Why is The Bold and the Beautiful's Deacon continuing to be Taylor's patient?

Now that The Bold and the Beautiful's Deacon has reconciled with Sheila (with Taylor's encouragement), it feels odd that he's back in Taylor's office, still wanting to be her patient. Considering their growing attraction to each other, we would think he'd want to end his doctor/patient relationship with her.

And does Sheila even know he's continuing his sessions? How would she feel about it, now that they're finally putting their marriage back together?

What happened Thursday on The Bold and the Beautiful

On Thursday's episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, Deacon (Sean Kanan) continued his therapy sessions with Taylor (Rebecca Budig). What's going on here? Now that he's taken Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) back, shouldn't the therapy be over? His whole reason for seeking treatment was that he was trying to figure out whether he should give Sheila another chance. He needed some distance from her, and he wanted Taylor's professional perspective on the situation.

Besides, with all the hand-holding, embraces, and the near kiss between him and Taylor, doesn't Deacon realize that the wisest thing he can do is stop seeing her, for the sake of his marriage? Their sessions have become way too personal. They've spent half their time together talking about Taylor's heartbreak over Ridge's (Thorsten Kaye) break-up with her and his instant marriage to Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang).

Deacon said he's continuing therapy with Taylor because he struggles with inner demons. But it feels like he's just looking for an excuse to keep seeing her because he's attracted to her. Sheila would be furious! Even though she's always been known as B&B's biggest villain, this is one situation where we can empathize with her, because she's his wife.

Little does Deacon know that Sheila caught him and Taylor in an embrace

If Deacon knew that Sheila saw him embrace Taylor, he would think twice about what he's doing. Sheila feels grateful right now because Taylor sent him back to her to work out their marriage.

But if he keeps using his therapy sessions as an excuse to get Taylor talking and crying about Ridge (which gives him an excuse to embrace her and hold her hand), then eventually, Deacon and Taylor are going to kiss. And something tells us that Sheila is going to catch them doing that, too! When she does, we're going to remember what she told Li (Naomi Matsuda) -- that if Taylor ever gets in the way of her marriage, she will kill her. Yikes!

Why all the compliments and hand-holding?

On Thursday's episode of B&B, Deacon took Taylor's hand and told her, "Ridge is in the past. Put him there. There is no one who deserves to be appreciated, admired, respected, and loved more than you do." All those sweet words were accompanied by beautiful music swelling in the background. Could that possibly become Deacon's and Taylor's love song, once they eventually get together? We know that's where this is all headed. And God help Taylor when it does, because she may become the next person who gets kidnapped -- by Sheila!

The one upside to this storyline, though, is that Ridge is going to blow his top when he learns what's going on. Even though he remarried Brooke, he won't mind his own business and stay out of Taylor's love life. When he finds out Deacon and Taylor are attracted to each other, he's going to go on the warpath.

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It would be funny if we could get a scene where a fuming Ridge goes to Il Giardino and punches out Deacon. Deacon falls on top of a customer's table. Silverware, glasses, and plates go flying everywhere. Then, Deacon retaliates by giving Ridge a karate chop, like the one he gave Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) at Forrester Creations earlier this year. We need some humor like that on The Bold and the Beautiful, especially with the craziness of the Luna (Lisa Yamada) storyline and the drama involving Remy's (Christian Weissmann) dark past.

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