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The Bold Ones
Episode 4
Ridge and Brookes House- Morning
Brooke wakes up and rolls over and sees ridge awake and sitting on the bed.
Brooke: Morning honey, how long have you been up?
Ridge: All night practically. I couldn’t sleep.
Brooke: Why? If it’s about the new company don’t worry about it. Things are going to be just fine.
Ridge: It isn’t the company. It’s Rick and Phoebe. I just don’t like the idea of the two of them being together all of the time.
Brooke: Ridge I thought we weren’t going to have this discussion anymore. It’s the only way I allowed you back in bed last night. Rick has assured me that it is just a friendship, nothing more nothing less.
Ridge: I hope so.
Brooke: Look I’m meeting Rick for coffee. I will ask him again, you should come too.
Ridge: Me?
Brooke: Yeah we could ask him his true intentions and you can hear with your own ears that he has no interest in dating your daughter.
Ridge: I can’t. I need to be at the office. In fact I should already be on my way, but you have a nice cup of coffee and I will see you later at work. (He kisses her and goes into the bathroom)
Forrester Creations
Nick, Jackie, Donna, and Clarke are busy working on new designs.
Donna: What do you think about this one? (holding up a sketch of a design)
Clarke: I like that.
Jackie: Oh, Donna that is exquisite.
Donna: Thank you, I worked really hard on this design. Nick what do you think?
Nick: If they like it then I like it.
Jackie: Nicky.. Is everything alright?
Nick: Yes mother I’m fine. Everything is fine. ( His phone rings)
Nick: Hello. (Its Taylor)
Taylor: Where are you? The doctor is about to see me.
Nick: Oh I’m so sorry. We had an early meeting, but I’m on my way.
Taylor: Please hurry. (She hangs up)
Bridget walks in
Bridget: Is everything alright Taylor?
Taylor: Yes, Nick is just running a little late. I changed my appointment to this morning because I thought it would be best for his work schedule.
Bridget: Well I guess when one takes over a major fashion house, that would take up a lot of ones time.
Taylor: Yeah, I don’t think Nick knew how much of his time this takeover was going be.
Bridget: Well I better get back to my shift, my boss is a killer.
Taylor: Alright. It was nice seeing you, we should have lunch sometime.
Bridget: I’d like that. (she leaves the room)
In the hallway
Dr. Solis: Well, well, well Dr. Forrester I don’t believe you have a patient on this floor and I don’t believe you have a break scheduled for another half hour.
Bridget: Dr. Solis, I had to come by the lab on this floor and noticed a friend of mine was having a check up so I didn’t think it would hurt if I stopped by for a second.
Dr. Solis: Wouldn’t hurt? Wouldn’t hurt? How stupid can you be? There are patients that are hurt that need your care! How did you ever make it through med school? You stupid little…
Nick: Alright that’s quite enough!
Insomnia Café
Rick and Phoebe are having coffee as C.J. watches from behind the bar.
Rick: You have beautiful eyes
Phoebe: Thank you.
Rick: You really surprised me the yesterday with the kiss.
Phoebe: I’m not the same innocent little girl I was before you left town. I’ve grown up.
Brooke Walks In
Rick: Mom, over here.
Brooke: Hello, honey. Phoebe, I didn’t know you were going to be here.
Phoebe: I was here getting my coffee and ran into Rick. I’m going to let you two talk (she moves to the bar where CJ is at)
Brooke: Was it just a coincidence?
Rick: Of course mom, you don’t think..
Brooke: No. I was just making sure.
Rick: Ridge put you up to it?
Brooke: No.. well yes, but I think this crazy idea that you and Phoebe are hooking up is just in his imagination and I think he is beginning to realize it.
At the Bar
CJ: So what’s that all about?
Phoebe: What?
CJ: You and Rick, you two looked pretty….involved.
Phoebe: Involved? We were just talking.
CJ: Yeah and I also know Rick .
Phoebe: Well I know him too, and I know what I’m doing.
CJ: I hope so. I’d hate for you to have your heart broken.
Phoebe: That’s not going to happen.
Forrester Creations
Jackie, Clarke, and Donna are working, although Jackie seems a million miles away.
Clarke: Jackie, do you like this one? (Holding up a design)
Donna: Oh, I like that one a lot Clarke, don’t you Jackie?
Clarke: Jackie, earth to Jackie?
Jackie: Hmm, oh I’m sorry I am just so worried about Nicky.
Clarke: What about him?
Jackie: He says he’s happy, but I’m not so sure.
Donna: Well it is no doubt in my mind that he would be much better off if he was with my sister.
Jackie: But Brooke has moved on. She’s back with Ridge.
Clarke: Like that has ever stopped her before. She ping pong’s from Ridge to Eric, to Thorne, to…
Donna: Okay Clarke, that’s quite enough.
Clarke: I’m just saying that at the end of the day Brooke always ends up with Ridge.
Jackie: Clarke is right.
Donna: I’ll admit that that has been the pattern, but what if Brooke was to break it off with Ridge, could Nick step in to comfort her.
Jackie: I have no doubt in mind; do you know something we don’t?
Donna: Well, I know things have been rocky between them since Rick has come back to town. Ridge is convinced that he is going after Phoebe.
Jackie: So all we would have to do is get Ridge to witness a compromising position between Rick and Phoebe and then….
Clarke: And then Ridge would go ballistic, make a scene and Brooke would leave him.
Donna: It could work.
Clarke: Don’t you feel bad destroying your sisters marriage?
Donna: I know that Brooke would be much better off with Nick. Ridge is controlling and arrogant, plus he’s always talking down to Thorne. Ridge needs to be brought down a peg or two.
Jackie: He sure does, and Nicky could finally be happy.
Clarke: Umm.. you two are forgetting one thing.
Donna: What?
Clarke: Taylor. What about her and her happiness?
Jackie: Clarke’s right, Nicky would never leave Taylor, not in the condition she is in.
Donna: Condition?
Jackie: Well, I’m really not supposed to say.
Clarke: Its too late Jackie, the cat is out of the bag.
Donna: Is Taylor ill? Is that where Nick had to go when he practically sprinted out of the office?
Jackie: No, not ill, just pregnant.
Clarke: Well don’t jump for joy or anything grandma.
Jackie: Don’t call me that. And I am happy that Nicky is finally going to be a father, it what he has always wanted. It’s just that the mother of his child is the wrong woman.
The Hospital
Dr. Solis: Excuse me, but this is a personnel problem and if you wouldn’t mind stepping back.
Nick: No excuse me. I am Nick Marone. My father is Massimo Marone a board member and long time contributor to this hospital. He is currently unable to attend meetings and I am his proxy. Now if you wouldn’t mind apologizing to aahh ( he reads her name tag) Dr. Forrester (he winks to her)
Dr. Solis: I apologize doctor. You do have rounds to do. (he walks away)
Bridget: Thank you, but you shouldn’t have done that.
Nick: I couldn’t let him talk to you like that.
Bridget: Something tells me I will be changing bed pans for the next year.
Nick: Just let me know and I will have another chat with Dr. Dumbass.
Bridget: I have to go or Dr. Dumbass will be back, Taylor is right in there.
Nick: Thanks.
He enters the room
Nick: Hey babe and baby.
Dr. Jackson: Was that last one for me?
Nick: Sure.
Taylor: Sucking up to doctor will not make me less mad at you for being late.
Nick: Sorry, but I had a situation out in the hall to take care of.
Dr. Jackson: Well, you are just in time for to hear your baby’s heartbeat for the very first time.
Nick: I can’t wait.
The doctor begins the procedure
Taylor: I don’t hear anything..
Dr. Jackson: Don’t get excited let me just check some things.
Taylor: Nick…
Nick: Don’t worry things are going to be fine, right doctor?
Dr. Jackson: I’m so sorry.
Taylor: Sorry?
Dr. Jackson: There is no heartbeat.
Next on The Bold Ones:
Taylor grieves over the loss.
Storm asks Felicia out on a date.
Paul Williams moves to Los Angeles.
