EJ tells Nicole to take the baby and leave. Nicole meets up with Brady, who learns the secret is out, and Nicole blames him for it. Brady apologizes and offers to help, but Nicole rejects it. Nicole finally rallies and convinces herself that EJ will miss both her and Sydney and take them back tomorrow. When Brady leaves, Nicole knows Sydney is Sami's baby, but she can't give Sydney back and vows to never let her go. Sami questions EJ, who reveals the depth of Nicole's lies and relates it to what Sami did to him with Grace. EJ tells Sami he wants Johnny with him tonight. Later, when EJ reunites with Johnny, Sami overhears him say Johnny is all he has left. Philip realizes Melanie and Nathan are on a date. Brady shows up and Melanie privately asks him if EJ found out about Brady's feelings for Nicole. He explains there's a lot more going on. Alone with Nathan, Philip tells Nathan to be good to Melanie. When Melanie returns, she asks Philip what he wanted to tell her. Philip withholds his true feelings, and tells her to have a good one with Nathan and exits. Melanie and Nathan have a fun time and end up kissing passionately. Stephanie confides in Maggie about liking Nathan and Philip. Later, Philip arrives and tells Stephanie that they can't be friends. He can't get that close to her, and realizes what she already knew. They were never right for each other.