Nicole pretends she's broken up with Brady to be with Sydney. EJ insists she move into the guest cottage on the DiMera grounds. Nicole and Brady break up in front of Henderson, and then make love. Brady's not crazy about Nicole moving in with the DiMeras, but Nicole insists she'll be safe from Vivian and sneaking around EJ will make her and Brady's relationship even hotter. Brady admits he does love a challenge and they make love again. Abe is jealous when he sees Ben comforting Lexie over Theo. Lexie is surprised by Abe's behavior, then furious when Abe tells her Sami put the bug in his ear when she reminded him of Lexie's past. Lexie and Abe make up, but Lexie remains furious with Sami. Gabi and Will hover as Rafe studies the photos of Johnny. He acknowledges that Johnny's pupil in his left eye is white, but thinks it's nothing serious. They decide to reprint the photos, but later realize Johnny's eye is still white. He assures Will and Gabi that it's probably a reflection of the light, even though it's in every photo. He tells Will not to tell Sami so as not to worry her over nothing. Will agrees. Later, Rafe wants EJ to see the photos, but EJ refuses and kicks Rafe out of his house. Rafe is about to call Lexie when she appears on his doorstep. He tells her he needs to talk to her about something important. Melanie asks Nathan why he's rushing his wedding to Stephanie when he told Melanie in quarantine that he loved her. Nathan says he knows he can be happy without his soul mate, Melanie. He points out that Melanie is in love and is happy with Philip. They agree to move on but it's difficult for both of them. When Stephanie raves to Melanie about how much Nathan loves her, Melanie impulsively asks if Stephanie really knows Nathan's feelings for her. Daniel says nothing to Stephanie and Caroline about overhearing their discussion of Philip cheating on Melanie. He runs into Philip, and confronts him. He can see in Philip's eyes that he has cheated, though he doesn't know with whom. He grabs Philip in anger just as Chloe enters, and overhears Daniel call Philip a cheater.