Steffy is pleased that her father reunited with Brooke Forrester (Katherine Kelly Lang) in spite of Shauna Fulton (Denise Richards). Steffy and Brooke don’t always see eye to eye, but she’s family and Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) loves her. Liam says Quinn Forrester (Rena Sofer) is looking at some serious damage control with Steffy’s grandfather.
B&B spoilers indicate Liam can’t get over the strides that Steffy has made. Steffy says that she has no choice: she has to get home to their baby girl. Liam shows her videos of Kelly Spencer. Liam assures her that she’ll get home to her daughter soon. She’ll come home better, stronger, and more kick-ass than ever. Liam is less than thrilled when Dr. John Finnegan (Tanner Dovlan) drops by. Finn is impressed by her progress as well.
The Bold And The Beautiful Spoilers -Hope Logan Respects Zende Forrester
Over at Forrester Creations, Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) respects Zende Forrester’s (Delon de Metz) privacy and won’t pry into his breakup. Hope is excited he’s back because she and Zoe Buckingham (Kiara Barnes) can use him on the Hope for the Future line. Zende is happy to throw himself into work. He’s psyched about the campaign’s message of inclusion and female empowerment. Zende and Zoe are up for the challenge of working together closely.
When Zende asks about Steffy, Hope says she’s making progress. Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) interrupts and says Steffy shouldn’t have gotten hooked on the pain meds in the first place.
Zende tells Thomas he’s sticking around for the foreseeable future and he and Nicole Forrester (Reign Edwards) aren’t together anymore. Thomas offers his condolences and his services. He tells Hope that he’s been coming up with ideas for her collection and he’s ready to get back to work. Hope rejects Thomas’ bid. She’s decided to work with Zende.
B&B Spoilers – Bill Spencer Can’t Understand Steffy Forrester’s Addiction
At Spencer Publications, Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) can’t wrap his head around Steffy, of all people, becoming a drug addict. Justin Barber (Aaron D. Spears) says opioids are insidious and a slippery slope. Wyatt Spencer (Darren Brooks) believes that, if it happened to Steffy, it could happen to anybody.
The Bold and the Beautiful’s Bill blames himself. Steffy wouldn’t have gotten addicted if he hadn’t run her down with his car. Wyatt and Justin tell Bill to give himself a break. Wyatt says Steffy has plenty of support. Bill is the last person to indulge in guilt, but it’s Steffy they’re talking about. He wants to help, not add to her pain.
Liam notices the personal attention Finn gives Steffy. Finn says that he’s technically not her doctor anymore. Steffy is grateful that he’s been her advocate. Liam begrudgingly admits that he’s grateful that she’s getting the extra support, but gets in a few digs at Finn about missing the signs of Steffy’s addiction.
Steffy watches amused as the men flex. Liam says Steffy is a fighter and she will win. When Steffy crosses the finish line, Kelly and Liam will be waiting for her. Finn tells Liam not to worry, he’ll make sure Steffy gets home to Kelly soon.
*The remainder of The Bold & the Beautiful was preempted by the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings.
It would have nice to know what happened in the part of the show we had not already seen.