Rick also became close to a girl named Erica, later revealed to be the daughter of his former stepmother Sheila Carter, however Erica (having a bigger crush on him) never got to pursue a relationship with him, angering her mother. Erica was Little Eric's nanny for a short amount of time. She did attempt to seduce him though, however was unsuccessful as Rick was too focused on the pregnant Amber. In later years (after leaving Amber) he had a failed relationship with Caitlin Ramirez. In 2006, he left Los Angeles for Forrester Creations business.