Rick and Steffy's car ran off the road but they weren't hurt. As Ridge came running up, Steffy hopped out and Rick locked his door. "Open the door, Rick!" Ridge yelled as he beat on the car. Brooke screamed for her son to leave and he drove off. Ridge wrapped his arms around Steffy as she assured, "I'm fine." Ridge and Brooke took Steffy back to their house where he reeled as his daughter admitted her love for Rick. Ridge insisted that Rick was only romancing her for revenge but Steffy refused to believe that. Steffy then asked Brooke for her opinion but she said she couldn't figure out her son's motives anymore. Ridge then begged Steffy not to hurt him and she affirmed she would break up with Rick. Ridge escorted Steffy home.

Donna was worried that Eric was working too hard. She then wanted to know why he was letting Jackie M get away with stealing his designs. When Eric wouldn't give a concrete answer, Donna questioned the true nature of his relationship with Jackie and he assured that there was nothing going on between him and Ms. Marone. Rick burst into the office and after Donna left he told his dad, "Ridge is going to kill me." When Eric couldn't understand the reason for Ridge's rage, Rick was forced to confess that he has fallen in love with Steffy. Eric was incredulous as Rick admitted that he stole the designs to help ensure a future with her. "This relationship can never be," Eric growled and wasn't convinced that Rick was merely trying to hurt Ridge. Fed up, Eric announced he would call a family meeting to decide Rick's fate with Forrester Creations.

Brooke called Rick and advised him to keep clear of Ridge by staying in a hotel. She also warned him to stay away from Steffy. Ridge returned home and Brooke assured him that they were successful in putting an end to their children's affair.

Eric told Donna that Rick's relationship is "wrong on so many levels." But Donna suggested that their feelings for each other could be real. Meanwhile, Rick surprised Steffy in her bedroom, where she insisted that they had to break up, but he refused to accept that and kissed her passionately.