Ridge and Taylor pulled back from their kiss while, back in LA, Rick assured Steffy that Brooke and Ridge would work things out. As they kissed, lovingly, Thomas burst in and shoved them apart. Thomas was not happy to hear of their reunion but Steffy made her position clear and begged Thomas to get on board. In Big Bear, Taylor stopped Ridge from smooching her again, wanting him to be sure. He said being there with her had made all the difference to him. "There you were, like an angel," he sighed, praising her support, waxing about the ups and downs of their past. When he noted Brooke hadn't tried to contact him, Taylor admitted Brooke tried but she turned off the phone. Ridge thought about calling Brooke but flashed back on Phoebe's death and put the phone down. He just couldn't understand how Brooke could support Rick. As the pills kicked in, Ridge got woozy and he wasn't exactly receptive when Brooke called him. He told Taylor that Brooke wouldn't forbid Rick and Steffy and bemoaned that Brooke would never understand. "It's not working," he said of Brooke, going back to appreciating Taylor and the fresh air at Big Bear. He didn't want to go back to LA, to all that angst and trauma. "I'm moving out," he decided.

Brooke came home to her waiting sisters, admitting she and Ridge had a fight — and that she and Ridge aren't married. She put a lot of blame on Stephanie being a big cheerleader, saying she couldn't keep fighting this battle. Her sisters urged her to give it a shot, so she called Ridge. When she said she couldn't stop Rick and Steffy, he hung up on her. Donna and Katie urged her to give Ridge some time. She appreciated the "Logan Girls" love and support, blinking back tears and assuring them she and Ridge would survive this.