Nick Dumps Sally Because He Doubts Her Commitment, Victoria Begs Nick for Help, and Victor Toys With Adam and Nate
Nikki brings Claire to Victor’s office to introduce them.
He welcomes her to the company and jokes that his wife speaks highly of her and that’s rare.
Claire makes it clear how valuable this opportunity is and how much she wants to learn from the best.
Once they step out of there and head into the Newman Media office, Nikki congratulates her on making a good impression.
Claire hopes she came off well.
Audra barges in to talk about a deal. Nikki asks Claire for her thoughts.
Reluctantly, Claire gives her take on how to make the company they are dealing with feel like they’ve won.
Audra eyes up Claire and then thanks her for her insight before taking off.
Nikki admires Claire’s business acumen and tells her to call her “Nikki.” She says she’s tough but fair and sometimes has to move quickly, which may make it seem like she’s barking orders.
Claire has a thick skin and doesn’t take much personally. Nikki says she’s a bit of an old soul.
Claire explains that she grew up in a tough household and her great aunt was strict. She had no siblings.
Nikki senses she doesn’t want to talk about the past.
Audra returns and says that Claire’s tactical suggestion worked. Nikki is pleased and leaves to see finance.
Claire hopes she didn’t cross a line but Audra assures her it’s fine.
She asks how it’s going. This is Claire’s dream job and she hopes she can meet her boss’ expectations.
Audra says it will be an exciting time for all of them.
After Claire heads off to her desk, Audra looks her up online.
In Sally’s suite, she goes on about her plans for her company.
Nick isn’t paying much attention to her discussing before and after shots.
She suggests that he hire her to design his new company’s space.
When she suggests hot ink for the walls, he’s clearly not listening.
Sally guesses he’s thinking about her kiss with Adam.
He’s trying to forget it.
She assures him he has no reason to be paranoid.
He reminds her she admitted her feelings are all over the place and she leapt into telling him she loves him after claiming she wasn’t sure.
She claims she wouldn’t admit to feeling something if it wasn’t true.
The only thing that counts is that she’s honest.
He’s sure Adam was trying to get to her.
She doesn’t care about that and likes to think she’s in control, but Adam is relentless.
Nick doesn’t think his brother would think he could push her buttons if there was nothing there.
She insists her love for Adam is in the past and she just wants to concentrate on the future and their relationship.
Although she and Adam went through a horrible ordeal, she only has empathy with him.
Sharing that with him doesn’t discount her feelings for Nick.
She asks him to believe it when she says she’s falling for him.
He wonders if she just thinks she’s in love with him because it’s safe.
He doesn’t want to dismiss her feelings or make her feel trapped.
Nick hates how his brother has been manipulating them.
Sally thinks Adam if affecting him more than her.
“I can’t go through this again,” Nick announces.
He’s all in and she has to be too.
Sally claims she is but his instincts tell him otherwise. Adam is still the one she has a pull to.
What they had worked for a while but she lost her baby and he couldn’t be there for her while his brother was.
She insists she’s choosing him.
Nick thinks she’s delaying the inevitable.
He can’t be with her while she refuses to see the truth and walks out.
Sally sits and cries.
