Bold and the Beautiful: Hope’s Ruthless Scheme Destroys Deacon & Taylor’s Romance!

Bold and the Beautiful has not seen Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) in a hot minute. But we just got a glimpse of Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig) this week as she talked to Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) about Brooke Logan‘s (Katherine Kelly Lang) co-CEO power play, which as we all know was Hope Logan‘s (Annika Noelle) scheme to get what she wants because she’s not taking no for an answer.

We should have Deacon back soon on B&B in scenes with Taylor. But the question is, will Hope and Steffy squaring off again wreck their parents’ new romance? So, we are going to talk about the possible fallout from this new feud. Let’s get into it!

Deacon And Taylor Vanished from Bold and the Beautiful Six Weeks Ago

As a reminder, last we saw Deacon, it was April 10th, so it’s been what, six weeks? That was when he and Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) called it quits and he officially got with Taylor and he told his kids Hope and Deke Sharpe (Harrison Cone) that he’s done with Sheila and now he’s together with his new love. So, then Taylor and Deacon vanished. Sheila has also vanished after lurking and spying on them kissing and she was ominously saying she’d be back. It wasn’t over.

Something like that. Since then, not a word, not a peep about Taylor and Deacon’s status or what’s up with Sheila. Instead, we got all the Electra pouty stuff and circled back around to reigniting the Hope versus Steffy feud over Hope for the Future. And before that, it was the Logan versus Forrester drama that, you know, is ongoing. And that plot there, plus the feud could be what messes with Taylor’s new relationship.

Hope & Steffy’s Friendship Ruined on B&B

So, things were going pretty well between Hope and Steffy, until Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) gifted Katie Logan (Heather Tom) her own fashion house and Steffy started trash-talking the Logans again. That was not a good sign and fans could kind of see where it was headed. A whole new rivalry and feud between Hope and Steffy. And now we’ve got Hope acting out and trying to manipulate her mom Brooke into stealing Steffy’s co-CEO job.

At the same time, Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) been busy trying to woo Hope over to Logan to work with him and Katie and Bill. And they all promised her the moon if she would come over. They’d make it happen for her. So right now, Hope to me is acting like she did right as she and Carter pulled the coup and stole Forrester Creations. Hope has decided that her line being shelved is a personal hit at her, even though everybody else aside from her and Zende Forrester (Delon de Metz) clearly see the resources need to be focused on Eric Forrester‘s (John McCook) new couture line.

Hope And Steffy Are About to Have A Major Showdown on Bold

Plus, Hope’s getting really nasty with her mom, Brooke. And it was kind of interesting when Hope was pressing Brooke to choose her over Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) because that was the same time Steffy was pressing Ridge to choose her over Brooke and Steffy got her way but Hope didn’t and now it’s eating at her. Meanwhile, fans have been asking constantly on soap social media and the comments here, where’s Taylor? Where’s Deacon? Where’s Sheila?

And why did they disappear? Well, this Hope and Steffy showdown could be what brings at least two of them back to our screens. We already had Taylor hearing from Steffy about Brooke’s big move and Liam, Bill and Katie got Hope fired up to come over to Logan and they even agreed she could bring Deke with her. But Hope said she had to try one last time to see if her line would be revived at Forrester Creations.

Bold and the Beautiful: Taylor Impressed by Brooke

So, she went to see Steffy and she said that Brooke told her that Hope was the one pushing the co-CEO thing and Taylor was obviously upset to hear that Ridge tried to take Steffy’s job and give it to Brooke. And on the flip of that, Taylor was actually impressed by the very nice text that Brooke sent. So, right now, Steffy is playing nice with Brooke. But she refused to give a firm date about Hope for the Future. Although, she did confirm to Brooke that Hope’s line will come back.

And Brooke seemed to accept that because it makes sense. She understands that this is business. So, all Hope has to do is to be patient and be a team player. But she has zero chill. And by the end of this week, she’s coming in hot at Steffy demanding an exact date for when it’ll be back. And she can’t give Hope that date because she just doesn’t know.

So I think we’re going to see after this showdown with Steffy that Hope is going to run and officially join Logan possibly by Monday’s Bold and the Beautiful episode. Now Brad Bell could always wimp out. But I feel like Hope’s going over there. And from there, Steffy’s going to be annoyed that Hope was not a team player and couldn’t be patient, and Hope’s going to be angry and playing the victim card, insisting that Steffy basically ran her out of Forrester Creations and that Hope had no choice but to go to Logan.

Will Hope and Steffy’s Feud Wreck Taylor and Deacon’s Romance on B&B?

And since we just saw Taylor this week, I’m hoping that’s a sign we’re going to get Deacon back soon as well. They are in the honeymoon phase of their new romance, but he and Taylor may hit a speed bump because of their daughters going back to war and Hope lashing out. Now, of course, you would expect Deacon to side with Hope and agree that her line shouldn’t have been shelved yet again.

And Taylor’s going to agree with Steffy that business is business and the numbers aren’t good on the line. And even if they were, Eric’s collection comes first. So, right now, I don’t know if Taylor is living at Steffy’s or was just there to visit and has moved in with Deacon. You know, we’ll see. But what I think is going to happen is we may see Deacon popping up at Steffy’s to see Taylor if she is indeed still living with her daughter.

Bold and the Beautiful: Hope Drops in

And with Hope planning to bring Deke to Logan as well. I’m sure Hope’s going to drop in at Il Giardino with that good news. And you know, hopefully we’ll have more than just fashion rivalry and we’ll get an update on Taylor and Deacon’s romance and what they’ve been doing. With Sheila out of the way, it doesn’t look like Steffy is pushing her anti-Deacon ultimatum on Taylor anymore. So, I would expect to hear that as of now, Deacon and Taylor are doing well.

They’re in a comfortable romance that’s pretty stress-free because Sheila is gone and isn’t bothering them. At least not yet. I do expect at some point Taylor and Deacon will face more trouble from Sheila, though. But the bigger obstacle could be Taylor and Deacon’s daughters, who are at war again this week. Once Hope goes over to Logan, because that’s what it looks like we’re getting.

I think Steffy’s going to have some things to say about her being a traitor and being manipulative and selfish and disloyal for going over there with Katie. And I suspect Taylor is going to agree with all of that because Hope’s last scheme before heading to Logan was trying to push her mom to take Steffy’s place running Forrester Creations.

Bold and the Beautiful: Trouble Ahead for Deacon & Taylor?

Taylor’s not going to like that at all, but Deacon loves his daughter and of course he’s going to have to defend Hope. So, I could see Taylor and Deacon bickering over whether Steffy or Hope is the one in the wrong in this situation. I very much doubt that Taylor and Deacon will see eye to eye on this issue. And of course, as Hope’s dad, he already has reason to be team Logan. But even more than that, Bill is planning to invest in Deacon expanding Il Giardino.

So, he’s not going to turn his back on the Spencers. And once Deke is hired over there, that means both of Deacon’s kids will be at Logan. So, of course, that’s the side he’s going to be on. Taylor, meanwhile, is going to be firmly team Forrester for Steffy’s sake, but also for Ridge and Eric’s sakes.

So, the big question is, will the Steffy versus Hope feud coming back to life and maybe honestly being worse than ever, is that going to have an impact on Taylor and Deacon? Maybe. However, I will say since Taylor’s a shrink and she knows all about conflict management and resolution, maybe she and Deacon can just agree to disagree, not let it affect them, kind of not discuss it. But of course, that wouldn’t be very soapy, would it?