Nicole Reunites Eric With His Son — Before Ending Things With EJ — and Stefan Erupts at Gabi

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Theresa comes to the townhouse before Tate heads to lacrosse camp. Having just returned from taking Eric to the airport, Brady informs her Tate’s not there. Theresa panics that he’s with Holly. Brady assures her Tate will be a thousand miles away from Holly soon enough. Moving on, she calls Brady out for suggesting to Alex that she’s using him for his money. Brady admits he thinks she could have found out Alex was Victor’s heir before she slept with him.

Tate meets Aaron in the park. He gives him his license in case they check his ID at camp. Out for a run, Alex pounces out of nowhere. He overheard them and knows what they’re up to.

An enraged EJ throws a glass in the DiMera living room, vowing vengeance to his father’s portrait. Holly enters, wondering why he’s so angry. Calming down, EJ tells his stepdaughter how Gabi revealed that Jude is Eric’s son. Holly expresses how sorry she is for him. EJ very evenly says her sympathy is misplaced. He already knew.

In the Square, Stefan demands to know why Gabi exposed EJ’s secret about Jude. She says she couldn’t let Eric suffer the way she did in prison, being kept away from her child. Stefan counters that she just wanted to stick it to EJ.

At the airport, Nicole stops Eric from getting on the plane. She tells him he’s Jude’s father. “He’s our son.” She briefly recaps Gabi’s clams at the press conference and then lifts Jude from his stroller. The baby smiles and waves his arms as she hands him to Eric. Tears run down Eric’s face as he kisses his son’s head.

At the townhouse, Theresa acts appropriately insulted over Brady’s accusation. She’s not that woman anymore. She aspires to be a woman of integrity her son can be proud of. He apologizes, noting if she was only out for Alex’s money she wouldn’t have agreed to sign the prenup.

In the park, Tate begs Alex not to say anything to his mother. Alex would never. He had fake IDs once upon a time, too. He knows Tate was just hooking up his buddy before leaving for the summer. However, he warns Aaron not to drink and drive. Alex continues on his run as the boys freak out over the bullet they just dodged. Tate gives Aaron his plane ticket. In a couple hours, Aaron will be in New York and Tate will be able to spend his summer with Holly.

In the Square, Stefan points out Gabi could have privately told Eric about Jude. Instead, she publicly humiliated EJ because she hates him for what he did to her. Of course, she hates EJ! Gabi declares. He sent her to prison, where she lived in fear every day. She spent weeks in solitary confinement, where she feared she’d never see Stefan or Ariana again. If it were up to EJ, she would have been left to rot for the rest of her life. EJ got what he deserved. Can they go home and just forget about this? “No, Baby,” Stefan responds. “We can’t.”

At the mansion, EJ explains to Holly that he kept the secret about Jude, fearing Nicole would reunite with Eric. Holly is happy Eric has Jude back and hates what EJ did. However, she understands feeling so desperate that lying is the only choice you have. EJ thanks her for saying that. After she leaves, EJ looks up at Stefano’s portrait with the briefest hint of a smirk.

Holding Jude at the airport, Eric says he can’t take that job in Paris now. Nicole didn’t think he would. Eric can’t imagine what EJ’s going through right now. “I wouldn’t feel so sorry for EJ,” she says through gritted teeth. Later, Eric stews over what EJ did. Nicole explains he concealed the truth, fearing they would reunite. Sharing an emotional look, Eric says, “Let’s get out of here.”

In the Square, Stefan tells Gabi he loves her, but he is furious right now. He’s not on EJ’s side, but he promised his silence in exchange for her freedom. He thought they could all finally live in peace, but now he has to prepare for an all-out war. He walks away from her.

Holly meets Aaron in the park. He tells her Tate is getting his luggage (in air quotes) and should be there shortly. He assures her nothing will mess this up for them.

Returning to the townhouse, Tate tries to get out of Brady driving him to the airport. Theresa insists they will both take him. However, she gets a call from Alex, who needs her to return to the mansion to sign the prenup. Before leaving, she tells Tate that she knows this isn’t the summer he envisioned, but she’s just looking out for his best interests. She loves him. As they hug, Tate breathes a sigh of relief.

Eric pushes Jude’s stroller past Gabi in the Square. He thanks her for what she did. She’s happy for him and kind of proud of herself, even if Stefan is furious with her.

EJ pours himself a drink at the DiMera mansion, thinking about Nicole leaving him. Stefan shuffles in, asking EJ to pour one for him. EJ offers to put arsenic in it as well. Or should he stab him in the back? Stefan assures EJ he had every intention of taking his secret to the grave, but Gabi had other ideas. EJ says the damage is done. He lost his wife forever. Nicole returns.

When Theresa comes to the Kirakis mansion, she learns Alex ran into Tate earlier. She thinks it’s weird Tate didn’t tell her.

Holly and Tate accompany Aaron to the airport. After Aaron heads to his flight, Tate grins at Holly. “So, where do you want to spend the rest of the summer?”

In the Square, Gabi thinks about outing EJ at the press conference. With a pleased expression, she sips champagne.

Eric comes to the townhouse with Jude. Confused, Brady wonders why he’s back. Eric grins. “I thought you’d like to meet your nephew.”

After Stefan leaves them alone at the mansion, Nicole tells a hopeful EJ she’s just there to pack her things. She takes off her wedding ring. “I want a divorce.”