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Pamela talked to Andre about Dani turning down the modeling job with Forrester. She asked why Andre didn’t like having his picture taken when he’s a handsome man. Andre said he didn’t want to be a model. Pamela said it was Dani’s last chance at being a model which was why she was pushing him to do it. Hayley yelled at Randy for telling Joey that they were having an affair. Randy said he needed an excuse for why the two of them were seen together. He said it was the first thing that came to his mind. Hayley said she couldn’t believe having sex with his cousin was the first thing that came to mind. Randy said he didn’t tell Joey that they were related. He said Joey wasn’t going to tell Bill. She told Randy that she let Joey know he couldn’t get a girl like her. Hayley said despite the problems, she had her eyes on the prize. She wanted to spend her late husband’s money. Randy wanted to know who hurt her. Hayley said everyone did, but she learned to turn it into her advantage.

Bill told Dani that Caroline ripped into him for spending too much time with her. He said he planned to keep his distance from her for Hayley’s sake. Dani said she wanted him to MC the WinterFest the way he always did. She said they may be dysfunctional but he was still her family. Dani said he could bring Hayley. While they were talking, Hayley showed up. Dani left. Hayley was furious about Dani being there until she found out it was for a donation. Bill said Dani didn’t need the money when she was set for life. Joey and Vanessa had breakfast at the country club. People were shocked to see them together. Joey didn’t care who saw them together. He made a comment about being responsible for Doug’s death so he could keep her to himself. Vanessa wasn’t sure if he was joking or not. She said she wanted a bigger role in the organization. Joey said he had a job for her. He said he was going to put her in charge of his escort service.

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Leslie told Jan that she and Ted were getting closer. She told Jan that Ted suggested that they might be friends one day. Ted and Eva had breakfast together. He said he wanted to make up for lost time and wanted her to call him dad. Ted told her that she reminded him of the way Leslie used to be. He let her know that he was proud of her. Later on, Ted went to Nicole to apologize to her. He let her know that he would respect her decision if she went to the Winterfest with Carlton. After Ted talked to Nicole, he ran into Leslie. While they were talking, Ted told Leslie that he wanted Eva to call him dad. Leslie was touched that he wanted Eva to call him dad. They hugged each other. Nicole showed up and saw them hugging. Hayley and Bill talked about getting a second home, They found a house and made an offer. After the offer was accepted, Bill said he was putting the house in Hayley’s name. Later on at Orphey Gene’s, Hayley ran into Joey. They had a friendly conversation until Joey brought up her secret with Randy. Hayley was upset and said she wasn’t having an affair with Randy. She threatened to sue him and “Sammy.”Hayley walked away from him. Tomas, Kat, Chelsea, and Madison met up. He said he was tired of talking about his situation. When Chelsea made a joke about his penis, Madison was upset. Chelsea told Kat that she and Madison were having problems. Kat took Madison’s side. Tomas ran into Eva at the club and told her Izaiah was Jacob’s brother.

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After Derek and Ashley went to the Halloween party, they ran into Andre at a restaurant. When Andre left, Derek and Ashley talked about the wedding. While they were talking, Ashley began to panic. At Orphey Gene’s, Tyrell heard Nathan talk about Samantha. Nathan said Samantha wanted him to take her virginity. Tyrell was upset and wanted to hit Nathan. Jessica thought Nathan was disgusting for talking about Samantha the way he did. Tyrell and Nathan got into an argument. After they finished arguing, Jessica told Tyrell that she didn’t care that he wasn’t popular. Samantha asked Nicole if she could move in with her. Nicole gave her advice about sex. Martin eavesdropped on their conversation and heard Samantha say she got the idea that sex would bring her closer to Nathan from Kat. Martin was furious that Samantha heard that from Kat. He was also upset about her wanting to move in with Nicole. Leslie ran into Ted at Uptown. Ted talked about Nicole to Leslie. She tried to come on to him while they were talking. Ted told her she was ruining their chance at being friends. Leslie said her plan to ruin him didn’t feel as good as she thought. They ended up talking about the past. While they were talking, Ted said they might be able to start fresh.

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Kat and Chelsea met at Uptown to talk about work. While they were working, Chelsea noticed that Kat kept looking at the door. Kat said she wanted to see Izaiah again. She said she wanted to keep him away from Eva for his own sake. Kat wanted to pay Eva back for what she’s done. Changing the subject, Kat told Chelsea how insatiable Tomas was. Samantha walked in and heard the conversation. Kat said sex changed the game. Samantha took note of what Kat said. When Kat and Chelsea noticed Samantha standing there, they changed the subject. They told Samantha that respect, consent, communication, and boundaries were important. Samantha said she was going to eat at school.

At the police station, Jacob and Chief Hawthorne were getting into it when Izaiah walked in. Izaiah enjoyed seeing Jacob getting yelled at. Chief Hawthorne yelled at Izaiah for wasting his life. Izaiah told them about his new job offer at the college. Jacob congratulated him. Izaiah debated on accepting his congratulations. Chief Hawthorne was upset and decided to walk away. At the hospital, Nicole and Carlton planned their date. Ted showed up and yelled at Nicole for having an affair before they were divorced. When Carlton tried to defend Nicole, Ted was furious. Nicole decided to put Ted in his place. Carlton started arguing with Ted. Nicole tried to stop him but it didn’t work. When things got worse with Carlton and Ted, Nicole said she wanted a man who treasured her. Ted threatened Carlton. Nicole told Ted to leave. She told Carlton that their date was off.

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Dani said she had to turn down Ridge’s offer because it felt like the Forresters were trying to capitalize off her new marriage. Andre still didn’t want to be in the pictures. Later on, Dani decided to pay Joey a visit and told him to back off his relationship with Vanessa. They ended up arguing with each other and taking bets on how long her marriage would last. Vanessa showed up while they were talking. When Dani left, Vanessa told Joey that she convinced Donnell to go back to school. She said she was ready to be his partner. Joey said that a woman who would be willing to send her son away because he was in the way was formidable. She wanted him to spend the night with her, but they had to be in the guest suite. Vanessa said she wasn’t ready to bring another man in the bed she shared with Doug. She said that was a line she wasn’t ready to cross. Derek and Ashley met Jacob and Naomi at Uptown. They tried to hide the fact that they were going through problems. While they were talking, Izaiah was watching them. Naomi brought up Derek and Ashley’s wedding. She said it might be too late to realize they had a relationship-killing difference. When Naomi went to the bathroom, she almost fell. Izaiah caught her. He ended up being Jacob’s brother. Dani told Andre that she turned down Ridge’s offer to model for Forrester. They talked about respecting each other and wanted to celebrate their marriage lasting for two weeks.

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Kat took Tomas to the hospital after they had sex. She thought she broke his penis. Shanice asked them questions about what happened. She told Tomas that he had a penile contusion. Martin showed up at the hospital and was shocked why Kat was there. He said his sister was a freak. He promised not to tell anyone what happened. Martin thought it was too good not to share with Smitty. Tomas told Kat that he was going to be fine and warned her that she broke it, she bought it. Hayley told Randy that she put her plan to give Bill a heart attack in motion. She said before she killed Bill, she wanted to find Bill’s $10 million dollar insurance policy and make sure it was in order. Later on when Hayley was in Bill’s office, Caroline walked in on her using Bill’s computer. Hayley was frustrated with Caroline and had to step up her plan.

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Nicole and Ted showed up for Martin and Smitty’s wedding. Ted told Nicole that he refused to believe that their marriage was over. He said he would wait for as long as he had to for her to realize that they belonged together. Nicole wasn’t interested in being back with him. Martin and Smitty renewed their vows. Nicole left the wedding to go to a retreat but ended up at Ted’s place. Leslie saw them together. When it looked like Nicole and Ted were getting closer, Leslie pulled the fire alarm. Naomi talked to Bill about her childhood. He talked to her about wanting another baby. Naomi said her childhood wasn’t the best, but she knew he wouldn’t be who he was if he focused more on fatherhood. Bill said she would change her focus once she had children. While they were talking, Bill told Naomi that he hired a private detective to look into Andre. Naomi told him that she convinced Dani to make Andre sign a post-nup. Tomas and Eva hung out at the country club. She told him that she was concerned that her mother was unhinged. Tomas said she should go out with someone else. Leslie showed up and told Eva to be more like Tina Turner.

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Hayley talked to Randy and let him know that she experimented for Bill’s birthday. After she got off the phone, she gave him the special cupcake. She told him she wanted to make sure he got everything he deserved. Jacob told Naomi that he surprised her with a spa date. Naomi said she was celebrating her father’s birthday and was upset that he wouldn’t leave her alone about her pregnancy. She said he should have married a woman who would want kids. Jacob said he wanted to marry her. Naomi said she resented him for making her seem wrong for knowing what she wanted. Jacob said he wasn’t doing that. They declared their love for each other, Naomi thought they were at a standstill. She told him that she talked to her mother and thought it would inspire her to be a mother but it didn’t. Naomi said women get all the blame when something goes wrong. Jacob said he would have helped her, but that wasn’t enough for her. Hayley told Bill that she wanted to make his day special. She said Dani made a big deal about his birthday.

Dani and Pam wanted Andre to model for them. They tried to convince him to be one of their models. Chelsea showed up to Bill and Hayley’s for the birthday party. While Bill and Chelsea were talking, Hayley brought out the cupcakes. Bill complained about the cupcakes. Jacob told Naomi that he mind and body were beautiful. He let her know that he never says anything right to her. Naomi let Jacob know that she wanted to make a difference in the world. She told Jacob that she wanted him to leave her alone. At Bill’s party, Hayley thought about meeting Dani and Bill. Dani and Pam tried to convince Andre to be a model. When Pam left, Dani tried to convince Andre to be a model. Naomi went to see Ashley at the hospital. She told Ashley that she might be pregnant. Naomi told Ashley that Jacob originally agreed about not having children but now he wants them. She asked Ashley to give her a blood test and rush the results. Ashley agreed to help her.

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While Andre was at Uptown waiting for Dani, Hayley showed up and told him to keep Dani away from her husband. Dani went to Bill’s office to give him a birthday gift. She said she gave it to him early because she thought Hayley was doing something big on his birthday. Hayley told Andre that Dani was obsessed with Bill. Andre wasn’t concerned about what Hayley had to say. He told her that Dani asked him to end their marriage. Bill thanked her with a kiss. Hayley ended up seeing them. Hayley went to see Randy at the casino. She said it was time to deal with Bill. Hayley wanted to take his legs out from under him. Vanessa wanted to know why Joey wanted to break up with her. She said he didn’t mind her laundering his money, but he wasn’t interested in having sex with her. Joey said it was because of her son. She said she didn’t want to end things. While they were making out, Randy walked in on them. Randy said he wouldn’t say anything about their relationship. Tyrell and Samantha were excited that Smitty and Martin were getting back together. When Martin and Smitty were alone, they talked about forming a united front to protect themselves against Joey when he came to collect his debt for getting rid of Kenny. At family dinner, Smitty told Samantha that he didn’t have any to be concerned about June and supported them getting to know her. Later on, Smitty admitted to Martin that he was still nervous about June getting close to Samantha and Tyrell.

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Hayley asked Bill where he was the night before. Bill wanted Hayley to trust him. He said despite what happened, he didn’t have erectile dysfunction. Bill warned Hayley that she was going to have to accept that Dani was going to be a part of their lives if they were going to make their marriage work. Dani told Pam that Bill kissed her. She also told Pam about what happened with Hayley. Pam asked if it was fair to use Andre if he was good to her and for her. She asked Dani what would happen if Andre wanted children. Andre showed up while they were talking. Dani noticed Bill sitting across from them and wanted to take Andre home. Bill went to Pam and wanted her to help Dani get rid of Andre. Pam said she couldn’t get Dani to leave her first husband. When Dani and Andre got home, she said she didn’t want him to regret their time together. Andre said he was happy. Dani didn’t believe him so she wanted to give him an out if he wanted to take it. Hayley went to see Bill at his office. She apologized for using Tomas to make him jealous. She said it would never happen again. Eva went to Mona and Jan to see if they could help her with Leslie. Mona said she didn’t want anything to do with Leslie. Jan was willing to listen to Eva and offered to talk to Leslie.

Leslie confronted Tomas about what he did to Eva. She told him that he was with Kat because it was safe. Later on, Eva convinced Leslie to see Jan. Leslie met with Jan. While they were talking, Jan offered to start over with Leslie. A shocked Leslie let Jan know that she missed her. Jacob and Andre ran into each other at the club. They ended up arguing because Jacob said he didn’t approve of him being with Dani. He told Andre that it had something to do with Ashley. When Jacob went home, he and Naomi talked about the baby. Jacob told Naomi that he thought he was okay with not having kids until she said she was pregnant. Jacob said he could see what it was like raising kids with her. Naomi said it would be a lovely dream, but reality would be different. Jacob said it could be better than she thought. Naomi said she was afraid that they wanted different things and could drift apart. Jacob said they would figure it out.

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Dani thought about kissing Bill. Bill told a private detective to find out anything he could about Andre. When he told the detective that getting Andre out of Dani’s life was his number one priority, Hayley walked in. She was upset that he was talking about business during their private time. When Bill found out where Andre was, he told Hayley that he had to get to a meeting. Hayley called Caroline and found out that Bill lied about the meeting. Bill saw Andre at Orphey Gene’s and ended up arguing with him. Hayley went to see Dani and thought Bill was with her. Dani enjoyed seeing how miserable Hayley was. Hayley ripped into Dani and warned her to stay away from her husband. Later on, Bill went home to an angry Hayley. Andre told Dani about his conversation with Bill. Vanessa was shocked when Donnell walked in on her and Joey together. Joey said he brought her to the bar so Vanessa wouldn’t have to go back to the house. He tried bonding with Donnell by telling him that his mother died and how he moved past it. Nicole went to see Anita. They talked about Nicole’s broken heart. Anita advised her not to shut her life down or else Leslie and Ted would win. She said having the right person beside her could make life sweeter. Martin and Smitty went out on a date. They talked about the past, present, and future. Martin admitted that he was afraid that he was going to lose Smitty despite what they were doing to save their marriage. They talked about their feelings. Smitty asked Martin to move in.

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After Doug’s memorial service, Joey checked on Vanessa. While they were talking, Leslie showed up and interrupted their conversation. Eva saw Tomas at the country club and went to his table. While they were talking, he admitted that he crossed a line that he shouldn’t have crossed. He said he hoped they could still be friends. Eva said that he and Kat not connecting in bed was Kat’s fault. Kat showed up and saw them together. When Eva yelled at Kat, Tomas defended her. He said he hated hurting Eva, but he wanted to be with Kat. When Eva was about to leave, she insulted Kat. Later on, Eva yelled at Leslie for giving her bad advice. Donnell went to the police station to talk to Jacob. He told Jacob that he went to the crash site before the service. Donnell asked if his father suffered. Marcel listened to their conversation. Jacob told Donnell not to let survivor’s guilt get to him because no one could have saved Doug. Joey watched a video of Doug’s last night at the casino and decided that Marcel had to disappear. He went to the police station to show Donnell and Vanessa the video. At Nicole’s house, Dani and Chelsea grilled Carlton about his intentions. Carlton said he noticed Ted watching him at the service, but he wanted to be by Nicole’s side. While they were talking, Carlton won over Dani and Chelsea. Nicole grilled Dani about marrying Andre. Chelsea was glad to have her live out loud mother back but she didn’t expect her to get married. Dani said she was happy. Chelsea suggested that she and Andre take the promise they made seriously.

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Hayley believed Bill was disappointed that she wasn’t pregnant. Bill said that wasn’t true. They started to make love, but Bill was distracted. Bill kept thinking about Dani. He pushed her away and said he had business on his mind. Hayley didn’t believe him and ripped into him for thinking about Dani. She told Bill that she was tired of fighting for space in his head. Bill wanted to prove that he was attracted to her by taking her to the bedroom. He wasn’t able to make love to her. When Hayley suggested that he see a doctor, Bill walked out. Later on, Bill told Hayley that Dani was Andre’s problem. Dani and Andre talked about ground rules. They agreed that they didn’t have to be faithful to each other. If one of them had feelings, they would cross that bridge when they got to it. While they were talking, Andre suggested that he move in. Dani didn’t want him to move in. She was willing to give him a drawer. Jacob was excited about the pregnancy, but Naomi wasn’t. When he brought up moving to a bigger place, Naomi reminded him that she didn’t want children. She said she was a lawyer, not a baby machine who lost her sense of self. Naomi said her mother gave up her career for her children. She said she didn’t want that life. Jacob said he didn’t want her to give up her career. He said he knew it wouldn’t be easy, but they could do it. Naomi didn’t want to have a family.

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Dani and Bill kissed. She told him that he was trying to control her. They argued over Andre. Bill said Andre wasn’t worthy of her. Dani refused to let him insult her husband. Bill apologized for hurting her and for having a quickie wedding. Dani said he never gave her what she wanted. She said he was worthless. Bill insulted Andre. Dani told him she was open to adopting another child so he didn’t have to marry one. They continued to talk until they agreed to stop talking about each other’s marriages. Bill told her to forget about the kiss. Dani said he couldn’t if he tried. Naomi went to Dani’s place and was glad to see Andre there. She wanted him to know how she felt. Naomi asked what would happen if Ashley came to her senses. Whenever Naomi brought up a valid issue, Leo had an answer for it. Andre said he would sign a post nuptial agreement. He said he married a woman who made life good. Naomi said he would have to deal with her if he hurt her mother. After their talk, she welcomed him to the family. Jacob asked about Doug’s accident. Donnell told Joey that his family was going to sue him, the bartender, and the casino for giving Doug too much alcohol the night he died. Joey made sure Donnell talked to the bartender and dealer the night Doug died. Donnell realized the bartender was wearing his father’s watch. Joey fired the bartender. Bill went home to an upset Hayley who thought she was pregnant. It turned out she was late. Naomi surprised Jacob that she was pregnant.

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