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>> Ridge: I don't want

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to have any secrets between us.
>> Brooke: Okay.

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>> Ridge: And that's what
that would be.

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An intimate moment
with another woman.

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I-- I just, I don't--
>> Brooke: So Taylor kissed you.

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>> Ridge: We kissed each other.
>> Brooke: Ah. Yeah.

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It's mutual.
>> Ridge: But it's--

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it's not...
Finn and Steffy just found

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their way back to each other
in Monaco.

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And Steffy's life is
back on track and just,

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it was...
I know it sounds stupid

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but it was the joy of it all
and we just got

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caught up in it.
>> Brooke: Yeah. So,

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you sealed it with a kiss.
♪♪

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>> Taylor: Did you get
the kids to sleep?

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>> Steffy: Yeah. I just--
It amazes me how fast

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they go down,
like a sudden energy drain.

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>> Taylor: Yeah, you're
so lucky. You know,

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you and Phoebe and Thomas
fought bedtime like crazy.

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The more Ridge and I tried
to get you to go down,

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the more hyper you all got.
>> Steffy: Good times.

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>> Taylor: The best.
>> Steffy: You know,

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they don't have to be behind us.
What happened between

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you and Dad in Monaco proves it.
Was that what you were

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thinking about
when I just walked in?

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[ knock on door ]

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>> Hope: It's open!
>> Thomas: Hey.

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>> Hope: Hey.
>> Thomas: It's, uh, nice

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not having all that
extra security outside

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now that we finally don't
have to worry about Sheila.

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>> Hope: Huh, seriously.
>> Thomas: You got a sec?

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>> Hope: Hmm. Yeah, what's up?
>> Thomas: I'm here

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to talk about Douglas.
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>> Deacon: Mmm.
I gotta tell you, buddy,

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it is good to be back
on this side of the bar.

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>> Bartender: You know,
Deacon, you might want

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to just--
>> Deacon: Eh, eh, all right,

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I gotta binge drink every once
in a while, all right?

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All work and no play
makes Deacon a dull boy.

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Can't have that.
>> Bartender: Hey, did you

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hear the news about
Sheila Carter?

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She's dead.
>> Deacon: Unbelievable.

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Killed by a bear.
You know, that's probably

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the only thing that could
take Sheila Carter out.

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What a way to go.

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What a way to go.

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♪♪

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>> Bartender: Hey, you might
want to slow down.

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>> Deacon: All right, all right.
Who are you, my mother?

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>> Bartender: Look, I'm just
trying to look out for my boy.

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Didn't you say you had
a big day tomorrow?

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>> Deacon: What are you
talking about?

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>> Bartender: Well, I might've
gotten the dates wrong,

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but didn't you say you had
a meeting with

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your parole officer?
>> Deacon: Oh! Mmm.

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Yes. Thank you for
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>> Bartender: Okay, so
I'm wondering is it really

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a good idea for you
to be knocking them back

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like this?
>> Deacon: I'm fine. I'm fine.

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I'll get back on the straight
and narrow. Which, by the way,

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is who I am 99% of the time.
Trust me. Day in and day out.

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I'm not a saint here,
so every now and then,

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I might revert.
But trust me,

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I'm not going to jeopardize
what I have, you know.

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What I've managed to build.
Got a roof over my head,

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albeit here.
Got the love and respect

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of my daughter.
Her mother doesn't hate

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seeing me every time.
And, uh, I'd be a fool

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to screw that up,
do anything that would

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wind me up back in prison.

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>> Thomas: I hope this isn't

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a bad time.
>> Hope: Actually, I'm kind

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of in the middle of something.
>> Thomas: Okay, well,

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it won't take long.
The first thing I want

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to say is, look,
I'm not trying to upset you

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or frustrate you in any way,
all right? But I meant

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what I said before.
Douglas should live with me,

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his father.
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>> Steffy: You know what
I think?

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[ Taylor laughing]
>> Taylor: I'm sure

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you're gonna tell me.
>> Steffy: I am.

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[ Taylor laughing ]
>> Steffy: That kiss you

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shared with Dad?
It's probably on

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his mind too.
>> Taylor: Yeah, probably.

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But I'm sure that Brooke
is doing everything she can

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to keep all his attention.
>> Steffy: Not for long.

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>> Taylor: You know,
I don't know if I should be

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inspired by your
single minded optimism

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for your father and me
or if I should be

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completely exhausted.
>> Steffy: Do both.

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[ Taylor chuckling ]
You know, it's pretty crazy

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that you and Thomas are
kind of in similar situations.

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He needs Douglas
and you need Dad.

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♪♪
>> Brooke: To say I'm thrown,

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well, I mean, I never
expected you and Taylor

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to be kissing.
I guess I'm just naive.

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>> Ridge: It wasn't planned.
It just happened.

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It-- it came out of the joy
of-- of seeing my daughter.

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>> Brooke: Ridge, I mean,
I understand what it's like

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getting caught up
in something. But this

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is a little different.
This isn't just some stranger.

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I mean, she used to be
your wife.

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You were married to her.
You had children with her.

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So there were feelings there.
I appreciate you

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being honest with me,
but I'm going to be honest

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with you right now.
To hear about this, it--

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[ Brooke sighing ]
I mean, it-- it hurts.

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I'm just disappointed.
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>> Bartender: Prison.
I can't imagine what

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that's like.
>> Deacon: Something tells me

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that you wouldn't like
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>> Bartender: Maybe you should
call it a night.

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You've had enough, all right?
Go home and get all fresh

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and shiny for your
parole officer tomorrow.

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>> Deacon: Hey, come here.
The redhead over there

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is burning a hole in me.

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Eh, maybe it's just
wishful thinking because

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I've got to be honest,
it's been a while since

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Daddy's had any action.
>> Bartender: No, no, no, no,

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no. I'm definitely feeling
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>> Hope: I really don't want

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to get into this right now,
so if--

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>> Thomas: Yeah, okay,
you made that clear,

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but we have joint custody,
all right? We need

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to talk about this.
Things can't stay the way

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that they are.
>> Hope: Why not? Why not?

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Things have worked
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I mean, Douglas, he's happy.
>> Thomas: Yeah. He is.

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And-- and I'm so grateful
to you and Liam for giving

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him this solid foundation
when I couldn't, all right?

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But I have to take
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my son's upbringing.
>> Hope: Thomas, you know

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you have access to Douglas
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>> Thomas: And so can you,
all right?

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But things have to change.
I need to be

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Douglas' primary parent.
>> Hope: But we can't just

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uproot him. This is his home.
>> Thomas: Yeah, and Douglas

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can spend as much time here
as he wants.

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Look, I know how much Douglas
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but he loves me too.
He misses me. You heard him.

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And I miss him.
We need to be together.

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>> Taylor: I got a text

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from Thomas earlier.
He was on his way to Hope's

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to talk about Douglas'
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>> Steffy: Oh, that's good.
The sooner Thomas and Douglas

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are settled in, the better.
I mean, it should have

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happened a long time ago.
>> Taylor: Yeah, but he just

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wanted to make sure
his head was in

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the right place.
This is a big decision.

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>> Steffy: Douglas' well-being
is most important.

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>> Taylor: Yeah. Yeah, it is.
I'm-- I'm so proud of Thomas

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for the way he's moved
through all his challenges.

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He's-- he's come back
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>> Steffy: I know.
It's time for Thomas

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to be with his son.
Douglas needs to be back

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with his family, just like
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>> Taylor: Well, as for Ridge
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they're not technically
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he's still married to her.
>> Steffy: Yeah, but you two

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kissed. And what I'm picking
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>> Taylor: Mm, not exactly.
It was epic.

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>> Steffy: Mom.
[ Taylor laughing ]

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>> Brooke: The mental image
of you and Taylor kissing,

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well, it bothers me.
Yeah. It hurts.

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But I can understand, Ridge.
Really, you guys just got

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caught up in the joy
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>> Ridge: We did.
It must have been incredible.

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You were there,
and you found out that Finn

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was alive and--
and he reunited with Steffy

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and you-- you saw
her depression lift.

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So for you and Taylor,
that must have been

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incredibly intense.
>> Ridge: It's the most

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amazing thing.
The most amazing day.

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>> Brooke: Wow. Okay.
Um, so you kissed.

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And it was mutual.
I have to ask,

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what kind of a kiss was it?
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>> Deacon: I don't think
we're ready for

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new remodelling yet.
Hmm, can't afford that.

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Sure as hell...
[ knocking on door ]

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Lady, I don't know
who you are but I sure would

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like to know what's
on your mind.

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Really?
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>> Hope: Please, spend as
much time with your son

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as you want, but don't--
don't change the living

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situation because of that.
Don't change what he knows.

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>> Thomas: Okay, Hope,
this isn't some

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impulsive move on my part.
I've thought about this

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for a long time.
It wasn't just because

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of what Douglas said,
though that did make

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my decision final.
I've already spoken with

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my Granddad and he's happy
to have us over

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at the family home.
>> Hope: So Eric supports you

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uprooting Douglas?
>> Thomas: He knows it's time

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for my son to be with me.
To be with our family,

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to be living as a Forrester.
And more importantly,

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he knows it's time for me
to be a 24/7 dad to my son.

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>> Steffy: I am certain this

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kiss meant something to Dad.
You shared something special

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in Monaco.
>> Taylor: We sure did.

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Our mutual happiness for you,
my love.

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>> Steffy: Okay, sure,
that was the catalyst,

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but you guys could've just
hugged it out.

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Instead you had this, like,
epic kiss.

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Mom, this is what you've wanted.
You have a real chance with Dad.

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You need to take charge.
Go out there. Fight for him.

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>> Ridge: What kind of kiss

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was it? I don't know.
I don't understand.

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What do you--
It was-- it was real.

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>> Brooke: Oh, okay,
it was real.

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So, does that mean you have
real feelings for Taylor?

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>> Ridge: No. I don't--
I, well, I, no, I--

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I do have-- Yes, I have
feelings for her, she--

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>> Brooke: Yes?
>> Ridge: Yes! She's the

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mother of my children,
I was married to her,

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of course I have feelings
for her. But this is not--

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not like the feelings
I have for you.

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The-- I love you
more than anything.

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[ Brooke laughing ]
>> Brooke: Well, I love you

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more than anything.
>> Ridge: Yeah?

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>> Brooke: Yeah. Mm.

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Okay, look.
I know that you have

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forgiven me for a lot
of kisses.

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So I am going to forgive you
for this one kiss with Taylor.

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>> Ridge: Okay.
>> Brooke: Mm-hm.

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>> Ridge: And thank you.
>> Brooke: So, it's settled.

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We're just moving right
on, right? Just moving on.

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There is something else
that I need to talk

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to you about.
It's Thomas.

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>> Deacon: All right.

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>> Thomas: Look, I am grateful
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for giving Douglas
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But thinking of Liam
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figure, I just--
I-- I can't do it.

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Look, nothing against Liam.
He's a nice guy.

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And-- and he's treated
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>> Hope: He's treated Douglas
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>> Thomas: Right, and that's
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Douglas is my son.
I know that this probably

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comes as a surprise to you,
but you had to know this day

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would come eventually.
In any case, I want Douglas

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to spend the night with me,
over at Granddad's

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tomorrow night.
>> Hope: Just like that,

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no further discussion?
Don't you think we should

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get Liam involved
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>> Thomas: Look, for
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I have allowed you and Liam
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on Douglas' behalf
and with basically no input

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from me, all right?
But that has to change.

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I hope you can understand.
Please don't fight me on this.

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>> Steffy: Don't let

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this possibility of you
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The one thing I've learned
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nothing is forever.
You have to take every minute

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with the people that you love.
Please just don't give up

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on Dad.
>> Taylor: I won't.

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I'm done be passive
and minding my manners.

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I believe in Ridge and me.
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>> Brooke: I wanted to talk
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for Douglas.
>> Ridge: Okay. That's good

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because I want to talk
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Thomas has moved into
my Dad's house and he wants

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Douglas to be part
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>> Brooke: What? No.
Douglas has been living

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with Hope and Liam now
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and Thomas signed off on that.
>> Ridge: He signed off on it

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because he was in a bad place.
You know he was.

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And he's better now. He is.
I mean, you see him.

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He's focused.
And not just on work

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but on the one thing,
the most important thing

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in his life and that's
his relationship with his son.

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>> Brooke: Okay.
I have seen them together.

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They have a nice relationship.
They're bonded.

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And my daughter certainly
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>> Ridge: I didn't say that.
No-- no one ever said that.

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No, she's been amazing.
She's been great.

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After Caroline died,
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she built this solid
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that little boy. But now,
he needs to be with his dad.

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He needs to learn about
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>> Brooke: Oh.
>> Ridge: No-- no listen

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to me. He needs to learn
about our family.

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He needs to learn about
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And-- and I know. I get it.
I know you're concerned

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about Thomas, that he's going
to maybe slide back

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to where he was. But he won't.
Because I'm gonna--

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I'm gonna be there.
I'm going to make sure

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that he succeeds.
>> Brooke: And what about Hope?

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I mean, Douglas
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That's what she is to him.
She-- she adopted him,

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for God's sakes!
>> Ridge: She's always gonna

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be in his life.
We're not saying that

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that's not going to happen.
But that little boy can't

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live with Hope
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He needs to know
where his father is.

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He needs to understand that.
And I really need you

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to support me on this.
>> Brooke: Oh my gosh,

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Ridge, no.
Thomas can't have whatever

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he wants. He can't just waltz
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No. He lives with Hope,
Liam, and his little

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baby sister.
That is his family.

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That is what he knows.
That's his stability.

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I'm not going to allow it.
He needs to stay with

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my daughter.
Not with your son.

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