Hope and Carter were kissing in the designers' office. Carter suggested that they keep what they were doing to themselves for the time being. Steffy walked in, so Carter and Hope quickly separated and pretended to be working. Steffy asked them what was going on.
Steffy assumed what Hope and Carter were talking about. Steffy ripped into Hope for bothering Carter about her Hope for the Future numbers again. Flushed, Hope agreed and asked if Steffy was looking for Ridge. Hope said she didn't know where Ridge was, but Steffy said she did. "He's with my mother," Steffy explained.
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Hope blew off the fact that Ridge and Taylor were spending more time together, and Carter agreed with every word Hope said. Hope and Carter exchanged knowing looks and subliminal messages with each sentence they said about communication and relationships.
Carter had to leave for a meeting, so Hope told him that later, she would like to pick up where they had left off. Once alone, Steffy warned Hope to quit badgering Carter about HFTF. Steffy said that Carter was an asset to the company, and they didn't want to lose him.
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Hope said that Carter had made a good point about communication. Hope told Steffy they didn't have to repeat their moms' rivalry. Steffy reminded Hope that she had kissed Steffy's husband.
Steffy agreed that she didn't want their kids to grow up like Hope and Steffy had, watching their mothers fight constantly. Hope said the first step was acknowledging that Brooke was with Ridge, not Taylor. Steffy reminded Hope that her parents would always love one another. Steffy added that her mom was a good person and had no desire to break up a relationship.
At Steffy’s, Taylor told Shandra and Ridge that she knew how beneficial meditation could be, but she had her doubts, as she had a physical illness. Shandra and Ridge encouraged Taylor to be open to the process. Shandra told Taylor to let her breathing become one with Ridge as his hand was on Taylor's heart. Brooke watched from outside the back door.
With Ridge's encouragement, Taylor followed Shandra's instructions. Shandra explained that Ridge's hand on her heart would help balance her chakra. Ridge assured Taylor he would do whatever it took to heal her heart.
Shandra told Ridge and Taylor about the physical and emotional effects of betrayal and heartache. Ridge said he had researched how to do the next part, and he demonstrated to Taylor how to sit, extend her arms, and breathe. Outside, Brooke was beside herself, wondering what they were doing.
Shandra talked Taylor through the process until she tapped into her pain, and it started to release. Ridge and Taylor kept looking at each other, breathing together, and both became emotional. As it appeared to be working, Shandra suggested another position for them to connect further and help release energy.
Shandra asked Ridge to sit cross-legged and had Taylor sit in his lap with her arms wrapped around his back. Shandra told them to look into each other's eyes. Shandra said that Ridge was supporting Taylor and letting out her pain. Ridge told Taylor it was okay to feel and that she was safe. Ridge and Taylor cried together some more as Shandra encouraged Taylor to face the fears and pain she had buried in her heart. "I don't want to run anymore," Taylor sobbed as Ridge held her.
After the session ended, Taylor told Ridge and Shandra that she felt like she had a huge weight off her chest and could breathe again. She thanked Shandra for explaining everything and apologized for being skeptical. Shandra encouraged Taylor to keep it up to heal fully, and she asked Ridge to be there for Taylor.
Once alone, Taylor admitted she hadn't cried that way since they had lost Phoebe. Taylor thanked Ridge, as well. Ridge said that Taylor had done the work, but she corrected him and said they had done it together. Taylor said she understood Shandra's warning that she would feel raw afterward, and she noted how drained she felt.
Taylor told Ridge that she didn't take him for granted and considered his caring an incredible gift. Taylor apologized for putting Ridge in a tough spot and said he didn't have to keep her condition a secret anymore. "Thank you for healing my broken heart," Taylor said as Ridge hugged her.
As soon as Ridge left, Brooke stormed in and shocked Taylor. Brooke said she had seen everything, from the candles to the straddling, and she wanted to know what was happening. Taylor explained that she had a condition called broken heart syndrome. Brooke snickered at the name and said, "You've got to be kidding me. Broken heart syndrome?" Brooke said the condition was just another manipulative way for Taylor to get Ridge back into her life.
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