On today’s Thursday, September 10 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) discovers she’s pregnant, after taking a home pregnancy test, that will launch a new story arc that will remain front and center for the show in the months ahead.

The life-changing story kicks off the B&B’s 40th season which officially began on September 8. In it, Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor) is the biological father of Steffy’s unborn child from their drunken night together when both endured turbulent times in their marriages.

Previously, Carter had trouble with Daphne (Murielle Hilaire), when she initially walked out on him, because she could not carrying his child. Meanwhile, Steffy broke up with Finn (Tanner Novlan) while in Monaco over Finn’s mother Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) showing up, who once tried to kill her.

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Fast-forward, Carter and Steffy made a pact that no one will ever need to know about their drunken night together, but now with Steffy becoming pregnant it changes everything. Making matters all the worse, Daphne views Steffy as her best friend, in fact, Daphne and Carter have been talking about having a child via surrogacy. While Finn had showed the couple how to start the process of finding a surrogate, Daphne felt just choosing a random person to carry Carter’s child is so impersonal. She would rather have it be someone she knows.

It does not take a scientist to predict … that somehow Steffy will carry the baby pretending to be the surrogate, when she its biological mother, and along the way, the questions become, does she keep the whole thing somehow a secret to herself? Doe Carter find out at some point? Stay tuned to see how this story reveals itself.

At its root, this is a major storyline for Wood, who has already won three Daytime Emmy Lead Actress Awards in her 18 years with The Bold and the Beautiful. In that time, her character of Steffy has experienced multiple pregnancies, given birth to two children, Kelly with Liam (Scott Clifton) as the father, and Hayes with Finn as the father, and endured a miscarriage.

So, what did you think of Steffy getting confirmation she is pregnant and looking mortified when she found out? What will she do next? Will she tell Carter? Will Daphne come to Steffy to ask her to be her surrogate, which Steffy may think will be the answers to her prayers, only for the truth to come out later, or falling in love with the baby since its hers to be begin with? Share your thoughts and theories for this major story for Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, via the comment section.

In case you thought for one millisecond that Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) would come out unscathed after their one drunken night together, you can kiss that notion goodbye.

As predicted, it looks like The Bold and the Beautiful is launching into a soapy trope plot that will cause drama for months, maybe even years to come, following the conclusion of the Wednesday, September 9 episode.

Finn (Tanner Novlan) and Steffy have Carter and Daphne (Murielle Hilaire) over for an uncomfortable dinner party. (Thanks to Finn’s invite). During the get-together, Finn decides to talk about what happened in Monaco and how he almost lost the love of his life for good. Finn says he knows he never has to question Steffy’s commitment to their marriage. Cue: Steffy spilling wine all over the dinner table.

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Not to be outdone, Daphne opens up about how she briefly split from Carter, and felt terrible for letting her husband down and what she put him through as she has been devastated over the fact she cannot give him a baby.

DAPHNE WANTS TO FIND A SURROGATE THAT SHE KNOWS

Later, Finn wants to show Daphne and Carter how to connect with surrogates around the world, if they should go down that route, and how you can really fine-tune what type of child you want to have even through surrogacy. Daphne’s been thinking about it and she wants this to be Carter’s baby, so they are thinking about using a donor egg.

Meanwhile, Steffy isn’t feeling very well, and is feeling hot and unsteady (Of course!). Daphne says that she would feel more comfortable it is wasn’t a stranger who was carrying their child, but would think about it.

UNSTEADY STEFFY

After Carter and Daphne leave for the night, Steffy is feeling more queasy. She thinks to herself, maybe she has food poisoning as Finn hugs her. Suddenly, she looks absolutely mortified. Steffy realizes all these symptoms she is having may signal she is pregnant!

It would seem The Bold and the Beautiful writers are going down a path of Steffy becoming pregnant with Carter’s child, while at the same time Daphne wanting Steffy to be her surrogate. If that holds true, then Steffy would have to do some fancy cover-up for months to keep Daphne from ever finding out she is truly having her child with Carter.

So, what do you think? Is this the story B&B is set to embark? Will Steffy be pregnant with Carter’s child and then be the “surrogate” for Daphne and Carter too? Weigh-in via the comment section.

The Wednesday, September 9 episode of General Hospital featured top-notch performances by Finola Hughes and Steve Burton, as Anna holds Jason and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) at gunpoint on Mount Emerson.

Anna is not in her right mind as hallucinations of Peter (Wes Ramsey) overtake her, egging her on to shoot and kill Britt. Jason begs Anna to put down the gun, but it’s clear Anna is speaking to someone who is not there, but in a direction that is just past Britt.

Suddenly, Anna screams at Britt, “You’re just like your father!” Anna also tells Britt that she knew Britt was aware that she was locked up on Spoon Island and did nothing to save her. Britt turns to Jason and tells him she had no idea Anna was on the Island, “until Cullum showed up in Port Charles.” That declaration gave Jason pause.

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“PETER” TAKES A BULLET

Next, Anna is overcome with angst, filled with tears and screams out, “I won’t let you beat me!” She fires the gun where the imaginary Peter was standing, as Britt screams and Jason dove to cover her. Now completely shaken, Jason took the weapon from Anna and ordered Britt to leave the scene as Anna collapsed in Jason’s arms.

Jason was so concerned for Anna. She reveals she’s been seeing visions of Peter August since France. Jason shared his theory with Anna that she was manifesting her worst fears about Faison. However he knows deep down Anna would never have shot Britt. Jason promises to come back and clean up the area, but would take Anna home first.

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ANNA ADMITS TO EMMA SHE TRIED TO KILL BRITT

At Anna’s, Jason brings her in the front door as Emma is there. Jason tells Emma (Braedyn Bruner) he would like to return and spend the night. A confused and worried Emma get the full story from her grandmother.

Anna explains she tried to kill Britt and she is not as well as she was pretending to be in France. Cut to: Jason cleaning up the site of Anna’s plot against Britt on Mount Emerson. He moves over and finds bullet casings on the ground and examines one of them.

The story climax also signaled the end of the run for Wes Ramsey, who has been showing up on episodes over the last several months as Anna’s dark side conscience. Now that Anna was able to break the psychological hold visions of “Peter” had on her, it ends this latest return of Ramsey’s.

So, what did you think about the scenes between Anna and Jason? Do you think Jason and Britt’s relationship will come to an end now that seemingly Britt revealed she knew Anna was held captive after Cullum came to town? Glad to know Anna won’t be haunted by visions of Peter August anymore? Weigh-in via the comment section below.