Brooke and Ridge kissed passionately in his office at Forrester and she asked him to hear her out about their love. Ridge told her he'd moved on; he'd had to move on. He'd promised to be there for Taylor and the kids and couldn't go back on it. "Oh, God, please don't tell me you're going to marry Taylor again," sighed Brooke. Ridge said it was too early to tell. Brooke insisted she'd made a mistake letting Ridge go and he asked her why she was dredging all this up. "You made it very clear that it was over," he pointed out. "I gave in too easily," claimed Brooke, regretting "sending" him to Taylor. "What have I done?" Ridge hugged her as she wept bitter tears of regret, and Steffy witnessed the embrace. "Dad, please tell me you're not going back to Brooke!" she demanded. Ridge told her that Brooke was just going through a tough time and then asked Brooke for a moment alone with his daughter. Brooke went home to her place and angsted. The shoe was on the other foot for once as Steffy talked to Ridge about his relationship choices. "We need you," she told him, insisting Brooke would find another man and move on.

At Jackie M, Owen waved a headshot of Whip at Jackie, wondering who the new addition was. "He's our head of PR," Jackie informed her curious new hubby as they canoodled. Owen was surprised to hear that Whip had been married to Brooke, and he and Jackie realized Stephanie was up to something. In Stephanie's office, Whip and Steph caught up, complete with a Sally Spectra mention. Stephanie told Whip all about Brooke, Ridge and Taylor. "Can I, or anyone, come between Ridge and Brooke?" mused Whip. Stephanie told him this time Ridge and Brooke were really over and surmised that Whip's still in love with Brooke. Jackie overheard the discussion and, amused, called Stephanie out on hiring Whip for Brooke.

Later, a weepy, T-shirt and jeans-clad, Brooke opened the door to Whip. They talked about Ridge and Stephanie and Whip offered to be "very good company" for Brooke. He managed to put a smile on her face talking about wearing lingerie for her and then offered her his help. She insisted there was nothing anyone could do to help her. Hoping to convince her otherwise, he kissed her!