Thomas tells Caitlin that he sees the real Amber now.

At Ridge's house, Thomas tells Caitlin about Amber's Big Bear plot. Caitlin can't believe Amber would go to such lengths to win him back. He just wishes he'd listened when his dad warned him about Amber. She thinks he saw what he wanted to see, just like she did with Rick. She's sorry it took something like this to show him the real Amber, but she's glad he sees it now. Now they've both taken walks on the wild side and have grown up a bit, and maybe they've wound up where they belong after all. With each other? he asks. Caitlin scolds herself for even thinking they have a relationship, especially when it's her fault he moved on with Amber. If she had seen him for who he was, like she does now, they'd probably be together. And what does she see differently now? he asks. That's he's thoughtful: he always remembers her favorite drink (nonfat latte, two sugars, he recites). And he can always make her laugh, even on a bad day, and she loves his smile. She really thinks it's sad they wasted so much time when she had a good thing right in front of her. Thomas agrees that they can't waste any more time and kisses her.

Caitlin learns something surprising about the brooch Thomas gave her.

Thomas tells Caitlin that he's wanted to do that for a long time, maybe longer than he realized. But then he got mixed up with Amber. Hearing Amber's name makes Caitlin ask if he's on the rebound; after all, before Amber's latest stunt, he was pretty tight with her, and it wasn't just about the sex. Thomas admits he thought he saw the real Amber that no one else could see; he wonders if that was an act, or if he was just stupid. Caitlin says he's not stupid, and if it was an act, even Amber believed it. Even so, Thomas thinks the Amber he loved has been gone for months now. He doesn't know how he's supposed to feel about her now, but he's glad she's gone. He then sees Caitlin's wearing the brooch he gave her. She says she wears it all the time. Thomas confesses that he bought that for her long ago, before her thing with Rick, and he just held onto it. He thought about throwing it away, but he somehow knew things weren't over between them, because he couldn't stop caring about her. And here they are, she says, looking into his eyes. Thomas moves close to her and says he wants to be clear about one thing: he doesn't intend to let her go this time. Ever, Caitlin whispers as they wrap their arms around each other and kiss.

Jackie tells Massimo her concerns about their son dating Bridget.

As Jackie has dinner with Massimo at the Marone mansion, she looks up at her portrait; she's surprised it's still there. Massimo quips that he sometimes thought of using it as a dartboard. She says she wouldn't blame him if he burned it and thanks him for tonight. He says it's just dinner, but she thinks it's more, since it reminds her of the wonderful times they spent here as a family. She's just sorry she hurt him and Nick. He sees no reason to dwell on that, as they've all moved on - and speaking of which, did she know Nick is seeing Bridget? Jackie seems disturbed. Mass asks why, since he thought she liked Bridget. She says she does; she agrees that Bridget's a lovely young woman, but she's also Brooke's daughter. She asks Mass if he ever considered that Nick is using Bridget as a substitute for Brooke.

Massimo reminds Jackie that Nick wouldn't play games with Bridget.

Massimo says he hasn't considered that, since their son is a a straight shooter who doesn't play those kinds of games. Perhaps not intentionally, Jackie says, but the heart can play strange tricks on people. She doesn't think Nick even realizes he's doing it. Massimo thinks Nick faced his feelings for Brooke long ago; he's sure Nick knows Brooke is lost to him now and has moved on. But there will always be a connection between Brooke and their son, Jackie argues. Mass agrees, but he also knows Brooke and Ridge are committed to each other, as they should be. He doesn't see anything that will change that, no matter what Jackie wants to believe, so he suggests that she accept that and move on as their son has. After all, he's been in Nick's shoes, searching the world for love, and Marone men don't fall in love easily. But when they do, it's hard, so he thinks their son is a lucky man. Jackie wishes Nick's father was as lucky.

Nick wonders where Bridget's question came from.

On the Marone jet, Nick asks if he did something to make Bridget think he still has feelings for her mom. She says no. Then why bring this up now? he asks. Because they're getting serious now, Bridget explains, and no matter how things unfold between them, she needs to be sure that she's not falling for another man who's in love with her mom. He reminds her that her mother is committed to Ridge and their family. But he still might have feelings for her mom, she points out: she knows what that's like, since Deacon was married to her while sleeping with her mom. Nick says he's not Deacon. But he's human, Bridget says, and he could still have a thing for Brooke - but she's not her mom. She's conservative, and a thinker - just like she's being tonight, turning a romantic date into a heavy conversation. But there's nowhere else he wants to be, Nick says. Bridget doesn't doubt that; she just has to know, if her mom was here right now, would there be a part of him that wanted Brooke? Nick admits that Brooke was the first woman he ever loved, as funny as that sounds for a guy his age. They were having a baby together, and that created a powerful bond that will probably never go away. Bridget thanks him for being honest, but he says he's not done: yes, he has a bond with Brooke, but it's one of friendship that can't compare to how he feels about her.

Bridget likes Nick's answer and gives him one of her own.

Bridget asks if he's sure; he says he is. He thinks of her when he goes to sleep and when he wakes up, since she's the smartest, most compassionate, most direct woman he's ever met. Yes, she's a thinker, but he finds that sexy as hell, and there's no one he'd rather be with now, including Brooke. He then kisses her hand before moving close and kissing her on the lips. She apologizes for putting him through this, but he's glad they can be so open with each other. In fact, he has a question for her: how does she feel about Ridge?