Bold & The Beautiful Transcript
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Steffy: I am not running Forrester Creations with Brooke. Absolutely not.
Ridge: Steffy, please. Just take a moment. Just trust me with this. You’re a born leader. I’m proud of everything that we’ve done together, but you can’t do this alone. And everything you bring to the table, everything Brooke brings to the table, is exactly what Forrester Creations needs right now.
Steffy: Making me work with Brooke would be a disaster for this company. I refuse to let that happen.
Bill: Here’s your coffee. Black with a touch of cream.
Katie: Oh, you remembered.
Bill: How could I forget? Thanks for coming back over, Katie. I’m sure you know what I want to talk to you about.
Katie: Yes, I think I do. You and Poppy and your long-lost daughter, Luna.
Poppy: Do you have a minute?
Li: I’m very busy, Penelope.
Poppy: Please.
Li: What can I do for you?
Poppy: I wanna talk to you about the paternity test.
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Poppy: We left things in a very bad way after you inserted yourself in a very personal moment for Luna, Bill, and me.
Li: I thought everyone would have peace of mind with a licensed professional administering your paternity test. No mistakes.
Poppy: I’m not here to fight, or even ask for an apology. I was just hoping that now it’s been proven that Bill is Luna’s father, that we can finally move past this tension and conflict.
Bill: So, Katie, we really didn’t get a chance to talk when you were here earlier.
Katie: No, no. Poppy was pretty much glued to you. [ Bill chuckles ]
Bill: Yeah. [ Bill sighs ] So, this has been a big adjustment. Finding out that Luna was my daughter was shocking to say the least, but a very good shock. Life-changing. I’m sure it’s very shocking for you as well. I just wanna know how you feel, finding out that I have another child with another woman.
Steffy: This is ridiculous.
Ridge: It’s what’s best for the company, Steffy. I need to get back to the lifeblood of Forrester, and that is design.
Steffy: Dad, we’re a team. Father, daughter, taking this company to new heights.
Ridge: We’re still gonna do that. I’m still gonna be here. We’re gonna be together. I’m not leaving. I’m here.
Steffy: So, Brooke is the answer? Brooke’s the answer? How could you possibly think that’s a good idea?
Li: So what? You want us to make amends?
Poppy: I do. I… I hate what’s become of us. I miss you, Li. We used to be so close, and I want that again. Do you remember when I was little and, um, Mom put together that huge dinner for the entire family at the house? I grabbed a roll off the table before Grandma was served.
Li: Mom slapped your hand and scolded you in front of everyone.
Poppy: That’s right. She embarrassed and she punished me for breaking tradition and for being disrespectful. And I was only five.
Li: Yeah, I remember.
Poppy: Do you remember what happened next? I was in my room, alone, crying and hungry. And then you came in. And you kissed me on the forehead. And you held me. And you said that everything was gonna be okay. And you even snuck me a few dinner rolls. [ Li sighs ] I want my big sister back.
Li: Penelope… that was a long time ago.
Poppy: Not to me. It feels like it happened yesterday. I know that I let you down in the past, but you let me down too. You questioned my motives regarding Bill, implying I was trying to trap him, and that really hurt me. But I am willing to forgive you because I want a fresh start. This is such a wonderful time for Luna and me, and I want it to be that way for all of us.
Li: Why? Is it because you finally got what you wanted? What you’ve always wanted? A powerful, rich man?
Bill: Whatever you feel about me having a daughter with Poppy, I just want to know.
Katie: Wow. That’s a big question. I mean, I have a lot of thoughts.
Bill: What are they?
Katie: Well, I– I love Luna. She’s great.
Bill: But?
Katie: But I really don’t know Poppy at all. And I’m having a hard time understanding how she could keep the fact that you’re Luna’s father from you. You don’t find that odd?
Bill: I did at first, but Poppy explained that she was scared.
Katie: Right, because of her great love for you. I mean, I suppose that one night you shared 20 years ago must have been really something. [ Bill chuckling ]
Bill: Be honest, Katie. Are you feeling threatened?
Katie: Threatened?
Bill: That Poppy and I share a daughter.
Steffy: Brooke, so, uh, how long have you known about this?
Brooke: Not very long.
Steffy: So, you spoke to her before you spoke to me?
Ridge: I spoke to Brooke because I didn’t know if she would even be interested in it. And it turns out that she didn’t want to do it because she was concerned about how you would feel. And you know what? I kept pushing because Brooke is the best thing for the company right now.
Steffy: No, she is not. You are what’s best for this company. Think about everything we’ve accomplished together.
Ridge: And we’re gonna keep doing that. With Brooke’s help. I need to be with the design team.
Steffy: Okay, fine, fine. So, you needed to shed some responsibilities, but why wouldn’t you come to me first? You said that this is gonna be a business decision. But including Brooke? That is personal, Dad, and you know it.
Ridge: No, it’s not.
Steffy: Okay.
Carter: Steffy, Brooke’s the ideal person to fill the role. She has decades of experience, she’s run the company in the past, not to mention her invaluable contributions by way of the BeLieF formula and the bedroom line.
Hope: I wholeheartedly agree. I believe no one is more qualified to lead this company into the future than you, Mom. All you have to do is say yes.
Poppy: You refuse to be happy for me.
Li: I don’t know what you want me to say, Penelope. My opinion of you hasn’t changed. [ Poppy scoffs ] The only person I feel for is Luna. Finally, that poor girl knows who her father is.
Poppy: That poor girl?
Li: You knew Bill could be the father, yet you kept it from her. Why? I don’t know. But I bet it has more to do with you than Luna.
Poppy: Money or not, Bill is everything I’ve ever wanted in a man. He’s incredibly strong, yet sweet and tender. And the way he talks about his sons and now Luna, I’m in so much awe of the kind of father he is. I really wish that you could move on from your issues with me, but that is your call. So thank you, Li, for running the paternity test and for making this dream come true.
Katie: I don’t feel threatened by what you and Poppy have. I’m happy that you and Luna have found each other.
Bill: Well, there’s something there. I know you, and I can hear it in your voice.
Katie: This is just all very confusing for me. I have a lot of mixed feelings, and most of them I don’t feel are justifiable.
Bill: I just wanna know how you feel, Katie. You don’t have to justify anything.
Katie: It’s just that you never had a relationship with Liam and Wyatt’s mothers. You know, you never lived together as a family. That was ours. We lived together. In this house. You, me, and Will and I– I just feel like that– that part of your heart belonged to us.
Bill: It always will.
Katie: And yet, you’re here, with a brand new family, living in the house where we raised our son. See, that’s what I’m talking about. These– these feelings aren’t justifiable. I sound stupid.
Bill: You can never sound stupid. And believe me when I tell you that you and Will can never be replaced.
Katie: We had a lot of good memories in this house. In this room, we raised our child here.
Bill: Yeah, we did. He took his first steps right over there.
Katie: Oh, I know. I can’t even think about it. He was so cute, toddling around.
Bill: I haven’t forgotten. How could I? Those were very special memories.
Katie: I know.
Bill: And I will always hold them very close to my heart.
Hope: Mother, you’ve said it yourself, how you’re ready to take on a more active role here at Forrester.
Steffy: Yes, active, like relaunching Brooke’s bedroom line, not running Forrester Creations.
Hope: You deserve this position. That is why Ridge offered it to you. And please do not let Steffy’s unfair opinion sway you.
Steffy: Oh, you’re only pushing this because I threatened to cut your line.
Hope: Oh, my God, Steffy, you are so out of touch. Ridge, are you sure that you’re the co-CEO who needs less on his plate?
Steffy: Excuse me?
Ridge: All right, I didn’t call this meeting to have a fight with everybody, all right?
Hope: No, no, you called this meeting because clearly you and Carter believe and trust in my mother to help lead this company into the future. I mean, it is a clear no-brainer who should step up, but someone clearly cannot see past their disdain for anything Logan. You heard your COO. All of the huge contributions my mother has made to this company over the years.
Ridge: There’s really no reason for any of this if we don’t know your answer. What do you say? Do you accept my offer?
Bill: I know, right? I mean, it feels like yesterday that Will was running around here in his diaper.
Katie: Do you remember when he was so afraid of the dark?
Bill: How could I forget? We pitched a tent in his room and I slept in that thing for the better part of a week.
Katie: I just thought it was amazing that big bad Bill Spencer was sleeping on the floor in a tent with a five-year-old’s foot in his face.
Bill: I wouldn’t have traded it for anything.
Katie: Neither would I.
Bill: What we had was about as perfect as it could get. Until I ruined it. I will never forgive myself for what I did to you, Katie.
Katie: Bill, what happened with Brooke is so far in the past. I believe you when you tell me that you’re completely over her.
Bill: Still, it’s the biggest regret of my life hurting you like that. And I’ve done some… terrible things. Like, really bad things.
Katie: Yeah. Listen, I know you didn’t invite me over here to talk about us. You wanted to talk about Poppy and Luna and I just want you to know that I– I really just want the best for you. I mean that.
Bill: I appreciate that.
Katie: We have got to talk to Will sooner rather than later, and until we do, please, you’ve got to keep this out of the press.
Bill: Oh, yeah, no. It’ll be kept under wraps until we talk to him.
Katie: Okay, good. Gosh, I have no idea how he’s gonna react to this. I mean, it’s always just been him and his brothers, and now he has a sister.
Bill: Maybe it’s best if we just rip the bandage off. “Hey, Will, you know how you said you always wondered what it would be like to have a sister? Well, here you go.”
Katie: Oh, my gosh. I think it might need a softer touch.
Bill: I’m sure you’re right. [ cell phone pinging ] Oh, Katie, I’m sorry. We have something big brewing at Spencer. I’ve gotta–
Katie: Yeah, yeah, of course. Of course. I should be going anyway.
Bill: No, no, no. Just stay and finish your coffee. There’s no rush.
Katie: Okay.
Bill: This was really nice. Just sitting on the couch talking with you. It reminded me of old times. You know how I feel. How I will always feel. You’re my Katie. [ Katie sighing ]
Katie: Oh, Katie.
Poppy: Katie? What are you doing here?
Katie: Um…
Carter: So, what will it be, Brooke? Are you going to accept Ridge’s offer?
Ridge: You can do so much for Forrester.
Hope: You already have. Our blood runs through this company too, and we need more representation here. We can’t just let Steffy steamroll everything related to the Logans.
Steffy: Do I need to remind you that the name outside of this building is Forrester? Founded by my grandfather and my grandmother, my namesake.
Brooke: And nothing will ever change that. Nobody here wants to dishonor what Stephanie and Eric built, their legacy. In fact, what you’ve done here, Steffy, working with your father as co-CEO, it’s been quite remarkable. And your grandmother would be very proud. I wanna thank the three of you for recognizing my value here at the company. It really means a lot to me. I’m sorry that Steffy doesn’t wanna work with me. You know, I was really looking forward to combining our talents to see what we could do here at Forrester for years to come. But, obviously, she doesn’t wanna do that.
Ridge: So, you’re turning me down again?
Brooke: I think I’m just going to have to have faith that Steffy and I will work together one day quite well. We have to, right? If we don’t want to dishonor Eric and Stephanie. I’m not gonna turn you down, Ridge. In fact, I am honored to say yes. I will join you in leading this company forward.
Hope: This is wonderful news, Mom.
Carter: Congratulations, Brooke.
Brooke: Thanks, Carter. Steffy, I know you’re not thrilled about this, but it’s not what you’re thinking. Honestly. This is not Forresters versus Logans. This is Logans and Forresters united. Trust me.
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