Post by STLUEE on Jan 7, 2014 15:21:20 GMT -5
Soap central
At Katie's house, Katie and Adele were concluding a meeting when Brooke arrived. Brooke announced that Ridge was back, and as Adele exited, Katie said Ridge had already visited her. Brooke figured that the visit had been about Brooke and Bill. Brooke said that Bill kept trying to see her, but she was telling him not to. Katie replied that Brooke obviously wanted something from Katie.
Brooke conveyed that she wanted to reestablish her life with Ridge. "If you say so," Katie quipped. Katie then noted that Bill kept ringing Brooke's doorbell, and Brooke kept letting Bill in. Brooke said that Katie knew how much Brooke loved Ridge. Katie made a smart remark, and Brooke asserted she wasn't there to receive bitterness from her sister.
Katie decided that she knew what Brooke wanted, and it was both men. Brooke stood to leave, but Katie stated that Brooke wanted to give Katie her husband back as if he was a loaned sweater. Katie wasn't having that. Brooke asked if it were because of Katie's pride, but Katie responded that it was her self-respect. Brooke wondered if her sister was really happy in that lonely house, and Katie asked if Brooke wanted Katie to sleep beside a man who'd rather be with her sister.
Katie figured that Brooke wanted to drop Bill off with Katie for Ridge's convenience, and as a bonus, Brooke would appear as if she'd cleaned up her mess in the process. Brooke became curious about what Katie and Ridge had discussed before, but Katie was unresponsive about it. Brooke stated that Ridge knew everything but still wanted her. She hoped Katie could see that. Katie decided to check on Will and told Brooke to let herself out.
At Forrester, the employees had a meeting about their upcoming lines. Ridge arrived and said he was ready to make some changes. He relayed that the huge success of HFTF had its consequences. At Ridge's prompting, Carter stated that their traditional buyers and distributors were slow to re-sign contracts. Ridge reasoned that it was because HFTF was changing Forrester's identity, and they couldn't let that happen.
Ridge argued that couture had built their business. He said that the ready-to-wear lines had followed, but they couldn't take center stage. He felt that HFTF had thrown the business off balance, and longtime buyers thought that Forrester had shifted its commitment from them to younger buyers.
Rick stated that all Ridge had ever done had been to preach couture, but it had dried up along with their bank accounts. He said that Eric had given him the job of increasing sales in any way possible, and the team had smashed the goal. Rick asked if Ridge was saying that their success would be their demise.
Ridge denied that he was saying such a thing. He believed that they simply needed to recommit to their brand. "What we need is you. Right, Ridge? You need to be our savior," Rick cynically replied. Ridge decided that he and Rick needed to talk. Rick quipped that they might as well do so, because Ridge wasn't letting Rick progress a meeting that Rick had been planning for weeks.
People cleared out of the room, and as Aly cleaned off the meeting table, Rick asked Ridge when he was going back to International. Ridge said he had some bad news for Rick, and it was that Ridge wasn't going anywhere. Ridge announced that Thorne was on his way to Paris to fill Ridge's position, and Aly stated that she couldn't wait to visit her father in Paris. Rick asked who'd authorized it, and Aly said it had been her grandfather.
Ridge received a call from Brooke, who asked him to meet her at her house. Ridge said he was in the middle of something, but Rick stated that Ridge was free to pull himself away.
After the call, Ridge asked if he and Rick could manage working together. Rick replied that it had always depended upon whether Ridge was making Brooke happy or wiping his shoes off on her.
Ridge asked why Rick hadn't done anything about Bill and Brooke. "You left!" Rick raged. Rick said Katie wasn't blameless, and his mother had been drowning after Ridge had cut her loose. Ridge stated that returning home had meant returning to Brooke, but "now" he didn't know what it meant.
Later, Rick was alone when Caroline entered to ask how things had gone. Rick replied that it had been anticlimactic because Ridge had gotten a call. Rick relayed that Ridge wouldn't be going back to Paris. Caroline thought it was a great opportunity for Thorne at International, and it was also a chance for Ridge and Brooke to reunite -- if Ridge could make peace with Brooke and Bill's indiscretion.
At Brooke's house, Brooke was upstairs in her robe when she heard Ridge calling for her, using the pet name "Logan." Seeming surprised that he was already there, Brooke yelled back that she was upstairs. In the mirror, she primped a little. "'Logan,'" Brooke repeated and grinned.
Ridge entered, noting that she hadn't changed the house locks. Brooke said that on lonely nights, she'd thought she'd heard Ridge's key in the door. "Did Bill's key sound different?" Ridge asked.
Brooke cited that Hope was in Hawaii and R.J. was in Ojai. Brooke reminded Ridge of how much they'd enjoyed their rare moments alone in the house. She said they'd never hidden things from each other, and they'd had an unspoken language.
Ridge dubiously nodded. Brooke cupped his face, and when he tried to pull back, she locked her hands against his ears. "Welcome home, my dear, beautiful husband. I've waited so long for this moment, and now it's finally here," she said.
In Hawaii, Hope still wasn't ready to face the public. Wyatt's phone rang, but staring at Hope, he said he wasn't interested in answering it. Hope figured it could be his mother looking for an update. She noted that his mother was the reason they were there. Wyatt said that Quinn wanted to see him happy, and Hope replied that Quinn hadn't let it happen naturally.
Wyatt figured that Steffy wouldn't have hopped on a plane on the advice of a stranger. He claimed not to be making excuses for Quinn, but in his view, Quinn had felt that Hope had deserved to know what had been going on. Hope reasoned that Liam had affirmed that nothing had been going on. Wyatt, however, asked what her desire to run was telling her.
Hope stated that, even though Liam had made perfect sense, she hadn't been able to go home with him. She felt that she needed to let go and open up to the rest of her life, but she didn't know the direction of her life without Liam. Wyatt asked if he could make a suggestion, and when she turned attentively to him, he kissed her.
Wyatt figured that he and Hope could analyze the situation twenty different ways, or they could just let it blow away. He felt that his words were meaningless because they could never tell her "this." Wyatt swept Hope in for a deeper kiss. Hope pulled away and breathlessly apologized. Wyatt said it was okay because he'd enjoy every step and nibble along the way.
Wyatt had a vision of him and Hope in an outrigger canoe, making love. He had visions of other love-making locations. Figuring that they were falling behind his active imagination, he picked her up to head to the bedroom. Hope giggled, telling him to stop. She said she wanted to take it slowly. As he set her down, he uttered that their first time would be special, and they kissed again.
. . .
At Katie's house, Katie and Adele were concluding a meeting when Brooke arrived. Brooke announced that Ridge was back, and as Adele exited, Katie said Ridge had already visited her. Brooke figured that the visit had been about Brooke and Bill. Brooke said that Bill kept trying to see her, but she was telling him not to. Katie replied that Brooke obviously wanted something from Katie.
Brooke conveyed that she wanted to reestablish her life with Ridge. "If you say so," Katie quipped. Katie then noted that Bill kept ringing Brooke's doorbell, and Brooke kept letting Bill in. Brooke said that Katie knew how much Brooke loved Ridge. Katie made a smart remark, and Brooke asserted she wasn't there to receive bitterness from her sister.
Katie decided that she knew what Brooke wanted, and it was both men. Brooke stood to leave, but Katie stated that Brooke wanted to give Katie her husband back as if he was a loaned sweater. Katie wasn't having that. Brooke asked if it were because of Katie's pride, but Katie responded that it was her self-respect. Brooke wondered if her sister was really happy in that lonely house, and Katie asked if Brooke wanted Katie to sleep beside a man who'd rather be with her sister.
Katie figured that Brooke wanted to drop Bill off with Katie for Ridge's convenience, and as a bonus, Brooke would appear as if she'd cleaned up her mess in the process. Brooke became curious about what Katie and Ridge had discussed before, but Katie was unresponsive about it. Brooke stated that Ridge knew everything but still wanted her. She hoped Katie could see that. Katie decided to check on Will and told Brooke to let herself out.
At Forrester, the employees had a meeting about their upcoming lines. Ridge arrived and said he was ready to make some changes. He relayed that the huge success of HFTF had its consequences. At Ridge's prompting, Carter stated that their traditional buyers and distributors were slow to re-sign contracts. Ridge reasoned that it was because HFTF was changing Forrester's identity, and they couldn't let that happen.
Ridge argued that couture had built their business. He said that the ready-to-wear lines had followed, but they couldn't take center stage. He felt that HFTF had thrown the business off balance, and longtime buyers thought that Forrester had shifted its commitment from them to younger buyers.
Rick stated that all Ridge had ever done had been to preach couture, but it had dried up along with their bank accounts. He said that Eric had given him the job of increasing sales in any way possible, and the team had smashed the goal. Rick asked if Ridge was saying that their success would be their demise.
Ridge denied that he was saying such a thing. He believed that they simply needed to recommit to their brand. "What we need is you. Right, Ridge? You need to be our savior," Rick cynically replied. Ridge decided that he and Rick needed to talk. Rick quipped that they might as well do so, because Ridge wasn't letting Rick progress a meeting that Rick had been planning for weeks.
People cleared out of the room, and as Aly cleaned off the meeting table, Rick asked Ridge when he was going back to International. Ridge said he had some bad news for Rick, and it was that Ridge wasn't going anywhere. Ridge announced that Thorne was on his way to Paris to fill Ridge's position, and Aly stated that she couldn't wait to visit her father in Paris. Rick asked who'd authorized it, and Aly said it had been her grandfather.
Ridge received a call from Brooke, who asked him to meet her at her house. Ridge said he was in the middle of something, but Rick stated that Ridge was free to pull himself away.
After the call, Ridge asked if he and Rick could manage working together. Rick replied that it had always depended upon whether Ridge was making Brooke happy or wiping his shoes off on her.
Ridge asked why Rick hadn't done anything about Bill and Brooke. "You left!" Rick raged. Rick said Katie wasn't blameless, and his mother had been drowning after Ridge had cut her loose. Ridge stated that returning home had meant returning to Brooke, but "now" he didn't know what it meant.
Later, Rick was alone when Caroline entered to ask how things had gone. Rick replied that it had been anticlimactic because Ridge had gotten a call. Rick relayed that Ridge wouldn't be going back to Paris. Caroline thought it was a great opportunity for Thorne at International, and it was also a chance for Ridge and Brooke to reunite -- if Ridge could make peace with Brooke and Bill's indiscretion.
At Brooke's house, Brooke was upstairs in her robe when she heard Ridge calling for her, using the pet name "Logan." Seeming surprised that he was already there, Brooke yelled back that she was upstairs. In the mirror, she primped a little. "'Logan,'" Brooke repeated and grinned.
Ridge entered, noting that she hadn't changed the house locks. Brooke said that on lonely nights, she'd thought she'd heard Ridge's key in the door. "Did Bill's key sound different?" Ridge asked.
Brooke cited that Hope was in Hawaii and R.J. was in Ojai. Brooke reminded Ridge of how much they'd enjoyed their rare moments alone in the house. She said they'd never hidden things from each other, and they'd had an unspoken language.
Ridge dubiously nodded. Brooke cupped his face, and when he tried to pull back, she locked her hands against his ears. "Welcome home, my dear, beautiful husband. I've waited so long for this moment, and now it's finally here," she said.
In Hawaii, Hope still wasn't ready to face the public. Wyatt's phone rang, but staring at Hope, he said he wasn't interested in answering it. Hope figured it could be his mother looking for an update. She noted that his mother was the reason they were there. Wyatt said that Quinn wanted to see him happy, and Hope replied that Quinn hadn't let it happen naturally.
Wyatt figured that Steffy wouldn't have hopped on a plane on the advice of a stranger. He claimed not to be making excuses for Quinn, but in his view, Quinn had felt that Hope had deserved to know what had been going on. Hope reasoned that Liam had affirmed that nothing had been going on. Wyatt, however, asked what her desire to run was telling her.
Hope stated that, even though Liam had made perfect sense, she hadn't been able to go home with him. She felt that she needed to let go and open up to the rest of her life, but she didn't know the direction of her life without Liam. Wyatt asked if he could make a suggestion, and when she turned attentively to him, he kissed her.
Wyatt figured that he and Hope could analyze the situation twenty different ways, or they could just let it blow away. He felt that his words were meaningless because they could never tell her "this." Wyatt swept Hope in for a deeper kiss. Hope pulled away and breathlessly apologized. Wyatt said it was okay because he'd enjoy every step and nibble along the way.
Wyatt had a vision of him and Hope in an outrigger canoe, making love. He had visions of other love-making locations. Figuring that they were falling behind his active imagination, he picked her up to head to the bedroom. Hope giggled, telling him to stop. She said she wanted to take it slowly. As he set her down, he uttered that their first time would be special, and they kissed again.
. . .
