EPISODIUM
Brooke tells Deacon they would have to leave town if they revealed the truth because no one would forgive them. They are in tears as Deacon points out they both are losing the best thing that ever happened to either of them. He can't give up Brooke & the baby. In frustration, he hurls a vase across the room. Brooke asks Deacon to honor their child & their love by protecting her children from scandal, their child from being an outcast. Deacon wonders how he'll get over her. They kiss passionately. Stephanie thinks something major is going on with Brooke & Bridget should find out what it is. Bridget accuses Stephanie, Ridge & Eric of taking advantage of Brooke by purging the company of her influence while she's gone. Amber & Alexandra wonder if Deacon's involved with another woman. Alexandra recalls something weird happened with Deacon when Bridget was at Big Bear with her friends. She & Amber wonder if he was with another woman then, the same one now.