Monday, June 22, 2009, Episode #5590

Nick tells Bridget that tomorrow's their wedding day.
At the Marone mansion, Nick wakes Bridget up and whispers to her that tomorrow's their wedding day. Bridget laughs that she'll find a way to fit marrying him into her schedule. Nick tells her that he asked Rick to be his best man, which pleases her. She tells him that she knows who she wants to stand up for her and they playfully kiss.

Jackie talks with Owen about their relationship.
In Jackie's office, she and Owen smooch and talk about making love to each other. Owen tells her that wants her to always be happy and leads her over to one of the chairs, where they smooch some more. Jackie wishes Nick would accept her relationship with Owen, who tells her that her son won't have much of a choice. Jackie tells him that the only wedding she wants to think about right now is Nick's to Bridget tomorrow. Owen declares that he'll be there by her side, which means their engagement will be public. Jackie frets that Nick doesn't want Owen at the wedding, but she plans to go there with Owen anyway and introduce him as her fiance.

Owen gets a warning.
Soon after, Nick walks in on Owen and Jackie making out and is furious. He asks if they ever stop. "Honestly, no," Owen quips as he and Jackie stop kissing. Nick tells Owen to enjoy it while he can, since his days of pawing Jackie are numbered. Owen asks Nick if he's there to work or to threaten him. Nick explains that he came to talk to his mother about the wedding and again tells Owen that he's not invited. Jackie wants to discuss this, but Nick doesn't see anything to discuss. "If you show your face there," he warns Owen, "you'll be leaving on a stretcher."

Pam, Eric and Donna are surprised by what Brooke tells them.
In Eric's office, Donna and Pam tell Eric, Brooke, Felicia and Thorne about their trip to THE PRICE IS RIGHT. Pam gripes that she should have been the one on stage, especially since she gave Donna all the bids she used to win. Donna concedes that she needed Pam's help and tells the others about the prizes she won, which she's donating to charity except for the baking set and lemon bar mix she promised to Pam. Eric asks why they went to THE PRICE IS RIGHT. Donna and Pam start to explain about Pam's idea, but Thorne says they can talk about that after they find out where Ridge is. Felicia asks Brooke if she knows where Ridge is, so Brooke tells them that he spent the night at the guest house. Thinking about how she let Stephanie convince her not to go over there last night, Brooke regrets her decision.

Felicia tells Brooke that she's sorry about Ridge.
Thorne and Felicia tell Brooke that they're sorry about her problems with Ridge. Pam hopes her mistakes on the license application aren't to blame. Brooke says that the license snafu didn't help, but she still feels like she is married to Ridge. Brooke gets a text message from Bridget asking her and Eric to come over to Nick's. As Brooke prepares to head over there, Donna assures her that things will get better with Ridge, but Brooke doesn't understand why he's not at work.

Bridget asks her father to walk her down the aisle.
Brooke and Eric arrive at the Marone mansion. Bridget thanks them for coming and brings up her wedding, since she knows her parents aren't thrilled about her marrying Nick again. She appreciates that they want to protect her, but she assures that she and Nick are going to make their marriage work this time. She asks Eric for his blessing and tells him that she wants him to walk her down the aisle. Eric says that he could never say no to her. Bridget thanks him and gives him a big hug. Bridget then shows her parents the wedding dress she designed. Eric and Brooke are thrilled at how elegant the dress is, comparing it to a work of art. Bridget says that she only needs one more thing now: she wants Brooke to be her maid of honor. Brooke says it would be her pleasure and they hug. Bridget asks her mom how things are going with Ridge. When Brooke informs her that Ridge didn't show up for work this morning, Bridget advises her to give him some time.

Stephanie tries to call Taylor to find out how things went with Ridge last night. The call goes to voice mail, so she leaves a message.

Stephanie is surprised by Taylor's reaction.
At the Forrester guest house, Ridge and Taylor wake up together in bed. Taylor tells him how much she loves making love to him and waking up next to him. She's happy they found their way back to each other. She lies her head down on Ridge's chest, but he seems a bit confused. Ridge moans that last night still seems a bit fuzzy. Taylor agrees that it wasn't what she expected either, but she's glad it happened the way it did. She gets out of bed to make them breakfast. On the way to the kitchen, she walks past their clothes scattered on the floor, where the bottle of anti-anxiety pills sticks out of Ridge's pocket. Taylor soon after returns with a tray, but Ridge isn't very hungry since he feels a bit hung over. He wonders if overdid it a bit. Taylor recalls that he had quite a few glasses of wine, but she didn't think that would make him this out of it. She asks if he remembers what happened last night. He says that he remembers that they made love, and that she was wonderful and supportive. Thinking he's just feeling overwhelmed, he goes to take a shower to clear the cobwebs from his head. Taylor starts to pick their clothes up and spots the pill bottle - and she's stunned when she sees it's empty. Stephanie calls Taylor again and reaches her this time. She's pleased when Taylor says she's still at the guest house and asks how things went. Taylor says that she can't talk now and abruptly hangs up.

Ridge tries to reassure Taylor.
When Ridge comes out of the shower, Taylor confronts him with the empty pill bottle. Ridge says that he isn't sure how many he took, but Taylor points out that the bottle is empty and recalls that she didn't take that many pills. She reminds him that he also had a lot of wine last night. Ridge shrugs that he didn't think it was that big of a deal. Taylor is mortified that he doesn't remember what he did after mixing the pills and the wine; she explains that she felt like they were reconnecting, but now she wonders if what happened last night was real. She runs out of the room, but Ridge follows. Taylor asks how they should handle this. Ridge tells her that he and Brooke promised to always be honest with each other, so he thinks he has to let Brooke know. Taylor objects; she fears Brooke will accuse her of taking advantage, even if it's not true. Moreover, she reminds Ridge that she thought they were reconnecting last night. She wanted to treasure every moment, but now she finds out that he took too many pills and doesn't remember what he said or did. Ridge tries to reassure her, but Taylor wishes that last night didn't happen. Ridge reminds her that they made love, and that didn't come out of nowhere. "It shouldn't have happened that way," Taylor insists, but Ridge thinks that what's important is that it did happen. "You've always been there for me, my beautiful Doc," he states. Taylor laments that it wasn't the way she dreamed it would be, but she promises that she'll never give up on him and hugs him.