Prologue:

Since the moment he met her, there was nothing that Ej wanted more then Samantha. He met her in the hall and knew that she was the love of his life. The smile she gave him just made all the power he had in the world fall. She was the one thing that could bring him to his knees and he knew it.

Samantha and Ej dated briefly before she decided to marry Lucas and he left town to get away from the legacy of his family. Samantha was happy with Lucas; they had the twins and Will. She knew her husband loved her and you always heard laughter in their house. But at night, when everyone was asleep, she was restless. She just felt like something was missing and could never figure out what it was.

It may have taken 5 years, but Ej finally got over her, he went through a string of girls and finally got off the bottle. But returning to Salem for Stephano when he took a turn for the worse was not his best move. He may have had a defense for all his enemies, but there was no defense for Samantha Brady. She could just make him melt with a smile and start fumbling over his words like a schoolboy.

Chapter 1

Sami didn't even know that Ej came back to town when she seen him in Salem Place. She was picking up a present for the twins when she noticed him standing in front of the jewelry store. He was staring at the ring he bought for Samantha so many years ago, the one that still resided in his dresser.

"Ej, is that you?" she said as she walked up to him and placed her hand on his shoulder. He knew it was her before he ever turned around. There was only one who could send a shock through him with the slightest touch.

"Samantha, hi. How have you been?"

"Good, good. What are you doing back?"

"My father, Tony called and said he took a turn for the worse and wanted to say goodbye to all his children."

"I'm sorry to hear that, I remember Uncle Bo mentioning that he wasn't doing so well. How long you back for?"

"Not sure, its not like I have anything waiting for me."

"There are days when that sounds like heaven. But I really need to get going, I have to pick the twins up from kindergarten soon."

"How are the twins doing?"

"Well Colleen is just like her mother, always causing trouble and her sister Alice is just as sweet as can be."

"You had two girls."

"Ya, I was hoping for a boy. Will was so much easier then these two, but at least they both don't take after me. I don't think the world is ready to handle three Samantha Brady's running around." She said and laughed. He forgot how much he loved that smile, and her laugh. It sent a shock right through him all over again.

"I'm happy for you, send my congratulation to Lucas."

"I will, it was good seeing you again." She said as she hugged him and they both felt the electricity that was still there between them. However, Samantha hid it much better then Ej.

The two headed their separate ways, Samantha to deal with her family and Ej to the bar. He needed a drink if he was going to be in the same town as her. He couldn't bump into her again, he knew that staying at the mansion was a good idea. That way he could be far away from her.

Ej spent 5 years building up walls around his heart, every woman he was with said the same thing, "he was emotionally unavailable." He knew that they were right, there was only one woman he ever loved and that would never change, Samantha still had his heart. Even though he put up a barricade to keep her out, she still got in, with a hug in the street.