Thorne and Ridge intervene with Brooke and Stephanie. Eric finally takes Stephanie home. Thorne was angry that Ridge wasn't more understanding about their mother so he and Darla leave. Felicia once again spotted Nick and seemed interested. Hector shared his concerns about the modeling project with Ridge who assured him that Caitlin would be taken care of. Thomas promised the same. Meanwhile, Rick and Caitlin got super close in another part of the garden and danced. Eww. Nick left after a small chat with Brooke and later, Brooke and Ridge shared a close dance.
[ Music and party chatter ] Rick: I can't believe stephanie showed up drunk. Kristen: Uh, I know. Leave it to my mother to make an entrance. Rick: Man. Kristen: Never in my life have I seen my mother like that. Rick: So, is dad going to take her home? Kristen: Yeah. Darla: Hey, thorne, do you think maybe you should check on your mom? Thorne: No, no, honey. Dad has it under control. Sally: Oh, oh, I don't know about that, thorne. Every time I've seen your mother overindulge in a little bit too much bubbly, things do have a tendency to get out of hand. Darla: I feel bad for her, you know. I mean, here we are partying on one of, what's gotta be one of the worst days of her life. She's gotta feel so alone. Hey guys, dad can't find stephanie. Ridge: She's inside. Eric: No, no. He's looked everywhere, but they're not up there. Felicia: Oh my god, ridge. [ Felicia sighs ] Brooke: Come on, stephanie. You're drunk. Stephanie: That's true. You know, you see things, when you're drunk. You got everything you wanted, didn't you? Brooke: I didn't want this. Stephanie: Sure you did. You wanted ridge. And you got him. You wanted his baby. And you got him. And you got my family. Brooke, oh, excuse me. Saying you're matriarch. Your family. Brooke: Stephanie, they shouldn't have to choose between us. Stephanie: But they do. And they did. The war is over. Brooke: War? Don't call it that. It's not a war. This is a family! And the family chose peace. Stephanie: Oh. Well, if that's what they're after, they're gonna be disappointed. Brooke: What do you mean? Stephanie: Something will happen. Something always happens with you. Brooke: No. Stephanie: Yes! You always hurt the people you love. You always hurt the people I love. Next time it will be taylor's babies. Brooke: Stephanie, I swear to you -- Stephanie: Oh, don't swear. It's not good to swear. I swore. I promised her I'd take care of those babies when she was dying. And I can'T. I can'T. I can'T. I don't wait. I'm totally the worst. Brooke: You'll be waiting for a very long time. Stephanie: No. No. Enjoy yourself. This is your moment. Your moment. We know, don't we? You and I know, don't we? We both know. It won't last. It won't last. It won't last. Ridge: Oh, yes it will, mother. You okay? Brooke: Yes, I'm fine. Ridge: Come on, you go back to the party? I'll take mother home. Come on, mother. Come on, we've got to go home. Stephanie: Let go. Thorne: You go back to the party, I'll take care of mother. Stephanie: Hi, honey. Thorne: Hi. Stephanie: Love ya. Ridge: All right? Brooke: Yeah. [ Music and party chatter ] Samantha: Smooth. Hector: A little too smooth. Samantha: Oh, now stop it. He's a sweetheart. Hector: Nah, she could do worse. Kristen: There you go. Felicia: Thank you. Kristen: You're welcome. Felicia: Look, he's still here. Kristen: Who? Felicia: Nick. Kristen: Nick? I don't see him. Kristen: You know, he probably left. Do you know he and brooke are supposed to be on their honeymoon right now? I mean, this is probably the last place he wants to be. Darla: Is everything all right? Ridge: Yeah, just lovely. Mother shows up to my wedding totally tanked. Darla: Well, we all understand what she's going through. Ridge: What she's going through? What are you doing here? Did you just leave her alone? Thorne: No, dad's taking her home. Ridge: Good. It's a good thing you stepped in when you did. Thorne: Well, I wish I would have gotten involved sooner. Before it got out of hand. Ridge: We should have just put her under house arrest tonight. That's what we should have done. Thorne: Or, you could have made her feel more welcome. Ridge: Thorne, we made every effort, okay? Thorne: Come on, ridge. You wouldn't even let her see her grandkids, now you know what that would do to her. Ridge: She's just playing the martyr, that's all she's doing. Thorne: That wasn't an act. She's really devastated. Ridge: So I should just let mother steamroll over brooke? Is that what I should do? Thorne: You could show her some sensitivity, or find some middle ground. Ridge: There is no middle ground, thorne. Thorne: Well, with you there never is, ridge. Ridge: Look, I'm just gonna disregard you said that, mr. President, because this is my wedding night, okay. Darla: He's just concerned about your mother, ridge. Thorne: You know what, come on. Darla: Sorry. Thorne: No, no. You know what, we don't have anything to celebrate here, let's go. Come on. Brooke: You don't even know what's going on here do you? All this noise. All these people. The music. You know what, it's a good thing. 'Cause your mommy and daddy got married. And you know what that means? That means you're gonna grow up in a really nice family. Grumpy grandma has no idea what she's talking about. It will last. Yeah. [ Brooke hums a song to the baby ] Ridge: Pretty amazing girl you got there hector. Hector: Thanks. I think so. Ridge: We know how lucky we are to have her on board. Hector: I've been wanting to talk to you about that. This is your wedding day, I don't think we should. Ridge: No, go ahead. You've got some concerns? Hector: She's 17 years old, ridge. Ridge: She's a lot older than most girls are when they start modeling. But I can see your point. Hector: Can you? I mean, you, your family, this world, this isn't how I brought her up. She's going to have to make a lot of adjustments and I'm just not sure that I want her to make those changes. Ridge: Okay, well, maybe we should just call it off then. Hector: Call it off? Ridge: Well, if she doesn't have your complete support, it's not really going to work, anyway. Hector: You mean she's that replaceable? Ridge: No, no. That's not what I'm saying. Caitlin is one in a million. Which means, if you do entrust her to us, we're going to take care of her like the hope diamond. Hector: She's not a diamond, ridge. She's my little girl. Ridge: In your eyes, I'm sure she is. Believe me, I understand. I'm a father too. Hector: Then give me your word, as a father, that caty will be all right. Ridge: I give you my word. Caitlin: Rick. Rick: Hey. Caitlin: Hi. Rick: You having fun? Caitlin: Yeah, it's great. Of course, you guys probably party like this all the time. Rick: Oh, no, no. Just when mom and ridge get married, which is, you know, every couple of years or so. Caitlin: Well, they couldn't have picked a better night for it. With the lavender blooming and that breeze, it just feels so good after you've been dancing. Rick: Yeah, I saw you out there. Caitlin: I saw you watching me. You could have cut in, you know. Rick: On my stepbrother? Caitlin: That's right. You guys are stepbrothers now. Well, I really like thomas a lot. Rick: Yeah. Yeah, he's a great guy. Caitlin: Yeah, I mean, he's my age and we have a lot in common. And I'm sure our parents would love it if we started dating. Rick: So what are you doing here? Caitlin: Maybe making a fool of myself. But I don't think so. Brooke: Nick. Nick: Hey. Brooke: Catherine, would you? Catherine: Sure. Brooke: Thank you. Catherine: Sure. Nick: Hang on, hang on a second. Just for a second. Thanks. Brooke: I'm glad you're here. Nick: Really? Brooke: Really. I'm not sure I approve of your date. Nick: Yeah. Well, you know, first dates are always a little weird. It's good to see you like this. It's what I always wanted for you. Sort of. Let's see it. Brooke: See what? Nick: The ring. Come on. Brooke: Oh, nick, no. Nick: Come on, come on, let me see it. Come on. Are you serious? That's it? No, I'm sure there's more to come. Brooke: Yeah. How've you been? Nick: Good. Real good. Got out to the waves a little bit. Sort of, what is -- finding my center, that's what you angelinos say, right? You find things, your center. I realize I'm quite a bit off center. I think I have a long voyage ahead of me, you know? Brooke: Oh, nick. A man like you deserves so much. Nick: Well, you're a tough act to follow. Brooke: I'm gonna go back to the party. You coming? Nick: No. I'm going to take off. Brooke: Don't go back to chuck'S. Nick: Uh, god, no. You know that place is really starting to attract the wrong kind. Brooke: Yeah. Nick: Yeah. [ Music and party chatter ] Hector: Yeah, but you see, that's your point of view because there's the other side to that story. Samantha: Is he giving you a hard time? Ridge: No, hector's just being a good dad. Hector: Well, we're talking about caty's new job. Samantha: Oh, what a wonderful opportunity. And for somebody caitlin's age -- Ridge: Well, she's not exactly a typical girl for her age, is she? She's very special. Samantha: Well, I won't argue with that, but then I'm biased. Ridge: Thomas, get over here. Thomas: What's up? Ridge: Back me up, here. I was just telling mr. Ramirez how caitlin will be in such good hands at forrester. Thomas: Well, yeah. I mean, I practically grew up there and look how great I turned out. [ They laugh ] Thomas: No, seriously, if anybody messes with caitlin, they'll have to answer to me. Caitlin: Am I right about what's happening here? I mean, this morning you kissed me. Rick: This morning -- I didn't know how deeply thomas felt. Caitlin: Neither did I. Look, I'll go talk to him. Right now, if you want me to. Rick: No, no. Don't ruin his night. Caitlin: You know, when ias dancing with him -- Rick: What? Caitlin: I imagined it was you. Rick: Oh. I don't know if reality can live up to your imagination. It's worth a shot. Ridge: There you are. Brooke: Miss me? Ridge: Like crazy. How's the little guy doing? Brooke: Out like a light. Ridge: Well, it's been a pretty big night for all of us, hasn't it? Brooke: A magical night. Ridge: Uh-hmm. Ridge: Mother didn't spoil it for you? Brooke: No. It was kind of sad to see her that way, though. To know that she's missing out on so much. You know, she said that we wouldn't last. Ridge: Yeah, well, we know better, don't we? Brooke: After everything we've been through, what could come between us now? Ridge: Don't even think it, because it doesn't exist. Brooke: You sound sure. Ridge: Oh, logan. More than ever in my life. Brooke: So now we're just a boring old married couple. Ridge: Boring? Boring, no, I think not. Brooke: Ridge and brooke. Ridge: Mm-hmm. Brooke: Happily ever after. Ridge: There you go. I love the sound of that. Can I hear it again? Brooke: Happily ever after.