After the dark of sadness comes the glory of happiness!

A promise!

A few days later, Ridge asked Taylor to stop by at Forrester Creation. On her way to his office, the first person she met was Pam, who gave her a stormy hug.

"Taylor, it's so good to see you. I don't even know how to thank you, you saved my life!" Taylor was taken aback by this effusive greeting.

"I'm glad to see you too Pam and now how exactly did I save your life?"

"By turning that beast in there..." she pointed to Ridge's office door "...back into a human being." Taylor looked at her questioningly, she still didn't quite understand what Pam was getting at. "Before Ridge went to San Francisco, he was an obnoxious monster. He exploded at every little thing. Every day he fired me at least five times over something inconsequential. It was practically impossible to work with him and now since you're back, he's transformed completely. He whistles and hums all day long, always has a smile on his face and there's something dreamy about him and he's the most sweetest person. Yesterday, for example, I couldn't find a file for a very long time because I looked in the wrong folder and he just said that this could happen to anyone. Just a few months ago, he would have grilled me." Taylor had to chuckle, she could really imagine what his behavior had looked like. Pam glanced at her pleadingly. "I'm begging you, keep him in this good mood, whatever it takes you."

"I'll do my best, I promise! By the way, is anyone with Ridge, or can I go in?"

"Go ahead, he's expecting you." Ridge had heard Taylor talking to Pam and now as she stepped into his office, he hugged her.

"Well what did you have to be so secretive about with Pam?"

"Nothing special, she was just thanking me for turning the Beast back into Prince Charming." She gave him a meaningful look. Ridge just stared at her uncomprehendingly. "Apparently you were pretty obnoxious before you left for San Francisco and now you seem to be the exact opposite. According to Pam, I'm responsible for your good mood."

"Interesting thought!"

"That mean you would agree with her?"

"Absolutely and do you know what that means? If I'm ever in a bad mood, I can confidently put the blame on you! Or do you think you can make sure I'm never in a foul mood?"

"You should know that I never back down from a challenge, after all, I have my tricks to cheer you up real quick." She covered his face with small kisses. Ridge pulled her even closer. "But now tell me why I was supposed to come here?"

"Oh yeah, here's the thing; Dad thought it would be a good idea to put a press release about our wedding on the Forrester Creation home page. He asked me to read through the text to see if we are okay with it." Ridge opened the ad, it was just a short announcement saying that Taylor and Ridge had gotten married in San Francisco and that the entire family and all the staff at Forrester Creation wished them all the best for the future.

"I think the text is just fine," Taylor said after briefly skimming the ad.

"I think so too, now we just need to pick out a picture." Ridge opened the folder with their wedding photos. They went through them all together. 

"How about this one?" Taylor frowned.

"Are you serious? I don't know, the picture is really cute, but I think we look a little bit silly. We shouldn't forget you're the CEO of this company and not a college boy, so the picture should be a little more serious."

"Whatever you say!" Eventually, they found one they both agreed with. Ridge added the picture to the ad and then posted the announcement on the home page. "So voila! Now the entire fashion industry can read that I'm off the market."