“The Bold and the Beautiful” is widely known for its epic love stories and dramatic love triangles. However, nobody could’ve anticipated the unholy alliance and eventual romance between longtime villain Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) and bad boy Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan). Both characters returned to “B&B” after years away from the canvas, ultimately connecting and wreaking on the lives of their Los Angeles friends and family. While Sheila’s reign of terror has been far worse than anything Deacon has done, he’s no saint with his fair share of wrongdoings since his return.

Both Deacon and Sheila have been involved in significant romances on “B&B” throughout their many years on the show. Deacon, most notably, cheated on his wife Bridget Forrester (then Jennifer Finnigan) with her mother, Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang), resulting in the conception of Hope Logan (via Soap Central). In fact, successfully pursuing Brooke is still an item on Deacon’s list of things to accomplish. On the other hand, Sheila was married to family patriarch Eric Forrester (John McCook), a relationship that she’s resorted to violence — and murder — to protect or reclaim at various points during her three-decade run (via Soaps In Depth).

However, when these former convicts returned to town last year, something in the stars aligned, and they entered each other’s orbit for the first time. With these two personalities united, nobody was safe — and neither were their feelings, which eventually gravitated toward genuine romance.