“The Young and the Restless"knows how to deliver spicy romance storylines that captivate the audience.
Her original intentions were pure, but the next morning, she couldn’t resist his charms.
He may have been intoxicated, but she still hopped into the shower, engaging in steamy lovemaking.
However, Ashley and Stitch decided to keep things platonic, agreeing it was a one-time encounter.
Eventually, Stitch admitted to Abby about his affair behind her sister, Victoria’s back.
This incensed Abby, who laid into him.
Ultimately, Stitch ended things with Victoria, turning to Abby almost immediately and jumping into bed with her.
For a while, Ashley kept her feelings to herself.
That is until a family party led to the obvious reveal that she still had genuine feelings for Stitch.
However, it wasn’t the end of their flirtatious and inappropriate interactions.
Stitch should’ve backed off his feelings for Ashley, but a horrific fire had the opposite effect.
The harrowing ordeal actually brought Ashley and Stitch closer together than ever.
Ashley and Stitch believed death was around the corner.
Besides being engaged to her daughter, confessing his love for Ashley was problematic for an entirely different reason.
Stitch didn’t die.
However, that seemed poised to crumble into the ashes similar to the building that almost took his life.
Stitch told Ashley he meant every word he told her on his deathbed, again professing his love.
Unfortunately, their wedding was the beginning of the end of their relationship.
His feelings for her mother suddenly became the least of her problems.
Instead, Stitch’s son, Max, was the biggest obstacle preventing their happiness.
Max’s disdain for his new stepmother kicked into overdrive once he learned about her pregnancy.
Sadly, he did the unthinkable, an act that still haunts Abby’s daily life.
Stitch painted himself as the hero by not only kidnapping Mariah but also saving her.
Stitch’s impact on the lives of both Abby and Ashley Abbott exists in the present.
Hopefully, one day they can make peace.
However, after the kidnapping ordeal that might never happen.
