When Hope kissed Finn in the , it kicked off a chain reaction that will no doubt impact many lives. But did she kiss him for love, or did she kiss Finn for revenge? A year ago, Hope (Annika Noelle) was unhappy in her marriage to Liam (Scott Clifton) because she believed he was dividing his affection between her and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). Sure, he has daughters with both women and they’d been managing a healthy co-parenting relationship, but Hope knew that Liam still had feelings for Steffy and they were getting in the way of him fully devoting himself to Hope.
So Hope kissed Thomas (Matthew Atkinson). That set off another chain reaction, partly due to Hope and Liam’s past with Thomas and partly because Steffy couldn’t stand the thought of her brother being with Hope if Hope didn’t truly love him. After Thomas proposed twice and she turned him down twice, Steffy persuaded Thomas to leave LA for Paris.
Hope was left reeling when Thomas left. She bonded with Finn (Tanner Novlan) after discovering that their parents were engaged, but when Finn started showing compassion for Hope, things changed. During one of Finn’s massage sessions to relieve her headache, Hope suddenly realized that Finn was more than just a friend and she wanted him.
So she kissed him. And after a pause, he went in for a kiss on his own. Now they’re both in the middle of an affair, sure to heat things up this summer.
Once again, Hope seems to be pining away for a man who puts her needs .
