"their love for each other comes from them both being victims in life" mosley said of rick and maya's relationship. she described the couple as "open-hearted people, who then have had to guard their hearts from being disappointed." she continued, "but they are also connected, because they are assholes!" mosley spoke with "people" magazine about the disclosure episode which aired on may 15, 2015, in which maya finally confesses to rick that she is transgender. "this is the scene, i think, we've all been preparing for – both as actors and as an audience." it being the "first time maya has chosen to disclose to someone she loves" heightens the stakes. though being so vulnerable scares her, "ultimately maya trusts rick" and "she loves him enough to risk everything -- including letting down some of the walls she's built up to protect herself -- in order to be with him a healthy way." mosley explained that maya's trepidation about revealing that she is transgender stemmed from her being afraid to lose rick—fearing he would leave her for caroline. of rick and maya's reunion after maya discloses her transgender status, brad bell said "this is a really fresh and unique love story, and we're only just beginning." while soap couples do not last forever, bell said "right now we're concentrating on developing a strong foundation for rick and maya" one than can "be respected and admired. but trouble "will" come. it always does." rick's unconditional love softens maya's hardened persona.