Prologue

How long had it been? All Samantha knew for sure was that it had been too long since EJ had last held her in his arms and stood by her side telling her how much he loved her. Never before had Samantha felt this alone. She wrapped her arms around herself and inhaled. Looking out of the window told her the hars truth of time passing her by. She had given him two months to come to his senses and return to her and to their children. It had been six months since EJ had last kissed her. It had been twenty-six weeks since Samantha had last looked into his eyes and seen the love she had spent her life chasing with all the wrong people and it had been 181 agonizing days since he had left her standing on the rooftop of their old apartment building alone.

Samantha turned and saw the divorce papers on her dressing table waiting to be signed. A week after his escape Samantha had received a letter from EJs lawyer and she had felt her heart break as she had seen his signature. EJ was trying so hard to give her what she didn't want to receive. Remaining confident that her husband would come to realize that he can't live out without her, Samantha had waited. After eight long weeks she had finally made her first attempt to find him but it had been too late. EJ Wells-DiMera had disappeared from the face of the earth. Even Stefano and his network of respectable and less than respectable people hadn't been able to locate his favourite son and that was enough to scare Samantha. It was also enough to worry Stefano and after months and small fortunes of money spent, they still hadn't been able to find EJ.

Picking up the papers which disgusted her so, Samantha found herself wondering what exactly had went through her husbands mind as he had made the unfortunate choice of walking away from her. She laid the papers back on the table refusing to sign them and give up to the hopelessness poisoning her mind. She concentrated on her memories. Before he had left, Samantha had thought that everything was on the mend and that they had finally surpassed the greatest obstacle on their way to happiness, together. What had made EJ sneak away and leave her alone in the cold? Samantha knew that there was only one person who could give her the answers she was seeking for. She fiddled with the locket hanging around her neck and whispered:

"Where are you EJ?"