It's not like he feels, ‘Oh, I think I need to have my own son as well.’ I feel like he does truly look at Jack as a relative, as his own son. However, McNally also points out, “ relationship with Jack, and experiencing that dynamic, is very fulfilling to Lucas in the meantime. I've thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm very excited to see how the fans react to that dynamic.” He teases that Lucas and Jack will enjoy lots of moments together, including “activities, dinner, schemes, plots, and games.” As for whether all this time spent around such a special youngster gives Lucas the itch to expand the family someday, the actor says it’s definitely a topic on his character’s mind. One guarantee? Lots of screen time with Little Jack, who’s growing up and spending lots of time with his mom and Lucas. “They do like each other… so yes, they express that.” When Krakow, a Juilliard School graduate, is asked if her character and on-screen beau will exchange “I love yous” this season, she asks rhetorically, “They're magical words, aren't they? And how do I tease this? I think it would be a good thing if that happened.” McNally chimes in with a cryptic tease of his own. “So we'll see them try and make their way through that, making some mistakes along the way, but hopefully ultimately learning to be cohesive together.” Krakow echoes those thoughts, adding, “Elizabeth and Lucas do share a few conversations about how the only way to show your love for your partner, and that actually the simple little things and the little moments can mean just as much.”Īs for what’s next for the couple, both actors play coy.

So here, we examine that under the microscope, and what does that mean? Perhaps small gestures are, at times, more meaningful than large gestures,” he shares. “Lucas is somewhat of a grand gesture person. They're not holding back, I'll say that.”Īs for McNally, he says Lucas and Elizabeth are in the “honeymoon stage” when season 9 kicks off, but adds that communication will become an “integral theme.” “It is a relationship that is fueled by care and respect and understanding, but also a fair amount of passion. There's still that excitement about new young love, really, and we're getting to explore more of what that relationship is in a family dynamic with little Jack, and what that relationship is like in their private, more intimate moments together,” she explains. “We see that they have progressed in their relationship a bit.

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