He asks if the madwoman knows about this. Steffy says, “God no.” She can’t know. Only she and Hope do, and Hope’s thrilled about it.

Nothing can happen between her mother and Deacon! Ridge marvels, “What is Taylor thinking?!”Steffy tells her dad that he’s the only one

who really knows her mom and understands the situation the ways she does. They go over Sheila shooting everyone and Deacon marrying her. Steffy doesn’t think he’s that bad of a guy, but Ridge argues the point; he’s manipulating Taylor. Steffy warns she has feelings for him.

 

 

Steffy thinks her mom is lonely, hurting and lost. How else can you explain getting involved with Sheila’s Husband™? Ridge grunts that she can have any man she wants. Steffy muses, “Except you.” Ridge is going to check on her. He vows Deacon won’t be in Taylor’s life. “It’s not going to happen.”

In Taylor’s office, she and Deacon pause the make-out session and quickly resume. When they pause again, Taylor remembers that her daughter gave her an ultimatum. “I can’t do this.” Sure, Jan.

Deacon explains that more and more he’s closing himself off to his wife. His kids are afraid of the woman he’s with; it pushes them away. Taylor muses that the closer they get, the more she risks pushing Steffy and her grandkids away from her.

Hope laughs nervously when Sheila crows about Taylor always fitting Deacon in at the end of her workday. The gushing about Tay kicks in, and they move to the bar, where Sheila goes on and on and on about how great their marriage is now… it’s the life she only dreamed she could have.

Sheila asks Hope to help bring Deke around. She wants to be more involved in his life. “I want to be there for both of you.” They’re family. It would make things so much easier on Deacon if they’d accept her as his life partner. “Until death do us part, right?”

Hope understates, “We’ve never been close.” She can’t understand what it is that draws Sheila and her dad together. Sheila grins that they speak each other’s language. Taylor speaks it now too! Hope cryptically muses that her father has certainly changed because of the love of a woman.

The Final Scenes
Sheila presents Hope with an excessive amount of pizza to take home. Hope tries to get away, but Sheila wants to tell her more about how well she and Deacon work together. The gushing goes on at length and ends with, “I will always fight for Deacon, and no one will come between my husband and me.”

At Taylor’s office, she worries that Deacon has been there quite a while. She reminds him of Steffy’s ultimatum. Deacon doesn’t want to see her lose her family, but what about her happiness? This is the real deal. “I don’t want to let you go.”

They are making out again when Ridge walks through the door… and slams it. “Take your hands off her!” he growls.

He asks if the madwoman knows about this. Steffy says, “God no.” She can’t know. Only she and Hope do, and Hope’s thrilled about it. Nothing can happen between her mother and Deacon! Ridge marvels, “What is Taylor thinking?!”Steffy tells her dad that he’s the only one who really knows her mom and understands the situation the ways she does. They go over Sheila shooting everyone and Deacon marrying her. Steffy doesn’t think he’s that bad of a guy, but Ridge argues the point; he’s manipulating Taylor. Steffy warns she has feelings for him.

Steffy thinks her mom is lonely, hurting and lost. How else can you explain getting involved with Sheila’s Husband™? Ridge grunts that she can have any man she wants. Steffy muses, “Except you.” Ridge is going to check on her. He vows Deacon won’t be in Taylor’s life. “It’s not going to happen.”

In Taylor’s office, she and Deacon pause the make-out session and quickly resume. When they pause again, Taylor remembers that her daughter gave her an ultimatum. “I can’t do this.” Sure, Jan.

Deacon explains that more and more he’s closing himself off to his wife. His kids are afraid of the woman he’s with; it pushes them away. Taylor muses that the closer they get, the more she risks pushing Steffy and her grandkids away from her.

Hope laughs nervously when Sheila crows about Taylor always fitting Deacon in at the end of her workday. The gushing about Tay kicks in, and they move to the bar, where Sheila goes on and on and on about how great their marriage is now… it’s the life she only dreamed she could have.

Sheila asks Hope to help bring Deke around. She wants to be more involved in his life. “I want to be there for both of you.” They’re family. It would make things so much easier on Deacon if they’d accept her as his life partner. “Until death do us part, right?”

Hope understates, “We’ve never been close.” She can’t understand what it is that draws Sheila and her dad together. Sheila grins that they speak each other’s language. Taylor speaks it now too! Hope cryptically muses that her father has certainly changed because of the love of a woman.

The Final Scenes
Sheila presents Hope with an excessive amount of pizza to take home. Hope tries to get away, but Sheila wants to tell her more about how well she and Deacon work together. The gushing goes on at length and ends with, “I will always fight for Deacon, and no one will come between my husband and me.”

At Taylor’s office, she worries that Deacon has been there quite a while. She reminds him of Steffy’s ultimatum. Deacon doesn’t want to see her lose her family, but what about her happiness? This is the real deal. “I don’t want to let you go.”

They are making out again when Ridge walks through the door… and slams it. “Take your hands off her!” he growls.