Brady Pub: Brady and Rachel arrive and join Sarah. Rachel wishes her a happy fourth of July and is shocked to hear she is Sarah’s favorite patient. Her mommy tells her she’s an acquired taste. The adults hem and haw before Rachel she heads back to help Roman with breakfast.

Sarah asks about Rachel and Brady swears her to secrecy before telling her about what happened when she saw Johnny the night of EJ’s shooting. She is horrified for Rachel as children need stability to thrive. Brady thinks they are no longer only speaking about Rachel.

Sarah thinks back to win she passed Victoria off as Rex’ child and wishes Xander never found out the truth. Brady says Xander loves Victoria with all his heart. Sarah worries as Xander’s anger hurts the folks he loves the most.

Brady brings up his strained relationship with Kristen and how it has played hell with Rachel. He doesn’t want to see the same thing happen to Victoria for the same reasons. He says he and Kristen found a way to move forward as a team and thinks she and Xander should do the same. Just then, Rachel returns and they all begin to eat breakfast.

Kiriakis Mansion: Xander arrives to see Victoria and runs into Maggie. He has a stuffed dog with him, but Maggie says his daughter is now deathly afraid of dogs. He grouses about the changes in her when he’s not around before Maggie says she can’t let him see his daughter because she’s sleeping. Xander asks if he can wait and Maggie agrees but tries to leave the room. Xander stops her and accuses her of voting for EJ to take over the hospital.

Maggie says she hates Xander’s actions but not him. Because of her love for Victor, she will never give up on him. She tells him never to question her loyalty to Victor and says she voted for him – and then calls him a jackass. She says nothing has changed between the two of them since he beat the fool out of his brother. Xander pushes back but then says he and Philip have found a way to work together moving forward. Maggie encourages him to do the same with Sarah so they can provide stability for their daughter. Xander says he intends to provide Victoria stability once he’s granted full custody.

Maggie thinks Xander is delusional as no judge would grant such a thing. Xander reminds Maggie of all Sarah’s lying, stealing and cheating to get what she wants. If Sarah wants war, he’s ready to fight. Maggie suggests he take the high road and create a solution that allows he and Sarah to work together. She reminds Xander how much he and Sarah, both love each other and the opportunity they have to make things right. Just then, they hear Victoria’s cries on the monitor. Xander and Maggie hold hands, and he goes upstairs to hang with his daughter.

Hernandez House: Guncle Leo is doting over Baby Boy Choi and begging him to sleep. Javi arrives home and they quietly chat about the things he got for the baby. Leo wonders how long the baby will be staying. He says they’ve got the baby until social services make their next move. Leo asks about the mother, but Javi says the point of the drop off program is the anonymity of the mother. Leo notes what a difficult decision it must have been.

Leo mentions his experience with delivering Nicole’s baby but Javi notes that wasn’t exactly a great situation. Leo agrees but still notes babies love him and he loves to watch them. That being said, he wonders if staying with him and Javi is the best start for the young boy. He knows Rafe and Javi will be good influences on the boy but is not so sure about himself. Leo mentions his checkered past and childhood traumas. Javi stops him and says everything will be just fine.

Leo asks again how long they will be in possession of the baby boy. Javi hesitates before saying he’s getting credentialed to be a foster parent in case they need to keep the little one with them for an extended time. Leo gets it and says he’s on board to do right by the baby. Javi hopes someone is doing right by the baby’s mother.

Sophia’s Digs: Sophia tosses and turns as she thinks about the traumatic birth the night before. She jumps awake and realizes she is no longer pregnant. Mama Choi calls and Sophia lies about being tired from the baby kicking and agrees to see her upon her return. She then calls someone (Melinda?) and makes a plan to meet up.

Horton Square: Tate runs into Holly and have a seat. He asks if she thinks they can start over. She’s not certain they can start from scratch, but Tate wants to give it a shot. They agree to take it slow, and he asks her on a date. When Sophia enters the square, she sees the couple holding hands. He asks if she wants to go tomorrow night, but she says she and Arianna Grace have to go to Senior Lake Week. Holly says he should join but Tate says it’s probably not a great idea as Sophia’s due date looms.

Tate selfishly says he could go on the trip as he has a phone and will only be an hour away. Holly smiles at being prioritized and Tate says he’s certain Sophia will be fine.

Park: Sophia meets up with Melinda who immediately pulls her into a comforting hug. She can’t believe Sophia went through something so traumatic by herself. Sophia thinks she is ok physically. Melinda reminds her that she is her lawyer and confidentiality is in place.

Sophia explains she gave birth in her room because everything was happening so fast and didn’t think she had time to call anyone. Melinda asks for more details and Sophia says she pulled up a YouTube video which told her how to do everything but cut the cord. Melinda’s reaction lays somewhere between impressed and mortified. She admits she is relieved everything went fairly well. Sophia is in tears when she talks about dropping the baby off at the fire station. She knows she did the right things as both Tate and her mother would have wanted to keep the baby once they saw him and without an adoptive family in place. Melinda wants to get her examined by a doctor, but Sophia is having none of it.

Melinda says they can go to a clinic outside of town and won’t take no for an answer. Sophia is frantic as she wonders what in the world, she’s going to tell her mother and Tate. Melinda says to leave it to her as she has a plan. Sophia worries her mother will find out and Melinda says she’ll cover the cost, so they don’t have to go through her insurance.

Days of Our Lives Recap: Sophia Unexpectedly Gives Birth in Her Bedroom

Endings

Sarah and Xander run into each other in Horton Square. She notices the stuffed dog and Xander realizes he looks silly. She says she is more shocked he doesn’t have it holding a Scottish flag. He says he kept it since Victoria is now terrified of dogs. He says he’s going shopping for a teddy bear because making Victoria happy is all that matters.

Holly greets her grandmother, and Maggie notes her good mood. Holly says she and Tate are back together and Maggie is thrilled. That being said, she wants Holly to be careful as the baby could change everything.

Javi thanks Leo for being on board with the baby and they kiss. Just then, Baby Boy Choi cries and the duo comforts him. Javi looks longingly at a picture on his phone of him holding the baby letting us know there is more to this story.

Tate, Rachel and Brady are at the penthouse hanging out and chatting about the breakfast at the pub. They decide to take a short nap before the impending parade. With that, Rachel exits. Brady asks Tate how it’s going. Tate says he feels a little guilty because he and Holly have gotten back together and worries how Sophia will react.

Sophia pulls up the fake baby bump in front of the mirror.

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