<P> Rick (portrayed by Edward Kerr) is Val's old boyfriend and fiancé . When she meets him again by chance, he is engaged to Julie, a woman he has very little in common with . Rick and Val's feelings for one another resurface and he leaves Julie on their wedding day to be with Val, whom he proposes to . However, shortly before his wedding to Val, Holly learns that Rick initiated a meeting with Julie, forcing Val to question Rick's intention on the day of their wedding . When he reveals he is afraid of commitment, their wedding is called off . Val later learns that he ended up marrying Julie after all; devastated, she spends a whole night drinking and marries Vic by accident . In the meantime, Lauren unwittingly pursues an online affair with Rick, which ends when he gets a heart attack while she was making love to him . </P> <P> Jack Tyler (portrayed by Barry Bostwick; in "Pilot", Mr. Tyler was played by Peter Scolari) is Holly and Val's father who moves to Japan, leaving Holly in the care of Val . His wife died at some point, but he loved her dearly and regards her as his soulmate . When he returns to visit his daughters three years after moving to Japan, he reveals that he is gay and in a relationship with Toshi Yamamora (portrayed by Kipp Shiotani), a Japanese restaurateur and Jack's business partner . After learning that Val has married Vic, he encourages her not to annul her marriage because she fears getting her heart broken again since he can see that she and Vic do love one another . As an ongoing joke, when Jack sees Vince he calls him either Henry or Ben . </P> <P> Robyn Marquette (portrayed by Sara Erikson) is an ex-girlfriend of Vince who hires Vince as part of her real estate agency . She has a degree in Vassar and her father owns the real estate company . A manipulative and confident woman, she schemes to break up Holly and Vince in order to pursue Vince for herself . When Holly learns the truth, Vince does not believe her, which strains their relationship enough for them to break up . Vince eventually learns the truth, having been genuinely oblivious to Robyn's intentions, when he quits her company to in order to pursue a job offer in Chicago . However, he feels unable to reconcile with Holly, believing that his decision not to trust her regarding Robyn has damaged their relationship beyond repair . </P> <P> Jill (portrayed by Anicka Haywood) is Gary's girlfriend, whom he initially met when he saved her boss, a billionaire, from choking . In order to break up with Gary, she lies about going to Paris, which Holly discovers on Gary's birthday . Gary eventually confronts her with the truth and forgives Holly for not telling him immediately . </P>

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