Ridge awoke in Eric's hospital room where he'd kept vigil. He told his dad he'd be back soon. "Your family needs you, Dad. I need you," he whispered. Then it was Bridget's shift at his bedside. She talked about Eric walking her down the aisle. Stephanie and Thorne were the next to arrive. In the hall, Marcus hugged a tearful Steffy. "I love you, Eric," Stephanie told her ex. "More than anything in this world." Marcus then sat with Eric, marveling at how he had accepted him into the family. Steffy was visibly moved. As Bridget came in to check Eric's vitals, Marcus and Steffy went back to the hall. As Steffy started crying, Marcus comforted her with their first kiss.

Donna packed up some things from Eric's office to take to his hospital room and Marcus mentioned how the ownership papers freaked him out. Donna didn't want to talk about it while Eric was so sick. Donna told Marcus to go sit with Eric, and told him Eric wanted him in his will. She praised his big heart. As Donna picked up a pic of Ridge and Eric victoriously holding hands, Ridge walked in. They actually used their inside voices as Ridge brought up the issue of transferring ownership to him and Brooke "starting immediately." "Ridge, you're mistaken," said Donna. The volume began to rise as Donna defended Eric's right to the company he just bought back from Nick and Ridge condescended to her. Donna told him Eric had changed his mind about ownership. She and Ridge went a few rounds and shifted blame, but Ridge stood firm. "I'm taking control of Forrester Creations right now, today," he said, signing the transfer document.