DAYS: ERIC LEAVES TOWN; ALLIE MOVES IN WITH NICOLE

Twins Eric and Sami both make their way out of Salem this week, leaving Nicole to look at her future in a new way.

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Nicole knows that Eric is struggling about returning to the Congo to help the villagers he knows there. Though Eric insists his place is with Nicole and Holly, Nicole gives him her blessing to go. “It’s surprising that Nicole has matured the way she has,” points out her portrayer, Arianne Zucker. “I think she’s finally found security with herself and in this relationship she has with Eric, so she can feel for him and what he wants. He’s eager to say no to going back to the Congo, but in her eyes, it’s only temporary and he’s doing some good in the world, and I think that’s why she’s so in love with him and the man he is. So, she’s being a loving and encouraging wife by telling him to go.”