Maggie talks to James about Molly being very picky about her house. She wouldn't be surprised if Sheila were behind it. Then Molly comes out of her room and they leave. As James sits down to breakfast, Sheila comes out in a short, silky nightgown. James is in awe by what he sees. He tells her that Maggie said for her to take her vitamin. Of course they are on the top shelf making her reach up high. She asks James for some help. Then he asks her if she is cold. She tells him she hot blooded. He tells her to go to her room and change. She asks, "Don't you like it or do you like it too much?" He tells her to go change or he will leave. She tells him that they are all stuck with each other. He tells her the reason for sleeping with her is simply that he thought he had lost Maggie and she was the closest thing. That he has no desire for her. She tells him that deep down that their desire does exist. She picks up and her robe and leaves.
   Stephanie looks at pictures of Taylor and Ridge on their honeymoon. Claudia enters with breakfast. She tells Stephanie that she wants to show her thanks by cooking and cleaning. Stephanie says no. But Claudia won't take no for an answer. Claudia wants to make herself useful. As they decide on what to have for breakfast, Ridge enters and Thorne leaves. Ridge and Stephanie discuss Thorne and Macy and how Claudia fits in. Ridge asks why she invited Claudia to stay in her home. Ridge tells Stephanie that he won't even consider forgiving Thorne until he is married to Taylor and not before. She tells him to work on getting back with Taylor and forget Thorne. He tells her he feels betrayed and that no one will stab him in the back and get away with it.
   Meanwhile, Thorne visits Taylor with a bouquet of flowers. Thorne and Taylor discuss what it feels like saving a life. She tells him of the first life she saved. She thanks him for making her feel good about herself again. He asks what's wrong. She tells him that this whole mess with Ridge makes her feel kind of unwanted. He tells her how special she is, that she is an incredible woman and how any man would be thankful just to be with her. She smiles saying, "Present company excluded." He then kisses her. Then he is speechless.

Clarke visits Grant. Clarke tells Grant that he is lucky to be married to a woman like Brooke. He asks how the honeymoon was. Grant just looks at him, not wanting to tell his friend that he never made love with his wife. Clarke continues to pry asking what it's like with Brooke. Grant doesn't want to talk about it. He tells him to put his libido on a leash. When Brooke comes home, Grant goes to kiss his wife and she turns so he will kiss her cheek. Clarke notices how distant Brooke is with Grant. After Clarke leaves, Grant asks Brooke what's wrong. Brooke decides to go lie down. Grant starts to go with her, but she stops him telling him "alone."
   Taylor pushes Thorne away when he kisses her. He is suddenly speechless. She wants to know why he did that. He stumbles, saying, "Thought it was the thing to do at the time." She tells him to forget about it. Thorne says, "We are friends having a nice conversation, I just caught up in the moment." Taylor wonders if there is more to it than that. She tells that the kiss was a mistake and should never happen again. They laugh and he leaves.
   Ridge and Brooke discuss business. Ridge tries to get Brooke to give Thorne an assignment that Thorne knows nothing about. Brooke tells him he has to forgive Thorne. Ridge doesn't want to hear it. He tries to change the subject but Brooke continues. Brooke tells him she thinks Thorne was just trying to protect him. As they are talking, it becomes very clear to her that Ridge really loves Taylor and wants to marry her. She begins to stumble and drops her briefcase, obviously very hurt. She then goes home.
   Michael goes to visit Thorne. They talk about him and Macy. She is shocked that he is not upset about his breakup. She tells him that he is not a man who is committed to saving his marriage. He looks like a man weighing his options, one being another woman. She asks him if he falling for someone else.
   Later, Taylor looks admiringly at the flowers when there is a knock at the door. She opens it to find a white piece of cloth waving in front of her with Ridge behind it. She invites him in. He apologizes for how they left things the last time they talked and notices that she is in a better mood. She tells him she had a visitor. Ridge assumes that it was her father. Taylor decides not to correct him. He tells her he came over to talk about honeymoon plans. He asks where the flowers came from. She tells him Thorne. Ridge is outraged. Ridge tells Taylor that he just came over to turn her against him. She tells him they talked about Claudia. Ridge thinks that Thorne and Claudia are having an affair. He thinks Thorne is trying to deliberately keep Taylor and himself apart. He says, "I'm going to teach my brother a lesson" as he leaves Taylor screaming No! Wait! She becomes very frustrated saying "Oh great!"

Michael visits Claudia to catch up. Michael tells her that she living a very lush life here at the Forrester Mansion. They talk about how lucky she is. Michael tells her that Thorne likes and her and she is sure of it. Claudia doesn't believe her. Claudia assumes she knows what happened before the trial. When Claudia tells her that Enrique Alvarez proposed. She tells her she turned him down because she would rather be deported than spend her life with him. Michael is shocked. Claudia tells Michael that Enrique has a dark side. Michael says, "What is it with the men I date proposing to other women?" Claudia just looks at her. When Stephanie comes in, Michael leaves. Stephanie tells Claudia that Jonathan has got the papers in order but it will take time. Stephanie asks Claudia if there is an involvement with her and Thorne. She tells him no that it is just gratitude she feels for him.
   Macy goes to see Thorne. Macy wonders how they ended up like this. She tells him she doesn't want the separation and forget about the whole thing. She tells they just need to work on trust. Macy says, "Please. Come home." Thorne tells her he can't do that. She is shocked. She tells him she knows that there are issues that need to be worked out and it won't be easy. He responds by saying "It never is." Thorne tells Macy she was wrong that she left and now she wants to come back and act nothing ever happened. He tells her it won't work that way. He tells her that they have got some thinking to do to figure out whether or not they can be together. She slams the door.
   Taylor is worried about Ridge. When there is a knock at the door, she is disappointed to find Grant. Grant wonders why she isn't angry at Thorne. She defends him saying he was just trying to protect her. Grant blames Thorne for the postponement. Taylor finally decides to call Thorne to warn him that Ridge is on his way. Before he even gets off the phone, Ridge appears.
   Ridge tells Thorne he wants to start from fresh. Thorne says "Good, and Cheryl can help you." Ridge tells him he still going to marry Taylor. Thorne tells him he doesn't deserve her. Ridge tells him that Taylor is off limits. Ridge says, "You will stay away from her or you'll regret it!"

Thursday, January 30h, 1997
font face="arial" color="#000066" size="3">Courtesy, Lisa Laflam, 1997