After her ill-fated romance with Jack finally crashed and burned when he discovered her role in, er, helping Summer to decide to leave Genoa City, Sally took a liking to Adam. Perhaps sensing they were kindred spirits, the two made a connection and compared notes on being outcasts. But Adam was all business at this point.

Adam had been minding his Ps and Qs since donating a kidney to Faith and getting back into the family fold, and he seemed to take it to heart when Victor warned him against getting involved with Sally after Chloe hired her to work in his Newman Fashion division. But the black sheep son couldn’t help but stir the pot just a tad by showing up to his Newman Media launch party with the town pariah on his arm.

Phyllis, who had tried to run Sally out of town after what she did to Summer, was none too pleased when she showed up at an event at her hotel. They clashed, and Sally threw her drink at Phyllis, who reciprocated by dumping an ice bucket over her head. Adam rescued his date and took her up to the company suite to dry off, where she repaid his kindness with a deep kiss.

After the kiss they shared at the Newman Media launch party, Adam insisted things between he and Sally be kept professional moving forward. Sally agreed, but couldn’t help indulging in fantasies about re-creating the kiss…

Sally respected Adam’s rule about keeping things professional, although she kept herself on his radar by always being nearby… whether it be while jogging in the park, at Newman Media… or outside his office door eavesdropping. Though she managed to leave him perturbed on more than one occasion, he agreed to let her catch a ride with him to Italy on the Newman jet when she came up with an idea to put Newman Fashion on the map by swapping out Victoria’s wedding dress from Fenmore’s with one of her own designs.

Romance was certainly in the air in Tuscany and Sally and Adam were not immune. Adam saved her bacon when she was questioned as to why she was there, and said she had come as his “plus one.” They didn’t really have to pretend as Adam told her she looked beautiful ahead of the ceremony. When Victoria appeared on Victor’s arm in Sally’s dress, it was a moment of triumph… and of chemistry between her and Adam.

Sally and Adam shared a passionate kiss in his room at the Tuscan villa after Victoria and Ashland were married, and it seemed as though they might make love for the first time. Alas, Adam told Sally that he wasn’t ready to embark on a relationship and didn’t want to risk a one-night stand.

After Italy, Adam and Sally had drinks to celebrate his “good mood” after an article exposing Ashland Locke was somehow published by Chance Comm, leading to Billy’s downfall. She later proved her loyalty to her boss by dressing up in disguise and spying on Billy in an attempt to get dirt on him.

Despite numerous warnings from Chloe about getting involved with Adam, and Chelsea piling on with even more when she returned to town, Sally would not be deterred. When Chelsea concocted a plan to ship Sally off to New York to get her out of the picture for a week, Sally boldly asked Adam if he’d like to join her — with Chloe and Chelsea watching from inside the restaurant. Adam couldn’t free up the time, but one can’t help but admire her chutzpah!