▁way ▁is ▁getting ▁over ▁the ▁hur d les ▁of ▁life ▁together . ▁So , ▁I ' m ▁sure ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁more ▁hur d les ▁to ▁come ." ▁Descri bing ▁Nick ' s ▁re dem ption ▁after ▁his ▁inf idel ity , ▁Case ▁said : ▁" Every ▁time ▁Sh aron ▁sees ▁Nick ▁take ▁control , ▁she ▁feels ▁like ▁he ' s ▁her ▁kn ight ▁in ▁sh ining ▁arm or . ▁After ▁what ▁happened ▁between ▁Nick ▁and ▁Grace , ▁Nick ▁really ▁needed ▁to ▁prove ▁himself ▁for ▁Sh aron ▁to ▁feel ▁better ▁about ▁what ▁happened . ▁Now , ▁time ▁has ▁passed ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁re de emed ▁himself . ▁Nick ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁father ▁— ▁and ▁look ▁at ▁him ▁now ." ▁ ▁Inf idel ities , ▁Cass ie ' s ▁death ▁and ▁divor ce ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 0 6 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Nick ▁and ▁Sh aron ▁experienced ▁a ▁health ▁sc are ▁when ▁Cass ie ▁nearly ▁had ▁t uber cul osis , ▁but ▁ended ▁up ▁being ▁okay . ▁The ▁couple ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁C rim son ▁L ights ▁coffee house , ▁their ▁te en age ▁hang - out ▁spot . ▁Having ▁under g one ▁severe ▁cos met ic ▁surg ery , ▁Matt ▁Clark ▁( now ▁played ▁by ▁Rick ▁H ear st ) ▁returned ▁to ▁Gen oa ▁City ▁under ▁the ▁fake ▁identity ▁' C arter ▁M ills ' ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁coffee house ▁where ▁he ▁sch emed ▁with