▁leg ally ▁adopt ▁Cass ie ▁as ▁their ▁own . ▁Nick ▁moved ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁family ▁home , ▁Case ▁explained ▁" Ne ither ▁knew ▁what ▁the ▁other ▁wanted . ▁So , ▁Sh aron ▁went ▁to ▁bed ▁and ▁Nick ▁sle pt ▁on ▁the ▁c ouch ." ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁they ▁recon ne cted ▁and ▁eventually ▁got ▁back ▁together , ▁as ▁Nick ▁grew ▁even ▁closer ▁to ▁Cass ie ▁as ▁his ▁own ▁daughter . ▁The ▁show ' s ▁then ▁head - writer ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁Kay ▁Ald en , ▁said ▁" This ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁coming ▁for ▁Sh aron ▁and ▁Nick ▁[...] ▁For ▁the ▁last ▁several ▁months , ▁there ' s ▁been ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁stop - and - go ▁— ▁and ▁mixed ▁messages ▁— ▁between ▁them . ▁But ▁now ▁the ▁feelings ▁they ▁have ▁for ▁each ▁other ▁are ▁definitely ▁clear ." ▁Sh aron ▁and ▁Nick ▁were ▁awarded ▁cust ody ▁of ▁Cass ie , ▁and ▁Nick ▁adopted ▁Cass ie ▁and ▁became ▁her ▁father . ▁Josh ua ▁Mor row ▁stated : ▁" N ick ▁has ▁accepted ▁Cass ie ▁as ▁his ▁daughter . ▁He ▁lov es ▁her ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁he ▁lov es ▁No ah . ▁She ' s ▁an ▁incred ible ▁child ▁and ▁Nick ▁is ▁cra zy ▁about ▁her ". ▁Of ▁their ▁re union , ▁Case ▁said : ▁" H app iness ▁doesn ' t ▁just ▁mean ▁lying ▁around ▁in ▁bed ▁saying , ▁' I ▁love ▁you ' ▁every day ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁lives . ▁Love ▁express es ▁itself ▁in ▁other ▁ways . ▁One