Get ready for an explosive week on The Bold and the Beautiful as the glamorous world of high fashion collides head-on with the tangled web of love and insecurity! Forester Creations is gearing up for a major international spotlight in Italy, with Eric, Ridge (Thorsten Kaye), and Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) all headed to one of the world’s most romantic destinations. But while excitement buzzes through the company, not everyone is thrilled about this particular trio embarking on the trip together.
Taylor’s Fury: A Jealousy Explodes!
Taylor Hayes (Krista Allen) is anything but calm. The moment she learns Brooke and Ridge will be traveling alone to Italy – a place synonymous with sunset views, fine wine, and deep nostalgia – something tightens in her chest. Her fears aren’t just about Brooke’s enduring charm or Ridge’s vulnerability; they’re about the unfinished business that always seems to resurface when “Bridge” is in close quarters.
Despite her desperate attempts to appear rational, Taylor’s anxiety spills out to Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood): “Do you really think it’s wise for them to be going there together?” she asks, her voice laced with raw concern. Wrestling with her instincts, Taylor makes a drastic decision: she has to go too. Not for control, she tells herself, but for clarity, and perhaps, just perhaps, to protect what’s left of her future with Ridge.
Ridge’s Shocking Rejection: “I Need To Do This Without You Hovering!”
But when Taylor brings up the idea to Ridge, expecting at least a conversation, she’s met with something far more heated – a furious, stinging rejection!
“You don’t trust me?!” Ridge snaps, clearly offended. “This isn’t a honeymoon, Taylor. It’s a work trip!” His tone isn’t just frustrated; it’s incensed. What stings Taylor more than his outright refusal is his complete lack of empathy. “I need to do this without you hovering. Please stay here.”
Taylor stands there, utterly stunned, barely able to respond. She never expected a red carpet welcome, but she certainly didn’t expect to be shut down so harshly. Her voice barely a whisper, she replies, “I’m not trying to control you, Ridge. I just… I thought we were past this.”
A Hidden Agenda? Ridge’s Dark Secret Revealed!
But Ridge’s mind is clearly elsewhere, clouded by irritation and something far more mysterious. The Italy trip, it seems, has a purpose beyond just fashion. And it’s a purpose Ridge is clearly not ready to share with Taylor.
Alone later that evening, Taylor spirals. “Why wouldn’t he want me there?” she whispers to herself, “Unless there’s something he doesn’t want me to see.” Her thoughts race, laced with fear, doubt, and a creeping realization that perhaps she’s not as secure in this relationship as she desperately believed.
Meanwhile, Ridge boards the jet with Brooke and Eric, carrying not just sketches and suit samples, but also dark secrets he hasn’t fully admitted even to himself. Is this trip simply about business glory for Forrester? Or is Ridge quietly confronting unresolved feelings in the very place where so many past affairs of the heart began? And perhaps most importantly, what will Brooke do with the precious time alone by his side?
What do you think Ridge is really trying to avoid by not letting Taylor join the Italy trip? Is it professional focus, emotional temptation, or something far deeper and more sinister?