[ relaxing music ] >> Liam: Uh, so, when do I get
to meet this Poppy? Because with the way
we're going, like how you're talking about her,
I feel like I'm in future step-mom territory.
>> Bill: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, okay, all right.
Whoa, now, slow down. I told you we're not
rushing to the altar. I mean, we've only had
a couple of dates. Uh, but yes, I-- I--
I want you to meet her. >> Liam: Oh, look at you.
>> Bill: What? >> Liam: You're just--
The way-- You're just-- You're smiling like a dope,
I swear. I'm just like, "This is my dad now."
>> Bill: Yeah, okay. Yes, she makes me, uh, smile.
Well, now, now I gotta meet her. Well, you're-- you-- you will.
I mean, I certainly hope you will.
I don't know why you wouldn't. I wanna to get closer to Poppy,
you know. Hell, I-- I wanna learn
everything there is to learn about each other's families.
♪♪♪ >> RJ: You're worried,
aren't you? >> Luna: Yeah.
I'm second-guessing leaving my mom alone with Aunt Li.
I mean, she can be so cruel. >> RJ: I mean, your mom can
stand up for herself. >> Luna: Well, she shouldn't
have to. I mean, this is none of her
business, but Aunt Li always finds a way to bully herself
into other people's lives. >> RJ: Yeah, like telling you
you couldn't intern here. >> Luna: Yes, exactly.
And what, now she's harassing my mom about who she can
and can't date? I mean, my mom doesn't need
her sister's permission, and she certainly doesn't
have to justify or explain her past with Bill Spencer.
>> Li: You should be ashamed. >> Poppy: Ashamed?
Seriously? Because Luna doesn't know her father?
Hey, I did just fine raising her on my own.
>> Li: No, no, ashamed for all the men you've chased.
Okay, the one-night stands, the countless guys you've
duped into sleeping with you. >> Poppy: Oh, wait, no, I see.
Ashamed of having blood pulsing through my veins,
of wanting human connection or sharing intimacy or passion?
>> Li: Say all the words, pretty words you want to
describe your immoral behavior, but Penelope, it doesn't change
who you are or what you're doing.
>> Poppy: Okay, well, I don't know what's so immoral
about two consenting adults finding pleasure in--
>> Li: Two consenting strangers who will never see
each other again. This is not how we were raised,
Penelope. >> Poppy: Well, you make it
sound like I have a different man in my bed every night,
which couldn't be further from the truth. And some,
I do see again, by the way. Bill Spencer, for example.
>> Li: Oh, God, no, I still can't believe you slept with
him back in the day. [ scoffs ] Of course I can.
He's got the one quality you love the most.
Money. >> Poppy: Oh, come on.
>> Li: Nothing will come out of this, Penelope.
You hear me? Nothing.
♪♪♪
>> Liam: So, uh, does Poppy have, like, a big family?
I mean, I know you mentioned the daughter who's--
who's interning at Forrester Creations.
How is-- uh, how's she doing over there?
>> Bill: What I understand, she's blowing everybody away.
Listen, I'm telling you, Luna is a very impressive young woman.
>> RJ: Still think it's pretty wild hearing you say that.
>> Luna: Say what? >> RJL Just that your mom
has a past. With Bill Spencer.
>> Luna: Well, what's even more wild is that they found each
other again, after all these years have gone by.
>> RJ: Yeah. What's it been? It's been, like, 20 years?
>> Luna: Yeah. Yeah, I mean, it goes way back, like,
before I was even born. ♪♪♪
>> Li: You and Bill Spencer may have had your wild night of
passion decades ago, but it's ancient history.
>> Poppy: Oh, I don't know. The way he's talking to me...
Guy's into me, Li. >> Li: He's Kelly's grandfather.
>> Poppy: Oh, I see. Think I'm too young to be
dating a grandfather? >> Li: No, Penelope,
I'm saying he's off-limits. Besides,
he's way out of your league. Don't get your hopes up.
Nothing good could ever come out of this relationship
with Bill Spencer. ♪♪♪
>> Poppy: Nothing good will come of Bill and me?
>> Li: What's the matter? Did I offend you?
>> Poppy: You wanna know something?
>> Li: What? >> Poppy: I wish you'd be
a little less judgmental. >> Li: And I wish you would give
me less to be judgmental about. Honestly, being your sister
has been exhausting. Always has been.
>> Poppy: Oh, because growing up in your shadow wasn't
a daily thrill? >> Li: Excuse me?
>> Poppy: Yeah, okay. You have been critical to me
ever since I was a little kid and getting angry at me
over the silliest thing. >> Li: Penelope,
it was never about anger! It was always about what
I wanted the best for you. I wish you'd take life more
seriously. Your studies, have a goal or two.
But all you cared about was boys and concerts and partying.
>> Poppy: I like to have fun. That doesn't mean
I don't have goals. >> Li: No, gold-digging
doesn't count. Listen, I don't care that
you and Bill shared a torrid night of passion years ago.
It's not happening again. I won't allow you to sleep
your way into Kelly's grandfather's life.
♪♪♪ >> Li: I gotta say,
it's just so cool, you and Poppy reconnecting
after all this time. >> Bill: It's very cool.
And random. And what are the chances
that we'd be in the exact same restaurant at
the exact same time? >> Liam: Well, I mean, the
chances aren't that low, right? It's Il Giardino.
You go all the time. It's right down the street
from Forrester. Poppy's daughter works at Forrester.
I'm messing with you. It's totally a fluke and
it's amazing that it happened, and I'm really happy for you.
>> Bill: Thank you, son. Wow, I mean for somebody
who's not about fate and all that nonsense...
>> Liam: I know. It's like-- >> Bill: Poppy comes back into
my world 20-plus years later. >> Liam: Like, this woman just,
like, blasts from the past and then all of a sudden, she's
right in front of you again. >> Bill: All right.
Don't try to put me in some kind of rom-com.
>> Liam: I love it. I love it. You deserve your own rom-com,
Dad. It's-- Come on. Listen, this, um...
This is not an accident that this woman and you
have reconnected now. ♪♪♪
>> RJ: You were there, right? When your mom and
Bill reconnected? >> Luna: Yeah, at Il Giardino.
He just approached our table. >> Bill: He said he, uh...
He recognized your mom, but he couldn't quite place
her or something like that? >> Luna: Yeah, I mean,
understandably. It had been so long.
I mean, at first, it seemed like my mom didn't even know
what he was talking about. >> RJ: But then...
She like suddenly was like, "Oh, it all came back to me,"
something like that? >> Luna: I mean, I guess so.
I'm not quite sure. I mean, my mom didn't really
wanna talk about it. Why? What were you thinking?
Tell me what's going on in that handsome head of yours.
>> RJ: I don't know. I just...
I just find it interesting. You know, that two people
recognized each other after that amount of time,
and, I don't know, they only saw each other for one night
at-- at a music festival that was, you know,
probably pretty dark and loud, and, let's face it, you know,
one or maybe two of them might have been slightly inebriated.
I mean, it's just, I don't know. Who'd remember somebody after
that amount of time? It just makes you wonder
if there was something more maybe going on.
>> Luna: More going on? What-- what are you...
>> RJ: Well, maybe something happened between the two of them
all those years ago. ♪♪♪
>> Poppy: Li, please know that I'm saying this with the utmost
love and respect for you. Butt out.
>> Li: This is my life you're messing with.
>> Poppy: No, it's my life, and I will date who I want,
I will sleep with who I want. >> Li: Not when it affects
my son's family. It's bad enough that Luna's
working at Forrester Creations and dating Steffy's brother.
Oh, what's the matter, Penelope? Did you get jealous?
Felt like you wanted to show her up?
Yeah? By finding an even richer man for yourself?
>> Poppy: All right, that is a horrible thing to say.
>> Li: Horribly true. Like mother, like daughter.
That girl turned out just like you, didn't she?
Making moves on poor, unsuspecting RJ.
>> Poppy: Well, like you said, Bill isn't poor, and
nor is he unsuspecting. >> Li: I'm not letting you worm
your way into Finn and Steffy's life any further.
I shudder to think of the damage you'd cause if, God forbid, Bill
started bringing you around. >> Poppy: Imagine.
We could be step-grandmothers together.
Although I don't think I'd go by "Grandma."
I'll choose something a little more youthful.
"Nana," maybe? "Lola"?
>> Li: Save it for when Luna has a child.
You're not going near Kelly or Hayes.
You may have a past with Bill, but it's over.
Cut your ties. There's absolutely no reason
why you should see or speak to him again.
♪♪♪ >> Bill: I am so glad that Poppy
has come back into my world. And, yeah, Liam, I guess
sometimes life does just happen. Well, I'm glad it's happening
to you, because you deserve it. >> Bill: Thank you.
And Poppy seems to have a really good one, too.
>> Liam: A good one what? >> Bill: A good life.
>> Liam: Oh. >> Bill: I mean, she seems very
relaxed and happy, and she's got this wonderful daughter.
Uh, I don't think they always had it easy, though. Which is
not necessarily a bad thing. I mean, I know from my own
experience, not growing up with much can really make you
driven to succeed. >> Liam: And is that something
you recognize in Poppy's daughter?
Yeah, she's very smart, and, well, I'd say she's tenacious.
>> Liam: What's the, um-- What's the deal with the dad?
Is he in the picture? >> Bill: Never was.
Luna doesn't even know who her father is.
♪♪♪ >> Luna: RJ, what are you
getting at? >> RJ: Well, I'm just saying
that, you know, I have a hard time
remembering people that I met, like, two weeks ago,
let alone two decades ago. And, you know,
your mom's very pretty. I'm sure she made a very
big impression on Bill. So, maybe there was more than,
you know, just dancing going on that night?
>> Luna: You think my mom and Bill Spencer...
I knew that they had history years ago, but RJ,
you think my mom and Bill Spencer hooked up together?
♪♪♪
[ Bill exhaling ]
>> Poppy: Thank you. [ phone ringing ]
Hello? >> Bill: Poppy, it's--
it's Bill. >> Poppy: How are you?
>> Bill: Um, I'm-- I'm great. I was just--
I was just thinking about you and talking about you as well.
>> Poppy: Oh, really? >> Bill: To my son, Liam.
>> Poppy: Does he have a beach house you wanna show me too?
>> Bill: Well, he actually did at one time,
but, you know, that's another story.
I still cannot believe that Luna and RJ almost walked
in on us the other night. That was a close call.
>> Poppy: Don't remind me. Regardless, I had an amazing
time with you. I would like to do it again.
And I hope you feel the same way.
Something wrong? >> Poppy: Not with you.
I thoroughly enjoyed our night together.
It's, um... It's my sister.
She's so judgmental. She called me a gold-digger.
[ Bill chuckling ] It's not funny.
>> Bill: Well, it actually is funny, because
I'm the one pursuing you. It's not the other way around.
When I was talking to my son about you, he got me thinking.
>> Poppy: About? >> Bill: I can't stop
thinking about you. And-- and I feel like there
are forces at work that-- that brought us back into
each other's lives for a reason. >> Poppy: Well, I don't know
about forces, but things definitely happen for a reason.
>> Bill: Yes, exactly. We've been given an
incredible opportunity. And I hope you won't let
your sister's rudeness compromise that.
I wanna spend more time with you. I wanna get to know
you better. I wanna get to know your daughter better.
I want you to meet my sons. I mean, Liam is really
excited to meet you. Well, he just kept reiterating
that we've been brought back together for a reason.
>> Poppy: I think he may be right.
>> Luna: Oh, that kind of freaks me out, thinking about my mom
and Bill Spencer, like... At a concert?
>> RJ: I'm sorry, I don't mean to paint that picture
inside of your head. >> Luna: Well, you did,
Michelangelo, and now I can't get it out of my head.
I mean, I don't think that's what...
There's no actual way that... Why did you bring this up?
>> RJ: Well, because, you know, you told me that you don't know
who your father is, and... >> Luna: I haven't needed
a father. I just always appreciated
my mom raising me. >> RJ: No, I know. I totally--
I get that, you know? The relationship that
you two have is great. It's you two against the world.
>> Luna: Yeah. For as long as I can remember.
>> RJ: But, you know, all that time, it could have
been the three of you. >> Luna: I mean,
it's not that big of a deal. You know, I never felt bad about
myself or felt like I was missing out on anything.
If anything, I felt bad for my mom.
You know, I often thought about how different her life
would be if my dad was in the picture and contributing.
I don't know. Every time I brought him up,
she would get, like, super distant and shut down.
>> RJ: So your mom's never told you any information
about your dad? >> Luna: Nope.
Just that I was made from love. >> RJ: Well, if that's true,
you know, whoever your dad is, it's got to be someone who's
really special to your mom. It's got to be someone who
made a really big impact on her. >> Luna: Yeah. I hope so.
I mean, that's how I found comfort over the years.
If you do the math with when Bill and your mom met at this
music festival 20-- like, over 20 years ago,
and-- and the fact that they don't-- you know, they
haven't forgotten each other, you know, it just got me
thinking-- Look, I don't wanna sound crazy, okay,
I don't want you to wig out, but with how old you are and
how long ago they both met at that music festival, when
they were connecting there... >> Luna: Oh, my God.
Are you saying what I think you're saying?
>> RJ: What if it's true, Luna? What if Bill Spencer
is your father? ♪♪♪
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