Dominick Marone

Dominick "Nick" Marone (born Dominick Payne) is a fictional character on CBS soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful.

The character has been played by Jack Wagner since his introduction on March 28, 2003. Much of Nick's storyline has revolved around his relationships with Bridget Forrester, her mother Brooke Logan and the other Logan sisters.

Character's Storyline

2003-09

Nick Payne arrives in town after a shipwreck. Soon, he is romancing the Valley girl-turned-superstar chemist, fashion industry powerhouse and scandal-prone inamorata, Brooke Logan. This eventually puts him at odds with her love, Ridge Forrester. Their rivalry is exacerbated when his mother, Jacqueline Payne, reveals to Nick that he is the son of his employer - the shipping magnate, Massimo Marone - which makes him Ridge's half-brother. Brooke chooses to marry Ridge. They go on their honeymoon in South America, where Ridge is kidnapped by a group of thugs working for Sheila Carter, a criminal who killed Taylor Hayes (later revealed to be alive).

While saving Ridge, Brooke and Nick end up also being held captive by Sheila, demanding Gold from them as ransom from Massimo Marone. Ridge falls into a furnace and is presumed dead. While grieving, Brooke and Nick have sex. It is later revealed Ridge is alive. Brooke also falls pregnant and Nick is the father (the truth is later revealed that Ridge is the father). Brooke nearly marries Nick but the wedding is stopped by Ridge. Nick later had a brief relationship with Ridge's sister Felicia Forrester. She returned to L.A with a son called Dominick. Later, Nick begins to romance Bridget Forrester. They get married (a small interruption in their ceremony which reveals that Taylor Hayes Forrester was alive stops the initial wedding) at the Forrester Mansion. Bridge falls pregnant, but finds out that Nick and her own mother, Brooke, had begun an affair. She faked an abortion. Nick and Bridget's stillborn baby Nicole was born in early 2006. They split up soon after.

Nick, wanting Brooke back, stopped his wedding to Ridge (as Ridge had done to him), and succeeded. Brooke and Nick finally married soon afterward. On one of the fashion show television shows Ridge purposely gave Brooke a scandalizing kiss causing Nick to lose it. Ridge continues his constant sexual advances to Brooke to try to break up Nick and Brooke and decides to put Donna on as lead model for Brooke's Bedroom to make Brooke jealous. Brooke leaves Nick in their bedroom in a huff when she sees Donna on television scantily clad and representing Brooke's Bedroom and goes to Ridge's house to confront him about it. Nick later slept with Bridget. Also during this time, Stephanie pushed Jackie off the staircase at the Forrester mansion. Nick blackmailed Stephanie into selling him Forrester creations (he later sells it back).

After much problems, He underwent therapy with the aid of Taylor. He told her about Jackie's days in Seattle, when she sold herself for money they were poor. Much turmoil followed between Nick and the Forresters. Despite the growing animosity between the Forresters and the Marones, Taylor remained Nick's friend. After Taylor's relationship with Thorne ended. Taylor and Nick almost automatically fell in love and married each other. Nick and Taylor decide to have a child but her eggs are not viable; so she she needed a donor. Soon after the birth, it was revealed the baby's donor (due to a mix up) was Brooke. Taylor had difficulty being in a family with Nick and Brooke's biological baby. Taylor begins drinking again, they divorce and shared joint custody. Taylor later handed the baby over to Brooke. Nick and Bridget give their relationship another Chance. They get married for the second time in July 2008. Later, Bridget's aunt Katie Logan undergoes heart issues after being shot. During this difficult time, Nick and Katie (who had always liked Nick) had sex resulting in a pregnancy. Nick left briefly for business.

2009—

Bridget and Nick once again re-connect In 2009 (months after their divorce) and remarry. They decide to have a baby via surrogate, who is a lady named Aggie. After Aggie and Bridget get into another verbal altercation, Aggie falls down and collapses, losing the baby. Aggie developed feelings for Nick herself. Bridget later falls pregnant after a one night stand with Owen Knight (Nick's mother's husband). Nick and Bridget divorce and he begins a flirtation with Aggie.

Nick receives an anonymous message from a woman in which it is written that you must have in the sauna of Jackie M. When he discovers that it is Stephanie's sister, Pam, is shocked. Pam informs him of his break with Stephen and confesses to finding it increasingly attractive. Nick rejects the advances of women, but Jackie, learned the fact, Pam glimpse into the secret weapon to raise his company from low income: in practice, hoping that in exchange for the opportunity to spend time with Nick, Pam agrees to steal some of the sketches from Eric. Pam, very hopeful of getting the attention of Nick, goes to work at Forrester Creations, and his parents, unaware, do not prevent the course of giving a free look at the new leaders. Douglas then took the opportunity to grab each model and especially the model of the habit of pointing to the future parade, handing it over to Nick and Jackie. Meanwhile, the latter receives a visit from Brooke, who asks him to sleep on his boat his sister Donna, who is depressed because she just divorced from Justin. Nick agrees, reluctantly, but then starts to spill over to Donna and the two shoot even a kiss.