Chapter 105: Rude
"EJ, are you really just going to walk away from that room and let them get married? What is wrong with you? The EJ DiMera I know would never let this wedding happen!"
EJ rolled his eyes as he entered the mostly-empty Town Square, and turned around. "Samantha, there's no reason for you to follow me. Now please, just leave me alone."
"So what, you could just...grab a whiskey from the bar and drown your misery because of what Nicole said back there? Look, I understand why she would choose Rafe over you, but-"
"You're just making things worse, as always. It's not helping," EJ gruffly told her.
"What I'm trying to say is," Sami began, pausing for a moment, "we can't just let the two people we love get married."
"Samantha, I got the impression you were interested in reuniting with Lucas for the billionth time. Am I wrong?"
"Well, no, but-"
"At least you have options," EJ said harshly. "So why don't you just forget about Rafe and move on with the biological father of two of your children."
"Because even if I don't get back with Rafe, and I do end up with Lucas, I can't let that wretched woman ruin his life!"
"You've already done a fine job of that, my dear," EJ barked. "If you hadn't left Rafe because he didn't kiss up to you, none of this would've happened."
"And if you hadn't pursued me for some time, you'd still be with Nicole!" Sami blurted out.
EJ walked closer to his ex, bu then stopped and thought for a moment, smirking. "Perhaps you're right, Samantha. We've both come so far, and worked so hard to get the lives we've always wanted. For me, it was a family with Nicole. And now that our son is really alive, that dream can come true if Rafe is out of the way."
"And for me," Sami said with a smile, "it was a family with Rafe, or Lucas. The only problem is, which man do I choose?"
"You can worry about that later," EJ told her. "For now, let's stop this wedding. Let's separate Rafe from Nicole. I can start up that family again. And it'll be easier for you to decide who you want with Nicole out of the picture."