 Danny, Gina and Rex ended up becoming very close until Rex's untimely death in 1994.Though the much younger Cricket Blair (Lauralee Bell), now using her given name, Christine, had been thought a mere kid in Danny's eyes, the two began to date; and, as fate would have it, soon fell deeply in love.Cricket's recently widowed best friend, Nina Chancellor (Tricia Cast), was, at this time, being pursued romantically by David Kimble (Michael Corbett).