However, another very important man left a lasting impact on her life.
Sadly, their relationship came to a tragic end.
From then on, Daniel and Nicole had an attraction to one another.
Daniel, along with Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering), helped support Nicole during the emotional time.
Daniel and Nicole butted heads for months after, and Nicole began dating Eric again.
However, once Eric dumped Nicole, she looked to Daniel to make her forget about him.
Of course, Nicole was still harboring feelings for Eric, although she loved Daniel very much.
Eventually, Nicole and Daniel got engaged and began planning a Valentine’s Day wedding.
It seemed that everything was going well for the couple.
Meanwhile, Eric wasn’t doing great.
He had started abusing alcohol and drugs while also realizing that he still had feelings for Nicole.
Daniel was called into work at the hospital and forced to leave Nicole at the party before midnight.
He left, not knowing that an intoxicated Eric was also on the road at the same time.
Nicole vowed that she would never forgive Eric for what he had done.
She eventually chose to give the organ to Brady, who would have died without a transplant.
Nicole has seen Daniel’s spirit on a couple of occasions since his death.
