy . katie : [ sighs ] seriously ? really ? bill : i told him he 's setting himself up for heartbreak . katie : because you think liam 's gon na go back to her ? bill : he was never happier or felt more alive . it was one adventure after another . and besides , things have a way of working out better the second time , would n't you agree ? katie : like i said , liam 's committed to ivy . quinn : so , he confesses his love for steffy in front of you , loses her again , and then tells you that he wants to give your marriage a go . it 's classic liam . ivy : quinn , can you just -- can you not right now , please ? quinn : i 'm sorry . ivy : so , that 's when the immigration officer came over and told me that there 's been a huge mistake . quinn : a mistake ? ivy : turns out i was right all along . i do have dual citizenship . quinn : no ! ivy : yeah , i do n't have to be married to stay here in the states . quinn : and that 's what you were about to tell liam when i walked in ? ivy : quinn , he needs to know the truth . quinn : uh , the truth is overrated . that 's the last thing you should do . ivy : [ scoffs ] wyatt : it 's okay to be upset with liam . what he did for ivy was great , but it totally shafted you . he had to have known that . and look -- i know it 's hard for you to hear , but you 've been gone . he fell in love with someone else . steffy : he wants to make it work . wyatt : with ivy . steffy : with me . wyatt : really ? steffy : he says the marriage is n't real and does n't have to change anything . wyatt : you tell him to go to hell ? steffy : i refuse to go down that road again . wyatt : huh . you know , there are other avenues . maybe it 's time to get a new map . hmm ? steffy : [ chuckles ] can you not -- wyatt : no ? [ chuckles ] come here . [ chuckles ] liam : steffy ? [ clears throat ] wyatt : yeah , so , we were just talking , and it 's kind of a lot right now . liam : oh , thank god you 're here . wyatt : relax . liam : hey , steffy , i need to talk to you . alone . wyatt : realize you have no right -- liam : do n't . wyatt : okay . [ door closes ] steffy : so ? where 's the missus ? liam : steffy , do n't -- steffy : you know , i still ca n't believe it . mr. and mrs. liam spencer . that should have been us . [ cell phone rings ] wyatt : [ chuckles ] to what do i owe the pleasure ? bill : hey , just , you know , checking in . uh , i had a few minutes , wanted to see what was going on . wyatt : check in or check up ? wait , am i on speaker ? katie : hi , wyatt . wyatt : hi , katie . bill : uh , did you do what i said ? did you find yourself a date ? need me to make a reservation for you ? how about i let you borrow the jet ? just give me her name , uh , for the flight plan . wyatt : i do n't have a date . but i do have some news . your son went and got himself a wife . katie : what ? ! bill : wait , what are -- what are you talking about ? you ? ! wyatt : no . liam . turns out ivy does n't have u.s . citizenship and the government found out . they say that she 's working at forrester illegally and she has to go back . katie : so , he married her ? ! wyatt : saved the day . [ chuckles ] we should have video chatted , 'cause , man , i wish i could see the look on your faces . well , i 'm gon na go , because liam 's breaking the news to steffy right now , and i should be there to pick up the pieces . so ... [ beeps ] katie : how 's that for being blindsided ? ivy : so , i - i should n't tell liam ? quinn : what do you think ? ivy : oh , quinn ! it 's stunning . quinn : [ chuckles ] it 's yours . consider it a wedding gift . ivy : ugh , this marriage is n't -- i have to tell liam . quinn : do you love him ? ivy : yes , of course i do . quinn : does he love you ? ivy : he loves steffy . he 's only married to me so i do n't get deported . quinn : yeah , but that could happen again . ivy : no , because the agent came here -- quinn : the same agent that told you you were here illegally ? he can come back again and say , `` oops , sorry . i made another mistake . `` i mean , come on . look . you 're living the life you always wanted . you 're -- you 're living right here in l.a. you 're working at the family business , designing jewelry , married to the man that you adore . yes , i - it happened a little quickly , but just -- just be quiet . do n't screw it up . ivy : quinn , liam needs to know . quinn : liam needs saving from himself . he 's been with steffy more times than he should have . it did n't work out before . it is n't gon na work out again . you are mrs. liam spencer . steffy : what do you want from me , liam ? i ca n't keep doing this . liam : i do n't -- i do n't know what i want . this whole situation 's got me really ... confused . listen , i have to tell you something . um ... when you left earlier , ivy asked me if we could at least try to make the marriage work . steffy : what did you say ? liam : i told her we could try . because -- because you were done with me , steffy . that 's exactly what you said . steffy : no , no , no , no , no ! one of the reasons that i came back to los angeles was to tell you that i wanted you . i made that very clear , but i will not be second to your wife . liam : the marriage was for show . it was for show . steffy : it 's not for show anymore . you just told her that you 're willing to try to make it work . liam : okay , so tell me i made a mistake . tell me that . steffy : do you love her ? that 's what i thought . liam : i love you . i love who we are together . i love what we share , and i spent a very long time lying to myself about that . do you know what it took ? it took this false marriage . it took the threat of losing you for good for me to realize that . but i still care for ivy , and i do n't want to hurt her , so i need to know where you stand . steffy : why ? you already told her that you 're gon na try to make it work . liam : if there 's a chance -- if there 's a chance , i ca n't do this . i ca n't lose you again . steffy : you already did the moment when you said , `` i do . `` it should n't have happened in the first place , because if you really wanted me , you would n't have married ivy . liam : okay . [ chuckles ] okay . i did n't want to have to turn this around on you , but you have to understand , steffy . you left . we were married , and we were going through something very difficult and very sad . we lost a child , and you left . i was devastated . i had to swallow all of those feelings down just so i could move on . steffy : mission accomplished . liam : until you came back . and you started telling me that you still loved me . and i tried to hide those feelings . i tried to do right by ivy . but how can i deny this ? how can i deny what we bring to each other , who we are together ? yes , did i tell ivy that i would try to make the marriage work ? yes . yes , i did that , but frankly , i do n't -- i do n't know what the hell i 'm doing , and can you blame me , really , given this situation ? here 's what i believe . here 's what i believe . i believe that this is fixable . i believe that we deserve our chance , but i need to hear it from you , steffy . i need to hear you say that you want that , too . so , tell me you want that , too . steffy : that 's what you do . you fix things . i want to believe you , liam . you know what you mean to me , but i ca n't keep doing this -- different girl , same situation , going back to right where we were . i ca n't . so go to ivy . no . you should n't even be here . you 're married . go . liam : give me something . give me a sign , and i will figure it out . steffy : you can only tear up marriage papers so many times to convince me . go home to your wife . oh , my god . [ sighs ] [ crying ] bill : no answer . katie : i can not believe liam married ivy . bill : oh , any chance to jump into a phone booth , put on his little cape . katie : but it 's such a big step ! bill : you were just saying how into each other they are . katie : sure , to be dating , a budding relationship , not to get married , a lifelong commitment . i mean , my god . he 's so impulsive . he always wants to save the day . bill : look , he would n't be married to ivy if he did n't have to be , not with steffy around . ivy : yes , i may be mrs. liam spencer , but once he finds out that he does n't have to be -- quinn : give it back . ivy : what ? quinn : uh , it 's nothing personal . i made a mistake . ivy : [ scoffs ] look , he has to know what 's going on . he cares for me , yes , but he wants to be with steffy , quinn . quinn : do n't cave in so easily . you guys were together before all this happened . help him see why . do n't just hand him over to steffy . here . take it . the next time i ask for it back , you say ... ? ivy : no . it 's mine . quinn : you can have it all if you really want it . just -- just do n't say a word to liam . wyatt : [ clears throat ] went that well , huh ? steffy : he says the marriage is n't real . you know the sad part ? i just want him to be happy . and it 's obvious that he 's not . but i wo n't compete for him again . wyatt : steffy , you should n't have to compete with anyone . steffy : thank you . thank you . and ... i do n't want him . not anymore . i wo n't share him with another woman , especially not his wife . [ door opens , closes ] liam : hey . quinn gone ? ivy : yeah . liam : no more surprise visits from immigration ? good . [ sighs ] sorry . i had to run to forrester . ivy : did you see steffy ? liam : yeah . uh , so , we never finished our conversation earlier . uh , you were gon na tell me what the agent wanted . is that something i should know ? ivy ? hey , just so you know , if they 're threatening you , they ca n't do that , okay ? quinn : you 're mrs. liam spencer . liam : ivy ? quinn : you have everything you 've ever wanted . liam : ivy what is it ? what do you need to tell me ? quinn : just keep quiet . do n't screw it up .	wyatt holds steffy and she says do not say he is sorry . he says he is not sorry that he kissed her . quinn spies on them . steffy can not believe that liam married ivy . wyatt says it is only a ploy to keep her in the country . steffy says knowing how liam is he will try to make the marriage work and that could take years . liam asks ivy what did the immigration officer want . before she answers quinn knocks on the door and says she was in neighborhood and needed ivy 's advise . she tells liam that she is impressed with him , a regular thing , he stepped up and rescued ivy again . and she is glad she could help in some small way with carter . liam gets a call from fc and has to go . ivy tells him to go , she will see him later . ivy confesses to quinn that she does n't have to be married to liam or be deported now . turns out she was right all along , she does have dual citizenship . ivy says liam needs to know the truth . quinn says that is the last thing she needs to tell liam . katie kisses bill and he laments that she should know by now that bill does not get blindsided . rick 's reign as ceo is over . he gets a call but tells the guy he wants this piece to be given to liam , the one with steffy back at fc . he fills her in that he thinks wyatt is setting himself up for a heartbreak with steffy . things sometimes work out better the second time around . wyatt explains to steffy that she has been gone and in the meantime liam fell in love with someone else . she says she refuses to go down that road again . wyatt says there are other avenues like himself . liam walks in as wyatt hugs steffy . liam tells her that he needs to talk to her alone so wyatt leaves . she still can not believe it mr. and mrs. william spencer , that should have been them .
steffy : you should n't be saying these things . liam : saying what ? that i love you ? that i 'll always love you ? you show me a rooftop , steffy , and i will shout it , 'cause you 're supposed to be married to me , not my brother . steffy : liam , i thought you left ! [ sighs ] liam : i get it , you know . our lives were completely derailed . it 's not easy for me to wrap my head around , you know , letting go of you , losing you . i love my brother , steffy , but not that much , not enough to ... hand you over to him . the only thing giving me pause is what my father said about the importance of respecting marriage and the example he sets by his commitment to katie . that 's it . [ scene_break ] katie : i 'm so glad you stopped by . you have n't been here in awhile . wyatt : it 's been hard to tear me away from home lately . katie : ah , yes . wedded bliss . i know it well . wyatt : obviously it lingers . you seem happy . katie : yeah . i am . i feel happy . and , of course , it has everything to do with your father . wyatt : of course . katie : [ laughs ] [ scene_break ] [ birds chirping ] brooke : we ca n't do this , bill . i do n't want to be this person . katie is my little sister . i thought we decided this ages ago . and how did we get back to this place ? bill : we never left it ! we love each other , brooke . you ca n't deny it . brooke : yes , i do love you . but i ca n't betray my sister once again . i ca n't even look myself in the mirror . bill : talk to your sister . ask her how she 's doing . she 's happy ! she 's happy because of the change in me since we start -- brooke : i do n't want to hear it . bill : you need to hear it , because if i 'm going to stay in this marriage , i have to have you in my life . brooke : do you know how crazy that sounds ? bill : maybe it does . but i 'm never letting go of you again . [ scene_break ] wyatt : well , maybe i ought to sit at my father 's feet and learn something . katie : [ laughs ] wyatt : i mean , i want to keep that glow on steffy 's face , kind of like the one you 're wearing right now . katie : i 'm sure you 're doing fine . wyatt : yeah , i hope so . look , i 'm -- i 'm glad to hear that things are going well for you . katie : yeah . yeah , you know , i mean ... bill and i are good right now , you know ? and i have my son , and i 'm working things out with my sister . and ... life around here could n't be better . [ scene_break ] brooke : [ sighing ] oh , my god . bill : you want this as much as i do , brooke . brooke : it does n't matter . we ca n't do this , bill , this sneaking around . oh , which reminds me , i did n't want to text you , but i think i - i lost my earring in that room . bill : do n't worry . i got it . come here . brooke : [ sighs ] bill . bill : less talking , more of this . brooke : okay , it 's not gon na happen . it -- bill : uh , it 's happening . brooke : mmm . ooh ! oh , my goodness . [ knock on door ] rick : mom . you in there ? [ scene_break ] liam : my father says i 'm supposed to let you go , respect your marriage . [ chuckling ] i just wish i knew how . steffy : i do n't know . i do n't know . it 's hard for me , too , but we have to . you heard bill . he 'll cut you off from the family . liam : i do n't care about that . steffy : you 're a spencer . that means everything to you . liam : that does n't mean much without you . you know , i keep -- i keep doing this thing where i replay the happy ending in my head over and over -- you get an annulment and we leave la , and we start over someplace new , and that 's ... steffy : [ chuckles ] liam : in reality , quinn got every single thing she wanted -- you stuck in a marriage to my brother . steffy : i 'm not stuck ! this is n't just about quinn ! liam : yeah , well , it should be about us . steffy : [ sighs ] liam : the future that we had together , the future that was stolen from us ! i -- god , i wish i could just chew my arm off or jump off a cliff or something . steffy : do n't -- do n't -- liam , do n't say that ! liam : you know what 's funny ? it 's funny how one ordinary day in a parking lot changed the course of our lives . steffy : i know . i know ! it 's crazy to me , too . but the thought -- the thought of leaving wyatt , divorcing him , everything that comes along with it , the problems that we had before . i 'm married to your brother . [ scene_break ] katie : you ca n't honestly tell me that you were n't nervous when liam came back , and you were married to steffy . wyatt : nervous to tell him , but steffy and me ? no , not -- not one bit . katie : seriously ? wyatt : well , yeah . i know what steffy and i have . it stands on its own . we 're solid and -- and , you know , it 's a better fit than steffy and liam ever were . all right , i 'm not worried about anyone taking my wife away from me . katie : good . wyatt : yeah . katie : yeah , i feel the same way about bill -- finally . [ chuckles ] wyatt : yeah . it 's the getting there that matters , not how long it took , right ? katie : yeah . wyatt : i 'm glad you and dad are back in a good space . katie : me , too . it 's funny -- there 's been kind of a change in him lately . he just seems ... more at peace . wyatt : hmm . katie : i have n't seen him like that in a long time . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] rick : mom . brooke : uh -- rick : is everything okay ? brooke : yes , honey ! just fine ! [ whispers ] get under the bed ! bill : [ whispers ] i 'm not going under the bed . did you not learn anything from going under the bed ? brooke : get in the bathroom ! [ sighs ] [ sighs ] oh , hi , honey . what 's up ? rick : i 'm sorry . were you -- were you sleeping ? brooke : uh - huh . rick : oh , i did n't -- i did n't realize you were napping . brooke : [ sighs ] rick : are you sure you 're okay ? you seem like you 're out of breath . brooke : oh . [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] liam : so you married wyatt . you were n't planning a future with him , but it happened so fast . steffy : yeah , you 're right . you 're right , liam . it happened so fast . you know , sometimes i ca n't believe it myself . wyatt and i , we got caught up in something , but it does n't mean what i feel for him is n't real . liam : and yet i ca n't help but wondering if you had just waited a little bit . steffy : i -- [ scoffs ] i thought you did n't want me ! liam : i know . that was quinn , steffy . she made you think that . i 'm the one standing here in front of you , loving you , wanting you more than i ever have . steffy : you need to understand , liam , that i made vows , and i meant them . [ sighs ] liam : so you ... you really love him . steffy : [ sighs ] [ voice breaking ] the last thing i want to do is hurt you . but as far as i knew , you left , and you were never coming back , at least not for me . so i had to move on . liam : can you really do that ? can you just ... forget ? steffy : no . i 'm never gon na forget , not one single -- you know , we should n't -- [ sighs ] we should not be talking about this . liam : not talking about it is not gon na change what we have . steffy : liam , i cherish us . everything that we 've been through . but we need to move on . liam : how am i supposed to do this ? how am i supposed to look at those eyes , look at those lips , and not want to kiss them ? steffy : hold me . just -- just hold me . [ scene_break ] wyatt : it was quite the family meeting today , was n't it ? katie : yeah . yeah , but you know what ? i was proud of bill , you know , the way he stood up for you , and he said we all had to respect you and respect your marriage . i loved that . wyatt : yeah . i mean , there was a time that i thought dad would never take my side over liam 's , no matter how wrong he was . katie : well , i 'm glad the two of you are closer now . wyatt : think liam will stick to his word ? back off steffy ? katie : well , i do n't really know that bill has given him any choice . and -- and i stand by my husband on this one . i mean , he was right to give him an ultimatum . we can not be strong as a family and as spencers if there 's this dynamic between you and liam . wyatt : right . i agree . you know ? and it means a lot , dad taking my side and you agreeing with him . it means a lot . katie : well , it might take him a little longer than most , but eventually bill does the right thing . wyatt : well , a lot of that is because of you and your influence , you know . katie : we 've had our challenges , but i like to believe that we 're good for each other . wyatt : yeah . well , i 'm glad to hear that you feel that things are back on track . katie : yeah . we 're happy . and i 'm -- i 'm working to put my relationship with my sister back together . wyatt : hmm . katie : i can just sometimes go to a dark place with her . not sure if i trust her . [ scene_break ] rick : you sure you 're okay ? brooke : yeah , yeah . just , um , just a little sleepy , that 's all . rick : oh , my god , mom . are you sweating ? do you have a fever ? brooke : uh ... rick : you 're definitely hot , and you seem all flushed . let 's get you back to bed . come on . brooke : oh , oh -- [ sighs ] rick : oh . oh ! i ... [ chuckles ] i - i just came by to let you know that i spoke to ridge and , uh , he admitted that forrester needs me . he 's gon na find some projects for me , even said he wants to work together with me , which means that maya , lizzy , and i , we 're not leaving town after all . brooke : oh ! that 's -- that 's great ! i 'm so happy ! rick : yeah . brooke : as it should be . rick : mm - hmm . brooke : thank you ! rick : yeah . brooke : thank you for telling me that . rick : now i 'm gon na get out of your hair , which is a bit of a mess . i 'm -- i 'm just saying . [ laughs ] i 'm just saying . [ clears throat ] by the way , whoever the lucky guy is , i 'm happy for you . [ door closes ] brooke : oh , god . [ sighs ] bill : you okay ? brooke : no ! no , i am not okay ! what if the door was n't locked , and he just barged on in here , and he saw the two of us together ? as it is , he knew somebody was in the bathroom ! [ sighs ] bill : well , that 's good . brooke : how ? how is that good ? bill : because it will deflect suspicion . it proves you 've moved on . brooke : [ sighs ] bill : and on top of that , ridge wants to work with rick , so your family 's not going anywhere . brooke : yes , i know . i - i did n't want to lose them . bill : well , you 're not losing anyone . you have a full life . and that 's where i come in . i want to make you happy . no more tears , no more pain . just you and me . brooke : we do n't have that right . bill : we do n't have a choice . the situation is far from ideal , but for now , this is the only way we can be together . i need this , brooke . so do you . [ scene_break ] liam : holding you like this , touching you ... and knowing i have to let you go , i ... hey , do you remember when we first met ? steffy : yeah . singer : it 's unusual as we travel through life out of all of these paths , you cross mine . yeah , you taught me to love that we change and we grow . so let 's take life on a journey down a long road . you never know where life will take you . you never know you might find . no one said we would walk forever . every step i still remember when you were mine liam : this is wrong . it 's not supposed to end like this . [ scene_break ] [ birds chirping ] katie : your father 's right , you know . regardless of how it happened , you and steffy are married , and liam has to respect that . wyatt : this is hard on him . and steffy , too . look , i 'm not naive . [ scoffs ] i know steffy 's ... feelings for him have not just magically disappeared . and i know it 's gon na take awhile for those emotions to settle , especially for liam . steffy 's got me and our life . liam kind of lost everything . katie : well , that 's very understanding of you . wyatt : well , i feel for the guy . i 'd go crazy , too , if i lost steffy . and i 'm not about to hand her over , either . besides , that 's not what she wants . she 's happy with me . she 's not going anywhere . [ scene_break ] steffy : [ sighs ] you got it back . liam : symbol of what it means to be a spencer . honor , integrity . commitment . you and wyatt are my family now . you 're ... you 're my family . wow . that 's ... [ sniffles ] i 'm gon na have to learn to accept that , and , uh ... that will be the hardest thing i 've ever done . but i guess i 'll just live for moments like this , right ? and hey , you know , if that 's , uh , if that 's all i ever get , then , um ... then that 's just how i 'm gon na live . [ scene_break ] brooke : this sword is significant to you . the symbol of what it means to be a spencer man . bill : true . brooke : and you feel so strongly about it that you have your sons wear it ... to remind them of who they are and what they stand for , what you stand for . bill : where are you going with this , brooke ? brooke : it seems a little hypocritical . we should hold ourselves at higher standards , just like we expect from our children . you want liam to respect wyatt and steffy 's marriage , and yet here we are disrespecting yours . where 's the honor in that ? bill : i 've been the exception to the rule my whole life . in this situation , this rule has an exception , as well . us . we 're saving my marriage . i ca n't be in it if i do n't have you . now , i know you worry and you torture yourself with guilt . but you 'll handle it with rick . katie will never know . and she 'll be happy . and we 'll have our secret . brooke : you ca n't just stop by unannounced . bill : we 'll set our times . whatever you want . but just know i ca n't live without you . [ scene_break ] liam : no matter how difficult it is , i have to live up to my father 's expectations . i have to be a spencer . a man of honor . [ scene_break ] bill : to hell with honor .	liam tells steffy that he loves his brother but not that much to let his life derail and give up steffy . he 's not just going to stand there and hand her over to him . the only reason he is giving any pause at all is what his father just said of respecting a marriage and the example that he himself sets in his commitment to katie . he wishes he knew how to do that . steffy says it is hard for her too but they have to . he 's a spencer and he can not be cut off from the family . he replies it does n't mean a thing without her . she says this is not about quinn and she is not stuck in this marriage . he says it should all be about them and the future that was stolen from them . she begs him to stop talking like this . she reminds him again that they had problems before he left and now she is married to his brother ; that is n't going to change . she said vows and now she has moved on . he wonders if she can forget all that happened between them . katie is glad that wyatt stopped by and they work in the kitchen . he says they both seem happy at home with all the wedding bliss . she grins that life with bill is great right now and she has her son so life has never been better . for some reason bill now seems more at peace . wyatt is happy that she feels things are back on track and even better with her sister . for the hundredth time brooke tells bill they can not do this . she does not want to be this person as katie is her little sister . bill says they can not deny that they love each other so nothing has changed . she admits yes she does but she can not keep doing this . she can not look herself in the mirror ; she knows she is betraying her sister again . all bill will say is brooke needs to talk to her sister .. she will see how happy she is . and for him to stay in that marriage he has to have brooke in his life . it may sound crazy but he vows to never let her go . they kiss . she quickly tells him that she thinks she left her earring in that room . he says it is okay ; he 's got it . still while protesting they ca n't do this bill picks her up and throws her in the bed . before he goes too far though rick knocks on the door and asks if his mom is in there .
zende : let 's think about lizzy for a moment . nicole : i am . zende : look , you and lizzy will always share a special connection . no one will ever take that away from you . but understand that rick and maya also share a bond with her . they 've been raising that little girl . look ... i know it 's been hard . but lizzy will always be a part of your life . but not as your daughter . maya : why have n't we heard anything ? rick : they 're probably still speaking . zende will get through to her . maya : why would n't she listen to you ? rick : i may have come on too strong . and i feel bad about that . i just got all defensive ! i - i just think it 's absurd that we have to remind her that lizzy 's our baby . maya : i just -- i just do n't understand why this is happening . i thought it was settled . rick : it will be settled . zende knows what 's going on now . and he better convince nicole to sign the papers . sally : [ sighs ] oh , that feels good . thomas : glad it 's cooling you off , because it 's having the opposite effect on me . sally : well , darlita found an air conditioning company that can fix our old system . thomas : nope . tell them to send it back . sally : [ chuckles ] i bet this kind of thing never happened over at forrester . thomas : [ sighs ] you would be surprised the things that happened at forrester . sally : [ chuckles ] thomas : forrester did have some problems with the elevator back in the day , yeah . sally : mm - hmm . did you ever have trouble paying your power bill or your rent ? thomas : no . no , we did n't . sally : [ chuckles ] thomas : and neither will spectra once we get this line out and going , and orders are gon na be rolling through like crazy . i meant what i said earlier . there is no place that i would rather be than here with you . [ knock on door ] rick : that might be them . come in ! maya : dad . julius : oh . not happy to see your father ? rick : yes , we are , julius . we just thought you might be nicole or zende . julius : oh , you 're expecting them ? maya : we 're waiting for them to work on something . julius : hmm . i heard there was a problem with the adoption papers ? rick : yes , there is . but it 's being cleared up now , so there 's no reason to worry . nicole will sign those papers . zende : i need you to be strong , babe . understand what it is that you 're doing . nicole : i told you , i ca n't explain all that i 'm feeling . zende : you do n't have to . i know . but part of you knows that this is n't right . okay . all right , fine . all right , say we do n't sign the papers . now what ? we run away with lizzy ? we leave our jobs , our family , everything that we worked hard for -- we leave it behind . i mean , you know we would n't be welcomed here anymore . think about what this would do to your relationship with your sister . think about lizzy , the bond that maya and rick , they 've created together . babe , you ca n't forget the reason why you agreed to do the surrogacy in the first place . now , that news we got , look , i know -- i know what it 's doing to you . hell , i know what it 's doing to me . but you know hanging on to lizzy like this , it 's not the right way to stop it . sally : well , i love the new spectra logo . thomas : not everybody does . sally : well , saul has some issues . thomas : yeah , darlita says he 's been a little grumpy lately . sally : he 's just a little concerned about the new and expensive changes . thomas : would he be this concerned if it was you giving all the changes ? sally : he might be a teensy bit jealous of you . thomas : yeah . we 're all working together . this ca n't be happening . sally : hey , he will come around . thomas : or i could just have a little chat with him , and he 'll come around real quick . sally : i do n't think -- i do n't think today with the , you know ... thomas : ah . sally : yeah . thomas : yeah , okay . sally : yeah . but hey , look , do n't worry about saul . or grams . they love this company as much as i do , and they really do want to see it succeed . but to do that , we are going to have to make some changes . we 're not a knockoff shop anymore . we 're doing this right . you bring the forrester influence and style . we can turn this battleship into a luxury liner . it 's gon na be amazing . and none of this could have happened without you . julius : well , no wonder your sister 's distraught . i mean , she 's already upset , and you go and confront her again ? maya : until those papers are signed , lizzy 's adoption is technically in limbo . julius : that is not nicole 's fault . rick : she 's not being reasonable . julius : why ? because she 's not doing what the two of you want ? for god 's sake , the girl just found out she ca n't have children . maya : `` might `` not be able to have children . and i think we all need to keep that in mind . look , we feel for her . but this has nothing to do with lizzy 's adoption . rick : nicole is just feeling a little overwhelmed . and what i did clearly did n't help things , and i 'm sorry about that . but zende is with nicole right now , and they 're gon na work through this , and nicole will sign . i need to go speak with carter , let him know there 's a temporary hold - up . maya : thank you , sweetie . please just make sure this ca n't happen again . [ door opens ] [ door closes ] julius : so , i understand this is a clerical error ? maya : yeah . i guess they happen . julius : no , not often . i mean , in this town with all the divorces , big celebrity break - ups , you never hear about their paperwork being messed up . maya : you never hear about it because it 's an easy fix . julius : well , maybe it does n't need to be fixed . you know , sometimes when you 're gon na make a , uh , big life - changing decision , it 's good to stop and think about you 're doing . maya : luckily this decision was made a long time ago . julius : we all thought so . but somehow it was undone . you know , when things like this come out of the blue , maybe we should think about it . zende : look , i know how bad you want a family . i do , too . and we will . we will have a family . nicole : the doctors say it might not happen . zende : to hell with those doctors , okay ? maybe not right now , especially when you 're putting this much pressure on yourself . look , we 're young , babe . we just got married . if we ca n't have children right away , that 's fine . that 's okay . nicole : it was so easy with lizzy . i took it for granted . zende : no , you did n't . nicole : i did n't appreciate it enough . zende : yes , you did . so did maya and rick . i 've never seen two people more grateful . nicole : i ca n't do it for us ! zende : you stop that . you can . look , i know you 've heard those stories of people who 've been told that they ca n't have children and then they do . right ? couples who have been trying for years , trying everything , they finally accept it , then boom , they 're pregnant . and nobody knows why ! hell , maybe they stopped stressing about it . look , nicole , we have so much time ahead of us , so many years . you 'll get pregnant when the time is right . nicole : that 's what i 'm scared of . what if i ca n't ? what if that time never comes and lizzy is my only chance ? thomas : you do n't mind that coco 's not a part of this ? sally : she 's happy over at forrester . thomas : she 's doing a great job . but this is her family business . sally : forrester was yours . thomas : yeah . sally : she 's matured over at forrester , and she feels super supported by r.j. and your family . i think it 's good that she 's over there doing her own thing . thomas : hmm . sally : i mean , yeah , obviously , like , do n't get me wrong . it would be great to have her here and share this with her and redeem myself . thomas : coco forgave you . i forgave you . you need to forgive yourself . sally : i just really feel like i need to make up for how i betrayed you both . thomas : no , stop saying that . we gave spectra a whole new start . you deserve one , too . sally : well , thank you . nicole : if i sign those papers , it is like i am saying no . i 'm turning down the chance to be a mother to my own baby . i am lizzy 's biological mother . we 're connected . that is what i have been feeling . even my dad sees it . zende : you 've been talking to your father about this ? nicole : i told him about what the doctor said and the adoption papers . and maybe he 's right . maybe this is n't just a clerical error . maybe this happened for a reason . zende : look , i do n't think it 's okay that you spoke to your father about this . i 'm the person you should have spoken to about it . i do n't know where he 's leading you , but it is n't right . nicole : he understands ! you do n't know what it was like , the word `` infertility , `` knowing that i ca n't ... and then hearing lizzy call me mama . something inside of me just ... do n't you get it ? zende : no . no , i do n't get it . baby , i 'm sorry . i do n't know what you 're feeling . i 'm not lizzy 's father . you do n't know how badly i wanted your first child to be mine ! but it did n't happen . that is rick 's biological child . we will have a family . you will be a mother . but not to lizzy . we ca n't be lizzy 's parents . but look , i know this is hard . it 's extremely hard for you . but you have to sign those papers . nicole : i just ... i need some time . i need to think . you said you 'd be there for me . can you just ... try to understand ? julius : do n't you think your sister has enough to deal with ? she just found out she 's not gon na be able to have a child again . for her to have been able to do what she did and for it to turn out this way ? it just is n't fair ! i mean , a beautiful , happy couple launched into despair , and you 're making it worse ! maya : believe me , i know how awful this timing is . julius : no ! i do n't think you have a clue ! i do n't think you even understand what you 're doing to her , because if you did and you cared , you would stop doing it . do n't you realize how devastating this is ? and you go on and -- and force some -- some legal papers in her face and demand that she signs them ? ! how selfish can you be , maya ? answer me this . how could you live with yourself if you knew that you took away the only child that your sister could ever have ? thomas : you keep thanking me . sally : in as many ways as i know how . thomas : and i love all of them . but do you ever think that i should be thanking you ? sally : i did n't bail out your company . thomas : you inspired me to step out of my comfort zone and challenge myself . babe , i had n't been happy at forrester in ages . it was -- [ sighs ] i was frustrated and i was aggressive and angry and ... when i came here and felt the energy with you ... on the day of your first preview while -- while you guys were waiting for the review , yes , it did n't go the way that you were anticipating , but that -- that excitement , that was exhilarating to me , and it ... it made me remember why i fell in love with this business in the first place . you made me remember that . that 's the reason i fell in love with you . you are this incredible and fearless and so sexy . you 're why spectra is unique . and you 're the reason i 'm here . you saved me . thank you . maya : you 're worried about nicole , and so am i . julius : she 's yearning for her baby . maya : and one day she will have one ! julius : i 'm talking about lizzy . maya : lizzy is my baby . julius : nicole birthed her . maya : and i am her mother . nicole was my surrogate . julius : no . the only reason she agreed was because she was indebted to you . maya : we discussed all the options . this was nicole 's decision . julius : it 's time to think about somebody besides yourself for a change . maya : you want to say what you really mean by that ? julius : you have a chance to do the right thing , the compassionate thing , the moral thing . maya : watch yourself . julius : you 've done a great job with lizzy . she 's a wonderful , happy baby . you 've had the chance to experience motherhood , something that you probably never thought to ever be able to experience . now , nicole gave that to you . you can give that back to her . maya : lizzy is my child . julius : genetically and legally ... lizzy is nicole 's child . give her back to her mother . zende : you need to stop , julius . maya is lizzy 's mother . julius : this is n't your place . zende : you 're wrong . maya has every right to be a parent . you and i both know what 's best for lizzy , and that 's being with maya , her mother . julius : i 'm talking about her biological mother . zende : i do n't understand you , man . julius : look , i 'm looking out for nicole and my granddaughter . zende : maya and rick have been raising lizzy . you know that . every single day , from the moment that she wakes up to the moment that she falls asleep , they have been there ! now , look , i get it . you 're nicole 's father . and i respect you for that . but i am her husband ! till death do us part . now , you need to know your boundaries . you trying to convince nicole not to sign those papers will change everything , let alone the fact that i 'm not lizzy 's father ! look , we 'll have a family , but not like this . julius : so , boundaries mean nothing to you . they 're only set up for me . let me explain something to you . i am nicole 's father . and i am yours , too . you come in here all high and mighty , and you want to tell me how it 's gon na be ? well , i 'm gon na tell you how it 's gon na be . i am nicole 's father , and i will never stop protecting her . and no -- no act of god , no danger , or no husband will ever change that . and that 's the fact ! just like it 's a fact that if maya was meant to have a child , to be a mother , she would have been given what 's necessary for that to be possible . maya : how dare you . zende : children need love and nurturing , julius ! compassion and understanding ! look , maya has given lizzy that since the first day she was born . maya : it 's a lot more than you 're giving me right now , dad . zende : maya and rick , they adopted lizzy . they have been raising that little girl . lizzy is theirs ! they made an agreement with nicole , and whether you like it and if i like it , it does n't matter , because nicole agreed to it ! now , i know julius avant to be a man of his word . now , would n't you want your daughter to be ? stay out of my marriage , man , and stay away from maya . maya : thank you .	zende tells nicole that lizzy will always be a part of her life and have a special connection but not as her daughter . not to sign those papers will create a huge rift with her sister and she is not thinking about the reason she did the surrogacy in the first place . or what it is going to do to him . rick tells maya that he thinks it is absurd that they have to remind nicole that lizzy is their daughter , but she better sign those papers . julius walks in at this moment and is surprised to hear rick says there is no problem . julius tells them not so fast . nicole just found out she can not have more children so do n't be so sure she will do as they ask . rick says he will go find zende and nicole and try to reason with them . julius says this is a life changing decision yet it was undone . it came out of the blue so perhaps they should think about that . zende tells nicole they will have their family . they are young and just got married so give it a little more time . people are told all the time that have been married for years that they can not have babies and then they do . she laments that lizzy might be her only chance .
nick : you did n't invite me to swim alone , did you ? the water feels really good . you getting in ? brooke : no . not right now . i just -- i want to stay here by the phone . nick : i really do n't think deacon 's going to hang up on the first ring if you do n't pick it up . brooke : i never should have agreed to this in the first place . because he does n't know the first thing about how to take care of a baby . nick : well , look at it this way , it 's only a few hours , right ? the little girl will be home before you know it . brooke : you do n't know his history . nick : no , i do n't . but i know you 're gon na be really cranky if you let this ruin your whole afternoon . brooke : i 'm being a terrible hostess , are n't i ? nick : kinda . yeah . that 's okay , though . if you do n't feel like entertaining me , maybe -- maybe you 'll let me entertain you , huh ? clarke : no . no , i do n't believe this . hope logan is deacon sharpe 's baby ? sally : yes . clarke : but he was brooke 's son - in - law . sally : right . and now he is my daughter macy 's new best friend . clarke : so he had an affair with brooke while he was married to her daughter ? sally : you want to stay with me on this , bucky ? stay focused . i mean , we 're talking about macy here . clarke : yes , we 're also talking about brooke logan . it just -- brooke and deacon ? sally : and you add macy and a little baby girl to that mix and you 've got something pretty unhealthy . macy has n't even begun to deal with the loss of her marriage and the fact that she can never have a child of her own . it will be extremely unhealthy for her to around a baby -- any baby , especially brooke 's . deacon : okay , put that right there . abracadabra , we 've got one happy dry , baby . macy : oh , yes . i am impressed . deacon : well , you know , i 'm not a complete novice at this . macy : i can tell . deacon : amber and little d -- they lived with me for awhile . macy : i did n't know that . deacon : yeah . i think a lot of guys would probably go nuts having a kid in the house and everything . but not me . i look back on that as some of the best times of my life . i just worry that maybe he was too young to remember it . macy : how old was he ? deacon : he was about 2 . macy : well , they say that the first years of a child 's life are the most important . deacon : really ? macy : yeah . yeah , the experiences hope 's having right now are gon na shape the person she becomes in the future . deacon : yeah ? you hear that ? huh , angel ? i 'll tell you what . we better get started , huh ? we better get started right away . yes . oh , give daddy a hug . what do you want ? what do you want ? wan na see this ? [ knock on door ] jackie : hang on . hang on , i 'll be right there . massimo . massimo : may i come in ? jackie : that all depends on what you want . massimo : i 've brought you a peace offering and an apology . jackie : just one ? massimo : i felt as if we got off to a bad start , and i would like to try again . jackie : why ? massimo : jackie , i realize that i have n't done very much to get on your good side . but there was a time -- jackie : a time that you obviously have forgotten . massimo : i did n't . jackie : you did n't know who i was . massimo : ah , so that 's what this is about ? i did n't recognize you ? jackie , it 's been a lot of years . jackie : massimo , you do n't need to remind me , all right ? i know exactly how many years it 's been . massimo : you 're not still angry at me because of our affair ? jackie : i was never angry at you about our affair , massimo . massimo : well , it was mexico then ? bridget told me you were there . jackie , if i did n't notice you it was because i was so concerned about the crew on that ship . jackie : unfortunately , that concern did n't extend to my son . massimo : dominick and i have put all of that behind us . jackie : what about your misjudgment of me ? put that behind you , too ? massimo : well , i would certainly like to . jackie : oh , i thought that 's why we went to lunch . massimo : it was . jackie : no , it was n't . you 're not interested in me or what i 've done with my life . you just wanted me to talk my son into dating brooke logan . massimo : that 's not true . well , all right , i did want you to help me brooke . but i certainly could done that on the telephone . jackie : but you 're so much more persuasive in person , are n't you ? massimo : well , obviously , i 'm not or i would be having better luck at the moment . jackie : oh , so what is it that you want me to do now ? massimo : i want you to have a glass of wine with me . jackie : no , thank you . massimo : oh , jackie , please . i know i 've hurt you . and for that , i am genuinely sorry . jackie : so am i . massimo : so let me make it up to you . one glass of wine , hmm ? for old time 's sake . jackie : what exactly do you think that one glass of wine is going to accomplish ? massimo : well , i suppose it depends on the wine . jackie : 1962 . massimo : from one of the first barrels that vineyard ever produced . jackie : i do n't believe it . massimo : we had it in that fabulous restaurant just -- in a little town just north of seattle . remember ? jackie : on a hill . massimo : with a view of the river . i have n't forgotten , jackie . i have n't forgotten anything . brooke : so you 're going to entertain me ? nick : no , actually , i fibbed a little about that . i 'm gon na give you some advice instead . brooke : look , nick , i know it seems like i 'm overreacting , but you really do n't know deacon at all . nick : no , i know . i do n't claim to know him . but i think i know you a little bit . and if you thought this was a dangerous situation , you never would have given him your kid . brooke : he really gave me no choice . nick : you did the right thing . brooke : so i 'm supposed to just let him waltz back in into hope 's life and create all this chaos ? right ? nick : well , no , that 's not what i am saying , but thank you . you make this an all - or - nothing situation , you leave this mr. deacon with no options . brooke : so you think i 'm making this worse ? nick : i do n't know the guy , okay ? no attachment to him at all . but he 's hope 's biological father , right ? truth is , kids want to know both their parents . deacon : come on , take a step . look at her . that 's it . come on . come on . look at her go . oh , man , look at this . yeah ! oh , baby . did you see that ? macy : yeah . it 's incredible . deacon : yes , you are perfect . that was very good . i am very , very impressed with you . you think she knows that i 'm her father ? macy : well , she definitely seems very interested in you . deacon : yeah ? she seems comfortable , too , huh ? macy : oh , yeah . she is a happy , happy baby . deacon : yeah . i want to keep her that way , too . i mean , i want that for little d. but i do n't know , it 's weird . but it 's different with a girl . you know , i feel so protective of her . this is really first time that we 've spent together . macy : that 's probably instinct . deacon : think so ? yeah . macy : speaking of time -- deacon : oh , no , no . come on , not yet . macy : well , i guess she can stay for a little while longer . deacon : seems like she just got here . oh , baby . it goes by so fast , does n't it ? yeah . i keep thinking that this is gon na be the last time i 'm with her . i do n't know -- i do n't know what i 'm gon na do if brooke does n't let me see her again . brooke : i must look incredibly selfish trying to keep hope away from her father . nick : no , not at all . but , remember , i 'm coming from a different perspective here . i lost my father when i was a boy . it 's one thing to lose him , but it 's another thing living without him . my mom was great , do n't get me wrong . she did a hell of a job . but -- brooke : but you miss your dad ? nick : yeah , you know , the questions you have as you get older , they just -- what kind of man would he have been ? did i make the same mistakes he made ? would he be proud of the man i am today ? brooke : i 'm sure your mom 's proud of you . nick : yeah . but i was his son , too . it always feels like there 's something missing , you know ? i do n't know . maybe that 's why i chose the life at sea , huh ? just to keep on moving . brooke : so you were searching for something ? nick : or running , right ? i mean , let 's face it , a guy like me my age usually has a wife and kids . i 'm no shrink , but -- obviously there 's a few issues there . maybe i just have n't met the right girl . brooke : look , nick , i know what it feels like to be abandoned by a parent . my dad was n't around much when i was growing up , either . that 's exactly why i do n't my sweet little girl getting attached to somebody who really shows no interest in being a father . nick : well , he is now . brooke : yes , he is . but why ? why is deacon suddenly so interested in having a relationship with his daughter ? clarke : i do n't know much about this deacon sharpe character . but it seems to me that macy is just trying to help him . sally : yes , and what if she 's only trying to help deacon to avoid dealing with her own problems ? clarke : well , then i would say that she hitched her cart to the wrong horse . sally : that 's right . and she is going to be constantly reminded of what is missing in her own life every time she hears deacon say brooke 's name . she 's going to be reminded of it every time she has anything to do with that little baby . macy is just not ready for this , clarke . she 's not ready for it . she has no idea what it 's going to do to her emotionally , to be around that baby , to watch deacon bonding with his child . she has no idea . deacon : what do you think of this guy ? yeah , this is mr. panda . hope : yeah . deacon : yeah , panda . this is yours , honey . this is your bear . [ hope making baby noises ] i do n't know . maybe -- maybe i should n't have said what i did about not seeing her again . macy : oh , no , no , no . she did n't understand . deacon : it might be neurotic . it 's just that i think she felt me tense up , and now she 's gotten all quiet . oh , come here , honey . [ hope crying ] it 's okay , it 's okay . come on , baby . stop crying . stop crying . macy : here , let me . i 'll try . deacon : yeah ? okay . macy : come here . oh . oh , yeah . oh . oh . see ? it 's okay . nick : so have you asked deacon why he wants to see hope now ? brooke : he 's changed . he says he 's changed . nick : and you do n't believe him , do you ? brooke : i do n't know . he 's cleaned himself up . and he got a new job . but that does n't mean he 's ready to become a father . nick : well , no , it does n't . i do n't want to sound like i 'm defending the guy . brooke : but ? nick : well , maybe hope would appreciate if you gave him a chance to prove it . brooke : hope is an infant . nick : i know that . but the reality is -- she 's going to grow up fast . and you do n't want her turning 16 and being really angry 'cause she does n't know who her father is and holding you responsible for his absence . brooke : it 's only an absence if he comes into her life and then he walks out again . now , if he 's just not a part of it -- nick : she 's still gon na wonder . it does n't matter how old they are or how dysfunctional families get . let 's face it . kids want to see their two parents get along . jackie : massimo , where did you find this ? massimo : my wine cellar . jackie : your cellar ? you -- massimo : did n't we agree to keep it until the next time we could sneak off and spend the whole day together ? jackie : i do n't believe you remembered . massimo : how could i forget ? i had just come up from mexico . do you remember ? we 'd were gon na have coffee together . but it was such a lovely day that you called in sick to work . jackie : i did n't want to stay in the city . i just wanted to drive out of town . we went in that convertible . it was -- massimo : that 's right . and i stopped off at a gas station so you could fix your hair . jackie : and that 's where we got the recommendation for -- massimo : mm - hmm . jackie : the restaurant . massimo : and you tied your hair up with a sky blue ribbon . i thought you were the most beautiful thing i had ever seen . and , you know , you are every bit as beautiful today . macy : yeah , see ? it 's okay . yeah . [ hope making baby noises ] yeah . you want to start packing up her things ? deacon : yeah . macy : what ? what are you saying ? deacon : oh , hey , where 's her -- her sun hat ? macy : oh , it 's on the kitchen counter . deacon : okay . macy : [ humming `` hush little baby `` ] hush little baby do n't say a word papa 's gon na buy you a mockingbird . can you sing ? and if that mockingbird wo n't sing papa 's gon na buy you a diamond ring , and if that diamond ring turns brass papa 's gon na buy you a looking glass , and if that looking glass gets broke papa 's gon na buy you a billy goat , and if that billy goat wo n't pull papa 's gon na buy you a cart and bull , and if that cart and bull fall down you 'll still be the sweetest baby in town yes , you will . deacon : wow . talk about instincts . macy : here . deacon : yeah . macy : you better not be late , huh ? deacon : okay . macy : i 'll get the diaper bag . deacon : we both had a really good time . macy : yeah . deacon : macy , thank you . for everything . macy : sure . here . deacon : thanks . okay , say `` bye . `` say `` bye . `` bye - bye . macy : bye - bye . bye - bye . bye - bye .	shirtless nick is swimming in the pool as brooke looks on worried about deacon babysitting hope . nick jumps out of the pool and lets her know that she must be only a little worried since she let him take her . she does n't know why deacon wants to be her father now . nick says all kids need to know both their parents . nick was without his father all these years while his mom raised him . brooke knows what it 's like to be without her dad . brooke still worries about hope . sally informs clarke of hope 's father . he tries to put things in perspective . sally tells him to worry about macy now ( instead of deacon & brooke 's history ) cause macy ca n't deal with deacon 's baby situation cause she 's too fragile . sally 's not happy deacon is macy 's new friend . massimo visits jackie at the beach house . he wants to make up for all his bad actions . jackie wants to know how a bottle of wine can make up . he says it 's the kind of wine and the year that will make a difference . it 's 1962 and it reminds her of a special day in their past they were together . they talk about it while jackie is teary - eyed . macy & deacon baby - sit hope . they 're both happy she 's there . hope gets fussy and macy holds her , which calms her down . as deacon goes to the kitchen to get hope 's things together before taking her home , macy sings a baby song to hope . deacon overhears this and lets her know she has a magic touch . deacon takes hope and leaves telling macy goodbye . macy closes the door and cries , repeating the bye words .
ridge : you 're not the father ? nick : you are . ridge : i do n't believe that . nick : it 's not like i 'd make it up . ridge : how could that be possible ? brooke : how -- there was a computer error at the lab ? nick : before dr. paxson died , she told my mother . ridge : and what , your mother just kept it to herself ? nick : she had another test run . ridge : how ? how , without my cooperation ? nick : she took a hair sample from me . i 'm not the father . ridge : she just told you this tonight ? nick : she says she just found out tonight . brooke : this does n't make any sense . ridge : we need another test . dr. mclean , good -- dr. mclean : is there a problem ? ridge : how fast can you do another paternity test ? dr. mclean : i thought paternity had already been determined . brooke : well , now there 's some question . apparently that test may not be accurate . nick : it was n't . ridge : what are the chances of getting a definite answer tonight ? dr. mclean : the lab 's closed . i do know the head technician . i mean , i suppose i could call and explain the situation . we could get some samples messengered over there . the actual processing of the test does n't take that long . ridge : all right , so it 's doable . dr. mclean : yeah , i suppose it is . ridge : let 's get to it . dr. mclean : all right . i 'll make some calls . brooke : thank you , doctor . nick : i 'll be outside . brooke : oh , my god , ridge . ridge : logan , now , come on . do n't get your hopes up . brooke : how could i not ? ridge : this is jackie this information 's coming from . i mean , god knows what 's going on in her mind right now . brooke : this little baby could be yours . just think about it . he could be ours . massimo : jacqueline -- the things , the things that you are saying -- jackie : i know . i know , darling . i mean , it 's overwhelming . but , ridge is the father of brooke 's baby . it 's overwhelming . massimo : how did you find out ? jackie : i had another test run . without telling anyone . and , i just did n't expect the results to be any different . i was wrong . massimo : they do n't know ? jackie : nicky does . i told him . he went to tell ridge and brooke . massimo : now ? she 's giving birth . jackie : well , they 'd already decided to get back together again . the baby is all that nicky has left . massimo : my god , he must have been devastated . jackie : yeah . it broke my heart to tell him . massimo : i do n't understand . why are you the one -- i mean , the lab told you and no one else ? jackie : dr. paxson had every intention of telling -- massimo : dr. paxson ? she 's the one who told you that the first test was wrong ? jackie : possibly , possibly wrong , darling . massimo : dr. paxson died months ago . is that how long you have known about this ? jackie : i was n't sure . i was n't sure . massimo : i want the whole story , jacqueline . all of it . now . ridge : the messenger just left . brooke : what about dr. mclean ? ridge : he 'd like to examine you before he goes . brooke : what did he say about the paternity test ? ridge : he said it 's possible . a computer problem could give a bad result . brooke : so he really could be ours . that would explain so much . the connection that you have with him . ridge : yeah , and how many times did i say i had that feeling ? brooke : well , you were right . ridge : still , it 's hard to believe anything jackie says . brooke : yeah , but why would she lie ? she wanted this little boy to be nick 's as much as he did . ridge : logan , no matter what , we are going to raise this little boy together . and i am going to love him just like he 's my own son . brooke : well , he really could be your own . do you know what that means ? that means , we could have it all . this baby could truly be ours . jackie : nicky was happy , massimo . he and brooke were planning a life together , a family . massimo : because she thought that he was the father ! jackie : and so did i , until tonight -- massimo : tonight . tonight . am i supposed to believe it took months to get a second test ? jackie : there was a delay . massimo : uhh . more lies . jackie : the minute i found out i went straight to nicky . massimo : you should 've gone straight to nicky from the first moment ! jackie : i know , i know that now ! but i truly believed -- massimo : i do n't give a damn what you believe ! you 're wrong . wrong . oh god . all this time that has gone by -- you allowed poor dominick to fall more and more in love with that child . brooke and ridge ended their marriage . our entire family was disintegrating . you turned our whole life upside down on a hunch ? jackie : there 's no excuse . brooke : bet you could tell us something , right ? are you ridge 's little baby ? are you ? stephanie : hello . brooke : stephanie , i 'm really very tired . stephanie : i 'm sure you are . you make beautiful babies , i 'll give you that . brooke : i had some help . stephanie : your doctor just told me that ridge -- ridge delivered the baby . how long are you going to subject him to these kind of indignities ? i mean , is he supposed to spend the rest of his life delivering other men 's babies for you ? brooke : stephanie , there was nothing undignified about . it was beautiful . and , in fact , i hope it was meant to be . stephanie : you 're not the least bit ashamed , are you ? brooke : i do n't have any reason to be . if you came here to hurl your insults at me , stephanie , because this baby is n't ridge 's -- then go ahead . get it all in right now . stephanie : i never seem to insult you no matter what i say . but maybe the sight of this baby in his father 's arms , maybe that will be more powerful than anything i could ever say to you . brooke : i 'm sure you 're right . stephanie : brooke , you 're in a fantasy . the both of you are living in a fantasy . and reality has reared its ugly head . ridge is finally , i hope , going to realize that your place is with the father of this child . massimo : not one more word . you deceived our entire family , jacqueline . your own son . jackie : i thought the baby was his . it had to be . massimo : because that 's what you wanted ! jackie : yes ! for him . and so did you . you 'd have done anything to give nicky his family . that is why you brought james warwick to town . do you remember ? the party , the intervention . you said we got to take action -- we have got to convince brooke to accept nick 's proposal . massimo : right , because i thought he was the father ! jackie : you were protecting this family . and that 's all i was trying to do . massimo : no , no no . i was holding this family together . while all you did was tear it apart . you pitted brother against brother . dominick did n't want to break up brooke 's marriage . he was ready to step aside . until he got the results of that paternity test . jackie : but i did n't know then , massimo . i did n't . it was n't until later , and by that time , nicky was just so in love with that baby . i mean -- oh god , maybe you could 've taken that away from him . but i could n't do it . i could n't ! i do n't expect you to understand . i just really hope that in time you will forgive me . massimo : if you believe that -- you 're more delusional than ever . ridge : i do n't mean to give you the third degree . nobody knows better than i do what you 've been going through . nick : i 'm really not interested in a pep talk , thanks . ridge : well , i 'm just saying that i -- nick : you 're trying to be a gracious winner . i get it . ridge : nick , this is n't a game . to either of us . it never has been . nick : no . ridge : but i do want to just tell you that i 'm sorry . nick : yeah , me too . sorry . you know , when i found out brooke was pregnant , i wanted it to be yours . i guess things worked out for the best . ridge : well , i 'm not -- i 'm not celebrating , not until i get those test results . stephanie : you 're not listening to me , are you ? brooke : oh , yes , i am . stephanie : no , you 're not . you 're on a high . because you and ridge have shared this incredible moment -- the beginning of life . brooke , it is n't going to compare to the bond that you and this baby are going to share with the father of this baby . brooke : yes , true . stephanie : and ridge is going to realize that . i mean , it 's just a matter of time . brooke : stephanie , ridge could n't love this baby anymore if it were his own . stephanie : it should have been his . if you had any morals and decency , it would have been . brooke : and what if it were ? what if i gave birth to ridge 's child -- would your attitude towards me change ? stephanie : well , that 's a moot point . brooke : i want you to answer me . jackie : of course , you ca n't forgive me now . you 're too angry . massimo : angry ? angry ? i 'm sick . jackie : the family will recover , massimo . even nicky , as heartbroken as he is . massimo : oh , i see -- everything 's going to be all right , hmm ? ridge and brooke will get their child . dominick will go on with his life . jackie : well it could take a little while . massimo : uh - huh . what about me ? i lost a son , too . ridge was furious because i supported dominick . he 's no more a marone . he turned his back on us . and you watched it all . you -- -- and said nothing . jackie : it 's not too late , you know . ridge will find out that it was n't your fault . massimo : no -- i was deceived . we all were deceived ! by my wife . my wife , hmm . what happened to her , jacqueline ? what happened to the woman that i married , that promised before god that she would not keep anything from me ? no more secrets . this woman who believed in family , honor , loyalty -- did she even ever exist ? or , am i as delusional as you are ? jackie : massimo , darling -- massimo : get out . take your lies and all your secrets and get out . jackie : wait . massimo : get out ! jackie : no , wait ! what are -- massimo ! stephanie : if this were ridge 's child -- then everything that i know about virtue and integrity would be turned upside down . brooke : what do you know about virtue and integrity ? stephanie : that it wins out in the end . this child , nick 's child , is proof to me that you and ridge were never meant to be together . if you were , then this would have been his child . ridge : mother . what are you doing here ? stephanie : celebrating the birth of nick 's baby . congratulations , nick , he 's an absolutely beautiful little child . dr. mclean : we have some news for you , brooke . stephanie : is everything okay ? ridge : better than okay . mother , you probably should n't have come here . brooke : no , no it 's okay . i want stephanie to hear this . ridge : go ahead , doc . dr. mclean : we got the results back from the tests . you have a happy , healthy , forrester baby . stephanie : you mean marone baby . brooke : no , stephanie . dr. mclean ran another paternity test . ridge is the father . stephanie : well , that ca n't be true . ridge : yes , mother -- he 's mine . dr. mclean : congratulations , mrs. forrester . brooke and ridge have made you a grandmother . ridge : he 's ours , logan . brooke : oh , yes -- yes , he 's really ours . he 's our baby .	nick is telling ridge that he is the real father of the new baby . he tells him about the computer error at the lab , and about his mother running another test . ridge asks the doctor what the chances are of getting another paternity test tonight . the doctor says he can arrange it . nick goes outside to wait and brooke and ridge discuss how sure they were at first that the baby was ridge 's , he said he just felt it was . brooke says it would explain so much if it is his . massimo is still trying to understand all that 's happened . as she explains , he becomes more and more angry . he says nick must be devastated . jackie says the baby was all nick had . massimo grabs jackie and demands the whole story immediately . jackie says nicky was so happy and planning a life with brooke and the baby . massimo says that 's because he thought the baby was his . he says that jackie watched as nick fell more and more in love with brooke and the baby , and she watched as the family became strained and brother was pitted against brother . she watched and did nothing . stephanie shows up in brooke 's room , and tells her that she does make beautiful babies . she wonders if brooke will continue to force ridge to deliver all her babies by other men . she makes remark after remark about how ridge is going to realize soon that the fantasy is n't what he thought it was . and how she knew all along that the baby was n't ridge 's . brooke just keeps smiling and letting her say it all . she says that if brooke had any decency that the baby would have been ridge 's . brooke asks her what if the baby was ridge 's ? stephanie says if the baby was ridge 's then everything she knows about virtue and integrity would be turned upside down .
brooke : you 're wasting your breath , stephanie . i 'm not afraid of you . stephanie : no , but you 're afraid that ridge is n't going to choose you . that 's why you came down here tonight . [ brooke sighs ] brooke : threatening me is n't going to change a thing . stephanie : brooke , you are the threat . to ridge , to taylor . to their children . to your own children . i know what you 're trying to do . i 'm not gon na let you do it to this family . and i 'm not gon na let you do it to yourself , either . [ scene_break ] [ slot machine sounds ] nick : yes ! nice . nice . [ hums `` here comes the bride ] bridget : oh , that 's my song . nick : yes , it is . bridget : i have to practice . nick : let 's see your best , now . [ hums `` here comes the bride `` ] bridget : good ? nick : you may wan na loosen it up a little bit . you look like you 're walking a sobriety test . [ bridget sighs ] just relax , save you 're best for the real deal , okay ? bridget : honey , i 'm getting really tired . nick : oh . i got us a little pick - me - up . bridget : nick . [ nick chuckles ] this is a chapel . nick : well , then we shoulda gone to a drive - thru . bridget : why are you in such a hurry , sailor ? [ nick groans ] nick : i would just like to marry you , that 's all . a simple , little request . what 's taking this other couple so long ? [ scene_break ] thomas : all set ? minister : bride and groom , i need you at the altar . [ `` here comes the bride `` plays ] dearly beloved -- thomas : wait a second . does n't she walk down the aisle first ? minister : if you want the whole wedding march , it 's extra . gaby : no , thanks . no , thanks . thomas : if you want , we can . minister : well , look , if minister : well , look , if you wan na discuss it , we can move on to the next couple . thomas : are you having second thoughts ? gaby : are n't you ? thomas : could you just give us a minute ? just one sec . gaby : look , i 'm so sorry , thomas . i mean , what you 're doing is so sweet . but are you really , really sure about this ? thomas : if we do n't get married , you 'll be deported . gaby : there 's got ta be another way to get a green card . thomas : you heard what the lawyer said . you 'll have to leave the country . it could take you years to get back . if we do this , you wo n't have to go anywhere . you 're going to college this fall . is n't that what your mother wanted ? you 'll apply for resident alien status , you 'll get your scholarship . is n't that what you wanted ? gaby : yeah . thomas : then do n't worry , okay ? this is between you and me . gaby : and the minister . thomas : to tell you the truth , i do n't think we have to worry about him . i do n't think he remembers our names . okay ? gaby : okay . thomas : now , come on . it 's gon na be fine , all right ? [ scene_break ] stephanie : look , this is a moment of truth for you . you know , you have to say to yourself , `` is this who i want to be ? `` is this how you want ridge to see you when he 's trying to make the decision between you and taylor ? brooke : this place reminds ridge of his life with taylor . so , i needed to remind ridge of his life with me . stephanie : with just sex ? brooke : passion . stephanie : is that all you have to offer him ? brooke : no . stephanie : but this is how you 've chosen to make your play for him . brooke : we were connecting . stephanie : you know , this is what you always do . whenever you get insecure , you just throw yourself at him . brooke : i did n't need to throw myself at ridge . stephanie : no , and you did n't need to come down here at all . you could have waited until tomorrow , as planned . but you panicked . that 's why i get so angry with you . [ stephanie sighs ] i know you 're better than this , damn it . [ scene_break ] nick : you know what you need ? bridget : a cup of coffee . nick : no , you need a flower . and you need a hat . you know , with the thing that drops down in front of your face . it covers your -- bridget : the veil ? nick : veil , that 's what you need . you got a veil ? manager : we got the whole dress . elizabethan . toga - style . goth . we also got some flowers for you . rent 'em or sell 'em . this is our most popular . nick : aw ! i want flowers , and i want photos . i want your best package . manager : oh , we got a special . nick : money 's no object . i want the best music . the best flowers . the best photos . only the best for my beautiful wife . and i want tin cans strapped to our ankles as we run down the strip . because i want everybody in vegas to know that this woman is making me the most happiest man in the world tonight . [ scene_break ] gaby : thomas , wait . thomas : could you give us one more second ? yeah , what is it ? gaby : marriage is a sacrament . thomas : we 're not in a church . this is las vegas . gaby : it 's still a wedding . thomas : look , if it helps , just think of it as a piece of paper , something you need to get your green card . gaby : i can't . these vows are supposed to mean something . thomas : they do . they mean you get to stay in america . you get to go to college and make your mom 's dreams come true . gaby , this is everything she worked for . everything she did . all the sacrifices that she made . all so you could have this opportunity . and all you have to do is say `` i do . `` gaby : what about you ? thomas : i wan na help . gaby : this is n't what your parents wanted for you . thomas : my parents taught me to be the kind of person who steps up when someone i care about is in trouble . they taught me to do the right thing . and i 'm telling you , this is the right thing . [ minister clears throat ] thomas : okay ? gaby : okay . thomas : okay . let 's do it . [ scene_break ] stephanie : this is not who you are . not anymore . you 're surprised to hear me say that ? brooke : when you barged in here , i thought -- stephanie : i know . i know what you thought . brooke , look , i 've seen you do the right thing all on your own . when you voted against ridge for the good of the company and the good of the family , i gained an enormous amount of respect for you . brooke : but you 've been so angry with me . stephanie : 'cause when i see you this way , it infuriates me . i feel as though -- i feel as though you 're humiliating yourself . brooke : oh , no , here it comes . [ brooke sighs ] stephanie : is this really how you want ridge and the children and me to think about you ? is this the only reason that you want him to choose you ? brooke : this is n't the only reason ridge would choose me . stephanie : but you know what , you 'll never know . you 'll never know the truth , will you ? not when you pull a stunt like this and try and tip the scales this way . a victory like this is -- it 's hollow . what you want from him is love and respect . brooke : yes . stephanie : and mine , too . brooke : yeah , as if that were even possible . stephanie : of course it is . i saw you put your marriage on the line . [ brooke sighs ] for principle . for the good of the family . i 'm going to ask you to do it again . i want you to step aside . i want you to do what 's best for ridge and the children . [ scene_break ] nick : for my bride . huh ? bridget : thank you . nick : that 's just an appetizer . we 've got a whole menu of wedding stuff here . look at this . i think this is the best package . [ bridget yawns ] i like that one . bridget : honey . oh , sorry . baby , i was n't kidding when i said i was really tired . nick : come on , now . this is a big deal . it 's a big deal . bridget : yeah . let 's just not overdo it , here . nick : oh , look at this one . this is actually my favorite . it comes with t - shirts and bumper stickers . [ nick laughs ] bridget : bumper stickers ? nick : it 's kind of funny , is n't it ? we can look for something a little classier , if you 'd like . bridget : we 're in vegas . nick : yeah . frank sinatra and mia farrow got married here . elvis and priscilla . bridget : me and deacon . nick : deacon ? well , i 'm not deacon . i know this is n't the way you pictured your wedding . bridget : no , no . you know what ? i told you all i needed was you and a minister , so -- nick : shh . you deserve better . excuse me , ma'am . manager : hold your horses . we 'll just be a couple of minutes . nick : as it worked out , i do n't think we 're gon na get married tonight . it seems as though i left my wallet on my private jet . manager : mm - hmm . right . sure you did . nick : you 've been a real doll . we 'll do this another time , okay ? [ scene_break ] minister : groom , take the bride 's hands . look into her eyes . all right then . let 's begin . gaby : can i just say one thing ? look , i 'm not gon na change my mind . i just wan na thank you . thomas , when you proposed , i thought you were -- i could n't believe it , and i thought you were crazy . i still do . and this definitely is n't how i pictured my wedding . i pictured it in a big church , wearing a white dress , surrounded by all my family and friends . i thought my mom would be there . and when i was a little girl , she told me to wait until i found my prince charming . a man with a kind and generous heart , and a man with integrity and pride . a man who would do anything for me . and a man who would look out for me the way that she did . i think that she would be so happy that we 're together . i know i am . i 'm ready to become your wife . [ scene_break ] brooke : so , you want me to step aside . no . i wan na be with him . stephanie : i know you do . but not this way . i mean , do you really wan na spend the rest of your life wondering ? do you wan na spend the rest of your days feeling exactly this way ? the way you 've felt these past few weeks ? brooke : you 're just trying to scare me . that 's all . stephanie : well , if i 'm frightening you , it 's because you know i 'm speaking the truth . brooke : do n't try to intimidate me . stephanie : i 'm not trying to do that . i 'm trying to get you to see this . if you stay with ridge , thomas and the children are gon na resent the hell out of it . and do you want the little baby and hope -- do you want them to grow up plagued by the same sort of rumors that bridget and rick had to live with ? brooke : this is different . stephanie : no , it 's not . brooke : stephanie , ridge and i have a child . stephanie : yes , you do . and is that little boy supposed to grow up eventually and find out that he 's living in a home where the only reason his parents are together because of him ? that 's not healthy . brooke : oh , my god . that is not true . stephanie : you want the truth ? you want the truth ? okay . taylor and ridge are legally married . i believe that they will stay married . and the real truth is this . if he had known that she was alive , he would never have even looked at you . [ scene_break ] minister : may we proceed ? thomas : if we 're really gon na do this , you should at least have some flowers or something , right ? minister : well , we have a wide selection in the lobby , but if we stop again , i 'm gon na have to charge you for our extended service . thomas : i think we 'll stick with what we 've got . minister : you sure ? thomas : we 're sure . minister : very well , then . [ scene_break ] bridget : i think that manager looked mad . nick : well , maybe she does n't believe i have my own jet , huh ? bridget : i do n't think she did , either . look , if this is -- if this is about what i said about deacon -- nick : this is about us . we 're starting the rest of our lives together . and we 're gon na do it right . bridget : we ca n't keep putting it off , though . nick : it 's gon na happen . and when it happens , it 's gon na be perfect . [ bridget sighs ] bridget : i 'm so sorry . i 'm sorry . nick : for what ? bridget : you were so excited about this . i was , too . i really thought that we would get married -- nick : shh , shh , shh . well , let 's look at the positive side . maybe we 're lucky that other couple took so long . hmm ? now we can see a little clearer . bridget : baby , i will never regret marrying you . no matter how we do it . nick : i feel exactly the same way . but i do n't think this is the story we wan na tell our kids . let 's get out of here . bridget : okay . [ scene_break ] minister : dearly beloved , we are gathered here today before god and this witness , to join these two people in holy matrimony . are you ready to declare your consent ? what 's your name , young man ? thomas : thomas . minister : thomas . thomas , do you promise to take this woman -- gaby : gabriela . minister : gabriella . do you promise to take gabriela to be your wife ? to have and to hold from this day forward . for better or for worse . richer or poorer . in sickness and in health . to love and to cherish . forsaking all others . from now until death do you part ? son ? do you ? [ scene_break ] brooke : just stay out of this , stephanie . let ridge make this decision on his own . and whatever he decides , you tell him you respect it . stephanie : the way you did today ? brooke : i 'll leave right now . i 'll go home . as long as you go with me , and you promise me you 're gon na just leave this situation alone . stephanie : no . brooke : you just said you did n't want r.j. and hope to grow up the same was rick and bridget did . well , they do n't have to . they can grow up like ridge did . in a stable home , with loving parents who love them and nurture them as much as -- as they loved each other . stephanie : are you comparing yourself to me ? brooke : no . no , i 'm just asking you to help me give my children the same kind of life you gave yours . stephanie : i 'm not going to encourage ridge to stay with you . brooke : and would that really be so bad ? look , stephanie , you and i have a chance to come together here . to guide and to nurture the next generation of this family . ridge forrester jr. that 's your grandson . your flesh and blood . do n't you think he deserves to be raised by his father ? to grow up in his footsteps ? to learn from him ? now , if they 're separated now , that may never happen . stephanie : r.j. will have all of that , even if ridge does n't stay with you . brooke : no ! no . ridge is not going to do that to me . stephanie : i 'm through doing this dance with you . i 'm through . so , i 'm telling you right now . i will do what i have to do in order to get rid of you .	bridget remembers another wedding that she had in vegas . gabriella realizes that she is marrying the man that her mother told her she would find . stephanie feels that some of her grandchildren will be just fine growing up without their father . thomas pauses a little too long when a response is needed . brooke does n't care how she wins , as long as she does .
dante : wait a second ! hold on a second ! felicia , this wedding is not ruined . felicia : yes , it is ! she ruined it . bridget : felicia , i 'm sorry . there 's no reason for you to stop . felicia : oh , you want me to keep going ? no , you do n't . bridget : okay , i 'll leave . i 'll leave if you want me to . minister : maybe we should give you a minute . bridget : no , i 'll go . you finish . dante : bridget -- let 's all just calm down , okay ? bridget : felicia , listen to me . whatever you think is going on between us , it 's really not . dante is committed to you and your family . and i completely respect that . felicia : oh , you 're lying . i saw you . i know what you did . i ca n't do this . not today , not like this . dante : wait , wait , wait , wait . i 'll go . i 'll go . [ scene_break ] brooke : hi . nick : i was wondering when you 'd get here . brooke : nick , before we get into anything , i just want to tell you thank you . nick : for what ? brooke : for calling me and telling me that you 're still committed to our life together . nick : never go to bed angry , huh ? brooke : right . but we still went to bed alone , and i did n't like that either . nick : well , i think we have some decisions to make , do n't you ? brooke : i never thought ridge would kiss me at that fashion show . nick : well , you really did n't try to stop him . brooke : i 'm sorry . i was just thinking about the line and what was best for forrester . and all i should have been doing was thinking about you . you 've been so patient . nick : you know , that well has run dry , brooke . brooke : i know . i should have listened to you when you told me what would happen when i started working at forrester again and what ridge would try to do . and he did . nick : i do n't blame you for this . i do n't blame you for anything that 's happened . and i do n't love you any less . that 's not the case . but you know , this is supposed to be the easy part of the relationship starting now . no more conflicts . i do n't want any more of these dramas . brooke : i know . there wo n't be . nick : but you do n't know that , brooke . you do n't know that . the man violated you when you were on that medication , and he kissed you at that fashion show in front of the world . i feel like i 'm playing a game here . and that 's how i 'm gon na treat it , like a game . right now , there 's two strikes . just make sure there 's not a third . [ scene_break ] sally : did darla find the babysitter ? thorne : yeah , they took dino outside . christian : what just happened ? ridge : damiano just destroyed the best day of my sister 's life . filomena : aldo , you have to go and talk to him . [ aldo speaking italian ] [ scene_break ] stephanie : what is felicia talking about , bridget ? what did she see ? dante : wait , wait , wait , wait , wait . felicia : just leave me alone ! dante : just stop ! just stop . let 's talk about this , please , okay ? felicia : she ruined it for you , too , did n't she ? dante : no , no , no , no , no . look , this is my fault , all right ? bridget supports our marriage . felicia : if she 's so damn supportive , then why was she kissing you ? [ scene_break ] brooke : one more strike and this relationship is over ? is that what you 're saying ? nick : i 'm saying that a man has his limits . brooke : and i 've pushed you to yours ? nick : forrester has , not you . brooke : so this is n't an ultimatum ? nick : it 's a discussion , one i 've been trying to have for weeks . i worry about you . i want to protect you , because i have no idea what kind of stunt this guy is gon na pull next . brooke : i told you , i 'm not gon na let anything happen . nick : the closer we get to that wedding , the harder he is gon na try to stop it . brooke : he wo n't stop it . he wo n't stop it . nothing will . nick : i trust you . i want to believe you . but until we say the i do 's -- would you just be careful . brooke : yes . nick : okay . brooke : that 's why i have to go over to forrester today . nick : give me a gun ! brooke : no -- nick : no , no . give me a gun . brooke : no , i have to pick a few things up from that office . i can be sure that nobody will see me over there today . nick : huh ? brooke : because , everybody 's gon na be at felicia 's wedding . nick : well , they 'll be in the building . brooke : no , they 're gon na be in the showroom . and i can sneak in and sneak out . and only the security guards are gon na know that i was there . do you want to come with me ? nick : i do n't want . brooke : but you do n't mind if i go ? nick : i do mind . brooke : but you still love me . nick : not much anymore , no . brooke : i love you , too . [ scene_break ] stephanie : bridget , what did felicia see . tell me . bridget : i -- i need to go talk to her . stephanie : no you do n't . and you 're not going anywhere until i get some answers . eric : stephanie , wait , wait -- now nobody 's accusing you of anything . we just want to know what 's going on here . bridget : i 'm sorry , dad . i ca n't right now . i really need to talk to felicia . eric : leave them alone . now whatever 's going on with them , they will settle it between themselves . stephanie : eric , our daughter is hurting , and i have no intention of standing by and doing nothing . [ scene_break ] dante : you saw us kissing ? felicia : i saw bridget kiss you . dante : i 'm so sorry , felicia . felicia : it 's not your fault . dante : no , it is . i 'm as much to blame about this -- felicia : no , you 're vulnerable to her . i understand that . dante : i do n't think you do . felicia : i do n't understand how she could do this to me , though . i mean , i asked her point blank if she had a problem with this wedding , and she said no . dante : bridget did not attack me . she did n't corner me in that room . felicia : no , of course not . that 's not her style . she 's , `` no , no , no , no , no , `` until the last minute . lying to me , lying to herself . she wants to be the good girl , the nice girl . but she 's not . bridget : felicia , please , listen to me . do n't -- do n't turn this into something ugly . felicia : me ? this was supposed to be the most beautiful day of my life ! bridget : i know . and i never wanted to hurt you . felicia : oh , no . of course you did n't . not bridget the martyr . so what ? it 's just coincidence that after months of rejecting dante , all of a sudden , you ca n't live without him on the day he 's supposed to marry me ? ! bridget : i understand how it seems that way to you . felicia : yeah . you threw yourself at my fiancé the day of our wedding . stephanie : is this true ? is this what you did ? bridget : yes , stephanie , i did . i kissed him -- i was kissing him good - bye . i gave him up for felicia , just like i 've given up everything else . [ scene_break ] [ filomena speaking italian ] aldo : i know my darling . i know . [ aldo speaking italian ] eric : look , i 'm certain dante will be able to straighten this whole thing out . aldo : i 'm gon na talk to dante . eric : no , no , no , i do n't think that 's a very good idea . i think the more people that get involved , the more complicated it 's gon na get . [ filomena sighs ] [ aldo speaks italian ] brooke : eric , what 's going on ? i saw the minister leave the building . she said the wedding 's been canceled . [ filomena sobs ] eric : look , felicia became very , very upset with bridget in the middle of the ceremony , and then she just ran out . brooke : so where 's bridget now ? eric : she and dante followed felicia out of here . brooke : i almost hate to ask , but where 's stephanie ? eric : she 's taking care of felicia , i guess . brooke : well , i better go find bridget . eric : no , no , brooke , i do n't think that 's a very good idea . [ scene_break ] felicia : so you 're gon na blame me ? you jump my fiancé , but i 'm the bitch ? dante : look , nobody 's calling anybody a bitch . felicia : just wait . bridget : i know that you 're angry at me , and you have -- you have every right to be . felicia : damn right i do ! bridget : you ca n't blame me though for being confused . stephanie : confused ? that 's your excuse for turning her life upside down , you 're confused ? bridget : i 've had enough of you . my life was turned upside down . my life was ! your daughter told nick that she had his child . then she tells us that she 's dying , and she begs us to take him in as our own . and then oops , it 's not really nick 's child after all . that never stopped me from loving him ! i took him into my heart , and i treated him like he was my own son ! just like you asked me to , and just like you begged me to ! and then you come back , and you rip him away from me ! stephanie : wait a minute . you 're standing there and saying that we 'd all be better off if she -- bridget : oh , shut up ! obviously , her recovery was a blessing ! obviously , that child is blessed to have his mother ! but did you ever stop for one second to realize what that did to me ? ! i just lost my daughter ! felicia : great timing . but pardon me if i 'm having difficulty feeling sorry for you . bridget : i do n't want your sympathy . i do n't want anything from you . felicia : no , just my fiancé . bridget : felicia , did you ever talk to me before you accepted his proposal ? felicia : my god , bridget . you were the first person i called . you congratulated me . bridget : you 're right , i did . i 'm sorry , i should have been honest with you . i should have . but you know what ? if you had been honest with yourself , none of this would be happening . i know you that realize deep , deep down that he really wants to be with me . [ scene_break ] ridge : i know what this day meant to felicia . she 's waited her whole life for it . eric : well , if dante and felicia ca n't work this out , she 's gon na be devastated . and to make matters worse , your mother and brooke ran off to support their daughters . thorne : well , if felicia and bridget both want dante -- sally : then we 'd better hope there 's a bomb shelter available , because this situation between stephanie and brooke is about to implode . eric : and that 's not good . not for our family , not for our company . [ scene_break ] stephanie : bridget -- bridget , tell me something . if dante really wants to be with you , then why did he exchange vows with felicia ? felicia : were you lying ? dante : it was n't a lie . bridget : felicia , he really does care for you . felicia : do n't speak for him . bridget : we tried to stay away from each other to make you happy . stephanie : does she look happy ? bridget : like i said , we should have been honest . felicia : honest ? okay , yeah , let 's be honest ! the truth is , bridget , you would have no interest in dante right now if nick were available . bridget : this is n't about nick . felicia : you told dante that you were still hung up on nick . that 's why you rejected his proposal . bridget : proposal ? do you really want to go there ? let 's talk about it then . that ring on that finger , does it bother you that it belonged to me ? felicia : if you wanted it , you 'd be wearin ' it . stephanie : and you 're not , are you ? felicia is . and unlike you , she had the ability to make a commitment to dante . bridget : i did n't realize you commit yourself by taking your clothes off and posing for someone . felicia : that 's right . you 're an expert . two marriages , two divorces . dante : just stop , okay ? this is not getting us anywhere . stephanie : you 're absolutely right , dante . you and felicia need to talk this out . bridget , come on . let 's go , please . bridget : no . stephanie : no ? no ? ! have n't you caused enough chaos today ? you 're just like your mother . you think the whole world revolves around you . your sister 's going to marry dante , but no , you want him . and what you want , you think you 're going to get . and no one and nothing is going to stand in your way . is that right ? brooke : do n't you dare talk to my daughter that way ! stephanie : oh , god . brooke : i knew it . i knew it was only a matter of time before you showed your true colors . stephanie : oh , brooke , please . you do n't have any idea what 's going on here . brooke : i know you just insulted me and my daughter . stephanie : that 's what you 're concerned about ? well , i guess you 've proven me right . felicia : who knew selfishness was genetic . dante : stop , felicia . this situation is completely out - of - hand . stephanie : `` situation `` ? is that what you call it ? i thought it was your wedding day . brooke : what kind of great life are they gon na have together if dante is in love with bridget ? stephanie : oh , that 's rich , coming from you . bridget : all right , just stop it ! stop it ! this is not how i wanted any of this to happen . stephanie : well , too bad you did n't think that through before you started making out with him . dante : it was n't like that . stephanie : oh -- bridget : i told you , i was kissing him good - bye . i was ready to sacrifice my happiness for felicia 's sake . stephanie : bridget -- you know that i love you . but i am not going to let you do this to her . she 's gone through too much already . brooke : and bridget has n't ? felicia : she gave him up . she did n't want him . brooke : never mind the fact that dante flew around the world just to be with her . he proposed to bridget , and then he stuck by her during the worst year of her life . stephanie : which you 're responsible for . felicia : brooke , dante and i share a son together . he 's made a commitment to us as a family . so you ca n't have a change of heart , bridget . it 's not a game . you do n't get a do - over . you had your chance , and you blew it . so you know what ? he 's starting a life with me now . so be a freaking grownup and deal with it . [ scene_break ] sally : you know , you really ca n't call it a forrester wedding until one of them goes charging out of here in floods of tears . darla : sally , come on , that 's not funny . christian : felicia looked really upset . luigi : i still do n't understand what could have happened . i mean , he and felicia seemed to be so excited about getting married . aldo : i think that this is for the best . [ filomena speaking italian ] aldo : felicia , she is a wonderful woman . the mother of his kid . but listen to me , he is in love more with bridget . [ scene_break ] bridget : what is wrong with me ? how could i do this ? how could i do this to her ? it 's my own sister . it is her wedding day ! is this who i 've really become ? is this who i really , really am ? oh , i thought -- i really thought that i could let you go . i really wanted to let you go , let felicia have you , so you could raise your son together , and she could be happy . and then , i do n't know . you started saying your vows . god , they were so beautiful . it just broke my heart . and i realized that , as much as i do really want felicia to be happy , i wanted you to say those to me . i know i do n't have the right to have you , after everything that i 've put you through , and what this would do to felicia . but i do know that i can not -- i ca n't deny the way i feel about you anymore . i want you . i want to be able to make love to you and be your wife . help you raise your son , to start a life with you . i know you could see it , and i missed it . i could n't . i was so blind , so caught up in the wrong man . and i just thank god that i see it . you are the best thing that has ever happened to me , and i want to be with you . i am so completely in love with you . i love you .	dante tells everyone to settle down ; the wedding is not ruined . but , felicia declares that it is . she can not go on today and bolts from the room with dante in pursuit .
nick : she needs you , beth . beth : you said she 's better . nick : that 's right , i did . beth : ( scoffs ) there 's nothing i can do . nick : you 're katie 's mother . you can be there to help her face this . it 's your job . [ scene_break ] donna : what can i say ? i 'm -- i 'm a proud mom . brooke : marcus does seem like a very nice you man . donna : not that i can take any credit . katie : you still have n't told eric that marcus is your son ? donna : i know , okay ? i will . katie : i just think that if -- if eric is as impressed with him as you say he is , than it seems kind of risky to wait . i mean , something could go wrong . donna : nothing is going to go wrong . marcus is a perfect gentleman . it 's just a little more time , and all the forresters will be charmed . [ scene_break ] steffy : um ... marcus : oh , ho , ho , ho . ouch . denied on that one . steffy : but , marcus , i hardly know you . ( sighs ) marcus : but ... you want to know me . steffy : getting to know someone usually involves talking first . marcus : well , it 's all using your lips . steffy : well , why do n't you use yours and fill in some blanks for me ? i know you 're donna 's son . she gave you up for adoption . you grew up in texas , and now you work at forrester creations , and my family has no idea who you are . tell me something i do n't know , marcus walton . marcus : well , it was n't my idea to keep your granddad in the dark . steffy : ( laughs ) i could have guessed that . marcus : 'cause i 'm such an honest guy ? steffy : you 're nice enough . marcus : but you still have got questions . okay . steffy forrester , ask me anything . [ scene_break ] brooke : waiting could backfire on you , you know ? donna : i 'm not ready yet . katie : i just think that ... ( sighs ) you need to tell eric before he hears it from somebody else . donna : i know . i know . brooke : ( sighs ) donna : wait . you did n't tell ridge ? brooke : no , and that 's another issue . i mean , it 's one thing if you want to keep it from the man in your life , but ridge and i vowed to be completely honest with each other this time around . donna : well , i - i just thought you 'd want to know . brooke : i do . i do , and i 'm very happy . i 'm thrilled to meet marcus , and i 'd like to get to know him better . i just do n't think it 's gon na happen under these circumstances . katie : we just did n't want to see this wonderful surprise turn into a disaster . i mean , you and eric have a great marriage . it 's based on all the right things -- love and honesty and mutual respect . i do n't want to see that jeopardized . donna : thank you . thank you both for -- for worrying , and thank you for sharing this with me . and i do , i do want to share this with eric ... and dad ... and especially mom . i mean , she and storm were my confidants . i went to -- i went to them when i was pregnant . she took such good care of me at aunt bonnie 's . i mean , i had -- i had so many questions . i had -- i had so many fears . what would happen to my baby , and what -- what he could be like when he grew up . i think she 'd really want to see him , you know ? i - i think maybe we should fly her out here after i tell eric . katie : i 'm not sure she 'd come . i called her , and i told her that i 'd really like to see her , and it did n't sound like she wanted to come . donna : she -- she said `` no `` ? brooke : not exactly . katie : she did n't bother to give a direct answer . she said she was busy , and she hung up the phone . [ scene_break ] beth : if you are going to berate me , you can leave . nick : i 'm not berating you , and i 'm not leaving . beth : then at least , please , try to understand that what happened to my family is a shock . nick : is this how you want to deal with it ? i told you that her recovery will take a while . she 's a strong woman , beth -- all your daughters are . and brooke and donna -- they 've been there for her , but she wants her mother now . she needs you . [ scene_break ] steffy : so you 're an open book , huh ? marcus : anything you want to know . steffy : is that supposed to make me feel all shivery inside ? maybe i 'll get so flustered , i 'll forget you and your mom are lying to my granddad . marcus : you know , something tells me that you do n't forget about anything . steffy : nothing . so let me give you some advice . sneaking around this family never leads to anything good . lies always come out , and usually in the worst possible way . marcus : look , i do n't like lying to people . i just want get t to know my mom a little , i do n't need this drama thing . [ scene_break ] donna : our mother would not blow you off . you misunderstood . katie : she pretty much hung up on me , donna . i mean , i almost died . where has she been ? and did i wake up and -- and find her by my bedside ? no . i had to call her . i - i asked her to come visit , and she -- she said nothing . brooke : dad said mom was extremely upset over storm 's death . katie : do you think she blames me ? do you think that 's why she does n't want to see me ? brooke : no , of course not . katie : well , to me , that 's the only explanation that makes sense . brooke : no . there 's got to be another reason . donna : nobody could blame you for any of this . brooke : maybe mom does n't want us to have to console her after everything that we 've been through . donna : yeah , maybe she 's the one who feels guilty . i mean , dad was here . she was n't . uh , did you -- did you try to call her back ? if the line dropped , maybe she thought you hung up on her . katie : i 'm telling you , donna , she was cold . it was like -- it was like she was uncomfortable talking to me . brooke : i 'm sorry , sweetie . katie : i do n't understand , brooke . i do n't understand why she does n't want to see me . [ scene_break ] beth : look , you said yourself , the girls are there for one another . there 's no reason for me to go . i 'd just -- i 'd just be in the way . nick : you wo n't be in the way . beth : is n't she living with brooke ? nick : she 's living with bridget and me has been since the transplant . beth : you and bridget ? i thought -- were n't you and -- and brooke together ? nick : we were . not anymore . we 've moved on . we still care a great deal about each other , and we all care about katie . beth : you must care a great deal about her to come all this way . nick : i think it says a lot more about how much she cares about you . beth , if you 're uncomfortable about stephen being involved , i 'll make sure he stays out of it . beth : ( clears throat ) nick : if you 'd like to go somewhere alone with your daughters , i can arrange that . no matter what the problem is , it can be taken care of . your relationship with your daughters is what 's most important . come home with me . beth : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] steffy : i do n't want to mess things up with you and your mom . wow . marcus : what ? steffy : ( sighs ) donna is somebody 's mom . marcus : what , you do n't think she 's the type ? steffy : let 's just say this is gon na blow the family away . marcus : you mean , when donna and i tell them i 'm her son ? steffy : i 'm not sure i even want to be a fly on the wall for that conversation . marcus : oh , says the nosy girl i caught digging through my backpack . steffy : i thought you might be a spy . industrial espionage is hot . family drama is just family drama . marcus : exactly . a spy , huh ? steffy : do n't let it go to your head . marcus : i do n't know . i could be insulted . steffy : but you 're not . marcus : well , you know , they say l.a. 's the place to go where people reinvent themselves . maybe i found myself a new persona . steffy : what if i like the persona you have ? [ scene_break ] brooke : katie , we do n't know why mom has n't come home , but you 're not alone . we 're here for you . katie : i know . i know , and i am so grateful for that . donna : we would n't want to be anywhere else . katie : i 'm okay , really . i ... ( sighs ) i know i have support , and if mom ca n't give me hers right now , well , i ca n't help that . i - i mean , it might be very hard for her to come to terms with what storm did . it was for me , and he 's her son . brooke : no , i do n't think that was it . katie : but if it is , then it 's something that i 'll just have to deal with . it 's a lot to face . i know . maybe it 's too much for her to -- to see me right now or to comfort me ... but she 'll come around . she 'll come home . she has to . beth : this is my home . nick : this is where you live . you raised your family in l.a. , and that 's where your daughters are , and they want you to be a part of it . beth : i am not a part of it . nick : is it because you do n't want to be ? that 's the real question here . i 'm here because i believe in everybody involved , and that includes you . your daughters are amazing women , and they have handled every crisis with courage and strength , especially katie . ( sighs ) but she 's still your little girl ... and your little girl wants her mother . nick : all she 's asking is that you pay her a visit , that you show up and you put your arms around her . she wants to be held by her mother . beth : ( sighs ) nick : what do you say ? beth : all right . nick : good choice . beth : i will check my schedule , and i will book a flight as soon as possible . nick : that 's all right . i come with a jet , ready and fueled . beth : no , because i need to get ready . i - i -- there are arrangements i have to make and -- nick : beth , pack a bag . i 'll handle everything else . beth : ( sighs ) all right . nick : we 're ready . file the flight plan . we 're heading back to l.a . beth : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] [ upbeat , percussive ] marcus : look , we can joke , right , but i know this is putting you in a bind . steffy : it feels a little weird keeping a secret from my dad , especially when it 's not my secret . marcus : well , let 's just hope we wo n't have to keep it that much longer . steffy : i missed a lot of time with my mom when i was a kid . we tried to pick up right where we left off , but it did n't happen overnight . you just met your mom . it 's gon na take time to sort things out . marcus : ( laughs ) see , now -- now why ca n't the rest of your family be that understanding ? steffy : they are . marcus : steffy . steffy : they will be . when the truth comes out , they wo n't blame you . marcus : well , i do n't want them blaming donna either ... or you . ( speaking indistinctly ) marcus : listen , steffy , i really do appreciate everything you 're doing for me , but i do n't want to bring this down on you . steffy : i 'm not gon na blow this for you and your mom . when the time is right , my granddad will find out you 're donna 's son . [ scene_break ] beth : hmm . ( laughs ) nick : oh , you do n't have to buckle up yet . stephen 's on his way . you 're okay with him coming ? beth : fine -- oh , fine . nick : you guys are , uh -- beth : we 're -- we 're fine . nick : good . well , this is ready to go . just hit send . i think katie would like to hear that you 're coming from you . beth : oh , no . we 'll wait for stephen . he should tell her . nick : i really think it 's best coming from you . beth : sent . beth : ( scoffs ) dear god , what do i say ? [ scene_break ] brooke : ( sighs ) donna : what do you think could be going on with mom ? i -- brooke : i do n't know . donna : well , i certainly hope it 's not what katie said . brooke : i certainly hope not . ( phone rings ) donna : oh , god . we should get that . katie needs to sleep . brooke : yeah . hello ? beth : hello . brooke , it 's , uh , mom . brooke : mom , is that you ? oh , my gosh . how are you ? beth : uh , fine . i 'm -- i 'm fine . i - i was calling for ka - katie . brooke : oh , she 's gon na be so disappointed she missed you . she 's asleep already . beth : oh , well , do n't -- no -- wake her up , but just would you let her know that i 'm coming home ? brooke : ( laughs ) you 're coming home ? really ? well , that 's great . katie 's gon na be so excited . we all are . we miss you . beth : i 've -- i 've missed you , too . and -- well , i 'll be home first thing in the morning . brooke : oh , this is great . this is just super . this is gon na be wonderful for all of us . beth : well , well , good - bye , brooke . brooke : ( sighs ) ( laughs ) donna : she 's coming ? brooke : yeah , she 's coming . donna : ( laughs ) brooke : that 's what she said . she should be here tomorrow morning . donna : well , how -- how did she sound ? brooke : she sounded like mom . a little uneasy , though . donna : what could possibly be going on ? what -- what 's taken her this long to come home ? brooke : i do n't know , but we 're certainly going to find out . [ scene_break ] nick : how 's she doing ? beth : oh , i did n't speak to katie . it was brooke . nick : brooke ? why would brooke be in my house ? is everything okay ? beth : i guess . katie was sleeping . nick : sleeping . all right . good . good . beth : you really care about her . nick : yes , i do . ( sighs ) you have n't been in touch with your daughters much lately , have you ? beth : well , they 're very busy women . they have their own lives . nick : it just surprises me , the way they speak of you growing up -- you were all so close . beth : well , we -- we live so far apart now . nick : right . i guess it takes a little getting used to , right ? separate lives , how everything changes . beth : well , you have to get used to it . nick : does it scare you that things might be different ? beth : ( laughs ) things are different . nick : but they still love you , and they still need you the same as always and maybe more , and i believe ... that you need them , too . beth : ( sighs ) nick : you 're gon na see that when you walk through that door and those girls rush into your arms . you 'll know . you 'll know that all of the hope and heartache that a mother puts into raising their children . you know , beth , these women are amazing , and they have turned out to be more than you would ever want them to be , and all they really want right now ... is you . they just want to be with their mother . well , it 'll be a special time for all of you . i promise . beth : ( laughs )	without begging , nick states his case to beth , she needs to be back home with katie who needs her mother . no matter what obstacle she brings up , he has an answer and promises that he will fly her and the girls any place they want to go to be alone , and without stephen if he makes her uncomfortable . all katie wants is to be held by her mother and have a visit . beth finally agrees , but is reluctant again until he says he has a jet , all she needs it to pack one bag , he 'll take care of the rest . donna tells brooke and katie that soon eric and everyone else will know marcus and they will all be charmed . she is not ready yet to explain her son . but when ready , she wants to see her mother and have her meet her grandson . katie thinks that might be useless as she was cold to her on the phone and blew her off . marcus tries to kiss steffy and she lets him know they do n't know each other well enough for that . he says he is an open book , she can ask him anything .
brooke : oliver , are you listening to me ? you are so overthinking this . oliver : how do i not think about this ? brooke : do you really mean to accuse me of plotting of having forbidden sex with you ? i - i - i mean , what -- what would be my plan afterwards ? how would i be so sure that hope and my husband were n't gon na find out , and have my family destroyed in the process ? i mean , or do you think that i just did n't care ? oliver : i do n't know what to think . but i know that we still have n't told the whole truth about what happened that night . [ scene_break ] ( door opens ) ridge : your mom back yet ? hope : uh , no . dad , i 'm worried . ridge : what about ? hope : granddad logan . this is awful . i feel so bad for mom . what if he dies ? you know , what if she loses both of her parents ? ridge : sweetheart , it was n't that bad . hope : ( sighs ) being shot sounds pretty bad . is she at the hospital with him ? ridge : no , he 's not allowed visitors yet . he 's got a guard outside his door . hope : i still ca n't believe that stephanie shot him . ridge : you know , your granddad was n't exactly blameless in all this . he was the one that was arrested . hope : yeah , i know . i know . katie told me the whole messy story . ( sighs ) it 's always gon na be this way , is n't it ? it 's always gon na be you and mom caught in between her family and yours . ridge : hey , hey , hey . do n't take all this on yourself now . we always manage . hope : i just really hate that sometimes i 'm part of the problem . for what it 's worth , though , i think steffy and i are gon na be friends again . ridge : well , i 'm very glad to hear that . hope : yeah . [ scene_break ] marcus : hey , steff . steffy : oh , hey , thank you so much for coming at this hour . marcus : yeah , what 'd you need ? steffy : um , well , the setup 's already done , so whatever brio says . brio : you ca n't blame me , marcus . i got fogged in in san francisco . i could n't get back for the shoot this afternoon . marcus : ( chuckles ) that 's no problem . it 's okay . steffy : i wonder where oliver is . i left messages everywhere . brio : we 're all set , marcus . marcus : okay . ( music playing ) steffy : now do n't make me look like a fool . the bedroom line is on my shoulders now . marcus : and they are some very nice shoulders . ( camera shutter clicking ) brio : beautiful . beautiful . ( camera beeping ) brio : i love it . singer : if you show what you got then you get what you want stop bein ' a good girl when you show what you got then you get what you want stop bein ' a good girl if you show what you got then you get what you want stop bein ' a good girl when you show what you got then you get what you want stop bein ' a good girl brio : nice . let 's take five while i change the lens . steffy : okay . brio : can you pull out the gel and tell me what the light meter says ? marcus : here you go . steffy : oh , thank you . marcus : mm - hmm . hey , you know , this music is pretty hot . steffy : mm , yeah , it 's oliver 's . marcus : really ? steffy : well , it 's ours . he wrote it for hire . marcus : oh . steffy : so do i look fabulous ? marcus : ( chuckles ) steffy : ( laughs ) marcus : you know , when did you become so comfortable ? because i remember a time when you used to hate this . steffy : well , that 's because i did n't like the stuff they were putting me in before . but if you ask me to take my clothes off , i 'm fine . marcus : ( chuckles ) no wonder brooke picked you to carry on the tradition . steffy : mm , no , she got stuck with me . the bedroom line still has her name on it . where is our resident control freak anyway ? [ scene_break ] oliver : ( sighs ) brooke : i suppose all that 's public knowledge about deacon sharpe and me . oliver : i think that 's the only reason why hope said anything . brooke : yeah . oliver : she thought i 'd heard stuff . brooke : well , it 's still really difficult for me to talk about . but the resemblance of the situation with us , it 's just superficial . you and i are not having an affair . oliver : saying that i should n't have questions does n't make 'em go away , all right ? brooke : all right . ask them . oliver : you 've probably known your husband as long as i 've been alive , right ? you know how far around your arms go when you hold him , how , i do n't know , high your head comes to his chest . you know other things about him . basically , how could you not know i was n't him ? oh ... [ scene_break ] hope : so , i 'm -- i 'm sure you want to go to sleep now , so ... ridge : why ? so you can wait ten minutes and go out again and say i was n't awake to object ? hope : is it okay if i go over to forrester ? i know oliver had a - a late - night shoot . ridge : now ? were n't you just with him ? hope : not just with him . i mean , i - i left when katie called . look , i do n't want to be clingy or anything . i just want to make sure that his feelings have n't changed . ridge : oh , in the last two hours ? hope : ( chuckles ) do you think it was wrong of me to tell him all that personal stuff about mom and deacon ? ridge : sweetheart , sometimes ... sometimes getting close to somebody is about trusting them with your secrets . hope : i know . he just got so quiet . ridge : look , if he has anything to say about how you got your dna , maybe he 's not the guy for you . hello ? hope : oh , um , i just ca n't imagine it , dad . i would never say anything like this if mom were here , but i do n't understand how she could do something like that to bridget , or even how bridget forgave her . honestly , i do n't think i could . [ scene_break ] brio : you 'll have the digital copies in the morning . steffy : thank you . thank you so much , brio . what was that look for ? marcus : do n't ask if you do n't want to know . steffy : you 're bad . marcus : yeah , i used to be a boy scout , and where did that get me ? steffy : well , i thought you said you were over me . marcus : on and off . steffy : that 's what you said . marcus : yeah , well , you had more clothes on at the time . steffy : ( chuckles ) what happened to your girlfriend ? what 's her name ? marcus : she 's fine . steffy : she 's hot , i thought . marcus : yeah , she 's saving herself . steffy : oh , just like brooke 's little darling . marcus : hope ? steffy : mm . marcus : i do n't think so . [ scene_break ] brooke : ( sighs ) you were wearing a mask , and everything was in motion , everybody . we were dancing . there was lights , uh , with the fog machine . you were wearing the same black leather jacket . why would i think you would be anybody else but ridge ? oliver : your hands went under the jacket . brooke : yes . and my hands felt what i saw in my head . you know , i could ask you the same thing . i remember your hands . oliver : you were wearing the necklace i gave her . y - you said the words that she said she 'd one day say to me . i - i thought it was all a dream . i could n't believe it was happening , and i - i wanted to see your face . her face . i tried to take the mask off , but you would n't let me . why did you do that ? brooke : i - i - i do n't know . i ... ( sighs ) may -- maybe i did n't want anybody to see me . oliver : nobody was watching , and you did n't seem shy . brooke : well , i -- look , i - i do n't know . it all happened so fast . and , yes , maybe it was -- it was kind of a fantasy for me , but with my husband , and that is the truth . this was n't some kind of calculated move on my part . i am horrified by it . you have to believe that . [ scene_break ] ridge : let me tell you something about your mother . it 's the reason you and i both love her . it 's the reason also that the tabloids love her . she has no defense against her feelings . she feels it , and she says it . she feels it , and she does it . hope : that 's true . ridge : some of us can hardly know how to feel our feelings , never mind expressing them . i think brooke is so intuitive , she very often knows what we 're feeling before we do . hope : i think that 's true , too . ridge : she 's emotionally generous . she forgives easily . she probably trusts people she should n't . hope : like my father ? ridge : hey , he gave us you . hope : thank you . ridge : has knowing the story about deacon and your mom changed the way you feel about yourself ? hope : um , i think it 's made me more aware of how other people see me . ridge : has it changed the way you feel about your mother ? hope : no . you know , it was so long ago . ridge : exactly . home by midnight ? hope : you got it . [ kiss ] [ scene_break ] brooke : i do n't think you think so badly of me . i think that you would like to . if i were a monster , you could . and you could spend the rest of your life protecting hope from me . you could write me off . but i think that you believe me . oliver : this does n't help . brooke : no , and you 're having trouble knowing how and what to feel . look , i 'm gon na talk to you very frankly as a friend , because that 's what i am . oliver : all right . brooke : sex is not what anyone thinks , and it takes a while for people to understand that . they think it 's a feeling that they 're having in their body , but it 's not . it 's more like being in the silence that 's the center of everything . your mind and your body fill up . there 's no more wanting , because you have everything that you want . there 's only feeling . your feelings were real , but they were for somebody that was n't there . and so were mine . can you accept that ? oliver : maybe i can . i -- i 'll try . [ scene_break ] marcus : so is this everything ? steffy : what , do you want me to strip ? marcus : i do n't remember you being such a tease . steffy : ah , you 're the one to talk . you give me a little juicy tip about my friend , hope , and then just clam up . marcus : oh , your friend ? steffy : uh - uh . marcus : right . steffy : well , hope and i get along just fine . marcus : hm - hmm , and then as soon as she turns her back , you go for her boyfriend . steffy : oliver and i work together . marcus : ok . i 'm just telling you for your own good . you might as well just move on . the man has what he wants . steffy : wait , he and hope were having sex ? marcus : i 've said all i 'm gon na say . i know what i saw . steffy : what ? hope : hey , where 's oliver ? why are you taking your clothes off ? steffy : does n't everyone when no one 's around ? hope : oliver ? steffy : oh , it was for the bedroom shoot , okay ? he never showed . hope : really ? steffy : ( sighs } hope : that 's weird . i was just with him earlier . steffy : and what ? you wore him out ? [ scene_break ] oliver : okay . i believe you . it was a horrible , horrible mistake . but i still wonder if i 'll be able to feel honest with hope . brooke : this is n't one of those mistakes that you make that you wish you were never born . i mean , you 're a good person . we ca n't keep blaming each other or ourselves , and we ca n't expect anyone else to understand this , either . oliver : i know . brooke : sometimes wanting to be honest , no matter what the consequences , is selfish . i know you 're feeling guilty , and you want to unburden yourself , what really happened , the bare facts , is the truth . and would hope be willing to hear that truth ? you could lose her . so could i . and possibly my marriage . i mean , right now we could say that nobody 's been hurt , so can we just keep it that way ? oh , god . this has been a really hard night . oliver : i think you 're a good person , too . brooke : thanks . thanks for believing in me . [ scene_break ] hope : well , maybe oliver decided that it was kind of an unreasonable time to go to work , which it kind of is . steffy : yeah , i 've got to hand it to you . i really bought that miss innocent act . hope : ok , i 'll bite . what am i supposedly so innocent about ? steffy : the ways of love , but your mom is anything but . is that why you played it so very cool ? hope : played what very cool ? steffy : sleeping with ollie . hope : uh , okay , i do n't understand . what 's your angle here ? steffy : i do n't have one . you landed him fair and square . okay , i want details . is he as hot as he looks ? did you hear angel choirs and all that stuff ? hope : okay , if you 're trying to make me feel small or like a little kid or something , it 's not going to work . oliver and i are n't sleeping together . marcus : hey , hope . hope : oh , hey . and honestly , i do n't care who knows it . look , you may not understand it , but oliver does , and that 's all that matters to me . steffy : well , i 'm sorry . i do n't know how i jumped to the wrong conclusion . hope : look , i really want us to be friends , you know , more like sisters . steffy : you 're pushing it . hope : okay . steffy : yeah . hope : well , it 's just -- it 's kind of hard when i feel like you 're always trying to get something on me . you know ? so , stop ! ( chuckles ) please . okay , i 'll see you guys later . steffy : ah , that was embarrassing . marcus : well , serves you right . steffy : you said all these things that oliver and hope got it on . marcus : gee , why would hope deny it ? hm - hmm , because you 've got a big mouth , which you just proved . steffy : i think she 's lying . marcus : look , the point i was trying to make is that you quit throwing yourself at her boyfriend , okay ? look , they 're together , and they 're as serious as it gets . steffy : and you know this how ? and you know this how ? marcus : it was at her graduation party . i saw them walk in . i saw them dancing to pose . then both of them went outside together . when i turned the corner , yeah , i saw plenty . steffy : but how do you -- how do you know it was them ? everyone was in masks . marcus : no , look , steff , look , it had be to oliver and hope , okay ? she was wearing the matching necklace . [ scene_break ] brooke : the special necklaces for you and hope . what a sweet gesture . ( sighs ) how i wish you never thought of it . if the knowledge of what we did got into the wrong hands ... it ca n't . this has to be our secret , oliver . forever .	brooke tells oliver that he is so over - thinking this . he 's accusing her of having forbidden sex with him . she would not do this , just not care what would happen afterwards when the family found out . she admits it is still very hard for her to talk about the deacon situation . this is not the same . they are not having an affair . he reminds her how many years she has been making love to her husband the way he looks where she would fit into his arms . she should have known . she explains they were both wearing masks , the music , he was wearing the same jacket ridge had . it all happened so fast , but it was a fantasy she thought she was with her husband . it was not a calculated move on her part and he must believe that . ridge checks in with hope and wants to find out if her mother has come back . he tells her that her granddad was not exactly blameless in all of this . he did go there with a gun to shoot stephanie . he 's still in the hospital and no visitors yet . she wants to go over to forrester . she knows oliver had a late night shoot . she is worried that she revealed too much about brooke . and she does n't know how her mother could have done that to bridget or how bridget could ever have forgiven her .she knows she would n't . ridge explains to her why he loves her and why the tabloids love brooke . she has no defense against her feelings . she says things and does it ; she feels it and does it . she is emotionally generous . she forgives easily . she trusts people that she should n't . hope is happy that she and steffy are going to be friends again .
thomas : brooke and i did n't sleep together . stephanie : oh , would you please -- do n't let this maneuver that she 's pulled change your mi -- thomas : m - maneuver ? grandma , she 's put almost every dime she has into a foundation named after you . she 's trying to make amends for this -- this horrible thing she did , except , grandma , she did n't do anything . stephanie : oh , well , she 's done plenty , okay , things you have no knowledge of , things that people will never forgive her for or forget , all right ? come on , your father 's free . let 's just move on . [ scene_break ] brooke : i 'm gon na have to live with that , but you do n't have to , ridge . you can heal . you can heal yourself . you can heal your family . i want you to be there for thomas and for steffy and for taylor . ( sighs ) i do n't want to bring you any more pain , and i love you enough to know that i need to do what 's right , given what i 've done . reunite your family . marry taylor . taylor : ridge ? what are you doing here ? [ scene_break ] katie : brooke , hey . donna : why have you not been answering your phone ? brooke : ( sighs ) because i needed some time to myself . katie : listen , there is obviously something going on with you . we want you to talk to us . we 're not leaving until you do . [ scene_break ] stephanie : when you inherit my shares in this company , you will have the controlling interest . you 'll be the head of the company . you 'll be the head of the family . thomas : you make it sound like i accepted a bribe . stephanie : well , when i offered you the opportunity , you certainly grabbed at it . oh , come on , tom . this is your chance to make your mark on forrester . thomas : yeah , but do i deserve it if i lied to get it ? stephanie : oh , tom . steffy : hey , i heard you were here . um , guess what ? thomas : ( sighs ) seriously , not now , steffy . steffy : dad 's over at mom 's house . he pulled up when i was laving . stephanie : oh , well , then i think the two of you should get over there right away . steffy : no , i think we should give them their privacy . stephanie : really ? steffy : yeah . stephanie : sometimes these things need a helping hand . this might be one of those times . [ scene_break ] taylor : i was up at the office earlier , and i did n't see you there . ridge : i left early . taylor : oh . well , i was about to make something to eat . do you want anything ? ridge : no , thank you . are the kids here ? taylor : no . ridge : it 's so quiet when they 're not here . it was n't like that when we were together , was it ? i remember the noise ... taylor : ( laughs ) yeah . ridge : the cd players , the video games , the blaring tv . ( sighs ) the arguments . taylor : yes , the arguments . ridge : feet on the stairs . ridge : how was it for you , doc ? how is it for you being here with all the memories ? taylor : i love this house . i always have . after phoebe died , that -- that was pretty difficult , but , um , i think all i could feel was her absence for the longest time . ridge : when i 'm here , i - i feel her presence . taylor : yeah . i think ... i think i feel that , too . but , you know , with any change or -- or loss , it always takes a little time to adjust . ridge : you always seem to have the advice i need . taylor : so is that what you came over here for , some advice ? or is there something else you need ? [ scene_break ] katie : honey , we 're worried about you . donna : you really should n't be here all by yourself . brooke : hope will be home tonight . katie : yeah , well , hope is celebrating her boyfriend 's freedom from amber . sorry , donna . donna : ( chuckles ) yeah , see ? you 're not the only logan sister with problems . and you know what they say . if you ca n't solve them , share them . [ scene_break ] taylor : no , i understand . that 's fine . sure . we 'll just reschedule next week . no problem . all right , thank you . bye - bye . taylor : you still have n't answered my question . ridge : when was this picture taken ? taylor : i have no idea . what ? oh , years ago . ( chuckles ) ridge : what do you remember about it ? taylor : i think i was actually shocked that i was able to get everybody in the same room at the same time . we were all so busy . ridge : i must have missed hundreds of moments like that . taylor : well , ridge , you -- you had two families , you know ? you love them both , but you ca n't be everywhere at the same time . i 'm glad you 're here now . although , you still have n't told me why . ridge : i saw brooke earlier . she 's very serious about changing her life . taylor : that 's good for her , although it does n't change what has happened to our son and the pain that she 's caused him or you . ridge : she knows that . so do i. i only mention it because i feel like i have to do something to change my life , too . taylor : nothing as radical as what brooke 's doing , i hope . ridge : she 's giving up everything for a cause , doc . it 's a very understandable impulse , wanting to be a part of something much greater than yourself . taylor : you 're not thinking of starting your own foundation , are you ? ( chuckles ) ridge : no . i do n't feel i really have to do that , 'cause i 'm already part of something greater than myself . i just have n't been giving it the attention it deserves . [ scene_break ] stephanie : please do not let guilt get the better part of you . brooke 's foundation , your parents getting together -- i mean , this is all so positive . thomas : grandma , all those things -- it does n't make what i did right . stephanie : if you want your parents to be together , if you want this story to have a happy ending , then make it happen . thomas : ( sighs ) steffy : so you still do n't want to play matchmaker . thomas : no , i want my parents back together just as much as anybody . stephanie : well , good . go home . spend the evening with them . ( intercom buzzes ) thomas : i 'm sorry . i told the guys downstairs i 'm working late . stephanie : do something for me . thomas : hey , guys . steffy : well , i can try , but you know what ? thomas does have a point . dad 's still processing what brooke did ... stephanie : ( sighs ) steffy : and we ca n't just push him towards mom if he 's not ready . stephanie : you know , when it comes to business , your father is very decisive . when it comes to brooke , mnh - mnh . he needs a little motivation . steffy : motivation ? stephanie : yeah . steffy : she had sex with his son . how much more motivation does he need ? stephanie : take this . keep it . thomas : all right . i told the guys downstairs that i 'm leaving early . are you happy ? stephanie : i 'm very happy . go home . spend some time with your folks . [ scene_break ] katie : look , we know that something is going on . donna : something 's wrong , honey . i -- you 're not yourself . katie : you have n't been since you got back , since ridge rescued you . donna : and you 're acting a little bizarre , giving away almost everything that you own . katie : yeah , why did n't you mention that earlier ? brooke : you heard about the foundation ? katie : yeah . i - i ca n't believe you -- you did n't tell us about it . donna : why did n't you tell us about it ? katie : i mean , this is a huge decision . i ca n't believe you did n't discuss it with your family . brooke : well ... ( sighs ) there 's really nothing to discuss . it 's done . it 's -- it 's over . katie : ( sighs ) donna : what 's over ? katie : look , we just heard that you quit your job , too . uh , did you do something else ? brooke : i told ridge to make a life with taylor . i told him to marry her . donna : ( sighs ) katie : why on earth would you do something like that ? brooke : it had to be done . katie : ( scoffs ) donna : brooke , my god , look at you . you 're -- you 're like the walking dead . brooke : ( sighs ) it was a difficult conversation . katie : ( sighs ) donna : because you still love him and he still loves you , does n't he ? [ scene_break ] taylor : you 're talking about our family . ridge : yes . taylor : and this change you want to make somehow involves us ? ridge : i hope so . doc , i did n't think that brooke would ever cross the line with thomas . taylor : of course , you did n't . brooke is your wife . ridge : was my wife . steffy : good . you 're still here . ridge : hey , come on in . hey , thomas , where are you going ? thomas : to my room . ridge : no , you 're not . son , i 'd -- i 'd like you to stay . no matter what happened , we 're still a family . and we should be together . taylor : your father had just stopped by and- and was telling me that he wanted to make some changes in his life . steffy : what kind of changes ? you 're not going back to brooke , are you ? ridge : no . steffy , come here . i have n't always been as much a part of your lives as you 'd hoped i would be , and that 's hurt you . the decisions i 've made were n't always in your best interest , especially the ones involving brooke . ( sighs ) thomas , brooke ... confessed to everything -- how she gave you those berries took advantage . she 's accepted responsibility for what 's happened . i still ca n't believe it . but , uh , brooke has proven to be a danger to this family . and for that , i am extremely sorry . ( sighs ) but i did n't come here to -- to demonize brooke . i 'm here because ... this ... is where i need to be . [ scene_break ] katie : ( sighs ) i 'm sorry , but this does n't make any sense to me . donna : honey , you and ridge were fine . when you got back from the island , he 'd never been more in love with you . brooke : this -- this is n't even about my marriage . this is about me and the way i want to live my life , the kind of person i want to be . i was forced to take a very hard look at myself . katie : by whom ? uh , taylor ? stephanie ? brooke : no . no , this was all my decision , all of it -- forrester , the foundation , ridge and taylor . donna : ( scoffs ) look , if -- if ridge wanted to be with taylor , he 'd be with taylor . katie : yeah . brooke : yes , and he will be , and she 's going to make him very happy . she 's gon na bring him a lot of peace and a lot of serenity , and she 's gon na be a great example for hope . katie : whoa , whoa , you -- you 're talking about her like she 's some kind of saint . i mean , she 's not a saint . she 's not perfect . she makes mistakes just like the rest of us . i mean , look at what happened with whip and with rick . donna : ( scoffs ) katie : and -- and do n't even get me started on her daughter . steffy is continuously coming on to my husband , and -- and stephanie -- donna : do n't even get me started on stephanie , okay ? katie : ( sighs ) brooke : no , stephanie is n't the problem here . i am . katie : brooke , what is going on ? brooke : ( sighs ) i did something on that island ... ( sighs ) after i ate the berries , and it was -- it was horrible and so perverse . ( sighs ) i - i 'm sorry . i ca n't even tell you . i 'm so ashamed . katie : honey , we are your sisters . you can tell us anything . donna : please , brooke , please . i - i mean , we 're gon na find out . please . brooke : i slept with his son . ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] steffy : something major is happening right now . taylor : yeah , you 're right . so many good memories . ridge : you know what i remember most ? how happy we were , the five of us . our three beautiful children playing on this floor , doing their homework on this couch . and phoebe putting on her performances right here in this very room , a little shining star . taylor : i still miss her so much . ridge : we both do . taylor : your marriage to brooke is over . ridge : what she did with thomas was horrible , unforgiveable under any circumstance . we have to find our own way to move on here , doc , one that helps us heal , one that helps us and brings us together . our family has been fractured . we need to pick up the pieces and rebuild . this is our time . this ... is our beginning . i want to come home , doc , put our family back together . marry me .	stephanie argues to thomas that brooke has done plenty even if she did not sleep with thomas on the island . his dad is happy and has moved on so thomas needs to put all of that behind him . this is his time to put his mark on the company and the family . steffy stops by the office . thomas says he wants his parents back together as much as she does . stephanie continues that ridge and taylor both just need a little push and motivation . thomas and steffy should just go home and remind ridge of their happy little family . ridge shows up at taylor 's and she finds him in her hallway and wonders what he is doing there . he says he misses it when the kids are there with all the tv 's blaring , cd 's and video games going . he tells her that he just saw brooke and she is going through a radical period to change her life . he feels like he needs to do the same .
[ jazz music plays ] [ indistinct conversations ] katie : [ chuckles ] i was n't sure if you 'd be ready . i mean , after everything you 've been through , and ... i almost lost you before we ever had a chance to start . ridge : guess it 's just the beginning for us . how could i forget that ? katie : how could you ? [ both chuckle ] wyatt : i just -- i wanted to come by and tell you how happy i am for you . you know , this is a great moment for your family -- having ridge back . and i just -- i wish i could be a part of it . hope : [ sighs ] wyatt . wyatt : i know . i know . [ inhales deeply ] mom did a horrible thing , and i 've spent so much of my life apologizing for her . but having ridge back , seeing the -- the joy in your eyes again -- it feels like a huge burden 's been lifted . and i know you 're not ready right now , but someday , i hope i can be a part of your life again . [ door opens ] liam : wyatt . what a surprise . bill : guess who 's back ! quinn : did you bring me a souvenir ? maybe an `` i heart dubai `` mug or a keychain ? bill : wyatt ! quinn : oh , he 's not home . he 's probably with hope right now reuniting as we speak . bill : they broke up ? quinn : so much has happened since you ran off to play desert wedding . why do n't you sit down , get comfy , and i will catch you up ? donna : oh , there you guys are . you 'd better not be leaving yet . katie : no , no , but , you know , ridge does need to rest before everyone comes to see him . brooke : well , you can if you want to . ridge : what ? i 'm not going anywhere until the last lemon bar is eaten . pam : [ gasps ] donna : [ chuckles ] brooke : [ chuckling ] wow . i knew it . i knew when the rescue team wanted to give up that you were still out there and that you were going to come back to us ... and to katie . bill : hope chose liam ? quinn : crazy , right ? bill : it was time for her to stop stringing them both along . quinn : ah , well , she rushed her decision , based it on an overreaction about wyatt . he did n't have anything to do with ridge 's disappearance . bill : that 's why she dumped him ? quinn : poor thing was scared about ridge . she thought he was dead , and with everyone blaming me for ridge 's actions , it just did n't feel right to stay with wyatt . but now that ridge is alive , so are wyatt 's chances with hope . wyatt : liam , hey . liam : you were n't exactly invited , wyatt . hope : wyatt just wanted to tell me how happy he is about ridge . wyatt : i - i heard the great news , and i just had to come by . liam : oh , sure , sure . i understand that . 'cause cell phones are so hard to use . wyatt : i - i do n't want to be a problem here . just some things are better said in person . liam : you should n't be here . quinn : now that ridge has miraculously returned , hope is going to chill out . she -- she 'll forgive wyatt and , eventually , me . bill : it is unbelievable how clueless you are . quinn : the selfie did n't kill ridge . i 'm exonerated . bill : you still e - mailed the photo -- send to ridge to stop my wedding . we are on a beach in abu dhabi about to say our `` i dos , `` and that lunatic shows up out of nowhere because of you . those claws of yours stretched halfway around the world and ruined everything . but you know what ? our connection is stronger than ever , and now you have got nothing on me . quinn : okay . i admit it -- i should n't have sent the picture . not that it would n't have been nice to have something to blackmail you with for the rest of your life , but i do regret the fallout . you know , wyatt paying the price is just not right . bill : hope would have chosen liam regardless . quinn : [ scoffing ] please . bill : all you did was help nudge it along . quinn : no . no , i do n't believe that . what ? why ? because liam is all that 's good in this world ? he 's so warm and cuddly , he melts your heart , like with that flea - ridden kitten that he gave her ? bull . he 's boring . he 's sappy . there 's no way that hope would have chosen liam over wyatt . she just ca n't separate me from wyatt . she sees us as a package deal , but let me tell you this -- right now , wyatt is reconnecting with her at the party , charming her a little bit . i mean , if he does n't , then one of us has to go over there and smack some sense into her . bill : you 're out of your freaking mind . you think that i would have anything to do with you or any of your plans ? we are not a team . quinn : yes , yes , yes . i know . i know . you hate me . but we 're parents . our son needs us , so talk to brooke , work things out with hope , do whatever you can . we ca n't let our son pay for my mistake . hope : i do n't think wyatt came here today to cause any trouble . wyatt : no . knowing that ridge is back and safe with his family -- it 's kind of important to me after what my mother did . liam : oh , yeah . i 'm sure . none of this would have happened if it were n't for her , b wyatt , neither of you have a place here anymore . wyatt : i 'm happy for hope . i just wanted her to know that . this does n't have to be a big deal . liam : fine . call , text , e - mail . do you want to guess why he did n't ? wyatt : why do you got to do this ? we -- we 're brothers . we got to get along . liam : i would love it if we got along , but how you treat hope right now , what you understand your relationship with her to be is key to that , and you coming here , pulling her aside in secret , capitalizing on the emotions of the day -- wyatt : that is not what i 'm doing . liam : wyatt , i know how you work , okay ? i 've seen you do this time and time again , and i 'm not gon na stand for it this time . hope made a decision . why ca n't you respect that ? aly : dad , please tell me you 're staying longer this time . thorne : i 'm not sure , honey . there 's a lot happening at international right now . aly : but what about uncle ridge ? you think he 'll be going back to work anytime soon ? i mean , he 's not exactly recovered . maybe we 'll need you in the l.a. office until he 's back to normal . thorne : well , honey , there 's a lot of people counting on me in paris , too . unless you need me . aly : i 'll always need you . thorne : [ chuckles ] aly : just not how you 're thinking . i 'm actually doing very well . thorne : good , baby . aly : are you and taylor still ... ? thorne : we are . aly : cool . caroline : to think that i was this close to taking over couture . katie : ha - ha . ridge : i knew it . i ruined your plans , did n't i ? caroline : i will survive somehow , i guess . rick : quietly biding your time till he boards another helicopter . ridge : ahh ! katie : [ chuckles ] ridge : well , in all seriousness , i , uh -- i got to tell you you 're one of the only designers i would trust to fill my shoes . caroline : thank you . katie : not that he 's getting on a helicopter anytime soon . caroline : [ chuckles ] ridge : or ever . katie : yeah , that sounds even better , actually . ridge : hi . bill : try wrapping that twisted little head around not asking me to do anything ever . quinn : helping our son out -- that 's a problem ? bill : i have two sons , and they both want the same woman , and i am staying out of it , and you better do the same . and while you 're at it , stay out of my life . in fact , why do n't you just get the hell out of l.a . altogether ? quinn : i 'm not leaving wyatt . bill : wyatt does n't want you here . all you do is screw up his life . just leave him here with me . he will be much better off , and you -- just go somewhere , anywhere , as long as it is far , far away . quinn : yeah , look , i know you hate me , but i 'm not leaving my life behind over one little romp with you , so get over it . bill : i was over it when it was happening . you wanted to keep it going . quinn : did i have fleeting dreams about us ? ah , maybe , but you should take that as a compliment 'cause not too many men can keep up with me . but , see , i do n't care about that anymore . you 're with brooke . great ! she knows about us . no more secrets . but there 's no reason that we ca n't all get along and work together as parents . bill : putting wyatt and hope together ? quinn : i am sure that brooke would prefer wyatt -- bill : brooke would prefer if you fell out of a helicopter over the persian gulf . she wants nothing to do with you , and neither do i . so do yourself a favor -- leave before an angry mob with torches and pitchforks drives you out . pack . quinn : [ sighs ] [ door slams ] hope : [ exhales deeply ] liam : hey , do you think i was , um , out of line ? hope : [ sighs ] well , i did think that he should have left , but i do think that he was just genuinely happy to hear about ridge . liam : [ scoffs ] yeah , i 'm sure he 's happy . his mom 's off the hook . hope : no , she 's not . she 's still the cause of all this , and wyatt knows that . i was very clear with him when we were up in big bear . my future is with you . liam : well , i 'll be happy to remind him anytime he needs it . hope : oh , i 'm sure you will . liam : [ chuckles ] brooke : everybody , i would like to say a few words . i 'm just so happy that you , ridge , are back here ... under the watchful eye of your mother , of course ... [ light laughter ] brooke : ... and safe -- safe with the woman that you love . i knew you were out there . when that search team -- those `` experts `` -- said that you were n't there and that they were gon na give up hope , i knew you were there , and i believed you were alive and knew that you were gon na come back to me and to r.j. , to katie ... to all of us . i did n't want to see it before , but i do see it now -- the love that you two share , how much you mean to each other . [ sighs ] and i just knew that you had to come back here . you had to come home and be here ... for the person that you love ... katie . [ sighs ] cheers . [ chuckles ] thorne : cheers . aly : cheers . liam : cheers . eric : cheers . [ glasses clink ] wyatt : you 're still here ? quinn : i was just leaving you a note , but i 'll -- i 'll get out of your way . so ? wyatt : i saw her . quinn : and ? wyatt : told her how happy i was for her that ridge was back . and she was happy , m you know , all the -- the fear an -- and the stress that she was dealing with was gone . quinn : oh , honey , that is wonderful . wyatt : she still cares about me . she was even glad to see me . i could tell . quinn : of course she was . she overreacted . that 's all . she -- she ran to liam before she had a chance to process her feelings . wyatt : right . quinn : but now that ridge is alive , she 's gon na forgive you . wyatt : [ sighs ] quinn : did she say anything about our jobs , wyatt ? no ? wyatt : i said she was glad to see me . liam -- not so much . wyatt : i did n't want to create a scene crashing the party so i - i went around back , and i looked in through the terrace , and there she was . she was -- she was looking right at me . she came out , talked . i - i told her how excited i was for her . quinn : and then liam joined you and ruined the moment . wyatt : he kicked me out , basically . quinn : he ca n't do this . wyatt : mom , relax . quinn : no , he has got to be stopped . wyatt : not by you . quinn : you want to be with hope , do n't you ? wyatt : yes , i do . i - i want that more than anything . quinn : then i can help . wyatt : the last thing i want from you is to get involved . no , you stay away . your help is toxic . i do n't want anything from you ever again . katie : thank you , brooke . your support means a lot to me , to us -- all of your support , really . i know that we are , um , an unexpected couple , but we just knew , so we could n't fight it . and that 's why i knew that you were n't gone . i knew that it could n't be possible . and i was willing to search every inch of the persian gulf to find you . [ both chuckle ] donna : i believe that you would . katie : canoe , lifeboat , whatever it took . whatever it took to bring you home . this whole experience has made me realize that we have a life to life , and i ca n't wait to start it . [ chuckles ] okay . ridge : um , thank you for this . this is , uh -- it 's good ... katie : [ chuckles ] ridge : ... to see this kind of love in the room . it 's -- it 's , uh -- it 's overwhelming a little bit , and i 've -- i 've got some things to figure out in my head , and -- and , uh , it 's gon na take a little while , but it 's okay . it 's okay . i - i ca n't come back to work right away , dad . eric : take all the time you need . carter : we 'll hold down the fort . rick : i 'll be ready to spar ... whenever you 're ready . [ chuckling ] ridge : well , do n't -- do n't , uh , waste any -- any punches on any -- i , um ... i remember falling and the sound of the helicopter was deafening . and then it was dark and cold and quiet for what seemed like a very long time . and when i woke up , i opened my eyes , i did n't know where i was . but i knew i was n't home , and i could n't move and i could n't -- i could n't talk . and i was scared . and ... i tried to imagine faces of -- of people that i love -- you know , my friends and my family . it 's okay . and , um ... the people that make me who i am , and ... [ sighs ] and the more i tried , the more i just ... it -- it just washed away , you know , and the -- the more my memories got blurred . so after a while , i just stopped . well , what i 'm trying to say is , uh , i do n't know half you people in this room . [ laughter ] ridge : no , i do . i do . [ laughter ] ridge : and , um ... and i know i 'm home , because -- because of how my brother 's made me feel and because of how my dad made me feel ... and because of how this woman makes me feel . this incredible woman waited for me . and i - i 've got a son , r.j. , and i ca n't wait to tell him that not matter how cold and -- and dark an - and how quiet the world gets , it 's gon na be okay ... if you have someone else on the other side pull you through . i love you . and i can not wait to marry you . katie : [ chuckles ] ridge : [ sighs ]	hope hugs wyatt . he says he knows his mother did a horrible thing and he seems to spend his life apologizing for her . but now that ridge is okay , and he is glad he is , perhaps he can be part of hope 's life in some way in the future . liam comes out , so surprised to see wyatt not ! wyatt says he knows he could have phoned but some things are just better said in person . liam says he should not be here . wyatt says this does not have to be a big deal . they are brothers and they should get along . liam says he snuck in here like he has done in the past and he wo n't stand for that . hope made a decision and wyatt should respect that . brooke tells ridge that she knew when the rescue team was out there that he was going to come back to her .and katie . bill walks into wyatt 's house but finds quinn . she intimates that wyatt is back with hope now as they speak . now that ridge has returned , hope will chill out and she will return to wyatt . bill says her claws stretched out half way across the world and ruined everything . and now with the selfie she has nothing on him . he tells her they are not a team and she is crazy if she thinks he will work with her in helping wyatt get back with hope . he says he has two sons and he is staying out of it , so should she . in fact he wants her out of his life altogether , like leave town .anywhere as long as it is far away . quinn says she is not going anywhere over one little bump . okay there is no more secrets ; brooke knows , but there is no reason they ca n't all get along . he tells her again that neither he nor brooke want anything to do with her so do them a favor and just leave .
liam : so , what was it ? 'cause -- 'cause you said earlier that there was something i need to know about the immigration officer . ivy : uh ... liam : what he said to you ... ivy , what 's wrong ? [ scene_break ] ridge : you 've got to be kidding me . steffy : do n't i wish . ridge : liam married ivy ? steffy : and that is that . [ scene_break ] quinn : ooh ! that better be my husband . deacon : damn straight it better be . quinn : [ chuckles ] somebody 's happy to see me . deacon : baby , you look hot , but do n't get me wrong . i got to tell you , coming in and out of forrester any time i please -- that is a double turn - on . quinn : aww . well , i appreciate your enthusiasm , but , uh , you know , this is my workplace , so i do n't want to risk ridge walking in on anything inappropriate . deacon : yeah , i had a feeling you 'd say that . quinn : but i will make it up to you tonight . deacon : so , what you working on ? quinn : um , wedding rings ... deacon : yeah ? quinn : ... for ivy and liam . deacon : what , like props ? quinn : no . more like symbols of their lifelong commitment to each other . and warnings for any would - be interlopers . `` stay away . `` [ scene_break ] bill : am i really such a horrible role model ? katie : is that a rhetorical question ? bill : ah , ha , ha , ha , ha . katie : you are a wonderful father . and that does n't have anything to do with liam marrying ivy . bill : i have two grown sons , all right ? explain to me how they never come to their father , with his vast life experience , and ask my opinion before they make these stupid , boneheaded decisions . i mean , do they ever ask my opinion ? no . never . oh ! well , look who 's here . did you know your brother was marrying ivy ? wyatt : i do n't know . he does n't clear his life decisions with me . katie : well , [ sighs ] if she was gon na be deported , maybe it was n't a matter of intent . bill : okay , i need some answers . and liam 's phone is off or he 's ignoring me . so i 'm gon na go find him and get the answers that i 'm looking for . katie : no , i think you should just stay here . wyatt : come on , dad . bill : what , i ca n't go find my son , have a conversation with him ? katie : you mean bully him out of marriage ? bill : exactly . i mean , this is crazy . liam 's married ? ! to ivy ? ! i mean , what was he drinking ? wyatt : look , i do n't know what you 're so surprised about . this is up liam 's alley . he rescues women and small furry creatures . it 's his natural instinct . with a little bit of help from my mom . katie : are you serious ? bill : oh , come on ! what does crackpot quinn have to do with this ? [ scene_break ] deacon : wa - wait a second . you lost me here . start -- start over again . now , why are you making wedding bands for liam and ivy ? quinn : because i am a kind and thoughtful person . deacon : yeah , okay , all right , but what else ? i mean , i thought this was a marriage of necessity -- you know , either they get hitched or ivy gets booted out of the country . quinn : it does n't mean it 's meaningless . i mean , they were n't strangers forced into this situation . they were a couple before all this happened . you know , there was genuine stuff going on there . deacon : so , you 're saying , then , this is a real a marriage . quinn : i 'm saying what it starts out as is n't necessarily how it will end up . deacon : well , then my next question would be why do you care ? [ scene_break ] steffy : we were right there . you know , i could reach out and touch it . it 's the first time i felt it since i left for paris . ridge : i 'm sorry . steffy : no , dad . it 's -- it 's -- it 's fine . i 'm sorry . i 'm -- i 'm shocked , but ... it 's done . ridge : it 's done ? that 's it ? steffy : yeah , no . that 's it . that 's it . liam and ivy are married , so , you know . ridge : to be fair , he got married for a reason . steffy : yeah , but i do n't care . they 're still married . and i 'm not gon na be the chick on the side waiting for him to sneak away from his wife . ridge : no . you deserve better . i 'm gon na make sure that liam knows that , too . [ scene_break ] liam : ivy , what is it ? tell me what happened . [ ivy 's flashback ] quinn : you 're mrs. liam spencer . you have everything you 've ever wanted . just keep quiet . do n't screw it up . [ present time ] liam : ivy ! okay . you 're starting to freak me out now . what happened ? did the immigration guy threaten you again , because he ca n't do that . you know that , right ? we 're married . ivy : no , that -- that -- that 's just it , liam . we should n't be married . [ scene_break ] katie : what did your mother have to do with liam marrying ivy ? bill : where does looney toon fit in ? wyatt : how does she fit in to any of this ? of course , if you ask her , she 'd say she 's doing it for ivy , her new best friend . bill : quinn looks out for quinn . katie : and wyatt . wyatt : it 's more of the same . she 's helping things along so that i can be happy . bill : [ chuckles ] this is about steffy . she wants you two together . [ scene_break ] quinn : so , i gave ivy some much needed guidance and a little shove in the right direction . but not in a body of water this time . deacon : you shoved liam and ivy into marriage ? quinn : ah , it was more like a gentle push , now that you think about it . deacon : okay , you know , this does n't even make any sense . why would you put yourself in the middle ? you do n't even like those two . quinn : that 's not necessarily true . i mean , i do n't like liam , but i 'm warming up to ivy . she 's ... earnest , and it 's touching . deacon : who do you think you 're talking to here ? some guy off the street ? woman , i know you , okay ? i know there 's an angle here , and i know you 're working it . quinn : okay , fine . i do n't care about ivy and liam as far as them being a couple is concerned . deacon : mm . quinn : except how it affects my son . and with liam committed to ivy , there 's no room in his life for steffy . deacon : which leaves her free for wyatt . quinn : he 's taken some interest lately . deacon : oh . quinn : it 's all about design . [ scene_break ] steffy : when liam first said it -- that he married ivy -- i - i thought he was kidding . and , hey , who knew ? the joke was on me . ridge : well , he married her so she would n't get deported . steffy : yeah , and that 's what 's so infuriating . they 're gon na have to stay together for years . [ sighs ] you know , i wo n't put my life on hold to share him with yet another woman ... especially another wife . [ scene_break ] liam : okay , what does -- what does that mean ? what do you mean by that -- `` we should n't be married `` ? ivy : i do n't know . it just -- it does n't feel right . liam : well , yeah . i - i mean , awkward is to be expected , is n't it ? we -- we did n't exactly plan this . ivy : liam , if it was n't for me and my immigration issues , we would n't even be in this mess . you 'd be free . liam : to pursue my feelings for steffy . that 's what you mean by that . i - i 'm not gon na deny that i was probably lying to myself for a really long time about that . and being around her again , yeah , they 're still there . but you 're here , too . and i care very deeply for you . and i am not gon na stand by while you get kicked out of the life that you 've created for yourself here , ivy . you belong in l.a. with your family and your career . ivy : liam , you can be with her . you can be with steffy . i 'll just -- i 'll talk to carter . i 'll get him to draw up annulment papers . liam : annulment ? an annulment is not a solution . ivy : i do n't want to trap you in this relationship . it 's not fair . liam : is it an ideal situation ? no . but you of all people -- being married to you , ivy -- that 's not the worst thing . ivy : liam , you 're in love with steffy . liam : i am your husband , ivy . that 's a done deal . you asked me if we could try to make this relationship work , this marriage work , and i said yes . now , maybe knowing how i feel for steffy , you 're not up for that anymore . is that what you 're saying ? are you trying to tell me that you want out ? [ scene_break ] katie : so , lord and master over all of us ... bill : what ? katie : i 'm sorry that liam and ivy 's marriage does n't suit your purposes . bill : liam belongs with steffy . so , no , not even close . katie : well , there may be competition on that front . we all know how determined wyatt can be . bill : bad idea . katie : wyatt and steffy ? why ? bill : because wyatt is going to get his heart stomped on again . liam is not gon na be with ivy a moment longer than he has to be . and the second he 's free , he 's gon na make a beeline for steffy . katie : maybe . but he 's gon na be out of the running , at least for the time being . i mean , he and ivy are gon na have to make it look real . so maybe you 're right . maybe they 're not for the long haul , but there may come a time when liam is available and steffy is not . [ scene_break ] steffy : i love liam . but i ca n't be second place again . i 've been there with hope , and i 'm not doing it with ivy . ridge : i 'm glad to hear that , because i was there for some of that , on the sidelines , watching you not being valued . steffy : i know , and i 'm still learning , okay ? i - i 'm -- i 'm starting to figure out what i want and what i need , and what i realize is that ... can i just get a normal guy ? like , someone who 's committed and wonderful ? i 'm not asking for a lot . it 's like , god ... ridge : hey . come here . steffy : dad . thank you . [ knock on door ] wyatt : this a bad time , 'cause i can -- i can always come back . ridge : no . no . i got to go take care of something . steffy : dad . do n't . ridge : okay . wyatt : okay , before you say anything , full disclosure and all ... i kind of heard a little bit of what you guys were saying . steffy : oh . oh , really ? wyatt : mm - hmm . steffy : how much ? wyatt : that you were in the market for a wonderful , committed guy , and here i am , right on cue . [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] quinn : steffy is perfect for wyatt . deacon : well , let 's face it , i mean , the kid could do worse , right ? i mean , she is smokin ' hot . she 's filthy rich , got earning potential for miles . did i mention she was hot ? quinn : do n't get carried away . deacon : just making an observation . you know she ca n't hold a candle to you . quinn : mm - hmm . deacon : baby , i mean it . quinn : you know , it 's the craziest thing . for once , i feel really good about the man in my life . well , who am i kidding ? for once , i - i have a man in my life . so ... i 'm gon na let you in on a little secret , but you have to promise me you 're not gon na tell anyone . deacon : oh , who am i gon na tell , my legions of friends ? quinn : good point . there was a bureaucratic snafu . ivy 's papers were in order after all . deacon : well , then she has citizenship . quinn : yeah . australian and american . deacon : so , she ca n't be deported . quinn : the whole reason liam married ivy is null and void . [ scene_break ] ivy : liam , i am eternally grateful to you . you saved me . you saved everything i care about . you married me so that i would n't get deported . [ sighs ] it 's the most selfless act i 've ever seen from anyone . i will never be able to thank you enough , and i just -- i just -- i love you so much . but it 's not easy . knowing that you have feelings for steffy -- i mean , it hurts . it 's painful . liam : oh , i 'm so sorry . ivy : no . you do n't have to be . you ca n't help your feelings just like i ca n't help mine . but the fact that you 're willing to give this marriage a shot -- it just means so much to me . maybe that 's enough . [ scene_break ] steffy : you do n't strike me as a man who particularly likes commitment . wyatt : [ chuckles ] why ? because of all this rakish charm ? hmm ? do n't let it fool you . i am a firm believer in monogamy . steffy : oh , really ? wyatt : mm - hmm . steffy : how refreshing . wyatt : that 's exactly what you 're looking for , right ? steffy : and what am i looking for , hmm ? wyatt : mm . spend some time with me and you 'll find out . steffy : i do n't know if i want to start dating . wyatt : i get that . that 's why i have n't asked you out yet . but i will . and when i do , you 'll say yes . and then we 'll be off . steffy : i like your confidence . wyatt : unless you go running back to my brother . steffy : no . no . that 's not happening . wyatt : good . then we 'll be okay . [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] ivy : hey , quinn . quinn : hey , ivy . just checking in . making sure you have n't made any big mistakes . ivy ? you have n't told liam that you ca n't be deported , have you ? ivy : well , no , i have n't yet , but i was about to . quinn : you ca n't do that ! ivy : quinn , i ca n't deceive him . i ca n't . everything about it just feels wrong . quinn : you love him , right ? ivy : yeah , i think that 's pretty obvious . quinn : and you want to spend the rest of your life with him . well , you can still have that . ivy : he was good enough and sweet enough to marry me to keep me in this country . none of that is necessary anymore . quinn : so , what are you gon na do ? you 're gon na gift wrap liam and hand him over to steffy ? no ! come on . be -- be the wife that he needs . sooner or later , you 're gon na be a real - life married couple . you 're gon na be -- you 're gon na be planning your future and -- and building a family . that 's what you really want , right ? ivy : yeah . quinn : then hold on to this opportunity . do n't push him away . remember -- liam married you because he loves you . liam love you , ivy . [ beeps ] singer : woke up this morning realized you 're gone not sure how it happened or if it 's real living with you was a dream come true it 's hard to believe that now we 're done i 'm hiding my feelings fooling myself i never been so confused not a day goes by that i do n't think about you remember the good and remember the bad and i 'd do anything not to live without you the harder i try , the sadder i am so , i 'll just let time fly i 'll just let time fly i 'll just let time fly i 'll just let time fly fly - y fly - y	ridge sits down with steffy and she tells him that liam married ivy and that is that . deacon sneaks up on quinn and plants a kiss on her neck . she jokes that better be her husband and he says damn straight . and now that he can come and go at fc any time he pleases it is even more of a turn on . she says it is her work place though and she does n't want to risk ridge coming in and finding them doing something inappropriate but she will make it up to him tonight . deacon opines that he thought this was a marriage of necessity . quinn says there was real stuff going on there so this is a genuine marriage . he wonders why she cares . steffy says she is sorry . she is shocked but she is done . she and liam are over . she is not going to be the chick on the side waiting for him to sneak away from his wife . liam tries to get ivy to tell him whatever she is keeping from him . she keeps freaking him out and he wonders if immigration is threatening her again . they ca n't . they are married . she keeps hearing quinn 's words but says that is just it , they should not be married . katie asks wyatt what does quinn have to do with this . bill says yes , what does loony tunes have to do with it . he guesses it will get steffy out of the way so wyatt and steffy can get together . quinn says she does not exactly like liam but she is warming up to ivy and she 's a good person . and with liam committed to ivy there is no place in his life with steffy , leaving her for wyatt . steffy says the joke is on her . immigration will make sure that ivy and liam are together for years and she will not wait for him . she gets him to keep his silence when wyatt walks in . he says he overheard that she is in the market for a fun , uncommitted guy and here he is right on cue .
[ steffy 's flashback ] wyatt : [ laughing ] we did it ! steffy : we 're -- we 're married ! [ sighs ] [ present time ] caroline : hello ? [ chuckles ] steffy : hi . oh , my god . let me help you . caroline : oh . steffy : oh ! caroline : i will take the help . thank you . steffy : i got this . caroline : wow . not even my husband gets that caught up in work . steffy : heh , yeah . wish i was thinking about work . caroline : uh - oh . what 's going on ? steffy : oh , nothing . um , actually , uh , i 'm gon na head over to , uh , spencer to see wyatt . caroline : please . i love this little nugget , but i really need , like , grown - up time and grown - up talk . unless it 's , like , family stuff , like , your dad , then ... steffy : oh , no . my family , i can handle . yours is a different story . [ scene_break ] bill : we 're all spencers here . wyatt : yeah , you do n't have to tell us what that means , liam . bill : or did n't i make that clear at the last family meeting ? loyalty . commitment . i 'm counting on you to respect your brother 's marriage and put your family first . liam : yeah , i -- you do n't have to remind me of that . bill : good . liam : good . okay . i was actually talking about the company . [ clears throat ] the spencer name carries with it a lot of power , yes ? okay , what are we doing with it ? i think it 's time we re - evaluate our position . i think it 's time we ask ourselves , `` what is our role ? `` [ scene_break ] ridge : hey . no meetings today ? thomas : no . no , i needed a swim . i sent you a text . ridge : yeah , i got it . that 's why i 'm here . you want to discuss something . thomas : yeah . ridge : and we could n't do that at the office ? thomas : no , it 's better we do it here . it 's about douglas . ridge : douglas is fine . no need to worry about him . thomas : wait , would you -- would you at least hear me out for a second ? i just did a mile in the pool trying to sort this whole thing out . ridge : sort what out ? thomas : the situation with douglas . ridge : it is sorted . thomas : but i -- and , sure , i 'm trying to accept that -- ridge : and i 'm very proud of you . we 're all living here together . we 're making it work . what am i missing ? thomas : i ca n't do this anymore . [ scene_break ] steffy : ohh , are n't you a little troublemaker ? caroline : [ laughs ] no . he 's a perfect little angel . so , what 's going on ? is my uncle making you regret becoming a spencer already ? steffy : no , bill 's actually been really supportive . i mean , for bill . caroline : you mentioned my family . steffy : yeah , you know what , i do n't -- i do n't think we should be really talking about it . caroline : oh , well now you have to . come on . out with it . how 's it really going with wyatt and liam ? [ scene_break ] liam : spencer publications has a reputation for success . that 's great . but i think we could play a bigger role . wyatt : [ laughs ] bigger than what ? we already are one of the biggest names out there . liam : well , maybe we need a bigger stage . bill : i appreciate your enthusiasm , liam . but as i have continually explained to your brother , i 'm all for expansion , obviously , but you have to understand that there is risk associated with it , and it is expensive . wyatt : yeah , but not if we do our research . come on , dad . [ scoffs ] even liam knows we have to -- to expand , right ? we need to diversify our revenue system -- liam : actually -- actually , i was thinking we could use spencer 's power and resources to make a difference in the world . [ scene_break ] thomas : i understand the situation , dad . you do n't have to keep explaining it to me . and i 'm telling you , i ca n't keep lying about this . and i do n't think that you can , either . ridge : i am focused on raising my son . thomas : no , no . my son . ridge : paternity 's not the question here , thomas . it ca n't be . thomas : bill , katie , brooke , they -- they already know the truth . ridge : and they agreed to keep quiet about it . thomas : somebody will eventually slip up . if not , bill will use it as leverage against our family . ridge : no . thomas : we ca n't keep hiding it , okay ? we can -- we can control how this comes out , and if we do n't , it will be a scandal . and just like you , i do n't want to see caroline or douglas dragged through that . ridge : why are we having this conversation ? we 're saying the same thing . it 's the right thing to do . thomas : i do n't think this is the right thing to do . ridge : thomas ! [ sighs ] i know this is complicated . it 's very difficult . but we have an agreement . thomas : no , dad . we do n't . [ scene_break ] caroline : [ sighs ] so , where were we ? steffy : you think that you have everything planned out , your whole life figured out , and then just -- wham ! caroline : yeah . wham . steffy : yeah . i get blindsided . caroline : [ sighs ] i hear you . it 's stressful . steffy : and i know i could have this incredible future with wyatt . that has n't changed . he 's a wonderful husband . caroline : but liam is , too . steffy : i hope he knows that . how much i appreciate him . everything we meant to each other . caroline : well , it 's time for him to move on , and i think he 's ready to do that . oh , maybe there 's more to it ? steffy : oh , come on . there 's always more to it when it comes to spencers and forresters , is n't there ? caroline : [ groans ] yes . we are a , uh ... a complicated bunch . steffy : yeah , yeah . caroline : [ laughs ] steffy : i think spencers are worse . caroline : i do n't know about all that , now . [ chuckles ] steffy : yeah , you know what , i think you have some stories . living in a house with all those forrester men . caroline : oh , girl . you think you have a lot of testosterone to deal with ... it -- phew . steffy : [ laughs ] [ scene_break ] liam : we are staring at the horizon of a new era . spencer 's doing better than it ever has , right ? wyatt : profits are good , projections are up . bill : future could n't be more solid . wyatt : yeah , and that does n't mean that we should sit back and relax . that means we should take that success and grow and expand more . liam : yeah . eh . or we could actually create a meaningful change in the world . just hear me out . i - i would like to take a significant percentage of all future profits and gift them to our foundation . wyatt : wait a minute . i did n't even know we had a foundation . liam : fine , then we 'll have to start one . wyatt : [ scoffs ] bill : liam , spencer publications is n't a charity . i worked for everything i have , and do n't believe in handouts . liam : it 's not a handout , dad . when you donate a portion of your profits , it means , `` a , `` significant tax benefits , and , `` b `` -- you know this -- a huge p.r . boost . wyatt : [ chuckles ] bill : i did n't create this empire , turn it into what it is today so we could flush our profits down the toilet . liam : okay , it 's not -- okay , if we -- if we give grants to organizations , legitimate organizations , that tackle some of the biggest issues we 're facing today , do you know what that is ? that is spencer publications showing global leadership . wyatt : we already do that every day . liam : no , we do n't . no , we do n't . there 's a difference between leadership and dominance . bill : one , i like dominance . dominance is good . two , it 's not our job to save the world . liam : okay . what if we could , though ? or at least try ? dad . dad , you could make a real impact here . you -- you could leave behind a legacy far greater than anything you 've thus far imagined . wyatt : yeah , as long as we forget that we 're in the business of making money . i mean ... liam : yes , wyatt . and there 's a right way to do that -- by giving back and being conscious of what you 're putting out there . look , a lot of what we do has value . i 'm not denying that . but there are exceptions . i mean , we have -- we have magazines that do nothing but gossip and hearsay and shock value . it 's clickbait . it 's -- it 's not real journalism . there 's no integrity . wyatt : what are you talking about , journalism and integrity ? that 's -- not everybody is looking for that . liam : it 's trash , wyatt . it 's bad for our reputation , and we should phase it out . wyatt : yeah , well , that trash has gotten us a lot of advertising , liam . and i have n't been here long enough , but i have learned enough that if you get rid of those platforms , it will affect our profit margins negatively . and i think that 's the last thing we need to be doing right now . [ scene_break ] caroline : what happened to liam is terrible . i mean , and no one expects for him to totally be over it yet -- steffy : he did n't even know who he was . caroline : i know . steffy : quinn kept him isolated that entire time . i mean , it was her sending me those horrible text messages . i thought liam never wanted to see me again . caroline : and you were devastated . steffy : yeah . i mean , wyatt was there . he was understanding and supportive . quinn manipulated all of us . but my feelings for wyatt are real . well , they 're both incredible guys . i mean , they 're so different , but ... they 're really great in their own ways . caroline : they both think you 're pretty awesome , too . or should i have not said that ? steffy : no . no , no , no . no , it -- it -- no , it feels good being open and honest about everything . i mean , keeping secrets does n't solve anything . [ scene_break ] ridge : whatever your concerns are , we can discuss them . thomas : douglas is my son . he needs to know that . he needs to know who he is . ridge : what are you afraid of , thomas ? are you afraid he 's going to resent you ? i was n't raised by my biological dad . and by the time i found out about massimo , i did n't resent him . i almost wanted to thank him for giving me a life that i would have never had otherwise . that 's how it 's gon na be with us . the same . thomas : except it 's not the same . granddad and massimo did n't know about you . i do . i know about douglas . and every day , i have to live with the fact that my father took my son from me . ridge : a son that was born the night that never should have happened . thomas : stop . just stop it . it was a misunderstanding was what that -- ridge : a misunderstanding ? a misunderstanding ? that 's how you justify what you did to that girl , a misunderstanding ? thomas : it was n't a betrayal . i was n't getting back at you for anything . caroline needed me . you had broken her heart , and i was there when she needed it most . you can not use that night to take my son from me . ridge : douglas is exactly where he needs to be . thomas : no , he needs his father . his real father . ridge : thomas , shhh . we 're family . we talked about this . we 're gon na live in peace and harmony , and no one 's gon na rock the boat . so take some time , go for another swim if you want , and then get back to the plan . thomas : no . no , i get it . you do n't like hearing that . nobody talks back to the great and powerful ridge forrester . but i have to . he 's my son . my son . [ scene_break ] liam : why are you fighting this ? you 're the salesman ! wyatt : [ chuckles ] liam : we ca n't buy the kind of publicity , the kind of buzz we would get from this . wyatt : yeah , it sounds good in theory . you know , do the responsible thing , be the -- the good guys and save the world . but that 's just -- that 's not how business works , liam . liam : okay , see , that is the mind - set we have to change . bill : we do n't need to change anything , liam , except maybe your tie . we 're on top of our game right now . we had one of the best quarters we 've ever had , and i 'm not going to do anything to kill that . liam : i do n't think it would , dad . wyatt : [ scoffs ] okay . let 's just say we do what you 're suggesting here . hey , why do n't we give away half our profits ? what about that ? and dump all of our lucrative platforms and all the people who work for them ? now , who does that help ? except for the competition , 'cause you know they 're gon na pick up right where we left off . steffy : alison told me to come in . liam : good timing . i could use somebody on my side . steffy : am i interrupting something ? bill : oh , we 're just having a little sharing session regarding spencer 's future . wyatt : liam wants to take the company in a new direction . steffy : really ? liam : yeah , and my dad and wyatt think i 'm naive . bill : nobody said that . liam : oh , really ? [ imitating wyatt ] `` let 's say we actually do everything you 're suggesting . `` steffy : what are you suggesting ? wyatt : he wants to gift our profits to charity , and stop selling gossip because he thinks there 's no redeeming value in it . bill : regardless of how profitable it is . liam : guys , i ran the numbers . it 's not gon na set us back as much as you think . and do n't forget , there 's an upside here that ca n't be measured in dollars . bill : all right , liam , i have listened to you and your brother debate your individual perspectives . now here 's the deal . in business , the bottom line is , say it with me , people . liam : not saying it . bill and wyatt : the bottom line . liam : yeah , okay , well , we have to change the way we do business , then . i want to do something different . i want to start a foundation to address all the -- all the issues facing our society today . disease , hunger , inequality . there are -- there are a lot of great causes out there , and there are so many people that need our help . bill : too many . liam : dad , i 'm not -- i am not saying that we can solve every problem , but we can try . all right ? spencer publications has enough power and enough money to literally change the world . wyatt : yeah , but as executives , our first priority is to our shareholders and our employees . liam : oh , god . wyatt : as president of forrester , i mean , you have to agree with that , right ? steffy : well , forrester hosts charity benefits . i mean , we continued grandmother 's work with the homeless . wyatt : okay . we could do something like that . liam : no , that 's -- no . that 's not enough . i want to do more . i want to start thinking globally . i wan -- you know what , forget it . i 'll -- i 'll start my own foundation if i have to . and unlike spencer publications , i 'm happy taking zero percent . wyatt : [ chuckles ] liam : i just [ sighs ] i just want to make a difference , okay ? it 's the only thing left making sense to me . wyatt : look , and we get that , liam . but this , this -- this is a little crazy . liam : what do you think , steffy ? am i crazy ? [ scene_break ] thomas : i know you love douglas . you 're married to his mother . you want to protect him . so do i . ridge : and keeping this secret is the only way to do it . thomas : i completely disagree . ridge : but you did agree , son . thomas : well , i should n't have . ridge : just give it a chance , please . thomas : no , i 'm done letting you call the shots , or pushing me around or blowing me off or trying to send me away . i am going to declare douglas as my son . ridge : i 'm on the birth certificate . it 's too late . thomas : it does n't matter that you 're on the birth certificate . i will have it challenged . i will take it to court if i have to . ridge : hey , hey , hey . calm down , calm down . what are you doing ? you worried about bill saying something , doing something ? what is it ? thomas : i 'll beat him to it . ridge : why would you do that ? thomas : because this secret , it 's -- it 's too much . it 's too much for all of us . it 's too much for me . it 's time for the truth to come out . ridge : it wo n't . caroline : hey . thomas : hey . there 's my boy . caroline : what 's going on ? ridge : thomas has a problem with our arrangement . thomas : douglas is my son . ridge : he does n't want to keep the secret anymore . he thinks i 'm asking too much . well , i 'm not the only one asking . you were right here when caroline was begging bill and brooke to let us live our life the way we want to live it . so , son , whatever 's going on with you , or whatever 's going on that you need to work out , we will help you through it . but the secret stays a secret . thomas : no . [ sighs ] too many people already know . the truth is bound to come out . it 's inevitable . why ca n't we just admit it ? we have to do what 's right . ridge : we are doing what 's right . caroline : it kills me to see you guys arguing about this . a - a baby is supposed to bring a family closer together . i mean , we -- we all love douglas . we all want what 's best for him . and i know that we 're all just trying to do the right thing . and , baby , i love you so much . i love that you want to protect our family and our privacy . but thomas is right . we just need to be honest . we need to be honest with everyone about who douglas ' father really is .	with both men sitting side by side bill reminds wyatt and liam they are spencer 's and he expects loyalty and commitment from them . liam wants to know what exactly are their roles now at the office . he appreciates what spencer 's does but maybe it now needs a bigger stage . he thinks they could use the power and resources to make a difference in this world . wyatt agrees they should not take that success and sit back , they could make a change in the world . bill says this company is not a charity and he did not start this company for them to flush their profits down the toilet . liam argues there is a difference and he could leave a legacy and a right way to give back . he says most of their magazines are just gossip and trash and they could do better with integrity . wyatt is n't sure the public wants change and it might be the wrong thing right now . thomas comes in from a swim and tells his dad that he is trying to figure it out but he can not do this anymore concerning douglas . ridge reminds him again that he was not raised by massimo his bio father and it turned out okay . thomas says it is different . the night douglas was conceived was a misunderstanding . ridge has used that night to take his son from him . he needs his real father . ridge tells him to go for another swim and think on it again but he has to accept this . thomas keeps saying it wo n't work . douglas is his son and douglas and everyone else needs to know it . caroline has a little chit chat with steffy about all that testosterone living with the spencer and forrester men . it is n't easy they both agree . steffy says wyatt and liam are so different but she loves them both . she does not want to keep secrets .
eric : well , i do n't think i 'm going to stop thanking you over and over again for all this , saving my wife 's life . katie , if you had n't seen what was going on in the house and called ridge -- ridge : do n't go there , dad . your wife is fine . quinn : i 'm just looking forward to everything going back to normal . pam : whatever `` normal `` in this family is . ridge : normal means we get back to business . we have work to do . we 've got designs to work on . and you and quinn have some meetings . ivy : uh , actually , we have a really important meeting with one of our suppliers , unless you want me to reschedule . quinn : no , no , no , no . i want to go to that . thanks . pam : and i 've got to get back to manning the phones , and our chief of security here has to , uh -- you okay , charlie ? charlie : oh , yeah . fine . fine . katie : okay , um , i 'm gon na take off . eric : uh , not so fast , katie . i did n't ask you to come in here just to thank you again . i have something i want to run by you . pam : [ gasps ] oh , eric , i 'm so sorry . i forgot to tell you . a reporter called and wants a statement from you about sheila . apparently they know that she was initially arrested for shooting at quinn . eric : well , tell them that sheila 's arrest was a big mistake and that deacon sharpe is in custody . sheila 's free . i think she 's left l.a . [ indistinct conversations ] giovanni : so glad we were able to squeeze in this meeting while i was in town . brooke : yes . me , too . always a pleasure . and i 'll tell rick to follow up with bianca about the p.o.s . giovanni : wonderful . i should just be able to make my flight back to milano . brooke : if you see hope ... giovanni : i 'll tell her , her mother is as enchanting as ever . brooke : [ chuckles ] giovanni : arrivederci , brooke logan . brooke : brooke spencer now . arrivederci . sheila : hello , brooke . i figured you 'd be surprised to see me . brooke : what are you doing here , sheila ? sheila : i - i ca n't believe i ran into you , but i am so glad that i did . i ... i want to apologize for everything that i did to hurt you . wyatt : seriously ? deacon asked you to post bail for him ? bill : must have thought that history could repeat itself . wyatt : what does that mean ? bill : it means that the guy 's delusional in more ways than one . wyatt : and why would they even allow him to post bail ? my mother could be dead right now because of him . bill : oh , come on . one little bullet could n't kill your mother . unless it was silver . or maybe a stake through the heart ... if anyone could find one . wyatt : [ sighs ] not funny . bill : it 's a little funny . wyatt : no , it 's not funny ! she 's my mother ! she could have been killed , dad ! bill : you know what ? you 're -- you 're right , wyatt . i 'm just so used to taking potshots at her . wyatt : yeah . bill : of course , other people take gunshots . wyatt : okay , seriously ? would you stop ? bill : [ chuckles ] wyatt : seriously ? bill : that was good . wyatt : she 's not the same woman that you -- you just -- you always love to hate . bill : i do n't hate your mother . as much as i used to . wyatt : okay . bill : but i 'm not for one second buying any of that transformational garbage that you 're selling . quinn 's on her best behavior because she has her she- claws nice and deep into that sucker eric , who treats her like a queen . wyatt : you treat brooke like a queen . you treated katie like a queen when you guys were married . bill : you know , how about that ? i mean , katie saves quinn after quinn fired her . now , i know my ex - wife has a big heart , but after what katie did , your mother owes her big time . ridge : all right , let 's back to work . you wanted to talk to katie about something , did n't you ? eric : yes , i did . katie , i want you back at forrester , only this time in a position more appropriate to your talents . katie : wow . um ... i mean , are you sure ? i - i ... i overreacted when quinn fired me , to say the least . eric : i 'm absolutely sure . i want you in marketing . i think your business skills will serve us very , very well . you 'll work with nicole , the same things that wyatt used to do when he was here . i think it 's a perfect fit . katie : [ sighs ] quinn , what do you think ? quinn : i think eric is right . plus i would n't be standing here if it had n't been for you alerting ridge to what was going on . he risked his life to save mine . charlie : that 's really , uh , fortunate that you and ridge are practically living under the same roof . comes in handy . brooke : look , i know what happened with quinn , that you were falsely accused . but that does n't mean -- sheila : that all would be forgiven . no , and i would n't expect it to be given my history , but ... i was -- i was disturbed back then , deeply so . brooke : and you 're not now ? sheila : i have many regrets , mistakes i 've made , people that i 've hurt , but i 'd like to focus on the good times , being married to eric , the pride that i felt being mrs. eric forrester . squandered that all away , did n't i ? at least now he has a wife worthy of him . she is , is n't she ? brooke , you do n't like quinn ? wyatt : look , i 'm sure mom 's thanked katie many times already for what she did , but i do n't think that means things are gon na change between those two . bill : you 're right about that , because those two are polar opposites . sheila : you do n't like quinn ? brooke : i did n't say that . sheila : well , not in so many words , but i did notice a little reaction . she 's a good wife to eric ... is n't she , brooke ? brooke : look , i got to get back to forrester . sheila : no , no , of -- of course you do . i did n't mean to tie you up here . it 's just i have so much to apologize for , not that i expect any kind of acceptance . but i 'm really glad . i 'm glad i got the chance to tell you how sorry i am . a - and , brooke , thank you . thank you for letting me speak to you . would you watch it ? ! excuse me . katie : listen , do n't get me wrong . as grateful and excited as i am to be coming back to forrester , should n't you run this by steffy ? i mean , she is co - c.e.o . ridge : that is actually the first that i have heard of it , too , so ... eric : not that you have any trouble with this , right ? ridge : no . neither will steffy . i just think maybe you should say something . eric : well , then , katie is officially back at forrester . ivy : wow . and raring to go , i 'm guessing . katie : yeah , yeah . i want to hit the ground running . i mean , wyatt is a tough act to follow . he was really good at what he did . eric : yeah . good . sweetheart ? quinn : [ coughs ] eric : you 're awfully quiet . you 're not pushing it , are you , coming back so soon ? quinn : no , no , no . of course not . and , i mean , deacon 's in jail . there 's no longer a threat from him . eric : good . ridge : and that 's where sheila should be , not in our family home . quinn : yeah , she seems to have a real fondness for you , honey , and the life she shared with you in the past . [ indistinct conversations ] sheila : thank you . [ glasses clink ] pam : eric would have your head if you went to him about this , charlie . charlie : i did n't say i was going to go to him about this . pam : you were way out of line making that remark about quinn and ridge . it 's dangerous , charlie . you just have to let it go . charlie : i 'd bet my badge they 're out there -- pam : no ! do n't say it , charlie . i do n't want to hear it ever again . charlie : well , living in the ostrich sense of reality ai n't the answer , either , dear . i mean , not if you care about eric the way i know you do . pam : oh , of course i care about eric . eric is very dear to me . charlie : all right , then let me keep digging . i mean , maybe i wo n't turn anything else up . but i just want what 's best for eric , just like you . wyatt : look , i know mom 's not high up on your list of people you like . bill : she 's not on my list at all . wyatt : okay . but if you 're hoping that something 's gon na happen to her marriage with eric -- bill : hoping something would hap -- what are you talking about ? i do n't give a damn about her marriage to eric . wyatt : okay . bill : but i 'll tell you this . i guarantee you she 'll do something to screw it up . wyatt : she 's totally devoted to eric . she 's not gon na do anything to mess that up , ever . katie : okay , well , i 'm going to go check in with nicole . quinn : katie . i want to say thank you for helping to save my life . i am so grateful to you . more than that , i 'm ... i 'm hoping that this preoccupation with me and ridge is finally over . i 'm hoping we can turn the page on it and move on , because i think -- i know that it would be for the best , especially for eric . katie : you know what ? you 're right . no more veiled threats . no more blackmail . you two do n't have anything to worry about from me . [ door closes ] brooke : well , that 's great . i 'm happy for katie . it 's a much better fit for her in marketing . eric : i think so , too . i absolutely agree . how did the meeting with giovanni go ? i thought maybe you would bring him back with you . i wanted to see him . brooke : oh , he had a plane to catch . but he sends you all his best . eric : good . i gather the meeting went well , uneventful ? brooke : yeah , it was good . until sheila showed up . pam : i swear , charlie , you 're like a dog with a bone . charlie : yeah , a big , loveable lapdog . woof . ha ha . pam : no . you ca n't charm your way out of this . you 're in hot water with me , mister . charlie : look , i 'm just keeping my eyes peeled . we got to look out for eric . pam : but it 's the way you 're going about it . charlie : if it was anybody but quinn . i mean , trouble follows that woman like a tick follows a tock . pam : i know , i know . but it was n't her fault that deacon got sloshed and went gunning for her . charlie : it 's the reason he went gunning for her -- because of the way she treated him . she tossed him aside like an old rag doll . pam : oh , please . i mean , deacon should talk . he 's a walking disaster himself . charlie : okay . but quinn 's not sporting any halos , either . pam : [ hushed ] charlie , enough ! this is becoming an obsession with you ! you and that silly lipstick napkin . you have to just drop it . charlie : you do n't think i have n't tried ? i mean , now with that setup over there now with the three of them practically living under the same roof ? and then ridge rushing to quinn 's rescue ? i 'm just trying to do what 's best for eric . pam : if you really want to do what 's best for eric , you will stop all this silly nonsense ! [ cell phone chimes ] oh ! oh , shucks . i got to go back to work . charlie : what ? pam : you go ahead and eat without me . but , charlie , please , just remember -- you could end up doing more harm than good . charlie , more harm than good . charlie : n -- y -- was n't quite done talking , dear . sheila : i overheard you saying something about eric forrester . charlie : who are you ? katie : i realize that the primary reason why i 'm back at forrester is because i helped save quinn 's life , but this is a great opportunity , and i really want to make it work this time . wyatt : there 's no reason it should n't . this is great . and -- and , again , i ca n't thank you enough for what you did for my mom , so ... uh ... yeah . i mean , wow . katie : [ chuckles ] wyatt : this is -- so you 're basically taking over my old job there . katie : yeah . yeah , i guess so . it 's just a little daunting . i mean , i started out here in marketing , but it 's been awhile since i ran forrester creations . wyatt : right . like the influencer content , the mobile marketing , the psychographic segmentation , all that . moneyball on madison avenue . the fun , exciting stuff . katie : right . wyatt : yeah . katie : right , yeah . what you said . wyatt : [ chuckling ] yeah . katie : um , i mean , i will admit that the digital realm is a little outside my wheelhouse . i was hoping that i could , um , pick your brain a little bit . wyatt : are you -- are you asking for my help ? brooke : believe me , i was as shocked as you probably were when you first saw her . she was oddly pleasant and happy that she 'd bumped into me . eric : apologizing for her past sins ? brooke : she seemed genuine . i mean , as genuine as sheila can be . and she was genuinely concerned about you . eric : about me ? brooke : your well being . she even questioned quinn as your wife . ridge : so you 're really okay with this ? katie returning ? quinn : she seems excited . ridge : that 's not what i asked you . quinn : i think it 's important to eric . i think he feels like he mishandled things with katie , and he wants to show her how grateful he is for what she did . ridge : and now she has a job that 's better suited for her . and i believe her when she says she 's not gon na be a problem for us anymore . quinn : i think so , too . i think for the first time , this chapter is behind us . eric is n't gon na find out . our secret is safe . sheila : you 're charlie , right ? charlie : how 'd you know that ? sheila : your i d . i could n't help but notice . charlie : also like you could n't help eavesdropping on a private conversation . sheila : like i said , i heard you mention eric forrester , and you seemed concerned . so am i . charlie : how do you know eric ? sheila : we 're old friends . can i sit down ? charlie : look , i do n't mean to be rude , but i 'm about to leave here . sheila : you know what ? you 're concerned about eric . but does that have something to do with his wife ? i get the feeling you do n't care about quinn too much . but from what i understand , she 's a loving , loyal spouse . i 've got a confession . i am a sucker for a guy in uniform . charlie : you 're , uh , dating someone in uniform ? sheila : well , for years , that 's all i 've seen . charlie : okay , lady , uh , riddle me this . if you 're so close to the forresters , who was that blonde who just ran out on me ? sheila : she did look familiar . charlie : mm - hmm . that 's pamela douglas , the late , great stephanie forrester 's only sister . and she 's lived in tinseltown for a long time now . and if you do n't know her , you do n't know much about the forrester clan . sheila : look , i 've been gone a long time . charlie : uh - huh . sheila : i know it seems strange , a complete stranger coming up to you like this . but you seem concerned about eric and his well being , as am i . and if there 's something going on with eric , something with his -- his family , his marriage maybe , i 'd really like to help , charlie . so please , tell me , charlie . . .	sheila stuns brooke by walking up to her table at il giardino . she wants to make amends . brooke says sheila was wrongly accused of shooting at quinn but she has not forgotten anything in sheila 's past . sheila picks up that brooke does n't exactly like quinn . brooke wo n't dignify that remark . sheila is glad she got the chance to speak with brooke and says she is sorry . wyatt too is stunned that deacon asked bill to make bail for him . bill says one little bullet could not kill his mom only a stake through the heart if they could find one . wyatt says that is not funny . she is his mom and could have been killed . she is not the same woman that he always hated . he remarks that katie saved quinn 's life after she fired her so quinn owes kathy big time now . eric calls a meeting and thanks them all again for saving his wife 's life . then he tells katie that he is not dismissing her . he would like her to work in marketing . sheila has a drink and thinks of fond times with eric . pam and charlie are seated at the next table and sheila overhears them talking that they only want what is best for eric . pam does not want to hear charlie say any more negative things about quinn . charlie claims that he will always keep his eyes out for quinn . she tells him enough ; this has become an obsession with him . if he wants to do what 's right by eric then just stop all of this . she has to go back to work .
nick : how 's she doing ? brooke : she 's fine . nick : oh , good . still has all ten fingers and ten toes ? brooke : all right , joke . but it was n't very funny to me . nick : i understand . you were legitimately concerned about your daughter . i know . brooke : yes . i had every right to be . nick : yeah . so deacon did his job . he brought her back safe and sound . and now -- now you can relax , enjoy the afternoon . what do you say ? brooke : and so can you . nick : me ? come on , i 've been having the time of my life . brooke : we were suppose to spend the day together . nick : well , the day 's not over , is it ? you know , i was actually thinking while you were up there with hope -- what do you say we get a pitcher of margaritas made and slide into the pool quietly so she can just relax ? hmm ? brooke : well , if we go swimming , i 'll have to have marta watch hope . nick : oh , come on , i finally get you to myself . i was hoping it would be more of a private pool party . brooke : hmm ? what did you have in mind ? nick : well , i do n't know . i 'm sure if we put our heads together , we can come up with something . thomas : i 'm getting in first ! steffy : no , i am ! thomas : no , i am . steffy : no , i am . thomas : i 'm so getting in -- ridge : okay , what did i say about running in the pool ? ! what did -- brooke : ridge -- what are you doing here ? ridge : oh , hello , logan . thomas : hi , brooke . brooke : hi , thomas . phoebe : can we get in ? ridge : the kids wanted to go swimming , and our pool 's being serviced . so i did n't think you 'd mind . [ brooke scoffs ] bridget : wow , this is great , stephanie . thanks for having me . stephanie : oh , you 're more than welcome . i just -- i have n't seen you for awhile . i wanted to know how things are going and all that . bridget : i 'm doing much better , thank you . stephanie : no more headaches ? bridget : good as new . [ stephanie chuckles ] stephanie : well , you had me worried there for awhile . bridget : why do i get the feeling you 're talking about more than my concussion ? stephanie : oh , let 's not go there . bridget : really ? you do n't wan na talk to me about ridge ? stephanie : is there any reason that i should ? bridget : no . stephanie : good . then let 's not . let 's talk about you . what are you gon na do this summer ? bridget : oh , you know , just classes . the accelerated med program goes year round . stephanie : oh , that 's right . so there 's no big changes on the horizon then ? bridget : i think it 's safe to say , i 've gone through enough changes this year to last me a lifetime . stephanie : i think so , too . you could use a little stability . bridget : yeah , i could . stephanie : you do n't get that really living over the insomnia . and i -- i know , i know . it 's very important for you to prove to the family that you can make it on your own , so to speak . but i 've been thinking that what happened with you and ridge -- well , were n't you really sort of trying to fill a void in your life ? bridget : what -- what kind of a void ? stephanie : well , family 's always been very important to you , bridget . is n't that really what you wanted with ridge ? massimo : i 'll tell you what . you get us some glasses , and i will do the honors . jackie : wait . massimo : something wrong ? jackie : no . yes . no . no , it 's -- it 's perfect . it 's too perfect . massimo : there 's no such thing . you still do n't trust me , hmm ? jackie : it 's -- it 's not that . it 's just -- i do n't know . you showing up here with the wine and remembering the restaurant -- it 's a little overwhelming . [ massimo sighs ] massimo : it 's supposed to be . jacqueline , do n't tell me that you have forgotten what it 's like to be swept off your feet . jackie : so that 's why you came here ? to sweep me off my feet ? i thought you wanted to apologize . massimo : you accept my apology , we can move onto more pleasant things . jackie : like the wine ? massimo : for starters . jackie : uh - huh . hoping to loosen me up , are you ? massimo : oh , jacqueline , you 're a beautiful , sophisticated woman . you do n't need wine to loosen you up . you need to be appreciated . jackie : right . and you 're just the man to do that ? massimo : well , i 'm just asking for the chance . that 's what i 'm doing . jackie : are you sure that you would n't rather be wining and dining a 25-year- old ? massimo : choosing a chablis over a ruby , heady cabernet ? jackie : i 'm sure you have . massimo : yes . but there comes a time when one wants to experience the complexity and surprise of an elegant woman . jackie : oh , massimo -- that is just such a wonderful sentiment . but comparing me to an old bottle of wine has firmly established my feet back on the ground . massimo : jacqueline -- then come with me . i promise to remedy that . bridget : stephanie , i 'm not spending time with ridge anymore . stephanie : i know that . bridget : we have n't seen each other since i got out of the hospital . stephanie : so how are you spending your time ? bridget : i 'm working . i 'm working at the hospital and the coffee shop . stephanie : and seeing friends ? bridget : some . stephanie : been to see your brother ? bridget : i 've been busy . stephanie : i 'm not trying to give you a hard time . i 'm just concerned . bridget : what , am i not being social enough now ? stephanie : you 've cut yourself off from ridge and the children . i do n't want you to cut yourself off from the rest of the family . okay ? after that terrible falling out with your mother , you lost your bearings . i do n't want that to happen to you again . bridget : it 's not going to . so if that 's why you asked me over here -- stephanie : i did n't ask you over here for that . i have something else i want to talk to you about . i have a proposal to make . ridge : oh , we 're interrupting . i guess i should 've called , huh ? i did n't think it would be a problem . but i -- i told the kids you 'd want to see them , though . brooke : oh , i do . i do . i miss them very much . ridge : they miss you , too . but if this is a bad time -- brooke : no . no , it 's fine . thomas : hey , dad , you wan na play marco polo ? ridge : yeah . steffy : brooke , do you wan na play ? nick : why do n't we get the young one inside ? it 's a little loud out here , do n't you think ? brooke : hope 's trying to sleep right over there . ridge : oh . you hear that guys . let 's keep it down a little bit , okay ? brooke : but you know what ? nick 's probably right . maybe i should take hope inside . who would like to go in for a popsicle ? phoebe : me ! thomas : i do . brooke : okay . grab your towels . i 'll be right back . oh , yes , yes . you boys play nice now . come on , let 's go . thomas : i want a cherry flavor . steffy : no , i want a cherry one . phoebe : i want a chocolate one . bridget : what are you gon na offer me this time , stephanie ? an internship on the space station ? stephanie : i probably could arrange that . but i was thinking of you moving a little closer . beverly hills . bridget : not closer to the family ? stephanie : you need a support system . bridget : i have one . stephanie : it does n't do any good if you do n't use it . bridget : so you would n't be opposed to me living closer to ridge ? stephanie : well , in retrospect , i -- i can see how this could have all come down . bridget : i wish to god it had n't . stephanie : maybe it would n't have if you 'd had someone to talk to . i mean , your whole life , all you ever heard was your mother referring to ridge as the romantic ideal . and you watched her put him above everyone else and everything else . bridget : do n't blame her for this . this was n't her fault . stephanie : you and he were thrown together at probably the most vulnerable point in both of your lives . bridget : i just wanted to help him . stephanie : yes . and i think your mother 's knight in shining armor just wanted to help you . bridget : stephanie , it was n't like that . stephanie : you never thought of him that way ? you watched him come to her rescue so many times . and here he was coming to your rescue . and you were grateful . bridget : yeah . it felt good to be taken care of . stephanie : of course , it did . that was a rarity for you when you were growing up . so i can understand how you could mistake his offer of comfort and support for something else . bridget : i guess i really did n't get a lot of that home . stephanie : but you could if you would like to move in here with me . nick : some move here , dressmaker . not very subtle . ridge : the kids wanted to go swimming . nick : do n't you belong to a country club or something ? ridge : well , they also wanted to see brooke . nick : so did you , did n't you ? but i bet you figured you could n't get through the door without those kids with you . ridge : you do n't have a clue what my relationship is with brooke . nick : i do n't . i just do n't see the attraction . [ ridge laughs ] ridge : well , i 'll tell you . brooke and i were going to be married . and , eventually , we will be . because i do n't think she 's gon na turn her back on everything we 've meant to each other . nick : i do n't know , forrester , she may surprise you . what 's the point of her looking backwards when she has so much to look forward to ? karen : good afternoon , mr. marone . massimo : good to see you , karen . karen : have a good flight . jackie : oh , massimo -- massimo , you ca n't be serious . this is -- this is a private plane . massimo : you want to be swept off your feet , i guarantee that your feet will not touch the ground for the rest of the day . jackie : we 're just gon na fly around ? massimo : or we could stick to my original plan . jackie : which was ? massimo : i want to take you to dinner . i know this intimate little bistro which is near the wharf in san francisco . pilot : excuse me , mr. marone ? massimo : yes , captain ? pilot : we 've been cleared for takeoff . will there be any changes to your flight plan today ? massimo : it 's up to the lady . pilot : san francisco , ma'am ? jackie : oh , hell , why not ? pilot : excellent . enjoy your flight . massimo : your wish is my command . [ jackie laughs ] jackie : oh , massimo marone , you 're out of your mind . massimo : you used to like that . jackie : well , i did n't say i did n't . massimo : so , you approve of the arrangements ? jackie : it 's not exactly a spontaneous road trip to the country , but -- massimo : well , it is a little early for dinner . perhaps we could stop off at napa , have a nice glass of wine and take a little stroll around the vineyard . and then maybe -- just maybe , we can find a secluded spot overlooking the valley and toast our auspicious reunion . jackie : we could really do that , could n't we ? massimo : i could do anything you want . what ? jackie : i just -- i ca n't believe that we 're actually sharing this moment , that i 'm with you . massimo : i can make it better . jackie : i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry , massimo . i 'm just -- not quite ready for that . massimo : it 's all right . not to worry . you are worth waiting for . bridget : you want me to live here ? stephanie : well , if you 'd like to . bridget : you want to keep an eye on me , right ? stephanie : no . if you 're concerned about privacy , take the guest house . bridget : did dad put you up to this ? stephanie : he does n't know anything about it . bridget : so , you 're serious about this ? stephanie : i think we could both use some company . bridget : okay , you do n't have to make it look like i 'm doing some kind of a huge favor here . stephanie : you will be . bridget : ridge and i are gon na stay away form each other . you do n't have to worry about . stephanie : i know . i 'm lonely . this is n't exactly how i pictured this all coming about . i thought that there would lots of family gatherings , birthdays , holidays , christmas , kids here all the time . but with eric gone , it 's pretty empty . bridget : i know what you mean . this is n't exactly how i thought my life was going to be either . stephanie : you did the right thing . bridget : it does n't hurt to hear it . you know , i could probably use all the support i can get right now . so if you 're serious about wanting a roommate -- stephanie : you 'll do it ? bridget : what 's a family for if you ca n't depend on each other ? stephanie : yes . clink - a - dink . [ both laugh ] ridge : so you think you can offer brooke more than i can , huh ? nick : it 's not about quantity , forrester . it 's about quality . ridge : oh , right , right , right . so floating around a little dinghy is gon na be a lot more rewarding for her than raising a family with me , huh ? nick : you 're just never gon na see it , are you ? ! ridge : see what ? nick : the possibility that brooke could be happy with somebody other than you . ridge : oh , she 's enjoying herself all right . oh , yeah . you know , hanging out with a guy she has no attachment to , no strings , no commitment . and after everything she and i 've been though the last while , i can see where it would be a bit of a relief really . yeah . but trust me , it 's not gon na be long before the novelty wears off . nick : oh , i got you . 'cause you 've seen this act before , right ? ridge : yeah . nick : but do n't you think the novelty of this cat and mouse game you two have been playing for years may be wearing off , too ? oh , that was quick . brooke : steffy wants her jacket . ridge : how are the kids ? brooke : they 're watching a dvd , and they 're fine . ridge : good . brooke : is everything all right ? nick : peachy . ridge : ducky . nick : yeah . i got ta get going . brooke : all right . well , thanks for coming over . sorry for all the distractions . nick : oh , it 's all right . maybe we 'll make it up with a dinner down the road , huh ? brooke : i 'd like that . nick : okay . brooke : well , i better get this upstairs . nick : forrester , i know you think this is a repeat performance , you 've seen this before . but i 'm the real deal , pal . you better use your kids , use your history and everything you 've got . you 're gon na need it .	nick & brooke are lounging by the pool trying to spend a day together . first thing you know here comes ridge and his kids ready for a swim ! his excuse was he was having pool problems so he did n't think brooke would mind them using hers . he also says something like , `` am i interrupting something ? `` nick thinks hope should be taken inside since the kids want to play marco polo . brooke says hope 's been sleeping , so ridge says they need to keep it ( their voices ) down . brooke asks the kids if they want popsicles . they all do so she takes all the kids inside while telling nick & ridge to behave while she 's gone . then it 's the battle of the sexes as they put each other down like they 're in competition to get brooke . ridge feels she is enjoying her time with nick 'cause he does n't have a commitment with her , and nick feels she does n't want ridge 'cause she 's tired of the cat and mouse games . brooke enters the conversation , and nick says he needs to go but will make a dinner date with her later since their alone time was interrupted . she leaves again . he tells ridge that he better use everything he 's got ( family , $ , kids ) to get brooke back 'cause he 's going to need it . nick says he is `` the real deal ! `` then we see stephanie sitting at the table talking to bridget . she 's glad bridget is feeling better . bridget mentions ridge . stephanie was n't going to talk about him , but since she brought his name up she feels like bridget needs a social life with family and friends and stay away from him . stephanie thinks she wanted ridge 'cause of the way brooke always pictured him and she wanted that ( something she never had ) . they chat for a while and stephanie talks bridget into moving in with her . they 're both happy ! we also see massimo romancing jackie with his sweet talk . they discuss their past and he wants to take her on a romantic getaway . she accepts and they aboard a private plane . she 's pretty speechless about this , esp . when he says he wants to fly her to a bistro in san francisco . the pilot confirms the flight plans . jackie gives the `` go ahead `` . the pilot leaves . massimo continues to romance jackie with words then tries to kiss her . he wants her to have whatever she wants . she says she 's not ready for that yet ( kisses and more ) . he says he 'll wait as long as it takes 'cause she 's worth it !
dr. mclean : well , i know i 'm leaving mother and son in good hands . ridge : thank you , doctor . thank you very much . brooke : this is so incredible . is there really no doubt ? dr. mclean : definitely not . it 's definitely ridge 's child . i 'll see you tomorrow . ridge : okay . can i get you anything ? a glass of water ? oxygen ? stephanie : this is a mistake . ridge : oh , come on , mother . stephanie : you ca n't really believe that this is your child . ridge : i 've never stopped believing it . not in my heart . it 's just that science finally caught up with us and proved it . stephanie : she 's managed this somehow . brooke : i was just as shocked as you are , when nick told us . stephanie : has she convinced you somehow to lie for her ? nick : she did n't know . no one knew . except my mother . stephanie : your mother ? nick : it 's ridge 's child . get used to it , 'cause that 's just who it is . thorne : hitting the hard stuff , huh ? eric : thorne ? what are you doing here ? thorne : why am i not with my new bride , you mean ? eric : yes . do n't tell me the honeymoon 's over already . thorne : no , no , not a chance . listen , ridge was saying some things earlier , at the wedding , that i -- [ phone rings ] eric : no , it 's not them . thorne : it 's not who ? eric : ridge and brooke . she 's having the baby . thorne : what ? eric : i know , it 's early . she did n't get a chance to even go to the hospital . thorne : well , where is she ? eric : she 's at home . the doctor 's on his way . but they 're just -- they 're not certain he 's going to get there in time . thorne : are you saying that ridge could deliver this child ? eric : yeah . quite possibly , yes . thorne : oh , my god . and nick is in jail . eric : well , no , no , he 's not . he and massimo were released . the charges were dropped . thorne : wow . so , nick and ridge could be there together ? eric : yeah , along with your mother . i know , i know . i would 've tried to stop her -- but all she did was take off and leave me a note . thorne : what does she think she can accomplish ? eric : she wants to get ridge out of there . thorne : well , it 's gon na be a three - ring circus . eric : yes , it is . so , what are you saying ? something about ridge , and the wedding ? thorne : yeah . eric : what is it ? is there a problem ? thorne : well , let 's just say i 'm hoping to avoid one . eric : what is it , son ? thorne : he 's overstepping . eric : overstepping in what way ? thorne : well , he 's broadcasting his new vision for the company to anyone who will listen . he made overtures to samantha and her daughter about coming to work for us . eric : you do n't think that 's a good idea ? thorne : that 's not the point . the point is , you 're the ceo . i 'm the president . he needs to run it by us . eric : uh , he did . thorne : what ? eric : he and i discussed it . thorne : well , he never mentioned it to me . eric : i 'm sure he would 've gotten around to it . thorne : when ? when samantha was on the payroll ? eric : thorne , i 'll talk to him . thorne : well , somebody better . 'cause i 'm not just going to rubber stamp anything that ridge wants to do . stephanie : you may believe what you 're saying , but how do you know it 's true ? how do either one of you know that this is the truth ? ridge : because dr. mclean 's test confirmed it , mother . nick : and my mother 's . stephanie : your mother had a test run ? brooke : there was a problem with the first paternity test . dr. paxson told jackie , and she meant to tell all of us , but then she was killed in the accident . ridge : so , jackie has been keeping that information to herself -- until tonight . stephanie : you 're telling me that your mother -- nick : i 'm telling you there 's no doubt , stephanie ! none . it 's their child . your grandchild . it was meant to be . brooke : nick ? eric : thorne , nobody is asking you to rubber stamp ridge 's ideas . thorne : no one 's discussing them with me . eric : you 've been busy planning a wedding . he probably did n't want to bother you with it . thorne : well , i 'd like to believe that 's all it is . but that 's not how it feels . it 's the same old ridge . comes in , takes over . you know , i think you 'd be more concerned , dad . we 've worked damn hard , spent a lot of late hours at that company -- eric : now , let 's not overreact here , thorne , all right ? thorne : he 's talking about taking the company to `` a whole new level . `` as if we have n't discussed that . eric : look , thorne , he 's very , very enthusiastic right now . he 's feeling creative . you know ridge . thorne : yes , i do , dad . and that 's what concerns me . listen , it 's not any particular idea of his , it 's his attitude . it 's like he 's driving this train , and that he expects everyone else just to get on board . eric : all right , thorne . you 're absolutely right , we do need to discuss this . we need to clear the air . but during business hours , all right ? not when you 're supposed to be on your honeymoon . thorne : or when you 're so concerned with ridge and brooke . eric : yes . i admit , it 's very hard for me to concentrate right now . especially with your mother over there with ridge and brooke . now that they 've reconciled . thorne : what ? they have ? eric : yes , they have . it 's official . your mother is not taking it very well , i can tell you that . thorne : i can imagine . eric : she is convinced that ridge raising nick 's child with brooke is never going to work . thorne : and you disagree ? eric : yes , i disagree . and i told her that , too . thorne : i 'm sure . eric : not that it did any good . it 's going to take a miracle to convince stephanie . [ baby mobile winding ] [ mobile plays `` row your boat `` ] [ nick sighs ] ridge : i ca n't stop looking at him . brooke : i know , me either . so precious . such a miracle . ridge : even more than we knew . brooke : ridge ? ridge : yeah ? brooke : no , not you . i was talking to him . ridge : oh ? brooke : yeah , ridge forrester , jr . ridge : hey there , big boy . brooke : oh , look ! is that a little smile ? it is ! it is ! ridge : it is . mother ? come here and look at this . hey . mother ? brooke : stephanie -- this is n't just a miracle for ridge and i . this could be our miracle , too . a way to put our past behind us , and just be a family . i know it would mean the world to ridge -- ridge sr . and ridge jr . ridge : she 's right about that . brooke : it would mean a lot to me , too . stephanie : i know what it means to you . brooke : i do n't want to rub your nose in this , stephanie . and i do n't need you to welcome me as a daughter , or as a friend . i 'm past that . i do n't need your approval . i just want my son -- our son -- to have a grandmother who loves him , and supports him , and gives him all of this attention . i want that for him . so , i 'm inviting you to share in our joy . and let all the anger and the hostility end -- with the birth of your grandson . look , honey . there 's your grandmother . she 's going to be a very big part of your life . at least i hope so . ridge : so , what do you say , mother ? stephanie : you are a family now , because of the baby . i ca n't fight that . i wo n't . ridge : mother -- that 's not good enough . jackie : nicky ? darling . nick : go away , mother . jackie : i ca n't . not until i know that you 're all right . nick : i 'm dandy . now , leave . i mean it , i 'm not doing this now ! jackie : the baby -- you saw him , did n't you ? nick : yeah . cute kid . gon na be a real lady killer . like father , like son , huh ? jackie : what about brooke and ridge ? did you tell them ? nick : yeah , i told them . jackie : well , it must have been quite a shock . nick : well , if you 're worried they 're gon na come gunnin ' for you -- jackie : no , nicky , please -- no , that 's that last thing for my -- but if they did , they 'd have every right . i 'm sorry . i 'm so -- terribly sorry . you know , i -- we 'll get through it , okay ? we will . we 'll get through it , nicky . we -- we 'll do that , we 'll be together . nick : i lost my family tonight . jackie : i know you did . i know that you feel that you 're never going to get over it . but , darling , you will love again . and you will -- nick : you do n't get it , do you ? this is n't about brooke and the baby ! you 're my family . all my life -- you 're the only one i could count on , the only one i trusted to be there for me , no matter what . and it 's gone . it 's dead . nick : dead ! you might as well be dead . stephanie : what do you want from me ? ridge : mother , i want you to tell us that your happy for us . for brooke , and me , and this new little boy . i want you to tell us that you 're happy that we 're finally , finally a family . a family that you know i 've wanted for so long . i want with brooke what you had with dad -- to be able to raise our children together -- stephanie : in spite of everything that it 's cost you ? in spite of what it 's probably going to still cost you ? ridge : and what about you , mother ? what is it going to cost you ? to continue holding on to all of this animosity , huh ? no , i refuse to believe it has to be this way . i refuse . this is n't about me and brooke anymore . it is n't about what 's happened in the past . it 's about this moment right here , right now . and it 's about this little boy . ridge forrester , jr. my namesake . your grandson . that 's what it 's about . oh , my god . you have n't even held him yet . you have n't held him . [ baby fusses ] ridge : he 's something else , is n't he ? stephanie : just like the first time i held you . and i looked in that tiny , perfect face . and i promised that i would love you and protect you -- forever . that sweet little baby . mama 's little baby boy . are n't you ? yes , you are . yes , you are .	stephanie is in shock . the doctor says the baby is ridge 's and she just ca n't believe that could be true . nick tells her it 's ridge 's and she better get used to it . thorne stops in to see eric who greets him in the usual warm way , by asking him what he 's doing there . he says he wants to talk about something ridge did at the wedding . before they get started eric tells him that brooke is in labor , and ridge is with her , and they have reconciled . thorn is shocked , wondering how his mother is gon na take that . then he tells eric that ridge is overstepping his bounds by offering people jobs and telling people about the direction of the company . he says ridge need to run things by him before he does that . eric says ridge ran it by him , but they thought thorne was too busy with wedding plans to deal with it . eric says they will all meet soon and clear the air . thorne says they better because he does n't intend to rubber stamp everything that ridge wants .
ridge : what are you doing here again ? stephanie : waiting for you . brooke is gone . ridge : so i see . what have you done , mother ? damn it , if you kicked her out of here . stephanie : she was n't supposed to be here , ridge . ridge : yes , she was supposed to be here . you 're not supposed to be here . why ca n't you just leave this alone ? stephanie : you know , ridge , you 've known these two women your whole adult life . you do n't need another night to think this over . you do n't need another damn second to think it over ! just choose taylor , please ! taylor : gosh , i should 've heard something by now . if brooke really went the beach house , i know stephanie would 've called me . [ door opens ] brooke ? what the -- what happened to you ? brooke : it 's nothing . i 'm fine . taylor : stephanie nailed you , did n't she ? she caught you over at the house . the beach house in malibu . you ca n't respect one boundary . look at you . you 're half - dressed . brooke : well , i would n't be half - dressed if stephanie had n't thrown me out of the house . taylor : are you really that desperate that you would sneak out to malibu and try to seduce him ? brooke : oh , spare me the lectures , okay ? because whatever you 're gon na say , stephanie already said it . taylor : stephanie should be angry at you . and so should i . but , you know what ? i 'm not going to yell at you . in fact , i think i 'm going to thank you . this has been a very difficult decision for ridge . it 's been tormenting him for weeks . and what do you do ? you turn it into a game . and it 's something that will affect his children and him for the rest of his life . and you 're go in , and you make it about sex . i really hate to break this to you , but you just made ridge 's decision a whole lot easier . [ scene_break ] dante : double espresso . very hot . waitress : very hot . anything else ? dante : nope . thank you . gaby : thomas , are you okay ? minister : it 's a simple question , young man . either you do or you do n't . [ scene_break ] thomas : i 'm -- i 'm sorry . gaby : if you do n't wan na go through with this , we do n't have to . minister : perhaps you 'd like to come back later , when you 're more prepared . i got other couples waiting . thomas : no . no , no , no . i wan na do this . you need me to do this . gaby : but if you 're not sure . thomas : it 's not that . it 's just , hearing those words , and looking at you . i did n't expect it to feel so -- feel so real . i just got overwhelmed . i 'm ready now . minister : would you like me to repeat the question ? thomas : no . i do . minister : you do . he does . oh . do you , gabriela , take this man to be your husband ? to have and to hold from this day forward . for better or for worse . richer or poorer . in sickness and health . to love and to cherish . forsaking all others . from now until death do you part ? gaby : i do . minister : now , the rings . thomas : the rings ? minister : you do n't have the rings ? gaby : do we have to ? minister : no . let 's just move on . and now , by the power vested in me by god and the state of nevada , i pronounce you husband and wife . thomas : that 's it ? we 're done ? minister : we 're done . oh , you may kiss the bride . gaby : we did it . thomas : i know . it seems kinda weird . gaby : we 're married , thomas . thomas : just until you get your green card . gaby : but that minister said `` until death do us part . `` i feel like we 're lying . thomas : well , it was either get married or get deported . gaby : i know . and i know i should feel relieved and grateful , and part of me is . i am , but -- thomas : it 'll be okay , okay ? once you get your scholarship , start school , you 'll see this is all worth it . minister : mr. and mrs. forrester ? i need your signatures . it 's not legal until you put your names on the dotted line . we 'll send you a copy after it 's been filed with the state . would you like it in a frame ? we have a nice assortment of frames . thomas : no , no . no , i think an envelope 's gon na be fine , thank you . minister : no ? all right , fine . have it your way . next happy couple ! thomas : hey . do n't worry . it 's gon na be okay . gaby : what if someone finds out ? your parents , stephanie , somebody ? thomas : nobody 's gon na find out . i promise . gaby , you have my word . minister : i got some specials here . [ scene_break ] nick : purse , purse , purse , purse . purse , purse -- oh ! here we go . left everything here . waitress : excuse me . dante : mm - hmm ? waitress : did n't you like your espresso ? dante : sorry . i 'm italian . you know , we 're very particular about our coffee . waitress : italian , huh ? so , what brings you to l.a. ? business or pleasure ? dante : just visiting a friend . [ scene_break ] taylor : it is so clear what you 're up to . brooke : i am not up to anything . taylor : oh , please . you forget who you 're talking to . i know exactly what you do when you 're desperate . brooke : i wan na spend time with my husband , and that makes me desperate ? taylor : you ca n't even follow the boundaries that we all set for one night . brooke : i 've been more than patient , taylor . i 've been fair and decent to you since you returned . i welcomed you into my home . i even moved out of my own bedroom to make you comfortable . but i am not going to apologize for wanting to be alone with my husband . the truth is , i do n't regret going to malibu tonight . and neither does ridge . taylor : what are you saying ? you slept with him ? brooke : no . but we would have if stephanie had n't shown up when she did . [ scene_break ] ridge : nobody is gon na tell me who i should be with . stephanie : well , i 'm sorry that this is just so difficult for you . ridge : well , then stop making it more difficult . stephanie : i 'm trying to help . ridge : you 're not . you 're interfering as usual . stephanie : look , you may not think you need a referee . but one thing you need is an objective point of view . ridge : oh , yeah . and i 'm gon na get that from you ? please . stephanie : you bet you are . you know , the problem here is brooke . she is keeping you and the children from having the happiness you deserve . and that frustrates the holy hell out of me ! ridge : oh , you 're frustrated ? mother , i came here to get away from this . to get away from you . all i wan na do is spend a little time with both of them . stephanie : what are you waiting for , some sort of epiphany ? what do you think , the hand is going to write on the wall some sort of divine guidance about this ? ridge : whatever i do , however i decide , is my business ! stephanie : fine , then just decide it , before she pulls another one of her tricks . ridge : oh , stop it . i 've had it . the more you attack brooke , the more i feel for her . so just keep pushing , mother . keep pushing . go on . you 're not gon na like the result , i guarantee that . [ scene_break ] minister : please , come check out our chapel . it 's a beautiful chapel . i 'm sure you 'll fall in love all over again . state of the art . do n't touch anything , okay ? gaby : oh , gosh , i 'm a mess . thomas : hey , i think you look great , okay ? gaby : i need to freshen up . excuse me . thomas : can i get a couple of roses ? nick : you can have mine . thomas : nick . what 're you doing here ? nick : i was about to ask you the same thing . your folks here ? they tying the knot or something ? thomas : no . no , they 're not . nick : no , i did n't think so . thought i saw your friend -- gaby . you wan na tell me something , thomas ? thomas : no , i ca n't get into this right now . nick : thomas , is this girl pregnant ? thomas : no , she 's not pregnant . nick : well , then what are the two of you doing at a wedding chapel in las vegas ? thomas : you do n't know anything about this . nick : well , fill me in . thomas : not now . look , if gaby sees you , she 's gon na freak . nick : you got ta give me something . thomas : later . promise me you wo n't tell anyone . nick : when are you going back home ? thomas : tonight . nick : you make sure you do . thomas : please , nick . please , do n't tell anyone . nick : okay . thomas : thanks . [ nick sighs ] [ scene_break ] stephanie : you ca n't help yourself , can you ? you have to defend brooke . it 's second nature to you , is n't it ? ridge : well , thanks to you , i 've had a lot of practice . stephanie : oh , well , that 's because she 's always the victim . i mean , it does n't matter that she threatened to keep my grandchildren from me . if she said that , i must have provoked it , because it 's always my fault . it 's always my fault ! ridge : mother , you 've treated her like garbage since the first moment she came into my life . stephanie : because she stole my husband ! and i am just trying to protect you . ridge : if you were trying to protect me , you would 've accepted brooke a long time ago . stephanie : never ! ridge : but you just keep fighting me , fighting me , fighting me . stephanie : because i do n't want you to waste your life like this . ridge : it 's my life ! it 's my decision ! your coming here was a big mistake , mother . i have had it with you ! god , you 're making me crazy with this manipulation and your interference in everything i do . and this vendetta you 've been holding against brooke for years , it 's through . i 've had it ! you 're done , mother . god ! [ scene_break ] taylor : all right , whatever . i do n't believe ridge would do that . brooke : he would n't sleep with his own wife ? taylor : no , i think he 's smarter than to let you manipulate him like that . all ridge asked for was a day to reconnect with you and me . today was my day . tomorrow was yours . that was the plan . brooke : well , plans change , taylor . maybe you 've forgotten , but ridge likes to be surprised . challenged . excited . he 's always been attracted to women who are secure with themselves and their sexuality . taylor : okay , i suppose that 's one way to describe yourself . stephanie and i might say that a little bit differently . brooke : stephanie is n't doing you any favors by taking pot shots at me . 'cause ridge has heard her diatribe one too many times , it 's just like white noise to him now . and the more she turns up the volume , the more he 's going to protect me . taylor : well , it is n't like her opinions are unfounded , brooke . i mean , i am still amazed at what you did tonight . i ca n't believe it . brooke : ridge and i were just having fun . he can relax with me . i 'm not judging him or anybody else . unlike you and stephanie . above reproach . always looking down on everybody else . well , maybe you are the perfect mother . moral . ethical . purity incarnate . but did you ever ask yourself , is that what ridge really wants ? i mean , where 's the fun in being married to a saint ? taylor : for one thing , i 've never claimed to be a saint , brooke . brooke : well , maybe you should give stephanie that update . because she 's over there telling ridge that right now . taylor : i did n't send her out there . brooke : the reason she went is because of you . taylor : because she 's looking out for her son . brooke : she 's out of control , taylor . she 's using your return as her own personal crusade , and rridge is going to realize that . trust me . if she does n't back off , your best friend is going to turn into your worst enemy . taylor : and you 're telling me this why ? because you 're trying to help me ? brooke : because i respect ridge and i want him to make his own decision . taylor : so you do think stephanie could influence him ? brooke : not in the way that you think . taylor : well , besides you and me , stephanie 's the most important woman in his life . you do n't think her opinion matters to him ? brooke : she 's acting really crazy . showing up at the beach house , intruding twice in one day . taylor : because she ca n't bear the idea of him being with you . brooke : because she knows there 's a good chance he probably will be . taylor : then why did you come back home , brooke ? if you 're you so sure that ridge is going to wan na be with you , then why did you come back here ? why did n't you just stay ? brooke : taylor , i went there to help ridge relax , not to drag him into another argument with his mother . taylor : well , maybe they 're not arguing . maybe you just proved everything stephanie has ever said about you . brooke : fine , let her rant and rave all she wants . the more she does , the better it is for me . that woman is desperate . because she 's beginning to realize that deep down , there 's nothing that can come between ridge and me . not even you . [ scene_break ] [ doorbell ] dante : i know you said i should n't come , but i just could n't leave without seeing you . [ scene_break ] ridge : are you okay ? stephanie : you do n't care . ridge : what 's wrong ? stephanie : what 's wrong is that you 'd even consider a life with brooke . ridge : come on , here . sit , sit , sit . please , sit . stephanie : if you really cared about me , you would n't do this . ridge : you need to calm down , mother . stephanie : after everything she 's done . ridge : come on , is it your heart ? i need to call somebody here . stephanie : do n't bother . ridge : oh , mother , you need help . stephanie : i do n't wan na be around if you choose her . i do n't wan na see it . ridge : oh , come on , you do n't mean that . stephanie : i mean it ! do n't you turn your back on taylor . not after she fought so hard to come back to you . where 's your gratitude ? ridge : mother , i am grateful . just when taylor left , i made a life with brooke . stephanie : yes , a life of scandal . taylor is your wife . do n't you throw away this chance . ridge : mother , mother . hang on . stephanie : oh . ridge : come on . just calm down . calm down . talk to me , here . stephanie : do n't do this . do n't do this to me . please , do n't do this . it 's wrong . ridge : oh , god . breathe , just breathe . stephanie : oh . oh . oh	taylor confronts brooke when she catches her sneaking back into the house with nothing but ridge 's shirt on . brooke tells her that she is sure that ridge will pick her if taylor and stephanie continue to make ridge feel that he has to protect her . dante shows a talent for sketching before going against taylor 's wishes and paying her a visit . nick runs into thomas in vegas right after thomas and gaby have been married . he promises thomas not to tell anyone if thomas will explain later . ridge and stephanie argue heatedly until stephanie finally grabs her chest and shows major signs of a heart attack .
marcus : no . are you kidding ? no . for real ? ( laughs ) you never heard of `` horse `` ? steffy : okay , how do you play ? marcus : all right . say i take a particular shot , okay , a lay up perhaps . and after i make it , then it 's your shot . steffy : same shot ? marcus : right . now if you miss , then you get an `` h , `` and so on and so on . now the first person to spell `` horse `` loses . steffy : and what if you miss ? marcus : i 'm not gon na miss . look , let 's just play one , okay ? i 'm pretty sure you 'll get the hang of it . steffy : all right . marcus : you sure you never heard of `` horse `` before ? steffy : ( laughs ) of course i have . i just wanted to hear you explain it . marcus : okay . steffy : oh ! wow , the man does tricks even . marcus : how about that ? steffy : are n't you full of interesting surprises ? [ scene_break ] thorne : ( sighs ) `` behind every great design ... `` felicia : is a home - wrecking slut with zero talent in the fashion business . phoebe : this is a joke , right ? ridge : felicia , just call the ad agency . tell 'em to forget it . felicia : i 'm one step ahead of you . and do you want to hear the punch line ? they told me the ads have already been approved . ridge : by who ? donna ? thorne : she has no business approving anything , much less a major marketing campaign . ridge : she 's been given free reign around here . this has got to stop . we 've got to stop her . thorne : well , i 'll tell you what . i 'm with you on that , big brother . phoebe : well , how do we get through to granddad if he wo n't listen ? thorne : ( laughs ) i do n't know . ridge : do we know any more about this guy marcus ? there 's some tie between him and donna . i do n't know what it is , but if we can find out , it might hit closer to home , open dad 's eyes . ( phoebe remembering ) steffy : i 'm not gon na blow this for you and your mom . when the time is right , my granddad will find out you 're donna 's son . [ scene_break ] donna : no , katie is still sleeping . poor thing 's so exhausted , i - i did n't want to wake her . well , of course i 'm excited , eric . i - i 'm -- i 'm thrilled . i - i ca n't wait to give her a big fat hug . yeah . listen , eric , um , do you think you could do me a favor ? if -- if you have any plans tonight , do you -- do you think you can cancel them ? i really need to talk to you about something . okay . excellent . excellent . all right , i - i 'll see you tonight , honey bear . i love you . ( door opens ) donna : dad . oh , my gosh ! stephen : hello , beautiful . donna : ( laughs ) stephen : ( laughs ) donna : i - i did n't know you were coming . stephen : i know . i know . i remembered how much you love surprises . donna : well , yeah , of cour -- of course i do , but -- stephen : but you were expecting your mother , were n't you ? donna : she did n't come ? donna : mom . mom ! oh ! beth : oh ! oh , donna . ( sobs ) donna : ( sobbing ) beth : oh . donna : ( sighs ) beth : ( sniffles ) [ scene_break ] steffy : okay , you did n't tell me you were this good last night . marcus : well , that 's because we had better things to talk about . steffy : ahh . yeah , we did . marcus : yeah . you know , i really appreciate you not saying anything about me and donna . it really means a lot . steffy : so should we -- should we shoot some hoop ? marcus : i do n't know . should we ? steffy : afraid i might beat you ? marcus : ( sighs ) i meant here . i mean , look , you 're a forrester . i 'm a logan . and with what your dad thinks of my mom lately ... ( winces ) do you really think we should be hanging out right under his nose ? [ scene_break ] ( door opens ) phoebe : that was a special day for you and granddad . ridge : the portofino challenge -- a real triumph , one of the proudest moments we 've ever shared . and now dad , this company , our family , everything 's off track . nothing 's the way it used to be . phoebe : because of donna . ridge : i see him being led down a very dark path by someone he trusts and damn well should n't . if i could just get him to take the blinders off , see her the way the rest of us see her . my instincts are screaming out that donna and this marcus are covering up some enormous secret . phoebe : they are . ridge : phoebe , you know something here ? phoebe : i heard something . i - i ... ridge : well , this company and this family could be riding on this . what is it ? phoebe : ( sighs ) h - he 's her son . ridge : what ? phoebe : uh , they 've been hiding it from everyone , even granddad . donna is marcus ' mother . [ scene_break ] beth : oh , donna . donna : mm . beth : oh ! you 're so beautiful ! donna : ( laughs ) beth : it 's been so long . donna : it 's -- it 's too long . beth : i know . donna : i 've missed you so much . ( sighs ) beth : i 've missed you , too . donna : are you -- are you tired from your flight ? beth : no , not -- not really . i - i slept a little on the plane . it was , uh , it was quite comfortable . ( sighs ) donna : oh , bridget said you went out of town . you -- you picked 'em up on your jet ? nick : well , i had to go to paris . i dropped my mother off for a little business . stephen : nick is a very determined young man , my dear . you can thank him for going halfway around the world to fetch your mother here . donna : all the way to france ? nick : please . it 's right around the corner . donna : ( giggles ) oh , nick . nick , for you to do this for katie , for all of us ... thank you . stephen : katie -- is katie upstairs ? i 'd love to see her . donna : yeah . yeah . she 's probably awake by now . nick : i 'll show you to her room . stephen : oh , thanks . donna : ( sighs ) i know you would have come sooner if you could have . but storm 's funeral -- it was just too much for you . i - i understand . mom , it 's been so hard for all of us . i mean , the only thing that made it almost bearable is knowing why he did it . the sacrifice that he -- he made for katie -- it 's a real tribute to the kind of man he was . [ scene_break ] nick : hey . katie : hey . nick : rise and shine , sleepyhead . katie : mm . you 're back . nick : i 'm back . katie : that was quick . nick : ( laughs ) well , that was fast , but not easy . i brought you a present . katie : oh , good . i love presents . nick : ( laughs ) katie : what is it ? nick : ( clears throat ) come on in . katie : ( gasps ) dad ! stephen : hi , sweetheart . katie : hey . stephen : hi . katie : ( laughs ) stephen : oh . ( laughs ) katie : ( giggles ) [ scene_break ] marcus : well , i 'm not exactly ridge 's favorite employee . look , he knows something 's up between -- well , the other person that he 's not so hot on . steffy : so ? let him wonder . marcus : yeah , right . steffy : marcus , relax . everything 's cool . my dad 's not gon na find anything out from me . your secret 's safe until you 're ready to start letting people know . [ scene_break ] ridge : marcus is donna 's son ? how is that possible ? phoebe : she must have had him a really long time ago and -- and given him up for adoption . ridge : i do n't believe this . i -- who told you ? phoebe : i heard some people talking . but , dad , i - i swear i - i would n't repeat this if i thought it were n't true . this whole time , they 've been sneaking around right under our noses . ridge : well , i 'll be damned . donna has a grown son , a fact she 's obviously felt compelled to hide from us . well , now this could be it . this could be the answer we 've been searching for . maybe there is finally a way to get to dad . [ scene_break ] katie : ( laughs ) what are you doing here ? stephen : visiting you . oh , honey , i was just going crazy when i could n't get here and you were so sick . katie : oh , do n't worry about it . i was n't that talkative . stephen : but you 're okay now ? katie : ( laughs ) yeah . nick : i 'd say she 's a hell of a lot better than just okay . katie : yeah , rumor has it i 'm gon na be sticking around for a while . stephen : thank god , sweetheart . thank god . katie : i 'm so glad you 're here . [ scene_break ] donna : so i guess we should talk about it , huh ? beth : about what ? donna : oh , the 800-pound gorilla in the room . ( laughs ) my marriage to eric . beth : ( sighs ) donna : i know you two have a lot of history , so i - i just do n't want anything to be awkward between us now . he makes me so happy , mom . beth : then i 'm happy for you , honey . donna : really ? beth : really . donna : ( sniffles ) well , you know , we were gon na postpone the wedding , but -- but katie insisted . beth : does your sister know i 'm here ? donna : no . no . but it 's -- it 's -- it 's gon na be a wonderful surprise , mom . beth : ( laughs ) donna : god , it 's been so hard watching -- watcher her suffer like this . it 's truly a miracle she survived . beth : they do happen occasionally , miracles , usually just when you 've stopped hoping for one . donna : you just read my mind right now . beth : did i ? donna : you always could , you know ? remember the day that -- that i - i told you i was pregnant ? beth : ( sighs ) ( whispers ) yes . donna : we were in the kitchen cooking dinner together . it was pot roast , stormy 's favorite . i was -- i was chopping onions , and i had tears running down my face , pretending that that 's why i was crying . but somehow you -- you knew . i - i did n't even have to say anything . i - i think got as far as saying , `` mom , you 're gon na be so disappointed in me . `` and you just looked at me and said , `` you 're gon na have a baby , are n't you , donna ? `` all i could do was nod . i -- i mean , i - i was practically shaking . i was terrified on how you would react . but you -- you just took me into your arms without saying a word , and you just -- you just let me cry . it 's still so vivid in my mind , how you could just read me like that , how close we were . ( laughs ) ( sniffles ) yeah , you 're probably wondering what -- what that story has to do with -- with miracles , the ones that happen when -- when you least expect it . donna : when i -- when i had the child and i - i gave him up for adoption , i never thought i 'd see him again . only now i have , mom . my son -- he -- ( sniffles ) he 's found me . he 's come back into my life . beth : well ... donna : ( sighs ) ( sniffles ) you -- you look stunned . yeah , i was , too , when -- when he came to the door a few weeks ago . beth : i -- i do n't -- i do n't know what to say . donna : ( laughs ) my son -- his name is marcus . but he -- he 's all grown up now , mom . he 's -- he 's amazing . he 's -- he is so -- so handsome and -- and so talented and athletic . he -- beth : who -- who else knows about this ? donna : only , um , brooke and katie . i - i plan to break the news to eric tonight . beth : you have n't told him you have a child ? donna : i know . i know , mom . it 's -- it 's not gon na be easy , trying to explain to my husband why i waited , but ... but having you here , supporting me , mom , it 's just -- it 's -- it 's already given me so much courage . beth : well ... donna : there 's nothing that ridge and his family can do to me now . oh , mom . ( sighs ) ( sobs ) [ scene_break ] ridge : that 's right . donna logan . full background check . and i especially want to know if she ever gave up a child for adoption . great . i 'll wait for you to call me back . thanks to you and the information you provided , my love , i 'm confident that donna will finally be out of dad 's life . the forresters will be united again . [ scene_break ] steffy : that had to be the shortest game of `` horse `` in the history of all basketball . marcus : two out of three ? steffy : no way . not till i practice some . marcus : mm . steffy : what 's up , marcus ? marcus : mm . steffy : is something wrong ? marcus : no , i get the impression that donna 's gon na say something soon . steffy : about you two ? marcus : yeah . you see , everything could change . i mean , your dad has a problem with me now . wait till he finds out who my mother is . [ scene_break ] ridge : phoebe , if you 're right about this ... phoebe : i know what i heard . ridge : whatever the private eye uncovers , you did the right thing coming to me . dad deserves so much better than a wife who would hide something this big from him . [ scene_break ] donna : i - i - i 'm so glad you 're here . i - i -- it 's gon na make all the difference ... beth : mm . donna : especially to katie . so w - wh - what 's taken you so long , mom ? i -- what have you been doing ? what -- what 's going on in your life ? i -- beth : well , i - i 've been in paris living my life . ( laughs ) donna : living your life without your children and your grandchildren ? beth : ( gasps ) oh . oh . ( laughs ) oh , i think that , uh , long flight is beginning to ca -- to catch up with me . donna : are -- are you okay ? are you feeling jet - lagged or ... beth : i am a little , yes . donna : okay . well , we -- we do n't want to wear you out your first day . you 're here , and that 's what counts . ( sighs ) okay , well , do you want to go see katie ? [ scene_break ] katie : okay , i 'm decent . stephen : well , you look fantastic . katie : thanks . i wish my laker pajamas were n't still in the wash . nick : ( laughs ) she wears 'em all the time . katie : i do . ( laughs ) stephen : i did n't know you were such a fan . katie : oh , yeah , since i was a kid . mom got me hooked . it seems like a long time ago . stephen : you probably wish she was here , too , do n't ya ? katie : yeah , well , why wish for something that 's not gon na happen , right ? nick : so your mom was a basketball fan ? that 's how you got into it ? katie : yeah , since i was a baby . everyone had left , and i was still in school . it was just the two of us . i always felt like i could count on her . she always promised that she 'd never be far away . why would she say something like that if she did n't mean it ? how could she let me go through this agony all by myself ? i 've been going through hell , and where -- where has she been ? where is my mother ? beth : i 'm right here , honey . katie : mom . ( gasps ) mom ? ( sobbing ) oh , mom . oh , you 're here . beth : yes , i 'm here . katie : you 're here ? ( sobs ) i did n't think you would come . i did n't think you cared . beth : not care ? oh , my darling girl , how could i not care ? i 'm so sorry i was n't here . katie : it does n't matter . it does n't matter . you 're here now . beth : yes . katie : you 're here now . ( sobs ) beth : i love you so much . ( sniffles ) ( sighs ) katie : i knew you would n't let me down . i knew it . i knew you would n't let me down . thank you so much for coming . thank you so much for being here now . i love you so much . beth : oh , and i , love you . do n't you ever doubt that . do n't ever doubt ... ( voice breaks ) how much i love you . katie : ( laughs ) beth : ( sobs ) katie : ( laughs ) ( sniffles )	marcus shows steffy how to make some basketball lay - ups on the rooftop lounge . thorne , ridge and felicia take major offense at donna approving some ad campaign . they vow to find out more about marcus and maybe ousting donna at same time . phoebe reveals to her dad what she heard last night donna is marcus ' mother . ridge thinks this is the answer they have been looking for , and a way to get through to his dad . donna calls eric and wants to set up a special time for dinner as she has something she wants to tell him . stephen surprises donna by walking in with their mother . he thanks nick for making it happen . he wants to see katie and nick wakes her for a present . donna wants to dispel that 200 pound gorilla in the room by bringing up eric to beth . she knows they shared a lot of history . beth sloughs it off by saying as long as donna is happy then she is . donna brings up years ago when she was pregnant and how understanding beth was then . beth is stunned when donna tells her that her son has come back into her life , he found her .
bridget : mm . sweetheart , we need to save a little bit for the honeymoon . whoo . nick : what do you mean ? it 's my last hour as a single man . bridget : hour ? hour ? we only have an hour ? when is mom going to get here ? nick : i do n't know . that gives us plenty of time -- bridget : ( sighs ) you need to get to the chapel . nick : oh , the chapel . do n't worry about it . i checked with the reverend . everything 's cool and going as planned . no problems . bridget : mm - hmm . nick : i 'm gon na jump in a cold shower . [ scene_break ] ( indistinct conversations ) man : wonderful . the , uh , dressing room 's in the back . eric : nice . donna : ( chuckles ) i just love weddings . you know , it makes me think of ours . ( sighs ) i 'll never forget your vows to me . eric : hmm . donna : it was the happiest day of my life becoming mrs. eric forrester . [ scene_break ] ridge : thinking about dad ? stephanie : no , weddings . hmm . he asked me to come back to the company , and i said no . ridge : why ? donna ? stephanie : mm - hmm . ridge : sorry . stephanie : oh , do n't be . i 'm fine where i am . ridge : we 're not fine , mother . we need you back in the company . that 's all there is to it . stephanie : so , um , taylor spent the night , hmm ? ridge : gee , time to get to the chapel . stephanie : she did n't want to talk about it either . must have been good . [ scene_break ] taylor : ( sighs ) taylor : what ? ridge , i thought we were connecting last night on a really spiritual level . that 's why you were so at ease ? making love last night was n't real . ( doorbell rings ) brooke : oh , good . i caught you . taylor : should n't you be getting bridget ready for the wedding ? brooke : yes . i - i just wanted to speak to you in private first . [ scene_break ] jackie : you 're dressed for the wedding . owen : should i not even bother putting on the tie or what ? look , jackie , i 'm your fiancé . if you want me at your son 's wedding , then you 've got every right to have me there . look , do n't let nick push you around . if you want me beside you , then that 's where i 'm gon na be . [ scene_break ] nick : hey , you ready ? rick : where the hell have you been ? i 've been worried about you . nick : oh , there 's no worries , my best man . well , there 's one , maybe , but you 'll be taking care of that for me . [ scene_break ] katie : hey , need a hand ? bridget : oh , thank you . please . katie : i thought brooke would be here . bridget : well , she 's supposed to be , but she had something to take care of . katie : well , she should be taking care of you . but you do n't look like you need it . bridget : oh , thanks . uh , i -- whoo , my hair , makeup , it 's got to be done at the chapel , though . katie : you look radiant and beautiful , exactly how a woman should look when she 's marrying the man she 's supposed to be with for the rest of her life . bridget : thank you . [ scene_break ] owen : the decision 's up to you , jackie . jackie : we 're going to the wedding together . owen : are you sure about this ? jackie : i 've done everything in my power to accommodate my son . hell , i let him try to fire you . well , no more . i 've made my feelings clear to him , and now i expect some understanding from him . owen : well , i would n't expect a lot of that . jackie : well , you 're going to be my husband . he 's got to accept that , has n't he ? owen : good . you -- jackie : because he 's not going to change my mind . owen : good . 'cause he 's gon na try . jackie : ( laughs ) [ scene_break ] rick : so what exactly are you asking me ? nick : i already talked to security , but i need somebody to sort of oversee things . ( clears throat ) i do n't care what you have to do , but i do n't want owen at my wedding . rick : fine , you got it . nick : he probably wo n't show up , but if he does , shoot him . rick : ( laughs ) i tell you what . i 'll worry about owen . you just worry about my sister . [ scene_break ] donna : so your dress is in the chapel ? bridget : ( clears throat ) yes , i am just going to put it on there and finish everything up when we get there . donna : okay , but what time is it ? i mean , should n't we go ? bridget : no , no , no . i do n't think we should go until mom and jackie get here . katie : well , jackie called . she said she 's on her way . bridget : so then we 're just waiting on mom . wonder what could be keeping her . [ scene_break ] brooke : i realize this may look like an opportunity for you . taylor : i 'm -- i 'm going to the wedding to support nick and bridget . i -- ( scoffs ) i 'm not going there to see ridge . brooke : well , you have been seeing ridge , spending time with him , helping him deal with his grief , and i appreciate that . i appreciate that you have n't taken advantage of him . ( sighs ) i guess what i 'm trying to say is thank you . taylor : and so once i help him heal past what your son did , then he 'll come back to you ? brooke : yes . i 'm sure of it . [ scene_break ] stephanie : uh , no reason to have rushed over . ridge : ( sighs ) i 'm gon na go see if there 's anybody else here . stephanie : no . you 're gon na sit and talk with me . ridge : taylor spent the night in the guesthouse . there 's nothing else to say . stephanie : if there were n't anything to say , you would n't be trying so hard not to say anything . ridge : look , mother , not right now , okay ? i just do n't feel like getting into this today . stephanie : because of brooke ? ridge : because it 's bridget 's wedding day . bye . [ scene_break ] jackie : the limousine is downstairs . katie : i will get jack 's stuff together . donna : and i will call brooke and see where she is . jackie : okay . your dress arrived safely at the chapel . now all we have to do is get you into it . bridget : well , my mother should be here any minute now . jackie : what about nick ? i did n't see his car downstairs . i was hoping to have a word with him . bridget : he already left for the church . you 're going to have to catch up with him there . jackie : oh . [ scene_break ] nick : well , look at you all dressed up at the office . big meeting ? owen : nick , listen , all right ? nick : because i made it very clear to you not to show up at my wedding , because if you do , you 'll regret it . [ scene_break ] donna : oh , my gosh . `` the price is right `` was so much fun -- all those people clapping and cheering for me . jackie : well , i think bridget is going to have a very similar experience today . katie : yes , except nick is the one who 's gon na win the prize . nick : ai n't that the truth ? bridget : you 're not supposed to be here . nick : well , you know what they say -- no dress , no bad luck . is n't that what they say ? bridget : i thought i was gon na see you at the chapel . nick : well , i 'm on my way . just make sure you make it there . i just need to have a word with my mother . excuse me , girls . see you all in a bit . come along , mom . bye . hey , i just ran into owen over at the office , and he 's all decked out like he 's going some place . jackie : yes , i wanted to talk to you about that . nick : okay . jackie : i know that you and bridget have waited a very long time for this day -- nick : thank you , mother . i 'm glad you came to your senses . now go in there and make sure bridget makes it to the chapel . [ scene_break ] ( indistinct conversations ) beth : oh . marcus : hey , grandma . you look beautiful . beth : mm . well , thank you , sweetheart . marcus : granddad , how you doing ? kim : how was paris , mrs. logan ? beth : well , it was just wonderful . that 's very nice of you to ask , karen . stephen : kim . beth : oh , yes , of course . stephen : we saw bill on the way in . you must be thinking of his sister . beth : you 're right . i 'm sorry . felicia : bill spencer is here ? thorne : yeah , marone invited him . guess forrester 's not the only company trying to drum up some positive press . eric : what are you doing here ? bill : eric , where else would i be ? it 's a big day for your family . the dawn of a new era . forrester 's sun is setting . the fashion world crowns a new first family today . stephanie : what did he want ? eric : to irritate me , which no one can possibly do today . stephanie : good . eric : although , i do have some concerns about this , i do have to say . stephanie : oh , i do n't know , honey . this wedding should prove that anything is possible . ( indistinct conversations ) [ scene_break ] thomas : mom 's still not here ? ridge : maybe she changed her mind . thomas : about coming to the wedding ? why would she do that ? [ scene_break ] donna : look who 's finally here . bridget : mom . brooke : oh , i 'm sorry i 'm late , honey . i had to make one little last pit stop . look . bridget : what did you -- brooke : i 'm trying to get it . bridget : ( gasps ) mom . oh , mom . my goodness . brooke : oh . your grandmother reminded me how much this meant to you . you really admired it , so i had it reset . bridget : she did remind you ? brooke : yes . bridget : oh , my goodness . but this is -- this is the emerald that you got when you became c.e.o . of forrester and moved onto that next stage in your life . brooke : now it will commemorate the next stage of your life . emeralds symbolize rebirth and renewal and the promise of a bright future . and that is what you 're going to have with nick . bridget : mom . brooke : oh , congratulations , sweetheart . bridget : oh , thank you . i 'm so glad you all are here . oh , guys , come here . donna : ( mouthing words ) [ scene_break ] ridge : hey , i have to warn you . mother 's been asking questions . taylor : oh , i have n't said anything to anybody . ridge : neither have i . taylor : well , you definitely ca n't say anything to stephanie , because you know exactly what she 'll do . she 'll run straight to brooke . [ scene_break ] stephanie : well , look what the cat dragged in . bill : nice to see you , too , steph . stephanie : enjoying yourself at someone else 's expense , no doubt . bill : is there a better way ? nick : eric , have you seen that beautiful bride of mine to be around anywhere ? eric : no , i have n't , and it 's getting a little late . nick : maybe she 's coming to her senses . it 's a joke . listen , i realize i 'm a bit of a slow learner , but i know i 've got something amazing with bridget , and i promise you , i will make it work this time . [ scene_break ] brooke : okay , so katie put jack 's car seat in the limo , and everybody 's ready to go . bridget : okay . wow . um , just -- just -- just -- just one second . ( sighs ) brooke : you okay ? bridget : yeah , i 'm great . the next time i come in this room , i will be mrs. nick marone ... again . ( laughs ) brooke : ( laughs ) bridget : you 'd think i would be so skeptical after everything we 've been through , but i 'm not . i 'm not at all . i mean , those things that happened , the good and the bad , they all happened for a reason , and they brought me right here to this place in my life . i have a career that i am so passionate about , a man that i love , a little boy that i adore . i have it all . brooke : ( sighs ) i 'm so happy for you . bridget : oh . ( giggles ) [ scene_break ] ( indistinct conversations ) donna : the bride has arrived . eric : yes ? how is she ? donna : fabulous and ready to get married , so help me get everyone seated . eric : ( chuckles ) okay . donna : come on . nick : i thought my mother was coming with you . katie : uh , she was . she had to stop by the loft . she forgot something . nick : okay . pam : show a lady to her seat , handsome ? you know , you really are darn adorable , are n't you ? what was it sally used to call you ? `` bucky `` ? donna : who invited bill spencer ? felicia : ( sighs ) i do n't know , but that 's the last thing my dad needs , right ? like he 's not stressed out enough already . bill : katie , i was hoping i 'd bump into you . katie : were you ? bill : mm - hmm . how you holding up ? katie : just fine . i 'm actually very happy for nick and bridget . bill : mm . good . i was concerned i might have to tell the caterer to lock up the gin . man : are you ready to take your place at the altar ? nick : i 'm waiting for my mother to get here . man : we ca n't delay too much longer . nick : well , no . she 'll be here soon . she had to go home for -- there she is . nick : i ca n't believe this . i warned you . i warned you ! rick : nick , nick , nick , nick , nick , nick . stop . stop . stop . let me -- let me handle this , okay ? owen , please , this is for invited guests only . jackie : i am the mother of the groom . he is escorting me . rick : ( sighs ) jackie , i 'm sorry . i have to get him out of here . jackie : he 's staying . owen is my fiancé . jackie : nicky , please do n't make this difficult . i want to share this day with you , but i want to share it with owen , too . he 's part of my life now . please do n't be angry . nick : i 'm not angry at you , mother . thorne : uh , excuse me . bridget and brooke are ready . they asked me to get dad and to , uh , cue the music . jackie : please do n't make this difficult . let owen stay , please . do n't keep bridget waiting . rick : i 'm sorry about that , nick . nick : i 'll take care of him later . ( orchestra plays classical music ) ( wagner 's `` bridal chorus from ' lohengrin ' `` playing ) man : dearly beloved , friends and family , we are gathered here today in the spirit of love in the house of god to celebrate the joining together of bridget and nick in holy matrimony . marriage is a union born of joy and trust , sanctified by god , for all those who choose to enter into it .	in his last hour as a single man , nick ca n't keep his hands off of bridget . she stops the kisses long enough to tell him he has to be at the chapel in an hour so better move it . he goes to the office where rick has been frantic with worry since nick is late . nick quips that he does not want owen there , so if he shows up , just shoot him . katie helps bridget get ready . stephanie flips through a photo album and tells ridge she is thinking about other weddings . he does n't want to talk about or answer any questions about last night with taylor . taylor remembers her night of lovemaking with ridge and then her finding the bottle of pills . brooke shows up early and is happy taylor answered the door as she wants to speak with her . she tells her that she knows she has been helping ridge with his grief , and she appreciates that and for taylor not taking advantage of the situation . jackie helps owen get dressed and assures him that nick is not going to change her mind . they are a couple . nick runs into owen all dressed up at the office and makes a snide remark about him being all dressed up and no place to go he is not going to his wedding . nick interrupts girl talk and needs to talk to his mother . he tells her that he just saw owen and he 's glad she came to her senses . marcus and friend greet beth and stephen and ask about paris . felicia and thorne grin as they see their parents friendly with each other . most are surprised to see bill spencer there but he says nick invited him and this is an important forrester gathering so he would n't miss it . ridge explains to taylor that his mother has been asking a lot of questions but he has held her off since he knows she will go straight to brooke . stephanie makes note that rick is there with steffy . brooke gives bridget a last minute family heirloom . bridget beams that in a moment she is going to be mrs. nick marone again , married to a man that she adores . bill flirts with katie . at the altar nick is livid when jackie shows up with owen . nick starts to make a scene and jackie speaks with him privately to please not do this . many in the room chuckle when they see jackie and owen . nick tells rick that he will take care of all of this later . brooke walks down the aisle , the congregation rises for the entrance of the bride on eric 's arm . sitting on opposite sides as the ceremony begins , ridge exchanges glances with taylor .
brooke : i - i know . you think i 'm horrible . i can see it in your faces . donna : it really happened ? katie : i 'm sorry , but this does not make any sense . donna : you -- you -- you slept with thomas ? katie : your husband 's son ? [ scene_break ] hope : ( giggles ) liam : ( chuckles ) what was that ? what -- what 's so funny ? hope : nothing . nothing . it 's just i 'm -- i 'm kissing you , and i 'm not miserable about it . liam : uh , good , 'cause that 's what every guy longs to hear from a girl . hope : mm , i know . i know . liam : it is weird , right ? we 're not all ... angsty . hope : i could get used to that . ( chuckles ) liam : hey , dad . hi . bill : this is my office . if anybody gets freaky in it , it 's me . hope : sorry . liam : sorry . bill : sorry ? yeah , i 'd say apology is appropriate ... but not for you two , not after what you 've been through . you should be makin ' out everywhere and anytime you can . hope : ( giggles ) liam : ( laughs ) hope : well , good . ( laughs ) [ scene_break ] taylor : ( sighs ) ridge , i - i 'm speechless . ridge : i 'm home , doc , if you 'll have me . will you marry me ? [ scene_break ] stephanie : well , i hope that you and amber would get along well enough that you can help each other with raising that baby . marcus : we will . i mean , amber 's cool . she 's a lot of fun . not quite the woman i imagined to have a baby with , but , uh ... stephanie : ( laughs ) marcus : ( laughs ) we 'll make it work . stephanie : good . marcus : we have n't filled out the birth certificate or anything like that . see , they want rosey to have the last name forrester . that 's actually why i 'm here . eric was n't in his office , so i thought he might be with ridge . stephanie : he 's in a meeting . marcus : oh . well , what do you think about that , stephanie -- my daughter , along with amber , carrying the forrester name ? [ scene_break ] bill : and here i thought you 'd miss your daily dealings with amber . liam : oh , dad , you do n't even know . it 's been so rough . we 're just -- we 're in tears . we 're just -- hope : mm - hmm . mm - hmm . bill : all right , if you can hold off on the suckin ' face for just a second ... liam : ( laughs ) okay . hope : ( giggles ) bill : i have a question for your girlfriend . hope : sure . what 's up ? bill : well , that 's exactly what i want to know . what 's up with your mother leaving forrester creations ? hope : ( clears throat ) [ scene_break ] brooke : it must seem impossible to understand . katie : ( sighs ) donna : yeah . brooke : ( sighs ) i do n't even understand it myself . katie : so this is why ridge left ? because he found out , and ... donna : how -- how could this happen ? [ scene_break ] taylor : yes , ridge . of course i want to marry you . steffy : is this what i think it is ? ridge : this is a family coming back together . taylor : ( sighs ) ridge : your mother 's agreed to marry me . steffy : what ? oh , my god . taylor : ( laughs ) [ scene_break ] hope : i 'm sorry . i just -- i do n't want to get into it . bill : tell me about this stephanie forrester foundation . what 's the deal with that ? liam : dad , dad , do n't pressure her , okay ? ( intercom buzzes ) bill : oh , look at you . saved by the buzzer . i have a meeting , hillary . i know , thank you . tell your mother when she 's ready to talk , i 'd better get the exclusive . bill : well ? liam : uh , well , what ? bill : get back to kissin ' your girl . liam : ( chuckles ) bill : amber 's history . you guys got a lot of celebrating to do . ( clicks tongue ) [ scene_break ] donna : so they were hallucinogenic ? brooke : i was suddenly so happy , and i did n't have a care in the world . i was running around chasing rainbows and splashing in waterfalls and seeing flowers . it was ridiculous , really . kind of embarrassing . katie : ( sighs ) you could n't control yourself ? i mean , i understand that you were on drugs , but you still had no control over your body , your desires ? brooke : to a point . katie : so how did all of this start , i mean ... the intimacy ? brooke : there was this energy that was going between us , this light , and we were interacting with that and touching and feeling . it -- it really was n't anything sexual . donna : ( sighs ) katie : well , what do you mean maybe ? you do n't remember ? brooke : no , no , i do n't remember . ( sighs ) katie : but thomas does ? brooke : ( sighs ) yeah , it started coming back to him in bits and pieces . it really haunts me to think about what i did . i - i can understand if ... ( sighs ) you do n't want to be there for me right now . katie : ( scoffs ) brooke : i know you 've stood by me through so many things , and ... ( sighs ) i - i 'm not sure i want you to , because i do n't think i deserve it . katie : brooke . donna : ( sighs ) brooke : just know that i am going to be repairing myself , and -- and i 'm starting with the foundation . i - i want to be worthy again . i - i really do . ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] steffy : oh , my god . i ca n't believe it , thomas . everything we hoped for , everything that you and phoebe and i ever wanted , it 's -- god . thomas : it 's finally happening . steffy : ( inhales sharply ) ( sighs ) i mean , what , a couple of years ago , you and i were just doing that crazy text message thing trying to get our parents back together . thomas : yeah . ( chuckles ) steffy : it was so stupid of us to interfere . and now we did n't have to do anything , and it just feels so much better this way . our parents finally found each other just on their own . [ scene_break ] ridge : all right , kids stepped out . why did you ask them to leave the room ? you 're makin ' me a little nervous . taylor : i just -- i need to talk to you . i wan na -- i want to say some things before this goes any further . ridge : okay , what 's goin ' on , doc ? taylor : it 's just i - i - i ... ( sighs ) i never expected this to happen again , ridge , and , you know , i 'm happy about it , i am . it 's just -- to tell you the truth , i 'm the who 's nervous about this . i - i just do n't want to jump into something only to have it backfire again . ridge : it 's not gon na happen . i totally understand that you 're a little gun- shy right now , and i understand that it might be hard to trust me , too . but i can tell you this -- i am never gon na forget that brooke slept with our son . taylor : i 'm just asking you to be patient with me . that 's all . i - i believe what you 're telling me . i trust you . i ... ( sighs ) i just do n't want to set myself up for any more emotional pain , and i want to set a good example for the children , all right ? and i - i just ... i know you 'll think i 'm being a prude , but i do n't want to have a - a physical relationship until we are married . ridge : i understand . so can we get married tonight ? taylor : ( laughs ) ridge : taylor , i - i admire your conviction . i always have . you want to wait until our wedding night ? that 's fine . it just reminds me of the woman that you have always been , and it reminds me that this is where i need to be . taylor : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] stephanie : hello . steffy : it happened . stephanie : what ? steffy : dad proposed . stephanie : ( gasps ) oh , that 's wonderful . ( laughs ) uh , did you give him , uh -- ? steffy : i 'm about to . we 're all over at mom 's if you want to stop by . stephanie : oh , uh , o - okay . um , later . i want to give somebody the good news . steffy : is it safe to come back in ? taylor : i 'm sorry , steffy . ( sniffles ) ( chuckles ) ridge : just a few mom and dad things we had to discuss . thomas : ( sighs ) ridge : you all right , thomas ? thomas : yeah . ridge : you happy about this ? thomas : i could n't be more happy . this is what steffy and i have wanted for ... how long ? i hate the fact that all this joy is coming from something that i 've done wrong . ridge : no , do n't think that way . thomas : i feel so guilty . ridge : look , i know that , uh , this has been very disturbing for you , for all of us . but we 're all gon na work through it , okay , as a family . steffy : well , i think i have to be a little bit more obvious . i 've been trying to get your attention . this beautiful rock on my hand . mm . taylor : steffy , did you get engaged ? steffy : mom , no , no . it 's grandma 's ring . ridge : i remember that ring . that 's one of her favorites . taylor : grandma gave that to you ? steffy : yes . i think she was hoping i 'd convince dad to put it to good use . ridge : well , actually , i have n't had time to get ring . taylor : well , it looks like you do n't have to now . ridge : leave it to my mother to think about all the details . taylor : ( laughs ) ridge : it used to , uh , frustrate the hell out of me , the -- the things she would say about brooke -- that brooke would do something unthinkable to really let me down . i never wanted to believe it . i always refused to think that the woman i love would ... all the hurt that could have been avoided ... all this time , you were right there within my reach . well , i 'm finally reaching , taylor . i 'm taking that flight to safety . and i 'm not ever looking back . [ scene_break ] brooke : stephanie , this is a surprise . stephanie : what 's all this ? brooke : oh , that is work for the foundation . i 'd like to show you . stephanie : no , no , i do n't -- no . a - and i 'm still not comfortable with you using my name for this . brooke : but it would really help . when i think about doing something that matters , that would make a difference , i think about you and what you 've done for the homeless . i would like to honor that . stephanie : well , i do n't want you to . why ca n't you just respect my wishes ? i mean , look , listen , just because you 've lost ridge , it does n't mean you can latch on to me . brooke : no . ( scoffs ) i am not doing that . stephanie : are n't you ? brooke : no , really . i would just like to make a difference , do something that 's important , and i see what you 've done , starting up dayzee 's , and how it worked for you . it changed you . it transformed you . i would like something to do that to me . i mean , i look t you , and i see your wisdom and your compassion , and i want to be like that someday . really , i 've hit rock bottom , and i 've become a terrible , terrible person . and i do n't want to be like this anymore . i want to do something that is useful . i want to do something that matters , and you , stephanie , you are my inspiration . [ scene_break ] liam : it 's not fair . i mean , we just got done dealing with this whole thing with amber . not we 're finally getting our lives back on track , and now you 're dealing with your mom 's marriage breaking up . ( scoffs ) hope : yeah , it sucks . but i 'm not worried . liam : you 're -- you 're not worried ? hope : no , no . well , yes , i mean , i 'm worried about my mom . definitely the last thing i want is for her marriage to end , but you know what ? i can handle it . you know why ? because were together again . i can handle anything as long as i have you . i mean , look at what we got through -- amber and her mother and everything that they threw at us . liam : ( chuckles ) hope : so life can bring it on , throw whatever at us , because i can take it . all right ? with you here , with us together , what could possibly go wrong ? [ scene_break ] stephanie : i do not want to be your inspiration . brooke : but you are , stephanie , you are my inspiration . stephanie : ok you do whatever it is that you need to do to make yourself feel good about yourself , okay ? but leave me out of it . i -- look , i - i did n't come here to talk to you out all of this . i - i came here because ... ( sighs ) i have something else to tell you . brooke : okay . what is it ? stephanie : ridge just proposed to taylor . [ scene_break ] taylor : ( sighs ) ridge : i 'll ask you again , in front of our children this time . will you help me repair our family , our home ? will you help us heal from too many years apart ? ridge : will you marry me , doc ? taylor : yes . yes , i 'll marry you , ridge . yes . [ scene_break ] brooke : he did ? he proposed ? stephanie : ( sighs ) brooke : ( gasps ) ( sighs )	donna tells brooke that this does n't make any sense . she slept with thomas ! brooke explains about the berries and the fantasies , the colors , the hallucinations that ensued although she does n't remember anything sexual . she realizes they have stood by her on so many things , but she 's not sure she wants them to do that again . she has started the foundation and she wants to feel worthy again . when he ca n't find eric , marcus runs it by stephanie to see how she will feel if amber names little rosey a forrester . bill catches liam and hope playing kissy - face in his office . he quips that if anyone is going to get freaky in there , it is him . then he gives his blessing . he 's saved by the buzzer , but he wants to know from hope a little more about why ridge moved out . as he leaves , he tells them to go back to kissing . amber is history and they have a lot of celebrating to do . taylor is speechless when ridge proposes . he 's ready to come home if she will have him . she says of course she will . steffy is ecstatic , thomas much less so . steffy reminds thomas how they have tried to stupidly manipulate things in the past , but this is so much better . ridge understands why taylor would be a little gun shy now when she asks him to be patient with her . she says she is not a prude , but she does n't want a physical relationship until they are married . he agrees if that is what she wants , he is fine with waiting until their wedding night .
wyatt : hey . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] brooke : katie told me you were here . surprised me . liam : yeah , me too . brooke : so , what happened ? why are n't you still in big bear with hope ? [ scene_break ] maya : can you believe it ? a producer -- a legitimate producer wants me to read for a role in his web series . rick : lots of young actors get their starts on web series . so , are you ready for your big break ? maya : let me get the role first . rick : if you want it , you 'll have it . maya : it 's that simple , huh ? rick : i have faith in you . maya : and that 's everything . [ scene_break ] [ indistinct conversations ] carter : hey , how many ladies are we reading today ? rafael : 10 . uh , make that 11 . i just added one . carter : i 'm good to go as long as you need . rafael : love the attitude , man . okay . we 'll start soon . carter : okay . rafael : hey . caroline : [ gasps ] oh , it is so cool to see you walking towards me ! oh , gosh , i did n't even realize how lonely i was until a true friend showed up . rafael : oh , i miss you , too , baby girl . manhattan 's not as bright without that smile . caroline : [ squeals ] that is so sweet ! [ laughs ] rafael : it 's true . caroline : so ... nothing 's changed . i mean , maya 's still a go . rafael : oh , she 's on her way . caroline : you know what ? i hope i did n't talk her up too much , because maya 's pretty green . i mean , she 's got no real acting experience . but she 's eager , you know , and pretty enough , if you like that sort of rough - and - tumble thing . i can guarantee her chemistry with carter , though . i mean , he is way into her , and i figure , you know , with enough exposure ... rafael : [ chuckles ] caroline : you have to do this for me . hiring maya is the ultimate solution . rafael : we 'll see . caroline : um ... a little more enthusiasm , if you would , please . i 'm handing you your leading lady . rafael : no . you 're using me to eliminate competition . there 's a difference . caroline : is it so bad if everybody wins ? you get your star , maya gets a job , carter gets maya , i get my boyfriend back . rafael : mm . caroline : it 'll work . it will . [ scene_break ] wyatt : all right . come here . come here . come here . hope : [ groans ] wyatt : [ sighs ] oh , man . [ scene_break ] rick : you look gorgeous . maya : i am really nervous . rick : you 're gon na be great . maya : kiss for luck ? rick : the things you ask of me . maya : [ chuckles ] rick : think about how you want to celebrate later . maya : i 'll take more of that . rick : you see ? there you go , driving all the hard bargains . go , go . go dazzle . maya : hey , rick ? i really want this job . but i do n't need it . i 'm happy with my life as it is . [ scene_break ] caroline : why do you have to see all these women ? rafael : oh , there 's this weird thing producers do when we 're casting a role . we read actresses . caroline : i am telling you , maya is gon na nail it . underneath that wide - eyed thing she 's got going on , she 's a very ambitious girl . she 's not gon na blow an opportunity this big . rafael : look . you 're my girl . if i can keep you smiling , i will , but it 's up to maya now . either she makes the cut or she does n't . caroline : so , in other words , no promises . rafael : this production is my baby . written , directed , and produced by me . i have to go with my gut . caroline : fair enough . thank you for seeing her . okay ? now i have to run . and , remember , keep my name out of this . rafael : do n't worry . i 've got you . caroline : as soon as you know . rafael : okay . [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] brooke : hope stayed in big bear , but you 're here . liam : it 's what hope wanted . we both ... decided that it would be better for me to leave . [ scene_break ] hope : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] caroline : those look familiar . you like ? rick : very much . caroline : it 's nice to know that i still have the power to impress you . rick : your designs are impeccable . caroline : so , it 's just my personality you do n't like . rick : [ sighs ] caroline , i do like you . it 's just that i 've met someone else . caroline : speaking of martha , where is she ? kind of expected to see her stuck to your hip like a barnacle . rick : she was called to an audition . caroline : how exciting . i hope she gets the part . rick : it 'd be nice if you meant that . caroline : i do . you have no idea how much . [ scene_break ] actress : [ awkwardly ] fine . take it . too pricy for me , anyway . carter : then why apply ? actress : location , location , location . rafael : okay . thank you . that 'll do . actress : did i get the part ? rafael : oh , uh , no . actress : you 're kidding . that was some of my best work . carter : wow . okay , that 's five so far , and not one right for the role . rafael : we persevere , all right ? carter : [ laughs ] you mind if i make a quick call ? rafael : yeah , sure thing . carter : thank you . rafael : maya avant ? maya : you must be rafael . rafael : oh . you certainly got the look . did you get the sides ? maya : yes , your office e - mailed them to me right after we spoke . rafael : great . let me see . maya : all right , so , i think ... rafael : perfect timing . maya : [ laughs ] carter : maya ? maya : carter ? what are you doing here ? carter : well , i 'm the lead male on the project . maya : you 're an actor ? what do n't you do ? carter : makes more sense now why an established lawyer from texas came to help out his kid brother 's company in la , huh ? maya : why did n't you tell me ? carter : i like to keep people guessing . maya : this is awesome . congratulations . carter : so , you 're reading for this ? maya : yeah . happy coincidence , huh ? carter : no , no . it 's more than that . i think i would call it fate . maya : [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] brooke : hope was so excited about spending time with you . why would she ask you to leave ? liam : 'cause she 's smart . brooke : why ? what happened ? something go wrong ? liam : no , not between us . i mean , hanging out was fun . it was great . it 's me . you know ? i 'm -- i ca n't stop thinking about steffy and why she left . brooke : it 's confusing , and her reasons do n't make sense to you , and her decision came out of nowhere . but she is gone . liam : can i just say how irritating it is that these people keep making major decisions that involve me without me ? brooke : yes , and that 's what you need to share with hope . you ca n't keep making those same mistakes over and over again . you need to really focus on rebuilding your life with hope , 'cause that is your future . steffy is your past . [ scene_break ] hope : um ... what ... what happened ? wyatt : you took a picture of me . hope : oh . right . wyatt : yeah . hope : oh , my god . yep . yep , that 's all coming back . wyatt : yeah . you , uh -- you ran , and i chased you . hope : yeah . i [ laughs ] see you managed to find some clothes . that 's good . wyatt : yes . hope : [ laughs ] wyatt : and you fell and knocked yourself out . hope : [ sighs ] yeah . well ... i 'm really graceful like that . wyatt : [ chuckles ] hope : and then , um ... you kissed me . wyatt : i did . hope : [ laughing ] do you always go around kissing unconscious women that you do n't know ? wyatt : no , you 're -- you 're my first . hope : um , why me ? wyatt : [ laughs ] well , seemed like a plan at the time . you know , i 'd ... kiss you . hope : oh , god . wyatt : [ laughs ] ... you 'd wake up . it was pretty ridiculous , actually , but , uh , it worked . i got a question for you . hope : okay . wyatt : do you always spy on naked strangers ? hope : [ laughs ] [ scene_break ] rafael : the show is called `` room 8 . `` you know , it 's the actual apartment number , and it 's a play on `` roommates . `` maya : oh , clever . rafael : so , through an administrative glitch , two single people rent the same apartment . they decide to share it . eventually will fall in love , but that happens well down the road . so , at this point , do n't play into any obvious romantic chemistry , all right ? we 're at the very , very start of their journey . maya : okay . rafael : okay . maya : good . carter : are you blind ? that 's my name , right there on the lease for room 8 . maya : well , that 's impossible , because i also have a signed lease , and , quite frankly , i do n't appreciate you making fun of blind people . carter : look , lady . i was here first , okay ? maya : this is n't the middle ages . you do n't just get to stake your claim . i have legal rights and obligations . carter : obligations , smobligations ! i 'm moving in ! maya : you are unbelievable ! i have looked over this whole city for a place , and i literally have nowhere else to go . carter : so , you 're telling me that you 've looked all over the great city of los angeles and you ca n't find a place to live ? maya : you are so frustrating ! carter : no , you 're frustrating ! maya : fine . look , the truth is that i have no money , and if i go somewhere else , these shady landlords are not gon na give my deposit back , and i just ca n't afford that right now . carter : you seem like a nice person . maya : i am a nice person . carter : remains to be seen . but i 'll be an even nicer person . i 'll share it . maya : share what ? carter : the apartment . maya : [ laughs ] you -- you 're serious . carter : as a heart attack . maya : i do n't even know you . carter : i do n't know you , either , and i do n't even feel safe living with you , but we have no options . maya : [ sighs ] okay . i will say okay . and with you paying 60 % of the rent , that 's -- carter : wait , wait , wait , wait , wait . why am i paying 60 % ? maya : i 'm giving you more room in the fridge . i 'm being nice . roommates ? carter : roommates . rafael : yeah ! bravo ! maya : [ laughs ] [ scene_break ] liam : you know , i was -- i was just married to a woman who wanted to start a family as soon as possible , and now she 's gone . maybe forever . i 'm sorry . it 's gon na take me a minute to wrap my head around that . brooke : understood . but what i 'm trying to get you to see is that hope is a remarkable young lady . and she has so much to offer a man , and i want that man to be you . you two have been through so much together , and she loves you very much , and she would wait for you for a long time . but i 'm just saying . what if a guy comes along and offers his whole heart to her ? you think she 's gon na sit around and wait ? trust steffy . she left you and encouraged you to go back to hope because she knows what 's right for all of you . liam : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] hope : [ laughs ] i was n't spying . i was -- i was out for a walk . and all of a sudden , there you were -- all of you . [ laughs ] wyatt : and your instinct was to take a picture . hope : well , no one would have believed me if i had n't . wyatt : [ both laugh ] it 's just -- you know , it 's -- it 's not often that you , um -- you see a guy taking a shower in the woods . yeah , uh , i do n't want that photo ending up on the internet , okay ? hope : well ... i do n't think you have to worry , because i do n't know where my phone is . i must have dropped it when i was running away from you . [ both laugh ] wyatt : wait . what 's funny now ? hope : [ laughing ] i do n't know . i 'm just -- i am -- i am sitting in a cabin in big bear with a strange guy that i took a naked picture of . wyatt : [ laughs ] hope : [ laughing ] oh , my god . wyatt : [ laughs ] hope : stuff like this does n't happen to me . wyatt : huh . hope : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] maya : so , it was good ? rafael : no . it was better than that ! maya : [ laughs ] rafael : i just got my two leads . carter : yeah ? rafael : yeah ! maya : i got the part ? rafael : it 's all yours ! maya : [ laughing ] oh , my god ! rafael : okay , so , my office will get you the pilot and the shooting schedule . maya : okay . rafael : we 'll go from there . maya : okay . rafael : welcome aboard , maya . congratulations . maya : thank you . rafael : okay . maya : [ sighs ] did that really just happen ? carter : it happened . maya : i just got cast as a lead in a web series with you as my partner ? carter : no . [ both laugh ] carter : congratulations , maya . i could n't be more thrilled for the both of us . maya : this is -- wow ! i ca n't wait to tell rick . [ laughs ] [ scene_break ] [ cell phone ringing ] caroline : i can send it to voicemail . rick : uh , yeah , no reason to . go ahead . [ cell phone beeps ] caroline : this is caroline . rafael : you got what you wanted . caroline : not yet . rafael : i hired maya . she and carter are very happy about it . ca n't stop hugging each other . caroline : hmm . how interesting . well , thank you for letting me know . rafael : thank you for the referral . maya 's really good . and you were right . her chemistry with carter is great . this is really gon na work . caroline : it 's a win - win all around . i 'll talk to you later . [ cell phone beeps ] rick : you look pleased . caroline : actually ... i 'm getting there . [ scene_break ] hope : uh , well , thank you so much for bringing me back here . i feel like i owe you an apology . it was really rude of me to take that picture . i 'm sorry . wyatt : [ laughs ] the truth ? um ... kind of flattered . hope : oh . wyatt : yeah . hope : good . um , hey , um ... are you all set in your tent and everything ? i mean , 'cause this cabin is really -- it 's fully stocked , so if you need anything , you know , you can ... have it . wyatt : [ laughs ] no . i got it covered . hope : okay . wyatt : [ chuckles ] yeah . hope : uh , well , it was really nice to meet you ? wyatt : it was very nice . [ laughs ] hope : [ gasps ] wyatt : [ laughs ]	the naked guy , who has clothes on now , bends down and kisses hope . maybe he 's trying to give her cpr . anyway , she is revived . gently he picks her up and carries her back to the cabin and places her on the couch . she begins to come to and wants to know what happened . he says she took a picture of him . she covers her eyes as she is embarrassed when it starts flooding back to her . she sees that he found some clothes but wonders why he kissed her . is that something he normally does kisses women who are unconscious that he does n't even know . he said it seemed like a plan at the time , and it worked . she did wake up . he has a question for her does she always spy on naked strangers ? liam is back in the office when brooke comes in and wonders why he 's not still at big bear with hope . he tells her this is what hope wanted . she thought he needed more time alone before making a final decision . and he says he is really tired of all these people who keep trying to make decisions for him without consulting him . brooke tells him that steffy is his past now . she 's gone . he needs to be focusing on hope and getting back together with her . she is his future . maya is thrilled to tell rick that she has an audition for a web series ; he is sure she will get it if she wants it . she asks for a kiss for luck . he kisses her and says they will celebrate later . she tells him that she is happy to get this job , but she is just as happy right where she is . carter rehearses his lines and finds out from rafael there will be ten ladies reading with him .. make that eleven , rafael just added another one .
[ elevator dings ] pam : they just got off the elevator . eric : is ridge with them ? pam : yeah , he 's right by her side , as always . carter : to put a damper on things , but ... the a bit much , right ? i mean ... pam : oh , pooh , carter ! charlie : language , hon . pam : after all that girl 's been through , she ticker - tape parade . charlie : not that that did n't cross pammy 's mind . pam : but as it is , i barely had time to whip up a little batch of my special lemon bars . eric : she 's gon na love it . [ smooches ] ridge : let me know shipment comes in . see you at the meeting . zack : of course , forrester . it 's really good to have you back . this place just has n't been the same . caroline : thanks , zack . ridge : all right . take it easy . daday back , and after all -- caroline : hey , you promised you were gon na do that . ridge : i know . you can do it on your own . now you 're just gon na walk into work like nothing ever happened . caroline : yes . yes , no selfies ... caroline : i probably should . ridge : mm - hmm . caroline : bec first day back , and -- ridge : no , i get it . use my phone . go ahead . caroline : 'cause i want to know . ridge : mm - hmm . [ camera shutter clicks ] caroline : it 's good . ridge : oh , it 's perfect . caroline : i 'm so good at it . ridge : you know , maybe i should send it to your moms so they do n't think that you 're overdoing it . caroline : l let that happen . [ door opens ] pam : jeepers , you two . get a room . this is a place of business . ridge : okay . here we go . all : welcome back ! ridge : well , you did n't want it made a big to - do . welcome home , sweetheart . caroline : [ chuckles ] maya : i - i hope it 's okay . i still have my key . rick : thanks for coming . maya : actually , you did take me away from something pretty important . laundry . it 's been piling up for days . rick : why did n't you bring it ? maya : right . you call me , and i come over with a big basket full of clothes ? i 'm sure rosario would have loved that . rick : this is your first time here since ... everything . maya : i know . i love this home . i loved sharing it with you . rick : did you think i 'd take it down ? we 'll get into that later , but , uh ... first , i 'd like to invite you to a party . maya : what ? when ? rick : now . ridge : thanks for being here , dad . it means a lot . eric : it 's good that she 's back . caroline : so , mr. `` we 're gon na keep things low - key , `` what do you have to say for yourself ? pam : uh , no , wait . you mean you 're saying you did n't want the balloons and the banner and the ... ridge : no , she did , and i think she would have really enjoyed a brass band , too . charlie : and do n't think pammy did n't think of that . pam : okay . fyi , smarty - pants , it was my boss here that gave me the instructions to make things nice and tasteful but definitely celebratory for you . caroline : hmm ? carter : well , there 's lots to celebrate . to caroline . pam : to caroline ! all : to caroline . carter : i 'm pretty tough , but , uh , i 've got nothing on you -- the way you fought back and kept your sense of humor through it all . ridge : uh - huh . mostly , anyway . caroline : hey ! pam : [ laughs ] caroline : do not spoil this for me . they think i 'm superwoman . do n't rat me out . the truth is ... that i would n't have been back this soon , or back at all , if it were n't for ridge . you helped me take my first steps and ... you encouraged me and you never let me doubt that this day would come . ridge : i 'm glad you 're here . and not just because of all that , you know . i know you 've , uh , been designing at home , but i need you to come back here and design here , because it makes me look good . caroline : it sure does . ridge : and that would work now that i 'm running the place . maya : is n't it a little early for martinis ? rick : i suppose so . but we 're celebrating , remember ? well , are n't you the least bit curious ? maya : about the party ? yeah , of course . who else is coming ? rick : no one . just you and me and what lies ahead . look , uh , you must be going stir - crazy living in that tiny apartment above dayzee 's . maya : the walls are starting to close in a little bit , yeah . rick : and i realize that we 're still navigating this a bit . but do n't you think it 's time to come home ? it 's what i want , maya . tell me that you want that , too . pam : i do n't care what the tabloids say . maya avant was not fired from forrester . she -- [ scoffs ] charlie : what now ? pam : well , he just slammed the phone down in my face . charlie : pammy 's been fielding calls like this for -- for days now . apparently the public thinks that forrester tossed maya because of all that tabloid nonsense . carter : well , that is n't true . she was n't fired . she quit . pam : well , you know that and we know that , but this is becoming a p.r . nightmare . ridge has got to do something about this fast . eric : this whole thing is escalating . we 've got to put a lid on this before it gets out of hand . ridge : i 'll talk to p.r . , see what they suggest . eric : [ sighs ] caroline : what they suggest about what ? ridge : this whole backlash with maya . eric : look , there are people out there , some of them are our clients , who are under the impression that we forced maya out of forrester because she 's transgender . ridge : which we did not . eric : no , we did not . when spencer outed maya so rudely and so disrespectfully in his newspapers and his magazines , we had no idea what was gon na happen , but now there 's been this whole groundswell of support for maya . ridge : the point is we have to address it in some way . eric : yeah . caroline : i mean , i - i can put it on my blog and address the whole thing , you know , set the record straight . ridge : yeah . eric : that 's a good idea . look , this -- this fallout has taken on a life of its own . forrester is seen as the bad guy here . caroline : no , but we 're not . no one forced maya to resign . that was her decision . ridge : yes , it -- it was , but if we try to explain , it 's gon na look like we 're trying to spin it . eric : people want to see maya back at forrester in the limelight . ridge : what are you suggesting ? eric : i think you know . maya : you want me -- after everything that 's happened ? rick : which is what , exactly ? because i do n't remember . maya : because that 's who you are -- a man who is so sweet and so understanding . rick : hey , i 've got my faults , you know ? maya : [ chuckles ] rick : like i hog the covers in bed . maya : true . that 's true . [ both chuckle ] rick : i made a lousy c.e.o . of a fashion house . maya : that is not true . you were the best c.e.o . that forrester has ever had . rick : you see , that 's why i need you . because no one strokes my ego quite like you do . maya : [ chuckles ] are you sure about this , rick ? i have already cost you so much . rick : that 's not the way that i see it . i see all the wonderful things , the love , the belief in me , the belief in us . maya : but your job , rick . rick : what about my job ? maya : you would still be c.e.o . if i had n't -- rick : i would n't be c.e.o . if you never gave me the courage to go after what i wanted . maya : i know that i 'm the reason that your life has turned upside - down and that if i had n't disclosed the way that i did , if i had n't waited so long -- look , i was insecure , and i was n't thinking clearly . but it does n't excuse ... rick : not thinking clearly ? that sounds like symptoms of love to me . so , will you move back in ? say yes . ridge : dad , we 're not doing anything rash here . let 's just -- let 's think about -- eric : i 'm not suggesting we do anything rash . ridge : what are you suggesting , that we bring maya back ? eric : yes . caroline : yeah , but it would be the quickest way out of this p.r . nightmare . ridge : i -- [ sighs ] caroline : trust me . no . i know . i ca n't believe i 'm saying it , either , given my history with maya , but ... i have two mothers , and this outcry for maya shows that there are open minds out there that want to be heard . and really , it 's not like maya did anything wrong or hurt anybody . and if my uncle had n't gone rogue with that story -- ridge : but he did . caroline : yeah . ridge : this is not just a nightmare for maya . it is for us , as well . what , are you asking me to go and ask her to come back ? you know what 's gon na happen ? she 's gon na ask rick to come back , as well . eric : would that be the end of the world ? ridge : we 're not doing this now , dad . eric : ridge , listen to me . you 're c.e.o . now . i know how much that means to you . but if you want to be a good leader , you 're gon na have to learn to put aside your personal differences for the good of the company from time to time . this would be a very good time to do that . maya never should have left . and rick -- i mean , rick -- ridge : you already talked to him , did n't you ? eric : earlier , yes . maya 's on her way over to the house now . you should go over there and talk to her . look , she may not even want to come back , but you need to reach out to her . you need to make this happen , ridge . carter : they 've already started an online campaign to support maya . charlie : yeah , well , maybe one of you should speak to ridge . ridge : whatever it is , it 's gon na have to wait . carter : where are you going ? ridge : i 'm gon na talk to maya . [ elevator dings ] maya : i was n't ... expecting this . rick : why do you think i asked you here ? maya : honestly ? not sure . rick : about us ? where we 're gon na go , moving forward , what ? maya : is that what we 're doing , rick ? moving forward together so soon ? rick : you still do n't get it when i say how proud i am of you . your courage , living who you were born to be -- this -- this beautiful , fierce woman who 's right in front of me . maya : [ sniffles ] rick : so , what do you say ? will you ? will you come back home ? maya : please do n't misunderstand me . i want to live here so , so much . it 's just ... rick : you 're afraid that i wo n't be able to love you like i used to . does it look like i 'm looking at you any differently ? i 'll take that to mean that you 're moving back in . ridge : um ... sorry for interrupting . rick : ridge , what -- really ? ! ridge : i have to talk to maya . forrester needs you . caroline : you 're all so sweet to do that for me . eric : it 's the least we could do . we 're all very happy you 're back . caroline : i 'm just saying that if rick were still c.e.o . , i do n't think my welcome back would have been quite as warm . eric : i admit that i still wish things had worked out between you and rick . but i can see how much you and ridge love each other . you were there for him , and -- and now he 's been there for you , and it seems to be working very well , because you 're recovering very fast . do me a favor . caroline : of course . eric : do n't let being c.e.o . overwhelm his life . you continue to have time for each other . caroline : absolutely . eric : okay . he should be up at the house by now . caroline : how do you think maya will react ? eric : actually , right now , i 'm more interested in how you 're going to react if she agrees to come back to forrester . caroline : whatever my feelings about maya are ... it 's not important . it 's -- it 's what 's best for the company , and i agree with you , eric . i think forrester needs maya back . maya : you want me back at forrester ? rick : is this some kind of joke ? ridge : nope . i 'm here because i want to -- rick : dad told you to come down here because he knows how unfairly maya 's been treated . ridge : can i finish , please ? maya : you know , ridge , it 's fine . i resigned . i do n't want to hurt the company . ridge : yes , you resigned . and forrester would never fire you for disclosing . rick : dad would n't , but we know how you feel about maya , do n't we ? ridge : okay . now , there 's no big secret . maya and i do n't like each other . but not because she 's transgender . this is the fashion business . you 're not the only trans model out there . rick : you know what ? i know what this is about . i 've been looking online . support has been mounting for maya . forrester 's getting backlash . ridge : yes , because people think that we fired her . rick : yeah , and the sales are gon na be affected . ridge : hey -- [ sighs ] yes . so , i would like to clear up this misconception . maya : because if you do n't , forrester will be negatively effected . rick : and now maya 's more popular than ever , not to mention beautiful , principled , courageous . that 's what the public is responding to , ridge . ridge : and that 's why we need her back . rick : `` we ? `` does that mean you , too , ridge ? ridge : yeah , it means me , too . maya , i 'd like for you to be our lead model , if that 's what you want . maya : i love modeling . and i love representing a company that i am proud to be a part of . and i think i would be better than ever , not just for forrester , but for the transgender community , presenting an image that is positive and authentic . ridge : so , that means yes , you 're coming back ? maya : on one condition . i will happily return as lead model ... as long as rick comes with me . he 's the man i love . he is a proven leader and a highly successful c.e.o . forrester needs him . and you need him , ridge . tell him that . you tell your brother how much you need him . you 're welcoming me back to forrester ? you welcome rick back , too .	pam and charlie are look - outs in the hallway on caroline 's first day back at the office . pam would have had a parade if she could have . instead she settled for a banner and a bunch of festive balloons and her quickly made lemon bars . ridge tells caroline they will slip back in without notice like nothing has happened . he wants her to take it easy on her first day back . she is on the walker and still has one leg in a boot that she hobbles around on . ridge hands her his phone and assumes she will want to take some selfies for her followers . maya walks into the forrester mansion . she still has her key but she catches rick by surprise . a pleasant surprise though and he thanks her for coming . she jokes about leaving something like laundry back at her place she needed to do . she walks around and notices her portrait still on the wall and remarks how much she loved this place . he says great , he 'd like to invite her to a party right now . ridge thanks eric for being there and being so gracious to caroline . she in turn thanks everyone for being so attentive and gives ridge credit for helping her walk again and for urging her to get better and back to work where he knows she will flourish . ridge is glad she is here because it looks good with them running the company . rick pours two martinis and maya is curious why the party and who else is coming . he says just the two of them and he thinks it is time she moved back home and he wants her to say it is what she wants as well .
caroline : i know that you do n't want to hear this , but thomas is right . ridge : wait , wait . what are you saying ? we decided . we told everyone that he 's my kid . caroline : right . because we thought that we were doing the right thing . but we were n't . and it 's time to admit that . and it 's time to just tell everybody that thomas is douglas ' father . [ scene_break ] brooke : hope says hello . katie : oh , i 've been meaning to call her . i 'm sure she has a lot to say about wyatt and steffy 's marriage . brooke : mm , we did n't get into that topic . i do n't think she wants to be choosing sides . katie : that 's smart . bill certainly has . brooke : chosen sides ? katie : yes . he made it very clear that liam is to back off . steffy and wyatt made a commitment to each other and that 's that . we have to respect it . yeah , i 'm proud of him . you know , he stood up for his son , he stood up for their marriage . and it just goes to show how he feels about marriage . and his commitment to me . [ scene_break ] liam : i wish you all would think for just a second about the difference it would make if we took a portion of our profits and gave it to people who would need it most . i mean , there are so many charities that make us look -- wyatt : give a portion of your personal paycheck to whoever you want . just leave the family company out of it . liam : i 'm talking about profits , wyatt . it wo n't affect how much you earn . wyatt : it 'll have a huge effect on how much we 're all worth . but i do n't think dad 's gon na want to have that conversation with will , going , `` you know , sorry , bud . we used to have this thriving family company once , but one day we thought profits just were n't necessary . `` liam : oh , come on . wyatt : and i know steffy and i are not gon na want to have that conversation with our kids , either . right ? i mean , this foundation idea , it 's -- it 's kind of crazy . steffy : let 's not call it crazy . i think it 's a worthy idea , wanting to do something good . liam : i know , wyatt , it 's not your comfort zone , but thinking about others would be really good for the company . bill : he is thinking about others . will . his future children . your future children . all the employees worldwide , and their families , that count on us to make a profit , not give it away . spencer publications is a business first and foremost . [ scene_break ] brooke : it 's good to hear you talk about bill like that . trusting in your marriage again . katie : yeah , i 'm trying . though he does n't make it easy . brooke : what do you mean ? katie : well [ sighs ] i guess i 'm just a little upset still about what happened with douglas . the fact that i told him about that and he ran to you with it . and i know he had his reasons , but i 'm still trying to put it behind me . brooke : yeah , i - i ca n't believe that ridge and caroline were keeping something like that from thomas . denying him of his own son . katie : yeah . it 's not right . but at least it 's out in the open now , and they 're dealing with it . brooke : well , not really . they 're still hiding it . ridge is still pretending to be his father . katie : yeah , but that 's not gon na last . i mean , thomas clearly cares about caroline . they 've had a connection since they first met . and now he knows that he 's the father of her child . only makes sense that they 'd end up together . [ scene_break ] ridge : this is n't happening . caroline : ridge ... thomas : dad , look at her . look at what this secret is doing to your wife . ridge : we can still do this . please do n't . do n't give up on our family . [ scene_break ] wyatt : well , i hate to see you go , liam ... bill : all right . liam is not leaving spencer . son ... [ sighs ] y - you want to start a foundation , that 's , uh , your decision . but you 'll do it on your own time . that 's evenings and weekends . 9 : 00 to 5 : 00 , i need you here . i need both of you . i am relying on you to make sure spencer stays on top . [ telephone beeps ] bill : yeah ? i 'll be right there . let 's remember , gentlemen , it is all about the dollar . bill . steffy . wyatt : i was joking about the leaving . liam : i know . wyatt : i just -- i want us to ... i want us to get along and work well together . liam : i know , dude . i do , too . i just -- this is very -- this is very new to me , okay ? wyatt : i know . and we 'll figure it out . i appreciate you making the effort -- accepting me , accepting our marriage . and , look , together , we 'll deal with all of it . [ scene_break ] caroline : this has gone on long enough . ridge : what has , our family ? caroline : no . no , we are still a family . you 're my husband . and you love and -- and care for my son . but we -- we have to acknowledge his father . ridge : we did acknowledge him , the three of us , in private . caroline : yeah , but , baby , it 's not just the three of us now , is it ? it 's brooke and -- and katie and my uncle . [ sniffles ] it 's too many people . but we can -- we can get in front of it . we can control how it gets out . it does n't have to be this scandal . it does n't have to be some -- some shameful secret that -- that we 're trying to cover up . i wish with -- with everything in me that douglas was yours . i -- i do . but he 's not . we have to give thomas his son . [ scene_break ] katie : maybe you should talk to ridge about it . brooke : i am not telling ridge that his wife would be better off with his son . katie : i 'm guessing that 's how he already feels . maybe he 's just waiting for the voice of reason . brooke : me ? katie : well , he respects you . you can help him see the truth . speaking of truth , i 've been giving you every opportunity to fess up . brooke : fess up ? about what ? katie : rick says you 're seeing someone . and it does n't really take a genius to figure out who . but i 'd like to hear it from you . and do n't even think about lying to me . [ scene_break ] wyatt : yeah , yeah . no , i 'll -- i 'll -- i 'll be right there . okay . bye . meeting . um ... you want to stick around ? steffy : yeah . wyatt : it should n't take very long . i mean , i 'll be ready to go home . steffy : yeah , that 's fine . that 's fine . bye . wyatt : see you in a bit . liam : [ sighs ] wow . [ chuckles ] i 'm not giving up on this foundation thing . maybe it wo n't happen at spencer publications , but ... [ sighs ] i need to do it . i need to start one . i have to . steffy : you sure you have time for all that ? liam : do i have time ? honey , i 'm made of time . steffy : [ chuckles ] liam : i do n't know . i just have to sink my teeth into something all - consuming . you know , take my mind off ... maybe if i start the foundation , if i focus on something positive , it 'll help me stop obsessing over ... this . i need a distraction until you 're ready . steffy : ready ? liam : for us . steffy : i 'm married . liam : you 're married . i know . i know . and i will respect that . and i 'll wait . and in the meantime , i 'll throw myself into the foundation . hey , i -- [ scoffs ] i might as well make a difference in somebody 's life , right ? until you let me make a difference in yours . [ scene_break ] ridge : you got to be exhausted . so many sleepless nights . caroline : yeah , but -- ridge : you 're not thinking straight . caroline : [ crying ] i am so exhausted . ridge : i know . caroline : i 'm so exhausted . ridge : okay . it 's okay . but it 's not by motherhood , it 's -- it 's by lying . thomas : do n't do this to your wife . ridge : do n't tell me about what i 'm doing to my wife . not you . we 're fine , hey ? the three of us , we have an understanding . thomas : hey , i 'm not -- i 'm not asking you to give douglas up , or -- or to love him any less . i just want to publicly call him my son . caroline : baby , please . listen to him . listen to what he 's -- he 's asking . he is the father . and -- and it is gon na come out . it is . it 's already starting to . but -- but we can control it . why not just call it what it is ? douglas has a mother , a father , and a wonderful stepfather . and we can all be in his life . we will be . but just not the way that we have been doing it . because i ca n't . i ca n't live with the lie anymore . [ scene_break ] brooke : [ sighs ] katie , look ... katie : it 's ridge , is n't it ? i mean , i - it only makes sense . i mean , you are , after all , his destiny . brooke : no . it is n't ridge . katie : oh . well , that 's ... surprising . brooke : ridge has always been very important to me , but that was in the past . katie : so ... who is it , then ? i mean , you are seeing someone , right ? brooke : [ scoffs ] katie : but you do n't want to tell me who it is ? it 's bill . [ scene_break ] liam : [ sighs ] i should have known my dad would say no . i mean , is n't there more to life than money ? steffy : your generosity . add it to the list of many things you 've done that impress me . liam : not doing to impress you , believe it or not . steffy : do you mean it ? you 'll wait for me ? liam : i wo n't have to wait long . 'cause you want me just as much as i want you . steffy : liam ? liam : hmm ? steffy : i thought i lost you for a second . liam : uh ... sorr -- yeah . sorry . um , what -- what were you -- what -- what were you saying ? steffy : i was saying how impressed i am with you . liam : hey , um ... steffy ... steffy : what ? wyatt : hey . all done . you ready ? time to go home . steffy : yeah . yeah . [ scene_break ] ridge : my wife . together , we can do anything . you just got to believe in me . caroline : i know that you 're just trying to protect our family . and i appreciate that . but it 's not working . and i ca n't lie anymore . it 's not fair to douglas . or thomas . ridge : thomas is right here . he gets to hold the baby , play with him whenever he wants . that 's not enough ? caroline : it 's tearing me apart . and it 's -- it is not just this secret . it 's -- it 's your anger . you 're still so hurt about what happened that night that you feel like if we just lie about douglas , then it goes away . but it does n't , because it happened . it happened . you broke up with me . and i took pills . and i drank . ridge : and he took advantage of you . caroline : he did n't take advantage of me ! i keep trying to tell you that , but you do n't want to hear me . ridge : caroline -- caroline : it felt -- it felt like that at first . and that night should have never happened . but i was devastated . and i needed someone to be there for me , and thomas was , and -- ridge : no , no , no , no , no , no , no , no . do n't do that . what are you saying to me right now ? caroline : i 'm saying i love you so much . and i know that -- that you 're just trying to protect douglas and me , but you do n't have to . not from thomas . and i think if we all just accept the truth about what happened that night , then maybe you can just let go of your anger towards your son . and the sooner that we admit that -- that he 's douglas ' father , the better for all of us , because i am telling you , i ca n't live like this anymore . i ca n't lie anymore . how is that any way to raise a child , with your anger and my stress ? i ca n't ... ridge : is that why you questioned me from the very beginning ? about my morality , about what i wanted to do ? i just was n't listening , huh ? what did you say earlier , `` the great and powerful ridge `` ? i was pushing on . i just , uh ... was pushing on . and i was angry with my son , because i - i did n't know what this night really was until just now . i just wanted to give you the world , you know . caroline : this ca n't go on . for all of our sakes . especially douglas . [ douglas fussing ] ridge : hey . it 's okay . do n't . no , no , no , no , no . shhh . do n't cry . it 's okay . okay . it 's okay . [ douglas cries ] ridge : oh , shhhh . it 's all right . hey . i 'm not your dad . i called you son . but i 'm not gon na do that anymore . bye . [ scene_break ] katie : you know , i - i never wanted to drink before . that 's why this is so confusing . because i have this little voice in my head , and i ca n't shut it up . and it says , `` do n't trust her . `` and the only way i can quiet it is by having a drink . and i do n't understand why it has n't gone away . i mean , if my husband is faithful to me and my sister respects my marriage , then why do i still want a drink ? maybe i should listen carefully , because right now it 's telling me that my sister has not given up . brooke : katie -- katie : tell me i 'm wrong . tell me who you 're seeing . brooke : that little voice , your intuition about me telling you to drink , that is your disease . katie : no , no , no . i 'm not like you . brooke : [ sighs ] katie : i drink because i have a feeling that the people who care about me are betraying me . so give me a reason not to reach for that bottle . tell me that nothing 's going on between you and my husband . brooke : no . katie : has he approached you ? has he suggested anything ... inappropriate ? has he kissed you ? has he touched you ? have his lips touched yours ? i want the truth . you 're gon na give it to me . tell me . now .	caroline tells ridge that she knows he does not want to her this but thomas is right . it is time to tell everyone the truth . liam continues to hound bill and wyatt about his feelings for the business . wyatt tells steffy that this foundation of liam 's sounds crazy and something he does not want to discuss with their own kids some day . liam says he knows it is not his comfort zone but it would be a good thing . bill says liam is not going anywhere . it is all about the dollar , so if liam wants a foundation then do it on the weekend on his own time . nine to five he expects him to be here ; he needs them both . wyatt apologizes for telling liam that he can go elsewhere . he wants them to get along . katie and brooke bond more over a cup of coffee in katie 's kitchen as katie relates how much happier she is now . they discuss thomas and how he wants to acknowledge his child . even thomas joins in and tells ridge to look and see how this is affecting his wife . ridge tells caroline to please not give up on their family ; they can still do this .
emma : oh , my god . [ tires screeching ] [ crash ] [ metal thudding ] [ sinister music plays ] brooke : you do n't remember everything about thomas . he 's not the most stable member of the family . and this sudden attachment that he has to you out of nowhere ... it worries me . bill : what a pleasant surprise . brooke : oh . bill : you waiting for a table ? brooke : takeout . bill : ah . well , lucky me . you mind if i join you for a minute ? uh , uh , i wo n't be a nuisance for long . i - i 'm meeting justin for dinner . brooke : [ chuckles ] you never are . sit . bill : so , you seem kind of deep in thought . everything okay ? brooke : i 'm glad i ran into you . i 've been meaning to call . bill : me ? brooke : to tell you how pleased i am that you and katie are back together . bill : ahh . yeah . nobody 's happier about it than i am . well , except will , of course . brooke : mmph . i really am proud of you . you wanted to reunite your family , and you 're doing it . bill : absolutely . well [ stammers ] who could resist all this wonderfulness , huh ? brooke : [ laughs ] that 's what i 'm saying . bill : [ chuckles ] hmm . brooke : what ? bill : that was good . it was very clever , the way you did that -- deflected my question , made the conversation about me instead of you . but my spencey sense is telling me that something is bothering you , brooke . is it ridge ? did he do something again ? bill : all right . you do n't have to tell me if you do n't want to . but if you need a sounding board , i 'm here . brooke : well , it is about ridge . in a roundabout way . it 's through his son . bill : his son ? what -- this mood is about thomas ? brooke : i do n't trust him , bill . and i certainly do n't trust his intentions towards my daughter . xander : i do n't know -- flo : hey . i got your text . what 's happening ? what -- what 's so urgent ? zoe : hope might be learning the truth . right now , as we speak . flo : what ? ! but i thought thomas was n't gon na tell her . did -- did he change his mind ? zoe : emma found out . flo : emma ? xander : yeah , she works here . and she overheard zoe and me arguing about it . zoe : as you can imagine , she was horrified when she found out beth is alive and well over at steffy 's . okay , emma left here on a mission to tell hope the truth . flo : oh , my god . that 's it , then . zoe : not if thomas finds her first . hope : thomas ! what are you doing here ? holy mother of thin . flo : oh , my god . just when i think that things have settled , for better or for worse , we get thrown another curve ball . emma knows ? ! xander : and she 's on her way to hope . zoe : well , i 'm still hoping that thomas might be able to reason with her . flo : [ sighs ] xander : you saw the look on emma 's face . i do n't think there 's a force on earth that can stop her from telling hope the truth about beth . zoe : i mean , i do n't know . we all saw firsthand how persuasive thomas can be when he really wants to be . xander : [ scoffs ] flo : `` persuasive `` is putting it mildly . i - i do n't know about you , but i still get chills every time i think about how he was threatening us . xander : you know , we should have never folded . hope and liam would already be reunited with beth , and emma would have never been dragged into this . flo : the secret keeps growing . xander : well , that 's the thing about secrets -- it 's hard to keep a lid on them . they feed themselves . and it feels like this one 's about to be blown sky high . zoe : no . no , thomas will stop emma . if she tells hope that beth is alive , his future plans go right out the window . and he 's not having that . okay ? i have to believe that thomas will find a way to keep emma quiet . bill : thomas has intentions toward hope ? i thought that burned itself out years ago . brooke : it was never much of a flame for hope . even then , she was still in love with liam . so thomas moved on . but then he came back with an adorable little boy who had lost his mother . and hope was in a lot of pain because she lost her daughter . and , you know , she pushed liam away . bill : so you think thomas is using the current situation to get close to hope ? brooke : i think he 's taking advantage of her broken heart . i mean , he 's practically throwing douglas at her . and of course she 's gon na be vulnerable to him . he lost his mother . and thomas , i think , is gon na put on the pressure even harder now that she 's not married to liam . bill : so thomas wants hope for himself . brooke : he has n't been very subtle about it . he told me how much he loves her . bill : do you think he influenced hope 's decision to annul her marriage to liam ? brooke : well , she was thinking about it anyway . yeah , i do think that he helped validate that decision . bill : so , thomas is actively working against my son 's best interests . brooke : when it comes to hope , i would say yes . bill : well , that must make things awkward around the dinner table . brooke : [ sighs ] i have to be very careful what i say to ridge and how i say it . i 'm really worried , bill . i do n't like this at all . i think that thomas is pushing too hard and moving way too quickly , and i just do n't trust his so- called `` love `` for my daughter . hope : heh ... where did you come from ? thomas : well , i thought you heard me knock . i could have sworn you said , `` come in . `` hope : no . thomas : sorry . hope : uh , no . it 's fine . it just [ chuckles ] took me by surprise , that 's all . thomas : have i told you lately how amazing you are ? hope : me ? [ scoffs ] what did -- what did i do ? thomas : you live , you breathe , you look like that . [ chuckles quietly ] i 'm really proud of the decisions you 've been making . hope : well , i 'm trying . thomas : that 's what makes it more remarkable . you could be sitting in a corner , staring at a wall , and no one would blame you after what you 've been through with beth . it 's awful . unimaginable . but you 've been pushing your life forward . making the right decisions . and not just for douglas , kelly , and phoebe , but for yourself . i mean , you ... [ sighs ] you told liam to go be with steffy and the girls , and -- and that was a painful but necessary step , and you took it . hope : it 's for the girls . they deserve to have a full - time father . thomas : and , uh , douglas deserves to have a full - time mother . the three of us could be happy . if you 'll have us . and i 'll wait . and while i 'm waiting , i -- [ sighs ] i 'll protect that dream with everything i am . and i wo n't let anything or anyone get in the way of it , okay ? i promise you . i wanted more from brooke : ridge is n't exactly objective when it comes to thomas . bill : well , who is when it 's their own kid ? brooke : he just sees thomas the way he wants to . and if he ca n't , he blames himself or he makes excuses . and thomas complains about his childhood and how unstable it was . but you know what ? he ca n't blame ridge and me forever . he 's got to stand up at some point and become a man . he has a child . he 's got to be responsible for how he acts and who he is as a person . bill : thomas has skated close to the edge more than once . brooke : yes , especially when it comes to rick . he set his house on fire . he blew up his car . thomas took rick , and he threw him through a plate - glass window , for god 's sake ! bill : well , let 's not forget the possibility that he took advantage of caroline back in the day . you 're right to keep an eye on him , brooke . i mean , the fact is , thomas is not a very stable person . and it 's entirely likely that he would take advantage of hope when she 's vulnerable . brooke : thank you for understanding . bill : of course , brooke . you know i 'm always here for you . [ cellphone rings ] what 's up , justin ? you get a better dinner offer ? justin : yeah , man . i , uh -- this -- it 's something -- look , i ca -- i ca n't even talk right now , uh ... bill : what is it , justin ? what happened ? justin : got a call . [ sniffles ] from my sister . e - emma 's mom . she said the police notified her , and , uh ... bill : the police ? justin : yeah . there was an accident on mulholland , near brooke 's ... emma 's car went off the road . [ sniffles ] [ voice breaking ] my niece is -- is dead , bill . bill : oh , my god , justin . i am so sorry . wh - where are you ? a - are you at the office ? justin : uh ... yeah , man . i 'm -- i 'm still here . bill : just stay put . i 'll be -- i 'll be there in 10 . brooke : what happened ? bill : [ sighs ] justin 's niece , emma . she ... she 's dead , brooke . brooke : what ? bill : her car went off mulholland . brooke : oh , my god ! oh , my god ! bill : justin 's a wreck . i 've got to go meet him . brooke : oh , yes . of course . go , go . this is terrible . she was a part of the family . we all loved her so much . bill : everybody needs to know . brooke : no , i - i know . okay . okay , i 'm gon na -- i 'm gon na call the office , and i 'll make sure that everybody knows over there at forrester . [ sniffles ] you -- you must go . but i 'll -- hope . what about hope ? she 's had so many losses in her life . she 's gon na be devastated . oh , god . poor emma . [ sighs ] thomas : i 'm not fooling myself . i know convincing you to have a life with douglas and me , that 'll -- that 'll take time . okay , but i 've got plenty . and while we 're in a holding pattern , someone has to think about our future . and , well , you ca n't see it yet . so that has to be me , too . but i 'm wiling to take that job . hope : thomas -- thomas : i know i 'm right . and not everyone 's gon na be behind us . i know that your -- your mother won't . she 's got some issues with me right now . hope : oh , that 's -- that 's not true . thomas : it does n't matter . i 'll win her over . and i 'll win over anyone else who thinks differently . just trust and believe that -- that everything i 'm doing , i 'm doing with your best interests in mind . flo : [ sighs ] i ca n't take it anymore . this waiting is driving me crazy . xander : there 's no suspense here . i mean , the way emma left , so determined to tell hope . there 's only one way this ends up . zoe : not if thomas finds a way to stop her . xander : [ scoffs ] flo : pam . what 's wrong ? pam : i - i just got off the phone with brooke , and ... she wants me to tell everyone ... i ca n't even believe that i 'm about to say this . zoe : pam , what ? pam : there 's been a terrible accident . emma is dead . to most , he 's phil mickelson pro golfer . xander : emma 's dead ? zoe : wait , how can this be ? flo : what happened ? pam : all i know is that her car went off the side of mulholland . and by the time the paramedics got there , there was just nothing anyone could do . this is insane ! she was just here , looking for hope . i told her that -- that hope was going home from steffy 's . and then , the last time i saw emma , she and thomas were together . zoe : wait , they were ? pam : yeah . which is strange . xander : what ? what ? what was strange ? pam : i walked into the c.e.o . office , and thomas was clearly upset about something . it was very tense . xander : did emma say anything ? pam : no . she -- she left so quickly . she was such a sweet and good person , and she was so young . i know that she was your really good friend , so i wanted to tell you first . i 'm so sorry to bring you this awful news . xander : what , so no one else is gon na say it ? [ scoffs ] okay . emma was determined to tell hope the truth about beth . thomas was just as determined to stop her . clearly , whether pam recognized it or not , she saw a heated moment between them , and then suddenly ... conveniently , emma 's just ... dead ? and where the hell is thomas , anyway ? zoe : xander , what are you saying ? flo : so you think it was thomas ? you think thomas killed emma ? thomas : i meant what i said . never forget that everything i 'm doing , i 'm doing for you . your happiness . our future . hope : thomas , i -- [ cellphone rings ] it 's mom . hey . brooke : hi , honey . [ sighs ] you need to brace yourself . i have some really terrible news . hope : what happened , mom ? you 're scaring me . brooke : i was sitting here with bill -- he left -- and -- and justin called him and -- and told him ... hope : mom , tell me . brooke : a car went off mulholland drive near our house , and it was -- it was emma 's . hope : oh , my god . brooke : i 'm sorry , honey , but she did n't make it . she 's dead . hope : no . no , that ca n't be . [ sinister music plays ] brooke : i know this is gon na be hard for you because you 've had a lot of losses lately , but i want to make sure that you 're okay . and i - i did n't want you to find out from some kind of notification . hope : thank you for telling me . thomas : hope ? hope : it 's emma . thomas : wh - what -- what happened ? hope : she 's gone . thomas : she 's gone where ? hope : dead . emma 's dead . thomas : [ stammers ] how ? hope : her car went off the road on mulholland . thomas : [ sighs ] well , that 's -- that 's terrible . hope : i ca n't believe it . she had her whole life in front of her , and ... [ scoffs ] i do n't understand how something like this can happen . [ sinister music playing ]	emma is on the pch careening down the highway when she realizes someone is on her bumper too closely . tires screech and she careens over the barrier and crashes in the ravine below . a figure gets out of his car and looks down with a smirk . it is thomas . bill shows up at ilguardino and runs into brooke who is waiting for takeout . he asks if he can join her . she seems deep in thought . she says she is very happy for him for reuniting his family and back with katie . he says that was slick . she managed to change her thoughts to him when he feels like it is she who has a problem . slowly she tells him it is ridge 's son , thomas . she does not quite trust him when it comes to hope . it started with helping with douglas but now it seems thomas wants hope for himself . bill says that must make it awkward around the dinner table . suddenly thomas shows up at hope 's cabin and comes right on in . she asks why he is here . he says he wants to tell her how amazing she is and making the right decisions lately . she took some painful but necessary steps . he will protect that dream of his and wait but will get rid of anything in the way . everything he is doing is for her .
brooke : do you wan na talk about it ? ridge : what ? talk about what ? brooke : the kiss . ridge : what ? you and popeye ? you think that was a problem for me ? brooke : i was n't sure . ridge : it 's not . it 's not . not at all . brooke : good . i 'm glad . ridge : you have every right to see whoever you want . we 're not married . brooke : nope . ridge : or even engaged . brooke : nope . ridge : you 've been through a lot . brooke : true . ridge : i think you need this time . brooke : i really do . ridge : yeah . i think it 's good that we wait . you know , wait for you to be ready to commit . how much longer do you think that would be ? brooke : ridge -- ridge : oh , not that i 'm pressuring you or anything . brooke : oh , no . no , of course not . ridge : i think we both need this , you know ? take your time , date . brooke : it 's not really about dating . ridge : no , no . but , ii mean , it 's -- i brooke : yeah . i do n't see why not . ridge : come on , logan . brooke : what ? ridge : come on . just admit -- you hate this . brooke : ridge , it 's not really my place to tell you . ridge : yeah , but it is . it is your place , logan . because you 're the woman that i 'm supposed to be with . brooke : we 've both never really been sure about that at the same time , have we ? so sad . jackie : oh . i think i -- i can see my house . massimo : really ? [ jackie laughs ] jackie : i do n't know . i 've never actually seen it from this angle before . this is amazing . massimo : oh , come now , you 've been on a corporate jet before . jackie : no . no , actually , i have n't . i did n't mean that . i just -- look at me . the drop of a hat , just flying off to san francisco to have dinner with you . massimo : that 's amazing ? jackie : that 's astonishing . massimo : why ? jackie : well , for one thing , i 'm not usually this spontaneous . [ massimo chuckles ] massimo : now , that 's funny . see , i remember you being very spontaneous . [ jackie laughs ] jackie : yeah . well , maybe when i was younger . for better or worse , marrying a man i hardly knew , going halfway around the world with him . you know , that is n't spontaneous . that 's just naive . massimo : tell me something . why did you decide to stay with this man when you were so unhappy ? jackie : goodness . how did we get onto this topic , hmm ? my fault . bringing up the past . massimo : i would have if you did n't . jackie : massimo , really , can we just stick to the here and now ? massimo : why ? [ massimo sighs ] is the past so painful ? jacqueline -- why did n't you come to me ? jackie : why did n't i come to you ? how can you -- ask me that ? massimo : i am asking . jackie : a girl has her pride . massimo : what has that got to do with it ? you knew how i felt . jackie : no . no , i did n't . all i knew was that i never heard from you again . and can we please just change the subject instead of just dredging up old -- massimo : oh , no , no , no , no . wait a second here . hold it , hold it , hold it , hold it . you did not want me to contact you . jackie : i did n't ? massimo : hmm - mm . no . jackie : you know what ? i 'm so glad that we got that cleared up . massimo : you were trying to make your marriage work . and you did not want me to interfere . jackie : how did you come to that conclusion ? oh , you know , gosh , i know . you read my mind . yeah . massimo : well , for one thing , the phone call was a very good indication . jackie : phone call ? what phone call ? i never called you . massimo : no , your husband did . did n't you know ? jackie : he -- called you ? massimo : yes . jackie : um -- what -- when ? when ? massimo : just a couple of days after i left seattle . jackie : he knew . he knew . how did he find out ? massimo : what do you -- what do you mean , `` how did he find out `` ? you told him . jackie , you told him about our affair . jackie : no , no . no , i did n't . i did n't . massimo : jacqueline , listen to me . he said to me that you confessed it all to him , all right ? he said to me that you begged him to forgive you . jackie : you believed him ? massimo : well , how else would he have known ? jackie : what else did he say ? massimo : he said that you did n't want to have anything to do with me . he said that you were committed to making your marriage work . jackie : oh -- the bastard . massimo : do n't tell me -- none of that was true ? jackie : nope . nope . i never told him anything . i never ever thought he knew . but that was why , of course , i never understood it . but that why he was always so angry , and -- he was so -- resentful . he was just punishing me . he was punishing -- massimo : why did n't you leave , hmm ? why did you stay ? jackie : where would i have gone ? massimo : to me . jackie : oh , massimo -- if i had had any idea that -- you wanted me , i would have . i would have . [ massimo sighs ] ridge : i 'm not gon na let you do this . brooke : what ? ridge : rewrite our whole history . there have been good times . brooke : yes , there have been . ridge : and this could be one of them if you 'd just stop being so stubborn . brooke : so you think this is just a phase i 'm going through ? ridge : no , no , no . not at all . i think you have a legitimate reason for being upset with me . brooke : you understand that ? ridge : yeah , i do . brooke : so you 're going to give me time and space to work through that ? ridge : right . right . but in the meantime -- brooke : what are you trying to say ? ridge : do n't . do n't -- please , please , do n't just sit there in that cute little bikini and act like you do n't know what you 're doing to me . you 're driving me crazy , logan ! brooke : good . ( cheering ) chuck : hey , nick . nick : chucky . this is chuck 's place . this is eric forrester . eric : how do you do ? chuck : how you doin ' ? nick : hey , chuck , two of mexico 's finest , huh ? why do n't we grab this down here ? eric : so your boat is close by , huh ? nick : yeah . just put this on my tab . chuck : you got it . eric : it 's the perfect setup , is n't it , for a bachelor ? you just kind of pick up and go anytime you want . nick : this is the longest i 've been in one place for years . eric : your mother 's very happy about that . she likes having you someplace where she can keep an eye on you . seems to me the feeling 's kind of mutual . nick : well , she 's been on her own for a long time . i kind of was off doing my thing , and my father had died . eric : yeah . she has n't mentioned him . nick : no , she wo n't . i do n't know if she 's really ever gotten over it . she was young . eric : she must have been very young . nick : just a kid , actually , when she had me . away from her only family , the only home she 'd ever known . eric : and her husband died ? nick : just left with me . eric : you 'd never know she 's been through so much . you know , she does n't have an edge of bitterness or anger about her at all . nick : that 's not her style . she 's different . she 's positive . she 's positive about people , positive about everything . eric : that 's a wonderful quality to have . nick : it 's a quality people take advantage of . eric : is that what you think i 'm doing ? nick : you tell me . massimo : here i thought that i was doing what you wanted -- keeping my distance . jackie : oh , god . if only you knew how desperate i was to hear from you . eventually , i just thought , `` oh , am i an awful judge of character ? `` and you -- you 'd never meant any of what you said , which was exactly what my husband wanted me to think . [ massimo sighs ] you know , it would have been different had he done it out of love , holding onto me . but he did n't . he -- it was pure and utter revenge . he just wanted to keep us apart . massimo : he wanted more than that . he blackmailed me . jackie : no . massimo : $ 100,000 to keep it quiet . [ jackie gasps ] jackie : oh , massimo -- you did n't pay ? why ? why ? you never cared about publicity , i mean , good or bad . massimo : that 's true . but i cared about you . jackie : oh , if only i had known . massimo : that man is very lucky that he is already dead . jackie : i thought about you every day . i -- massimo : i tried not to think about you . losing you was -- jacqueline , i -- jackie : you really wanted me ? massimo : i was coming back for you . i was so excited . i was so happy . and then i got that phone call . and i felt like such a damn fool . why the hell did i believe him ? jackie : because -- it had happened to you before . stephanie -- she chose eric . massimo : never again . all those years -- lonely , bitter . what a waste . we could 've been together . we could 've been raising a family of our own . you wanted it , too . i mean -- so much so that you raised your boy to think of me as a -- as a role model . even -- even -- giving him my family ring . jacqueline -- pilot : mr. marone ? massimo : not now ! pilot : sir -- sir , we 're turning back to l.a. we 're making an emergency landing . massimo : what ? pilot : i 'm sorry . we 've already dumped our fuel , and we 're on our approach . please , i need you buckled into your seat right now . please , as fast as you can . very tightly . remove any sharp objects . take your shoes off , please . chuck : there 's five minutes left in the game . we 're down -- eric : my game ? eight ball , i guess . nick : eight ball it is . eric : nick , you 're aware that my -- that your mother and i are just -- nick : roommates , right ? eric : yes , roommates . i know what it looks like . but the fact is , i 'm not in the habit of doing this sort of thing . nick : i 'm gon na break , okay ? eric : i 've never done anything -- yeah , sure , go ahead . i 've never done anything remotely like this in my life . nick : well , neither has she . eric : i consider myself very lucky , actually -- blessed -- that i met your mother when i did , on what was possibly the worst night of my life . she 's a remarkable woman . nick : i know . eric : look , nick , i do n't know where your mother and i are headed , if we 're headed anywhere . but i can guarantee you this . i will never forget her kindness to me and what i owe her . i understand your concern , though . although , if i were you , i 'd be more concerned about marone . nick : marone ? eric : he 's a predator , nick . nick : well , i understand why you would see it that way . eric : and you do n't ? nick : i 'd call him forceful . eric : well , i would say the word is manipulative . your mother sees right through him , fortunately . nick : what are you talking about ? eric : your mother did n't tell you ? how he wanted to set you up with brooke and how he tried to charm her into doing the job for him ? nick : my mother ? eric : yeah . she blew him off , of course . nick : where did you hear this ? eric : jackie told me . [ nick laughs ] nick : i do n't think so . no , you must have misunderstood or something . my mother 's never met marone . massimo : what the hell is going on ? ! pilot : sir , it 's an electrical malfunction . it means our landing gear will not deploy . massimo : did you try the backup ? [ siren sounds ] co - pilot : davis , get over here . pilot : we 've tried everything . sir , we 're gon na be coming in our belly . there 's medical personnel standing by . they prepared the runway . we 'll try our best . [ siren sounds ] co - pilot : 500 feet ! massimo : you gave dominick my ring . why ? jackie : massimo -- pilot : 400 feet ! massimo : why ? jackie : you know why ! massimo : he 's my son . pilot : 300 feet ! massimo : he 's my son , is n't he ? is n't he ? ! pilot : 200 feet ! jackie : yes ! pilot : brace ! [ jackie screams ]	ridge is visiting brooke at the pool , both in their bathing suits . he wants to talk about nick . he also wants her to date around , but would like to know how long will it take for them to get back together . he says he 'll date too . brooke agrees , but then he says she does n't mean it . he says she 's driving him crazy ! she is glad !
jackie : nicky , you do n't mean that . you ca n't . nick : i wish i did n't . jackie : whatever i 've done , i 'm still your mother . nick : `` whatever i 've done `` ? ! nice ! it must be nice to just wrap it up in three little words , mother ! you let me fall more and more in love with that child . jackie : that 's because i believed he was your child . in my heart , he always -- nick : well , your heart does n't really matter much right now , does it , mother ? jackie : i was just trying to protect you , your family . nick : what family ? ! jackie : i was wrong . i was really wrong and made a mistake that i 'm going to regret for the rest -- nick : mistake ? that 's just a bit of an understatement , would n't you say ? jackie : no . do not start with the jokes . do not start to build up your walls again . do n't you do that , nicky ! do n't you do that with me , because i love you more than anyone in this world . i love you , and that -- that is an understatement . eric : stephanie ? you 're here . i did n't know you were here . i 've been worried about you . you have n't called or anything . is everything all right ? is the baby all right ? is brooke all right ? stephanie : everything is fine . everybody 's fine , and the baby 's -- the baby 's beautiful . eric : well , it 's all good news then . stephanie : ridge did a wonderful job . eric : he delivered the baby ? stephanie : yes , the doctor got there too late . as a matter of fact , when i arrived , the doctor was examining brooke . eric : you just could n't leave brooke alone , could you ? stephanie : eric , i went to the house because i wanted to be there for ridge . eric : stephanie , you 've got to stop . you got ta stop fighting this . ridge may not be the father of this child , but he and brooke are determined to raise this child together . stephanie : i know . they did another paternity test . it 's ridge 's child . eric : ridge is the father of the baby ? stephanie : yeah . the doctor confirmed it while i was there . eric : well -- well , i do n't believe it . stephanie : i do n't believe it either . but it is what it is . ridge and brooke have a child together . ridge : our son . our son . brooke : ridge jr . it 's almost like i willed it to happen . i never prayed harder . ridge : well , i guess someone was listening , huh ? brooke : yeah . everyone kept telling me that this little baby belongs with his father . ridge : now he is . now you are . yes . brooke : and you felt it all along , did n't you ? ridge : when you had that ultrasound , that little image came up on the screen , all of our kids were there . it just felt -- it felt so right . so right . brooke : and how about this ? ridge : this ? this feels like heaven to me , logan -- just like heaven . hey . hey , big boy . nick : this is what love is to you ? lying and manipulating , hmm ? you must be from the stephanie forrester school of parenting . jackie : you know what i did , and you know why i did it , and i do n't want to discuss it anymore . nick : well , i 'm sure you do n't . jackie : i want to know where we are going to go from here . nick : we ? jackie : i can help you , nicky . please let me . after all of this , do n't you get it ? ! jackie : tell me , nicky . tell me . nick : i loved her . jackie : no one knows that more than i do . nick : look , if you knew that , you would have never let this happen . you would never have done this to me , because i wanted to help that woman . i wanted to make her life better , get past the nightmare that she 's had with forrester . but we never had that chance , because you turned it to poison ! she 's over there right now thinking to herself , `` my god ! i 'm so glad that this is over ! my god , i 'm glad he 's out of my life . `` because i was a complication , mother . it was a problem . it was a nightmare , and she wants it out of her mind ! jackie : no ! i do not believe that . nick : this woman had an anxiety attack while she was pregnant . you know what that means ? ! you stood right over her , watching it , and you could n't tell the truth ! jackie : that 's because i thought it was going to cause more stress , and i did it because i love you ! nick : there 's that word `` love `` again . i think i 'm a bit lost here . because if that 's love , if this is love , then i do n't want any part of it ever again . ridge : hey , cutie . you . you , cutie . you . you need to get some sleep , you know that ? brooke : hmm - mm , hmm - mm . because i 'm afraid . i 'm afraid once i wake up -- ridge : what ? it 's not gon na be real ? brooke : i do n't know . ridge : it 's real . it 's real . brooke : it does n't seem real . ridge : well , it is . brooke : this is incredible . ridge : it sure feels like it to me . does n't it ? does n't it ? do you have any idea whatsoever how gorgeous you are right now ? [ brooke laughs ] brooke : yeah , i know . it 's my ratty hair and my bathrobe , no makeup . yeah . ridge : all of it , yeah . absolute perfection . can i kiss perfection ? i need to kiss perfection . ratty hair and all . hope : mommy ! brooke : honey , what are you doing up ? hope : i 'm thirsty . ridge : you 're thirsty ? i 'll get you a glass of water . first , come meet your baby brother . brooke : this is ridge jr. , see ? watch , you got ta be careful . he 's brand - new . ridge : give him a little kiss . okay , sweet girl . come on . brooke : you 'll get to see him again in the morning , okay ? ridge : i 'll get you a drink of water . come on . brooke : bye - bye , honey . did you see that ? that was your sister . your sister . stephanie : they 're going to get married , again . she 's going to move back into that house , again . and then what ? when has brooke ever been able to make any relationship work ? eric : but that 's what you want , is n't it -- for this relationship to last forever ? stephanie : i want ridge and taylor 's children to have some stability , eric . i want them to be part of the family . and now -- now brooke will be part of that family . oh ! have n't those kids had enough ? have n't they suffered enough ? if she lets them down again -- eric : she wo n't . stephanie : how can you say that ? eric : because . this is what she 's always wanted . and if you want to do what 's best for your son and his family , you 'll support that . if you ca n't do this for your son , then do it for his son , for our grandchild . jackie : nicky , the baby 's fine . so is brooke . nick : yeah . jackie : and what you had with her , it is n't poisoned . it was wonderful , and you must never , ever forget that . nick : well , i 'm gon na try . jackie : do n't say that . it does n't matter how this has turned out . it has been a good experience for you , because you 've opened up to love . you 've opened up to the possibility of having a family . nick : a lot of good that did . jackie : yes , it did , because you have changed , and you 've changed for the better . nick : oh . this is better ? jackie : it 's better than shutting down , which is exactly what i know that you want to do right now . but you can not do that , because you have come so far . nick : right down a dead - end street . jackie : it 's not a dead - end street . my god , it 's just the beginning ! nicky , you 've got so much love in you . it 's always been there , but you finally just tapped into it . nick : now we get to drown in it . jackie : it hurts . i know . but it 's good . before you met brooke , you were so lonely . you were never content , and you were never satisfied . and i am begging you , do not put those walls up again ! nick : who are you to ask anything of me ? jackie : it 's for your own good . nick : because you know what i need ? jackie : this time , yes . nick : you lied to me ! you said i was lonely before . well , i was never lonely . even when i was out at sea , i had the horizon around me , and i had one thing i could count on -- whenever i needed something , i could count on you . because i knew you would drop anything , and you would come to me wherever i was . and now , i just want to stay the hell away from you . go home , mother . jackie : i ca n't . nick : fine . you stay then . i 'll go . jackie : no . no , nicky , no . no , no , do n't go anywhere . please , i 'm begging you ! stay here , nicky ! nicky ! no , do n't go ! [ jackie sobbing ] stephanie : i held him . i did n't want to . eric : and ? stephanie : it was like holding ridge the first time , looking into his eyes -- his eyes that were so innocent . he had never been hurt . and i remembered , i promised him that he would never be hurt by anyone . eric : no parent can keep that promise . you could n't have kept that promise to ridge , even without brooke . he did need a lot of tending to though , did n't he ? always looking for trouble , always finding it . i remembering you tearing out your hair time after time over him . stephanie : yeah , but there was something very special about him . i knew that right from the start . brooke asked me tonight if i believed in fate . i do n't . but i always knew that ridge was meant for something -- something extraordinary , and it certainly was n't brooke . eric : stephanie , look -- stephanie : i know . he 's already made it very clear to me that if i do n't accept this , i 'll lose him . when i held that little baby this evening , i suddenly remembered all -- all the dreams that i had for my baby , my son . eric : and was n't one of those dreams that one day you would hold your son 's newborn in your arms ? stephanie : yeah . they have a beautiful little baby boy . so tiny and so perfect . i did not want to love him , but i did . and i realized that what i was holding was probably the reason i would lose ridge . eric : stephanie , that can only happen if you turn your back on him . you have to decide which is stronger , your love or your hate . stephanie : maybe brooke is the stronger one of us . because she 's won . she 's won , eric . she 's won . brooke : what 's that ? ridge : hope 's dolphin . brooke : aw . ridge : she wanted her little brother to have it . brooke : that 's so sweet . ridge : see ? brooke : yeah . yes . i knew this was supposed to happen , that we were meant to do this -- bring this precious little baby into the world . ridge : makes me wonder what the world has in store for him . brooke : hmm . must be something extraordinary . ridge : let 's see . leader of the free world ? brooke : at the very least . ridge : mm - hmm . brooke : it would explain so much -- why i felt the way that i have . ever since the first time that i saw you , i knew this is where we 'd be . ridge : destiny , huh ? brooke : if there is such a thing , i think we fulfilled ours .	nick and his mother continue to argue . nick wants her to leave him alone , she insists she ca n't do that . he ca n't understand how she could do something so hurtful . she insists it 's because she loves him . he asks her if lying and manipulating is her idea of what a family does to each other . he says brooke is probably thanking her lucky stars right now that he 's gone . he keeps asking her to leave , but she says she ca n't . he says fine , then he 'll leave , and he leaves a crying jackie behind in the penthouse .
bridget : are they the same or not ? carl : what do you think ? bridget : i ca n't look . just tell me , please . where the eggs that were used in taylor 's ivf the donor 's or are they my mother 's ? [ scene_break ] nick : you can justify this any way you want , brooke . but what i hear is that i 'm having a baby with taylor , so you go back to the dressmaker . brooke : forrester originals . nick : to work with the dressmaker . brooke : nick , i do n't have a future with you . then i do n't have a future here . nick : his is n't about the job then ? it 's about us . brooke : there is no us . and it 's time that i 've accepted that . children need their parents , nick . nick : working here will not keep you from your children , brooke . brooke : they need both their parents , if possible . and if there 's any feelings between the two parents , then -- look , you 're the one who told me that i would be tied to ridge forever because of r.j . nick : does n't mean that you have to work together . brooke : if i worked here , there would have been problems . nick : we 've talked about this . we 've talked about it in front of taylor . she 's completely on board with this . you know it . brooke : taylor 's only feeling confident right now because she just married you and she 's going to have your child . but she did say her feelings could change . nick : like yours have changed for forrester ? do you hear yourself ? you want to go back and work with the forresters ? ridge and stephanie . all of that craziness ! it 's insane ! it does n't make sense . brooke : and what about this ? you , me and taylor ? does that make sense ? look , nick . this is not going to work . and this conversation proves that . please , just -- just tear up the contract . please ? [ paper rips ] thank you . taylor : i 'm sorry . am i interrupting something ? brooke : no . i was just saying good - bye to your husband . [ scene_break ] ridge : he 's a two - timer ? is that what you just said ? constantine : look , i should n't have said anything . ridge : you think that rick is cheating on my daughter ? constantine : you should probably discuss this with phoebe . ridge : she knows ? no , no . there 's no way she 'd let something like that happen . she has too much respect for herself . constantine : she should respect herself and her talent -- she 's a very gifted young woman . ridge : is that your professional opinion ? constantine : your daughter and i are doing some great work together . i really believe in her . i just do n't think that she should be around anyone that does n't believe in her . [ scene_break ] carl : i got it for you . there it is . bridget : they both look the same . carl : they 're identical . bridget : so that means -- carl : the eggs which were fertilized for the marone ivf came from the fertility lab . bridget : so there 's no mistake ? carl : the administration told you the truth . bridget : the eggs that were used in taylor 's ivf were from the anonymous donor , not my mother ! carl : that 's right . bridget : oh god . oh , thank god . this is amazing . oh thank god , taylor is not carrying my mother 's baby . [ scene_break ] [ felicia laughs ] thorne : a rock star shows up on the property and you start acting like a giddy teenager . felicia : oh , shut up . talent and confidence are attractive no matter what you do . [ scene_break ] rick : you 've made your appearance . you can take off now . constantine : thanks , but uh -- i think i 'll stick around a little while . rick : this is a family get together . constantine : phoebe invited me . rick : phoebe thinks you can make her a rock star . constantine : and what , you do n't want that for her ? rick : if that 's what she wants , i think she can handle that on her own . phoebe : what 's going on ? constantine : oh , rick here was just expressing his belief in you . phoebe : well , that 's sweet . constantine : he thinks you 'd be better off without my help . rick : he 's using you , phoebe . phoebe : i -- i 'm sorry , constantine . this is nuts . rick : has he really done anything for you at all ? look , i 'm sorry , all right . i 'm not trying to be a jerk here , i just -- i do n't think you can trust this guy . [ constantine laughs ] rick : is something funny ? phoebe : rick , please . do n't make a scene . everyone 's having a really good time . constantine : look , obviously he does n't appreciate what i 've done for you . so , why do n't we just show him ? okay ? why do n't you sing with her ? rick : oh , i see . you want to make me a rock star too ? that 's great . but i 'm sorry , i 'm going to have to regretfully decline . constantine : do n't say i never gave you the chance . [ scene_break ] taylor : are you saying you two are n't going to be working together ? brooke : nick tore up the contract . taylor : why ? brooke : because i asked him to . taylor : you do n't want to take the job ? nick : she 's going back to forrester originals . brooke : taylor , i appreciate all of your support and your courtesy that you 've shown me . but , come on . let 's be honest . you ca n't really be disappointed about this . taylor : no , i 'm curious . brooke : well , you and nick and having child , and that needs to come first . taylor : so , you 're not going to take the job because you have too much respect for our relationship as parents ? brooke : just as you would respect the same situation if it were reversed , right ? taylor : yeah , of course . but -- brooke : well , then that 's all that needs to be said . taylor : brooke , are you sure ? because i really thought that we had made some breakthroughs with the three of us . brooke : we did . we really did , and your confidence really put everything in perspective for me . i just think our kids need to grow up in an environment that does n't have all this stress , and the distractions and tension . their parents need to be focused directly on them . that 's what i want for my children and yours . taylor : thank you . brooke : so , take care of your baby . i 'm sure the three of you will be very happy . bye . [ scene_break ] carl : i told you that i could help . bridget : oh , you have , carl . you have no idea how much you 've helped . thank you . carl : you 're welcome . bridget : you ca n't imagine what this would have done to my family if these labels had not been the same . carl : pretty awkward , huh ? everybody knows that your mother was married to nick marone . bridget : well , my mother 's still in love with him . i mean , obsessing , actually , is probably a better word . but i can say that , because i -- well , i 've been there myself . i 've just gotten over it , but my mother is n't anywhere near that . and if she found out that this baby inside of taylor was hers -- carl : a ticket to crazytown ? bridget : and for all of us . and if i found out that i 'd been responsible for it in any way , i do n't think i could have ever forgiven myself for making that kind of mistake . carl : you did n't . cryo - storage 's labels do n't look anything like these . i 'm telling you , their machine is ancient . bridget : are you sure ? carl : positive . your mother 's eggs were not in the petri dish . bridget : oh , thank you , carl . thank you , thank you , thank you . oh , my goodness . i 'm so relieved . carl : well , hey , i -- i get off in a few hours , how about we go celebrate ? champagne , a couple of straws -- bridget : oh , no . the party . oh , my goodness . carl : what party ? bridget : at my dad 's . carl : oh , well , the forrester family function . classy . bridget : i could probably still make it if i hurry . i doubt that it is over . oh , carl , thank you so much . you have no idea . you 've really , really come through for me . i wo n't forget this . [ scene_break ] [ laughter ] felicia : constantine 's a really charmer , huh ? rick : not you , too . [ rick sighs ] [ scene_break ] taylor : what just happened ? nick : ridge . taylor : she 's going back to him ? nick : yeah . taylor : what are you going to do ? nick : about what ? taylor : the bedroom line . nick : well , it does n't make a lot of sense without her . taylor : i 'm sorry . nick : it would have been good for the company . potentially bad for us . taylor : no . we would have been just fine . although , i ca n't say i 'm not happy that she wo n't be running around the hallway , underwear . i told you , i was okay with it . i told you that brooke is not a factor in our marriage or our family . i really was okay with it . [ scene_break ] felicia : hey . thorne : how are the kids ? felicia : oh , katherine has them drawing pictures of the guest house . dominic loves his cousins so much , he does n't want them to leave . ridge : just let them continue playing then . i got something i want to talk to you guys about . it involves brooke . i have convinced her to come back to forrester originals . stephanie : no . felicia : whoa , does n't she have a contract with nick ? ridge : she 's going to try and get out of that . eric : so , forrester creations will not be re - introducing the bedroom line ? thorne : well , that 's good news for us . stephanie : it is not good news . now , why -- why would you do something like this ? after everything that woman put you through , why would you bring her back ? eric : he 's talking about business , stephanie -- stephanie : oh , please . thorne : brooke helped ridge get out of jail . stephanie : yeah , well , he feels grateful and he 's relieved , i can understand that . but that 's no reason to bring her back in -- brooke : hello ? ridge : hey , logan . come on . come on in , sweetie . brooke : you told them ? ridge : just now . have you talked to nick ? how 'd it go ? brooke : uh , he tore up the contract . i 'm free to come back to forrester original if you 'll all have me . eric : of course we will , brooke . brooke : good . thorne : welcome back . brooke : thank you . ridge : uh , thorne , felicia , dad , would you mind giving me a minute to talk to mother alone ? eric : let 's all go back down to the pool . come on . stephanie : i will not allow this . [ scene_break ] rick : hey , you 're back . ned ? bridget : i 've got such a good news . it 's not mom 's baby . rick : what , are you sure ? i mean , this carl guy , he has proof ? bridget : iron clad . i can not believe i let myself get so worked up over all of this . rick : yeah , that 's putting it mildly . bridget : i 'm not going to let this get to me anymore . you should n't let anything get to you either . rick : i wo n't . phoebe : hey . hi . bridget : hi , phoeb . phoebe : hey , do you want to walk me out ? rick : you 're leaving ? phoebe : yeah , constantine came up with some new ideas for a duet , so we 're going to go record them . rick : i thought you would have time to discuss the fragrance today . phoebe : i do . i will . i 'm going to come by after . rick : it 's your job . phoebe : and i 'll do it . rick , i 'm not going to let the family down . it 's just -- this is important , too . it 's important to me . rick : okay . phoebe : i have to go . constantine 's waiting . rick : all right . phoebe : i love you . rick : i love you , too . [ scene_break ] ridge : you do n't think brooke is good for this company ? stephanie : i do n't think she 's good for you and until a little while ago , you agreed with me . ridge : mother , all we 're talking about is brooke coming back to work for the company . stephanie : yesterday , she was in business with nick . brooke : nick let me out of my contract . i thought you would be happy about that . stephanie : well , you know , i would be , if you had n't set your sights on him again . brooke : ridge and i have a child . we will always be a part of each other 's lives . stephanie : have you forgotten what happened in australia ? did n't she dump you , jump on a plane and then come here and jump in bed with nick ? ridge : no , mother , i have n't forgotten all that . brooke 's also the reason i 'm not rotting in jail right now . where would your gratitude be right now ? stephanie : with rick , who stood up for you and spoke for you . and that 's where your gratitude belongs . brooke : why do n't you just accept this and just move forward ? stephanie : because i know you . i know you better than any living human being . nothing is ever over with you . you 're in love with the idea of nick , because you ca n't have him . and something will happen . and then you will be on your knees , begging him to come back . it 's just a matter of time . [ scene_break ] ashley : so , what 's happening ? phoebe left ? rick : yeah . she went to the recording studio with constantine . phoebe and i are still okay , though . ashley : oh , yeah ? so she forgave you ? rick : mm - hmm . but she does n't know about you , or mexico , or anything -- ashley : hmm . but you 're back on track ? rick : yes . ashley : i 'm happy for you . rick : thank you . [ scene_break ] carl : she gave me a little kiss , and a hug , but hey , carl , you deserve it . cryo lab tech : can you sign for these ? carl : i 'm not a lab tech . cryo lab tech : ca n't drop them off without a signature . carl : you know what , chief . bring them over here . lab tech : all right . cryo - storage protocol . carl : that 's not from cryo - storage . cryo lab tech : mm - hmm . carl : no , look at the labels . cryo lab tech : are n't they great ? we finally got a new printer . just like the one we have here . top of the line . carl : when did you make the switch ? cryo lab tech : a few weeks ago . [ scene_break ] bridget : hey , are you okay ? rick : yeah . come on , sit down . so you 're sure about the mix - up at the hospital ? bridget : yeah , there is no mix - up . mom 's eggs were definitely in the lab . but it 's not her baby . [ scene_break ] carl : oh , no . oh , oh no . no , no . cryo lab tech : are you okay , man ? you look kind of sick . carl : i 'm fine . i think i just made a horrible mistake . [ scene_break ] ridge : drive carefully , logan . stephanie : this is wrong , and you know it . ridge : just leave brooke alone . stephanie : i will , if you will . ridge : mother , she 's going to come into the office tomorrow . you can greet her like everyone else , or you can stay away . again ? ridge : we 're going to be the best damn team in the business , yeah . stephanie : honey , this is n't about business . you 're so vulnerable to this woman . please tell me that you 're not considering the possibility of a future with her again . ridge : i 'm always going to have a future with her , mother . his name is r.j . stephanie : of course . that 's how she got to you . she used the child . ridge : okay . i 'm not having this conversation -- stephanie : fine , let 's talk about something else . how about a new woman ? what about someone like , ashley abbott ? she intrigued you there for a while , did n't she ? or is it just over ? ridge : i 'm not ruling anything out . stephanie : including being dumped for nick again . ridge : look , brooke is through with nick . she 's out of his life , out of his business . and after today , all ties to him are going to be severed . stephanie : what 's that got to do with it ? what does that got to do with you ? ridge : good - bye , mother . talk to you later .	nick gets it out of brooke . if she ca n't have him , she is going back to the dressmaker . she claims only to forrester originals . children need both of their parents , if possible , so if there are any feelings .she asks him to just please tear up the contract . she thanks him when he complies and gives him a hug . taylor walks in at that moment ; has she interrupted something ? she 's surprised when she learns they are not going to be working together after all . she laments she is not unhappy that brooke wo n't be running around the hallway in her underwear . ridge is concerned ; constantine just called rick a two- timer . he advises him to ask phoebe about this . carl assures bridget the labels are a match ; taylor is not carrying her mother 's baby , the eggs came from the donor . bridget is ecstatic , if her mother found out taylor was carrying her baby , it would be crazytown . she buries him in hugs and a kiss on the cheek with her gratitude . defensive , rick tells constantine this is a family get - together , he 's not needed . phoebe intercedes and gets rick to lay off ; constantine is helping her and she appreciates it .
katie : mmm . is it really you , or am i dreaming ? ( laughs ) beth : it 's really me . katie : i imagined this moment a thousand times . and you 've made it real . you 've come home just to be with me , just like i knew you would . katie : ( sniffles ) [ scene_break ] thorne : so you 're telling us that marcus , marcus walton down in shipping is ... felicia : ( laughs ) donna 's son ? come on . what , did she have him when she was 2 ? thorne : ( laughs ) ridge : a teenage pregnancy well hidden -- even back then , hardly unusual . presumably , the guy was given up for adoption . and now years later , he decides to come look for his birth mom . felicia : so the scandal we 've been waiting for rears its ugly head . ridge : i also have it on good authority that donna has said nothing to dad . thorne : about having a son ? ridge : about anything . in the meantime , dad 's signing his paycheck , totally oblivious . felicia : maybe . but how do we know she did n't tell him ? maybe donna 's not the only one keeping secrets . thorne : no , i doubt that . i 've seen marcus and dad together , and i did n't get the feeling that there was anything weird going on . ridge : uh , felicia may be right . at this point , it 's just speculation . but we 'll know the truth as soon as i hear from rocky . thorne : so you hired a p.i . ? felicia : ( scoffs ) ridge : damn right i did . he 's done good work for us before . imagine what it 'll mean to this family if he finds out that the rumors are true . donna 's duplicity will be her downfall . out she 'll go . and here at forrester , we wo n't have to worry about donna logan and the havoc she 's been wreaking on our company anymore . ( knock on door ) ridge : come in . felicia : jarrett , hey . jarrett : ( sighs ) hey . look , i 'm sorry to bring bad news , but certain members of the fashion press are about to have a field day with eric . thorne : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] eric : i 've been trying to make sense of these inventory logs . i understand you changed them . marcus : yes , i sure did . eric : ah , well , look , for years , that 's not the way we do things around here . let me show you how we do it . marcus : well , you see , sir ... eric : for years , this goes here . marcus : instead of -- no , no . i thought it would be more efficient this way , though , sir . eric : no , if you 'd just let me finish , please . marcus : you see , instead of a double system ... eric : the system 's been working fine for years . i do n't want to change it . i want you to put it back the way it was . and i do n't want you changing a procedure around here without asking . are we clear ? marcus : yes , sir . eric : thank you . marcus : i 'm blowing it , man . [ scene_break ] ( doorbell rings ) nick : hi . brooke : i thought you were out of town . nick : i 'm back . brooke : yes , i see that . so how 's katie doing ? nick : she 's good . brooke : guess what ? nick : what ? brooke : my mom 's coming in town , and i ca n't wait to tell katie . she 's gon na be so excited . nick : actually , your mother 's already here . brooke : already ? nick : yeah . brooke : wh -- nick : yeah , both your parents are here . brooke : ( gasps ) you 're kidding ? nick : no . brooke : well , h - how -- how did that happen ? i just talked to her last night . how did she get here so fast ? nick : i do n't know . brooke : you -- you -- what am i going to do with you ? ( giggles ) [ scene_break ] katie : when i woke up in intensive care , i ... did n't know what was happening . but brooke was there , and -- and -- and donna and nick and bridget , but not storm . and i did n't know where he could be . donna : katie could barely talk . her -- her throat was so sore from the respirator . but somehow she got the words out -- `` where 's storm ? `` katie : he left me a note . he told me he 'd be the whisper in my ear . beth : and that 's when you realized that he ... katie : yeah . beth : i do n't know how you made it through all this . katie : it 's been tough . for weeks , i 've been so angry . i did n't understand how storm could do something like that . i did n't know how i would ever be able to live with it . but i think i 've -- i 've reached an understanding . i 've made my own peace with what happened . and he would want this , mom . ( laughs ) he would want you back here with us . i know how much you must be grieving . beth : mm . katie : i know why you could n't come home . but you 're here now . all of the logans are together again ... beth : ( laughs ) katie : as a family . beth : ( sighs ) beth : ( exhales deeply ) [ scene_break ] marcus : i thought he 'd be pleased i wanted to make things better . i mean , this being a creative place and all . steffy : yeah , my granddad is n't big on surprises . marcus : great . i 'm doomed . i mean , if he ca n't handle some paperwork being switched around , how is he gon na react when donna tells him about me ? steffy : he 'll understand , marcus , at least if i have something to say about it , which i will . always do . [ scene_break ] jarrett : my comrades in the press are still shaking their heads over your father 's recent marriage . felicia : like we have n't been . ridge : we 're painfully aware that donna 's influence has been damaging in so many ways . it 's just that dad refuses to see it . thorne : sales take a dive , it 's the lousy economy . felicia : ( imitating eric ) what -- will you hold it right there . do n't blame donna for that , too . ridge : so we asked our customers why they stopped buying , and they said because the clothes that donna inspires are just too risqué . thorne : and the fact that he dumped mom for a woman half her age . jarrett : oh , it is n't only that the new mrs. forrester is so much younger or that her taste is ... should we say not classic . ( sighs heavily ) the issue that 's been popping up recently is that her maiden name was logan . i mean , does your father have an unhealthy obsession with that family ? is he morally bankrupt ? felicia : ( scoffs ) ridge : come on , jarrett . jarrett : oh , m - m - m - mind you , ridge , it 's not me who 's writing articles like that . but other people are . i know . i 've seen the galleys . felicia : so not only is donna driving away customers , tainting our company 's image . now she 's tarnishing our father 's reputation , as well . great . jarrett : oh , i 've covered your family for years . everyone loves your mother , but the reaction to donna thus far ... felicia : we got it . thorne : ( sighs ) jarrett : look , again , i am sorry . but i consider you all friends . and when i saw what was coming , i could n't very well just hang you all out to dry , now could i ? thorne : jarrett , we appreciate that , okay ? thank you for the heads - up . jarrett : okay . thorne : you got ta be kidding me . ridge : now it 's up to us to deliver dad a rather large wake - up call . [ scene_break ] brooke : i ca n't believe you . i ca n't believe how you 've gone out of your way to surprise somebody . nick : i 'm just glad it all worked out . your parents are where they 're supposed to be . all is right in the world . brooke : especially katie 's world , thanks to you . nick : ( scoffs ) brooke : you 've done so much for katie . i do n't know how we 're ever gon na repay you . beth : it really is remarkable , the way you got through all of this . i ... should have been here . donna : oh , mom , it 's okay . we understand you could n't be here right after storm passed away . you were -- you were too overcome with grief . katie : and you 're here now , and so is storm . he 's right here . he 'll always be with us . he always will . brooke : ohhh , mother . ( laughs ) beth : oh . brooke . oh , brooke . ( laughs ) ( exhales deeply ) mm . [ scene_break ] rocky : i put extra guys on this 'cause you needed your answers in a hurry . ridge : rocky , whatever it costs , it 'll be worth it . felicia : so what did you find out -- anything ? i mean , did donna give up a baby all those years ago ? rocky : a little boy , born on july 9th , to be exact . ridge : same date of birth marcus put on his job application . thorne : oh - oh - oh , my god . it 's true . felicia : wait a minute . could be true . thorne : sis , this ca n't be a coincidence . ridge : okay , so donna had a baby boy . do we know what happened to him ? rocky : well , as a matter of fact , um , a lawyer i do a lot of work for knows some people down at the local adoption agencies . now according to him , a male born at st. joseph 's hospital on july 9th was placed with a family in beaumont , texas . ridge : that 's marcus ' hometown . phoebe : did they get the family 's name ? rocky : walton . felicia : oh , my god . then it 's true . marcus is donna 's son . thorne : ( sighs ) ridge : dad has no idea , does he ? rocky , thank you very much . great job . i 'll be in touch . rocky : thanks . ridge : all right , does anybody still have any doubts that we go to dad about this ? felicia : not anymore . thorne : no , not at all . but this is going to hit him hard , ridge . ridge : he 's got ta hear it , and he 's got ta hear all of it . after tonight , dad will finally realize why he has to end this marriage . [ scene_break ] steffy : paperwork -- oh , the excitement . marcus : yeah , i need to have these logs back the way they were before your grandfather fires me . steffy : ah , mmm , mmm . uh , hey , granddad , what 's up ? what brings you down to the dungeon ? eric : i - i want to talk to marcus -- very important . steffy : do you want me to go ? eric : no , actually , i 'd like you to hear this . marcus : i 'm changing those logs now , mr. forrester . i 'll have them done for you by the end of the day . eric : oh , so you have n't finished ? that 's good . i owe you an apology . marcus : sir ? eric : i took a look at your revised system , and , actually , i like it . i see what you did and why you did it , and i think it 's , uh , i think it 's very good . i did n't give you a chance to explain yourself , and , uh , for that i apologize . marcus : it 's no problem , sir . eric : run it by thorne . if he likes it , we 'll put it in place right away . marcus : i will . ( chuckles ) thank you , mr. forrester . eric : no , no , thank you . i like it when people take initiative around here . people do n't do that enough in this office . my wife is very high on you , marcus . and i 'm beginning to see why . steffy : what ? ! oh , my god ! marcus : ( laughs ) man . [ scene_break ] nick : i thought you were laying down . stephen : yeah , maybe i should be , but after seeing katie upstairs with her mother ... nick : oh , come on , do n't you think it 's just what the doctor ordered ? stephen : well , then that makes you the physician because you knew what she needed before anybody else . nick : ( scoffs ) stephen : you really came through for my daughter , nick , and i thank you for that . brooke : when you told me last night that you were coming after all , at first i was ... ( sighs ) i was really thrilled for katie . but then it was when i was driving home that i realized i needed you , too , maybe more than i thought . something happened to me almost a year ago now . and it 's not something i want to dwell on , but it did take an emotional toll . and ridge was fantastic , and ... ( sighs ) i do n't know what i would have done without donna , without katie . they really helped me through it , helped me get back up on my feet , start healing . beth : oh , honey , it sounds awful . donna : it was horrible , mom . brooke was a wreck . brooke : ( sighs ) katie : but she 's a fighter , just like all of us logans . brooke : well , i did get through it , but not without scars . and i 'm sure that i will have scars from that for many , many years . but , mom , i - i do n't want to talk about this now . now that you 're here , we 'll have time to discuss it . ( exhales deeply ) ( laughs ) i 'm just so happy that you had the courage to come . mom , we 're all in pain . beth : mm . brooke : we 're all suffering . but you know what ? we have each other , and we do n't want you to grieve alone in paris . you can lean on us . i mean , for so many years we leaned on you . now your girls are here for you , really , always . ( sniffles ) katie : ( laughs ) beth : oh . brooke : ( crying ) beth : ( exhales deeply ) [ scene_break ] eric : ( chuckles ) ( knock on door ) eric : yes , son , come in . ridge : thorne , felicia and i need to speak with you , dad , privately without donna . eric : is this a conversation i want to have ? ridge : it 's one we all need to have . it 's important , very important . eric : yeah , concerning donna ? eric : all right , we 'll meet , but not tonight . i have plans with donna . ridge : what we have to say wo n't take long . eric : ( chuckles ) oh , right . so now we 've gone from having a conversation to sitting down the old man and haranguing him about his wife . that is why you 're excluding donna , is n't it ? ridge : dad -- eric : ridge , you need to accept that i 've moved on with a woman i love very much , to whom i 'm very glad to go home at night and not have to wonder what she 's hiding from me . you know , your mother was always too busy spinning her schemes to give me any attention , let alone affection . well , it 's very different with donna , refreshingly so . ridge : that 's what you think . eric : that 's what i know . ridge : okay , dad , you think what you want about your wife . just agree to meet with thorne , felicia and me around 5 : 00 . eric : all right , fine , i will , but make it brief , all right ? and no more acrimony about my wife . [ scene_break ] ridge : we 'll keep it strictly information . i 'll see you later . oh , marcus , i was just about to come looking for you . marcus : you were ? ridge : i want you to prepare a shipment for me . something 's going out of here tonight . marcus : where to , sir ? ridge : texas . marcus : hey , it 's marcus . i just ran into ridge . something is definitely going down , and it does not sound good . could he have found out somehow ? call me . [ scene_break ] stephen : look , i - i know i 've already thanked you about a hundred times for convincing beth she needed to be here . nick : any idea what the problem was ? stephen : it had to be losing our son . it must have been incredibly difficult for her . nick : well , of course . i mean , i get that , but still , to not be here for katie and her sisters , i - that i do n't get . i do n't get that at all . beth : ( laughs ) donna : ( laughs ) katie : well , i do n't think i 've cried enough today . beth : oh , no ? katie : i think we should keep going . brooke : ( giggles ) donna : ( laughs ) i 'll keep going if you do . katie : ( laughs ) oh , i made you smile . i won . brooke : oh , god . some things never change . katie : ( laughs ) beth : apparently not . ( laughs ) katie : well , one thing i wish would change -- we 've been apart for so long , and now we 're all back together , even dad . i just ... donna : ( laughs ) katie : i do n't want to let this slip away . it feels right . and i do n't want us to go back to our busy lives and forget how much we mean to one another . please , please , do n't leave us again . beth : i -- brooke : please . katie : please , mom . brooke : mom , come on . beth : oh . donna : please . brooke : ( laughs ) donna : pretty please . katie : it 's really nice here . brooke : ( laughs ) beth : okay , just let me go for a minute , all right ... katie : all right . beth : just -- just a minute . brooke : a minute . that 's it . katie : just a minute . brooke : ( laughs ) ( indistinct conversation ) [ scene_break ] beth : ( sighs ) beth : hello , pascal ? it 's beth . merci . i need your help . i - i need you to get me on a flight from los angeles to paris . tomorrow morning . yes . yes . can you -- can you please make that reservation , then call me back to confirm ? merci , pascal . merci . [ scene_break ] katie : ( laughs ) brooke : ( laughs ) oh , boy . ( laughs ) no , you know what ? donna : no , no , no , no . katie : we have like 27 bedrooms here . she could stay in renee 's room . donna : ( laughs ) katie : ( laughs ) brooke : yeah , that 's good . but -- well , we 'll -- we 'll ask mom . maybe she has an idea . katie : we 'll see where she wants to stay . ooh , what 's this ?	katie hugs her mom and laments that she came home to her just like she knew she would . she fills her in on what happened when she shot storm and then woke up with his heart . brooke arrives and tells nick he 's something else for going so far out of his way to deliver her mom and dad for katie . felicia delights in ridge telling her and thorne that donna has a son , the scandal they have been waiting for has finally raised it 's ugly head . out donna will go . jarret informs them the public is still upset with eric 's recent marriage and publicity . ridge tells his siblings now they really have to go deliver their dad a rather big wake - up call . the p.i . confirms it all so they are twice as strong they need to tell their dad and he needs to ends his marriage . marcus gets miffed when eric wo n't let him change shipping procedure paperwork they have been using for years . eric wants to go back to the old way although marcus is sure his way is the most efficient . later eric apologizes to marcus and says he will accept his new concept , and he likes when people take the initiative . marcus hugs and swings steffy around in the office .
man : the institution of marriage is not an institution in the ordinary sense . it is not artificial , not an invention , unlike states and divorce courts and churches . it wields an authority more ancient than any of those , born in the same instant as the human race . it represents the fulfillment of the deepest human longing , placed within us , the spark of life . it retells the story of the mystery of god 's love . dominick , are you ready to enter into this marriage with bridget , believing that the love you share and your faith in each other will endure all things ? nick : i am . man : and , bridget , are you ready to enter into this marriage with dominick , believing that the love you share and your faith in each other will endure all things ? bridget : i ... i do n't think i could have told you `` yes `` the last time you married us , reverend , but i understand now that believing in us is more than just understanding that there 's gon na be mistakes . believing in us means that i understand that we 're together no matter what . i love you , and that is all that counts , so , yes , i - i do ... ( laughs ) believe in our enduring love . brooke : `` when i was a child , i used to talk as a child , think as a child , reason as a child , and when i grew up , i put aside childish things . at present , we see indistinctly , as in a mirror , but then we will see face - to- face . at present , i know partially , and then i shall know fully as i am fully known . faith , hope , love remain , these three , but the greatest of all of these is love . `` man : we do n't feel the same way about someone we love from day to day , moment to moment . marriage is the commitment to turn back to love despite all , to remember that love is the truth between you . it is the commitment to tell the truth about yourself , to let yourself be known to one other person , someone who has promised to love and accept you , including all the things that you 're not proud of . dominick , do you take bridget to be your lawful wedded wife ? do you promise to love and comfort her , to honor and keep her in sickness and in health , in prosperity and in adversity , and forsaking all others , be faithful to her as long as you both shall live ? nick : i do . man : and , bridget , do you take dominick to be your lawful wedded husband ? do you promise to love and comfort him , to honor and keep him in sickness and in health , in prosperity and adversity , and forsaking all others , be faithful to him as long as you both shall live ? bridget : i do . man : the rings . man : please place the ring on bridget 's left hand and in your own words , seal your vows to her . nick : ( inhales sharply ) i think i 've had the world 's longest adolescence . ( scoffs ) but , today , i stand here as an adult . you 've seen me at my best and my worst , but yet you still stand here , willing to wear this ring . bridget : ( sighs ) nick : so i would like to be your husband ... bridget : ( giggles ) nick : and spend the rest of our lives together , to be good to you , to be faithful and loving if you 'll have me . man : please place this ring ... bridget : ( laughs ) man : on dominick 's left hand . bridget : thank you . man : say your vows to him . bridget : what can i say ? you 're home to me . ( sniffles ) it 's really just as simple as that . there are places inside me that were broken , and i did n't even know that they were there , and you healed them , and i stand here today a much stronger , clearer and happier woman , because i 'm in love with you . bridget : and i am honored to be your wife today ... ( sniffles ) and forever . man : in the presence of god and all the witnesses assembled here and by the authority vested in me by the state of california , i now pronounce you ... bridget : ( giggles ) man : husband and wife . bridget : ( sniffles ) man : you may ... you know the drill . bridget : ( laughs ) ( sniffles ) rick : ( laughs ) [ scene_break ] stephanie : well , i ca n't tell you how happy i am for you . bridget : oh , thank you , stephanie . stephanie : ( chuckles ) and it 's nice to know -- it 's a comfort , actually -- to see that , as sensible a woman as yourself might be , has married the same shipwreck of a man as many times as i did . nick : i 'll have you know i only lost one ship . it was n't a very big one at that . stephanie : oh . nick : okay , maybe two . stephanie : ( chuckles ) bridget : oh , thank you . felicia : hey , sweetie . bridget : hi . felicia : i just went to check on the kids , and jack passed out before eating dinner . bridget : well , let him sleep . i 'll wake him up later for a little bit of fun , but you know what ? someone should be out with our guests . stephanie : let 's go . come on . bridget : okay . felicia : bye , sweetie . nick : hi . katie : hey . um , congratulations . nick : i 'm glad you came . katie : me , too . it feels like closure . nick : for the mistake that we made . i 'm sorry if i hurt you . katie : well , i guess since you saved my life , i 'll forgive you . you look really handsome . [ scene_break ] bridget : thank you so much for coming . i really appreciate it . woman : congratulations . bridget : thank you . ( giggles ) owen : so i probably should n't be taking these into church , right ? congratulations on your wedding . bridget : well , congratulations on living through it . owen : yeah . jackie 's talking to nick right now . bridget : mm , there are not enough words in the english language to prevent a scene if you do not stay away from him , so , please , please , just for me , just for today ... owen : just for today . for you , i will do that . believe it or not , i am very happy for you , but what are we gon na do about the rest of our lives ? we 're about to become family . we 're gon na have to deal with it one way or another , right ? bridget : mm . [ scene_break ] nick : ( clears throat ) jackie : it was a lovely ceremony . nick : you just had to do it , did n't you ? jackie : yes , i did . nick : today , of all days . jackie : ( scoffs ) nicky , please , do n't go there . no tantrums , no -- no guilt trips . can we please just talk like equals ? nick : mother , you ca n't be serious about marrying him . jackie : i wonder how many people said that to bridget . nick : look , ca n't we just cut to the chase here ? ca n't you just make this guy a cash offer ? jackie : ( scoffs ) and ca n't you consider that even people you do n't like can actually fall in love , even with someone as unlikely as your mother ? nick : oh , cut it out . stop all that . of course i can . it 's because of you , of -- of who you are and all the good things that you deserve that i ca n't stand this . jackie : yeah , well , you do n't have to stand it , because it 's my life , and it 's my choice , and you know what ? it is my money when it comes to that . nick : ( sighs ) jackie : and i do not believe that that is why owen loves me , but i also do n't think that he 's blind to it . supposing people are wrong , supposing money can actually buy you happiness , do n't you think i 'd snap it up after waiting so long ? pam : uh , excuse me . uh , bridget just sent me to tell you that the natives are gettin ' restless . nick : oh , right . thank you . pam : so you , uh , finally found a float toy for your bath tub , did ya ? jackie : why did n't they lock you up when they had the chance ? pam : you know , i 'm sure there 's a nice , long , psychiatric diagnosis for people who marry their rubber duckies , too . ( chuckles ) jackie : ( chuckles sarcastically ) [ scene_break ] ( indistinct conversations ) katie : still lusting ? after forrester , that is . bill : what ? it 's a nice party . i 'm watching . katie : like a rottweiler watches a bone . bill : ( growls ) ( chuckles ) stephen : hello , bill . bill : well , steve . stephen : listen , i 'm sorry about your father . bill : no , you 're not . you hated his guts . stephen : no , he just was n't my favorite boss . katie : hi , dad . stephen : oh , hi , sweetheart . where 's your mother ? donna said she was with you . katie : well , it 's a big place . i 'm sure she 's around here somewhere . stephen : yeah , well , i , uh , gave her my cell phone , so i can , uh , phone her from the pay phone . beth : oh , stephen , thank goodness . there you are . i 've been looking for you . katie : mother , where have you been ? beth : well , i just -- i went to the garden to look around , and then i was trying to find you and your sisters . stephen : well , honey , i think brooke is busy being the mother of the bride . beth : well , of course she is . i 'll -- i 'll see her later , but ... ( sighs ) you know , um , i 'm not used to being around so many people , and i 'm feeling a little worn out . stephen : oh , sweetheart , would you like to go ? i mean , what -- you want to leave now ? beth : well , if you do n't mind . stephen : not at all . listen , katie , would you tell brooke and bri -- well , tell everybody that , uh , your mother and i left , okay ? katie : sure , of course . mother , are -- are you all right ? beth : i 'm fine , sweetheart . i 'm just -- i 'm fine . thank you . katie : all right . stephen : she 's fine . katie : bye . [ scene_break ] stephanie : so why are you and ridge on opposite sides of the party ? taylor : this is a family wedding . it 's not a date . stephanie : you spent the night with him for the first time in years , and i 'm not assuming that anything happened . i 'm just -- well , what is this sudden coolness between the two of you ... taylor : ( scoffs ) stephanie : and with me ? thorne : come on , mom , nick and bridget have had their solo time . let 's , uh , show 'em how it 's done . stephanie : all right . brooke : i tried calling you at the guest house . ( sighs ) i was surprised when you did n't answer . ridge : i 'm sorry , logan . i - it 's just difficult to know exactly what to say . brooke : looks like something 's weighing on your mind that you do want to tell me or ask me . is there ? ridge : yeah . rick : excuse me . ( clinking spoon on glass ) rick : excuse me , everybody . brooke : oh . rick : does everybody have a drink in their hand ? man : yes , yes , yes . rick : let 's -- let 's pass those out a little bit , because i would like to make a toast to my beautiful sister and her beautiful groom . ( chuckles ) steffy : ( laughs ) rick : i want to congratulate you two on yet another amazing wedding . it 's nice to see that there are still churches in los angeles that nick has not been married in . woman : rick ! rick : no , i 'm -- i 'm -- okay . no , seriously , it 's -- it 's an honor to be here , to be your best man , and a show of hands -- who has not been married to nick here at this party ? nick : ( laughs ) eric : that 's what ... rick : okay , no , i 'm saying -- no , no , i 'm saying that ... bridget : there are some . there are some women ... rick : he is back -- well , he 's back where he belongs with the most beautiful ... bridget : yes . rick : loving little sister anybody could ever ask for . so here 's to nick and bridget on an amazing wedding . congratulations , you two . all : hear , hear . cheers . woman : oh , cheers . congratulations . bridget : ( giggles ) nick : i finally have you alone . bridget : well , we 're not exactly alone , hmm ? ( giggles ) nick : are you happy ? bridget : oh , my god . deliriously . are you ? nick : am i happy ? hmm . i did n't know a man could be so happy . i did n't know a man could make so many mistakes and be forgiven for them . i did n't know a man could do so many things wrong and not have it held against him , and i did n't know there was an angel like you that existed that could have such trust and faith to actually want to walk through life together . you know what you are ? you give . you 're a giver . you 're not a taker . bridget : ( sighs ) nick : i was thinking maybe you should have your head examined . have you thought about that ? bridget : actually , i have , but then i thought against it , 'cause if i 'm crazy , i just -- i like crazy . nick : ( laughs ) well , that 's what this is . it 's crazy , and it 's wild , and it 's a ship of dreams , and that 's what i 'm gon na do . i 'm gon na make all your dreams come true until we grow old and gray together . bridget : that will happen , wo n't it ? nick : gracefully , i hope . bridget : oh , me , too . nick : well , i guess it 's just you and me forever , kid .	nick and bridget exchange their wedding vows with brooke reading a passage of love , hope and faith . nick is humbled by saying that she has seen him at his best and his worst and is still standing there . he wants to love her and be faithful and live with her always . she replies that she is now stronger and is honored to be his wife , now and forever . they kiss and the congregation claps . nick tells katie that he is glad she came . she says she is too ; it feels like closure . bridget begs owen just to stay away from nick .for her .just for this one day . nick talks to jackie and scorns her for doing it this way today . he wants her to pay off owen , get rid of him . he ca n't stand this . she reminds him this is her life and her money and she wo n't tolerate this attitude . pam comes and retrieves nick for the cake - cutting . with all the ladies waiting in line , jackie catches the bouquet when bridget throws it . bill and stephen exchange barbs . stephen agrees to take beth home early since the crowd overwhelms her . stephanie confronts taylor on why she is being so cool and evasive about last night . brooke speaks with ridge and asks if he has something he wants to tell her . before ridge can spit it out , rick calls attention for a toast to the bridge and groom and the couples dance . nick tells bridget that he wants to make all her dreams come true until they are old and gray . `` it 's just you and me , kid . ``
( daddy yankee 's `` descontrol `` playing ) marcus : what up ? you wanted to see me ? what 's this ? hope 's necklace ? steffy : what 's a chinese character for `` trouble `` ? marcus : as in `` steffy forrester `` ? steffy : no . as in `` brooke logan . `` so let me get this straight . marcus : steff , come on . look , we -- steffy : you told me that hope and oliver made love on the terrace during the graduation party . marcus : yes , and i also told you that i was wrong , so drop it . steffy : you saw what you saw . what 's curious to me is why you 're so desperately trying to cover it up . ( daddy yankee 's `` grito mundial `` playing ) hope : mm , this should be illegal . oliver : what ? hope : feeling the way i do . oliver : you 're the best thing that 's ever happened to me . tell me you know that . hope : ( chuckles ) rae : whoa , it looks like you two need some cold water . hope : ( giggles ) rae : come on . join us in the pool . hope : we will in a minute . man : hey , when are we gon na watch the party video ? hope : as soon as everyone gets here , i 'll put it up on the big screen . man : cool . ( daddy yankee 's `` grito mundial `` playing ) brooke : ( sighs ) oh , bridget . bridget : hi . it 's bad timing , i guess , huh ? sounds like you 're having a party out there . brooke : oh , uh , yeah . it 's hope and some of her friends . bridget : oh . brooke : what is it , honey ? bridget : nick . he left me . brooke : what ? bridget : he 's gone , mother . and i ca n't really blame him . ( knock on door ) stephanie : hi . ridge : hey . how are you doing ? stephanie : oh , i 'm fine . thank you . it 's pam i 'm worried about . ridge : it could have been a hell of a lot worse , huh ? stephanie : yeah , i could be dead . ( chuckles ) but pam ... ( sighs ) she 's her heart broken , honey . she fell head over heels in love with this guy , and he betrayed her terribly . ridge : is she back on her meds ? stephanie : yes , but that 's gon na take a while to kick in . ridge : wow , what a mess . stephanie : although i 'm sure your wife has a per -- perfectly different point of view . ridge : brooke is very disturbed about all this . stephanie : disturbed ? that 's an interesting word . `` disturbed `` fits that family . ridge : mother , she is not like her dad . stephanie : yeah . ( sighs ) she 's not a complete maniac . ridge : not that i know of . stephanie : yeah , not that you know of . stephanie : i , on the other hand , am never gon na trust her again . brooke : oh , my god , bridget , you 've been living with this all these months ? bridget : you know , i should have just told nick as soon as i found out it was owen 's baby . i do n't know that it would have made a big difference . brooke : ( sighs ) honey , just give it some time . bridget : i do n't have a choice . that 's all i can do . brooke : do you want me to talk to nick , or -- bridget : no . no , thanks , but i do n't want you to do anything . i 'm just ... thanks for listening , but i got myself into this mess , and i 'm paying the price . i love nick so much , and i always will . but i understand where he 's coming from . i 'm pregnant with another man 's child . he just ca n't accept that , and i do n't know that i could either . brooke : i 'm sorry , honey . ( sighs ) bridget : for the first time , i feel what it must ... be like to be in your shoes . i mean , when aggie lost the baby , i lost my mind . i could n't breathe . i - i could n't think . i really thought that nick and i were over . ( sighs ) owen helped me get through that , but we just went too far . i know that 's something that you can relate to . you know ? i mean , people get hurt , people we love so much , like my husband . marcus : why are you doing this , steff ? steffy : are n't you curious about what really happened on the terrace ? marcus : it 's none of our business . steffy : i just want to find out the truth , and i 'm going to . marcus : dang . i never should have told you nothin ' . steffy : well , you did , and now it 's too late , because if what i think happened is right , i 'm holding a bomb -- a way to get brooke out of our lives forever . [ alarm rings ] ridge : well , i see you 're back on the warpath . stephanie : her father tired to kill me . ridge : he 's gon na be held accountable for what he did , after he recovers from his gunshot wound , that is . stephanie : oh , you do n't think i had a right to shoot him ? ridge : yes , mother , i 'm sure you did . stephanie : well , i hope you said that to your wife . ridge : this does n't involve brooke . stephanie : what do you mean ? it 's her father that did it . he 's convinced himself , or he convinced himself , to come after me because of all terrible things i did to beth and to his girls . ridge : mother , why are you on this kick of this anger towards brooke again ? she 's done nothing to you , at least not the last while . stephanie : honey , she has a history of bad behavior . why would i believe that it would suddenly stop ? ridge : because you have no reason to believe otherwise . brooke : honey , do n't give up on your marriage . bridget : nick 's the one that 's given up on it . brooke : well , given time , he 'll forgive you . bridget : ( chuckles ) that 's the amazing thing about you . no sin is too big to be forgiven . that 's always been your mantra . i guess that 's why i was able to forgive you after what happened with deacon . ( sighs ) brooke : uh , yeah , it 's good that we got past that , and you and nick will get past this . bridget : it 's hard to imagine . it really is , but then i look at you , and , i mean , you really turned your life around . you have a solid marriage , and it just gives me so much hope . brooke : ( sighs ) honey . bridget : it 's an inspiration , mom . you are in inspiration . brooke : ( sighs ) ( chuckles ) okay . bridget : i should leave you so you can go back to the party . brooke : uh , w - wait . no . do n't you want to stay ? bridget : oh , uh , and spoil all the fun ? ( chuckles ) you do n't need that , mom . i 'll talk to you later , though . i love you . brooke : i love you . ( sighs ) ( sighs ) ( daddy yankee 's `` pose `` playing ) brooke : ( sighs ) daddy yankee : hey , yo peligro oh , oh caliente hey , hey d.y . margot : well , with the masks and the hoodies , it 's really hard to tell who is who . woman : oh , wow , hope . look at you tearing it up . hope : no , that 's not me . man : are you sure ? because ... hope : yeah , i know . i know . my mom was wearing my necklace . everyone thought it was me and oliver on the dance floor . but , no , it was my mom and dad . it 's weird , huh ? ( chuckles ) aw , they 're cute together , are n't they ? ( chuckles ) i am so sorry i was upstairs when this song played . i mean , it 's the one dance i wish i had with you . daddy yankee : vivetelo así dame ahora tu mejor pose , pose , pose ( rapping in spanish ) marcus : steff , your dad is married to brooke . you 're not gon na get rid of her . steffy : okay , tell me what you saw at the party exactly . i want every detail . come on . marcus : it was n't what i thought . steffy : you thought it was hope and oliver making love . marcus : yeah , but i was wrong , okay ? so drop it . steffy : well , it was n't hope . that 's for sure , because the girl you saw was wearing the necklace , and we both know hope was n't wearing the necklace until later on that night . marcus : ( sighs ) steffy : brooke was wearing the necklace . and then the two of them went out on the dance floor , and you followed them , and you saw them making love . but it was n't oliver and hope . it was oliver and brooke . marcus : what ? are you -- what are you saying ? that -- that -- that 's crazy . that 's insane . brooke and oliver out on the terrace doing it ? no . no way . pure silk ... ridge : look , if you 're gon na harangue me about my wife , maybe you should leave . stephanie : steffy feels the same way i do . ridge : and i do n't appreciate you bringing my daughter into your vendetta against brooke . stephanie : honey , we 're both concerned about you . ridge : why ? what has brooke done recently ? tell me . nothing , mother . nothing . stephanie : ( sighs ) ridge : we 're very happy together . our marriage is very strong . it 's stronger than it 's ever been . but you wo n't accept that . it 's almost like you 're looking for an excuse to bring the hammer down on her . stephanie : no . no . and i - i do n't know wh -- i 'm sorry you see it that way . honestly , i -- did we not have a long conversation ? recently , did i not just say to you that i - i thought she 'd changed and that i was trying to look at her from a totally different point of view ? her life has been so dysfunctional . and this whole event that 's just taken place is an example of it . and you -- you seem to always be the victim of that dysfunction . i do n't want to see you harmed again , and neither does your daughter , and brooke is such a screwup ... well , she is , and i 'm just -- i 'm just afraid she 's going to do something again to hurt you . man : wow , hope , your mom 's got some moves . hope : i know . she 's unbelievable . woman : but i do n't get why she was wearing your necklace . hope : oh , well , i 'm such a dork . i left my necklace at my dad 's office that night , and then marcus brought it to the party , and he gave it to my mom , and she just put it on to keep it safe . daddy yankee : modelame así dame ahora tu mejor man : so that 's your mom . she looks hot . margot : uh ... ( chuckles ) and she 's also right behind us . all : ( laugh ) margot : nice . man : oops . woman : ( laughs ) man : well , it 's true . and your dad 's no slouch either . rae : that is so weird . in that jacket , i never would have guessed that was n't oliver . daddy yankee : ( rapping in spanish ) marcus : look , oliver and ridge were wearing the same jacket , so obviously it was ridge who was dancing with her , and it was ridge who took her to the terrace afterwards . steffy : but before , you were so sure it was oliver . marcus : look , steff , i saw a woman who was wearing hope 's necklace dancing with a guy who was wearing the same jacket as oliver , so i assumed that it was oliver and hope . steffy : well , regardless , you saw two people on the terrace having sex , a woman wearing hope 's necklace , and a guy who had the same jacket on that my dad and oliver had on that night . steffy : we know that hope was n't wearing the necklace . brooke was . marcus : okay , so it was ridge who was dancing with her , not oliver . steffy : oh , come on . my dad can get wild and crazy , but having sex on a terrace during a graduation party ? a party that he was chaperoning ? i do n't see it , no matter what his over - sexed wife tried to get him to do . marcus : right , because it makes more sense that brooke , his wife , who was also chaperoning the party , would be out there with oliver . okay . steffy : i - i put nothing past that woman , i 'm sorry . marcus : you know , if you want to put brooke on blast , then you do so , but you 'll end up hurting hope , oliver , your dad , everybody . steffy : i just want to find out who was on the terrace . marcus : it was brooke and ridge . that 's what i saw . end of story , steff . steffy : we 'll see . we 'll see . [ male announcer ] at triscuit , hope : are you sure you have to go back to the office ? oliver : oh , i promised i 'd have these promo cuts by tomorrow . hope : ( groans ) is that what 's bothering you ? you 're behind at work ? oliver : no , i 'll get it all done . hope : well , if it 's not work , i hope it 's not me . oliver : you are the one person that ca n't get me down . i do n't even have words . ( chuckles ) the way you make me feel , i ... i mean , i 've had girlfriends before , but none that knocked me off my feet . the way i feel about you ... ( chuckles ) it blows me away . hope : ( sighs ) oliver : i never want to hurt you . hope : where did that come from ? oliver : just do n't ever forget it . hope : okay . you know , when i used to think about falling in love , um , it kinda scared me , honestly , because everyone knows that your first love never works . you always get your heart broken . and then you came into my life , and you had me from the second i saw you . and it just kept getting more and more intense . and then the whole thing with steffy happened , and i - i mean , i had to brace myself . i just thought , okay , this is it , you know ? but it did n't go down that way . in fact , it was just the opposite . you showed me that you were true and honest , and i started to realize that maybe my first love could be my last love . ( sighs ) i do n't even worry about things like that anymore , you know ? i know you 'll never break my heart . i love you , oliver jones . hope : ( sighs ) oliver : i love you , too . i never want to let you down . hope : ( sighs ) oliver : later . hope : bye . man : time to go . hope : aw , really ? oh , well , you guys are gon na keep in touch , right ? no slackers . woman : will you post the video ? hope : yeah , absolutely . today . margot : well , i guess this is it . the end of an era . hope : oh , god . brooke : and the beginning of a new one for all of you . ( chuckles ) man : hey , thanks , mrs . forrester . sorry i called you a hottie . all : ( laugh ) hope : oh , do n't be sorry . she is . and she 's a great mom . woman : aw . hope : all right , guys . uh , call me later , i guess . ( laughs ) woman : bye . rae : bye . hope : bye . i 'll miss you . margot : miss you , too . woman : bye . bye . hope : oh . ( squeals ) rae : i 'll miss you guys . hope : ( sighs ) bye . drive safe . rae : call me . hope : yeah , i 'll call you . woman : text us . hope : ( chuckles ) they 're right , you know . you really are the best . mm . brooke : oh . ( daddy yankee 's `` pose `` playing ) brooke : i 'm ready . daddy yankee : pose pose , pose pose , pose , pose pose , pose , pose ( footsteps approach ) steffy : hey . just little old me . how was the party after i left ? oliver : great . steffy : really ? you seemed a little , i do n't know , nervous or something . oliver : why 'd you show up ? ( chuckles ) it 's not exactly your scene -- a high school pool party ? steffy : hey , i wanted to check it out . you seem to get off on it . i thought maybe i would , too . oliver : sure . well , so , what 'd you think ? steffy : mm , it was interesting . interesting . oliver : you know , i 'm glad you came . maybe it 's a first step , you know ? start treating hope and the rest of the logans like they 're actually human . steffy : oh . oh , i know they 're human . they make mistakes like the rest of us . quite a video they 're putting together . a graduation party not to be missed . oliver : it was fun . steffy : you seem like you had a good time , dancing all wild and crazy . hard to tell who was dancing with whom . oliver : yeah , we all got a kick out of that . steffy : sure looked like hope on the dance floor , necklace and all . but she was upstairs , right ? oliver : beats me . it was all kind of a blur . steffy : yeah , yeah , i bet . the music , the throbbing beat , really gets the juices flowing . i could have sworn it was you and hope dancing . hmm . well , i guess it was my dad and brooke . oliver : yep . steffy : yep . or was it ? oliver : whatever that means . steffy : two people dancing like crazy . then they went out to the terrace . it was n't my dad . it was n't hope . it was you and brooke . steffy : ( gasps ) it 's true . my god . you and hope 's mom ? ! i got you , brooke . i got you .	steffy tells marcus that he said he saw what he saw at the graduation party and now he is backtracking and desperately trying to cover it up . she wants to find out the truth and wonders why marcus does n't want to find out what really happened . she thinks she is holding a bomb . marcus tells her that her accusations that it was brooke and oliver out on the terrace making love is insane . bridget visits brooke and tells her that nick left her and she really ca n't blame him . bridget does n't want brooke to talk to nick or do anything ; just listen . she 's pregnant with another man 's child and she 's not sure she could even accept that . for once she realizes how it might feel to be in brooke 's shoes . stephanie stops in to see ridge . she tells ridge that pam is back on her meds but that will take a while to kick in . she really fell head over heels in love with stephen and he broke her heart .
steffy : hope did n't write this letter . liam : no . her father wrote it . ( sighs ) steffy : ( sighs ) liam : he came here to see her , and , uh ... steffy : ( sniffles ) liam : that 's why she did n't show up at the church . and he wrote her that letter to tell her ... that he was leaving . ( sighs ) steffy : but you thought this was a letter from hope to you . ( sighs ) we both did . [ scene_break ] ridge : so how did that happen , bill -- hope 's father suddenly showing up here in puglia ? bill : i do n't know , ridge . how did it happen ? ridge : just a coincidence , i suppose . bill : well , obviously not . somehow he new his daughter was getting married today . ridge : exactly . somehow he knew . hope : gee , bill . ridge : sweetheart , what 's wrong ? hope : um , where 's mom ? i - i need to get ready for the wedding . ridge : she 's in our room waiting for you . hope : oh , good . um , okay , something really crazy happened , and i do n't have time to explain right now , but liam and i are getting married at polignano a mare right away . okay , great . brooke : your father left you a letter ? hope : mm - hmm . but liam thought that i wrote it to him . ( sighs ) brooke : what did it say ? hope : that he loves me but that he had to leave . i do n't know . i - i guess he just did n't want to mess things up . brooke : ( sighs ) are you sure ? are you sure that he 's gone ? hope : yeah , he 's gone ... for now , anyway . [ scene_break ] deacon : i got the feeling that you know what 's going on . so , uh , did it work ? i mean , did i ruin my daughter 's big day ? spencer wants his son to marry steffy forrester , does n't he ? [ scene_break ] steffy : hope did n't leave you at the altar . liam : i thought she did . when i read the letter , i thought -- steffy : she did n't write the letter . it was never meant for you , liam . ( whispers ) hope would never leave you . liam : i - i do n't ... ( sighs ) steffy : it 's your wedding day , liam . it 's your wedding day . hope is getting ready . you know -- you know what ? you need to get ready , too . ( sighs ) liam : i ... steffy : you know , just put a smile on your face and make this a day you and hope will never forget . do n't think of me , okay ? do n't think about me . do n't think about what happened , because you know what you need to do . go marry her , liam . liam : i love you , you know . steffy : ( sniffles ) ( chuckles ) i know you do . ( sniffles ) [ scene_break ] hope : mom , i - i 'm still getting married today . nothing has changed . brooke : except that your father is back on the scene ... hope : ( sighs ) brooke : and who knows what that means ? deacon is trouble . hope : you know what ? mom , we do n't have to discuss this right now . i have got a wedding to go to , and this time , i 'm not going to be late . brooke : ( laughs ) hope : okay ? brooke : okay . hope : ( sighs ) thank you . [ scene_break ] deacon : you should have seen the look on her face when she saw me . all those years that i was n't around , i did n't matter , you know , all the -- all the times that i did n't call . alison : she 's an exceptional young lady . deacon : yeah , well , obviously she 's not exceptional enough for spencer , right ? alison : bill 's a complicated man . deacon : he got under your skin , did n't he ? alison : he 's my boss . deacon : well , it would seem that he 's , uh , not just your boss , but my boss , too . i mean ... ( sighs ) this is nuts . i had -- i had no idea what to expect . and -- and the door opens , and then there she is . there 's my daughter . and she 's -- god , she 's just so beautiful , and i do n't know . i mean , you know , she could have been so angry about so many things , and there was no guilt trip . she just acted like it was the greatest thing in the world to see me . [ scene_break ] hope : ( sighs ) ( knock on door ) hope : ( sighs ) i 'm ready . what do you think ? ridge : well , considering you rode in that truck all the way to the church , then ran up those hills , i 'd say you look pretty damn spectacular . hope : ( chuckles ) oh , well , hey , what 's a wedding day without a little drama ? ( chuckles ) ridge : okay , i 'm gon na ask you one more time , no pressure , no guilt . we can do this exactly the way you want it done . but i would mean a hell of a lot to me if i can walk you down that aisle . [ scene_break ] steffy : how dare you ! get off of me . ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] ridge : if it 's not what you want , i understand , but i have to ask one more time . hope : after everything 's that happened , are you sure it 's still what you want ? ridge : it would give me more joy than i can even tell you . hope : ( sighs ) well , what about steffy ? i mean , she -- she 's been really supportive , but i would never want to do anything that would hurt her relationship with you , and i 'm just afraid that if she saw you giving me away to liam -- ridge : no , i know . i was worried about that , too . hope : ( sighs ) ridge : but steffy 's accepted this . she 's seen what we 've all seen , sweetheart -- that you are truly in love with liam . hope : ( chuckles ) ridge : so what do you say ? hope : i would love for you to give me away to liam . ( giggles ) ( sniffles ) ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] steffy : it was all you -- deacon , that note . bill : i did it for you . steffy : for me ? torturing hope ? manipulating your own son ? bill : i gave you and liam a chance . if you had both gotten on that plane -- steffy : do you want to know what happened when we were alone , bill ? bill : ( sighs ) steffy : i told him to marry hope . i wanted to win him straight up , not this way . bill : ( sighs ) steffy : you know what ? you are a damn bully , and i will not be a part of this . i had him , bill . i had him . and if you had n't interfered , things would have worked out for us . but you just messed everything up . you know , just accept hope into your stupid family . i have . [ scene_break ] ( knock on door ) liam : hey . brooke : ( sighs ) how 's everything in here ? liam : uh ... good to go . ( sniffles ) brooke : ( chuckles ) it 's been quite a day , has n't it ? ( sighs ) liam : yeah . yeah , it has . how 's hope ? brooke : she 's great . ( sighs ) it was just kind of strange that her father showed up . i 'm just sorry it put you in an awkward position , waiting at the church for so long . liam : yeah , i - i i mean , the -- the whole thing freaked me out a little at first , but , uh , you know , then hope explained what happened , and it was -- it was okay . ( sighs ) brooke : steffy 's been ... ( sighs ) been amazing . she 's been wonderfully supportive . liam : yeah . yeah . i - i never expected how much . brooke : she does want you and hope to be happy . and you will be . ( chuckles ) liam : ( chuckles ) brooke : i have no doubt about that . welcome to the family , liam . ( giggles ) liam : thank you . [ scene_break ] hope : hi . bill : hi . can i come in ? i 'm not gon na keep you long . hope : uh ... yeah . sure . bill : you and my son have , uh , been through a lot . and i have n't exactly been supportive . hope : really ? ( chuckles ) bill : i love my son , hope . i guess that 's my only defense . i want this day to be special for both of you . hope : wait , i 'm sorry . did i hear you right ? bill : hard to believe , i know . hope : look , bill , i know that you do n't like me . bill : it 's not that i do n't like you -- hope : no , come on . you want liam to be with steffy . you do n't think i 'm good enough for him . bill : he loves you , hope . hope : i know that . i 'm just waiting for you to accept it . bill : i accept it . i do n't want to be at odds with my son , and i do n't want to be at odds with his wife . so if you 'll accept it ... ( sighs ) welcome to the spencer clan . hope : ( sighs ) ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] alison : bill 's plan -- it failed . deacon : ( chuckles ) alison : there 's gon na be a wedding after all . liam is marrying your daughter . deacon : oh , how about that ? i blew it , huh ? ( chuckles ) looks like i 'm going back to the slammer , huh ? alison : not if i have something to say about it . deacon : why , you gon na put in a good word for me ? alison : maybe i have a soft spot for bad boys . ( chuckles ) deacon : well , now who 's badder than me , except maybe that boss of yours ? you know , you do a hell of a job for that guy . i hope he 's told you how much he appreciates you . alison : bill 's a man of few words . deacon : well , it does n't take a lot of words to say something like that . alison : but he has his own way of showing his appreciation . deacon : mm . well , i hope he does , because you deserve it . alison : you barely know me . deacon : i know enough . sei veramente una bella donna . alison : what does that mean ? deacon : it means that you are a very beautiful woman . alison : do n't use me , deacon . i 'll help you if i can , but do n't use me . [ scene_break ] woman : che matrimonio , uno primo bellissimo qua a polignano a mare ! e la piú bella dell'anno . bellissimo . venite ! venite ! venite ! ( speaking italian ) hey ! venite ! ( speaking italian ) liam : there 's a lot of people here . why did father fontana ask us to wait here ? francesco : everyone loves a wedding in polignano a mare . liam : ( sighs ) bill : look , i want to talk to you a second . liam : yeah , what 's up ? bill : it 's about hope . liam : ( groans ) dad , i 'm -- bill : no , no , no , no . r - relax . relax . relax . i talked to her . i welcomed her into the family . you two deserve this day more than you realize . so ... let 's get you hitched , huh ? liam : ( sighs ) ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] brooke : you know , hope is really excited about you giving her away . ridge : i feel the same way . i 'm happy for you . hope : thank you . father fontana : carissimi , now i can finally tell you why i 've asked you all to come here and wait . the people of polignano a mare want to welcome our beautiful bride and groom . you see here , we have a tradition . a young couple that 's about to marry walks through the streets of the town followed by the people of polignano blessing them for a long and happy marriage . ( cheering ) ( bells tolling )	steffy cries while liam explains that hope did not write that letter . deacon showed up unexpectedly and caused her to be late . steffy is devastated . she tells him that hope is getting ready now ; he needs to get dressed too . do n't think about her , just go marry hope . ridge quizzes bill about how deacon just magically showed up on this day , wonders if he knows anything about that . hope rushes up to tell ridge that she and liam are getting married in just a few minutes . brooke helps her freshen up and ridge tells her she looks none the worse for having ridden in the back of a truck over the entire country .
hope : [ sighs ] brooke : i still do n't understand . the cabin is such a romantic place . i was hoping -- hope : i know . i know . but it just -- it just did n't work out that way . brooke : what happened ? hope : i get the feeling you already know . you 've seen liam , have n't you ? brooke : imagine my surprise when katie told me he was at the office . hope : yeah , when you thought he was in big bear with me . brooke : i had high hopes . hope : i know . what did liam say ? brooke : among other things , that you told him to leave . why would you do that ? hope : that 's not exactly what happened , but ... you know , liam and i -- we 've been here before . not exactly in this spot , but just because steffy is gone , it does n't mean that she 's not in his thoughts . and ... i mean , when i 'm with a guy , i - i want to know that he 's committed to me and only me . and liam is just , um -- he 's just not quite there yet . but he will be . i know he will be . and when he is , you will be the first to know . [ scene_break ] bill : what the hell were you thinking -- going away with hope when you should be in paris with steffy convincing her to come home ? ! liam : my wife does n't want to come home . i tried calling . i tried texting . she does n't respond . bill : right . all the more reason you need to be face - to - face . liam : dad , what do you want me to do ? she gave back her wedding ring ! bill : so has katie -- twice and counting . we 're still together . liam : u - unbelievable . it 's not the same thing . bill : [ mockingly ] it 's not the same thing . listen , your situation is not going to fix itself with you moping around your office while steffy is on the other side of the world , so get your ass out of here -- liam : okay , you need to chill . seriously , you need to chill . i mean , i know you mean well , but , hey , so did brooke when she showed up here . bill : brooke was here ? liam : yeah . she heard i came back from big bear early . she wanted to know why . bill : please tell me that , despite your feelings for hope , you do understand that the two of you could never make it together . because you ca n't , son , not when you feel as strongly as you do about steffy . [ scene_break ] donna : is it me , or do you get more handsome by the day ? but then , with a knockout like your mom ... you know , good looks must run in your dna . katie : well , his dad 's not bad - looking . i mean , i guess if you like tall , dark , and handsome . donna : yeah . ooh ! oh , stubborn and arrogant and egotistical , too . katie : [ laughs ] and the best dad that a little boy could ask for , right ? donna : yeah . katie : oh , you want to come see mama ? hi . oh , my goodness . although i do think he 's kind of partial to his beautiful aunts . yes . which is why he 's decided to throw aunt brooke a birthday party . have n't you , my love ? it 's the least we can do after everything she 's done for us . we owe her so much . yes , we do . yes , we do . we love her . [ smooches ] [ scene_break ] katie : there you go . donna : so , this party 's for brooke 's birthday ? katie : yeah . you know , i mean , it 's kind of for all of us logan women -- celebrate our unity and our support of each other no matter what . i 'll explain everything i have in mind when she gets here . i wonder what 's keeping her . [ chuckles ] donna : oh , well , um , she went to go see liam , right ? katie : yeah . i think it did n't really work out the way she wanted when she sent hope and liam to the cabin . donna : well , maybe hope and liam just need a little more time . i mean , steffy has n't been gone that long . katie : well , i do n't think she should have left . donna : are you kidding ? i mean , after all the heartache that she caused our niece . katie : well , do n't get me wrong . i do n't think she and liam are a match made in heaven , but i just think that she 's not really being honest with him . donna : why would you say that ? katie : what 's that ? what 's that ? donna : what do you know that liam does n't ? [ scene_break ] liam : what do you want me to say , dad ? bill : that you came back early because you realize it 's not over for you and steffy . liam : even if that were true , what difference does it make ? my wife is gone . she left me . bill : and it 's frustrating as hell because you think steffy 's holding something back . i get that . what i do n't get is why you 're not doing something about it . liam : what can i do ? ! there 's a divorce pending ... or at least there 's gon na be . bill : so ? that does n't mean you ca n't fly to france and get some answers . liam : i 'm not doing that . i 'm not doing that . i 'm not making this harder on steffy than it already is . bill : okay , i realize that . liam , i see why you do n't want to do that , but you still have questions . liam : yeah , you 're damn right i have questions ! steffy tells me she 's leaving l.a. she tells me to be with hope because hope can give me what she ca n't . i do n't even know what that means . bill : which is why you have to get to the bottom of it before it 's too late . [ scene_break ] brooke : why do i get this feeling ... hope : what feeling ? brooke : ... that more happened up in big bear than you 're saying . hope : mm ... maybe because it did . brooke : are you going to tell me ? hope : yes . yeah , i 'll tell you , but you 're not [ chuckling ] gon na believe it . i 'm not even sure i do . [ scene_break ] donna : you still have n't answered me , sis . katie : about what ? donna : about steffy and liam . i mean , it seems like there 's more going on than you 're saying . katie : [ sighs ] there 's always something more going on when steffy 's involved . donna : okay . meaning you 're gon na keep it a secret . you know , that 's fine anyway , because i always find out your secrets . you 're so bad at keeping them . katie : that is not true . and you are one to talk ! you and brooke are the worst . you 're totally transparent . donna : [ chuckles ] katie : well , one thing i do know is that you and brooke are the best . you 've always supported me 100 % , even when i did n't deserve it , even when i accused brooke of wanting my husband -- of insane things . she respects my marriage , and i never should have doubted that . and i never will again . [ scene_break ] liam : what are you doing ? bill : making sure the spencer jet is fueled and ready for takeoff . liam : d - do -- bill : liam , you ca n't go on this way -- you know , wondering , not knowing what happened with steffy . liam : i know what happened with steffy . she 's in paris with her dad . bill : and she has suddenly realized that hope can give you everything that she ca n't . come on . come on . does that sound like steffy ? okay , listen . listen to me . of course i understand that losing the baby was a tremendous blow . and that 's why neither one of you should be making an emotional decision about your marriage . liam : i 'm not making decisions . th - that 's steffy . she 's the one who wants to make changes or whatever . bill : like leaving the only man she 's ever truly loved ? come on . liam : i know , dad . i know . it 's crazy . but wh -- maybe this is just how it 's supposed to be . bill : steffy out of your life and hope back in ? what happened up at the cabin ? liam : [ chuckles ] not what you expect . hope and i agreed that it would be best for me to go home ... and for her to stay . [ scene_break ] brooke : oh , my gosh . you fell and you hit your head ? hope : yeah , but i 'm fine . brooke : but , honey , you said you were unconscious . hope : only for a minute . and i woke up to a kiss . brooke : [ giggling ] really ? that is so romantic of liam . hope : nope . not liam . brooke : what ? hope : mnh - mnh . i - i 've never seen him before . uh , well , not before i had taken a picture of him ... naked . brooke : w - w - wait . whoa . hope : [ laughs ] brooke : wait a minute . back up . okay , first of all , you said you were walking through the woods . hope : i was . i was . and then i saw this guy taking a solar shower . and ... it was just so odd , and he [ chuckling ] was so attractive -- i could n't resist taking a picture . but he saw me , and then i ran away . [ laughs ] brooke : and he went after you ? hope : yes . and that 's when i fell and hit my head , and i - i woke up to him kissing me . brooke : okay , wait . all of this happened ... after you told liam to leave ? hope : yes . yes . um , this guy -- he -- he -- he carried me back to the cabin , and he took care of me . he was really -- he was very sweet . and then before i left big bear , i went back to where his tent was to thank him , but he was n't there . i - i have no idea who he is or -- [ chuckling ] or his name or anything . and i lost my phone while i was running through the woods . i ca n't find it . brooke : oh , honey , do n't worry about your phone . we 'll get you another one . hope : [ laughs ] brooke : but when we do , promise me you 're not gon na go taking pictures of naked men in the woods . hope : where do you think i learned it ? brooke : [ laughing ] what ? hope : i 'm kidding . i 'm kidding . [ laughs ] brooke : it 's good to feel appreciated . i - i know . i understand . but liam loves you so much . [ cell phone ringing ] brooke : oh , my gosh . you know what ? that is katie . i remember i have to meet with her soon . hope : tell her you 're on your way . brooke : oh , are you -- hope : yeah , no . i 'm sure . i 'm sure . i - i 'm fine . brooke : okay . hope : sleeping beauty is awake . it 's , um , the end of that fairy tale . back to reality . [ scene_break ] katie : so , what do you think ? did i miss anything ? donna : uh ... katie : what ? come on ! i want this to be really special . i want her to know how much she means to our family . donna : [ sighs ] you know , i mean , as lovely as this sounds and looks , it just -- you do n't think brooke might want to just stay home and be low - key ? katie : no ! no ! come on . it 's time to have a party . we need to celebrate . the logan girls need to cut loose a little bit . donna : [ chuckles ] okay . well , you do n't think bill 's gon na feel out of place ? i mean , you know how it is when we all get together . we just feel like nobody else is even in the room . katie : oh , he 's used to that . besides , he 's all about indulging me lately . i 've never felt so adored . brooke : that 's how you should feel . katie : yay ! you 're here . brooke : [ laughs ] katie : oh , i 'm so glad . how are you feeling ? no more panic attacks , right ? brooke : oh , gosh , no . i - i do n't know what came over me . donna : yeah , you do . stress ? feeling overwhelmed ? katie : well , if anything is going on , i hope you know you can talk to us . i mean , we 're your sisters . you can tell us anything . brooke : actually , there is something i 'd like to tell you . seeing you this way -- so secure in your marriage -- that 's everything i 've always wanted for you . katie : well , i want that for you , too . i mean , not with my husband , of course . [ both laugh ] katie : but someone . it 'll happen soon . and , in the meantime , i have a surprise for you that i think you 're gon na love . [ scene_break ] liam : hope needs to be able to look at me and know 100 % that i 'm committed to her . bill : but you ca n't be . not the way you still feel about steffy . liam : i know . you 're right . you 're right . that 's right . but steffy walked away from our marriage , dad . bill : not because she did n't still love you , liam . liam : i know , dad . that 's the thing . i mean , steffy kept going on and on about how what i have with hope is n't necessarily better than what i have with her , but in the same breath , she 's giving me her blessings to go be with hope because ... that 's just the way it has to be . i mean , that does n't even make sense to me , and , on top of that , i ca n't just subject hope to more indecision . it 's not fair . bill : the way you say that , it makes -- liam : dad , listen . hope and i would have been married . we would have been married in malibu if steffy had n't shown up and told me she was pregnant . and hope stepped aside because of the baby . there 's no baby now . and there 's no steffy . but there 's hope . she 's right there by my side . i ca n't lose her again . bill : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] [ cell phone ringing ] [ ringing continues ] hope : [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] brooke : katie 's probably reading will a story to get him to go to sleep . donna : yeah . he did n't want to go up . little guy 's quite a ladies ' man ... not unlike his daddy . brooke : donna . donna : sorry . just -- you know , you 're not the only one keeping a secret here . it 's not exactly easy for me . brooke : i know . i 'm sorry . i did n't want to put you in this position . donna : i put myself in the position . just -- next time , just -- brooke : there 's not gon na be a next time . bill is very happy with katie and with the baby . and he does n't need to know anything . donna : about the baby you lost ? brooke : shh ! donna ! please , just keep your voice down . donna : about the baby you 're still mourning ? brooke : stop it . this is n't even about me . this is about katie and her happiness . just keep this to yourself , please . i do n't want katie to find out . katie : find out what ? [ scene_break ] bill : liam ? what are you thinking ? liam : that i 'll always love them both , and that i ca n't force steffy to open up to me , but i can give hope what she needs . bill : son , do n't do this . liam : she does n't deserve this . she 's been too patient , dad . the girl 's too special to be taken for granted . bill : you do n't have to worry about losing hope . she 's too hung up on you to even look at anyone else . what , hope dump you for another guy ? right . [ scene_break ] wyatt : oh ! well , whoever it was , it went to voicemail . this is yours , right ? you okay ? nod once for yes ... hope : yeah , no . yeah , yeah , yeah . i 'm fine . i ju -- i -- how did you get past the front gate ? wyatt : well , your gardeners were hauling some stuff out , so i just slipped in . then i rang the front - door bell , but nobody answered , so i figured i 'd just check back here just in case . hope : just in case what ? wyatt : in case i got lucky and you were taking a solar shower out here . hope : [ laughs ] wyatt : i think that 's good place for it over there . hope : [ laughs ] okay . wyatt : it 's quite the spread you got here , miss hope logan , daughter of fashionista brooke logan . it 's amazing who you meet out in the woods these days . let 's get a picture of that . show me `` shocked . `` hope : okay . wyatt : show me `` shocked . `` hope : okay . wyatt : do `` shocked again . `` hope : [ chuckling ] um ... wyatt : oh , there 's snappy . hope : okay , yeah . thank you . wyatt : you 're good at this . hope : thank you ... for bringing this back . [ chuckles ] and you are ? wyatt : well , i was hoping we could discuss that over a cup of coffee . hope : cup of coffee ? wyatt : yeah . i mean , the way i see it , you kind of owe me . hope : [ chuckling ] oh . wyatt : i mean , awakening sleeping beauty and returning the cell phone to you . hope : i owe you . wyatt : yeah . hope : yeah , all right . yeah . um ... wyatt : okay . hope : but how about i do you one better ? my brother is having a fourth of july party at bikini . why do n't you come ? wyatt : as your date ? hope : you can be my mystery man . [ both chuckle ] wyatt : well , with an offer like that , who can resist ? hope : [ chuckles ] i 'll grab you an invitation . wyatt : okay . [ chuckles ] hope : wait ! wa -- i do n't even know your name ! wyatt : wyatt ! hope : [ laughs ] wyatt : [ groans ] hope : [ laughs ] wyatt .	hope explains to brooke why she did n't stay at the cabin at big bear with liam . brooke says she had such high hopes and she was surprised to hear katie say that he was back at the office . hope says when she looks at a guy that she wants to know that he is totally committed to her , and liam was n't quite there yet . she knows he will be and brooke will be the first to know . bill lambastes liam for going away with hope when he should be in paris with steffy convincing her to come home . liam defends himself by saying his wife does n't want to come home . he 's called , he 's texted and she is n't responding . bill says all the more reason this needs to be face - to - face . his situation is not going to be fixed by him moping around the office while she is on the other side of the world . and he hopes liam knows that he and hope would never make it together when he feels so strongly about steffy . liam says he 's not going to do that and make it any harder on steffy . she wanted to get away and be alone . and she gave her blessings with hope saying that she could give him what steffy could n't . he does n't even know what that means . bill keep hounding that is even more reason that he needs to get to the bottom of this . brooke tells hope that she has a feeling more than just that happened at big bear . hope tells brooke about falling and hitting her head and she awoke to a kiss . brooke thinks that is so romantic until hope explains it was from a total stranger . she had caught him taking a solar shower and could n't resist taking a picture . he spied her and she ran away , falling and hitting her head . he took her back to the cabin and took care of her . she has no idea who he is or his name , and now she ca n't find her phone . hope says sleeping beauty is awake . it 's the end of the fairy tale and it 's back to reality .
liam : you know empty threats do n't scare me . quinn : try me , liam . see how empty they are . liam : seriously ? quinn , it 's over -- your employment at forrester , hope and wyatt , this conversation is over . aly : what a relief . hope : i know . it 's -- it 's like this weight has been lifted . rick : yeah , and , uh , we can all concentrate on getting back to work , finally . carter : well , it 'll be easier once ridge is back at the office . maya : because we wo n't have to worry how he 's doing . caroline : well , it beats not knowing where he is . oliver : you can say that again . rick : let 's all keep in mind that the press still does n't know that ridge went missing . caroline : and neither does r.j . hope : yeah , so we really ca n't make a big deal out of it . aly : even though it is . rick : for the family . yes , it 's great news . for the business , i 'm not so sure . for now , couture is on hold , which makes hope for the future our sole priority . rick : which means you ... and you . we really need to turn up the volume on this new collection . are you guys feeling me on this ? all : yes . aly : well , oliver can help with that , too . he and maya have a photo shoot today . hope : oh , yeah . i want to talk about that . aly : and now that wyatt and quinn are gone , we can put the focus back on your message , where it belongs . hope : and i - i think that caroline 's new collection is really going to showcase that . it is light and youthful . it 's full of movement . so , you know , i - i think the photo shoot should really be the same . oliver : yeah , you got it . i 'm on board with that . hope : maya ? i - i mean , i just -- i know things have been really tense lately , you know , since ridge went missing , but he 's home now , and we all have so much to smile about , so i - i - i just -- i ca n't wait to see your beautiful smile in those pictures . rick : oliver , aly tells me you 're an idea man . maya : hope , i - i 'm sorry . is there something wrong with my work ? hope : oh , you know ... this whole family has gone through a huge crisis , and you and carter have been really , really great , and the concern that you showed for ridge was ... really touching . i just want you to know that , you know , ridge is back and he 's okay , and so we can all breathe again . you know ? maya : um , i - i 'm not sure that i do . hope : well , i - i just feel like maybe in the last couple of photo shoots , you were , you know , understandably a little distracted . but hope for the future misses your trademark smile . i want to see it back . is it -- is it just ridge that g you , or -- or is it something else ? rick : hey , there . you two , uh -- you two ready ? both : yeah . hope : yeah , yeah . maya : let 's -- let 's get back to work . rick : maya . that 's the right idea . keep it up . caroline : says the reserved the steam room for himself this afternoon . [ sighs ] rick : well , hey , now , just because you have a meeting and you could caroline : well , i want to . carter : hey . is everything all right ? liam : please . more excuses . i 've heard them also has hope , and she 's sick of them . that 's why she ended things with you . do you think it 's just you ? it 's not just you . it 's everything , quinn . it 's you . liam : oh , yeah . it 's me . she chose me . quinn : no . because you poisoned her . all your whining about ridge , blaming me for what happened , making it look like a pattern like there was some sort of problem with my family . liam : again , ridge almost died because of you . quinn : he 's home . he 's fine . liam : oh , you think that absolves you ? that does n't quinn : yeah , well , maybe it might if you would let hope think for herself . you would n't even let her talk to wyatt . see , she wants to forgive him . she -- she realizes how t this is , how -- how good he was for her , and how valuable we are to the company . liam : oh , st -- oh , oh , please get this into your head . there is no way left for you and get into hope 's life . caroline : so , i always wear a hat when i go to the beach . hope : oh , yeah . so do i . caroline : what about you , aly ? do you always protect your skin ? aly : always . hat , glasses , sunscreen . caroline : essential summer accessories . hope : i do n't know . i mean , we just finished with the jesoso ... aly : so , it 's true . quinn and wyatt gone ? hope : i mean , they have n't , like , , but , uh , yeah . yeah , they are done at forrester . aly : you do n't think they 'll go out of business ? hope : i really hope not . aly : me , too . do n't get me wrong . i - i 'm really happy you and liam i just think wyatt 's got enough problems . caroline : well , that 's a big change in attitude . aly : my attitude 's changed about a lot of things . hope : yeah , i 've noticed that . what brought on all this good energy ? aly : well , i 've been kind of seeing somebody . hope : oh . you 're dating . aly : we kept it quiet . he -- i mean , he works here . carols s a problem at forrester . aly : and he 's older . not a lot , but enough to make my dad nervous , but , you know , once he talked to oliver , it was -- hope : wait . aly : ... okay . hope : sorry . uh ... oliver ? aly : yeah . hope : wow . i mean -- i mean , how that been going on ? aly : we got coffee to celebrate getting his job back . hope : great . i mean , he 's -- sweet guy . and -- and you 're so sweet , and i guess that perfect for each other . congratulations . . hope : you 're welcome . aly : well , now that you know , maybe we can all go out sometime or something . caroline : yes . you and liam can invite us all to the beach . a lot . i mean , that sounds like an excellent summer to me . hope : [ chuckles ] okay , deal . maya : you know , i do n't -- i do n't know how he stands it -- her pawing at him all the time . oliver : who ? maya : caroline . and how she was teasing rick about the steam room like we 're all working so hard and he 's slacking off . oliver : are you okay ? maya : no . i 'm not . i 'm sick of watching caroline spencer live my life -- the crown princess of the forrester dynasty . oliver : hey , if anyone should have that title , it should be aly . maya : yeah , i saw you two looking at each other during the meeting . you need to be careful , oliver -- playing her like that in front of everybody . oliver : i 'm not playing her . her dad knows i 'm sincere . thorne gave us his blessing . maya : that 's just great . [ sighs ] sorry . i know i am supposed to be happy for you , for -- for everybody -- for ridge and his family . oliver : but ... ? maya : the forresters have so much -- mansions , fancy cars , jets that whisk them off to paris whenever they want it . but most of all , they have each other 's backs . and i could have had that . oliver : you are a spokesmodel for forrester creations . that 's a primo gig . do n't screw it up , maya . maya : i could work my whole life and never be on the inside here . you heard the way that hope was grilling me at the meeting . there is only one way for people like you and me to make it to the top in this company . liam : everybody gets their fair share of chances . quinn : how many times did hope take you back ? liam : yeah , i 'm not playing that game with you . quinn : i 'm just saying -- we all know how understanding and forgiving she can be . liam : yes , and hope 's forgiveness has to be earned . quinn : oh , okay . so what did you do ? i - i want to know what you did to earn her admiration and her respect , because you 've been given everything -- your name , your job . you have n't had to work for one single thing . but not wyatt . wyatt has been by her side every day at the office , working with her towards her success . he -- he gave her a priceless diamond . you -- you gave her a kitten and you wrote an article about puppies . liam : yeah , i did . and you still do n't get it . quinn : you 're right . i do n't get what she sees in you . liam : it 's because she has different values from you , quinn . everything 's about dollar signs for you . well , guess what -- hope does n't think that way . quinn : neither does wyatt . wyatt did n't meet her in his father 's high - rise office building or on rodeo drive . it was in the woods . oh , yes , that 's right . you remember the woods and why hope was there . i believe you left her there . you left hope alone , and wyatt was there for her . liam : well , i guess i wo n't do that again . quinn : have you thought about how this will affect her line ? have you thought about how this is going to impact your brother ? liam : [ chuckles ] quinn , i assure you , if hope were concerned about her line , she would n't have fired him . quinn : maybe she did it to protect your fragile little ego . you know what ? hope does n't want to ruin wyatt 's life . and you know what ? i do n't believe you want to , either . but that 's exactly what 's gon na happen if you take away his business and his family . just talk to hope . let wyatt come back to forrester . liam : not you , just him , huh ? quinn : my son did n't do anything wrong . it 's not right that he 's being punished , and if you and hope are so happy , what 's the harm in letting them work together ? carter : man , it 's nice to see everybody in a good mood again . rick : hey , carter , have you seen these ? carter : maya 's last photo shoot ? rick : i do n't know . there 's something different about her . she used to exude that -- that hope for the future quality . now it 's like -- i do n't know . it just looks like she 's more intense . [ camera shutter clicking ] oliver : maya . do you need a break ? maya : no . no , let 's just get this over with . oliver : hey , come on . we 're supposed to be inspiring people . maya : girls like aly ? oliver : yes . maya : and you 're sure her dad 's okay with you two dating ? oliver : i 've been good for her . maya : she 's been good for you , too . i saw your new car in the lot . oliver : maya , i 've needed that for a while . maya : yeah , but before you hooked up with aly , you did n't feel you had enough job security to do it . that 's changed now . lucky you . oliver : you 're lucky , too , you know ... compared to where you were . maya : you know , when i came out of prison , all i wanted was my daughter . and she was already gone . and then i met rick . he gave me something else to dream about . and he opened me up to a whole new world of things -- love and -- and family -- their wealth and their power , yes . you know , i ca n't help but still dream about that -- what it would be like . private chef and an assistant , houses all over the world , and beverly hills and palm springs , the french riviera . i mean , rick and i sure as heck would n't be living in eric 's guest house . oliver : you 're with carter now . maya : yes , and carter is a wonderful man . but he 'll never be rick . we will never be on the inside . you could be , oliver . when everyone finds out that you 're dating aly , you 'll be one of them . oliver : are you angry about me and aly ? are you jealous ? maya : i am tired of watching people like caroline get whatever they want . she was horrible to me . and she wins ? i play by the rules , i follow my conscience , and look where that got me . oliver : your situation 's not that bad . maya : it could be a heck of a lot better . quinn : hope still cares about my son . liam : and therefore , i should tell her to bring him back to the company ? quinn : she 'll thank you for it . liam : [ sighs ] i can do that , quinn . but i 'm not going to . what , are you crazy ? ! [ chuckles ] quinn : wyatt is your brother . liam : yes . yes . he 's my brother , quinn , and someday , he 'll be a part of our lives once he can accept my relationship with hope . but until then , i do n't want him anywhere near her . why would i ? quinn : be careful , liam . 'cause your insecurities are showing . liam : yeah , it should . i do n't trust him . you either . quinn : i am not asking for myself . liam : yes , you are . you think -- you think that if you can get wyatt back into forrester , then he 'll forgive you . that 's why you 're here . that 's why you 're so obsessed with getting wyatt and hope back together . there 's always an ulterior motive with you . quinn : not this time . liam : you are crazy if you think i would do this for you . i let wyatt move in with me . what happened ? he hit on my fiancée , he destroyed my relationship . i 'm not gon na make that mistake again . quinn : oh , you 're making an even bigger one this time . liam : let me -- let me tell you something . the only thing i 'm gon na regret about today is that i did n't throw your ass out of here a whole lot sooner . now , please , get on . go . shoo . i do n't care . i do n't care what you think . i do n't care how unfair this feels to you . the only thing that i am concerned about is hope and my future with her . rick : [ sighs ] [ exhales deeply ] changed your meeting ? i was hoping that you 'd show up because , oh , i could use a massage right now . [ sighs ] mm . ooh , i like that . maya ! aly : where 's maya ? oliver : she left . aly : in the middle of the shoot ? oliver : we just started . aly : what happened ? oliver : her mind was somewhere else . aly : well , i know how she feels . oliver : do you ? aly : i was n't getting any work done upstairs . oliver : do you want to help me with mine ? aly : sure . how ? oh , no , no , no , no . no , no , no . no , no , no . oliver : it 's all set up . aly : oliver , i 'm not a model . oliver : you 're beautiful . come on . it 'll be fun . caroline : it did n't really suit you , you know ? dating two guys at the same time . hope : yeah . but i love them both . caroline : well , my cousins are pretty incredible men . hope : they are . they really are , and , you know , i 'm always gon na care about wyatt , but i 'm committed to liam . quinn : you selfish coward . liam : i thought i told you to go . quinn : you are not getting away with this . liam : leave . quinn : you ca n't shoo me away like a pest , just dismiss me . you have no idea who you 're dealing with . liam : no , that 's the thing , quinn . i do n't have to deal with you . quinn : it 's too late for that . you do n't like threats ? i do n't respond to bravado . liam : it 's my house . quinn : it 's my son . and i wo n't let you stand in the way of his happiness . that necklace -- it 's a symbol of family , is n't it ? spencer pride . your connection , your bond to your father , to your brother . yet you are willing to sabotage his life . you remember my words . you live by the sword , you die by the sword . liam : [ gasps , gurgles ]	liam tells quinn this conversation is over . she has lost her employment and wyatt and hope are over . ridge may be home but that does n't absolve quinn 's doings . quinn says it might if he would let hope think for herself . he would not even let hope talk to wyatt and she wants to forgive him . liam tells her to get this into her head . there is no way left for her and her son to get into hope 's life . quinn does n't know what hope sees in him . he 's been given everything his name , his job . he has n't had to work for one thing like wyatt who has been by hope 's side working toward her success . wyatt gave her a priceless diamond and liam gave her a kitten , oh and he wrote an article about puppies . liam says hope is not about the dollar sign ; she has a different set of values quinn would not understand . quinn says wyatt does n't have dollar signs either . he did not meet her on rodeo drive or in his father 's high - rise ; it was in the woods . she wants to know if he has thought at all how this is going to affect his brother . liam says if hope was concerned at all about her line , she would not have fired wyatt . quinn quips maybe she did it to protect liam 's fragile ego she does not believe that hope wants to ruin wyatt 's life or that liam really wants to either . so just let wyatt come back to fc . her son did nothing wrong so it 's not right to punish him for something that she did . and if he and hope are so happy then there should be no harm in them working together . liam admits he could do that , but he 's not . he 's not that crazy . he does n't want wyatt anywhere near hope . quinn says his insecurities is showing . liam says yes because he does n't trust wyatt or her either . and his only regret is that he did not throw her ass out sooner . so he motions for her to shoo , get on and leave . he does n't care what she thinks . the only thing he cares about is hope and his future with her . as they sit around in a quick meeting , aly says it is a relief . hope says it 's like a gigantic lift off of their shoulders and rick says now they can get back to work . the press and rj never knew that ridge was missing so they need to keep this low - key . for now couture is on hold and hftf their sole priority . rick turns to caroline and hope and says they need to turn up the volume . aly chimes in that oliver can help as he has a photo shoot today with maya . aly says now that wyatt and quinn are gone they can put the focus back on hope 's message where it belongs . hope says caroline 's collection is showcasing that ; it 's light and youthful and full of movement . she thinks the photo shoot should be the same . she intimates that perhaps maya was distracted when ridge was missing but he 's back now so unless there is something else she expects to see that trademark smile again in the photos . maya keeps eyeballing caroline and rick and pays attention when caroline says rick has reserved the steam room for this afternoon . the girls all agree that a big hat , sunscreen and glasses are essential summer accessories . aly asks if wyatt and quinn are truly gone . hope says well they have n't left the city but they are n't at fc . she hopes they are not out of the business . aly says she hopes not either . she 's happy that hope is with liam , so wyatt has his own problems now . caroline says that is a big change in attitude . aly smiles that her attitude has changed about a lot of things . by some prompting aly reveals it is oliver . oliver sets up for the shoot but maya keeps mouthing off about caroline and rick ; how she is always pawing over him . she even says she is sick of watching caroline leading her life the crown princess of the forrester dynasty . oliver says if anyone deserves that title it is aly . she says he needs to be careful , playing her like that in front of everyone . oliver says he is not playing aly . her dad knows he is sincere and gave him his blessing . maya says she is sorry . she knows she needs to be happy for him and all the forrester 's . they have so much mansions , fancy cars and jets that can whisk them off to paris any time they want . most of all they have each other 's backs and she could have had all of that . oliver tells her not to screw this up . she is the spokesmodel for fc and that is a primo gig . maya grouses that she could work her whole life and never be on the inside here . just like hope was grilling her a few minutes ago .there is only one way she and oliver will get to the top of this company . oliver senses that she is jealous when she keeps talking about rick and how he opened up her life . oliver reminds her of just what she has compared to where she came from . she knows but says she ca n't help but still dream about private chefs and assistants , houses all over the world , beverly hills , palm springs , the riviera . carter is a wonderful man but he will never be rick . they will never be on the inside . but when oliver gets with aly he will be one of them .
ridge : maya , i came here to talk to you . maya : but you have something to say to rick , as well . ridge : i came here to offer you your job back . maya : i am happy to help you , ridge . i 'll return to forrester and explain to everyone that i was n't fired for being a transgender woman . ridge : because you were n't . maya : and i 'll make that clear ... if rick comes , too . do we have a deal ? [ scene_break ] caroline : well , this is n't anything you would expect from ivy . steffy : wow . she 's just been full of surprises lately . quinn : actually , ivy and i worked on that together . we were inspired by your courage and strength . wyatt : yeah , it 's really great to have you back in the office , cousin . caroline : aw , thank you ! wyatt : mm - hmm . caroline : so , where is miss ivy ? i have n't seen her today . quinn : she 's around here somewhere , probably with her husband . caroline : i 'm sorry . her what ? husband ? are we talking about my cousin ? liam and ivy are married ? steffy : hard to believe , i know . [ scene_break ] ivy : well , i think it 's going to surprise a few people . liam : yeah , are you , um -- are you worried that immigration might question them ? ivy : no . no , immigration wo n't be a problem anymore . liam : oh . well , yeah , right . 'cause the wedding worked , and you ca n't be deported now . ivy : yeah . nope , ca n't be deported . liam : all right , well ... you can relax , right ? nothing to worry about . ivy : [ chuckles ] no . [ scene_break ] ridge : well , rick ca n't have his old job back . it 's occupied . maya : he 's earned a place in the company . ridge : [ sighs ] can i tell you ? i ... i get it . i do . and when you knocked down spencer ... happiest day of my life . so , yes , i think we can use you in paris . maya : [ scoffs ] no , not in paris . rick : i think i can oversee international from here . maya : yeah , you see , rick and i are a team . he took the company to heights its never seen before . you want to take it higher , you need him on board . ridge : fine . it 's a deal . rick : let 's hope all your decisions as c.e.o . are as good as this one . [ scene_break ] caroline : why would he do that ? quinn : liam cares about ivy . wyatt : and he did n't want her to be deported . caroline : okay , yeah , but they 're gon na have to live together . i mean , immigration 's gon na check in on them . steffy : yeah , for years . quinn : you know what ? maybe we should n't tire caroline out on her first day back , and we should just focus on the work . steffy : that 's a good idea . quinn : i 'm gon na go find ivy , and , um ... we 'll get started on these suggestions , okay ? steffy : great . wonderful . thank you . [ door opens , closes ] caroline : steffy ... i am -- i am so sorry . i mean , you have to be so upset . you must be -- wyatt : she 's been through this before with my brother . steffy : it 's fine , guys . i just wo n't put myself through that again . wyatt : pick the right guy and you wo n't have to . [ scene_break ] ivy : i do n't want our wedding to be a distraction . you know , caroline is back , and steffy is president . liam : yeah , there 's a lot going on , huh ? ivy : yeah . actually , i just got a memo from steffy . liam : what did she want ? quinn : hey . oh , there you are . ivy : oh ! i totally lost track of time . quinn : no , no , no , do n't worry about it . i took notes . liam . liam : quinn . quinn : well , i hope you do n't mind , but i have some work to go over with your wife . liam : oh , i mind . but , hey , it 's work , so , i 'll see you later . quinn : no kiss goodbye for your husband ? come on ! you ca n't miss these opportunities . if you want to make this marriage work , you have to reel him back in . ivy : quinn , this marriage should n't have happened . i have dual citizenship . i do n't need to be married to stay in this country . [ scene_break ] caroline : you were gone a long time . ridge : longer than i wanted . hi . caroline : unh - unh ! sneaky . you 've been keeping stuff from me . you did n't tell me that liam and ivy are married . ridge : kind of figured liam would tell you himself . there is some breaking news , though , if you 're interested . caroline : you convinced maya to come back to work . ridge : made an offer . caroline : and she took it ? ridge : and she countered . caroline : but she does want her job back . ridge : under one condition . caroline : rick comes back , too . ridge : no boyfriend , no deal . caroline : what 'd you say ? ridge : ricky 's coming back . caroline : great . [ scene_break ] rick : modeling might just be the first step for you in this business . you handled ridge like a seasoned executive . maya : i just ... hope he does n't think i was ungrateful . rick : are you kidding me ? you were -- you were incredible . maya : never in a million years did i think he would want me back . rick : forrester needs you . maya : people were calling the office ? rick : yeah , they 've been posting their support online . i saw hashtags -- you have hashtags ! maya : but he could 've asked me to write a statement explaining why i left . rick : no , no , no , that 's not good enough . maya : you do n't think people would 've believed him . rick : forrester could never find another lead model like you . maya : or an executive like you . rick : you know , you did n't have to do that for me . maya : are you upset i did ? rick : no . no , i 'm blown away . ridge came to see you . that was your moment . you did n't have to share that with anyone . maya : you would still be c.e.o . if it were n't for me . rick : i would n't want to be c.e.o . without you . maya : and i would n't want to be at forrester , or anywhere else , without you . [ scene_break ] quinn : hey , we need to get these changes done . ivy : quinn , i ca n't -- i ca n't concentrate . i have to tell liam the truth . quinn : he made his own decisions . ivy : he did it to save me , quinn . quinn : which should show you how much he cares about you . ivy : i did n't need saving , because i ca n't be deported . quinn : [ sighs ] look , honey , there was an error . ivy : it 's nothing for you to feel guilty about . ivy : okay . well , liam deserves to know that . quinn : would he want to ? ivy : we did n't have to get married . quinn : so , he torpedoed any chance he has to be with steffy . how is that gon na make him feel ? ivy : i ca n't keep lying to him . quinn : it might be the most compassionate thing you can do . ivy : no , he did this to help me , but if he does n't love me , well , then -- quinn : he does love you . ivy : no . not like he loves steffy . [ scene_break ] wyatt : thinking about liam . steffy : you could at least make it sound like a question . wyatt : i know our jewelry did n't put that look on your face . steffy : no , the jewelry is very impressive ... wyatt : thank you . steffy : ... as much as i hate to say it . wyatt : hate to say what ? steffy : oh , god . complimenting ivy 's gon na be pretty hard for a while . wyatt : okay . so compliment me , and i 'll relay the message . steffy : [ sighs ] i still ca n't believe liam married her . how could he do that ? wyatt : you know how . liam : just give me the chance . i 'll explain it again . wyatt : oh , great . you got anything new to say ? liam : [ chuckles ] kind of need to speak to steffy . wyatt : surprise , surprise . steffy : give us a minute . wyatt : just go give these notes to my mom . [ scene_break ] caroline : the four of us back together again . how much fun . ridge : give me that . maya made it a package deal -- take it or leave it . caroline : see , you never underestimate maya avant . if i 've said it once , i 've said it a thousand times . ridge : yeah -- hey ! would n't want to play poker with her , that 's for sure . caroline : you think she 's bluffing ? ridge : no , i think she 's all - in with that guy . caroline : she would 've turned down the job . ridge : yes , i think she would . and can i tell you something else ? i 'm impressed . just the loyalty she has for that man . caroline : do you think they 're back together ? ridge : if they were n't , they will be tonight . [ scene_break ] rick : what you did for me , how you stood up for me , i -- maya : you did the same for me . rick : no , no , ridge hates me . he could 've rescinded his offer . maya : but he did n't . he would n't . rick : i know how much modeling means to you . maya : not nearly as much as forrester means to you . rick : yeah , it was something different , though . bill disrespected you . i reacted . i was n't even thinking about my job when i punched him . maya : i know . you were thinking about me . liam : and all the other jerks who disrespected you or bullied you in your life . maya : you made a choice . so did i . rick : ridge almost seemed as surprised as bill . maya : you seemed pretty surprised yourself . rick : what i 'm saying is , you did n't have to do that for me . maya : and that 's exactly why i had to do it . ridge was willing to give me a second chance . i think you deserve one , too . rick : i guess we have all that much more to celebrate . maya : let the party continue . rick : actually , i was thinking about taking it upstairs . [ scene_break ] quinn : you love liam . ivy : yes , and i want him to be happy . quinn : then make that your mission as his wife . ivy : our wedding was a huge mistake , quinn . quinn : see , i think everything happens for a reason . ivy : liam and i agreed -- this marriage was n't real and nothing would change between us . quinn : nothing has to change if you let it be . ivy : but he does n't love me . he loves steffy . quinn : not enough to keep from marrying you . he knew you guys were gon na have to live together . ivy : yeah , well , he did n't know how long . quinn : he did n't know . he did n't care . he said yes without asking , and that was very significant to steffy . that 's why she broke things off with him . it 's not because he married you . it 's because he did it without thinking . her feelings did n't come into his equation at all . ivy : but it 's because i did n't give him time to do that . [ door opens ] wyatt : hey . quinn : hey . wyatt : everything all right ? what 's going on ? quinn : no , everything is fine . it 's fine . i was , um -- i was complimenting ivy here on the changes she made to this piece . you know what ? you should bring this to steffy . wyatt : yeah , she just gave me some notes on these pieces , too . quinn : all right . well , bring the notes , as well , and then have her clarify anything that is n't clear . ivy : you want me to do that right now ? quinn : yeah . we need to get this collection into production as soon as possible . ivy : okay . wyatt : she seemed upset . quinn : she and steffy are gon na have to learn to work together at some point . wyatt : mm . let me guess . liam 's not the only one having second thoughts about this marriage . [ scene_break ] steffy : i do n't want to talk about this . liam : you were talking to wyatt . steffy : not with you . liam : you wanted to know why i did it . right ? steffy : no , it 's obvious . and i guess when i think about it , the rest of it is , too . liam : ivy was in trouble , steffy . i had to do something . steffy : okay . so you hire a lawyer . you get your father to pull some strings . you do n't get married . now , do you have something work - related to discuss ? liam : what ? steffy : work . that is my main focus . liam : do n't do that . do n't do that . do n't shut me out completely , okay ? yes , we have to work together , but i still love you , steffy , and i know you love me . i need you to know something . i do n't want to lose you . steffy : what do you mean you do n't want to lose me ? liam : it does n't have to be over between us . steffy : you can kick yourself for as long as you want , but i am done . i have wasted too much time obsessing over what might have been , and i 'm not gon na do it anymore . liam : that is not what i 'm asking you for . steffy : how dare you ask me for anything ! i have opened myself up to you , liam . liam : yes , steffy , i opened myself up to you , too . i meant every word of what i said . steffy : oh , how about the words you said to ivy -- `` for better or worse , for as long as you both shall live `` ? liam : no , no , not for as long as we both shall live . it 's until she gets her citizenship . steffy : which could take years . liam : or it could not . steffy : it 's too late . you said that you were gon na go talk to her and tell her how you felt about me . i waited for you all day , liam -- waited for you to text me . and then you finally did , and you ask me to come over , and i was so excited . oh , my god . i spent hours putting those photos together , going shopping , trying to get parachute men and french fries , putting together this ridiculous walk down memory lane . liam : it was n't ridiculous . i loved it . steffy : why did n't you just say something right when i walked in ? that 's why you asked me over -- to tell me what happened , that you and ivy got married . liam : i -- i wanted to . i tried . i ... could n't . steffy : that makes two of us , 'cause i ca n't do this , either . [ scene_break ] quinn : hey . did you see steffy ? ivy : yep . she was with liam . he was telling her how much he 's in love with her again . quinn : i hope you dragged him out of there by his ear . ivy : i did n't . they did n't even see me . quinn : ivy , liam is your husband . you have every right to feel territorial . ivy : he does n't want this , quinn . he does n't want this . i 'm not gon na trap a man in a relationship . quinn : you asked liam to help you . ivy : which i really did n't need . quinn : which you did n't know at the time . you were desperate . honey , i was there . i saw it . i mean , you were at your wit 's end . that was n't an act , and this is n't an act right now . your feelings for liam are real . your devotion to him , your commitment to him , the future you want with him can still happen . ivy : yeah , as long as i never tell him the truth . quinn : [ sighs ] ivy : i -- i ca n't do this , quinn . this is n't who i am . it 's not gon na make either of us happy . i have to tell liam that he does n't have to be married to me . [ scene_break ] caroline : you are so sneaky . ridge : you enjoy your party ? caroline : i did . ridge : sorry we had to cut it short . caroline : that 's okay . you had things to do . ridge : rather would 've been here with you . caroline : i would n't be here if it was n't for you . you know , you helping me in my recovery and encouraging me to get back to work . ridge : it 's being selfish . it 's no fun without you here . caroline : i know . ridge : yeah ? do you know ? [ scene_break ] maya : feels like another lifetime ago ... before everything went wrong . rick : it 's all right now . maya : i missed you so much , rick . rick : i missed you , too .	wyatt welcomes caroline back to work . caroline is surprised to hear that ivy and liam are married . maya drives a hard bargain but tells ridge that she will be glad to come back as his lead model at fc but she and rick are a team and he has to accept him back too . begrudgingly ridge shakes rick 's hand and says he is in too , just not as ceo , that position is filled . liam has to go when quinn comes in and says she has work for ivy . quinn tries to give her advice how to treat her husband . ivy says she has dual citizenship so she does not have to have liam to stay in this country . they did not have to get married and she needs to tell him that . he did this to help her but if he does n't love her like he does steffy then it is n't enough . rick tells maya that she handled ridge well . she was incredible and fc needs her . they can never find another lead model like her . he is blown away that ridge came to see her but she stood up for rick and got him back in too . wyatt tells steffy that he knows it is not the jewelry that is putting that look on her face . she says she still can not believe that liam married ivy . right on cue , liam comes in and says he needs to talk to steffy . she asks wyatt to give her a moment . ridge returns and caroline says he was gone a long time . he fills her in that maya would only accept it as a package deal , rick comes back too . rick tells maya that ridge hates him so he could have rescinded the deal . no one is going to disrespect her . she says he made his choice and so did she . he says she did not have to do this for him . she says ridge gave her a second chance and she thinks he deserves one too . he wants to take this upstairs .
ridge : did someone check if there was a problem with the car ? brooke : [ sighs ] i imagine they will . i mean , all i know is what i told you . ridge : poor emma . she was just this -- this young kid , this good person . brooke : i know , she was a good friend to hope . she was her biggest cheerleader . ridge : and she was n't one of those crazy young women that would race up and down mulholland . none of this makes sense to me . zoe : thomas ? you suspect thomas of ... ? i ca n't even say it . xander : pam said he and emma were arguing . it 's not hard to guess about what . zoe : guessing is n't knowing . flo : but you said that she she had just heard everything about hope , and she was on her way to tell her everything . xander : and now she 's dead . zoe : yeah , but maybe she swerved to miss something , or maybe she was just going way too fast . xander : or ... flo : or there are other ways to scare drivers off the road . zoe : you 're buying this , too ? thomas : i 'm so sorry . i did n't know emma well , but she was devoted to you . hope : she was a wonderful friend , yes . but i 'm thinking about her uncle and her mother and her family . thomas : how old was her car ? i mean , young drivers are n't really good about keeping them serviced . hope : justin barber 's a wealthy man . she had a nice car . you -- you really think it was car trouble ? thomas : i do n't know . i mean , what else could it be ? hope : maybe she was going somewhere in a hurry . maybe she was driving too fast . thomas : to get where ? i guess we 'll never know . ridge : we need to make some phone calls . brooke : i did . i called pam , and i told her to spread the word to anybody working late at the office . i called steffy and liam . they were busy with the girls , so i 'll have to call them again later . ridge : what about hope and thomas ? did you -- brooke : thomas -- i do n't know if he even knew emma , but we can fill him in when he gets home . hope , yes , i did call her . she seemed to take it okay . but i know my daughter . this is gon na be really hard on her , ridge . and it 's just not fair . i mean , she 's been through so much pain lately . ridge : well , my son can be the shoulder she can lean on . brooke : she has two shoulders of her own , and she has me . zoe : you 're just determined to get us all thrown into prison , are n't you ? flo : what ? ! xander : zoe ... zoe : if you tell anyone you think thomas had something to do with emma 's death , what are you going to say when they ask you why ? you 'll have to tell them the whole ugly story , that emma was ready to tell about my father and beth and the whole hoax we helped him with , and for what ? thomas forrester might be a bit overbearing , but he is not a murderer . flo : and you know that how ? because his name is on the front of the building ? zoe : flo , his father married your aunt . he 's like your step - cousin . flo : who cares ? there 's something not right about him , zoe , and you know it . he swears undying love for hope . he wants to marry her and be with her forever , but he does n't want her to know that her child is alive ? does that sound normal to you ? does that sound like love ? hope : maybe my mom 's wrong . maybe it 's someone else with emma 's name . thomas : i remember thinking the same thing when they told me caroline had passed away . hope : no . no . it seems impossible that someone so young could suddenly just be gone , but ... she was such a good person . i wonder if anyone has told tiffany yet , the intern . she was her best friend . thomas : it 's just like you , thinking of everyone but yourself . what do you need ? look , i could stay here , you know . i could just sleep on the sofa . hope : thank you , but i think i 'll be all right . what about you ? are you okay ? you seem a little shaken up . thomas : we 've all done things we regret . but i will never give you any reason to doubt how much i care about you . thomas : [ sighs ] i , uh -- i think it would be best if we did n't mention this to douglas . hope : why would we ? he did n't know emma . thomas : there 's just been so much talk about death . he already lost his mother . and now , when he prays at night , he prays for beth . a kid his age , he should think that old people die , you know ? not -- not babies . not girls your babysitter 's age . hope : but what did you mean by `` we 've all done things we regret ? `` thomas : well , i mean , have n't we ? i , uh -- i was talking about emma . she , uh -- she did n't care much for me , and she let me know it . hope : that does n't sound like her . thomas : i do n't blame her . i can be tough at times . [ sighs ] you know , i 'm -- i 'm so glad that we have each other . i do n't know how we 'd get through difficult times like this if we didn't . hope : i have been relying on you a lot lately . thomas : there 's nothing i would n't do for you . nothing . ridge : here we have it . i think we need to have a discussion about my son . brooke : i know you think thomas means well . ridge : yeah . what do you think ? brooke : i think that he 's too dependent on hope . ridge : or maybe it 's the other way around . brooke : ridge , she 's being sympathetic . she knows that thomas is mourning caroline , but she 's not a therapist . ridge : i -- i do n't think he 's mistaking her for a therapist . you want to do it ? okay , let 's do it . let 's talk about the elephant in the room . i think my son is in love with your daughter . brooke : and you think that 's appropriate ? ridge : sure , why not ? brooke : ridge , she lost her child , and now her husband , and thomas lost the mother of his son . he 's struggling . i think what needs to happen now is some kind of counseling . ridge : for him or for her ? brooke : look , do n't take this the wrong way , okay ? but for the last few years , i really think that thomas would have benefited from some kind of professional help . ridge : wow . brooke : you know that he 's been dealing with some issues , ridge . ridge : yeah , he has issues because of me , because i was n't there as a dad . i was never there . but he 's getting better now . he 's working through it . he 's moving forward . he has ambition . he wants to take over the company one day . and that makes me happy . and , as far as hope , he has been good to her . he 's always been good to her . that 's it . flo : i do n't want to argue anymore . zoe : okay , then stop . xander : well , i 'm not willing to do nothing about what we know . zoe : what do we know ? xander : that beth is alive , and emma isn't . zoe : yeah , because of a terrible accident . flo : zoe , you got to stop with the denial already . is there honestly no part of you that believes that there 's a possibility that she was being chased and that she was trying to get away ? really ? xander : i owe it to emma to find out the truth . i mean , she loved me . that means something . [ doorknob turning ] [ knocking on door ] xander : emma 's dead . thomas : i was coming to tell you . flo : where were you ? thomas : excuse me ? flo : well , you were in the building , and then you weren't . xander : emma was on her way to tell hope everything . thomas : yeah . obviously she was n't thinking clearly . xander : you knew where she was going . i was there when zoe called you and told you . you would have done just about anything to stop her , would n't you ? thomas : okay , be very careful what you say next . xander : did you kill emma ? ( ) thomas : just gave you some time to rethink that question . xander : we know you were with her . thomas : with her ? xander : with emma before she left the building . thomas : yeah , i -- i saw her for a moment . so ? flo : pam heard you arguing with her . thomas : what did i say ? xander : probably a threat . we all know that 's your style . thomas : okay , emma was all over the place . i had to raise my voice just to be heard . and if you would all stop freaking out , you 'd realize why i said something . she was on her way to hope , which means that you were on your way to jail . zoe : what did emma say ? thomas : she would n't listen . she ran out . i tried to catch her in the parking lot , but she was already gone . flo : so you went after her . thomas : no , what would have been the point of that ? unless i had a plane . i did n't know what route she was taking . i did what i thought was best . i went straight to hope . zoe : you what ? thomas : i thought it was our best chance to come clean before emma could . how it all unfolded , how the guilty party skipped the country and how you guys felt cornered , you could n't say anything ... xander : i do n't believe you . flo : neither do i . thomas : okay , how do you think i found out that emma was gone ? i was there with hope . i was trying to find a way into the story , and her mother called , told her the awful news . flo : emma left for hope 's before you did , so how did you get there first ? thomas : i grew up in those hills . if i want to get somewhere fast , i know how to avoid mulholland . i mean ... zoe : okay , well , is hope okay ? i mean , i know that she felt really close to emma . thomas : no . she 's devastated . they were close , but ... she knows no more about beth than she did yesterday , so we 're safe . brooke : all right . bye . [ sighs ] well , i think i got the word out to everybody . i guess we 'll tell thomas when he gets home , if he does n't already know . hope : he does . he was with me at the cabin when you called . brooke : why ? what did he want ? hope : he was just visiting me . wait , is he not home ? brooke : uh , i -- i do n't think so . i did n't see his car outside . hope : well , he seemed pretty shaken up by the news . brooke : i did n't even know that he knew emma 's name . pam : hello ? brooke : oh , hi . pam : hi . ridge saw me pull in , so he opened the side door . emma 's things from work . i -- i did n't know where else to take them . hope : thank you , pam . pam : this is just so awful . brooke : yeah , it 's terrible . pam : i was probably the last one to see her alive . well , along with thomas . hope : thomas ? he was here with me when we found out . pam : really ? well , must have been pedal to the metal from forrester , then . and , between us ... he was not in the best mood . hope : really ? he seemed fine to me . brooke : why would you say that , pam ? pam : well , he kind of got into it with emma over , i do n't know , something or other . anyway , where do want me to put this ? hope : um , on the table is fine , and i 'll be sure to go through it and see if there 's anything her family might want . pam : okay . brooke : wait , so , uh , emma and thomas were arguing ? pam : yeah . i 'm sure he feels really bad about it now . brooke : what was the problem ? pam : i do n't really know . i went in there to ask about robin 's baby shower tomorrow , and ... [ sighs ] who knows if that 's even gon na happen now ? hope : are you sure , pam ? i mean , he -- he did n't even mention seeing emma . pam : huh . brooke : are you sure you did n't hear anything ? i mean , it would really help us to figure out her state of mind . what was emma saying ? sometimes , the pressures of today 's world can make it tough pam : she wanted to go , and he really wanted her to stay , which is kind of strange because then he left right away . brooke : the same time as emma ? pam : almost . he tried to catch up with her , but she was already gone . hope : are you sure , pam ? i mean , when i told thomas the news , you think he would have said something . pam : he 's probably in shock . i know i am . just this morning , emma came in and she gave me this big beautiful red rose . she told me that this homeless man outside her building was selling them for a buck a piece , and she wanted to help him . i forgot all about it till i was just cleaning up my desk just now . i forgot to put it in water , so most of the petals had fallen off . i did n't realize it was gon na be the last thing i 'd ever see of her . [ sighs ] xander : [ scoffs ] `` we 're safe ? `` thomas : safe from the story getting out . flo : beth is not a story . what we 're all pretending is true is what the story is . xander : hey , thomas . you know who 's not safe ? emma . thomas : am what i am supposed to do about that ? xander : i do n't know , thomas . what did you do ? thomas : yeah , i know what he meant . you ca n't seriously believe that emma drove off a cliff because i -- i raised my voice . or , what , do you think i have a book of magic spells ? oh , god , you -- you think i killed her ? flo : we do n't know what happened . the only thing that we know is true is that this secret is what killed emma . xander : emma was my first friend in l.a. more than a friend . i mean , how much loss and heartache are we willing to stand by and watch ? is n't this a sign that the truth should come out ? zoe : so , what , now we just all throw ourselves off a cliff ? that 's the answer to you ? thomas : xander 's right . this is a sign . emma was on her way to say something that would affect all of our lives , and -- and fate would n't allow it . xander : [ scoffs ] fate ? thomas , fate had nothing to do with this . zoe : are you okay ? flo : i guess the adrenaline finally wore off . i thought that i was never gon na see hope or my new family or wyatt , or ... my mom , even , ever again . until court , of course . thomas : well , that 's what stands to happen if this all comes out . i mean , your futures erased , your families washing their hands of you . are we all clear on that ? okay . so instead of accusing me , let 's look at what really set emma off . your carelessness . she overheard you ! you can not talk about beth in this building again . do you understand that ? hope : maybe thomas regretted arguing with her and he did n't want to bring it up . brooke : there 's certainly more to him than meets the eye . thomas : ... or flo will be a pariah , to the logans and everyone else . zoe will lose her father , and xander will lose her . and i 'll lose my chance of a family with hope , and that -- that i can not allow .	brooke fills ridge in about emma . he says she was a good person and not one that would be racing up and down mulholland drive . it makes no sense . hope is devastated when she talks with thomas . he offers to sleep on her couch and be there for her . she turns that down . he says they all do things they regret but he will never do anything to cause her harm or anything that he would not do for her , absolutely nothing . she asks what he meant by doing things they regret . he says only that emma was not his biggest fan and he understands as he can be a bit much at times . xander tells flo and zoe that pam said that emma and thomas were arguing in the office and now she is dead . it is not hard to jump to conclusions . zoe says he may be a bit overbearing but he is not a murderer . flo reminds her that thomas knows about beth and yet he did not want to tell hope the truth . xander says he is not willing to sit by and do nothing . a knock on the locked door and xander opens it to find thomas . the first words out of xander 's mouth is that emma is dead . flo asks where was he ; one minute he was at the office and then gone . xander says he knew emma was on her way to tell hope and thomas would do anything to keep that from happening . thomas tells him to be careful what he says next . xander does anyway . he asks thomas if he killed emma . thomas asks him to rethink that question . he tried to catch emma in the parking lot but she had gone . he had no idea what route she might be taking but he knew a much faster way after growing up in these hills so he got to hope 's first and brooke called with the news while he was there .
bridget : no , you 're right . i mean , it 's fascinating research and a terrific opportunity . dr. brauer : for someone whose interests lie in that direction . but you 're not going to spend your career in a lab . you want to work with people . that 's why you chose medicine in the first place . nurse : dr. maclaine , i need you . dr. brauer : remember that . nurse : they 're bringing in massimo marone . mark : what happened ? nurse : his jet crash landed . oh , dr. brauer , he 's asking for you . mark : so , he 's conscious ? nurse : yes , but the other passenger 's not . severe head injury , suspected internal bleeding . and there 's a pilot . dr. brauer : and what 's the e.t.a . ? nurse : two minutes . mark : all right , we 're gon na need dawson and terrill . dr. brauer : i 'll get radiology on standby . nurse : how many trauma patients ? [ knocking at door ] deacon : hey . macy : hi . deacon : i 'm sorry . i got a little rushed . macy : well , take your time . deacon : okay . hey , there 's some pictures of hope 's visit on the bed there if you want to check them out . macy : yeah . that was fast . deacon : i could n't wait . i had to -- i had to pay extra to get 'em . macy : oh . deacon : what ? macy : that 's great . [ macy laughs ] deacon : yeah . that 's great , huh ? macy : i did n't even know you took this one . deacon : you got lost in those baby blues -- hope 's . there 's another one in there where it looks like she 's punching me in the nose . it 's hilarious . macy : so , how did it go when you dropped her off ? deacon : there was no problems . you know , it was cool . macy : really ? deacon : brooke checked hope out head to toe to make sure that i did n't have the kid tattooed . i do n't know , i -- ithink brooke was genuinely scared the entire time that she was gone . macy : i just wish she could see you interact with hope . deacon : oh , i do n't think that 's gon na happen . brooke does n't want me around long enough that -- i think it just conjures up too many memories about what happened . macy : oh , great . so because she 's embarrassed , you and hope have to suffer ? deacon : well -- not anymore . thanks to you . macy : me ? deacon : macy , you gave me a kick in the ass that i 've needed for a long time now . i mean , because of you , my kids are gon na get to know their daddy . thank you . eric : she 's not here . nick : huh . that 's unusual . you find my mother to be a busy type person ? eric : busy ? yeah , she 's always busy . you 're right . nick : workaholic like ? eric : you think ? nick : yeah . when i was growing up , that 's how it was -- work , work , busy , busy , busy . eric : and where were you ? nick : oh , she kept me pretty occupied , actually . eric : mm - hmm . smart girl . nick : mm - hmm . i was a boy scout , you know ? eric : you were ? nick : yeah . i had to start my own troop . so , i went to a buddy of mine and asked his older brother if he 'd run it for me . and he wound up being stoned half the time and never showed up . so i was gon na lose my space , and guess who filled in ? my mom . eric : no . nick : it was mortifying . now just try to imagine being that age , boy scouts and your mother running the troop . eric : no , this is n't good . nick : so , we started out with four guys . and after a month , we had 24 . because everybody loved mrs. payne . eric : yeah . no surprise . [ eric chuckles ] i 'm trying to imagine her gutting fish on an overnight camping trip . nick : oh , please , that part was terrible . terrible . nut ? eric : no , i had plenty . nick : she tried to help me on my pinewood derby . i 'll tell ya , this was -- well , it was a fiasco . you know , the superglue . she -- she wound up super gluing her hands together . now just try and picture going to the emergency room . she 's got her foot on the gas . i 'm leaning over her trying to steer because she wo n't touch the wheel because she 's afraid that her fingers are gon na stick to it . eric : sure . nick : she was there for me . eric : i know the feeling . well , look , i 'm gon na turn in . you 're welcome to wait for her here , if you like . nick : yeah , i 'd like that , if you do n't mind . eric : it 's okay . oh -- thanks for the beer , nick . and the next time we play pool , it 's your butt . nick : how do you like that ? now i 'm waiting up for my mom . mark : mr. marone , it 's dr. maclaine . what do we have here ? emt : leg injury . patient 's in a lot of pain . massimo : forget about me , okay ? forget it . just take care of her . mark : all right , all right . get him into one now . what do we have ? emt # 2 : she 's got a blood pressure of 80/50 . pulse of 120 . pulse ox of 95 % . got a rigid abdomen with guarding , extensive bruising . mark : what do you have running ? emt # 2 : i 've got a bolus of complete normal saline here . and no improvement to her blood pressure . mark : all right . let 's get a second line , 14-gauge needle , one liter lr , 100 % oxygen by nonrebreather . and call blood bank down here now . dr. brauer : jacqueline . massimo : jacqueline . dr. brauer : jacqueline , can you hear me ? it 's dr. brauer . can you hear me ? did she wake up at all ? emt # 2 : no . gcs of 9 . she opens her eyes to pain , inappropriate words , withdraws from painful stimulus . she was knocked out during the accident , has been unconscious the whole time . but her pupils are pearl . jackie : nicky . dr. brauer : nicky ? who 's nicky ? bridget : that 's her son . dr. brauer : okay , let 's get her to o.r . let 's go , quickly . bridget : are you okay ? how are you ? massimo : i 'm fine . i 'm fine . macy : i -- i love this one right here . deacon : my kids are the best thing that ever happened to me . they 're the most decent thing that i 've ever done . and i almost walked away from them . macy : but you did n't . so -- when do you get to see them again ? deacon : soon as i can . hey , you know , the circus is coming to town . i 'm gon na take little d to it . macy : he 'll love that . deacon : yeah . and we were both kind of wondering if maybe you 'd like to go with us . macy : oh , you know , the circus really is n't -- is n't my thing . deacon : go to the park . we could -- we could go swimming . do you have a pool at your place ? i 'm sorry . i -- i did n't mean to be pushy . macy : no , no , no . it 's not that . it 's -- i do n't know how to put this but -- i mean , hope is beautiful . she 's -- she 's really an angel . macy : but baby - sitting 's getting a little old ? macy : no . no , it 's not that . it 's just -- i just did n't realize how i was gon na feel holding a baby after -- deacon : after your surgery , macy . i 'm sorry . i feel like -- macy : no , do n't . do n't apologize . deacon : i should have known . macy : i did n't know , you know ? and hope 's back in your life . i 'm -- i 'm so happy for you . and if i played a small part in that -- deacon : hey , look , she 's back in my life because of you . macy : i 'm glad . i 'm glad i could help . but maybe you should just take it from here , you know ? deacon : yeah , yeah . definitely . i mean , i do n't want to make you feel uncomfortable , macy . that 's not how i want to thank you for everything you 've done for me . macy : well , you could bring me some cotton candy from the circus . deacon : you got it . i think we better -- we better go if we 're gon na meet the realtor . macy : yeah . [ knocking at door ] deacon : who 's there ? brooke : brooke . [ whispering ] macy : she should n't know that i 'm -- deacon : go in there . just go . brooke : can i come in ? deacon : sure . bridget : massimo , i ca n't believe your jet crashed . massimo : we had a hard -- hard landing . but -- i do n't think the co - pilot made it . bridget : what happened ? do you know ? massimo : it was mechanical . the -- the -- landing gear would n't deploy . my god , jackie could die . bridget : no , no . listen to me . dr. brauer is the best . she -- they got her here fast . they 're operating on her right now . okay ? massimo : oh , god . i just found her . bridget : did you call nick ? massimo : what ? bridget : massimo , does nick know ? massimo : nick know yet ? i do n't think he knows . bridget : okay . i have to call him . massimo : if i killed his mother -- bridget : you did n't . you did n't . listen to me -- but he has to know , okay ? so i have to call him . massimo : okay . bridget : just hang on . i 'll be right back . mark ? mark , do me a favor . check on him again . i think he 's out of it . mark : it 's the shock . but , yeah , absolutely , i will . bridget : okay . thank you . [ phone rings ] nick : payne . bridget : nick , hi , it 's bridget forrester . nick : oh , hello , bridget . pleasant surprise . what 's on your mind ? bridget : i 'm at university hospital . nick : the hospital ? you all right ? bridget : yeah , i 'm working . listen , nick , your mother is here . they just brought her in . nick : my mother ? bridget : yeah . she was -- she was on a plane . and they had to make some kind of emergency landing . nick : she 's okay , right ? bridget : she 's in surgery . we do n't really know a whole lot more . i think you should come down . nick ? dr. brauer : suction . nurse : coming , doctor . dr. brauer : now , jennifer . if i 'm gon na save the spleen , i 've got ta be able to see it . nurse : sorry , dr . brauer . dr. brauer : okay , peter , rotate it gently . assistant : another fracture . dr. brauer : what 's her b.p . ? nurse : systolic 's dropping . 75 . dr. brauer : it 's -- it 's got ta come out . damn it . okay , suction . sponge . rake . sponge , please . peter , rotate it . scalpel . deacon : how 's hope ? brooke : oh , she 's fine . deacon : so what do you want , brooke ? you sure as hell did n't come all the way down here to see how i was doing . brooke : i ca n't believe you 'd bring her here , deacon . deacon : i did n't bring her here . i took her to a friend 's place -- a really nice place . brooke : you do n't have any friends . deacon : yeah , well , i 'm working on that one . i 've been working on a lot of things , brooke . brooke : look , i know you 're trying to get your life back on track . deacon : the way you say that -- brooke : what ? deacon : it 's like -- like you do n't have an ounce of faith in me whatsoever . brooke : because i never know what to expect from you . and as far as my daughter 's concerned -- deacon : our daughter . brooke : i was a nervous wreck the whole time she was away . deacon : i know . i know . but , brooke , she was fine . you know , i understand it 's gon na take a little time . but once you get used to it , you 're going -- brooke : no , i am not going to get use to this . it 's not going to happen again , deacon . no more visits . massimo : we should 've heard something by now , for god 's -- what the hell is going on , huh ? why are n't they getting back to us ? bridget : massimo , nobody 's keeping anything from you . okay ? they 're working very hard to save her life . massimo : you do n't understand . she 's -- she 's the mother of -- bridget : i know , i know . she 's nick 's mother . and i can see she means a lot to you . how long has this been going on ? nick : where is she ? bridget : she 's still in surgery . nick : what did they say ? bridget : not a lot , nick . she ruptured her spleen . nick : what the hell are you doing here ? massimo : dominick , i -- bridget : it was his jet that went down . nick : your jet ? what was my mother doing on the marone jet ? massimo : she -- she -- she did n't tell you ? nick : tell me what ? what the hell is going on here ? bridget : dr. brauer , you remember captain payne . nick : where 's my mother ? dr. brauer : she 's in recovery . massimo : oh , good , good , good . then you saved her . dr. brauer : i 'm very hopeful . we were able to staunch the blood loss by removing her spleen . she seems to have stabilized . but she was hypotensive for a prolonged period of time . nick : you 're worried about organ failure ? dr. brauer : we 're going to have to keep a very close eye on her for the next couple of days . and i do have some concerns about her brain function . nick : brain function ? dr. brauer : she 's been unconsciousness since the crash . she was able to mumble a few words . bridget : your name . dr. brauer : i 'm going to have her taken down to radiology for a cat scan now . nick : i 'd like to see her first , if i could . dr. brauer : she 's in room three . bridget : this is so sad . i do n't even think he had any other family . massimo : but you do . you do -- my son . deacon : wait a second . i 'm completely confused here . where is this coming from ? the visit went fine . brooke : for you maybe . deacon : no , for hope , also . brooke , come on , we agreed on this . our little girl and what she needs is what 's most important . brooke : hope has everything she needs . deacon : no , she 's does n't , brooke . she does n't have her father . brooke : deacon , why is this suddenly so important to you ? deacon : this has been important to me . you 're the one that kept me away . and i respected it , did n't i ? or at least i tried to . hell , i even stopped seeing little d , which was a huge mistake . brooke : no , it was n't . you made a sacrifice for those children , and they 're much better off for it ! look , i am not doing this to hurt you . and i wish i did n't have to say these things . but i would do anything for hope . she 's the most important thing in my life . and i will do anything i have to do to protect her . deacon : protect her from me ? brooke : from anybody who poses as a threat . deacon : brooke , i 'm not a threat ! brooke : you may not think you are , deacon , but you are . now , i 've been taking really good care of her . deacon : i know . i know you have . i know , but -- brooke : then leave well enough alone ! deacon : it 's well enough ! do n't you get it ? ! it 's not well enough for me ! brooke : you know what ? this is n't even about you . and the fact that you 're saying that proves that you 're not even ready for this . deacon : oh , i see . so let me get this straight ! you 're gon na be the one who tells me when i am ready ? ! brooke : do n't fight me on this , deacon . deacon : or what ? ! brooke : i hope you care enough about your daughter to not even put her through this . macy : i ca n't believe her . who the hell does she think she is ? ! deacon : she 's the mother . and -- and she can do that . she can keep me from seeing my kids . macy : no . no , she ca n't . you have rights , deacon . deacon : macy , i would have to fight her for them . and then what am i doing to my kids ? macy : okay . now , do n't let her do this . okay ? you 're not the one making this ugly . you 're not the one thinking only of yourself . she is . deacon : everything she says about me , she can say to them . macy : well , then she 's a terrible mother . and she 'd do that anyway . the only way your kids are gon na know differently is if they know you . now you 're gon na keep fighting for them , are n't you ? deacon : oh , yeah . [ monitor beeping ] nick : well , look at you . [ monitor beeping ] nick : i shaved . feel it ? i just ca n't wait for you to open your eyes and see for yourself . it 's just so wrong . i 'm the one who does the crazy things , not you . flying around in private jets and -- you must 've been so scared . well , you do n't have to be afraid anymore , 'cause i 'm here . you 're safe . and i 'm not going anywhere . no more -- crazy trips to god knows where and running from god knows what . finally get what you want -- more time together . and i want it , too . so do n't you go anywhere ! [ nick crying ] 'cause you 're all i 've got . you 're all i 've got .	bridget is at the hospital talking about her career with the hospital staff when she hears about massimo 's jet crash with another passenger . mass & jackie come in on stretchers . mass is more worried about jackie . they have many cuts and jackie 's unconscious . she mumbles out `` nicky `` . he tells them that 's her son . they rush her to o.r . bridget calls nick on his cell phone , who 's been talking to eric at the beach house about how great jackie is , how she cared for him as a child , and took over as boy scout leader . nick 's pleasantly surprised and thinks something 's wrong with her since she 's at the hospital . she says she 's working and his mom was in a jet crash and in surgery now . he rushes out of the house leaving eric unknown to his whereabouts in the other room . bridget realizes he never said `` goodbye `` on the phone to her . jackie 's in surgery and her spleen is removed . nick arrives at the hospital and asks mass questions . nick fusses at mass a little . the doctor tells them ( with bridget ) that jackie made it out of surgery o.k . , but they 're worried about organ failure and she 's still unconscious . nick gets to see her . he wants her to open her eyes so she can feel his shaved face . he tells her a teary - eyed son - to - mom speech about love , needing her , etc . mass hears a little of this , and nick says she 's the only one he has . mass keeps thinking about nick being his son and he has him too !
rick : so , i 'm going to stop by the office and then go grab a bite to eat . can i bring anything home for you ? bridget : mm - mmm . no thanks . i just want to close my eyes and not wake up for like 12 hours . rick : exhaustion , or relief ? bridget : pretty much both . when carl showed me those labels -- i ca n't describe to you the feeling . up until that point , i really did think that mom 's eggs were the ones that were used in taylor 's in vitro . rick : you said you got yourself worked up over nothing . bridget : well , you were right . and now i can just relax . mom can go ahead and get on with her life , and taylor and nick can have their baby in peace . [ scene_break ] taylor : i know you 're disappointed that brooke wo n't be selling her lingerie at forrester creations , so i thought i 'd give you a little fashion show of my own . nick : i thought you were supposed to end with the showstopper , not start with it . taylor : this is not the showstopper , boyfriend . nick : looks like it to me . taylor : when we get to the showstopper , trust me , you 're going to know about it . nick : hey , hey . are you sure this is okay ? you know , with the baby and all ? taylor : the baby will be just fine . you do n't have anything to worry about . [ scene_break ] carl : they 're the same . the petri dish from the fertility lab and the test tube from cryo - storage . they 're identical . i told bridget -- i told bridget that i had proof . proof that her mother 's eggs were not used in taylor 's in vitro . but i do n't have proof of anything . [ scene_break ] phoebe singing : everybody loves everybody cries everybody dreams of a perfect life everybody loves every every everybody cries constantine : really good . phoebe : yeah ? thank you . constantine : vocally , you 're doing great . phoebe : but ? constantine : i say , if you wanted to become a back - up singer or a studio artist , you 're almost there . but if you want to become a pop star -- phoebe : well , just tell me what i have to do . constantine : i think we have to work on your look a little bit . phoebe : okay . constantine : i 'm not suggesting a mohawk , or anything . it 's just that music has become a very visual medium . videos were just the first step . it 's all about the internet now , and you know , interaction with fans and streaming live videos . blogs and creating a very unique image . phoebe : but if it 's not really me -- i do n't know if -- constantine : no , it will be . just might be a part of you , you have n't expressed yet . i 'll help you . it 'll be fun . phoebe : okay . let 's do it . make me over . turn me into someone else . oh my god . [ phoebe laughs ] [ scene_break ] ashley : oh , you better go back out and put on another face because you 're not coming in here wearing that one . rick : sorry . ashley : still upset about phoebe 's involvement with constantine ? rick : she should be here , with us . at this meeting discussing the fragrance . i just , i do n't know where her head is at right now . ashley : and where 's yours ? there 's no point in trying to discuss this fragrance campaign if you ca n't concentrate . rick : no , i am here to work . ashley : you said that you and phoebe are good , right ? but i can see that you 're frustrated so -- rick : i am frustrated . constantine has phoebe 's priorities all screwed up . you know , she may not know where she belongs . i do . ashley : so , what do you think ? rick : they 're good . ashley : yeah . do you think we should soften the filter and give it more of an ethereal feel ? rick : it could work . ashley : you know , this fragrance should appeal to a broader demographic . it 's not a girlish scent . it 's much more sophisticated than that . rick : right . ashley : okay , you can go . get out of here . rick : what ? what are you doing ? ashley : you 're not going to be able to help me in here , so i 'm going to help you . why do n't you go to the studio and show phoebe that you do support her ? she needs you . if my daughter was working with somebody that i did n't trust , i 'd like to know that somebody like you was looking out for her . so just go . rick : thank you . [ scene_break ] stylist : when we 're through with you , not even your own mother 's going to recognize you . phoebe : okay . constantine : you 're in good hands , phoebe . very , very good hands . val is the best in the business . you know , when the major labels are packaging a new prospect , val 's who they call . val : i 'll tell you what , constantine , he says you already have the whole package . see , i 'm just here to uh , spice up the wrapping . constantine : rock and roll has always been about , you know , creating a compelling character -- a persona , if you will . phoebe : like an alter - ego ? constantine : i mean , it 's still you . just turbo - charged . you know , a little edgier . flashier . sexier . phoebe : okay . val : okay , come on . let me show you . here , take a look . phoebe : wow . constantine : yeah . see , when you put on an outfit like this , it changes you . you know , it gives you power and confidence like you would n't have in your ordinary life . like a super hero -- when he puts on his costume . i mean , when you step out in front of a stadium of screaming fans , you do n't want to look like you 're going out to buy a gallon of milk . you want to look like a rock star . phoebe : i know . i just , i do n't know if i could ever look like that . constantine : oh yes you can . and you will . [ scene_break ] nick : so , how 's the baby ? taylor : rushed with endorphins . just like mama . nick : mama . ha , ha . i like the sound of that . mama . taylor : mm - hmm . me too . you know , as different as this pregnancy has been , the ivf and the morning sickness , it 's all pretty much the same . the emotional and the physical connection i feel for this baby . nick : that 's because you are the mother . you are the one carrying the child . you are the one making sure it thrives , because that 's what mothers do . taylor : i know , i know . but still , it 's just that i know that there 's somebody else out there that shares half this baby 's genes . you know , biologically -- nick : hey , hey , hey . biological , shmiological . you know , when i order an omelet in the morning , i do n't thank the chicken . [ taylor laughs ] taylor : stop it . nick : what ? i do n't thank the chicken . taylor : i love you . nick : i do n't thank the chicken . taylor : i love you so much . nick : i do n't thank the chicken . [ phone rings ] taylor : okay , that may be my service . hold on . nick : oh . taylor : let me just get that . i promise , i 'll be right back . bridget : oh , taylor , hi . it 's bridget . taylor : oh , hi bridget . bridget : hi . you 've just been on my mind and i wanted to call and check on you . taylor : well i 'm fine . thanks . bridget : how 's your morning sickness ? taylor : it 's fading . bridget : that 's wonderful . well , i -- i do n't need to keep you , i guess . taylor : good night to you , too . nick : what was that all about ? taylor : i have no idea . [ scene_break ] carl : how could i have been so wrong ? how can i tell bridget that her mother 's eggs may have been used in taylor 's ivf after all ? [ phoebe singing ] when all is said and done you are the moon and sun my world is darker when you 're gone so baby , shine shine all all my life all my life i 've been waiting for a girl like you all my life all my life i 've been waiting for a girl waiting for a girl like you all my life , all my life i 've been waiting for a girl like you all my life all my life i 've been waiting for a girl waiting for a girl like you constantine : yes . [ constantine claps ] rick : phoebe ? what the hell have you done to her ? [ scene_break ] nick : honey ? why would bridget call to check on you ? taylor : i do n't know . i got the feeling there was something more to it , though . nick : there 's nothing wrong , right ? taylor : nothing 's wrong . nick : what you said before , about being surprised how connected you were , even though it 's a donor egg -- that 's not an issue , is it ? taylor : no . i think it 's -- it 's probably normal . you know , for a woman to have concerns when she 's carrying another woman 's baby . i think it 's normal . but i do n't have any concerns about it . i do n't . although , i did have -- i had a bad dream . it 's weird . i had a dream that the donor showed up and wanted her baby back . nick : aw -- that wo n't happen . taylor : okay , fine . then , i do n't have any concerns about our baby at all . nick : our baby . it does n't matter that the egg came from a donor , because when our baby 's born , you 're the one that little squirt is going to call `` mama . `` [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] carl : come on , bridget . pick up . bridget , pick up . pick up ! [ cell phone rings ] bridget : carl , i appreciate everything you 've done for me . but you are the last person i want to talk to right now . [ scene_break ] rick : what is this ? phoebe : what ? it 's the new me . do you like it ? what do you think ? rick : but -- what do i think ? phoebe , i think it 's not you . is this how you get off , dressing her up like some kind of a -- constantine : dressing her like the hottest new artist of the year ? phoebe : you do n't like it ? rick : phoebe , you do n't need to look like this to be a success . phoebe : look , i know it 's a shock , but i mean , it 's just a show , you know ? it 's part of my persona . rick : your per -- can i talk to you for a second , please ? look -- it 's not like i do n't think you look good . phoebe : well , it 's sexy , right ? rick : you do n't need all this makeup and these clothes to be sexy , phoebe . i was just at the office , and i was looking at pictures that we 're going to use for the fragrance campaign , and phoebe , you look so beautiful . you were so natural and -- sensual . that is the image that you want to project . that 's the image that we want to project . i mean , people can not see you like this . phoebe : well , i mean , i 'm not going to dress like this all of the time . just when i 'm performing . rick : that 's the thing . you ca n't dress like this at all . okay , the fragrance is called `` phoebe . `` you are the brand . phoebe : that 's what you 're worried about ? the perfume ? rick : no . i 'm not worried about the perfume . okay , i 'm worried that you 're giving constantine a little bit too much control over you . ca n't you see he 's trying to change you ? phoebe : no , he 's trying to help me , rick . rick : help you do what ? become a completely different person ? phoebe -- you used to take your work at forrester originals so seriously . what happened ? i mean , you 're missing meetings now , you 're dressing up like it 's halloween . i 'm sorry , i 'm sorry . i 'm not trying to hurt you . i 'm not trying to shoot down your dreams . phoebe : but you 're asking me to choose . rick : i think you have to . phoebe : i ca n't . i ca n't lose you . rick : that 's not going to happen . you 're not going to lose me . but if you keep this up , i think -- i think you 're going to lose yourself . phoebe : no , that 's not true . rick : prove it to me then . come with me . walk out of here with me , right now . phoebe : you know , constantine thinks i could really do this . and so do i . please , do n't ask me to give this up , rick . i 'm so close . rick , no , no , no , no . do n't go . rick : then come with me . phoebe : rick , no . rick , do n't . do n't go . please , do n't go . constantine : look , if he ca n't be here for you -- then let him go . [ scene_break ] [ knocking on the door ] bridget : i 'm coming . carl , what are you doing here ? carl : i need to talk to you . why did n't you answer your phone ? bridget : look , carl . i 'm very grateful for everything you did today , but you ca n't come to my house like this . carl : i was wrong . bridget : what ? carl : i was wrong -- about the labels . they 're the same . bridget : right . carl , the label on the petri dish matched the label in the fertility lab . carl : and cryo - storage . they got a new printer a few weeks ago . take a look . bridget : oh no . i do n't want to look . just tell me . carl : i do n't know -- i do n't know where the petri dishes came from . the eggs could be the donor 's . or they may not . bridget : oh , god . no . carl : bridget . i 'm so sorry to be the one to tell you this , but taylor may be carrying your mother 's baby .	bridget just wants to close her eyes and not wake up for about twelve hours . she was so worried about what carl was going to show her . now it seems cleared up and she feels better . with nick 's mouth agape , taylor gives him a show- stopper tease in the bedroom since brooke wo n't be doing the bedroom line . after a hot love session , bridget calls and says she was only thinking about taylor and seeing how she was ? phoebe works on the tracks in the studio with constantine . he 's more than pleased , but her look needs expressing more for the visual . she agrees to the make - over . rick and ashley have a meeting about fragrances and he insists phoebe should be here too , but constantine has her priorities all screwed up . ashley tells him to get out ; phoebe needs him , so go to the studio and help her . felicia sees a close connection between them . carl wonders how he could have been so wrong . bridget 's mother 's eggs could have been used in the iv after all .
marcus : mr. forrester . ridge : yes , marcus ? marcus : yes , about that shipment to texas , sir . ridge : what about it ? marcus : well , it 's not on the schedule . are you sure that 's it 's -- ridge : oh , trust me , there will be a shipment to texas today . maybe two of 'em . [ scene_break ] beth : no , it 's all right . no , it does n't have to be business class . just get me on the first flight out of l.a . yes . and do n't forget to call back to confirm . okay . merci . bientôt . [ scene_break ] brooke : you need one , right ? katie : yeah . donna : i knew she would n't stay away . katie : oh , i 'm so glad she 's here . it 's incredible , is n't it ? brooke : what -- what is ? katie : she 's back , and i already feel better . brooke : oh ! aw . donna : little katie just needed her mommy . brooke : that 's right . katie : oh , shut up . donna : you needed your mama . katie : we all need her . ( giggles ) [ scene_break ] marcus : steffy , you did n't by any chance let it slip , did you ? steffy : about you being donna 's son ? no . why would you think that ? marcus : well , it 's your dad . steffy : what about him ? marcus : well , that 's just it . i ran into him in the hallway , and he had this weird look on his face . i think he knows . steffy : he could n't possibly . steffy : could he ? marcus : i do n't know . i do n't -- i do n't think so . i mean , if he did , he would have said something , right , like , `` hey , marcus , step - bro . hey , welcome to the family ! `` steffy : yeah , right . i mean , how would he know you 're donna 's son ? marcus : i do n't know . steffy : who are you calling ? marcus : donna . it 's me again . it 's really , really important that you give me a call . [ scene_break ] stephanie : donna has a son . my gosh . does eric know about this ? ridge : not yet . stephanie : and he 's working here at forrester ? ridge : i 'll give you a guess who hired him . stephanie : donna ? ridge : go figure . pretty nervy , huh ? stephanie : well , how long did she think she could keep something like this a secret ? ridge : oh , probably until she promotes him to c.e.o . who knows ? stephanie : look . are you absolutely certain about this information ? ridge : mother , i 've got a copy of his birth certificate . stephanie : oh . well , what are you gon na do about it ? are you gon na tell eric ? ridge : you 're damn right i 'm gon na tell him . we 're gon na tell him tonight . [ scene_break ] stephen : i know this woman . i was married to her . her family , her children -- they 're the most important things in her life . nick : what do you know about her life in paris ? stephen : well , that i do n't know very much about . nick : does she work ? stephen : i 've asked her . she 's vague . says she does a little of this , a little of that . nick : and she loves her children ? stephen : yeah , well , that 's the mystery , because the beth that i remember -- the beth i know would have caught the first plane she could get when she heard about katie 's illness . nick : we had to practically drag her ere . does n't make sense . does n't make any sense at all . [ scene_break ] donna : okay , it 's mom 's first day back . what do you want to do ? i say we have a family get - together . katie : she seemed a little jet - lagged . donna : oh , oh , come on , katie . she has n't seen us in how long ? you really think she wants to go to bed ? brooke : well , that 's true , and yet ... katie : what ? brooke : well , she did seem a little tired or something . donna : well , if we get all the grandkids together , she 'll rise to the occasion . she always has . brooke : so you want to have it at my place ? donna : or you could have it at mine . brooke : and eric wo n't mind ? donna : oh , come on , honey . he 's so sweet . he wo n't mind . katie : oh , you know what we should do ? we should have it at the beach . you know , we 'll have a picnic like we used to . donna : oh , yeah , yeah , yeah . and the little sandwiches that she used to make . katie : oh , those were so good . brooke : oh , with the cut - off crusts -- the ones she would make for the fancy parties that she 'd cater for . katie : that was so special . donna : oh , that 's such a good idea , katie . brooke : it is . katie : you know , it really does n't matter where we are , as long as we 're all together . [ scene_break ] donna : it 's -- it 's not him , marcus , it 's -- it 's his family . it 's his kids . they hate me , marcus . eric 's kids -- they want me out of his life . they think i 'm a liability . they will take away his company if i cause any kind of a scandal . marcus : you mean , um , a scandal like me ? steffy : still no word from donna ? marcus : no , she has n't called back yet . you know , maybe i should just leave . steffy : leave ? the company ? marcus : no , l.a. maybe if i 'm gone , ridge will stop hassling donna . steffy : where would you go ? marcus : i do n't know , back to texas . steffy : texas ? i do n't want you to go . [ scene_break ] stephanie : eric is certainly gon na be surprised by this . ridge : well , he would want to know the truth , would n't he ? stephanie : yes , yes , he would , of course . ridge : it 's not the fact that donna has a son . it 's the fact that she kept this information from dad . stephanie : ( chuckles ) why does this not surprise me ? ridge : because donna is a manipulator , and the whole family knows it . stephanie : except for eric . but he 's always blind when he 's in love . ay - yi - yi . i just hate to see at this point in his life that he -- i just hate to see him disappointed all over again . ridge : well , we 'll be there to help him . you will be there to help him . stephanie : look , honey , i have no illusions that it 's going to work out for the two of us . ridge : but you 're open to the possibility ? stephanie : i do n't know . i want him to be happy , though . ridge : that 's exactly why dad has always treasured you . you 've always been his rock of support . he would never have accomplished any of this without you , mother . stephanie : thank you , honey , but i think you 're a bit biased . ridge : well ... stephanie : although i know one thing -- donna is not the woman for him . ridge : you do know that she , uh , snagged him with her sexuality . stephanie : ( laughs ) of course . he 's always been susceptible to that . but what i want -- i want him to open his eyes and realize that it 's you and felicia and thorne and kristen that are his family , not the logans . ridge : and you , mother . please do n't ever forget that . [ scene_break ] nick : come on , stephen . you 've got ta have some theory as to why your ex - wife did n't come back home . stephen : well , i 've thought a lot about it , yes . nick : and ? stephen : listen , nick , this is hard for me . i ca n't find fault with beth . i was gone from the family all those years . nick : we 're not talking about finding fault here . you made up for your time away , and they 've forgiven you , and obviously they 've forgiven their mother . stephen : if forgiveness is even called for . nick : it still makes no sense why she would n't come home when katie was sick . stephen : nick , her son had just died . the answer has to be that she was so depressed over storm 's death . nick : no . when a mother loses a child , she gets closer to the children that are left . and beth did the opposite . stephen : yes , but now that she sees how happy katie is , she wo n't leave . she wo n't want to go . ( brooke , donna and katie giggling ) beth : so how 's the patient ? katie : hey , mom . brooke : a whole lot better now that you 're here . katie : we were just talking about those picnics we used to have at the beach . do you remember ? brooke : those little tea sandwiches you use to make . katie : the ones you used to make for the catering company ? donna : well , we were thinking about having another one -- getting all the grandkids together . beth : well , what about katie ? brooke : what about katie ? beth : oh , you 're not strong enough for that yet , are you ? do n't you need your rest ? katie : oh , come on . i 'll be sitting on the beach , not running a marathon . brooke : mom , i think she 's gon na be fine . i mean , look at how happy she is . katie : i do feel so much better . i 've missed you so much . so much has happened without you . donna : we 're just really glad you 're here now , mom . brooke : it 's gon na be so great for you to see all the kids . katie : it 's like you always told us when we were kids -- `` nothing in this world -- not fame , not money -- nothing is more important than family . `` now our family is finally reunited . i 'm so grateful for that . beth : yes . it was that day at the airport . donna : mom , it means so much to katie that you 're here . i mean , it means a lot to all of us , but especially katie . beth : well , i - i should have come sooner . donna : why did n't you , mom , after all that happened ? beth : well , i just -- i -- i 'm sorry . you know , it would be wonderful if everything could be the way it was , but i am just so glad that you and your sisters are getting along and that you are all here together . donna : yeah , it 's great . a family reunion all because of you . beth : oh , no , it is n't . donna : oh , yes , it is . it 's because of how you raised us , mom -- always putting family first . `` do n't fight , girls , `` and , `` you 're sisters , `` `` it 's more important than any silly argument . `` you must have said that ten times a day . beth : did i ? donna : okay , maybe i 'm exaggerating a little , but the point is , if -- if you ever wondered if we were listening , we were , and that must mean a lot , huh ? being a mom and knowing that your children grew up remembering their childhood lessons ? beth : oh , it 's ... donna : oh , mom , come on . do n't be so modest . mom , you were wonderful . take credit for it . beth : thank you . donna : you must be so exhausted . i -- i 've never seen you this quiet . beth : you know , i am a little . donna : okay , why -- i - i have to check my messages . you take a nap . there 's -- there 's plenty of guest rooms upstairs . beth : oh , no , no , no . this is -- i 'm not sleeping . this is my time with you and the girls . donna : okay . [ scene_break ] nick : look at you . you got so much color in your face . is that rouge ? is that what that is ? katie : it 's joy . nick : joy ? is that the brand name -- joy ? is that what you use ? katie : it 's how i feel . nick : i 'm so happy for you . stephen : and your mother . i know she 's gotten as much joy out of this as you . [ scene_break ] ( cell phone rings ) beth : oh , pascal . i 'm so glad it 's you . no , that 's fine . 8 : 00 is not too early . yes . so book it , yes , please . right . one way . i wo n't be returning . thank you . brooke : mom , are you going back to paris ... tomorrow morning ? ( cell phone rings ) marcus : hey . thank god you 're here . donna : i 'm so sorry , marcus . i just got your message . what 's this about a shipment to texas ? marcus : that 's just it . there is n't any shipment to texas . donna : well , then why would ridge say there was ? marcus : no , no , it was the look he gave me . it was like he was trying to send me a message . donna : that you 're being shipped to texas ? marcus : yeah , and then he goes around saying that there may be two shipments . donna : you and me ? marcus : look . i do n't know , but something 's definitely going down . look , maybe it 's just time i just cut bait , you know , just blow outta here . and then you can just tell eric that it 's not true . donna : no , you 're not going anywhere , marcus . marcus : then what are you gon na do ? donna : i 'm gon na introduce eric to my son ... tonight . [ scene_break ] ridge : close the door , felicia . dad 's on his way up . felicia : moment of truth time ? thorne : exactly . ridge : i told mother earlier . felicia : how 'd she react ? ridge : how do you think she reacted ? she was n't surprised at all . that woman 's been causing havoc ever since she got here . thorne : you know dad 's not going to see it that way . ridge : thorne , it 's got ta be done anyway . what 's the alternative -- letting him continue being married to a liar ? eric : all right . good , you 're all here . let 's get this over with . let 's be brief . i 'm gon na tell you at the onset , if this is another donna - bashing session -- ridge : dad , it has nothing to do with bashing donna . the hard fact is your new wife is causing problems for this company . eric : oh , god . this again ? felicia : dad , please , hear us out . thorne : you need to listen to us . ridge : this is n't just us . jarrett was here earlier trying to warn us that the press is gon na come down heavy . now you may not care about that , but we do , because we care about you and what it 's gon na do to you . eric : look , i can tolerate just about anything that jarrett and the press are gon na lob at me , believe me . ridge : well , that 's the problem , dad , because this time the lying 's not gon na be done by the press . it 'll have been done by your wife . eric : ( scoffs ) mmmm ... what are you eating ? [ scene_break ] katie : okay . you should , too . nick : there 's a bedroom down the hall if you want to shut it down for a while . stephen : i may take you up on that . i 'll check in with you later . katie : okay . nick : you know , he 's a good guy . we 've had a chance to get to know each other . katie : you just do n't stop , do you ? nick : stop what ? katie : taking care of me and my sisters and my dad and my mom . nick : please , i really have got nothing else to do . katie : well , in case you have n't noticed , i 'm extremely grateful . nick : not a problem . katie : but you do n't have to take care of me anymore . you should focus on bridget , on your future . my mom is here for me now . [ scene_break ] brooke : no , you ca n't be . you would n't . you 're leaving tomorrow ? beth : yes . brooke : why ? beth : i need to . i need to be on that plane . brooke : no , mom . we need you here . ca n't you see that ? beth : you and your sister , your father -- you 're all here for katie . brooke : what 's with you ? do n't you want to spend time with us ? beth : it 's not that . brooke : well , then what is it ? because i 'm certainly not gon na go upstairs and tell katie that you 're leaving tomorrow . i just wo n't do that . mom , she almost died , and she 's not out of the woods by a long shot . can you really get on that plane knowing that you may never see your daughter again ? can you do that ? katie is your youngest daughter , and you love her you do love her , do n't you ? beth : of course i do ! brooke : well , then how can you do this ? how can you do this to katie ? [ scene_break ] eric : how long do you think i 'm gon na stand here and listen to you call my wife a liar ? ridge : we have proof , dad . eric : you 've got nothing . felicia : yes , daddy , yes , we do . eric : well , what is it then ? ridge : marcus walton . eric : m - marcus -- what does he have to do with it ? ridge : donna hired him without a background check . eric : she was very impressed with him . so was i . thorne : oh , it 's more than that . eric : oh , it 's more than that . what , are you gon na tell me she 's having an affair with him , is that it ? felicia : uh , no , no , definitely not an affair . eric : of course not ! look , that 's enough , all right ? i 'm finished here . and do n't do this to me again . ridge : he 's her son . eric : what ? what 'd you say ? ridge : marcus is donna 's son . [ scene_break ] eric : ( chuckles ) oh , god , the three of you are really something , you know that ? boy , you 're really a force to be reckoned with , are n't you ? is that the best you could come up with ? what 's wrong with that picture ? oh , good , you 're here . we can go home . i ca n't believe what ridge just said to me . i mean , these people -- they will say anything to get back at you . they told me that marcus here is your son . do you believe that ? the sad thing is that they do n't understand what we have together and that there are no secrets or lies between us . donna ? donna : yes , it -- it 's true . marcus is my son . i gave him up for adoption when he was born . but now we 've found each other , eric . god , i - i should have told you . i know i should 've . i wish i did , but i was scared . please , eric . eric , i need your understanding , your commitment . i mean , this -- this could all work out . please do n't turn your back on me . do n't turn your back on us .	beth makes reservations for the first flight out of l.a. she overhears the girls all giddy saying they all need their mommy . they plan a party and she looks disinterested . she offers no reason why she did n't come sooner . marcus tells steffy he thinks her dad knows his secret . maybe he should leave and go back to texas . she blurts out she does n't want him to go . ridge confides in stephanie that they are telling eric about donna and marcus tonight . stephanie hates to see him hurt again . stephen admits to nick that nothing about this with beth makes sense . her family was always everything to her . brooke overhears beth making plans one way back to paris . marcus tells donna that something is going down tonight .
bridget : ( laughs ) rick : mind if i cut in ? nick : oh , yep . bridget : whoo ! rick : ( laughs ) eric : so are you , uh , are you gon na dance with your old man or not ? felicia : ( sighs ) we were n't gon na tell you till after the wedding , daddy . eric : tell me what ? felicia : we 're leaving the company . eric : you ca n't leave the company . is -- it 's the forrester family business . you -- thorne : no , dad . it 's a logan family business . it 's not ours anymore . felicia : we 've reached our breaking point , daddy . mom 's gone . the place is a shadow of what it once was . it 's time for us to leave . eric : now , felicia -- felicia : i think i need to get another drink . thorne : i 'll join you . jackie : i wonder what all that 's about . owen : whatever it is , it 's good for us . jackie : how so ? owen : instability in the forrester family ? it 's got to affect their business . that means it 's good for jackie m. designs . jackie : somehow , my darling , i ca n't take pleasure in that . steffy : so ... mom ? uh , rick and i want to talk to you and dad . and thank you . taylor : oh , have some coffee . uh , about what ? steffy : okay , it 's not what you think , but you 'll be happy to hear about it . taylor : okay . steffy : okay ? why do n't you go dance with dad , hmm ? taylor : well , it looks like he 's busy at the moment . that 's why . steffy : ( sighs ) whatever . brooke : ridge . he 's dancing with his sister . she 's the bride . do n't hold that against him . now you were gon na tell me something earlier . it seemed important . ridge : ( sighs ) it is . brooke : what is it ? [ scene_break ] brooke : ridge ? you were going to tell me something important . ridge : ( sighs ) logan , it 's about the other -- taylor : excuse me , ridge . ridge , am i interrupting ? i 'm sorry . brooke : you are . taylor : our daughter and rick want to talk to us about something . jackie : ( chuckles ) bridget : ( clears throat ) darling , let it go . nick : i want to kill him . bridget : but it 's our wedding day . nick : right . bridget : here , have some champagne . nick : no , no , you drink it . ( sighs ) jackie : you know , i 'm a little bit worried . owen : about what ? jackie : well , if stephanie were to warm up to eric again -- owen : she 'd leave our company ? jackie : ( chuckles ) yep . and that would be a disaster for us . owen : hey , i do n't want you to worry about one single thing for the rest of the day , because i have got a surprise for you . jackie : yeah ? what ? owen : mm . nope , time is n't right . but i can tell you , you 're gon na love it . jackie : hmm . ( chuckles ) steffy : so , um , we 've agreed that we 're gon na take it slow . ridge : meaning what ? steffy : meaning , um , abstinence . brooke : that 's a wise move . taylor : i agree . i - i think it 's very wise to wait and not just jump into a relationship . i -- you think that 's good ? you agree ? steffy : dad , i - i hope you think it 's a good thing , because i 'm gon na spend my summer learning about rick . and if he 's the man who i think he is , then i 'll be more confident about our relationship , and i hope you guys feel the same . ridge : if i trusted rick even a little bit , i might be willing to go along with this ... rick : ( sighs ) ridge : but i do n't , and so i ca n't . steffy : dad , i 'm an adult , and i 'm doing this as an adult . why ca n't you just support us like brooke does ? stephanie : you look like you could use one of these . eric : mm . felicia tells me that , uh , she and her brother have reached their limit , and it all has to do with what 's happened with you and me , the choices that i 've made . stephanie : they 've both been unhappy for a long time . eric : since you left the company , yes . stephanie : no , since you married donna . eric : it does n't have anything to do with donna . ever since i allowed you to leave and you started working for jackie m. , the company 's been floundering . i took you for granted , and i admit that . i , uh , i should never have done that . stephanie : well , and now you 're paying the price . ( glasses clink ) stephanie : anyway , um , you 're wrong about one thing . all the problems that you 're having with the family and with the children and the business , they really started the day that you married donna . thorne : so he has n't told you where he 's taking you on your honeymoon ? felicia : ( chuckles ) bridget : not yet . thorne : ( scoffs ) felicia : not even a hint ? by land ? by sea ? by air ? nick : she 'll know soon enough . we should probably get out of here , huh ? okay . bridget : okay . thank you so much for coming . thorne : it 's our pleasure , honey . bridget : oh , i love you . thorne : you , too . have a great time . felicia : good luck . nick : excuse me . nick : excuse us . clarke . clarke : mm , congratulations . nick : thanks , clarke . i need a favor . clarke : name it . nick : when i 'm away on my honeymoon , clarke , i want you to keep an eye on owen . and if anything weird happens , anything shifty , i want you to call me , clarke . clarke : you got it , boss . nick : good . good . stephanie : that was supposed to be over by now . what happened with you and ridge the other night ? taylor : i 'm not going to discuss that here . bridget : taylor , stephanie , we wanted to say thanks for coming . we 're leaving . stephanie : oh , well , much , much happiness , and i hope you have a great honeymoon . nick , congratulations . nick : thank you . thank you so much . bridget : ( giggles ) see you at the office . stephanie : i hope so . brooke : ( sighs ) god , i hate being under a microscope with taylor . ridge , please , whatever it is , just tell me . i mean , i - if it has to do with our marriage , please tell me before taylor gets over here . ridge : logan , taylor has been kind of a godsend for me . brooke : yes , i understand that . you two suffered tragic loss . ridge : so then you 'd understand if i said that i - i find a certain peace of mind when i 'm with her ? brooke : ridge , what are you trying to say ? ridge : logan , the other night -- bridget : mom , ridge . we 're about to leave . brooke : oh . nick : thanks for taking care of my bride today . brooke : i wish i could have been more helpful . bridget : you were great . brooke : oh , good , i 'm glad . we 'll see you in a minute , okay ? bridget : okay . jackie : ( chuckles ) clarke : that owen sure is a lucky guy . jackie : huh . so am i . clarke : now , jackie , you 're not lucky . you 're talented . owen , on the other hand -- jackie : owen is very talented ... in his own way . clarke : yeah , he 's very smooth . i 'll give him that . and he 's gon na get a chance right now to have that tested . nick : party 's about to end . owen : congratulations , nick . have a good honeymoon . nick : i 'll be back . and when i do , make sure you 're gone . owen : i 'm still gon na be here . nick : well , then i 'll show you the way out , and i promise you , it wo n't be on two feet . bridget : oh , uh , come on . i -- honey , i think it 's time for us to leave . owen : just in time . all : ( cheering ) bridget : ( giggles ) oh , my gosh . thank you so much for everything . i - i - i 'm off for another adventure . eric : so you are . come here . bridget : oh . eric : you have the best time of your life , okay ? bridget : oh , dad , thank you . brooke : oh , honey , i love you . bridget : i love you more . eric : ( chuckles ) brooke : ( giggles ) jackie : you stay as long as you like , darling . the most important thing is to take care of that precious , precious wife . nick : i 'll do that . mother ? jackie : hmm ? nick : you take care . jackie : yeah . all : ( cheering ) nick : okay , it 's time . ready ? let 's go . bridget : thank you so much for coming , and it means more to me than i can ever describe . thorne : oh , go on . bridget : i 'm off to my honeymoon ! [ scene_break ] eric : all right , you two . i want you to listen to me . this is not over . i 'm not gon na cause a scene at a wedding celebration , but you are not leaving our company . you meet me in the office tomorrow morning , first thing . bill : so who would have thought it , huh ? katie : what ? bill : that i would be on a dance floor , attached to the waist to the same sexy lady who passed out in my hotel room . katie : oh , you 're not gon na let me forget about that , are you ? bill : no , probably not . ( chuckles ) it was pretty cute . katie : you 're awfully charming bill spencer . bill : you think so , huh ? katie : hmm bill : well , i 'm sure you have to beat guys off with a stick . katie : ( chuckles ) that 's quite a line . but you ca n't fool me , i saw you eyeing my sister all night long . bill : donna ? katie : mmm donna . bill : what ? katie : you know it would be a shame if you wasted your time with that , she 's in love with eric . bill : yeah , it 's the perfect marriage , huh ? would n't want to mess with that . [ scene_break ] ridge : i wo n't lie to her , taylor . that 's not the kind of marriage that we have . taylor : so you 're really trying to salvage this marriage . ridge : yes , i am . taylor : then why say anything ? why , ridge ? you do n't even remember it . i mean , it did n't mean anything , you were so intoxicated . ridge : look , if i keep a secret from brooke , i wo n't have a marriage . at least not the way i define it . not the way you define it either . taylor : ( sighs ) brooke : ridge . ridge : why do they always have to be so public about this ? brooke : ( sighs ) ridge : i 'm sorry . there 's nothing you can do about it , nothing anyone can do . brooke : i just want you to come home . ridge : i 'd like that , too , logan . but you know why i ca n't . that is always gon na be an issue for us . brooke : ( sighs ) always ? ridge : i just ca n't seem to put it behind me , okay ? the more i see them , the more hopeless everything seems to be for me . i -- things are happening , logan , that i did n't expect , things i need to tell you about . come on . [ scene_break ] nick : ta - da ! bridget : wow . oh , my god . a private jet ? nick : uh - huh . bridget : where in the world are you taking me ? nick : well , where in the world would you like to go ? let 's see . how about out of this world ? bridget : ( giggles ) ( gasps ) oh , my god . nick : ( chuckles ) bridget : well , when do we take off ? nick : well , i guess we 'll have to fasten our seatbelt . on second thought , maybe we should ... unfasten it . [ scene_break ] nick : ( sighs ) bridget : ( sighs ) so where are we headed ? nick : mahalo . bridget : well , aloha to you , too . oh , my gosh . we 're going to hawaii ? oh , my gosh ! nick : i figured it was the prefect paradise for my beautiful wahine . nick : my beautiful wahine . [ scene_break ] jackie : okay , come here , you . i can not wait any longer . what is the surprise ? owen : mm ... jackie : ( sighs ) owen : hmm . jackie : that 's it ? owen : that 's the surprise . jackie : what is this ? owen : i do n't know . jackie : oh , my gosh . hawaii ? we 're going to hawaii ? owen : and we are going tonight . tonight ! jackie : tonight ? owen : tonight . ( laughs ) jackie : ( laughs ) oh , my gosh . owen : yes . jackie : oh , well , thank you . owen : mm . jackie : mm . [ scene_break ] stephanie : you ready to leave ? taylor : in a minute . stephanie : you crying ? taylor : it 's a wedding . i always get emotional . stephanie : what 's going on here ? taylor : okay , listen , i 'm ready to go . let 's go . stephanie : no . now come here . i want some answers . i mean it . look , i 'm your best friend , and i can see you 've got to talk about this , so talk . taylor : yes , ridge and i made love last night , and it was beautiful , until this morning when i found the anti - anxiety medication . stephanie : he did n't take more of those pills ? taylor : he did n't just take more . he took all of them , stephanie , and that along with the wine that he had for dinner . he was n't even there . he did n't even remember it this morning . i am devastated . stephanie : taylor , if he was capable of making love to you , he knew exactly what was happening and what was going on . taylor : no . it does n't matter anyway . he 's trying to work things out with her , stephanie . he 's going to confess the whole thing to her . ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] brooke : ( sighs ) ridge , will you please tell me what you want to say ? ridge : logan , we witnessed a wedding in there today . reminded me of us and our marriage , how sacred all of this is to us . brooke : i still feel that way . ridge : i do , too . brooke : really ? ridge : yeah . brooke : i needed to hear you say that . ridge : we 've always cherished our love for each other , have n't we ? you 're the one person that probably knows me almost as well as i know myself . ( sighs ) i feel so open with you , logan . i feel like there 's nothing i ca n't say to you . brooke : i feel the same way . ridge : that 's what makes our relationship different , does n't it ? it 's the one most important aspect of our marriage -- honesty and being completely transparent , right ? brooke : what are you trying to say ? ridge : that i do n't want that to change . i do n't want there to be any secrets between us . ( sighs ) logan , there 's something that i have to tell you , something you need to know right now .	at the wedding , felicia tells her dad that she and thorne are leaving forrester 's . he says they ca n't , it 's a family business . thorne says yeah , a logan family business and it 's time they joined their mother and moved on . brooke catches ridge glaring at rick . she says he is only dancing with his sister , the bride , so do n't hold that against him . he 'd mentioned earlier that he had something important to tell her . now is a good time . taylor butts in and tells him their daughter has something to tell the both of them . steffy says she is going to be taking it slow . she is going to take all summer to get to know rick better . if he is the man she thinks he is , she hopes ridge and taylor can accept that as well . ridge says if he trusted rick even a little bit , he could accept this . but he does n't and he wo n't . owen tells jackie that he does n't want her to worry about stephanie leaving and going back to eric . he has a surprise for her that she will love . eric tells stephanie that felicia and thorne have reached their limits and are leaving . the company is floundering , and he took her for granted and he should n't have done that . nick tells clarke that while he is away he wants him to keep his eye on owen and call him if he does anything at all shifty . taylor glares at brooke as she sees brooke spirit ridge away in privacy . before brooke can get anything out of him , nick and bridget interrupt to say goodbye . nick approaches owen and tells him the party is over . he can go . bridget grabs nick instead before anything can break out . jackie hugs nick and tells him to stay on his honeymoon as long as he can . the main thing is to take care of his precious , precious wife .
father fontana : liam spencer and hope logan , you came here today to pledge your love and commitment to each other in front of your parents and , of course , the people of polignano a mare . all : ( cheering ) [ scene_break ] steffy : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] stephanie : you know , taylor and i were just sitting around waiting , hoping that steffy would call after that ceremony was over . eric : well ... ( clears throat ) there was n't one . stephanie : what ? eric : i spoke to ridge a while ago . he said that , uh , the wedding was delayed . stephanie : delayed or canceled ? eric : no , no , it 's happening now . it 's just -- and steffy decided not to be a part of it . stephanie : oh , i 'm glad to hear that . i knew it 'd be too hard for her . eric : yeah . stephanie : ( sighs ) eric : in other news , ridge tells me that the gown was an absolute hit . he said he could n't have done it any better himself . stephanie : well , of course , he could n't . eric : ( chuckles ) stephanie : you 're such a sucker for any logan that wants to traipse down an aisle . eric : yeah . stephanie : and ? eric : hope loved it . ( chuckles ) stephanie : good ... i guess . eric : you 're feeling for steffy , are n't you ? stephanie : yeah . eric : but she 's strong . she 's very strong . she 'll get through this . [ scene_break ] steffy : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] father fontana : i believe that in english , you have a saying -- `` if at first , you 're not succeeding , then you must try , try again . `` well , i believe that you are the excellent example of just how true that is . i 've always believed that it does n't matter where you get married . what matters is that when you do , your heart is filled with love and joy and good wishes . and just by looking at this groom and this bride , i can just see your hearts are singing and your love is soaring . cantare . volare . hope : ( chuckles ) liam : ( chuckles ) father fontana : i am so happy to be with you today , joining in the celebration of your union , because today from two , you 're becoming one forever . [ scene_break ] steffy : ( groans ) that 's perfect . ( scoffs ) ( cell phone rings ) steffy : hmm . ( cell phone rings ) steffy : hey , grandma . ( sighs ) stephanie : well , you do n't sound too depressed . ( seagulls squawking ) steffy : what the- what the -- are you kidding me ? stephanie : what is it ? steffy : oh , never mind . it 's just turnin ' out to be one of those days . ( sighs ) you know , what am i saying ? it is a day from hell . i ca n't wait to go back to l.a . this is a huge , huge mistake . stephanie : so , uh , something happened with liam ? steffy : why ? stephanie : well , eric said the wedding was delayed . steffy : uh , yeah , well ... well , we almost got back together , grandma . stephanie : what ? are you serious ? steffy : it 's just -- a lot of things going on , and you know what ? i - i really -- i do n't want to get into it . and i does n't matter , anyway . hope and liam are still getting married , and even though i could n't make myself be a part of hope and liam 's wedding i wish them a long and happy life together . ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] father fontana : before you exchange your vows , hope , i believe your mother has something to say . ridge : and her father as well , if it 's okay with you . hope : of course . ridge : i know i have n't been altogether supportive for obvious reasons . but i just wanted to make sure you knew that it was not a matter of taking sides . it was n't my daughter versus brooke 's , because you are and always have been my daughter . i had the pleasure of living with you , of raising you , of loving you most of your life . and to think that i had the opportunity to help share this beautiful , gracious , poised young lady -- it 's a thing of beauty . i am privileged and honored to be your father . standing up here with you now , i am filled with nothing but joy . i love you . hope : ( sighs ) brooke : and , liam , if i could dream of the perfect husband for my precious daughter , it would be you ... ( sighs ) because you are so sweet and handsome and smart and loving , and you have a great sense of humor . hope : ( chuckles ) brooke : and that is going to get you and hope through so much together . ( sighs ) i am really blessed to have you as a member of our family . father fontana : well ... hope : ( sighs ) father fontana : if no one has anything else to say -- bill : i 'd like to speak . it would n't be an understatement to say that i 've had a hard time accepting this . it also would n't an understatement that you may have a hard time accepting this -- my apology for my behavior and my stubbornness . today , i swear that i will never stand in your way again . hope , i will love you as my daughter , as hope spencer . i 've spent far too long being overly concerned about your worthiness of the name . i felt i was too good for you . but it was just be the other way around . i 'm lucky to have you in my family . liam , my son ... i 'm proud of you . well done . liam : ( sighs ) hope : ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] eric : so how is she ? stephanie : oh , she 's miserable . she said that she and liam almost got back together again , but now he 's marrying hope . i mean , i -- eric : well , that 's something that he has wanted to do since long before he was involved with steffy . you know , things have a way of working out for the best , you know . stephanie : really ? well , she is her mother 's daughter . maybe this will be the first of many marriages for hope . eric : ( chuckles ) oh , come on . look , let 's keep in mind that halfway around the world , two people about whom we care very , very much are committing themselves to each other forever . let 's hold them in our thoughts , all right ? it 's a new beginning for hope and for liam ... for steffy , too . [ scene_break ] steffy : ( sighs ) ( chuckles sarcastically ) ( sighs ) ( scoffs ) ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] father fontana : hope , liam , since it 's your intention to enter the state of marriage , please join hands and declare your consent in front of god and his church . liam , i believe you have written your vows for hope . liam : uh , i would n't say `` written `` but i - i do know what i want to say . i mean , ob -- obviously , i - i want to have and hold , richer , poorer , sickness , health , and all of it , but , um , it 's more than that . you know , promising to be with you forever , it means ... well ... ( chuckles ) well , a - actually , it means a lot of things . it means loving the lotions and potions all over the bathroom counter . hope : ( laughs ) liam : it means telling you before i throw out any of your fashion magazines . it means letting you change your outfit five -- ten hope : ( laughs ) liam : times before we leave the house . it means not questioning your taste in music ... ever . hope : ( chuckles ) liam : i promise to enjoy you . i promise to treasure you . and i promise never to let a day go by where i do n't tell you , but , more importantly , show you how much you mean to me ... hope : ( sighs ) liam : as long as we both shall live . hope : ( chuckles ) father fontana : hope ? hope : oh . ( chuckles ) liam : ( sighs ) hope : uh , i , hope , i promise to always check the surf report when i wake up before you ... liam : ( laughs ) hope : so you never miss a good swell . i promise to never complain when you want a night out with the guys . liam : ( chuckles ) hope : ( laughs ) i promise to always make your favorite peanut butter and banana ... liam : mmm . hope : and bacon sandwiches , as disgusting ... liam : ( laughs ) hope : as they are , any time you ask . i promise to help you with your tie , even though i know that you are capable of tying it yourself . ( chuckles ) liam : ( chuckles ) hope : i promise to help you with anything , day or night ... ( sighs ) because i will always be there for you , just as i know that you will always be the one person that i can talk to about anything . you will never question my priorities or wonder if i 'm available to you , because i am yours . emotionally , physically , i am all yours . ( sighs ) father fontana : as long as you both shall live ? hope : yes , yes , of course . as long as we both shall live . yes . ( laughs ) liam : hope , take this ring as a token of my love and fidelity . hope : liam , take this ring as a token of my love and fidelity . ( sighs ) father fontana : by the power vested in me , and with the help of the people of the polignano a mare , i now pronounce you husband and wife . hope : ( gasps ) father fontana : liam , you may kiss your bride . hope : ( sighs ) ( cheers and applause ) all : volare oh , oh ! cantare oh , oh , oh , oh ! nel blu , dipinto di blu , felice di stare lassù . e volavo , volavo felice più in alto del sole ed ancora più su , mentre il mondo pian piano spariva lontano laggiù , una musica dolce suonava soltanto per me ( to fly ... oh , oh ! to sing ... oh , oh , oh , oh ! in the blue , painted blue , happy to be up there . and i was flying , happily flying as high as the sun and higher still , while the world was slowly disappearing far away down there , sweet music was playing only for me ) ( bells tolling ) steffy : ( gasps ) all : oh , oh steffy : are you kidding me ? all : oh , oh steffy : this is the worst day ever . all : volare oh , oh ! cantare oh , oh , oh , oh ! nel blu , dipinto di blu , felice di stare lassù . e volavo , volavo felice più in alto del sole ed ancora più su , mentre il mondo pian piano spariva lontano laggiù , una musica dolce suonava soltanto per me domenico modugno : volare oh , oh ! cantare oh , oh , oh , oh ! nel blu , dipinto di blu , felice di stare lassù con te	seaside in the wonderment of italy , hope and liam say their vows . close by , steffy sits and mopes while thinking of her own wedding to liam . eric tells stephanie that there was n't a wedding after all . ridge called and said the wedding was not cancelled , but delayed . steffy decided not to be a part of it . eric says she is very strong and she will get through this . as the wedding continues , the day from hell continues for steffy as she sees young lovers kissing , the strap breaks on her sandals so she has to hobble around on the pebbled streets . her grandma calls and as she looks up , a flock of birds hover overheard and yep one leaves a deposit in her hair . before they actually say their vows , the priest allows ridge and brooke to say something to the bride and groom . then bill says he has something to say . he gives them an apology for his behavior . from this day forth he promises never to stand in their way again and will now consider her as his daughter . he 's lucky to have her in his family .
katie : i can never know what ? what were you two talking about ? go ahead . finish what you were gon na say . brooke : [ scoffs ] [ scene_break ] taylor : mwah . eric : well , look at you . wow . you 're in a good mood , are n't you ? taylor : what 's not to be happy about ? eric : well , i do n't know . uh , steffy leaving was a little difficult for you . taylor : well , i trust her instincts . if she feels like she needs to go spend a little time with her father , then i 'm good with that . i support her . eric : so , you had a good conversation with her earlier . taylor : yes . i did . i did . she sounds good . um ... [ chuckles ] she demanded that i stop worrying about her , so i 'm listening . and i 'm moving on , and i 'm enjoying my life . i 'm going to spend every minute enjoying every second of it . eric : that sounds like a good plan . taylor : mm - hmm . and if you like that plan , you 'll like this one even more . i 'm planning a party . eric : a party ? nice . what are we celebrating ? taylor : uh ... i do n't know -- joy , life , love , all of the above , you and me . in fact , i 'm feeling so positive about things , i 'm thinking of inviting brooke . [ scene_break ] katie : what were you two talking about ? donna : what were we talking about ? katie : you said , `` katie can never find out . `` find out what ? brooke : uh ... donna : i do n't -- i do n't even -- what were -- what were we talk -- i do n't even remember what ... katie : well , it had to be something . is there something you want to tell me ? brooke : no , there 's -- no , there 's nothing that you need to know . katie : you 're sure ? brooke : yeah . i 'm sure . [ chuckles ] katie : this is about the party , is n't it ? you 're trying to get out of the party , was n't she ? brooke : [ sighs ] donna : okay . yeah . you 're right . the party . the party . katie : i ca n't believe you ! so sneaky ! listen -- i know you do n't like birthdays , i know you do n't like surprises , and you 're lucky that i gave you as much of a heads - up as i did . so , we are having this party to celebrate your birthday and our sisterhood , so why do n't you just go back to work , and i will finish planning everything ? okay ? all right . bye . [ smooches ] i love you . brooke : [ sighs ] donna : bye . [ scene_break ] eric : you 're thinking of throwing a party , and you 're inviting brooke ? taylor : mm , i 'm considering it . eric : taylor , is that you ? is that you in there ? taylor : no , this is not the clone of taylor . no , it 's me . i - i want to be civil . i know that you and brooke are close . you always will be . and so , i think it 's the right thing to do to invite her . eric : well , i 'm sure she 'll appreciate it . taylor : she better . besides , i 'm having a lot of fun . i 'm going to be planning it with gustav , the ultimate party planner , and we 've got all these great ideas we 're gon na go over . it 'll be something great for the family to look forward to . we 'll all be celebrating together , and , of course , we 'll be celebrating you and me . eric : well , i can think of a couple of ways to celebrate you and me without any planning . taylor : [ chuckles ] [ cell phone beeps ] eric : it 's thorne . he needs me down in shipping . um ... hold that thought . taylor : i 'll be right here . eric : okay . [ scene_break ] katie : i should have known brooke would try to take over her own birthday party . i mean , that is what you were talking about , right ? donna : i 'm just not sure brooke is in the mood for surprises right now . katie : oh . in that case , maybe i should tell her . donna : about what ? katie : i invited eric to the party . donna : so ? katie : plus one . donna : oh . so , basically , you invited taylor to brooke 's birthday party . katie : [ sighs ] yeah . do you think that was a bad idea ? donna : well , we 'll see . you never really know what 's gon na happen when you put brooke and taylor in the same room together . [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] brooke : taylor . i did n't expect to see you here . taylor : uh , i was just here with eric , but he had to step out . brooke : oh . well , he might be a while . do you want me to have him call you ? taylor : no . i 'm fine waiting . i have a meeting in a little bit anyway . brooke : great . taylor : so , how are you doing ? how 's katie ? brooke : oh , she 's fine . taylor : good . good . i 'm glad to hear it . brooke : is she not your patient anymore ? is that why you 're asking ? taylor : well , katie can always call me . i 'm available if she ever wants to meet with me . brooke : [ sighs ] taylor : you know , you may not believe this , but my goal has always been to help your sister . brooke : [ chuckles ] wow . i 'm too tired to even argue that one . taylor : tired ? why are you so worn out these days ? is it the new man in your life ? [ scene_break ] katie : [ sighs ] do you think brooke is gon na be upset that taylor 's gon na be at the party ? donna : i do n't think so . i mean , she 'll understand . unfortunately , eric and taylor are living together , so , you know , it 's kind of a given that if you invite him , he 's gon na bring her . katie : i just do n't want any drama . donna : [ chuckling ] well , there is no guarantee of that -- not with this crowd . katie : well , this party is to celebrate brooke 's birthday , but it 's also to celebrate us as sisters . i mean , we 've been through so much together . and dad 's in texas , and we lost storm and mom . we 're all we have , and i 'm so grateful for that . donna : so am i . katie : and we 're closer than we 've ever been before , right ? i want everybody to see that , to witness it -- that there 's peace in our extended family . donna : i think we all want that . katie : and stephanie 's dying wish was that we all get along . we should try to honor that . donna : so do i . but i bet she was n't banking on eric and taylor shacking up together . katie : well , she might be okay with that . you , on the other hand , probably not . donna : [ chuckles ] katie : and definitely not eric and brooke . [ scene_break ] [ eric remembering ] brooke : look familiar ? eric : our honeymoon . our tent in the desert . brooke : that 's right . [ chuckles ] is there anything i forgot ? eric : no . brooke : i was such a young girl back then , when you first surprised me with all of this . it was the beginning of our life together . eric : so we thought . brooke : it could be again . [ back to present ] pam : you 're salivating . eric : what ? ! pam : [ chuckles ] do n't worry . i saved a corner piece just for you . eric : oh , thank you , pam . i appreciate that . i - i 'll pick it up later . thank you . pam : you know who else is a corner person ? maya . i knew there was something i liked about her . she 's a good girl , that maya . how about you , eric ? how you doing ? you know , taylor -- you bored yet ? eric : [ chuckling ] no , i 'm not bored . everything 's going very well . everything with taylor is going very well , thank you . pam : okay . eric : everything 's wonderful . pam : good . [ scene_break ] taylor : this new man in your life ? come on . we can have a little girlfriend talk . you can talk to me about it . how 's it going ? brooke : [ sighs ] i - i do n't really feel comfortable talking to you about that . taylor : well , i 'm sorry . i did n't know it was a secret . brooke : it 's not . it 's just ... taylor : you just seemed like you were really excited , and i thought maybe you might like to have somebody to talk to about it , if you 're still seeing him . brooke : no , i 'm not . it 's over . taylor : oh . well , that 's not good . are you okay with it ? brooke : yeah . yeah , i 'm fine . thanks . taylor : because you seemed really excited about it when you were telling me before . you were saying that this was ... a very special person , that this was somebody maybe you wanted to spend your future with . brooke : it just did n't work out . things did n't turn out the way that i thought they would , but its fine . taylor : well , i - i 'm sorry . i did n't mean to probe . you asked me not to , and i did . i apologize . and i , um , also want to apologize ... for accusing you of some things that ... were not really fair . brooke : oh , that is all water under the bridge . taylor : well , but i was accusing you of something inappropriate between you and bill . brooke : i certainly hope you put that behind you . taylor : well , it 's just that i -- you know , i was trying to get to the truth of things . it 's a work hazard i have -- just trying to read into patients and find out what 's really going on , if there 's something else that they 're getting into that they should n't , and i was wrong this time , and i 'm glad i was . i hope you 'll accept my apology . [ scene_break ] taylor : what is a foam party ? gustav : really ? oh , no . we bring in a huge foam machine , and we cover the dance floor in suds and bubbles , and everyone goes wild dancing and diving around . it 's a total freaking blast . it 's very liberating . you 'd love it . taylor : uh ... well , i was thinking of maybe something just , uh , kind of more elegant . gustav : okay , fine . we 'll keep it classy . taylor : i kind of had in mind , like , you know those big white flowing cabanas ? gustav : tents . taylor : yes . gustav : i can easily do a tent . i just did one for brooke logan in her backyard . taylor : brooke logan ? gustav : mm - hmm . taylor : she just had a party ? was it a -- a big event ? gustav : [ chuckles ] it was n't a party . it was very intimate -- just brooke and some guy . taylor : [ sighs ] really ? gustav : mm - hmm . taylor : was it , uh , bill spencer ? gustav : [ scoffing ] no . not that sexy beast . mm . i 'm not sure who it was . but the tent was gorgeous . it was very pricy , uh , southwest theme , very romantic -- silks , pillows . they even had a bed inside . taylor : [ laughs ] brooke , of course . gustav : well , i was given specific instructions to duplicate her wedding night in palm springs years ago . must have been one of her marriages to ridge . taylor : palm springs ? gustav : mm - hmm . taylor : uh ... i 'm pretty sure that 's when she got married to eric . really ? she wanted you to duplicate her wedding night in palm springs ? gustav : uh , i do n't know . [ chuckles ] ugh , four - alarm fire . ding , ding , ding . put out the blaze . what ? yeah , i 'm coming . oh , got to go . love you . mean it . bye . i should take that . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] [ birds chirping ] katie : so , i 'm planning a party for my sister for her birthday and to kind of celebrate all the women in our family . oh , these are so great . caterer : i was thinking we could use this one for the party . katie : oh , i love this . this is perfect . i love this picture of me and my sisters . caterer : you 're really close , huh ? katie : yeah . they 're awesome . they 're the best . i mean , they -- they 're so supportive , especially brooke . that 's why i want to do something really special for her . [ scene_break ] donna : oh , good . there you are . brooke : what are you doing ? donna : oh , i do n't want pammy to know i 'm back yet . she wants me to go to an exercise class with her . brooke : oh . donna : yeah . brooke : so , how was katie after i left ? donna : yeah , i do n't think you 're gon na like this very much . brooke : what ? donna : katie 's inviting eric and taylor to your birthday party . brooke : taylor ? donna : uh - huh . well , i mean , she 's inviting eric , plus one , and , obviously , he 's gon na bring her . brooke : ugh . well , what can we do ? donna : you do n't care ? brooke : [ sighs ] well , i mean , i 'm not really thrilled about spending the evening with her , but i do n't know . i guess it 's all right . i saw her a little while ago , and ... believe it or not , we had sort of a civil conversation . i think she 's finally off my back . [ scene_break ] eric : good . you 're still here . taylor : i just finished my meeting with gustav . eric : how did that go ? taylor : it was interesting . eric : well , did he come up with any good ideas ? taylor : uh , he , uh , had a lot to say . eric : well , no matter what , i 'm sure it 's gon na be a wonderful party . i ca n't wait to see it . taylor : can i ask you something ? eric : sure . what ? taylor : brooke was here earlier . um , you know , there 's been this new man in her life that 's not bill . eric : yes , yes , that 's right . taylor : are you that man ? eric : what ? taylor : is there something going on between you and brooke ? [ scene_break ] [ birds chirping ] donna : well , i spoke to katie some more about the party she 's throwing . brooke : [ sighs ] i did n't know how to react when she told me about it . it 's really sweet of her . i just do n't deserve it . donna : she wants to do something special for you -- for all of us logan girls . brooke : she wants to celebrate our loyalty and our devotion . how ironic is that ? she 's been so good to me , and look at what i 've done to her . donna : do n't . there is no point . you ca n't go back and change anything . brooke : i know , donna . i know , and we 've got to stop talking about this 'cause katie almost overheard us last time . if she finds out that i slept with bill and i got pregnant with his baby , and then i lost it -- donna : she ca n't . she wo n't . brooke : she does n't deserve that . it would kill her . our little sister -- she can never know . [ scene_break ] caterer : i love this picture of you and mr. spencer . katie : oh , thank you . i had no idea what i was getting myself into on this day . [ chuckles ] oh , look . how cute . it is brooke and my husband . hmm . [ scene_break ] taylor : i asked you a question . are you involved with brooke ? eric : you 're serious ? where 's this coming from ? taylor : i was planning the party , and i was talking to gustav . eric : yes . i know . taylor : and we were brainstorming ideas . i suggested perhaps using a tent , and he thought that was a great idea because he just had a client that had done that very thing -- brooke logan , in her backyard . it was a very intimate setting -- something she set up that was very romantic , and it had a bed . eric : taylor , look -- taylor : and he was telling me that he had been hired specifically to re - create brooke 's wedding night in palm springs . now , the only person i know of that ever married brooke in palm springs was you . did she lure you to the tent ? are you who brooke has been seeing ? eric : nothing happened between us . taylor : but you were there . eric : yes . taylor : and you did n't tell me . eric : i did n't mention it because there was nothing to tell . taylor : did brooke come on to you ? eric : i told her i was committed to you . taylor : wow . eric : taylor , it 's not what you think . uh , she was n't really interested in me that way . taylor : what are you talking about ? why would she go through all of that trouble to plan palm springs and a tent and everything ? and you convinced me that i was wrong -- that she is n't involved with bill . are you covering for her ? what is it ? i - i do n't understand , eric . now you 're telling me that she made a play for you . we ca n't have secrets between us . what is it ? ! is brooke hiding something ?	katie tells brooke and donna to finish their conversation something they did not want katie to know about ( yeah , like they are gon na tell you now ) . they stammer and say they ca n't even remember what it was . she guesses it was about the party and trying to get out of it . they finally admit , yes that was what it was . katie rushes brooke out the door and tells her to go back to work and everything will be all right . in his office , taylor kisses eric and he comments that she seems to be in a good mood despite steffy leaving suddenly . taylor says she trusts steffy 's instincts and if she felt she needed to get away to be with her dad then she is okay with that . she talked with her earlier and taylor is going to support her . she too is moving on with her life and she is going to enjoy every moment of it . she surprises him by saying she is thinking of throwing a party for joy , for life , for love , for all good things and she feels so positive about it that she is going to invite brooke . she knows how close he is with brooke and she wants to be civil and this seems like the right thing to do . katie tells donna that she should have known that brooke would end up running her own party . donna makes it clear that she does n't think brooke even wants a party . katie says then she better warn her that she has invited eric .. and of course taylor . donna chimes in that you never know what might happen when you put taylor and brooke in the same room together . brooke rushes back to the office and barges into eric 's office to find taylor alone . taylor comments that brooke seems tired . perhaps this new man is wearing her out . brooke says she really is n't comfortable talking to her about that despite taylor saying they are girlfriends and can talk about anything . brooke says it is over , so no big deal . taylor is surprised since she got the impression that brooke was very excited about this very special person . she also apologizes for being wrong this time about accusing brooke of inappropriate behavior with bill . she wants brooke to accept her sincere apology . meeting with the party planner , taylor turns down his suggestions and wants it to be more elegant with silks and flowing cabanas . he gushes yes he can do that just like he did one recently for brooke logan in her back yard . he says a little too much though when she probes further and finds out he duplicated brooke 's palm springs wedding . taylor knows that was with eric . pam offers eric a big plate of lemon bars and asks about him and taylor wink , wink . he assures her that all is well there .
[ knock on door ] liam : [ groans ] hey . come on in . wyatt : i got your text . what do you want ? liam : your mom came by -- charming , charming woman . wyatt : [ sighs ] you called me all the way over here to talk about my mother . liam : no , no , no . i -- listen , wyatt . listen -- i did n't . i did n't . i always knew she was unhinged , but today ... she took it up a notch . [ scene_break ] [ welder crackling ] deacon : yo ! hey , quinn ! sorry . do n't let me stop you . i know better than to get between a woman and her blowtorch . [ scene_break ] oliver : come on , aly . you 're gorgeous . you definitely have what it takes to be a model . aly : oliver , no . look , you 're really sweet , but ... oliver : but -- but -- but what ? aly : maya 's the model around here , not me . oliver : agree to disagree . [ scene_break ] maya : surprise . rick : [ sighs ] maya : i hope you do n't mind . it 's not like it 's the first time we 've been together like this . rick : [ chuckles nervously ] that was , uh -- that was a long time ago . maya : mm , has n't been that long . i still remember what we had together . maybe it 's still there . [ scene_break ] aly : how about , instead , i take some pictures of you ? oliver : no . no . give me that . give me that . aly : give it to me . give it to me . oliver : [ chuckling ] stop . there 's only enough room in this relationship for one model , and that 's you . hope : oh . sorry . god , i 'm sorry . aly : [ chuckles ] it 's okay . hope : uh , where 's maya ? i heard the shoot did n't go well . oliver : she took off . hope : oh , my -- ugh ! okay , is it just me , or has she been acting kind of weird lately ? [ scene_break ] maya : [ chuckles ] it 's not such a crazy idea . rick : i 'm married to caroline . and you 're engaged to carter . maya : and carter is a wonderful man ... but why do you think i keep postponing the wedding , rick ? because my feelings for you never went away . i did n't appreciate what we had at the time , but i 'm realizing it now . look , i know you 're married , but you have n't started a family yet , and i 'm not married to carter . it 's not too late for us . [ scene_break ] quinn : do you always walk into places uninvited ? deacon : i live here . quinn : crashing here -- temporarily . deacon : you , uh , always make jewelry using a blowtorch ? quinn : it 's a welder , not a blowtorch , and , uh , how do you think we melt metal ? it takes a lot of heat . deacon : i bet it does . quinn : how old are you ? anyway , i , uh -- i - i went to go see liam , tried to convince him to back off of wyatt . nope , not gon na happen . liam is being a very , very bad boy . [ scene_break ] liam : your mom is certifiably crazy . wyatt : what do you want me to do , liam ? she 's my mother . is she protective ? yes . is she overbearing at times ? absolutely . i 'll be the first one to admit that . but she 's not crazy , okay ? that 's going a little too far . liam : no , no , no . no . no . this -- this is going too far . wyatt : a freckle ? liam : look . wyatt : is that a pimple ? i do n't know what i 'm looking at here . liam : this is your mom , dude . your lunatic mother just did this to me . wyatt : how ? liam : how ? she took my sword , and she stabbed me with it like she did with dad . [ scene_break ] aly : maybe maya 's just having a bad day . i 'm sure she 'll come back and do a great job . hope : yeah , it 's -- it 's just she knows we 're in a time crunch . the hope for the future billboards have to go up in less than a month . oliver : we 'll get it done . hope : not if maya keeps storming out of photo shoots . aly : it was just this one time . hope : i just feel like she 's been off her game lately . aly : so maya has an off day here and there -- we all do . but she 's committed to this company . i mean , nothing is more important to maya than being part of forrester . [ scene_break ] rick : i enjoyed our time together . i really did . maya : we were in love , rick . we were -- two people from completely different worlds , and your world scared me at first , but then i came to really know who you are , to love everything about you -- your strength , your family , that forrester pride . rick : [ chuckles ] maya : it was amazing to watch everyone come home and rally around ridge , celebrate him coming home . rick : yeah . yeah , you know , we really get together when we need each other . you know , we -- we stick together . maya : that love -- that loyalty -- it was an honor to be a part of it , and it made me realize how much i miss you and how badly i want to be a part of a family like yours . i almost had it , and i let it slip away . rick : so many things happened back then , maya . maya : i was n't the only one who wanted you . caroline fought hard , and she did n't always play fair . rick : mm . i remember . maya : she did her manipulations , and she got the best of me . but i ca n't blame her for everything . i gave up too easily , and i regret that . i want another chance , rick . [ scene_break ] deacon : so , uh , you went to go see liam . did you give him a hard time ? quinn : oh , well , it takes a little extra poking and prodding to get through to liam , but , um , i tried to be gentle . deacon : i went to go see hope again . quinn : you 're just telling me this now ? what did she say ? deacon : wyatt called while i was there . quinn : and ... ? deacon : she definitely cares about him . quinn : of course she does . she is in love with him . deacon : i do n't know about that . hope says that she 's committed to liam . quinn : ugh . ugh ! i do n't know what she sees in that guy . you have to do something . deacon : what do you want me to do ? she 's a grown woman . quinn : you agreed to help her realize that i 'm the one who screwed up -- that she 's angry with me , not wyatt . deacon : honey , there 's only so much that even i can do . quinn : listen to me . hope and wyatt belong together . it 's what wyatt wants . deep down , it 's what hope wants . deacon : [ sighs ] quinn : and , more importantly , it 's what i want more than life itself . [ scene_break ] liam : gift from your mother right here . wyatt : well , yeah , she does that . liam : `` she does that `` ? ! what ? ! wyatt : it 's kind of her thing , clearly . i mean , she 's never done it to me . liam : oh , my god , you are just as crazy as she is . wyatt : oh , i 'm crazy ? oh , okay . thanks . liam : she stabbed me , dude . she looked me in the eye , she said , `` live by the sword , die by the sword , `` and then she stabbed me . if that 's not a death threat -- wyatt : a death threat ? come on , man . now you 're overreacting here . liam : how else am i supposed to take that ? i do n't know much about your mom , but what i do know is not good . wyatt : okay , so what do you want me to do ? you want me to talk to her ? well , guess what -- i 'm not exactly talking to her right now . liam : i 'm not asking you to fight my battles for me , okay ? wyatt : oh , my god . liam : listen . listen . i just need you to answer a question . and , for god 's sake , be honest . how dangerous is your mom , really ? [ scene_break ] oliver : it 's cool of you to stick up for maya . aly : i like maya . i hope she does n't get into trouble . oliver : i think she already is . aly : by the way , thanks for not putting me on the spot with hope . oliver : no problem . now , about that modeling career ... aly : very funny . oliver : i 'm serious , aly . i know a good model when i see her . if anyone should be the face of hope for the future , it should be you . aly : me ? oliver : why not ? aly : because i 'm not a model . oliver : yeah . you are . [ scene_break ] rick : look , maya -- maya : i - i 'm sure that this is coming as a little bit of a shock to you . rick : [ scoffs ] maya : but i have to tell you how i feel . i still want you , rick . and caroline -- i mean , she 's caroline . she 's not gon na make you happy -- not for a lifetime -- not the way i can . rick : maya , you are an incredible woman . you are stunning and intelligent , but i am committed to caroline . i ca n't see my life without her . maya : you do n't have any feelings for me ? rick : of course i have feelings for you . i - i care about you . i care about you as a friend and as a co - worker . maya : rick , we could be so good together . i mean , we would be different . we would take this company to the next level -- have the kind of success that you 've only dreamed about . rick : look , i think we 've all been a little bit emotional -- almost losing ridge , all of us coming together . you know , i think it could mess with your head . do n't you think that this is probably where that 's coming from ? maya : no , rick . i mean it . rick : carter is a great man , and he ca n't wait to marry you . he loves you so much . and i love caroline . [ scene_break ] quinn : all i 've ever wanted was to be a good mother . deacon : i hear you . wanted to be a good father . quinn : what the hell is wrong with us ? deacon : well , with me , the list is just too damn long , but i can tell you what 's wrong with you . you need to loosen up on the leash with sonny boy . quinn : is that so ? deacon : yeah . quinn : well , at least i was around . deacon : point well taken . quinn : only one thing standing in my way -- one thing impeding my son 's joy . it 's a nasty little gnat named liam -- do - gooder , holier - than - thou . i hate people like that . drives me nuts ! deacon : short drive . quinn : i 'm gon na kill him . deacon : who ? liam ? [ chuckles ] yeah , right . quinn : why do you assume i 'm joking ? deacon : okay , all right , you know what ? let 's do this . let 's -- let 's plot liam 's murder . so , how you gon na do it , tough guy ? what are you gon na do ? you gon na drive -- drive over him ? you gon na poison him ? maybe you want to shoot him . bam ! quinn : have you ever killed anyone , deacon ? deacon : have you ? quinn : never underestimate a mother 's love ... the sacrifices that she 's willing to make for her children ... no matter the cost . [ scene_break ] wyatt : is my mother dangerous ? liam : yes . wyatt : no . that 's ridiculous . yes , she interferes and goes to extremes , but -- liam : last time , she almost got ridge killed . wyatt : okay , she walks a line sometimes , but she 's not a danger to anyone . liam : wyatt , she 's a total liability to you and everyone you know . wyatt : oh , my -- [ door opens , closes ] liam : what -- wyatt : [ sighs ] liam : [ clears throat ] hope : hi , guys . liam : hey . wyatt : great . hope : um , is everything okay here ? wyatt : yeah , he 's -- he 's fine . it 's nothing . it 's -- liam : quinn came to visit me . wyatt : [ sighs ] hope : yeah ? liam : yeah . hey , you know , um -- you know that one time that she stabbed my dad in the neck with his own sword ? next victim . hope : oh , my god ! what ? liam : aah ! hope : i 'm sorry . are you okay ? wyatt : it was more of a poke , really , but she did n't ... look , fine . i apologize . my mother crossed a line again , and i wish she had n't . hope : you should n't be the one apologizing . you did n't do anything wrong . wyatt : no , but i 'm definitely paying the price for it . i 've lost my job , and i 've lost you , and there 's -- there 's no greater punishment than that . [ door opens ] [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] oliver : for someone who 's not a model , you look like you 're having fun in those pictures . aly : i always have fun when i 'm with you . oliver : modeling . you 're into it . so relaxed , carefree . aly : well , that 's because you 're an amazing photographer and because this was just for kicks . i mean , if i thought that any of these pictures would end up in a magazine , i 'd be freaking out right now . oliver : why could n't that pretty face be in magazines all over the world ? aly : there you go , getting ahead of yourself again . oliver : aly , you are the hope for the future message . you represent everything the line stands for . you 're a young , beautiful woman always true to who you are . but maya 's not working out . you -- you should take her place . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] wyatt : [ sighs ] can i help you ? deacon : you got a minute ? wyatt : look , whatever you 're selling , i 'm not interested , all right ? deacon : do i look like i 'm selling anything ? wyatt : dude , you are trespassing , and i am not in the mood , so goodbye and good luck . deacon : i 'll tell you what -- i think you 're gon na want to think twice before slamming that door in my face . as a matter of fact , i think you 're gon na want to meet with me . wyatt : why ? who are you ? deacon : name 's deacon . yeah , that deacon . hope 's dad . nice to meet you , too . [ scene_break ] ( quinn 's flashbacks ) liam : aw , quinn , what are you doing here ? quinn : do n't you ever pull something like that again . liam : whoa ! hey ! listen to me . wyatt will never end up with hope . do you understand me ? never . quinn : wyatt and i may not be squeaky - clean , but when you have had to work as long and as hard as we have , it is hard to be . but i 'm not gon na apologize for that , and i 'm not gon na let you judge us for it , either . quinn : i did it for me . i did it for your father . do you know brooke 's history with men ? liam : brooke 's ? are you freaking kidding me right now ? i would take brooke over you any day of the week , quinn . i would take any woman over you . you are a vile , manipulative , evil bitch ! aah ! ( present time ) quinn : liam . [ scene_break ] liam : [ inhales sharply ] it 's all good . i 'll survive . hope : oh , but you have n't given me a chance to kiss it , make it better . liam : you know , it 's actually -- it 's starting to sting really bad right now . hope : bring it . come on . bring it -- yeah . liam : the pain is actually unbearable . it 's ... yeah . mm - hmm . hope : how 's that ? liam : that 's -- that 's so much better . hope : [ chuckles ] i 'm sorry . i ca n't believe she did this to you . this is ridiculous . liam , she -- she literally stabbed you . she 's out of control . liam : i know . she needs to be locked up somewhere . hope : [ sighs ] i mean , at least now we know what she 's capable of , and i - i 'm so sorry that i did n't see it sooner . liam : whatever . at least she 's officially out of our lives , and we do n't have to deal with her any longer . hope : mm . hopefully , the show is over , and this was quinn 's grand finale . liam : let 's hope so . [ scene_break ] [ welder crackling ]	wyatt knocks on the door and liam tells him to come on in . he needs to talk to him about his mother . wyatt grumbles that he called him all the way over here for that . liam says he always knew his charming mother was unhinged but today took it up a notch . liam says quinn is certifiably crazy . wyatt asks what can he do ; she is his mother . she is overbearing at times and protective but she is not crazy . that 's going a little too far . liam shows him a spot on his neck and says no , this is too far . wyatt asks if that is a freckle or a pimple . he does n't know what he is looking at . liam grouses that wyatt 's lunatic mother did that . she took his necklace and stabbed him like she did bill . he says she looked him right in the eye and said live by the sword , die by the sword . that 's a death threat . wyatt tells him to come on , man , he 's overreacting now . liam says he does not know any other way to take it . he does n't now that much about his mom but what he does is not good . wyatt does n't know what liam expects him to do . if liam expects him to talk to her , well he 's not exactly talking to her at the moment . liam says he is not asking wyatt to fight his battles but just let him know just how dangerous she is . wyatt says that is ridiculous . she interferes and does go to extremes and does walk a line but she is not a danger to anyone . liam says she is a total liability to everyone he knows . while quinn is working away at her factory with head shield and eye goggles , deacon slips in and gets her attention . he tells her not to stop . he knows better than to get between a woman and her blowtorch . she asks him if he always walks into a place uninvited . he says he lives here . she says crashing here only temporarily . then she says it is a welder , not a blowtorch because it can take a lot of heat . she says she went to see liam today to get him to back off of wyatt , but nope , he 's going to be a bad boy . deacon asks if she gave him a hard time . she says it took a little extra poking and prodding but she tried to be gentle . deacon says he went to see hope again and wyatt called while he was there . she definitely cares about him . quinn says of course she does ; she is in love with him . deacon says maybe but she is committed to liam . she 's a grown woman so what can deacon do to change her mind . quinn says all he has to do is convince hope that quinn was the one who screwed up , not wyatt . they belong to together . it is what wyatt wants , even hope too . and it means more than life itself to quinn . she says all she ever wanted to be was a good mother . deacon says same with him .. just a good father . so what is wrong with them ? he says his list is too damn long but he can tell her that she needs to loosen that leash from sonny boy . she scoffs that at least she was around and he says point well taken . she says there is only one thing standing in her way and that is that nasty little gnat named liam . she hates people like that , a do gooder , holier than thou . he drives her nuts . deacon says short drive . she says she is going to kill liam . he chuckles and she accuses him of not believing her . he gets serious and asks how she is going to do it drive over him , poison him , or shoot him . they both ask each other that question have they ever killed anyone . she says do not underestimate a mother 's love .the sacrifices she makes for her children no matter the cost . oliver tries to talk aly into modeling ; she has what it takes . she says he is very sweet but maya is the model around here , not her . he says her face should be on the cover of all the magazines . and maya is not exactly working out now so aly should take her place . hope walks in and asks about maya and they tell her that she bolted . hope thinks she has been acting a little weird lately .
sheila : you 're worrying me . charlie : about eric ? there 's , uh , no need to worry . by the way , you never said what your connection to him is . sheila : i told you . we 're old friends . charlie : but you did n't recognize pammy . sheila : she was n't around . it was a long time ago . but stephanie and i , we were very close . charlie : yeah . old drinking buddies ? sheila : [ chuckles ] stephanie was the kind of friend that would take a bullet for me . and for eric , too . and if something were wrong , she 'd be the first person to step in and help , especially if it involved a new wife . now , look , i do n't know quinn , but from what i 've seen and heard , i 'd like to think that she 's good for him . am i wrong ? quinn : [ chuckles ] eric : hmm . there 's only one problem with working with you here in this office . quinn : ah , is it too distracting ? eric : distracting ? quinn : mm - hmm . eric : what could possibly distract me about you ? quinn : [ laughs ] you know , i could just get an office across town . eric : no , no , no . do n't you dare . i love having you close like this . my wife , my children , my grandchildren . it 's what i dreamed of when i formed this company years ago , working with my friends and my family . quinn : mm - hmm . and your neighbor . hmm . i 'm glad you were able to find a place here for katie . eric : i am , too . i think she 's gon na work out really well . quinn : she 's capable . i think she can do just about anything . eric : yeah . quinn : except design jewelry . eric : mnh , mnh , mnh . no . quinn : no , she ca n't . eric : no . [ chuckles ] wyatt : i 'm flattered you think i could help . katie : well , of course you can help . i mean , you had the job , and you were amazing at it . wyatt : [ chuckles ] okay , well , uh , i do n't know . i 'd say probably follow nicole 's lead . that 's -- that 's my best advice . katie : well , sure . yeah , yeah , absolutely . i 'm gon na do that . but i want to make my own mark , as well , and i , you know , i guess i need to figure out how she knows how all these things are trending and need to put more importance on all those hashtags and followers . wyatt : that 's a big part of the job . katie : and i have to keep steffy in the public eye . you know , our `` sexy c.e.o. `` wyatt : right , yeah . that 's gon na -- that 'll take up a lot of your time . katie : wow . i just really said the wrong thing . wyatt : no , no , no . uh , i absolutely love talking about how sexy my ex - wife is . [ seagulls calling ] steffy : i got to say , i fell for it . liam : yeah , you did . steffy : hmm . you and your romantic surprises . liam : i genuinely ca n't tell if that 's a compliment or a complaint . steffy : oh , okay . let 's see . a day of boring meetings or a day relaxing with my handsome husband . i 'll try to make do with this horrible spa situation . liam : [ laughs ] katie : i 'm sorry . i - i know it 's difficult for you to talk about steffy . i should n't have brought her up . it was stupid . wyatt : no , no , no . it -- it 's fine . it 's fine , seriously . i , uh , i mean , it 's probably wise i 'm not still over there trying to promote her . katie : well , i 'll try to keep her in the spotlight as well as you did . wyatt : her followers do love the behind - the - scenes at forrester , and they are very interested in her personal life , so the occasional posting with liam could n't hurt . katie : you still have n't gotten over her , have you ? liam : thank you . you 're welcome . okay , if you need anything else , please do n't hesitate . liam : uh , uh , we need , we need . we 're very needy people . um ... [ chuckles ] uh , these -- these bento boxes look amazing . could we have two of those ? uh , one vegetarian , please ? and then what 's -- what is better ? the crème brûlée or the tart ? uh , the tart 's more popular , but i like the crème brûlée . liam : i want both . steffy : liam ! liam : what ? what ? it 's a spa day ! we 're supposed to be terrible . both it is . liam : thank you . see ? he gets it . this guy gets it . i am just trying to make you the most pampered woman in all of l.a. is that so wrong ? steffy : mission accomplished . quinn : [ chuckling ] ridge : oh ! i can come back . quinn : oh . eric : no , no . it 's all right . it 's all right , ridge . i was just leaving . quinn : hmm . eric : you , um , you coming soon ? quinn : yeah , i just have a few things i need to finish up here . eric : text me when you 're on your way . i 'll have a martini waiting for you . quinn : okay . hey , hey , hey . you know what you mean to me , right ? eric : i 'm getting a good idea . charlie : look , lady , i 'm no gossip . this case is confidential . sheila : a case ? something serious must be going on if you 've been assigned to investigate . charlie : no , no , no , no , no , no , no . i 'm -- i 'm head of security over at forrester . sheila : really ? charlie : oh , yeah . i know that place like the back of my hand . sheila : well , then i feel much better knowing that eric has someone like you protecting him . charlie : i 'd do anything for that guy , you know . except maybe modeling , but , uh ... and he never asked , so i guess it 's still on the table . [ chuckles ] sheila : [ chuckles ] is -- is that how he met quinn ? did she model for him ? charlie : well , that would make more sense , but no . i mean , a guy like eric -- you know , talented , handsome , as nice as they come -- he could have married a model if he wanted to . he could have married any woman he wanted to , but he -- he ends up with , uh , with , uh ... sheila : ends up with someone you do n't approve of . charlie : i did n't say that . sheila : do i need to talk to him about her ? charlie : well ... i mean , if you 're such a good , old friend ... maybe you should . liam : so are we doing couple 's massage ? we doing , uh , deep tissue or relaxation or what ? steffy : no , deep tissue . liam : yeah ? steffy : yeah . you know , on second thought , maybe we should just cancel the massages . liam : like no massage ? i thought you were looking forward to that . steffy : oh , no , like , i mean , i want a massage , but , like , i have this handsome man with really strong hands in the cabana , so maybe ... liam : ohhh . i like where your head 's at . just remember , gratuity not included . steffy : oh . [ laughs ] wyatt : have i gotten over steffy ? probably not . but i 'm not gon na dwell on it . there 's a lot of other things i could be focused on , positive things , like -- like your new job . katie : like my new job ! wyatt : yes ! katie : right ! important things , like me ! wyatt : exactly ! i - i am really excited for you . katie : thank you . it 's a great opportunity , and i want to make an immediate impact . you know , i - i want to start off with some kind of promotional event . wyatt : like what ? katie : [ sighs ] i do n't know yet . but i want it to be big . you know , not just some meet - and - greet in the showroom . i 'm hoping to , like , bounce some ideas off someone , so if you have some ideas that need bouncing . wyatt : okay . i - i might actually have something . katie : yeah ? what ? wyatt : i - i think you 're really gon na like it . ridge : you hanging in there ? quinn : [ sighs ] doing a lot better now that i do n't have someone shooting at me . ridge : deacon . i ca n't believe he was that stupid . no , you know what ? i can believe that . what was he talking about when he said you pushed him off a cliff or something ? quinn : oh , come on . you 're gon na listen to deacon 's crazy rantings ? i do n't know . i - i 'm just -- i 'm just glad that -- that you were home and katie called you , because it could have ended so differently . ridge : well , it -- it 's fine . everything 's fine . he 's in jail . quinn : yeah . when you almost lose your life , you look at things differently . ridge : differently how ? quinn : well , i mean , in every way . you know , you think about what you still want to do and how you want to live and who you want to be . ridge : and who do you want to be , quinn ? quinn : i want to be the woman that eric thinks i am . ridge : i think you are that woman . i believe that . do you ? [ knock on door ] eric : sheila ? sheila : i - i know . i told you that i was leaving los angeles , and i - i am . but i just needed to see you again , eric . may i ? eric : yeah . is something wrong ? sheila : are we alone ? eric : yes . what is it ? sheila : well , that 's what i 'm wondering . eric : i do n't understand . sheila : i ca n't leave los angeles , eric , not until i know you 're okay . steffy : [ moans ] liam : too hard ? steffy : it 's just right . hmm , you were born to do this . liam : what ? be a masseur ? steffy : [ chuckles ] not a masseur . my masseur . liam : well ... ca n't very well do my job with this bathing suit in the way , now can i ? steffy : [ chuckles ] i think my masseur has ulterior motives . liam : yeah , well , that 's how you know it 's good . katie : out with it . i 'm all ears . wyatt : two words . spencer summit . katie : interesting . wyatt : think about it . everybody who 's anybody 's gon na be there . we 're talking the top people from finance , business , art , fashion , everything . katie : right . they all gather once a year in monte carlo . wyatt : exactly . now , if you want to make a splash , that is the place to do it . last year , eric 's speech was a huge success for forrester . katie : but i want to do something bigger than a speech , something more like , um ... wyatt : fashion show . katie : a fashion show . that 's good . wyatt : i can picture it right there . i mean , forrester couture right on the beaches of monaco . katie : but what if we do n't do couture ? i mean , it 's the french riviera . why do n't we debut something new , like a swimwear line ? wyatt : yes ! that could be exactly what forrester needs to get past this whole spectra debacle . katie : yeah . that 's for sure . wyatt : yeah . katie : thanks , wyatt . wyatt : i 'm just -- i 'm happy to help . ridge : hey . that wife you want to be , you 're already there . you got to believe that . quinn : i do . i do . i just ... honestly , i do n't know what got into us , right ? 'cause , i mean , we went from hating each other to , what , we were flirting ? we were n't really flirting . ridge : it does n't matter . it 's over now . quinn : yeah . ridge : we 're friends , and i 'm happy . quinn : me , too . and i bought you a present . ridge : a present ? why ? quinn : oh , i do n't know . maybe 'cause you saved my life , friend ? i do n't know . it 's right there . it 's in the top drawer . come on . ridge : hmm . quinn : [ chuckles ] ridge : tequila . quinn : tequila . ridge : seriously ? quinn : yeah . well , now that everything is behind us , tequila 's kind of what got us into a bit of a mess in the first place . i think tequila should just be tequila . no bad memories attached . ridge : i like that . thank you . quinn : you 're welcome . eric : sheila , i 'm fine . i 'm better than fine . did something happen to convince you otherwise ? sheila : i 'm just starting to wonder what you got yourself mixed up in . eric : sheila , i appreciate that you still care after all these years . sheila : no , i 'll always care . i 'll always have your back . i always will , because you 're important to me . i ca n't even think of someone causing you harm . katie : i 'm gon na do it . wyatt : yeah . katie : a fashion show at the spencer summit . wyatt : yeah . katie : thanks for the idea . wyatt : it 's my gift to you . you 're the one who came up with the swimwear concept , though . so come on . but if you need any help , anything at all , i would be happy to . katie : you sure ? wyatt : of course . i 'm serious . being a bachelor now , it means i got a lot of time on my hands , so i would welcome the opportunity to take my mind off of things . katie : just might take you up on that . liam : [ laughs ] steffy : please tell me you rented this cabana for the entire month . liam : yeah , i tried , believe me . but management here is terrible . apparently they have to close down every night and go home to their families ? steffy : what ? liam : i know . steffy : that 's awful . liam : i know . what are you gon na do ? steffy : hey . thank you for doing this , forcing us to keep the craziness out of our lives and taking time out for each other . liam : nothing is more important , okay ? steffy : and nothing ever will be . sheila : just want to make sure that you 're all right . eric : i am . i promise . i 'm happy , sheila . i 'm happier than i 've ever been in my life . sheila : well , i hope that quinn understands how lucky she is , understands what an honor it is to be in your life , 'cause i had that once . and i just wasted it . eric : i appreciate your concern . i 'm very happy that you 're making progress -- i really am -- and that you 're reaching out and you 're trying to make amends . that 's as far as it goes , sheila . i think it 's inappropriate that you should question my marriage . sheila : oh , eric , i - i understand . i - i did n't mean to make you feel uncomfortable . really , if -- if you 're happy , then i 'm -- i 'm happy . eric : good . i wish you well . good luck . sheila : you know , if anything should change and you just want someone to talk to ... eric : i 'll keep that in mind . sheila : oh ! hello . quinn : can i help you , sheila ? sheila : i was just leaving . quinn : yeah , but what were you doing here ? sheila : i was visiting eric . quinn : no . you do n't get to do that , not when i 'm not home . sheila : excuse me ? quinn : i do n't want my husband 's ex - wife coming by unannounced . sheila : do you say that to brooke , as well ? quinn : no . just to the ex - con ex - wives . see , i know brooke is n't going to poison him or try to shoot him . yeah , i heard all the stories about you . sheila : you do n't need to be intimidated by me . quinn : oh , i 'm not . sheila : hmm . seems that way . interesting . be a good wife , quinn . appreciate him . know how lucky you are . quinn : you need to go now . sheila : do n't touch me . you do that again , and i will snap you in two .	charlie questions sheila more in how she fits into the forrester family . sheila laments she does not know quinn but she 'd like to think she is good for eric , but perhaps charlie does not think so . quinn tells eric that she is glad he found a place for katie .. she can do most anything except design jewelry . wyatt tells katie that he is flattered that she thinks he can help . she says he is a genius and she needs to find out how things are trending . he says he does n't mind her reminding him how sexy his ex - wife is . she asks if he is over steffy yet . he answers truthfully .probably not but he is not dwelling on it . katie says she wants to do her best and he says he thinks he may have something for her that she will like . he says two words spencer summit . everybody will be there and she could make her splash . she thanks him and he says he just wants to help . liam springs a day at the spa on steffy for the two of them . he wants to make her the most pampered woman in the world and she says mission accomplished .
hope : no , i 'm really not hungry . ridge : hey . thanks for doing everything . pam : oh , thank you . [ indistinct conversations ] quinn : i ca n't believe she 's gone . eric : i know . pam , thank you . everything looks lovely . pam : oh , thank you , eric . i - i just want justin to know how much emma meant to everybody . donna : she was just so young , you know ? such a tragic accident . tiffany : i just ca n't believe she 's gone . flo : i know . she 's gone way too soon . xander : what if it was n't an accident , zoe ? zoe : shh . xander . xander : i c -- i ca n't stop thinking about it . zoe : we should be thinking about emma and her family , not what you think thomas might have done . steffy : hey , thomas . thomas : hey , sis . is , uh -- is hope here ? steffy : uh , i - i saw her a minute ago . thomas : in your office ? steffy : no . no . dad and brooke are in there with emma 's uncle , justin . [ scene_break ] justin : i loved emma so much . i do n't know what my sister 's gon na do without her baby girl . bill : katie wanted to be here , but will still has a fever . justin : it 's all right , man . she called . you know ... i want to thank you gentlemen . working at forrester was such a dream of emma 's . thank you . eric : she made a big impression on all of us here at forrester . ridge : she was part of the family . we ... want to do something to honor her memory . justin : thanks , ridge . brooke : we wish that emma was still here with us . [ scene_break ] sally : i 'm glad you called . wyatt : yeah . uh , were you , uh , in the middle of something ? sally : oh , i just -- i stopped by emma 's memorial at forrester . wyatt : yeah , i - i saw justin at spencer the other day . it 's just -- man , that 's -- that 's just awful . sally : i missed you , wyatt . it 's been a while . why did you want to see me ? [ scene_break ] brooke : emma had so much energy and enthusiasm . she knew everything there was to know about hope 's collection . ridge : if you needed someone to jump in , she was right there to help . justin : she loved working here , and she was devoted to hope . [ scene_break ] hope : i 'm so sorry , tiffany . i know she was your best friend . tiffany : she was always there for me , encouraging me ... cheering me up . hope : well , that was emma . no matter what was going on , she always knew the exact thing to say to make everything better . [ scene_break ] emma : this ends tonight . i 'm telling hope , and there 's nothing you can do to stop me . thomas : come on , emma . pull over . [ horn honks ] _ thomas : i need to talk to you ! [ breathing heavily ] you 're not gon na tell hope . you 're not gon na tell hope a thing . _ [ horn honks ] [ tires screeching ] [ crash ] _ thomas : oh , my god . _ [ scene_break ] xander : thomas . i think we need to talk . thomas : i thought i told you there is nothing left to talk about . none of you need to worry , okay ? the secret 's safe . emma did n't say anything . flo : emma is dead , thomas . zoe : and only the four of us know why . xander : or do we ? [ scene_break ] wyatt : look , you -- you were n't the only person who was taken in by thomas . sally : i was just trying to show that there was no hard feelings . i was trying to be the bigger person , you know ? but then he told me his plan , after blindly swearing me to secrecy . wyatt : we all want to do the right thing . sally : like you did with flo -- helping her find her dad , making her feel comfortable in her new home . wyatt : [ sighs ] sally : you know i see flo around the office . wyatt : yeah , i know , and i told you that we would be dating . sally : which was n't totally awkward or anything . look , i get it , though , okay ? as hard as it was to hear , i know why you had to do it . all your mom talks about is how flo is this perfect woman for you , how you guys were in love all these years ago and you have this ... history . but , you know , you and i have some of that , too , wyatt . some of my happiest memories are of us right here in this house . wyatt : me , too ! sally : [ sighs ] then can you forgive me ... so maybe we can make some more ? [ sighs ] [ sighs heavily ] look , i know that you and i had never made an official commitment , but we did ... talk about the future . wyatt : right , which that 's -- that 's what i - i wanted to talk to you about , is , uh , our -- our future . sally , despite everything that happened , i - i still really care about you . but ... while we were apart , things ... changed . sally : with you and flo . wyatt : [ sighs ] sally , i -- sally : no , please do n't . i do not want to know the details . i got it . so , that 's it , huh ? [ scene_break ] quinn : she had a million questions . i 'd answer one , and she 'd have three more . eric : her curiosity and her confidence were infectious . ridge : well , that was emma . steffy : yeah . she was never afraid to say exactly what she thought . if she had an idea or wanted to improve something , she stuck her neck out . donna : all while wanting what 's best for forrester and hope 's line . tiffany : she looked after all the new interns . she made sure we understood how important our jobs were . pam : oh , sweetheart . it 's okay . it 's okay . tiffany : [ sobbing ] [ scene_break ] xander : meeting emma was a - a breath of fresh air ... or , more accurately , i guess , a - a slap in the face . [ chuckles softly ] i think what i 'll miss most about her is , um ... if -- if emma saw a problem , she would n't think twice . she 'd just ... jump right in ... and try and solve it . [ scene_break ] hope : emma was so ... enthusiastic and kind . brooke : she really looked up to you , sweetheart . hope : i was lucky to know her and to call her my friend . xander : she was one of the first people i met when i got to l.a. just , um ... flo : yeah . she 's gone far too soon . [ scene_break ] justin : i was so proud of the work she was doing ... how much she was learning ... the satisfaction it was giving her . these were the best days of her lives , working here . i promised her sister that i 'd look after her . how could this happen ? bill : this was n't your fault , justin . it was a freak thing . it does n't make any sense . zoe : look , uh , i know i was n't always the , uh , best person to emma , but i really did grow to respect her . we 're just all really sorry for your loss . you know , it was a terrible accident . justin : the police have n't made an official ruling yet . flo : so , they do n't know what happened that night ? justin : they found something at the crash site that might actually explain why we lost emma so tragically . [ scene_break ] xander : the police found evidence at the scene ? justin : emma 's cellphone . apparently , she was writing a text . she had n't sent it yet . flo : and it was still on her phone ? justin : police are uncertain . they ca n't rule out that texting and driving may have been the cause of emma 's crash . she was actually texting you , hope . hope : me ? justin : she wanted you to know that she was on her way . hope : she was coming to see me ? justin : she was almost there . things would have been so different had she made it . bill : you could use a drink . i 'm gon na go find eric . i 'm sure he 's got some scotch stashed here somewhere . justin : yeah . bill : all right ? [ scene_break ] flo : emma was going to hope . she was too good to keep the secret . xander : she was better than all of us . thomas : justin . justin : hey , thomas . thomas : i just .. want to say , uh , i 'm sorry for your loss . justin : i appreciate that . thomas : yeah . i did n't know her very long , but she made a significant impact on my life ... bigger than i can explain . she wo n't be forgotten . it 's a shame . she did n't deserve this . what happened is just , you know -- it 's an accident , just a ... terrible , terrible accidnent . [ scene_break ] sally : i thought that i would be prepared when the thing that i was dreading actually happened . [ sighs ] wyatt : i - i - i get if you 're upset with me , and you can be angry -- sally : oh , i can ? i can ? you 'll let me ? wow . wyatt : sally . that 's not what i meant . sally : i know . believe me , i wish -- oh , i wish -- i could tell you that you 're wrong and that you ca n't just start over with flo and that you have no right . but i 'm the one who messed up . you know , i 'm the one who betrayed your trust , and when things got tense , i moved out . i was hoping that maybe some space would be a good thing . i was hoping that maybe ... [ voice breaking ] just maybe ... [ crying ] you would miss me . [ chuckles ] i guess that was a mistake , too . right ? 'cause when it comes down to it , you and i never fully made a commitment . we were just keeping things loose and fun , right ? god ! ugh ! why did our exes have to come back into our lives ? everything would 've been different if it was n't for thomas . [ scene_break ] hope : apparently emma might have been texting and driving . brooke : well , that does n't sound like her . but then i ca n't see her arguing with thomas , either , like pam said . did you have a chance to talk to him about that ? hope : i did n't want to make a big deal out of it . i 'm sure he already feels terrible . it just seems odd that thomas did n't bring up the fact that he saw emma right before the accident . brooke : yes , it does . thomas : sorry . it looks like you two are having a moment . i can just -- i 'll come back . hope : no , it 's fine . thomas : how are you doing ? hope : i 'm sad ... and ... a little confused , actually . thomas , pam brought up something the night of the crash . brooke : you were with emma ... here in this office . hope : why were you arguing with her ? and why did n't you tell me you were with her right before she died ? [ scene_break ] wyatt : i 'm always gon na care about you , sally , but you got to understand , like -- sally : no , i do . it is always the one that got away . somehow , they just ... keep coming back . wyatt : i - i had no idea flo was gon na show up in l.a . sally : well , it 's just my luck . or maybe bad timing . but you know what ? the joke 's on you , wyatt ... because one day you are going to realize that i am really the one that got away . but just remember , there is no perfect woman . it was n't me . and it wo n't be flo . but one thing is for certain . [ voice breaking ] i will always love you , wyatt . [ scene_break ] ridge : safe travels . tell the family we 're thinking about them . justin : thanks , ridge . will do . that was very kind of all of you . donna : have a safe trip . justin : i will . [ scene_break ] hope : thomas ... what were you and emma arguing about ? thomas : is that how pam saw it ? brooke : she said that emma was upset . thomas : well , to be honest , so was i . brooke : so , pam was right ? thomas : yeah , except i would n't really call it an argument . it was more of a difference of opinion . okay , look , uh , emma wanted to dance at the next hope for the future fashion show . i did n't think it was a good idea , you know , and it did n't really work with the designs for the collection . but she -- she kept pushing me on it . you know , uh , i did n't want to hurt her feelings , but she would n't let it go . hope : she did n't say anything to me . thomas : she was about to . she told me she would go over my head . i assume that 's why she was texting you . i should have told you , okay ? but the night when we found out about the crash , i ... i did n't think it was the right time . you know , and you 're already dealing with so much . i thought i could get through to her . i thought i could handle it myself . [ scene_break ] zoe : xander , we should just go . xander : hope 's in there with him . zoe : hope is fine . maybe thomas was n't involved in emma 's death . brooke : hey , giovanni . yes . i 've been meaning to call you . zoe : look ... you heard justin . she was texting and driving . xander : i know , and that 's awful , zoe , but if you 're wrong ... hope could be getting involved with a very dangerous man . [ scene_break ] thomas : i tried to stop her from leaving , you know . i told her to stay . we could talk about what she wanted to do , but ... she , uh -- she would n't listen . hope : [ crying ] emma . i was so grateful for her attitude and her excitement . she was a valuable part of this team . and she was n't afraid to speak her mind or wear her heart on her sleeve . and i 'll never forget how much she cared about me . and i hope she knows that the feeling was mutual . [ crying ] i just ca n't believe she 's gone . thomas : hey . i 'm here , hope . okay ? i 've got you . i 'm here . i 'm here .	eric and quinn thank pam for making forrester look good during the memorial and for what she did for emma . justin says he does not know what his sister will do without her baby girl . and working at forrester was emma 's dream . xander tells zoe that he can not forget this was not an accident . hope talks to tiffany and looks at an emma board . thomas feeds his face at the memorial but his mind is on that last few minutes when he was following emma 's car and she drove through the railing to her death below . xander and flo and zoe come up to him and say they need to talk to him . he remarks that he already told them they are not to bring it up again here at forrester . sally stops by wyatt 's and says it has been a while . she misses him . she says she sees flo at the office and it is awkward sometimes but she knows they have history and his mother is always singing her praises . she says she knows they never made a commitment but they did talk about the future . wyatt feels awkward but says he hoped while they were apart she would feel differently . she gets the message . xander tells hope that what he liked about emma is if she saw a problem she would not hesitate to jump right in and try to solve it . thomas overhears this . bill tells justin this was not his fault so he owes his sister no apology . justin says the police have made no official ruling yet . they did find emma 's cell phone which she was on at the time , texting hope . she was on her way to see her , almost there . things would have been different if she had made it .
nick : how long was i out ? massimo : oh , just a few hours . nick : anything ? massimo : no . nick : you still have n't told me why she was on your plane . massimo : i think she 'd like to tell you herself . nick : well , she ca n't . so you 're going to . dr. brauer : captain payne . mr. marone . nick : doctor , how 's she doing ? dr. brauer : well , her vital signs are stable and the abdominal bleeding stopped . massimo : good . then the surgery was a success . dr. brauer : it would appear so . nick : then why is n't she waking up ? dr. brauer : well , that has more to do with her head injury . nick : head injury ? the swelling you saw on the cat scan . dr. brauer : yes . now , by itself , mild edema would n't overly concern us . but your mother 's brain function seems to be deteriorating . massimo : what does that mean ? dr. brauer : well , when the paramedics first got to her , she was responding to painful stimuli . she was opening her eyes , withdrawing , she even said a few words . but we 're not seeing that now . nick : where is she on the glasco scale ? dr. brauer : she 's dropped from a nine to a six . nick : a six ? she 's in a coma . dr. brauer : yes , she is . massimo : i mean , she 's gon na come around , i mean , now that she 's stabilized . dr. brauer : well , generally speaking , it 's not a good sign when the mental condition worsens . nick : she 's not gon na wake up . massimo : do n't say that ! okay , she 's gon na be -- doctor , tell him . she 's gon na be fine . dr. brauer : well , we ca n't predict these things with 100 % accuracy . but at this point , her chances for recovery appear remote . massimo : no , no . [ massimo sighs ] dr. brauer : i 'm very , very sorry . massimo : dominick ? dominick ! rick : you let deacon take hope ? brooke : i know i should n't have . rick : i sent jonathan over there to speak with him . i thought we agreed to draw the line on this . brooke : honey , i was scared . i did n't want him threatening legal action . rick : he does n't have a leg to stand on . brooke : well , it 's over . i told him no more visits with hope or with little eric . rick : does he understand that ? brooke : whether he understands that or not , there 's not gon na be any repeats of today . i did n't know where hope was or who she was with . rick : well , you must 've been goin ' out of your mind . [ brooke sighs ] brooke : yes , i was . but at least nick was here . he was keeping me calm . rick : oh ! nick was here . brooke : oh , stop . rick : how 's he doin ' ? brooke : he 's very reassuring . rick : well , that 's a good quality to have . brooke : mm - hmm , especially if you 're involved in my life . one crisis after another . he 's probably really tired of holding my hand . rick : oh , come on , mom . everybody has their moments . i am sure that someday you will get to repay the favor . brooke : i do n't imagine i 'll get the chance . rick : what , this guy does n't have any problems ? brooke : if he does , he does n't seem the type to really lean on anybody . rick : not even people that he 's close to ? brooke : i do n't even know if there 's anybody he 's close to . except maybe his mother . dr. brauer : i 'm sorry i do n't have better news for you . massimo : well , we 're not gon na give up , doctor . [ monitor beeping ] massimo : well -- you 've got them fooled . they do n't think you 're gon na come back . but i know better , see . i know that you love your son . god -- our son . he 's a good man . he 's honest , strong . this is just a little -- a little too much for him , jacqueline . he needs you . he needs you , jacqueline . and , um -- he 's not the only one . rick : what do you mean nick does n't get close to people ? he 's close to you . brooke : i would n't say that . rick : you just finished telling me what a good friend he 's become . [ brooke sighs ] brooke : i do n't know . i just get the feeling that he holds people at arm 's length . [ phone rings ] rick : hello ? hey , rick . is mom there ? rick : uh , yeah . yeah , hang on . it 's bridget . brooke : hi . bridget : mom , have you heard from nick ? brooke : well , i saw him this afternoon . bridget : no , like in the last ten minutes ? brooke : no , what 's going on ? bridget : his mother was in a plane crash . brooke : what ? bridget : yeah , i was here at the hospital when they brought her in . brooke : so she 's okay ? bridget : she 's in a coma , mom . and they do n't know if she 's gon na recover . [ brooke sighs ] brooke : oh , my god . and you ca n't find nick ? bridget : no , he was here . and then when they told him she probably would n't make it , he ran off . i thought he might run to you . brooke : no . no , he would n't do that . look , honey , thanks for telling me , okay ? bye . rick : what happened ? brooke : look , i got ta go . just keep an ear out for hope , okay ? rick : yeah , yeah , sure . shelly : mr. marone -- [ talking over each other ] massimo : it 's okay . nothing , nothing . look , i 'm sorry . look , thank you for your concern . i 'm -- i 'm fine . hang in there , okay ? i know where it 's got ta be . where the hell is this ? his good luck charm . yeah . his good luck -- mean a lot more than that from here on in , my son . ridge : hey . massimo : hey . ridge : you all right ? massimo : fine , fine . ridge : oh , man . oh , god , you know how lucky you are ? lucky i am ? we almost lost you . massimo : it 's okay . it 's just my knee . ridge : the woman that you were with , i thought for a moment that was mother . massimo : no . no , no , no , no . uh , jacqueline payne . ridge : jackie ? nick 's mom ? massimo : you 've met her ? ridge : a couple of times , yeah . well , you and her -- massimo : whoa . involved , yeah . ridge : oh , massimo , i 'm sorry . i heard on the news that she was in critical condition . massimo : yeah , she 's in a coma . ridge : look , what are you doing here ? let me take you home . massimo : no , no , no , no . i got ta get back to the hospital . ridge : no , wait , wait , wait . hold on . that might not be a good idea . nick 's there . you do n't know what state of mind he 's in . he 's not there . ridge : you 're saying he does n't know ? massimo : oh , he knows . he just -- he just could n't take it . so he had to leave . ridge : he left his own mother in the hospital alone ? massimo : i told you , she is unconscious . she 's in a coma . ridge : well , yeah , but still . come on ! massimo : enough of that ! ridge : enough of what , massimo ? massimo : contempt . i can hear it in your voice , ridge . okay ? this rivalry between you and dominick is ridiculous , okay ? and it 's got ta end here and now . ridge -- [ massimo sighs ] the guy is going through hell . [ motor starting ] ridge : massimo , all i 'm saying is -- massimo : no , i heard what you said . ridge : you do n't find it a little strange he left his mother alone in the hospital ? massimo : no ! no ! what is he supposed to do , ridge ? his mother was all he had . i mean , she was his anchor for god 's sake . and now she 's gone -- maybe , who knows , forever . you do n't think the guy wants to escape ? ! i mean , run like hell ? i know i would ! but see -- he 's not alone . he needs to know that . ridge : what ? wait a minute ! hold on here . massimo : what ? what ? ridge : massimo , you 've just gone through a near - death experience . a woman your involved with could be dying . you 're all over the place here . [ massimo scoffs ] massimo : you do n't know the half of it . ridge : well , then take a minute here . just take a breath . massimo : there is n't time ! ridge : time for what ? massimo : you did n't see him , okay ? you did n't see him when they told him that she might not wake up . i mean , the look in his eyes . ridge : there 's nothing you can do for nick payne . massimo : you 're wrong . ridge : the guy 's got to be out of his head , okay ? he 's furious . he 's most likely blaming you . massimo : yeah , definitely . ridge : so give him some space . give him some time . massimo : he 's never gon na come back . ridge : well , that would n't be any great loss , would it ? massimo : all right , enough of that ! ridge : hey , i do n't happen to care for the guy much , all right ? massimo : no , it 's not all right ! that 's what i 'm trying to tell you , ridge . ridge : look , massimo , you feel sorry for him . i do , too . but -- massimo : this is not sympathy . ridge : well , then what is it ? ! tell me , i 'm all ears ! tell me what it is ! why all the sudden this affection for nick payne ? ! rick : is he asleep ? amber : six books and two glasses of water later . did your mom go to bed ? rick : um , actually , bridget called and there 's some sort of an emergency . i think it has something to do with nick . amber : so she just took off ? no explanation ? rick : he needed her and she went . i think she cares about this guy , amber . more than even she realizes . [ motor running ] brooke : nick ? nick : how 'd you get on board ? brooke : i was up above waiting for you and you did n't see me , which is probably a good thing . nick : i do n't want to talk . brooke : all right , we do n't talk . nick : i 'm turning around and taking you back . brooke : bridget called me . she told me what happened to your mother . i 'm sorry . nick : i do n't want to do this . i do n't want to have this conversation . brooke : nick , you ca n't go through this alone . nick : but i am alone . i want to be alone ! brooke : no , you want your mother here , but she ca n't be . so i am . i 'm here for you , nick . nick : who the hell do you think you are ? brooke : your friend . nick : you do n't even know me ! brooke : yes , i do . i do . i know exactly what you 're feeling right now . nick : no -- i understand that you 're trying to be nice and you 're trying to do the right thing , but i do n't want that . i do n't need to pour my heart out or -- brooke : all right , fine . just let me be here for you . nick : i do n't want you here ! i do n't want anyone ! brooke : oh , i get it . this is where you push somebody away , right ? when they get too close or see a glimpse inside ? well , no , not this time ! nick : i will throw your overboard if i have to . brooke : nick ! nick , stop it ! stop it . it 's all right . it 's all right to be scared . massimo : look , i ca n't get into this with you right now , okay ? ridge : why ? so you can run to nick 's side ? what 's going on with you , massimo ? are you feeling guilty ? massimo : no . responsible . ridge : you are not responsible . that plane crash was not your fault . it was a mechanical malfunction . i 'm telling you right now , if you go to nick and you start talking this way , you 're gon na give that guy a hell of a lot of ammunition . massimo : ammunition ? for -- for what ? ridge : i do n't know , massimo . how about a lawsuit maybe ? massimo : oh , for god 's sake . ridge : oh , come on , you got blinders on when it comes to this guy . you do n't think he 's got the capability of taking advantage of someone who 's vulnerable ? huh ? massimo : are you saying this because of brooke ? ridge : you 're damn right i am . massimo : all right , enough . enough . i do n't want any more of this , okay ? you listen to me and you understand . you and dominick are gon na make peace , okay ? no more arguments , no more of this stupid competition , especially over someone like brooke . ridge : what ? what are you talking about ? what 's gotten into you ? why are you suddenly interested in whether that jerk and i get along ? massimo : because that jerk -- ridge : what ? what ? what ? spit it out ! tell me ! massimo : this -- ridge : just say it , damn it ! massimo : he 's your brother , ridge . he 's my son . amber : okay . so she cares about nck . you know , i mean , what 's the big deal , though ? i know you do n't want her going back to ridge . rick : i like nick . i do . amber : but ? rick : he 's never been married . you know , someone his age , there 's got ta be a reason for that . and mom told me tonight that he tends to hold people at arm 's length . amber : so you think he has issues ? rick : i just do n't want mom getting hurt again , falling for somebody else who 's unavailable or not ready to commit . amber : yeah . i would n't worry about it . okay , maybe he has a wall built up . it happens a lot . but if anyone could tear down that wall , it 's your mom . nick : scared ? brooke : you love her so much , you ca n't imagine life without her . nick : well , i do n't have to imagine it , i 'm in it ! brooke : nick , i know you 're hurting . that 's not much comfort , i know -- nick : please , i do n't -- i do n't want comfort ! brooke : no , you wan na feel numb . and you do n't want to feel anything ever again . do n't you think i know that ? nick : i think you 're a good person trying to do a good thing . but i 'm gon na ask you to back off , 'cause i want to be alone . brooke : you 're running . nick : well , that 's what i do ! i run ! brooke : but that is not the answer . your mother would n't want that . nick : my mother does n't want anything . she does n't feel anything anymore ! brooke : she does . she loves you . and she will always love you . whether it 's here or somewhere else . love never dies . nick : take it somewhere else . god ! brooke : i ca n't . because you 're right , nick . i do care . that is nobody 's fault but your own . because you let me see that man inside . and it 's like nobody i 've ever met before . strong , rebellious , in your face . and then when you least expect it , you 're tender and gentle . too close ? too bad . you 're not gon na get rid of me now . because when i like something or somebody , it kind of sticks , you know ? nick : well , where 's it gotten you ? brooke : here . it brought me here to you . brooke : and even if i never see you again , if it hurts , i am going to cherish this moment forever . just like you 've cherished every minute you ever had with your mother . would you trade a single second ? do you wish you loved her less ? let me in . nick -- let me help you .	nick and mas get the news that jackie 's chance of recovery is remote . massimo talks to unconscious jackie about nick and how they both need her . he then hobbles to his office looking for his lucky ring . then in walks ridge . mas tells him about jackie and ridge confesses he does n't care for nick . mas tells him that has to stop and after ridge pushes mas for information he finds out nick is his brother . brooke and rick go on about deacon 's visitation . brooke lets on that nick has been around but brooke thinks he isnt close to anyone , except his mom . bridgette calls brooke to let her know about jackie then brooke takes off and heads over to nick 's boat . he says he does n't want to see her but she wants to help . he is really nasty to her and threatens to throw her overboard . she presses him and he breaks down and cries in her embrace .
ridge : mother . mother . what is it ? what 's happening ? [ scene_break ] thomas : what ? i do n't get to carry you over the threshold ? you 're upset . gaby : no . thomas : good . because it would be entirely way too soon to have marital problems . you think i pressured you into this ? gaby : thomas , no . no , if anything , i 'm the one that -- thomas : what ? how do you figure that ? it was my idea . i had to pester you like a telephone solicitor . gaby : i 'm the selfish one . i let you . i ca n't believe i let you do this for me . thomas : do you see me complaining ? gaby : no . thomas : and you wo n't . whatever happens . because you getting to stay in this country , going to college , having every chance your mother worked so hard to give you is the right thing . gaby : i just -- i do n't know how to act . i mean , here i am making you think that i do n't appreciate you , when the truth is , you saved my life . thomas : i 'm really not that chivalrous . you think i wanted to have you suddenly deported ? you think that would 've been easy for me ? you know , my dad 's a smart guy . and he says marriage is more than just emotions . it 's a life decision . we made a life decision . for you . and it was the right one . [ scene_break ] dante : you 're not happy to see me ? taylor : oh , of course i am . dante : just , you told me not to come , and here i am . here . taylor : what is it ? dante : so , your daughters are up ? you know , i met phoebe , and i 'd like to meet steffy , too . taylor : you met phoebe ? dante : yeah , here . she did n't tell you ? gee , and i thought i made a great first impression . look , i just did n't wan na leave without seeing you first . but if you 're uncomfortable with your husband being here , is there any reason why i ca n't meet him ? taylor : well , he is n't here . but brooke is . dante : the other wife ? why ? taylor : she lives here . dante : you 're telling me the man still has n't made up his mind ? [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] brooke : hello ? hector : hey , well , you almost sound like i might be somebody important . brooke : oh , hector . thank god , a friendly voice . hector : well , now , you 're not short of friends , you know that ? brooke : i 'm not short of people who wish i would drown in the bathtub , either . hector : i thought you might be feeling that way . i caught the press conference on tv . now listen . you ca n't let those reporters get to you . they 're insects . brooke : i ca n't worry about those insects when i have a t - rex bearing down on me . hector : oh ? and who would that be ? brooke : three guesses . [ scene_break ] ridge : here , mother , take these aspirin . stephanie : i always said brooke would be the death of me . ridge : all right , you just stay put . i 'm gon na go get the car and bring it around the front , okay ? we 're gon na go to the hospital . just relax . [ phone ringing ] eric : where the hell are you ? ridge : dad , it 's me . look , we -- something 's happened . i think mother 's had a heart attack . eric : what ? ridge : it might 've been minor , but it sure did n't look that way . anyway , she 's insisting on going to the university hospital . would you call ahead and have them meet us there ? eric : yes , of course . i 'll call right now . stephanie : i want dr. maclaine . ridge : and call dr. maclaine as well . eric : does she seem all right ? ridge : i think she 'll be okay . i 'm hoping we got lucky here . eric : all right . tell her i -- tell her i 'll meet her at the hospital . ridge : all right . thanks , dad . stephanie : do n't take this on yourself , honey . look , we fought , it 's over , all right ? things happen . this is not your fault . [ scene_break ] thomas : so , first thing in the morning , we 'll call mr. davis and get the green card in the works . gaby : what 's he gon na think ? thomas : oh , lawyers know not to say what they think . gaby : and he has to keep it confidential , right ? thomas : yeah . gaby : as long as he 's the only one that has to know . i mean , you know , nobody would understand . you know they would n't . your family would think that i 'm some kind of -- i do n't even -- i could n't even imagine -- i do n't want you family to think anything bad of me . thomas : there is one problem . my uncle nick . he knows . and i did n't tell him . he was just there at the chapel afterwards . he saw us . gaby : oh , my god . oh , my god , thomas . thomas : hey , hey , hey . do n't worry , okay ? what happens in vegas , stays in vgas . come on , he 'll get it , once i explain to him . what was he doing in vegas by himself ? unless he and bridget were -- maybe he 's not too excited to explain what he was doing there . gaby : how am i ever gon na face him , huh ? thomas : will you trust me to handle this ? have i let you down yet ? gaby : no . i mean , he does look like a guy that can keep a secret . thomas : he 's probably keeping a thousand of them . yeah , some wedding feast . you 're probably mad that i did n't get champagne , huh ? gaby : it 's weird enough as it is , thank you . thomas : i know . i know . no rings , no frills . just a piece of paper . still , we should do something special for our wedding night , even if nobody else knows . [ scene_break ] taylor : listen , i have a very complicated life . i just ca n't get into the whole thing out here and outside the door . dante : you think i 'm complicating it more ? taylor : no . well , yes . yes , at the moment . listen , i would n't even have a life if it were n't for you . and i 'll never forget that . and i 'll never stop being grateful . dante : you know , the only thanks i want is for you to be happy . i 'm sorry , i just do n't understand . i mean , what is your husband waiting for ? what is there to think about ? taylor : well , see , when he thought i was gone forever , he made a life with another woman , and they have a child . it 's not like he can just turn back the clock and pretend that it never happened . he 's in a horrible position . and , i mean , what kind of man says , `` i 'm sorry , good - bye , it was all a mistake `` ? dante : what kind ? if you walked back into his life ? taylor : things are changing . very soon . maybe tonight . i 'm not unhappy . but you ca n't stay here , dante . i 'm sorry . i wish -- dante : that 's clear enough . it 's late . and i 'll be saying good night . taylor : good night . brooke : who was that ? [ scene_break ] thomas : i should probably get going . gaby : oh , you hardly ate . thomas : well , neither did you . gaby : you do n't have to go . thomas : no , really , i 'm not that hungry . gaby : you do n't have to eat . thomas : look , i 'm not trying to get you to say that -- gaby : i 'm not saying anything . thomas : that bed is interfering with our honeymoon . it 's making you think i mean things that i do n't . gaby : it 's doing the same to me . well , our first awkward moment as a married couple . thomas : and we got through it . [ scene_break ] brooke : a messenger from the office ? taylor : brooke ! brooke : do n't those people ever sleep ? i tell them not to ring the doorbell , just to leave there at the door . but , they never learn . oh , good . eric must have told megan that i needed these files . i already checked on them . the kids are fine . i told phoebe she could read for another 15 minutes . and thomas , he is pushing his curfew . but then , that 's what 18-year - olds do , right ? taylor : brooke , we said some pretty harsh things a little earlier . brooke : and we meant them . taylor : but , it 's not like i do n't respect you . and how capable you are , and just a great executive , a great mother . the children adore you , and i ca n't tell you how much i appreciate what you did for them . brooke : the challenge is , how to be good to them now ? and you and i , at each other like this , is not good for them . taylor : we both wan na put the children first . we have common ground there . can we try to start from there ? brooke : but how , taylor ? we do n't even know who ridge is gon na put first . now , i know you wan na take the high road , but you do n't even have a plan b , and neither do i. i wonder where ridge is . he should be home by now . i 'm gon na call him . taylor : why ? to say what ? or to see what you can make him say ? brooke : oh , please , no more disdain . i mean , it 's easy for you to be poised when you have an 800 pound gorilla over there fighting your battles for you . she 's probably telling ridge all of my sins right now . what good is that gon na do , huh ? my sins are n't secrets anymore because they 've been plastered all over every single headline . and you , you 're a saint . so , you do n't really have any secrets . i guess in some weird way , that makes us even . [ scene_break ] ridge : hang in there . stephanie : mark , i 'm so sorry to drag you out at this hour . mark : it 's okay . thorne : what the hell happened ? eric : do n't make her talk . just let mark do his job . thorne : ridge , what happened ? ridge : we had words and she got upset . her breathing got real labored . she started clutching at her arm and her chest . mark : did she lose consciousness ? stephanie : no . no . ridge : she did , actually , for a few moments . mark : all right , it 's a little thready . let 's get her on troponin , cpk times three and serial ekgs . i also want her in a monitored bed , d5w tko . now , let 's work up a blood gas . and tell them i want those results as soon as possible . i want them personally , call or fax them to me . ridge : mark , thank you very much . eric : stephanie , you 're gon na be all right . stephanie , what is it ? what is it ? stephanie : do n't worry . i do n't want you to worry about me . do n't worry . mark : all right , let 's get her moved . [ scene_break ] gaby : i loved those words . thomas : what words ? gaby : you know . `` to have and to hold . in sickness and health , forsaking all others . `` thomas : yeah . i was n't sure how i was gon na feel . gaby : exactly . the same words that husband and wives have been saying to each other since forever . thomas : it 's not how you imagined saying them , huh ? gaby : no . thomas : you know , it was n't exactly lying . gaby : thomas . thomas : well , i mean , they 're the same words , but they probably do n't mean the same thing to every couple . gaby : true , but -- thomas : well ? i 'm always gon na care about you . there will never be a time where i do n't consider you a really important part of my life . and i ca n't see me ever stopping to want the best things for you . gaby : me , neither . thomas : so what 's so awful ? gaby : you always just know what to say . thomas : hey , that 's a bad thing . i know too many people like that . gaby : really ? 'cause i only know one . thomas : i 'm gon na go . brooke has this stopwatch mentality after 11 : 00 . well , good night , wife . gaby : good night , husband . [ scene_break ] taylor : well , we should probably go to bed . either ridge is going to come home tonight or he 's not . brooke : go right ahead . taylor : no , i need to stay up , actually , and wait for thomas anyway . brooke : you 're dying to know if it worked , are n't you ? whatever stephanie did , whatever she said . taylor : will you stop ? why do you have this absolute need to feel conspired against ? brooke : because , you have n't exactly called her off , have you ? taylor : well , no , no . because i 'm not in the habit of maneuvering people like chess pieces . no , no . stephanie is stephanie . she 's ridge 's mother . she 's going to say what she 's going to say . so what ? i mean , ridge is not going to change his whole entire life on the basis of who argues the loudest . brooke : no . but if a rabid dog 's got its teeth in my leg , the person with the tranquilizer gun is going to look better and better to me . you and i could be civilized , taylor , intermittently . as hard as it is , we could figure this out . but with her -- taylor : there really is no winning an argument with you , is there ? brooke : there would n't have to be an argument . at least not about this , if stephanie would just disappear . [ scene_break ] thorne : nurse said only two at a time . darla : has the rest of the family been told ? thorne : do we even know what to tell them ? those lab results should be back soon . darla : i 'm gon na go grab a cup of coffee while we wait , okay ? stephanie : sweetheart , i may have to stay , but you all need to go home . you do . eric : nobody 's going anywhere . ridge : not until we know you 're all right . stephanie : well , taylor 's going to be worried about you . ridge : i 'll call taylor and tell her . tell her what happened . stephanie : do n't call brooke . eric : stephanie , do n't start . ridge : no , mother , please do n't . that 's obviously what brought all this on . and there is something that i did n't get a chance to tell you . eric : ridge , ridge , no . ridge : i wanted to tell you that i love you very much . that 's something i take for granted , doing that . but hey , i figure , every couple of years , it 's something maybe you should hear . stephanie : i know you love me . i love you , too . ridge : sometimes , some of the things you do make me absolutely nuts . but i do want you to know that i do listen to you . the first time , at least . after the 10th or 15th time , it gets a bit much . stephanie : but honey , the truth , even after the 15th time , is still the truth . i mean , what kind of mother would i be if i did n't tell you -- eric : stephanie , stop now . this conversation 's not gon na be about brooke . stephanie : what the hell should it be about , the weather ? eric : what the hell is that ? ridge : mother . stephanie : i 'm okay . ridge : no , no , you 're not okay . stephanie : oh , for the love of god , please . eric : no , do n't talk now . you 've done enough talking . no more . stephanie : he does n't listen to me . ridge : yes , i do listen , mother . stephanie : no , no , you do n't . eric : i 'm gon na get the nurse . stephanie : do n't go . i do n't want you to go . i promise , this is the last time i 'll say this . you belong with taylor . and if you stay with brooke , i do n't wan na be here . i do n't wan na see it . i do n't . i 'm telling you , you 'll break my heart . you 'll break my heart .	thomas and gaby return from their expeditious wedding in las vegas . gaby is fearful of anyone knowing of her marriage to thomas . reluctant at first , thomas reveals to gaby that nick saw him at the chapel but promised to keep what they 've done a secret . having seen the press conference for taylor 's return on television , hector gives brooke a call and tells her not to be heedful of irritating reporters . dante pays taylor a visit . he tells her that he 's come by once before and has already meet phoebe . taylor tells him that her situation with ridge is very complicated as ridge has made a life with another woman while she was way . she also tells dante how grateful she is of him for giving her a second chance at life . after dante leaves , brooke comes downstairs . taylor tells brooke how much respect she has for her , as both a mother and an executive . the two of them would be more civilized if stephanie would quit interfering , claims brooke , but taylor retorts saying no matter how loud stephanie may get , ridge will make a decision on his own as to who he 'll spend the rest of his life with .
bridget : how could i have not known it was you , when you were standing in front of me the whole time ? dante : now you do . that 's all that matters . [ scene_break ] brooke : what difference does it make when bridget fell in love with dante ? nick : well , i do n't know -- from what you 've been going on about , it seems that stephanie thinks that -- brooke : they have you done everything you possibly can to keep them apart . [ scene_break ] eric : felicia , your mother and i spoke to dante before he left the house . felicia : you did n't threaten him , did you ? eric : no . i reminded him of the commitment that he made to you and to your son . felicia : he does n't need reminding . can you keep a secret ? eric : a secret ? in this family ? [ felicia laughs ] felicia : we 're eloping . either vegas or italy , we 're not sure yet . eric : when ? felicia : we 're gon na leave as soon as we can . eric : no , wait -- i was just talking to dante . he did n't say anything about you two eloping . felicia : it 's a secret . eric : felicia -- felicia : you know what ? i do n't need this negativity . daddy , my wedding just fell apart , i 'm just trying to pick up the pieces . eric : by running away ? felicia : is that what you think i 'm doing ? eric : yeah . look , you need to resolve all this before you do anything . felicia : you do n't think dante loves me . eric : oh , come on -- felicia : why ? because i 'm damaged ? dante does n't mind my scars -- physical or emotional . he thinks i 'm beautiful . eric : you are beautiful . felicia : spoken like a daddy who feels sorry for his daughter . eric : oh , come on , honey -- felicia : i got ta get away from this bad energy . eric : look , honey , you have to know that i -- felicia : you 're on my side ? sure does n't feel like that . [ scene_break ] brooke : but she 's happy , nick . and sometimes happiness is as close as your own backyard . nick : well , i know that , honey , but we 're not talking about a fairy tale here . brooke : and bridget knows that . but dante worships her . he would walk through fire for her . she finally has a love that she can call her own . nick : then the whole situation with felicia -- you 're okay with that ? brooke : oh , he made a mistake . but he never stopped loving bridget . nick : okay . brooke : just talk to her . she 'll tell you . nick : i will talk to her , because i 've got something for her to sign . brooke : what is it ? nick : i know you did n't want me pulling any strings to push this divorce forward because of bridget . but now that she 's moving on with her life with dante , i 'm moving on with mine . brooke : you mean , we can get married ? nick : as soon as the ink 's dry . brooke : get out ! get out ! [ brooke giggles ] i 'm so excited . [ scene_break ] dante : i 'm not gon na listen to this , okay ? stephanie : well , then leave . bridget : stephanie ! baby , maybe -- maybe you should go . dante : you want me to leave you here with her ? bridget : trust me , i 'll be fine . [ bridget sighs ] dante : you call me if you need me , you understand ? bridget : okay , okay . i promise . do you remember when you told me that i would never find happiness with nick if he was still in love with my mother ? do you remember that ? i did n't want to believe that just as much as felicia does n't want to believe that dante will never love her the same way that he loves me . stephanie : then why did you wait until they were getting married ? bridget : you think you 're gon na find something sinister here , but you 're not ! there 's no conspiracy theory ! it 's just a conspiracy of the heart , stephanie ! stephanie : as much as i love you -- and you know i do -- i 'll never be able to look at you again without seeing your mother . bridget : i realize you think that i 'm acting out and i 'm being childish and selfish , but you 're wrong . i 'm being as honest as i know how to be right now , stephanie . i love him and i do n't know why it took me so long to figure it out . i have no idea ! but now that i figured it out , i ca n't imagine my life without him . i love him ! i 'm sorry that i 'm hurting felicia . i pray to god that she 'll be able to forgive me someday -- i pray that you 'll be able to forgive me . stephanie , you know that dante loves me . felicia knows that . and believe me , i know better than anyone that she does not want to be married to a man that 's in love with someone else . stephanie : god , what a mess this is . [ scene_break ] dante : eric -- eric : felicia 's not here . it 's just the baby and me . dante : do you know where she went ? eric : she 's under the impression the two of you are going to elope . dante : that 's why i 'm here . because i would like to fix everything . eric : so you 're not marrying felicia ? dante : i 'm really sorry about what happened . and i care about felicia , a lot . but i 'm in love with bridget . eric : well , then why did n't you say that before you broke felicia 's heart ? [ scene_break ] nick : hang on . get down . there 's more . get down ! get down . there 's more . hang on . brooke : more ? i ca n't believe -- nick : yep . look . brooke : `` brooke logan and nick marone proudly announce their plans to marry and live happily ever after . `` nick : is that too subtle , you think ? brooke : who thought of this ? did you do this ? nick : well , yeah , of course -- and my mother . i wanted to do a little sky writing with the marone jet , but she actually said they make cards for this kind of thing . brooke : well , i think they 're perfect . nick : well , i think you 're perfect . [ nick sighs ] it 's been a long road . brooke : yeah , it has . but we made it through it all . because of you . nick : me ? why ? brooke : you 've been very patient . and you 've really put up with me , too . nick : i have a feeling i always will . brooke : hmm ? nick : yeah . [ scene_break ] bridget : stephanie , you 're right . felicia asked me a couple of weeks ago if i cared if she started up something with dante . you have no idea how much i wish i had been able to be honest with her -- be honest with myself . stephanie : what do we do now ? bridget : well , i think that felicia 's in denial and -- well , dante 's really worried about her . stephanie : is that why he has n't told her the truth ? bridget : he loves her . we both do . stephanie : and you and he are absolutely sure ? bridget : yes . stephanie : even if nick became available ? bridget : oh , stephanie , i 'm in love with dante . i 'm in love with him . stephanie : well , i 'm not gon na let my daughter marry a man who 's not in love with her . i 'm not doing this for you . bridget : please , you have to know -- stephanie : oh , that you 're sorry ? felicia is going to be devastated because of your indecisiveness . i do n't think i 'll ever be able to forgive you for that , bridget . [ scene_break ] dante : you 've always known how i felt about bridget . i mean , i never kept it a secret . eric : then how did this happen ? how is it that both of my daughters think that you 're gon na marry them ? dante : look , eric , i -- i never stopped loving bridget , i just gave up hoping that she would love me back . and now she says she does love me and i believe her . look , the reality is that one of your daughters is gon na get hurt from this and i 'm really sorry about that . but i got ta do what i got ta do . i got ta do what 's in my heart . look , felicia and i always thought that it was crazy to get married so early , you know ? eric : yeah , you think ? i tried to warn her about this . dante : but then it was crazy not to get married because we have a beautiful , amazing son together . eric : yeah , yeah , well , we all got caught up in the neat and tidiness of the whole thing , especially felicia . dante : i 'm sorry about this whole thing . i will make her understand if she just takes the time to slow down a little bit . eric : dante , felicia 's not as tough as everybody thinks she is . she 's not as tough as she thinks she is . nobody fights like she does . and nobody hurts like she does , either . god , how many hits does she have to take ? dante : i 'm sorry , eric . i am . eric : yeah . here , your son 's in there . [ scene_break ] felicia : i want to make something very clear to you . bridget : okay , felicia , listen -- felicia : dante and i will be getting married some place , there wo n't be any more surprises . bridget : have you talked to him ? felicia : of course i 've talked to him . bridget : i mean recently . felicia : my relationship with my fiancé is none of your business . bridget : i just think that you need to talk to him , felicia . felicia : i think you need to stay the hell away from him . if i mean anything to you -- bridget : of course , you do ! you 're my sister ! that 's why this is so hard . it 's a very confusing time for all of us . and i am so sorry what happened at the wedding . i really am and i know what it means to you -- to unite a family and give dino his father , but -- this is n't a fling . this is n't a competition between you and me . what dante and i share is very real . of course , the timing could 've been better , but -- we want to share a life together . felicia : i 'm not listening to this ! i know how dante feels about me ! bridget : of course he cares about you a lot , you 're the mother of his child . felicia : oh , no , it 's more than that , bridget . a lot more . bridget : okay , well , there 's a special place in his heart that will always be there for you . but the life that you were going to share with him , it -- it 's not happening . felicia : stop it . bridget : we 're in love , honey -- felicia : stop it ! bridget : felicia , our love for dino gave us a connection that few people will ever get the opportunity to have , and i do n't want to lose that . you 're way too important to me . felicia : then give dante up . please . bridget : i ca n't do that . i ca n't .	bridget and dante are about to consummate their love when stephanie bursts in on them . more than she ever has before , she rants and raves and is so irate that she looks like she is going to pop a vein in her neck . she compares bridget to her mother , saying yes when she means no and no when she means yes . she tells the lovebirds they are not going to hurt felicia . dante can not have his cake and eat it too , not on her watch . he will honor his commitment to felicia . they both say they are sorry but nothing placates mother tiger . dante gives as good as stephanie does but he ends up leaving at bridget 's request to fight her own battles . she admits she did lie to felicia about her feelings for dante , but now she wants to be honest . and she knows as much as anyone how felicia does n't want to marry a man who is in love with someone else . stephanie finally receives the message and reluctantly says she can not let her daughter marry a man who is not in love with her . and she vows she 'll probably never forgive bridget for this .
brooke : thanks for everything . both of you . eric : our pleasure . we 're glad to have you back . thorne : yeah , you were missed around here . brooke : not by everyone . does stephanie know i 'm here ? stephanie : she does and she 's not happy about it . brooke : good morning , stephanie . stephanie : is it ? eric : i think it is . thorne and i were just telling brooke how happy we are to have her back on our team . stephanie : oh , i 'm sure the boys are thrilled . thorne : pay no attention to mother , okay ? you are a huge asset to this company . and deep down , mother knows it . stephanie : mother knows it 's a mistake to let her back in the building . eric : let 's not do this now , all right ? this is a very special day . brooke belongs with us . she always has , she always will . stephanie : until one of you does something she deems unforgivable . thorne : mother -- brooke : it 's all right , thorne . you 're right , stephanie . i 'm starting to believe that maybe i overreacted by breaking off my engagement when ridge hit rick . stephanie : you say that now ? actually , after that happened , i had hoped that we were finally through with you . but just like bad penny , here you are . [ scene_break ] rick : and then , after all that , you come back home to l.a . phoebe : that 's a lot of cities . rick : well , we got to get you around the country , and tour and promote this new fragrance . do you think you can handle that ? phoebe : yeah . i mean , i 'm really -- rick : what 's wrong ? phoebe : i just -- i do n't think this date 's going work . rick : why ? why not ? phoebe : well , constantine scheduled studio time and i mean , he would be really upset if i had to cancel it . rick : phoebe -- we have two really big personal appearances scheduled for you that day , see ? i mean , we ca n't cancel them to fly you back here to l.a. for one day , it 's just not practical . phoebe : but i -- what do i tell constantine ? rick : just tell him the truth . you are the face of this brand -- of this fragrance ; it 's a big job . i mean , it has to come first . i 'm sure that he will understand that . phoebe : can you -- can you just try to reschedule it , please ? rick : phoebe , please , this is your job . phoebe : you 're not being fair . rick : i 'm not being fair ? at least i 'm not the one who 's trying to change who you are -- phoebe : that 's not what he 's trying to do -- rick : really ? phoebe : no , it 's not . rick : the amount of make - up that you had on yesterday , those clothes -- i mean , phoebe , that 's not you . phoebe : maybe -- maybe it is . maybe it 's the new phoebe . rick : that 's the thing ; it ca n't be the new phoebe , okay ? quite frankly , we 've invested a lot of money in you and this image and -- listen , you just ca n't change who you are because some record producer says you should . ridge : i agree . this is not the time for a total makeover . phoebe : great . now , it 's two against one . ridge : not exactly . tell me something , rick . do you really care about my daughter 's image , or do you just have it in for constantine because he 's seeing you for who you really are ? [ scene_break ] ashley : abby , i miss you , too , so , so much . i love you , honey . when am i going to talk to you again ? [ knock on the door ] ashley : just a second . okay , well , say hi to your uncle jack , okay ? i love you . i love you , baby . felicia : hey , you . ashley : hey , felicia . felicia : i 'm sorry to just drop in like this . ashley : oh , no , it 's okay . come in . what 's up ? felicia : you tell me . i went by the office and your assistant said you took the day off . are you feeling okay ? ashley : oh , that 's sweet of you . yeah , i mean , physically i 'm fine . felicia : okay , i 'm not sure i know what that means . ashley : i 'm kind of at loose ends . i just feel kind of lost . [ scene_break ] carl : i 'm so sorry , bridget . please do n't be mad at me . bridget : you said that we had proof . carl : i thought we did . when i saw the label on the petri dish , and it matched the one from the fertility lab , i thought we were home free . but then i found out -- bridget : cryo - storage is using the same labels now . carl : which means we have no idea whose eggs were fertilized that night . it could be the donor 's or -- bridget : could be my mother 's . carl : i 'm really sorry , bridget . bridget : it 's okay . carl , i appreciate everything that you 've done for me , but there 's something that i have to do now . carl : where are you going ? bridget : carl , i have to go tell nick and taylor the truth . doctor : no , dr. forrester , you do n't need to do that . [ scene_break ] felicia : why do you feel lost ? ashley : you do n't need to hear this right now , felicia . felicia : sure i do . i have nothing better to do . is it about rick ? ashley : what do you mean , is it about rick ? felicia : i saw you yesterday . the way you two connected . there 's something going on between you two . ashley : there was . felicia : i knew it . ashley : it 's over . it happened a long time ago in paris . okay , it 's over . he was part of the reason though , that i came to l.a . i did n't know that he and phoebe were involved . i did n't know . and i needed a fresh start , and l.a . seemed like the perfect place for that . felicia : and well , it has been . come on . you have a terrific job . you 're living at the beach , you 're welcome . it seems like everything 's falling into place . ashley : yeah . there 's one missing piece . felicia : a special someone ? ashley : oh , do n't -- i do n't want to be -- do n't -- i 'm not one of those women , okay ? i 'm not . i do n't have to have a man to be happy . i 've had too many messed up relationships for that . and i have abby to think about . poor thing . it looks like her father 's heading for a divorce . so , that when she is here , she has to be stability . so , if i am going to get involved with someone , it ca n't be just any one . does that make any sense to you ? felicia : absolutely . there are other men in l.a. besides rick . ashley : like ridge ? if it was up to your mother , he and i would be a lot more than co - workers , felicia . felicia : ridge is an amazing guy -- ashley : oh , no , not you , too . felicia : what ? i 'm just saying you could do a lot worse , okay ? and i want ridge to be happy and i want you to be happy . so , who knows ? maybe you two could be happy together . ashley : seriously . felicia : what ? you like ridge , do n't you ? ashley : i do like him . he 's a terrific guy . felicia : well , are you so infatuated with rick , that you could n't even consider a relationship with my big brother ? ridge : you see , there 's a nasty rumor floating around , something about you being involved with another woman . [ scene_break ] phoebe : dad ! dad -- ridge : i 'd love rick to answer the question . phoebe : no , i 'll answer that question . rick -- rick admitted that there was someone else , but it was briefly , after we broke up . and it 's over now . he promised me that . and i believe him . ridge : so , nothing 's changed between you ? phoebe : we 're as committed as ever . ridge : committed ? committed , how ? phoebe : we 're not rushing into anything . i mean , i 'm focused on my job here and my music . i mean , constantine thinks he can help me record a cd this summer . is n't that great ? ridge : yeah , sweetie . that 's very exciting . phoebe : you know , rick has been concerned about how much time i 've been spending with constantine , but this is so important to me . and i just hope that he knows that . because i do n't want lose him . [ scene_break ] eric : this calls for a celebration . thorne : sounds good to me . what did you have in mind ? eric : i think maybe the cafe russe . i 'll have molly get us a table . stephanie : oh , my god , this is absolute insanity . you keep taking her back , no matter what she does , time and time again . eric : listen , i know you do n't like it . but i think brooke has a great deal to contribute and i , for one , look forward to working with her . stephanie : do you hear what you say or does it just rattle around in an empty space ? do the forrester men only think with one part of their body ? i do n't care , brooke , what they say . i am not welcoming you back . eric : i think that 's enough , stephanie . brooke : no , it 's all right . stephanie 's right . i mean , my behavior has been irrational . my only justification is that ridge let me down . just like my father did . so , i did n't think i could trust him anymore . but then , i remembered what happened with grant chambers and how he protected my son . and i was reminded what a decent , wonderful man he is . and that is how i feel about all of you . including you , stephanie . you would just mean a lot to me if i could work alongside all of you at forrester . i really want that in my life right now . more than i can say . [ scene_break ] bridget : dr. mills -- dr. mills : do you have a minute ? bridget : yes . carl this is -- carl : i know who this is . dr. mills , chief of staff . dr. mills : hello , carl . carl : hello . i 'll be out of your hair . dr. mills : no i want to talk to you too . carl : you do ? dr. mills : i understand you have been helping dr. forrester do some investigating in the lab . bridget : dr. mills -- dr. mills : it 's okay carl , i 'm not accusing you of negligence . bridget : dr. mills it was my idea -- dr. mills : i realize that doctor . but part of my job is making sure that the staff is using its time effectively . nobody 's stirring up trouble where there is n't any , do you understand that , carl ? carl : yes . dr. mills : good . then if you stay focused on your work , this matter is forgotten . you 're free to go . carl : thank you . bridget : dr. mills , i hope that you 're not upset with me . dr. mills : not upset . i just want to know why you turned to a member of the custodial staff when you could have come to me . i know the truth bridget . what really happened in the lab that night . as a new parent i wanted to do everything right . dr. mills : i 've done some research of my own . i have some news i think you 'll like . i contacted cryo - storage , where your mother 's eggs were stored . i asked them to check records for the day in question . apparently your mother 's eggs were thawed , prepared for insemination and logged out at 7 : 36 . bridget : okay -- dr. mills : i also contacted the fertility lab . do you know what time the donor 's eggs and mr. marone 's sperm were mixed ? bridget : no sir , not off the top of my head . dr. mills : 7 : 40 . bridget : 7 : 40 ? dr. mills : just four minutes later . 240 seconds , hardly enough time for your mother 's eggs to make it all the way to the fertility lab . it 's impossible that your mother 's eggs were used in the fertilization . the time frame simply does n't support it . bridget : i do n't know what to say . dr. mills : well you could say that you 'll put this episode behind you . i know how worried you 've been . but now we know there was never a reason to be concerned . everything is as it should be . [ scene_break ] phoebe : hi . rick : hi . can i talk to you for a second ? phoebe : yeah -- rick : hey -- phoebe : hi . rick : i was thinking about what you said before -- about how you hoped that i would n't go anywhere . i want you to know that i 'm not going anywhere . phoebe : even if ? rick : even if your music career starts to take off and you have to spend a lot more time with constantine , i 'm not going to like it at all . [ laughing ] but -- i am not going to stand your way because i love you and i believe in you and i support you and i know how much this means to you . come here . phoebe : you 're incredible . you know that . rick : i do , yeah . phoebe : yeah . rick : i think that 's going a little bit too far . phoebe : no , i do n't . i 've been -- i 've been so scared and it 's like all of these incredible things have been happening to me with modeling and with my music career , maybe -- you know , and i want to do everything that you did . i want to travel and i want to meet new people and -- i just -- i do n't know if i want that , if i ca n't share it with you . rick : listen to me ; i think it 's amazing , i think it 's great that you want to do all of that . that you want to travel the world and experience life and you should , you should do all of that everything that you can . phoebe : just promise me . rick : what ? phoebe : promise me that even if we 're far apart , promise me you 'll stay faithful . rick : i promise . phoebe : i promise that i 'm not going to make you wait forever , okay . i 'm not -- i 'm not -- i 'm not ready now , but i will be . and when that day comes -- it will be perfect . [ scene_break ] ashley : i never said i was in love with rick . felicia : no , but you never said you were n't . you know what ? i think i know what 's going on here . i think you like rick because he 's safe . ashley : safe ? felicia : yes . like a distraction . a fling , you do n't have to worry about falling in love with him and making a real commitment . ashley : i 've never had a problem making a commitment in my life . felicia : ashley come on , i 'm just saying , i get it , i 've been there . you get burned often enough and you start thinking it 's not worth it . why put yourself out there again ? but i am telling you , ridge is n't like other guys . ashley : well that much is obvious . felicia : so you 've noticed . ashley : yeah , i mean , i admit he 's the kind of person i could fall for . felicia : ah - ha ! ashley : but i do n't want to fall in love , at least not right now . i think ridge is wonderful and i could see us possibly getting together but i do n't want to be involved seriously with anybody . not right now , okay ? there 's nothing you or anybody else is going to do or say to change my mind . [ scene_break ] eric : well , this is a place of business . brooke : i need to get to work , too . stephanie : just a minute . now that we 're alone , let 's get a couple of things straight . you 've wormed your way back into this company . i 'm not happy about it . do n't think you 're going to worm your way back into ridge 's life . just forget about that . brooke : i have a child with ridge , stephanie . and that 's a very powerful connection . even you ca n't destroy something like that . ridge : can i have a minute alone with brooke , please ? stephanie : just because you share a child with him does n't mean you have to share a life with him -- ridge : enough , mother . enough . i guess i do n't have to ask what that was about . brooke : no , this is my first day on the job and she wanted to make it very clear that she did n't want me here . but you do . you do want me here , do n't you , ridge ? ridge : logan , you know how much i value and respect your work . brooke : yes -- yeah , i know . that 's why i thought maybe we can get together and i could discuss my ideas for the bedroom line with you over dinner . that is , if you do n't have any other plans -- with ashley . ridge : well , maybe dinner 's not such a good idea . brooke : yeah , okay . we 'll just take it slowly . you know , just so you know , the feelings that nick and i shared , that 's over . i have no more ties to nick , at all . [ scene_break ] [ knock on the door ] ashley : hi , stephanie . stephanie : hi , ashley . may i come in ? ashley : okay . stephanie : thank you . ashley : is everything all right ? stephanie : um , well , i have a sort of , tiny crisis on my hands . and i was hoping that you might help me with a solution . ashley : okay , well , what is it ? stephanie : brooke and ridge -- you know , he always seems to be caught up in this sort of chain of heartbreak and disappointment , because he 's involved with the wrong woman . and i thought , you know , there might just be some wonderful young woman out there who could help him get off this crazy merry- go - round that he 's on , and help yourself at the same time . ashley : by having a relationship with him ? ridge : well , he 's alone and you 're alone . and he 's a wonderful man . ashley : yes . yes , he is a wonderful man , stephanie . stephanie : is there any chance that you might see yourself interested in him ? ashley : what are you suggesting ? stephanie : well , i 'm suggesting that you and he , it seems to me , are of a like mind . you 're both decent and respectable people . kind , loving , caring parents . and brooke is really unstable . you know , she just keeps bouncing back and forth between ridge and nick , and nick and ridge , and i 'm worried about him . so , i sort of thought i 'd come down here , just you know , one mother to another and -- any chances that you might be interested in saving him from her clutches ?	mother knows it 's a mistake to let brooke back in the building , just like a bad penny she keep popping up , but thorne and eric warmly welcome brooke back into the business . phoebe does n't think rick is being fair , he wo n't try hard enough to reschedule her appearances so she can do both for the perfume and singing for constantine . she reaffirms to her dad in front of rick that they are committed and nothing has changed . she just hopes he knows how important this singing career is to her . the other woman was a brief time when they split up and is now in the past . back to square one , carl and bridget do n't know whose eggs were used that night in the ivf . she feels she has to go tell taylor until she is interrupted by chief of staff , dr. mills . he reprimands carl and does n't want anyone stirring up trouble when there is n't any . then he turns his attention to bridget and says he wishes she had come to him and not some member of the custodial staff , as he knows what really happened in the lab that night . felicia quizzes ashley about the look she saw between her and rick . ashley tells her there was once something between them , but it was over a long time ago . felicia champions for her brother , ridge .
phoebe : what ? steffy : what are you doing down here in shipping ? phoebe : were you expecting marcus ? steffy : careful . somebody might pack you up and ship you . phoebe : steffy , seeing him is a really bad idea . steffy : can you , like , try to not act like you 're 12 ? if i were seeing anyone , what would be wrong with marcus ? phoebe : i know what you were talking about at bikini beach . steffy : okay , i do n't know what you heard or from which of your adoring fans , but -- phoebe : i was there , and i heard plenty . steffy : you . you heard us talking . you went to dad , did n't you ? phoebe : donna 's his mother . do n't you care what she 's done to the family ? steffy : look , i may not be her biggest fan , but you know what ? she has n't done a thing to me or to you . neither has marcus . phoebe : people have a right to know who they 're dealing with . dad 's taking care of that right now . steffy : ( gasps ) [ scene_break ] eric : you are donna 's son ? marcus : yes . but i 'm not asking you for anything , sir . eric : there are certain things that you tell a husband before you marry him . and i would say that this is one of them . donna : i know . i waited too long to tell you , and it was wrong . please do n't hold this against me . [ scene_break ] katie : has mom seemed a bit reserved to you , or is it just me ? stephen : well , she 's probably overwhelmed a bit by everything , do n't you think ? i mean , with me , she used to have a lot of anger , and i think those old wounds are starting to heal . brooke : were you going to , what , leave us a note ? or were we even supposed to know ? katie : who 's downstairs with mom and brooke ? stephen : i do n't know . i 'll go see . brooke : what could be so terribly urgent , more urgent than what 's going on here for us ? beth : i have a life to get back to , brooke . brooke : what 's it like , mom ? i 'd love to hear all about it . obviously , it does n't include us . stephen : is there a problem ? brooke : ( sighs heavily ) mom 's leaving . stephen : well , do you need a ride somewhere , beth , or what ? brooke : for paris first thing tomorrow morning . stephen : beth , you just got here . are you all right ? beth : i 'm fine . and i had a lovely visit . it was such a wonderful surprise . but i was n't given enough time to even pack decently or make arrangements . ( scoffs ) brooke : mom , what do you need ? we 'll get it for you . stephen : uh , brooke , honey , could i speak with your mother for a minute , please ? brooke : ( sighs ) if you want to try . beth : ( scoffs ) i wish everyone would stop treating me like a child . stephen : beth , you have to admit , it 's unexpected . you flew halfway around the world to get here , and now you want to turn around and go back ? beth : all right , but if i say it 's necessary , why is n't that enough ? stephen : well , think about it . the family 's together for the first time in how long ? and we 've all suffered a terrible loss . donna and brooke are just sick with fear about what 's going on with katie , and everybody just wants to be with you . if you walk out on them now , you 'll be doing something irrevocable , whether it 's what you intend or not . believe me , beth , i should know . beth : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] eric : you have a son , and you did n't tell me . donna : my own sisters did n't know . eric , i was so young . but i - i looked older , and men noticed , and i got into trouble . mom and storm made up a story about me doing a semester abroad . i - i was really with my aunt in reseda . the adoption people did n't -- did n't even want me to see him . it was hard , and it was sad . but that 's what a girl did back then not to disgrace the family . eric : but if you gave up a baby for -- for adoption , then how , uh , how -- marcus : well , i - i came across an old birth certificate that i thought was mine . i hired a private investigator to investigate . he 's the one that alerted me about the wedding announcements in the paper , so -- thorne : oh - ho - ho . and you saw that she had married a very wealthy man . is that right , stepbrother ? donna : marcus has n't even asked for a dime . even the job here was my idea . i - i just did n't want to lose him again . ridge : well , if it were that innocent , why have you been lying ? donna : because of all of you . i knew what you would make of it . felicia : oh , i 'm sorry , but the two of you have zero credibility at this point . there has been a clear intention to manipulate and deceive . steffy : not by marcus . i can vouch for him . what he 's telling you is true . [ scene_break ] brooke : ( sighs ) katie : hey , is donna back yet ? brooke : no . why ? katie : well , i heard you talking with someone downstairs . brooke : ( exhales deeply ) mom and i were just having words . katie : why ? she just got here . brooke : well , let 's just hope that dad talks some sense into her . katie : look , i - i know she 's been out of touch for a long time , but she 's -- she 's back . that 's all that matters . brooke : ( sighs ) we 'll see . katie : coming back to l.a. has got to be strange for her . let 's just give her a few days to get back to her old self . brooke : if she 'll give us a few days . mom booked a flight back to paris first thing tomorrow morning . katie : no , you -- you must have misunderstood something . brooke : no . no , katie , i did n't . katie : she has n't seen hope or -- or r.j. brooke ; ( sighs ) katie : she ca n't leave . she ca n't . [ scene_break ] stephen : i walked away from you and the girls , and look at the result . beth : the result is the lives we have . could it have been otherwise ? we 'll never know . stephen : do n't -- maybe we can . beth , maybe we can . instead of talking about flying away tomorrow , maybe we should talk about staying -- both of us , permanently . the girls have worked through their issues with me , even brooke . every time i 'm here , it 's easier . and unless i 'm mistaken , it 's getting easier between you and i . beth : well , if you live long enough , everyone does things they never dreamed they 'd do . oh , stephen , you 're forgiven , if that 's what you want to hear . stephen : then maybe it 's not too unrealistic to think that if we 're here together , we might become closer , too . look , this talk about leaving -- what is that about ? i can see that you 're hurting . can you trust me enough to tell me what 's going on ? beth : paris is my home . my life is there . that 's all that 's going on here . you stay with the girls . i did it for years . i do n't owe anybody anything . [ scene_break ] ridge : what do you know about this , steffy ? you knew that marcus is donna 's son , and you did n't say anything ? where the hell is your loyalty ? steffy : i am as loyal to this family as anyone else in this room . i mean , marcus did n't do anything wrong , and it was n't our business . thorne : oh , the hell it is n't , steffy . steffy : he wanted a chance to get to know his mom before it all got out of hand . keeping it a secret was n't his idea . donna : no , it was mine . look , i just thought that if everyone got a chance to get to know him first , then i could introduce him -- felicia : marcus , none of us have anything personal against you , all right ? i 'm just -- i 'm sure you can understand -- this younger woman comes along and breaks up our parent 's marriage . and then this stranger pops up out of nowhere , a son , no less . marcus : look , she could have easily hid me away , done anything to get me out of town . look , i was ready to leave , but she would n't let me because she cared . now you may all have issues with her , but donna is a good person . sir , i never cared what anybody in this room thought about me , but you because i know how much this woman loves you like crazy . now i 'll be fine no matter how all this shakes out , but just , please , please do the right thing by her . , you 're past menopause and treating osteoporosis . eric : thank you , marcus . donna ... you were so foolish , so foolish not to bring marcus to me right away to tell me the truth about this whole thing . donna : i am so sorry . eric : i understand why you did n't , though . felicia : really ? well , then can you please explain it to us ? eric : it 's because of you , felicia , the three of you , lurking in the shadows , waiting for some scandal to descend upon this family . well , this is not a scandal . you are not a scandal , marcus . you 're an honest young man , and i look forward to getting to know you better . obviously , i 'm not the only person impressed with you . thorne : okay ... ( chuckles ) okay . let 's just assume that you 're telling the truth , okay , not that i 'm convinced by any means . but you 've had your experience with donna , and i 've had mine . so why did n't you know about this before you were married ? donna : it was so long ago . i - i honestly never thought -- eric : do n't -- do n't do this , donna , do n't . i wo n't have you defending yourself to them . you do n't have to answer to them . i do n't suppose there 's an ironclad rule that says that we have to reveal every detail of our private lives to each other when we fell in love . i know i certainly did n't . and you and i have , uh , the rest of our lives for that . donna : i promise you i will never lose faith in us again . eric : ( whispers ) okay . ridge : that 's it ? eric : oh , i 'm sorry , ridge . you 're disappointed . ridge : oh , come on , dad . you ca n't accept this so easily . where 's your loyalty to us ? eric : i will not have you question my love for you or my loyalty for you . ridge : do you even get that it 's because of our love and our loyalty to you that brought us here ? this time it 's a secret son . what the hell is it gon na be next time ? and will there be anyone in your corner , huh ? ( scoffs ) i do n't believe this . i 'm out of here . felicia : me , too . thorne : ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] stephen : so the anger is n't all gone , is it ? beth : i always knew that you loved our children . and i believe you loved me . but did it ever occur to you that there might be things in my life , private things , that i ca n't bring to los angeles , things that just wo n't work here ? stephen : you 're seeing someone ? beth : oh , stephen , it 's not always about love or the lack of it . katie : then what is it about , mother ? i 'd like to know where we stand . i 'd like to know why -- how you could leave us at a time like this . [ scene_break ] steffy : dad , you are not gon na make me feel i was in the wrong . ridge : steffy , they made you an accomplice to their lies , and you let them . steffy : i am not defending donna . if she 's screwing up , defrauding the company , cheating on granddad , i 'll be the first one to lay down the law . but giving a baby up for adoption is neither a scandal or a crime . it 's nothing to be ashamed of . just think how the witch hunt felt if you were in marcus ' shoes . it was n't right . ridge : you should 've come to me . steffy : no harm was done . ridge : he played on your sympathies . steffy : no . but i feel for him . ridge : how well do you know marcus ? steffy : you 've hardly seen me in four years , and now you 're trying to tell me who i can be friends with ? ridge : oh , come on , steffy . the kid lies just a little too smoothly . sweetie , i 'm your father . i love you , and i 'm concerned about you . stay away from donna 's son , okay ? [ scene_break ] eric : i am deeply embarrassed by this chain of events . donna : i made a terrible mistake . eric : no , no , it 's not that . it 's that this -- this climate of fear that you 've had to function in -- i 'm -- i 'm so sorry . and , marcus , that -- that you would think that i would be anything less than happy to get to know you , i mean , that 's upsetting to me . marcus : it 's okay , sir . eric : no , it 's not . you need to start calling me eric now . and i would ask you both to remember that since my children were very little , this company has been subject to attack from inside and from out by people we should n't have trusted . and so i 'm not excusing their behavior , but i know that they 're just trying to protect me . marcus : i 'm glad . and as of today , if you need it , i got your back , too . that 's a promise . but you do n't need protecting from this woman . it 's been good finding out that i have a mother who loves someone as much as she loves you . [ scene_break ] katie : will you give us a minute , dad ? i need to talk to mom , and apparently , she has a flight to catch . beth : it 's not until the morning . katie : were you gon na say good - bye ? beth : we still have plenty of time left to visit . katie : oh , well , what would you like to do ? would you like to watch old movies and eat popcorn ? do those memories even mean anything to you anymore ? beth : i 'll be back , katie . katie : when ? beth : and you 'll come to visit me in paris . katie : no . no , see , i - i ca n't do that , not right away , because we do n't know what the change in air pressure would do to the heart . and then there 's the risk that i could throw off a clot , and it could go to my lungs or my brain and kill me . but do n't look too concerned , because let me tell ya , mortal danger is not what it 's cracked up to be . i 've been hanging on by a thread and pulling through miraculously , and i know that 's kind of boring . so if i kick off , will you come to my funeral ? beth : oh , katie . katie : oh , yeah , i did n't think so , because i 'm no more important than storm , right ? only storm thought so . katie : you know , i have -- i 've hated , for a long time , the thought that his heart is beating inside my chest , and -- and you hate it , too , do n't you , mother ? you -- you blame me for his death , do n't you ? beth : no , i do n't . katie : well , you must . you must , because that 's the only explanation for this . that 's the only reason why you want to run away . that 's the only reason why you ca n't even look at me . beth : that is not true . katie : prove me wrong . stay . i ca n't go to his grave . i know that donna and brooke have -- have found a beautiful place for his ashes , but i ca n't go there , even now that i 'm feeling better . i just ca n't do it . and i think maybe i could if i was with you . beth : all right ... next visit ... katie : ( laughs ) beth : as soon as you 're stronger . katie : you will say anything to get out the door , wo n't you , to get away from us , away from me . wh -- i - i do n't know why you 're waiting until tomorrow . why do n't you just take an earlier flight ? there must be one . beth : i know you 're frightened . i know that you are not well , but i do n't think you know how demanding you 're being . katie : oh , i 'm sorry . i 'm so sorry for being demanding . please excuse me for wanting you to be my mother . please forgive me for needing you , for needing you to be -- be there for me through part of this . you know , just because you do n't want to be my mother anymore does n't mean that you ca n't . ( crying ) beth : your mother does n't exist . she 's gone . i am not the mother you remember , katie . ( sighs heavily ) i 've had a stroke , a series of them . my memories are slipping away . they think it might be the onset of dementia . and there is nothing i can do to stop it . the woman that i once was , i - well , i just -- i ca n't be that anymore . the only thing i can be is a burden to you , and i will not do that . so just let me go , katie . you will be better off . you 'll live your life . just , please , darling ... ( voice cracks ) let me go .	steffy rushes out of the shipping room when phoebe tells her that their dad is taking care of marcus right now . eric will know that marcus is donna 's son . eric is concerned that donna has a son and did n't tell him . steffy vouches for marcus that what he says is true . donna wanted everyone to get to know him first , this was not marcus ' idea . marcus tells eric he never cared about anyone in this room but him . please do right by donna . stephen and katie overhear brooke and beth arguing . he tries to get beth to explain why she wants to turn around and go right back to paris , and how it will hurt katie . katie accepts her mom 's strange behavior and wants to give her a few days ; she just can not leave . beth tells stephen he is forgiven , if that is what he wants to hear . he says if she is hurting , then tell him about it , perhaps they can work it out . she says she has spent years with them when he was away , she 's paid her dues . perhaps her time in paris just does n't fit in with what is here in l.a .
[ brooke remembering ] stephanie : we 've something else to tell you . ridge just proposed to taylor . ( echoing ) proposed to taylor ... proposed to taylor ... [ scene_break ] hope : hey , good morning . brooke : ( sighs ) i did n't know you were there . hope : i guess it 's not such a good morning , huh ? brooke : no , i 'm fine . hope : sure you are . brooke : ( sighs ) hope : i 'm guessing this is n't about the foundation , though . brooke : no . hope : is this how you 're trying to hide from all the pain that you 're feeling ? brooke : i 'm not trying hide from anything , sweetheart . hope : it seems like it to me . you 're burying yourself in a new project . has stephanie even agreed to work with you on it ? brooke : she 's still resisting using her name . hope : ( sighs ) yeah . and i still do n't understand why you even want to do that . brooke : because she 's my inspiration . hope : she made your life a living hell trying to break up you and dad . brooke : no , honey , that was in the past . hope : she faked a heart attack ! mom , you have to remember these things . brooke : yes , but she 's been helping other people now . she 's changed . hope : except now she hates you again . brooke : well , she does n't hate me . she hates what i did to thomas , and , of course , she should . i mean , it sickens me . i need to put some good back into the world , and i will . [ scene_break ] eric : let 's go back to the original design with this , all right ? it needs to be a lot shorter . i like this fabric , tough . it 's terrific . ridge : what 's next on the agenda ? eric : uh , that 's all , ladies . thank you . i 'll call ursula with the changes . thorne : listen , before we move on to anything else , i want to know what 's going on . brooke 's left the company . your marriage is over , and no one 's told me why . what the hell happened , ridge ? [ scene_break ] taylor : okay , so the whole world knows that i 'm engaged now , i 'm here . so let the congratulations begin . steffy : congratulations . stephanie : okay , congratulations ! taylor : right . steffy : thomas and i watched the whole thing go down , so , of course , i had to call grandma and give her the good news . stephanie : honey ... ( inhales sharply ) i 'm happy for you . you deserve this , you and ridge both , and it 's been a long time coming . taylor : oh , i know , i know . honestly , i - i - i do n't -- i do n't think i 've very been this happy . stephanie : ( chuckles ) steffy : mama , we have so much to do . we 've got a wedding to plan . taylor : i know . i know . this whole thing is so surreal . i ca n't believe ridge and i are getting married again . stephanie : ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] thorne : what happened that could tear you and brooke apart , ridge ? you 're the strongest couple i know . ridge : that 's between me and brooke . there is something i would like to tell both of you . i proposed to taylor . thorne : ( scoffs ) you 're kidding . ridge : we 're getting married . thorne : ridge , this is crazy . do n't you think you 're moving a little too fast ? ridge : it 's what i want , thorne . thorne : well , i do n't like it . you and brooke belong together , ridge . look , i know your history with taylor , but this is crazy . i think you 're making a huge mistake . eric : if he knew what happened between brooke and thomas , he would feel differently . ridge : probably . eric : brooke crossed the line with your son . ridge : she feels a tremendous amount of guilt about that , dad . eric : so she should . ridge : she also says she does n't remember anything about it . eric : who would want to remember something like that ? she probably blocked it out of her mind because she knows how wrong it was . [ scene_break ] hope : well , stephanie must be relieved . she 's finally getting what she 's wanted after all these years . brooke : she is not responsible for any of this . i 'm the one who destroyed my marriage , not stephanie . hope : ( sighs ) brooke : ridge is moving on . he 's going to marry taylor . hope : how can he do that ? it is so soon . this -- this just happened . brooke : because , honey , i told him to . i ca n't give him a good life anymore , but taylor can . and as hard as that is , i 'm happy for them . hope : i get why dad is angry with you right now . but why are you giving up so easily ? brooke : honey , it 's the best thing for ridge . he belongs with taylor . they 're going to be married , and nothing is going to change that . hope : mom , at some point , you 're going to have to forgive yourself . brooke : ( sighs ) not until i can understand how i could do something so horrible . i told donna and katie what i did on the island . hope : how did they react ? brooke : they were disillusioned . they could n't believe that i would be capable of such a thing . and i do n't blame them . i ca n't even believe it myself . hope : mom , listen to me . you are not alone . you have me and r.j. and rick and bridget . they said that they would come home if you need them , okay ? we are all here for you , and we love you . and we are going to make sure that you get through this , okay ? brooke : thank you . i love you . [ scene_break ] taylor : ( aristocratic accent ) more ? stephanie : ( laughs ) yes , though , hell , i 'm surprised you can lift your hand with that rock on it . taylor : ( normal voice ) well , darling , now that i 'm an official forrester , i will be wearing this ring for the rest of my life . stephanie : good . taylor : no , seriously , thank you . thank you . it 's -- it 's stunning . stephanie : i thought you might like it . taylor : well , it 's -- it 's more than that . it 's not just the value . it 's what it means , stephanie . it 's a forrester heirloom , and i ... ( sighs ) i 'm just -- i 'm honored . i 'm honored to be the one wearing it . stephanie : honey , like this ring , you and ridge have a long , long history , a rich history , and you 've endured so much , and now it 's your chance to shine . taylor : whenever i look down at this ring , i 'm -- i 'm gon na remember you , and i 'm going to remember how grateful i am because you 've always believed in me . you know , you 're the reason ridge and i are even getting married again . stephanie : oh , honey . ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] ( knock on door ) hope : hey , got a minute ? steffy : hey , hope , come on in . just , uh , planning my parents ' wedding . hope : great . have fun with that . uh , here are the promo photos for the hope for the future campaign . we 're ready to go to print . steffy : thank you . you 're handling this better than i thought . hope : yeah , well , maybe it 's because i do n't think it 's actually gon na happen , so ... steffy : my parents ' wedding ? are you serious ? my dad already proposed . hope : yeah , i heard . um , but if i recall , i mean , last time she tried marrying him , it did n't really work out , so ... steffy : oh . well , then , that 's awfully rude of you , but brooke is not gon na ruin it this time . she seduced my brother , remember ? she slept with her husband 's son . i mean , i really ca n't think of anything more disgusting . my dad 's never gon na forgive her . hope : ( scoffs ) steffy : and brooke really messed up thomas , you know . hope : yeah , he has been acting kind of strange . steffy : well , who can blame him after what brooke did ? hope : yeah , that would be really hard to deal with ... if , you know , she really did what he says she did . steffy : if ? there 's no `` ifs . `` we all know what brooke did . hope : no , we all know what thomas says she did . but i do n't know , steffy . i mean , i 've got ta wonder if thomas is telling the truth . [ scene_break ] brooke : ( sighs ) ( knock on door ) brooke : ( sighs ) ridge : logan . brooke : ridge . ridge : i tried calling to let you know i was on my way over . brooke : i guess i did n't hear my phone . ridge : r.j. at camp ? brooke : i told him you were gon na take him for ice cream , and he was really excited . ridge : he does n't know , does he ? brooke : about the divorce ? no . ridge : we should sit down and tell him together . brooke : i 've been talking to james about the best way to handle that . ridge : you 're still in therapy ? have you remembered anything more about what happened ? brooke : no . ( sighs ) no , we 've been doing a lot of memory recall exercises and hypnosis , but i ca n't seem to remember anything . ridge : maybe that 's a blessing . brooke : no , it 's not . i need to remember . i need to understand how you could do such a thing , be so hurtful and betray you with your own son . it 's inconceivable . but i did , and i 'm not going to stop trying until i remember exactly what happened on that island . [ scene_break ] stephanie : well , ridge said that if she ever crossed the line again in any way , he 'd come running back to you , and i 'm glad he kept his word . taylor : i know . it 's just sad that brooke ... ( sighs ) she has no morals , and i just -- i never believed in a million years she would do something so horrible . stephanie : look , she 's out of ridge 's life , and she 's not gon na cause any more damage . taylor : well , not that it was worth it , but i ... ( sighs ) i do feel vindicated . i feel like i can finally stop worrying about things . i can -- i can throw my heart over the line with ridge , and not be worrying about brooke coming along and ruining everything , you know ? i - i just -- i feel free . i feel like i can move on with my life , and i know that brooke is history . stephanie : ( laughs ) [ scene_break ] ridge : logan , what you did with thomas does not define you . brooke : maybe not . but it was a defining moment in my life , and i lost you because of it . all of the dreams that i had about our life together -- we were living those dreams , ridge . ridge : ( sighs ) brooke : and suddenly , our life was shattered because of a- betrayal . ridge : logan ... i can still call you that , right ? brooke : ( chuckles ) i would n't want you to call me anything else . i will always be your logan . connor messengered this over . it 's the final divorce decree . ridge : wow , that was fast . brooke : mm , i told him i wanted it immediately , and somehow , he made it happen . ridge : ( sighs ) brooke : i have n't been able to open it . ( sighs ) it 's too painful . ridge : i 'm sorry . brooke : no . you need to move on with your life , marry taylor . now nothing 's standing in your way . ridge : i proposed to her last night . i did what you thought was best for everyone . i did what you wanted me to do . [ scene_break ] steffy : are you saying my brother 's a liar ? hope : your word . steffy : oh , my god . oh , my god , hope , you are . hope : i 'm not sayin that thomas is lying . i 'm just sayin that after what happened , his memory might be a little fuzzy . steffy : hope , you are so in denial . look , i get that you 're bummed that your mom and my dad are breaking up . i get that , and i know you 're hurt , but for you to say thomas is lying , i think that 's a little desperate . hope : yeah , you know what ? i do n't need this right now . i came over here to drop off photos . i 've got enough to deal with . steffy : okay , look , hope , i know firsthand what it feels like to have your family break up . i get that . but i watched my father walk out on us plenty of times because of your mom . hope : ( scoffs ) here we go again . steffy : no , thomas , my mom , and i , we 've always taken a backseat . look , we deserve some happiness , okay ? and no one deserves happiness more than my mom . hope : i think my mom deserves to be happy , too . steffy : yeah , your mom will be happy , with another man , because my father is officially off the market . my grandma was right all these years . goodness , integrity , loyalty -- that 's what wins in the end , and my mom has those qualities , and your mom does n't . hope : it may surprise you , steffy , to learn that your sainted mother is not perfect . steffy : oh , my mom has never done something like what your mom did . hope : ( scoffs ) okay . my mom allegedly slept with your brother . your mother definitely slept with mine . steffy : oh , my god . my mom and rick were in a relationship , okay ? she was n't married to my dad at the same time . that is completely different , hope . hope : hey , i 'm just sayin ' , all right ? steffy : okay . brooke betrayed my dad in the worst possible way . he 's never gon na get over it , so you and brooke -- you have to accept that . hope : ridge loves her , steffy , and you should know by now that he will always go back to her . it 's their destiny . steffy : oh , god . please , not this . hope : it 's true . somehow , some way , they will get past this , because no matter what happens , they still love each other . and love always wins out in the end . steffy : hope , my dad proposed to my mom because he loves her . there 's no other reason , and if i were you , i 'd get over it real quick because they will be married . hope : we 'll just have to see about that , wo n't we ? [ scene_break ] brooke : ( sighs ) ridge : logan ? brooke : ( sighs ) i 'm sorry . ridge : i thought this was what you wanted me to do . brooke : i - i d -- i did . i do . it 's just -- it 's hard hearing you say it . ridge : i just wanted to tell you before someone else could . brooke : thank you . so when do you think you 're getting married ? ridge : taylor does n't want to wait . as soon as possible . brooke : yeah . yeah , that 's a good idea . i think you should get married quickly , then start the healing process . ( sighs ) you are quite a catch , ridge forrester . and i will cherish all of the times that we spent together . that will get me through this . and we 'll always be connected because of our beautiful little boy , even if our lives are going in different directions . i 'm just sorry that i hurt you so much . ( sighs ) and i just do n't know how to fix it . that 's why i have to let you go . but i will always , always love you ... always . ( sobs quietly ) ( sighs )	brooke reflects back on what stephanie told her that ridge has proposed to taylor . she tells hope that she does n't blame stephanie . she was the one responsible for what happened to her marriage . she needs to focus on herself and bring back some goodness into the world and she will . she can not give ridge what he wants and taylor can . hope still does n't understand why she 's giving up so easily . she verbally spars with steffy about the upcoming wedding . hope does n't believe it will actually happen . steffy offers that ridge has already proposed and he will never forgive brooke this time for what she did with thomas . hope concurs if everyone believes what thomas said . she does n't . thorne tells ridge that he and brooke belong together . he is moving too fast by marrying taylor ; it 's crazy .
[ grinder buzzing ] [ liam & hope chuckle ] liam : what ? what ? hope : you just seem awfully happy for a man who got stabbed in the neck with a sword today . liam : [ as the black knight ] well , it 's just a flesh wound . hope : [ chuckles ] liam : [ normal voice ] no , it 's fine . it 's not a big deal . hope : oh , my big , strong man . liam : hey , hey , hey . do n't you forget it . hope : [ chuckles ] liam : big , strong . hope : well , you know that when quinn is involved , even the bravest of men have to be careful . liam : i 'm so happy about this future that i do not care . hope : [ chuckles ] liam : no more interferences . no one to stand in our way . deacon : believe it or not , i used to live here . love what you 've done with the place . wyatt : huh . so , hope 's dad , huh ? deacon : in the flesh . wyatt : she know you 're around ? deacon : yeah , i 've seen her . wyatt : does she know you 're here ? deacon : nah . wyatt : why are you here ? caroline : and i did n't want to be the bad guy , so i just told him that , you know , i 'm the designer , and he could expect a phone call from you , so i hope you do n't mind . rick . rick : hmm ? caroline : my meeting -- i was telling you about it . rick : [ sighs ] yeah , right . i 'm -- i 'm so sorry . caroline : how long were you in that steam room ? it 's one thing to be relaxed , but you are completely checking out here . what 's the matter ? rick : [ sighs ] i was n't alone in the steam room . somebody joined me . caroline : okay . is that a problem ? rick : well , she tried to put her hands all over me , so , yeah . caroline : who ? [ sighs ] myrna . aly : i 've never modeled before , oliver . oliver : you 're a natural . aly : but -- but maya 's excellent at it . i just -- i do n't see hope wanting to replace her . oliver : you 're younger . you 're a forrester . you are the embodiment of the hope for the future message . you are the perfect spokesmodel . caroline : well , this explains a lot . maya 's been avoiding setting a wedding date with carter . she still thinks she has a chance with you . rick : no , no , i - i told her that she does n't . look , i married the right woman . caroline : obviously . maya : we need to talk . aly : world 's best boyfriend . oliver : me ? aly : thinking i could model for a living . oliver : i know you could . aly : maybe , but that 's not who i am . i 'm more comfortable behind the scenes . and besides , maya looks out for me . she 's a good friend , and i would n't want to put her out of a job , you know ? oliver : no . we would n't want that . [ grinder buzzing ] [ buzzing stops ] hope : mm . did it hurt ? liam : [ sighs ] well , ye , a little . hope : [ chuckles ] liam : i 'm still glad she did it . hope : seriously ? liam : yeah , seriously , 'cause she 's just digging herself in deeper . i mean , she 's showing us all how crazy she is . she thinks she 's scaring me , right ? what she 's really doing is making me even more protective of you . and she 's just clarifying for you how much better off you are without her and wyatt in your life . deacon : you 're involved with my daughter . now , you really need to ask why i 'm here ? wyatt : used to be involved , so i guess you 're not up to date . deacon : i think i am . she 's with liam ... for now . wyatt : [ scoffs ] deacon : ca n't imagine that sits well . you know , i used to see pictures of you two in the press every now and again . you 'd have your arms around each other . kind of hard to miss with that whole diamond heist . wyatt : yeah . yeah , that was insane . deacon : i actually remember thinking to myself maybe y two are meant to be , but , you know , then again , what do i know ? wyatt : she 's a different person when she 's with me . she 's -- he 's relaxed . she 's happy . she 's fun . and , yes , i want her back . and she might not be ready to admit it yet , but ... i know she wants me back , too . maya : there 's something going on . i should have told you from the beginning . caroline : this is a conversation that you need to be having with carter , not us . maya : carter knows . he was n't worried . he thought i was overreacting , but i 'm not . rick : you told carter ? maya : he thinks oliver is harmless -- that maybe he 's genuinely interested , but -- caroline : i 'm sorry . what does oliver have to do with you hitting on my husband in the steam room ? maya : okay , i - i did n't think you 'd be telling her about that . rick : [ clears throat ] maya , she 's my wife . i do n't keep anything from her . caroline : have you been pining after him this whole time , leading carter on ? maya : rick and i had something great together , and it ended quickly . the truth is , we never had time to process it . we both rebounded . caroline : hardly a rebound , seeing as he was with me first , but whatever . maya : carter is a great guy , and i know we would have a wonderful life together , but i - i could n't walk around thinking , `` what if ? `` maybe i should n't have done it , but i had to tell rick the way i felt ... in case maybe he was feeling that way , too . pam : [ chuckles ] oh ! oliver : [ chuckles ] pam : oh , aly , thank goodness you are here . aly : [ chuckling ] what 's going on , guys ? oliver : looks like a big night out . pam : well , it was supposed to be . i finally convinced donna to come with us to the castle . i even helped her pick out this amazing outfit . it 's this wench thing that , you know -- charlie : yeah , and then , suddenly , she gets a case of the 24-hour plague . pam : right . now , i know you have n't been coming with us recently , but we have an extra ticket . so , what do you say ? liam : there is n't a woman on the planet who would take a mother - in - law like you . liam : i am holding your feet to the fire . you ca n't threaten me . you have zero power over me . you are a vile , manipulative , evil bitch ! liam : okay , you know what goes around comes around , right ? you and wyatt are out . liam : hey , um -- uh , favor ? hope : mm . liam : uh , i know you 're gon na , uh , head home now , and i got that meeting in the morning , but -- hope : well , i wish i could stay . liam : no , no , no . it 's -- stay the course . you stay at your mom 's until we 're married . hope : okay , well , since i know you 're not gon na ask me to stay the night , what 's the favor ? liam : ah , yes . uh , hold on . hold on . hope : i 'm holding . liam : this -- this will work . hope : for what ? liam : for fundraising -- honeymoon fundraising . hope : what ? liam : yeah . well , it 's a swear jar . see ? damn . hope : [ chuckles ] wait , a swear jar ? for you or for me ? liam : for both of us . hope : i was not aware that we were having that problem . liam : oh , but we are , especially with the `` q `` word . hope : oh . oh , all right . okay . gotcha . liam : also , i think we should throw in the `` w `` word . they should both cost a quarter , i say . hope : all right , then , in that case , i 'll watch myself . liam : good . hope : mm - hmm . mm , but hold on . if this money 's going to our honeymoon -- liam : no , no , no . i - i know what you 're thinking . i know what you 're thinking , but our time is our time . frankly , i do n't want to talk about either of them . hope : who ? liam : exactly . hope : [ chuckles ] [ wind gusting ] [ thudding ] mm . god ! liam : [ chuckles ] hope : i 'm sorry , but i 'm -- i 'm -- i 'm almost glad that i 'm not staying here tonight because sometimes this house scares me . liam : aw . oh , what , you do n't think i protect you ? hope : oh , no , honey . you always do . liam : thank you . deacon : i 'm not trying to butt in , but i will if i think hope 's making a mistake . you know , i want what 's best for her . wyatt : i hope you see the signs , because what 's best for hope is standing right in front of you , and it ai n't liam . deacon : hey , look , do n't get me wrong -- i mean , i got nothing against the guy . frankly , he seems likable enough to me , but it does seem strange -- you know , two people trying to get together for so long . i mean , something must not be working . wyatt : something stopped working a long time ago . i mean , they were -- they 're both so used to trying to get married , they did n't notice . and then i came along , gave hope a better option . showed her that there was someone out there who actually made an effort for her . i 'm glad you came by -- getting to know me and everything . deacon : i do n't want to give you the wrong idea here . i just thought i 'd introduce myself to the odd man out . that 's all . wyatt : oh , i know , and i 'm not asking anything of you . i just -- keep an open mind when it comes to me . deacon : you mind if i ask you something ? wyatt : anything . deacon : what say you and i open up one of these bottles of scotch ? 'cause , u i 'm damn - near parched . wyatt : [ chuckles ] maya : things could have been very different for me . i could have been the one calling myself `` forrester , `` not you . can you blame me for taking a moment to make sure that rick is happy before i commit myself to carter ? caroline : oh , i see what this is . you want a bigger paycheck . maya : i am no gold digger . someone else in the company is , and i am here trying to warn you . rick : you said something about oliver . maya : he 's using aly . rick : what ? what are you talking about ? maya : he 's flirting with her , leading her on . rick : he 's hanging out with her . maya : it all started when ridge tried to fire oliver . he was worried about his job , but aly had a crush on him . so he got to thinking . if he ties himself to a forrester , he has job security . oliver is using aly , and you have to put a stop to it before she gets hurt . pam : oh , aly , please , come . it 's been ages since you 've been , and you know you love it . aly : maybe another time , okay ? pam : we 're gon na miss you . charlie : yeah . oliver : stop . she 's going . aly : what ? oliver : we both are . pam , come with us down to the storage room . aly and i need costumes . pam : what ? yes ! aly : seriously , do you know what you 're getting yourself into ? oliver : no idea , but if it 's something you like , i want to experience it , too . whatever you 're into , i want to be into it , too . wyatt : welcome back to l.a . deacon : cheers . [ glasses clink ] deacon : mmm . wyatt : mmm . deacon : ahh . so , um , i 'm curious . if hope 's happier with you , why is she with liam ? wyatt : [ scoffs ] we 're not together anymore because of my mother . i know that sounds ridiculous , but you do n't know my mother . she 's overly involved in my life -- was overly involved , i should say . i do n't really want anything to do with her right now . deacon : that sounds kind of harsh . wyatt : yeah , well , i 'm trying to show hope that i can separate myself from her , you know ? i mean , my mother 's not exactly the kind of person hope respects . deacon : why ? wyatt : she does n't care how much she has to interfere , what lines she has to cross . if people get hurt , it does n't matter ... as long as she gets what she wants . [ wind gusting ] [ lock clicks ] [ creaking , thudding ] [ creaking , thudding continue ] [ lock clicks ] [ gusting continues ] liam : [ exhales deeply ] [ wind howling ] liam : [ sighs ] [ gusting continues ] [ crashing ] rick : are you sure about this ? caroline : there is no way . you 're just trying to cause drama to divert attention . you hit on your boss , and now you 're panicking . maya : you want proof ? i 've got proof . oliver : i need to hold on to this job . if that means dating the redheaded forrester for a bit , i 'm willing to do it . [ fanfare plays ] [ indistinct conversations ] [ laughter ] charlie : come on -- let 's get inside . let 's go ! pam : wait till you see the seats we got . oliver : uh , how come other people are n't dressed up ? pam : oh , tourists do n't usually , but there 's lots of regulars like us . aly : you look great , by the way . oliver : so do you . pam : [ chuckles ] charlie : you are about to go back in time . do not be frightened . why , it 's not real . or is it ? pam : two hours of epic battle . aly : pageantry . charlie : jousting . aly : the horses . oliver : milady . aly : mm . wyatt : i know what you 're thinking . i ought to be thrilled to have a mom like that on my side , and for most of my life , i was . you know , there was something cool having a mother that was different than the rest -- did n't mind bending the rules now and then . but sometimes ... she just goes a little too far . [ wind gusting ] [ creaking ] [ doorknob rattles ] [ crashing ] [ lock rattles ] liam : . . quiet !	rick tells caroline that he was not the only one in the steam room . she guesses myrna so no wonder she is putting off her marriage to carter . maya comes in and starts chatting about aly and oliver . caroline does n't know what this has to do with her being in the steam room with rick . maya says she did not know that rick would be telling her that . they had a thing once and it ended so quickly that they never got a chance to process it . rick was on the rebound . caroline points out rick was with her first so maya had no claim on him . aly tells oliver that she is more comfortable behind the scenes . quinn is in her factory finishing up on some welding . wyatt invites deacon in and wonders if hope knows he is in town . deacon says he used to live in this very house ; he likes what he has done with it . deacon says wyatt is involved with his daughter so he does n't have to ask why he is here . wyatt says was as in the past . but he does admit he would like to have hope back . she is fun and relaxed when she is with him , not uptight like with liam . he knows she also wants him back . deacon says he does n't know liam but he seems like a likeable guy . but they have tried to get married for so long that something must be wrong . wyatt says he is glad deacon came by and he 'd like to get to know him too . deacon suggests they open up one of those bottles of scotch as he is parched . hope and liam kiss and she is protective of his boo - boo . he scoffs it off as just a little flesh wound and he was glad to get it if it meant showing hope how crazy quinn really is and that she is better off with quinn and wyatt out of their lives .
katie : yes or no . has bill kissed you ? brooke : katie , where is this coming from ? katie : [ sighs ] i just -- i - i have this -- i have this voice in my head telling me that something is going on here , and i have to make it go away , and it makes me want to drink ! brooke : and you think -- katie : i do n't know what to think ! you tell me . i need the truth . and do n't make yourself think that you 're protecting me by keeping it from me , because you 're not . i need to hear it from you ! have you and bill crossed the line ? [ scene_break ] thomas : thank you . ridge : do n't thank me . a father should know his son . and a son should know his father . and now douglas is gon na know his . and i should n't have asked you what i asked you . i was protecting my family . i was trying to protect my family . i was overreacting , because of what i thought happened that night . and you 're right . that 's why i could n't let go of the anger . but now i understand . i 'd broken up with you , and i was at the loft , and you ... you were n't with me . you were looking for comfort , and you found it . i misjudged you , thomas . so ... you and caroline , this is , uh , this is your baby . thomas : did you hear that , little guy ? what your granddad just said ? oh , yeah . ridge : granddad . thomas : it 's okay . ridge : yeah , that 's who i am . it 's who i should have been all along . thomas : he 'll always have you to look up to , to admire you . ridge : all the differences we had , all the things we went through with that little guy , there 's one thing that 's never changed , and i know that 's hard to see sometimes , but ... i love you very much . and i 'm sorry i took these special moments away from both you guys . but , okay , uh ... there 's a lot to talk about before we go public with this . i think right now the two of you need to spend time as a family . excuse me . thomas : hi . caroline : hey . [ clicking tongue ] ah ! [ scene_break ] katie : you 're awfully quiet . makes me think that i 'm right . has there been a moment where you 've touched ? where your eyes lock , and you ca n't look away ? are we right back to where we started , where you ca n't fight your feelings for each other ? or is it all just bill ? bill : was what all bill ? what 's going on ? brooke : katie 's feeling the urge to drink again , and her sixth sense is telling her that maybe it has something to do with us . bill : you and me ? katie : i know that i said that i turned the corner on my insecurities , but ... bill : they 've come roaring back . katie : is it possible , just possible , that the reason why i ca n't be free of these thoughts is because you are n't free from each other ? bill : katie , i told you . there is nothing more important to your sister and me than your health and wellbeing . if you doubt that , if those doubts are tempting you toward the bottle , do not give in . i am committed to this marriage and our family . whatever i have to do , whatever sacrifices i have to make , you and will come first . i know your sister feels the same way . so we 're doing our part . i need you to do yours . let go of these insecurities once and for all . katie : i 'm sorry . i guess i , uh ... let you both down again , huh ? brooke : honey , no . katie : i 'm -- i 'm trying to rise above my doubts . i 'm just ... having a hard time . bill : katie , stop . we understand . you 've been through a lot . but the one thing you can be sure of -- katie : is that you 'd never betray me ? i know that . i do . bill : so , where 's will ? upstairs terrorizing his favorite nanny ? katie : yeah . yeah . i , um ... i 'll go check on him . bill : [ sighs ] you were going to tell her about us , were n't you ? [ scene_break ] caroline : somebody 's nappy time . thomas : oh , come on . just a little bit longer . i want to spend a little more time with my son . ah , ah , ah . caroline : you know , you -- you have a real way with him . thomas : yeah , for a new dad , you mean ? caroline : no , i mean instinctually . thomas : hmm . caroline : you just -- you 're good with him . you always know what to do and say . thomas : i mean , you heard that he came with a little instruction manual when he popped out , right ? yeah , you know , it 's great . he came with it . and i 've been poring through it for this exact scenario . caroline : what ? ! thomas : yeah , yeah . caroline : there was n't one for new moms ! thomas : [ chuckles ] come on . you do n't need one . i would -- no . caroline : [ chuckles ] thomas : look at that . that little hand . caroline : i know . it 's so sweet . what ? thomas : th - this -- this is -- this is how it should be . our -- our new family , spending time under one roof . this -- this ... i want this . caroline : yeah , but you have that . we all live here together . thomas : no , i know , i know . but i 'm -- i 'm thinking something else . hi ! just the three of us . you , me , and -- and -- and douglas . [ scene_break ] brooke : [ sighs ] bill : you okay ? brooke : you heard katie . bill : so did you . she 's -- she 's stable , she 's insecure . she 's drinking , she 's not . she 's all over the place . brooke : bill , it 's because of us , because we 've been lying to her . we never should have given in to our feelings . bill : how would that have helped anything ? pretending ? fighting off the inevitable ? brooke : there is nothing inevitable about you and me . bill : you do n't believe that . brooke : we are hurting the one person that we love so much . my sister ! i ca n't let her stand there believing that it 's her insecurities that are getting to her and that we 're not betraying her ! bill : we 're not betraying her ! we 're here for katie . brooke : it does n't make what we 're doing any less wrong . bill : i do n't give a damn about any of that . life is complicated . feelings are complicated . there are circumstances dictating our choices . katie 's health , her fragility . telling her about us is not an option . and us not being together is not an option . brooke : bill , do n't . please . bill : no , brooke . no . i know you love me , and we both love and care about katie . i told you . i 'm not going to live without you . i wo n't do it . brooke : you have to . you have to let go . this has got to stop . [ scene_break ] thomas : yeah . yeah . sit . sit with me . he needs to know that we 're a family , caroline . he needs to know that -- that i 'm his dad . he 'll start to see that when he sees me with you and not -- not you with -- with dad , with ridge . caroline : i know as much as he loves douglas , he means it when he says that he 's -- thomas : no , that he 's stepping back . that he 's letting me be the father that i always should have been . i - i can never get that time back . i ca n't -- i ca n't see my son being born . [ sighs ] and i ca n't -- i ca n't watch him take his first breath . but that night that -- that we made love , something so beautiful came from it , our little boy . except we -- we have n't gotten to fully experience what that means to us , to be there for douglas . caroline : thomas , your father is -- thomas : you were vulnerable . you fell in love with an older man . but what he did , controlling our lives the way that he did , it 's -- that 's not right . we 're parents . i want to be there for douglas . i want to be there ... for you . let me . [ scene_break ] bill : do n't do this , brooke . brooke : i have to . i ca n't live this way . bill : all right , listen to me . katie 's going through another bout of insecurity . what motivated it this time , who -- who really knows . but by the time she left to check on will , she 'd already gotten herself together . brooke : based on lies we just told her ! bill : nothing i said was a lie . we are both doing everything we can to make sure katie does n't get hurt by this . brooke : she is being hurt . she 's being hurt by our lies , and it 's driving her to drink . i ca n't let that happen . bill : we wo n't let that happen . we will be there for your sister like we always have . brooke : that 's not enough , bill . i ca n't reassure her to her face that nothing is happening , and then she turns her back and you and i are ... it 's -- it 's wrong . it 's destructive . you know that . bill : what i know is that neither one of us can turn off our feelings . we ca n't deny the love we have for each other . brooke : we have to try . for katie 's sake . bill : brooke , it 's impossible . brooke : you are not going to come over to my house anymore . and i am not going to see you . we ca n't . we are torturing katie . bill : i refuse to let you walk away from me . i wo n't let you do it . brooke : i ca n't do this anymore . we˯ ca n't . goodbye , bill . goodbye . [ scene_break ] [ birds chirping ] thomas : come here . we have an opportunity to do what 's right for douglas . i 've -- i 've -- i 've dated . i 've had my time in europe . it was enough . but i need something deeper . i - i want something deeper . i - i want to be with you . i - i want to be with our son . and i - i know -- i know that seems presumptuous as hell . it does , but ... i 'm thinking about douglas , what it would mean to him for his parents to be together and to give him the best life possible . that 's what every parent wants . and we have an opportunity to do that for him . caroline : thomas , wait . [ sighs ] just ... hold on . i know that a lot has happened today , but there is one thing that has not changed , and that is my commitment to ridge . i love him very much . and we will work this out , but ... we ca n't be a family . not like that . [ scene_break ] [ birds chirping ] katie : will 's fine . he 's , um ... hiding from dragons . [ chuckles ] is brooke gone ? bill : yeah . katie : you seem upset . i guess it 's because i , um ... put you and brooke on the spot again , huh ? you 've been patient with me , and i 've , um ... i 've repaid you with accusations and doubts . i know you 're tired . [ voice breaking ] i 'm tired , too . i do n't -- i do n't like feeling like this . i do n't like living like this . i ... i just -- i hope and i pray that you have n't given up on us . because i love you . and i know you love me . [ scene_break ] katie : tell me that nothing 's going on between you and my husband . bill : katie knows there 's something going on between us . katie : has he kissed you ? bill : i ca n't take it anymore . katie : has he touched you ? brooke : [ sobs ] [ scene_break ] katie : i know that you 've been loyal to me through all of this , and it means so much to me . [ scene_break ] ridge : logan ? what 's going on ? what 's wrong ? brooke : [ sighs ] um ... [ sniffles ] [ sighs ] i 've betrayed somebody , somebody that i love . ridge : who ? brooke : my sister . ridge : katie ? brooke : with her husband .	katie grills brooke if bill kissed her . that voice in her head makes her ask . she needs the truth from brooke . katie says brooke is very quiet ; she must be right . they must be right back where they started . bill comes in and brooke laments that katie has that desire to drink again and she is thinking it has something to do with them . bill stands there and says he has made a commitment to her and this family and brooke feels the same way . so they are doing their part and katie needs to do the same . he hugs her . she says she must have done it again in not believing him , and she knows he will not betray her again . she goes to check on will . bill accuses brooke of almost telling katie about them . brooke tells him that she does not want to betray her sister and what they are doing is wrong . he does not care about that . katie needs help and they do not have the option of telling her the truth in her fragile state . he will not go on without brooke . she says he will have to as she is not going to continue this . bill tells brooke that nothing he said to katie was a lie . they will be there for katie and this will not hurt her . she keeps saying they will be torturing katie so she will not come over here again nor is he to come to her house . she can not do this .
steffy : i still feel so relaxed from the spa yesterday . liam : yeah ? steffy : mm - hmm . liam : i 'm glad you liked the surprise . steffy : oh , it 's exactly what i needed . [ elevator bell dings ] wyatt : two words . spencer summit . now , if you want to make a splash , that is the place to do it . last year , eric 's speech was a huge success for forrester . katie : but i want to do something bigger than a speech , something more like , um ... wyatt : fashion show . katie : a fashion show . that 's good . wyatt : i mean , forrester couture right on the beaches of monaco . katie : but what if we do n't do couture ? i mean , it 's the french riviera . why do n't we debut something new , like a swimwear line ? wyatt : yes ! yes , exactly . katie : thanks , wyatt . wyatt : i 'm happy to help . katie : oh ! [ chuckles ] sorry . steffy : oh , no , no , it 's -- it 's okay . we 're just being annoying newlyweds . come on in . liam : yeah , yeah , our bad . hey , i heard you got wyatt 's old job . katie : yeah ! liam : that 's pretty cool . katie : yeah , i 'm really excited about it . in fact , i already have an idea i 'd like to run by you . liam : uh , that 's my cue . um , i got to go to my office . i will see you later . steffy : okay . liam : okay . congratulations . good choice . katie : [ chuckles ] steffy : what 's your idea ? i 'd -- i 'd love to hear it . [ camera shutter clicks ] r.j. : and got it . coco : wait , let me see . oh , wait , that 's cute . wait , that 's really cute . i like that . r.j. : well , i 'm gon na post it . coco : really ? r.j. : yeah . coco : okay . well , we 're officially official , then . r.j. : i guess we are . coco : [ chuckles ] zende : hey , guys . r.j. : hey , um , zende . uh , actually , i was gon na look for you . my dad 's been asking about a red dress ? zende : red dress . yeah . um , i 'll have it finished soon . it 's just most of my focus has been on nicole . r.j. : yeah , i 'm sure my dad will be cool . no rush . coco : how is she doing ? zende : you know what ? i think i figured out part of the problem , why she 's been so attached to lizzy . it 's her father . he needs to stop messing with her head . maya : nicole wo n't sign the adoption papers . vivienne : she 's going through something , maya . the doctors told her she might not be able to have another child . i mean , maybe she just needs a little time . rick : i 'm sorry . nothing 's changed . maya and i are lizzy 's parents . all we 're asking her is for a signature . vivienne : i 'm sure nicole understands that , rick . maya : then why is she doing this ? [ lizzy whines ] maya : why does n't she understand that i 'm lizzy 's mother ? nicole : i do n't want to talk about it . julius : sweetheart , you can not sweep these things under the rug . it 's weighing on you , and i can tell ! nicole : look , i came to pick up some papers for the office . you should n't have followed me . julius : do you still have the adoption papers ? nicole : they 're in my bag . and i have not signed them yet . julius : and i hope you never will . wyatt : all right . let 's see here . liam : do you ever work in your own office ? wyatt : what ? the view 's better up here . liam : hey , guess what ? wyatt : hmm ? you 're not really my brother and this has all been a cruel hoax on me ? liam : no . wyatt : [ laughs ] liam : but katie got your old job at forrester . wyatt : and ? you 're assuming i 'm gon na be upset by this ? steffy : katie , you just started . i do n't want you putting pressure on yourself . katie : yeah , no , no . i 've -- i 've been having fun , you know , brainstorming . steffy : yeah , but , you know , wyatt -- he 's the king of promotion and marketing . it 's some pretty big shoes to fill . katie : oh , yeah , i 'm -- i 'm well aware of wyatt 's p.r . prowess . in fact , uh , this is an idea that i think he might have come up with himself . steffy : oh , okay . now i 'm curious . katie : one word for you . swimwear . coco : nicole confided in me about her fertility issues . zende : yeah , yeah , it 's been a struggle . on top of that , her father thinks that she should keep lizzy . coco : well , maybe you should talk to nicole 's mom about this . r.j. : that 's a good idea . zende : yeah . if i have any chance of helping my wife , i need to speak to her mother . maya : [ chuckling ] aww ! mmm ! vivienne : [ laughs ] maya : i love you , my lizzy . [ chuckles ] all right . mommy will be right here , okay ? there you go . vivienne : i do n't know what to make of this . nicole 's heart is broken . she wants a child so badly . rick : i know she does . but to hang this over our head ? vivienne : that 's not nicole . i mean , something else is getting to her . maya : oh , no . not something . someone . daddy . julius : can i see those papers ? hmm . yeah , see , they thought this was all signed and sealed , a done deal . but it 's not . you think this is an accident ? it 's not an accident . this is a gift from the heavens . this is a sign that lizzy should be with her real mother . you , nicole . wyatt : katie and i talk all the time . she told me she was taking over my old job , and i was like , `` yeah , go ahead . big deal . `` liam : what ? well , forgive me if i 'm a little surprised you 're not jealous . wyatt : wh -- why would i be ? she 's a friend , and i 'm happy for her . liam : yeah , sure , till she shows you up . wyatt : well , more power if she does . liam : well , she 's already pitching ideas to steffy , so there 's that . wyatt : really ? liam : yep . she came in just as i was leaving . she seemed really enthusiastic about whatever it is she 's got in mind . wyatt : well , she should be . i predict people will be pleasantly surprised by what she 's capable of , and i think she 's gon na be a real asset to forrester . steffy : swimwear ? katie : yeah . so , hear me out . we need to step it up a notch , catch the public 's eye , especially after spectra stole our designs . steffy : oh , yeah , that was totally humiliating . i mean , we 're still suffering the consequences . katie : so let 's give ourselves a new venue . let 's get our customers out of the showroom , take them on an adventure somewhere luxurious , somewhere with international appeal to create buzz . steffy : what exactly do you have in mind ? katie : specifically , the spencer summit . steffy : monte carlo ? katie : mm - hmm . steffy : what does that have to do with swimwear ? katie : everything . it 's the ideal place for a forrester fashion show . coco : i feel for nicole and all the emotion she must be feeling . i - i ca n't even imagine . r.j. : yeah , yeah , it 's got to be hard . coco : i think it 's sweet the way zende 's protecting her , though , like fighting for her . r.j. : well , that 's what a guy does when he cares about a woman . maya : dad said that i am not lizzy 's real mother , that legally and genetically she is nicole 's . vivienne : baby , i am so sorry . we 're gon na figure this out as a family . [ door opens ] zende : hey . vivienne : hey . rick : you heard from nicole ? zende : not yet . look , i know you 're all concerned . nicole 's taken this infertility news pretty hard . but that 's not all that 's going on here . vivienne : maya was just filling me in . zende : so you know what julius is up to ? vivienne : unfortunately , yes . zende : look , he 's leading nicole in the wrong direction . he 's all in her head right now . it is not his place to try to convince her not to sign those papers . it needs to stop . nicole : you ca n't keep saying things like this , daddy . julius : nicole , i have always been straightforward with you . and if nobody else has the guts to be honest with you , i always will . now , lizzy is your baby . you gave birth to her . you ! nobody else . nicole : i know . and this is really hard for me . i love her so much . but i do n't want to have these feelings . i do n't want to have these doubts . it 's not right . but i ca n't help it . julius : listen , you gave up what might be the only child you 'll ever have for your sister . why ? because she could n't have one . it was never intended , and that 's not your fault ! we 're talking about your life , your family ! and it 's time that you stop thinking about making everybody else happy and take care of your damn self . i want you to take care of you . wyatt : i have always had nothing but respect for katie . i mean , talk about strength . think about everything she 's been through . liam : yeah , and she deserves a medal for putting up with our dad . wyatt : yeah . right ? and she 's , you know , single mom , full time career . liam : makes it all look easy . wyatt : i think it 's pretty remarkable . she basically ran this place . she was c.e.o . of forrester . now she 's in charge of -- of defining forrester 's brand . it 's , i do n't know , it 's cool . liam : i wonder what that 's gon na look like . like , what kind of changes is she gon na make ? wyatt : i do n't know . time will tell . but you know what ? whatever she does end up doing , i do n't know , i think it 's gon na be pretty exciting and provocative . katie : okay , imagine a beach in monte carlo . the cocktails are flowing . rosé for days . it 's hot , it 's sultry . the air is thick with anticipation , and we reveal our new collection , forrester swimwear -- bikinis , sarongs , elegant caftans . what do you think of the concept so far ? steffy : it 's sexy and glamorous . really edgy . i like it . logistically , it might be challenging , but it has a lot of potential . i 'll think about it . katie : okay , well , that 's all i can ask . steffy : katie , i have to say , i 'm really impressed . you had , what , a day and a half , and you came up with this on your own . not bad . r.j. : i guess our problems do n't seem too important compared to what zende and nicole are going through . coco : we 're having problems ? r.j. : well , you liking techno music , that 's a real problem . coco : it 's the best ! stop ! r.j. : i do n't know how much longer i could take of this . coco : aww . poor guy . that 's horrible . is there any way i could make it up to you ? r.j. : huh . i do n't know . but you could try . yeah ? coco : [ chuckles ] rick : nicole is vulnerable , and julius is taking advantage . maya : it 's not fair that she 's having trouble conceiving , but it is not okay for dad to be putting ideas in her head like this . zende : he 's telling her that the adoption not being official is a sign . maya : he said i should be grateful that i had one good year with lizzy , that that was enough because it was something that i thought was unimaginable , that i should just hand lizzy over to nicole ! vivienne : julius ! i swear , that 's crazy . he ca n't really mean that . zende : he does . vivienne : well , no . well , then we have to put a stop to it . we need to speak to nicole right away . zende : right . she went over to eric 's . i 'm assuming she 's still there . rick : all right , well , then let 's go . maya : [ gasps ] come here , lizzy bear . rick , what if we ca n't get through to her ? zende : we will . we have to . we have to stop julius . julius : maya has been selfish her whole life , and our family has suffered because of it . if maya was meant to have a child , then she would have had the means . nicole : i ca n't have a baby , either . you could say the same about me . am i being punished ? julius : no . the only person that 's punishing you is maya by making you her surrogate . nicole : i made the choice to do it . julius : yes ! but you were too young to make that decision ! you should have never been put in that position ! and look at what 's happened because of it ! you 've got a broken heart . i mean , you 're yearning for your daughter . you ca n't have another child because of that birth ! you 're the one that 's suffering , nicole , and i 'm only saying this because i 'm your father and i love you , and i only want the best for you ! listen , you have made a tremendous sacrifice for maya , and what she is doing to you , it is just wrong . steffy : i 'll give your idea some serious consideration . i 'll pitch it to my father , run the numbers . but you 're onto something . katie : great . i 'm -- i 'm glad you like it . steffy : i just ca n't believe i did n't even think of it myself . katie : [ chuckles ] steffy : we 'll talk later . katie : okay . thank you . [ dialing ] [ ringtone plays ] wyatt : is this the katie logan ? katie : [ chuckles ] yeah , it is . um , do you have a second ? wyatt : i do , yeah . but did you pitch steffy on the idea ? katie : i did . wyatt : yeah ? what she say ? katie : she said it was sexy and glamorous with a little bit of an edge . wyatt : glamorous , sexy , edgy . wow . you know , those were my trademarks when i worked there at forrester . katie : well , i guess they 're my trademarks now . wyatt : [ chuckling ] yeah , i guess so . katie : seriously , um , i ca n't thank you enough . wyatt : come on . we came up with the idea together . katie : i feel bad taking all of the credit . wyatt : would you stop ? this is a good thing , katie . it 's an amazing opportunity for you , and i could n't be happier . and like i said before , if you need anything , anything at all , i am more than willing to help . katie : well , i appreciate that , and thank you for letting me run with it . so i 'll keep you posted . bye . [ birds chirping ] julius : you have been given a second chance , a chance to do the right thing for lizzy , to raise her in a traditional family home and give you and zende the -- the baby that you so both desperately desired . nicole , do n't sign these papers . that child is made of your flesh and blood . you carried her in your womb for nine months ! you created her ! you brought her into this world , not maya ! vivienne : julius avant ! what the hell do you think you 're doing ? ! what kind of nonsense are you putting in this child 's head ? ! julius : oh , come on , viv . you know that what i 'm saying is the truth . vivienne : i do n't want to hear it ! i do n't want to hear it ! rick : you know , julius , every day i lose more and more respect for you . how can you say something like that to your daughter ? maya : honestly , dad , nothing you say hurts or surprises me anymore , but i will not let you come between me and my sister . julius : that is your sister 's child , not yours ! zende : do n't listen to him , nicole . you 're going through a lot right now . i know what you 're feeling . you 're feeling afraid , and you feel helpless , but i am right here , and i ai n't going nowhere . you know what ? we may not have a family the way we imagined , but we 'll get through this together . this is our battle , you and me , husband and wife . you have to stop listening to him . julius : excuse me ? but do you realize that 's my daughter you 're talking to ? zende : look , i know you were raised to respect your father , and i want you to honor that , but listen to what he is saying to maya and what he 's saying to you . what he 's encouraging you to do is not fair to you ! it 's not fair to maya , and it 's not fair to lizzy ! you can not let him get in your ear ! baby , i got you . i 'm your husband . i always will . look , you made a promise to them . and you have to keep it . you 'll be a mother someday , but not to lizzy . that man standing right there is lizzy 's father , not me . and the woman standing next to him is lizzy 's mother , your sister , the woman who has been raising her since birth . now , look , your father , he 's wrong . but you can do what 's right . let this go so we can move on with our lives . sign those adoption papers . put this behind us .	back in the office , liam congratulates katie for her new position . he leaves her alone with steffy . maya and rick explain to viv about nicole signing the papers . viv says she is going through a rough time and just needs more time . maya retorts that it is julius who is getting to her . nicole and julius go home and nicole says the papers are in her bag but she has not signed them yet . julius laments he hopes she never will . this is not an accident ; it is a gift from heaven . the baby should be with its real mother . coco and rj take a selfie and declare it official for the social media . liam and wyatt discuss katie taking over his old job . he is not jealous . he thinks she will be a real asset to fc . they both agree she deserves a medal for even putting up with their father over the years . steffy likes katie 's ideas . katie tells steffy she thinks they need to catch the public 's eye , so somewhere with national appeal . she suggests the spencer summit .
steffy : it 's just awful . emma was so young . liam : [ sighs ] i know . i think about all the times we all drove on that road . steffy : i know . such a horrible accident . like , i know it 's been a few days , but do you think we should really be doing this ? like [ sighs ] a beach party seems , i do n't know ... liam : no . no . steffy : ... inappropriate . liam : listen , you -- you had this planned way before emma passed away , for one . steffy : yeah . yeah . liam : and it 's just family . it 's gon na -- it 's fine . it 's okay . steffy : yeah . yeah , yeah . you 're right . and , like , you know , the girls are babies , but , you know , i want them to know their cousin . liam : [ sighing ] yeah . i mean , it 'll be nice to see douglas . i 'm not super psyched about spending the day with your brother . steffy : well , you know what , today 's not about us , and i think it might be good for hope . get her mind off of emma 's death . liam : hope is coming ? steffy : well , thomas is hoping she might be here , yeah . liam : oh . hope : hi . brooke : hi . do n't you look cute and summery . hope : yeah . i 'm going to steffy 's with thomas and douglas for a beach party . brooke : yeah , you mentioned that . i 'm surprised you want to go . hope : well ... part of me does n't , but , uh , like thomas says , i need to move on with my life . brooke : how do you feel ? hope : like i want to stay in my room and not see anyone . but i know that 's not good for me . brooke : no , that is n't good . but i 'm not sure that spending a lot of time with thomas is good for you , either . thomas : [ grunting ] [ cellphone rings ] yeah . what 's up ? yeah , you got it ? okay , good . good , yeah . yeah , just drop it by the house . okay , cool . yeah . yeah , i got a big day planned . brooke : you should n't let anyone pressure you into doing anything that you 're not ready for . hope : it 's a day at the beach , mom . if i ca n't handle that , then ... ridge : hey . you 're still here . i thought you were headed over to steffy 's . brooke : she 's not sure she 's up for it . ridge : oh . hope : i 'm fine . i do n't want to let douglas down . and besides , i 'm excited to see the girls . brooke : bet it must be hard to see liam and steffy together . hope : i 'm the one who ended the marriage and insisted that liam move in with them . besides , it 's not like they 're back together in that way . i do n't think so . [ door opens ] steffy : i 'm all ready . why do n't you put your suit on ? liam : uh ... yeah . i probably should . hope and thomas will be here soon , wo n't they ? steffy : yeah . well , hopefully the sun will stay out , and it 'll be nice and warm . liam : yeah . honestly , i 'm a little less worried about the weather and more worried about dealing with thomas all day . listen , i -- sorry . i do n't trust him , and i do n't trust his interest in hope . douglas : daddy ? thomas : hey , buddy . you do n't have your swimsuit on . douglas : i do n't think i want to go . thomas : but we 're going to aunt steffy 's . we 're gon na see your cousins . and we need hope to come , too . douglas : why ? thomas : why ? well ... well , everything 's better when we 're with hope , right ? come on . it 'll be fun . okay ? douglas : okay ... thomas : come on . let 's hear some excitement . i want to hear some enthusiasm from you , right ? douglas : okay , daddy . it 'll be fun . thomas : that 's my boy . trust me , kiddo . this is a day i do n't want to miss . douglas : i do n't like that stuff . it makes my hair crunchy . thomas : well , too bad . we need you looking extra handsome . douglas : do i have to go swimming in the ocean ? thomas : well , not if you do n't want to . but we 'll be hanging out with kelly and phoebe . that 'll be fun , huh ? douglas : but they 're babies . i 'm a big guy . thomas : yeah , you are . you 've gotten to be a really big boy . here . [ grunts ] oh - kay ! well , that looks pretty good , huh ? douglas : not bad . thomas : [ chuckles ] okay . so when you see hope , you 're gon na give her a big hug , okay ? and , uh , we need her to be excited to see us , so it needs to be an extra big one . you got that ? douglas : sure . steffy : okay , i got margarita mix , wine . hope likes rosé , right ? liam : uh , yes . she does . i hope she 's , um ... i hope she 's okay with all this . steffy : well , she would n't come if she weren't . liam : yeah , well [ sighs ] your brother can be pretty persuasive . steffy : hope likes being around the girls . phoebe 's like her favorite person on the planet . liam : i know , but , like , do n't you think it 'll be a little weird for hope to be here with you and me , together , with the kids , and -- steffy : this is what hope wanted . and i do n't know , maybe thomas is good for her . she 's been spending a lot of time with douglas . they 've been through a lot . liam : i - i know , but thomas is just -- he 's -- aagh ! i just do n't like the way he , like , moves in on her , you know ? steffy : okay , stop . liam : he 's so intrusive -- steffy : can we not -- can we not focus on thomas ? please ? this is about getting the cousins together . it 's about the children . and our family . liam : okay . ridge : i think you should go and have fun . jump in the waves and enjoy the ocean air . brooke : only if you 're feeling up to it , sweetheart . otherwise , i think you should stay home . douglas : hope ! hope : [ squeals ] oh , my ! [ laughs ] that is quite a hug . thank you very much , douglas . that was very sweet . heh ... thomas : aww . brooke : uh , i - i was just telling hope that maybe you and douglas should go over to steffy 's by yourselves . thomas : oh , that 's no fun . i - i know you might think it will be hard for hope to be there , but douglas is really looking forward to her coming with us , are n't you , buddy ? douglas : yeah ! hope : yeah ? [ chuckles ] mom , it 'll be fine . i promise , i 'll be okay . brooke : are you sure ? ridge : you should go enjoy yourself . and take some pride in knowing that you helped reunite a family . we 're all in this together . thomas : i could n't agree more with dad . [ knock on door ] i 'll get it . thomas : uh , you got it ? vinny : what do you mean , do i got it ? of course i got it . thomas : good . ridge : vinny ? is that you ? vinny : hey , mr . forrester . ridge : hey , what 's going on . it 's been a long time . brooke , look who it is . you remember brooke , right ? vinny : yeah . hi , mrs . forrester . brooke : hi , vinny . vinny : it 's good to have thomas back in town , huh ? i 've missed this dude . thomas : yeah . uh , vinny just , uh , came for some advice . ridge : okay . is it something i can help you with ? thomas : oh , no , no , no . it 's just a personal thing . but , uh , we 'll just be a minute . ridge : okay . thomas : yeah . vinny : damn , bro . it 's been a while . you 're living with your hot stepmom . man , oh , man ! thomas : all right , all right . just , uh -- just give it to me . vinny : okay , chill . thomas : this stuff is good ? huh ? it 'll do the trick ? vinny : it 's the best . thomas : it better be . i got a big day and night planned . brooke : all this talk about a beach party made me want to hang out by the pool with my very handsome husband . ridge : yeah . brooke : mm - hmm . what do i have here ? oh ! shoulders , please . ridge : hmm ? oh , yes , ma'am . brooke : a little sunscreen . oh ! ridge : how 's that ? brooke : oh , that 's perfect . thank you . i just hope that [ sighs ] my daughter made the right decision , going over to steffy 's house . ridge : she 's a grown woman . yes , i think she made the right decision . brooke : yeah , but she can be so hard on herself . i think she 's feeling pressured to move on with her life . ridge : you think thomas is pressuring her ? do you ? really ? brooke : yeah , i do a little bit . i just think she needs to work through these changes on her own and be alone for a while . i do n't think she needs to rush into a relationship with thomas . ridge : hey . what are you worried about ? the relationship or thomas ? brooke : both . [ sighs ] you know what , maybe , um ... maybe you should give thomas a break . he 's having a tough time , he 's learning how to be a single father , and he likes hope . i 'm not sure what the problem is with that . brooke : well , i think that it 's too soon . i think she 's still hung up on liam , and it 's gon na be hard for her to let him go . ridge : they had the marriage annulled . and that 's it . they 're not together anymore . it 's what hope wanted . brooke : somehow , hope was convinced that that was the right solution . ridge : [ sighs ] um , well , maybe it is the right solution . for the girls and for hope . brooke : do you really think so ? ridge : yes . here 's a man who 's not caught between two women . he 's there just for hope . sounds good to me . brooke : i respect the way you feel . but we ca n't forget all of the things that thomas has done in the past . ridge : but we can , 'cause it is the past , and we 're trying to think about the future . and maybe we could not be so negative about my son . what do you think ? hope : hello ? thomas : hey , guys . hello ? steffy : hi ! [ gasps ] hi , there ! thomas . thomas : hi . steffy : wait , who is this teenager you brought with you ? douglas : it 's me , aunt steffy . it 's douglas . steffy : what ? no way ! you 're so , like , big and strong ! whoa ! look at you ! [ chuckles ] hope : it 's good to see you . liam : yeah , you too . i 'm glad you came . thomas : hey , man . liam : hey . hope : um , so , where are the girls ? steffy : oh , uh , the girls are still napping , but they 'll be up soon , especially with so many visitors . but most importantly to see their cousin . i got you some toys . douglas : oh , cool . steffy : yeah . we can build a -- a sand castle . how about that ? thomas : you know , if you want to go in the water , hope , i 'm sure , would want to go with you . you 'll be in good hands with hope . liam : a - anybody want a beer or ... ? thomas : oh , i 'm good . hope : um , i 'll have a water , please . great . [ clears throat ] steffy : i 'll be right back . hope : what 'd she get for you over here ? thomas : what is over here ? liam : it 's jus -- it 's so obvious what thomas is doing right now . he 's just -- he 's just , like , using douglas like a little pawn . steffy : can we please just make this a happy , positive day ? please ? thomas , can you help me with the hummus and the pita ? thomas : yeah , sure . liam : here you go . hope : thank you . liam : sure . hope : [ sighs ] liam : uh , y - you know , we also have the , um -- the -- those carbonated , fruity ones in a can that you -- that you like . hope : oh , this is -- this is great , thanks . liam : cool . hey , hey , why do n't you go play over there for a second , douglas ? could you do that ? thanks . yeah , we got a nice thing set up . listen , while i have you alone , um ... this is totally out of line . i know that . do you have to spend all your time with thomas ? because i really do n't trust him . [ sinister music plays ] i 've been saying , i 'm fine . brooke : [ sighs ] ridge : hope is gon na be okay . brooke : i know . but ... ridge : she 's your daughter . i understand . brooke : she 's just very fragile right now . she needs some time to get through all of this , and she needs some space . and i wish thomas would realize that . ridge : i think he does realize that , and they all need some time to heal . brooke : [ sighs ] ridge : and i think hope is helping thomas and douglas , and maybe , in a way , they 're helping her , too . brooke : i just worry about her . ridge : do n't worry about her . he 's a good kid . he 's -- he 's a good designer , and he 's working hard , and he 's committed to this company and to this family , and he 's -- he 's a great dad . you ca n't dispute that . brooke : i know , ridge . she 's just so fragile , and she 's so trusting , and ... ridge : i think everybody wants her to get back to who she was . and who knows ? maybe douglas and thomas , maybe they 're part of that journey . is there any way you could at least be open to that ? thomas : i 'm -- i 'm so glad we 're doing this . thanks for having us . steffy : we 're happy you could make it . we need to do this more often . douglas : where are my cousins ? steffy : they 're napping . but we can check the monitor , see if they 're awake . come on . liam : so , thomas , um ... steffy told me some of the details surrounding emma 's death . she said you two were arguing ? thomas : i would n't call it an argument . it was just more of a discussion . liam : oh , yeah ? about what ? thomas : emma wanted to dance for the next hope for the future fashion show . i did n't think it was a good idea . i mean , it does n't work with the line , we 've done it before . we ca n't just do the same things over and over again . i guess her feelings got kind of hurt . liam : that 's why she was that upset ? that 's why she needed to speak to hope immediately ? thomas : okay , it 's not my fault she reacted the way she did . i was trying to be reasonable with her . i was trying to keep her from going to hope , but ... [ sighs ] she just kept pushing . [ phoebe coos on monitor ] hope : phoebe 's awake . steffy : douglas , you want to get her with me ? douglas : sure . steffy : we need to be really quite just in case kelly is still napping , okay ? douglas : okay . steffy : all right , let 's go . let 's go ! this way , this way . [ laughs ] silly . hope : i ca n't wait to see her . thomas : hey , i know you got a real soft spot for phoebe , but you 're still mourning the loss of beth . maybe it 's not a good idea you spend too much time with her . liam : uh ... are -- are you for real right now ? how -- how is that any of your business ? hope has been finding comfort in phoebe ever since we lost our daughter . steffy 's fine with it . i 'm fine with it . i mean , if you -- [ scoffs ] if you understands hope 's connection to douglas , you should damn well understand her connection to phoebe . [ stammers ] and even though she is not our daughter , she is welcome here , thomas . she is welcome here any time to see phoebe . thomas : you 're right . okay . yeah . phoebe is n't beth . and ... beth is gone . and as much as i wish she could come back , that 's never going to happen . look , i 'm -- i 'm sorry , hope . yeah , i - i have no idea how hard this must be for you , and that 's why . that 's why i thought maybe you should n't get too attached to phoebe . hope : i like being around her . steffy : look who it is ! people who love you most in the world . there 's auntie hope and uncle thomas and daddy . [ chuckles ] hope : can i hold her ? steffy : yeah , of course . here you go . ready ? whoosh ! hope : whee ! hi ! hi , sweetie . i missed you . i think about you every day , beth . oh , my god . liam : hope ? hey . hey , you okay ? what -- what 's going on ? hope : beth ? beth ...	steffy and liam have lunch and discuss how awful it is . so many times they have come down that same pch . she mentions the beach party and that she thinks hope will come and it will be good for her to get her mind off of emma and what just happened . thomas gets a call from a friend and asks if he got it . the friend says yes and thomas says good as he has a big day planned around here . hope tells brooke and ridge that she accepted as she did not want to let douglas down and she can see the girls again . liam tells steffy that he is a little less worried about the weather than watching hope with thomas all day . douglas tells his dad he is not sure he wants to go but thomas gets him in the spirit when he tells him it will be fun as hope will be there . he is not sure he wants to go in the water so thomas says he does not have to . he can hang out with phoebe and kelly .. and of course hope will be there for him too . liam is not sure this is a good idea .hope being there and seeing the two of them together with the girls . steffy reminds them they are family and this is what hope wanted all along . douglas runs into hope 's arms and ca n't wait to go to the beach . brooke tells thomas that perhaps he ought to go ahead with douglas and they can drop off hope later , but thomas says douglas is counting on this . there is a friend at the door , vinny , who needs to see thomas so they step outside for thomas to give him some advice . the advice is in the shape of pills that vinny says is the best and will do the trick . thomas says they better as he has a big day and night planned . brooke puts on her swimsuit and tells ridge they can have their own party by the pool . she was hoping hope would not jump right into a relationship with thomas . he reminds her hope annulled her marriage and this is what she wanted . thomas 's past is his past and they are focused on the future . thomas , douglas and hope show up at steffy 's . steffy fusses over douglas and while it is awkward hope says hello to liam . liam gets drinks for everyone and then he tells steffy it is so obvious that thomas is sticking tight to hope and he is using douglas as his little pawn in helping him . steffy tells him to try and keep the day positive . liam returns to hope and says he knows he is way out of line but he is going to ask her anyway to try not spend all her time with thomas ; he does not trust him .
brooke : so the kids are gon na be up ? ridge : for sure . brooke : but it 's early . they do n't have school today . ridge : exactly . thomas : dad ! steffy : brooke ! phoebe : you had the baby ! brooke : yes , your dad delivered him . phoebe : no way ! ridge : we did n't have time to get to the hospital . thomas : well , no wonder you did n't come home last night . steffy : is he okay ? ridge : he 's perfect . thomas : way to go , dad . ridge : brooke had the majority of the work to do . brooke : your father had more to do with it than we thought . phoebe : he 's so tiny . thomas : it 's kinda soon for his first car trip , is n't it ? brooke : he could n't wait to get home and meet his new brother and his sisters . thomas : home ? ridge : we wanted to talk to you guys first before everybody moves in . thomas : what is there to talk about ? this is great . right ? brooke : yeah , it 's incredible . we can be a family . just like we always planned . megan : no comment . [ phone riing ] forrester creations . no , i 'm sorry . [ phone ringing ] forrester creations . no comment . forrester creations . darla : knock , knock . thorne : hey . darla : hi . i missed you this morning . thorne : yeah ? darla : yeah . i had a little something to give you , so i had to bring it to work . trne : where 's alexandria ? darla : i dropped her off at day care . figured you 'd be a little busy to play . thorne : yeah . the phone 's been ringing off the hook since i got here . darla : yeah ? you know what , i saw a couple of reporters at the gate . thorne : yeah . apparently everything my brother does is front page news . darla : well , it is a pretty amazing story , you know . ridge delivers brooke 's baby , and then finds out he 's the father . oh my god . thorne : it just happened last night . how does the press even know about it ? darla : hey . i thought you were happy for them . thorne : i am . i am . darla : honey ? what 's going on ? what 's wrong ? thorne : ridge is working on a new collection . darla : oh , yeah . he had that idea that he was talking about at our wedding . thorne : it 's not just an idea , darla . he 's already pitched it to dad . i did n't even know about it . rick : hiding from the press ? megan : oh , do i need a break . one of our distributors just called . and i even told him , `` no comment . `` rick : yeah , mom and ridge definitely know how to cause a commotion . megan : well , i think even this one caught them by surprise . have you talked to her ? rick : yes . she 's ecstatic . megan : oh . she should be , though . i mean , what she and ridge -- right . sorry . rick : oh , no . do n't worry about it . megan : really ? you 're okay with them getting back together now ? rick : yeah . yeah , you know what megan ? i want this relationship to last -- for my mom 's sake and for the sake of my new baby brother . megan : he 's a lucky little boy , rick . rick : no , i think ridge is the lucky one . megan : and i 'm sure he would agree with you . [ knock on door ] rick : come in . caitlin : oh , i 'm sorry . i 'm supposed to meet with ridge . he said to come to his father 's office . megan : oh , caitlin , ridge wo n't be in today . caitlin : oh . rick : i guess you 'll just have to settle for me . > aitlin ; : can i reschedule ? no offense . megan : i 'll go check his schedule . caitlin : thank you , megan . meagan : you 're welcome . caitlin : ridge asked me to stop by and show him my designs . he was going to critique them and give me some advice . rick : well , i can take a look at them . i mean , i know i 'm not a designer , but i 've been in this business long enough to know a hot prospect when i see one . caitlin : you 're busy . i should go . rick : what ? you 're not even gon na give me a peek ? caitlin : it 's no big deal . ridge was just doing this because he and my mom are old friends . rick : well , would n't you rather have an unbiased opinio caitlin : you think he 'd say they were good just to be nice ? rick : no . i 'm just trying to get you to show me what 's in the bag . caitlin : okay , promise to be straight with me ? rick : brutally . caitlin : i 'll settle for honest . rick : ok , you got it . caitlin : well , is there somewhere i can change ? rick : yeah , back there behind that changing screen . caitlin : you 're sure this is n't too much trouble ? ric no . really , it 's my pleasure . caitlin : thanks . darla : ridge went over your head ? thorne : this is exactly what i was afraid would happen . darla : well , maybe he just wanted eric 's opinion before he ran it past you for the final approval . thorne : he has n't asked me for anything , darla . i did n't even know about this collection until i walked in and i saw these designs . darla : how are they ? are they good ? thorne : they 're ridge forrester originals . of course , they 're good . they 're just not right for the company . i mean , look at them . you know , dad and i are trying to reestablish forrester 's classic reputation . the timeless elegance . and this is not them . i mean , these are the total opposite direction . they 're too flashy . there 's nothing left for the imagination . darla : yeah , well , this was the youth line that ridge was talking about . thorne : you know , what we need to do right now is to focus on our history , our tradition . forrester means quality . it 's class . when you 're wearing one of our gowns , you are wearing one of the best . and you are never out of style . this does n't cut it . this is a risk , and it 's one i do n't think we should take . thomas : so , what about uncle nick ? you guys were going to get married . ridge : why do n't you guys sit down on the couch . steffy : what 's going on ? ridge : uncle nick found out there might 've been a problem with the first paternity test . so when this baby came along , we did a second test . the results came out quite different . thomas : the first test was wrong ? ridge : he 's my son . he 's your brother . brooke : ridge forrester jr . thomas : how did this happen ? i mean , if uncle nick knew that the first test was wrong -- ridge : well , it 's a long story , and i 'll explain it in due time . right now , though , i just want to focus on this family . hey , guys , brooke and i have been through an awful lot and so have you . all the confusion and the mishaps and things that have happened are all behind us now . we 're a family . we 're a family together , right ? brooke : that 's right . ridge : and nothing is going to separate us ever again , okay ? all : okay . eric : well , this is the perfect family portrait . phoebe : grandpa , look ! brooke had the baby . steffy : he 's our brother . eric : i know , i know . congratulations . ridge : thank you . eric : to both of you . i know -- i know how much you both wanted this . ridge : it 's still kinda hard to believe . i mean -- brooke : it 's a miracle . eric : let me see him . brooke : okay . eric : hey . brooke : careful , he 's sleeping . eric : oh , yeah . that 's good . hey , little guy . hi . listen , i 'm -- i 'm your grandpa . my name 's eric . what 's -- what 's his name ? brooke : ridge jr . ridge : ridge forrester jr . eric : i 'm so happy . i 'm so happy for all of you . ridge : you were t one . you always encouraged me . you were the one said it was possible for me to be a father to this boy . you have no idea how right you were . thomas : has he told you how it happened ? eric : yes , actually , stephanie filled me in with the whole thing last night . ridge : how 's she doing ? eric : it was a very long night . brooke : for all of us . ridge : which is why you and ridge jr . need to get some rest . thomas : you know , that 's a pretty big name for such a little baby . maybe we should just call him r.j . brooke : r.j . i like that . eric : actually , i like that , too . ridge : all right . r.j . it is . who wants to help brooke and little r . j . to our room ? phoebe : me ! ridge : all right , i got ta get going here for a little while . i do n't want to hear anything but silence . silence in the house , okay ? thomas : are you leaving ? ridge : yeah , i got ta go to the office . eric : the office ? now ? are n't you tired ? ridge : no , actually . i 'm rather fired up here . this little guy has given me a whole burst of inspiration . i have to go do some things with thorne at the office , but i wanted to thank you for coming . eric : sure . caitlin : i 'm ready . rick : okay . let 's see it . wow . caitlin : yeah ? rick : yeah . incredible . the detail , the quality of this stitching . who 's your sew ? caitlin : me . rick : you made this ? caitlin : yeah . i 've been working on it for weeks . rick : i mean , you sketched the designs and then drew the patterns ? caitlin : i cut and sewed them . rick : and this beading ? caitlin : oh , i did it by hand . rick : wow . these lines , they 're perfect . and this waistline . where did you learn this technique ? caitlin : i read a lot of fashion magazines . rick : you know , i met with some designers the last time i was in paris , and they 're experimenting with something similar , but -- it takes an incredible amount of patience . caitli : i 'm kind of a perfectionist . rick : well , it shows . caitlin : it 's too rigid ? rick : no . no , no , it 's crisp and it 's elegant . but it 's also got energy and flair . it 's very you . caitlin : is that good ? rick : very good . caitlin : thanks . rick : wait a minute . hold on . we 're not finished yet . i thought you had another one . caitlin : you want to see it ? rick : absolutely . caitlin : okay . ridge : hey , there , little brother . thorne : ridge . what are you doing here ? ridge : just checking in . megan said you were here with darla . thorne : yeah . she just went down to day care , actually . ridge : yeah , and what do you think about that ? both of us new dads , huh ? thorne : congratulations , man . ridge : thank you . thorne : should n't you be at home with your new baby ? ridge : well , mom and baby needed to take a little nap . thorne : yeah , well , i heard what happened last night . sounds like you could use one , too . ridge : not quite yet . i 'm still kinda pumped up . thorne : you saw the press at the front gate ? ridge : yeah , i came in the back way . thorne : it 's only been one day . be more tomorrow . ridge : i thought we 'd issue a press release . maybe have a little reception in the showroom -- the small showroom . thorne : or you could do it at home , you know . dad and i are trying to keep the focus on the new collection . ridge : no problem . i 've got ta stay focused myself here . seen my new designs ? i 've got ta get them down to the cutting room . thorne : yeah , they 're right here . i 've been giving them some thought . ridge : pretty hip , are n't they ? thorne : yeah , they 're very hip -- which is a concern . we can do it you can do it rick : how 's it going in there ? almost ready ? caitlin : almost . rick : i 'm leaving my dad and ridge a note about your designs . caitlin : wait , your dad ? rick : yeah , ridge might be out of the office for awhile . caitlin : you might wan na wait until you see this next one . rick : why ? caitlin : well , it 's a little different . rick : versatility is a great quality in a designer . caitlin : it 's not my usual style . rick : really ? you have the perfect figure for it . caitlin : thanks . rick : i mean , it 's cool , it 's hip , but it 's got the same clean lines as the other one . caitlin : well , that 's hat i 've always admired about forrester 's designs . simple elegance . nothing more , nothing less . rick : my dad calls that the beauty of economy . and less is definitely more in this dress . is there lycra in this ? caitlin : yeah . i wanted some fabric with some give . rick : i like the elasticity . caitlin : but it 's not too tight . see here -- the way that it can move . rick : that 's nice . are you cold ? caitlin : no . rick : i 'm almost finished . caitlin : no rush . rick : i just want get all the details . this hem and this decorative stitching -- it 's incredible . caitlin : uh - huh . rick : this is incredible work , caitlin . i 'm truly impressed . caitlin : me , too . ridge : you have concerns ? thorne : launching a new line is a big commitment , ridge . allocating funds for marketing , advertising , buyer development . ridge : a line like this is well worth it . thorne : what about dad 's collection ? the budget 's done . ridge : we 'll tweak it . thorne : that collection is our cornerstone , ridge . ridge : thorne , this line is gon na put us back on the map here . i mean , it 's sexy . it 's provocative . it 's gon na turn heads . thorne : slow down . slow down . ridge : look , we ca n't get complacent . we 've got to push the envelope once in awhile , do n't we ? thorne : ridge , our buyers want quality . they want classic tailoring . they want forrester elegance . ridge : this line is gon na get us a whole new market , thorne . a whole new market . thorne : yeah , well , we tried that , ridge , with ambrosia and sharpe designs . it did n't work . ridge : wait a minute , wait a minute . are you comparing my designs with amber moore 's ? thorne : look , do n't take any of this personally , okay ? this is not about you or your talent . dad and i have a plan for this company . keep it simple . exclusive . and that strategy has been working for us and we 're going to stick with it . ridge : why , because it 's safe ? thorne : because it 's been successful . ridge : listen , thorne . nothing against you , but forrester creations was built around designers with vision , not by bean counters worried about the bottom line . thorne : are you calling me a bean counter ? ridge : you 're an administrator . you can worry about your budgets and your marketing strategies all you want . but leave the creative decisions to the visionaries , okay ? thorne : well , you ca n't pay the bills with inspiration , ridge . ridge : and you ca n't attract new customers with budgets . thorne , this is a great line , and it will get made . you 're going to be a very important part of it . thorne : i 'm supposed to be grateful ? ridge : yeah , as a matter of fact , you are . it 's your job , now , to facilitate my vision . thorne : i know what my job is . maybe better than you . ridge : oh , yeah ? what does that mean ? thorne : means that i 'm president of this company now . ridge : oh , what , are you gon na pull rank on me here ? i 'm trying to work with you here , little brother . but i do n't answer to you , okay ? so i highly suggest you get off your high horse and stay out of my way . darla : who do you think you are ? thorne : honey , it okay . darla : no , it 's not okay . you ca n't just come in here and start giving orders . you have n't been with this company for -- how long ? thorne is in charge now , and he 's doing a great job . so , yes . i think you should answer to him . thorne has always respected you , ridge . now it 's time you showed a little respect .	brooke and ridge bring the baby home . thomas and the girls meet their new little brother and learn that brooke is moving back in . eric shows up and meets his baby grandson for the first time . thomas decides that the baby should be called `` rj `` which everyone likes . at forrester creations the phone is ringing off the hook with questions about ridge 's latest fiasco . darla and thorne discuss ridge 's latest line and how thorne does n't think it 's appropriate for the direction the company is taking . caitlin shows up to meet with ridge about her designs , but finds that ridge is n't there . she ends up modeling her designs for rick , who is very smitten with caitlin , as she is with him . ridge shows up in thorne 's office and the get into a spat about ridge 's new line . ridge tries to call all the shots and tells thorne that he does n't have to answer to him . as he starts to walk out on thorne , darla comes in and tells ridge that thorne has always treated him with respect , and that it 's time ridge showed a little respect for thorne . both ridge and thorne are amazed at her spunk , and are left speechless .
eric : stephanie ? ! stephanie ! i 'll get dr. macclaine . ridge : mother . dad 's gone to get the doctor . can you hear me ? mother ? mother ? stephanie : i do n't think i can hold on anymore . ridge : oh , come on . come on . you got to fight , here . you got to fight . stephanie : i 'm tired , ridge . i 'm so tired . ridge : mother , mother , stay with us here . i 'm not gon na let you give up . i am not gon na let you give up . this family is not gon na let you stephanie : it 's not my family anymore . ridge : mother , shh , shh . just -- just save your strength . just save your strength . come on . come on , stay with me . stephanie : forgive me , ridge . ridge : forgive you ? forgive you for what ? stephanie : forgive me , please . forgive me . [ scene_break ] thorne : dad , dad , what is it ? what 's wrong ? eric : it 's your mother . dr. macclaine just went in . darla : but -- but how ? mark : give me some room . give me some room . give me some room . all right , give me one amp of vatripene . nurse : right away , doctor . mark : her blood pressure 's dropping . [ scene_break ] brooke : where are you , ridge ? we should 've heard from you by now . no matter how much stephanie 's gon na try to sway you , i have to believe that you 're going to make your own decision . [ phone rings ] taylor : ridge ? ridge : taylor , thank god you 're there . taylor : sweetheart , where 've you been ? we 've been waiting for you . where are you ? ridge : we 're at university hospital . mother 's had some kind of a heart attack . taylor : what ? a heart attack ? stephanie ? ridge : can you get over here right away ? taylor : yes , of course . i 'll be right there . brooke : your mother had a heart attack ? are you sure ? ridge : yes . yes , yes , i 'm sure . she 's in bad shape . brooke : okay , we 'll be right there . ridge : no , brooke . listen . just taylor . brooke : what ? ridge : mother and i were having an argument about you when she collapsed . it 's not a good time for you to be here . how 's she doing ? mark : well , we 've stabilized her for now , but her condition 's still very serious . so we put her on a ventilator to assist her in her breathing . ridge : mother . mother , you got to keep fighting . taylor 's on her way , mother . she 's on her way here . mother , you got to keep fighting . taylor 's on her way , mother . she 's on her way here . [ scene_break ] massimo : dante , old boy . it 's me , massimo marone . do n't you remember ? [ massimo chuckles ] dante : yeah , yeah , of course . how you doing ? what 's going on ? [ speaking italian ] massimo : so old friend . what brings you to los angeles ? [ scene_break ] brooke : oh , bridget , thank god you 're home . bridget : mom , are you okay ? what 's wrong ? brooke : it 's stephanie . she 's in the hospital . she 's had some sort of heart attack . bridget : what ? oh , is it serious ? is ridge with her ? we should go . she 's at university , right ? brooke : wait , wait , bridget . i 'm not allowed to go there . bridget : what ? brooke : ridge specifically asked me not to come . which could n't please stephanie more , i 'm sure . [ scene_break ] dante : well , i came on business , but you know , running into you like this is definitely an unexpected pleasure . massimo : you were gon na look me up , no ? dante : i 've been so busy and crazy . massimo : yes , yes , i know , i know , i 'm sure . but listen , now , the important thing is that you have to stay here long enough so i can introduce you to my two sons . i 'm sure your family told you all about that . dante : you have a family of your own ? massimo : uh - huh . dante : i 'm very happy for you , massimo . i did n't know that . massimo : i give thanks every day for this . still , it 's not quite as miraculous as my son ridge 's wife returning from the dead . i 'm assuming you 've heard about this . i mean , it 's been in all the newspapers , everything . dante : you know , i got ta tell you the truth , i 've been so busy , i have n't paid much attention to the local news . massimo : yes , yes , yes . i understand . but then maybe , just maybe , you can explain to me why you are drawing a picture of taylor ? [ scene_break ] bridget : i do n't understand . why would ridge ask you not to go to the hospital ? brooke : his mother and i argued at the beach house . bridget : wait , i thought you were n't supposed to go to the beach house until tomorrow . and what was stephanie doing there ? brooke : what stephanie 's always doing -- trying to ruin any chance i might have with her son . bridget : okay , okay , okay . mom , obviously you 're upset . but whatever 's going on with you and stephanie , it does n't -- mom , she 's in the hospital ! she needs our help ! brooke : oh , i 'm not so sure about that . bridget : what do you mean ? brooke : i would n't put anything past that woman , if it served her purposes . bridget : mom , you think she 's faking her heart attack ? brooke : she 's done a lot worse . thorne : you got ta hang on , mother . ridge : where the hell is mark ? he should have those test results by now . eric : yeah , i know . oh , here he is , here he is . ridge : mark , please tell me you 've got some good news . mark : yeah . ridge : oh , sweetie , hey . taylor : i got here as fast as i could . how 's stephanie ? mark : well , we did a cardiac enzyme test . she had a mild cardio infraction . it was definitely a heart attack . taylor : stephanie ? how long has she been asleep ? thorne : a little while . taylor : well , that 's okay . she probably needs a lot of rest right now . stephanie : no . best thing for me is you . taylor : how are you feeling ? stephanie : i do n't think i 'm gon na make it . taylor : yes . yes , you are . because you 're a fighter , and you have so much to fight for . you have a family that loves you , and we ca n't imagine our lives without you . and you have a dear , dear friend that did n't just fight death to come back and lose someone i love so much . please , please do n't give up . please , do n't give up . an invention that will revolutionize ... [ scene_break ] dante : i 'm an artist , massimo . what artist is n't drawn to subjects as exquisite as this woman clearly is ? massimo : `` this woman , `` as you call her , is married to my son . a woman -- dante : -- who has been plastered on the front page of newspapers for the past day or so . i mean , that 's why it must 've stuck in my mind . massimo : ah . but you just told that you did n't have time here to even watch the news , so -- anyway , anyway , look . that does n't matter . the important thing is , that is an incredible picture you 've done for her . i mean , it 's almost perfect . ah , well . so my old friend , huh ? we have a lot to catch up on , all right ? so i want you to come to my house , let 's say , here . let 's say later this evening . dante : you know , i -- massimo : ah . dante : sure , sure . i 'll be there . massimo : okay ? dante : mm - hmm . massimo : wonderful . dante , listen , i mean , i mean to impose , but if -- i would love to give this to my son . would you mind ? dante : no , no , no , i would n't mind . i would n't mind , no . massimo : good . thank you , thank you very much . you know , he 's -- ridge is gon na love this . he 's just gon na love it , because i mean , you 've gotten her to perfection . i mean , that 's beautiful . anyway , thank you . until later , huh ? dante : yeah . thank you . massimo : ciao , ciao . [ scene_break ] mark : all right , taylor , i 'm gon na lower her lung volume . stephanie : i love you . i love you all so much . thorne : we love you , too , mom . ridge : so much . stephanie : boys , i know i have n't been the best mother , and i know i interfered a lot . but i just -- i just wanted you to be happy . thorne : we know , mom . ridge : we always will . stephanie : please remember that when i 'm gone . eric : stephanie , do n't . do n't talk like that . stephanie : eric , it 's all right , honestly . i 'm at peace , and i 'm happy . i have my family together , if just for this one time tonight . and i have -- i have ridge and taylor together . take care of the children . take care of each other . no matter what happens , i will always remember this moment . i 'll love you for all eternity . eric : father , hello . chaplain : i heard mrs. forrester was very ill , and i came to pray . but i see that she 's with family , so i 'll come back . eric : no , actually , father , i would appreciate it very much if you would stay . stephanie . stephanie ? the hospital chaplain 's gon na say a prayer with us . chaplain : let us pray . dear lord , in this time of need , this family has come together in loving concern for their wife , their mother , their friend . please god , do what 's best for stephanie , while we on earth do our part to do your will . in the name of the father , the son and the holy spirit . amen . eric : thank you , father , so much . thank you . oh , my . thorne : it 's nice that he was here . stephanie : i love you . eric : thank you , father , so much . ridge : father , do n't go . i need your help . [ scene_break ] bridget : mom , what you 're saying , it -- it does n't make sense . brooke : but you know what , i have a feeling . i have a gut instinct that she 's doing this to manipulate ridge to choose taylor . bridget : but what if she 's not ? what if this heart attack is real , and the timing is just a coincidence ? brooke : oh , well then , that 's even worse . because she 's using her illness to play on her son 's sympathies for her own selfish reasons . bridget : you do n't think that ridge is gon na see through that ? brooke : i do n't know . this has been such a difficult time for him , such an emotional time . and he 's put under tremendous stress to try to make a decision between two families . and just as he 's ready to make his decision , stephanie does something like this . she does it so that he will choose the woman that she wants him to be with for the rest of his life . and she does it so cleverly , so nobody would even notice -- unless , of course , you 've been on the receiving end of her manipulations , which i would know about . i know how badly she wants me out of ridge 's life . i love ridge so much . we 've been through every test imaginable , and we 've just come through it stronger . and now , all of that just hangs in jeopardy because of stephanie . i am convinced that she is behind all of this , that she has masterminded this . but how do i stop it ? how do i put a stop to it before it 's too late ? [ scene_break ] ridge : father , you said that we need to do whatever we can to help my mother . well , she 's giving up . i ca n't -- i wo n't let her do that . but i ca n't do it alone . i need your help . chaplain : i 'm not sure what you 're asking me . ridge : i 'm asking you to be a part of something wonderful . i 'm asking you to help me with something that could mean the difference between life and death for my mother . taylor ? it 's gon na be okay . we 're gon na make it okay . mother , taylor and i are here , just like you always wanted . but not just for the moment , not just for the day or the week . we 're gon na be together for the rest of our lives . i love you , doc , with all my heart . never doubt that . never doubt how blessed i feel that god brought you back into my life , into our children 's lives . i do n't how these things happen sometimes . maybe god does n't even really intend us to know . but i believe in what we had before you went away , and i still believe in it now . the chaplain 's here , and he 's willing to renew our vows right here and now . if you 're willing to be my one -- my only wife . taylor : yes . yes , ridge . of course i want to be your wife . today , tomorrow , forever .	taylor is summoned to the hospital by ridge he tells her stephanie had a heart attack . she says she will be right there and brooke grabs the phone , ridge tells her she is not to come to the hospital since the fight about her caused his mother to have a heart attack . stephanie still lying in her hospital bed , tells taylor she does n't think she can hang on . she tells her family how much she loves them and how she 'll never forget this moment no matter what happens . a hospital pastor stops by and offers a prayer . after the family prays ridge approaches the pastor and asks him to be a part of `` something wonderful `` . ridge then asks taylor if she would like to be his one and only wife and if she would like to renew their vows right here and now . she is elated and tells him she would love to .
stephanie : ashley , i know -- well , i think you 're interested in ridge . and i do n't want you to let brooke run you out of town . you might be the one to save him . ashley : want to be saved ? stephanie : oh honey , most men do n't know what they want or need . she drives him crazy and it just ca n't continue . he just needs a little encouragement . he just needs to realize that there 's another wonderful woman out there . and that might be you . [ scene_break ] ridge : but thank you for your offer , girls . model # 1 : aww , you just got out of jail , you should celebrate . ridge : well , my family did throw me a party . model # 2 : well we were thinking of something a little less g - rated . there 's this new club on sunset . ridge : very tempting . i really need to spend some time with my son . felicia : hey , there he is . mr. back in the game . do you guys mind if i steal my brother for a minute ? model # 2 : sure . ridge : we 're all through here . have fun tonight . model # 2 : your loss . ridge : invited me to some new club . menage a trois . felicia : and you said no ? i 'm glad you did because i think i know somebody else who 'd like to celebrate with you tonight . ridge : yeah ? felicia : i probably should n't say anything . but i was just with ashley . you know she 's crazy about you , brother . do n't let her playing hard to get fool you . ridge : ashley 's not a game player . felicia : no , i know . she 's protecting herself . because she thinks she could actually fall for you . ridge : she told you that ? felicia : she did n't think i 'd tell you . but i have an obligation as your loving little sister to make sure you do n't overlook a really incredible woman . pretend for a minute i 'm not about to sound exactly like mother , okay . but would it be the worst thing in the world to give ashley a chance instead of brooke ? [ scene_break ] brooke : honey , would you like to have the other half of r.j. 's sandwich ? bridget : what is it ? brooke : egg salad . bridget : oh , no thanks . brooke : well , i can make you something else if you 'd like . bridget : that 's okay , mom . i 'm good . brooke : you do seem to be doing better . you were stressed there for a while . bridget : yeah , i was actually . there was a problem at the hospital , but it all turned out to be just a false alarm . brooke : oh , well that 's good news . bridget : yeah , you have no idea . brooke : now , if i could just have some good news . like stephanie fell off a cliff . bridget : why do n't you just have ridge talk to her ? brooke : i did . he laid down the law where business is concerned . but personally , i think he 's a little bit wary . bridget : can you blame him ? brooke : no . but all the while , stephanie keeps working on him . pushing him toward ashley . bridget : ashley ? brooke : oh yeah . stephanie 's savior du jour . i mean , she might as well just take out a newspaper ad . `` calling all available women , please keep my son away from his baby 's mother . `` [ scene_break ] ashley : stephanie , i am so , so flattered that you think i might be good for your son . but i do n't see how i can help you . i just do n't . i do n't . stephanie : be truthful with me , are you involved with someone else ? i know i ask -- ashley : that is so not the issue ! please , i just do n't want to be caught in the middle of two people that are meant to be together . i 've done that and i do n't want any part of it , okay ? stephanie : look , he 's forgiven her for leaving him at the alter , but please -- she humiliated him by doing that . ashley : right . and then he took her back into the company . stephanie : but not into his heart . no -- ashley , i can see that you 're attracted to him . i know he 's attracted to you . so [ scene_break ] ridge : sis , what makes you think i 'm pursuing something with brooke ? felicia : you 're working together . and with your history , it 's only a matter of time . ridge : careful , you 're talking about the mother of my son . felicia : yeah , who dumped you the day of your wedding . i 'm sorry , i 'm not throwin ' stones . i 'm just looking at the situation . ridge : okay , look with your eyes , not your mouth . felicia : look , you 're -- you went through hell , okay . you were in jail . headed for prison . brooke helped you out . she talked to rick . got him to testify . and now , you 're free . and you want to get back to what 's familiar . you 'll always be in love with brooke . we all know that . you have a beautiful child together . but before you get back on that merry - go - round , why not give ashley a spin ? [ scene_break ] brooke : r.j. 's so happy to see his dad tonight . bridget : yeah ? brooke : yeah . bridget : what 's wrong ? brooke : i do n't know . you know , none of my kids have grown up with their fathers . is it so wrong to want that for r.j. ? bridget : well , is that really all you want ? brooke : ridge and i still do love each other . bridget : i 'm sure that you do . just like part of you still really loves nick , right ? brooke : nick 's future is with taylor . bridget : so , does that mean your future has to be with ridge ? brooke : look , i know you 're skeptical . i 've gone back and forth so many times . bridget : you did lose your bearings there for a little bit , mom . brooke : yeah , i did . i could n't get that image out of my head . rick lying on the floor . and blood in my hands . i mean , my whole future just fell apart right in front of me . and rick said that nick still loved me and he was only with taylor because i was n't available . so i thought -- well , i thought wrong . hurricane brooke . that 's what stephanie called me once . she blames me for tearing apart her family . but i know that i have hurt her family . but i think that i 've damaged mine even more . honey , all i want to do is what 's right . you know , i was n't able to give nick the child that he wanted , but i already have a child with ridge . and i really believe that we could be a family again . [ scene_break ] ashley : obviously , ridge and brooke have had their problems , but no matter what you say , there is something -- something between the two of them . stephanie : yes , they share a child . and that 's not enough to hold two people together . i think if he would just give himself the chance , he could be happy with someone else . ashley : someone like me ? stephanie : that i do n't know . but i -- i 've seen the two of you together . and you click . ashley : we do click . yeah , i mean , you know , before he got arrested i thought we might have a chance . stephanie : well , nothing ventured , nothing gained . ashley : look , i think ridge is a wonderful , wonderful man . but i left genoa city to get out of the middle of my family 's in - fighting . why would i want to come here and get right in the middle of yours ? stephanie : why indeed ? you are tired of games , and so is he . ashley : look , i care about ridge , okay ? but i need to think about my daughter . my daughter and myself . stephanie : of course . ashley : unfortunately , my time here in l.a. has n't turned out the way that i 'd hoped it would . abby is spending a lot more time with her father , which means she 's traveling a lot and she 's missing a lot of school . i 've got your fragrance campaign up and running . so -- i 'm thinking maybe it 's time for me just to go back to genoa city . stephanie : i 'm sorry . ashley : i 'm sorry too . stephanie : seems to me , you came here looking for something simpler . something more fulfilling than what you 'd had before . i think it 'd be a big mistake . a big mistake if you left here without at least trying to find it . [ scene_break ] felicia : ashley is one hot mama . takes one to know one . ridge : you wo n't get any argument from me . felicia : so you 've seen it , too ? you know what else i see ? ridge : uh , probably my future . felicia : i 've seen you with brooke , and taylor and caroline . three very different woman . but all have qualities that i see in ashley . ridge : if you like her so much , why do n't you date her yourself ? felicia : you 're funny . ridge : you obviously do n't have enough to do around here . is that why you 're so involved with my love life lately ? felicia : call her . she 's at home . you know you want to . ashley : hello ? ridge : hey , it 's ridge . ashley : ridge ? well , that 's kind of a weird surprise . ridge : what are you up to tonight ? ashley : i do n't have any plans . ridge : you do now . i 'm taking you out to dinner . ashley : out to dinner ? umm -- you know what , ridge ? abby 's out of town with her dad . i do n't really feel like going out . why do n't you come on over here ? stephanie : tell him i 'll pick up r.j . ashley : your mom says that she 'll pick up r.j . ridge : my mother 's there ? why am i not surprised ? hey , i 'll stop somewhere on the way over and get something . what are you in the mood for ? ashley : just your company . i 'll take care of dinner . ridge : sounds good . i 'll see you soon . felicia : yes ! ridge : okay ? felicia : yeah . [ scene_break ] ashley : i just agreed to see him for dinner . that 's all . stephanie : fine , fine . at least he wo n't be wasting another evening with brooke . ashley : i probably could n't have said no to him even if i tried . stephanie : i think the two of you would good for one another . risky business , happiness . sometimes it 's closer than you know . [ scene_break ] bridget : so , are you uh -- getting ready for ridge , huh ? brooke : oh yeah . he 's coming to pick up r.j. after work . bridget : i 'm just going to go get my stuff then and go . brooke : oh honey , wait . one more thing . if you were able to grow up with both your parents , if i were able to give that to you -- bridget : would it have made a difference ? i do n't know , mom . i do n't know . it just did n't turn out that way for rick and me . brooke : well then , do you think it would be good for hope and r.j . if it turned out that way ? bridget : i want them to grow up with you and ridge ? brooke : you gave up your marriage so that i could be with nick . bridget : i did . but mom , he is with taylor now . she 's having their baby . look , if you see yourself with ridge , i -- i do n't see any reason to object to that . brooke : it 's funny . with you , it 's always about reason . and with me , it 's always about fate . when ridge hit rick , i believed that it was my fate to be with nick . and then everything changed because taylor got pregnant . bridget : see , that 's the problem with fate . i think it 's really fickle . brooke : and i 'm sure that 's how ridge sees me . fickle and erratic . but i 've to go change that . got to make him trust me . see that we 're a family . we 're r.j. 's parents and nothing can break that bond . nothing . [ doorbell rings ] that 's got to be him . bridget : yeah , well just listen , mom . i love you , and i 'm just going to see myself out the back . brooke : okay honey . bridget : maybe some of my good luck will rub off on you . brooke : i love you . bye . well , 'bout time you ma -- stephanie ? stephanie : i 'm here to pick up r.j . brooke : i thought ridge was coming . stephanie : obviously . using that child to try and get ridge back . shame on you . [ scene_break ] [ doorbell rings ] ashley : hi . ridge : hi . ashley : those are beautiful . ridge : stargazers . which is what we 'll be doing on the beach , after we -- ashley : after we , what ? [ scene_break ] brooke : where 's ridge ? stephanie : safe from this rather obvious and silly seduction on your part . brooke : he should be here . stephanie : well , he ca n't be . so if you 'll just give me r.j. 's things , i 'll take the boy and i 'll go . brooke : this is supposed to be ridge 's time with him , not yours . stephanie : well , he 'll be with him , later . brooke : look , if he 's working late at the office , i 'll just take r.j. over there . stephanie : no , i 'm supposed to take him to the house . my house . brooke : no , you 're not . stephanie : ridge asked me to pick him up . i thought it 'd be nice . eric and i can spend some time with the boy . brooke : if he changed the plan he 's got to call me first . stephanie : you act like i 'm kidnapping him or something . this is just absurd behavior . brooke : i 'm going to call ridge and see what you 're up to . stephanie : oh , stop this nonsense . what do you mean , you 're going to call him ? brooke : he 's out with ashley , is n't he ? stephanie : what business is that of yours if he is ? brooke : because ridge is supposed to be spending the weekend with his son ! stephanie : he will ! would you stop whining and just get the boy and let me leave with him ? brooke : no . stephanie : no ? brooke : no ! stephanie : what do you mean `` no `` ? what is this all about ? because he 's on a date ? you have the audacity to stand there -- the arrogance to stand there and be upset because he 's on a date ? after what you did to him ? leaving him standing at the alter . making a fool of him . you ca n't have nick , so now you want to have ridge . that 's not going to work . i do n't care how many damn candles you light . and how low you dim these lights . my son 's smart enough to know when he 's being offered scraps . [ scene_break ] ridge : looks delicious . ashley : i hope it is delicious . ridge : you said on the phone my mother was here . do i want to know why ? ashley : yeah , she was singing your praises . ridge : and verbally gouging out brooke 's eyes ? ashley : yeah . that 's exactly what she was doing . ridge : yeah . so sorry . ashley : that 's okay . if she had n't been here , i probably would n't have invited you over . and i 'm awfully glad i did . ridge : i 'm glad you did , too . ashley : i need to talk to you about something . umm -- oh boy . i 'm leaving l.a . ridge : why ? ashley : because i 've done what i set out to do . and now it 's time for me to get back to my life . ridge : i thought things were going pretty well . not perfect . we hit a few snags . but i thought things were getting back on track . ashley : yeah , i 'm just not sure i can find what i need here . ridge : i see . ashley : the working part 's been great . i mean , i 've loved working with you . ridge : well , i think our collaboration had a lot of potential . ashley : yeah , we 're a good team . ridge : it 's hard to find -- someone you really jive with . ashley : click . ridge : yeah , i thought we did . ashley : we do . ridge : so now you 're leaving . ashley : yeah . ridge : hmm . i do n't want you to . you might just be the best thing that 's happened to me in a long time , ashley . and i do n't know , because i have n't had a chance to find out . when you came to l.a. , i was pretty much a train wreck . getting dumped by brooke -- in jail for shane 's murder . that was n't me . i was n't that guy . i 'm not that guy . i do n't want you to go . do n't go . until we 've had a chance to --	stephanie practically invites ashley to seduce ridge , get brooke out of the picture . ashley is flattered , but does n't think she can do this and wants no part of being in the middle of something . she left genoa city with her family 's infighting , so why would she want to come here and get in the middle of stephanie 's ? in fact , she 's even thinking with the perfume project off and running , she might even go back to genoa city . ridge turns two pretty models down for going out for the night , he needs to spend more time with his son . felicia again champions for his cause by spilling that ashley is crazy about him and he should pursue her , not brooke . brooke confides in bridget that she thinks she and ridge can be a family again . bridget states that if brooke sees herself with ridge , she has no reason to object to that . brooke thinks nothing can break that bond , of mother , father and child .
steffy : i 'm right . it was you and brooke on the terrace that night . ollie jones , you naughty , naughty boy . [ scene_break ] ridge : a matter of life and death ? brooke : hi , sweetheart . ridge : that 's what your text said . brooke : ( giggles ) ridge : `` come to the steam room . it 's a matter of life and death . `` brooke : mm . ridge : what could possibly be so important ? brooke : i cleared your calendar for the next 30 minutes or so , unless , of course , if we want to go longer . ridge : logan , no one knows where i am . what if something happens ? brooke : oh , well , then i 'm sure stephanie will handle things , 'cause that 's what she does best , handling things . mm . ( humming ) [ scene_break ] katie : ( clears throat ) bill : all right , stephanie , enlighten us . why have you asked us here ? katie : look , if this has anything to do with what happened at big bear , i do n't think we should discuss it . stephanie : i think , in a way , it does . i mean , after all , your father tried to kill me . donna : our father is n't well , stephanie . look , he needs help , not a lengthy prison sentence . stephanie : well , that 's up to the judge and the jury to decide , is n't it ? of course , if i had my way ... katie : anyone with the last name logan deserves hard time , is that it ? stephanie : let 's focus on your father . i might have the key to your father 's future . donna : do you know where she 's going with this ? eric : let 's let her finish . stephanie : well , seeing what your father did to my sister and the fact that he was really seriously trying to kill me , i 'm willing to put that aside and make a deal . donna : what kind of deal ? stephanie : you put aside your demand for eric 's share of forrester creations , i will go to the court and plead for leniency for your father . that 's my offer . take it , or leave it . [ scene_break ] ridge : wait a minute . something 's wrong . i 'm naked , but you 're not . brooke : oh . brooke : better ? ridge : you want me to show you exactly how much better ? brooke : no . i will show you . [ scene_break ] oliver : man , am i a klutz , or what ? steffy : oh , give it up already . we both know why you dropped those cds . oliver : it was an accident . steffy : oh , like what happened between you and your girlfriend 's mom at hope 's graduation party ? oliver : come on , steffy , stop with that , okay ? it 's not funny . steffy : it 's not meant to be . oliver : you -- you actually think that mrs. forrester and i -- that -- that -- that 's crazy . steffy : you and my dad were wearing the same forrester jacket , right ? oliver : so ? steffy : and brooke was wearing hope 's necklace . oliver : again , so ? steffy : so a source of mine told me that two people were dancing to `` pose , `` a woman wearing hope 's necklace and a guy in a forrester jacket . well , brooke already confirmed that she was wearing the necklace . so who else would be the guy ? oliver : how about , uh , i do n't know -- i do n't know , ridge , her husband , the guy wearing the same jacket , your dad . steffy : or maybe , oh , i do n't know , you , hope 's boyfriend . my source says they went out to the terrace all hot and heavy . we 're talking all the way . oliver : well , okay , i 'm -- i 'm a little surprised your dad and -- and brooke would do it while chaperoning a graduation party , but i guess that means the stories about them are true . steffy : nice try , but i 'm not buying . you are a lousy liar , ollie jones . and i 'm tenacious as hell . do you really think i wo n't get the truth out of you about what happened that night ? [ scene_break ] bill : you ca n't guarantee leniency . stephanie : oh , that 's true . i ca n't . but if the intended victim usually goes to the court and asks for leniency , it -- it usually ends up with a lighter sentence . or you can just let your father stay for the rest of his life behind bars . katie : oh , for god 's sake , stephanie . you know that 's not what we want . donna : it 's killing us seeing our dad behind bars . stephanie : do we have a deal then ? bill : no , we do not have a deal . eric : is this all right with the two of you , having bill speak for both of you ? bill : typical . you 're gon na keep hiding behind her skirt , pretending like you did n't know anything about this ? stephanie : actually , eric did n't . uh , i did n't discuss it with him because i knew that he would try and talk me out of it . he 'd be concerned about my safety if your father was on the loose . katie : oh , please . my father is -- stephanie : needs serious psychiatric treatment , as i think you three girls do . bill : all right , we 're done . let 's go . stephanie : fine . just keep in mind , donna , that i can see that your father is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law , or not . it 's up to you . [ scene_break ] ridge : logan , logan , logan . brooke : ( sighs ) ridge : what do you do to me ? brooke : ( giggles ) ridge : though , i am starting to wonder . brooke : wonder what ? ridge : whether it 's all me , or is it making love in the steam room that really gets you going like this ? brooke : ( giggles ) ridge . ridge : you were like this last time we were in here , before hope 's graduation party . boy , were you revved up then . only we did n't get to finish what we started , did we ? [ scene_break ] oliver : you keep this up , people are gon na get hurt , all right ? is that what you want ? steffy : what i want ? what i want is to not feel the way i felt because of brooke . all the pain and the loss and the embarrassment . and i - i just -- i want it to stop . god , so many people , so many lives damaged because of one woman and her behavior . having sex with her daughter 's boyfriend at a graduation party , a party that she was supposed to be chaperoning . i 'm sorry , but what kind of person does that , even if it was mistaken identity or temptation she could n't resist ? result 's the same . it 's scandal . and heartbreak for people that she claims to love , including my dad . oliver : you 're still in pain , and that 's what 's driving you . steffy : ( sighs ) oliver : as a child , you -- you could n't do anything to stop brooke . steffy : well , now i can . and i have to , and i 'm going to because it 's truly -- it 's -- it 's the only way that i 'm gon na be able to heal from this . oliver : heal ? steffy : mm - hmm . oliver : and forgive your dad for not seeing brooke the way you 've seen her all along ? steffy : ( scoffs ) i just -- i just want her gone . i want her gone . i want her out of our lives , out of the company . the logans are the bane of our existence , all right ? brooke , most of all . the sooner she 's gone , the better it 'll be for my family and for my dad . [ scene_break ] bill : eric , please chime in . after all , you do have the most to gain from this deal , do n't you ? eric : yeah , i would imagine that , um , that your wife and donna both feel that it 's their father who has the most to gain here . bill : if , and it 's a big if , stephanie can convince the judge to go easy on stephen . there is no guarantee . donna would be giving up her half of your share in forrester creations for nothing . stephanie : is n't that the most interesting thing ? he 's not interested in your father . you know , bill , if you loved your wife and her family as much as you 'd like everyone to believe , you would put their father 's interests first , above your own business interests . is n't that right , donna ? donna : look , i ca n't give you an answer right now , stephanie . i need time to think with katie . we have to talk to brooke , my dad . stephanie : okay . just remember , the longer you take , the longer your father stays in jail . [ scene_break ] ridge : wait . what am i saying ? brooke logan forrester does n't have regrets . she goes where her heart and her desires take her . i guess that 's why our love life is so exciting . elevators , steam rooms and now this newfound fascination with masks . still not sure where that came from . where does that come from , logan ? brooke : ( sighs ) do n't you have a meeting with steffy ? you do n't want to be late . ridge : is that your way of telling me that i may never know ? brooke : ( sighs ) brooke : i love loving you . and i love being loved by you . and i know i do n't make it easy sometimes , but just know that my heart is and always will be yours , and only yours . [ scene_break ] oliver : from the moment we first met , i thought you were beautiful and smart , funny . steffy : but you 're committed to hope . oliver : yeah . steffy : even though she 's a kid and you 're playing kiddie games . oliver : i do n't play games . steffy : uh , you just did . playing with fire , doing what you did with your girlfriend 's mom . but that 's not the ollie jones i know . he 's a good guy who plays by the rules . i mean , hey , it was a crazy night , everybody in masks . it 's possible that you thought brooke was hope , and she thought you were my dad and it was just a case of mistaken identity . or maybe -- maybe brooke used you just like she used so many other men , and you 're just more collateral damage . is that it ? did she use you ? oliver : i 'm gon na say it again . what you think happened , did n't . now , steffy , please , drop this , okay ? for all our sakes . steffy : ( sighs ) brooke : what is it ? why did you text me ? oliver : i - i - i needed to see you . it -- it could n't wait . brooke : what could n't ? is something wrong ? oliver : maybe . i - i 'm not sure . brooke : you 're not sure about what ? oliver : somebody may be on to us . brooke : what ? oliver : somebody may have seen us on the -- on the terrace at hope 's party . brooke : no , no , that 's not even possible . nobody could have seen what we were doing . oliver : it was steffy . brooke : steffy was n't even at the party . oliver : but her source was . brooke : her source ? oliver : she says this person saw a woman wearing hope 's necklace and a guy wearing a leather jacket like mine headed to the terrace together . she knows that the woman was you , and now she thinks that -- that the guy was me and that we were , you know -- and when she called me out on it , i tried to wiggle out of it , but i do n't know if she bought it . we both know steffy . she 's not gon na stop digging till -- till she proves she 's right . brooke : no . no . steffy can not find out . [ scene_break ] steffy : hey , where have you been ? i 've been looking for you . ridge : hey , i 'm not that late for our meeting . steffy : what ? we had a meeting ? ridge : do n't tell me you forgot . steffy : ( sighs ) more like sidetracked . ridge : yeah , me , too . steffy : where were you , anyway ? ridge : if you must know , the steam room . steffy : with brooke ? ridge : no , of course not . with madge from the cutting room . steffy : oh , jeez . do n't you two ever give it a rest ? ridge : do n't you think you 're asking some personal questions here ? steffy : well , i 'm -- i 'm sorry . i mean , it 's not like you guys are teenagers and you need a chaperone or anything . speaking of chaperoning , hope 's bash -- how was it ? ridge : the party ? steffy : the chaperoning . was it all work and no play ? got time to kick up the heels a little bit ? ridge : you mean did i have time to go out and dance with my wife ? actually , i got to the party a little late . things were in high gear by then . steffy : so you and brooke did or did n't dance to `` pose `` ? ridge : no , i do n't think we did . steffy : really ? ridge : uh , things were , uh , you know , pretty much in high gear by then , and , uh , a lot of confusion . steffy : y - yeah , yeah , i bet . even you and brooke , maybe had a chance to , i do n't know , go to the terrace and have some private time ? ridge : sweetie , we were chaperoning . steffy : oh , i know . but you know , hey , when the -- when the mood strikes . ridge : we had a houseful of kids . there was a lot of action going on . you know , we were in charge . so , no , i do n't think we had time to slip out to the balcony . why are you asking this , anyway ? steffy : so you did n't ? ridge : no . ( intercom buzzes ) ridge : yeah ? okay , i 'll be right down . i have to go downstairs to approve some patterns . steffy : yeah , sure , dad . daddy yankee : pose pose , pose steffy : the man you were dancing with , brooke , the man in the mask , it was n't my dad . i knew it . it was oliver . all the years of suffering because of you , me and my family -- you 're mine , brooke . i own you .	steffy tells ollie that she was right ; it was him out on the terrace with brooke having sex . he 's been a naughty , naughty boy . and she intends to find out every juicy detail . whether it was intentional or mistaken identity , it was shameful just the same . she wants brooke gone and out of the company . it will be the best thing for her family and for her dad . brooke is waiting in the steam room when ridge comes in and she removes his towel . she 's cleared his schedule for the next 30 minutes .. or more if he wants to go longer . later he needs to know if it 's him or just the steam room . she was like this just before the night of hope 's graduation party only they did not get to finish it then . stephanie meets with bill , katie and donna . considering that stephen seriously was going to try and kill her and what he did do to pam , she is willing to set that aside and make a deal . she will go to the court and plead for his leniency if donna will set aside her claim on eric 's forrester shares . take it or leave it . it 's up to them . she can see that their father is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law or not .
dayzee : how are you , brooke ? brooke : you heard about ridge and me . dayzee : ( sighs ) rumors . um , what happened ? brooke : i 'd really rather not talk about it . dayzee : yeah , no . of -- of course not . brooke : the reason i asked you here was to solicit your help . dayzee : oh . with what ? brooke : i am starting this nonprofit organization called the stephanie forrester foundation , and i would like you to be on the board . it would mean a lot to me . it 's really something i need to do for myself . [ scene_break ] taylor : now i really do want to keep this small . i do n't want everybody getting me all wound up and have to go overboard and -- you know , unless you were counting on something else , stephanie . stephanie : what ? taylor : stephanie ! stephanie : i 'm sorry . taylor : i am talking about my wedding . stephanie : i 'm sorry . i apologize . i 'm just ... ( stammers ) i was spacing . taylor : are you okay ? [ scene_break ] steffy : you ca n't be serious , hope . hope : ridge and my mom will get past this . they always do . they 're never gon na be happy if they 're apart . steffy : hope , you just got your boyfriend back . do you really want to make yourself miserable again ? look , your mom 's marriage to my father -- it 's over . he 's marrying my mom , and there is nothing you can do to stop that . [ scene_break ] amber : ( sighs ) yes , come in . bill : you were expecting us . amber : ( sighs ) sooner or later . probably sooner . liam : uh , where 's rosey ? amber : she 's with her father . liam : ah . how 's he handling all this ? amber : marcus is , um , he 's still in a little bit of shock . bill : oh , yeah ? i 'll bet . amber : so , um , want to get this over with ? liam : what ? amber : the reason you 're here . to give me the boot , right ? tell me to pack my stuff and get out ? [ scene_break ] amber : i 'm already packed . bill : good . liam : excuse me . bill : all right , chop - chop . let 's rock ' n ' roll . i 'm showing an extraordinary amount of restraint . you 're lucky i did n't have you and `` ma barker `` arrested . amber : you love to remind me of that , do n't you ? ( cell phone rings ) ( ring ) hope : hi . liam : hi , uh , are you busy ? hope : uh , not in the least . why ? what 's up ? liam : why do n't you come over to the cliff house ? hope : uh , is amber still there ? liam : not for long . hope : then i am on my way . love you . bye . i got ta go . steffy : hey , did anything i say get through to you ? hope : sure . you want your parents to be together , and i want the same thing for mine . steffy : hope , i do n't want to see you heartbroken , okay ? hope : i do n't want to see you heartbroken , either , steffy . but you will be if you ca n't accept that ridge belongs with my mother , not yours . [ scene_break ] taylor : what 's wrong with you , stephanie ? stephanie : nothing . ( chuckles ) nothing . taylor : you were coughing the other night . eric told me about it . stephanie : oh , great . now i 'm sleeping with the enemy . taylor : have you gone in for your checkup ? stephanie : i go every week . taylor : are there any new lesions ? stephanie : no , no , i 'm not in remission ... ( coughs ) but i 'm -- but there 's nothing -- no , nothing new . taylor : then why are you so preoccupied ? stephanie : oh , honey , i just have a lot on my mind . taylor : well , i have something that might cheer you up . i would like you to be my matron of honor . stephanie : what about steff ? taylor : i want you both there . stephanie : ( chuckles ) taylor : i want the two of you right there beside me , so please tell me you will do it . stephanie : of course . you know i 'll do anything for you . ( cell phone rings ) stephanie : i have to- oh , lord . ( ring ) taylor : ( sighs ) stephanie : ( sighs ) yes , brooke ? brooke : hi , stephanie . i need to talk to you . stephanie : what about ? brooke : dayzee 's here , and we 'd both like to see you . stephanie : well , i 'm -- i 'm all tied up here with -- with taylor . we 're planning her wedding . brooke : we can wait . stephanie : okay , i 'll come over . taylor : ( sighs ) stephanie : she wants to talk about that foundation . i know it . ( shudders ) taylor : mm . stephanie : i 'll come back later , okay ? taylor : okay , all right . i 'll show you out . stephanie : oh . ridge : do n't leave on my account . stephanie : no , no . this is such a nice surprise . i 'm so happy to see you . mm . you 're here just in time . you can plan , uh , your wedding with your bride - to- be . ( whispers ) you 're the only one for him . ( normal voice ) i 've always wanted you to be together , and all i ever wanted was for you to be happy , both of you [ scene_break ] bill : hallelujah . is that everything ? amber : unlike you , bill , i do n't have much . bill : you do n't deserve much . now i have things to do , and so do you , son . and , amber , you have a daughter to raise rosey barber or forrester , or whatever the hell her name 's gon na be . you did latch on to some cash , though , did n't you ? as long as it ai n't spencer money . ( knock on door ) liam : hey . hope : hey . hi . liam : hey , come on in . hope : okay . hello , bill . amber . amber : hello , hope . i guess you 're here for the big event , huh ? amber moore being booted out the door . [ scene_break ] taylor : well , your mother agreed to be my matron of honor , so that 's good . ridge : did you really think she 'd refuse ? taylor : i do n't know . you know , i ... ( sighs ) she has been a little strange lately . have you noticed ? ridge : i have n't paid much attention to mother , actually , the last while i guess i should have . she 's been such a rock through all this . taylor : well , i think she 's worried about you . we all are . ridge : i went to see brooke . taylor : mm . how 'd that go ? ridge : i wanted to tell her about the proposal . i just did n't want her to hear it secondhand . taylor : ridge , i know . i 'm sorry . i know that had to be so difficult . ridge : yeah , it was . steffy : ( inhales sharply ) oops , um , sorry . taylor : no , come in . steffy : i 'm just -- i 'm so excited for this wedding , mom . taylor : oh , well , good . then you 'll be perfectly motivated to execute your part . steffy : what do you mean , my part ? taylor : as my maid of honor . [ scene_break ] ( doorbell rings ) brooke : thank you for coming . stephanie : you 're welcome . so what 's going on ? brooke : come in , and i 'll tell you . stephanie : oh , this looks like a meeting . jackie : oh , hello , gorgeous . brooke : exactly . jackie : ( chuckles ) brooke was just telling us about the stephanie forrester foundation . very well deserved . stephanie : oh , well , i - i just think we should wait on this . nick : why is that ? brooke : they know everything that i 've been going through . stephanie : they do ? brooke : how i 've broken up with ridge and he 's marrying taylor . jackie : we do n't know the details , nor do we need to . but one thing 's perfectly clear -- brooke has been deeply touched by your role in her life , and she wants to honor you with this foundation . stephanie : ( sighs ) jackie : how could you possibly refuse her that ? [ scene_break ] hope : you do n't see any justice in this ? amber : yeah , i do . i 'm sorry , hope . i really am , for everything . maybe someday , i can actually make it up to you , not that you need anything from me . i mean , you have liam now , but ... look , i know this is n't gon na mean much to you now , but ... i really did grow to care for you . and it would have been really hard living my lie , having you raise a baby that was n't yours . i mean , you deserve so much better than that . ( sighs ) bill : you have a gift for understatement and crime . bye , amber . amber : so , um , i 'm goin ' off to my new life now . i 'm gon na raise my precious little baby girl . she 's all that matters to me now . bill : as i said -- bye , amber . amber : say some prayers for us . we 're gon na need 'em . ( front door closes ) bill : ( claps ) liam : wow . hope : she 's gone . liam : thank god . bill : okay , now what ? what -- what do we do with this place ? liam : uh ... hope : ( chuckles ) bill : okay , first things first -- you 're gon na call a hazmat crew and have this place thoroughly disinfected , every inch of it . then you 're gon na change the locks . then you 're gon na keep the keys . liam : ( stammers ) me live here ? you 're saying live here ? bill : unless you 've grown fond of that matchbox you 're living in . hope : ( laughs ) liam : no . no . no , no , no . no , no , no . no , sir . bill : then it 's yours . liam : this is a -- this is -- this is awesome . bill : i 'd do anything for you , son , and after what you 've been through , you deserve something positive in your life , in addition to hope . [ scene_break ] steffy : you want me to be your maid of honor ? taylor : who else am i going to ask ? steffy : mom , oh , my god . taylor : ( laughs ) steffy : of course . ( gasps ) we 've got so much to plan . i mean , we -- we got ta get your dress and -- and flowers . taylor : no , stop . stop . everything 's taken care of . your grandmother is helping me , okay ? and guess what ? she 's going to be standing up there with you , too . steffy : oh , my god . well , i 'm -- i 'm gon na go talk to her and get the ball rolling . taylor : no , do n't -- do n't worry . no . she 's not available . steffy : where is she ? taylor : with brooke . [ scene_break ] nick : how many fundraisers are you thinking of throwing ? brooke : just a few a year i 'll be contributing most of the endowment . stephanie : oh , no , you should n't do that . brooke : but i want to do that , and i 'm sure you would do the same thing if you were in my place . besides , none of this would be happening if it were n't for what you 've done , stephanie . jackie : stephanie ? ( clears throat ) you seem a little bit uneasy about this . brooke : stephanie would prefer i do n't attach her name to the foundation . jackie : why ? dayzee : stephanie , we 've both seen the effects of street drugs . i mean , what brooke is doing is exactly what this community needs . we 've talked about that . jackie : ( sighs ) it 's a beautiful gesture of love from brooke , one that she feels you deserve . so do the rest of us . r.j. : hey , mom . brooke : oh , hi , honey . yeah , what is it ? r.j. : will you read me a book ? brooke : sure . yeah . which one ? r.j. : the one that daddy always reads me . be : yes , of course . you go find it , and i 'll be up there in a minute , okay ? r.j. : okay . brooke : okay . all right , i think that 's pretty good for today . i 'll just e - mail everybody my notes . jackie : okay . brooke : oh , stephanie , wait . if you could just hang on for a few minutes ? bye . thank you all for coming . jackie : bye . dayzee : bye . [ scene_break ] hope : ( sighs ) wow . ( sighs ) liam : can you believe this ? hope : um -- liam : can you believe this ? hope : `` mr. malibu `` over here . liam : i know . i -- my father is the best father ever ! hope : i know . liam : and you know -- you know what really blows me away ? to be here with you , no amber , no baby ... hope : ( sighs ) liam : it 's just us . it 's just us . hope : i know , i known and we have our entire future ahead of us . liam : it 's -- it 's like having a fresh new start . hope : uh - huh . ( sighs ) ( giggles ) liam : you know what i really want to do ? hope : what ? liam : i want to make this , like , like the summer of our lives . like , the one we 're gon na remember forever . hope : it will be . [ scene_break ] taylor : all right . perfect . ridge : ahh , yes , the lady 's famous sun tea . taylor : yeah , i still use the same jar , put it in the same spot on the patio . that 's where the sun is the brightest . to brighter days . ( glasses clink ) ridge : i 'm sorry , doc . taylor : is something bothering you ? ridge : ( sighs ) in the last several days , my whole world 's been turned upside down . something happened i never believed would ever happen , but it did . i just feel like i 'm on shifting sand , like i ca n't really get my bearings . taylor : well , let me help you . ridge : oh , you have . i almost ca n't imagine how i 'd be coping with any of this if i did n't have you . i just feel a little overwhelmed . taylor : well , this will pass . you and thomas will recover , and you 'll rebuild your relationship . and we 'll all do that together , the four of us . ridge : ( sighs ) taylor : you know , ridge , you have a family that loves you and adore you . we 're going to smother you with love , and you have a woman who -- who only wants to see you happy . i will not allow one more moment of disappointment into your life . nothing makes me feel more complete than when i see your face . i want so much to be with you . i 'm ready to be your wife . i 'll marry you right now if you want . i will . unless you want to spend any more time being miserable . ridge : no . just goin ' through a little rough patch here , but ... i have to move on , right ? and , yes , doc , soon , very soon . i want my family back . i want you . [ scene_break ] stephanie : oh . so how 's -- how 's he doing ? brooke : ( sighs ) it 's a difficult transition . stephanie : i love him . you know that . he 's my grandson , and i 'm happy to , uh , to help with him in any way that i can . brooke : thank you . i 'm so fortunate to have you in my life stephanie : that 's a bit of an overstatement . brooke : no . ( chuckles ) you 've done a lot for me , stephanie . stephanie : `` to you . `` that might be the more appropriate phrase . brooke : ( chuckles ) well , not recently . if it were n't for you , i would n't have survived this whole ordeal . i destroyed my marriage . ( sighs ) my worst nightmare . you know , i lie awake at night , and i try to remember exactly what happened on that island , and i ca n't . i blocked it out . stephanie : well , you 've got to stop -- stop obsessing over it , okay ? brooke : i know , and i 'm not . i just want to learn from it . and you showed me that i can have a better life . and for that , i 'm really grateful . i just want to forgive myself , and i want you to be proud of me . i want you to know that i can be a woman full of honesty and integrity . and i want to make a difference . i want to make a difference in this world , just the way you have . you 've changed my life , and i will always love you and respect you for that , for everything you 've ever done for me .	amber asks liam and bill if she needs to pack up her stuff and move out . bill says he has shown a great amount of restraint . he should have already had her and ma barker moved out . hope tells steffy that she does n't want to see her heartbroken , but she will be if she does n't accept that sooner or later , ridge will come back to brooke . stephanie is distracted , but taylor tries to cheer her up by asking her to be her matron of honor at the wedding . she 's interrupted by brooke who calls for her to come over and speak with her and dayzee about the foundation . stephanie speaks with ridge on the way out and tells him how happy she is . she always wanted him and taylor together . ridge tells taylor that he went to see brooke . he did n't want her to hear the details from everybody else . steffy comes in and taylor delights her by asking her to be her maid of honor .
taylor : where 's steffy ? ridge : she 'll be in soon . doc , i want to talk to you alone . taylor : okay . let 's hear it . ridge : ( sighs ) brooke and i got engaged while we were in italy . taylor : oh , well . i guess i ca n't say it 's a huge surprise . you already live like you 're married . ridge : you okay with this ? taylor : of course . if -- if that 's what you really want , then i wish you well . ridge : that means a lot . you and i have a lot of road behind us , do n't we ? i 'm just happy that we 've remained friends through everything . taylor : that 's because i 'll always love you . ridge : doc , i feel the same way . ( knock on door ) thomas : ( sighs ) taylor : uh , did you hear the good news about your father , uh , getting married ? thomas : you okay with it ? taylor : why is everybody asking me that ? of course i -- yes . thomas : good . great . taylor : of course , i 'm okay with it . thomas : where 's steffy ? ridge : she 's on her way . taylor : uh , so you were on the plane with her all the way back from italy . is steffy really okay ? steffy : i 'm fine . ( sighs ) taylor : oh . ( chuckles ) are you sure everything is okay ? i - i know that it could n't have been easy for you in italy . steffy : hope and liam got married , and so ended a tumultuous , yet rewarding chapter in my life . it 's time to move on and not dwell on what might have been . [ scene_break ] katie : hey . ( laughs ) careful . you 're gon na start making me think that you missed me . bill : mmm , really ? well , shame on me if i did n't make that clear last night . katie : ( chuckles ) bill : mm . katie : mm . bill : mm . ( knock on door ) karen : anybody home ? oh . katie : ( chuckles ) hi . karen : oopsy . sorry . bill : `` oopsy . sorry `` ? are you serious ? katie : ( laughs ) bill : you got ta start working on that timing aspect of your personality a little bit . karen : hey , i knocked , okay ? katie : it 's okay . come on in . bill : no , it is not okay . get out . katie : ( laughs ) bill : back up . go . whatever you have to say can wait . katie : ( chuckles ) bill : i 'm tying to get intimate with my wife . katie : ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] taylor : we are a little curious . thomas : and concerned , seeing as how you should n't have gone to italy in the first place . steffy : yes ... ( sighs ) i do n't know what was i was thinking , or what i was trying to prove . ridge : you went because you knew it meant something to hope . steffy : well , i 'm only human . look , she was disappointed , but she understood . ridge : i think hope wanted this wedding to kind of ease the tensions we 've all been feeling the last while . steffy : i 'd say she fared well . bill gave her the spencer seal of approval , and she let you walk her down the aisle . actually , it -- it technically was n't an aisle . i happen to know , since i saw the whole thing . thomas : i got ta go . ridge : something tells me that 's not really the call of duty . thomas : actually , it was . caroline and i are going over some preliminary sketches . steffy : how 's that going , by the way ? thomas : great . caroline is ... ( chuckles ) steffy : yeah , i know . taylor : okay ... you saw liam and hope get married ? [ scene_break ] katie : do n't pay any attention to him . it 's perfectly fine if you want to come in . bill : or not . karen : look , we wo n't take up much of your time . katie : can i , uh , got you anything ? some coffee or tea or ... bill : the kitchen is closed , katie . karen : could you stop being so rude ? katie : ( laughing ) bill : rude ? no , what 's rude is dropping in on people unannounced . karen : which you would never do . danielle : something we do n't ordinarily do , i assure you . bill : why 'd i get so lucky ? karen : look , it -- obviously , this is an inconvenient time , but look , we 're all here now -- danielle : there 's something we really need to tell you . bill : well , it 's going to have to wait , because as you just pointed out , i want to spend time with my wife . so , ladies , that is the door . karen : ( scoffs ) [ scene_break ] caroline : so ... our line is shaping up . thomas : mm , thanks to you . caroline : oh , you 're too sweet . i 'm just the finishing touches . you 're the designer . and it 's been really fun getting to l.a. through your eyes . you 've taken me a bunch places that it would have taken me years to discover . thomas : thomas forrester at your service . caroline : ( giggles ) thomas : and i 'm good with that . [ scene_break ] caroline : do things always move so quickly at forrester ? thomas : in what way ? caroline : well , in the short time that i 've been here , they tossed out amber and rick 's line , and you 're the new golden boy . and -- and instead of working with rick , i 've been assigned to you . thomas : yeah , well , you can get whiplash round here sometimes . the rule has always been if something 's not working , take it back to the drawing board . i 'm surprised it took so long to dump rick and his ridiculous designs . caroline : they were n't that bad . but i do prefer our designs . thomas : ca n't beat the bran trust . caroline : flattery will get you everywhere . thomas : have i mentioned you 're he most beautiful woman i 've ever seen ? caroline : actually , yes . but do n't stop on my account . thomas : ( chuckles ) i mean it . i - i ca n't get enough of being with you . caroline : in that case ... i do n't know if you heard , but the other forrester guesthouse is vacant now that rick moved out . thomas : neighbors . caroline : it 's just something to think about . i do n't want us getting sick of each other . thomas : oh , i 'm not worried . caroline : what a coincidence . neither am i . [ scene_break ] ridge : you 're not mad at me ? you can say so if you are . steffy : for what ? ridge : for giving hope away . steffy : as it should have been . ridge : no hurt feelings ? steffy : dad , you were the one who was hurting when hope did n't want you in her wedding , acting like you were n't her , you know , `` real father . `` ridge : yeah . steffy : but i 'm glad things worked out . ridge : well , uh , we 'll see what deacon will bring to the mix now . taylor : why is he even an issue ? ridge : oh , mr. sharpe suddenly got the , uh , fatherly urge to see his daughter on her wedding day . taylor : since when ? he has n't even seen hope since she was a little girl . why now ? wh -- how did hope react ? ridge : like a hurt little girl who had been neglected by her real father . taylor : oh , ridge , i 'm sorry . that had to be hard for you . an -- and brooke , i 'm sure she had to be beside herself . ridge : not happy at all . taylor : so where is deacon now ? is he around here ? ridge : oh , he slithered away after he made contact with hope . with any luck , never to be seen or heard from again . [ scene_break ] bill : this is really not a good time for chitchat . danielle : ( laughs ) oh , it 's hardly chitchat . bill : whatever . i mean , uh , which part of `` i want to spend time with my wife `` do n't you guys understand ? katie : but i 'm sure we can pull ourselves away from each for a few minutes . danielle : we would have taken the hint by now if what we had to say were n't so important . karen : look , give us ten minutes of your time , okay ? bill : ( snaps fingers ) this is about the job . come on , look , okay , i - apologize . with my son 's wedding , things got kind of intense . uh , i promise you , i will give this my full attention in the not - too - distant future . okay , enough ? katie : bill , for god 's sake , just -- bill : what ? karen : look , it 's not about the job . there is something that i have needed to tell you for a very long time . katie : she 's your sister . just -- just listen to her . bill : do you not think i know that 's my sister ? i recognize her . and i recognize the roommate . you guys are pals , best friends , so do me a favor , go entertain her , will you ? so i can give my full attention to my wife . karen : okay , fine . you know what ? i get it . even though you 're being incredibly subtle . you need to spend time with katie . you 've been out of town . you guys need to catch up . we 'll talk about this another time . bill : awesome . let me get the door for you . katie : ( sighs ) bill : as for you ... katie : hmm . ( laughs ) [ scene_break ] danielle : you know what ? i - i know that 's your brother , but seriously , how rude is that man ? karen : well , he 's sorely lacking in social graces , that 's for sure . danielle : he kicked us out . karen : and i was all ready to tell him , too . danielle : well , just stay that way , okay , because i do n't want to hide in our house anymore . karen : do n't worry . bill 's gon na know the truth . danielle : are you nervous ? karen : i 'm proud of loving you . danielle : while we 're on the subject , have you noticed that perpetual glow caroline 's been wearing lately ? karen : ( laughs ) how could i not ? danielle : huh . i think our daughter 's in love . karen : wow . [ scene_break ] taylor : okay , i -- i do n't understand . deacon was in prison ? ridge : yeah . but he 's out now . taylor : well , hopefully he 'll enjoy his freedom someplace else . he 's not a very safe person , steffy . i do n't want you anywhere near him . steffy : no worries . i 'm into good guys now . liam showed me the light . taylor : that 's very philosophical of you . steffy : well , i 'm trying to learn from my mistakes , not to repeat them . ( sighs ) it 's just so much happened between us , moments so , you know , unexpected . and no one can take them away . and i will treasure them always . but liam and hope are married now . it 's a new beginning for both of us . taylor : i 'm very proud of you . ridge : i am , as well . taylor : ohh . steffy : aw , shucks . taylor : ( chuckles ) ridge : all right , i 'm out of here . i 'm late for a meeting . steffy : oh , okay . taylor : we 'll see you later . so what did you mean when you said -- steffy : okay , i have to tell you something , and you ca n't say anything , all right ? lips sealed . taylor : uh , what 's wrong , steffy . steffy : ( sighs ) okay , deacon sharpe out of prison -- i think that 's bill 's doing . taylor : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] bill : mm . mmm . why do n't -- mm , why do n't you say the hell with this day ... katie : ( laughs ) bill : and get back in bed , huh ? katie : no , i ca n't . because i have a doctor 's appointment , remember ? bill : mm , that 's right . right , right , right , right . katie : yes , and it is fast approaching , so stop distracting me . bill : all right , all right . katie : you know , i heard through the grapevine that deacon sharpe showed up in italy . you did n't have anything to do with that , did you ? bill : i 'm flattered that you think my reach goes far . katie : mm - hmm . so it 's that 's a definitive no ? bill : speaking of italy , i had an epiphany when i was there . i finally got it through my thick skull that the important thing , really , the only important thing , is my son 's happiness . and if hope provides that happiness , so be it . katie : okay , either you are still really jet - lagged , or there 's been some kind of personality transplant . bill : you can ask anyone who was here . i apologized to hope , in front of , uh , the priest and ridge and brooke , and just about the entire village was there . i told hope that i would love her as a daughter , and i welcomed her into the family . katie : are you serious ? bill : it was n't easy . katie : ( laughs ) bill : well , i have my pride . it 's hard for me to admit that may have been wrong . i was wrong , and i said what needed to be said . katie : and people wonder why i married you . bill : ( sighs ) now i have some words for you . i missed you . i 'm no good without you . katie : ( laughs ) bill : ( sighs ) people might say that i am , uh , not a particularly good person , that i do whatever it takes to get the job done , regardless of the collateral damage . but you saw something worthwhile in me , and because you did , i 'm a better man . katie : i am so proud to be your wife and to be carrying your child . bill : yeah , that 's right . my -- my -- my -- that 's right , my child . katie : ( laughs ) bill : now we -- we got a doctor 's appointment to get to . katie : oh , wait . mm . you 're -- you 're coming with me to the gynecologist ? bill : of course . are they gon na use any , like instruments of torture or something ? katie : no , no , no , just an ultrasound . bill : all right , let 's do it . katie : really ? you 're gon na come ? bill : yeah , i 'm gon na come . you see , there is a first time for everything . katie : ( laughs ) mmm . do you think i 'm getting fat ? bill : a little bit . katie : no ! it is the wrong answer . every time i ask you that question , the answer is always no . i told you that . bill : okay , do n't start -- do n't start hyperventilating . katie : ( laughs ) bill : pudgy . katie : that 's worse . that is worse . bill : pudgy - in -- in the- in the best way -- in the best way . katie : ( laughs ) bill : 'cause that 's my kid in there . now let 's go see it . katie : all right . mmm . [ scene_break ] karen : no . i was really unsure about this move to l.a. in the beginning . i knew that brooke had an agenda and it was n't just about caroline 's talent as a designer . danielle : brooke wanted to find a way to get rid of amber , and guess what ? she 's gone . karen : yeah . well , i just did n't want caroline all messed up with someone else 's man . but , uh , l.a. 's turned out to be pretty at . danielle : mm - hmm . karen : i mean , she 's got a wonderful job with great potential and a new young man who is very handsome . danielle : thomas is very impressive . karen : he seems like the real deal . danielle : and he adores caroline . kind of reminds me of myself . karen : what do you mean ? danielle : well , after we first met , i kind of had that hit - over - the - head- hammer look in my eyes . karen : ( laughs ) you know , i almost did n't go to that party . danielle : we would have found each other somehow . karen : i 'm still so in love with you . danielle : yeah , after all these years . karen : even more now . danielle : yay . karen : ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] thomas : i 'm all for simplicity , but this dress ... it -- it needs something . i do n't know . caroline : it needs to be shorter , like right there . and you got ta bring the neckline down ... so not too deep ... like that . [ scene_break ] taylor : ( sighs ) so you think bill got deacon out of prison ? how ? steffy : who knows ? but he was desperate to stop hope and liam 's wedding . so somehow he got deacon out of jail and all the way to italy to see his daughter on her wedding day . taylor : ( scoffs ) oh , my gosh . well , if you 're right , then he either blackmailed or -- or bribed a pubic official to do that . and if that 's the case , then bill deserves to be the one in prison . steffy : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] katie : you look a little green . bill : yeah , well , what can i tell ya ? i 'm a little , um , out of my comfort zone here . katie : ( laughs ) get out of there . you are just a big baby , are n't you just a big baby . bill : all right , listen , i can handle just about anything . this makes me feel a little bit squeamish . katie : aw . i promise , it 's all gon na be okay . bill : mm - hmm . katie : ( laughs ) dr. caspary : well , bill , i 'm glad you could join us . bill : get used to this pretty face , doc . you 'll be seeing a lot of it . i 'm in this pregnancy all the way with my wife . katie : he 's , uh , feeling a little squeamish , so be gentle . dr. caspary : ( laughs ) bill : what 's the game plan doc ? dr. caspary : well , we 'll be doing the ultrasound momentarily . now it 's my understanding you do n't want to know whether the baby 's a boy or a girl ? bill : well , uh , that is how i felt initially , yeah . katie : you 've changed your mind ? bill : the suspense is killing me , and , um , i 'm not real good with people knowing things that i do n't now , so if it 's okay with the boss here -- katie : it is totally okay with me . i 'm all for full disclosure . dr. caspary : good enough . i 'll be back in a minute . katie : ohh . just think ... bill : ( sighs ) katie : in here is a new life , a new spencer , a little boy or girl . bill : you are remarkable . you know that ? katie : i am so lucky . i have my life . i have you . and now i have our child . in a few minutes , we are going to know if we are raising a son or a daughter .	back at forrester 's the day after the wedding , ridge wants to talk to taylor alone and explains that he and brooke got engaged . he hopes she is okay with that . she says she will always love him , as he does her , and yes she feels like he lives as if he is married now to brooke . he 's glad they have remained friends . she asks about steffy and ridge says she will be along soon . when she does , taylor says being in italy could n't have been easy . steffy responds that liam and hope got married and so ended a tumultuous yet rewarding chapter of her life . it 's now time to move on and not dwell on what might have been . at home bill is very attentive of katie so they do n't notice when karen knocks on the door and then comes in . dani is not far behind and bill verbally throws them both out of the house ; pick another time to tell him whatever it is they are here for . if it 's the job for dani , he 'll will give it his upmost attention now that he is back in the states . rudely , he literally shows them the door . thomas meets caroline to look over some sketches and is very attentive to her .
katie : this looks amazing . thank you . okay . [ scene_break ] [ bill remembering ] brooke : i 'm grieving ... grieving the loss of our baby . bill : our baby ? brooke : i was gon na tell you , bill . that 's why i was at your house and i collapsed . i was gon na tell you that i was pregnant . [ back to present ] katie : thank you for doing this . bill : it 's your sister 's birthday . katie : i know , and we are celebrating in style . bill : and i 'm sure brooke is going to be very happy . katie : oh , i hope so . she 's done so much for me . you both have . [ scene_break ] thomas : so , brooke had a party and put up a tent . what 's the big deal ? taylor : oh , she had a party , all right . for a party of two . thomas : [ chuckles ] okay , that sounds a little bit more like brooke . taylor : she was seducing eric . thomas : whoa . taylor : yes . she was attempting to re - create their wedding night . thomas : which they spent in a tent out in the desert , yeah . i heard about that . taylor : but eric shut her down . thomas : i would sure hope so . you guys are living together . but why would brooke do that ? she has no interest in eric . taylor : except to be the father of her unborn baby . [ scene_break ] brooke : you did n't have to get me anything . hope : are you kidd -- it 's your birthday ! rick : yeah . hope : it probably means more to us than it does to you . brooke : oh , a cd ! [ gasps ] all my favorite songs . rick : yeah , i snagged it off your cell phone and your tablet . but that 's not all . we set you up at your favorite spa . hope : mm - hmm . brooke : oh ! hope : yes , we did . but there are some songs on here that you had forgotten , like this one . do you remember that ? you used to sing this to me all the time when i was little . brooke : yes . hope : yes . rick : some wonderful memories there . brooke : ones that i will always cherish . hope : mm . happy birthday , mama . brooke : thank you , sweetie . [ scene_break ] bill : you know , you did n't have to do all this , katie . brooke knows how much you love her . katie : you think it 's too much ? bill : i just do n't want you pushing yourself . katie : brooke means so much to me . she 's always been there for me . she taught me how to love and how to trust . and before i met you , i did n't trust men . but i learned to trust you . i 've always trusted brooke . hey ! donna : oh , cover your eyes , children . what are they doing next ? katie : hi ! dayzee : hi . marcus : wow . donna : wow . you never did something like this for me . katie : well , you 've never been the head of the logan clan . donna : oh , yes , brooke does have that title . katie : she earned it . you guys look great . come on . let me get you something to eat . marcus : okay . bill . [ scene_break ] rick : so , ready to party ? hope : mm - hmm . i helped kate set up last night . brooke : [ sighs ] i 'd really rather spend the day with you two . hope : oh . rick : well , maybe next year . your sister 's got other plans . hope : mm - hmm . she just wants to give you a day that you will never forget . brooke : mm . just so much attention . hope : well , you deserve it . rick : yeah , because , mom , we admire you . and we admire and respect you . brooke : thank you . that means a lot to me . rick : let 's go celebrate . hope : let 's go party . rick : come on . brooke : all right , let 's go . and we can listen to this on the way over there . hope : oh , perfect ! [ scene_break ] thomas : brooke is pregnant ? taylor : she was pregnant . she miscarried the baby . thomas : well , who was the father ? taylor : who else ? bill spencer . thomas : so , those two did have something going on . taylor : yes . yes , and i asked her about it over and over again , and she denied it . i knew it ! i knew she was lying . thomas : katie -- does she know ? taylor : not yet . thomas : now she 's planning this big birthday celebration . taylor : and eric wants me to be there . katie 's my patient . and i know eventually i 'm going to have to tell her the truth . [ scene_break ] eric : oh . katie : did taylor come with you ? eric : no , she left the house early this morning . katie : but she 's coming . eric : i hope so . bill : katie , taylor and brooke are n't exactly best of friends . katie : yeah , well , i think it 's time we all got over that , right ? eric : i agree with that . and i want her here . katie : good . let me get you a drink . eric : okay . [ scene_break ] thomas : so , what are you going to do ? taylor : i do n't know . thomas : you 're not gon na go to that party . taylor : this whole thing is such a nightmare . katie is so naive and innocent , and she adores brooke . thomas : perfect role model -- woman who slept with her husband . taylor : and here she is planning this huge celebration for her . thomas : that 's got to be uncomfortable for brooke . taylor : i personally do n't care about brooke 's comfort level . thomas : mom , are you sure about this pregnancy ? taylor : ultrasound administered ? she miscarried bill 's baby . i 'm positive . thomas : this party sounds like a place you do n't want to be . taylor : oh , i just can not believe that she 's done this to her sister . [ cell phone rings ] taylor : [ sighs ] hi . eric : where are you ? taylor : uh , i 'm in your office . eric : taylor , i want you to come to brooke 's party . taylor : eric , trust me -- i do n't think you want me there . eric : yes , i do -- for me , for us . i 'll see you in a little while . taylor : [ sighs ] thomas : he wants you there . [ scene_break ] katie : look , bill . new arrivals . maya : hello , mr. spencer . bill : maya , my new favorite person . maya : it 's a beautiful home you have . bill : be it ever so humble . maya : it 's better than a jail cell . bill : you 're the expert . come on in . maya : oh , thank you . bill : rick . rick : bill . katie : oh ! you 're here ! happy birthday ! all : happy birthday ! brooke : oh . honey , you did n't have to do all this . katie : long overdue . long , long overdue . [ scene_break ] taylor : i do n't know how i 'm going to pull off acting like i 'm having fun at brooke 's birthday . thomas : just make an appearance and then leave . taylor : well , that is n't gon na work for eric . he wants me to be happy there and be involved . thomas : i take it he is not aware that you know about the pregnancy . taylor : i have n't told him i know . thomas : well , maybe you should . he 'll understand why you do n't want to go . unless ... he does n't know about the pregnancy . taylor : i 'm sure brooke told him . that 's why she did this whole tent thing -- because she was trying to seduce him . can you believe that ? she was trying to save face by stealing a man who was fully committed to me . she has no conscience . god only knows what she could do to katie . thomas : do you think brooke and bill are still involved ? taylor : oh , please . this is brooke logan we 're talking about . she may say that they 're not involved anymore , but , oh , it 'll happen again . [ sighs ] there 's just this part of me that feels like i owe it to katie to go there and be there at the party . thomas : well , i know you , mom , and the only reason that you would go is to blow the whistle on brooke . taylor : you do n't think she deserves it ? she destroyed our family . she destroyed my marriage . i 'm not gon na let her do that again . she is not going to do that to katie . thomas : well , it sounds like you made up your mind . taylor : believe me -- i am not going to enjoy this . thomas : look , you 'll break katie 's heart if you open this up . taylor : katie is living a lie . as a doctor , i ca n't ignore that . that 's what i do for a living . i help people face reality . thomas : well , maybe you should just not go . tell eric you 're not feeling well . taylor : but i still have to tell her one day , sooner or later , so what 's the difference ? thomas : mother , you work with these people . they 'll hate you . taylor : they may , but at least i know i 've done the right thing . thomas : and there 's no other way ? taylor : sweetheart , marriage can not function if there are lies and secrets , and katie is n't going to be able to be happy with bill , truly , unless this comes to light . thomas : i doubt she 'll be happy with bill if it does . taylor : that 's why i say we might as well let them face it now . and besides , i 'm not gon na be happy with myself if things get worse and i did n't do anything to stop it . so i better go . thomas : well , would you like some moral support ? taylor : let 's keep you out of this one . thomas : [ chuckles ] okay . love you . taylor : wish me luck . thomas : yeah , yeah . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] [ indistinct conversations ] katie : brooke looks like she 's having fun , right ? bill : how could she not ? katie : she 's been so good to me . dayzee : oh , look at you -- working actress . marcus : opposite my brother , which i still ca n't believe . maya : i know . it 's just a web thing , but we did shoot our first episode . marcus : well , hey , it 's a job . rick : it 's more than a job . she 's a star . she 's gon na be a leading lady . it 's just the beginning . maya : you sound like my agent . rick : you watch . when this thing goes viral , those offers are gon na come pouring in . maya : my biggest fan . rick : you better believe it . liam : hey . hope : hi . liam : glad to see you here . hope : yeah , well , it 's my mom 's birthday . where else would i be ? liam : i guess . hope : i 'm glad to see you , too , by the way . liam : yeah , i guess you made it back from big bear safely . hope : i did . yeah , a little traffic on the 210 , but , yeah . liam : what did you do after i left ? hope : um ... yeah , i -- i took some walks . liam : good . it 's so pretty out there , you know ? why not ? hope : yeah . it is . um ... any , uh -- any word from steffy ? liam : uh , no . no . so i guess ... she 's all settled in paris . donna : hi . eric : hey . katie really outdid herself , did n't she ? donna : well , us logan girls , we know how to throw a party . eric : mm - hmm . i seem to remember a few parties that you threw at the house . donna : where 's taylor ? eric : she 's not here yet . donna : you know , eric , this might not exactly be the best place for her . eric : i 'm hoping that , one of these days , we can all get past that . donna : yeah . but brooke and taylor have a history . eric : i still want her here . donna : well , if she does n't show , and you need some company ... [ glasses clink ] donna : ... i 'm around . bill : so , is it ? brooke : what ? bill : a happy birthday . brooke : yeah . it is . bill : your sister really wanted to do this for you . brooke : yeah . [ laughter ] brooke : my sweet sister . we need to protect her , bill . we owe her that much . [ clears throat ] taylor , you 're here . taylor : yes , i am . brooke : uh , well , there 's food and drinks . taylor : well , i 'm not hungry , and you know i do n't drink . bill : taylor . taylor : hello , bill . i have something i 'd like to say to you , brooke . brooke : well , i hope its `` happy birthday . `` taylor : no . it is n't . donna : excuse me , everybody ! it 's time to raise your glasses . marcus : oh , okay . donna : we are celebrating three wonderful women . first and foremost , my beautiful sister , brooke , on her birthday . secondly , my little sis , katie , who insisted on throwing this beautiful tribute to brooke . i never thought that anyone could possibly love you as much as i do . but katie has shown that we are on equal footing in love and adoration . and lastly , we are here to celebrate me . katie : yeah ! [ laughter ] donna : well , you know , because i 'm a logan . [ laughter ] brooke : oh , my . donna : so , everyone raise your glasses . to the logan girls . together : to the logan girls . brooke : yeah , the logan girls . [ glasses clinking ] hope : my mom is a woman who i have admired my whole life . nobody gets me , nobody puts up with me and comforts me and loves me like you do . you taught me to be true to myself , true to my heart . and your children and your family always come first . i love you , mom . happy birthday , mom ! together : happy birthday ! brooke : i love you , too . [ door opens ] eric : taylor , what 's going on ? you 're standing there , glaring at brooke . what is it ? taylor : i know , eric . eric : you know what ? taylor : i know brooke was pregnant with bill 's baby . eric : who told you this ? taylor : it does n't matter how i know . what matters is that she tried to cover it up , take you away from me and use you so she could save herself the embarrassment of this scandal and everybody finding out that she had an affair with her sister 's husband ? eric : taylor , this is -- this is brooke 's birthday , and you and i can talk about this tonight at home . but for now , we need to go in , and we 'll smile , have a piece of cake , and then we 'll leave . taylor : and then her daughter 's in there going on and on about what a wonderful mother she is . she has done nothing but lie to her children and her entire family . eric : stop this . stop . taylor : she does n't deserve any of this . she 's a lie . she 's a walking lie . eric : you got to get a hold of yourself here . taylor : this entire party is a joke . it is making a fool of katie . katie 's in there treating her sister like she 's some kind of saint . eric : stop it . stop it right now . now , you need to calm down . i 'm gon na go back in there . when you calm down , then you follow me . just breathe . [ sighs ] katie : i know we all have our favorite brooke stories , and i have more than a few . you know , they say that no one is as close as sisters . we share so many things -- memories and laughter and tears . and you 've always been there for me . [ taylor remembering ] brooke : you 're gon na end up old , bitter , and alone . sexuality is not a crime . you 're just an uptight therapist , and you could n't satisfy ridge . taylor : you were salivating over him ! that is ridge 's son ! brooke : and i am ridge 's wife ! taylor : well , it did n't stop you when it came to hope 's boyfriend , did it ? ! [ gasps ] [ back to present ] katie : happy birthday . i love you . brooke : thank you . [ glasses clink ] katie : so , does anyone else want to say anything about my beautiful sister on her birthday ? taylor : you know what ? i would like to say something . all of these toasts to brooke , um ... they 're all beautiful words . unfortunately , none of them are true . because brooke has kept the truth from all of you . eric : taylor , do n't . taylor : what i have to say , eric , is truer than anything anybody else in here has said . katie : you know what ? i do n't think anyone wants to hear what you have to say . taylor : i 'm sorry , katie , but , yes -- yes , you do need to hear it . katie : taylor , i invited you here , because i thought we could all get along . but i realize you hate my sister , so maybe you should just leave . taylor : no , katie , this is n't about hate . it 's about truth . i did n't come here to exact revenge on your sister . i 'm here because ... the brooke you know is a lie . bill : i do n't know where you 're going with this taylor , but it is not the time or place . taylor : no , this is the perfect time . do you want to tell them , brooke ? about your ugly secret ? or should i ?	taylor blabs to thomas that brooke tried to seduce eric to get a baby daddy . she miscarried , but she was pregnant with bill 's baby . she is dreading going to brooke 's party but eric wants her there . and sooner or later it is bound to come up and she will have to tell an unsuspecting katie . she does not care about brooke 's comfort level , but she can not stand by and watch katie get hurt again . she feels like she owes it to katie . she has destroyed taylor 's marriage to ridge before . she is not going to let brooke destroy katie 's marriage ( by telling katie now , it will ) . hope and rick give their loving mother a wonderful cd of her favorite songs that is sure to bring back a lot of old memories . she is not sure that she is due all this attention . bill too sees all the fuss and preparation and is not sure brooke will feel comfortable with it . maya and rick attend and she tells bill that he has a lovely house . he 's so glad to see his favorite person ( not ) . liam shows up and is glad to see hope there . she asks about steffy and liam says he has not heard from her . taylor tells thomas that she will keep him out of this for the sake of the family . she is not looking forward to this but she thinks it is her duty to go and let katie know that she is living a lie and no marriage can survive that . donna sees taylor arrive at the party and make a beeline to brooke who is sitting on the sofa besides bill . she is repeating again to him that they must keep their secret from katie as it would kill her ( if we were playing the drinking game every time she has said that , i 'd be drunk by now ! ) . donna quickly raises a glass to a toast to get the attention away from taylor and anything she might say to brooke .
[ bill 's flashback ] brooke : i ca n't do this anymore . goodbye , bill . [ present time ] [ cell phone rings ] brooke : hello ? bill : where are you ? brooke : i ca n't talk now . please do n't call back . [ scene_break ] ridge : spencer . and the two of you are involved ? [ scene_break ] bill : everything looks great , marcy . marcy : thank you , mr. spencer . i have been doing this for years . after my stint in search and rescue , of course . bill : really ? marcy : and the juggling arts . bill : juggling as well ! quite the jack of all trades , are n't you ? well , i appreciate you putting this together so quickly . did n't mean to blindside you . marcy : that 's okay , mr. spencer . i am always up for a challenge . wyatt : whoa ! steffy : whoa ! wyatt : what 's all this ? bill : you called the meeting . i provided the refreshments , fresh for my son and his wife . steffy : champagne and caviar . serious refreshments . bill : dig in . i may have another meeting after this one . steffy : well , i 'm happy to accommodate . marcy : oh , let me get that for you . i used to be a photographer . steffy : oh , great . thank you . [ camera shutter clicks ] marcy : and a model . steffy : oh , my -- [ laughs ] bill : and a model . okay , uh , marcy , we 've got it from here . thank you . steffy : thank you . [ door opens ] bill : bye , marcy . thanks again . wow . woman does everything . thought i did a lot of stuff . wyatt : mm - hmm . bill : well , not bad , huh ? i mean , you know , despite everything , we have a lot to be grateful for . wyatt : what do you mean , everything ? got some problems we do n't know about ? bill : nothing to stress over , son . let 's just say that you and steffy are , uh , bright stars in my otherwise cloudy sky . wyatt : but there are clouds ? dad , if there 's a problem ... bill : ah , bump in the road . it 'll all work out . wyatt : did you post a picture ? steffy : mm - hmm . wyatt : she 's got like thousands of followers . bill : oh , i believe she has hundreds of thousands . wyatt : all following my beautiful wife . bill : well , put it on silent for now . wyatt : why ? it 's the tone of the whole meeting . it 's a global outreach , a ripple in the universe , all directed at steffy , all because she posted a picture of fish eggs and wine . steffy : uh , excuse me . it 's caviar and fine champagne , okay ? it 's all about marketing , bill . bill : and let me guess what the product is . steffy : well , me , of course . bill : of course . you better be careful . starting to sound like your old man . steffy : [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] ridge : you and spencer ? again ? ˯ really ? brooke : [ sighs ] i know . ridge : so when did this latest chapter start ? brooke : i - i do n't think it ever really ended . ridge : so you were with him the whole time ? brooke : no . no , i made a clean break , at least i thought i did . i really wanted katie and bill to work things out . but she became depressed and she started drinking . she 's -- she 's been out of control , ridge . ridge : so then what ? bill turned to you for help and ... brooke : no , katie turned to me for help , and i could n't help her and neither could bill . you know how she gets when she is n't herself . ridge : yeah , no , of course . so bill had to make a move on you . it makes sense . brooke : no , it was n't like that . the truth is ... i do n't think i ever stopped loving him . ridge : [ sighs ] brooke : he gave me something that was missing in my life , something that i had n't had -- ridge : since me . a man who adored you . brooke : yeah . whatever . the point is , i ca n't believe that i did something like that to katie . i 'm really angry with myself about it . ridge : okay , okay . let 's make a light of it . but ... you made a mistake . that 's all . i 've made a few myself . [ scene_break ] wyatt : we have a demo problem . bill : agreed . younger demographic . wyatt : exactly . we have a growing younger audience , and we need to reach them . like , they 're getting their news and their entertainment and their gossip from online . magazines and newspapers are passé . we have to take action right now . bill : what do you have in mind ? wyatt : steffy takes a picture of champagne and caviar and puts it on the internet , right ? hundreds of thousands of her followers react to that , and she 's driving traffic directly to forrester . bill : and we have a team that 's constantly posting and , uh , dropping exclusives . wyatt : yes , but we need a face , dad . bill : a face ? well , thank you , son . i 'm flattered . wyatt : or the younger , sexier female version who already has hundreds of thousands of followers . bill : fine . whatever . steffy : wait . me ? wyatt : yes . dad , we need to be more creative with the -- the branding and marketing side . how many fashion magazines do we publish ? lifestyle , celebrity , all of that . we cover it all . but we need to market the hell out of it on social media . this lifestyle , the luxury lifestyle . steffy : yeah , you drop a hint and the world goes nuts . i mean , that 's what we do with the forrester collections . wyatt : exactly . dad , steffy can bring people to this brand . just imagine . the excess , the overindulgence , the high life , the good life , everything that you live for . steffy : uh , do i get a say in this ? wyatt : of course . yeah . steffy : okay , i 'm all for content marketing , but i just -- i do n't know . i just think it 's a little , um , out there . wyatt : out there ! over the top ! outrageous ! whatever ! it 's all of that and more . it 's the beauty of the dream life . everything that money can buy . and we can write it off . we buy it , she sells it , we sell the magazines that feature it . bill : i like it . flashy , integrative , low risk . good pitch , son . now , if you can get your wife on board , i say we run with it . [ door opens ] bill : liam , come on in . [ door closes ] liam : uh , what 's going on ? wyatt : just a company makeover . and wait till you hear about it . [ scene_break ] ridge : you 'll get through this . i 'll help you get through this . brooke : [ scoffs ] i just feel so lost . ridge : i 'm sorry . but we 'll get you back on track . brooke : you were always good at that . listen to me , sounding like i 'm dependent on a man . first it was you , then it was bill . i do n't need to be defined by a man . i - i can be a strong woman . i - i was that woman at some point in my life . ridge : [ chuckles ] you sure were . brooke : it just seems like a long time ago . ridge : this is tough . this is a tough decision . but it 's katie . it 's her family . you get that . brooke : i know . i know . i ca n't believe i was even doing this to her . ridge : you ca n't be his choice . you -- you ca n't . you ... if katie and bill , if they 're gon na have a chance to work through this , you got to give it to them . and will -- that little boy , he deserves his real mom and dad to raise him . every child deserves that . brooke : i know . you 're right . thank you . did you realize what you just said ? every child deserves to be raised by their parents . their real parents . [ scene_break ] liam : did i miss a memo ? 'cause this looks like a meeting . bill : your brother 's pitching a new project . liam : oh . oh ! one that 's enormously profitable ? bill : well , i can see that 's a little bit of sarcasm on your part , but yes . liam : great . fantastic . bill : potentially , yes . liam : we can allocate some of that to a foundation . bill : we resolved this issue , liam . liam : not to my satisfaction . bill : this is a business , not a charity ! wyatt : yeah , you got a bank account . go be generous with it , just not with ours . steffy : i 'd like to hear more about this foundation . bill : [ clears throat ] liam : look at that . we all give to charity , right ? most of us do . spencer 's in a privileged position to being able to do more than that , a whole lot more than that . we are a media conglomerate . we tell the world about all the problems it faces every single day . why -- why would we not be on the forefront of helping solve some of those problems ? it 's a good fit , it makes perfect sense , and the pr we would get from it -- you know this , wyatt -- would be awesome . hey ! yo ! dad ! i 'm t -- i 'm talking ! bill : sorry , liam . i just feel like i heard all this before , but do go on . liam : how do you guys not see the value in this ? do you -- do you see what i see ? steffy : i do . wyatt : but what you 're asking of us , liam , is to change our whole business model into something that it 's not . liam : no , i 'm not ! it 's a foundation ! it would n't even be in the building ! steffy : eric and my father might be interested in this . what about you , bill ? bill : not remotely interested . i help the world and the world economy by employing thousands upon thousands of people . i do n't have time for this . liam : fine . okay . fine . i 'll do it on my own . bill : that 's what i told you to do two hours ago ! so do it ! not on company time ! wyatt : or with company expense . liam : right . [ snaps fingers ] those precious , precious profits . would n't want to mess with those . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] ridge : you said you were lost . i do n't know . you want to know what lost looks like ? it 's this right here . that 's the definition . i tried to give caroline everything that she wanted . i wanted to give her a family and protect her and douglas . brooke : no one can fault you for that . ridge : i do n't know . they can . i was being selfish . i was being king ridge . just take whatever i want from whoever i want . i took my son 's baby . brooke : you were just doing what you thought was best for douglas . ridge : no . i was doing what i thought was best for me . as always . i wanted to give caroline the life that she was dreaming about . [ sighs ] so i took somebody else 's kid . who does that ? but to be fair , i thought thomas had taken advantage of caroline . did you know that ? yeah , well ... i guess i was wrong 'cause it was explained to me that it was all ... what 's the word ? it was , um ... it was all a misunderstanding . [ scoffs ] so i guess the only one taking advantage of caroline was me . brooke : oh , ridge . ridge : no , that 's okay . i 'm , uh , i - i have given up all claims on douglas . i 'm not his father . thomas is . brooke : what ? did you tell that to caroline ? ridge : sure . and i told thomas . and we 're not going public yet because , you know , we got to try to control the story . brooke : [ sighs ] you must be devastated . ridge : i do n't know . just i 'm -- i 'm numb . just numb right now . it 's not my family . it 's his . it 's a family . i made the right choice . i did the right thing . and now you got to do the right thing , because bill and katie , their family and will . he has a mom and he has a dad . so you got to let spencer go . [ scene_break ] ridge : well , thank you . thank you for letting me lay that on you . brooke : [ chuckles ] do n't be silly . i just finished telling you my tawdry story . ridge : we 're good like that , right , the two of us ? brooke : yeah . we always have been . you seem okay . ridge : i 'm all right now that i 've unburdened myself . brooke : [ chuckles ] ridge : what ? brooke : i remember when you first came back from paris , when we first saw each other . ridge : at the fountain . brooke : i thought you were coming back for me . it 's funny how life works , is n't it ? ridge : hilarious . you got to stop this thing with bill . go stop it now . brooke : i know . i told him that last time i saw him . ridge : yet he keeps calling you . brooke : yeah , well , he 's not taking no for an answer . ridge : because you 're not being firm . brooke : but i told him to stay with katie . he 's just not accepting it . ridge : hey . do n't let him have a choice . do n't do it . that 's your job . okay ? brooke : okay . [ scene_break ] steffy : you know , there 's nothing wrong wanting to help the world . wyatt : of course not . and if liam wants to do that , then -- then he should . and when he does , we 'll be the first to contribute . steffy : you mean that ? wyatt : yeah , of course . my brother has a big heart . i know that . and his foundation 's gon na be a huge success . same for us . but i kind of need you on board with my project . it 's gon na be huge . i 'm telling you . i feel it in my gut . dad 's already on board . now i need you on board . i mean , we could take the world by storm . do you want to do that or not ? steffy : i just -- i do n't know , i do n't know , i do n't know . like , social media queen -- that 's , like , something caroline would do . wyatt : okay , first off . steffy : what ? wyatt : no offense to the queen of selfies , but ... steffy : [ laughs ] wyatt : ... you have more followers . steffy : okay . wyatt : no , but you 're the image that i want to promote . and more importantly , like , i get to work with you . and that 's all i care about . we 're gon na sell the lifestyle like crazy , and it 'll be fun . steffy : i know . i know you 'll make sure of that . wyatt : yeah . it 's just -- it 's important to me , you know ? dad gave me this job , and i just ... i feel like there 's a shadow of doubt that ... steffy : no , no , no . bill believes in you . wyatt : yeah , he wants to , you know ? you know the old man . he -- he needs proof that i 'm a spencer , that i can -- i can make my way in this world . and liam 's gon na do that with this foundation , and i have to do that with this company . i will do that . but i kind of need your help . my beautiful , sexy bride . like , the whole world wo n't be able to resist that . steffy : oh , really ? wyatt : 'cause i ca n't . so are you with me ? steffy : how can i resist ? wyatt : hmm . [ scene_break ] [ door opens ] bill : i knew you 'd come back . brooke : bill . we ca n't do this . [ sighs ] bill : come on . brooke : wait . this has to stop . bill : how can we stop ? we need this . we both know it . it 's going to work out for us . trust me . i love you . brooke : [ sighs ] ridge : that 's enough . take your hands off her .	bill relives the moment when brooke tells him they can not do this anymore . he calls her and she says she can not talk now ; do not call back . he calls a quick meeting and has someone special come in and prepares the repast of caviar and champagne . steffy and wyatt are impressed . he tells them they are the bright stars in his otherwise dark clouds . wyatt asks and bill says no just a little bump in the road . wyatt informs bill they are losing some of their audience to the internet . they need to be more creative to their magazines with gossip and information . he thinks steffy can bring that to marketing . he wants her to be outrageous and more .. everything money can buy . bill thinks it is a good pitch so if steffy is okay with it , he will go with it . liam walks in late and says this looks like a meeting and he was not told . bill tells him to settle down . all is okay . liam gets on his soapbox and tries to convince bill and wyatt and wonder why they do not see the value of this . bill even texts at same time and is not listening to liam . this upsets him of course . liam takes offense and says fine he will do this on his own . bill says he told him that a few hours ago do it on his own time . liam storms off .
zende : look at me . do n't look at him . look at me . lizzy needs you , yes . she needs you to remember why you gave her life . julius : careful , zende . the forresters already have everything . do n't force her to give up her child just because it 's not with you . vivienne : julius , let him talk to his wife ! rick : man , you are a real piece of work . we 're all one big , happy family when it suits you . but other than that , it 's julius avant against the whole world . julius : you know what ? zende 's right . do n't look at me . look at lizzy , because she 's the only one that matters here . and look at her eyes . they 're calling for you to claim her . vivienne : maya and her sister are the only feelings we have to deal with here . i do not want to see you bully my daughters , julius . julius : say what you want about me , but somebody 's got to stand up for nicole . zende : nobody 's attacking her . julius : then why is it i do n't hear anybody saying anything positive about her ? all i 'm hearing is how terrible a person she is because she wants to embrace that which the heavens have given to her . maya : dad 's right . and lizzy picks up on tension between adults more than we realize . nicole : yeah , she does . maya : so , rick , can you put her down in the ben for a little bit ? rick : yeah . maya : thank you . rick : gladly . maya : nicole . if you need someone to tell you that you 're not wrong ... let it be me . you are not wrong . [ doorbell rings ] katie : oh ! hi . wyatt : hi . katie : did you drive that here ? wyatt : i did . katie : [ laughs ] where did you find this ? wyatt : [ chuckles ] well , dad does n't leave his toys in the executive elevator , so i just kind of figured . katie : oh , my gosh . yeah , we 've been looking all over for this thing , and he has been having -- will -- the epic meltdown . thank you so much . wyatt : yeah , you 're welcome . yeah . i have some old ladies i have to save from burning buildings on my way back to work , so ... katie : you do n't have to go back to work just yet . call bill , tell him that you 're having something to eat , and i will feed you . wyatt : that actually sounds pretty good . i mean , i ca n't even remember what food that 's not takeout tastes like , so yeah , let 's do it . katie : all right . wyatt : [ chuckles ] katie : so , how about some grilled chicken , maybe some corn , i 've got some tomatoes . wyatt : yeah , that sounds like a feast . i 'm fine with it . katie : [ chuckles ] well , i do n't know about a feast , but something tells me you do n't spend too much time in the kitchen . wyatt : [ chuckles ] why would i spend two hours cooking something when it 's all gon na take me about 10 minutes to eat it ? katie : well , this wo n't take me two hours . and i would like to pick your brain a little bit about the swimwear fashion show . wyatt : oh , yeah . yeah , you feed me , you save my mother from bullets . we can talk about monte carlo all you want . [ chuckles ] [ birds chirping ] maya : any woman would feel the way that you do , having given up one child and now finding out that you might not be able to have another . and maybe i should never have asked you to do what i did . you were young ... and too trusting ... and did n't fully understand the consequences . and deep down , i probably knew that . you know , i stopped listening to what dad says about me a long time ago , but there is one thing that is true . i can be selfish . i spent a lot of years fighting for myself when i thought no one else would . so i may have messed up . and i can not stand how awful the situation is . [ voice breaking ] but please ... please do n't take my daughter away . zende : that 's right . you love maya . you know , you always told me that finding her again changed the direction of your life . maya , no one is blaming you for wanting a family . do n't blame yourself . julius : i blame her . when a couple finds out that they ca n't have a baby , reality sets in , something that you have not been really good at dealing with . now , you are childless , but your sister is not . and that 's just a fact of nature . and you feel shortchanged . but do n't we all ? but when you want to take from your sister , someone who thinks you walk on water , that 's just wrong . it 's just wrong ! nicole . you are not signing these papers . that baby is yours . katie : so , how hard is it to get permits for something like this ? wyatt : beautiful people in bathing suits is monaco 's number one industry . i think you 're gon na be just fine . so , you just went to the kitchen , and poof , this -- this happened ? this came out ? katie : well , i do n't know about `` poof . `` i mean , i grilled the chicken yesterday . but yes , yes , i am superwoman . you should see my cape . wyatt : well , i would love to . uh , hey , you -- you did n't happen to mention me when you pitched steffy the swimsuit idea , right ? katie : no , i would never do that without your permission . wyatt : uh , but she went for it . katie : she said she was giving it a serious consideration . wyatt : that means she wanted to say yes . she 's just got to ask her co - c.e.o . katie : yeah , that 's kind of how i took it . julius : you know what this is ? this is garbage . garbage ! no court or no signature is gon na change the facts of lizzy 's birth . maya : i am not ashamed of how lizzy was born , nor am i trying to cover it up . vivienne : okay , julius , give me that , please . you know , being right is n't everything in this world . life would be much simpler if that 's all it took . but you both can be right and still wound each other in ways that will never heal . nicole : i do n't want that . maya : neither do i . vivienne : well , then listen to each other . you know , your father , he has opinions . that 's how he moves through the world . but his opinion about you and what you should or should n't do , it 's not the whole story . rick : you know , vivienne , with all due respect , it does n't seem that complicated to me . even if julius wants to make it about biology , i am still lizzy 's father . besides , we had an agreement , an understanding for almost a year of what her role , your role , all of our roles we would play in lizzy 's life . nicole : but if someone makes a promise based on facts that turn out not to be true ? i did n't know then what i know now . zende : but you still do n't know , babe . those facts are hiding in the future somewhere . julius : well , here 's an indisputable fact . that child 's body is of nicole 's body . now , what else is motherhood ? zende : what else ? the woman i call mom is n't my biological mother . she did n't bring me into this world . she did n't give me life . in others ways , she did , because i do n't know how long i would have lasted in that orphanage , alone , scared . yes , her heart , her soul is what i am made of . and we believe that maya can be a mother to lizzy just as much as mine was to me . now , is n't that right , baby ? did n't we say that ? katie : what do you think about having a few men in suits ? wyatt : on the beach ? like male strippers ? katie : [ laughs ] um , no , but that 's not a bad idea . wyatt : [ chuckles ] katie : no , i just think it would be a nice juxtaposition , you know , having the men in suits and the girls in bikinis . you know , does it make it more sexy ? wyatt : maybe . but also , uh , a little more sexist . katie : well , not if we have the men serving our lovely bikini models food and drinks and stuff like that . wyatt : that could work , yeah . katie : all right . let 's write it up . wyatt : [ chuckles ] uh , well , we 're not working together , remember ? katie : right . well , it 's too bad , because i think we make a pretty good team . wyatt : yeah . nicole : [ voice breaking ] i know i 've upset you . maya : it would probably seem that way , but i was just scared . have you ever wanted something every day of your life so much but you could n't name it ? nicole : i wanted you back . maya : [ chuckles ] i do n't think i 'm a very good example today . nicole : i wanted zende , to be loved the way that he loves me . maya : and you remember how heartbroken you were when you thought you 'd lost him ? this is hard for me to say right now , but i think mom and dad can take it at this point . the one thing that i have wanted my entire life , every day , always , was to be a parent to a child in the way that i had n't been parented . it was something that seemed unimaginable , but -- but i knew it was waiting for me somewhere . and i thought i had it once . but you know how that ended . [ voice breaking ] and then you came and you found me , and you loved me , and i thought -- i thought that i had found where that child was waiting . nicole : [ sobbing ] i do n't think that you 're a bad mother , maya . i do n't think that you neglect lizzy . it 's just ... do you remember the day that she was born ? maya : how could i forget it ? nicole : i have never felt so much love in one moment . and it was all because of this little baby ! lizzy ! i know that i promised . what if i can never feel that again ? can i live like that , knowing that i ca n't give to zende what i gave to you and rick ? and i know that you probably think i 'm a terrible sister ! maya : no . no . no . you are guilty of nothing but being human . and so am i . if you go to court , nicole ... you will win . and you will win because i wo n't fight you . julius : do it , nicole . we 're all here witnessing this . tear up those papers . vivienne : enough ! julius : i have to give credit where credit is due . you know how to be a lady . and i agree . we should handle this quietly . nicole : everybody knows , dad . and i am proud that you 're my sister . maya : [ sobbing ] i love that you said that , nicole . and i know how much you love lizzy . [ sniffles ] so this is your decision to make . rick : maya . maya , we 're talking about our daughter . maya : i know . i know . but this was always nicole 's choice . we said it every day . we said it 10 times a day . so did we mean it or not ? wyatt : well , i 'd better get back . katie : i feel like i should be paying you an hourly fee . wyatt : oh , no . the -- the food more than covered it . um , and i like talking about my old job at forrester , you know ? i was so good at it that half the time nobody knew i was doing it , so ... katie : well , i know i have very big shoes to fill . wyatt : well , uh , thank you for lunch . katie : thanks for stopping by . wyatt : [ chuckles ] [ door closes ] nicole : you 're the only one i trust to tell me what to do . zende : that 's because you know i wo n't . nicole : i 'm sorry for everything that i 'm putting you through and what i 'm putting everyone through . zende : it probably had to happen like this , end this way . my beautiful , amazing wife . i know you . i know what it meant for you to carry lizzy . you were strong and sure . you stood up to your parents and their reservations . you stood up to me rather than being untrue to yourself . i know you 're scared . you do n't have to be . i am on your side , even when you do n't know what that is . nicole : what if the doctors are right ? zende : it 's too early to think that . nicole : and if i ca n't have another child ? zende : miracles happen . i 'm one . nicole : [ chuckles tearfully ] yes , you are . zende : you know , maybe ... maybe we were meant to adopt . we could do for another child what my mother did for me . we 'll have that life and that family , and we 'll be happy . that i do know . maya 's right . the choice is yours , honey . i am behind you on whatever it is you decide to do . nicole : [ sighs ] [ sighs ] julius : i hope that no one in this room ever has a reason to regret this day . maya : are you sure ? thank you . rick : nicole , uh ... i just ... [ voice breaking ] i just want to ... i 'm sorry . [ sniffles ] i 'm sorry . nicole : [ sniffles ] i just hate that i hurt you . rick : we know it 's not easy . nicole : if zende says that we will have a child ... then i believe him . and i love lizzy . but i ... am not her mother . you are . and you always were . [ nicole and maya sob ] nicole : [ sniffles ]	zende tells nicole not to look or listen to julius .. just look at him . lizzy needs her yes , but just to know how nicole gave her life . julius says just look at lizzy as she is the only one that matters here today . look at her eyes . they want nicole to claim her . and while all the rest of them have their opinions no one is speaking up for nicole . maya speaks to nicole and says if she needs someone to tell her she is not wrong then let it be her . she says she is not wrong . perhaps she was wrong in asking nicole to do what she did . she was too young and too trusting and deep down maya said she probably knew that . she admits she can be selfish and she had always fought for herself when no one else would . so she has messed up and she hates how this situation has become so badly mixed up but please do not take her daughter away . zende tells maya no one blames her for wanting her family so do not blame herself . and nicole has always said how good it was when she came to l.a. and met maya again and they became close . julius says nicole thinks maya walks on water and to deny her this baby she gave birth to is wrong .. just plain wrong . he turns to nicole and says she is not signing those papers . he holds the papers and says they are nothing but garbage . and no court or no signature is going to change the facts of lizzy 's birth . maya says she is not ashamed of it nor is she trying to cover it up . vivienne tells them they can both be right but still wound each other . both girls say they do not want that . zende reminds them that the woman he calls mom is not his biological mother . she did not give him life but in a way she did as he does not know how long he would have lasted in that orphanage . her heart and soul is what he is made of and he believes that lizzy can have that with maya .
hope : i think about you every day , beth . oh , my god . hi , beth . liam : hey , hope , wha -- um , what did you say ? what did you say ? hope : beth . wyatt : you 're not disappointed , are you ? flo : about missing steffy 's beach party ? wyatt : mm - hmm . because , i mean , we could still go and make an appearance if you want to . but i just -- i do n't know . i kind of like this better . flo : [ chuckles softly ] someone 's feeling romantic today , are n't you ? wyatt : what can i say ? i mean , ever since you 've come back into my life , like , you 're pretty much all that i think about 24/7 . flo : aw . well , i 'm flattered . wyatt : good . i 'm serious , though . like ... reconnecting with you after all these years apart , i just ... am realizing that my feelings have never really gone away . i do n't want to lose you again . flo : i do n't want that , either . wyatt : good . then say yes . flo : say yes ? to what ? wyatt : i mean , the next logical step in our relationship . flo : wait . we 're -- we 're in a relationship ? wyatt : i mean , i 'm pretty sure we are . but if you need a little more convincing , i would be happy to . flo : ohh . wyatt : and , um , just -- just so you know , um ... sally and i talked the other day , and we , uh , officially ended things . flo : wow . okay , good . wyatt : yeah . yeah . i mean , i just -- it was n't fun . it never is . flo : right . wyatt : but i just -- i felt like i needed to say something to her . flo : mm - hmm . wyatt : and now i 'm free to be with you . flo : okay . i 'm , uh -- i 'm still not really quite sure what you want me to say yes to , though . wyatt : oh . [ clears throat ] flo : a key ? wyatt : you do n't -- you do n't get what this is all about ? flo : what ? wyatt : this is a key to my front door . flo : oh , my god . wyatt : so i 'm asking you to move in with me . [ both chuckle ] flo : really ? wyatt : yeah . [ gulls crying ] liam : um ... beth ? hope : i 'm so sorry . i do n't know why ... [ crying ] um , steffy , can you -- can you please take her now ? steffy : it 's -- it 's okay . liam : yeah . steffy : it 's okay . liam : you 're okay . you 're okay . hope : [ crying ] steffy : everything 's okay . it 's okay . hope : can you please forgive me ? ( flight attendants ) when you have nausea , flo : so , um ... when did you have this made ? wyatt : [ chuckles softly ] when did i decide to ask you to move in with me , you mean ? flo : well , i mean , you -- you must have given it a lot of thought . wyatt : no , that 's my brother . you 're confusing me with my brother liam . he overanalyzes everything , and he just thinks . even when he knows what he 's supposed to do , he just overthinks everything . me , on the other hand , i just -- i know what -- what feels right . and ... i do n't know . this just feels right to me . of course , this is n't the mansion that you 're used to living in currently , with my mom and eric , and , you know , there 's no pool or tennis courts or anything like that . there is a beach and some other compensating benefits . flo : [ chuckles ] wyatt : you know ? wh -- [ chuckles ] look , not that i want to -- i 'm not trying to pressure you or anything . you know , if -- if you 're not ready right now , that 's fine . i - i just -- i do n't know . you -- you 've been staying some nights here already , and -- and ... selfishly , i ... i 'd really like waking up with you next to me . shauna : yoo - hoo ! am i interrupting ? flo : mom , what -- what -- what are you doing here ? flo : uh , well , it looks like i caught you at a bad time , so i 'll come back . wyatt : no , no , no , no . don't . don't . it 's , uh -- it 's perfect timing , actually . flo : it is ? shauna : really ? wyatt : yeah . i ... asked your daughter to move in with me . shauna : you did ? ! wyatt : [ chuckling ] yeah . shauna : ohh ! wyatt : yeah . um ... i love her . i mean ... i love you . shauna : oh , sweetie , that ca n't be a surprise . i am just so happy for the both of you . flo : are -- are you okay with this ? i mean , i - i know i do n't need your permission , but i - i care what you think . shauna : well , i only have one question . flo : yeah ? shauna : do you love this guy ? flo : you know i do . shauna : well , then it 's obvious , baby . it 's a yes . steffy : he 's worried about her . and , frankly , so am i . calling phoebe `` beth `` ? thomas : yeah . hope : do you ever second - guess yourself ? part of me was anxious coming here today ... which is crazy , because this is what i wanted -- you being here for phoebe and kelly so ... i could be there for douglas , and ... ending our marriage . but the reality of it -- ohh . the reality of -- of seeing you in this home that you share with steffy is , um ... i 'm really -- i 'm happy for the girls . and i 'm happy that phoebe gets to have such an amazing father . and i know she 's not your biological daughter , but ... oh , gosh , when you hold her ... when i hold her ... like i did earlier , uh ... looking in those ... big , innocent eyes , i , uh ... i do n't know . i think it might have been a mistake coming here , and i think i should leave . liam : okay . no , no , no . no , no . do n't do that . please do n't do that . pl- please ? listen , i ... i 'm not your husband anymore ... but that does n't mean i 'll ever stop caring about you or worrying about you ... or being there for you when you need me . be right there baby . whoops . sorry . wyatt : you say the word , and that key is yours . shauna : do it , honey . you know you want to . wyatt : of course she does ! it 's written all over her gorgeous face . flo : oh , it is , huh ? wyatt : yeah . flo : really ? oh . oh , okay . okay , smart guy . yes . i accept your key . wyatt : are you serious ? flo : mm - hmm . wyatt : [ laughing ] yes ! shauna : oh ! i 'm so happy for the both of you , i could burst ! flo : mom , come on . shauna : well , but it 's true . you guys are perfect for each other . wyatt : you know what ? this calls for a toast . shauna : definitely a toast . wyatt : right ? shauna : champagne ? wyatt : no . i do n't -- i 'm out . [ clears throat ] flo : what ? you -- you did n't think i was gon na say yes ? wyatt : well , i did n't -- i did n't know that -- yeah , but i - i thought we were gon na celebrate in another way . flo : wyatt ! wyatt : what ? i 'm just -- flo : my mom is here ! wyatt : sorry . i 'm sorry . okay . i 'm gon na head to the store . i 'm sorry . i will get some champagne , and i will be right back . flo : okay . wyatt : thank you for encouraging her . mwah ! flo : oh , my god , mom ! wyatt and i are -- shauna : i know . i know , sweetie . ohh . this makes things so much easier for me , too . flo : easier ? shauna : for me to leave . flo : but why ? why would you leave now ? shauna : for you , honey . flo : for me ? shauna : yeah . i want you to have the life and the future that you deserve and not be haunted by what that horrible dr . buckingham did to hope 's baby . and i know that you still feel guilty , and i admire you for wanting to tell the truth . but thomas is right . you have to keep this secret , and with me in vegas , it 's one less person here that knows the truth . and now you can just focus on wyatt and your job at forrester and your place as a logan . but ... all of that rests on you staying mum about beth . hope : i feel like i should apologize again about earlier -- saying beth 's name . i -- steffy : no . you 've always been superclose to phoebe . and now we find out that she 's a logan . she 's part of you . hope , i just want you to heal from losing beth . i can tell being with douglas helps . hope : douglas does help . he is a very special boy . steffy : yeah , he is . he 's thomas ' world . he would do anything for him . liam : look who 's up . [ chuckles ] and rarin ' to go , i may add . steffy : look at kelly and that bow in her hair ! liam : i know ! steffy : did daddy do that ? liam : guilty . thomas : well , you know , phoebe seems to be feeling a little left out . steffy : aww . thomas : i think she wants her mommy . steffy : yeah ! come here ! thomas : there you go . steffy : hi , baby ! hello ! want to see kelly ? thomas : hey , bud . so , were n't you saying earlier that you wanted to play your old man -- you and hope -- in a game of go fish ? douglas : yeah . thomas : yeah ? douglas : you want to , hope ? hope : sounds like fun . thomas : yeah . okay . so , i think aunt steffy left the cards up in the loft . can you go grab 'em ? awesome . [ kelly and beth crying ] [ sighs ] sounds like my nieces are a little , uh , hungry . steffy : oh , yeah . yeah . liam : oh , yeah . just -- just give us one second . steffy : yeah , let 's go . liam : um , and then , uh , we 'll do this and we 'll get ready to go to the beach . thomas : okay . [ sighs ] everything okay ? hope : i -- you know , i think i should help douglas find those cards . thomas : you know , uh ... just looking at them , they 're -- they 're so happy . it 's a family . it 's -- it 's a beautiful thing . and you did that . you should be so proud of yourself . i mean , he is fully committed to steffy and those girls . he 's moved on . you should , too . s shauna : florence ... listen to me . you did not create this situation ... and you deserve you a wonderful life . and that 's why i have to go , because every time we 're together , that 's all we ever talk about . and i 'm just a painful reminder for you . i 'll be back to check on you . i 'm your mom . i love you . i 'm not falling out of your life . but i do need to go . and you -- you need to embrace wyatt and this beautiful home that you 're moving in to and all the amazing things that have happened to you since coming to l.a . i am not gon na let you throw all that away . flo : [ sighs ] douglas : i win again ! hope : oh ! steffy : the girls are all fed . just gon na change them , put some sunscreen on , and then we 'll hit the beach . thomas : okay . well , uh ... we can help . hey , you can tell us some more of your knock - knock jokes , huh ? yeah ! liam : uh ... yeah . here . there . take her . thomas : hi . hi . oh , by the way , i had to clear a few things , and i put your margarita over on the mantel . liam : ah . uh , i see it . thomas : alright , bud . let 's go . hope : i 'm gon na pack the cooler . liam : yeah . sounds good . hey . hope : hey . so ... liam : yeah , so , uh ... hope : um , do you ... read the girls bedtime stories every night ? liam : not so much read them as ... act them out . hope : really ? liam : yeah . they love it . which is kind of a problem because it overstimulates them and then they 're up late , and then that defeats the whole purpose of reading them the story in the first place , which tells you a lot about me as a father . that was insensitive . i 'm sorry . i 'm not -- i did not mean to rub that in . hope : hey . hey . hey , hey , hey , no . no . do n't apologize . it makes my heart full , knowing that you 're here with ... kelly and phoebe . besides , this is -- this is ... what that decision was all about . liam : it 's -- it 's nice to be here . you know , i get to see them every day now . hope : and that 's why we made the choices that we made . liam : remember , that 's why we did what we did . hope : so , uh , steffy must be happy that you 're back , able to help out even more . liam : yeah . it 's good . i mean , we -- we make a good team . hope : [ chuckles softly ] and now that you two are living here together again , does that ... mean you 're getting ... close ? liam : i 'm sleeping in the guest bedroom . hope : [ sighs ] is it selfish of me to say that i 'm -- i 'm glad you 're taking your time ? liam : no . not selfish . hope : liam ... i want you to know that , despite ending our marriage , i 'll always love you . liam : i 'll always love you , too . i mean , you know i always want what 's best for you , right ? which is why i 'm s -- hope : what ? [ chuckles softly ] liam : why i struggle with how much thomas is in your life right now . hope : liam . liam : just -- hear me out . just -- just promise me ... you 'll be careful . thomas : hey , you two . uh , i figured i 'd clean up a little bit . and , by the way , this is yours . liam : oh . thanks . thomas : yeah . um , hope , douglas wanted to see you . hope : oh . okay . [ cellphone chimes ] [ chuckles ] thomas : today it happens for all of us -- the beginning of the rest of our lives . hope : [ speaking indistinctly ] thomas : goodbye , liam . . . .	as hope holds phoebe but calls her beth everyone in the room gasps . immediately she tells steffy that she is sorry . she gives her back to steffy who says all is fine . wyatt tells flo that reuniting with her after all these years has been his greatest experience . he tells her that he saw sally and they have ended it once and for all . he shows flo a key to the front door . he would like her to move in . it 's not the mansion that she is used to but he would like to wake up in the morning with her next to him . at that moment shauna walks in . he tells her she is not intruding . in fact it is the perfect time as he loves her daughter and has asked her to move in with him . shauna is delighted and says it is no surprise to her . she asks flo if she is in love with this guy and flo says yes so that is enough for shauna . flo finally says yes to wyatt ' s question so they all think they should celebrate with champagne . wyatt is out so he volunteers to run to the nearest store . shauna tells flo she will leave as she thinks flo should have everything in the future that she deserves . this whole situation is not her fault and she needs to embrace wyatt and this home . she is not going to let her throw all of that away .
ridge : well , well , well . pretty fierce guard dog you got there , little brother . darla : you can call me any name you like , ridge , but you 're not going to talk to thorne the way you just did . because things have changed around here . ridge : oh , i guess they have . what 's your title , now ? chief gadfly ? darla : i do n't -- i -- thorne : let 's get one thing straight . you want to discuss business strategy ? fine . you wan na question my authority ? you bring it on . you ever use that tone of voice with my wife again , and i will personally throw you out of this place on your butt , you got that ? caitlin : thanks for inviting me here , rick . rick : well , thanks for coming along . caitlin : i ca n't believe i 'm actually in cafe russe . i 've just heard so much about this place . maitre d ' : mr. forrester , good to see you again . rick : robert , i 'd like you to meet a very talented designer . this is caitlin ramirez . maitre d ' : oh , nice to meet you , miss ramirez . caitlin : you , too . maitre d ' : let me show you to your table . rick : thank you . maitre d ' : we have your usual spot all ready for you . rick : thank you . caitlin : thank you . maitre d ' : your waiter will be right with you . rick : is something wrong ? caitlin : is that who i think it is ? rick : chris o'donnell . yeah . he 's a nice guy . caitlin : wait , you know him ? rick : well , he comes in for fittings . caitlin : really ? wow . rick : i hope you 're hungry because they have a really good hamburger . caitlin : no . i 'm way too excited to eat . rick : because of o'donnell ? caitlin : him too . brooke : hi . nick : are you okay ? brooke : yeah . i 'm fine . nick : you want to sit down ? should n't you be taking it easy ? brooke : nick , i just had a baby . i did n't have major surgery . nick : how 's the little guy doing ? brooke : he 's doing great . he sleeps a lot . he 's at home with the baby nurse right now . nick : not with forrester ? brooke : no . actually , ridge went to work . he had a lot of creative energy . nick : well , i guess becoming a father will do that to you . i 'm on my way to the store . i got ta get a new cleat . brooke : you taking a trip ? nick : yeah . brooke : for how long ? ridge : well , looks like i 've stepped on a few toes . i apologize , darla . i apologize if i 've offended you . darla : apology accepted . ridge : i can totally understand your protective concern for your new husband . if things seemed like they were getting a little too hot in here when you came in , please keep in mind we grew up together . thorne : we 're not kids anymore , ridge . ridge : no , i realize that . and no one is more impressed than i am with how much you 've been able to accomplish . thorne : you sound like you were n't expecting much . ridge : i was trying to pay you a compliment . where 's all this suspicion and bitterness corning from , anyway ? darla : you 're kidding me , right ? ridge : darla , with all due respect , when you came in , i was trying to have a private conversation with my brother . darla : oh , i 'm sorry . i was under the assumption it was a business meeting . ridge : well , any way you slice it , it 's not your concern . or maybe i 'm wrong . is that what 's going on here , little brother ? is that where you 're getting all these ideas about me ? from your new wife ? caitlin : this was really nice of you invite me here , rick . rick : completely selfish motives . you 're good , caitlin . you 're damn good . caitlin : thank you . rick : what 's that word ? you know , when things happen , like , right when you need them to ? kismet . that 's what this feels like . actually , that would be a good name for the new line . caitlin : wait , there 's a new line ? rick : well , not officially . but ridge is pushing for it , so you know it 'll happen . he 's looking for , you know , something with some flair , but still sophisticated . in other words , exactly what you 're doing . caitlin : really ? rick : but , when you meet with ridge , do n't be too polite . caitlin : there is such a thing ? rick : with ridge , definitely . just go in there with some confidence . caitlin : okay . i will . rick : good . thorne : first , i 'm a bean counter . now i 'm a puppet . i do n't have a mind of my own ? ridge : i 'm just trying to get a handle on where you 're coming from here , thorne . i do n't get it . i really do n't . everybody else is excited about these ideas . thorne : everybody else is not responsible for this company 's future . ridge : this is the future ! thorne : well , you do n't get to make that choice . not on your own . ridge : we have a chance now to take forrester to a whole new level . to leave a legacy the likes of which you never even dreamed of ! for your kids , for your grandkids . thorne : there 's no legacy if the company does n't survive . ridge : survival , that 's all you of get . you got ta aim higher , thorne . that 's what this company 's been missing . come on , where 's all the fire in the gut ? the passion , the excitement ? thorne : excitement comes from taking risks , huh ? well , we 're not in the position to do that , ridge . ridge : then you 're not in a position to win . thorne : where do you get off telling me what 's missing ? or what this company needs ? you have n't even been here , ridge . you walked out on us when the going got tough . you walked out on dad ! went off to play with your little oil ships . and what the hell was that about , anyway , huh ? well , let me tell you something , big brother . while you were out starting your new career , i stayed here , and i stuck it out . and worked my ass off through some of the hardest years this company has ever seen . and now we 're now getting back on track , and you want me just to put it all on red so you can get off on some freakin ' adrenaline rush ? like hell , buddy ! like hell ! [ knock on door ] employee : excuse me , thorne ? oh , sorry . thorne : it 's all right . are you ready for me ? employee : all set . you 're gon na be a very happy man when you see these numbers . thorne : i 'll be right there . employee : sure thing . nice seeing you , darla . darla : nice to see you , too . thorne : unless you have any more insights , i 've got some beans to count . nick : would you like my itinerary ? brooke : i would hate to think ridge and i chased you away from your home . nick : the channel islands . i 'm heading up there for a bit . brooke : oh . look , i know how difficult it must have been to come to us with the truth . nick : it had to be done . brooke : if you did n't do it , we never would have known that r.j. was ours . nick : r.j. ? ridge , junior ? well , it 's not as catchy as domino . but whatever suits you . i got ta get to the store . brooke : wait , wait . before you do , there 's somebody here who wants to say hello . you can come down now . nick : hey ! how 's my favorite little deckhand ? look at you . hi . how are you ? hope : are we going sailing ? brooke : not today , honey . but if nick says it 's okay , we 'll go some other time . nick : we 'll go any time you want . 'cause you 're my best girl , are n't you ? hope : you 're uncle nick . nick : that 's right . uncle nick . massimo : trust your gut . ridge : excuse me ? massimo : whatever is churning inside you , trust your instincts . they were right about brooke 's baby , were n't they ? ridge : so you heard . massimo : i know that you wanted this child to be yours , ridge . i 'm very happy for you , my son . rick : thanks , danny . caitlin : this place -- it 's like being inside a fashion magazine . versace , armani , narciso , rodriguez -- and that woman at that table . that 's an ambrosia halter . the poppy suede one with the fringe . rick : you really know your stuff . caitlin : i loved that line . whenever they got a new shipment in , i 'd be there like an hour early , waiting for the doors to open . rick : you know , somehow i ca n't really picture you in ambrosia . caitlin : oh , no , i never had the guts to wear it . but not like my dad would let me . but i 'd go and study the colors , the way they would clash and work together at the same time . rick : yeah , amber was never afraid to make a statement . caitlin : just like she is in real life . rick : you know her ? caitlin : yeah . she moved in with us after the fire . my dad was the fireman who rescued her . rick : you 're kidding . caitlin : no . i know . small world , huh ? i could n't believe it -- one of my idols actually living with me . your poor ex - wife . i probably talked her ear off . [ rick sighs ] rick : ex - wife . i 'm still not used to that one . you guys were together a lot , huh ? at work , at home -- rick : well , when it was good , it was great , you know ? caitlin : yeah . i mean , no . actually , i do n't . i 've never had anything like that before . rick : you will someday . brooke : be careful going up the stairs . i 'll be right there , okay ? nick : see ya , kiddo . brooke : i hope you do n't mind . nick : oh , she 's a great kid . brooke : she still plays your cd constantly . nick : forrester must dig that . brooke : well , he 'll just have to live with it , because she not gon na give it up . nick , i hope that you 'll still be able to be a part of her life . you 've been such a great influence . the way you make her laugh and the way you make her feel like the most special girl in the world . she still needs you . nick : she needs me ? brooke : yes , she needs you . nick : you sure we 're still talking about hope here ? massimo : i know that we he have a lot of healing to do . i understand that . ridge : if you really understood that , massimo , you would n't be here right now . massimo : ridge , you know where i 'm coming from . my sons never had a chance to grow up with their father . i wanted things to be different for my grandchild . ridge : no matter what the cost ? massimo : look , things were done , things were said that we can never take back , all right ? but now that we know the truth -- ridge : this will all just go away ? massimo : we were all victims . ridge : no , massimo . nick was not a victim . he took advantage of my wife , and you -- you supported him . next , you 're gon na want me to feel sorry for jackie . massimo : no . no , what she did was unforgivable . ridge : yeah , but we can overlook that , right ? because she 's family . massimo : not anymore . ridge : you threw her out ? massimo : it 's ironic , is n't it ? i begged you to turn your back on the woman that you love all for the sake of family . when it was my wife that was the biggest threat . ridge : well , you 're better off . massimo : without jacqueline ? yeah . without you ? without my grandchild ? god knows i never meant to hurt you , ridge . is it really too much to ask if we try and put all of this behind us ? start again ? ridge : i ca n't pretend . massimo : at least open the door an inch . ridge : why ? so you can come barreling through ? massimo : you know me too well . because we are so much alike . ridge : oh , do n't start with that again . massimo : no , listen . your passion , your drive comes from me , ridge . do you think you could settle in here with these dressmakers ? ridge : i am a dressmaker . massimo : no , no , no . you 're a visionary . you 're a rebel . you 're the kind of man who can help save the world . ridge : i do n't wan na save the world . massimo : well , what do you want to do ? you wan na play it safe ? you 're never gon na fit in here . you are not a forrester . you are a marone . and so is your son -- massimo marone the sixth . ridge : oh , please . you 're not going to have a little , tiny bust in your office . massimo : it 's his legacy . ridge : he 's got all the legacy he can handle as ridge forrester jr . massimo : you say you ca n't pretend , hmm ? do you believe that he 's going to become a forrester ? that you could ever be a forrester again , huh ? you know , i see you in this office , this building , and it 's not the same for you now , is it ? because you just do n't fit in here . you do n't belong . you are a stranger in your own home . but you do have another home with the man who gave you life -- who lives inside of you -- who loves you . come back to me , son . come home . eric : do n't do it , ridge . nick : i should n't have said that . brooke : no . you 're right . it is me who still needs you . i just did n't feel i had the right -- nick : i took the marlin out last night , just out in the middle of nowhere . stared off into the big , dark hole till the sun came up . just trying to find some kind of an answer -- something to make sense out of all this . you and forrester together now -- there 's a part of me that 's happy for you . brooke : and the other part ? nick : i do n't know . i do n't know . brooke : nick , you have so much to look forward to . so much waiting for you . nick : i wish to god i never laid eyes on you . brooke : i love you , too .	ridge is still poking fun at darla and thorne . he insults darla by calling her a gadfly , which infuriates thorne . he advises ridge that if he ever uses that tone again with darla he will throw him out on his butt . he tells ridge that the company ca n't afford to take risks just so ridge can have an adrenalin rush . ridge walks out . rick takes caitlin to the cafe russe ` for lunch . she 's never been to such a place before and is duly impressed . brooke visits nick at the shady marlin and brings hope too . she says she wants nick to remain a part of hope 's life . nick wonders if she 's not asking for herself . she says that 's true . she says she does need and love him . massimo visits ridge after overhearing the argument with thorne , and uses the argument to try to make ridge see that he does n't belong at forrester , that he should come back to marone . he offers him the marone ring back , and just as it appears ridge is considering it , eric show up and tells him not to take it .
stephanie : i pray that ridge hears what i 've said to him . i just pray that he listens to me . that he comes to understand that there are wonderful women out there in this world . someone who can make him happy . someone who can fulfill him in a way that you never could . i just pray that this hold that you have on him comes to an end . with someone as nice as ashley abbott . [ scene_break ] rick : so mom does n't have anything to worry about ? bridget : mm - mmm . taylor does n't either . according to the logs , there is no way that mom 's eggs could have made it to the fertility lab to be fertilized in time for taylor 's in vitro . rick : it 's good news . bridget : very . yeah . what about you ? what 's going on with phoebe ? rick : well , she -- forgave me for the other woman thing . but now she 's doing this whole make - over with constantine . it 's driving me nuts . bridget : wait . you did n't tell that the other woman was ashley , did you ? rick : no . well , she did n't want to know . bridget : that 's good . could definitely complicate things at work . rick : mm - hmm . bridget : how are things going there ? rick : you mean , working with ashley ? bridget : yeah , after mexico . and then getting back together with phoebe . rick : yeah , you know ashley . i mean , she 's a grown woman . she 's mature , she 's together . bridget : that 's true . when something 's bothering her -- you do n't really know it . rick : well , i would hope that she would be honest with me . you know , if circumstances were different , and phoebe and i were n't together , i 'm sure ashley and i could -- connect . bridget : your timing is off . rick : well i have to admit , it 's going to drive me crazy to see ashley with another guy . hopefully it wo n't last that long . although , i have to say , i do n't think there 's a guy out there that 's worthy of her . [ scene_break ] ridge : do n't go . do n't leave l.a . it 's too soon . ashley : it 's starting to feel that way . ridge : does that mean you might not go ? ashley : look , you 're very charismatic and you 're very -- you 're just very -- you 're a lot of things . you 're a lot of things that i -- i find very -- ridge : hopefully irresistible ? ashley : yeah . just wait a minute , okay ? because you have a very complicated history with brooke . ridge : and i can only imagine the horror stories my mother 's tried to feed you . ashley : and then there 's your mother . ridge : yeah , well she has her own agenda . ashley : everybody seems to have an agenda around here . i mean , what about brooke ? she wants you back . ridge : does n't mean it 's going to happen . ashley : it 's always happened , right ? i mean , it 's always happened . at least that 's my understanding . ridge : you 're not wrong . ashley : okay . ridge : but things do change . i 'm always going to care deeply for brooke . but everything that 's happened between she and i , we can forgive . we can never undo it . [ scene_break ] brooke : ashley abbott is your fantasy stephanie , not your son 's . stephanie : i hear sometimes fantasies do come true . maybe this one will . brooke : i want you to leave . stephanie : i 'm sure you do . brooke : this is my house . stephanie : i 'm very aware of that . he 's never going to come back and live here with you . he 's never going to come back -- after what you did to him . brooke : ridge has forgiven me . stephanie : you know , i 've often thought , forgiveness is something that you give to a person when you do n't plan on giving them anything else . brooke : you 're wrong . stephanie : am i ? is he here ? he 's out with ashley . i have a feeling i 'm going to be saying that a lot in the future . now , if you do n't mind , i 'll just take r.j. and i 'll -- brooke : no , i do mind . if ridge wants to see his son , he can come here and pick him up after dinner . stephanie : brooke , this is so silly . he asked me to come here and pick the boy up . brooke : i do n't care ! if he wants to see r.j. tonight , he has to come here . [ scene_break ] bridget : well , if it bothers you to think of ashley being with someone else , i ca n't imagine how you felt at ridge 's welcome home party with constantine there . rick : yeah , how the hell did he get her to invite him ? bridget : i do n't know , he 's constantine . rick : stop it ! do n't you dare jump on his bandwagon , too . bridget : i 'm just saying , i think phoebe 's definitely a fan . rick : no , constantine promised to make her a star , okay . only , she has to change everything about herself in order to make that happen . bridget : i see . hence , the makeover you were referring to . rick : yeah , i kind of prefer the `` before `` version of phoebe . bridget : why , is it too rock n ' roll ? rick : it 's not phoebe . that 's the thing . it 's not her , it 's -- and quite frankly , that 's not the image that we want to project for the phoebe fragrance , you know . bridget , it was ridiculous . she had more make - up on her face than clothes on her body . bridget : was that sexy ? rick : in my opinion , phoebe is so beautiful and talented . it speaks for itself , okay . she does n't need to be packaged like every other pop diva on the face of the planet . bridget : i do n't know . i mean , constantine does own his own record label . he 's the professional -- rick : he is using her . bridget : sounds to me like somebody 's a little jealous of losing their singing partner . rick : no , i am not jealous , bridget . it 's just that music is what brought phoebe and me together in the first place . bridget : mmmm -- i see . rick : that 's it . that 's it . our singing . that 's what can keep constantine from changing phoebe into someone that she is n't . [ scene_break ] ashley : i sympathize with your situation . you know , i mean everything you 've been through with brooke . both good and bad . ridge : you sympathize ? ashley : mm - hmm . of course . ridge : did i make you a little nervous ? ashley : unnerved , maybe . ridge : kind of take you a little by surprise ? ashley : yes . ridge : you did the same thing to me . ashley : i did n't mean to . ridge : but you did . ashley , you asked me over here to tell me you 're leaving town . that 's a decision i really hope you reconsider . i know what it 's like to want something comfortable . something familiar . ashley : well , things were not exactly comfortable for me in genoa city when i left . ridge : neither was my breakup with brooke . ashley : yeah , but is it truly a breakup ? i mean , really ? ridge : i 'm always going to have feelings for her . ashley : okay , but how strong are those feelings ? ridge : why do n't you just stick around town and let me find out with you ? hmm ? you can help me with that . i think we 're both looking for something new . why do n't we do it together ? and see what we find ? maybe , just maybe we might find something extraordinary . something very , very special . [ cell phone rings ] sorry , sorry , sorry , sorry , sorry . oh . ashley : problem ? ridge : brooke . ashley : are n't you going to get it ? ridge : i 'll call her back later . ashley : what if it 's about r.j. ? come on . ridge : r.j. 's with my mom . and i am here with you . [ scene_break ] brooke : ridge , it 's me . i need you to call me back as soon as you can . stephanie : i told you he would n't answer . brooke : he 's probably got his phone turned off . stephanie : does it occur to you he might be ignoring you ? brooke : i 'm calling about r.j . stephanie : you 're so pathetic -- using that child this way . brooke : i need to know when ridge is picking him up . stephanie : he 's going to pick him up from my house -- after his date with ashley . brooke : r.j. is staying here . stephanie : brooke , you ca n't just rearrange the terms of your custody agreement whenever you want to , you know . brooke : well , no . i do n't really have an agreement with you , do i stephanie ? stephanie : no , you have one with his father . he 's -- he 's going to wonder why the boy is n't with me . you know , i 'm going to tell him the truth . brooke : fine , go ahead . stephanie : he 'll figure out what you 're up to right away . i 'm telling you , he 's not going to like it . brooke : yeah , i 'm sure . once you put your spin on it . but when he gets here , i will explain everything . do n't worry . stephanie : if he gets here . you know , his date with ashley could run very , very , very , very late . brooke : are you really that heartless ? i mean , you 'd rather ridge spend time with a woman he 's barely even known than spend time with his son ? stephanie : he 's going to spend time with r.j. he 's just not going to spend time with you . like this anymore . not ever again . [ scene_break ] ashley : thank you . ridge : thank you . i have n't had a home cooked meal in -- i do n't know how long . ashley : yeah ? well it was n't exactly meatloaf and apple - pie , but i did make it myself . ridge : well , then apparently it was the company that i found so satisfying . ashley : you do n't have to do that , you know . charm me . ridge : you immune ? ashley : no . no , i 'm not . ridge : does that mean i 'll be staying for dessert ? ashley : unfortunately , that 's not going to happen . see , when i was out grocery shopping , i forgot to get the ice cream . ridge : probably just as well . i have r.j. tonight . and i want to get to him before he goes to sleep . ashley : right , you want to tuck him in . ridge : highlight of my day . this dinner was definitely a close second . ashley : i enjoyed it , too . ridge : enough to do it again ? ashley : definitely . ridge : enough to stay in l.a. ? ashley : jury 's still out on that one . but you 've given me a whole lot to think about . au revoir . ridge : au revoir . [ scene_break ] rick : bridget that 's it -- music . it brought me and phoebe together once , it could do it again . bridget : well if your plan is to stand outside her window with a boom box -- it 's been done before . rick : would you stop , i am serious about this . bridget : i 'm serious , too . i hope it works out with you and phoebe . rick : me , too . i just need to figure it out , you know . bridget : well , while you 're doing that , why do n't you figure out a plan for mom 's love life too ? rick : i think mom needs to focus on something else for a change . bridget : that 's not going to happen . and you 're really not going to like this -- rick : what ? no ! no -- she wants to go back to ridge ? again ? bridget : oh yeah . she 's determined to get him back . [ scene_break ] eric : stephanie , where 's r.j. ? i thought you were going to pick him up . stephanie : she would n't let me take him . eric : why not ? stephanie : because she 's using that child . she 's using him to get ridge back . you should have seen the house . the lights were so low you practically bumped into the furniture . she had candles up the ying - yang . i mean , she 's so desperate . eric , you know what i want ? i 'd like you , please , to call her . tell her that you will come and get the boy . and that he should be ready by the time you get there . eric : you know who i 'm going to call ? i 'm going to call ridge . he can -- stephanie : no eric ! eric : will you listen to yourself ? you need to calm down . that boy is fine where he is . stephanie : no , he 's not . eric : he is . he 's with his mother . stephanie : his mother ? that 's the woman who slept with both of her daughter 's husbands . remember ? that child would be better off raised by a pack of wolves . ridge : hey . stephanie : how was your evening ? ridge : lovely . she 's a very amazing woman . r.j. upstairs ? stephanie : no , he 's with his mother . ridge : i thought you were going to get him . stephanie : she would n't let me take him . she 's determined that you come and pick him up yourself . ridge : you told her i was out to dinner with ashley , did n't you ? stephanie : she wants to get you over to the house and get you in bed . eric : oh come on , stephanie . that 's uncalled for . stephanie : you know , you 're right . it is . but she 's determined to get ridge back , so why would she let a little thing like self - respect stand in her way . ridge : mm - hmm . stephanie : where are you going ? ridge : to get my son . stephanie : that 's exactly what she wants you to do . she 's using the boy . this is the woman who left you standing at the alter , got on a plane , and came and jumped in bed with nick . [ scene_break ] ashley : what are you doing here again ? stephanie : ridge said he had a wonderful time with you this evening . ashley : well , so did i . and thank you for persuading me to give him another chance . stephanie : oh , good . speaking of chances , i -- i 've taken one coming here , but i wanted you to know that ridge is going over to brooke 's house now . ashley : what do you mean ? it was his night with r.j. and you were going to pick r.j. up , remember ? stephanie : she would n't let me take him . when i got to her house , it was like , well -- i mean , she could n't have been any more obvious than if she a rose between her teeth . i told ridge , do n't go and get the boy until tomorrow morning . ashley : he wanted to tuck r.j. in tonight -- stephanie : i am worried that he might end up being tucked in himself . i 'm sorry , i just had to tell you what -- ashley : this is exactly why i did n't want to get stuck in the middle of ridge and brooke ! okay ? [ scene_break ] ridge : logan . brooke : oh , ridge ! i did n't hear you come in . ridge : i thought r.j. might be asleep . brooke : oh , yeah . he is . ridge : is that why you would n't let my mother take him home ? brooke : well , it 's not like you were going to be spending time with him . you were out with ashley . ridge : yeah , but i was expecting to pick him up at mother and dad 's . that 's what we arranged . brooke : ridge , you did n't call me about that first . i was n't about to let r.j. go with stephanie the way she was acting . i called . ridge : well , i 'm here now . brooke : i knew you 'd come . ridge : umm -- i can only imagine how my mother made that dinner with ashley sound to you . brooke : yeah . well , she was baiting me , of course . i know ashley 's a beautiful woman . and i know she 's smart and intelligent . you enjoy spending time with her . ridge : yeah , i do . brooke : but do you want her ? i know that 's what stephanie wants . ridge : i do n't think this is the right time to have this conversation . brooke : right , yeah . why are we talking about ashley when there 's so many things that need to be said ? so many things that you need to hear . i turned my back on you and our family . ridge : we made mistakes . both of us made mistakes . but we 've forgiven each other . brooke : i know . i know , we apologized and we explained . and now there 's nothing else that needs to be said . ridge : logan . i came to see r.j . brooke : ridge , you do n't have to take him tonight . ridge : i 've been looking forward to this for a week now . i really want to see my son . brooke : and you can . you can spend all the time you want with him . just stay here . stay with your family . look , hope 's coming home in the morning from a sleepover . i can make a huge breakfast and you can play with the kids . you used to love doing that , remember ? and they miss you . just as much as i do . [ cell phone rings ] wait . no , no . do n't answer that . it 's your mother . and she 's going to try turning you against me -- and you know where you belong , ridge . here . with me , hope and r.j. we can do it . we can start over . and give those kids a future that they deserve . we just have to do it . we need to take that first step . so just stay here . stay here with me . in our bed . [ scene_break ] ashley : i am not getting involved with this . if he ends up spending the night with brooke , that 's all the information i need . stephanie : ashley , wait a minute . i know he likes you . i know he -- ashley : i care about him , too . which is why i ca n't do this . ridge and i are good together . we could be great together . but not if we can have the evening we just had , and he ends up spending the night with brooke . i mean , this is what they do , right ? they go back and forth and back and forth . but not this time . if he ends up sleeping with her , that 's all i need to know . [ scene_break ] brooke : give in . give in to me , ridge . to our life . to our family . stay with me tonight . forever .	stephanie spars with brooke . she just hopes that brooke 's hold over ridge comes to an end and he will find fulfillment in someone as nice as ashley abbott . brooke reminds her this is her fantasy , not ridge 's and she still refuses to let stephanie have little r.j . if ridge wants to see him after his date with ashley , he must come pick him up himself . rick and bridget chow down on some ice cream and she tells him there is no way taylor could have been implanted with brooke 's eggs , all is fine there . he laments how much a change constantine is making over phoebe . she has forgiven him for the whole other- woman thing , but this is driving him nuts . ridge is hoping ashley finds him irresistible and she wo n't be leaving l.a . he pooh - poohs the idea of brooke wanting him back and it actually happening . he enjoys the dinner , the company and implores ashley to please stay in l.a. and help him explore the possibilities . the jury is still out on that one , but gives her plenty to think about .
( music stops ) steffy : i do n't care how much you deny it , oliver . that is you and your girlfriend 's mom ... ( daddy yankee 's `` pose `` playing ) steffy : dancing together , and then you went out to the terrace . ridge : the video of hope 's party ? steffy : mm - hmm . mm , it 's fascinating . you would n't believe it . ridge : what would n't i believe ? [ scene_break ] brooke : steffy knows ? oliver : she knows . brooke : she 's bluffing . oliver : i - i do n't think so . brooke : she would have gone straight to her father if she were absolutely certain . oliver : she knows you were the one with the necklace . she saw the video of us dancing together during `` pose , `` the same song that was playing when we ... brooke : when somebody supposedly saw us ? oliver : yes . brooke : who ? oliver : steffy would n't say . brooke : because that somebody does n't exist . nobody saw us . we would have noticed . steffy is just yanking your chain . oliver : are y - y sure ? there was -- there was a lot happening with us that night . h - how can you really be positive ? brooke : because i am . [ scene_break ] oliver : you ca n't be sure no one saw us . brooke : steffy would have gone to ridge right away if she was positive . what she 's saying is speculation . oliver : maybe . maybe not . brooke : ( sighs ) okay . okay . you were right to come to me about this , ok ? we 're gon na have to deal with this somehow . but there 's no reason to get all freaked out about it . let 's just hold it together , oliver . [ scene_break ] steffy : wow , that was a pretty wild night . ridge : the kids definitely had fun . steffy : and the chaperones ? ridge : brooke and i had a job to do , and we did it . steffy : must have been hard to keep track of people . you know , everybody in those masks . could n't tell who was who . like you and oliver . both you guys were wearing the same jacket , right ? ridge : yeah , but i looked good in it . steffy : ( chuckles ) dad , there 's something i have to tell you . stephanie : oh , steffy . this is great . you 're here . um , eric and i just had a meeting , um , with -- with donna and kate . and , uh , i offered them a deal . steffy : wait . what ? what kind of deal ? stephanie : well , i said that if she , donna , would n't go after in her divorce settlement your father 's shares in the company , i would go to the court and ask for leniency for their dad . ridge : really ? stephanie : mm - h. what do you think ? they 'll do it ? [ scene_break ] katie : dad . donna : daddy . oh , daddy . daddy . man : hands where i can see them . kat : how are you feeling ? stephen : uh , i 'm fine . i 'm fine . donna : are they taking care of your shoulder ? stephen : yes . yes , they are . man : please sit down . katie : ( sighs ) katie : really , you 're -- you 're okay ? stephen : no , honestly . i 'm fine . how are you ? and how 's brooke ? donna : well , uh , we 'll be a lot better f when you 're out of here . katie : which could be soon , or at least sooner than we thought . [ scene_break ] stephen : so stephanie would actually ask the court for leniency ? katie : that 's the deal . bill : and in return , donna will let eric keep his full percentage of forrester creations . stephen : no . that man mistreated you , sweetheart . you should get what you deserve . donna : dad , the rest of the divorce settlement will be the same . stephen : so eric loses a little money . that 's not gon na hurt him . but if he has to part with part of his beloved company , that will sting . donna : dad . dad . i do n't want to end the next 15 years visiting you in jail . bill : all right , look , obviously i do n't want to see that happen either . but as difficult as it is , you have to try and move emotion from this situation and see stephanie 's offer for what it is -- nothing . empty . even if she makes this speech , the effect that it would have would be minimal , if at all . her objective is to have your father in prison and have eric keep his full percentage of forrester creations . she wants to get something for nothing . stephen : no , i do n't want that woman to get anything from this family . remember , she shot me . bill : that 's right . stephanie is the villain here , not your father . katie : yeah , well , my father 's the one sitting in jail . and stephanie is claiming it was self - defense . donna : daddy , we know why you did what you did . katie : listen , even if your lawyers can prove that there were extenuating circumstances , there is evidence of premeditation . bill : none of which will be erased from a pretty little speech by `` six - gun sally . `` donna : ( sighs ) well , i - it ca n't hurt . katie : what do you want us to do ? donna : i 'm ready to take the deal , dad . stephen : i 'm not . katie : dad , please . donna could be right . if there 's even a chance that stephanie 's plea to the court could lessen your sentence , that maybe we should take it . let us help you . [ scene_break ] oliver : how can you be so calm about all this ? brooke : ( sighs ) one of us has to be . there 's a reason steffy confronted you first . if she were ready to act on this , she would have come to me and thrown it in my face . she still needs proof . that 's why she ca n't go to ridge . she needs proof , and she can get it only from us . oliver : well , when she asked if you and i had ... you know , i - i dropped , like , a thousand cds . they -- the flew everywhere . brooke : ( sighs ) oliver : i gave myself away . brooke : you dropped the cds because you were appalled at the question . oliver : ( stammers ) i told her she was wrong i - i begged her to let it go . brooke : ( sighs ) oliver : and i blew it again . brooke : okay , wait . you were appalled , and you were shocked at the suggestion . do you understand ? oliver : yeah , i do , but -- brooke : and that is what you 're going to say when it comes up again , because it will . that is how you handle people like steffy and stephanie . you just give them nothing to go on . i should know , 'cause i 've been dealing with people like stephanie all my -- ( gasps ) oh , my god . oliver : what ? brooke : oh , my god , stephanie . ( sighs ) what if ... what if steffy goes straight to her grandmother with her theory ? oliver : that 'd be bad . brooke : yeah , yeah , that would be worse than bad . ( sighs ) this is exactly what stephanie 's been waiting for . [ scene_break ] steffy : grandma . grandma . wait , wait , wait , wait , wait . stephanie : wait , wait , wean -- no , no . we can finish this when -- what ? steffy : no , no , no , i have to tell you something -- something really , really good for us and really bad for brooke . stephanie : has she done something ? steffy : this could be the biggest scandal -- something to finally take brooke down for good . stephanie : what is it ? steffy : i ca n't tell you just yet . i 'm sorry stephanie : what ? you -- you get me crazy with curiosity . you stand there and say you 're not gon na tell me ? steffy : okay , all i 'm gon na say is when the truth comes out , brooke wo n't only be out of our family , she 's gon na be out of her own . now i do n't have the details pinned down just yet , but when i do , you 'll be the first one to know . i promise you . [ scene_break ] ( radio crackles ) man : got it . he stays put . stephen : i 'm ready to go back to my cell . man : not yet . you have another visitor . ( knock on door ) man : when you 're done , just knock on the door , and the guard will let you out . pam : okay . thank you . hello , stephen . surprised to see me ? [ scene_break ] pam : i did n't think that you 'd be expecting me . stephen : no . no , i was n't . pam : okay . ( sighs ) what , just thought i 'd forget all about it ? just put it out of my head ? you thought that you could just use me like that and i 'd have nothing to say ? stephen : pam , i know what i did seems cruel . pam : no , it -- it was cruel , stephen , because i believed you . i really thought that you cared about me . stephen : well , in the end , i did . pam : you know , do n't . do n't . please . you know , i do n't want to hear your excuses and your explanations . i just want you to listen , okay ? stephen : okay . pam : you gave me something i never had before -- a man in my life , in my house , in my bed . a man that i believed was falling in love with me , and i with him . but to you ... ( scoffs ) it was n't real . i - it was just a game . well , to me , the time that we had together ... it was the most incredible feeling i have ever had . ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] oliver : uh , mrs. forrester , you seemed so cool before . now you seem kind of freaked out . brooke : yeah . yeah , i 'm a little freaked out . but you know what ? the worst thing for us to do right now is to panic . i - i -- there ca n't be proof . and who knows if steffy really has a source . i - i think it 's all speculation . we have to stand firm . we have to really hold our ground . we have to convince steffy that there 's nothing to this , because if this got out , it would be terrible . ( sighs ) and everybody knows that hope is a byproduct of my worst scandal ever -- pregnancy with my other daughter 's husband . i 've been able to regain bridget 's trust , but if this came out , this would be terrible . hope 's first love . nobody can find out about this . oliver : i get that . an - and it 's a big problem for you , but i - m kind of in a jam here , too , you know ? if hope ever found out , i - it would -- it would change the way she looks at me . i mean , it 's not like i took a bite out of your sandwich or , like , a drink out of your cup . brooke : ( sighs ) oliver : and i 'm not just thinking about me . i - it 's your relationship with hope . i 'd never want to be the guy to screw that up . you guys are so cool together . i do n't see that a lot with my friends and their parents . and hope not only respects you and loves you as -- as a mom , but as a person , too , and i 'd never want to do anything to mess up you and ridge . ridge : logan , i stopped by your office . brooke : ( sighs ) ridge : well , why am i not surprised to find you two together ? brooke : ( chuckles ) why would you say something like that ? ridge : i thought hope might be here , too , the three of you rehashing all the details of the party . oliver : actually , we kind of were . ridge : well , i want to thank you for all you did , oliver . your being involved made that night very special for hope and her mom . you really nailed it . [ scene_break ] steffy : come on . marcus : hey , girl . oh , come on , steff . look , we 've been through all this already . i really do n't want to go through this again . steffy : just one more question . marcus : i told you everything that i know . steffy : are those the two people that you saw going at it ? marcus : that is not oliver and brooke . steffy : that 's not what i 'm asking . marcus : look , i do n't know , okay ? i was wrong . steffy : look , look , all i want to know -- are those the two people that you saw . that 's it . marcus : no , i was n't following them the whole time . i was n't stalking them . steffy : that 's ( scoffs ) but you got a good look at them outside , did n't you ? marcus : yes , i got a good look , and i 've been trying to wipe it from my brain this whole damn time steffy : ( sighs ) marcus : look , thinking that it was already hope and oliver was bad enough . but brooke and ridge ? i mean , come on . that 's just wrong . that 's , like , so awkward . brooke is my aunt . i wish i 'd never seen 'em . and i wish that i did n't tell you anything . steffy : ( sighs ) marcus : look , it was brooke and your dad . now i know you do n't want to believe that , but that 's the truth . brooke had on hope 's necklace , and your dad had on a mask wearing the same leather forrester jacket with the hood , just like oliver . steffy : what , with the hood ? what ? are you sure ? marcus : yes , i 'm sure , and that 's the last i 'm gon na say about it . look , what you 're thinking , it 's completely nuts , all right ? it 's insane . just do yourself a favor . let it go . please . steffy : wearing a hood ? [ scene_break ] stephen : well , you ... learned something about yourself . that 's good . pam : ( sighs ) is it ? stephen : yes . and i learned something about you . i learned you were n't the woman i thought you were . pam : ( chuckles ) oh , but i am . i 'm the perfect patsy , someone you could completely manipulate . stephen : no , i thought you were a monster . but you 're not . you may be stephanie 's sister , but you are nothing like her . you are sweet , and you are innocent , and i ca n't justify my actions , pamela . but i did have kind feelings for you . i do have them . and i see you 're wearing your pearls again . pam : ( sighs ) yeah . got 'em restrung . stephen : your collar of submission . pam : look , i 'm sorry she shot you . stephen : no , pamela . i 'm sorry , sorrier than i could ever say . [ scene_break ] oliver : sorry , sorry , sorry . i should have left . brooke : you were fine . oliver : ridge wanted to talk to you . brooke : about work . you did n't have to leave . oliver : oh , i wanted to . i wanted to run out of here , but that would n't be normal , so i stayed . uh , that was n't normal either . brooke : would you have been this nervous if you 'd made love to hope that night ? oliver : that 's completely different . brooke : well , i think i would have figured it out . over : no . she would have told you . brooke : yeah , 'cause she trusts me . oliver : she trusts me , too . hope can not find out about this . brooke : never . not from anybody . oliver : i 'll talk to steffy again . brooke : no , do n't do that . you already told her to drop it . just leave it alone . oliver : i do n't think she 's gon na give it up . brooke : she will . she 's going to have to stop digging . oliver : well , what about stephanie ? you said she does n't need any proof to cause trouble . brooke : we ca n't let our guard down , not for a second . she 's waiting for another scandal . and she 'll pick up on things that steffy wo n't . oliver : like us talking in private ? brooke : ( sighs ) oliver : so no talkin ' . brooke : well , i - i do n't know . that would set off alarms , too . oliver : this is impossible . it was an accident . we did n't mean to do anything wrong . brooke : that wo n't matter to hope and ridge if this get 's out . they 'll just care that it happened , and they 'll be heartbroken . ( sighs ) oliver : i 'm sorry , mrs. forrester . brooke : one crazy night . one stupid mistake how it could cost us . [ scene_break ] ( daddy yankee 's `` pose `` playing ) daddy yankee : modelame así dame ahora tu mejor ridge : watching that video again ? steffy : yeah , you know , every time i watch it , i pick up on something different , little details . it sure seemed like you had a great time , huh ? ridge : it was a good party . steffy : yeah , i wish i could have been there , but you made it very firm that i had to stay away . ridge : well , i did n't want to risk any problems . steffy : hmm . well , it seemed like quite an unbelievable night . ridge : sweetheart , if you 'd like a mega party of your own , i will arrange one for you . steffy : ( chuckles ) spare the masks ? ridge : you bet . steffy : you know , i - i love the jacket that you we wearing -- the , uh , special edition forrester you and oliver had on . but i did n't realize that it had a hood . ridge : not my favorite part of the design . steffy : you did n't wear it ? rid : no , sweetie , i do n't wear hoodies . never have . steffy : really ? never ? ridge : you ever seen me wear one ? steffy : well , i do n't know . think back . maybe just for the party , you slipped it on or something . ridge : i had a leather jacket on , but i was n't wearing a hood . steffy : i 'm right . brooke , you are messed up ... and you 're outta here , or i 'm gon na tell the world what you 've done , what you did to your daughter . ( sighs )	steffy keeps watching and going over the video from the night of the party and she is sure that is brooke and ollie . she questions her dad more about the party with everyone in masks so it was hard to tell who was who . brooke tells ollie that she is positive no one saw them that night . someone is just yanking his chain . he should n't get all freaked out about this . he needs to hold it together . she tells him she knows how to handle steffy . she 's handled people like her all her life . and stephanie absolutely must not find out about this . donna and katie visit their dad in jail . he hears about stephanie 's offer to grant him leniency . he 's against it . donna deserves eric 's money . bill tells them stephanie is the villain here , not stephen so she is just trying to see to it that eric keeps his shares and stephen stays in jail . there is no guarantee that anything else will happen even with stephanie 's word . steffy confesses to stephanie that she does n't have proof yet , but when she does that stephanie will be the first to know . brooke will not only be thrown out of the company , but out of her own family as well .
brooke : oh , stephanie . i knew you 'd reconsider . taylor . taylor : hello , brooke . um , may i come in ? brooke : sure . taylor : are the kids here ? brooke : no . it 's just you and me . what do you want ? taylor : i just wanted to stop by and make some things clear . i think we need to come to an understanding . [ scene_break ] stephanie : ( sighs ) ( sighs ) eric : stephanie ? stephanie : mm - hmm ? eric : what -- what are you doing ? stephanie : taking the edge off . ( champagne bottle pops ) [ scene_break ] thomas : nice . dayzee : hmm . are we celebrating ? thomas : i am . dayzee : really ? what ? thomas : spending the evening with you . thomas : ( sighs ) dayzee : ( sighs ) thomas : what do you say we take this down to the pool ? dayzee : i do n't have my suit . thomas : oh , that 's not a problem . we have plenty down in the pool house . dayzee : all right . thomas : come on . is there something wrong ? dayzee : i do n't know , thomas . is there ? [ scene_break ] liam : i can not believe this -- you and me here like this . ( sighs ) hope : i know . it feels like we 're the only two people in the world . [ scene_break ] thomas : you 're upset with me . dayzee : i 'm concerned . thomas : because i have n't called for a while ? dayzee : yeah . you 've been distant . thomas : i 'm trying to make up for that . dayzee : ( sighs ) with what , champagne and a date by the pool ? thomas : dayzee , if you 'd rather go out , that 's fine . dayzee : no , i 'd rather stay here and talk . dayzee : ( scoffs ) but you do n't want to do that . thomas : what do you want to talk about ? dayzee : i do n't know . what 's -- what 's going on with you ? what have you been up to ? thomas : work . ( sighs ) trying to get back in the swing of things . dayzee : since you got back from the island . thomas : right . dayzee : that ca n't be easy with everything you and brooke went through . thomas : i try not to think about it . dayzee : but it 's affected you , thomas . i mean , it 's affected brooke , too -- quitting the company , starting the foundation , breaking up with your father . she did n't come right out and say it , but it 's obvious that something major happened to her , and it changed her . and it changed you , too , thomas . [ scene_break ] brooke : ridge told me about your engagement . taylor : do the kids know ? brooke : i told hope . ridge and i want to tell r.j. together . he already misses his dad so much . it 's going to be hard for him to realize that he wo n't be coming home . taylor : well , i know some of the best family therapy groups in l.a . brooke : i - i do n't think we 're quite there yet . taylor : uh , you might be sooner than you think . [ scene_break ] stephanie : please do n't be judgmental . eric : you do n't want to be judged because you know you 're doing something wrong . stephanie : well , the doctors never said that i could n't occasionally have a drink . eric : well , they suggested that you refrain . stephanie : well , i suggest you drop it . eric : you went over to see brooke today , did n't you ? stephanie : ( groans ) yes . ( sighs ) she wants to talk about that foundation . i keep telling her i am not interested . eric : you 're not interested in helping other people ? stephanie : i 'm not interested in being associated with her . i do n't care how good her intentions may be . sooner or later , that woman ... she 'll get you to do something you never imagined yourself doing . [ scene_break ] taylor : ridge and i are getting married very soon . we do n't want to wait . brooke : you should n't . taylor : it 's going to be the day after tomorrow . brooke : oh . [ scene_break ] eric : how is it that you 're so unaffected by brooke 's transformation ? stephanie : she has n't been transformed . eric : well , i 'm not defending her . i ca n't . ( sighs ) what she did was unforgivable . i ca n't -- i ca n't believe it happened . stephanie : what ? with all the scandals that she 's brought on this family ? eric : no , this goes far beyond scandal . this is tragedy , especially for thomas . i mean , just a few months ago , he was so excited about his future , and he was exuberant about his designs and looking forward to everything that was coming his way , and now that 's all been tainted by this . he 's different now . he 's been completely changed . [ scene_break ] thomas : do we have to talk about brooke ? dayzee : ( scoffs ) you know what ? no . we 're not talking about brooke . we 're not talking about anything . we have n't been for weeks . thomas : that 's why i asked you to come over here . dayzee : and you thought that we could hang out by the pool and have some laughs , a little champagne . thomas : yeah , yeah , dayzee . i did . does n't that sound nice ? dayzee : you know , if that 's what you wanted , then you should have called summer or madison . something is going on with you , and i came over here tonight to find out what it is and to help you if i can . thomas : ( sighs ) i 'm fine . dayzee : say that to my face . ( sighs ) you are not fine . ( sighs ) come on , thomas , tell me . what 's going on ? thomas : i ca n't . dayzee : i know something is going on . i can tell -- your silence and the drinking . did something terrible happen on that island ? thomas , come here . you can tell me the truth . come on . you have to confide in someone . [ scene_break ] brooke : wow . ( sighs ) the day after tomorrow . taylor : staying inactive would only make for instability , which i do n't think anyone needs right now . brooke : yeah . no . i - i agree . you and ridge made the right decision . what happened happened . i mean , there 's no denying it . there 's no changing it . i just have to accept it and move on . [ scene_break ] stephanie : tom will be fine . we 'll all be fine . look , everything 's going to come out right in the end . eric : are you coming upstairs ? stephanie : yeah , in a minute . [ scene_break ] hope : ( sighs ) it 's so quiet . liam : it 's nice . hope : mm - hmm . i wonder where amber 's gon na go . liam : ( sighs ) i do n't know . she 's not my responsibility anymore . hope : mm . it 's so weird to me , i mean , how -- how one minute everything can be so messed up , and then the next it 's ... oh , it 's completely different . it 's like ... it 's like waking up from a dream . liam : yeah , or falling into one . hope : mm . except this is real . ( sighs ) mm . ( chuckles ) [ scene_break ] thomas : talking about it is n't gon na help . dayzee : it is eating you up . i can see that . and that sick feeling , it is n't gon na go away . time is n't gon na make it better . drinking is not gon na dull it . guilt only gets worse , and it is like a cancer , and it spreads , and it affects every part of your life ... even the best parts . you 're ashamed . i can see it . thomas : i should be ashamed . dayzee : no . thomas : i deserve it . dayzee : see , that right there , that tells me that you do n't . see , a bad person would not feel that way . thomas : a good person would n't do what i did . dayzee : ( sighs ) you and brooke were on the island , and you were desperate . i get it . i understand , and i 'm here for you . okay ? look , all i want to do is just listen . thomas : brooke found these berries . i 'd never seen anything like 'em . i thought they were ... poisonous . she ate them anyway . dayzee : so they were n't poisonous ? thomas : no . they were hallucinogenic . but i did n't -- i did n't know that until she convinced me to eat some , okay ? neither did she . dayzee : and they made you see things that were n't there ? thomas : and ... feel things -- emotions ... euphoria . it 's this ... surreal connection . dayzee : thomas , when you say that you felt connected to brooke ... are you telling me that the two of you made love ? thomas : no . no , it did n't happen . dayzee : ( sighs ) thomas : but i told her it did . dayzee : ( scoffs ) [ scene_break ] hope : ( sighs ) mm . liam : so you want to look around the place ? hope : no . liam : what ? hope : no , i 'm okay . liam : what ? it 's ours . it 's our pace . hope : it 's yours . liam : no , no , this is our summer . it 's our place for -- for surfing and swimming and having friends over . hope : mm . or spending time alone ? liam : yeah , most -- mostly that . mostly spending time alone . hope : ( laughs ) is that terrible ? liam : no , man , it 's makin ' up for lost time . hope : well , in the end , though , after everything that has happened and everything that we 've gone through , it 's really shown me who you are -- what a wonderful , wonderful man you are . liam , we are so much stronger now . nothing can tear us apart . [ scene_break ] taylor : wow , you 're taking this very well . brooke : ( sighs ) you 're the right woman for ridge now . i 'm not . taylor : i just -- i want to assure you that i 'm going to do everything i can -- we 're all going to do everything we can to make sure that everything goes very well for r.j. and hope . brooke : just focus on making ridge happy , and if they see their father at peace , they 'll be able to cope . i really do wish you and ridge a very happy and long life together . taylor : thanks . [ scene_break ] thomas : ( sighs ) dayzee : so brooke thinks that you guys slept together ? thomas : yeah . dayzee : what , does she not remember ? thomas : we were so out of it after we ate those berries , anything could have happened . dayzee : okay , but nothing did ? thomas : no . dayzee : ( sighs ) why did you lie ? thomas : ( scoffs ) why does anybody lie ? to get what they want . dayzee : you wanted to break up her marriage ? thomas : my mother never stopped loving my dad . she just told herself she did . i ... then after the plane crash , they came together to find me . now they 're engaged . they 're getting married in the next couple of days . i thought you said this could make me feel better . dayzee : okay , well , you did n't tell brooke right away . i mean , you -- you waited a few weeks . your dad just moved out . thomas : i was n't sure he would . i was ho -- part of me was hoping he would forgive her , that this -- this huge bombshell would be a dud . dayzee : would you have been okay with that ? thomas : i did my part . i did n't think brooke was gon na give away all of her money and quit the company . dayzee : wait . you did your part ? thomas , was there someone else involved ? thomas : ( sighs ) i 'm the one who lied . dayzee : yeah , but why that lie ? it 's just so cruel , and , baby , that 's not like you . ( sighs ) was it your sister ? thomas : no . i lied to her , too . i lied to everyone -- my family , granddad , dad . they all think that i slept with brooke . dayzee : stephanie , too ? or does she know the truth ? thomas : she did n't know what brooke would do , okay ? nobody could have seen that coming . dayzee : thomas , is stephanie involved ? look , if you 're not gon na tell me , i can just go ask her myself . thomas : it was her idea . grandma said it was the one thing that dad could never forgive brooke . dayzee : ( sighs ) thomas : she was right . dayzee : ( sighs ) [ scene_break ] stephanie : ( sighs ) brooke ... you 'll never change . you ca n't . you 're a manipulator and a liar . who 's the liar now ? ( sighs ) who are you , stephanie ?	stephanie starts remembering and she has some guilty doubts about her conversation with brooke . eric chastises her for not being more into the foundation and what brooke is doing because of stephanie . she should feel honored . thomas pours some champagne and wants to go down by the pool with dayzee and carry it further . she 's a little miffed that he 's been so distant since he got back from the island . she thinks it has affected him and does not feel like celebrating . all of this has affected brooke since she quit the company and dayzee feels it might have changed thomas too in some other way . she calls him on this ; he is not fine .the silence .. the drinking . she wants him to confide in her . taylor visits brooke and says she wanted to clear the air and let her know she will be re - marrying ridge the day after tomorrow .
steffy : say it again . i need to hear it one more time . say it again . liam : ivy does n't need me in order to stay in america . steffy : wh -- but she 's not a citizen . i thought that she would have to go back to -- liam : steffy , there was a mistake . she has dual citizenship . she never could be deported . steffy : so , your marriage is -- liam : my marriage to ivy is over . steffy : it 's over ? liam : yes . steffy : oh , my god . liam : [ chuckles ] liam : what did you just say ? ivy : i 'm a citizen of the united states . liam : right . because we 're married . ivy : no . i 've always been a citizen . someone made a huge mistake . i was just informed . john : there 's my koala bear . ivy : dad ? ! john : [ laughs ] ivy : i did n't even know you were in town . john : surprise ! come on . give your old padre a squeeze . [ laughs ] oh , my little dumpling ! joined in holy matrimony with young liam spencer , huh ? [ chuckles ] i would have enjoyed walking my only daughter down the aisle , but ... boy , you saved me a bundle with that marriage -- that whole wedding thing , huh ? so , tell me -- what 's it like being mrs. spencer ? pumpkin , what 's wrong ? ivy : i doubt liam and i are gon na be married for much longer . caroline : [ gasps ] ridge : i like this -- you and me here every minute , every day . caroline : oh , yeah ? ridge : [ chuckles ] caroline : you better get used to it . ridge : yeah ? caroline : yeah . oh , crap . uh , we have all those interns coming in today . ridge : let them wait . caroline : okay . pam : [ sighs ] [ clears throat ] oopsie . ridge : is that pam ? really ? what are -- do you knock ? can you please -- pam : you have a special visitor , ridge . and i did n't think you 'd want to keep a forrester waiting . ridge : ah ! [ laughs ] there he is ! oh , hi ! it is so good to see you . [ sighs ] this is zende , kristen and tony 's kid . caroline : oh ! ridge : this is caroline . caroline : hi ! so nice to meet you . zende : you , too . ridge : i 'm so glad you 're here . ridge : so , this is great . you 're interested about learning the family business . zende : yeah , my mom told me you were interviewing perspective interns , so i flew right out . caroline : well , something tells me he 's a shoo - in . ridge : now , i told pam it might be kind of fun if we did n't tell the other interns that you 're family . so , you okay with that ? zende : i 'm game . ridge : okay . go get out here . i 'll see you in a little bit . zende : wait . thanks again for the opportunity , uncle ridge . ridge : okay . pam : young man . please take a seat . would you care for a lemon bar ? tobias : no , thank you . pam : oh , how about you , sweetheart ? charlotte : oh , they look wonderful , but i 'm okay . pam : okay . how about you ? kristina : that is really delicious . pam : you 're hired . okay . oh , hey nicole . you looking for maya ? nicole : no . i 'm interviewing for the internship . pam : what ? i did n't see your name on the list . nicole : i was hoping for a chance to prove myself , start fresh . john : i came to congratulate the bride , pop open a bottle of bubbly ... ivy : yeah , well , you might want to hold off . john : well , [ chuckles ] first a quickie marriage and now a quickie divorce . did you and liam have an argument ? ivy : no . no , no . liam is wonderful . john : then what happened , sugarplum ? ivy : steffy 's living back in l.a. she 's made it pretty clear that she wants to get back together with liam , and i think he wants that , too . steffy : ivy told you herself , volunteered the information knowing what it can mean for you , for me , and for her ? liam : yeah , that 's one thing about ivy . she 's got a lot of integrity . she did n't have to say anything , steffy , but she did . steffy : okay , so she gave you an out ? liam : 'cause she knows how i feel about you . steffy : which is how , exactly ? liam : that a trick question ? steffy : you married ivy , liam . you ca n't expect me not to be upset . liam : i know . but i wo n't be married for long . and i am standing in front of you , telling you that i want you in my life . now , does that make you a little bit less mad at me ? ridge : so , kristen and tony -- they were on their honeymoon when they met zende , and they adopted him very soon after that . caroline : what a lucky guy . ridge : lucky for them . he 's brought them a lot of joy . caroline : well , i can only imagine . he seems very determined but also very laid - back . ridge : but how cool is it that he wants to be here and learn about the family business ? caroline : no , it 's very refreshing that he wants to pave his own path and he does n't want to take any handouts . it says a lot about his character . i mean , he could very easily take advantage of his big ol ' softy uncle ridge and get a nice salary and a corner office if he wanted . ridge : that -- you -- uh , no , you 're right . it probably would happen . but , no , that 's not what he wants . he does n't want favoritism . caroline : yeah , you do n't see that very often , especially not around here . nicole : you got to start somewhere . zende : hey , i 'm zende , by the way . nicole : nicole . zende : nice to meet you . nicole : you , too . so , you nervous ? zende : no , not really . i 'm more excited than anything . nicole : you do know where you are , right ? i mean , this is one of the top fashion houses in the world . zende : feeling lucky to be here . pam : nicole , maybe the young man would like to concentrate a little before going in . nicole : know much about the family , the famous forrester dynasty ? zende : a bit . nicole : well , believe me , it does n't get any more prestigious than the forresters . zende : you know , i hear they 're good people . nicole : do you know how many boutiques they have ? are you familiar with their business model ? zende : i like to think i 'm pretty well versed . nicole : zende , ridge will be asking you a ton of questions , so there 's a lot that you need to know . i have a few connections around here , so i 'd be happy to help you out . john : so , there was a goof ? you do n't have to be married , but you want to be . ivy : yeah , i just do n't think liam does . quinn told me not to say anything , but i - i could n't have lived with myself , not with that kind of lie . john : handled yourself with grace and virtue ... just the way i raised you . ivy : thanks . i just wish all this steffy stuff was n't an issue . i wish liam just wanted me and only me , but that does n't seem to be the case . john : well , prince william has to make up his mind . and if he is as smart as i think , there 's no way he 's gon na let you slip away . ivy : i 'm not counting myself out of this , not by a long shot . dad , i - i love liam . i do , and ... you know , no matter what he 's feeling for steffy , i know that deep down , he loves me , too . steffy : you 're saying all this to me -- that you care and you want me back . what about ivy ? she 's not here illegally . you do n't have to play her husband . but do you have feelings for her ? liam : of course i care about ivy . steffy : well , that 's what i thought . liam : well , but i do n't want to be married . steffy : [ sighs ] liam , what do you want ? what happens next ? liam : well , ivy and i get an annulment . steffy : it is n't that easy . liam : uh , yeah , it is , basically . i mean , we have carter draw up the paperwork , and we just go through and we sign it . that 's all we do . steffy : no , no , no . i 'm not talking about logistics . what happens with us ? okay , great , great . you get an annulment . but that does n't change the fact that you married ivy in the first place . liam : i know . i wish it never had to happen . steffy : well , it did happen . liam : [ sighs ] steffy : and you just have to own it . liam : i own it . i do . i - i made the wrong decision for us . i get that , but you have to realize that all this has just made me see how much i want to be with you . nicole : i mean it . if you need any advice , any help whatsoever , i 'm available . zende : you seem to know a lot about this place . nicole : well , it 's been like a second home for the last couple months . zende : nice . so , what have you been doing ? nicole : oh , you know , a little bit of this , little bit of that . okay , mostly observing , [ chuckles ] soaking up the atmosphere , but nothing official , per se . but i feel like i 've got my foot in the door . built some solid relationships . zende : that 's awesome . good for you . nicole : well , truth be told , maya avant is my sister . zende : the supermodel ? nicole : mm - hmm . she worked her way up here , and i 'm determined to do the same . oh , one thing you should know -- pam , she might be the receptionist , but she basically runs this joint . zende : really ? nicole : yep . knows everything that 's going on at all times . [ intercom beeps ] zende : thanks for the tip . pam : oh , okay , will do . all right , everybody . mr. forrester will see you now . follow me . nicole : do n't worry . you 'll do great . pam : okay . come on in . okay , and now we are all here , ridge . ridge : hey , guys . i 'm ridge . this is caroline . welcome . caroline : hi . ridge : hey , nicole . we 're having a meeting with potential interns . nicole : yeah , i was hoping that you might consider me . ridge : uh ... well , okay . well , they 've already gone through the application process , so this is not the -- nicole : here 's mine with my résumé and my references . i do n't have much experience , but i 'm willing to do whatever it takes . ridge : okay . well , you 're kristina ? kristina is in her third year of design school . and this must be charlotte . second year at usc . and tobias -- he is doing his master 's at berkeley . and ... is it ze -- ze -- tell me your name again . i 'm sorry . zende : zende . ridge : zende has got a business degree . it 's a lot of competition . nicole : i know that my résumé is n't as good as theirs , but i wanted to apologize for coming on a little too strong in the past . i not only embarrassed myself , i embarrassed my sister , acting like a big shot , prancing around like i own the place . ridge , i want to be a part of forrester , pay my dues , and work my way up . i 'm asking you for another chance . john : you still believe in liam ? then , doggone it , do n't wave the white flag . keep on keeping on . how do you think your mother and i managed to stay together all these years ? ivy : uh , well , that 's because you two are never in the same city . john : no . it 's because we never give up on each other , no matter how rough it gets . now , i 'm not saying she has n't wanted to smother me with a pillow once or twice , but -- ivy : but you always find your way back into her good books . i get it . john : exact - a - mundo , my dear . i 'm no nincompoop . i 'm not gon na let a good woman go . and neither will liam . ivy : i 'm not saying i 'm giving up . i 'm not . but i ca n't be blind to all of this , as well . dad , they have history together . they -- they were married . they lost a child . look , i understand why liam is drawn towards her . john : look , kiddo . either way , you 're gon na be okay . you 're a strong , intelligent , beautiful young woman . steffy 's got nothing on you . ivy : dad ... thanks . steffy : you know where i stand . i want us to be together , but i do n't see that happening . liam : okay , so , what are you saying right now ? you saying it 's too late ? you saying i already married ivy so the damage is done ? just tell me what you need , steffy . i want you to feel safe . i do n't want you questioning this -- what we have together . steffy : i know that you want us to be together . i believe you , but ... this open - endedness -- it just -- i do n't know . it makes me feel uneasy , liam . liam : i know . i know that . and i 'm doing the best i can . i 'm -- i 'm just -- i 'm trying to figure all this out without hurting everyone in the process . steffy : you 're still sorting through your feelings for ivy . you said there 's no reason to be married anymore , but i have n't heard you say the relationship is over . i need to know . right now . how do you really feel about ivy ? ivy : i 'm wondering the same thing . ridge : i 'm impressed with ridge : i 'm impressed with the credentials , i really am , but i got a few questions to ask . let 's , uh -- tobias . what 's your primary interest , really ? tobias : public relations is my passion , sir . ridge : okay , what about you ? kristina : i 've been a fan of forrester ever since i was a little girl shopping with my mother . your designs have been my inspiration . charlotte : i agree . working for you and ms . spencer -- it 'd be a dream of a lifetime . caroline : i - i like her . sign her up . charlotte : [ chuckles ] ridge : zende -- am i saying it right ? am i saying it right ? zende : yes , sir . ridge : okay . why are you here ? zende : i - i think i dress pretty well , so ... ridge : well , i would have worn a suit , but you 're here . but what do you -- what do you know about fashion ? what do you know about forrester ? zende : i hear it 's a very powerful , very big family . nicole : um , i think he means what do you know about the company . uh , zende and i were talking while we were waiting . he does n't know much about forrester , but i can tell he 's a good guy , and i think he 'd be a great fit . ridge : i 'll have to agree . i think all you guys would be a great fit for the company . tobias : all of us ? kristina : we all got the internship ? ridge : sure . why not ? caroline : welcome to forrester ! ridge : pam , show them around , would you , please ? pam : okay . come on , newbies . i 'll give you the lay of the land . ridge : hey , not you guys . come here . caroline : are you excited ? nicole : you have no idea . i appreciate this so much . ridge : i expect you to work very hard . zende : you got it . and maybe now your mom will visit now that you 're here . caroline : oh , that 'd be so nice . we have n't seen her in a really long time . zende : yeah , she sends her best . my dad , too . nicole : uh , how do you -- you know his mom ? ridge : yeah , it 's my sister . nicole : wait , you 're a forrester ? caroline : come on . zende : kristen 's my mom . nicole : [ chuckles ] no way . and i thought i had connections . zende : yeah . [ chuckles ] uncle ridge and i wanted to have a little fun . nicole : [ chuckles ] yeah . had me fooled . `` oh , i think i dress pretty well . `` i thought you were done after that answer . zende : [ chuckles ] yeah . um , it was cool for you to have my back . you know , i still might need your help showing me what 's up around here . nicole : it 'd be my pleasure . ivy : so ? you told her we do n't have to be husband and wife ? liam : yes , i - i told her that the reason we got married was so that you would n't be deported , and there 's never been any confusion about that , right ? right ? ivy : oh , it 's true . i 've told you . i do n't want you to feel trapped or obliged to be with me . it 's not what i 'm about . liam : and i appreciate how honest you 've been with me . ivy : so , i figure you want to annul the marriage . liam : yeah , i - i think that would probably be best . steffy : it 's only fair to liam . ivy : can we -- can we not forget that we were in a relationship long before you came back ? and you 've tried to get liam back in the past and been very unsuccessful . steffy : well , it 's different this time , ivy . ivy : yeah , i know . i know . i 'm not naive . i knew that you marrying me was a huge wake - up call for you , and you 're not ready to let go of her yet . liam : o - okay . maybe -- [ chuckles ] maybe -- maybe we should n't have this conversation right now . ivy : no , it 's fine . liam : okay . ivy : i do n't like it , but i understand it . you two have history . you have memories and experiences together that i ca n't compete with . but what i do know is what 's between us . and i know that you still love me . i 'm not gon na get down and fight with you . no man is worth my dignity . i 'm confident in myself enough to know that i deserve more than that . i deserve a man who is 100 % committed to me and me only . steffy : we both do . ivy : liam , i believe in us , the future we can have together , but it all depends on you .	liam explains to steffy again that ivy has dual citizenship so they really are no longer married or have reason to be . he hopes this will make steffy a little less mad at him . john surprises ivy by walking in and he is shocked to hear her say that she probably will not be mrs. liam spencer much longer . john says first a quickie wedding and now a quickie divorce . all of this makes no sense . ridge welcomes zende with open arms to the office . he is anxious to interview for the internship his mom , kristen , told him about . ridge is glad to have him . he tells caroline it is so cool that this adopted kid wants to come here and learn the family business . and he wants no favoritism . nicole waits in line for same internship . she would like a fresh start . she meets and talks to zende and he says he is lucky to be here . she says she has a few connections around here and she will be happy to help him out and learn about the prestigious forrester 's .

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