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>> Finn: Oh, I can drive

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Douglas to school on Tuesdays
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I head to work.
>> Steffy: Yeah, great.

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We'll figure out a schedule.
>> Finn: It's just crazy

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that we have three kids now.
>> Steffy: I know,

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but it'll be temporary.
>> Finn: Ah, Douglas, he's a--

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He's gonna get sick of us
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>> Steffy: He will.
Soon, he'll be missing

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his mom and he'll be begging
to go back home.

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>> Finn: Yeah. Well, that day
can't come soon enough for Hope.

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>> Steffy: I gotta hand it
to her. She was so calm,

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super cool about the whole
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I wish I could say the same
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>> Finn: Thomas, he can't
come barging in here

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like that. Warning us not
to get between him

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and Douglas?
It was almost like he was

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making veiled threats.
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>> Thomas: Douglas should be
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not with my sister.
>> Paris: I know you're upset

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Thomas but--
>> Thomas: I just don't

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understand like, he chose
to live with her instead

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of me or his mother.
Like how does that even

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make sense?
>> Paris: Ah, it hurts that

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you didn't get custody,
but hey, this could still

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work to your advantage, right?
>> Thomas: That's what

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I thought.
>> Paris: I mean, you said it

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yourself, Steffy would never
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Hope and Liam have.
>> Thomas: Yeah well,

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I was wrong.
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>> Brooke: Just doesn't seem
right. Douglas should be here

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with you.
>> Liam: Yeah, obviously

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we couldn't agree more but,
one step at a time.

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>> Brooke: I'm sorry you're
going through this, sweetheart.

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Is there anything I can do?
>> Hope: No, it's just...

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It's been really hard
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>> Brooke: I know.
You love Douglas.

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He's your son.
You're a family.

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>> Hope: Yeah, I just,
I already miss him

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so much, Mom.
>> Brooke: I know you do.

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>> Hope: It just really tore
me apart, having to drop him

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off to Finn and Steffy's
like that.

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>> Brooke: I can't imagine
how painful that was for you.

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>> Hope: It's like leaving
a piece of my heart at Steffy's.

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>> Brooke: Oh, sweetie.
>> Liam: Hope was amazing

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though. I don't think Douglas
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she really was.
>> Hope: Well, I wouldn't

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want that.
I wouldn't want Douglas

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to feel bad.
It's not gonna last forever,

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you know.
You can see him whenever

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you want, but eventually
he's gonna realize he just

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wants to be here with you.
>> Liam: That's exactly right.

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That's-- that's what we have
to keep reminding

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ourselves of.
This is just a bump in

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the road. That's it.
>> Brooke: It's quite

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an adjustment for everybody.
How is Thomas handling this?

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>> Paris: I wanna help you

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get through this.
>> Thomas: I'm sorry, Paris.

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I didn't mean to dump all
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>> Paris: No, it's okay.
That's what friends are for.

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>> Thomas: I just can't stop
thinking about it, you know.

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My son chooses to move in
with my sister and her

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husband and then they have
the nerve on the first day

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he's living there to tell me
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>> Paris: Yeah, they should
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how this is affecting you.
>> Thomas: Yeah well, I made

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sure that they know
they're not gonna keep me

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from my own son.

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>> Finn: I didn't want to

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overstep and I know you can
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but I couldn't let Thomas
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>> Steffy: I appreciate that.
Ugh, I just hate with everything

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going on right now, Douglas,
my brother wasn't making

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>> Taylor: Hey. Hi. So, I heard
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>> Finn: Mm.
>> Steffy: Yeah.

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>> Taylor: What?
What is going on?

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>> Steffy: It's Thomas, Mom.
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>> Hope: Douglas is being
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I mean, he's moved into
a new house with

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a new routine and for some
kids, that could be a lot,

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but with him...
I don't know, I--

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I admire Douglas.
>> Brooke: You've raised him

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to embrace curiosity and
adventure and to be

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an independent spirit.
>> Hope: Um, we only dropped

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Douglas off to Steffy's just
a few hours ago and already

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the cabin just seems
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>> Brooke: Beth will be home
soon and liven things up.

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>> Hope: She's going to be
so sad.

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>> Liam: No, she will.
She will be, no doubt.

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But we're gonna get
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important thing is that

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Douglas feels loved and
wanted by like everyone,

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by everyone in his life.
All of us.

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>> Hope: I know Steffy adores
her nephew and she was just

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as shocked as we were
when she found out what

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he chose.
And I get that, you know,

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she didn't want him
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>> Liam: Well, yeah, because
Steffy, like me, believes

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that Douglas's choice is
gonna be temporary.

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I mean, it's only a matter
of time before he wants

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to come home.
>> Brooke: Yeah, and I'm

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proud of the way you're
handling this, honey.

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I know it's not easy,
but you're being strong

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and you're doing what's best
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>> Hope: He is the priority.
>> Brooke: What about Thomas?

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How is he coping?
>> Hope: Um, well he's

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handling it surprisingly well.
>> Brooke: Really?

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>> Liam: Well, that's only
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>> Brooke: Isn't there always?
>> Liam: Yeah, it's just

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Douglas living at his
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now Thomas thinks that he has
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unannounced whenever he wants
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>> Finn: Thomas showed up

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unannounced, expecting
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>> Steffy: And I told him
that can't happen considering

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Douglas chose to live with us.
>> Taylor: No, that's fair.

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Parameters need to be in play.
>> Steffy: Exactly, exactly.

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I tried to explain that,
but Thomas is offended.

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He thinks that
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>> Finn: We told him to go
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>> Steffy: Luckily, Douglas
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He had headphones on.
>> Taylor: Okay,

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well that's good.
>> Finn: It's not like

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we don't want Thomas to be
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>> Steffy: No, not at all.
I understand if--

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if Douglas wants to see
his dad, but I'm his guardian,

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you know? I have to make
decisions for him.

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I have to be mindful
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>> Taylor: Of course, I mean
Thomas has to realize

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that, right?
>> Finn: Well, you'd think.

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>> Steffy: Oh no, he thinks
that I'm uh,

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I'm controlling him.
Just like he thinks I control

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him at Forrester.
>> Finn: It's just,

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it's clear that Thomas has
some pent up jealousy

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and resentment towards Steffy.
It's not just about Douglas.

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It's the fact that
she is thriving.

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All right, she's cool with
you and Ridge.

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She's in a great marriage
and she's co-C.E.O.

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>> Steffy: According to
Thomas, he feels persecuted,

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he feels shut out, like
life is unfair.

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about Douglas, but now

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we have three children
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>> Finn: We have to look out
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>> Steffy: I just don't want
to go on this way.

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>> Taylor: I miss our family
being happy and connected.

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And I hate seeing you
and Thomas fighting.

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>> Steffy: What are you doing?
>> Taylor: Calling your brother.

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>> Thomas: It's my mom.
>> Paris: Answer it.

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>> Thomas: Hey, Mom.
>> Taylor: Hey, I'm over

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at Steffy and Finn's.
Can you come by?

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>> Thomas: Now is not really
a good time.

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>> Taylor: I think it's
the perfect time.

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I'm worried about you
and your sister and I want us

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all to talk before this goes
any further.

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>> Thomas: All right, um,
I'm on my way.

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[ Steffy sighing ]
>> Finn: What did he say?

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>> Taylor: He's on his way.
>> Steffy: I'm not sure

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it's gonna do any good.
>> Taylor: Okay, well with

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that attitude, maybe it won't.
I want you to try, okay?

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Both of you, please?
I don't want this situation to

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pull our family apart anymore.
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>> Paris: So, what did
your mom say?

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>> Thomas: Well, she is over
at Steffy's right now.

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She wants me to come over
there, talk about Douglas.

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>> Paris: Well, that's
a good thing.

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She can help mediate.
If anyone can get you two

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to work together, it's Taylor.
Your mom's an expert, Thomas.

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Maybe she can at least help
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of understanding.
>> Thomas: I don't know.

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Look, I love Douglas more than
anything in the world and I need

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to be able to talk to him.
To have a relationship with

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him and Steffy, she wouldn't
even allow me to do that.

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I mean, I don't think Douglas
knew that I was there

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to support him.
>> Paris: You must be feeling

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really powerless right now.
>> Thomas: I have to be able

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to have a relationship
with my son.

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And Steffy and Finn are not
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>> Brooke: So, Thomas thinks
he can just pop by Steffy's

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anytime he wants to
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That's pretty presumptuous.
What if Douglas doesn't

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want to see his father?
>> Liam: Well, yeah, I mean

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that's a distinct possibility.
>> Hope: No, Douglas loves

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Thomas, it's just given
everything that's happened

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recently, he's been pretty
guarded with him.

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>> Liam: Hard to blame him.
>> Brooke: Nobody better

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force Douglas to be around
Thomas if he doesn't want to be.

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>> Liam: I mean, they won't,
but it's still Thomas, right?

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And we know that Thomas
is gonna do whatever he can

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to enmesh himself with
Douglas, even if that means

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showing up unannounced with
some random gift,

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guilting him into hanging out.
>> Hope: Look, I want Douglas

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to have a good relationship
with his father.

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It's just right now,
he clearly needs a break.

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>> Liam: From his father?
>> Hope: From all of us,

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all this pressure
he's been under.

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>> Brooke: I just really wish
he could be here.

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I mean, you provide such
a loving, patient

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and stable home.
He knows that he can trust

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you and yes, he can trust
Steffy and Finn too, but...

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Thomas, he is inconsistent.
>> Liam: Inconsistent,

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that's an understatement.
I mean like one minute,

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it's, "Hey, let's play catch,"
the next it's, "Hey,

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I need you to lie for me.
>> Hope: I had a conversation

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with Steffy earlier about
my concerns.

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>> Brooke: Did she hear you?
>> Hope: I think she did.

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I think Steffy and I are
actually on the same page

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about Thomas and she swore
that she would look out

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for Douglas.
♪♪

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>> Steffy: I know just--
This is just ridiculous.

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I don't want him back here.
>> Taylor: Okay, your brother

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should be here any minute,
so just remain calm and please

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try not to be reactive.
>> Steffy: I'll try,

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but he better not walk in here
trying to order us around.

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>> Finn: If things start
getting out of hand,

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he's gotta go.
>> Taylor: I just said--

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Nothing's gonna get out
of hand, okay?

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We just need to keep
the peace in the family,

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that's all.
Come on, do it for Douglas.

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>> Taylor: Hi, sweetheart.
>> Thomas: Hi.

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>> Taylor: Thank you for coming.
So, I talked

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to Steffy and Finn.
I heard what happened.

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>> Thomas: Their version
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>> Taylor: Well, I-- I--
I heard that, uh, things got

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a little escalated.
Things got a little heated.

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Now look, this um,
this situation it's-- it's--

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it's tough, but I have faith
in both of you.

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Do you know why?
Because you care about

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each other and you love
each other very much, okay.

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I miss our family
time together.

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I really do and I don't want
this situation with Douglas

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to-- to pull you apart
any more than it already has.

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I hate seeing
my babies fighting.

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And yes, you will both always
be my babies.

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So, can you find the love?
Can you find the love please?

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>> Hope: I'll never get used
to Douglas not living here.

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>> Liam: It's definitely not
the same without him.

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>> Hope: I keep thinking that
I'm going to hear him in

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the other room or that he's
going to run in here at

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any moment, just telling us
about some new invention.

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>> Liam: He's such
an inquisitive little dude.

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You know, it's like he wants
to understand everything,

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every mechanism, every insect,
bees, planes, you name it.

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He's such a joy to be around,
you know. He's even kind

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to all of his little friends.
>> Hope: And he's

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a great brother.
I mean, that's why Beth loves

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him so much.
>> Brooke: Douglas is a big

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part of this family because
he's your son, no matter

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where he's brushing
his teeth at night.

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>> Hope: He's also
very insightful.

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You know, he saw the tension
between Thomas and me and

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he said that's why he wanted
to go live there, was so

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he didn't pit the two parents
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>> Brooke: Yeah, that's
a heavy weight for a child

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to carry on his shoulders.
>> Liam: That kid has had

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to listen to all of us discuss
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so long now.
Maybe it's time

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we start listening.
>> Hope: His needs have

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to be a priority right now.
>> Liam: Yeah, absolutely.

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>> Hope: You know, I wonder
how Thomas is feeling about

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all this, you know,
if he's on the same page.

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>> Thomas: I'm Douglas' father
and I have a right

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to see my own son.
>> Steffy: Thomas,

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there are rules.
You can't just walk in here

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whenever it's convenient
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>> Thomas: Okay, I should
make an appointment now,

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call your sister.
>> Taylor: Okay, that is not

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finding the love, Thomas.
>> Finn: The fact is, Thomas,

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Douglas has to be here.
>> Thomas: But that doesn't

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mean you guys get to keep me
away from my son.

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>> Taylor: Honey, I don't
think that they're trying

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to keep you away from--
>> Thomas: They are trying

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to keep me away from--
Literally, when I was here

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before, they told me I could
not see Douglas

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and that I should leave.
That comes on the heels

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of Steffy asking me to leave
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>> Taylor: Honey, that is
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>> Thomas: I know, I understand
I made mistakes and I hurt

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people and I've apologized
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I'm feeling the repercussions
from everyone, including you

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and the look of
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>> Taylor: Look again,
because you're gonna see

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concern and love and worry
and I'm not just worried

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about you, Thomas.
I'm worried about

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our entire family.
Look, I don't think that this

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situation with Douglas
is gonna last very long.

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He's gonna want to go home
and then you and Hope

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are gonna share custody again.
But right now, this is

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Douglas's choice.
That's not Steffy's fault.

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She's just...
She's just taking care

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of Douglas, all right?
>> Thomas: It's just one blow

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after another.
>> Steffy: Oh, Thomas,

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that is not true.
I have been loyal to you

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your whole life.
>> Thomas: You wanna talk

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about loyalty, Steff?
You went on a tirade for

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a year playing parent trap.
You told me to do whatever

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it takes to get our family
back together, and then I do.

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And what do you do?
You kick me out of

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the company.
You kick me out of

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my own family and now you're
trying to keep me away

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from my son, okay?
Yeah, you're a beacon

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of loyalty, Steff.
>> Taylor: Okay, okay, okay.

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You know, there's a--
there's a lot to heal here.

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Do you hear?
Do you hear that?

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There's a lot.
I can't do it for you.

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God, I wish I could because
I love you both more

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than life.
Come on.

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Do you really want this
situation with Douglas to--

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to pull you farther apart?
Do you?

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No, you don't.
So, find it. Reach down deep

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and find the love.
Both of you need to.

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Do you understand me?
Do you hear me?

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The future of this family
depends on it.