On one knee in the showroom, Thomas held up the ring to Hope and promised to be a great father and husband. He asked her to say she'd marry him. He'd designed that dress for what he'd hoped would be one of the most important moments in their lives. He felt that the ring deserved to be on her hand, and he wanted the world to see them walking side-by-side into the future. All she had to do was say she'd marry him.
Hope took the ring from Thomas' hand. Thomas conveyed that they'd wasted enough time, and it was a make-or-break moment. It was time for them to be together with the kids as a family. He asked her to say she'd be with his wife. Tearing up, Hope replied that she loved him, but she couldn't accept his proposal. She wasn't ready.
Hope claimed not to want to hurt Thomas. "You're turning me down again," he uttered. She said it had nothing to do with him, and he brought her joy and happiness. She knew that he loved her unconditionally, but she'd just gotten out of a marriage. She was trying to focus on herself, her career, the kids, and her relationship with him. She told him that she loved him, but she wasn't ready for a forever commitment. As she apologized, he ran from the room.
In Eric's office, Steffy worked behind the desk. She was surprised when Liam arrived. Liam said he'd thought about making up an excuse, like he was dropping something off for Kelly, but he was there out of concern for Steffy regarding Finn's reaction to Steffy's death.
Steffy assured Liam that her relationship with Finn was fine, and she wasn't worried about them. Instead, she was worried about Thomas. Liam asked what was wrong with Thomas. "What do you think? Hope!" Steffy replied. She said Hope was wearing Thomas' ring around her neck, and it was ridiculous because Hope didn't love him and would never truly commit to him.
Steffy believed Hope was stringing Thomas along. Liam didn't want Hope with Thomas at all. Shrugging, Liam said, "Eh, maybe if I'd handled things differently..." Steffy asked what he was talking about and asserted that Hope was always the victim, lamenting the end of the marriage when she'd been the one kissing Thomas in Rome. "She's not so innocent," Steffy added.
Liam thanked Steffy for acknowledging it because not many people did. Steffy insisted that she was losing patience with Hope, who was messing with Thomas' feelings the way she'd messed with Liam's, leading Thomas on and making him think she'd marry him.
Steffy proffered her belief that Hope had been out of control ever since she'd "broken up" with Liam and become laser-focused on Thomas. Steffy believed her brother was in for a world of hurt. Liam said Hope could be in for it, too, but whatever happened, Liam felt that he and Steffy could agree that Hope and Thomas were a toxic combination.
Later, Steffy returned to the office and found Thomas there. Upset, he said he'd been ready, but it hadn't happened. He called himself an idiot and said he'd asked Hope to marry him again. Steffy assumed Hope had turned him down again. Knowing it would happen, Steffy said he didn't deserve it, and Hope was bad news. Thomas didn't get it what he'd done wrong. He'd given Hope the ring, and she'd been wearing it. "As a necklace, Thomas," Steffy said.
Thomas stated that he'd offered to Hope, and she hadn't refused it. There had been potential, and she hadn't rejected it. Steffy told him that he was setting himself up, and Hope would never give him what he wanted. He asked Steffy not to say it. What Hope had just done proved it in Steffy's eyes. She said Hope claimed to love him but would never commit. Steffy advised him to move forward and focus on a future without Hope.
At the cliff house, Finn asked Poppy what Luna's desire to talk to her birth father had to do with him or what he could do to help. Poppy asked him to give Luna what she was looking for more than anything. "Talk to her, Finn," Poppy requested.
Finn had no problems talking to Luna, but figuring she preferred her father, he asked if Poppy knew who the man was. Poppy replied that Luna had been conceived in love. Finn figured Poppy had known the day would arrive that Luna would want to know who her father was, and he suggested that she let it happen. Poppy replied that it had always been the two of them, and that had been enough. Finn reasoned that it might have been for Poppy, but Luna might not have wanted to upset Poppy by admitting to needing her father.
Poppy stated that Luna needed a strong male presence in her life, and Finn could easily fill the shoes because Luna looked up to him. She asked him to be that presence in Luna's life. Finn was happy to be there if Luna needed him or didn't need him. Finn remarked that Poppy had looked after him when he'd been Luna's age.
Poppy affirmed it and noted that he'd become a doctor with a beautiful family, and she had an adult daughter with a mind of her own. Poppy missed the days when Luna would take her lead from her mother, who'd always been able to steer Luna clear of the topic of her father. Finn replied that, as Luna's cousin, he felt it was time that Luna knew who her father was.
At Luna's place, Luna was sorry to be emotional in front of Bill, but he assured her that she could talk to him. Bill figured he might be able to help or offer her guidance. Luna conveyed that her mother had been like a best friend to confide in, "but now..." Bill assumed Luna felt she needed her father to talk to, but Poppy hadn't revealed who that was.
Luna asked if Bill thought she deserved to know. Bill replied that his thoughts didn't matter because it was between Luna and Poppy, but he had asked Poppy if he was the father. Luna replied that it wasn't Bill, and Poppy was wrong to keep apart a father and daughter who deserved to know each other. Bill asked if it had occurred to Luna that Poppy knew something Luna didn't. "Like he's a bad person?" she asked. Bill didn't mean that, but he was certain Poppy had Luna's best interests at heart with the decision.
Luna apologized for her emotions, but Bill liked that she trusted him with her feelings. She noted his kind eyes and figured they'd been the first thing Poppy had noticed about him, too, because the eyes were the windows to the soul. Bill admitted that his eyes didn't always reveal the best part of him, but they had the night he'd met Poppy. Bill revealed that he had to be careful about women because of his fortune. Luna said Poppy didn't care about money, and Bill replied that it was why he was so drawn to Poppy, who'd raised a remarkable daughter.
Bill asserted that Luna's father would be proud to have her as a daughter. He asked what he could do to help Luna without stepping on Poppy's role. Luna didn't know. She stated that she really liked Bill and wondered if he really could be her father. Bill told her that she'd be filthy rich, but Luna replied that she didn't care about money. Bill joked that it meant she couldn't be his daughter, and they laughed.
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