Although Rick had been in the dark, several people had already found out about Maya after her sister confided the news to the wrong person.
Maya had decided that she wouldn’t disclose the news to Rick until she was sure he was serious about having a future with her.She found out he was when Rick proposed marriage.
Rick was hurt that Maya had not confided in him sooner but in the end reassures her that he loves her.
‘I’m glad you told me,’ he says. ‘That’s what the woman I know would do. So what does it change? […] I just know that I love you and I want to spend my life with you. So please don’t walk away from me.’
While the couple are finding their way, there’s a more sinister part of the storyline going on as a media tycoon and tabloid publisher named Bill Spencer is preparing to out Maya to the rest of the world.
Spencer wants to create a scandal by creating sensationalistic headlines about Maya and Rick’s relationship with the hopes of damaging Rick professionally.
This leads to one of Spencer’s staff members saying: ‘What am I missing? Transgender people exist. This is not news.’STAY TUNED!
