NIKOLAS AND EMILY
TYLER | NATALIA

GH'S EMILY AND NIKOLAS IGNITE
Soap Opera Weekly
September 23, 2003

Newlywed Emily finds herself in a steamy situation this week on General Hospital, but not with her new husband.

Zander whisks his bride off to a romantice cottage, but is then called away to help Alexis. "She's there by herself getting a nice dinner ready for Zander for when he comes back," sets up Natalia Livingston (Emily). "There's a terrible lightning storm and the power goes out. She tries to call Zander and can't reach him. She's rattled, so she calls Nikolas because she knows that he used to live in the cottage. He knows where the power box is and he can help her."

Nik arrives in a snap, soaking wet from the storm. "There's a huge attraction between them," admits Livingston. "He takes off his shirt to dry it by the fire." Next thing you know, "things get very physical between them. They've kissed before, but this is the first time all those feelings are released, so its pretty intense."

Until the lights come back on and reality sets it. "It's hard for both of them to seperate and realize they can't be that close again," sighs Livingston. "She definitely feels guilty about Zander. But what just happened with Nikolas has intensified her feelings for him and brought their relationship to a new level. She's even more torn: She loves Zander and she loves Nikolas. She's trying to figure out what to do."