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>> Ridge: My destiny.

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I don't even know what the hell
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>> Steffy: So, coming
to Aspen was a good idea?

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>> Taylor: Yes.
Yes.

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I don't know if it's just
the altitude, but I'm feeling

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lighter already.
>> Steffy: Good.

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I mean, maybe we should
buy Bill's house.

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And we could turn it into,
like, a family retreat.

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>> Taylor: Not just your mom's
temporary hideaway.

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>> Steffy: It's not a hideaway,
Mom.

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You're just getting away
to figure things out.

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>> Taylor: Yeah.
With the help of my very

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supportive daughter.
>> Steffy: Sometimes

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you just need to step away
from things to really take

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a better look at it.
>> Taylor: You're right.

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You're right.
And I just want to find

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a new path forward.
That's it.

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And just--
just feel like myself again.

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>> Steffy: As long as that path
doesn't take you away from us

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and lead you right back to Dad.
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>> Brooke: Did Hope get back
to you?

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>> Liam: No, nothing.
I- I'll text her again, though.

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>> Brooke: She's probably still
tied up in that meeting.

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>> Liam: [ chuckling ] Please,
let's-- let's avoid

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the phrase 'tied up'
when talking about Thomas.

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>> Brooke: I'm really
frustrated, too.

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I really hate the fact that
he's monopolizing her time.

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>> Liam: Time at work, her time
after work or time on weekends.

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If she wants to see her son,
she has to see him.

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And I'm sorry.
We are not being paranoid

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and thinking that's exactly
how Thomas wants it.

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>> Hope: I'm so sorry, Thomas.

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That must have been a pretty
stressful situation for you.

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>> Thomas: Yeah, I mean,
it was. Uh, I--

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I held it together for Douglas,
though.

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I don't think getting upset
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would have been the best look.
>> Hope: [ chuckling ] Uh,

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well, did they tell Douglas
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That they were
with Child Protective Services?

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>> Thomas: Uh, not--
I mean, not really.

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They-- They kind of just asked
him a few questions,

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made sure he was okay,
and-- and then left.

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>> Hope: It's-- It's over now.
And, uh,

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the important thing is that
you and Douglas are alright.

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But I do want you to know that
you can call me for backup.

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>> Thomas: You would
have been there for me?

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>> Hope: Well, I--
You would be there for me,

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wouldn't you?
>> Thomas: Yeah, of course.

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In a heartbeat.
It's just I, um,

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I didn't realize you had
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>> Hope: I, uh, told Liam
I wanted to stop by and see

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Douglas later,
if that's all right.

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>> Thomas: You're always
welcome. Beth too.

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Uh, you now,
Douglas loves seeing you.

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>> Hope: Thank you.
>> Thomas: I don't want

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my house to seem like
a place that you're not

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invited to.
You are always welcome there.

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>> Hope: I appreciate that.
Look,

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I get that you probably
feel like you're having to walk

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on eggshells right now.
But I want you to know that you

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do not have to do that with me.
>> Thomas: I know that you're

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not exactly the most happy
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wanting to stay at my place.
>> Hope: I miss him.

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I miss singing him
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his laughter in the cabin.
>> Thomas: That's

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a great sound.
>> Hope: Yeah. It is.

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>> Hope: I wasn't exactly open

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to this in the beginning.
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but it's clear that
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his time with you.
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before we know it,
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>> Thomas: No, no, no, no, no.
I'm not ready for that.

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I'm not.
>> Hope: Oh, you will be.

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You're good with him.
And I've never seen Douglas

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as happy as he is right now.
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>> Steffy: Do you want
me to call Othello and get

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some reservations going?
>> Taylor: Oh, no. No.

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I think I'm just gonna--
I just wanna stay in.

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I have so much to sort through.
>> Steffy: Okay.

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I'll order in.
>> Taylor: Okay.

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>> Steffy: What goes
with self-reflection?

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Sushi? Thai.
>> Taylor: [ chuckling ]

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>> Steffy: Food for thought.
>> Taylor: Yeah, well, for me,

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something off the kids' menu,
maybe?

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The way I've been behaving.
>> Steffy: Like a woman

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in love.
>> Taylor: Like a teenager

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in love.
Impulsive.

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Not thinking things through.
Uh, flirting with

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your dad and kissing him.
Just-- Oh, God, Steffy,

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coming back to L.A.
inspired some very

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questionable choices for me.
>> Steffy: No, Mom.

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No, no, no, no, no.
Coming back to L.A.

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gave you another chance.
Just please, please,

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please do not give up on Dad.
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>> Thomas: You know, I--

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I don't want you to
ever wonder if Douglas

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is actually safe with me.
>> Hope: I know,

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but I also don't want
you to be afraid

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to talk to me about things like
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You know, we're-- we're a team.
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communicate, just [ chuckling ]
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>> Thomas: We do that
well.y

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>> Hope: Collaboration
and trusting each other

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to do their best.
>> Thomas: I'm trying.

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>> Hope: Oh, I know you are.
But I also get that

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you're going to do
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But just like here at work,
we do have a common goal.

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>> Thomas: Uh,
speaking of a common goal,

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um, not to change the subject
but I got those details from

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our new supplier and I put 'em
into the latest projections.

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>> Holly: I got that email,
and they look great.

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>> Thomas: Yeah, they're
better than we expected.

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>> Holly: I know.
I am pretty proud to call

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our line a success.
>> Thomas: Our line?

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>> Holly: I mean,
Hope for the Future

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is a team effort.
You've been there from

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the beginning, and you knew
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And you managed to
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And without your artistry
and your dedication, I don't

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know where we'd be right now.
>> Thomas: Well,

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you can count on me, Hope.
I will always give my best

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to you and Hope for the Future.
>> Hope: Well, uh,

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speaking of work, I think
maybe we should get back to it.

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>> Thomas: Yeah. Yeah.
>> Hope: Um,

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so I saw you were sketching.
>> Thomas: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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>> Hope: Can I see
what you got?

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>> Thomas: Sure.
It's this and the next page.

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>> Liam: Well, here's an idea.
How about you postpone

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your dinner plans and we all
just go marching over

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to Eric's right now?
>> Brooke: No, no, no. Okay.

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Ridge and I are going
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overlooking the ocean.
[ Liam chuckling ]

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>> Liam: Yeah,
I can't say I blame you.

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You could use a win.
>> Brooke: It's going to

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be nice.
You know, gives us a moment.

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We can just push aside all
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reconnecting with each other.

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>> Taylor: Steffy, you--

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your dad and I will
always be important in each

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other's lives, but--
But I don't want to stay

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stuck in the cycle anymore.
>> Steffy: He loves you.

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>> Taylor: And I love him
so much, but I just-- I-- I--

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I can't let those feelings
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>> Steffy: You have to hold on.
There is something so

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amazing between you two.
He adores you.

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I see it in Dad's eyes
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>> Taylor: I see it, too,
Steffy. I do.

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And that's--
that's why I need to stay away.

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I have to.
Because when I'm with your dad,

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all I can think about
is "what if?"

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You know, "What if now
is finally our time?"

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You know?
And I hang on to these little

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glimmers of hope that,
you know, that your dad

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is gonna finally come to
his senses and choose happiness

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over obligation and tell me
that Brooke is his past,

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and I am his future.
It's not going to happen.

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>> Steffy: You don't know that.
>> Taylor: Oh, God.

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>> Steffy: Brooke is going
to break his trust.

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She always does.
>> Taylor: Okay, fine.

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If she does, she does.
But we don't

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need to wish for it.
It's not right.

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>> Steffy: It's who she is.
>> Taylor: But it's not who

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I am.
It's not who I want to be.

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Sweetie, I need you--
I need you to just stop.

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Stop encouraging this thing
between your dad and me,

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please.
Because I don't want it

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like this.
I don't. Please.

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It's just gonna cause a lot
of heartbreak and a lot

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of disappointment for me.
For all of us.

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>> Liam: Well,
thank you for the tea.

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>> Brooke: Of course.
>> Liam: And, uh, yeah, I hope

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you and Ridge have a really
nice time tonight.

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>> Brooke: We're going to
have an amazing night.

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Just like you and Hope will.
>> Liam: Yeah. Yeah.

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Um, if she comes home in time.
[ Brooke sighing ]

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>> Liam: Okay. Look, there's--
there's another piece to this.

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Uh, and I'm so sorry.
I ju- I really didn't wanna

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burden you with it.
I really didn't wanna fan

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any flames,
especially when it comes

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to you and Ridge. But, um--
>> Brooke: What?

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>> Liam: There have been a few
nights th--

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that Hope has brought Beth
over to Eric's, um,

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and she's been
spending the night there, too.

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>> Brooke: What?
Hope never told me that.

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>> Liam: I really want her
to be careful, you know?

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I really--
I want her to be aware.

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>> Brooke: Now I'm actually
really worried.

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>> Liam: Well,
that means a lot to me.

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You having my back.
>> Brooke: You need to be there

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for my daughter, Liam.
You guys are so good together.

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You have a future with her.
Just like I do with Ridge.

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>> Hope: I know this

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might be a bit of a crazy idea,
but what if we actually did

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a slit up the side?
>> Thomas: Uh, to where?

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>> Hope: I don't know,
maybe here?

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>> Hope: It's just a thought.

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>> Thomas: No, it's a--
it's a great thought.

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I'll work on it for sure.
>> Hope: Yeah.

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Well, I'll let you do that,
and-- Oop!

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I should go check on Zende.
>> Thomas: Okay.

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I'll, uh-- I'll--
I'll see you back at the house.

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>> Hope: I am looking forward
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Bye.
>> Thomas: Bye.

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>> Steffy: Mom, Dad loves you.
And you know that.

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>> Taylor: Yeah, but he's,
uh, he's with Brooke.

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And he's committed to her.
So why wouldn't I respect that?

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>> Steffy: Brooke don't
even know what that word means.

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It's only a matter of time
before that marriage implodes.

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Always does.
>> Taylor: I don't want him

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to be with me because Brooke
let him down again or because,

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you know, he got mad at her
again or--

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I want him to choose me because
I am his first choice.

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Steffy, that's what he's
been to me this whole time.

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And I deserve the same thing.
That I want all of him

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or nothing.
It's very simple.

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But he can't give that to me.
I deserve so much more.

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And I-- I'm not gonna do this
to you and Thomas

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and to my grandkids.
>> Steffy: Mom, Thomas and I,

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we want you two together
and we'll do whatever we can

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to help, but--
>> Taylor: Good.

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Then focus on your own
happiness and your own lives.

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>> Steffy: Mom,
you can be happy, too.

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Just give Dad
a little more time.

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>> Taylor: Just a little more
time?

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Steffy, do you hear yourself?
How much more time can I give?

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I'm not doing it anymore,
Steffy. I'm not.

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It's-- It's not fair.
I just-- I--

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I keep thinking, like,
you know how this story ends.

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I mean, I do.
Your dad finally comes

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to his senses, and he--
he leaves Brooke,

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and he comes to me,
and I-- and I welcome

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him with open arms.
And we all get really

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excited because
we think he's gonna stay.

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But it's just temporary.
You know why?

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Because his heart is divided
between two women.

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And he goes back to Brooke,
and I am left brokenhearted.

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I can't do this anymore,
Steffy. I'm done.

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I have to let him go.
I have to.

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With everything inside of me,
it's so hard.

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But I- I am going to, okay?
Because I gotta give that

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love and support to myself.
I've been giving it away.

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And, honey? It's breaking me.
It's breaking

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my heart and my soul.
And I can't do it anymore.

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And I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
But I need you to understand.

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>> Steffy: No, Mom, I get it.
I get it.

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>> Taylor: [ crying ] Okay?
>> Steffy: I understand.

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>> Taylor: You understand?
>> Steffy: I understand.

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I'm sorry. I understand.
♪♪

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[ phone ringing ]

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>> Thomas: Hey.
I was wondering when I'd hear

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from you.
Are you and, uh, Mom in Aspen?

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>> Steffy: Yeah, but it's not
off to a great start.

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>> Thomas: What do you mean?
What's wrong?

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>> Steffy: Mom's having
a really hard time.

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All this back and forth
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It's starting to take a toll
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I mean, you knew it,
but to actually see it?

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>> Thomas: To see what?
Her frustration with Dad?

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>> Steffy: Yeah. Pain.
Frustration. It's like

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she's questioning everything.
Their relationship,

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her behavior, her judgment,
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>> Thomas: Ah, so much
for getting away from it all,

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right?
>> Steffy: So,

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what's going on with you?
Where's Dad?

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>> Thomas: Wait,
you haven't heard from him?

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>> Steffy: No,
that's why I'm calling you.

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I texted him before we landed.
I thought

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he might be in a meeting.
>> Thomas: Well, I don't

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think he's in the building.
Uh, I mean,

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last we were speaking we were--
we were talking about Brooke,

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but I haven't seen him since.
>> Steffy: Huh.

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>> Brooke: Hi, Ridge.
Still trying to reach you.

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Just let me know when you'll be
home, okay?

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That way I can order the car.
'Cause after the day we've had,

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I just want tonight to be...
[ sighing ]

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Well,
I just can't wait to see you.

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[ sighing ]
♪♪

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[ car arriving outside ]

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♪♪

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[ birds chirping ]
>> Ridge: You've been

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our strength through
this whole ordeal.

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[ indistinct ] And the only
true thing in all of this.

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I've never been so proud
to have had kids with you.

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♪♪

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>> Taylor: [ sighing ]

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>> Ridge: Taylor!

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>> Ridge: Hey!

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♪♪