1 00:00:04,637 --> 00:00:06,172 >> Hope: Uh, don't be shy, 2 00:00:06,239 --> 00:00:09,642 Carter, come on in. >> Liam: Dude, how's it going? 3 00:00:09,709 --> 00:00:13,146 >> Carter: Good, man, good. I didn't realize you were here. 4 00:00:13,213 --> 00:00:14,681 >> Liam: Ah. >> Beth: We're having a pizza 5 00:00:14,748 --> 00:00:16,616 party. >> Carter: Awesome! 6 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:20,387 >> Hope: [laughs] Yeah, uh, we have Beth's favorite--pepperoni, 7 00:00:20,453 --> 00:00:22,789 as well as cheese. >> Carter: What do you know? 8 00:00:22,856 --> 00:00:25,492 Pepperoni's my favorite too. >> Beth: Really? 9 00:00:25,558 --> 00:00:27,193 >> Carter: Really. >> Beth: Daddy and I picked it 10 00:00:27,260 --> 00:00:30,130 up, brought it to Mommy. You want a piece? 11 00:00:30,196 --> 00:00:32,699 >> Carter: No, thank you. That's very sweet, but I feel 12 00:00:32,766 --> 00:00:35,668 like I'm interrupting family time. 13 00:00:35,735 --> 00:00:45,178 ♪♪♪ 14 00:00:48,915 --> 00:00:51,918 >> Brooke: [giggling] >> Eric: Well, your timing is 15 00:00:51,985 --> 00:00:54,187 impeccable. I'm all by myself here. 16 00:00:54,254 --> 00:00:56,990 I'm all on my lonesome. >> Brooke: Oh, so Donna's not 17 00:00:57,056 --> 00:00:58,391 around? >> Eric: No. She's out running 18 00:00:58,458 --> 00:01:00,627 errands. Will I do? 19 00:01:00,693 --> 00:01:03,696 >> Brooke: Of course, Eric. I love spending time with you. 20 00:01:03,763 --> 00:01:05,598 >> Eric: Good. >> Brooke: You look fantastic, 21 00:01:05,665 --> 00:01:07,534 by the way. >> Eric: Thank you. 22 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,837 Your sister deserves credit for that. 23 00:01:10,904 --> 00:01:15,475 She keeps me on my toes and younger than my years. 24 00:01:15,542 --> 00:01:18,445 How are you? How you doing now that Taylor's 25 00:01:18,511 --> 00:01:19,512 back in town? ♪♪♪ 26 00:01:23,049 --> 00:01:25,051 >> Steffy: Wow, the collaboration with J.J. from 27 00:01:25,118 --> 00:01:27,887 Kaleo was a great idea. Brooke's Bedroom was already 28 00:01:27,954 --> 00:01:32,792 popular, but, gosh, these demands are through the roof! 29 00:01:32,859 --> 00:01:34,794 Not a bad problem to have, right? 30 00:01:37,597 --> 00:01:40,366 Dad? Hey. 31 00:01:40,433 --> 00:01:42,702 >> Ridge: Hey. >> Steffy: Are you okay? 32 00:01:42,769 --> 00:01:47,841 You seem a little distracted. Does it have something to do 33 00:01:47,907 --> 00:01:48,341 with Mom? 34 00:01:48,408 --> 00:01:56,850 ♪♪♪ 35 00:02:02,522 --> 00:02:04,224 >> Brooke: We've spoken about Taylor. 36 00:02:04,290 --> 00:02:09,295 >> Eric: Yeah, we have. You said you were committed to 37 00:02:09,362 --> 00:02:12,232 hoping that the two of you could be friends this time around? 38 00:02:12,298 --> 00:02:14,868 >> Brooke: We tried before. It didn't work, but we're hoping 39 00:02:14,934 --> 00:02:17,637 it will work this time. >> Eric: So you reached out to 40 00:02:17,704 --> 00:02:20,406 Taylor? >> Brooke: Yes. We've been 41 00:02:20,473 --> 00:02:23,943 fighting our entire adult life. We're hoping to put that behind 42 00:02:24,010 --> 00:02:26,613 us. >> Eric: Yeah. You think that 43 00:02:26,679 --> 00:02:31,417 could really happen? The two of you, uh, both feeling 44 00:02:31,484 --> 00:02:33,052 the same way you do about Ridge? ♪♪♪ 45 00:02:38,525 --> 00:02:40,426 >> Ridge: What about your mother? 46 00:02:40,493 --> 00:02:42,295 >> Steffy: Well, I know you've been spending a lot of time with 47 00:02:42,362 --> 00:02:44,330 her. >> Ridge: And you're complaining 48 00:02:44,397 --> 00:02:46,065 about that? >> Steffy: No, not at all. 49 00:02:46,132 --> 00:02:48,001 I think it's really wonderful, and I know Mom feels the same 50 00:02:48,067 --> 00:02:51,004 way. You spent a lot of time apart. 51 00:02:51,070 --> 00:02:53,673 >> Ridge: Because your mother wanted to leave. 52 00:02:53,740 --> 00:02:58,177 >> Steffy: Yeah, but, I know you didn't want Mom to leave. 53 00:02:58,244 --> 00:03:01,748 >> Ridge: No, but, uh, she had to, you know, she had to... 54 00:03:01,814 --> 00:03:03,483 >> Steffy: She had to work. >> Ridge: Yeah. 55 00:03:03,550 --> 00:03:05,552 >> Steffy: Yeah. Okay. Well, you know Mom. 56 00:03:05,618 --> 00:03:08,755 She puts everyone first, and she's so caring and loving, and 57 00:03:08,821 --> 00:03:12,258 you know how proud I am of her. But... 58 00:03:12,325 --> 00:03:14,093 look, I have to admit, I am worried about her. 59 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,029 >> Ridge: You're worried about her? 60 00:03:16,095 --> 00:03:18,231 >> Steffy: Yeah. She's starting up this practice in Los Angeles, 61 00:03:18,298 --> 00:03:23,202 and part of me feels like it's a distraction. 62 00:03:23,269 --> 00:03:25,238 >> Ridge: A distraction? >> Steffy: I don't know. 63 00:03:25,305 --> 00:03:30,610 It just feels like... maybe her heart's not in it. 64 00:03:30,677 --> 00:03:35,615 Like there's something going on. You've been spending a lot of 65 00:03:35,682 --> 00:03:37,417 time with her. Like, was that your idea or was 66 00:03:37,483 --> 00:03:38,985 that Mom's? >> Ridge: What are you doing? 67 00:03:39,052 --> 00:03:41,387 Does it really matter? I'm not-- >> Steffy: I don't understand 68 00:03:41,454 --> 00:03:43,623 why you're dodging the questions. Is there a reason? 69 00:03:43,690 --> 00:03:46,693 'Cause you'd tell me, right? >> Ridge: Like what? 70 00:03:46,759 --> 00:03:50,730 >> Steffy: Like i-if Mom shared something with you, and-and she 71 00:03:50,797 --> 00:03:51,898 hasn't shared it with me. 72 00:03:55,401 --> 00:03:56,836 >> Liam: Carter, 100%, you're 73 00:03:56,903 --> 00:03:59,172 not interrupting. This is one of those 74 00:03:59,238 --> 00:04:02,775 more-the-merrier type situations. 75 00:04:02,842 --> 00:04:05,411 >> Beth: Carter's cool. >> Liam: Carter is so cool. 76 00:04:05,478 --> 00:04:08,348 I--is he cool--okay, do you think he's cooler than all those 77 00:04:08,414 --> 00:04:10,583 superheroes you're obsessed with? 78 00:04:10,650 --> 00:04:14,354 >> Beth: Mmm, um...as cool. >> Liam: As cool. As cool is 79 00:04:14,420 --> 00:04:16,589 good. As cool is high praise, trust me. 80 00:04:16,656 --> 00:04:18,992 Wait a second. [whispering] Do you think Carter 81 00:04:19,058 --> 00:04:22,462 might be a superhero? >> Beth: No, Daddy. That's you. 82 00:04:22,528 --> 00:04:27,000 >> Liam: Shh! I gotta keep my secret identity. 83 00:04:27,066 --> 00:04:30,036 Do you know how Grandpa Bill's always talking-- 84 00:04:30,103 --> 00:04:32,338 >> Carter: Okay. I can't help it--I feel like this is one of 85 00:04:32,405 --> 00:04:35,575 those family moments, and I am definitely in the way. 86 00:04:35,642 --> 00:04:37,010 ♪♪♪ 87 00:04:45,985 --> 00:04:47,186 ♪♪♪ >> Eric: I hope you know I do 88 00:04:47,253 --> 00:04:54,027 not wanna fan the flames of this rivalry between the two of you. 89 00:04:54,093 --> 00:04:57,830 It's not good. >> Brooke: I agree. 90 00:04:57,897 --> 00:05:01,601 That's why I hope our friendship will work this time. 91 00:05:01,668 --> 00:05:06,539 I mean, we may never, ever be BFFs, but I believe that Taylor 92 00:05:06,606 --> 00:05:11,210 and I have matured and that we're focusing on putting 93 00:05:11,277 --> 00:05:15,682 families' needs first. >> Eric: Yes, the families. 94 00:05:15,748 --> 00:05:18,885 Yours with Ridge and hers with Ridge. 95 00:05:18,951 --> 00:05:21,754 >> Brooke: Yes, Eric. That is the reality. 96 00:05:21,821 --> 00:05:23,756 We both have families with your son. 97 00:05:23,823 --> 00:05:28,628 >> Eric: Yeah. Which puts him... right in the middle again. 98 00:05:28,695 --> 00:05:31,130 >> Brooke: I never wanted that for Ridge. 99 00:05:31,197 --> 00:05:34,400 >> Eric: No, I know, I know. Look, I'm not judging you, 100 00:05:34,467 --> 00:05:39,806 not either one of you. But it's the history, Brooke, 101 00:05:39,872 --> 00:05:45,211 it's the repercussions. They have a big effect on Ridge 102 00:05:45,278 --> 00:05:48,047 and on everybody, really, everybody in the family. 103 00:05:48,114 --> 00:05:52,952 >> Brooke: Steffy most of all. >> Eric: Yeah. My granddaughter 104 00:05:53,019 --> 00:05:57,156 has had a lot to deal with in her life. 105 00:05:57,223 --> 00:06:01,561 The loss of her sister, the loss of Phoebe-- 106 00:06:01,627 --> 00:06:04,964 they were so close. And then...and then to lose her 107 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:07,066 father-- >> Brooke: Steffy never lost 108 00:06:07,133 --> 00:06:09,869 Ridge. He's always been there for her. 109 00:06:09,936 --> 00:06:12,572 >> Eric: Ridge is a wonderful father. He loves being a father, 110 00:06:12,638 --> 00:06:16,542 and he cares deeply for his children. 111 00:06:16,609 --> 00:06:20,680 And he always wants to be there for them, but... 112 00:06:20,747 --> 00:06:24,183 but when his marriage to Taylor ended... 113 00:06:24,250 --> 00:06:26,452 You see where I'm going with this, right? 114 00:06:26,519 --> 00:06:29,922 >> Brooke: Yes. I do, Eric. 115 00:06:29,989 --> 00:06:36,129 Divorce is difficult, even if it's not bitter. 116 00:06:36,195 --> 00:06:41,234 But Ridge and Taylor, they're able to remain friends, and 117 00:06:41,300 --> 00:06:45,204 Steffy and Thomas, they always have their parents. 118 00:06:45,271 --> 00:06:49,008 They're very lucky that way. >> Eric: Oh, yeah. Yeah. 119 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:53,579 And now that Taylor's come back for Steffy, it just does my 120 00:06:53,646 --> 00:06:57,250 heart good to see how happy it makes Steffy to have her mother 121 00:06:57,316 --> 00:07:00,520 back. I mean, the connection that the 122 00:07:00,586 --> 00:07:03,956 two of them have, mother and daughter having that back, and 123 00:07:04,023 --> 00:07:05,391 for many years to come. 124 00:07:07,293 --> 00:07:08,060 >> Steffy: Is something up with 125 00:07:08,127 --> 00:07:11,764 Mom? Dad. 126 00:07:11,831 --> 00:07:13,966 >> Ridge: Hones--I don't know what you're saying. 127 00:07:14,033 --> 00:07:16,469 >> Steffy: Is there something I don't know? 128 00:07:16,536 --> 00:07:19,038 >> Ridge: What? What do you mean? Why would you think that? 129 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:20,973 >> Steffy: Well, there's something I just can't put my 130 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,042 finger on, like Mom just seems different. 131 00:07:23,109 --> 00:07:25,044 >> Ridge: Different. How different? I don't-- 132 00:07:25,111 --> 00:07:27,747 >> Steffy: I-I don't know. It's just something that I've... 133 00:07:27,814 --> 00:07:31,284 I've noticed. Is it something that you're 134 00:07:31,350 --> 00:07:33,286 aware of? Do you know what's going on? 135 00:07:33,352 --> 00:07:35,221 >> Ridge: Okay. The only thing you need to be aware of is that 136 00:07:35,288 --> 00:07:38,858 your mom loves you, loves your brother and Hayes and Kelly and 137 00:07:38,925 --> 00:07:42,728 Douglas. >> Steffy: And you, too, Dad. 138 00:07:45,631 --> 00:07:49,769 >> Hope: Oh, I wouldn't say that you're in the way--not at all. 139 00:07:49,836 --> 00:07:53,072 >> Beth: You're not gonna eat some pizza? 140 00:07:53,139 --> 00:07:56,642 >> Carter: Rain check, okay? >> Beth: What's a rain check? 141 00:07:56,709 --> 00:08:00,546 >> Liam: Ooh. A rain check means the next time we do a pizza 142 00:08:00,613 --> 00:08:03,149 party, this guy's the guest of honor. 143 00:08:03,216 --> 00:08:05,718 >> Beth: Yay! >> Carter: [laughs] It's an 144 00:08:05,785 --> 00:08:07,753 honor. Liam, it's good to see you 145 00:08:07,820 --> 00:08:10,223 again. >> Liam: You, too, man. 146 00:08:10,289 --> 00:08:15,394 >> Carter: I should, uh, go check on the inventory audit. 147 00:08:15,461 --> 00:08:18,898 >> Beth: Can I come? >> Liam: [snickers] 148 00:08:18,965 --> 00:08:21,267 You realize he has, like, work to do here, right? 149 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:24,036 >> Beth: Sounds fun. >> Liam: Okay. I mean... 150 00:08:24,103 --> 00:08:26,706 >> Hope: Uh, sweetheart, you haven't eaten all of your pizza, 151 00:08:26,772 --> 00:08:28,407 though. >> Beth: Save it. 152 00:08:28,474 --> 00:08:31,644 Please, Mommy, may I? >> Carter: It's okay with me. 153 00:08:31,711 --> 00:08:33,880 I'd love to hang out with Beth. Who knows, she might be COO one 154 00:08:33,946 --> 00:08:36,415 day. >> Beth: Yeah! Wait. 155 00:08:36,482 --> 00:08:39,218 What's a C-O-O? [laughter] 156 00:08:39,285 --> 00:08:41,320 >> Carter: I have so much to teach you. 157 00:08:41,387 --> 00:08:43,322 Shall we? >> Liam: All right, that's 158 00:08:43,389 --> 00:08:47,627 good, gives me a chance to talk to Mom alone. 159 00:08:47,693 --> 00:08:49,328 >> Hope: Well, have fun, sweetie. 160 00:08:49,395 --> 00:08:52,598 >> Beth: I will. >> Hope: Okay. 161 00:08:58,971 --> 00:09:02,808 >> Liam: That man is very good with our daughter. 162 00:09:02,875 --> 00:09:06,212 >> Hope: Yes. Carter is a pretty wonderful 163 00:09:06,279 --> 00:09:07,380 guy. ♪♪♪ 164 00:09:16,722 --> 00:09:19,425 >> Brooke: Like you, I really am happy for Steffy and Taylor. 165 00:09:19,492 --> 00:09:22,929 >> Eric: Yeah. Taylor's a wonderful mother 166 00:09:22,995 --> 00:09:26,732 and an extraordinary role model. Not that you're not. 167 00:09:26,799 --> 00:09:30,336 >> Brooke: I haven't been a perfect parent. 168 00:09:30,403 --> 00:09:33,139 >> Eric: No parent gets it right all the time. 169 00:09:33,205 --> 00:09:36,842 God knows I didn't. But our kids grew up to be 170 00:09:36,909 --> 00:09:41,047 wonderful, wonderful adults. I couldn't be more proud. 171 00:09:41,113 --> 00:09:45,017 >> Brooke: I'm proud too. >> Eric: I'm sure sometimes they 172 00:09:45,084 --> 00:09:47,286 may have wished that their folks would get back together, that 173 00:09:47,353 --> 00:09:50,556 their parents would reunite. >> Brooke: Yeah, I mean, it's 174 00:09:50,623 --> 00:09:53,225 what Steffy's been trying to do for many years now. 175 00:09:53,292 --> 00:09:54,961 >> Eric: You're not concerned that she might try to do it 176 00:09:55,027 --> 00:09:58,831 again, are you? >> Brooke: I don't know. 177 00:09:58,898 --> 00:10:02,101 But it doesn't matter. Because I know that Ridge and I 178 00:10:02,168 --> 00:10:06,105 were meant to be from the very first moment that we set our 179 00:10:06,172 --> 00:10:08,708 eyes on each other. >> Eric: It didn't hurt that you 180 00:10:08,774 --> 00:10:12,478 were extraordinarily beautiful. >> Brooke: Oh, Eric, that is so 181 00:10:12,545 --> 00:10:14,714 sweet of you. You know, that's why I stopped 182 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:20,152 by here--to get an ego boost. Mm. 183 00:10:20,219 --> 00:10:23,089 Tell Donna I stopped by, okay? >> Eric: You going back to the 184 00:10:23,155 --> 00:10:25,057 office? >> Brooke: Yes. I'm gonna go see 185 00:10:25,124 --> 00:10:27,960 Ridge. I have a kiss for him, too. 186 00:10:29,528 --> 00:10:32,865 >> Steffy: I'm really glad Mom came home when she did. 187 00:10:32,932 --> 00:10:36,035 >> Ridge: I am too. She barely had a chance to 188 00:10:36,102 --> 00:10:38,237 unpack before Luna kidnapped you. 189 00:10:38,304 --> 00:10:40,973 >> Steffy: Ohh... Oh, I hated that she had to go 190 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,877 through that ordeal. Ohh. No, when I was in that cage 191 00:10:44,944 --> 00:10:48,280 and I didn't know what Luna was gonna do next. 192 00:10:48,347 --> 00:10:53,652 What kept me going was family. That was my lifeline. 193 00:10:53,719 --> 00:10:56,756 Family first--that's what I always went back to. 194 00:10:56,822 --> 00:10:59,825 >> Ridge: There's nothing more important. 195 00:10:59,892 --> 00:11:02,194 Especially if you think you're gonna lose one of them. 196 00:11:02,261 --> 00:11:05,231 >> Steffy: Oh, I don't wanna do this, Dad. I'm fine. 197 00:11:05,297 --> 00:11:09,201 I'm here, okay? I'm okay. 198 00:11:09,268 --> 00:11:12,038 And life is so good right now. 199 00:11:14,273 --> 00:11:16,876 I know we are talking about Mom right now, and I want you to 200 00:11:16,942 --> 00:11:19,178 know that, like, I'm not gonna do that anymore. I'm not gonna 201 00:11:19,245 --> 00:11:21,981 try to play matchmaker. I'm not gonna force anything, okay? 202 00:11:22,048 --> 00:11:23,749 >> Ridge: Thank you. >> Steffy: You're welcome. 203 00:11:23,816 --> 00:11:27,620 I know that you're really happy with Brooke. 204 00:11:27,686 --> 00:11:30,222 But I do have to say one thing. [Ridge laughs] 205 00:11:30,289 --> 00:11:33,492 I do. I can't help it. Every time you and Mom are 206 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:37,530 together, there is just this like energy, this magic between 207 00:11:37,596 --> 00:11:41,867 you, and you can't deny that. >> Ridge: I-I never denied that. 208 00:11:41,934 --> 00:11:44,670 >> Steffy: Okay, good. That's why it's just so 209 00:11:44,737 --> 00:11:46,972 frustrating to me. It's like you guys are so good 210 00:11:47,039 --> 00:11:50,242 together. It's so crazy the way you care about each other. 211 00:11:50,309 --> 00:11:54,680 It's so calm and you support one another. 212 00:11:54,747 --> 00:11:59,752 And I know if Mom needed you in a real big way, 213 00:11:59,819 --> 00:12:05,424 you'd be there for her. And the same for Mom. 214 00:12:05,491 --> 00:12:08,060 Let me ask one more question. >> Ridge: Oh, God. 215 00:12:08,127 --> 00:12:12,698 >> Steffy: Sorry. Why aren't you two together? 216 00:12:12,765 --> 00:12:15,067 >> Ridge: What are you doing? >> Steffy: I have to ask. 217 00:12:15,134 --> 00:12:18,204 >> Ridge: Okay, and you did, and you know the answer to this. 218 00:12:18,270 --> 00:12:22,141 Your mom is very important to me--she always will be. 219 00:12:22,208 --> 00:12:25,111 >> Steffy: Well, I hope she stays in Los Angeles, 220 00:12:25,177 --> 00:12:28,280 because she truly is the heart of this family. 221 00:12:33,819 --> 00:12:35,154 ♪♪♪ >> Hope: Uh, Carter's really 222 00:12:35,221 --> 00:12:38,190 good with Beth. He'd make an awesome dad. 223 00:12:38,257 --> 00:12:40,860 >> Liam: Yeah, he will be. His thing is he just needs to 224 00:12:40,926 --> 00:12:45,831 find that special someone to share life with, you know. 225 00:12:45,898 --> 00:12:49,235 Kinda like-kinda like what I found with you...and then lost 226 00:12:49,301 --> 00:12:51,537 and then found again. And then lost again. 227 00:12:51,604 --> 00:12:55,674 >> Hope: [laughs] Feels like a lifetime ago from 228 00:12:55,741 --> 00:13:00,479 when we first met. Little did I know... 229 00:13:00,546 --> 00:13:03,182 >> Liam: You'd fall head over heels for a computer geek coming 230 00:13:03,249 --> 00:13:06,385 to town, searching for his long-lost biological father? 231 00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:11,390 Tale as old as time. >> Hope: [laughing] Well... 232 00:13:11,457 --> 00:13:17,830 a lot's happened since then. >> Liam: Yeah. 233 00:13:17,897 --> 00:13:20,933 We've been pretty blessed, though, haven't we? 234 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:25,804 Considering. Especially when you think about that little one. 235 00:13:25,871 --> 00:13:29,175 >> Hope: Yeah. She's our miracle child. 236 00:13:29,241 --> 00:13:35,014 >> Liam: She's more than that. She's a living, breathing 237 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,717 testament to everything we've been through. 238 00:13:38,784 --> 00:13:40,019 ♪♪♪ 239 00:13:47,860 --> 00:13:50,529 >> Steffy: Mom's the light in all of our lives. 240 00:13:50,596 --> 00:13:53,699 >> Ridge: Especially yours. >> Steffy: Yeah. 241 00:13:53,766 --> 00:13:55,868 And I don't know, maybe I'm being a little selfish right 242 00:13:55,935 --> 00:13:59,071 now that I want my mom here. It's not like I'm alone. 243 00:13:59,138 --> 00:14:02,575 I have so much love around me-- you and Finn and Granddad-- 244 00:14:02,641 --> 00:14:06,178 but, hey, what can I say? A mother's love... 245 00:14:06,245 --> 00:14:08,514 >> Ridge: [laughs] And why do you think you have to explain 246 00:14:08,581 --> 00:14:11,517 that to me? I love the relationship you 247 00:14:11,584 --> 00:14:13,485 have. It's amazing. 248 00:14:13,552 --> 00:14:16,155 >> Steffy: Yeah. I want her in Los Angeles, but there is a part 249 00:14:16,222 --> 00:14:20,159 of me that's a little... worried, like it might be hard 250 00:14:20,226 --> 00:14:23,462 for her, so... >> Ridge: Why? 251 00:14:23,529 --> 00:14:26,599 She's got you, Hayes, Kelly. She's gonna be happy. 252 00:14:26,665 --> 00:14:32,438 >> Steffy: You know. It's hard for Mom to see you and 253 00:14:32,504 --> 00:14:35,975 Brooke together. Look, I know it's not your 254 00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:39,144 fault. You've been completely sensitive to her feelings. 255 00:14:39,211 --> 00:14:42,381 But I'm just realizing this, like she's... 256 00:14:42,448 --> 00:14:45,217 it feels like she's been walking around with a broken heart for 257 00:14:45,284 --> 00:14:50,556 so many years. >> Ridge: Well, your mother is 258 00:14:50,623 --> 00:14:54,226 one of the strongest people I know. 259 00:14:54,293 --> 00:14:58,063 But she's had some heartache, for sure. 260 00:14:58,130 --> 00:15:04,103 Losing your sister... no one ever gets over that. 261 00:15:06,605 --> 00:15:10,242 >> Steffy: That's why Mom needs you more than ever right now. 262 00:15:10,309 --> 00:15:13,912 She's not gonna ask you for help, Dad, you know her. 263 00:15:13,979 --> 00:15:17,516 And I'm not trying to put you between Brooke and Mom. 264 00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:19,952 I don't wanna make things awkward. 265 00:15:20,019 --> 00:15:25,591 But Mom puts everyone first. I think she really needs you 266 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:29,161 right now, Dad, more than ever. 267 00:15:29,228 --> 00:15:30,562 >> Ridge: Come here. ♪♪♪ 268 00:15:40,673 --> 00:15:45,144 >> Liam: Beth is a testament to all of it, all those challenges, 269 00:15:45,210 --> 00:15:48,881 all those... obstacles. 270 00:15:50,249 --> 00:15:52,985 And you know, I don't even think I need to ask you what the 271 00:15:53,052 --> 00:15:58,424 hardest one was. 'Cause we were both there. 272 00:15:58,490 --> 00:16:05,698 Catalina. Having our daughter 273 00:16:05,764 --> 00:16:07,333 ripped away from us. 274 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:16,575 I think that telling you... that we had lost Beth was-- 275 00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:22,014 and still is--it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. 276 00:16:24,850 --> 00:16:30,889 >> Hope: I wanna see Beth. >> Liam: I know. Uh... 277 00:16:35,260 --> 00:16:41,467 >> Hope: What's wrong? >> Liam: She didn't make it. 278 00:16:41,533 --> 00:16:44,670 >> Hope: No. No. 279 00:16:44,737 --> 00:16:50,042 >> Liam: I'm so sorry. >> Hope: No. No. 280 00:16:50,109 --> 00:16:54,546 [whispering] Hey. But then you also got to tell me 281 00:16:54,613 --> 00:17:00,619 the best news ever months later, right? 282 00:17:00,686 --> 00:17:04,957 It's true? Beth is alive? 283 00:17:05,023 --> 00:17:09,962 >> Liam: Yes. We're gonna have our family 284 00:17:10,028 --> 00:17:12,898 back. [Hope sobbing] 285 00:17:12,965 --> 00:17:17,503 Whoa, hey, hey, whoa, whoa, whoa! 286 00:17:17,569 --> 00:17:19,271 Yeah. >> Hope: Oh, we got her. 287 00:17:19,338 --> 00:17:22,107 Beth is alive! >> Liam: Yeah. She's alive. 288 00:17:22,174 --> 00:17:25,511 She's alive and well. >> Hope: [laughing] 289 00:17:25,577 --> 00:17:28,514 She's alive! Oh! 290 00:17:33,619 --> 00:17:37,256 [both exhale] >> Liam: Um... 291 00:17:39,892 --> 00:17:42,060 It's just... 292 00:17:43,929 --> 00:17:48,467 I don't know if--do you ever do this? Like sometimes I think... 293 00:17:48,534 --> 00:17:52,905 "Oh, my God, all the--" [sighs] 294 00:17:56,708 --> 00:17:58,977 I don't know how to... 295 00:18:01,747 --> 00:18:09,421 Did we go through all of it... just to end up apart? 296 00:18:09,488 --> 00:18:11,323 ♪♪♪ 297 00:18:32,744 --> 00:18:35,747 Captioned by Los Angeles Distribution and Broadcasting, Inc.