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>> Eric: Yes, yes,
thank you very much.

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Yeah, thanks.
>> Donna: Caterer's all set.

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>> Eric: I-- I love how they're
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notice. It's terrific.
>> Donna: Well, they're not

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the only ones, Mr. Insta-Party.
>> Eric: Yeah, well, we have

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a lot to celebrate.
I won't deny that.

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>> Donna: I know, Eric.
Your progress is remarkable

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and it's wonderful, but
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And I worry about you
taking on too much too

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soon and this party could be--
>> Eric: This party is exactly

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what the doctor ordered,
even if he didn't

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actually say it.
Donna, I love that

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you worry about me.
Thank you.

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But I want you to stop, okay?
We're gonna have a party tonight

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and it's a party to celebrate
the beginning of the rest

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of our lives together.

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>> Donna: Okay.
♪♪♪

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>> Brooke: Oh, it's good to see
you smile again.

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>> Ridge: This was a rough road.
My dad getting sick.

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I'm just glad it's behind us.
>> Brooke: Yeah, he's on

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the road to recovery.
>> Ridge: Yeah.

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>> Carter: You wanted to see me?
>> Ridge: Yes.

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Finn came by the house and
the treatment's working.

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Dad's doing great.
>> Carter: Oh, man,

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that's incredible, Ridge.
I can't tell you how long I've

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been waiting to hear this news.
>> Ridge: I know, I know.

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♪♪♪
>> RJ: You know what I think?

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I think we deserve a medal.
Or a comp day, at least.

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You know, I can't believe
the discipline and the restraint

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it took us to leave
the beach house this morning.

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I mean, seriously, like,
honestly, what do you have

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to do to win a statue
around here, really?

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Seriously, though, that was
the best first night

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in a new place, ever.
>> Luna: It was perfect.

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You were perfect.
I'm so glad I waited for you.

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The man I love.

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>> RJ: You know, I really
did not want to get out

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of bed this morning.
You know, the only reason that

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I did was to speak to my
grandfather about the whole

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party, celebrating his positive
prognosis, which is a party that

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you, my dear, are invited to.
>> Luna: I know.

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I'm blown away.
I mean, a beach house

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in Malibu and now
a Forrester family party?

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And you?
None of this feels real.

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>> RJ: Well, get used to it.
It's your life.

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>> Luna: By the way,
I-- I texted my mom

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and she's on her way over here.
I've never stayed out all night

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before, so I don't know how
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I'm not gonna worry about that.
Because last night with you was

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everything and more than I could
have ever dreamed my

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first time would be like.
And that's all I want

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to think about right now.

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♪♪♪
>> Zende: Granddad, that is such

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great news.
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What's this about a party?
>> Eric: Oh, we're gonna

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celebrate. We're going to
celebrate life, you know?

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No more wasting time.
Letting time slip away.

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You know?
There's uh--

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Not one day is actually
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Not one day.
I don't want to waste

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another second.
Not another moment

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that I could be spending with
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♪♪♪
>> Carter: I can't wait

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to congratulate Eric
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>> Ridge: You don't have
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and you're invited.
>> Katie: Yeah, I just heard

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from Donna.
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And I'm thrilled that
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and the medical team, but
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He just got out of the hospital.
>> Carter: She has a point.

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>> Brooke: I agree.
>> Ridge: I do too, but

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Dad has set his mind on it,
so try changing it.

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>> Katie: All right, I guess
we're having a party.

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>> Ridge: Dad's gonna be okay.
That's good.

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>> Katie: Why am I hearing
a but?

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>> Ridge: Because I'm not sure
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a party right now.
I don't know if he has

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the stamina for it.
>> Carter: Is there any chance

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that Eric might consider putting
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[ Brooke laughs ]
>> Brooke: Really?

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Have you met Eric?
>> Katie: Mm. Very true.

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>> Donna: Hi.
>> Brooke: I'm surprised to see

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you here.
>> Donna: Well, um,

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Eric wanted me to spread
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>> Carter: I just heard about
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You must be relieved
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>> Donna: Please, he's better
now, so, you know,

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and he's gonna continue
to get better,

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so yes, I'm very grateful.
Thank you.

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>> Katie: I'm so happy for you.
>> Brooke: You two deserve

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each other.
[ phone chiming ]

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In the best possible way.
>> Ridge: That's Eric now.

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He's texting me.
He wants to see me.

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And he wants to see you.
>> Carter: Me?

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>> Katie: Well, you both better
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You don't want to keep
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>> Brooke: Hurry.
>> Donna: Yeah, he's made it

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pretty clear he's not willing
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♪♪♪
>> Zende: It finally

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feels right.
>> Eric: What's that?

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>> Zende: Living here on the
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It wasn't the same while
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A big part of what is so
cool about being over there

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is getting to pop over here
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[ Eric chuckling ]
>> Eric: Nice.

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>> Zende: I missed that.
I missed you.

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>> Eric: I missed you, too.
And the popover things,

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I really enjoy those
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You can come over here
anytime you want.

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>> Zende: How are you feeling?
>> Eric: Well, considering my

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continuing recovery,
since how I felt,

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comparing it to how I felt
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Finn, I feel pretty good,
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>> Zende: Obviously good enough
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>> Eric: Yeah.
>> Zende: It's important to you,

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isn't it?
>> Eric: You have no idea.

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Oh, well, there he is.
>> Zende: Hey, RJ.

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>> RJ: Hey, Zende.
I, uh---

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I take it you've heard the news.
>> Zende: Yeah.

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Yeah, I did.
And I haven't been this happy

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about something in, honestly,
I don't even know when.

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>> RJ: Honestly no, we've gotta
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We've got to make sure
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>> Zende: You hear that, Grandad
We're watching you.

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>> RJ: Yeah, we're gonna make
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and take over hosting duties.
>> Eric: Okay, okay, I get that.

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I can live with that.
Thank you.

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Now, tell me you can make
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Even better.
Tell me that Luna's gonna

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be here tonight.
♪♪♪

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>> Poppy: Well, I missed seeing
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someone didn't come home.
[ Luna chuckles ]

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I hope you weren't too worried.
>> Poppy: Once I got your text

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saying not to expect you,
it wasn't hard to connect

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the dots.
Wait, you did stay at the

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beach house with RJ, right?

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>> Luna: Last night was
the most magical night

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of my life.

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>> Katie: Throughout this whole
journey, I've just tried to put

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myself in your shoes, but
honestly, I don't know how

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you did it.
>> Brooke: You handled it

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with such courage and grace.
We are in awe.

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>> Donna: Oh, don't be.
Trust me.

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I mean, most nights I bawled
like a baby.

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And when Eric was sick
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I was in constant blind terror.
I was so afraid I was--

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I was gonna to lose him,
you know?

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>> Brooke: I know, sweetie.
>> Katie: You witnessed

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a miracle.
Eric was at death's doorway.

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Not only that,
he walked through it.

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>> Donna: Yeah, a glimpse
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That crossover, that--
that changed him

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I mean, he's more alive
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I mean, even in recovery,
he is determined to make

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every moment count.
>> Katie: Yeah, I get it.

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>> Brooke: That's what's
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to have this party.
>> Donna: Well, I tried to talk

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him out of it, believe me, but..
Good luck with that one.

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I mean, he is just-- He just
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And it's not that I blame him
after everything that

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he went through, but...
I worry, you know?

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I worry that he's gonna push
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>> Eric: You know, there are
some women who have a quality

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about themselves.
That they can just light up

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a room when they come in.
And Luna's one of those people.

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And the beauty of it is
that she doesn't even know

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she has that quality.
>> RJ: She's, uh, she's amazing.

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>> Eric: Yes, she is.
I told you a few times,

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I'll tell you again.
You're a lucky man, my boy.

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>> RJ: Yeah, I was just thinking
that very thing.

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>> Eric: Yeah.
Zende, you work with her, right?

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You agree?
I mean, you feel the same way?

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>> Zende: I'm in complete
agreement. Luna is very special.

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>> Eric: Yeah.
>> Ridge: Hey.

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>> RJ: Hey, oh, look at this.
It's a meeting

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of Forrester men now.
>> Eric: The Forrester men.

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What a club.
And you're a card-carrying

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member too, Carter.
>> Carter: Well, I'm honored,

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I'm honored.
And it's so good to hear

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about your prognosis, Eric.
>> Eric: Thank you.

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>> Ridge: We heard about your
party, too?

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>> Eric: Yes, yeah.
You're coming, right?

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>> Carter: I wouldn't miss it.
>> Eric: Good.

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I'm glad to hear it.
Look, I'd like to talk

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to the two of you in private.
Excuse us for a minute.

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Come here.
I wanna talk to you.

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>> Ridge: Okay.
>> Zende: Granddad's really

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making his way back.
>> RJ: Yeah.

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No, it's amazing with, uh,
everything he's been through.

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It's really impressive.
It's not surprising, though.

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'Cause he is our
grandfather, right?

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>> Zende: Yeah.
Hey, RJ, I realize

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that things have been
tense between us lately.

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I just wanted to say,
for what it's worth,

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I meant what I said.
Luna is remarkable.

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She is a unique, talented,
very beautiful woman.

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And you, cousin,
you're an insanely lucky man.

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♪♪♪
>> Poppy: I've never seen you

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quite like this.
You're all lit from within.

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>> Luna: I've-- I've never felt
like this before.

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I didn't even know that
this was possible.

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>> Poppy: Love looks beautiful
on you, honey.

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And that's what you're
telling me, right?

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That you're in love with RJ?
>> Luna: Yeah.

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I mean, how could I not be?
RJ's, like, the most

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incredible man ever.
And last night,

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Mom,
Last night was just perfect.

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I mean, first of all,
the beach house.

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Like, don't even get
me started on that.

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>> Poppy: It is quite a place.
I mean, you couldn't design

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a more romantic setting.
>> Luna: And RJ made it

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even more so.
I mean, he had the table set,

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candles lit,
my favorite food delivered.

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The sound of the waves crashing
in the back.

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<i>>> RJ: I love you.</i>
<i>>> Luna: I love you too.</i>

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I'm just--
I'm really happy that I waited

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to be with the man I love.
And I do, Mom.

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I love RJ so much.
♪♪♪

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>> RJ: No, believe me,
I-- I know how lucky I am

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to be with Luna.
I'll tell you something else.

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I'm never gonna let her go.

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>> Poppy: Why would I be happy
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You moved to L.A. with
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Alone. No connections.
Right, well, I guess you had

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your Aunt Li, but
I know she doesn't count.

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Then you had Finn, but
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to pave your way.
In fact, you didn't even

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tell him you were here.
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into Forrester Creations and you
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And if that wasn't enough,
you found love along the way.

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With a kind and decent man
who doesn't even try to hide

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how much he adores you.
No, I'm not happy for you, Luna.

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I am ecstatic.
And I'm so very, very proud.

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>> Luna: I can't believe this
is my life.

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And it's all because of you,
Mom.

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>> Poppy: Me?
I didn't do anything.

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>> Luna: I mean, all of
your encouragements.

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Ever since I was little.
"You're the best, Luna.

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You're the smartest, Luna."
And here I am, in L.A.,

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living my best life,
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Taking night-time strolls
in Malibu with the best

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man in the world.
And that's what I'm most

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grateful for.
The love that I'm

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experiencing with RJ.
It's-- it's the greatest gift.

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>> RJ: I just want to tell you

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too, you know, I know that
we haven't been seeing things

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the same way recently.
And I just want you to know

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that I really value you.
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as a designer, and Zende,
you're an incredible

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designer, you know that.
But, as my cousin, you know?

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You're family. That's-- that's
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>> Zende: I appreciate that.
>> Ridge: Here's a big shocker.

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The party is still on.
>> Zende: Was there ever

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any doubt?
>> Eric: No.

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>> Ridge: Tried to talk him out
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of weeks to gain some strength.
>> Carter: And Ridge got

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nowhere.
>> Eric: And why would we?

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Why would we do that?
Not do the party

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and then tomorrow I could be
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it could fall on my head.
>> Ridge: That's not

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very likely, but...
>> Eric: Yeah, it could happen.

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>> Ridge: It could happen.
So, I mean, look what happened

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to me a couple of months ago.
Designing, and then my hand

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starts shaking, and I can't
work, and then I-- I need

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all the help I can get.
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and then I get Finn to help me,
and then I see Stephanie,

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I go to the other side,
and I see her and--

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and I told Donna, that's it.
That's it.

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From now on, I'm living
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It's carpe diem, every day.
>> Ridge: Okay, all right.

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You wanna have a party,
we're gonna have a party.

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I told you, we're gonna do it.
Okay?

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>> Eric: Okay.
>> Ridge: I think I speak for

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everyone if I say we're gonna
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as often as we can.
>> Carter: Hear, hear.

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>> Zende: Absolutely.
>> RJ: Hey, Granddad,

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we love you.
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>> Donna: I just can't help
being concerned about Eric.

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>> Katie: We understand what
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You've been traumatized.
Eric's sudden illness.

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You thought he was gonna die,
but he's gonna be fine now.

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>> Donna: Yeah.
>> Brooke: He just needs a

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little bit more time,
and he'll be back to the Eric

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that we all adore.
>> Donna: Yeah. Yeah, I just--

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I just love him so much,
you know?

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And he's just always
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<i>>> Eric: You are beautiful.</i>

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<i>>> Donna: It's about time your</i>
<i>handsome face hung above</i>

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<i>the fireplace.</i>
<i>>> Eric: Wow.</i>

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<i>[ chuckling ] Look at that.</i>

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>> Katie: Well, you and Eric
have definitely stood

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the test of time.

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>> Brooke: You have a beautiful
and colorful history together.

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And you have been so devoted
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>> Donna: I would do anything
for my honey bear.

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>> Katie: Ah.
[ Brooke chuckles ]

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>> Donna: I just want as much
time as possible with him.

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That's all.
As much time as possible.

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♪♪♪
>> Eric: I'm proud to be a

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member of this group right here.
The love and support that I have

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felt from all of you through
all of this has meant more

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to me than you can know.
But I'm not leaving you yet.

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I have a lot more living to do.
Tonight is the beginning of

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the rest of my life.
♪♪♪

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