1987 (#19) - Feelings for Ridge and the breakup between Brooke and Dave

When Dave realizes that something is wrong with his relationship with Brooke and that their relationship is no longer as solid as before, it is evidently already too late. The woman, having found herself fantasizing about Ridge more and more often to the point of realizing that she has fallen in love with the man, begins to find Dave increasingly irritating and annoying, a symptom that the complicity of the past is now gone. Unable to understand the situation, Dave decides to confront Brooke in order to change their relationship and, surprisingly, asks her to marry him. Surprised by this unexpected request, Brooke is unable to speak at the moment, leaving Dave to understand that she needs time. Realizing that she needs to clear her heart before she does with Dave, Brooke soon realizes, looking at a picture of Ridge in a glossy magazine, that the life she has always dreamed of with Dave and his salary is not the one she envisions. Dave, meanwhile, frustrated and disappointed that Brooke is hesitant to accept his marriage proposal, realizes that she no longer loves him and that she actually loves Ridge; the two, thus, decide to take some time off. Brooke, suddenly feeling lighter and free from a relationship that had been weighing her down, can now finally focus on what she really wants and desires, Ridge's heart. And realizing that she too has fallen in love with a Forrester, just like her mother, she promises herself that she will not end up like Beth and that she will not miss her chance to finally be happy.