Brother betrayals, a baby bump & a thorny bromance
JANUARY
Ridge is desperate to find out what his half-brother Thorne wants in town, and Eric listens intently as Thorne unpacks everything that happened to him in Paris. Thorne shows Brooke his newest designs but while she thinks that they’re fashion-forward, Ridge sneers that they’re “amateur-ish at best”. Sheila is back and tells Thorne about Ridge and Quinn’s affair, and Steffy gets a surprise: a pregnancy.
FEBRUARY
Liam is ecstatic at the news that he is going to be a daddy and starts to plan the nursery and what toys to buy, while Steffy is freaking out about whether Liam is the dad or his dad Bill. Thorne is surprised to see that Brooke is wearing an engagement ring and she tells him that she said “yes” to Ridge for the umpteenth time, and Steffy has a nightmare of giving birth to a baby that looks like Bill. Liam tells his brother Wyatt his good news, and Brooke can’t help but stare as a ripped Thorne climbs out the pool in a skimpy swimsuit. Katie surprises her toyboy Wyatt in a sexy Santa suit, and Donna (Jennifer Gareis) makes her return during the annual Forrester Christmas dinner. Liam finds Steffy’s paternity test and grills her on why she needed one, forcing her to confess that she had sex with Bill. Meanwhile, Wyatt suspects that something is off with his dad Bill and asks him how much he really knows about Steffy’s pregnancy.
MARCH
Nicole gives Thorne advice about off-limits Brooke, and Steffy fears how her father Ridge will react to the news about her affair with Bill. Hope (Annika Noelle) is back in town and visits her ex-hubby Liam to support him through his tough time with pregnant Steffy, and Brooke is speechless when Bill tells her that he’s in love with his daughter-in-law Steffy. Quinn offers Brooke and Ridge the use of her home for their wedding, and Katie and Thorne get steamy when they help plan Ridge and Brooke’s ceremony. Steffy reaches out to Liam and asks him to accompany her to her first ultrasound, and Thorne makes a move on Katie.