When Thomas is engaged to Paris and married man Finn doesn't really warm up to Hope's advances, who is left? There aren't that many suitable men for Hope in The Bold and the Beautiful.
At Forrester, they are excited about the new success of Brooke's bedroom collection. And not least thanks to Brooke.
Carter has a creative idea: Hope's collection could benefit from the popularity of Brooke's collection. If only Hope herself would model lingerie! Carter admits to thinking about Hope in her underwear... and then they talk about Quinn. About workplace romances. About how they're not a good idea.
Oh what happened to Katie and Carter? According to Carter, they are just friends. And now Bill has apparently broken up with Poppy, and is trying to woo Katie back. But Katie aptly pointed out to Bill that he has replaced her with Brooke too many times. That Bill only wants her when Brooke isn't available. Way to go Katie, you deserve better!
And then Hope and Carter's hands accidentally touch, and they stare at each other... is it hard to guess where this is going?
Next, Carter kisses Hope.
Hope has been through a lot, but Carter believes that Hope has hope for the future. And that future Carter would like to share with Hope...
And sure enough, just when Carter has shown his interest in Hope, all of a sudden Liam starts to get thirsty for the old times too, and he too kisses Hope. Stupid.
But despite that, Hope and Carter's relationship warms up and progresses.
Brooke finds out about Hope and Carter's relationship when she catches them red-handed. Sex at the workplace is always such a good idea.
And then a big disaster happens. Hope is waiting for Carter at Forrester, and puts on lingerie. But Finn happens to come into the room to bring Steffy's forgotten tablet. Hope thinks Carter has arrived and manages to accidentally fall on top of Finn. And just then Steffy shows up, to see this terrible sight.
The end result: Steffy fires Hope and her Hope for the Future collection!
Steffy thinks Hope was shamelessly trying to seduce her husband. Hope cannot defend herself in any way because she has promised to keep her relationship with Carter a secret. Hope is humiliatingly led out of the building, escorted by security guards.
But there is no reason to worry. Carter, who is in love with Hope, immediately has revenge on his mind. Soon Hope and Carter have an evil plan to take control of the ENTIRE fashion house of Forrester.
What is that plan and will it work? More on that in the upcoming spoilers of the Bold and the Beautiful.
Do you think Hope and Carter are right for each other?