B&B: HOPE FIGURES OUT HER FUTURE

While waiting for the results of Steffy’s paternity test, Hope uses the time to reassess her marriage.

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“This is an entirely different set of circumstances than the last time Liam and Steffy had a child together,” points out Annika Noelle (Hope). “Kelly was a welcome addition to Liam and Steffy’s lives, and Hope came into the picture after they conceived her. That’s a lot different than being married and having your spouse cheat on you with his ex-wife after he thought his archnemesis was making out with you and it turned out it was a mannequin. This situation is asking something very different of Hope. It’s not like Hope is creating a family with Liam when he already had a child in the picture. This is a child coming into the picture when Hope and Liam were already a family. This isn’t her child, and that is really difficult because it’s symbolic