Ep. #4998

Champagne flows as Nick, Jackie, Clarke, Donna and Storm celebrate their success, although Jackie can't help but feel sorry for Eric. Taylor calls Nick to thank him for the roses he sent. They arrange a Valentine's day date, which Phoebe is furious about. The Forrester family gather to try and decide a way to salvage their loss. Ridge suggests selling to department stores for slashed prices but Eric refuses to destroy their reputation. Eric comes up with an idea to open their own chain of boutiques to sell their collections, but Ridge airs his views on the amount of debt it would cause and tells Eric that he won't back the plan. Brooke goes to Nick and attempts to appeal to him to stop his revenge plot. Taylor comes by for the date and kisses Nick. Brooke fumes with jealousy.