Steffy’s Shocked to Find Luna In Her Home — and Hope and Liam Try to Hide Their Anguish

Hope says Liam could never be a burden. She wants to fight and get more opinions. “I can’t lose him! We can’t lose him!” Steffy tells her if there was any chance, they’d move heaven and earth to save him. She recaps that Hope deserved to know what’s going on. She’s the mother of his child. Hope tears up as she thinks about Beth and Liam together. “And now you’re telling me that one day we are going to have to tell our daughters that their daddy isn’t going to be around anymore.”

Bill Meets With Liam

At Il Giardino, Bill tells Liam he’s glad he reached out. He hates the way they left things. “I am truly sorry. I love you, Liam. And I value you.” He said things he shouldn’t have said and didn’t mean. Liam assures, “We both did.” He’s sure they can move past it. “Life is too short to get hung up on a disagreement.” Liam explains he has something to tell him.

 

Sheila joins them, uninvited, and thanks Bill for giving her granddaughter a second chance. Bill exhales in frustration. Sheila says he acted like a father to Luna. Liam says, “This is killing me.” He points out his dad is not Luna’s father and gripes about the insane things she did. Sheila knows Bill thought of her as a daughter, and it’s hard to turn those feelings off. If Finn had been in her life she never would have done those horrible things. Bill grunts, “It’s too late for that.” Sheila argues, “Maybe not.”

After Sheila’s moved on, Liam tells Bill that he must have had his reasons for what he did… but he’s not there to talk about Luna. Bill recalls that he said he had something to tell him. Liam chokes up. He just wanted to tell him how much he admires and respects him. It changed his whole life when he found out he was his father. “You made me a man, and then you made me this man. I’m so grateful to you.” Bill tells him that’s the best thing anyone ever said to him. “I don’t even have the words, son.” Liam laugh-cries, “Well, that’s a first.” He goes on about life being fleeting. He needs his dad not to forget how much he loves him. Bill tells him, “I love you too, Liam.”

Bill thanks Liam for lunch and the kind words. Liam mutters about the distance between them as he gets a text from Hope, who wants to see him. Bill tells Liam it goes both ways. He can’t imagine his life without him in it. He made him a better man. “I love you, son.” Liam says, “I love you too, dad.” As Liam rises to leave, Bill tells him he wants him back at work. He will take Spencer into the future and will have everything he deserves.

Finn Rejects Luna

At the cliff house, Finn tells Luna she cannot be there. It is not OK to show up there. She wants to know him. Finn argues she’s known him her whole life. She says, “Not as my father,” and asks him if he wants to get to know her too. Luna pleads with him to tell her there’s a chance… even the slightest bit. He tells her he’s sorry. She pouts, “You’re only saying that because of Steffy.”

Finn tells Luna that he and Steffy have a family. That is the most important thing in his life. He’ll protect that family from anything or anyone. She wonders if he thinks she’d hurt his family and pleads with him to find some forgiveness for her. “Please! Don’t let Steffy keep us apart.”

 

Finn tells Luna they can’t go back. Steffy is his wife, but she’s also his life. He wont’ do anything to cause her pain. “You can’t come here again. We won’t ever have a relationship.” Just then, Steffy walks in and gawps, “What is happening?! What the hell are you doing here, Luna?”

Hope Faces Liam

At Brooke’s place, Hope sits on the sofa teary-eyed. Liam comes in and says he got her text. “What’s going on?” She thanks him for coming and he asks what’s wrong. She tells him he doesn’t have to worry about her. Liam reminds her they’re family. Hope can’t imagine her life without him and neither could their daughter. Liam says Beth is his heart and remarks on her butterfly kisses. Hope’s eyes well up. Liam goes on that Beth and Kelly are almost opposites in so many ways. Kelly is energetic and bouncing all over, while Beth is content to curl up in his arms. One day it will be the last time he holds her, and he won’t even know it: she’s growing up so fast. Hope sees a lot of him in her. She’s curious and empathetic. “She really is… us.” Liam cries, “She’s perfect.”

 

Hope announces she’s been doing a lot of thinking and she wanted to tell him this in person. “I do feel like I took our love for granted.” She took him for granted and she’s sorry. Liam says, “You didn’t. We both made mistakes.” Hope, openly crying, tells him how important he is in her life. Liam says he’ll always be with her, one way or another. They embrace and cry.

Next on The Bold and the Beautiful: Liam and Hope remember their shared past, and Steffy reacts to Luna’s presence in her home.