

Eric told Stephanie this and she was of course devastated and asked why he would do this. He told her that he had no chiose. Even though he never wanted to hurt her, he had to. The animosity between Brooke and Stephanie that caused the family so much pain was killing him.

He admitted that she was a part of him just like he was a part of her, but he just couldn�t marry her. It was over between them. Stephanie just cried and asked him not to do it. But he did. He walked out on her and hooked up with Lauren.

