At the beach house, Luna sobbed about her regret and about her love for R.J. "You and Zende?" he hurtfully responded. Luna summarized what had happened at the party when she'd drunk and taken drugged mints. She insisted that she'd seen R.J., but it had actually been Zende.

Upset, R.J. questioned whether Zende hadn't seen how out of it Luna had been. He gleaned that Zende had taken advantage of her. Luna replied that it hadn't been like that. "Either you knew what was happening, or you didn't. Which is it, Luna?" R.J. asked.

R.J. asked if Luna had been passed out. Luna replied that she hadn't passed out, but she'd been confused. R.J. insisted Zende had taken advantage. Luna pointed out that Zende hadn't known she'd been drugged, and neither had R.J., who she believed wouldn't have let her go home alone if he'd suspected that.

R.J. noted that she hadn't gone home. Instead, she'd gone to the guesthouse. R.J. asked why.

Luna said it hadn't been to find Zende, and he'd misunderstood why she'd been there. R.J. suggested that there had been no misunderstanding, and Zende had been after her for months, never respecting R.J., Luna, or their relationship. R.J. told her not to lie to him and say it had been an accident. She cried that it was the truth. It killed her to see R.J. in pain, but she needed him to hear that Zende hadn't taken advantage of her; it had been the mints that had made her see R.J., the person she loved.

Luna reasoned that she should have gone to R.J. after it had happened. He bit out that she'd been hiding it from him the whole time. She cried that she'd feared what it could do to his and Zende's relationship. She called it a big misunderstanding. R.J. figured that it had been for her, but Zende had known what he'd been doing and with whom he'd been doing it. R.J. grabbed his keys and strode out of the house. She screamed his name, but he slammed the door.

In the design office, Zende told Carter that Luna was confessing to R.J. at that moment. Zende had really thought he and Luna had shared something special, and he stated that if it hadn't been for Poppy and her mints, he and Luna might have had a chance at something. Poppy arrived, looking for her daughter. Zende informed her that Luna was with R.J. and was telling him about her night with Zende. Poppy learned that Zende had confided in Carter and noted that she'd told Luna to confess to R.J.

Zende told Poppy that Poppy had told Luna to confess after she'd told Luna to keep silent for weeks. Poppy elaborated that it had been because she'd seen how the secret had been destroying Luna. Zende said Luna's first instinct had been to tell the truth, but they'd warned her about the consequences. Carter said R.J. couldn't blame Luna. Zende stated that they could hope for that; however, even if R.J.'s head got it, his heart might not, and a blindsided R.J. might be unable to forgive Luna.

Poppy admitted that she should be paying for it, not Luna. Poppy had ceased taking the mints, and Zende asked how that would help Luna. Poppy replied that it might help her and her daughter get closer again. Carter asked if Poppy was quitting for herself or to win Luna back.

Poppy stated that she had to be completely present for Luna. Poppy had devoted her life to Luna. Poppy believed that nothing was more important than the well-being of her of her child, but Luna could be losing the man she loved because of Poppy.

Later, Zende was alone. He thought about text-messaging Luna but changed his mind. R.J. stormed in, shouting names and hurling accusations. Zende told R.J. to blame him, not Luna. "Damn right, I blame you!" R.J. bellowed and struck Zende to the ground.

Back at the beach house, Poppy arrived and discovered Luna crying. Luna said she'd been calling R.J. Luna was upset about causing R.J. so much pain, but Poppy insisted that it was her fault. Luna took responsibility for not telling R.J., and she was afraid of R.J. confronting Zende.

In Eric's office, Liam and Hope joked about how long the hippos had stayed beneath the water and how adorable Beth had been when the animal had finally swum up for air. Hope thanked him for taking the time to make it happen with Hope. Liam replied that he'd taken a lot of things in his life for granted, but Beth would never be one of those things.

Liam decided to let Hope get back to work, but Hope said that there was no rush. Liam assumed that was because her lead designer had gone. Hope replied that Thomas had been more to her than just that. She shared that she'd been thinking a lot about the evolution of her relationship with Thomas, and Liam wondered if he was really the one for her to confide in.

Hope stated that she was trying to see the bigger picture, since she was more removed from it. She'd been pondering how it had evolved, and she'd been thinking of her relationship with Thomas before he'd changed. "His involvement in what happened to Beth?" Liam asked.

Hope stated that she'd never deny that Thomas had lied to them and tried to keep their daughter from them, but she claimed that Thomas regretted it and that it haunted Thomas. While she got that Liam couldn't forgive Thomas, she had, and she'd believed that he'd been capable of changing for the better, which he'd done. Hope stated that she was questioning her inability to accept his proposal, and she wasn't sure what the future held for her and Thomas.

Hope said she'd been questioning everything. Liam replied that the guy she'd been defending had skipped town because she hadn't committed fast enough. She stated that she'd been questioning why she hadn't been able to commit and noted that things had been going "so well."

Hope recalled what Brooke had said upon seeing the ring on the necklace for the first time. Brooke had said Hope's involvement with Thomas had been a reaction. Hope had disregarded it until Finn had mentioned that she might have been rebelling.

"Against what?" Liam asked. Hope figured he knew her mother's history and the label put on Brooke. Hope had sworn she wouldn't be like that. "So that when I did start to feel a pull to someone else, someone who was steadfast, supportive, a one-woman man...Liam, just know I wasn't trying to hurt you," Hope stated. Liam replied that he knew it.

Claiming that she wasn't afraid to admit when she was wrong, Hope concluded that she hadn't become her mother, but she had dared to walk on the wild side. She had played with fire, but she hadn't set out to hurt Liam. She claimed she hadn't been toying with Thomas or trying to use him. She asserted that if she was certain of one thing, it was her feelings for Thomas.

Hope figured that Liam didn't want to hear it, but she did love Thomas. She added that she wanted to focus on Beth, "and then myself and the line." Liam felt as if he was going through the same thing -- kids, family, work. He put his girls as his highest priority. She asked if that was the whole list. Liam added a Spencer's need for world domination.

Guessing where Hope's questions were headed, Liam said he had to get over the thing about not having an identity unless he was with someone. He wondered if his identity was being the best dad he could be. Hope stated that they were going through the same thing at the same time. "Well, look at the two of us finding our way," Liam replied, and Hope stated that no one knew what the future held.

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