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>> Brooke: I didn't sign them

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because I refuse to believe
that this is happening.

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>> Ridge: It isn't easy
for me either.

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>> Brooke: Okay, well, then
just take those papers and

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throw them in the fireplace
or rip them to shreds.

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Just do something.
Don't make me--

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>> Ridge: I thought this was
the best way to handle it.

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>> Brooke: Really?
You thought the best way to

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handle it was have Carter
come over and drop off

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the annulment papers?
Come on, Ridge, can we just

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talk about this?
Whatever this is.

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>> Ridge: I don't have anything
else to say.

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>> Brooke: I need you to tell
me why this is happening.

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♪♪♪
>> Steffy: Can't believe Dad's

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actually doing it.
>> Thomas: Yeah, Brooke needs

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to accept that Dad's done
with her.

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>> Steffy: I wonder what
pushed him over the edge.

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>> Thomas: Something happened.
>> Steffy: I don't know,

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maybe he's just over all
the heartache, betrayal.

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>> Thomas: That's-- that's why
this doesn't bother me

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so much, you know.
It's just Brooke's finally

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done hurting Dad,
and he can just move forward

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and be happy, fulfilled,
and content with our mother,

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and we can finally stop
talking about Brooke.

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>> Steffy: Yeah, I'm just
really over it.

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I text Mom, I told her
to come here.

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Wait 'til she finds out
what happened.

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>> Thomas: You know, seeing--
seeing everyone so happy

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in my life,
it makes it all worth it.

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>> Liam: I kind of like to
avoid Thomas while I'm here.

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>> Hope: Oh well, you are in
luck because he and Steffy

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are in a meeting.
>> Liam: Oh, cool.

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I mean, not that Thomas wants
to see me either.

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>> Hope: Yeah, probably not.
>> Liam: My opinion of Thomas

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aside, nothing can diminish
what you pulled off the

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other night, the entire
fashion industry, and by the

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way, I know this because I am
in publishing,

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is raving about it.
Are you on a crazy high

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right now?
Because you should be.

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>> Hope: Honestly, it hasn't
really sunk in because

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I haven't had time to think.
There's been so many orders

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and interview requests,
it's just...

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>> Liam: I get it.
Well, I'm so proud of you and

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everything you've accomplished.
Hell, I'm even proud

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to be married to you.
Even if I wish Thomas weren't

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a key part of that.
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>> Liam: I'm not trying to get
into it, but you at least

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understand where I'm coming
from when it comes to Thomas,

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right?
<i>>> Hope: What? Stop.</i>

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<i>Stop.</i>
Yeah, I completely understand

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where you're coming from
when it comes to Thomas,

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so don't worry.
I know I need to be cautious

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with him.
>> Liam: Cool, that's--

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>> Katie: Hope, thank God
I've been looking for you.

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>> Hope: Katie, hi.
>> Katie: Have you heard?

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>> Hope: No, what?
>> Liam: Er, what?

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>> Katie: Ridge had annulment
papers served to your mother.

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♪♪♪
>> Steffy: I am just so happy

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for Mom. She's wanted this
forever. Where is she?

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>> Thomas: Uh, have you heard
of a thing called traffic?

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>> Steffy: I'm just really
excited for her.

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I want her to be here.
>> Thomas: Yeah, I know.

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>> Taylor: Okay.
What's going on?

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>> Thomas: Mom, hey.
>> Taylor: I got your text.

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All I saw was get here now,
it's important, all caps.

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>> Steffy: It kinda is.
>> Thomas: Yeah.

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>> Taylor: Okay, well,
I am here now.

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So, what's going on?
Come on, I had to reschedule

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a patient.
>> Thomas: Well, I think

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you're gonna want the rest
of the day off to celebrate

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after you hear this
incredible news.

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>> Steffy: Well, it's
incredible for you and Dad

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not so much for Brooke.
>> Taylor: What are you

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talking about?
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>> Brooke: You want to just
wipe away all of the memories

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that we've ever had?
>> Ridge: That's impossible.

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I remember every moment
I spent with you.

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>> Brooke: Well, it's not the
end, Ridge, it's not.

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We were just settling in.
And yes, I know that we've

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both done things and we've
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We've moved--
>> Ridge: The damage has been

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done, you see that!
>> Brooke: What damage?

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I don't get it.
What is it?

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What is it that is making
you want to end our marriage?

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>> Katie: I can't believe Ridge
is really doing this.

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>> Liam: Yeah, I mean,
in Aspen, he ended things

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rather suddenly, but I don't
think any of us expected

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that to last.
>> Hope: Well, no. I mean,

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my mom really kept the faith
that he would come home.

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>> Katie: She held on to her
marriage, even though it was

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being targeted.
>> Liam: I.E. Thomas and

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Taylor guilt tripping the
hell out of him.

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>> Hope: Okay, well, let's
not forget about Steffy

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pressuring her dad nonstop
to basically leave his wife.

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And now he and Taylor are back
living in their old beach

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house and pretending like his
marriage never even existed.

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And I'm sorry,
that is weird, right?

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Like, this is weird.
>> Liam: No, it's weird.

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I mean, bird's eye view,
it doesn't make any sense.

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>> Katie: Well, imagine how
Brooke feels.

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>> Hope: I-- I don't know.
Do you think it might be

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the situation with Douglas?
Or maybe because she has

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concerns about Thomas that
this influenced his decision.

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>> Liam: Yeah, there's no way
that helped.

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And, you know, behind the
scenes, Thomas has been

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milking that.
>> Katie: It's almost like

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he has to choose between one
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>> Liam: Which like, as if
you couldn't have both those

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things after 30 years
of this, like...

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>> Hope: I really thought they
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I thought they were working
things out,

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but then Ridge goes to Aspen
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I mean, why?
What happened?

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>> Steffy: Yeah, yeah, a lot
has changed.

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>> Taylor: Okay. What is it?
I'm here, tell me.

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>> Thomas: Wait, you seriously
don't know.

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>> Taylor: No. Oh, my God,
baby, you're pregnant.

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>> Steffy: What? No. Oh, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no.

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But it wouldn't be a bad idea
to bring a beautiful child

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into this world as a loving,
devoted family.

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>> Thomas: Yeah, never more
devoted or free.

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>> Steffy: Yes.
Or available.

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>> Thomas: Mm-hmm.
>> Steffy: Yeah.

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>> Thomas: Yeah, ready to commit
to a new and improved life.

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>> Steffy: Yeah, the world
just has so many amazing

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possibilities out there.
So many opportunities.

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The future is so bright.
>> Thomas: Yeah.

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>> Steffy: Yeah.
>> Taylor: Oh, my God,

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you joined a cult.
>> Steffy: No, we were just

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savoring the moment.
This is something we've been

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wanting for a long time.
>> Thomas: And now it's

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finally here.
>> Taylor: Now you can finally

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tell me. What is going on?
>> Thomas: Well...

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>> Steffy: We were talking
to Dad earlier.

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>> Thomas: And he has done
something major.

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>> Steffy: Huge.
>> Taylor: What?

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>> Thomas: Huge.
>> Steffy: Everything that Dad

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said to you and Aspen, about
wanting you and only you?

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It's happening.
Dad is finally serving Brooke

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annulment papers.
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>> Ridge: I don't want this.
I don't want any of this.

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>> Brooke: Well, neither do I.
I just want you here with me.

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>> Ridge: I can't do that.
>> Brooke: Ridge, we can.

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We still love each other.
We can get past anything--

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>> Ridge: Logan, I can't
do that.

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>> Brooke: We have
a great foundation.

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We have everything we need.
I just-- I need you

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to communicate with me.
So, what is it?

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Is it Bill?
>> Ridge: No, it's not Bill.

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>> Brooke: Well, if it's not
Bill, is it Deacon?

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>> Ridge: No, not Bill
or Deacon, neither one

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of those clowns.
>> Brooke: Well, then what

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is it?
Ridge, come on, please,

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I can't read your mind.
I need you to tell me what--

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>> Ridge: All I wanted from
you was some humanity,

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some kindness,
some forgiveness!

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That's...
That's my boy.

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You just...
You gave up on, you gave up

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on my boy, my flesh and blood
in the worst way.

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>> Brooke: Thomas?
This about Thomas?

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>> Ridge: I can't battle with
you anymore.

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>> Katie: What is so
different now?

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What caused such a big wave
that Ridge just couldn't take

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it anymore?
>> Hope: Seriously? I mean,

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where is this coming from?
It's not like they had

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some big blowout fight.
>> Katie: They-- they--

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they were pretty happy.
I mean, they had obstacles

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to overcome, sure but...
>> Hope: Well, they've

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overcome even worse.
>> Katie: Everything went

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south when Ridge followed
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>> Liam: Yes, super abruptly,
by the way. Dude just hopped

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on a plane and turned
everyone's lives upside down.

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>> Hope: Yeah, well, Steffy
was lobbying really hard

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for Ridge to leave my mom.
>> Liam: I-- No, I'm not

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absolving Steffy of
responsibility, but Thomas

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was just as vocal,
and come on, if I were

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a betting man, I'd say he was
doing a little bit more than

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just gently coaxing them
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>> Katie: Okay but,
what difference does it make?

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Ridge is a grown man
who can make his own choices.

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Is he so impressionable that
he listens to whatever his

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kids and his ex-wife have
to say, and he doesn't listen

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to his own heart?
>> Liam: Maybe both things

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can be true at once.
I mean, Brooke's been pretty

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damn adamant that--
that Thomas is using Douglas

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in our whole custody thing
to drive a wedge between

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her and Ridge.
And if that's true,

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the guy's succeeded.
Which, I-- See, this is why

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I'm always saying that Thomas
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>> Taylor: Wow.

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So-- so he-- he asked for
an annulment from Brooke?

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>> Thomas: He told us himself.
Carter did all the paperwork.

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>> Steffy: Yeah, Dad is
invalidating his marriage

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to Brooke.
Which means he wants

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to be with you, Mom.
And start a life with

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you immediately.
>> Taylor: Yes.

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Yes, that is the plan.
So, I mean, yeah...

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>> Thomas: But he didn't tell
you he was doing it?

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>> Taylor: No.
Not-- not that he was doing

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it today.
I don't know. I can just--

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I can just tell that something
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Maybe it's this decision.
>> Steffy: Of course, Dad

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feels guilty about dumping
Brooke, but this is the best

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thing that could happen
for you and Dad.

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>> Taylor: Yeah, look,
don't get me wrong.

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I am-- I am happy,
I really am, but look,

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I want your dad
to be happy too.

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>> Thomas: But that's where
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You do make him happy.
>> Taylor: Yes, and listen,

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I am-- I am so glad that
he followed through with this.

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He really did it.
And it's great.

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It's great for all of us.
But don't forget that Brooke

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is very important to
your father. Very important.

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And, you know, there's some
conflicting feelings going on

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with him, as usual.
So...

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>> Thomas: Okay, but Brooke
is gone and we should be

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popping champagne
and celebrating.

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Brooke is finally out of
our lives for good.

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>> Brooke: Thomas?
What about Thomas?

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>> Ridge: If it's okay with
you, I don't want to play

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this game anymore.
You know what the answer is?

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>> Brooke: No, I don't.
I have expressed my concerns

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about some of the problems
that he's had in the past

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and whether or not
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full-time.
But that's no reason to get

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an annulment.
Ridge, I know you love

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your son unconditionally--
>> Ridge: Yes, I love my son.

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What about you?
You couldn't find even

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a small place in your heart.
Not at all.

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>> Brooke: I wish I could feel
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And I really wish I could
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for the good, the way you
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But the fact is, I think that
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of the issues that we've had
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And I know you're not gonna
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but he is being manipulative
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>> Ridge: Did you say truth?
Okay, let's be truthful.

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Is there anything you want
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>> Hope: So, are you implying
that Thomas had something

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to do with Ridge and my mom
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>> Liam: Well, do I think that
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No.
I am pretty familiar with

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Ridge and Brooke and their
history and their marriage.

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But you know would I presume
to know exactly what ended it?

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I-- No. You know.

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>> Hope: Yeah, I wish we had
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>> Liam: Yeah, I know it's
a mystery, but that is why

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I can't help shaking the
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is popping a bottle
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>> Hope: Liam.
>> Liam: Uh, look, okay.

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All I'm saying is, every time
in the past when things

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have gone wrong and nobody
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it's Thomas.
Why should this time be

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any different?
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>> Taylor: You know, your dad
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our future together and--
and what he wants it

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to look like.
And he's saying all the

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right things.
But I'm-- I'm still not

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convinced that, I don't know,
something's gonna come along

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and-- and make him change
his mind and he's going to do

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the old switcheroo again,
you know?

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>> Thomas: Hey, there's no
chance of that happening now.

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>> Taylor: Oh, thank you,
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And I am happy, I really am,
it's just...

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I just, I still can't help
but wonder why your dad

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did this today.
>> Steffy: Well, whatever the

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reason, I'm just excited
for you.

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>> Taylor: Okay.
I'm excited, too.

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>> Brooke: What does Thomas
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>> Ridge: He's my son.
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But what about us, Ridge?
What about our marriage

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and our relationship?
You are my best friend.

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You're my partner.
You're the love of my life.

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And I know you feel
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>> Ridge: I love you so much.
I will always love you.

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>> Brooke: Okay, well,
you don't have to go

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through with this.
You don't have to be

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with Taylor.
It's not gonna be the same.

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There's always gonna be
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>> Ridge: I thought it was...
I thought it was gonna be

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you and me forever.
But I can't do this.

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>> Brooke: But why? Why not?
I mean, you didn't even

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tell me what this is
all about.

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Okay.
Yeah, uh...

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Well, you have clearly made
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You want to be with Taylor.
I'm not gonna stand in

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your way.

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