[tense music plays]
-Ridge, why are you here? -Steffy asked me
to check on you, maybe talk some sense into you.
I didn't know I was gonna walk into this.
Forrester, this has nothing to do with you!
I'm talking to Taylor. You can go home!
You can't just barge in here and start ordering us around.
You know what? You're right. I'm sorry.
I should have knocked. I didn't know you were in here
-making out with a patient. -Well, I'd say that
our professional relationship's over.
-Deacon, all of this is over. -Oh.
If you think this is gonna happen,
you're as crazy as your psycho wife!
Hey. Still no Deacon?
Nope. I'm currently the Sharpe in charge.
I actually think I am.
And no idea when he'll be back?
No.
And don't ask me where he is, 'cause I don't know that either.
[chuckles] Deke, I know he's with Taylor.
I'm not trying to keep tabs on him.
I just wanted to know how much time I had,
because I've got a little... little surprise planned,
something intimate for the two of us.
You know...
I-I just really...
really wish you would like me.
Maybe have a little more sympathy if I show you this?
God. Um...
[Sheila laughs]
That's definitely not the reaction your dad has.
[elevator bell dings]
Well, my day just got a whole lot better.
-[phone rings] -Jamie.
What can I help you with, R.J.?
[ringing]
You gonna answer that?
Is my mom in?
-She is. -Thanks.
Always glad to help. If there's anything you need,
anything at all, I'll be right here.
[elevator bell dings]
Hey, Mom.
Honey! Oh, my goodness.
My handsome son is looking more like his father
every single day.
♪ ♪
DEKE: I was trying to eat. Can you--
You really have to show off your missing toes?
I'm just...I'm trying to make a point.
You always look at me like I'm the bad guy.
I lost that second toe
from a gunshot, Deke.
My own granddaughter. But what did I do?
I tackled her to protect Steffy Forrester.
Yeah, yeah, I heard, um...
can you just put that away, please?
Why are you so glum?
I mean, you--you really hate working here that much,
my relationship with your dad?
All of the above.
I make you so miserable
that you can't even finish your pizza?
Come on.
Is it really so hard to get just a little smile?
Just a little?
Just be a little happy
for your dad and me?
Your father's gonna be upset that he wasn't here to see you.
Yeah. I should have called first.
I don't mind having you all to myself.
We should do something, maybe have a bite.
Did you have dinner yet?
I'm gonna text your dad, and maybe he can meet us there.
Where is he?
I'm not really sure.
You don't see how dangerous this is?
Did Steffy not make it clear to you?
Listen to me, if you wanna blame somebody, you blame me.
Not that I owe you an explanation,
but we tried to keep our distance.
I'm in love with Taylor, and I couldn't stop.
The woman you decided to marry
has unleashed hell on my family for decades.
It ends here. It's over.
Stay away from her.
[dramatic music plays]
You can't blame me for being curious.
And you can't blame me for having nothing to tell.
Well, I don't expect you to have your whole future planned out.
I was just--I was wondering if there's something or somebody
that might interest you.
Like one of the models I met in the elevator?
There's a lot of beautiful, intelligent people
here in Los Angeles, especially here at Forrester.
Like Jamie, for example.
-At reception? -Yeah!
She's cool and she's friendly.
Mm-hmm. There's a lot of great people here, Mom.
Nobody special, though?
I haven't been here that long.
I mean, there's Electra.
But she's with Will.
Yeah, Electra's amazing.
Yeah, she's sweet, she's funny.
She and Will have gone through a lot.
But they've come through it, and they're stronger now.
And they're both so nice and so generous.
Did you hear about what they did for her friend Dylan?
Dylan. Uh...
we met.
I'm just sad that things didn't work out for her
here at Forrester.
What do you mean?
You're really not gonna finish that pizza?
You know, I think I lost my appetite.
I just--I really get the feeling
if we tried, we could get along, Deke.
Look, I-I can't get over your past, Sheila.
All right, well, then,
how about we focus on the here and now?
Look at--look at this place... your dad's success.
That's something to be happy about.
Oh, I'm happy. For him.
You know he's thrilled to be working with you?
And I know that you wanted a career in fashion.
That is gonna happen.
Well, until then,
I'm unfortunately stuck here with you.
Oh, well, I wish you didn't feel that way
about this place and me, because your father and I,
we are building something solid here,
a real future, and...
we would really love for you to be a part of that.
I mean, I appreciate the paycheck, but...
a future with you? I'll pass.
I'm being sincere.
Hey...so am I.
[chuckles]
All right.
I like...a challenge.
And we both care about your dad, so that's a start, right?
Are you guys still going to therapy with Taylor?
Um, that's between my dad, Hope, and me, so...
[whispering] I'm not gonna give up.
You are...gonna like me.
Your dad certainly does.
[laughing]
You're an adult, so I'm actually gonna talk to you like one.
You need to respect your dad's decisions.
Face it.
The man loves me.
So you want me to think this is some big romance?
I don't give a rat's ass what you think.
You didn't wanna have a life with this beautiful woman--I do.
-Because you love her. -Yes, because I love her.
-You want me to say it again? -No.
I don't want you to say anything.
I want you to prove it to me.
Keep her safe.
Keep her family safe from your nutjob wife.
I wanna talk to you alone.
Okay.
It's okay.
Wow.
What are we doing?
Sorry. What are-- what are we doing?
I know--I know what I'm doing. I'm living my life.
And I won't be judged by you, Ridge, so--
No, I'm not judg--no!
I'm not judging you. I'm trying to protect you.
-[scoffs] -No, no, protect you,
protect your kids, and protect their kids.
'Cause this doesn't look like you.
This doesn't sound like you.
Maybe you didn't hear Steffy when she told you
how dangerous this is.
'Cause I didn't know I would find you in here
making out with this guy in your office.
We never intended for this to happen.
Oh, you never intended to? Okay.
What if Sheila came by here?
What if she figured this out and came to see you?
She knows that he comes to see me for therapy.
Is that what I walked in on? This was therapy?
No, it wasn't. But it's good for us.
After all the disappointment we've been through,
after everything we've been through,
Deacon and I lift each other up.
-Okay. -Don't do that.
Don't do that, like you can't believe I'm saying these things.
I have been asking for this kind of commitment for years.
And now you have it? With Deacon?
Yes, I do, and I don't care how you feel about it,
because you don't get to tell me who to love, Ridge.
[edgy music plays]
♪ ♪
You may not be happy to see me with your dad,
but I truly feel like the most blessed person in the world.
Well, you should. My dad's pretty awesome.
You don't wanna try to come between us, Deke...
or I'll kill you.
[giggling]
Oh, my God, I'm just-- I'm just kidding.
What, you think that's funny?
Look at your face! Yes, it's funny.
Look, that's--that's... that's my past, okay?
I'm way beyond that. Come on.
Your dad has given me a second chance--why don't you?
We make each other laugh.
We have fun with each other.
We're both a little naughty.
Right. Right, joking about homicide.
I'm on the straight and narrow. I have seen the light.
And my light is your father.
Well, if you mean that much to him,
what I think shouldn't matter.
No, but it does.
Because I know how much you mean to him.
You know, what we have is really strong.
And we took vows, and we take them seriously.
And would it bother me
if someone tried to come between us?
Would that make me a little crazy?
Yeah, maybe, if someone tried to destroy my marriage.
But, hey...
we don't even have to think about that.
BROOKE: Electra was hoping that she could
find her friend a job here at Forrester.
She's very professional and friendly,
and Steffy thought she might be good at reception,
but then Jamie was next in line.
She earned it because she was our star intern.
Well, maybe something else will open up.
Maybe. She deserves to have something great like that.
I mean, I really don't know Dylan very well,
but she has had a hard life.
Traumatized by Luna and the shooting at the beach house.
She's had to live out of her car for a while.
Whoa. Out of her car?
A few unlucky breaks.
That's all it takes.
DEKE: Dad.
Hey, you okay?
Uh...yeah.
Yeah, I think so. Thanks for watching the place.
Yeah, no worries. I can stick around as long as you need.
Your eight-toed wife is upstairs waiting for you.
[slow jazz music plays]
Hey, Deke said you wanted--
-What's all this? -Hey, handsome.
I just...I need a good night with my daddy.
Sheila, I'm sorry, I'm just...
I'm just not up for it this evening.
What's wrong? I mean,
something happen in your session with Taylor?
TAYLOR: Are you telling me not to have this relationship?
Who I can and cannot be with?
I'm not telling you any of that because you already know.
You know you shouldn't be with Deacon.
That's why you're sneaking around.
-Well, we have to be cautious. -You have to be cautious
because he's married to a psychotic killer!
-He wants to leave her. -Oh, does he?
What about her? Is she on board with that?
-Is that what she wants? -Well, what about what I want?
No! This is not about what you want.
This is about what you need. You need to be safe!
You need your kids to be safe.
This is why Steffy gave you an ultimatum.
That kid loves you.
She loves you so much, but she's gonna
tear you out of her life because she doesn't want her kids
to be in danger like that, and you know that.
This is not right. Deacon is not the right man for you
because Deacon comes with Sheila and Sheila comes with mayhem.
You gotta understand that.
[somber music plays]
♪ ♪
-[rustling] -Who's there?
[door closes]
[clattering]
[car door opens, closes]
You know, you're usually in a good mood
after you see Taylor. What happened?
You mind if we just don't get into it?
I just wanna see if I can help.
I don't know, I feel--
I feel like I'm coming down with something.
Oh.
Yeah, you are a little warm. Okay.
I mean, this--this is really nice. It's just...
just bad timing.
I'm gonna give you a pass
-just this once. -Okay, thanks.
Do you see what you're doing?
What this is doing to--he's not that irresistible, is he?
He sees me, Ridge.
He wants me.
Course he wants you.
Look at you.
You're a beautiful, amazing woman.
Of course he's gonna choose you over Sheila.
How could you say something so rude?
I'm not his way out.
Deacon's not choosing me over Sheila.
He's choosing me. He's choosing us.
You don't get it. You don't get it.
I don't wanna be second. I wanna be first.
I wanna find the love of my life, my destiny.
I didn't--
I didn't expect to feel this way about him.
I didn't see this coming at all.
Well, maybe because he was your patient.
You know, you're supposed to help him.
I did help him. And we helped each other.
We connected on a much deeper level.
A successful, handsome, intelligent, committed man
has fallen for me. Is that so hard to understand?
He's not that committed to his wife, is he?
Marriages end, Ridge.
I don't think I have to explain that to you.
This is not about us! It's not about our past.
This is about you and Deacon and his very unstable wife.
You know what's gonna happen when she finds out,
when she sees what happened here in this office?
She's gonna take all her hatred, her insecurities,
and she's gonna focus 'em all on one woman--
the woman that stole her husband.
Come on!
Think a little bit. I'm right.
Steffy's right, and she's scared.
Aren't you scared?
Scared of losing her, losing your kids?
I know you don't want that.
Tell me you understand that.
You're right.
I don't wanna take anything away from you.
I want you to be happy.
[huffs]
I want you to be loved. I want you to find someone.
Not Deacon.
It can't be Deacon.
I understand.
I can't see...
Deacon anymore.
I find love, and it has to be over.
I love you, Taylor.
[whispering] I love you, Deacon.
[heavy music swells]
♪ ♪
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