Here’s the good news, Michael/Nikita fans: After months of longing looks, Shane West (Michael) hints we may finally see a smooch between our পছন্দ star-crossed spies. The catch: It’ll probably be a flashback.

"When Nikita was actually a part of the Division in a flashback,” Shane explains to E! Online, “I could simply walk up to Nikita and চুম্বন her. And then অনুরাগী might see that and go, ‘Oh my god!' Because it's possible to get away with that. The key is, when will they be able to do that in the present? And I think আপনি will see a চুম্বন this বছর for sure, but I am not sure if I can tell আপনি if it's a flashback অথবা in the present."

Crud. But all hope of present-day romance is not lost: Shane says big, big changes are in store before the end of the season. "Buckle down and hold on because দ্বারা the end of this season, the whole world of Nikita will look a lot different than it did in the beginning. For us, it feels like a positive thing so I hope the অনুরাগী will agree."