1982 (#19) - The passion with Victor, Nikki's frustration and the bond with Kevin

The rapprochement between Lorie and Victor does not make Nikki happy, who soon finds herself in love with the man. From the moment Victor showed up at The Bayou to get to know Nikki began to dream of a life with him. This expectations were reinforced by the secrets and the passionate encounters with the man in his luxurious ranch and the many frequent gifts that the man buys her. However, since Victor started dating Lorie, the space that Victor dedicates to Nikki is always less and less. Frustrated by the situation, Nikki asks Victor about their relationship and is very disappointed when the man makes it clear that there can never be any ties or feelings between them. Although she feels inadequate compared to a much more intellectual and clever woman like Lorie, Nikki does not give up and intends to use every weapon at her disposal to win Victor's love. And to do so, she decides to play her battle on physicality and attraction, not missing an opportunity to provoke the charming man of her dreams, who however rejects all her advances. After many failed attempts, in the end Nikki manages to get the man, with whom she spends an incredible night of passion. Destroyed by Jerry's death, in fact, it is Victor who consoles the woman, who confesses to the man that she is madly in love with him; Nikki's happiness, however, disappears when the next day Victor makes it clear that there will be no more meetings between them, insisting that they will never see each other again and that nothing will happen between them, since he has decided to break off all contact with her because he wants to devote himself completely to Lorie. Nikki's heart is further broken when it is Victor himself who, in order to drive Nikki away, decides to introduce the beautiful young architect Kevin Bancroft, who is working for Victor on the project for the construction of Newman Towers. Seeing Victor determined to forget about Nikki, the woman eventually decides to accept Victor's advice to date a boy her age and therefore younger than him. Nikki finally decides to go out with Kevin, who immediately shows an interest in the woman's company and is fascinated by her irresistible beauty. Nikki's thoughts, however, are all turned to Victor, who she hopes to make jealous by going out with Kevin himself. But that's not how it goes at all, as Kevin, having discovered that Nikki makes a living as an exotic dancer, explains to the woman that it would never work out between them. Nikki finds herself so completely alone and heartbroken by a Victor who, meanwhile, is getting closer and closer to Lorie.