The Bold and the Beautiful Recap - Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | Nick Shocks Brooke With a Ring While Ridge Can’t Quite Cut Ties With Taylor

On Wednesday's episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, Brooke is fresh off a life-saving rescue and walks straight into a romantic curveball, Will proves he’s patient but maybe not thrilled about it, and Ridge gets tangled in Taylor’s wedding day fantasies while dodging the truth.

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Brooke’s Glamorous Welcome Home

At Forrester, Brooke gets the royal treatment as Donna and Katie welcome her back. Ridge and Eric are all smiles, but Brooke flashes back to her heroic boat rescue and Ridge’s promise that they’d “make this right.” Conversation shifts to Grace’s scam against Liam, and Brooke predicts that Bill will make her pay dearly. When Ridge gets a mysterious text and abruptly leaves, Brooke’s eyebrow goes up. She wants to know exactly who he’s running off to see.

Across town at the Forrester mansion, Taylor and little Kelly are deep into “Project Wedding,” complete with hand-drawn decorations for Grandpa Ridge. Kelly’s mission is crystal clear — lock this man down.

Will’s Patience Is Tested

In the design office, Electra tells Will she’ll never forget how he rescued her from the Remy mess, comparing it to Ridge saving Brooke. Will urges her to open up more, but she admits she’s still guarded. Those fake nudes left her cautious in certain areas, including the physical side of their relationship. She assures him she wants him, but just not yet. Will says there’s no rush, but that smile fades when they hug. For someone promising to wait, he is definitely counting the days.

Nick’s Big Move

In the main office, Brooke vents to Eric, Katie, and Donna about Ridge running to see Taylor instead of basking in Naples romance with her. Eric and Donna try to calm her down, but once they leave, Nick shows up. He’s there to check on her after the boat fiasco and drops a bombshell — he had an engagement ring tucked away for that very trip. Learning that Ridge is off with Taylor, Nick decides there’s no reason to wait. He tells Brooke he loves her and slides the ring into view. She gasps, “I love you too,” proving this rescue drama might just end with a diamond.

Ridge Dodges and Delays

Back at the Forrester mansion, Taylor and Kelly are in full wedding-planning mode. Taylor’s ready to revisit St. Thomas and tells Kelly the story of the treasure chest that once held her engagement ring. Kelly bolts off with an idea, leaving Ridge to grumble about Nick’s involvement in the Italy trip and how it put Brooke in danger.

Taylor acknowledges it must have been hard for him to nearly lose Brooke, but she also slips in a reminder about Brooke’s so-called unhealthy patterns with him. She insists she wants to speak as his fiancée, not as a psychiatrist, and even reveals she’s started planning the big day. Ridge looks like a man carrying a very heavy secret. As he tries to break the news, Kelly bounds back in to announce her excitement about the wedding, locking Ridge into yet another delay.

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