♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
>> Ridge: I'm doing what
I'm doing because I do love you so much.
>> Brooke: And I know deep down that we're going
to get through this, Ridge. And we're going to have
a big and beautiful and bright life together.
♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
>> Deacon: Brooke. [ sighing ]
>> Brooke: I didn't hear you come in.
>> Deacon: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
You just seemed like you were a million miles away.
>> Brooke: Hope is, uh, she's not up here.
I think she went to work. >> Deacon: I didn't come
to talk to our daughter. >> Brooke: Deacon--
>> Deacon: Uh, Brooke, I know, I probably shouldn't be here,
but I-- I had to see you. I mean, come on, we haven't
had a chance to talk. You've been ignoring
my texts, my calls. >> Brooke: Because we can't be
seen together, Deacon. Ridge would be very upset.
I can't risk ruining a reunion with my husband.
>> Eric: So, you're not ready to move back home
with Brooke yet? >> Ridge: Dad, I just need, uh,
time to figure out my future. >> Eric: Uh-huh.
Well, you can take all the time you need, son.
>> Ridge: Thank you. I just don't want to intrude,
you know? >> Eric: I like having
you here. >> Ridge: Aah.
>> Eric: And don't worry about Quinn.
>> Ridge: I have to worry about her, it's your wife.
>> Eric: This is your home, son. It always has been,
it always will be. [ cell phone dinging ]
All right. Yeah. There's someplace I have to be.
>> Ridge: You just got here. What, are you going
back to the club? >> Eric: Yeah.
>> Ridge: That's a lot of pickleball.
>> Eric: Yeah. >> Ridge: Okay.
>> Eric: Taylor, hi. >> Taylor: Hi, Eric.
I have food, are you hungry? >> Eric: Mm, smells good,
but I'm just on my way out. >> Taylor: Okay.
All right, we'll save you a bite.
>> Eric: Good. [ Taylor laughing ]
>> Taylor: Well, hello, handsome.
>> Ridge: This is a nice surprise.
>> Taylor: Yeah? I think you know why I'm here.
♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
>> Quinn: Ah! I love that piece, you know?
It's-- it's simplicity, and it's very delicate.
It looks really fabulous on you, Petra.
>> Petra: Thank you. And I love that
it's adjustable. >> Quinn: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I wanted it to be versatile, you know, So you can wear
it with different necklines. >> Carter: Bravo.
[ both chuckling ] It's another Quinn Fuller
masterpiece. ♪♪♪
>> Deacon: You did get my texts?
I mean, you haven't blocked me or anything, right?
>> Brooke: No, of course I didn't block you.
I just... [ sighing ]
It didn't feel right to respond.
>> Deacon: I just wanted to check and see how you're doing.
Brooke, we've been through so much together.
>> Brooke: Well, I'm not doing this to hurt you, Deacon.
It's just, we both know how Ridge feels.
>> Deacon: I know, I know. >> Brooke: Especially now.
>> Deacon: I-- I get it. I do, but we've gotta
talk about this. Hope told me
why you drank that night. You didn't do this
because you just fell of the wagon for no reason.
You got pushed off by Sheila. >> Ridge: You've come to take
care of me and, uh, make sure I'm eating.
>> Taylor: Yes, well, that's-- that's part of it.
>> Ridge: Chinese. That's good. >> Taylor: Yeah, just-- just
remind me again that Steffy leaving town was the right
decision. >> Ridge: Absolutely.
>> Taylor: Okay. Okay, good. I know it is, right?
It's the right decision. I just, I-- I
already miss them so much. >> Ridge: Hey. I miss them too.
But Thomas is here, I'm here. We're not chopped liver, so
we're gonna be all right. >> Taylor: Of course
you're not. I'm very grateful
for both of you. >> Ridge: And I'm grateful
for you. [ Taylor chuckling ]
Love your smile. Can we please eat?
[ laughing ] >> Taylor: I know
you're hungry. Yes.
>> Quinn: These are going to be launched next month.
They're meant to be stacked. Or not.
[ laughing ] They're made out of recycled
gold and silver, with repurposed stones.
>> Petra: Very cool. >> Quinn: Yeah.
Carter, what do you think? >> Carter: Perfection.
♪♪♪ >> Quinn: Well,
I think we're done here. Um, thank you so much and,
uh, here, I'll take these. If I need anything else,
I will text you. Thanks, Petra.
>> Petra: No problem. >> Quinn: Okay.
Can you close the door? Whew.
>> Carter: I hope I wasn't interrupting your genius.
>> Quinn: Uh, no, no. We were pretty much done.
Do you need the office or something?
>> Carter: No, no, I, uh, just, uh, I wanted to see you.
♪♪♪
>> Quinn: Kills me to see
you like this, Carter. >> Carter: Yeah, and it kills
me too, Quinn. I-- I can't get you out of my mind.
Are you still considering going back to Paris?
>> Carter: I don't know. I don't know
what I'm doing, Quinn. There's only one thing I know
and it's that I can't stop thinking about you.
No matter how hard I try, I-- I can't stop wanting you.
♪♪♪ >> Deacon: Part of me feels
responsible. Uh, big part of me.
>> Brooke: Deacon, you couldn't have anticipated any of this.
>> Deacon: I mean, all those conversations I had with
Sheila, all those times that she just happened
to show up at Il Giardino, I didn't notice anything?
I mean, every time, she'd show up and she-- she was
talking just, like, so intense, in circles, crazy, and I--
I didn't pick up any of the warning signs.
>> Brooke: Well, she is a crazy person.
She got me drunk, she threw me off my recovery.
She upended my life. She got her wish.
>> Deacon: I should've protected you, Brooke.
If I had been more... No, I-- I don't--
I just thought you were having fun.
New Year's Eve, you know? It was one stupid kiss, I--
I never considered what the fallout would be.
>> Brooke: We both weren't thinking very clearly.
>> Deacon: I just hate how-- I hate how Sheila
victimized you. That she took something
so precious from you. And-- and I'm not talking
about Ridge. I'm talking about
your sobriety. About your belief in yourself.
I know how hard you battled to get that.
I was there. I saw it. And I just let Sheila
stomp all over it. >> Brooke: If only she hadn't
come back in town. >> Deacon: So.
[ throat clearing ] Where are things
with you and Ridge? Has he forgiven you?
[ Brooke sighing ] No.
Well, then, maybe Ridge doesn't deserve you.
♪♪♪ >> Taylor: I've been texting
with Steffy, thank you. She and the kids
got off safely. >> Ridge: Good. Now, don't
worry about Steffy. She's a very capable,
strong, brave young woman. >> Taylor: Yes, I know, I know.
I... I know that this whole trip
was my suggestion, but I-- >> Ridge: You wish she weren't
so far away? >> Taylor: Yes.
Yes, I-- I was thinking maybe she would pick San Francisco,
or Big Sur, but... >> Ridge: That would've
been good. >> Taylor: Yeah.
>> Ridge: But she needed a change,
so this is okay, too. >> Taylor: Yeah and, you know,
Kelly and Hayes are going to love it.
All the new sights and sounds. Experiencing different cultures
and... what?
>> Ridge: I just want Sheila to suffer.
>> Taylor: Mm. >> Ridge: I want her to suffer
for the rest of her life for what she did to Steffy.
Finn. And those poor, innocent kids.
>> Taylor: I know. We can't-- we can't do this.
We can't let Sheila have this kind of power over us,
or she'll consume our thoughts forever.
>> Ridge: Well, she has consumed mine.
I wish she hadn't, but she has. >> Taylor: Okay, let's focus
on the positive. Some positive things.
Um, when Steffy and the kids come home, they're going
to feel so much better. It's going to be so
good for them, and... I get to be here and hang out
with my best friend. >> Ridge: That is super
positive. >> Taylor: Super positive.
And he's so handsome. >> Ridge: Right?
I was just thinking that. >> Taylor: I mean, seriously,
were you thinking that? >> Ridge: Mhm. Mhm.
>> Taylor: I mean, I'm always thinking that.
♪♪♪
>> Deacon: I don't think I'm
ever gonna forgive myself for the pain that night caused you.
>> Brooke: Sheila set me up. She set us both up.
>> Deacon: Yeah, well, I could've shut it down.
You would have gone to bed, that would have been
the end of it. I mean, let's be honest,
the real problem was that I was here in the first place.
>> Brooke: Ridge can't get over the part where I kissed you.
>> Deacon: Well, he should. I mean, you've apologized,
what, like a thousand times? I mean,
he's got to get over this. E-- Especially now that he
knows the whole story. >> Brooke: Yeah, well...
He moved in to Eric's, you know?
Now, he just said he needs some time to figure
out what to do next. >> Deacon: What the hell
is there to figure out? You're his wife.
You got played by some maniac. He ought to be right here.
By your side, sticking by you. >> Brooke: I do appreciate
your support. And your concern.
But right now, I've got to go. >> Deacon: You're going
to see Ridge, aren't you? >> Brooke: Yes, I am.
I'm going to see my husband. >> Quinn: Carter, Paris
is already on to you. She suspects you still
have feelings for me. >> Carter: And she's right,
Quinn, and I deny it. I keep telling her she's wrong,
but I-- I-- >> Quinn: It's just the way
it has to be. >> Carter: I love you.
I miss you like crazy. >> Quinn: Carter.
You need to put your game face on.
You know what the consequences would be
if-- if anything ever happened. >> Carter: I don't wanna hurt
Eric any more than you do. >> Quinn: We can't!
It's not even an option. My husband is the most
loyal man in the world. We can never,
ever betray Eric ever again. [ cell phone dinging ]
♪♪♪ >> Taylor: What?
>> Ridge: I'm hungry. >> Taylor: Ooh,
well, you're in luck, because I brought something delicious.
>> Ridge: Yeah? >> Taylor: Mhm.
>> Ridge: I saw. From the special place.
>> Taylor: From the very special place.
>> Ridge: You know how to get to man's heart, don't you?
>> Taylor: Yeah, you take the 101 to the ten and then...
>> Ridge: Exit main street. >> Taylor: Boom.
>> Ridge: Boom. I'm impressed you remember.
>> Taylor: Even after all these years.
>> Ridge: Mhm. So, you drove all the way
to Saint Gabriel for me? >> Taylor: Yes.
I thought you could use some love from
your favorite Chinese place. >> Ridge: You always knew
exactly what I needed. >> Taylor: I like to
think I do. >> Ridge: Let me heat
this stuff up. >> Taylor: No, it's okay.
I got it. I got it. [ throat clearing ]
>> Ridge: So, what do I owe you?
>> Taylor: Just the tip. [ laughing ]
>> Ridge: Okay. [ clearing throat ]
♪♪♪ >> Brooke: Taylor.
What's going on? ♪♪♪
>> Quinn: You and I shared some amazing times--
>> Carter: Yes, Quinn, and I can't stop thinking
about those wonderful moments that we had.
>> Quinn: You have to. We both have to.
>> Carter: How could I forget? You and me, uh, I think, uh,
we're in similar situations. We get each other.
>> Quinn: Yeah. We do. ♪♪♪
>> Carter: I never felt
the connection that we had with any woman, ever.
♪♪♪ But I, uh, I know--
I know you're, um, you're dedicated to your
marriage, Quinn, and I-- I respect and I admire that.
>> Quinn: Carter. I would be lying
if I said that I wasn't moved by you.
By the way you look at me. Your words.
Your... your love.
Your love for me is incredible and I have never
felt anything like that before. But you're right.
I'm only dedicated to Eric. The same way
that he is... faithfully and loyally
committed to me. [ wine pouring ]
♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
>> Brooke: So, what's going
on here? You know, Ridge came here,
to Eric's, to be alone. To take some time for himself.
So, can you respect that? Can you just leave him
alone for a second? [ Taylor chuckling ]
>> Taylor: This is-- this is ironic, because--
because you're here, too. I-- I'm here because, um,
Steffy just left town with the kids.
>> Ridge: Yeah, we encouraged her to go.
Just get out of the house, get some new experiences
for her and the kids. >> Brooke: Yeah.
And I guess it's probably hard being around that house
with Finn's belongings and all of the memories.
>> Taylor: Yes. It's so hard for Steffy.
She's going to carry that pain with her wherever she goes, but
the goal is for her to get away and start to heal the trauma.
>> Ridge: It'll be good for her.
>> Taylor: Yeah. It's so hard for her, and she's
trying to be so strong for Kelly and Hayes, but...
I'm sure you can understand how hard this is on our daughter
and our grandkids, right? >> Brooke: Of course, Taylor.
I care about Steffy. My heart goes out to her.
Nobody should ever have to go through what she had to face.
>> Taylor: Thank you, Brooke. >> Brooke: So, Chinese food?
>> Taylor: Yeah. Yeah, I picked up, uh,
Ridge's favorite Chinese. Yeah.
>> Brooke: Mm. You're having dinner together.
>> Taylor: We are. >> Brooke: How long are you
planning on staying, Taylor? >> Taylor: Brooke, I--
our daughter's husband just died in a tragic shooting,
and she just took her kids overseas so that they can begin
to heal from the trauma. And, you know, Ridge and I need
a little time to process this, too.
Right, Ridge? Come on.
Do you want to tell Brooke? Do you want to tell
her that we need some time? ♪♪♪
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