▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁after ▁having ▁a ▁son , ▁No ah ▁( Ro bert ▁Adam son ), ▁Sh aron ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Cass ie . ▁Nick ▁grew ▁to ▁love ▁Cass ie ▁and ▁became ▁her ▁adopt ive ▁father . ▁Sh aron ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁Grace ▁Turner ▁( J enn ifer ▁G are is ) ▁developed ▁an ▁ob session ▁with ▁Nick ▁and ▁sle pt ▁with ▁him ▁twice . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁the ▁couple ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Matt ▁Clark ▁and ▁inf idel ity ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁among ▁other ▁obst acles , ▁which ▁Nick ▁and ▁Sh aron ▁managed ▁to ▁eventually ▁move ▁past . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Cass ie ▁was ▁killed ▁off ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁Nick ' s ▁affair ▁with ▁Ph yll is ▁Sum mers ▁( Mich elle ▁Staff ord , ▁G ina ▁T ogn oni ). ▁Nick ▁im pre gn ated ▁Ph yll is , ▁who ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁daughter ▁named ▁Summer ▁( H unter ▁King ), ▁which ▁ultimately ▁meant ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Nick ▁and ▁Sh aron ' s ▁marriage . ▁Despite ▁Nick ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁Ph yll is ▁and ▁Sh aron ' s ▁mar ri ages ▁to ▁Jack ▁Abb ott ▁( Peter ▁Berg man ) ▁and ▁Nick ' s ▁brother ▁Adam ▁New man ▁( Michael ▁Mu h ney , ▁Justin ▁Hart ley ), ▁Nick ▁and ▁Sh aron ' s ▁pattern ▁of ▁period ically ▁getting ▁back ▁together ▁and ▁breaking ▁up ▁continued . ▁A