EJ Wells and Samantha Brady
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Elvis Aron "EJ" DiMera and Samantha Gene "Sami" Brady (also known by the portmanteau EJami for EJ and Sami) are fictional character
s and a pairing from the American
soap opera
Days of our Lives
. Since 1993, the role of Sami Brady
has been portrayed by actress Alison Sweeney
. James Scott
has portrayed the role of EJ DiMera since the character was introduced as an adult on the show on May 30, 2006. Over the course of their turbulent relationship, Sami and EJ have had two children together, Johnny and Sydney, been married once, and nearly married again on another occasion.
at the time.
Over that summer and the early course of their friendship, EJ and Sami share a number of flirtatious exchanges and romantic moments. The most notable of these is a photo-shoot with a shirtless EJ and Sami as a stand-in for the scheduled model, their tango on the pier, a dinner at EJ's apartment on the night before Sami's wedding to Austin, and a romantic dance to the song "The Way You Look Tonight" in an abandoned house, where they are waylaid while trying to get to the church for Sami's wedding to Austin. They share their first kiss on August 22 when Sami mistakes EJ for Austin as she awakens.
EJ also becomes Sami's sole support and confidante while she is blackmailed by a mysterious person who sends her a number of notes threatening to expose one of her recent misdeeds if she doesn't comply with the notes' instructions. EJ encourages her to tell the truth about what she's done, but Sami resists, saying that the fallout would be potentially devastating for her and her relationships with her loved ones. Ultimately, Sami is forced to leave Austin at the altar to satisfy the blackmailer's demands and keep her secret. During the aftermath of the aborted wedding, EJ supports Sami and reveals that he's never believed that Austin is the right man for her. He tells her that she deserves to be with "somebody who loves you completely and absolutely for who you are, not who they want you to be or who they wish that you were." When Sami receives yet another blackmail note demanding that she give up custody of her son, Will, to her ex-fiance, Lucas Horton
, EJ promises her that he will always be there for her and they share a kiss.
Subsequently, EJ asks Sami out on a date and learns that Lucas has moved in with Sami and Will to provide Will with a more stable family environment after he ran away from home. EJ and Sami's first official date is disrupted by Will and Lucas's pranks, which include canceling their dinner reservations, sabotaging EJ's car, and planting a stink bomb in EJ's apartment. Unbeknownst to Sami, EJ seeks solace in the arms of Sami's archenemy
, Kate Roberts
after their failed date. The next day, Sami tells EJ that she can't go out with him again, but that she still wants to be friends. EJ appears disappointed by Sami's decision.
Shortly thereafter, Sami's secret, that she blackmailed Dr. Lexie Carver to lie to Austin and her sister, Carrie, about their ability to conceive normal children together, is revealed when Lucas finds a blackmail note that was intended for Sami. As a result, Sami become estranged from her family, her son Will disowns her, and Lucas and Will move out of the apartment, leaving Sami on her own. At the same time, EJ is revealed (to the audience) to be Patrick Lockhart's boss and the mastermind behind the so-called "gloved hand" crimes that have rocked Salem over the previous few months.
Sami informs EJ that her terrible secret has been revealed and that she's been abandoned by practically everyone close to her. EJ comforts her and takes her home with him, but nothing happens between them that night. The following morning, EJ tells Sami that he adores all parts of her, both bad and good, and that, to him, she is perfect just as she is. They kiss and then begin making out on the couch, but are interrupted. Later, Sami and EJ have a romantic date at her apartment and start making out, but are once again interrupted - this time by Lucas and Will. EJ, irritated by the interruption, asks Sami to choose between him or Lucas and Will. Sami asks EJ to leave and he obliges, warning her that Lucas and Will will only hurt her again.
Meanwhile, the authorities are onto EJ. Sami, curious about why the police are interested in EJ after her Uncle Bo asks her about him, pays EJ a visit to ask him. EJ is evasive and rushes her out of the apartment, but not before Sami discovers a woman's bra tucked into the couch cushions and realizes that EJ's been having sex with Kate. When EJ subsequently shows up at Sami's apartment to ask her why she hasn't been returning his phone calls, she, along with her boyfriend Lucas, confront him about his affair with Kate and tell him that she doesn't want anything more to do with him.
However, later that same day, Sami is sent over to EJ's apartment to distract him so that Kate, who had been in the middle of searching his belongings, can make a hasty escape before EJ catches her. Sami tells EJ that she wants to make a try at a relationship again, despite his involvement with Kate, and kisses him. When EJ presses her to take their relationship to the next level right away, Sami becomes evasive. EJ's demeanor changes and as she leaves the apartment, he is clearly suspicious of the motives behind Sami's visit.
When EJ discovers that someone has searched his apartment, he realizes that Sami was involved. He goes over to Sami's apartment and kisses her. Sami pulls away and EJ's suspicions are confirmed. He asks who sent her over to his apartment to distract him from the fact that someone was searching through his things and Sami denies knowing anything about it. Unsatisfied with that answer, EJ gets threatening with Sami, demanding answers. Lucas walks in before the situation can escalate further and warns EJ to stay away from Sami. EJ calls Sami a "tease" and tells her that he's seen her "true colors." A few days later, Sami meets EJ in the hall and he apologizes to her for his behavior. Sami forgives him.
In early December, Sami becomes a full partner in EJ's company, Mythic Communications. They travel to a sales conference in Talladega. EJ receives a phone call instructing him to leave Salem. Enraged, he refuses to leave until he's finished what he started. Sami overhears EJ say the name Stefano. Horrified, she realizes that EJ is not who he says he is and that he is connected to her family's long-time enemy, Stefano DiMera
. Sami makes up an excuse to return to Salem immediately, leaving behind a very suspicious EJ.
Sami learns that EJ is really Stefano's son and that the police believe that he is behind the "black glove" crimes, which have been perpetrated upon members of her family, the Brady's. She agrees to help the police set up a trap for EJ. She meets with EJ and informs him that the police are on to him and that they plan to arrest him, revealing that she knows that he's connected to Stefano DiMera. Sami tells EJ "that there is something here that we can't deny" and that she wants to run away with him. They make plans to meet at an old boathouse outside of town on Boxing Day. EJ plays along with her, but when she leaves, it is clear that he is suspicious of her story and her motives. He contacts his accomplice, Patrick, to make a few of his own plans for that evening.
EJ goes to the boathouse on Boxing Day, surprises John, who's waiting for him, and holds him at gunpoint. EJ shoots John, as per his father's orders, and flees in Lexie's car. In the meantime, Sami, secure in the knowledge that EJ is falling into the trap she has laid, drives out of town with Lucas on a ski trip. Their car breaks down on a lonely mountain road and they wind up in a cabin, where the roof collapses and traps Lucas underneath a heavy beam, which Sami is unable to move by herself. Sami returns to the road, desperate for help, and flags down an approaching car. Without seeing the driver, she jumps into the car and is alarmed to find that it's EJ - fresh from the scene of her betrayal - and he is none too pleased.
Sami begs EJ to help her save Lucas, but he refuses, telling her that he has more pressing concerns - getting through a police roadblock that lies a short way ahead of them. Sami attempts to bargain with EJ, offering to help him get through the roadblock if he helps her with Lucas. EJ refuses and pulls out a gun, threatening Sami with deadly consequences if she does not comply. Sami gets EJ past the roadblock, but EJ declines to help Lucas unless Sami has sex with him, explaining that one of his missions in Salem was to "plant the DiMera seed" in a Brady of his choosing. Sami agrees to EJ's bargain. EJ reciprocates by shifting the beam off Lucas before he disappears into the night and out of Salem.
pays him a visit in Mexico, wielding a warrant for his arrest, EJ returns to Salem to clear his name and resume his former life. EJ calls Sami from the police station to inform her that he is back in Salem and that they have "unfinished business." Sami pays him a visit at the police station to assure him that she's kept their secret. EJ tells her that he loves her and that he wants to work with her again. Sami, incredulous that he could expect to reinsert himself into her life after all that has happened, tells him that she wants nothing to do with him. EJ is cleared of all charges due to insufficient evidence and released. He hires Sami's then boyfriend, Lucas, to work for his company.
Sami realizes that she is pregnant and that she doesn't know who has fathered her baby - EJ or Lucas. Despite Sami's attempts to hide her pregnancy from EJ, he begins to suspect that she is pregnant, especially after he learns of her engagement to Lucas, and tries to discover the truth. He gets confirmation when he goes through Sami's trash and finds an appointment card for her first sonogram - he is ecstatic and hopeful that the baby is his. EJ tells Sami that he knows that she is pregnant and demands an amniocentesis to determine the paternity of the baby. Sami refuses. On another front, EJ realizes that the police are still pursuing evidence to connect him to the "black glove" crimes, as well as the shooting of John Black. When Sami comes to visit him at his apartment to find out what he is up to, he admits that he cares about her and that he returned to Salem for her. He says, "You're a uniquely compelling, sensual woman that, despite my better judgment, I can't quite seem to get shod of." EJ also blackmails Sami, by threatening tell Lucas about their secret, to use her devious, deceitful wiles to find out from her father, Roman
, which direction the police plan to pursue to prove their case against him.
During a tumultuous confrontation between EJ and Sami at a church, where EJ overhears Sami praying to God that her baby is not EJ's, EJ once again demands that Sami get an amniocentesis to determine the paternity of her baby and he tells her that he alone will be raising their baby in the image of Stefano. After EJ leaves the church, an upset Sami converses with Lexie's mother, Celeste
, who tries to persuade Sami that the only way to keep her baby is to murder EJ. Sami balks at that idea and decides to con EJ instead. She tells EJ that she'll get the amino only if he agrees to leave her alone if the results show that he is not the father. Sami gets a blank report from the hospital lab and fills it out to make it look like she has an amino and that the results of the genetic testing show that Lucas is the father of her child. In the meantime, Celeste approaches her again, on several occasions, warning her that EJ is no fool and trying to persuade her that her only option is murder. EJ is suspicious when he notices them together and warns Sami that, if she and Celeste are conspiring against him, the consequences will not be good for either of them.
Sami presents EJ with the fake test results, which name Lucas as the father of the her baby. EJ is very disappointed to find out that he is not the father of Sami's baby, but he still feels that they have a connection. Sami dismisses any connection that they might have had a "momentary chemistry" that changed once she found that he was a DiMera. EJ tells her that, "My feelings for you are very real, Samantha." Sami tells him that she doesn't care about him or his feelings. EJ reluctantly agrees to leave her alone from then on and also to keep their secret about what happened on the night that he helped her to rescue Lucas. A disappointed EJ leaves Sami with these parting words: "You remember that man you tangoed with last summer on the pier. That's one of my favorite moments. Funny thing being, Samantha, is that you're the only woman in the world who could have made me into the man that you thought I was."
EJ, familiar with Sami's history of tampering with paternity tests, breaks into the hospital lab and finds out that the test was not performed. He then tricks Lucas into meeting with Sami's doctor and finds out that Sami never had an amniocentesis performed. Now that he has proof that Sami faked the results he confronts her. Sami endeavors to convince EJ that she wants him to be the father of her baby and they kiss. He gives Sami an ultimatum - she must tell Lucas that he's not the father of the baby and call the wedding off within twenty four hours. EJ demands that after she has performed these tasks, she meet him at nine o'clock sharp the next night at the very same cabin where Lucas was trapped under the beam. From there, they will depart Salem for Las Vegas to get married. Sami agrees, but quickly contacts Celeste after EJ leaves, to tell her that she is ready to go through with the plan to kill EJ.
Celeste helps her put it together, drugging EJ with special lipstick, and burning down the cabin where they meet, the same cabin that had trapped Lucas. Sami is unable to go through with killing a human being, but the building goes up in flames anyway. It's later revealed that EJ had blackmailed Celeste into convincing Sami to kill him, and was party to the whole thing. Eventually, the truth comes out, and viewers start to see a gradual yet seemingly sincere change in EJ as he realizes the magnitude of what he did and the pain that he caused Sami. EJ apologizes for what he did on several occasions, and later refers to what he did as vile and inhuman. He does use the word "rape" in one of his apologies, finally acknowledging the truth of what happened that night. He does everything he can to earn back Sami’s trust and he saves her life on several occasions.
Later, EJ and Sami scheme together, and it seems as though EJ is being redeemed. Sami is shown to trust him a little bit more than she did before, although she does not forgive him for what he did. The possibility that she may forgive him lingers. The origin of the DiMera vendetta against the Brady family, said to have begun with a forbidden affair between Santo DiMera
and Colleen Brady
, who, as fate would have it, look exactly like EJ and Sami respectively, begins to reveal itself.
On June 29, 2007, EJ is informed that he is the father of Sami's twins. However, during the same episode, it is revealed that the DNA test was never actually done because Kate blackmailed Nick Fallon
, the lab tech, who was supposed to run the test. Eventually, Nick runs the test, which indicates that Lucas is the father of the twins, not EJ.
Sami remains conflicted about her feelings for EJ, and while giving him CPR after he is electrocuted in a steam room, she kisses him. Later this same week, she and EJ read some of the Santo and Colleen love letters while lying in her hospital bed together. EJ points out many similarities between himself and Sami and Santo and Colleen, but Sami does not agree that there are any similarities between them. When they finish reading the letters, EJ once again declares his love for Sami and challenges her to admit that she has feelings for him. After a nurse gives Sami some medication to make her sleep, EJ kisses her. She gets caught up in the kiss but then realizes what she is doing and yells at EJ to get out of her room. She throws a flower vase at his head as he leaves.
Once the terms for ending the Dimera vendetta are revealed, that EJ and Sami must marry, EJ reminds Sami what is at stake if they don't marry. When Sami decides not to go through with the terms, EJ points out that her family is in danger. Sami calls EJ to come to the pub and, again, discuss their possible marriage and her annulment from Lucas. Shortly thereafter, while EJ is with Sami at the pub, Sami's stepfather, John Black, is killed in a hit-and-run
. Sami assumes that John was killed because of her decision not to marry EJ. Sami quickly reverses her decision and agrees to divorce Lucas and marry EJ.
On October 23, 2007, Sami gives birth to her twins at Marlena's house. Lucas handcuffs EJ to a booth at the pub to keep him from attending the birth. EJ frees himself and arrives at Marlena's house after the twins are born. He comments that the twins look as though they could have different fathers.
After some convincing, Sami agrees to have a new DNA test done on the twins. While the DNA test is being performed, Sami leaves for Santo Domingo to divorce Lucas and leaves the twins with Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady
. EJ learns, before Sami, that he is the father of John Roman and wants to see his son, but he is prevented from doing so even after getting a court order stipulating that he has the right to see his son and take temporary custody.
After Sami and Lucas return from Santo Domingo, EJ stops by Sami and Lucas' apartment and explains that he has made arrangements for he and Sami to marry the following night. Sami protests but eventually agrees. EJ then insists on seeing his son, once again producing the court order. Sami begins to protest EJ's involvement with his son again, citing that little Johnny needs to be with his twin sister. EJ tries to understand, but wants to see his son. The two continue their discussion until Lucas departs. Once Lucas is gone, Sami allows EJ to hold his son at which point EJ agrees to let Johnny stay with Sami until she goes to live with him after they marry. On November 8, 2007, Sami and EJ are married. As Father Kelly pronounces them "husband and wife", three gun shots are heard. EJ is struck in the back by one of the bullets and when he is able to speak, he weakly comments that he can not feel his legs. Sami holds vigil at the hospital with Stefano. Later, Stefano tells EJ that he is paralyzed and they don't know if it is permanent or not. EJ is devastated. Sami arrives at the hospital in time to silently witness EJ crying in Stefano's arms.
On December 20, Lucas reveals to Kate that he hired a nurse to watch Johnny and Allie and went to the church, got his gun, and shot EJ. On December 21, 2008 Sami leaves EJ and tells him she wants a divorce. On December 24, EJ prays to God, "I want to know what it's like to love somebody without any conditions, to love them truly and not for myself. I want to know what it's like to feel that love. Please just give me another chance with Samantha and I promise you I will be a changed man." Lucas confesses and is sent to prison for shooting EJ in the back on December 31. EJ makes a full recovery.
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On May 15, 2008, EJ and Sami hash out their feelings over what happened the night Johnny was conceived after deciding to deal with the issues they’ve had between them in the past head-on. Sami declared that it was time that the slate between them should finally be wiped clean. EJ asks Sami if she can really put the night of Johnny’s conception behind them, and Sami firmly says that she can and will. After their conversation is interrupted by a very tipsy Nicole barging into the mansion and demanding to see EJ, jealousy rears its ugly head and, after physically throwing her romantic rival out the door, Sami pulls EJ into a fierce kiss. This inevitably leads to the couple making love on May 18th. Due to a misunderstanding, Lucas is released from prison early and, despite having told Sami that she should move on, is livid when he discovers her in bed with EJ. When Sami chases after Lucas, EJ overhears her desperately trying to convince him that their night together didn’t mean anything. Lucas doesn’t buy it, telling her he’s always suspected that Sami had feelings for EJ, despite her continual denial, and tells Sami things are over between them.
Sami and EJ’s marriage is eventually annulled, but not before EJ begs Sami to be honest with him and finally admit that she has feelings for him. She tearfully admits that she does.
Eventually, EJ tries to move on with Nicole, but it is clear from the start that his feelings for Sami are still as intense as ever when he calls out her name while having sex with Nicole in an elevator during a power outage. The encounter leaves Nicole pregnant. At approximately the same time, Sami finds out she is also pregnant with EJ’s child but decides to keep the information to herself, jealous of EJ and Nicole’s burgeoning relationship. EJ eventually expresses to Sami that he wants to move on because he’s tired of Sami giving him the run-around, and because he wants to start a family and believes that Nicole is as close as he’ll ever get to his longtime wish. Sami continues to keep her pregnancy a secret, despite Lucas insisting that Sami tell “the man she loves” that she’s going to have his baby.
Sami makes an attempt to tell EJ about her pregnancy on October 17th. While standing on the DiMera mansion’s doorstep, Sami spies EJ and Nicole together through the window. It is never made clear whether or not Sami would have actually gone ahead with telling EJ about the pregnancy despite seeing them together because moments later, Sami inadvertently witnesses Salem’s mayor being assassinated.
Following the mayor’s assassination, EJ rescues Sami from a sniper, after which she reluctantly agrees to go into the Witness Protection program. Sami is devastated that she has to leave her children behind, and is heartbroken when she is told that, as a safety precaution, she isn’t allowed to even bring pictures of the kids with her. EJ, however, manages to slip pictures of Johnny and Allie into her luggage when no one is looking.
Sami and EJ, despite being separated, still show signs of longing for each other. When Sami reads an announcement in the paper of EJ and Nicole’s engagement, she imagines herself in Nicole’s place. Meanwhile, EJ dreams about waking up with Sami, and can’t help his disappointment when he realizes he’s waking up beside Nicole instead.
Sami, in the meantime, lies to EJ once again by telling him that Grace is a child she decided to adopt. EJ expresses confusion as to why Sami would adopt a child when she already has three that she was forced to leave behind when she went into witness protection. Sami, still obstinately holding onto her secret, reacts with anger, telling EJ to stay out of her life. In the meantime, Rafe decides to go along with Sami’s plan to have him illegally adopt Grace, making him the baby’s father in EJ’s place, though this plan never ends up coming to fruition. On June 3rd Grace is rushed to the hospital, and on June 9th, she dies from complications of meningitis.
Sami, devastated by the death of the baby she believed was her biological daughter, lashes out at EJ, finally coming clean about hiding the pregnancy from him. EJ, hurt beyond measure that Sami would purposely keep his child from him, spitefully only telling him about her existence after it was too late for him to ever know her, responds in kind. After an emotional explosion at the funeral home, EJ serves Sami with custody papers, intending to keep her out of Johnny’s life forever. Soon after, EJ becomes enraged when he discovers that the headstone Sami and Rafe arranged for Grace’s burial plot bears the name “Grace Rafaela Brady”. After destroying it, believing it to be yet another symbol of Sami’s lack of remorse for keeping his child from him, EJ immediately has it replaced with one that reads “Grace DiMera”.
Eventually, tensions begin to ease between the two with the help of a guilt-stricken Nicole. Sami finally begins to show some remorse for her actions, and EJ reveals to Lexie that he still has feelings for Sami, despite how she’s acted towards him.
On November 6, 2009, EJ asks Sami to visit Grace's grave with him. Sami shares her pregnancy story, and then apologizes to EJ about not telling him about Grace, asking him for forgiveness. After comforting each other at Grace’s graveside, EJ leaves Sami, but not before giving her a kiss on the cheek. Sami becomes flustered and blushes after the show of affection.
EJ and Sami soon find themselves on the same side when the details of the baby switch are finally revealed, and they discover that Nicole has had their biological daughter this entire time. EJ quickly turns on both Nicole and his father when he discovers that Stefano also knew about the baby-switch, but helped Nicole keep it a secret, motivated by his intense desire to keep “that Brady bitch” out of his son’s life. Finding himself a victim of betrayal yet again proves to be the last straw for EJ.
In a grand act of revenge, EJ orchestrates Sydney’s kidnapping to punish everyone around him. His original plan is to leave the country with Johnny and Sydney in tow, and never look back, however his accomplice, sister-in-law Anna DiMera, is able to see long before EJ can, that he’s still in love with Sami, and tries to convince him that he’s making a huge mistake. After things escalate to the point where he fakes Sydney’s death to emotionally destroy Sami, he changes his mind about leaving the country at the last minute, showing up at the Brady Pub with Sydney in hand. Sami is overjoyed to have her daughter back, and she and EJ seem to be back on a road to recovery.
Sami and EJ grow closer over the summer of 2010, and Sami eventually moves into the DiMera mansion with the children. She and Rafe had grown distant over the course of the kidnapping ordeal, and Sami found herself once again being drawn to EJ. After a heated kiss with EJ on July 8th, Sami tries to run away from her feelings for him once again, but EJ isn’t having it this time. When Sami asks EJ if he still wants her, he replies, “Yes, I do. And I think that if you’re honest with yourself you’ll admit that you want me, too.”
On July 29th, EJ brings up the topic of marriage to a shocked Sami.
“I’ll take your hand, I’ll look you in the eye, and I’ll kneel in front of you. I’ll look up at you, and I’ll have this thought that’ll run straight through my head about how I’m kneeling in front of my past, and how, if you’ll have me, I’ll rise to greet my future. And then I’ll tell you how much I love you, how much I’ve always loved you, and how I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”
EJ officially proposes to Sami on July 30th, but she expresses doubts that she’s ready to make such a commitment so soon after they’ve reconciled, and so soon after her break-up with Rafe. Though Sami believes she’s still in love with Rafe, after much thought and consideration, and moved by EJ’s sincerity, Sami accepts his proposal.
Throughout the summer, EJ goes to great lengths to keep the secret behind Sydney’s kidnapping safely hidden from Sami. Nicole ends up recording a conversation between EJ and Stefano during which he confesses to staging the kidnapping, and blackmails him with it. Rafe, intent on “opening Sami’s eyes”, gets some hints from Victor Kiriakis
on how to get on Nicole’s good side by feeding her insecurities over the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father. He tricks her into thinking he wants to sleep with her, and manages to get his hands on the CD containing EJ’s confession. Rafe shows up at the mansion in time to stop Sami and EJ’s wedding, and a heartbroken Sami leaves a devastated EJ at the altar, packing up the children and moving them all out of the mansion that same afternoon.
Later that night, a drunk and suicidal EJ passes out in Sami’s old bedroom clutching a family picture Johnny drew for him in one hand and a gun in the other. During an alcohol-induced tirade earlier on the evening, EJ swore to Stefano that he’d take the children and leave town. Kate called Sami to warn her of EJ’s plan, insisting, though, that EJ was in no state to put his plan into motion that night because he was in rough shape. Still, Sami snuck out of Rafe’s bed, got dressed, and headed to the DiMera mansion to confront EJ. Finding him passed out on the bed, Sami is about to turn and leave when her feelings of being betrayed by EJ overwhelm her. She grabs the gun from EJ’s hand, aims it at his head, and pulls the trigger. She slips back into bed beside Rafe before he even realizes she was gone.
EJ manages to survive, but lingers at death’s door. Sami, who discovers she’s been put in charge of EJ’s medical decisions according to his living will, debates whether or not she should pull the plug on him. On September 9th, 2010, she sees EJ for the first time since the shooting, though he’s unconscious and being kept alive by life support. EJ responds to the sound of her voice, opening his eyes for the first time since arriving at the hospital. On September 17th, EJ takes a turn for the worst and Sami is faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to take EJ off of life support. To gain some closure, and aid in her decision, Sami, alone in EJ’s room, tries to come to terms with everything that’s happened over the past few weeks. She tells EJ that she has both loved and hated him, “sometimes at the same time”, and later admits to Lexie that she was in love with EJ but claims that those feelings are “gone forever”.
EJ eventually recovers, shocking everyone by beginning to breathe on his own after he is taken off life support. On October 14th, EJ admits to Stefano that he still loves Sami, and that he believes that if she was indeed the one who shot him, he got what he deserved. Eventually, though, EJ sets out to prove that Sami was the shooter, as it becomes clear to him that it’s the only way that he will ever be able to see his children again.
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The pairing won Best Couple in Soap Opera Digest
s Hot Off The Net poll, published the week of September 17, 2007, and their portrayers won the Best Actor and Best Actress honors in the same poll the week of September 10, 2007.
In a September 10, 2007 Soap Opera Weekly
interview with Bryan Dattilo
, portrayer of Days of our Lives Lucas Roberts, the popularity and appeal of the EJ and Sami storyline was discussed. The interviewer stated that Soap Opera Weekly receives more fan mail from EJ and Sami fans than from Lucas and Sami fans. When asked if he would be okay if Sami and EJ became a supercouple, Dattilo responded: "Yeah. I think Sami and EJ have the ability to be a supercouple like Luke and Laura." EJ and Sami's popularity has proved formidable to rival couple Lucas and Sami
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has portrayed the role of EJ DiMera since the character was introduced as an adult on the show on May 30, 2006. Over the course of their turbulent relationship, Sami and EJ have had two children together, Johnny and Sydney, been married once, and nearly married again on another occasion.
2006
EJ Wells, a famous European race car driver and entrepreneur, arrives in Salem and moves into the apartment across the hall from Sami Brady on 30 May 2006. EJ and Sami's first meeting, which occurs on the same day, is a memorable moment. EJ, clothed in nothing but a towel, answers his door to find a drenched, flustered Sami, who is looking for a wrench that EJ borrowed from her boyfriend earlier. The attraction between the handsome, charming Brit and Salem's resident bad girl is instantaneous and they quickly become good friends, despite her ongoing romantic relationship with Austin ReedAustin Reed (fiction)
Austin Reed is a fictional character in the soap opera Days of our Lives portrayed by Patrick Muldoon from July 7, 1992 to April 4, 1995 and September 26, 2011 to present. The role was also portrayed by Austin Peck from April 7, 1995 to May 31, 2002, June 29, 2005 to November 3, 2006...
at the time.
Over that summer and the early course of their friendship, EJ and Sami share a number of flirtatious exchanges and romantic moments. The most notable of these is a photo-shoot with a shirtless EJ and Sami as a stand-in for the scheduled model, their tango on the pier, a dinner at EJ's apartment on the night before Sami's wedding to Austin, and a romantic dance to the song "The Way You Look Tonight" in an abandoned house, where they are waylaid while trying to get to the church for Sami's wedding to Austin. They share their first kiss on August 22 when Sami mistakes EJ for Austin as she awakens.
EJ also becomes Sami's sole support and confidante while she is blackmailed by a mysterious person who sends her a number of notes threatening to expose one of her recent misdeeds if she doesn't comply with the notes' instructions. EJ encourages her to tell the truth about what she's done, but Sami resists, saying that the fallout would be potentially devastating for her and her relationships with her loved ones. Ultimately, Sami is forced to leave Austin at the altar to satisfy the blackmailer's demands and keep her secret. During the aftermath of the aborted wedding, EJ supports Sami and reveals that he's never believed that Austin is the right man for her. He tells her that she deserves to be with "somebody who loves you completely and absolutely for who you are, not who they want you to be or who they wish that you were." When Sami receives yet another blackmail note demanding that she give up custody of her son, Will, to her ex-fiance, Lucas Horton
Lucas Horton
Lucas Desmond Horton is a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. He was portrayed by Bryan Dattilo from 1992-2001, and from 2002-2010.-Storylines:...
, EJ promises her that he will always be there for her and they share a kiss.
Subsequently, EJ asks Sami out on a date and learns that Lucas has moved in with Sami and Will to provide Will with a more stable family environment after he ran away from home. EJ and Sami's first official date is disrupted by Will and Lucas's pranks, which include canceling their dinner reservations, sabotaging EJ's car, and planting a stink bomb in EJ's apartment. Unbeknownst to Sami, EJ seeks solace in the arms of Sami's archenemy
Archenemy
An archenemy, archfoe, archvillain or archnemesis is the principal enemy of a character in a work of fiction, often described as the hero's worst enemy .- Etymology :The word archenemy or arch-enemy originated...
, Kate Roberts
Kate Roberts (fiction)
Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" DiMera is a fictional character on the NBC Soap Opera Days of our Lives, matriarch of the series' DiMera family. The character of Kate Roberts is originally introduced in 1977 as Kate Winograd being portrayed by soap veteran, Elaine Princi who would vacate the role in 1979...
after their failed date. The next day, Sami tells EJ that she can't go out with him again, but that she still wants to be friends. EJ appears disappointed by Sami's decision.
Shortly thereafter, Sami's secret, that she blackmailed Dr. Lexie Carver to lie to Austin and her sister, Carrie, about their ability to conceive normal children together, is revealed when Lucas finds a blackmail note that was intended for Sami. As a result, Sami become estranged from her family, her son Will disowns her, and Lucas and Will move out of the apartment, leaving Sami on her own. At the same time, EJ is revealed (to the audience) to be Patrick Lockhart's boss and the mastermind behind the so-called "gloved hand" crimes that have rocked Salem over the previous few months.
Sami informs EJ that her terrible secret has been revealed and that she's been abandoned by practically everyone close to her. EJ comforts her and takes her home with him, but nothing happens between them that night. The following morning, EJ tells Sami that he adores all parts of her, both bad and good, and that, to him, she is perfect just as she is. They kiss and then begin making out on the couch, but are interrupted. Later, Sami and EJ have a romantic date at her apartment and start making out, but are once again interrupted - this time by Lucas and Will. EJ, irritated by the interruption, asks Sami to choose between him or Lucas and Will. Sami asks EJ to leave and he obliges, warning her that Lucas and Will will only hurt her again.
Meanwhile, the authorities are onto EJ. Sami, curious about why the police are interested in EJ after her Uncle Bo asks her about him, pays EJ a visit to ask him. EJ is evasive and rushes her out of the apartment, but not before Sami discovers a woman's bra tucked into the couch cushions and realizes that EJ's been having sex with Kate. When EJ subsequently shows up at Sami's apartment to ask her why she hasn't been returning his phone calls, she, along with her boyfriend Lucas, confront him about his affair with Kate and tell him that she doesn't want anything more to do with him.
However, later that same day, Sami is sent over to EJ's apartment to distract him so that Kate, who had been in the middle of searching his belongings, can make a hasty escape before EJ catches her. Sami tells EJ that she wants to make a try at a relationship again, despite his involvement with Kate, and kisses him. When EJ presses her to take their relationship to the next level right away, Sami becomes evasive. EJ's demeanor changes and as she leaves the apartment, he is clearly suspicious of the motives behind Sami's visit.
When EJ discovers that someone has searched his apartment, he realizes that Sami was involved. He goes over to Sami's apartment and kisses her. Sami pulls away and EJ's suspicions are confirmed. He asks who sent her over to his apartment to distract him from the fact that someone was searching through his things and Sami denies knowing anything about it. Unsatisfied with that answer, EJ gets threatening with Sami, demanding answers. Lucas walks in before the situation can escalate further and warns EJ to stay away from Sami. EJ calls Sami a "tease" and tells her that he's seen her "true colors." A few days later, Sami meets EJ in the hall and he apologizes to her for his behavior. Sami forgives him.
In early December, Sami becomes a full partner in EJ's company, Mythic Communications. They travel to a sales conference in Talladega. EJ receives a phone call instructing him to leave Salem. Enraged, he refuses to leave until he's finished what he started. Sami overhears EJ say the name Stefano. Horrified, she realizes that EJ is not who he says he is and that he is connected to her family's long-time enemy, Stefano DiMera
Stefano DiMera
Stefano DiMera is a fictional character, a villain on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Pat Falken Smith, he is portrayed by Joseph Mascolo...
. Sami makes up an excuse to return to Salem immediately, leaving behind a very suspicious EJ.
Sami learns that EJ is really Stefano's son and that the police believe that he is behind the "black glove" crimes, which have been perpetrated upon members of her family, the Brady's. She agrees to help the police set up a trap for EJ. She meets with EJ and informs him that the police are on to him and that they plan to arrest him, revealing that she knows that he's connected to Stefano DiMera. Sami tells EJ "that there is something here that we can't deny" and that she wants to run away with him. They make plans to meet at an old boathouse outside of town on Boxing Day. EJ plays along with her, but when she leaves, it is clear that he is suspicious of her story and her motives. He contacts his accomplice, Patrick, to make a few of his own plans for that evening.
EJ goes to the boathouse on Boxing Day, surprises John, who's waiting for him, and holds him at gunpoint. EJ shoots John, as per his father's orders, and flees in Lexie's car. In the meantime, Sami, secure in the knowledge that EJ is falling into the trap she has laid, drives out of town with Lucas on a ski trip. Their car breaks down on a lonely mountain road and they wind up in a cabin, where the roof collapses and traps Lucas underneath a heavy beam, which Sami is unable to move by herself. Sami returns to the road, desperate for help, and flags down an approaching car. Without seeing the driver, she jumps into the car and is alarmed to find that it's EJ - fresh from the scene of her betrayal - and he is none too pleased.
Sami begs EJ to help her save Lucas, but he refuses, telling her that he has more pressing concerns - getting through a police roadblock that lies a short way ahead of them. Sami attempts to bargain with EJ, offering to help him get through the roadblock if he helps her with Lucas. EJ refuses and pulls out a gun, threatening Sami with deadly consequences if she does not comply. Sami gets EJ past the roadblock, but EJ declines to help Lucas unless Sami has sex with him, explaining that one of his missions in Salem was to "plant the DiMera seed" in a Brady of his choosing. Sami agrees to EJ's bargain. EJ reciprocates by shifting the beam off Lucas before he disappears into the night and out of Salem.
2007
Sami, who has kept her encounter with EJ a secret, begins the new year being hailed as a hero for single-handedly rescuing Lucas from certain death. EJ, who has successfully fled to Mexico, calls Sami to ensure that she hasn't informed the authorities about their pact or the events of that night. After Steve JohnsonSteve Johnson (fiction)
Steven Earl "Patch" Johnson is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Days of our Lives. He has been portrayed by Stephen Nichols from June 13, 1985 to October 23, 1990 and from June 9, 2006 to February 17, 2009.-Fictional character history:...
pays him a visit in Mexico, wielding a warrant for his arrest, EJ returns to Salem to clear his name and resume his former life. EJ calls Sami from the police station to inform her that he is back in Salem and that they have "unfinished business." Sami pays him a visit at the police station to assure him that she's kept their secret. EJ tells her that he loves her and that he wants to work with her again. Sami, incredulous that he could expect to reinsert himself into her life after all that has happened, tells him that she wants nothing to do with him. EJ is cleared of all charges due to insufficient evidence and released. He hires Sami's then boyfriend, Lucas, to work for his company.
Sami realizes that she is pregnant and that she doesn't know who has fathered her baby - EJ or Lucas. Despite Sami's attempts to hide her pregnancy from EJ, he begins to suspect that she is pregnant, especially after he learns of her engagement to Lucas, and tries to discover the truth. He gets confirmation when he goes through Sami's trash and finds an appointment card for her first sonogram - he is ecstatic and hopeful that the baby is his. EJ tells Sami that he knows that she is pregnant and demands an amniocentesis to determine the paternity of the baby. Sami refuses. On another front, EJ realizes that the police are still pursuing evidence to connect him to the "black glove" crimes, as well as the shooting of John Black. When Sami comes to visit him at his apartment to find out what he is up to, he admits that he cares about her and that he returned to Salem for her. He says, "You're a uniquely compelling, sensual woman that, despite my better judgment, I can't quite seem to get shod of." EJ also blackmails Sami, by threatening tell Lucas about their secret, to use her devious, deceitful wiles to find out from her father, Roman
Roman Brady
Roman Augustus Brady is a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives. Roman was played by Wayne Northrop from 1981 to 1984 and 1991 to 1994, and has been played by Josh Taylor since 1997, with a brief hiatus in early 2004, when he was a victim of the show's now-infamous serial...
, which direction the police plan to pursue to prove their case against him.
During a tumultuous confrontation between EJ and Sami at a church, where EJ overhears Sami praying to God that her baby is not EJ's, EJ once again demands that Sami get an amniocentesis to determine the paternity of her baby and he tells her that he alone will be raising their baby in the image of Stefano. After EJ leaves the church, an upset Sami converses with Lexie's mother, Celeste
Celeste Perrault
Celeste Perrault is a fictional character on soap Days of our Lives. Celeste is portrayed by Tanya Boyd.- Character's background :...
, who tries to persuade Sami that the only way to keep her baby is to murder EJ. Sami balks at that idea and decides to con EJ instead. She tells EJ that she'll get the amino only if he agrees to leave her alone if the results show that he is not the father. Sami gets a blank report from the hospital lab and fills it out to make it look like she has an amino and that the results of the genetic testing show that Lucas is the father of her child. In the meantime, Celeste approaches her again, on several occasions, warning her that EJ is no fool and trying to persuade her that her only option is murder. EJ is suspicious when he notices them together and warns Sami that, if she and Celeste are conspiring against him, the consequences will not be good for either of them.
Sami presents EJ with the fake test results, which name Lucas as the father of the her baby. EJ is very disappointed to find out that he is not the father of Sami's baby, but he still feels that they have a connection. Sami dismisses any connection that they might have had a "momentary chemistry" that changed once she found that he was a DiMera. EJ tells her that, "My feelings for you are very real, Samantha." Sami tells him that she doesn't care about him or his feelings. EJ reluctantly agrees to leave her alone from then on and also to keep their secret about what happened on the night that he helped her to rescue Lucas. A disappointed EJ leaves Sami with these parting words: "You remember that man you tangoed with last summer on the pier. That's one of my favorite moments. Funny thing being, Samantha, is that you're the only woman in the world who could have made me into the man that you thought I was."
EJ, familiar with Sami's history of tampering with paternity tests, breaks into the hospital lab and finds out that the test was not performed. He then tricks Lucas into meeting with Sami's doctor and finds out that Sami never had an amniocentesis performed. Now that he has proof that Sami faked the results he confronts her. Sami endeavors to convince EJ that she wants him to be the father of her baby and they kiss. He gives Sami an ultimatum - she must tell Lucas that he's not the father of the baby and call the wedding off within twenty four hours. EJ demands that after she has performed these tasks, she meet him at nine o'clock sharp the next night at the very same cabin where Lucas was trapped under the beam. From there, they will depart Salem for Las Vegas to get married. Sami agrees, but quickly contacts Celeste after EJ leaves, to tell her that she is ready to go through with the plan to kill EJ.
Celeste helps her put it together, drugging EJ with special lipstick, and burning down the cabin where they meet, the same cabin that had trapped Lucas. Sami is unable to go through with killing a human being, but the building goes up in flames anyway. It's later revealed that EJ had blackmailed Celeste into convincing Sami to kill him, and was party to the whole thing. Eventually, the truth comes out, and viewers start to see a gradual yet seemingly sincere change in EJ as he realizes the magnitude of what he did and the pain that he caused Sami. EJ apologizes for what he did on several occasions, and later refers to what he did as vile and inhuman. He does use the word "rape" in one of his apologies, finally acknowledging the truth of what happened that night. He does everything he can to earn back Sami’s trust and he saves her life on several occasions.
Later, EJ and Sami scheme together, and it seems as though EJ is being redeemed. Sami is shown to trust him a little bit more than she did before, although she does not forgive him for what he did. The possibility that she may forgive him lingers. The origin of the DiMera vendetta against the Brady family, said to have begun with a forbidden affair between Santo DiMera
Santo DiMera
Santo DiMera is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. He was portrayed by James Scott from July 9, 2007 to September 28, 2007. Scott reprised the role on August 20, 2008 as a figment of John's imagination....
and Colleen Brady
Colleen Brady
Colleen Mary Brady was a fictional character on the U.S. soap opera Days of our Lives. Her story was seen in flashbacks through the correspondence between Santo DiMera and herself...
, who, as fate would have it, look exactly like EJ and Sami respectively, begins to reveal itself.
On June 29, 2007, EJ is informed that he is the father of Sami's twins. However, during the same episode, it is revealed that the DNA test was never actually done because Kate blackmailed Nick Fallon
Nick Fallon
Nicholas "Nick" Fallon is a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. The role was played by Blake Berris from November 7, 2006 to January 15, 2009.-Storylines:...
, the lab tech, who was supposed to run the test. Eventually, Nick runs the test, which indicates that Lucas is the father of the twins, not EJ.
Sami remains conflicted about her feelings for EJ, and while giving him CPR after he is electrocuted in a steam room, she kisses him. Later this same week, she and EJ read some of the Santo and Colleen love letters while lying in her hospital bed together. EJ points out many similarities between himself and Sami and Santo and Colleen, but Sami does not agree that there are any similarities between them. When they finish reading the letters, EJ once again declares his love for Sami and challenges her to admit that she has feelings for him. After a nurse gives Sami some medication to make her sleep, EJ kisses her. She gets caught up in the kiss but then realizes what she is doing and yells at EJ to get out of her room. She throws a flower vase at his head as he leaves.
Once the terms for ending the Dimera vendetta are revealed, that EJ and Sami must marry, EJ reminds Sami what is at stake if they don't marry. When Sami decides not to go through with the terms, EJ points out that her family is in danger. Sami calls EJ to come to the pub and, again, discuss their possible marriage and her annulment from Lucas. Shortly thereafter, while EJ is with Sami at the pub, Sami's stepfather, John Black, is killed in a hit-and-run
Hit and run (vehicular)
Hit-and-run is the act of causing a traffic accident , and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards...
. Sami assumes that John was killed because of her decision not to marry EJ. Sami quickly reverses her decision and agrees to divorce Lucas and marry EJ.
On October 23, 2007, Sami gives birth to her twins at Marlena's house. Lucas handcuffs EJ to a booth at the pub to keep him from attending the birth. EJ frees himself and arrives at Marlena's house after the twins are born. He comments that the twins look as though they could have different fathers.
After some convincing, Sami agrees to have a new DNA test done on the twins. While the DNA test is being performed, Sami leaves for Santo Domingo to divorce Lucas and leaves the twins with Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady
Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady
Steve "Patch" Johnson and Dr. Kayla Brady Johnson are a supercouple on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Steve is portrayed by Stephen Nichols and Kayla is portrayed by Mary Beth Evans. On the Internet message boards[5] the couple is often referred to by the portmanteau "Stayla"...
. EJ learns, before Sami, that he is the father of John Roman and wants to see his son, but he is prevented from doing so even after getting a court order stipulating that he has the right to see his son and take temporary custody.
After Sami and Lucas return from Santo Domingo, EJ stops by Sami and Lucas' apartment and explains that he has made arrangements for he and Sami to marry the following night. Sami protests but eventually agrees. EJ then insists on seeing his son, once again producing the court order. Sami begins to protest EJ's involvement with his son again, citing that little Johnny needs to be with his twin sister. EJ tries to understand, but wants to see his son. The two continue their discussion until Lucas departs. Once Lucas is gone, Sami allows EJ to hold his son at which point EJ agrees to let Johnny stay with Sami until she goes to live with him after they marry. On November 8, 2007, Sami and EJ are married. As Father Kelly pronounces them "husband and wife", three gun shots are heard. EJ is struck in the back by one of the bullets and when he is able to speak, he weakly comments that he can not feel his legs. Sami holds vigil at the hospital with Stefano. Later, Stefano tells EJ that he is paralyzed and they don't know if it is permanent or not. EJ is devastated. Sami arrives at the hospital in time to silently witness EJ crying in Stefano's arms.
On December 20, Lucas reveals to Kate that he hired a nurse to watch Johnny and Allie and went to the church, got his gun, and shot EJ. On December 21, 2008 Sami leaves EJ and tells him she wants a divorce. On December 24, EJ prays to God, "I want to know what it's like to love somebody without any conditions, to love them truly and not for myself. I want to know what it's like to feel that love. Please just give me another chance with Samantha and I promise you I will be a changed man." Lucas confesses and is sent to prison for shooting EJ in the back on December 31. EJ makes a full recovery.
2008
On January 11, EJ turns on his father when he tells Sami, Marlena, Bo and Hope that John is not dead but being held by Stefano. As a result, both EJ and Sami go into witness protection to hide from Stefano. Still married, EJ and Sami plan to get a divorce when EJ discovers that he might be deported back to England. Sami and EJ decide to move in together to prove to the immigrations officer that they are a loving family so that EJ will be able to stay in the country. Though it eventually comes to light that this was all an elaborate ruse orchestrated by EJ to maintain the status quo with Sami and the children, EJ is extremely moved to overhear Sami tell the imposter immigration officer that he would be lucky if he was ever able to find someone who “loves him half as much as EJ loves me”. During this time, EJ, law degree in hand, and with a renewed interest in turning over a new leaf as a loving husband and father, joins Mickey Horton's firm. He takes on his first case, despite John and Sami’s objections, representing Sami’s longtime rival,Nicole WalkerNicole Walker
Nicole DiMera is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera, Days of our Lives, a long running series about working-class life in the fictional town of Salem. She was introduced in 1998 by head writer Sally Sussman Morina, and executive producer Ken Corday...
.
On May 15, 2008, EJ and Sami hash out their feelings over what happened the night Johnny was conceived after deciding to deal with the issues they’ve had between them in the past head-on. Sami declared that it was time that the slate between them should finally be wiped clean. EJ asks Sami if she can really put the night of Johnny’s conception behind them, and Sami firmly says that she can and will. After their conversation is interrupted by a very tipsy Nicole barging into the mansion and demanding to see EJ, jealousy rears its ugly head and, after physically throwing her romantic rival out the door, Sami pulls EJ into a fierce kiss. This inevitably leads to the couple making love on May 18th. Due to a misunderstanding, Lucas is released from prison early and, despite having told Sami that she should move on, is livid when he discovers her in bed with EJ. When Sami chases after Lucas, EJ overhears her desperately trying to convince him that their night together didn’t mean anything. Lucas doesn’t buy it, telling her he’s always suspected that Sami had feelings for EJ, despite her continual denial, and tells Sami things are over between them.
Sami and EJ’s marriage is eventually annulled, but not before EJ begs Sami to be honest with him and finally admit that she has feelings for him. She tearfully admits that she does.
Eventually, EJ tries to move on with Nicole, but it is clear from the start that his feelings for Sami are still as intense as ever when he calls out her name while having sex with Nicole in an elevator during a power outage. The encounter leaves Nicole pregnant. At approximately the same time, Sami finds out she is also pregnant with EJ’s child but decides to keep the information to herself, jealous of EJ and Nicole’s burgeoning relationship. EJ eventually expresses to Sami that he wants to move on because he’s tired of Sami giving him the run-around, and because he wants to start a family and believes that Nicole is as close as he’ll ever get to his longtime wish. Sami continues to keep her pregnancy a secret, despite Lucas insisting that Sami tell “the man she loves” that she’s going to have his baby.
Sami makes an attempt to tell EJ about her pregnancy on October 17th. While standing on the DiMera mansion’s doorstep, Sami spies EJ and Nicole together through the window. It is never made clear whether or not Sami would have actually gone ahead with telling EJ about the pregnancy despite seeing them together because moments later, Sami inadvertently witnesses Salem’s mayor being assassinated.
Following the mayor’s assassination, EJ rescues Sami from a sniper, after which she reluctantly agrees to go into the Witness Protection program. Sami is devastated that she has to leave her children behind, and is heartbroken when she is told that, as a safety precaution, she isn’t allowed to even bring pictures of the kids with her. EJ, however, manages to slip pictures of Johnny and Allie into her luggage when no one is looking.
Sami and EJ, despite being separated, still show signs of longing for each other. When Sami reads an announcement in the paper of EJ and Nicole’s engagement, she imagines herself in Nicole’s place. Meanwhile, EJ dreams about waking up with Sami, and can’t help his disappointment when he realizes he’s waking up beside Nicole instead.
2009-2010
After having a miscarriage, Nicole, having discovered that Sami is carrying EJ’s child, fakes the third trimester of her pregnancy by wearing a rubber baby belly, believing that the only thing keeping EJ from pursuing Sami again is the child he thinks Nicole is still carrying. She makes a deal with Mia, a pregnant teenage girl, to take the infant once it’s born and raise it as her own. Nicole ends up making the decision to switch Mia’s baby with Sami’s, believing that despite the deception, she’s giving EJ the gift of raising his own child – something Sami wasn’t willing to give him. The baby switch is a success, with Sami bringing home baby Grace (giving her the middle name “Rafaella” after her new lover, FBI agent Rafe Hernandez), and Nicole bringing EJ and Sami’s daughter back to the mansion, naming her Sydney.Sami, in the meantime, lies to EJ once again by telling him that Grace is a child she decided to adopt. EJ expresses confusion as to why Sami would adopt a child when she already has three that she was forced to leave behind when she went into witness protection. Sami, still obstinately holding onto her secret, reacts with anger, telling EJ to stay out of her life. In the meantime, Rafe decides to go along with Sami’s plan to have him illegally adopt Grace, making him the baby’s father in EJ’s place, though this plan never ends up coming to fruition. On June 3rd Grace is rushed to the hospital, and on June 9th, she dies from complications of meningitis.
Sami, devastated by the death of the baby she believed was her biological daughter, lashes out at EJ, finally coming clean about hiding the pregnancy from him. EJ, hurt beyond measure that Sami would purposely keep his child from him, spitefully only telling him about her existence after it was too late for him to ever know her, responds in kind. After an emotional explosion at the funeral home, EJ serves Sami with custody papers, intending to keep her out of Johnny’s life forever. Soon after, EJ becomes enraged when he discovers that the headstone Sami and Rafe arranged for Grace’s burial plot bears the name “Grace Rafaela Brady”. After destroying it, believing it to be yet another symbol of Sami’s lack of remorse for keeping his child from him, EJ immediately has it replaced with one that reads “Grace DiMera”.
Eventually, tensions begin to ease between the two with the help of a guilt-stricken Nicole. Sami finally begins to show some remorse for her actions, and EJ reveals to Lexie that he still has feelings for Sami, despite how she’s acted towards him.
On November 6, 2009, EJ asks Sami to visit Grace's grave with him. Sami shares her pregnancy story, and then apologizes to EJ about not telling him about Grace, asking him for forgiveness. After comforting each other at Grace’s graveside, EJ leaves Sami, but not before giving her a kiss on the cheek. Sami becomes flustered and blushes after the show of affection.
EJ and Sami soon find themselves on the same side when the details of the baby switch are finally revealed, and they discover that Nicole has had their biological daughter this entire time. EJ quickly turns on both Nicole and his father when he discovers that Stefano also knew about the baby-switch, but helped Nicole keep it a secret, motivated by his intense desire to keep “that Brady bitch” out of his son’s life. Finding himself a victim of betrayal yet again proves to be the last straw for EJ.
In a grand act of revenge, EJ orchestrates Sydney’s kidnapping to punish everyone around him. His original plan is to leave the country with Johnny and Sydney in tow, and never look back, however his accomplice, sister-in-law Anna DiMera, is able to see long before EJ can, that he’s still in love with Sami, and tries to convince him that he’s making a huge mistake. After things escalate to the point where he fakes Sydney’s death to emotionally destroy Sami, he changes his mind about leaving the country at the last minute, showing up at the Brady Pub with Sydney in hand. Sami is overjoyed to have her daughter back, and she and EJ seem to be back on a road to recovery.
Sami and EJ grow closer over the summer of 2010, and Sami eventually moves into the DiMera mansion with the children. She and Rafe had grown distant over the course of the kidnapping ordeal, and Sami found herself once again being drawn to EJ. After a heated kiss with EJ on July 8th, Sami tries to run away from her feelings for him once again, but EJ isn’t having it this time. When Sami asks EJ if he still wants her, he replies, “Yes, I do. And I think that if you’re honest with yourself you’ll admit that you want me, too.”
On July 29th, EJ brings up the topic of marriage to a shocked Sami.
“I’ll take your hand, I’ll look you in the eye, and I’ll kneel in front of you. I’ll look up at you, and I’ll have this thought that’ll run straight through my head about how I’m kneeling in front of my past, and how, if you’ll have me, I’ll rise to greet my future. And then I’ll tell you how much I love you, how much I’ve always loved you, and how I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”
EJ officially proposes to Sami on July 30th, but she expresses doubts that she’s ready to make such a commitment so soon after they’ve reconciled, and so soon after her break-up with Rafe. Though Sami believes she’s still in love with Rafe, after much thought and consideration, and moved by EJ’s sincerity, Sami accepts his proposal.
Throughout the summer, EJ goes to great lengths to keep the secret behind Sydney’s kidnapping safely hidden from Sami. Nicole ends up recording a conversation between EJ and Stefano during which he confesses to staging the kidnapping, and blackmails him with it. Rafe, intent on “opening Sami’s eyes”, gets some hints from Victor Kiriakis
Victor Kiriakis
Victor Kiriakis I is a fictional character on NBC's Days of our Lives. The role has been portrayed by John Aniston since 1985. His time on the show has been 1985 to 1997, 1998 to present with a brief storyline driven absence in 2004 when his character was "killed off" but found alive on the island...
on how to get on Nicole’s good side by feeding her insecurities over the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father. He tricks her into thinking he wants to sleep with her, and manages to get his hands on the CD containing EJ’s confession. Rafe shows up at the mansion in time to stop Sami and EJ’s wedding, and a heartbroken Sami leaves a devastated EJ at the altar, packing up the children and moving them all out of the mansion that same afternoon.
Later that night, a drunk and suicidal EJ passes out in Sami’s old bedroom clutching a family picture Johnny drew for him in one hand and a gun in the other. During an alcohol-induced tirade earlier on the evening, EJ swore to Stefano that he’d take the children and leave town. Kate called Sami to warn her of EJ’s plan, insisting, though, that EJ was in no state to put his plan into motion that night because he was in rough shape. Still, Sami snuck out of Rafe’s bed, got dressed, and headed to the DiMera mansion to confront EJ. Finding him passed out on the bed, Sami is about to turn and leave when her feelings of being betrayed by EJ overwhelm her. She grabs the gun from EJ’s hand, aims it at his head, and pulls the trigger. She slips back into bed beside Rafe before he even realizes she was gone.
EJ manages to survive, but lingers at death’s door. Sami, who discovers she’s been put in charge of EJ’s medical decisions according to his living will, debates whether or not she should pull the plug on him. On September 9th, 2010, she sees EJ for the first time since the shooting, though he’s unconscious and being kept alive by life support. EJ responds to the sound of her voice, opening his eyes for the first time since arriving at the hospital. On September 17th, EJ takes a turn for the worst and Sami is faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to take EJ off of life support. To gain some closure, and aid in her decision, Sami, alone in EJ’s room, tries to come to terms with everything that’s happened over the past few weeks. She tells EJ that she has both loved and hated him, “sometimes at the same time”, and later admits to Lexie that she was in love with EJ but claims that those feelings are “gone forever”.
EJ eventually recovers, shocking everyone by beginning to breathe on his own after he is taken off life support. On October 14th, EJ admits to Stefano that he still loves Sami, and that he believes that if she was indeed the one who shot him, he got what he deserved. Eventually, though, EJ sets out to prove that Sami was the shooter, as it becomes clear to him that it’s the only way that he will ever be able to see his children again.
Recognition and rival couple
EJ and Sami's relationship has been recognized as a top couple to view by Sympatico/MSNMSN
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The pairing won Best Couple in Soap Opera Digest
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s Hot Off The Net poll, published the week of September 17, 2007, and their portrayers won the Best Actor and Best Actress honors in the same poll the week of September 10, 2007.
In a September 10, 2007 Soap Opera Weekly
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interview with Bryan Dattilo
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, portrayer of Days of our Lives Lucas Roberts, the popularity and appeal of the EJ and Sami storyline was discussed. The interviewer stated that Soap Opera Weekly receives more fan mail from EJ and Sami fans than from Lucas and Sami fans. When asked if he would be okay if Sami and EJ became a supercouple, Dattilo responded: "Yeah. I think Sami and EJ have the ability to be a supercouple like Luke and Laura." EJ and Sami's popularity has proved formidable to rival couple Lucas and Sami
Lucas Roberts and Sami Brady
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