>> Thomas: I'm asking you again...
Will you marry me?
Yes or no, Hope? Will you be my wife?
>> Paris: I can't believe Thomas said that.
>> Ridge: He put you on the spot a little bit, didn't he?
>> Paris: No, it's amazing. Being asked be married
at the Forrester Estate? Shows how excited Thomas
is to be marrying me. >> Ridge: Yes, he as beaming.
And so are you, my future daughter-in-law.
>> Brooke: So you didn't discuss venues before?
>> Paris: No. It's been such a whirlwind,
but this, this is perfect. >> Brooke: Any idea when?
>> Paris: No, um-- But hopefully soon.
I cannot wait to be Thomas' wife.
[sighs] ♪♪♪
>> Li: Finn? >> Finn: Oh, hey, Mom.
>> Li: What are you doing here? I thought you were with
Steffy and the kids today. >> Finn: Oh, I'm on call,
Had to scrub in for an emergency.
I'm just wrapping up. >> Li: Good.
You should be home with your family.
♪♪♪
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♪♪♪
>> Finn: If anyone can understand this insane
schedule, it's you, Mom. >> Li: It's not that I don't
admire your work ethic. I do.
It's important, however, to spend every moment you can
with your family. Particularly after these
last few months. >> Finn: Steffy and I
are good, Mom. >> Li: Are you really though?
Everything that's happened with Sheila has caused
so much conflict and drama in your marriage.
You can't let that happen. ♪♪♪
>> Brooke: Today was quite a surprise for all of us.
>> Paris: Yeah, I know this was a family party.
Thomas and I didn't mean to make it all about us.
>> Ridge: Why not? There's a lot to celebrate.
>> Paris: Well, not everyone's celebrating.
>> Ridge: Hope, you mean. >> Paris: Yeah, she has her own
opinions about Thomas' and I's engagement,
we thought she would just move on, I mean,
she had her chance with him and she let him go.
>> Brooke: She wasn't ready to accept his proposal.
>> Paris: But I was. That's why I said yes.
That's why I'm wearing his ring. I can't wait to fully commit
my life to Thomas. ♪♪♪
>> Ridge: And we're ready to welcome you into the family.
>> Paris: Thanks, Ridge. Now if you don't mind,
I am off to find my adorable fiancé.
>> Thomas: What do you say, Hope?
Will you marry me?
>> Hope: Thomas...
You know how I feel about you. And you know I want
to be with you... >> Thomas: "But..."
You're not ready to marry me.
>> Hope: Thomas... >> Thomas: It's okay.
I was expecting that. That's why I asked
this third time. I knew what you were gonna say.
♪♪♪
You can't marry me. You'll never
be able to marry me.
And that's why I've moved on with Paris.
♪♪♪
>> Li: Sheila is obsessed with you, Finn.
I don't care if she gave birth to you.
Her fixation goes beyond that. >> Finn: No, I get it, Mom.
>> Li: I hope so. She nearly orphaned your son,
left me for dead. You can never put your family
in jeopardy ever again, Finn. >> Finn: I know.
>> Li: Sheila doesn't deserve your love and sympathy,
Finn, okay? Save it for your patients,
for your family. >> Finn: I already told you,
Mom, Steffy and I, we're-- we're in a better place.
>> Li: Hope to God it stays that way.
You need to prioritize your wife and kids.
They must always come first. >> Finn: Yeah, they do.
They do. Of course they do. I mean--
I love Steffy and the kids more than I can say.
>> Li: Don't prove it to me. Prove it to them.
Steer clear of Sheila. Don't let her back in.
Cut her out permanently. >> Finn: I have.
I told her I can't see her anymore.
No, I mean it. Sheila knows that
I'm done, okay? And I'm serious this time.
>> Li: Good. But you know, you should
never have ever been in the same room as her.
Do you hear me, son? [chuckles]
Don't ever make that mistake again.
If you're not careful, Sheila will be the death
of your marriage. ♪♪♪
>> Ridge: Should we grab our bathing suits and meet dad
and everybody else in the pool?
>> Brooke: And leave our quiet little cozy spot?
>> Ridge: I was hoping you say that.
I was also hoping to see you in the bikini.
>> Brooke: Well, I have an idea. When we go home later,
why don't we go skinny dipping? >> Ridge: Get your purse,
I'll get the car. Let's get out of here.
>> Brooke: [laughing] Oh, my gosh, you make me laugh.
>> Ridge: I didn't think Hope would take it this hard.
>> Brooke: She still has feelings for Thomas.
>> Ridge: But she did reject him more than once.
>> Brooke: She didn't want the relationship to end.
>> Ridge: Well, it has ended.
Thomas moved on.
>> Brooke: And you don't think this lifetime commitment
is happening too quickly? >> Ridge: I don't know, they're
young, but they're ready. You think they're ready?
>> Brooke: Ridge, that's a classic rebound.
And that's what Hope's worried about.
>> Ridge: All right, I talked to Thomas about that,
and this is what he wants. This is the life he wants.
This engagement is real, and I believe it and...
maybe Hope should believe it, too.
♪♪♪
>> Hope: You... didn't mean it. Your proposal to me just now.
>> Thomas: Just trying to prove a point.
And I think I did.
It wouldn't matter. I could grab
our entire family, mine and yours,
bring them together in here. I could get Carter
to marry us right now. Your answer would still be no.
That broke my heart before.
But I'm okay now because I have found love
with Paris. So my heart is whole.
Like you and I, we will always be there for each other.
I mean, Douglas connects us forever.
But I've moved on.
I found my person with Paris.
And you'll find your person, too.
>> Hope: [sniffles] >> Thomas: I'm happy, Hope.
And I know you'll find happiness, too.
♪♪♪
>> Ridge: Hope couldn't expect Thomas to just sit
at the sidelines, right? It's not fair.
It's not love, and it's a little selfish.
>> Brooke: It hasn't really been that long.
I mean, Thomas jumped from Hope's arms
into Paris'. >> All right, and I know
she's struggling with this, but if she wants
what's best for Thomas, she needs to get on board.
>> Brooke: She's been struggling in a few areas.
She hasn't been herself lately. >> Ridge: I know what
that means. >> Brooke: Well, I just think
she was hoping that when Thomas came back in town with her son
that maybe they'd get back together.
But that's not what happened. He didn't come back to have
a life with Hope. He came back engaged
to another woman. >> Ridge: What are you
getting at? >> Brooke: Hope's been
all over the place, and... I'm just worried she might
do something that she will regret.
[distant siren wailing]
>> Li: What about Hope? >> Finn: What about her?
>> Li: Is she so close with that father of hers?
>> Finn: Yeah. >> Li: Oh, dear.
>> Finn: At one point, you know, she cut him off as a result
of his involvement with Sheila, but I think they're trying to
mend their relationship. >> Li: Deacon must have
a screw loose to be married to Sheila.
>> Finn: No, it's not like Hope's a big fan of Sheila.
>> Li: You and Hope have that in common,
your ties with Sheila. >> Finn: Well, mom, look,
I already told you, Sheila's not allowed
around me or the kids, and Hope doesn't allow her
around Beth either. >> Li: Well, finally I'm hearing
some common sense.
I don't like how Hope is influencing you, though.
>> Finn: She's not influencing me.
>> Li: What about your decision to stay for Sheila
and Deacon's wedding?
>> Finn: Yeah, I don't, like-- Yeah, I shouldn't have done
that, I just-- I was there to get food, okay?
It's not like I was there by choice.
>> Li: But Hope was there by choice,
and you could have left at any time.
You chose to stay.
That wasn't only foolish and dangerous,
and that was very disrespectful to your wife.
You know how Steffy feels about Hope.
Not only do you need to stay away from Sheila,
you need to stay away from Hope.
I only say this with love, son. >> Finn: [chuckles]
I know. >> Li: Now get out of here.
Go be with your wife. ♪♪♪
>> Paris: I know that Hope was a little shocked today when
you announced that the wedding was gonna take place here.
>> Thomas: Yeah, I probably should've checked with you
first, I didn't-- I kinda blurted that out,
didn't I? >> Paris: No, no, no.
I couldn't be happier or more touched by everything
that you said. It's such an honor to be married
here at your family's estate. >> Thomas: I'm glad you're
looking forward to it. I think everyone's excited
about the idea. >> Paris: Yeah, everyone
but Hope. I mean, I hate to say it,
but it just seems like she's playing the victim here,
and I really don't get why. >> Thomas: Yeah, I understand
what you mean, but I think for her, this is just hard.
I mean, who would have expected me going off to Europe
would have ended up with me finding love with you and--
Yeah, I mean, Douglas is gonna have this new, amazing stepmom,
and we're getting married here-- I think it's just a lot
for her to process. >> Paris: I feel that.
And just like I was saying to Ridge and Brooke,
she had her moment, and she turned you down.
>> Thomas: Well, don't worry about her.
I'm focused on us and our life together.
I found this wonderful, beautiful woman to spend
the rest of my life with, and I am sure
that she will find a man to spend the rest of her life with.
♪♪♪
>> Finn: Oh, uh-- Oh, hi. >> Hope: Finn, hi.
>> Finn: Um, have you seen, uh-- Oh, hey, here it is.
Steffy, she forgot this, so I thought I'd just
swing by on my way home.
You okay?
>> Hope: Yeah, I-- I'm fine. I'm good. How are you?
>> Finn: Hope, what's up? What's going on? Something's up.
You can talk to me.
>> Hope: It's nothing, really. >> Finn: Hope, it's not nothing.
>> Hope: Okay, well, I just, I don't want to dump all
of my problems on you. >> Finn: That's what friends
are for.
>> Hope: Okay, fine. Uh--
Did you know that Thomas was engaged to another woman?
♪♪♪
>> Brooke: Does it seem like I'm not happy for your son?
>> Ridge: A little bit. >> Brooke: [sighs]
Well, I'm just saying maybe Paris is just a distraction
for him. What about that?
I hope she's aware of what she might be getting herself into.
>> Ridge: I think Thomas has been nothing
but transparent with Paris.
>> Brooke: Maybe he's in denial. He can't just get over
an intense breakup overnight. And Hope is trying to come
to grips with him, too. >> Ridge: Listen, I'm sorry
it didn't work out with Hope. I'm sorry it didn't work out
with the two of them. But at least
Thomas didn't come here with some floozy from Pacoima.
He found a really nice girl. Paris is remarkable.
>> Brooke: Paris is a wonderful lady.
She is. It's just, how can he commit to
her if he's not fully over Hope? >> Ridge: He is over Hope.
Did you see these guys? They're smitten with each other.
They're happy, and... I gotta believe that they know
what they're doing. >> Brooke: Maybe he's not being
honest with himself. >> Ridge: I know you're in pain.
I know you're hurting for your daughter. I get it.
But keep in mind that this is just temporary.
Hope's gonna be fine. And there is a man out there
for her, I know that. ♪♪♪
>> Finn: Steffy filled me in on Thomas and Paris' engagement.
Definitely appears to have happened rather quickly.
>> Hope: Mm, yes. It wasn't that long ago
that he was proposing to me. >> Finn: And you didn't want
to marry him. >> Hope: I didn't think
I was rejecting Thomas. I just was rejecting the idea
of another marriage at that time because I was still
processing my divorce and trying to focus on the kids.
>> Finn: I feel for you, but I don't think those
are the only reasons. >> Hope: What do you mean?
>> Finn: Okay, well, I'm talking about
my brother in law, so I wanna-- keep it nice.
But I don't blame you for not trusting Thomas and
just letting go of everything that he did to you in the past.
>> Hope: Ah, okay, well, I moved on from that.
I don't get why everyone else can't.
And I also came to a place of trust with him.
Or so I thought. Look, I know him, Finn,
and I just-- I think he has not given this enough time.
>> Finn: You think it's impulsive?
>> Hope: Yes! That's why I'm concerned.
>> Finn: I mean, Thomas has been known to battle impulsivity,
but, I mean, it's-- >> Hope: It is a weakness
of his. Yes, he--
Can make rash decisions without really thinking about
the potential consequences. >> Finn: Do you think this
whole thing is gonna blow up? >> Hope: I don't want anyone
in this situation to get hurt or to be disappointed, and
I don't want that for Thomas. I don't want that for Paris,
and I certainly don't want that for Douglas.
>> Finn: No, no, you wanna protect your son from
as much instability as possible. >> Hope: Yeah, he is
weathered enough as it is. First a divorce and then
me breaking up with his father. And that's not even what is
the most upsetting part.
>> Finn: You still care about Thomas.
>> Hope: I just don't understand the rush.
I mean, first it's a quickie engagement, and now they're
suddenly planning the wedding at Eric's already?
It's just-- It is too much. >> Finn: Hey, look,
you got this. Just try not to get
so worked up.
>> Hope: I just feel like he's running from something.
>> Finn: His feelings for you?
>> Hope: Does that sound conceited or...?
>> Finn: Conceited? No, come on. You-- [chuckles] Hope--
You could never sound conceited. You're one of the most humble
people I know. Seriously, Hope,
you have no idea how incredible you are
on all the wonderful qualities that you have to offer
as a friend, as a mother, as a businesswoman.
I so admire and respect everything that you stand for.
>> Hope: Well, thank you for saying that, Finn.
>> Finn: I mean, you know how I feel.
Thomas, he was never good enough for you.
That is the truth, Hope. >> Hope: [sighs]
>> Finn: Hey. There is a man.
Somewhere out there, some unbelievably lucky man,
someone who's going to come along
and steal your heart.
♪♪♪
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