Ridge: Hey, Logan, I'm looking for dad. Have you seen him?
Brooke: Hi, Ridge. Come on in.
Ridge: Are you sure? Seems to me like you might have plans.
Brooke: Oh, no. Just waiting around for some poor, helpless man to stop by so I can wiggle in front of him.
Ridge: Mm. Well, and here I thought nothing could turn this day around. So tell me the truth, you -- you got somebody in there, right?
Brooke: I can't hide anything from you.
Ridge: Whip.
Brooke: No.
Ridge: Thorne?
Brooke: No.
Ridge: Guess your new best friend wouldn't like that idea much.
Brooke: Who Stephanie? Not only does she approve of the person that I share my bed with, she actually brought that person in here, and she took them into the bedroom and she got them undressed for me.
Ridge: The baby. Okay. That's good. That's very good.
Brooke: You figured it out.
Ridge: You had me going.
Brooke: Yes, I did. Well, that's my specialty. Getting you all worked up.
Ridge: What are you doing?
Brooke: Well, I wouldn't want to offend you. I know how you feel about the Brooke's Bedroom line.
Ridge: Well, just because Forrester shouldn't be selling it, doesn't mean you shouldn't be wearing it.
Brooke: Well now, that's a selfish point-of-view. That means, you would be the only one enjoying it.
Ridge: Yeah, like you're not enjoying this.
Brooke: I don't know what you mean.
Ridge: Right, right, right. Mother told me, you've given up on men.
Brooke: Well, I'm re-evaluating my priorities. Family has to come first. I'm taking your lead, actually. The way you made Taylor and the children the center of your world. Which makes me wonder, why aren't you with them right now. You and Taylor had a fight, didn't you?
Ridge: I don't want to get into that.
Brooke: Oh, come on, what happened?
Ridge: Oh, you know Taylor and her damned do-gooder instincts.
Brooke: Oh, I know, that is so frustrating, the way she is so loving and giving and so helpful all the time. Ugh.
Ridge: Whose side are you on, anyway?
Brooke: Are you really looking for sympathy? Because you're not gonna get any. You're lucky to have her. Everybody knows that, including me.
Ridge: I liked the old Brooke better.
Brooke: Oh, you mean, the one who would take advantage of this situation?
Ridge: Yeah. Where can I find her?
Brooke: You can't. She grew up.
Ridge: Shame.
Brooke: For you, maybe. The rest of my family has been waiting a long time for this.
Ridge: Talking about Bridget?
Brooke: Mm-hmm.
Ridge: Mother said there was some tension there. I don't understand why she would be blaming you for the break-up of her marriage?
Brooke: It's just complicated.
Ridge: What's complicated about it? She married a jerk, she realized it, it's over.
Brooke: Well, the break-up was hard on her. It brought up a lot of issues.
Ridge: About you?
Brooke: Well, yeah. And the choices that I've made. Many, many years ago, you know, she had a very confusing and chaotic childhood. She had to deal with things that no child should ever have to deal with, because of me.
Ridge: So, she's feeling like her poor choice of men, is because of the way she was raised?
Brooke: Well, that's only part of it, but yes.
Ridge: You want me to talk to her?
Brooke: You?
Ridge: Yeah. Her life wasn't just chaotic because of you, Logan. I might have had something to do with it, too. Don't you think?
Brooke: I'm not looking to blame anyone else for my mistakes. Especially not you.
Ridge: So why not me? I was right there with you. And if I hadn't been -- I mean, ever think about that?
Brooke: What?
Ridge: What your life would've been like. What your kids' lives would've been like. If we hadn't --
Brooke: Fallen in love?
Ridge: Well, acted on those feelings. At least not after you and dad were married. I mean, that's when this whole roller coaster really began, isn't it?
Brooke: I just didn't feel like we had any choice, then. I knew what was in my heart, I trusted it completely. My heart's led me to some pretty crazy places over the years.
Ridge: Yeah, if we knew then what we know now -- I'm not trying to bring you down.
Brooke: No, it's true. I wouldn't have made those same choices. And my life and Bridget's life would be different. But I can't go back in time. I just have to do the right thing now. And I have to be the best mother I can be to my little girl. Speaking of which, you should do the right thing, right now, and go home to your wife.
Ridge: Hmm --
Brooke: You should appreciate what you have, Ridge. Some of us never find that love. And if we do -- we let it slip through our fingers.
Ridge: Good night, Logan.
Brooke: Good night.
Ridge: Take care.
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