1993 (#24) - Chance's needs and the coexistence between Ryan and Nina

With the divorce between Ryan and Victoria officially finalized, Nina is finally free to come out of the closet and express her feelings towards the man. On the other hand, no one accuses her of being a family wrecker, the marriage between Ryan and Victoria being considered by everyone as a mistake, especially by Victor, happy to have Ryan out of his daughter's life. The relationship between Ryan and Nina, however, does not develop and evolve as Nina had hoped. Ryan, in fact, does not seem at all interested in re-engaging with a woman and starting a serious relationship; nor does he have the slightest intention of diving back into a new marriage as Nina had hoped. Nina is disappointed when Ryan confesses to her that, although he feels a great attraction towards her, he is not yet ready to commit himself; and so, Nina begins to think that she has made a big mistake in thinking that Ryan could be the right man with whom to start a new life and raise little Chance. Particularly worried about Nina's condition, forced to raise a child on her own who would have a great need for a father figure, is Jill who would welcome a possible marriage with Ryan. The woman promises Nina all her support to convince Ryan to get closer to the woman; and thanks to Jill's convincing methods, the man, who has feelings for Nina, finally agrees to give her a try at married life, proposing to the woman a cohabitation to be considered as a sort of experiment. Nina happily accepts this sort of challenge, confident that she can convince Ryan to marry her soon. As time goes by, the feeling between Nina and Ryan grows much more than a simple physical attraction, and the two end up falling in love more and more under the satisfied eyes of Jill, happy to notice Ryan's excellent qualities as Chance's father, with whom she becomes very attached and establishes a more and more solid relationship.