While babysitting Cassie and Noah, Grace plotted to steal Nick from Sharon. Nick arrived home drunk. He thought that Grace was Sharon, and he had sex with her. The following morning, Nick was furious with Grace, and he swore her to secrecy. Grace blackmailed Nick into giving her a job at Newman Enterprises. She constantly tried to get Nick alone so that she could seduce him, but she didn't succeed. Grace's obsession with Nick caused Tony to leave her. One night, while on a business trip, Nick finally gave into temptation, and he slept with Grace again. The next morning, Sharon, who had come to surprise Nick, overheard Nick and Grace talking about the night before. Devastated, she wandered out onto the road, and she was hit by a car. When Sharon recovered, she and Nick reunited. After a short-lived affair with Michael Baldwin, Grace left town.