The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) spoilers recap for Tuesday, July 18, reveals that John “Finn” Finnegan (Tanner Novlan) and Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) talked about needing to find a new nanny now that Amelia (last played by Nicola Posener) was gone.
Once the conversation shifted to Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) and Hope Logan’s (Annika Noelle) marriage turmoil, Finn suggested it’d be better for everyone if they repaired their relationship.
Steffy realized Finn wanted Hope and Liam to patch things up so it didn’t upset their own life together, so Finn admitted he didn’t want Liam spending too much time with Steffy and unloading on her.
Finn clarified that he wasn’t jealous or insecure – nor did he question Steffy’s love or commitment to him. It’s just that Finn didn’t trust Liam when he was free-falling, especially considering the history he shared with Steffy.
After Steffy assured Finn that her romance with Liam was in the past, Finn said Liam had better not forget that.
As Steffy took Finn’s hands on Tuesday’s B&B episode, she told him there was nothing to worry about since she was committed to him and their marriage.
Once Finn mulled over Hope kissing Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson), he guessed that some people couldn’t fight the power of Rome. Steffy seemed nervous as she flashed back to Liam kissing her there.
At Forrester Creations, Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) remembered confronting Hope in Thomas’ bedroom, where Hope said she deserved more than half of Liam’s heart.
When Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) arrived, he realized Brooke seemed distant and assumed it was because of Hope’s relationship issues.
However, Ridge remained optimistic that Liam and Hope could get past this since it was just a silly kiss.
Once Ridge asked how things went when Brooke stopped by Thomas’ place, she said it was surprising and not at all what she expected. Ridge talked about Thomas working hard to become a better man, so Brooke said she wanted to believe that.
After Ridge urged Brooke to give Thomas a chance, he reiterated that Hope and Liam would work through their problems. Brooke hoped Ridge was right since so many lives would be affected if Liam and Hope couldn’t find their way back to each other.
Ridge embraced Brooke, who kept the news about Thomas and Hope hitting the sheets to herself.
At the cabin, Liam came over for a discussion with Hope, who agreed they needed to talk about their future. If there was any hope for their marriage, Hope felt that they had to be honest about everything – including Liam and Steffy.
Although Hope took responsibility for what went down in Rome, she pointed out that someone else had interfered in their marriage. Hope had a sneaking suspicion that Liam had already gone and done what he always did, so his silence told her that he indeed ran to Steffy.
Liam was pretty sure that Hope had seen Thomas since she’d been back in town, too. Unlike married Steffy, Thomas was single and ready for a relationship if that’s what Hope wanted.
Hope snapped that they weren’t talking about Thomas right now and kept steering the conversation back to Steffy.
The more Hope thought about why that kiss in Rome happened, the more she thought it was about something far deeper involving Liam’s former flame.
Liam failed to see what Steffy had to do with Hope’s betrayal, but Hope said that a fear was deeply ingrained in her.
Throughout Hope’s childhood, she watched Ridge have divided loyalties between two women. That changed something inside Hope, so she refused to be that woman now.
Liam thought that Hope was retroactively trying to turn what happened with Thomas into some long-standing Steffy issue, but Hope argued that Steffy had cast a shadow over their entire relationship.
After Hope reflected on times when Liam ran to Steffy, Liam argued that it took Hope longer to offer the forgiveness she’s now expecting so quickly.
Liam brought up the fact that he wanted a divorce since he still didn’t understand what was going on between Hope and Thomas.
As Hope put her hands up in surrender and agreed to the divorce, Liam noticed that she beat him to taking her wedding ring off.
Once Liam said he cherished their time together, he added that he didn’t think it would end – especially not like this. Liam made it clear that this wasn’t about his relationship with Steffy and put the blame back on Hope for turning to Thomas.
Nevertheless, Hope felt that Liam planted seeds of betrayal throughout the years and never faced consequences.
After Hope noted that she was always trying to forgive and move on, she said she needed to thank Liam for not allowing her the same grace.
It opened Hope’s eyes to the fact that she didn’t want to spend the rest of her life wondering about Liam’s true affections. Hope then encouraged Liam to go find love – or even go find Steffy!
The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers say Steffy has more Liam complications ahead, so stay tuned for updates on what’s in store for these exes. CDL will have other hot Bold and the Beautiful spoilers, updates and news to read up on, so stop by often for more B&B details.