1979 (#18) - The contrasting relationship with Nikki, Paul's return, the clash with Greg

After some time since Nick's death, it's time for clarification between Casey and Nikki, mainly about their relationship with Greg. Nikki admits that she became closer to him and apologizes to her sister for not telling her straightaway that they were dating. Casey, initially surprised by this, admits after all that they had broken for some time before and that, especially after Nick's return to town, she had neglected him; besides, it was Casey herself who introduced him to her sister. Casey, therefore, says she is perfectly ready to accept Greg dating her sister, even though she can't understand how a calm and peaceful person like Greg can get along well with a hothead like Nikki, and vice versa. In any case, both are now very much in love and Nikki's usual unconsciousness already leads her to dream of a romantic wedding. But if Casey finds himself supporting the new couple, it's not the same for the Foster family. The most displeased about a possible marriage between Greg and Nikki is of course Snapper who, although driven by protective feelings, as always shows himself to be authoritarian towards his younger brother, ordering him to immediately break off the relationship with the woman, telling him that Nikki is not a good girl, and instead suggesting him to get back with Casey. But if Greg is used to Snapper's strong positions, and anyway now he feels independent from his brother, he can't get used to Liz, their mother's opposition, strongly worried that Nikki is not the right woman for Greg because she's too young and rebellious. To complicate things even more, as if that were not enough, is the return of Paul Williams, strongly determined to take back his wild Nikki. In their first meeting, however, Nikki informs Paul that she has now closed that chapter of her life with him, that she has changed and settled down, confessing her intention to marry Greg. After all, the man has been by her side during this difficult period in which she has had to metabolize and overcome the death of her father, for whom she still feels responsible, and to regain her self-esteem. And after a brief fight with the man, against whom she obviously had the worst of it, at the end Nikki tells Greg that she's in love with him.