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Dr. Taylor Hayes was introduced as the ailing Caroline Forrester´s doctor. |
| She soon caught up with high school friend Storm Logan. They had never dated back in school, but they had played basketball together to forget about their troubled homelives. Storm was instantly attracted to the beautiful doctor, and they began dating. |  |
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Before Caroline died, she left a letter to her husband Ridge with Taylor. After his wife´s passing, Ridge would often stop by Taylor´s office to talk, and she began to fall in love with him. Ridge was in a bad place in his life, having lost his beloved Caroline, and his ex-lover Brooke was pregnant by his own father. A rocky road to romance began... |
| Out of the blue, Taylor had an unexpected visitor. Her ex-husband Blake Hayes showed up, determined to win back his former wife. Taylor had bad memories of her marriage, as Blake suffered from violent panic attacks. Still, she couldn´t turn him away, because she still cared about him and he had helped her become a doctor. |  |
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Taylor and Ridge began to grow closer, as Brooke gave bith to Eric jr. But Stephanie still wanted Eric back as her own, and hoped for a Rigde/Brooke reunion. She made it clear to Taylor she would not accept her in Ridge´s life. Taylor right away realized Stephanie´s motives were selfish and told her she would not give up Ridge. Ridge and Brooke reuinted for a brief time, but in the end it was not to be. |
| Taylor went away to the Virgin Islands to try and get over Ridge, but he followed her, determined to win her back. After a couple of romantic days in St. Thomas, Ridge orchastrated a treasure hunt that led to an engagement ring. Taylor said yes, and they were married shortly thereafter. Brooke tried to stop the wedding to announce her pregnancy by the groom, but the truth was she didn´t know who the baby´s father was... Ridge or his father Eric. |  |
