Song is "I Turn to You" by Christina Aguilera.

Late the next morning, EJ woke up from the most peaceful night of sleep he'd had in weeks. It was like his whole life had fallen into place after last night. Nothing felt more right than it did now. He rolled over to face Sami when he heard her voice.

"Uncle Bo, just tell me!" She was on her cell phone, trying to find out how her dad was. Bo, however, said he would rather speak to her in person about Roman's condition.

"Fine," she sighed. "I'll be right there." She hung up.

"How's your father?" EJ asked.

Tears welled up in Sami's eyes. She couldn't stand it anymore. She was tired of crying all the time. Blinking them back, she answered, "I don't know. Uncle Bo wouldn't tell me. He wants me to come to the hospital."

"Alright, we'll go now then." He started to get out of bed and get dressed so they could get there as soon as possible.

"What if…what if he didn't make it?"

"Sweetheart, I'm sure he's fine. Now get dressed so we can go."

When I'm lost...in the rain,
In your eyes I know I'll find the light
To light my way.
When I'm scared,
Losing ground,
When my world is going crazy
You can turn it all around.
And when I'm down, you're there
Pushing me to the top.
You're always there giving me all you've got.

After getting the twins ready to go, they arrived at the hospital a little while later. Bo, Hope, Marlena, John, Lexie, Abe, Kayla, and Steve were in the waiting area outside Roman's room. They all looked distressed.

"How am I supposed to break this to her?" Bo asked no one in particular.

"Do you want me to tell her?" Kayla asked.

"No. I'll do it. I just…don't want to see the look on her face."

Sami ran up to them, trying to keep positive thoughts in her mind. That was what EJ kept telling her to do. Think positive. "What's going on? Is my dad ok?"

Bo exchanged an uneasy look with Hope before answering. "They couldn't perform the surgery to get the bullet out."

"Oh, my God." The blood drained from Sami's face. She grabbed onto EJ's arm for support in case she passed out. No. This couldn't be happening. Her dad had to still be alive, he just had to be.

"What, exactly, does that mean?" EJ asked.

For a shield from the storm,
For a friend, for a love
to keep me safe and warm,
I turn to you.
For the strength to be strong,
For the will to carry on,
For everything you do,
For everything that's true,
I turn to you.

"The bullet moved and went deeper than where they expected it to be," Bo said.

"But, he's still alive, right?" Sami asked. "He's not…he's not…" She couldn't finish the sentence. Just the thought of it made her feel sick.

"He's still alive, Sami," John said. "They're performing the second attempt at surgery right now."

"See, darling?" EJ said. "I told you, he's fine. They'll just go in where the bullet moved and they'll take it out and Roman will be good as new."

"Actually," Bo said. "This surgery is a lot more risky than the first one would have been. You see…it moved pretty close to his heart."

Sami knees turned to jelly at that statement. EJ caught her just before she hit the floor. She felt like she couldn't breathe. The tears were in there, but they just wouldn't come out. She felt numb. Her brain was spinning, but, she couldn't seem to keep up with the thoughts circling around in there. Somehow, he had managed to get her over to a chair.

And when I lose the will to win,
I just reach for you
And I can reach the sky again.
I can do anything
'Cause your love is so amazing,
'Cause your love inspires me.
And when I need a friend
You're always on my side
Giving me faith,
taking me through the night.

EJ kneeled down in front of her, holding her hands in his. He kept telling her everything was going to be ok, not to worry about it, Roman would be fine, it would be ok.

Hope had sat down next to her and put her arm around her shoulders. She wanted to let Sami know that everything would turn out fine, but she didn't want to take anything away from what EJ was saying. She knew that he was the only one who could keep Sami calm at a time like this.

Sami still hadn't let the tears fall from her eyes. Her breath was coming in ragged little gasps. This was all too much. She was going to fall apart, she knew she was. Then, EJ put his hand under her chin and tilted her head up to look at him.

"Samantha, look at me," he said. "He's going to be just fine. It's risky, I know, but it's still a procedure that I'm sure the doctors have gone through many times before. Alright?"

She nodded at him just as Lexie came over with a cup of water. She drank it, her hand shaking. What she really needed right now was some of that red wine EJ wanted to get her much earlier this morning.

For a shield from the storm,
For a friend, for a love
to keep me safe and warm,
I turn to you.
For the strength to be strong,
For the will to carry on,
For everything you do,
I turn to you.

Just then, a doctor came out of the room. Sami stood up when she saw him. The doctor surveyed the faces staring back at him before announcing that the surgery was complete.

"Well, is he alright?" Steve asked. "Don't leave us hangin' hear, Doc. What's the verdict?"

The doctor blinked. "He made it. But," he said as everyone let out sighs of relief, "there was a complication during the surgery."

"What happened?" Hope asked.

"Well, as you know, the bullet made its way quite close to Mr. Brady's heart. While we working on him, he had a minor heart attack."

Sami's blood ran cold. She felt EJ's arm tighten around her. How could he have had a heart attack? Her dad was healthy! She couldn't believe she was actually hearing this.

"Oh, my God," Kayla whispered.

"But, he's ok?" Abe said.

"We were able to revive him, yes. And we managed to extract the bullet from his body. We expect him to make a full recovery. However, he's going have to remain in ICU for a few days. After that, he'll need to stay on bed-rest and probably need a wheelchair for a while. His body had quite a shock."

"Thank you, doctor," Bo said. "Can we go in and see him?"

The doctor confirmed they could, but only two at a time. He left to go check on his other patients.

For the arms to be my shelter
Through all the rain,
For truth that will never change,
For someone to lean on,
For a heart I can rely on through anything,
For the one who…I can run to,
Oh, I turn to you.

While Bo and Hope went in to sit with Roman, Sami turned to EJ.

"I can't believe this is happening," she said. "He really was on the brink of death this time."

"But, he didn't die," EJ said. "He was able to make it through and he's going to survive."

Sami nodded and put her arms around him. She didn't know how he managed to do it, but he kept her sane during the past few minutes. If hadn't been there, she knew she would have been a complete basket case.

Which just reinforced her belief that they truly were destined to be together.

For a shield from the storm,
For a friend, for a love
To keep me safe and warm,
I turn to you.
For the strength to be strong,
For the will to carry on,
For everything you do,
For everything that's true,
For everything you do,
For everything that's true,
I turn to you.