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>> Steffy: Granddad's been
sick the entire time I've been
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if-- if I knew.
>> Ridge: Don't do that.

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if-- if I knew.
>> Ridge: Don't do that.

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You couldn't have known.
We didn't know.

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You couldn't have known.
We didn't know.

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>> Steffy: How's Donna?
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It was hard for her in
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didn't have anyone,
but now she's got Katie

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and Brooke. That's why
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and Brooke. That's why
she went over there now.

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>> Steffy: Oh.
>> Thomas: This, uh...

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>> Steffy: Oh.
>> Thomas: This, uh...

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it doesn't feel real.
>> Steffy: Yeah.

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>> Thomas: Right? He can't--
He can't go.

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>> Thomas: Right? He can't--
He can't go.

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I'm not ready to lose him.
>> Ridge: I'm not either.

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I'm not ready to lose him.
>> Ridge: I'm not either.

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♪♪♪
>> Donna: Honey, um, why

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>> Donna: Honey, um, why

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>> Donna: Honey, um, why

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don't we just chill
by the pool today?

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It's-- it's a gorgeous day.
>> Katie: You know, you did

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It's-- it's a gorgeous day.
>> Katie: You know, you did

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what you wanted to do.
You won the fashion challenge.

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You beat Ridge.
I think that deserves

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a little bit of a breather.
>> Eric: To the victor belong

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a little bit of a breather.
>> Eric: To the victor belong

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the spoils. I'm going to go
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the spoils. I'm going to go
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into my office.
I'm gonna put my feet

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on my desk.
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on my desk.
[ Eric coughing ]

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>> Donna: Here you go.
>> Eric: Thank you,

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but it's all right.
It's all right. I'm fine.

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but it's all right.
It's all right. I'm fine.

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I'm not going to die today.
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I'm not going to die today.
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I'm not going to die today.
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I have this, uh, this cough
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every time I cough,
she thinks it's gonna be

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the death of me.
What-- what do I owe

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the death of me.
What-- what do I owe

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this visit?
>> Brooke: Uh, well, I have

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a break in my schedule
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a break in my schedule
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nice to spend some time
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>> Eric: Ah, good.
>> Brooke: So, are you going

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to the office?
>> Eric: Yes. Yes. My office.

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to the office?
>> Eric: Yes. Yes. My office.

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Yes, I am. Uh-huh.
Is Ridge there?

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>> Brooke: Yeah, he is.
>> Eric: Good, good.

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I want to see him.
I want to talk to him.

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But don't worry,
I won't gloat about his loss.

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Not too much.
I'll see you later. Bye.

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Not too much.
I'll see you later. Bye.

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>> Brooke: Bye.
How are you holding up?

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>> Brooke: Bye.
How are you holding up?

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>> Brooke: Bye.
How are you holding up?

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>> Donna: I don't know.
I'm just trying to hold it

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together, you know.
It's been killing me,

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together, you know.
It's been killing me,

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keeping this a secret.
>> Brooke: Yeah. Well, uh--

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keeping this a secret.
>> Brooke: Yeah. Well, uh--

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>> Katie: What is it?
What's going on?

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>> Donna: Brooke, what?
>> Brooke: Uh, Ridge couldn't

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>> Donna: Brooke, what?
>> Brooke: Uh, Ridge couldn't

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hold back. He said he couldn't
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and just lie to them, let
alone hide his feelings, so...

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and just lie to them, let
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>> Donna: What are you
saying, Brooke?

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>> Donna: What are you
saying, Brooke?

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>> Brooke: So, he--
he told Steffy and Thomas

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the truth about
their grandfather.

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the truth about
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>> Thomas: So, we're really

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>> Thomas: So, we're really

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supposed to keep this
a secret?

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supposed to keep this
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>> Ridge: Granddad doesn't
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>> Steffy: Just act like
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>> Carter: Seems like
I walked in on something.

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>> Carter: Seems like
I walked in on something.

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>> Ridge: Just filling
Steffy in on what she missed.

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>> Carter: Okay.
Maybe you can fill me in too?

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>> Carter: Okay.
Maybe you can fill me in too?

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You've been avoiding me.
Do they know?

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You've been avoiding me.
Do they know?

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>> Ridge: Do they know what?
>> Carter: About the fashion

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challenge? The showcase
that Eric won?

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challenge? The showcase
that Eric won?

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>> Ridge: Yeah, they know.
>> Carter: Okay, then

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I need answers. After months
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I need answers. After months
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us bending the budget forwards
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showcase can happen, you what?
You just-- you just give away

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showcase can happen, you what?
You just-- you just give away

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the win?
Your designs outsold

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Eric's that day,
so why did you let him

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Eric's that day,
so why did you let him

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believe you won?
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>> Donna: I can understand
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Thomas and Steffy about Eric.
I mean, it would be too

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Thomas and Steffy about Eric.
I mean, it would be too

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difficult to keep it
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Eric cannot know
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Eric cannot know
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>> Brooke: They understand.
>> Donna: Thank you.

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>> Brooke: They understand.
>> Donna: Thank you.

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Now, I just-- I just have to
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I need to be strong for Eric.
>> Brooke: Donna, you've been

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I need to be strong for Eric.
>> Brooke: Donna, you've been

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his rock through this.
>> Donna: But then why do

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I feel like I'm just
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>> Katie: Because you
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>> Katie: Because you
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this all by yourself.
>> Donna: Well, what choice

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do I have? I mean, I--
Uh, Eric doesn't want

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do I have? I mean, I--
Uh, Eric doesn't want

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anyone to know.
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just give up on the need
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just give up on the need
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his condition to himself.
We could all be there for him

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and love him and support him.
But instead, we have to play

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and love him and support him.
But instead, we have to play

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this charade and pretend like
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this charade and pretend like
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nothing could be further
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>> Donna: I know.
[ knock on door ]

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>> Donna: I know.
[ knock on door ]

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>> Hope: Hi. Um, is Eric
around because I had a few

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>> Hope: Hi. Um, is Eric
around because I had a few

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ideas for Hope for the Future
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Aunt Donna, is everything okay?
>> Donna: Yeah. Why?

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Aunt Donna, is everything okay?
>> Donna: Yeah. Why?

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Of course, everything's fine.
I just, um-- um-- I--

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Of course, everything's fine.
I just, um-- um-- I--

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>> Hope: Mom. What is--
what is going on?

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>> Brooke: Uh...
>> Donna: You can tell her.

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>> Brooke: Uh...
>> Donna: You can tell her.

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>> Hope: Tell me what?
>> Brooke: Sweetheart,

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>> Hope: Tell me what?
>> Brooke: Sweetheart,

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it's Eric.
He's sick.

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it's Eric.
He's sick.

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>> Hope: Sick?
>> Brooke: Well, it's awful

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>> Hope: Sick?
>> Brooke: Well, it's awful

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really. He's-- he's dying.
Eric is dying.

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really. He's-- he's dying.
Eric is dying.

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>> Carter: What is this

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>> Carter: What is this

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Ridge? Come on.
Why are you avoiding

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my question?
You let Eric believe he won

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my question?
You let Eric believe he won

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the fashion challenge. Why?
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to see him happy.
It means a lot to him.

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to see him happy.
It means a lot to him.

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>> Carter: No, I know
how much you were looking

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forward to winning.
I was there when you saw

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the numbers. I showed them
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the numbers. I showed them
to you. Now, you weren't

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thrilled it got this far,
but you were happy you won.

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You believed you should be
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You asked me to keep it quiet.
You wanted to be the one

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You asked me to keep it quiet.
You wanted to be the one

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to tell Eric he lost.
And out of nowhere,

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I hear that you announced him
and RJ the winners?

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I hear that you announced him
and RJ the winners?

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You see, the more
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the more I want an answer.
Talk to me, man.

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the more I want an answer.
Talk to me, man.

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What is this?
There has to be a reason.

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What is this?
There has to be a reason.

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Do you two know why?
>> Ridge: Carter, just...

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>> Eric: Well, look at this.
[ Eric chuckling ]

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>> Eric: Well, look at this.
[ Eric chuckling ]

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I'm glad to see that
my office is being used

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I'm glad to see that
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as a conference room.
That hasn't really changed.

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Although, I have to say,
I don't want anyone

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to sit behind my desk,
all right?

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to sit behind my desk,
all right?

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>> Ridge: No one's gonna sit
in your chair, Dad, because

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>> Ridge: No one's gonna sit
in your chair, Dad, because

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winner takes all, right?
>> Eric: And I will.

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Yes, that's right.
I forgot that a little healthy

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Yes, that's right.
I forgot that a little healthy

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competition is really good
for an artist.

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And you did that to me.
You did some really wonderful

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And you did that to me.
You did some really wonderful

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work and you forced me
to do some of the best work

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in my career.
In-- in my whole life.

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in my career.
In-- in my whole life.

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>> Ridge: Is this you saying
thank you?

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Is that what this is?
>> Eric: No, although I do

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Is that what this is?
>> Eric: No, although I do

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appreciate it.
It was really fun beating you.

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What's this?
Why are you all looking

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What's this?
Why are you all looking

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like that?
Oh, I think I understand.

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like that?
Oh, I think I understand.

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Your father got to you,
didn't he?

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Your father got to you,
didn't he?

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>> Steffy: Yes, he did.
He told us everything.

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>> Steffy: Yes, he did.
He told us everything.

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♪♪♪

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>> Hope: I don't understand.
How could Eric be dying?

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He seemed more energized
than ever.

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He seemed more energized
than ever.

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He completed his last
collection. I mean, he beat

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Ridge in the showdown, so...
>> Brooke: I know, I know.

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We were all shocked
to find out about

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his condition.
>> Hope: How long has

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he been sick?
>> Donna: Um, well, uh, we--

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he been sick?
>> Donna: Um, well, uh, we--

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we-- we started seeing
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>> Hope: So, he's--
he's just been in pain

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>> Hope: So, he's--
he's just been in pain

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this entire time?
>> Donna: Yeah, we thought

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the tremors was just
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and that's why we asked RJ
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and that's why we asked RJ
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because he couldn't sketch.
>> Hope: So, that's how RJ

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because he couldn't sketch.
>> Hope: So, that's how RJ

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became involved in all this?
>> Donna: Yeah. RJ was

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literally Eric's hands.
>> Brooke: Eric is a very

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literally Eric's hands.
>> Brooke: Eric is a very

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proud man, so it was
devastating for him to think

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that maybe he wouldn't be
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that maybe he wouldn't be
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>> Donna: Especially when
he felt that he had so much

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more to create.
>> Hope: Oh, so that's why

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more to create.
>> Hope: Oh, so that's why

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he wanted to call this
collection his grand finale.

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>> Katie: What's crazy is
that if Ridge had known about

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>> Katie: What's crazy is
that if Ridge had known about

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Eric's condition,
he never would have tried

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to stand in Eric's way.
>> Donna: Well, we didn't

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to stand in Eric's way.
>> Donna: Well, we didn't

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know the full extent of it
at first. We just thought

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that we'd have time to figure
it out, you know?

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that we'd have time to figure
it out, you know?

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>> Hope: I'm so sorry, Donna.
>> Brooke: Honey, it's

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>> Hope: I'm so sorry, Donna.
>> Brooke: Honey, it's

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important that you don't let
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Because he only thinks that
Katie and Donna and RJ know.

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Because he only thinks that
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>> Katie: But word
is spreading.

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>> Hope: But why wouldn't
he want everyone to know?

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>> Hope: But why wouldn't
he want everyone to know?

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>> Donna: He doesn't want
to be pitied.

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>> Hope: We wouldn't pity him.
We love him.

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>> Hope: We wouldn't pity him.
We love him.

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He's always been there
for all of us and now,

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when he needs our support
the most, we're just, what?

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when he needs our support
the most, we're just, what?

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We're supposed to pretend
like we don't know?

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I'm sorry. That's just--
Mom...

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I'm sorry. That's just--
Mom...

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>> Brooke: I know, honey.
I know.

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♪♪♪
>> Eric: So, what exactly did

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>> Eric: So, what exactly did

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your father tell you? Thomas?
[ Eric chuckling ]

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your father tell you? Thomas?
[ Eric chuckling ]

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Your-- your kids are
tongue-tied here?

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Your-- your kids are
tongue-tied here?

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Well, I think they can't quite
believe that their

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Well, I think they can't quite
believe that their

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grandfather beat the great
Ridge Forrester.

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>> Ridge: Well, if I'm great,
Dad, it's because of

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>> Ridge: Well, if I'm great,
Dad, it's because of

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everything you've given me.
>> Eric: What about you,

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Carter? Were you surprised
that I won

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Carter? Were you surprised
that I won

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the fashion challenge?
>> Carter: I have to admit,

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yes.
But not too surprised though.

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yes.
But not too surprised though.

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You're Eric Forrester.
I'm very excited to see you

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You're Eric Forrester.
I'm very excited to see you

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back at the forefront
for many years to come.

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Now, I should get going.
Thanks to you, I have several

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orders to manage.
Catch you later, Ridge.

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orders to manage.
Catch you later, Ridge.

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>> Eric: Nobody should be
that surprised. Not really.

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I mean, I'm older, God knows.
And, uh, I've lost a few steps

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I mean, I'm older, God knows.
And, uh, I've lost a few steps

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here and there, but there's
still a lot of--

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a lot of gas in the tank.
And besides, we do art here.

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a lot of gas in the tank.
And besides, we do art here.

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a lot of gas in the tank.
And besides, we do art here.

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Art lives forever.
It never dies

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and it's our job to be sure
it's never forgotten.

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and it's our job to be sure
it's never forgotten.

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It's like, uh, like this--
this old stapler here.

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It's been here since
the very first day.

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It's been here since
the very first day.

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Helping-- helping this--
this company start from

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the beginning and to last
forever, but he got--

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the beginning and to last
forever, but he got--

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he got lost and he got
forgotten for a while.

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But now, it's back, like me.
These are going to be

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But now, it's back, like me.
These are going to be

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mighty days at Forrester.
They really are.

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And I'm going to make
the most of every day

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And I'm going to make
the most of every day

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I have left.
>> Ridge: Dad, you--

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>> Eric: Look Ridge, uh,
you know, I'm not naive.

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>> Eric: Look Ridge, uh,
you know, I'm not naive.

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My days are limited.
Time is not on my side.

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>> Steffy: Grandad,
please don't say that.

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>> Eric: Steffy, it's true.
Look, I'm not gonna just, uh,

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>> Eric: Steffy, it's true.
Look, I'm not gonna just, uh,

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go quietly off into
the good night somewhere.

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go quietly off into
the good night somewhere.

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I'm not gonna do that.
And Ridge, you--

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you, hey, you want me to--
You wanted me to just retire.

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you, hey, you want me to--
You wanted me to just retire.

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To sit back and lie back
on some-- some yacht

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somewhere. But life is meant
to be lived and I intend

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somewhere. But life is meant
to be lived and I intend

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to live every day of my life
until my last.

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to live every day of my life
until my last.

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♪♪♪

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>> Brooke: Ridge has told
Steffy and Thomas about

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>> Brooke: Ridge has told
Steffy and Thomas about

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their grandfather.
>> Hope: And how did they

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take the news?
>> Brooke: Well, like you.

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Shocked and in disbelief.
>> Hope: Oh, I just don't

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Shocked and in disbelief.
>> Hope: Oh, I just don't

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understand why he thinks
that we would pity him?

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understand why he thinks
that we would pity him?

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When we could support him
and show him our--

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our-- our love.
>> Katie: It's his decision.

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our-- our love.
>> Katie: It's his decision.

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>> Hope: Maybe it's
the wrong one.

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I'm sorry, but...
>> Katie: No, no, I--

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Believe me.
We all felt the same way

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Believe me.
We all felt the same way

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when we found out about
Eric's illness, but it's not

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about how we feel.
It's about how he feels.

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about how we feel.
It's about how he feels.

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It's his decision,
how he wants to live his life.

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It's his decision,
how he wants to live his life.

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And he says he wants to live
until he dies.

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>> Donna: Exactly. That's--
that's what he keeps saying.

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No sorrow. No tears.
>> Katie: We can love and

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No sorrow. No tears.
>> Katie: We can love and

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support him by honoring
his wishes and not treat him

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support him by honoring
his wishes and not treat him

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like he's dying.
Just try to treasure every

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moment we have with him.
>> Donna: That's so hard,

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moment we have with him.
>> Donna: That's so hard,

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but that's what I'm trying
to do. To-- to live in

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the moment.
To love in the moment.

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the moment.
To love in the moment.

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And as-- as horrible
as this is, Eric's happy.

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And as-- as horrible
as this is, Eric's happy.

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I mean, you should see
how excited he is about life.

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I mean, you should have seen
him designing with RJ

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I mean, you should have seen
him designing with RJ

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in this room. He was--
he was on fire.

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And-- and the look on
his face when he learned that

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And-- and the look on
his face when he learned that

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he won the-- the showdown.
That's what he wants to do,

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he won the-- the showdown.
That's what he wants to do,

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until the end.
Smiles and laughter and love.

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until the end.
Smiles and laughter and love.

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>> Brooke: Don't worry, honey.
We'll all get through this

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>> Brooke: Don't worry, honey.
We'll all get through this

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together, as a family.
♪♪♪

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together, as a family.
♪♪♪

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together, as a family.
♪♪♪

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>> Eric: Time stops for no
man. Not even your grandfather.

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>> Eric: Time stops for no
man. Not even your grandfather.

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And don't worry, I'm not going
anywhere very soon,

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And don't worry, I'm not going
anywhere very soon,

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and certainly not after
my greatest achievement.

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>> Ridge: No, that was your
finest hour. Mine too.

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>> Ridge: No, that was your
finest hour. Mine too.

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Because I got to share
the stage with you.

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>> Eric: It was fun, wasn't it?
>> Ridge: It was.

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>> Eric: It was fun, wasn't it?
>> Ridge: It was.

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You inspire me.
>> Thomas: You inspire me too,

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You inspire me.
>> Thomas: You inspire me too,

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Granddad. You know, I don't--
I don't know if you actually

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remember this at all.
I must have been like 14.

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remember this at all.
I must have been like 14.

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Yeah. Um, I had an art project
for school.

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Yeah. Um, I had an art project
for school.

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>> Eric: I know. I know.
It was the, uh...

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>> Eric: I know. I know.
It was the, uh...

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it was that watercolor.
>> Thomas: Yeah.

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>> Eric: Yeah.
>> Thomas: That was it.

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>> Eric: Yeah.
>> Thomas: That was it.

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It was amazing. You just, I--
It made no sense to me, right?

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It was amazing. You just, I--
It made no sense to me, right?

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And you were just eager
to help.

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That's always how you are.
You're just, you're--

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you're thoughtful,
you're caring

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you're thoughtful,
you're caring

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and you're always there
and um,

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it meant a lot to me.
But you-- you taught me then,

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it meant a lot to me.
But you-- you taught me then,

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but you still continue
to teach me now.

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Not just as a designer,
but as a man.

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Not just as a designer,
but as a man.

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>> Eric: Yeah.
>> Steffy: The truth is

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you've always been a light
in our family.

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you've always been a light
in our family.

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I remember when I was really
little, when I'd come here

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and yeah, I was kind of
excited to see the gowns,

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and yeah, I was kind of
excited to see the gowns,

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but I was really excited
to see you working behind

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the desk and creating.
>> Eric: I thought it was

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the desk and creating.
>> Eric: I thought it was

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just because of the jelly
beans in the top drawer?

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>> Steffy: Yeah, that--
that too.

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>> Steffy: Yeah, that--
that too.

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[ Eric laughing ]
But even when

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you were so busy, you always--
you always made time for me.

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I looked up to you then
and I still look up to you.

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I looked up to you then
and I still look up to you.

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You know how close we are.
Like we've always had this

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You know how close we are.
Like we've always had this

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connection and maybe part
of it is because I'm

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grandmother's namesake, but...
>> Eric: Two beautiful,

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wonderful, fearless women.
>> Ridge: Fearless.

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wonderful, fearless women.
>> Ridge: Fearless.

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wonderful, fearless women.
>> Ridge: Fearless.

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Everyone gets that from you.
The great Eric Forrester.

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Everyone gets that from you.
The great Eric Forrester.

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♪♪♪

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♪♪♪