In Brooke's cabin, Brooke arrived with some soup for the napping Beth. Brooke noticed that Hope looked a little flustered. "You're not thinking about Steffy's husband again, are you?" Brooke asked. Hope stammered, and Brooke ordered her daughter to snap out of it.
Hope admitted that she'd daydreamed about Finn. Brooke called it a recipe for disaster. Hope claimed it had sneaked up on her, but she wouldn't do anything about it. Brooke hoped not and asked what had fueled it. Hope explained that she'd called Finn for advice about Beth's fever, and he'd driven right over. Hope gushed at how compassionate he'd been with Beth.
Brooke said it was a doctor's nature to be that way. She suspected that Hope was falling for Finn. Trying to shoo the idea away, Hope claimed that she and Finn were friends; he'd been there for her, and they'd had good talks. Brooke replied that Hope could still talk to Finn, "on the phone. About medical advice. That is it." Hope claimed she didn't want to feel that way and knew right from wrong. The last thing she wanted to do was get close to Steffy's husband.
Hoping that was true, Brooke didn't want Hope to make Brooke's mistakes. Hope claimed she wouldn't. Hope asserted her belief that Steffy, who always bossed Finn around, didn't appreciate him. Brooke insisted that Steffy had a point about Sheila, who wasn't less vicious married to Deacon. Hope noted that she at least saw Finn's view, but Steffy hadn't even made the effort.
Brooke reasoned that Steffy had been shot. Brooke didn't normally agree with Steffy, but Brooke didn't think Finn should be near Sheila. Hope replied that if Sheila really had changed, Finn should be able to make up his mind without everyone weighing in. Hope asserted that Steffy was controlling, but Brooke insisted that Hope had to stay out of Steffy and Finn's relationship.
Hope got it and couldn't even believe she was attracted to Finn. "Don't say that out loud!" Brooke insisted. Hope couldn't help it and asked if Brooke could blame Hope. Brooke scoffed. Hope admitted that she had a crush, but she said it wouldn't hurt anyone or go further. "I will put a stop to these feelings before they get any more out of control," Hope decided.
Brooke left, and Hope sighed, thinking of hugging Finn. She told herself that she couldn't because it was Steffy's husband, but the look on Hope's face said otherwise.
At Il Giardino, Sheila and Deacon canoodled and checked out their wedding photos on a tablet. To her surprise, her son arrived, and she showed him a photo. Finn said that photo had been on the restaurant's page, and it had caused him to do a lot of explaining. She apologized, saying they'd just wanted to blast their news, and it had meant a lot to them that Finn had been there.
Finn grumbled that his presence at the wedding had caused serious trouble with Steffy. Deacon noted that Finn hadn't known the wedding would be there. Sheila wondered if Steffy could ever see things from his perspective and consider that he might be right about Sheila. Finn claimed it was too much to ask of Steffy, due to her past with Sheila. Sheila and Deacon tried to reason that Steffy could at least let Finn see Sheila. Finn said he was only there to tell Sheila that he was happy for Deacon and her, but Finn had to respect his wife's wishes.
Later, Deacon thought it was important that Finn had shown up to talk to Sheila. Sheila was tired of hearing about Steffy, who had to be the one calling the shots. Deacon said that Sheila had to understand on some level. Sheila glared at him, and he figured it was fine that Steffy wouldn't invite them to brunch. He doubted she could cook, anyway. Sheila hated it because she knew that if it wasn't for Steffy, she'd have a beautiful future with her son and grandson.
Later, Deacon was working behind the bar when Brooke arrived. He wondered if she was there to congratulate him. Brooke said she wouldn't go that far, and she was worried about him. He said there was no reason to be, and it had meant a lot that Hope had been at the wedding. Brooke expressed her disagreement with that, too, and added that she hadn't been thrilled with a lot of Hope's decisions, anyway.
Deacon latched onto the statement, and Brooke tried to say it was nothing. Sheila paused around the corner and listened as Brooke gave in, saying that Deacon couldn't say anything to anyone. Brooke figured it might be handled already. Deacon grew anxious. Brooke whispered that their daughter was having feelings for an inappropriate man.
Deacon asked who that was. Brooke whispered that it was Steffy's husband. "Steffy's husband!" Deacon exclaimed, and Sheila looked shocked by what she'd heard. Brooke asked Deacon to pipe down and explained that Finn and Hope had been bonding over Deacon and Sheila.
Making hand gestures, Deacon asked if Hope and Finn had done anything. Brooke stated that it wasn't like that, and Finn thought they were just friends. Brooke added that Hope didn't think Steffy should kick Sheila out of Finn's life, but Hope knew she couldn't get involved in anything like that. Deacon said Brooke was obviously worried. Sheila grinned.
In Eric's office, Steffy said they needed to talk more before they committed to putting Brooke front and center. Ridge asserted that he was trying to do that, but Steffy seemed to be on a different planet. Steffy admitted that it was Hope. Ridge replied that Hope and Steffy had been locking horns since childhood, and it was nothing new.
Steffy explained that she normally wouldn't let Hope get to her, but Hope was involving Steffy's husband. Steffy announced that Hope and Sheila were best friends, so Steffy didn't want Hope anywhere near Steffy's husband.
Later, Ridge asked how much time Hope and Finn spent together. Though Steffy didn't think they planned it, Steffy stated that it was often, and they'd been in the office together the other day. Ridge insisted that Finn needed to learn to stay away from Sheila, and Hope didn't get to make the calls. Steffy agreed and repeated that she didn't want Hope around her husband.
Steffy continued to gripe about Hope and said she'd asked Brooke to talk some sense into Hope. Ridge revealed that he'd also spoken to Brooke about Hope and Sheila. Finn arrived, asking if they were talking about Sheila. "And you. You gotta stay away from her," Ridge said.
Later, Ridge had gone, and Steffy said she hadn't meant to be talking about Finn behind his back. Finn replied that Ridge was her father, and she'd confide in him. Finn revealed that he'd stopped by Il Giardino to tell Sheila that Steffy had been upset about the wedding thing, and his family was his priority. Steffy wished he'd avoid Sheila completely, but he said he'd felt that talking face to face would make her take him seriously.
Steffy replied that doing it in person sent Sheila mixed signals. She reminded Finn that Sheila was a stalker and psychopath who perceived things differently. Finn conceded that he hadn't considered that, but he believed he'd broken through and that Sheila knew how important Steffy was to him and how much he loved her. Steffy thought they had wonderful things in their lives, but Sheila was the only source of conflict. She wished Sheila wasn't in their lives.
Finn replied that Sheila didn't have to be, but Steffy said Sheila wouldn't let him go. Hope was getting on Steffy's nerves by telling her that she couldn't say anything to her husband about it. Finn hugged Steffy, saying Hope wasn't a problem for them.
