inda ▁does ▁not ▁agree ▁with ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁Steph ▁tries ▁to ▁make ▁am ends ▁with ▁her ▁neighb ours . ▁Of ▁the ▁story line , ▁Bon ner ▁said ▁" The ▁way ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁written , ▁it ' s ▁very ▁sensitive ▁and ▁certainly ▁not ▁sm ut ty . ▁I ' m ▁very ▁happy ▁with ▁how ▁it ▁plays ▁out . ▁If ▁it ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁normal ising ▁same - sex ▁relationships ▁in ▁some ▁way , ▁that ' s ▁great ." ▁It ▁later ▁emer ged ▁that ▁Bel inda ▁was ▁Steph ' s ▁psych iat ric ▁nur se , ▁who ▁helped ▁her ▁through ▁her ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁hospital . ▁Bon ner ▁said ▁the ▁women ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁and ▁it ▁would ▁become ▁clear ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁" be aut iful , ▁deep ▁connection ". ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁Mark ▁B ren nan ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Steph ▁was ▁pa ired ▁with ▁Mark ▁B ren nan ▁( Sc ott ▁McG reg or ). ▁The ▁relationship ▁starts ▁when ▁Mark ▁asks ▁Steph ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁with ▁his ▁motor bi ke ▁rep airs . ▁She ▁enjo ys ▁his ▁company ▁and ▁Bon ner ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁different ▁from ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁Steph ▁had ▁been ▁around ▁before . ▁She ▁explained , ▁" I ▁think ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ages ▁she ▁finds ▁a ▁man ▁that ▁she ▁feels ▁comfortable ▁with ." ▁Steph ▁kiss es ▁Mark , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁take ▁things ▁further , ▁which ▁leaves ▁her ▁feeling ▁embar rass ed