Song is "Your Guardian Angel" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

It was almost a week after Roman's surgery had been completed. He was still in ICU, but stable. He was awake and of sound mind. However, it was going to be a while before he had the strength to stand up again.

Sami, meanwhile, had learned to live with this. She just kept telling herself over and over that in time, her dad would be just fine. The worst was over and all good things were to come. All this was thanks to EJ, of course. He had been her primary source of support the past week. He, along with the moving of all of her and the twins' belongings in with EJ, had distracted her from pessimistic thoughts.

The sun was almost done setting over the town of Salem. Sami was standing on the wide expanse of balcony of the DiMera mansion, waiting for EJ and wondering why he had asked her to meet him out here after dinner. He wouldn't tell her why. All he had said was that he'd meet her out here in a few minutes.

EJ walked out onto the balcony and saw Sami standing there in the red, orange, and pink hues from the setting sun. He stopped for a second, captivated by just how beautiful she looked. He felt like the luckiest man in the world just then. Nothing, absolutely nothing, could replace this feeling.

Sensing his presence, she turned around and smiled expectantly. The look on her face plainly said, 'Ok, what's going on?' Even still, her smile kept him pinned down when he stood. All the words he had carefully planned out with Tony, all the words he had memorized inside his brain had vanished.

When I see your smile,
Tears roll down my face I can't replace.
And now that I'm strong, I have figured out
How this world turns cold and it breaks through my soul
And I know I'll find deep inside me, I can be the one.

"So…" Sami said. "Are you going to tell me what we're doing out here?"

Blinking, EJ smiled and stepped closer to her. He put his hands on her waist and said, "You are so beautiful, do you know that?"

"That's what you had planned to say?" She gave him a smirk, knowing that he was deliberately stalling before going ahead with exactly why he had asked her out here.

"No. Well, yes, that's part of it." He paused to try and recollect the words he had planned to say. "I wanted to tell you…that I love you very, very much. And that these past few months have been the best few months of my entire life." He shook his head in disbelief. "Sweetheart, we haven't been dreaming, have we?"

I will never let you fall.
I'll stand up with you forever.
I'll be there for you through it all,
Even if saving you sends me to heaven.

Sami stared at him with tears in her eyes. She never got tired of hearing EJ tell her that he loved her. But, this time it was different. It was the way he had said those words. If she wasn't mistaken, it had sounded like his was voice was shaking, which made the moment that much more tender to her.

She reached up to touch his face. "No, EJ. We're not dreaming. This is all very real."

He gave her a small smile and wiped away the tears that were trailing down her cheeks. He wanted to hold her, kiss her, and make love to her for the rest of the night. But before that could happen, there was something else that needed to be done. Something that he wanted to do.

"Darling, don't cry. There is nothing more to cry about. Listen to me. I'm not done yet."

It's ok, it's ok.
It's okay…

It was dark out now. The sun had disappeared below the horizon and instead of warm colors shining down on them, it was the faint blue glow of the moon. If possible, she looked even more beautiful in this light.

In the distance, they could hear the waves of the ocean crashing against the shore. The stars had just winked into focus above them. It couldn't be a more perfect summer night, even if EJ had paid all the money in the world for it. He took this a good sign. A sign that he was doing the right thing tonight.

"I have felt like the luckiest man in the world, just knowing you," he continued. "You amazed me, Samantha. You still do. I know I tell you all the time, but you really are perfect. You're smart, funny, determined, loving, scheming…It was like you were made especially for me."

Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us.
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter.
I can show you I'll be the one.

"I just want to tell you now that whatever happens with your dad, the twins, Kate, or any other deceiving relative of mine that has yet to surface…I'm going to be here for you no matter what. I'm going to protect you from anything and anyone. I know that my father and Andre are dead, but who knows how many cousins of mine are still in Italy, plotting to take over for them?"

"You really think that?" she asked. The thought horrified her.

"Samantha, I don't know. I just want you to know that nothing's going to hurt you ever again. I won't let it happen. Whatever needs to be done, I will protect you. I would die for you."

I will never let you fall.
I'll stand up with you forever.
I'll be there for you through it all,
Even if saving you sends me to heaven.

"EJ, don't say that," she whispered. "I've almost lost you too many times in the past after you saved my life. Please, don't talk like it's really going to happen."

"I'm sorry, sweetheart, but it's true." He sighed. "I really would give my life for you. You're everything to me. You're my soulmate. Always believe that, darling. We belong together." His voice had started shaking again and Sami began to get a little frightened at that. What was he so scared of? Losing her? That would never happen!

"You know," he continued, "despite all of that, I just feel like I don't deserve you. I've done so many horrible things to you and your family in the past, I don't understand how you've forgiven me. You're truly are an amazing woman, Samantha. I don't understand how we've been destined to be together."

"What are you saying?" she asked. She was undeniably scared at this point. What was he trying to say? She was too good for him? He was about to tell her they shouldn't be together. She knew it. Here she had been, believing nothing but good could come out of this meeting on the balcony and now…now, she didn't know what to believe.

"I'm saying that I know you're just too good for me, sweetheart. And I want you to promise me, promise me that you'll never leave me."

"EJ! I would never even think of that!"

"Good. Because I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

'Cause you're my, you're my, my true love, my whole heart.
Please, don't throw that away
'Cause I'm here, here for you.
Please, don't walk away and
Please, tell me you'll stay.

With that, EJ dropped down to one knee in front of her. Sami felt her heart thud against her chest.

"Samantha Gene Brady, will you marry me?"

He had opened a tiny ring box to reveal a white gold band with a large round diamond in the center. On either side of the rock were a cluster three tiny diamonds that were in the shape of their namesake.

Sami stared down at the ring, speechless. Now it felt like a dream. She was suddenly overcome by a tidal wave of emotion. All the times she had been proposed to in the past…none of them had affected her quite like this one. She was laughing and crying, both hysterically, at the same time. She could barely keep herself upright. She felt giddy and delirious and everything that went along with those all at the same time.

EJ was still kneeling there with the tiniest of smirks on his face. He hadn't been planning on doing this. The thought just came to him out of the blue a few days ago. He didn't know what it was, but the notion just hit him. Maybe it was the result of having Samantha and twins move into the mansion with him. It just felt right that they should be together, officially.

Use me as you will.
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be ok,
Though, my skies are turning gray.

After what seemed like forever, Sami spoke. "Oh, my God, EJ…yes. Yes, of course I'll marry you!"

She flung herself down into his arms before he had a chance to slip the ring onto her finger. He gave a shout of joy and lifted her up with one passionate kiss. Putting her back down on the ground, he finally slid the ring onto her finger.

Sami looked at it sparkling in the moonlight. It fit perfectly. She looked back up as EJ began dragging her back into the house. All she could do was laugh at the look on his face – a devilish grin, accompanied by a wink.

I will never let you fall.
I'll stand up with you forever.
I'll be there for you through it all,
Even if saving you sends me to heaven.