Thursday, January 18, 2007, Episode 4979

Storm and Donna pledge their support to Forrester Creations.

In the CEO's office at Forrester, Jackie again urges Nick to stop Taylor's wedding, but Nick tells her again that it's out of his hands. Jackie reminds him that he already lost Brooke t Ridge, so she doesn't want to see him lose a possible second chance with Taylor. Before Nick can respond, Clarke, Donna and Storm come in [without any explanation of why Donna's San Francisco based attorney brother is there] for a meeting with Nick, who reminds them that the Forresters are unveiling their new company tomorrow. He explains that their success hinges in the Forresters' failure, so he wants to make sure everyone is on board with that. Clarke replies that this is the chance he's been waiting for, so he's in. Donna admits that she wants her sister Brooke to be happy, and Brooke has cast her lot with the Forresters. At the same time, they'll only be hurting the Forresters' pride and won't be throwing them out in the street in rags. After everything the Forresters did to her family, she's in. Storm agrees, adding that he's OK with throwing them out in the street in rags. Nick looks to Jackie, who asks how he could question her loyalty, although she thinks it would be nice if they could lure Eric to work for them. Nick reminds her that Eric would bring the rest of his family back in the door with him. Jackie concedes the point. Nick tells them all to start thinking about ways to steal the Forresters' thunder. Meanwhile, he has a wedding gift to deliver. Jackie wishes him luck, but he tells her he's just dropping this off. Like he said earlier, he's done trying to keep people he loves from making mistakes they might regret.

Brooke and Ridge discuss the wedding.

At the Forrester mansion, the family gathers for the wedding. Ridge explains that Kristen and Tony won't be there since they had a trip to Africa planned, so they're only waiting on Stephanie and Ann to get started. His mother and grandmother were delayed because their flight was being held in Chicago due to snow, but they should be there in an hour and a half. Felicia reminds everyone that there will be no fighting today. Eric agrees that nothing should ruin Thorne and Taylor's special day.

Upstairs, Taylor gets ready. She flashes back to Nick telling her not to marry Thorne out of guilt, but she's brought back to reality by a knock at the door. It's Thorne, who has the wedding gown Eric designed for Taylor. They joke about Stephanie's tardiness and laugh at the idea that Taylor should wear her robe instead of the gown. Thorne thanks her for making him happy again. Taylor promises to keep making him happy every day, and she hopes to do the same for Alexandria if Aly will let her. Thorne reminds her that Aly loves her and goes to finish getting ready himself.

Alexandria has a talk with her father.

Phoebe finds Aly sitting outside and tells her how pretty she looks. She hopes Aly still isn't mad at her for not saying anything about how Darla died. She knows Aly loved her mommy, and she loves hers, too. She lied to some people to keep her mother out of jail, but she swears she never lied to Aly. She hopes Aly can forgive her. Aly says she will. After Phoebe goes in, Thorne comes out. He gives Aly a gold locket with a picture of Darla.in it so her mommy will always be close to her heart, just like Mommy is always in his heart. While Thorne puts the locket on, Felicia comes out to tell him that their mother called. She explains that Stephanie's flight was grounded due to the weather, but their mother didn't want them to hold up the wedding because of her. Thorne laughs that his mother's the boss and tells Aly that her grandma is going to miss the prettiest flower girl ever.

Brooke comes upstairs to see if Taylor needs any help. She knows they've had their differences, but they're going to be sisters in law, and... Taylor asks who'd have thought they'd ever be sisters in law (even though they were when Brooke was married to Thorne). Brooke just wants Taylor to be happy, assuming this is what she really wants. Taylor says that she already heard how Brooke shared her suspicions with Ridge and promises that there is nothing to worry about. She's searched her conscience multiple times and knows she's doing the right thing, and she promises to make Thorne and Aly happy..

Thorne talks to his brother about Aly finding out how Darla died.

Downstairs, Thorne and Ridge talk about the plans for the new company. Thorne wishes they could have waited until after his honeymoon for the debut, but he understands that their dad needs this. He reflects on how he married Darla right here just a few years ago. Ridge admits that he's sorry he gave Darla a hard time every time she tried to defend Thorne. Thorne assures him that Darla loved him anyway. Ridge just hopes Thorne knows that neither he nor Brooke told Hope about how Darla died. Thorne says that he knows, but in a way, he's glad Aly found out, since everything is in the open now.

Pam show's Aly's "artwork" to Eric.

While cleaning up the library, Pamela finds the photos of Thorne and Taylor with Taylor's face scribbled on with crayon, She shows them to Eric, and they both agree that Aly must have done this. Pam wonders if they should tell Thorne; Eric suggests they they wait until Thorne gets back from his honeymoon to show him these. Meanwhile, Bridget finds Aly and tells her that they're about to start. Aly asks Bridget how long she was sad for. Bridget says she's not sad, so Aly explains that she's asking about when Bridget's baby died. Bridget says she was sad for quite a while, but it seemed like the sadness went away over time. She thinks that's the way it works; just when you think you're not sad anymore over losing someone, you realize you still miss that person a lot. She knows Aly misses Darla a lot and bets that Darla misses Aly, too.

Phoebe wonders why her mother always defends Nick.

Upstairs, Phoebe helps Taylor gets dressed, making jokes about dying her hair black. Taylor dismisses that notion, so Phoebe tells her mom that they should get her dressed before the food is gone. Taylor has something to ask Phoebe; she knows Phoebe is the maid of honor, but she'd like to include Aly in helping her get ready, so Aly feels involved. Phoebe thinks that's a good idea, since Aly seems down, although she admits that everyone seems sad since they lost Forrester Creations. Taylor says that she won't cry for the Forresters too much, since they still won't be wanting for anything. Phoebe asks her mom why she she always defends Nick. Taylor says she's not defending Nick and suggests that she finish getting ready.

Taylor realizes she can't get merried today.

A bit later, Aly comes in, so Taylor invites her to help her get dressed. As Taylor unzips the garment bag with her dress, Aly tells her to stop. Taylor gasps in horror as she sees her wedding gown has been cut to shreds! She calls Thorne, who asks Aly why she did this. Aly says she's sorry, but she was mad. She says that Taylor can still wear another dress to get married. Thorne tells Aly that she's important, not the dress, but Aly disagrees. Taylor says they can't get married today, but they also can't let Aly think this is her fault. She agrees to slip out the back and have her driver take her home.

Thorne goes down and tells everyone that he and Taylor agreed to postpone the wedding since Stephanie and Ann are stuck in Chicago. Eric says they understand. Pam asks Aly to help her tend to the roast beef in the kitchen; once Aly leaves with Pam, Eric shows Thorne the photos that Aly scribbled on. When Aly comes back, Thorne asks her why she did this. She says that she doesn't know why she's bad. Thorne tells her that she's not bad. She's hurt, and they all understand that. He tells Aly, "I love you, honey."