Young and Restless Next Week: Nick’s Chaotic Druggy Flirt & Victoria Crosses Line!

Young and the Restless presents some exciting new spoilers for next week. We have got Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) bailing on rehab, back on drugs, and it looks like he is about to hook up with some rando while he is high and on the run, hiding from the Newman family. Plus, Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) goes too far when she gets really, really close to Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) next week.

Young and the Restless: Victoria In a Panic

We’ll get to Nick’s druggy new hookup in just a moment, but first, let’s talk about his sister, Victoria. At the end of this week, she is at the GCAC talking to Claire Newman (Hayley Erin) about Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) leaving for a romantic trip to Italy. And Claire’s joking about it being their 200th honeymoon, which is semi accurate.

And Victoria notices that Claire seems distracted, but in a good way, that she’s like glowing and swooning. And she tells her mom that things are moving forward with Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) and that Claire’s really happy, but she’s not ready to bring Holden around to meet her younger siblings when Victoria suggests it. Claire’s joking that she doesn’t want to torture Holden like that. Victoria is glad to hear Holden’s embracing the Winter’s family.

And then Victoria gets a call that Nick bailed on rehab after Victor and Nikki’s vow renewal ceremony. Nick didn’t go back. So, next week, Victoria is really upset about Nick going missing and nobody can find him. And that’s when Victoria runs into Kyle at Crimson Lights. Young and the Restless spoilers say she’s really upset and we’ve got Victoria crying on Kyle’s shoulder. And then when Victoria kind of pulls away a little bit, things get intense. They are looking like they’re just about to kiss.

Victoria and Kyle’s Moment on Y&R

Fans have been wondering for a while why Kyle kept getting tossed into scenes with Victoria. And I’ve seen people wondering if Y&R was planning to pair them, which of course seems icky because Kyle’s last girlfriend was Victoria’s daughter, Claire. But it looks like they are going there. Kyle and Victoria’s faces are so very close.

Looks like they’re about to kiss, so we may get a lip lock. I do wonder how Claire will react to her mom Victoria making out with her ex, Kyle. It seems dodgy, but you know, Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) married Nick and Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) and their dad Victor, so it’s not unprecedented.

Now, let’s flip back to Nick and his crisis as his sobriety fails. So, Victoria gets the alert that Nick’s not where he should be, and Adam is actually the last one to have a face to face with his brother because Nick shows up to the ranch house and he seems off and Adam is concerned but supportive. There’s several red flags. Nick’s ignoring calls from the family.

Then he goes looking for Adam because Nick wants to ask Adam to keep an eye on Christian who right now just in terms of when he was born should be eleven. But Nick told Adam to watch him while I’m away because Christian is a teenager with a car. They aged that kid up off-screen, but we haven’t seen Christian in years.

Young and Restless: Nick Spirals

So, Adam was worried, but Nick’s impatient and tells Adam calm down. And then he lies and says his phone was off. He wasn’t really dodging calls and says he spent the night with Christian after the vow renewal ceremony. And Nick is twitchy and kind of annoyed that the rehab center called Adam and reported him for not returning.

So, Adam advises Nick to go back to rehab, get back in treatment as soon as possible. And then Nick claims that he wanted to spend that time with Christian because he found out rehab is going to last longer than expected. And Nick is also worried about Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) being on the ranch.

So, he wants to make sure that Adam doesn’t let Christian anywhere around him. And Adam reassures Nick that won’t happen because Matt left the ranch and is living with Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford). And that just amps up Nick even more.

He is really angry that Matt is loose and Adam wants to know if Nick is really going back to rehab. And he assures Adam, yes, he’s going. And then Adam is telling Nick how proud he is of him. But once Nick walks out on that conversation, we’re going to see him looking really distraught on Friday’s episode. And of course, Adam’s worrying.

Nick’s Relapse on Y&R

And then Nick goes out to his car, immediately calls his dealer, and then meets the guy to get a delivery of a little baggie of pills. And of course, Nick immediately starts taking them, he even starts with two instead of one. And then we have Adam telling Victoria and Sharon that Nick was just there, but he left.

And Sharon’s upset that Adam let Nick leave. But Adam says Nick didn’t seem high and that he promised him he was going back to rehab. But then Sharon reminds Adam that addicts lie all the time. Sharon says it’s what they do. Adam also admits Nick was upset to hear Matt moved off the ranch and is running free.

And Sharon asked Victoria and Adam if they can track Nick’s car. Adam thinks that Sharon is overreacting. And then she’s surprised that Nick asked Adam to look after Christian and that’s part of why Sharon thinks something’s really off.

Nick Meets Someone New on Young and the Restless

So, Victoria calls the rehab center again on Friday and they tell her no, Nick has not come back. So, at that point, Sharon, Adam, and Victoria all want to find out where he’s gone. And then next week in Young and the Restless spoilers, we know that Nick hits a new low. He’s back on opioids. He’s hiding from his family and he’s up to no good.

So, on Monday, he’s going to meet this new chick. We’re going to see Nick in that dingy motel room they always use for bad things. And he’s with new character Marie Kirkland, who is played by soap veteran Jade Harlow. And we’ve got Nick telling Marie that he came there to be alone, but she’s telling Nick to just relax. And Marie says, “Who knows? We could have the time of our lives.”

So, we know that Nick’s new friend, Marie, is going to be a recurring character, and she’s got some sort of sad backstory, and she’s in Genoa City looking for a fresh start. But what is happening with Marie and Nick doesn’t look like a fresh start. It looks like a recipe for disaster.

And if Marie’s another drug abuser, then obviously she’ll be a terrible influence on Nick. Who doesn’t need that? So, we’ve known for a while that he was going to relapse, and now here it is happening. So, if Marie is some sort of party girl, she and Nick might hole up in that ratty hotel and just get high together because he can afford an endless supply of pills.

Young and the Restless: Devon Shares Huge News

And also next week, this is a fun nice spoiler. We’re going to see Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) in a good mood for a change. He is over at Lily Winters’ (Christel Khalil) place and is telling her and Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) and his wife Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway) that he’s got something to tell them that will change their lives.

So, I can’t wait to see what that’s about. The only thing that’s kind of springing up in my mind is back to that Beyond the Gates crossover because they’ve been talking on the other soap about Devon working with a music group about cutting a new album that was going to use some of their backing tracks. Whatever news it is, I’m just honestly happy to see Devon not being a total sour puss for a change.

So, Young and the Restless looks absolutely action-packed next week, especially with Nick hooking up with what looks like another druggie and Victoria going too far with her daughter’s ex, Kyle. Make sure to check out our full weekly spoilers video tomorrow for August 10th through the 14th. Come back for weekly predictions, two week spoilers, and lots more.