>> Hope: Oh, Douglas, this is-- this is the best surprise ever.
Look at you. Look at you, my sweet boy.
Oh! Oh, I'm so happy to see you.
>> Douglas: Me too. >> Hope: You came home.
♪♪
>> Sheila: Now, don't believe everything you hear
on the internet. >> Tom: I will not make
that mistake again. >> Sheila: Deacon was kind
enough to give you a job here and this is how
you show your gratitude? Do you have any idea how
difficult it is to get a job in a restaurant like this?
>> Tom: God, are you telling me? This place is killer.
Oh, wait. I-- No, no, I'm-- I'm very grateful.
>> Sheila: Yep. Then, start showing it.
No more spills.
♪♪
>> Poppy: This place will always have a piece of my heart.
>> Bill: Where we ran into each other some
20-plus years later? >> Poppy: It's crazy
how fate works. [ Bill chuckling ]
>> Bill: There she is. >> Poppy: Hi, perfect timing.
>> Luna: Hi, sorry I'm late. >> Poppy: We're so happy that
you could join us. >> Bill: We certainly are.
>> Luna: Hi, Dad. >> Bill: How's my
beautiful daughter?
♪♪
>> Bill: Will you look at that, my brand-new daughter and she
doesn't even need a high chair. >> Luna: Oh, yeah, you missed
out on that stage. My mom said I was a really
bossy toddler. >> Bill: Oh, definitely my kid.
>> Poppy: Yes, she was always quite a determined little girl.
>> Bill: Still is. >> Poppy: Luna is the best
of both of us, Bill. >> Bill: Yes, she is.
You raised a phenomenal young woman, Poppy.
>> Poppy: We've all waited a long time for a moment
like this. Just out together,
enjoying a meal as a family.
Now there, that is what it's all about.
I mean, the way you two look at each other, already so
connected and thrilled to be in each other's lives.
It's a dream come true for me. It really is.
>> Luna: For all of us. >> Poppy: We finally get
to be a family. ♪♪
>> Hope: So, you just got in from Paris?
>> Douglas: Yep, we came straight from the airport.
>> Thomas: Yeah, Douglas couldn't wait to see you.
>> Hope: Well, I-- This is amazing.
I had no idea that you were coming back to Los Angeles.
>> Douglas: I wanted to surprise you.
>> Thomas: His idea. >> Hope: Well, you certainly
accomplished that. I mean, you made my whole day,
my whole month, my whole year. Oh, Douglas, I hope you know
how much I love you and just how much I've missed you.
>> Douglas: I missed you. >> Hope: And, uh, you've been
missed too, Thomas.
♪♪
>> Tom: Listen, I-- I don't want any trouble.
I know better than to go toe to toe with
a strong woman like you. >> Sheila: I don't want
any drama. >> Tom: No, let--
let me make this up to ya. We-- we can forget
about all this. Listen, I am just here
to do a job. I'm a hard worker,
and-- and I will do it well. >> Sheila: I hope so.
>> Tom: I tend to-- to win people over.
It's what I do. >> Sheila: Okay, I--
I do hope so, Tom and... I really appreciate
you saving my life. >> Tom: Oh, I'm--
I'm really glad I did. Listen, we're all part of
the Il Giardino family. >> Sheila: Yeah.
>> Tom: I want, you know, me and you to get along.
>> Sheila: Yeah, well, we're co-workers.
There's gotta be a certain level of professionalism.
>> Tom: Yeah, right, right. Yeah. Let me prove myself, okay?
I mean, Deacon and I were just talking about this.
I'm a firm believer in second chances.
And I assume you are too. Since you've had a second
chance, and-- and a third chance, and a fourth chance,
and a fifth chance. >> Sheila: Okay, Tom, Tom.
>> Tom: Listen. My point is,
you have to believe that it's never too late to change.
Look at me. I was a dumpster diver.
And-- and now, I'm working at one of
the hottest restaurants in Southern California.
And it's about to get hotter.
♪♪ >> Luna: I mean,
this has been crazy. I think this is the first time
since the paternity test that we've been able to
just sit down and breathe. >> Poppy: Hmm, our first
family outing. >> Bill: Certainly fitting,
right here at Il Giardino. >> Luna: Yeah, where you two
found each other again. >> Bill: And now, we're here
with our daughter. >> Poppy: You knew in your heart
she was yours. >> Bill: I did.
>> Deacon: How's everything so far?
>> Poppy: It's great, thank you. >> Deacon: Luna, right?
RJ's girlfriend? >> Luna: Yes, hi.
>> Deacon: Hi. >> Bill: More than
RJ's girlfriend. This remarkable young woman
is my daughter. >> Deacon: [ chuckles ] Really?
Come on, you're pulling my leg. >> Luna: No, no.
I recently found out that Bill is my biological dad.
>> Deacon: Wow, I -- I had no idea.
Uh, good for you, that's great. It's a nice addition
to the Spencer empire. Uh, Bill, all kidding aside,
really, congratulations. Besides, the Spencer family just
got a lot better-looking. I'm gonna go check out
the kitchen. If you guys need anything, please let me
know, okay? >> Luna: Okay.
>> Bill: Better get used to me bragging on you.
I'm gonna walk up to every stranger in the street and let
them know you're my daughter. >> Luna: God, I'm so happy
that you're my dad. And I-- I don't know, I just,
I finally feel whole. Like this question mark
that's been hanging over my head my entire life has
finally been lifted. Like, I know who I am now,
where I come from. I have three brothers and two
nieces, a whole extended family and I just feel the most
grounded and connected that I've ever been.
You okay, Mom? >> Poppy: Yeah.
I'm just so happy.
♪♪ >> Hope: I missed you. A lot.
>> Thomas: I missed you too. >> Douglas: Hey, can I go get
a snack from the kitchen? >> Thomas: Yeah, sure,
but just don't be gone too long, okay?
>> Douglas: Okay. >> Thomas: Okay.
>> Douglas: Bye.
>> Hope: So... >> Thomas: You--
you look beautiful. You always do.
>> Hope: Thank you. You look as handsome as ever.
>> Thomas: Look, Hope. >> Hope: It's nice to--
>> Thomas: You go first. >> Hope: I guess, um...
Uh, it's... It's really nice seeing you.
It's been a little... difficult, ever since you left.
>> Thomas: You understand why I had to go.
>> Hope: Yes. But also, no.
Really threw me. More than anybody realizes.
>> Thomas: How are you? I mean, I know that we've talked
about Douglas here and there, but...
are you okay? >> Hope: Am I okay? Uh...
Not really sure how to answer that.
Um, I'm hanging in there. The line is hanging in there,
barely. Uh... it's just been very...
Very confusing. And my mind has-- has been a bit
all over the place. >> Thomas: Confusing?
In what way?
>> Hope: I guess I just feel like I haven't been
myself lately. I don't exactly trust
my feelings. So, I guess what I am trying to
say is that I am just very, very glad
that you and Douglas are back. ♪♪
>> Poppy: I wish I had the courage to find you and
tell you that you might have a daughter.
>> Bill: Okay, enough. Enough. You've got to stop doing that.
There's-- there will be no more looking back.
>> Poppy: Yes, but... I was afraid that you wouldn't
want to be involved. That you would reject
having a daughter. >> Bill: How could that
possibly happen? The opportunity to--
to parent this remarkable young woman.
Be her dad. You have given me
the greatest gift, Poppy. >> Luna: Yeah, me too, Mom.
>> Bill: We're going to have decades together.
So many years. So, we are not going
to look back, okay? We are just going to
focus on the future. End of story.
>> Poppy: Thank you both for being so forgiving.
>> Bill: You haven't taken anything away from
my life, Poppy. To the contrary.
You've added immeasurably to it. And now that we're all together,
no one is going to take you away from me.
♪♪ >> Tom: Hey, Deacon?
>> Deacon: Yeah? >> Tom: Who is this guy?
>> Deacon: Oh, Mr. Congeniality. It's Dollar Bill Spencer,
and the new lady in his life. She's not bad looking, is she?
She's got a daughter named Luna who works over at Forrester,
and apparently, Bill just found out that he's her father.
>> Tom: What? >> Deacon: Yeah. I'm not
a Dollar Bill fan, but he's really welcomed them
into the family.
♪♪ [ Hope chuckling ]
>> Hope: It's been busy around here.
>> Thomas: I'll bet. >> Hope: Oh, it's Zende's.
>> Thomas: Yeah. It's nice.
>> Hope: Yeah, he's -- he's really doing great.
He's made some really wonderful contributions to
Hope for the Future. >> Thomas: That's good.
You know, I-- I know I left you in kind of a bind,
so I'm glad he could step up. >> Hope: Yes, but it's
not the same. I mean, Thomas, you--
you knew exactly what I wanted, what I needed.
It was like you could read my mind, and when I think about
the woman I aspire to be, and-- and what I want that life to
look like, I, um... I've just been feeling
very lost. >> Thomas: Come on, Hope.
I mean, you're-- you always have it together.
You can handle anything. >> Hope: Well, I'm not sure
about that anymore. I'm really beginning
to doubt myself. Thomas, when I was with you,
I just... Oh, I found stability.
I-- I had something and someone that I could rely on, and I know
that you were truly committed to me, and I just want you to
know that meant the world to me. >> Thomas: I...
I don't know what to say. >> Hope: You don't have
to say anything. Just know that, um...
I've really been trying hard to...
To bury it, and to distract myself from it,
but just know that you've been so, so missed, Thomas.
♪♪
>> Luna: We'll have birthdays and holidays.
>> Bill: Vacations on the Stella Maris.
>> Poppy: Ooh, that is Bill's yacht.
Can you imagine us sailing into Monte Carlo?
It's like, ooh, la dee da. >> Luna: Okay, so my mom clearly
has already gone bathing suit shopping.
>> Bill: Hey, listen, we are doing it.
I'm gonna see if the boys can join us as well.
>> Luna: Okay, I'd be down for that.
It sounds like so much fun. >> Bill: No, we're gonna have
so many vacations together and adventures, and you know what?
Celebrate milestone after milestone as a family.
>> Luna: What do we say? Should we take our first
official family selfie? >> Bill: Oh, heck yeah,
let's do it. Absolutely.
Say, uh, Spencer selfie. >> Luna and Poppy: Spencer
selfie!
>> Bill: ...be a good one in there.
♪♪ >> Hope: It feels so good to be
in your arms again. [ Hope sighing ]
I needed this. Thomas, I know I disappointed
you when I turned down your proposal, but please know
I never, ever meant to hurt you. That's the last thing I wanted.
>> Thomas: Right. But you did hurt me, 'cause
you turned me down twice. >> Hope: I wasn't
expecting it, though. I thought you understood.
>> Thomas: It shouldn't have come as a surprise, though,
Hope, considering how deeply I felt for you.
>> Hope: I mean, I... I haven't forgotten.
Thomas, I wanted to be ready for you.
I didn't want there to be anything false between us.
I was still under so much pressure.
I mean, I was recovering from my divorce.
I was trying to consider the children and how
my decisions really affect them. I just wasn't ready to be
married again so soon. I needed more time to recenter
myself and to build up my confidence again, Thomas,
but that didn't mean that I wanted to lose you.
It didn't mean that I wanted to end things between us.
Because I know how rare a man like you is.
Your devotion. Your love
for the only woman in your life, so...
I have to wonder, why... Why did you come back?
Why now? I mean... Can we be together again?
Did you come back to give us another shot?
Hi! >> Thomas: Hey, bud.
>> Douglas: Hi. >> Hope: Were you, uh,
were you able to find some snacks?
Paris! >> Paris: Hi, Hope.
>> Hope: Hi. Oh, my-- I haven't seen you in so long.
What are-- what are you doing here?
>> Douglas: Mom? >> Paris and Hope: Yes?
>> Hope: Douglas, why did you just call Paris mom?
What is going on here? >> Thomas: Hope, there's
something you should know.
Paris and I are engaged. We're going to be married.
♪♪
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