At the cliff house, Steffy flashed back to walking in on her husband and Hope. Finn wrapped his arms around Steffy, eager to spend his free morning with his sexy wife. Steffy, however, had back-to-back meetings, but before heading to work, she needed to clarify things about Hope.
Finn said he respected Steffy's feelings, and he got that Steffy thought Hope was manipulating him. Steffy replied that Hope had used men in the past -- Liam and Thomas. "Now me," Finn concluded. Steffy repeated that the less time he spent with the confused Hope, the better.
In Brooke's cabin, Brooke learned from Hope that Beth had remained home from daycare because she might have the flu. Brooke was there because their talk about Finn had left Brooke unsettled. Hope said she merely thought Finn was the most amazing man she'd ever met; Steffy didn't appreciate him, and Hope didn't think he was all that happy in his marriage.
Brooke asserted that Hope couldn't speak about Finn that way. It was good Hope had a friend to open up to, "but that's all it is, honey. You can't knowingly go after Steffy's husband." Hope claimed she wouldn't because she wasn't a homewrecker. Feeling it could get out of hand without Hope intending it to, Brooke advised Hope not to let her heart rule her head. Brooke left.
Beth appeared, saying she felt worse. Hope offered to take Beth to the doctor, but Beth didn't feel well enough to go. Hope called Beth's doctor, but he couldn't see her until the next day.
Next, Hope called Finn. She described Beth's symptoms to him and explained that Beth's doctor couldn't see her that day. Hope asked if he thought it could wait or if Beth should go to urgent care. Finn decided that he'd be on his way, but Hope said he didn't have to. Finn insisted, and Hope told Beth not to worry because Finn was on his way.
Later, Finn arrived with his medical bag. Hope grinned, watching the kind way Finn ascertained from Beth's symptoms that she might have the flu. Finn administered a shot and hoped that vitamins and a mild steroid would mitigate the symptoms quickly. He gave Beth a cartoon Band-Aid and advised her to do her part by taking her medicine and getting rest.
After a while, Beth began to feel better, and her fever had subsided. Finn called her a star patient and got her to pinky promise to keep it up. Hope decided it was time for a nap, and Finn asked if he should "airlift" Beth to bed. As he carried Beth out, Hope seemed touched.
When Finn returned, Hope offered him tea. After checking on Beth, Hope returned and reported that Beth seemed better. Hope was thankful for what Finn had done and "how you made her feel and how you made her mother feel..." It reminded Hope of what an incredible man he was.
In Eric's office, Carter and Ridge met about the budget, and Ridge expressed a desire to talk to Hope about her line. Carter said Ridge wasn't acting like a guy who wanted to concentrate only on design. Ridge said it was still his plan but with a very particular caveat. He didn't want the burden to land on Steffy. Carter offered to help, but Ridge had someone else in mind. It was someone who'd been at the company almost as long as he had.
"Brooke?" Carter responded. Ridge affirmed it but said she'd turned him down. Ridge admitted that he'd asked Brooke before floating it by Steffy because Ridge had known Steffy wouldn't like it. Ridge had figured the women would work through it for the good of the company.
Brooke arrived, and Carter said he'd heard about Ridge's work proposal to her. She hoped Ridge didn't think she'd given up on him in his time of need, and Ridge revealed that he hadn't given up on her yet. Steffy entered and asked Brooke why she was there. Ridge answered that he'd called Brooke, and Carter asked if it had to do with their earlier discussion.
"Which was what exactly?" Steffy asked. Ridge revealed that it was about the impact Brooke had had on the business. He wanted to capitalize on that again. Steffy asked how. Ridge brought up the Bedroom line and his desire to highlight Brooke the way they had in the past because she could create a buzz like no one else. Steffy asked how they'd highlight Brooke.
Ridge proposed photoshoots and a campaign with Brooke front and center. Flipping a cloth off a picture of Brooke on a bed in red lingerie, flanked by models, he stated, "We need to get back to this." Carter and Brooke smiled. Steffy's brows rose. "So, that's what you've been thinking about at work," Brooke said. Ridge admitted it but insisted it was about her.
Brooke told Ridge it had been a long time before, and she was a grandmother. "You're not like any grandmother I know!" Carter quipped, and Ridge told his friend to take it easy. Ridge agreed with Carter, saying Brooke was timeless and ageless. He thought she was even more provocative and alluring than when they'd met. He deemed it time for her to step out of the shadows and onto the runway to give the people what they wanted. He asked Brooke to make the Bedroom line hers again.
Brooke wanted to, but she uttered that she was too old. Calling it ridiculous, Ridge said if people weren't in the room, he'd show her how sexy she was. He insisted that they needed to highlight the line, and she was the best one for the job. He asked Carter to hit the lights so he could show Brooke a reel of her highlights at the company.
Steffy rolled her eyes as a photo presentation set to provocative music played. Ridge said Brooke brought magic to the line, and people couldn't take their eyes off her. He remarked that Brooke had just hit her stride and had more to offer the company and the world. Brooke still had a lot of questions about how it would work, "but yes, I will do it." Steffy looked nauseated.
Later, Carter and Ridge had gone, and Steffy asked Brooke if there was somewhere she needed to be. Brooke guessed Steffy wanted Brooke to be on her way. Brooke noted that Steffy wasn't thrilled about the Brooke's Bedroom proposal. Admitting that she wasn't, Steffy said she could still make the best choices for the company. Brooke sniped that Steffy's HFTF choice hadn't been for the best. Steffy replied that she wasn't as concerned about Hope's line as she was about Hope herself -- especially the time Hope was spending with Finn.
