TAKING A BREAK
Brooke does as Ridge asked and starts her leave of absence, but there is still fallout from the decision.
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Ridge must deal with the fallout of his decision regarding Forrester Creations.
Oliver decides to resign from Forrester, believing he should be treated as Brooke was.
Steffy and Oliver make hard decisions about their relationship and his employment.
Brooke begins a leave of absence from Forrester in the hope that her decision will help Ridge and Steffy mend fences.
Brooke commiserates with her sisters.
Ridge pleads with Hope to move back home.
Ridge's romantic evening for Brooke ends with a touching surprise, the arrival of the person Brooke most wants to see.
A mother and her child reunite.
WHO'S THE DADDY?
Thorne and Bill both were intimate with Liam's mom, but they have different perspectives on the thought of being Liam's dad. Now one stands revealed as the father.
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Stephanie and Ridge realize that Liam may have sincere intentions in his search for his father.
Hope supports Liam in his quest for the truth.
Bill and Thorne prepare for DNA tests that will identify one of them as Liam's father.
Thorne divulges the circumstances surrounding his relationship with Liam's mother.
Eric learns he may have another grandson.
Liam gets excited about becoming part of a real family.
Thorne and Bill confer about the life-changing news one of them will receive.
Three families are forever changed with the results of the DNA test.
Disappointment runs rampant when conclusive DNA results are revealed and Liam's father is named..
Liam learns he must deal with the consequences of his quest as he comes to grips with the paternity-test results and the idea of getting to know his new father.
Liam's reunion with his father leads Hope to consider seeing her biological father, Deacon.
COMING UP THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 06: Katie and Hope secretly arrange a meeting between Bill and Liam, but the outcome isn't what they expected due to Bill's reluctance to participate. Liam thanks Hope for her help by taking her to the beach, where he hints that he'd like them to be more than friends. Katie wonders if the reason for Bill's appalling behavior lies in his past.
JEALOUSY AND A NEW ARRIVAL
While Amber seizes an opportunity to get under Aggie's skin, Bridget goes to Big Bear with Owen and goes into labor!
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Amber sets her sights on Nick and succeeds in making Aggie jealous.
Amber's attitude and behavior towards Nick unnerves Aggie.
Bridget makes a confession to Stephanie.
Stephanie confronts Jackie after learning the truth about Owen fathering Bridget's baby.
A panicked Bridget experiences intense pain and goes into labor at the Big Bear cabin, forcing Owen to deliver the baby.
Emotions overcome Bridget as she holds her miracle baby for the first time.
COMING UP THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 06: Bridget and Owen feel awkward after sharing an intimate moment following the birth of their son, who they name Logan. Jackie ignores Stephanie's warning and continues to believe her marriage will survive. Jackie later unwittingly interrupts bonding time between the parents and their newborn. Bridget decides where she and Logan will live, while Owen is torn between spending time with Bridget and the baby and spending time with Jackie.
FALL PREVIEWS
Having learned the truth about who fathered Bridget's baby, Stephanie thinks Jackie is burying her head in the sand with her dream of being one big happy family with Bridget, Owen and the baby. Should Jackie heed her friend's warnings? And will Stephanie's predictions come true when Bridget's miracle baby is born?
Bridget's baby is born, affecting Owen, Jackie and Nick.
Three families are changed when Liam learns who his father really is.
Oliver wants to get back on track with Hope now that she has forgiven him, and he confides as much to Steffy. But Oliver is unaware that Hope is bonding with Liam as a friend, confidante and supporter. Will Hope be able to forgive Oliver completely? Or will her bond with Liam grow into something more?
Please Note that anything marked as "RUMOR" is unconfirmed and may not occur
Things are about to heat up for Thomas in September. Furious with his parents — and particularly his mother, Taylor, for giving his sister, Steffy, her shares of Forrester Creations and not giving him anything - Thomas will become quite a force of his own. Thomas takes sides with Brooke in the ongoing battle between the Logans and Forresters and also takes an interest in Brooke's daughter, Hope.
Actor Christopher Knight (Peter Brady from THE BRADY BUNCH) will play a pediatrician who will treat Bridget and Owen's new baby on Wednesday, Sept. 15. That suggests that Bridget and Owen's baby will be born by that date. Bridget and Owen slept together in March, so what does that mean for the baby? Is it born prematurely? Or will 9 months of soap time get crammed into 6 months of real time? Stay tuned.
Amber Moore returns to L.A. in July. With Bridget pregnant, Jackie M needs a designer, and Whip thinks Amber's the perfect choice. B&B Executive Producer and Head Writer Brad Bell promises that Amber's reintroduction to B&B brings back the Amber we knew as older, but not necessarily wiser. "She's a troublemaker, but she's also a talent," Bell tells Soap Opera Digest. "She's no longer a kid; she is someone who has lived and now knows what she wants out of life. That's leading her back to fashion - and back to Rick."