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EJ Wells and Samantha "Sami" Brady (also known by the portmanteau EJami for EJ
and Sami) are fictional characters and a popular 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 Wells
since the character's introduction on May 30, 2006. The pairing is noted for the controversy surrounding their union, often
compared to that of daytime's most famous power couple, Luke Spencer and Laura Webber. They are also noted for being one of
today's most prominent fixtures in the soap opera medium. ****************************************** EJ's arrival in Salem happened on May 30, 2006, and EJ and Sami have a memorable first meeting, with
EJ in only a towel and Sami drenched because of a plumbing problem in her apartment. The sparks between EJ and Sami are immediate
and the chemistry is undeniable (the character Lucas Roberts states "there is some serious chemistry between those two"). Over the summer of 2006, EJ and Sami share many romantic moments, but since Sami is engaged to be married
to Austin Reed, nothing more than a few passionate dances and one accidental kiss the morning of her wedding to Austin are
exchanged between EJ and Sami. EJ treats Sami with a unique respect and admiration, unlike anything Sami’s boyfriends,
fiancés, or family have ever shown her. EJ is a true friend to Sami from the beginning. Sami does not end up marrying Austin because one of her many misdeeds results in her being blackmailed
into calling off the wedding. EJ is there to help her and support her, and very soon they start dating. Their dates are often
cut short due to Sami's son and ex-fiance, Lucas Roberts meddling. One such interruption comes when her son and ex-fiance
show up unannounced at her apartment when she and EJ are making out on the couch. EJ is annoyed by the interruption and asks
Sami to choose him or Lucas and Will. When she makes her choice not to ask Lucas and Will to leave, EJ starts to leave, telling
her "when they leave you, and they will, don't come to me." One interpretation of this scene is that EJ was asking Sami to
choose him over Lucas, and another is that EJ was forcing Sami to choose him over her son. After this rejection from Sami,
EJ becomes sexually involved with Sami's archenemy, Kate Roberts. A further obstacle is placed between EJ and Sami when Sami finds out that EJ has been sleeping with
Kate Roberts and that he has been hiding his true identity as a DiMera since he came to town. Following the breakup, EJ makes
some horrible decisions that end up hurting Sami, and one such mistake happens on December 29, 2006. In the course of the
story, Sami and Lucas end up in a cabin in the woods. A ceiling beam falls on Lucas, and Sami leaves the cabin to go look
for help. When Sami reaches the main road, she foolishly jumps into the first car that passes by. The driver is EJ, who needs
her help getting through a police roadblock. He forces her at gunpoint to get him through the roadblock and then wants Sami
to leave so that he can escape to Mexico. She refuses to get out of the car and pleads for his help in saving Lucas’
life, saying that she will do anything to get him to help her. EJ agrees on one condition — Sami has to have sex with
him. Sami reluctantly agrees to his terms, and EJ holds up his end of the bargain and saves Lucas' life. EJ later states that
his motivation for making the indecent proposal to Sami was in order to get her pregnant so that stem cells from the baby
could be used to save his father's life. After that day, EJ torments Sami with the truth about the night on the country road even after he discovers
that Sami is pregnant, possibly with his child. Celeste, Lexie's mother, learns of what happened between Sami and EJ and convinces
Sami, that she needs 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 pressured 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 has apologized for what he did
on several occasions, most recently referring to what he did as vile and inhuman. He did use the word "rape" in one of his apologies, however, no scenes have yet been shown where he
admits that he believes that what he did was rape. He is currently doing everything he can to earn back Sami’s trust
and he has saved her life and the life of her husband on numerous occasion. Viewers are shown scenes depicting EJ and Sami scheming together. The Suds Report: May 28, 2007 wondered
if NBC is redeeming EJ. Sami is being shown to trust him a little bit more than she did before, although she has not yet forgiven
him for what he did. The story is leaving it open for that to happen, as indicated by former Co-Executive Producer Stephen
Wyman. EJ and Sami are soon at the center of the Brady/DiMera feud storyline (Bradys vs DiMeras, "The Reveal").
The origin of the DiMera vendetta against the Bradys, 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. Their story is told in a way that parallels
EJ and Sami's and many comparisons have been made between Santo and Colleen and EJ and Sami. On June 29, 2007, EJ is informed that he is the father of Sami Brady'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 had the test run and a current test result indicates Lucas Roberts is the father
of the twins, not EJ. Sami is 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 son
may be in danger. Rather than go after Will to prove his point, EJ decides to set his sights on Sami's half sister Belle Black.
Before executing any plan to harm or scare Belle, 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 with only Lucas by her side.
Lucas has handcuffed EJ to a pole at the pub to keep him from being at the birth. EJ eventually frees himself and arrives
at Marlena's house. Immediately 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. And now moving on.
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