They did, and Brooke generally wasn't the sort of woman to turn the other cheek if her paramour were going outside of their relationship for a little something-something.

Or a lot something-something.

But Brooke believed in Alexander enough to be certain that he wouldn't be that type of man. Sure, he may have been Roxie Danvers' brother, but that didn't mean that he couldn't stay faithful in a relationship, did it?

Brooke squeezed Stephanie's hand. "Any relationship, any big step, comes with its what-ifs. This one has a lot more than others, it's true. There's so much uncertainty. But I'm certain of his love for me." As an empath, at least she'd know if Alexander was...straying.

And then she might do something about it.

If it came to that.

But it wouldn't. She was Brooke Wyngarde. How could you not love her?

"Thank you. For being on my side. And supporting me. I know I don't need to say it, but it means a lot." Stephanie was the closest real thing she had to family, after all. "Because I have no idea what to expect in the coming days."