Marlena still sat in silence but had observed everything. She wanted Sami to be happy, she truly did and what would that say about her if she tried to take that from her baby girl. Sami had grown up a lot in the past few years. She had always known that the things Sami did to others were always coming from a good place, just not always wise. What if she had never given in to her feelings for John. She knew the sense of duty that Samantha had spoken of and the pain that it caused when you stayed in a marriage because of it. She had loved Roman but John, the feelings between them were a different matter. What if Sami really felt that way for EJ? Could she stand to be the one to deny her daughter that kind of love, unconditional and all consuming? No she couldn't. She would stand by her girl. If this was what Sami wanted then she would do it.

"Sami, I am going to trust in you, something I have failed at in the past. I have watched you become the woman I always knew you would be and I can't be the one to deny you this path. If you truly want to be with EJ, I will sign." She looked to her daughter for confirmation.

Samantha was so happy. She was elated. She pushed the paper to her mom and said, "Thank you so much and I know that in time you will see. He loves me, completely and unconditionally and he is who will make me happy."

Marlena laid her hands on top of her daughters and said " I certainly hope so" and with that signed her name and then stood and walked out the door.

EJ walked to Samantha fearing the worst by the way Marlena had left and he could see Samantha's shoulders shaking from tears. He pulled up a seat and pulled her onto his lap and into his arms.

"Darling, I am so sorry. We will get them to come around, I know we will." He spoke softly into her hair.

She looked up at him with her beautiful tear stained face and said, "No, you misunderstood, here look." She handed him the paper.

He looked over it twice to make sure that his eyes weren't playing tricks on him. They had all signed, each and every one of them. He didn't know what Samantha had said to them but it had worked. He didn't want to know, he knew that it was between mother and daughter and he would not intrude upon that.

"You, my love are amazing. You have done the impossible. You have united the Brady's and the Dimeras." He laughed.

"I think I had a little help in that department. It took both of us. What about your family?" she asked.

"No fear. They will all sign. Here watch." He called to his family to join them.

As the Dimera family sat down she realized that the man she had feared for her entire life would become her father in law. That was a scary thought, but she knew that with EJ at the helm, a new Dimera era was beginning and she would be by his side to help usher it in.

"Father, Tony, Anna, the time has come for the final required signatures." He scooted the paper towards Tony and Anna who in turn signed their names. EJ knew his father would want to be the final so he and Samantha signed theirs and passed it to Stefano.

"Father, the final signature is yours."

Stefano was quiet, sadly so, but he pulled the paper to him and looked to his son and Samantha.

"I have fought this war for a very long time and I am thankful that it is coming to end with the joining of this Brady with this Dimera. I will be passing the legacy onto you my son in the hopes that a new way of life will be formed. I have no fear that with Samantha at your side you will once again bring honor to the Dimera name. Once your vows are complete, I know in my heart the souls of my father and his beloved Colleen will reunite and he will finally rest in peace." As a tear fell from the corner of his eye, he penned his name. He then folded the paper and handed it to his beloved son.

As he, Tony and Anna made their way to the door, he turned back to look at his son holding the woman he loved. It made him happy. As he opened the door and Tony and Anna preceded him, he gave a final wave to Samantha and Elvis and said, " Welcome to family, Samantha, you will make a beautiful Dimera."

As the door closed behind them, Sami and EJ walked their retreating backs. In a sigh of contentment, she leaned back into his embrace. They stood like this for quite some time just reveling in the warmth created by not only their bodies but also their hearts. The silence was finally broken by the sound of footsteps.

Bo and Hope were bringing their sleeping beauties down from upstairs. They each held a carrier containing one beautiful child. As the approached they were smiling from ear to ear.

"Sami, these have got to be two of the most adorable children I have ever seen." Smiled Hope.

"Yeah, I got to give it to Junior. You finally did something right." Bo was grinning as he spoke.

"Thank you, I think" spoke EJ as he took the extended carrier holding his beloved Cara.

"Sami, if there is anything you need, anything at all, I am here for you." Hope too, extended the carrier holding Connor.

As Sami took the child from her aunt, she also placed a soft kiss on Hope's check and whispered, "thank you".

As the little family drove home, they were all happy and content. EJ looked in the review mirror and watched the sleeping faces of his children. He then looked out of the corner of his eye at the woman who held his heart. Samantha was sleeping soundly and for the first time in a long time EJ saw that beautiful smile that he had missed so much. In that moment, taking in the faces of his family, he knew that if he never breathed another breath he would die a very happy man.

The next few months passed in a blur. Sami and EJ alternated nights with the twins so each could get at least some sleep and they settled into a happy routine. Samantha had received her divorce papers and for the time being Will had decided to live with his father. He accepted his moms' new relationship and loved his new siblings, he just felt that being with his dad was the right thing for him.

When the divorce decree had arrived, Samantha had felt as if the weight of the world had been lifted from her heart. She was finally free of all the cumbersome qualities she had taken on in order to please Lucas and her family and finally back was the old Sami, the one that EJ had always adored.

They had purchased a house that they would move into the moment they were married and it was beautiful. It was exactly what Sami had always dreamed of, white picket fence and all.

They had decided that because their lives were quite hectic with the new babies and they wanted this time to just get to know and romance one another again that they would hold off on finally making love until the night of their wedding. That was often a very difficult promise to keep, but they spent many a night after putting the babies down, talking, laughing and holding each other.

On the first day of the new year, Samantha, EJ, (Connor and Cara in their carriers) were standing in the little church in Galway, Ireland. The same church from decades past where these two souls originally met.

Samantha was in a simple white gown with a wreath around her head that from which a long green ribbon flowed. She was simply breathtaking.

EJ, dressed in a simple black suit with a tie of green to match Samantha stood waiting for his bride.

The priest and two local witnesses from the same hotel in which Santo had stayed, newly renovated of course, were in attendance. Samantha and EJ had managed to reserve the exact same room for tonight.

Standing in that church exchanging their vows, they could feel a presence surrounding them. It was warm and loving and they knew exactly what it was. As they exchanged rings, a platinum band for EJ and at her request a simple platinum band encasing a row of diamonds for Samantha, they could feel another set of hands touch theirs and their hearts smiled. Inscribed on the inside of Samantha's band was the phrase that had echoed across time, Anam Cara.

As the priest pronounced them husband and wife and they leaned in to begin their first married kiss, they looked to the back of the church and saw in the shadows the ghostly shadows of their ancestors, Santo and Colleen, mimicking their gesture.

As the circle began over fifty years prior, through a love that transcended time, it is now COMPLETE.