♪♪♪
>> Taylor: Thank you for convincing me to get
checked out. >> Ridge: It's important.
>> Taylor: Well, it's not like I wasn't gonna see a cardiologist
at some point--the doctor in Europe encouraged me to, and I
got all those recommendations from Li, but Ridge...
I know what I'm dealing with. >> Ridge: Or maybe we're jumping
to conclusions here. >> Taylor: I have heart failure.
>> Ridge: Maybe Grace can run some tests and we'll find out
what we're dealing with really. She's a good doctor.
She may have a game plan for us. You're gonna make it through
this. >> Grace: Taylor.
We're ready to do the cardiac enzyme test.
>> Ridge: I'm here. Always.
>> Steffy: Having my mom back in town is the absolute best.
>> Hope: I mean, I totally get it.
I'm always grateful to have my mother nearby.
>> Steffy: Yeah, you are lucky to have your mom around.
I mean, my mom, she has more of a positive influence on my life.
I don't know if you can say the same about yours.
♪♪♪ >> Brooke: Sold out? Again?
>> Carter: In black, all sizes. We have a few left in other
colors, but...Brooke's Bedroom is hot right now.
It's not even a question. >> Brooke: Gosh, I am so
excited! [Carter chuckles]
This is great. Well, have you purchased any of
these cute little numbers for anybody in your life?
>> Carter: Why do you think we're sold out?
>> Brooke: Oh! [both laugh]
>> Carter: No, no, I'm kidding. I do date around, but I would
give Brooke's Bedroom to someone special.
>> Brooke: There was a time when I thought my sister was that
someone special. I have to ask.
Where do things stand between you two?
♪♪♪ >> Bill: Thanks for coming.
>> Katie: Of course. Um, what's this about?
>> Bill: I think you know. I've made my feelings clear.
I don't wanna wait, Katie. Let's spend the rest of our
lives together. ♪♪♪
>> Carter: Okay, okay. So no subtle prying from you.
You're just gonna throw it out there, huh?
>> Brooke: That's right, I'm gonna just throw it out there.
I can't help looking out for my sister.
>> Carter: We had a spark. We both felt it.
We haven't been more than friends for a while now.
I'm guessing she told you that. >> Brooke: [laughs] Yes, she
did. I'm glad you two are on the same
page. >> Carter: Especially since Will
is home, right? That is why you're asking me,
isn't it? You're wondering if Katie and
Bill will get back together. ♪♪♪
>> Katie: It wasn't so long ago that you were living here with
another woman. >> Bill: But Poppy's moved out.
She's living full-time with Li. >> Katie: Doesn't mean it's over
between the two of you. >> Bill: It is. I wish Poppy the
best, I really do. But it's no secret that the
woman I wanna spend the rest of my life with is standing right
in front of me. ♪♪♪
>> Hope: Uh, I was merely trying to bond over something we have
in common. >> Steffy: Bond? You know we
can't do that. We don't really have anything
in-in common. I mean, really, when I try to
think about anything, we don't. I know our mothers don't have
anything in common. I mean, my mom's a psychiatrist.
Your mom's a... lingerie model.
Uh, look, but I don't wanna do this right now, like I don't
want that kinda energy. I don't wanna argue with you.
I just want you to know that my mom's back in town--I'm gonna be
be spending some time with her. >> Hope: Great. And I'm-I'm
really, truly happy for you. Just maybe could we leave my
mother out of it, try to keep the peace?
>> Steffy: You're right. I don't wanna get back to
Team Brooke versus Team Taylor. >> Hope: I don't want that
either. And I really, truly am sorry,
Steffy. I shouldn't have pursued Finn
like that, and I am... I've apologized, and I want you
to know that it will never happen again.
♪♪♪ >> Ridge: So this enzyme test is
gonna tell you what's going on with her heart?
Just a simple blood test. >> Grace: It's a start.
It'll tell me if she's had a heart attack and what kind of
damage we're looking at. >> Ridge: Okay. Great.
>> Grace: And the results will come in fairly quickly, and
we'll get some answers today. Are you ready?
>> Ridge: We'll get answers today--this is good, right?
Find out what you're facing. What you're--what we're facing.
I'm gonna do this with you... with you every step of the way.
♪♪♪
>> Katie: Thank you for saying
that, Bill. It means a lot to me...
knowing that you would wanna give this another
try, give us another try. >> Bill: Not just another try,
Katie. Succeed and thrive.
We're different people now. We've both learned and grown.
I know how to be the husband that you need.
>> Katie: I've thought a lot about this.
I have. And it's not gonna happen.
>> Bill: Katie. >> Katie: You've left me for my
sister more than once. And I'm sorry that Brooke isn't
available, and I'm sorry that Poppy didn't turn out to be the
dream girl that you built her up to be from this memory of this
one night 20 years ago. But I can't be a stand-in for
either one of them. I've been stung too many times,
Bill. I can't go back to you.
♪♪♪
> Carter: Well, whatever ends up happening, I wish Katie all the
best. >> Brooke: [sighs] I do too.
She works so hard. >> Carter: You know what,
speaking of people that work hard around here, I had a
conversation with your daughter that might interest you.
>> Brooke: Oh? >> Carter: Mm-hmm. Well, I
suggested something, and I did it to help give her line
a boost. What if we align
Brooke's Bedroom with Hope for the Future?
>> Brooke: Yes! I like it.
A-and thank you for thinking of Hope.
'Cause, you know, she doesn't get much support around here
at Forrester. >> Carter: I'll lend her my
support any time. I think highly of Hope.
She's...very special.
>> Hope: I hope you know I truly am being sincere.
I am embarrassed by my behavior in regard to Finn and, believe
me, I-I do not what to try to disrupt your family.
>> Steffy: I wanna believe you, Hope.
>> Hope: Okay. Great. >> Steffy: Doesn't mean I do.
>> Hope: Right. Well, given that your mother is back in town,
that presents a new opportunity for us to potentially put this
Logan versus Forrester rivalry aside for good.
>> Steffy: Or it could just amp things up again, right?
>> Hope: Or we could take a different path, maybe one that's
not as contentious. I mean, like it or not, we are
family, and maybe it's time we start acting like it.
I mean, we are all connected and are going to be for some time.
And I know it is very important to both of us to set a good
example for Beth and Kelly. I mean, we're three generations
of Logan and Forrester women. I think it's about time we leave
a better legacy. ♪♪♪
>> Ridge: How'd it go? >> Taylor: Barely felt it.
Simple blood test. Well, not so simple, actually.
My future could be determined by those test results.
♪♪♪
>> Bill: I understand why you'd feel this way, Katie--I do.
But our son's back in town. This isn't just a chance for us
to reunite. It's a chance for our family.
>> Katie: And maybe if, um, Will was younger...
maybe if he was begging for his parents to be back together
again, I would... I would be willing to take that
leap of faith. But he's not, Bill.
[strained laugh]
He's grown. And he's wonderful.
And he's not begging for this. He's not--not at all.
I'm sorry that this isn't what you wanna hear.
And I'm really sorry that I have to say it to you, because...
because I do love you. >> Bill: I love you.
You're my Katie... the love of my life.
>> Katie: When Brooke is not available.
>> Bill: [sighs] That's not true.
It hasn't been true in years. >> Katie: She hasn't been
available for years. You haven't really had a chance
to test that out. Actions speak louder than words,
Bill. And...
honestly, I am-I am past all that, I really am.
I-I'm not damaged. I'm fine.
I like our relationship the way it is.
And I'll always want what's best for you.
♪♪♪
>> Steffy: Gotta give you some credit--you don't wanna be like
your mom. Step in the right direction.
>> Hope: Honestly, I-I'm just... I'm trying to be a better
person. I'm trying to get back to...
who I was. >> Steffy: So do you have
another man in your life? >> Hope: No.
>> Steffy: Yeah, it won't be long.
No matter what, you are a Logan. Means another conquest
right around the corner.
>> Carter: Uh-oh. What did I walk in on?
♪♪♪
>> Taylor: You know, I didn't... think that I wanted anyone to
know about this, but I'm glad you're here.
>> Ridge: I'm glad I'm here too. >> Taylor: I still don't want
the kids to know. This stays between us.
>> Ridge: This? We don't even know what this is.
One step at a time, maybe. >> Taylor: I just...
I feel like I've wasted so much of my life.
>> Ridge: Really? You're gonna say that?
You help people all over the world, and you're gonna keep
doing that. >> Taylor: I didn't realize how
short-lived the best part of my life was.
You know, those early years with you when we were first married
and the kids were young. I didn't know how to truly
appreciate what I had. I'm not saying this to make you
feel guilty--I don't hold anything against you.
>> Ridge: Just Brooke. >> Taylor: Not even her.
>> Ridge: You're right. Those early years, huh?
They were special. They really were.
>> Taylor: No matter what the future holds for me...
I want you to be happy. >> Ridge: Can you please stop
doing that? >> Taylor: What? I-I--
>> Ridge: We don't even know what we're dealing with.
>> Taylor: I'm a psychiatrist. I live in rational thought
and-and science. I know that this can be it.
♪♪♪
[knock on door]
>> Bill: Brooke. >> Brooke: Hi.
Did you forget we had a meeting? >> Bill: Oh...uh...
Brooke's Bedroom. Yeah. >> Brooke: Yeah.
>> Bill: I'm sorry. [sighs] Would it be okay if we
just reschedule? >> Brooke: What's wrong?
Bill, you're worrying me. What is it?
>> Bill: It's not happening for Katie and me.
She said she's only the love of my life
when you're not available. ♪♪♪
>> Steffy: Don't worry, Carter. Hope and I aren't arguing.
>> Hope: Well, trying our best, at least.
>> Steffy: Anyways, I got a meeting. She's all yours.
>> Carter: Need I ask? >> Hope: No, I think you can
use your imagination. >> Carter: [chuckles] Well, I
was hoping to run into you. I'd like to talk to you more
about your line. >> Hope: Ooh, about my line, or
about me modeling lingerie? >> Carter: [laughs]
Well, you have to admit it's a good idea, right, synching
Hope for the Future with Brooke's Bedroom?
>> Hope: I'm certainly open to hearing more.
>> Carter: Over lunch, maybe, sometime?
>> Hope: Lunch? >> Carter: Mm-hmm. Check our
schedules, and I can treat you to a meal at your dad's
restaurant. >> Hope: I think that can
certainly be arranged. ♪♪♪
>> Ridge: Didn't she say she was gonna get the results quickly?
>> Taylor: It hasn't been that long.
If you need to go... >> Ridge: You nuts? I'm here.
I'm not going anywhere. I'm with you.
>> Grace: I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
I got called in on a consult. >> Taylor: Oh, it's fine.
I'm just-just happy you were able to fit me in.
So, you have the test results? >> Grace: I do.
And Taylor, your levels are not at all what I was expecting.
The numbers are good. >> Ridge: What?
>> Taylor: What-what are you saying?
>> Grace: I don't believe you have heart failure.
>> Ridge: What? >> Taylor: But I don't-I don't
understand. I don't understand--what about
my symptoms, th-the pains in my chest, the lightheadedness?
I-I wasn't making that up. >> Grace: Of course you weren't.
>> Taylor: Something's wrong. I mean, something has to
explain what I've been going through--I-I don't think it's
just stress. >> Grace: No, it is something
more, but stress may have caused it.
>> Taylor: Do you have an idea? >> Grace: I do. It's...
look, there's a condition that mimics the symptoms of a heart
attack, and sometimes it causes the chest pains like you
described. >> Ridge: And whatever this is
is brought on by stress? >> Grace: Yeah, it often is.
Sometimes by extreme emotions. Sometimes by physical illness.
And sometimes by heartbreak. I believe you have broken heart
syndrome. >> Taylor: Broken heart
syndrome. >> Grace: Yes.
>> Ridge: What are you-- that's a real thing?
>> Grace: It's very real. And I'm certain it's what's
afflicting Taylor. ♪♪♪
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