The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers recap for Wednesday, January 8, reveal that Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) continued their visit at the cliff house. Ridge noted that he thought that Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) was making significant changes in his life, but Steffy pointed out that he still seems to want Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) to be a part of his life.
Over cookies, they discussed the influx of Zoe Buckingham (Kiara Barnes) into Thomas’ life, and Ridge balked at the idea of Hope and Thomas co-parenting Douglas Forrester (Henry Joseph Samiri). Talk then turned to the new year and new beginnings.
Ridge recalled how happy Steffy once was with Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton), and now Liam was off with Hope and Beth Spencer (River Davidson and Madeline Valdez).
They then talked about the idea of “destiny,” and Hope noted that Ridge always says that Brooke Forrester (Katherine Kelly Lang) was his destiny. Ridge then pointed out that the loved Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo) very much, and Steffy said that she misses her mom.
Ridge then told Steffy how proud he was of her, and that she has turned out to be an amazing human being.
Ridge noted that Steffy was doing a great job at work and at raising Kelly Spencer (Zoe Pennington). He then pointed to the picture of Liam and Steffy on the wall and said, “If that’s what happiness looks like to you, then you should fight for it.” They embraced, with Steffy looking pensive.
Meanwhile, at the cabin, Liam earnestly said that he wanted to put the engagement ring on Hope’s finger, but that Thomas couldn’t be a part of their lives. He stated that it was a mistake for Hope to work with him, and it was a mistake for her to share custody of Douglas with him.
Liam reassured Hope that he was absolutely sure that Douglas would be ok, and that they would see to it.
Then, just as Liam asked Hope to please say yes, Douglas burst through the front door, with Thomas right behind him. It didn’t take long for Thomas to see what he had interrupted, and he explained that he had brought Douglas to see Beth Spencer (River Davidson and Madeline Valdez).
Hope and Douglas left the room to go check on her, leaving Thomas and Liam alone.
Thomas then took the opportunity to needle Liam about finally proposing and re-using the same engagement ring, among other things. Liam responded angrily, saying that he could see through this visit, and the more agitated Liam got, the more Thomas realized that the proposal hadn’t gone quite as planned.
Thomas asked if Hope had turned Liam down, then realized that the issue must be him.
Thomas needled Liam some more about how he and Douglas were going to be in Hope’s life forever, and Liam angrily told him that he shouldn’t be too sure of that. Then Thomas figured out that he proposed to Hope with the stipulation that she must cut ties with him and Douglas.
The men got physical, with Liam shoving Thomas, but suddenly hope and Douglas came back into the room and they piped down.
Thomas turned to Hope and quietly said that she couldn’t do what Liam was asking her to do, and that he needed to talk to her privately.
Douglas then asked if Hope was ok, and she got down on his level and reassured him that everything was fine as she looked up at a distraught Liam. Hope then firmly told Thomas it was time for them to go…now.
Once alone, Liam walked up to Hope and Hope asked him not to put conditions on his proposal. She stated that she loved Douglas, and that Liam shouldn’t ask her to choose between himself and Douglas.
Hope suggested they try to set firmer boundaries with Thomas, and Liam was incredulous. Liam stated that Thomas was using Douglas, and that boundaries didn’t work.
Crying, Hope told Liam hat she loves him with all her heart, and that they can make it official and work out the details later, but Liam wasn’t having it. He said they needed to work out the details right now, and that he couldn’t be married to both Hope and Thomas. Liam then walked out, leaving Hope calling out after him.
Finally, at the Forrester mansion, Thomas tucked Douglas into bed. Douglas said that he wished they could have stayed at mommy’s place longer, and that he wished they could live with her all of the time.
Thomas said that’s what he’s been working on, and that he thought he was making progress. He then hoped that nothing that happens tonight changes that.
There’s a lot of B&B drama heating up, so stay tuned! We’ll give you updates as B&B news comes in. Stick with the CBS soap and don’t forget to check CDL often for the latest Bold and the Beautiful spoilers, updates, and news.