They fought against the feelings they had for one another for a long time, but now that Nikolas (Tyler Christopher) and Hayden (Rebecca Budig) have given in to their attraction for one another, the time may have come for them to take a big step forward for their future on General Hospital.

Kristina's Real Secret Threatens To Be Exposed

Nikolas has finally admitted how much he loves Hayden and shocked her when he appeared to take her up on her offer of marrying him so he can keep control of ELQ--only to reveal that he actually wanted to marry her because he loved her and wanted her for his wife. And now, after initially being speechless, Hayden will give Nikolas an answer--and their news will shock his mother, Laura (Genie Francis), when she heads back to the mansion to see them once again.

"Are congratulations in order?" she asks in a preview clip for the Monday, Jan. 25 episode.

Lulu Suffers The Consequences Of Her Actions

However, despite the two being engaged and seeming happy to move on together, major potential threats could spoil their happiness together. Hayden, before falling in love with Nikolas, had been investigating her shooting and knew Shawn wasn't behind it. She then went and hired Curtis (Donnell Turner) to uncover the truth, which he did--though she has refused to actually look at it. As a result, she still doesn't know for sure that Nikolas was the one who tried to have her killed.

In addition, Hayden has another huge secret: she was hired by Tracy (Jane Elliott) to steal ELQ back away from Nikolas and give it to the Quartermaines again. However, now that she is planning to marry Nikolas, the secrets about her past--including the fact that she isn't really named Hayden--could finally come out and ruin everything when Tracy realizes she backed out on their plan.

General Hospital airs Monday-Friday at 3 p.m. on ABC.

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