Ridge ended up staying the night in a guest room at Taylor's place instead of going to a hotel. She had breakfast waiting for him on the terrace. "It was fun hanging out with you and the kids," Ridge smiled. When Taylor said she would have his favorite dinner ready for him tonight, he worried that he was sending her mixed signals. Taylor insisted that she can handle it.

Eric visited Rick, who acted depressed and revealed he wasn't interested in coming back to Forrester Creations. When Eric started defending Ridge, Rick blasted his big brother's treatment of Brooke and Taylor plus revealed how Ridge was ready to take over Forrester while Eric was in his coma. Rick said he couldn't put up with Ridge's power trips anymore and refused to come back to work unless his father gives him "equal footing with Ridge." After Eric left, Rick once again got out of bed and practiced his walking. He picked up a photo of he and Ridge with Eric and ripped Ridge out. "You are finished controlling this family," Rick seethed.

Armed with boxes, Donna showed up at the Forerster mansion, ready to move back in with Eric. She wasn't pleased to find Stephanie still there. After Steph thanked Donna for not pressing charges against Pam (who is getting treatment in Chicago), Donna offered her soon-to-be-emptied boxes for Steph to pack up and leave but she declared she wasn't going anywhere. "I have every reason to believe he's going to stay with me now," Stephanie chirped. As Donna started to argue that point, Eric showed up and they asked who he wants for his wife. "I know exactly what I have to do to solve this problem," Eric smiled.

Taylor showed up at Ridge's office where Brooke was waiting to perform a striptease. Assuming Ridge had entered, Brooke switched on sexy music and started doing a sexy dance, then screamed upon seeing who her audience was. The ladies were soon sniping about Ridge, who appeared just in time to mediate. Brooke found out that Ridge spent the night at Taylor's house and assumed a seduction scene went on. Taylor pointed out that she didn't have to resort to such behavior like Brooke does. Brooke ordered Ridge to stay anywhere else but with his ex wife.