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>> Taylor: It was a beautiful service.

>> Thomas: It was.

>> Maya: Your speech was lovely.

>> Thomas: Everyone said such wonderful things about Caroline.

>> Eric: Of course.

She was an extraordinary woman.

>> Ridge: She would have been very proud of you today.

>> Thomas: [ Snorts softly ] I kept thinking about

how she would have loved to have been there,

hear how much she means to everyone.

>> Taylor: Oh, she knows.

>> Eric: Im sorry I wasnt able to convince Karen and Danielle

to stay in town.

>> Thomas: Their memories of Caroline are in New York.

She was their little girl.

Theyll feel closer to her there.

>> Hope: They were so strong.

And, hey, so were you, Douglas.

>> Pam: Look, i-is anybody hungry?

There -- theres so much food in the kitchen.

M-maybe I should just go get it.

>> Quinn: Pam, Pam.

You dont have to do that.

>> Pam: No, I want to help.

>> Taylor: Let me -- let me do it.

Ill get Douglas something.

Do you want anything, Thomas?

>> Thomas: Oh, no. Thank you.

Um...

But -- but thanks to all of you.

Having family here, it means a lot.

Seeing Steffy with her two beautiful little girls.

>> Quinn: I hear shes going to Paris.

>> Taylor: Yeah.

Steffy was planning on leaving a couple of days ago,

but when she learned about Carolines death, she wanted to

be here for Thomas, and out of respect.

>> Ridge: Oh, boy.

[ Clears throat ] >> Thomas: I insisted...

>> Ridge: Hey.

You need some help in the kitchen?

>> Taylor: No.

Somebody needs to be there for Thomas.

>> Ridge: Hes fine.

How are you doing?

>> Taylor: Im heartbroken.

And if you want to know the truth, Im a little

disappointed.

Steffy postponed her trip to be here for Thomas, but Brooke

couldnt find a way to get back from her trip?

>> Ridge: Shes trying to get here as -- as soon as she can.

Shell be here soon.

This isnt about you or Brooke or anybody else here.

This is about Thomas and his kid.

We got to be there for them.

>> Taylor: Exactly.

>> Wyatt: Hey, you need to get back to Hope?

>> Liam: Yeah, soon.

But I think she wanted to spend time with the family

first.

>> Bill: Here you go.

>> Justin: Thanks.

>> Katie: [ Sighs ] What you said was really moving.

You too, Liam.

>> Liam: I meant every word.

>> Bill: I only wish I could have said it to her.

>> Katie: She knew you cared about her.

She cared about you, too.

Thomas said that she had forgiven you for everything.

>> Wyatt: Yeah, even if she didnt get a chance

to tell you, Dad.

>> Justin: She was a Spencer, through and through.

>> Bill: And her mothers pride and joy.

>> Sally: I feel so bad for them.

>> Liam: I think Karen and Dani just wanted to be able to talk

about her.

You know, tell everyone how special she was.

>> Bill: Yeah, she was.

And Im gonna miss her more than I can express.

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>> Bill: I promised Karen and Dani that wed look after

Douglas.

He doesnt have his mom anymore.

But hell have all of us.

>> Thomas: I, uh...

I want to thank you all.

Uh, f-for your support.

Supporting me, supporting Douglas.

This is all, uh...

overwhelming for us.

Um... Being here in L.A.

So many memories.

This is where Caroline and I met.

This is where Douglas was born.

Heh.

This is, uh...

Well, its home for me.

And I know youll make it feel like home for Douglas, too.

>> Eric: Well, homes more than just a place, though, isnt it?

Its a...feeling.

Security and love and, uh...

protection.

You and Douglas will have all that here with us.

God, Thomas.

Losing Caroline, losing someone thats so important to you is...

devastating, I know.

Your lives have changed.

But all of us here promise well help you find happiness

again.

>> Liam: Caroline had this way of making an impression on

everybody who knew her.

>> Katie: She was a force.

>> Justin: You always knew when she was in the building.

Shed sweep in with this energy and just light the place up.

>> Sally: She could be pretty intimidating.

>> Wyatt: Yeah, but she was sweet and funny, too.

Granted, some of the things she did were a little out there.

>> Liam: [ Laughing ] Yeah.

>> Wyatt: But she was a genius at getting her own way.

And she crossed a few lines sometimes, you know.

>> Liam: Yeah, she did.

But she had a big heart.

And she had a way of being there for the people

she cared about.

>> Katie: You have to admire her determination and her drive.

>> Sally: She was an inspiration.

Caroline proved that you didnt have to be a Forrester to make

it over there.

She was an incredible designer, and she really made her mark.

>> Bill: But if you asked her what she was most proud of,

shed only have one answer.

Douglas.

That little boy meant everything to her.

>> Thomas: Hey, bud.

I think theres, uh, some cookies in the kitchen.

You want me to get you some?

>> Douglas: No thanks.

>> Thomas: Yeah.

I dont really have an appetite, either.

>> Ridge: I think were all pretty worn out.

>> Eric: Yes.

Lets give Thomas some time with his parents.

>> Quinn: Right.

>> Pam: Oh, and, Ridge, if you need any help packing up all

that food in the kitchen, I can come back.

>> Ridge: Pam, I got it.

Thank you.

>> Pam: Really?

>> Ridge: Yeah.

>> Pam: Okay.

>> Maya: Uh, Thomas, I have to go get Lizzy from her

grandparents, but I would love for Douglas

and her to be buddies.

So he can come hang with us anytime, okay?

>> Thomas: Thatd be great.

>> Maya: Yeah.

I dont think its any secret that Caroline and I had our

issues, but I will never forget her beautiful,

heartfelt apology, and the lesson of forgiveness

that came along with it.

>> Pam: I am so, so sorry.

You just...hang in there, okay?

If you need anything at all, let me know.

>> Thomas: Okay.

>> Pam: Im there for you.

>> Thomas: Okay. Thank you.

>> Quinn: It was a really beautiful service, Thomas.

>> Eric: It was everything Caroline would have wanted.

>> Thomas: [ Grunts ] >> Eric: Listen, Douglas, uh,

you can come visit Great-Grandpa anytime you want.

Dont have to wear a tie.

Well draw together, like -- like your dad and I used to do.

Okay?

>> Hope: Um... [ Clears throat ] Im gonna go to the cabin.

Would Douglas want to come with?

>> Thomas: Yeah, I think hed like that.

>> Hope: Yeah?

You want to go see where I live?

Its a real log cabin.

>> Douglas: Is it far away?

>> Hope: Actually, it is on the property, and your dad

will come pick you up when its time to go.

>> Thomas: Yeah.

>> Douglas: Okay?

>> Thomas: All right.

Love you, bud. See you soon.

>> Douglas: Bye.

>> Thomas: [ Sighs ] Oh, man.

Is it always gonna be this hard?

>> Ridge: Not forever.

>> Taylor: And well be here to help you through it every step

of the way.

>> Ridge: Its gonna be all right.

You take care of your boy, and well take care of ours.

>> Wyatt: You know, when I found out I was a Spencer,

not only did I get a new name, I -- I got a father,

a brother.

>> Liam: Yeah, and an extended family with one

Caroline Spencer.

>> Wyatt: Yeah, I always appreciated that she knew

exactly who she was.

You know, if there was something on her mind, shed let you know

about it.

>> Katie: And, like her uncle, she had zero filter.

>> Liam: [ Chuckles ] Even about herself.

Thats the thing about Caroline -- she was

completely real.

Shed have no problem telling you if she was sad or scared or

pissed.

>> Wyatt: And she could get pissed.

>> Justin: That Spencer temper.

She could go off like fireworks.

>> Liam: Stomping her mighty feet.

>> Wyatt: Dude, you could literally see the steam coming

out of her ears.

>> Liam: You could cause you were always setting her off.

>> Wyatt: Hey, trust me...

>> Liam: [ Chuckles ] >> Wyatt: ...she could give as

good as she got.

>> Sally: Arent we supposed to be remembering good things

about her?

>> Liam: Yeah, but...

that was one of the best things about her.

Our cousin was fierce, wasnt she?

>> Wyatt: Yeah.

Caroline wouldnt let anything keep her down, you know?

I mean, no matter what.

Through every disappointment, every challenge...

I cant believe shes gone.

>> Liam: I can still hear her laugh.

I mean, thats Caroline.

She wasnt perfect, and she would be the

first to tell you that.

But Sallys right -- she was an inspiration.

And the fact is, she wouldnt want us being sad

remembering her.

>> Wyatt: Or regret the things that its

too late to apologize for.

>> Taylor: Honey, I hope this day wasnt too much for you.

>> Thomas: No, no.

It was good.

Knowing so many people care, being with family,

thats what Douglas needs right now.

>> Taylor: You do, too.

>> Thomas: Im not really thinking about myself

right now, Mom.

Douglas doesnt have a mother.

I have to find a way to deal with that somehow.

>> Taylor: Well, I can help you find some grief counselors for

children, and some groups.

Its really important that he finds some space to feel like a

normal kid.

>> Thomas: All this feels so far from normal.

>> Ridge: Its gonna take a little time.

Theres a big hole in your life, you know?

You -- You lost the woman you love.

>> Thomas: I did love Caroline.

She was extremely important to me.

But, um...

we werent a couple.

>> Taylor: What? [ Sighs ] Honey, I thought you moved

all the way to New York to be with her?

>> Thomas: To help raise our son.

>> Ridge: Wait, wait.

When you say you werent a couple -- I thought you left

Sally to be with Caroline?

>> Thomas: I did. But it -- It -- it just didnt work.

But we found something that did.

We were great co-parents.

>> Taylor: Im sorry.

Im just so thrown off guard.

I-I just assumed -- >> Thomas: I think that

everyone was.

Um...

I guess it didnt feel like that they needed to know.

Um...

It doesnt make her passing any less painful.

>> Taylor: No.

No, of course not.

>> Thomas: Caroline was my best friend.

She was my sons mother.

We were a family.

>> Ridge: Well, you still are.

And I think you and Douglas need to move in here.

>> Taylor: With you and Brooke?

>> Ridge: Why not?

This seems to be the place where everyone goes if theyre trying

to figure out the next step.

And I know you want them at the Cliff House,

but think about it -- Steffys taken the girls to

Europe, and youre gonna go visit, and that means

Thomas and Douglas are just gonna be sitting there alone.

So I think you need to be here.

Its my opinion.

>> Taylor: I agree.

>> Ridge: Okay.

>> Taylor: I totally agree.

But you know I love you, and Im here for you,

and you can call me.

Okay?

Youre so precious to me.

And so was Caroline.

She gave me such a wonderful gift -- my grandson.

And I love you so much.

I just...

I wish there was some way I could take away your pain.

What can we do?

>> Bill: Caroline was more than my niece.

She was like the daughter I never had.

And it was my job to look out for her.

>> Liam: Yeah, well, Caroline did a pretty damn good job

looking out for herself.

>> Wyatt: Yeah, and Douglas.

Man, the way she loved that kid.

>> Bill: And were gonna make sure he never forgets that.

I couldnt always do the right thing for Caroline.

But I will do whats best for her son.

Starting with keeping her memory alive.

Making sure he knows what an extraordinary person she was.

This has been a dark time for our family.

Weve been fractured and divided.

And now weve suffered a terrible loss.

But we will pull through this.

We will.

And well come out of it stronger and closer than ever.

>> Hope: Do you have a 10?

>> Douglas: Nope.

>> Hope: [ Gasps ] No?

I was so sure you had a 10!

>> Douglas: Go fish!

>> Hope: Ohh!

See, I used to think I was good at this game, but I guess I

never played against a pro like you.

>> Douglas: Mommy and Dad taught me.

>> Hope: Aww.

Well, they taught you very well.

Because you, Douglas, are wiping the floor with me.

>> Douglas: Yeah!

>> Hope: Yeah!

[ Laughs ] What do you say?

Best two out of three?

Does that sound good?

>> Douglas: Fun!

>> Hope: Yeah.

Im having fun with you, too.

>> Ridge: Its gonna be okay.

Were gonna take care of Thomas.

>> Taylor: I know, I know.

But I still worry.

>> Ridge: Well, youre a concerned mother, and a

concerned grandmother.

>> Taylor: I dont know.

I guess its just, Ive been so busy trying to get my life

together, I-I didnt know that Thomas and Caroline werent

together.

>> Ridge: Well, they -- they lived together, and they raised

Douglas together.

>> Taylor: Yes, but they werent romantically involved.

>> Ridge: So what?

I mean, that doesnt change the way that they felt about their

kid, or the way that Thomas feels now that Carolines

no longer by his side.

Whats going on here?

Theres something else on your mind, isnt there?

>> Taylor: I dont know.

Um, just something Im thinking.

Something, um...

Something happened the other day.

It surprised me, and I-I didnt really know what to think about

it until now.

>> Ridge: What?

>> Taylor: Do you remember when, um, I went into the kitchen,

and Hope was there with Douglas?

Well, I-I stepped in and, um...

[ Scoffs ] I witnessed something.

Hope was consoling Douglas.

>> Ridge: And that surprised you?

Why would that surprise you?

>> Taylor: Because it was -- [ Sighs ]

It was very emotional.

Its like [Sighs] there was a strong connection

between them.

Like I was -- I was witnessing two people bonding

through a crisis.

>> Ridge: [ Sighs ] She was comforting him.

>> Taylor: Yes, and in doing that, she was

comforting herself.

And as a psychiatrist, I know, when emotions like that are

shared on that kind of level, it can be very healing.

>> Ridge: What -- what -- I dont -- [ Sighs ]

What are you saying?

>> Taylor: It was an observation.

Douglas and Hope need each other.

A little boy who needs a mother.

And a mother who needs a child.

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