While Sami fell head over heels for Austin, the feelings weren’t reciprocated.
So, she did everything in her power to split upAustin and Carrie.
Later,Sami hooked up with Lucas Horton(Bryan Dattilo).

The two got off on the wrong foot, and Rafe found Sami to be infuriating.
Eventually, after spending a lot of time together, Sami and Rafe began to grow friendly.
However, Sydney had gone missing by that time.

Rafe then began to do everything he could to find Sydney, who they believed to have been kidnapped.
He eventually found out that EJ was behind Sydney’s disappearance.
Rafe eventually exposed EJ before he and Sami could get married (viaSoap Central).

She went to confront the father of her children and found him asleep with a gun next to him.
Sami shot EJ in the head and returned home to Rafe (viaSoaps).
Soon after EJ found out that Sami had shot him and blackmailed her with the information.

Rafe supported Sami through the tough time.
EJ decided to allow Sami back into the kids lives, but pulled his focus toward Rafe.
Sami quickly realized what was going on and helped Rafe capture Arnold.

She then told Rafe all about their lives together and his memories returned, perSoap Central.
Rafe and Sami reconnected and EJ signed custody of the kids back over to their mother.
Sami’s son Johnny went missing.

Sami believed that EJ could be behind his disappearance and went to confront her ex-husband.
While at the DiMera mansion, the two got a false report that Johnny’s body had been found.
They were devastated and got intimate to comfort each other.
Rafe popped the question and he and Hope got married.
However, when Sami came back to Salem for a visit, she and Rafe reconnected.
Sami and Rafe had a one-night standand Hope eventually found out about it.
However, others believe she’s more suited for the likes of EJ or Lucas.