Ridge tells Brooke that he will get Douglas ready for his play date so she can go to the hospital. Brooke thanks Ridge for taking the test to see if he is a match for Katie. But a minute later they are butting heads over Thomas. Now that Douglas is back in school it is very important that he be watched over and be secure. She tells Ridge that she loves him and she does not want to fight about this. He says their families have always had problems but they work through them. She says the last time he was this upset or mad was when he stormed out and got drunk at Bikini's and she does not want to go through that again. She is afraid every time she hears the bell at the gate it might be Thomas. So as long as Thomas is out there she does not know when he might strike. Flo catches Shauna deeply engrossed with her phone and turns out she is looking at those gorgeous pictures of sexy Ridge Forrester. She tries to get Shauna's attention that if she had not been there with Sally she would not even know that Katie was in the hospital. The family is avoiding her. Flo chides Shauna that she needs to forget Ridge; he is committed to Brooke. Shauna isn't so sure if they are constantly splitting up even though they then get back together. She mentions again that kiss and how she felt something. Just lying next to him in bed was so much energy and chemistry. Not sure what to call it but she felt it was more than a shock, more like a lightning bolt. And the way he looked at her the next day she thinks he felt it too. She always thought someday Prince Charming would come along and sweep her off her feet and who knows Ridge could be her Prince Charming. Douglas is upstairs in his room and suddenly there is Thomas who says he is so happy to see his son. Douglas wants to know where he has been and why he is not home. He says he knows his dad is mad at him. Thomas sits down and tells his son that he disobeyed him. That was not a good thing to do. Does he know what that makes him. Douglas replies a hero, that is what Liam and Hope said. Thomas says no, he is no hero. He defied him by not listening to what he said and did it anyway. Ridge tells Brooke he thinks they can be reasonable and work this out. She says okay but her main priority now is taking care and protecting Douglas. He says he is not making excuses for Thomas but if Brooke will not allow him in the house she will never know. Ridge says Thomas is in touch with Taylor and he is trying to be a better person. She says he needs help yet running off and staying with Vinny is not the way. He tells her both his kids are in pain and need all the compassion they can get. And Thomas is trying to be a better father. She replies that she thinks he needs to stay as far away from Douglas as possible. Ridge pulls away from Brooke and tells her to quit doing this. He loves her and does not want to fight. If they stick together they can survive anything. She kisses him and says he is right. Now she needs to go to the hospital. Douglas holds his head down and says the last time he talked to his dad that he had told him he was a great kid and his best friend. Thomas says yes but best friends don't rat each other out. Now he cannot go to work and he can't come home. And it does not matter if Hope and Liam say he is a good kid. He is his father. He might not like him right now but he is the only parent Douglas has. Douglas replies Hope could be his mommy. Thomas says that was before but now she is not. Douglas ruined all of that by saying Phoebe is Beth. But he digs a little information out of Douglas by asking why he doesn't live with Hope. Douglas says he can see her any time he wants. Thomas inquires if he ever hears Liam and Hope arguing maybe about him. Douglas says no, Hope is always happy. Thomas says maybe now but not always, not with Liam. Douglas says he does not want to talk anymore; he needs to get ready for his play date. The door is open and Ridge walks in. He asks what Thomas is doing here. Thomas says sorry he does not want to get anyone in trouble with Brooke. Then he grabs Douglas and says he missed his son and wanted to see him. He calls Douglas Buddy but Buddy doesn't look too thrilled. In fact he runs to Ridge and jumps into his arms. Thomas says he knows he messed up and people are not happy with him. Mostly he is mad at himself and he just wanted to make sure that Douglas realized that. He tells Douglas that he is not really mad at him; he was just hurt and somehow everything got all ruined. Ridge puts Douglas down and says he needs to get ready for his play date and Thomas and him can talk downstairs. Brooke is not home right now. Thomas senses there must be a lot of tension between the two of them. Downstairs Thomas brings out some of his designs he has been working on. Ridge tells him they are good and it is good that he is being productive. Thomas says he may have lost access to the company but he has not lost his talent. Ridge tells him to be patient. It will take time. Thomas says he knows, he messed up but that does not mean he has to be exiled. Ridge says Brooke has every right to be upset and Thomas knows that. Thomas admits not telling the secret about Beth was a terrible decision. He did not handle that well nor his love for Hope or his concern for Douglas. He just lost it. Caroline's death hurt him more than he realized and he needs to make amends for that. Ridge says he understands how Thomas feels and he believes his remorse is genuine but Brooke is still concerned. Thomas says he knows she does not even want him to see Douglas anymore. And it was Buckingham who stole the baby and many others knew about it long before Thomas did. Ridge says but then he did find out and yet he lied to all of them. Thomas remarks he was scared and he learned that from talking to his mom. He thought the only thing he could do was make a new family with Hope. What he did was wrong but it was done out of love. He is not going to make excuses. He is trying to be a better man. But he feels like he is being kicked out of the company and the family by Brooke and all the Logan's. He tells Ridge that he and Steffy lost their father years ago but he is an adult now and he still needs his father. "Just tell me I can count on you" he says.
Brooke: Yes, of course. We'll keep you posted. Yeah, thank you. [ Cellphone beeps ] [ Sighs ] Ridge: I'll make sure douglas gets his playdate, and you can go to the hospital whenever you're ready, okay? Brooke: Okay. I know she's in good hands. Bill is there, and donna's there. It's just, I can't believe this is happening. Kidney failure? Thank you for taking the test to be a donor. Ridge: Of course. And I'm sorry bill wasn't a match and hope wasn't a match, but between all of us, I promise you, we'll figure it out. Brooke: I've just been so busy with my own life to even notice that she was sick. You know, this whole situation with flo and thomas... Ridge: Okay, let's not talk about that right now. Brooke: Well, it's kinda hard not to, because every time the bell rings to the gate, I think it might be thomas, and every time you drop off douglas at school, I think thomas is gonna go there and take him. Ridge: Okay, well, that's-- Brooke: Look, I know you don't think he's a threat, but as long as thomas is out there, I don't know when he's gonna strike. [ Wheels whirring ] Douglas: Daddy? Thomas: There's the guy I've been wanting to see. What, no hug? Didn't you miss your father? Douglas: Where were you? Thomas: [ Sighs ] Yeah. I know. It's been a while. Summer's over. You're back in school. I'm sure the teachers love you. Do you, um, do you tattle on the other kids like you did me? How could you do that, douglas? Where's the loyalty to your father? Shauna: You haven't heard anything else about katie? Flo: Well, her family's not gonna call me with an update. Shauna: You mean your family. Flo: Not anymore. Shauna: Well, tragedy can help bring people together. Flo: It's just really scary. Mom, you know, I mean, katie is really sick, and if I hadn't been there when sally got the call from wyatt, I never would even know this was happening. Shauna: [ Scoffs ] All right. There was so much wrong with what you just said, I'm not even gonna ask. Flo: Okay, then don't, please, mom. I already know that all of this is my fault. [ Sighs ] I just--I just can't believe that wyatt actually proposed to sally. That is the last thing I expected to happen. I just--I just wish I could have another chance with him. I wish I could have another chance with the logans, too. But it's--it's becoming very clear that neither of those two things are ever gonna happen, you know? Mom? What are you doing? Shauna: Scrolling through some pictures of the very sexy ridge forrester. Ridge: Thomas isn't the monster. He's in pain, and he needs help. Brooke: Is he getting any? Ridge: Yeah, he's trying. He wants to get back to work. He wants to come to the office. Brooke: Look, thomas can't just go away for a while and then come back and think everything's gonna be just fine. A line was crossed. Nobody who kept that secret about beth deserves a second chance. Ridge: Logan, he's my son. Brooke: I'm sorry. I-- Ridge: I'm not gonna turn my back on him. Brooke: And I'm not gonna turn my back on douglas and hope. Douglas: You're mad at me. Thomas: You disobeyed me, douglas. I told you not to do something, and you did it anyway. You know what that makes you? Douglas: A hero. Thomas: What? Douglas: Hope and liam say I'm a hero. Thomas: No, you're not a hero. You defied me. You didn't listen. Hey! It's me! Your dry skin! Shauna: Look. There's ridge at a charity event. Oh! And a movie premiere. Flo: I'm sure brooke was at all of those. Shauna: Oh, she was. I filtered those pictures out. Flo: Mom! Shauna: What? I'm not stalking him. Flo: Really? Because it kind of seems like that's exactly what you are doing. Shauna: Oh, please. It is so harmless. I'm just having fun. I can fantasize. Flo: But I also know you. I know how you get. And I'm sure you have not stopped thinking about him since that night at the bar, right? Shauna: Can you blame me? That is a lot of rugged sophistication wrapped up in a world-famous fashion designer. Flo: Do I have to take away your screen time? Shauna: Okay, judge-Y. There is nothing wrong with your mom wanting to enjoy the company of an attractive man. Flo: The only time you spent together, he was passed out drunk! [ Scoffs ] Shauna: I was there for him, just like he was there for you, and you know what? Me helping him that night was my way of paying him back. When I got him upstairs and got him comfortable, well, then I got comfortable, too, and laying next to him, I just felt this strong connection, and I had to kiss him. And I don't even think he remembers. But I also was thinking, you know, I always felt that my prince charming was just gonna come in one day and sweep me off my feet. He could be my prince charming. Ridge: I think we can be reasonable about this. Brooke: Well, um, our main priority needs to be douglas. He's an innocent little boy. Ridge: An innocent little boy who has nothing to fear from his father. Brooke: I know that you think thomas is better, but I haven't really seen any evidence. Ridge: Because you don't even allow him to be in the house. You don't see him. Brooke: Ridge, he needs to be responsible. He can't just run off to vinny's and think that everything has been resolved. What he did to hope was horrible. Ridge: I know, and I'm not making any excuses for him. Brooke: Okay, well, then he has to face this. Ridge: He--he is facing it. He's talking to taylor. Brooke: Taylor? Oh, my god. He doesn't need to be holding his mommy's hand. Ridge: It's not about holding-- my kids need some help. They need all the compassion they can get, and steffy's heartbroken. Thomas is trying to put his life back together. Brooke: Well, thomas needs to go to jail for what he's done. Ridge: Wow. Brooke: Look, I know you agree. I know you think it's terrible, what he did to hope and the impact it had on your daughter, and of course using his own son the way he did. Ridge: He's trying to rebuild his relationship. He's trying to be a better father. Brooke: Well, I think that thomas needs to stay as far away from douglas as possible. Douglas: Last time I saw you, you said I was a great kid, that I'm all that matters to you, best friends. Thomas: Yeah. Yeah, but best friends don't rat each other out. You went behind my back. I mean...you betrayed me. I-I can't go to work. I can't come home. Douglas: Hope and liam say I'm a good kid. Thomas: Doesn't matter what hope and liam say, okay? They're not your parents. I am. I'm your father. You have to listen to me. You may not like me a lot right now, but I'm the only parent you got. Douglas: Hope can be my mommy. Thomas: No, she would've been, and we would've been a happy family, the three of us. But that's not gonna happen anymore, okay? You ruined that when you said phoebe is beth. Ok everyone! Brooke: Ridge, you've seen douglas with hope and liam and how secure he is. Ridge: No, I have, and, yes, I'm--I'm very grateful. But douglas is a forrester. He's not a spencer. He's not a logan. He's a forrester boy. And like it or not, thomas is his father. Brooke: Well, he was told that hope is going to be his mother, and thomas told him that over and over again, pretty much brainwashing him, and douglas still believes it. So if I were to pick a parent-- Ridge: Well, you don't get to pick a parent. He has a parent, and maybe not the best parent, but we weren't the best parents either. I was absent when thomas was a boy. Brooke: Okay. Ridge: No, it's not okay. Why do we keep doing this? I don't wanna fight with you anymore. I love you. And our family's had problems. We've always had problems. We work through it. The only way we can get through this is if we remember who we are to each other. Right? So you know what? If we stick together, then we're strong enough to survive anything. Brooke: You're right. Ridge: I'm right. Brooke: Yeah. I love you. Ridge: Yeah? Brooke: Mm-hmm.& Ridge: I love you, too. Brooke: [ Chuckles ] [ Sighs ] I'd better go to the hospital. Ridge: Well, we should... Brooke: [ Chuckles ] Ridge: Okay. Brooke: Okay? Ridge: Tell katie I said hello. And I will bring douglas to his playdate. Brooke: Thank you. Ridge. I don't wanna fight. Really, I don'T. I mean, last time we did this, you were so angry that you ran out of the door, and you got drunk and you slept it off at bikini. I...I don't want that to happen again. And I'm trying. I am trying to move past this, but every time I do, I just keep thinking of dr. Buckingham and flo and shauna and everybody responsible, and I...I mean, I know that lying is not a crime, but those lies nearly destroyed my daughter's life. Shauna: I'm not delusional. Ridge was drunk, and I'm sure he hasn't even given a second thought to that night. Flo: Because he's married. Shauna: I did feel something, though. There was definitely an energy between us. Flo: Oh, my god. [ Groans ] Shauna: No, no, no, I know it sounds crazy, but when I was laying next to him, I felt this really strong chemistry between us, and I could not resist. Flo: Mom, I don't wanna hear about this again. Shauna: When I put my lips on his... Flo: Mom, please! Shauna: You know when people talk about a shock? This wasn't a shock. This was a bolt of lightning. Flo: I get it. The earth moved, and the heavens opened. Shauna: I'm not joking. You know the best part? The next day, when he and I were talking, I'm pretty sure he felt it, too. [ Birds chirping ] Douglas: I don't want to talk to you anymore. I'm gonna go play with zach. Thomas: Whoa, hold on. Hold on. Who's taking you there? Hope? Douglas: Grandpa and grandma. Thomas: Hmm, you like living with them? I mean, they spoil you. What about hope and liam? They think you're a hero. Why don't you go live with them? Douglas: I can see them whenever I want. Thomas: You ever hear them arguing? I know that hope wants to see me, but liam won't let her. You ever hear anything& like that? Douglas: No. Hope's always happy. Thomas: I know you're saying that to hurt me, but that's not true, okay? She won't be, not with him. Ridge: Thomas? Thomas: Hey, dad. Sorry to sneak in like this. I know how brooke feels about me. I, uh, I don't wanna get you in trouble. Ridge: What are you doing here? Thomas: I wanted to see my son, you know? Tell him I miss him. Isn't that right, buddy? Ridge: Hey. Douglas knows you miss him. I tell him every day. Thomas: Yeah, well, he's been spending time with brooke and liam, so I wasn't sure. Ridge: It's nothing to worry about. He's a good boy. Thomas: Not like me. Ridge: I didn't say that. Thomas: You didn't have to. Yeah, I've done some things I'm not proud of. And when everything happened, I was angry, mostly at myself. Yeah. But I realized what that could have looked like to douglas. I just wanna make sure that we understand each other, is all. [ Sighs ] I'm not mad at you, pal. I just... I was really hurt, you know? I was trying to make this wonderful life for us, and it all got ruined. Ridge: Douglas, why don't you get ready for your playdate? Your dad and I are gonna talk downstairs. Thomas: What about brooke? Ridge: She's not home. Thomas: Couldn't talk to me if she was here? This situation's causing a lot of tension between you two. Flo: I just don't want you building this up into something that it's not, something that it can't be. Look, mom, if brooke wasn't in the picture, and he wasn't married, then he would be lucky to have you in his life, but that's not the situation. Brooke and ridge are committed, and from what I've heard, no matter what they go through, they always end up back together. Shauna: Well, they can't be that committed if they're always splitting up. Flo: You are ridiculous sometimes. Thomas: You know, I was going to, uh... I was going to give these to douglas and have him show it to you later, but I guess if brooke isn't here... see what you think. Ridge: Wow. These are good. It's good that you're being productive. Thomas: My name's thomas forrester. I may have lost access to the family company, but I haven't lost my talent. Ridge: You've just gotta be patient. It'll take time. Thomas: I get it. I messed up. Nobody trusts me. [ Sighs ] That doesn't mean I should be exiled. Ridge: I just know what's happening here. Thomas: Really? Okay. So if brooke came home right now, she wouldn't, like, go berserk? Ridge: Brooke has every right to be upset with you, and I think you know that. Thomas: I do. Keeping beth a secret was a terrible decision. But I didn't handle anything the way I should've. My love for hope, my concern for douglas. I lost it, dad. Caroline's death-- it affected me a lot more than I realized. Ridge: I see. That's why you hurt all those innocent people. Thomas: I need to make amends for that. Ridge: You know how I feel about what you did. I look at you. I listen to you hurting. And I believe that your remorse is genuine. Thomas: Unlike brooke. Ridge: She's concerned about her family. She's concerned about douglas. Thomas: She doesn't want me to see him anymore, does she? He's my son. Ridge: We've taken very good care of him. Thomas: Buckingham, okay? That's the guy. He's the one who stole a baby, right? I mean, the other ones-- they--they all knew for months, months before I did. I was the last one to find out. Ridge: But you did find out. Why did you lie about it? Thomas: I was scared. I was scared. Mom helped me realize that. And I, uh... caroline was gone. And I thought the only way forward, the only answer was a family with hope. Okay, what I did was wrong, but I did it out of love. I did it out of love for hope and douglas and steffy, too. I mean, I didn't wanna rip her away from her brand-new child. I'm not making excuses. What I did was wrong. I messed up. But I'm trying to be a better man. Doesn't mean I should be isolated from the family, kicked out of the company. That's what it feels like. That's--it feels like I'm being kicked out of my own family, and not by a forrester, not by you--by brooke and the rest of the logans. I love you, dad. Steffy and I--we lost you years ago to brooke. Hey. I'm a grown-up, okay? But I still need my father. Just tell me I can count on you.