Sami woke up thinking of EJ. She panicked when she heard Rafe moaning and found him burning up with fever. Sami wanted to call a doctor, but Rafe insisted she couldn't. Once his fever broke, all would be fine. Sami decided to give Rafe a sponge bath to bring down his temperature. Mission accomplished. Later, while Rafe slept, Sami tried to take the cell phone from his hand, but he held on tightly.

EJ asked Nicole why she didn't tell him her car broke down. Nicole said his marriage proposal made her forget all about it. EJ was skeptical and wanted to talk about it. Nicole agreed and handed him her engagement ring. She told EJ she wasn't a fragile flower who needed a man taking care of her. EJ agreed not to be so controlling and gave Nicole her ring back, as she remembered back to losing their baby. The pair kissed as EJ's briefcase fell open to reveal a pre-nup agreement. EJ noted it was Stefano's doing and ripped it up, professing his love for Nicole. Nicole, in turn, noted how much EJ meant to her. Later, Nicole paid a visit to Dr. Baker to discuss him finding her a baby. Baker noted having a pregnant woman there New Year's Eve, but Nicole not showing up. Now he wasn't sure it could happen.

Bo questioned Philip about his New Year's Eve with Stephanie. Philip wondered if Bo had a problem with him dating Steph. Bo warned Philip not to break Steph's heart, reminding him she was "special." Meanwhile, Steph arrived at Titan looking for Philip. Melanie taunted her about losing him already. "It's been really hard," said Steph. "So you broke up?" asked Melanie. Steph, who was toying with her, chuckled. Steph knew Melanie hated seeing her and Philip together, because Melanie wanted him. Steph told Melanie that she and Philip had "an amazing" New Year's together. Steph's cell rang and it was Philip asking her to get together at his place. She said bye to Melanie and left. Steph arrived at Philip's and said she was sure about the two of them being together. They kissed, but Philip stopped things, insisting they needed space. Steph was furious. Philip admitted he'd made mistakes with women and couldn't live with himself if he hurt her. Steph assured Philip she was a big girl and asked if they could go to his room. They did and things got hot and heavy. "Are you sure?" asked Philip. Steph swore she was.

Melanie went to see Maggie, who noted Nick's sentencing was coming up and he wanted Melanie there. Melanie agreed to go. Maggie confronted Melanie about the game she was playing on New Year's Eve with Philip and cautioned she wouldn't be able to wrap him around her finger. Melanie admitted knowing Philip was trouble, so she'd stay away from him. When Maggie left, Melanie smirked and muttered about doing something at Nick's hearing.

While Theo saw Dr. Mark, Lexie took a call from Stefano, asking her to bring the tyke over for a visit. He had a gift for him. Lexie refused. Dr. Mark emerged with Theo, noting the boy was agitated. Dr. Mark thought a special reward might help Theo. Lexie took Theo to Stefano's, where she and her father got into a spat. In the interim, Theo wandered off toward the staircase.

Later, at the police station, Hope mentioned Bo getting the present of a lifetime this Christmas: his visions stopping. Bo noted it being "the one good thing" in his life lately. Hope took offense and went to close the blinds, so she could move in on Bo. Bo told her not to. It was becoming a running joke with the other cops. Hope told Bo he needed a break and suggested going to Mountain View Lodge. Bo agreed to go, if Hope could make a reservation. Suddenly, Bo got a vision of Theo climbing up stairs, while Lexie and Stefano argued. Meanwhile, Lexie discovered Theo falling down the steps at the DiMera mansion and screamed.