A cheerful Ginnifer Goodwin smiled for photographers as she gave a friend a big hug after lunch at Hugo’s Restaurant in West Hollywood yesterday.

We’ve been left with this gaping hole in our television schedule with the HBO hit Big Love being on hiatus but January 10th is just around the corner. There’s been lots of rumors regarding season four story lines and here is the latest one.

Ausiello spoke about this earlier this month but the news is really starting to make the rounds on the internet. There is going to be a major gay relationship, between Juniper Creek leader Alby (Matt Ross) and Dale (Benjamin Koldyke) who is appointed head of the UEB. Both have tried to fight their “urges” but apparently they lose the battle and start a steamy love affair that will be covered in the early part of the season.

“There’s a provocative nature to what we’re doing,” suggests co-creator Marc Olsen. “It’s more than just the Mormon culture. We’re highlighting certain aspects of the church’s relationship with its gay members that I think, as the story unfolds, is going to cause no [small] amount of controversy.”

Other rumored happenings include wife #1 Barb having an affair with the son of Bill’s gaming partner, played by Canadian actor Adam Beach.

He and actress Jeanne Tripplehorn had a kissing scene that he said was hot. For a moment he almost lost track of when and where the scene ended.

Oscar-winning actress Sissy Spacek will join the cast as a powerful Washington, D.C. lobbyist in a multi-episode arc starting in the third episode of the season.

And finally I heard from a friend that Ginnifer Goodwin’s character Margie and Ben (Douglas Smith) will act out on their “teased about” relationship. If this really happens its going to rock this seasons storyline!

I’m definitely excited for the premiere on January 10th!!!