Hope explains to Brooke that Steffy wants her to marry Liam so she is not going to uninvite her, even if Taylor comes too. Brooke puts her foot down, neither of them will be invited. Steffy questions her mother again that if she can accompany her without causing a scene. Steffy says there are times when a girl needs her mother and this is one of those times. She needs her to support her. Taylor says she is not sure she can. Taylor says she needs to fight for the life of her precious little girl with two parents under the same roof just like she wanted for her when she was growing up. Taylor gets a phone call and it is Brooke who wants to know if she is available to talk. Steffy tells her mom that she does not have to go. Taylor says she does. This is a conversation long in the making. Liam tells Hope that he asked Wyatt to be his best man again this time guilt free. She tells him that she too has a surprise. She invited Steffy to the wedding as they both want to move forward. This will be good for their children and for everyone to see loving Forresters and Logans. He finally gives her a hug and says okay. Ridge visits Steffy to see Kelly and says she is going to the wedding but she is worried about her mother. She might be walking into a disaster. Taylor goes to Brooke's and starts in on her for this adulterous wedding and brings up her affair with Deacon Sharpe, her son-in-law. Brooke tells her how dare she. Taylor returns the favor and says how dare Brooke by encouraging Hope to take a married man away from his wife. She and Hope are just alike and if she thinks she will get away with this Taylor says she is in for a shock. Hope tells Liam that she has a good feeling about this. Steffy has been an important part of her life and they do not have to be at odds. Ridge is surprised that Hope asked Steffy and she said yes. Ridge says and Taylor going to see Brooke is not good. Nothing about this is good. He says this is all sweet for the kids for her and Hope to work this out but not with Taylor. They cannot even imagine what Taylor is telling Brooke. Brooke tells Taylor that she is caught in the past if she is still talking about her taking Ridge away from her. Taylor says she will not stand by and see that happen again.Brooke keeps telling her they need to support their children. Taylor says it is not support, she is power tripping. Brooke says her daughter who always tries to do the right thing wants this and now so does Steffy. And now Taylor cannot control herself so just stay away. Liam keeps asking Hope if she is sure Steffy wants to be a part of this; he was not expecting it. She says Steffy is family and no longer wants drama. Ridge keeps questioning Steffy but she says this is best for Kelly. This is the life she always wanted and she fought so hard for. Kelly will see the picture of her and Liam and know she came out of love and she will never feel sorry for he mother. She will look up to her mother and he can be damn sure she will give her something to look up to. She can do anything for Kelly. Brooke tells Taylor that she is a pschiartrist so she should not have to tell her that this will be hurtful to Steffy. Taylor says well Hope invited Steffy and they are going to attend. They argue but Brooke tells her that Liam chose her daughter and that will be something Taylor will have to accept. Steffy may be in pain but it was she that chose to attend. And Liam will be standing there seeing Steffy in pain. Perhaps that is what it is  Taylor hoping Liam will see this and call off the wedding. She better not do anything to interrupt this wedding.
Hope: I'm not telling steffy I changed my mind. Brooke: Why not? Hope: Because I haven'T. And I want her at the wedding. Brooke: Honey, I understand what you're trying to do. You want to bring everybody together, and that's great. That is a worthy goal. But let's save that for a different day, okay? This is your wedding. We can't take any chances. Hope: Steffy wants me to marry liam. Brooke: [ Sighs ] That's fine. Maybe she does. But why invite her mother? Hope: Because she asked to bring someone, and I don't want her to feel alone. Brooke: Taylor is a loose cannon in the best of scenarios. And on your wedding day to liam? That is a disaster waiting to happen. No. No. Taylor is not invited. In fact, neither is steffy. Steffy: Mom, can you do it? Come to hope's wedding with me. Can you just be the rock I need? Taylor: The gall of that girl! [ Sighs ] Sweetheart, this is emotional abuse. It's sick. For her to sit there and expect you to have a smile on your face while she steals your husband -- Steffy: He's not mine. Not anymore. You know, I don't ask you for much. But there are times when a girl needs her mother, even at my age, and this is one of those times. Can you just come with me to the wedding? Can you support me without causing a scene? Taylor: Honey, on something like this, I don't know if I can. Hope: Hi. Liam: Hey. Did you get my, uh -- my message? Hope: I did. So, are you gonna keep me waiting? What's the big news? Liam: Uh... okay. So -- so, you know there's this -- there's this, like, wedding coming up. Hope: No. Liam: Yeah. Hope: [ Gasps ] Liam: Yeah, no, there is one. Hope: Wow. Liam: There is one. And, uh, a groom needs a best man. Hope: This is true. Liam: Yes. And... I figured because of what happened last time, and the pressure that wyatt was under, it'd be nice to have him stand up for me again, this time guilt-free. Hope: Mm-hmm. Did you ask him? Liam: Yeah. I did. He accepted. Hope: [ Gasps ] Aw! That's great. Um, I -- I, too, have some news. Liam: Shoot. Hope: I realized there was someone missing from the guest list, um, that really should be at the wedding. Liam: I-I don't know. Who? Steffy: I know you're looking out for me. You want to defend me. But I don't need a defender. I need a mother. Taylor: Okay, sweetheart, you're a mother, and you need to fight for your daughter. You need to fight for the life you can give that little girl with two parents in the same house, like I wanted for you when you were growing up. [ Cellphone rings ] It's brooke. Steffy: Go ahead. Take it. Taylor: Brooke. Brooke: Taylor. Hi. Did I hear that you're still in town? Taylor: Yes. Brooke: Are you available? I'd like to see you. Taylor: Uh... Brooke: Please. Taylor: Okay. Brooke: I'm at home, if you're able. Taylor: Yeah. I'll be right over. Steffy: Brooke wants to see you? Taylor: Oh, yeah. I'm sure about the wedding. Mm-hmm. Steffy: Okay. Careful what you say to her. You know, better yet, you don't even have to go. Taylor: Oh, no. Of course I do. This conversation is years in the making. Liam: [ Sighs ] Hope: You think it was a mistake, don't you? Inviting steffy to the wedding. Liam: N-no. No, not necessarily. I just... I'm trying to imagine how difficult that would be for her, having to sit and watch us exchange vows. Hope: No, I know. But maybe it will help us move forward. As a family. Together. You know, leaving the past where it belongs, and committing to a different future for our children. I mean, how -- how great would that be? Our wedding is an opportunity for the three of us to show everyone -- you know, logans, spencers, forresters -- that we can put aside our differences, the anger, the hurt feelings, and we can rise above. We are a family. Okay? We have to be. For kelly. For our baby. And for steffy to come to our wedding and to show her support, I mean, that is a -- that's a huge step forward. Liam: Yeah, I hope you're right. [ Hope chuckles ] Ridge: Okay. I'm gonna take off so you can have some time to yourself. I'll see you later. Steffy: Uh, my father oohs and ahhs over his granddaughter, and the minute she goes down for a nap, takes off. I see where I stand. Ridge: Are you kidding me right now? [ Chuckles ] I want to make sure you get some rest. I remember what it was like when you were born. Your mom and I, we'd fall asleep in the middle of a conversation. But then again, we had twins, and thomas was running around, so... this is a lot easier. I'm kidding. Are you with me at all? Hey? Hi. Steffy: Yeah, no, I -- sorry. I just -- I have a lot on my mind. Ridge: Like an upcoming wedding? Steffy: That, and, um... well, you mentioned mom. I'm worried about her. Ridge: Why? What -- is she still in L.A.? Steffy: Yeah, she is. In fact, you just missed her. Ridge: Oh. All right. Why are you worried about her? Steffy: Because she could be walking into a disaster. Brooke: Thanks for coming over. Taylor: Certainly. I was visiting my granddaughter when you called. Brooke: Isn't she the most beautiful thing? Taylor: Yes, she is. That's why I'm glad we're doing this over here, because I don't want to disturb her. Brooke: Disturb her? Why would you say that? Taylor: Come on, brooke. You know where this is headed. Even babies pick up on toxic energy. Brooke: There's nothing toxic about this. I just wanted to talk to you. Taylor: No. To argue. Because we don't see eye to eye on anything. Starting with this adulterous wedding you're planning. Brooke: Okay. [ Sighs ] Maybe this was a mistake. Taylor: You're damn right it is. Encouraging your daughter to go after a married man? Yeah, I would call that a mistake. And it's disgusting. Brooke: Inviting you here, I mean. If we can't have a civil conversation for once. Taylor: Honestly, none of this even surprises me. Hope is the daughter of deacon sharpe, the man you had an affair with after you stole my husband. She had a primo example. Brooke: How dare you. Taylor: How dare hope! She's the carbon copy of you. And if you think I'm going to take any more of your abuse, you've got another thing coming. Hope: You know, I... I have a good feeling about this. Liam: Well, it is our wedding, so I kind of hope so. Hope: [ Chuckles ] No, about steffy, I mean. Our relationship moving forward. She's been an important part of my life for a long time, and it -- it just doesn't feel right to be at odds with her anymore. And we don't have to be, which is why I invited her to the wedding, and why, you know, I hope she really does come. Ridge: Hope invited you to go to her wedding, and you said yes? Steffy: Yeah. And I asked if I could bring mom. Ridge: [ Sighs ] No, steffy, this -- it's -- [ Sighs ] Steffy: Well, mom wasn't too thrilled about it. Ridge: Of course she's not thrilled about it. Is that where she is now? She went to brooke's because of that? Steffy: No, brooke called and asked her to come over. Ridge: [ Stammers ] Why? Why? Steffy: I don't know. I'm -- I'm assuming that hope told brooke to put us on the list. [ Ridge scoffs ] And I know brooke wouldn't have been happy about it. Ridge: No. This is -- this is, uh -- this is not good. None of this is good. Steffy: Okay. Brooke and mom can argue if they want. Hope's having her wedding, and she wants me there. Okay. Ridge: What do you want? Steffy: [ Sighs ] I just want to include mom. Ridge: Okay. No, that's nice. What about her? You think she wants to sit there and see another logan happily ever after? Probably not. Steffy: I mean, yeah, it's gonna be tough. But you know what else she'll see? And brooke? Hope and I coming together and putting our children first. Ridge: That sounds sweet. You and hope, you can work it out. Very nice. It's gonna be at your expense, and I'm not gonna let that happen. Steffy: [ Sighs ] That's exactly how mom feels. Ridge: Of course it is. She's protective of you. Steffy: Almost too protective. Ridge: What does that mean, "too protective"? No, that's what parents do. You're gonna see that yourself. You're gonna do whatever you can to make your child happy. Steffy: That's what I'm afraid of. I don't even want to think about what mom's saying to brooke. Brooke: Can we just start over? I really do want to. Taylor: Sure. Sure. Let's do start over and go back to when my children were young, and you were throwing yourself at their father. My husband, ridge. Brooke: All right. This really isn't productive. If you're too stuck in the past -- Taylor: No, no, no. I was not stuck in the past. I moved on completely. But you seem to have taken that to mean I was a doormat, and if you think I'm going to stand by and allow you to step on my daughter, think again. Brooke: Liam chose to make a family with hope. And there's not much that any of us can do about that. Taylor: Like the family he has with steffy? Brooke: One that will last. [ Sighs ] Look, you and I have been through so much with ridge through the years, you would think that we would understand the situation that liam is in. We need to support his decision. Taylor: Exactly. But it was a decision he only made because steffy took herself out of the equation. And this isn't you showing support. This is you power-tripping because you want to micromanage this -- this wedding plan. Brooke: I am not going to apologize for putting together a wedding for two people that should have been married a long time ago. Taylor: But they already were, and it didn't work, did it? So now you want to throw together another one for a repeat disaster to show support? That doesn't even make sense. Good grief, at least encourage counseling or something. Brooke: They don't need counseling. They need their life back. They need their marriage back. The life that steffy stole from them. Taylor: Oh! Brooke: Well, I -- I don't expect you to understand this. But steffy does. That's why she wants them together. And my daughter, my very sweet, thoughtful, caring daughter, who always thinks of other people first, wants steffy to be there. Because she believes that if steffy's there at the wedding, it will bring peace to everybody. Taylor: And for the life of me, I don't know why steffy thinks the same thing. But she's agreed to be there, so... Brooke: You know what? She doesn't have to be there. In fact, I think it would be better if both of you just stayed away. Taylor: Excuse me? Brooke: Well, yeah. I mean, think about it. It's not going to bring peace to the family. It's going to bring anxiety. I mean, if steffy's there at the wedding, everybody's gonna feel really uncomfortable. And you -- you, taylor, you can't even control yourself. Taylor: That's just rude. Brooke: Well, it's true. And you're gonna say something or do something to destroy their wedding. You're gonna make a scene. And I'm not gonna have that. So do the right thing. Convince your daughter to stay away. Liam: Oof! I'll tell you what, not even nostradamus could have predicted steffy would want to come to our wedding. Hope: [ Giggles ] Liam: Are you sure she wants to be a part of this? Hope: I mean, she said she does. And I wouldn't want her there if she wasn't comfortable. And this wedding -- our last wedding -- [ Both laugh ] ...It's -- it's gonna need to be drama-free. And it just -- it needs to be a celebration for all of us. Our friends. Our family. And... steffy is both. Ridge: Want some water? Steffy: Yeah, thank you. Ridge: You think that's a good idea? Having that thing looming over you? Reminding you of what used to be. Steffy: I think it's what's best for kelly. And like you said, a parent will do anything, right? Ridge: Yeah. But I also said not at your expense. You okay? Steffy: No, dad. How can I be? I had the life I always wanted. The life I fought so hard for. [ Sighs ] But there are consequences to our actions. Mine is losing liam. Living without the father of my child for the rest of my life. But kelly will grow up with this picture and know that she came from something beautiful. It'll never cross her mind to feel sorry for me. Because I don'T. I won'T. Not when I have something so much more important to feel. I have to focus on kelly. I got to focus on her future. I'm her mother. She's gonna look up to me. And you can be damn sure I'll give her something worthy to look up to. Ridge: [ Exhales softly ] Steffy: No more begging for liam. No more wondering if I'm the woman for him. He's marrying hope. He's where he needs to be. How can I claim to love him if i can't find happiness in that? Ridge: So you're gonna do this, huh? You're gonna go to the wedding? Steffy: For kelly, I can do anything. Taylor: I don't know which one I find more appalling -- that hope thinks steffy should come to the wedding, or that you think it's okay to disinvite her. Brooke: If steffy wants to be there, then fine. But why would she want to? Why would she want to watch liam and hope express their love for each other, say their vows to each other? And why would you want to see her suffer through that? Taylor: Well, I don't know. Hope is the one who convinced steffy, and now steffy thinks it's necessary. Brooke: It's going to be heartbreaking. Very painful for her. You're a psychiatrist. I shouldn't have to explain that to you. Taylor: And I shouldn't have to explain to you why this wedding shouldn't be happening in the first place. It's all because of bill and his lies and his manipulations of steffy and liam. Otherwise, they wouldn't even be apart. Brooke: It doesn't do any good wondering about the "what ifs." The fact is, liam chose hope, and none of us can be negative about that, taylor. Taylor: Okay, so you would be all rainbows and unicorns if this whole thing were reversed? Brooke: Okay, that attitude, that tone, that is exactly why you and steffy can't come to the wedding. Taylor: [ Scoffs ] No, your daughter invited us. We're going to be there. And liam can just be there, looking at steffy, being aware that the mother of his little girl is standing there, watching him making the biggest mistake of his life. Brooke: Oh, my god. I know what you're doing. You want to risk steffy being in pain so that liam will notice, and he will become so uncomfortable that he may just call off the wedding. That is what you're doing, isn't it? Taylor: My daughter is already in pain! And if you think I'm going to let history repeat itself, you're wrong. Put down two more. Count us confirmed. And we'll just have to see if liam can make it through the "I dos" or not. Brooke: Don't even think about doing anything to disrupt it. Taylor: I won't have to. Liam's conscience will. Brooke: Liam loves hope. He's having a baby with her. A sweet, innocent child. And, yes, he has a family with steffy. But he's going to respect that, and he's going to takegood care of them. But the truth is, taylor, he chose my daughter. My daughter. Not yours. And that is something that you're gonna have to deal with, something that you're gonna have to accept. Don't you dare do anything to interfere in their special day.