The Bold and the Beautiful Recap, May 5: Liam wants to fix what he broke between Hope and Steffy

Here is your The Bold and the Beautiful recap for Monday, May 5, 2025, when Liam decided it was time for Hope and Steffy to be friends.

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Steffy told Liam she didn't think she was doing enough for him, but Liam begged to differ. After all, she was giving him a place to stay when he wasn't well. Steffy couldn't believe they hadn't found a treatment for him, but Liam tried to remain light-hearted about his situation.

Steffy wanted Liam to tell his loved ones what was going on, but he just wasn't ready yet. He wanted to see the people he loved happy, which was why he encouraged Hope to take Carter back.

"Hope and Carter weren't exactly a dream team, Liam," Steffy pointed out, but Liam thought they were good for one another. Suddenly, Liam started to headache that he tried to ignore. He told Steffy he knew a different side of Hope and could tell that Carter made Hope happy. "We should spend our time with people who bring us the most joy, don't you think?" Liam asked.

Steffy pointed out that Hope and Carter tried to take over her company. Liam reasoned that everyone makes mistakes. "Happiness is the point of everything. Making it for ourselves. Making it for others...that's all I want to do now," Liam said. Steffy reminded Liam how much Hope cared about him and how she deserved to know that Liam was dying.

Liam worried that if he told Hope, then Hope would tell Beth. He didn't want either of his daughters to worry about him. Steffy reminded Liam that she and Finn knew, and Kelly hadn't found out yet. Steffy still insisted that Liam had to tell Hope, which only served to get Liam worked up and experience more head pain.

Liam talked through the discomfort. "This is it. This is my last shot to make things right. To undo the damage that I have done. To bring peace between you two," he said. Liam understood that he was the reason for the rivalry between Steffy and Hope.

"When the time comes, I have to set this up right so that you and Hope can support each other. Does that make sense?" Liam asked. Steffy understood but admitted how hard this all was on her. Liam and Steffy then shared a very special memory — when Liam returned to Steffy after months with amnesia, thinking he was a man named Adam married to Eve, who was really Quinn.

In Brooke's living room, Carter begged Hope to come back to him and not give up on them. Hope argued that she wasn't the one who had given up. "I wanted us to fight this battle together," she said. Carter wanted to go back to the way they were before their failed coup.

Hope wanted to believe she could trust Carter again, "but you chose Ridge and his family over us," she said. Carter still thought he and Hope could work it out. "I don't want to spend another second without you," Carter declared.

Hope still couldn't get over the fact that Carter allowed Steffy to force her out of the company even after she warned him that it would happen. Carter didn't want to talk about Forrester Creations anymore. "When I tell you my life is meaningless without you, Hope, I mean it. So, tell me that we can find our way back to each other," he begged.

Hope admitted that she missed Carter, including his cooking and his quirky sense of humor. "But more than that, I miss the way you make me feel...I miss how safe I felt in your arms...but I just can't forget about all the awful things that happened and just go running into your arms again," Hope said. Carter argued that she could.

Hope understood why Carter gave the company back to the Forresters, but she still wasn't sure if she could get to where Carter wanted her to be. Carter told her to take all the time she needed. "I'll be right here proving to you that I am worth the risk. You can trust me with your heart, Hope," Carter promised.

In Eric's office, Brooke insisted to Ridge that she still saw a future for them. "We've been through so much already and we're meant to be together and deep down, you know this," Brooke said. She knew it was painful for both of them to work together without really being together. Ridge admitted that it had been challenging, but he was with Taylor now.

"Yeah, you don't want to disappoint her," Brooke said. Ridge tried to change the subject, so Brooke urged him to be honest with himself. "The love you still have for me is there. It's absolutely clear. It's time to come home," Brooke insisted.

Ridge admitted that he couldn't forget all the moments they had shared. "You're important to me...But I'm with Taylor, and she makes me happy. I gave her my word. I want to be a man of my word, so I need you to help me keep it," Ridge said.

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Brooke figured Ridge was just torn, but he wasn't fully committed to Taylor. Ridge still insisted he was not going to let Taylor down. "Are you really going to let this decision that you made in the heat of the moment dictate the rest of your life?" Brooke asked.

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