Soap operas make it so easy to root for certain couples.

Their palpably real chemistry made Abby and Chance’s wedding that much more magical, too.

But it wasn’t at all.

Justin Gaston and Melissa Ordway smiling

I’ve known everyone in the cast for a while I was happy to step in."

Ordway seconded his excitement, acknowledging that part of her was trying to impress Gaston a little bit too.

“I think a villain would be fun,” Gaston revealed.

Justin Gaston and Melissa Ordway smiling

“Maybe come in as a villain, have a little vendetta maybe.

Justin Gaston and Melissa Ordway posing together