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>> Hope: You told Thomas to end
things with me? Steffy, you had
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>> Steffy: To what?
Defend Thomas?

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Protect him?
If Thomas is hurting, I'm gonna

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go to battle for him every
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>> Hope: And I never meant
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I was trying to be honest with
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another marriage.
>> Steffy: Okay, so you're just

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toying with his emotions?
>> Hope: You know what I think

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would've hurt him more, Steffy?
Is if I had accepted his

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proposal and not meant it.
Like, the fact that you think

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I'm toying with him by being
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>> Steffy: I do think
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emotions, I just said that.
You love the attention.

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You love the devotion.
>> Hope: That is not true.

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>> Steffy: Okay.
>> Hope: I am showing your

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brother respect by being fully
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And I would hope that you would
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the self-awareness to know
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yet ready for that level
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>> Steffy: Yeah, no, I don't
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realize that you are using him.
You don't love Thomas.

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You never have.
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>> Thomas: Hope didn't accept
my proposal.

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Am I a fool, Brooke?
Tell me the truth.

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You know your daughter
the best, so...

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How does she really feel
about me?

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>> Ridge: Oh, hey.

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What's going on?
Thomas?

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You all right?
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>> Carter: You know, I gotta
say, man.

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It feels good being here not
worrying about Sheila anymore.

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>> Liam: It does.
It does.

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Now, we get to worry
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>> Carter: You're really
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That if Hope can't commit to
Thomas that he'll, what, he'll--

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he'll lose it again?
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>> Liam: I mean, look, I can--
I can admit-- I can admit that

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I've seen some apparent change
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Fine.
I guess.

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But this is-- this is
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>> Carter: Liam, Liam, Liam,
I work with the guy every day.

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>> Liam: I know.
>> Carter: There is no doubt

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he's a different man than the
guy he was before, all right?

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But you-- you do-- Okay,
you have a point.

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A small point,
but you have a point.

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He is with Hope now and if
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>> Liam: How is he gonna react?
Exactly.

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Now, I don't wanna think
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Actually, I do-- I do wanna
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we have very good reasons to.
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>> Ridge: So, who's gonna
fill me in?

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It's obvious something's going
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>> Brooke: Thomas is wondering
what I think about my daughter's

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feelings for him.
>> Ridge: What you think?

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What do you--
Why do you need to know what

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she thinks?
You know what you think.

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I mean, you guys have been
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>> Thomas: Yeah, I was wondering
if we have a future together.

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Dad, I, um,
I proposed to Hope again.

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And I knew that she loved
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I love her and she said
she never wanted what we had

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to end.
However,

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she turned me down again.
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>> Steffy: I can see what
you're doing, Hope.

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>> Hope: No, you don't know
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Or what Thomas means to me.
>> Steffy: Okay, I know you

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refuse to accept
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I know that you're playing with
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struggled in the past.
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But you don't seem to care now.
Do you realize how selfish

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that is?
How heartless?

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Huh.
Well, I think I got through

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to Thomas, so...
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And you really think what's
best for him is to end

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our relationship?
>> Steffy: I do.

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Once and for all.
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>> Ridge: Ah, Thomas,
I'm so sorry.

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I can see how disappointed
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>> Thomas: Disappointed,
stunned, and I thought we were

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on the same page.
>> Brooke: I know how you feel

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about this, Thomas.
I know you're upset,

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but Hope is upset too.
She doesn't want to hurt you.

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>> Thomas: You never answered
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How does she really feel about
me, Brooke?

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I mean, look, I--
I thought I knew.

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I thought what she was saying
was true, but

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now I don't know anything.
I feel--

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I'm second-guessing everything.
I feel like maybe I've been

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deluding myself.
Steffy definitely thinks so.

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>> Ridge: Steffy?
>> Thomas: Yeah,

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I told her what happened.
>> Ridge: Well, she must have

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some good advice for you.
>> Thomas: She told me to move

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on with my life,
without Hope.

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>> Liam: Well, look, as much as

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Thomas may have changed, maybe,
it's still--

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Old habits are easy
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Especially in moments of
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pain, right?
And if Hope eventually does

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reject him, I just--
All I'm saying is it could get

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ugly, and it would
get ugly fast.

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>> Carter: Given his past,
I can't say I disagree.

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>> Liam: Thank you.
I just don't understand why she

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would put herself in this
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>> Carter: It would all be
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not risking Thomas backsliding.
And I-- I get why Steffy is

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concerned he might be set up
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I mean, it's weird, right?
It's weird that Hope is wearing

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his ring on her necklace and not
her finger, and that's gotta

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be eating away at the guy.
>> Liam: Thank God it's not

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on her finger.
>> Carter: It can't be on her

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necklace forever.
She'll eventually have to

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either accept his proposal or
turn him down, and you seem

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pretty convinced it'll be
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>> Liam: Because it has to be.
Because the former is-- is

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a non-starter.
And that's true even if it ends

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up ticking Steffy off
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>> Carter: Ticking Steffy off?
I didn't get the impression she

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wants them together.
>> Liam: It's not the she wants

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them together.
I just think that she would

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prefer that over Hope breaking
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Look, it's weird, okay?
Hope is in this, like, weird

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position where--
Well, she can't marry him.

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That would be a disaster.
She also can't turn him down

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because that too would be
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It risks setting him off.
Making him, you know,

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fly off the handle again.
But more than that, it risks

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Steffy and her wrath.
And, you know, nobody wants to

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make an enemy out of Steffy.
>> Hope: You would really

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do that?
You'd tell your brother to

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give up on me?
>> Steffy: Oh, I did.

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For his own self-respect,
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>> Hope: Steffy, we have been
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>> Steffy: Yeah, you see, that's
that selfish side kicking in.

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This has been good for you,
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Your relationship has been
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>> Hope: Well, that would be
your interpretation,

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and you would be wrong.
Thomas does not feel that way.

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>> Steffy: Okay, you know what
Thomas struggled with

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in the past.
What he had to overcome.

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Like any normal person in this
situation, they would've

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run away.
They would have put up firm

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boundaries the moment Thomas
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But not you.
No, you wanna continue

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to lead him on.
>> Hope: That is not true.

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I'm not leading him on.
>> Steffy: Okay,

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that's what you think.
But I know Thomas is finally

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seeing the light at the end
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He finally sees you
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Someone who's never
gonna commit.

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You're never going to give him
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You're just going to take
and take and take.

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And when you're finally done
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you're going to walk away.
And you're going to leave him

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to pick up the pieces.
>> Hope: You know, Steffy,

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I wouldn't fool yourself.
You know nothing of

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my relationship with Thomas.
We make each other

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better people.
We make each other laugh.

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He is one of my best friends,
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>> Steffy: Okay.
>> Hope: You really

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don't care about him at all,
do you?

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Wow.
Look, your brother has grown

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and has proven himself to be
someone I can count on.

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He's someone that cares
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>> Steffy: Not anymore.
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>> Carter: Thank you.
And could I have another?

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Thank you.
Liam, worrying doesn't help.

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Okay, so either Hope is going
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not, but ultimately--
>> Liam: She can't do it.

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She can't do it.
There's just too much at stake.

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Including Steffy.
>> Carter: Who wants to protect

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her brother from getting hurt
if Hope were to--

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>> Liam: It's not just--
It's not...

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It's protection, yes,
it's not just protection.

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Steffy is like fiercely
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backsliding, and this is the
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that could do that.
>> Carter: And like you said,

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Hope better watch out.
You don't wanna be on

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Steffy's bad side.
>> Brooke: Steffy told you

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to walk away from my daughter?
>> Thomas: More like run.

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>> Ridge: Well, she was being
protective, right?

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It's your little sister.
And she, um,

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she can see how upset you are.
We can all see it.

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>> Brooke: Yes, and we feel
terrible about that.

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But if Hope isn't ready to make
a commitment, would you really

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want her to accept your
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>> Ridge: Can I have a moment
alone with my son, please?

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Is that alright?
>> Brooke: Oh, yeah.

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Of course.
I'm sorry, Thomas, really.

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I really am.
I don't know what to tell you

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about my daughter.
>> Ridge: Sorry, son.

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about my daughter.
>> Ridge: Sorry, son.

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I hate this.
I hate seeing you confused

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like this.
>> Thomas: Maybe I'm not

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confused.
Maybe Steffy's right.

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>> Steffy: Thomas heard me.
He really heard me.

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>> Hope: And then I'll make sure
he hears me too.

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>> Steffy: Yeah, I think
he's done with you.

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>> Hope: Just because I didn't
accept the proposal

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doesn't just mean our
relationship is over.

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>> Steffy: Do you hear yourself
right now?

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This relationship, or whatever
you want to call it,

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is entirely on your terms.
>> Hope: That isn't fair.

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>> Steffy: What you're doing to
Thomas isn't fair.

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You're acting like it's some
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>> Hope: Oh, my gosh.
Steffy, do you really have

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to butt into everything?
>> Steffy: Well, that's what

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I do.
>> Hope: Did you forget that,

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like, I was just married?
And maybe walking down the

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aisle isn't exactly on the top
of my priority list right now?

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>> Steffy: That and neither is
Thomas.

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Will he ever be?
You're not capable of

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considering his needs.
You're not putting him first.

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This relationship, it needs
to be over.

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It shouldn't have even started
in the first place.

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Now he needs to be with a woman
who truly loves--

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>> Hope: I love him.
I do.

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And we share a son.
And that alone should be enough

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for you to back off.
How dare you?

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How dare you interfere?

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>> Carter: I should head back to
the office. >> Liam: Yeah, me
too.

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>> Carter: Thanks for lunch,
man.

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>> Liam: Thanks for letting me,
uh, kvetch at you.

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>> Carter: Well, people say I'm
a decent listener.

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>> Liam: You are.
You-- you-- you are

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a-- a decent listener.
Uh,

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speaking of, I know
Ridge is your best friend.

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You're not gonna-- you're not
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Like, you're not gonna tell him
everything I just said,

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are you?
>> Carter: I'm not a gossip.

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>> Liam: Oh, thank God.
>> Carter: And I think you have

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a right to be concerned.
And I think Steffy has

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a good reason to be too.
Nobody wants a jilted Thomas.

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>> Liam: Jilted Thomas
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And probably sooner than later.
And, you know, all we can do is

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cross our fingers and hope
Steffy just takes charge and--

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and reins him in.
I mean, that's kind of what

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Steffy does.
She's a fascinating woman, but

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she's also an intense woman.
And if she walks into a room,

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she...
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Expertly.
Beautifully even.

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>> Carter: Yeah, she's very
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She's also very married.
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>> Ridge: Sorry, son.
I know how much you wanted

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a life with hope.
It's all you've been

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talking about.
And Brooke and I were just

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talking about the same thing,
how the two of you, you could

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lead this family, you could
lead this company.

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And I-- I've wanted that
all along.

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I want a life with Hope.
I want a family with her.

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I wanna excel here at work
together and that's what

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I thought we were going to do,
but...

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She just won't.
She won't accept my proposal.

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She won't be my wife.
>> Ridge: Maybe she needs

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more time.
>> Thomas: Yeah...

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I don't know.
Steffy has been telling me

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for a long time.
Hope doesn't wanna commit

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to me. She's never going to.
She's just playing with

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my feelings, I mean...
has Steffy been right all along?

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♪♪♪
>> Hope: Why must you insist

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on interfering?
>> Steffy: His mental health?

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His well-being?
I mean, gee, I wonder.

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>> Hope: Okay, well, Thomas has
been doing better than ever,

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and you know that.
So, how about you just leave us

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alone and let us live
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>> Steffy: His well-being, Hope,
I was just with Thomas.

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He's devastated.
I'm not going to sit back and

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watch you use him.
>> Hope: You clearly have no

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understanding about what we
share, because if you did,

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you would not be doing this
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I care about him.
>> Steffy: You really care

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about him?
>> Hope: Yes, I do.

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>> Steffy: Well, if you do,
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Stop stringing him along.
>> Hope: That is not

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what I am doing.
>> Steffy: You are using him.

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You're, like, using him like
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sex toy, it's gross.
>> Hope: Oh, my God,

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that is not what we share.
>> Steffy: Thomas loves you.

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>> Hope: And I love him.
>> Steffy: He is completely

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devoted to you, Hope.
And you're not giving him

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anything in return.
You just expect that Thomas

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should always be there for you.
Don't you see how cruel

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this is?
You are taking Thomas

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for granted.
He's put his heart out

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on the line.
Gosh, he's asked you to marry

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him, and you just keep turning
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It's sad.
>> Hope: I said no to marriage.

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I did not say no to him.
Thomas, Douglas, Beth and I,

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we are a family, and nothing
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>> Steffy: I'm well aware.
Which makes the situation

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even more unforgivable.
God.

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It really happened.
You have gone full Logan.

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You are exactly like Brooke.
Selfish.

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You're self-centered.
You're throwing yourself

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at a Forrester.
You don't care about

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tearing a family apart.
You don't care about

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hurting people.
Well, I'm not going to let that

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happen anymore.
If Thomas hasn't decided to end

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things with you,
I'm gonna make sure he does.

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You are done using and abusing
my brother. Do you hear me?

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Those days are over.
It's over, Hope.

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♪♪♪
>> Announcer: Here's a look

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at what's ahead.
>> Steffy: Thomas,

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you do not deserve this.
>> Hope: She is trying

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to drive a wedge between
Thomas and me and I will not

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allow it.
>> Steffy: You hurt my brother.

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It's the same way your mother
did with my father,

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my grandfather.
>> Hope: How dare you?

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>> Steffy: Don't even try it.