Rafe may currently be with Ava, but we all know he’s got very strong feelings for her gal pal, Ava. Heck, even Duke — the southern-accented talking teddy bear — recognized the heat being generated between Nicole and Rafe. At the time, the good guy felt bad about the attraction, knowing she was married to Eric. But with that marriage now kaput, the only thing standing between Rafe and Nicole is… well, Ava!
Now that Eric and Nicole are divorcing — and Brady’s finally done with crazy Kristen — it’s only natural that the longtime pals/former lovers might lean on one another. And since Brady happens to be not only caring but also so sexy that he practically redefines the word, it might be tough for Nicole to resist the temptation to make some of her healing… um, sexual. Yes, Brady has been feeling drawn to Chloe, but he also has mad chemistry with his old flame. And we’ve all seen how easily — and quickly — a comforting embrace can turn into something altogether different!
This one’s so out-there, it barely deserves to be in here, we’ll grant you. However, stranger things have happened — it is Salem we’re talking about, after all. And Nicole and Ben make a weird kinda sense. Their pasts are so checkered, you could play chess on them. They’d look so good together, cameras would weep from ecstasy. And while his true love Ciara is still in Salem, should she opt to exit again, these two might naturally drift into one another’s orbit!
Ignore Nicole’s expression in this photo. If a younger man could distract her from her anguish, perhaps an older one could… you know, actually make it go away. If so, Roman could be just the fella for the job. You’ll recall that in 2006, he and Nicole had a one-nighter. What would happen if, all these years later, they went for a two-nighter or a three- or… an actual relationship? He could be as good for what ails her (heartbreak) as she would be for what ails him (a love life that’s sorely lacking).
Sure, Xander’s the one who blew Nicole’s marriage out of the water by revealing to Eric that his wife had been unfaithful. But it’s worth noting that nobody forced Nicole to cheat, let alone with the ex-husband she despises. While there’s a notoriously thin line between love and hate, it’s not impossible for people to move from one side to the other… just ask Sami and EJ!
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