Wednesday, March 10, 2010, Episode #5770

Brooke enters Eric's office (or is it Ridge's now that he's CEO?) and finds Ridge reading some reports. He asks where she went after the meeting. She tells him that she was Steffy and confides that she's worried about Steffy's crusade to push her and her family out of Forrester. Ridge assures his wife that he wants her here and promises to talk to Steffy, but Brooke tells him that she's more worried about her children than about herself. She thinks they'll be fine as long as Steffy avoids hurting her kids.

Nick whisks his wife away on a surprise getaway.

Nick escorts a blindfolded Bridget aboard the Marone jet (although I don't remember Nick owning a jet, especially given the financial state of Jackie M until last year). Once Nick removes the blindfold, Bridget realizes where they are and asks what they're doing here. Nick kids that he wanted to have a little snack on the tarmac before revealing that he planned a beautiful getaway for them to relax and leave their worries behind. Bridget thanks him with a hug. As they prepare to take off, Bridget asks when he planned this. Nick explains that he did it while she showered earlier. Impressed, she asks where they're going, but he chuckles that she'll have to wait and see. She hopes it's someplace far away. Far away and remote and exotic, Nick teases as he opens some champagne and offers some chocolate covered strawberries. That sounds beyond perfect, Bridget states. She asks about Jack, but Nick tells her that's covered. Bridget thinks she should let her mom know and calls Brooke to tell her about Nick's romantic getaway plans. Brooke thinks that's just what Bridget and Nick need to heal. While Nick lovingly looks on, Bridget tells her mom how blessed she is to have Nick and promises to never let him forget how much she loves him.

Bridget thanks Nick for being so understanding.

After Bridget hangs up, Nick offers her some champagne and toasts to their moving forward and making a fresh start. Bridget sighs that she wants that, too, because she wants to forget everything. Nick thinks they can heal and forgive each other. Bridget tells him that she was in so much pain that she did things she never knew she was capable of, so she's grateful that he's been so understanding for her. Nick vows that they'll come out of this stronger than ever and they kiss. Nick then gives her a foot massage. Bridget asks why he's so good to her. Because she deserves it, he laughs. She reminds him that she's not perfect, but he counters that they all make mistakes they'd love to change, but can't. All they can do, he puts forth, is look to the future and let go of the past in the hope of reconnecting and getting back to the feelings they shared when they got married. "If I'm looking at you at the end of the day," he professes, "I'm a very happy man." Bridget kisses him and Nick responds. They lie back on the couch and start to undress. After they make love, Bridget tells Nick that she feels safe in his arms and asks him to hold her tight. "I don't ever, ever want this feeling to end," she sighs. They kiss passionately again; when they pull away, Nick doesn't see that Bridget looks somewhat torn and guilty.

Ridge and Brooke are reminded of old times.

Back at Forrester, Brooke goes behind a screen to change as part of a surprise for Ridge. Ridge anxiously waits and is pleasantly rewarded when Brooke comes out in a sexy red lingerie outfit. She purrs that she wanted to visually remind him what the Brooke's Bedroom looks like, but he assures her that he hasn't forgotten how sexy it is. And lucrative, she adds. He reminds her that he already agreed to keep the bedroom line. Against Stephanie and Taylor's wishes, she points out. Ridge laughs that looking at her now makes him want to increase production on these sexy little numbers. Sitting on his lap, she thanks him for standing up for her, especially when Taylor and Stephanie wanted to mute her. He tells her that she helped build this company and they both know it, and that's all that matters. Brooke still wants to thank him for his support and kisses him. Ridge suggests that they continue this at home, but Brooke wants to give him his thank-you gift. Ridge eagerly accepts, lying his wife on the desk, and the lingerie soon falls to the floor. After making love, Brooke and Ridge lie back on the sofa, covered in nothing but a skimpy blanket. They laugh that it feels like old times. Brooke reminds him how it used to be fun around here. Ridge assures that it'll be fun again, but Brooke doubts that with Stephanie and Taylor around. Ridge refuses to let those two get in their way; he tells Brooke that she may not be an owner, but she's still his wife and right hand woman. He can't imagine running this place without her.

Stephanie admonishes the lovebirds.

Brooke agrees and purrs that things aren't so bad after all, since she's here with him, Hope has a place here and Nick and Bridget are back on track. She doesn't think she could want anything else other than not having Stephanie making her life a living hell. On cue, Stephanie knocks and barges in, shocked to see the naked lovers. "Get a hotel room, for god sakes," she admonishes [although she's really the one who needs to get something - A LIFE!]. Brooke tells Stephanie to knock before entering. Stephanie insists she did knock, yet she still came in to find them totally naked in a place of business. Brooke refuses to let Stephanie tell her what to do, but Stephanie thinks she has the right to decide what goes on here as an owner trying to bring back Forrester's sense of style and elegance. She blasts Brooke for seducing Ridge and tells her to leave her games of seduction at home. Brooke asks Ridge if he's going to let his mother talk to her this way. Ridge tells her to let it roll off, but Stephanie slams him for condoning this kind of thing in the office. Brooke suggests that Stephanie is annoyed at her for being able to make Ridge happy and brags that she has a place here, right beside her loving husband. "There's nothing that you can do to get me out," Brooke attests. Fed up, Stephanie storms out. "You're wasting your precious time," Brooke calls out, "because I am not leaving!" With "the dragon" gone, Ridge asks his wife if she's ready for round two. And then rounds three, four, five and six, Brooke purrs, eagerly kissing her husband.

Oliver is wary of Steffy.

At Taylor's house, a bikini clad Steffy waits by the pool for Oliver, who arrives soon after and asks Steffy why she invited him over. Steffy plays coy and says she is curious about him, asking why he accepted her invitation. Oliver admits that he was curious, too. "About me?" asks Steffy. Oliver says he wanted to see if the lifestyle of the famous Forrester family lived up to their reputation and confesses that it does. Steffy asks if he really just wanted to see where they live, suggesting that his being here has at least something to do with her. Oliver admits he's intrigued by her, but he also thinks she's trouble. She asks what Hope would do if she knew he was here. Oliver thinks Hope might be upset if this was a date, but it's not. Steffy asks if he and Hope are exclusive, but he says they're not and asks if she invited him to make Hope jealous. She says she just wants to get to know him. Oliver is skeptical given her hatred of the Logans, but she wants to table the Logan talk and urges him to go change into his swimsuit. While Oliver goes to change, Steffy rifles through his duffel bag and finds his phone. She starts to look for the video, but she can't find it. When Oliver returns, he sees Steffy holding his phone and asks what's going on.

Steffy is stunned when she reviews the video.

Steffy says she heard his phone ring, but Oliver asks her to identify his ring tone. When Steffy incorrectly guesses he has a tone from the Black Eyed Peas or Lady Gaga, Oliver realizes that she was looking for the video. Steffy admits that she's intrigued by the video, but Oliver is tired of hearing her make wild accusations about Bridget and Owen. Snatching back his phone, he finds the video and deletes it! He then turns to leave. Steffy asks him to stay for a swim, but he doesn't think it would be safe, even with a lifeguard present. As Oliver leaves, Steffy calls out, "Thanks for stopping by, Ollie." [Again with the "Ollie" reference; does Steffy do that because she thinks it bothers him?] After Oliver is gone, Steffy takes out her laptop and opens her email, where a copy of the video is waiting for her! "Looks like that video's not gone after all," she giggles. Reviewing the video, she confirms that the lovers are indeed Bridget and Owen. She cackles that Bridget is just like her mother. [You're one to talk, Ms. "I almost slept with Bill Spencer to get Forrester back"!] Watching the video, Steffy wonders what she can do with it.