Bold and the Beautiful: Deacon Betrays With Sheila – Taylor Left Totally Stunned?

Bold and the Beautiful stuns with Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig) turning down Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan)’s marriage proposal recently, I suspect there may be a big shift in their relationship soon. This could be the beginning of the end for Taylor and Deacon, and it could actually open the door wide for Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown).

Today we’re going to talk about Deacon cheating with Sheila and blindsiding Taylor. This may come after he realizes he and Taylor don’t want the same things.

Bold and the Beautiful: Taylor Crushes Deacon

So, Deacon and Taylor had this scandalous romance. Deacon was forbidden fruit because he was Taylor’s patient and he was married to Sheila. But now that Deacon’s ex-wife let him go, he and Taylor have been blissed out, enjoying their new life together. Sheila’s been staying away and Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) seems to pretty much accept the fact that Taylor is with Deacon.

So, seems like it was all smooth sailing and Taylor and Deacon had a really bright future up until he dropped to one knee and asked Taylor to marry him. Deacon had the ring and everything and Taylor and Deacon are happy and in love. So, he was pretty certain that Taylor was going to say yes to his proposal. Well, Deacon was wrong. Boy, was he wrong.

Taylor assured Deacon that she loves him and that she loves what they have together, but Taylor doesn’t think it’s necessary to get married. She talked about, “At our age, we don’t really need that.” She told Deacon they’ve both been married and divorced. Plus, Taylor’s claiming she doesn’t want marriage to change things between her and Deacon.

Taylor’s Bizarre Logic on B&B

But I find it kind of funny because it wasn’t that long ago that Taylor was planning to marry Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) yet again. Not only that, but Taylor was actually the one who proposed to Ridge. And that was not that long ago. It was slightly more than a year ago.

It was like June 2025. So if Taylor’s claiming she’s too old to get married again now, why wasn’t she too old to get married to Ridge a year ago? Especially given how many times he has trampled on Taylor’s heart. She also told Deacon that she didn’t think Steffy, her family, or anybody would accept them getting married.

But A, that shouldn’t matter, and B, honestly, like when Taylor first got with Deacon, people didn’t like it, but then they adjusted. So, I think the same would apply to them getting married.

It just seemed to me that Taylor was coming up with every excuse in the book to justify rejecting Deacon’s proposal. And it also feels like Deacon is a consolation prize that Taylor took from Sheila because she couldn’t have Ridge because Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) took Ridge from her.

Taylor was hurt and her ego was hit and then handsome Deacon wandered onto her radar and maybe she didn’t even realize it, but Taylor being crushed by being dumped by Ridge maybe made her want to retake some kind of control of her life and that’s why she rationalized stealing Sheila’s husband because that’s definitely what Taylor did.

Bold and Beautiful: Deacon Second-Guessing Himself

I already thought Deacon might have been having buyer’s remorse with Taylor because remember when she turned down the proposal, Deacon asked Taylor if he made a mistake leaving Sheila for her. And then things get twisted up this week. Deacon is up at Bikini doing business stuff and Sheila stops by.

We’ve got Deacon behind the bar and Sheila’s catching him up on her life and she tells Deacon that she can’t have the relationship that she wants with her son John Finnegan (Tanner Novlan). And Sheila tells Deacon he can’t fully recognize the relationship he wants with Taylor. And Deacon quickly defends himself and says that just because he and Taylor aren’t getting married doesn’t mean that Taylor doesn’t want to be in a relationship with him.

But then Sheila hits back. So, Sheila’s telling Deacon that Taylor is not exactly allergic to the idea of marriage. And then Sheila asks Deacon, “How many times did Taylor walk down the aisle with Ridge?” I mean, there isn’t much Deacon can say to that, but he tries and he tells Sheila that being treated like that would put anybody off the idea of marriage. You know what she went through with Ridge.

But Sheila makes a very solid point, the same one I mentioned above. If Taylor was willing to marry Ridge, why not marry Deacon? I suspect this is going to eat at him because how can it not? That Taylor was willing to do something with Ridge that she is refusing to do with Deacon.

Deacon Questions Taylor on B&B

And I think he might go back to Taylor and Deacon may ask Taylor, “Explain, why won’t you marry me when you were going to marry Ridge last year?” The too old excuse she gave doesn’t sit right given Taylor’s recent engagement to Ridge, an engagement that she’s the one that set it up.

So, I think this is going to bother Deacon, as it should. And I’m curious to see what Taylor’s response is, if Deacon comes back with follow-up questions, because he was crushed when Taylor rejected his proposal, but she thinks Deacon’s fine with it, but he’s not.

Meanwhile, Sheila was so appreciative when she had Deacon as her husband. She adored him. And with Sheila now upset about losing Finn for good, I suspect that she might try and steal Deacon back from Taylor. And if Deacon asks Taylor these questions that are bothering him about her rejecting the proposal and she doesn’t give good answers, that’s a red flag of trouble.

Plus, we know that Deacon is a serial cheater. He slept with Brooke when he was married to Bridget Forrester (Ashley Jones). That’s how they made Hope. And Deacon also cheated on Macy Alexander (Jennifer Gareis) with Jackie. Then he cheated on Sheila with Taylor. And now Deacon may cheat on Taylor with Sheila.

Deacon & Sheila Vibing on Bold and the Beautiful

The friendly encounter this week between Deacon and Sheila has me real curious. This week they’re chatting. They’re kind of cracking jokes a little bit. They’re getting along well. So, Sheila may prove to Deacon she’s not the same villainess she always was on Bold and the Beautiful.

That she really is a different person. And Sheila hasn’t been lashing out at all even after Deacon cheated on her and left her for Taylor. The old Sheila would have gone nuts. Probably tried to kill Taylor for daring to sleep with her man.

But Sheila’s been chill and calm even despite the heartache. So, I think Deacon might notice that. Plus, Taylor’s rejection still isn’t sitting well with Deacon.

So, Sheila might be able to tempt Deacon into a little fling. I don’t think Sheila would feel bad since Taylor did the same thing to her. And Deacon may realize no one will ever love him like Sheila does.

Bold and Beautiful: Deacon Belongs with Sheila

And honestly, I kind of hope Deacon does because Taylor doesn’t seem to be all in with Deacon. I don’t think Taylor’s putting Deacon first. Taylor cares more about other people’s opinions of their relationship than the relationship itself, it seems.

Whereas Sheila would do anything for Deacon. Her loyalty to him was unwavering. To Sheila, Deacon was the most precious thing in the world to her. You know, besides Finn and Hayes.

So, I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw Deacon going behind Taylor’s back and sneaking around with Sheila. We may get Deacon and Sheila having a torrid little affair for a little while and then Deacon may decide enough of this.

I made a mistake with Taylor and he calls it quits with her because she’s not willing to commit to him. She refused to marry him and Deacon may just say I can’t do it anymore. And he can tell Taylor he needs someone who wants to commit to him the way that he needs and that’s Sheila.

I think that’s fair. I mean, the cheating wouldn’t be fair except it’s kind of fair in this case. You know the saying, the way you meet them is the way that you lose them. Deacon met Taylor basically in terms of this relationship by cheating. So, it would be fitting if she lost Deacon to Sheila the exact same way.