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Thomas: Seems like someone's a little freaked out

my sister's spending time with another guy.

Liam: Yeah. You're right.

I'm so sorry.

Excuse me for being concerned about your sister.

Thomas: You're not concerned about my sister.

You're concerned about yourself and your ego.

Liam: Are you kidding me?

This has nothing to do with me.

I'm worried that Steffy's doctor is too interested in her

to do his job.

Thomas: He should be interested in her.

It is his job.

Liam: You know damn well I'm not talking professionally.

Thomas: No. I know what's got you all riled up.

You finally got competition when it comes to Steffy.

You don't have to sit back and wait for her to realize

she's got her seasonal turn with you, right?

How does that feel, by the way, being the jealous one?

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Finn: Wow.

I did not see that coming.

Steffy: Well, you didn't back away.

That's a good sign.

Finn: Back away from the most beautiful g--

Uh, no, not a chance.

Steffy: You know why I had to do it.

You told me I couldn't be your patient anymore

because of how you feel about me.

Finn: Yeah.

Steffy: Well, did that kiss open your eyes a bit

to how I feel about you?

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Liam: Boy, if only they gave out

Olympic medals for point missing.

No, Thomas.

It's got nothing to do with jealousy.

Thomas: Sure, it does.

You were perfectly content with Steffy over there

alone and pining for you.

But as soon as someone else...

Liam: Wait.

Are you telling me that you don't find

what he said about her concerning at all?

Thomas: That she's a beautiful woman

and how remarkable she is?

Liam: Yes.

Thomas: No.

[ laughs ] I mean, he's a doctor, and he's honest.

He's telling the truth.

I think that's a good thing.

Liam: All right. Okay.

[ laughs ] I thought you'd be concerned.

Clearly you're not concerned about your sister. Fine.

Thomas: I am concerned.

What I'm concerned about is why you think

it's your business in any way what Steffy's doctor

thinks of her.

And you're such a hypocrite anyway.

Like, you are jealous right now, but you're the one

who threw Steffy away.

Ridge: Gentlemen.

Are we behaving?

Thomas: Always.

Liam: Never.

Ridge: All right.

What's going on?

Thomas: Well, you'll love this.

This is actually pretty great.

Our friend Liam came by, and, uh, he had to tell

something very important.

Call the newspapers, by the way.

This is incredible.

He's jealous.

He's jealous of Steffy's doctor.

♪♪♪ Finn: Uh, my brain's

just trying to play catch-up here. I...

thought I would never see you again.

Instead, we kissed.

Steffy: Do you have any regrets?

Finn: Maybe one.

Telling you I couldn't be your doctor.

Steffy: I mean, I get it if you thought

I felt uncomfortable.

Finn: Then you're really not?

Because if--if you have any doubt in your mind about it,

you know, or about me, you know, it could end here

with just one memorable kiss.

Just, you know, say the word, Steffy, and I can find you

another doctor.

As much as I don't want to, you know, I can still

walk out that door.

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Ridge: So young Dr. Finnegan has feelings for Steffy.

Liam: Clearly, and if there's any way

that that means he can't be objective of her--

Thomas: No, no. Stop. Stop.

Liam: ...as a patient--What?

Thomas: Stop.

What does it even matter?

Right? They're both adults.

Maybe they're attracted to each other.

Great. Who cares?

They can make their own decisions.

The bigger concern is why Liam has a problem with it.

Liam: [ laughing ] Thomas, are you kidding me?

I--I could not care less if Steffy gets involved

with somebody.

In fact, I want her to.

I want her to find happiness.

I want her to find romance, not the guy who is responsible

for her recovery right now.

Thomas: That is not up to you.

You walked away from Steffy.

Liam: It's her doctor, Thomas.

It's her doctor.

You don't think that crosses any ethical lines?

You don't think, if you start

blurring those lines, that her recovery

could be compromised?

Ridge: What about you, Liam?

What--What about you?

You think you're not getting ahead of yourself a little bit?

They're not involved.

You're just saying that the doctor has

some feelings for her.

Liam: Well, yeah, that and the extracurricular visits,

which is already wildly inappropriate.

And if I--Listen, if I'm picking up on this,

then you know Steffy will, if she hasn't already,

and that puts her in an awkward position, right?

Because she is supposed to be able to trust this guy

to be objective about her health.

Ridge: Yeah.

But it's Steffy, right?

If she feels uncomfortable, she's gonna put the guy

in his place. We all know that.

Liam: No doubt.

Thomas: No, that is exactly right. And also,

if she's attracted to him, she likes it,

she'll flirt right on back, and that's what you have

a problem with.

Liam: No.

If Dr. Finnegan has feelings for Steffy,

whether or not those feelings are returned,

he just shouldn't be her doctor.

That's--It's that simple.

Yes, I get the guy has got an excellent résumé.

I get that he's accomplished.

Trust me. Nobody was as excited as I am

to know that Steffy would be in good hands,

but not anymore.

Ri--Ridge, let me ask you.

How unbiased, how objective can a doctor be

if he's falling in love with his patient?

Steffy: You've been extremely supportive

throughout all of this.

Why would I want another doctor?

Finn: Well, because you, you know, don't want

to make things awkward.

Steffy: [ laughs ] Yeah, okay,

I've had some awkward kisses in my life.

Trust me, that was anything but.

Finn: No. Awkward during appointments, I mean.

Steffy: Oh.

So you're already planning on kissing me at the hospital.

How presumptuous.

Finn: Well, my scheduling team might wonder

why I'm demanding daily visits from you.

Steffy: Okay.

Well, in all seriousness, you coming to me with this,

it's, uh, it's a brave move.

Finn: Brave?

No.

Steffy: Yeah.

Yeah, you could have chickened out.

You could have just transferred me over

to a different doctor, no explanation as to why.

Finn: Yeah, that might have crossed my mind,

but living down the street from you,

I figured that wasn't much of an option.

Steffy: Oh, yeah.

You would have had to put your house on the market

and, like, move in the dead of night,

switch careers.

Probably need to just change your whole identity, so...

It's really hard to avoid me.

You made a good move.

Finn: Mm, yeah, I think so.

Steffy: I'm glad you're my doctor.

Really.

I admire you so much.

Finn: You do?

Steffy: Yeah.

Yeah, you really care about my needs.

And don't say it's the nature of all of it

because I've had my fair share of them

and no one has been this kind, this attentive.

You listen.

You really listen to your patients.

You know, this personal attention,

the genuine concern.

You put your integrity first as my physician.

You're willing to walk away to avoid conflict.

Like, that's...

that's someone I want in my life.

It's the kind of doctor I need.

Finn: You're the kind of person

I want in my life.

But it's your health that matters,

not my feelings.

I really want you to think about this.

And I mean, yeah.

I've enjoyed getting to know you

and the way my heart races when I talk to you

and when I see you.

It's like...

But...

Steffy, if that could...

complicate things, I would never let my feelings

get in the way of your care.

Right? I wouldn't.

So if you have any reservations about continuing

with the doctor you just kissed, just tell me.

I promise I'll understand.

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Ridge: Liam, I appreciate you coming to us with this.

I know how you feel about Steffy and that you'll always

look out for her.

Whenever there's any trouble, you'll take care of her.

Liam: I will.

Ridge: And I agree with you.

If the good doctor thinks he has feelings for her,

it could be something to be concerned about.

But he hasn't actually said that, has he?

Liam: Not in those exact words, but I mean,

I already told you what he did say.

Ridge: What, about her beauty? That?

Liam: About her beauty, about her personality,

about--Okay.

Look at it this way What if it's not true, right?

What if--if he's actually not interested in her,

he would have just said that.

He wouldn't have done this song and dance.

He wouldn't have been evasive about it.

Thomas: Look, Liam, I talked to Steffy

about her doctor.

She likes him, and she respects him.

Liam: Yes, Thomas, exactly, because he's giving her

special treatment, including prescribing her

another round of painkillers just because she asked for it.

Listen, if this guy has an ulterior motive

and if that ulterior motive is coloring his judgment,

that makes Steffy vulnerable.

Thomas: Vulnerable to what?

To a warm glance?

To some flirtation?

Or are you saying that the guy is actually

taking advantage of her?

'Cause that is a very serious accusation.

Liam: No. I am absolutely not saying that.

Stop painting me as an alarmist.

What's actually true is bad enough,

namely this doctor wants to take their relationship

beyond the professional, and that is not a good thing.

Ridge, please-- please tell me you see this.

Please tell me you see that, if this is true,

it means he can't be objective.

Please tell me you see how dangerous this is

for Steffy.

Steffy: Do I need to kiss you again to show you

how much it doesn't bother me?

Finn: Well, I wouldn't complain.

Steffy: Well, if you play your cards right,

it might happen again.

Finn: [ sighs ] Yeah, see?

I-- That's what I'm trying to do

is just play my cards right because I like

being your doctor.

I don't want to give that up, but now I'm thinking,

if you're not opposed to these feelings

that I'm having and that there's something

mutual happening...

[ sighs ] well, look, it-- if I have to give up

being your doctor or give up

seeing where this goes, the choice is clear.

Steffy: Yeah. I get it.

It certainly complicates things.

Finn: Yeah, especially if it doesn't work out.

Steffy: Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Don't go breaking us up.

We haven't even gone on our first date yet.

Finn: [ laughing ] Okay.

But y...

you know what I'm saying.

Steffy: I do. Yeah, I do.

Finn: Okay. So...

this is just--this is crazy.

Right? And we shouldn't even be talking about this.

I think--You know what?

It might be better for me to just go,

and then I can-- we could forget

about any of this even ever happening.

Steffy: Yeah, let's just forget

about everything I said about you listening,

really listening, because how many ways

to I have to tell you I want you to stay?

Finn: You're sure?

Steffy: Yes.

I appreciate your concern, focusing on my well-being

and my medical care.

I mean, that just shows

the kind of doctor you are, the kind of man.

So yes, I--I want you to stay as my doctor...

and...

whatever else you may end up being.

So, uh, now that I discovered

your skill set goes way beyond medicine,

there's no way I'm letting you walk away from me.

No way at all.

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Thomas: Okay, Liam, look,

um, if there is someone who can't be objective

about this right now, it's you, okay?

Steffy's doctor, he's paid to be objective.

Whether he hates his patient or--or he's crushing on them,

it doesn't really matter.

Liam: Thomas, my mother was a Forrester model

with breast cancer.

I know a thing or two about this,

and trust me, it matters more than you think.

Thomas: It only matters because you're making it out

to be bigger than it actually is

because you're scared to death that Steffy's gonna move on

with some other guy.

Liam: Do you even-- Do you even understand

what your sister's going through right now, Thomas?

Thomas: I understand, okay?

I have been over there-- helping her, visiting her--

a hell of a lot more than you.

I mean, yes, Liam, this has been

a challenging time for my sister.

And yes, she's very vulnerable right now.

And that's in two different ways.

It's physical, and it's emotional.

And the emotional, that's on you.

Ridge: All right, Thomas, maybe there's a better way--

Thomas: No. He needs to hear this.

He needs to know exactly what he's done.

Playing Steffy and Hope against each other

for years and years, the back and forth,

the back and forth, leaving one,

then going to be with the other.

And you know, you-- you would have thought

that, once you got Steffy pregnant with your child,

you would have stuck around.

But no. You didn't.

You left her yet again for Hope.

Liam: You know it's more complicated than that.

Thomas: It's only complicated because you make it complicated,

Liam.

You know what?

If you had just chosen years ago,

just picked one-- Steffy or Hope, either one--

they both would be better off today

because of it.

But you didn't 'cause you're too conceited.

You need to know that, at the end of the day,

whenever you feel like it, you can call the other one,

and they'll come right back and be with you again.

Liam: Well, that is both disgusting and untrue.

Thomas: Is it?

So you don't love Steffy right here and right now.

Liam: Oh, I love her.

I'll always love her, which is why

I'm actually concerned about-- Thomas: Then leave her alone!

Back the hell off.

She's not yours.

And guess what.

She likes her doctor?

Fantastic.

If her doctor likes her, great.

Maybe she can finally move on from you.

Let her go, Liam.

Let Steffy finally find some happiness.

♪♪♪ Steffy: I think

this is a first for me.

Finn: What?

Steffy: Being called a distraction.

Finn: I did say that, didn't I?

Steffy: Mm-hmm.

And if you want a chance at another kiss,

you're gonna have to prove to me that I'm much more

than just a distraction.

Finn: You got it.

If you think about it, though, being distracted

by thoughts of you day and night,

uh, it's a total compliment.

Steffy: Oh, is it a compliment?

Or maybe you're just obsessed with me.

Finn: Okay. True.

Steffy: You know I'm just being hard on you, right?

Finn: And I'm loving every minute of it.

Steffy: So I'm guessing a man like you

doesn't allow himself to get distracted all that much.

Finn: A man like me?

Steffy: Yeah.

You've achieved so much at a relatively young age.

I can't imagine you have time for anything else.

Finn: You would imagine correctly.

But I'm ready to open up my world

and think about something other than just medicine.

Steffy: Just took the right patient to come along.

Finn: And oh, boy, did she.

You know, I know that we haven't known each other

very long and our relationship has been

mainly about getting you well, and rightly so,

but at the same time, there's been

some really beautiful moments between us--

you know, you opening up about your family

and your daughter and your time with Liam.

It just meant a lot to me.

I'm really grateful.

I'm also really grateful you're gonna continue

to be my patient and continue to, uh...

see where this goes.

I'm looking forward to spending more time with you

and getting to know you more, Steffy,

and opening up myself, too, showing you who I am

when I take the stethoscope off.

Steffy: You know, when you looked into my eyes

that first day...

I knew I was gonna be okay, that I could fight

to get better.

So, um, I mean, yeah, I'm--

I'm looking forward to spending more time with you.

With or without the stethoscope.

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