The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers reveal that Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) has been trying to smooth things over with Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) and at least find a way forward with him romantically.

However, Nate doesn’t seem as keen on the idea, especially since Victoria proved she didn’t have his back during all the drama with Victor Newman’s (Eric Braeden) trap.

Victoria and Nate have drifted apart now, so they may be headed in new romantic directions.

That’s particularly true now that Victoria’s ex-husband is back in the picture!

Claire Grace (Hayley Erin) and Aunt Jordan (Colleen Zenk) summoned Cole Howard (J. Eddie Peck) to the lake house under false pretenses, so he’s part of the insane plot they’ve got going on.

It’s worth noting that Cole thought Victoria was in some kind of trouble and was willing to drop everything to come check it out.

That says a lot about how much Cole still cares about his former flame.

Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) has also been dragging Victoria’s love interests through the mud during some of their recent confrontations.

Nate, J.T. Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill) and Ashland Locke (Robert Newman) have all been trashed lately.

Victor didn’t trash Cole, so maybe that was a hint about Victoria’s romantic fresh start with him.

Cole and Victoria might get a new beginning once they’re in each other’s orbit again through such wild circumstances.

Y&R spoilers say everyone at the lake house will go through plenty of mental anguish, so that alone could help Victoria and Cole bond again.

Traumatic situations can bring people together, especially when there’s already history to build on.

Of course, the biggest reason Cole and Victoria might reunite is the revelation that Claire is their daughter!

Victoria and Cole were duped into thinking their baby girl lost her life, but Jordan took Claire and has been manipulating her all these years.

Cole and Victoria were robbed of so many memories – not to mention Claire wouldn’t be this bitter, vengeful version of herself if the right people had raised her.

Victoria and Cole may reconnect over trying to get through to Claire and give her some genuine family support.

If Cole and Victoria have a romantic reunion, will Nate face some jealousy as he watches her rekindle things with another man?

The Young and the Restless spoilers say Victoria’s love life may get messy, so stick with us for updates on how this shocking Claire news will affect her future.