The pair go out for dinner one night in the Telescope Lab, but their romance would eventually hit a standstill when we are led to believe that she ends things with him.
Will it go away forever? Penny and Bernadette help him out in that regard, helping out his confidence in the process.
Another ex boyfriend, Adam Shaw, is also involved in the matter in that he has copies of the images though he alleges he tried to stop Zacharias from releasing them.