>> Ridge: You softened the shoulder.
Looks nice. >> Thomas: Yeah, I think it
gives a more elegant flow down the back.
>> Ridge: It does. How's it feel?
>> Petra: It was perfect before, but now it's even more perfect.
>> Ridge: It's almost impossible.
>> Thomas: Reminds me of my relationship with Hope.
>> Ridge: All right, Petra, I think that's enough for today.
Why don't you tell Harold there are no changes.
>> Petra: Always a pleasure, Ridge, Thomas.
>> Thomas: Thanks. >> Ridge: Well done, son.
>> Thomas: Hey, you gave me the idea.
>> Ridge: No, not just your work.
Your personal life. ♪♪♪
>> Hope: I don't understand what has gotten into me.
>> Thomas: Hm... >> Hope: Why I can't get
enough of you.
[ door opens ] >> Brooke: You okay, honey?
You seem a little flushed. >> Hope: Uh, yes,
you-- you caught me. I happened to be thinking
of Thomas. ♪♪♪
>> Liam: Well, the, uh, multi-platform ad structure's
kicking up revenue nicely. >> Bill: You said it would.
>> Liam: Oh, it's so nice to be right.
>> Bill: Well, that's the kind of confidence that Spencer needs
at the top. I'm glad to see you stepping up, son.
>> Liam: Yeah, well, I'm happy to do it,
especially since, uh, you're focused
on something else right now. Or should I say someone else?
>> Bill: All right, all right I-- I will admit that Poppy
has been on my mind quite a bit lately.
>> Poppy: You're not going into the office?
>> Luna: I rolled some calls earlier and now I'm
prepping for a meeting. I thought you were
going out. >> Poppy: Are you trying
to avoid me? Luna, I hate this tension
between us. Okay, I mean, I feel awful
about what's happened because-- >> Luna: I don't want to think
about that night anymore, Mom. Accidentally taking your mints,
pretty much hallucinating, sleeping with Zende.
I just-- I just want to focus on my work.
>> Poppy: Luna... it was a mistake.
I'm so sorry. Please...
Please would you forgive me?
>> Luna: I wish I could talk to my father about this.
♪♪♪
>> Ridge: You and Hope doing okay?
>> Thomas: Stronger every day. >> Ridge: Makes me very happy.
>> Thomas: Last night was kind of a highlight.
>> Ridge: You did something special?
>> Thomas: Yeah, well, Granddad and Donna, they were watching
the kids, so I decided to take advantage of the moment.
Uh, we had some dinner and reminisced about the past.
The way it all began.
>> Hope: Thomas actually
ordered us a feast from Il Giardino.
And he went out of his way to find a Chianti
from the year that Douglas was born.
And it was all to just recapture the romance and the
magic that we felt in Rome. >> Brooke: Oh.
>> Hope: He's always doing thoughtful things like that.
Going out of his way to make me feel special and loved.
>> Brooke: He certainly gives you a lot of attention.
>> Hope: Well, yeah, it feels good for a change.
You know, being a priority in someone's life and finally
being the only woman.
>> Poppy: You want to talk to your father?
>> Luna: Yeah, I do.
>> Poppy: Luna. >> Luna: I'm sorry, okay?
I'm not trying to hurt you. I mean,
I've always been able to come to you with all of my
problems, but... I can't.
Not about this. Not-- not about Zende
and the mix-up with the mints.
>> Poppy: Because I'm the cause of it.
>> Luna: I can't even open up to RJ or my friends at the office
about it. Mom, it's...
It's eating me up. Holding this inside,
I just--
I need to know who my father is.
♪♪♪
>> Thomas: Do you ever have like 14 designs
ruminating in your mind at once? It occupies a lot of space.
Like, it's really great, but it's also stressful.
I-- I feel like that's what last night
was about. Like, I wanted to get away from
the stress, take Hope and get away from it all,
like we did in Italy. Like it was in Rome,
where all that magic came alive. >> Ridge: Well, it sounds like
last night was magical too. >> Thomas: Yeah.
Hope is like the best surprise I've ever gotten
in my life. >> Ridge: But it's not
a surprise. It didn't come out of nowhere.
You worked on who you are as a man, as a father, and
Hope sees that and she wants it in her life.
>> Thomas: Yeah, well, I want her in my life for sure, and
I-- I just can't imagine a life without her, actually.
>> Brooke: Well, there is no question that Thomas is
completely devoted to you. And you love
the way he loves you. But how do you feel
about him, honey? And I know you're having fun,
but is this really the guy that you want to spend
your life with? >> Hope: Thomas is the man
who made me realize what I deserve.
What it feels like to be loved completely.
His passion for me is genuine, Mom, and it is not
obsessive anymore. It is healthy,
and it is-- It's beautiful. And in turn,
it makes me feel... beautiful.
♪♪♪ >> Bill: Not everything comes
down to magic, Liam. It could just be
plain old good timing. Two people who want the same
thing at the same time in their life.
>> Liam: Yeah, except you yourself said that this
feels different, that there is this special connection.
>> Bill: Yeah, because we go so far back.
>> Liam: Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure, because you go so far back.
Or... >> Bill: Oh, here we go.
>> Liam: Or... Poppy's in Los Angeles
to give you something you have never had before.
♪♪♪ >> Poppy: Okay, Luna, I realize
you're feeling isolated. >> Luna: No, I've always
wondered who my father is. But you always shut me down.
You haven't told me anything, Mom, and I--
I've always put up with that in the past because
I didn't want to upset you or make you feel like I was
disappointed in you. >> Poppy: And now you are
disappointed. >> Luna: That's not why
I'm asking. Mom, I did something
totally out of character. I mean, betraying the man
that I love? That is so not me. >> Poppy: It wasn't you.
It was the mints. >> Luna: Okay, then what about
the lying and-- and keeping secrets?
Everything that I'm doing now? I don't know, Mom, but
maybe knowing who my father is might help.
Why? Why won't you tell me
who he is? ♪♪♪
>> Bill: All right, I may regret it, but I'll bite.
What do you think Poppy's giving me?
>> Liam: Aside from a chance to step away from the office
so I can steer the ship for a minute?
>> Bill: Yeah, just don't forget who Daddy is.
>> Liam: What you've never had before, Daddy,
is someone in your life who met you as Bill.
Not billionaire business mogul, Bill. Not Dollar Bill.
Just Bill.
>> Bill: You're right. She does see me that way.
And she gets me out of my head.
You know, away from my considerable ego.
And you know that's not an easy thing to do.
Ah, Liam, it is just really great with Poppy.
We're just-- We're not labeling it.
It's not, uh, what are we? Who are we?
Where are we going? What is this?
And at the same time, I feel like anything
is possible. I mean, it's really exciting.
I have no idea what could happen next.
You know, I texted Poppy earlier about getting together,
but I think I'm gonna pay her a visit right now.
>> Liam: Right now? You're gonna do this?
>> Bill: Yeah, so when the check comes, make sure you leave
a big fat tip there. >> Liam: All right.
Good luck. >> Bill: I don't need it.
I mean, if we're meant to be, I'm going to show up there
at just the right time.
>> Luna: Tell me who he is, Mom.
Just give me a name and I'll do the rest.
You owe me this. >> Poppy: Okay, Luna,
you know what? Your emotions
are all stirred up. Would you just gave it
some time? Focus on the good things, like--
like how much RJ cares about you.
Then what happened that night-- >> Luna: I don't want to talk
about what happened that night, Mom.
If I had a dad, I'd talk to him about it, but he's not in my
life because you don't want him to be.
>> Poppy: No, it's not like that.
>> Luna: Then why won't you answer my question?
>> Poppy: Because we're just fine on our own.
We don't need anyone else. It's always just been
the two of us. And that's our power.
That's always been enough.
>> Luna: Maybe it's not enough anymore.
♪♪♪ >> Thomas: Things are coming
together for us, Dad. I know Hope loves me.
>> Ridge: I can see why she would.
>> Thomas: I just wish that Brooke could believe that, too.
♪♪♪ >> Hope: I am
so happy, Mom, and... can you please just
be happy for me, too? ♪♪♪
[ knock on door ]
>> Luna: Bill? >> Bill: Luna, hi.
Yeah, I-- I came by to surprise Poppy.
>> Luna: Um, she's not here. She just left.
>> Bill: Are you okay?
Why-- why are you upset?
♪♪♪
>> Ridge: Brooke isn't standing between the two of you.
>> Thomas: She's not supporting us either.
>> Ridge: Why do you say that? 'Cause she wasn't throwing
confetti when she saw the ring on the necklace?
>> Thomas: Well, I wasn't expecting anyone to throw
confetti. Actually, we didn't really want
anyone to know about the proposal.
>> Ridge: Well, I'm glad you told me.
>> Thomas: I love her, Dad. Her beauty, her goodness.
It's just-- I believe that very, very, very
soon, she's gonna take that ring off her necklace and put
it on her finger. ♪♪♪
>> Brooke: Honey, you're happy, and I love that.
And that is all that I want for you.
>> Hope: Okay, but then why is it so hard for you to
give Thomas credit for that? >> Brooke: I have
my reservations. >> Hope: Mom, I had my
reservations, too. It took me a while
to trust him and to open my heart up to him.
And he's given me his. Every bit of it.
And that was even before the ring and the proposal.
I mean, that was through his words and his actions,
his devotion. He's given me his whole heart.
I mean, the kids feel it, too, Mom. All of us.
We feel so secure with him, with Thomas.
He makes me happy and I just--
Can you just give us a chance? Please, Mom, can...
Do you think you could support my relationship with Thomas?
♪♪♪ >> Bill: You're definitely
upset. >> Luna: It's nothing.
>> Bill: It's obviously something.
Is it the Forrester kid? >> Luna: What?
>> Bill: Did he hurt you? >> Luna: No, no, no,
he would never.
>> Bill: Then what's going on? >> Luna: I'm fine.
>> Bill: Well, you don't look fine.
I, um, I mean, you look-- you look beautiful.
But you're-- you're-- you're sad.
Your mom wouldn't want that.
You said your mom was here. And she left.
Did you have an argument?
Um... I know all about parents
and their kids butting heads. I mean, not so much
mothers' and daughters but... You know, I have three sons,
right? Liam, Wyatt, and-- and Will.
And I probably drive them crazy on a--
on a daily basis, but that's only because
I want the best for them. So I try to--
I-- I guide them and I-- I try to teach them, and...
Some people might describe my personality as being somewhat
intense and maybe a bit, uh, combustible, right?
I'll admit that I go too far sometimes. But I mean, you know,
parents can do that because they just really love their kids, and
sometimes we just can't get out of our own way.
Is that maybe what happened with you and your mom?
>> Luna: Um, yeah, we had an-- an argument.
And it's been pretty tense between us lately.
You know, it's, uh, it's really nice hearing you
talk about your sons and how much you love them.
>> Bill: Luna, your mom loves you
just as much. >> Luna: Yeah, but you're
a dad. It's different.
>> Bill: Is it? >> Luna: Maybe.
I don't know. I mean, I've--
I've never had one.
>> Bill: Yeah. >> Luna: I mean, I'm not trying
to say that dads are better. You know, like dads over moms.
That's not the point I'm trying to make.
I mean, it's the love that matters and being there
for your kid. My mom's always been
there for me, but, you know, there's like a part
of me that's missing and... she doesn't understand that.
Or, I don't know, she doesn't want to understand it.
Because... every time I bring it up,
she just...
God, I just can't let it go anymore.
I need to know. I need to know who my father is.
♪♪♪
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