Days of our Lives dropped a bombshell as Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) stunned Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd) when she told her Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) ran a DNA test on Tate Black (Leo Howard) and Tesoro. And the DNA did not match.
Now, let’s talk about why this happened. We’ve been saying here for a while that we thought ultimately it was going to come out that Sophia was not carrying Tate’s child. I felt for quite a while that Aaron Greene (Louis Tomeo) is the one who got Sophia pregnant the day they hung out watching Body and Soul and eating cake after Tate called Sophia Holly Jonas‘s (Ashley Puzemis) name in bed, if you remember that day months and months ago, almost a year ago.
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So, I’m wondering if Sarah is going to take the hair samples that Sophia gave her and hand them to Rafe to run another DNA test between Tesoro and Sophia just to confirm that she told Sarah the truth and that the Firehouse baby is really hers. I mean, Sophia gave her permission to run it. So even if Sarah turns out to run the test personally, so she still doesn’t violate HIPAA, I think this test is going to get done either by Sarah or Rafe, one way or another.
And we all saw Sarah urging Sophia to come clean so that Tate and Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) could have some closure, but Sarah still has her hands tied. She cannot tell Tate or Brady, even if she runs the test and confirms what Sophia said is true. Which would mean that Tate is definitely not the baby daddy. So Sarah was also just really upset at how selfish and terrible that Sophia is being. She seems to think that Tate will just get over the whole baby thing.
Tesoro’s Adoption Journey on DOOL
In the meantime, Tesoro’s time with Javi Hernandez (Al Calderon) and Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart) and the Hernandez family is coming to an end because the waiting period for Sophia to change her mind has expired. So now Tesoro is officially up for adoption. So this big issue is who’s going to wind up with Sophia’s baby.
Now, for a while, fans also suspected Tate might not have been Sophia’s baby daddy. And to her credit, when Sarah confronted her, Sophia seemed genuinely shocked at the idea that the baby wasn’t Tate’s. I also said here for a while that I didn’t think Sophia. was intentionally lying to Tate. I think Sophia just put it out of her mind any possibility that somebody else could be the father of her baby.
And Sophia also refused to tell Sarah who else could be the dad. I mean, Sophia was in the dark. She would have thought Tate was Tesoro’s dad forever if Sarah hadn’t come and confronted her about these lies. And Sophia was stunned when Sarah accused her of lying about putting Torto in the safe haven room at the Salem Firehouse.
So, now Sophia explained herself, but I still don’t think Sarah is going to quite believe it until she gets test results on Sophia and Tesoro. Sarah thinks that Tate deserves to know the truth that he was not a teen dad whose baby was put up for adoption. Even though Sarah can’t spill the beans, she might nudge somebody in the right direction. So the truth finally comes out about Sophia and the baby.
DOOL: Love Triangles and Adoption Schemes
Meanwhile, Tesoro is still up for adoption. And Sophia just tried to ruin Johnny DiMera‘s (Carson Boatman) and Chanel Dupree‘s (Raven Bowens) chance to adopt the baby. She sent those naughty texts from Holly’s phone. And those came in right as the social worker was there. She wrote that scathing letter to the adoption agency. And despite all that, Johnny and Chanel might still get their chance to adopt Tesoro because they found out from Rafe that Holly could not have sent the text.
And from there, it’s kind of easy for them to do the math that the only person that hates them enough to pull this stunt is Sophia because it was pretty easy for Johnny to figure out from there. Sophia sent the letter to CPS because she’s still furious that Johnny ruined the adoption months ago.
Before Sophia even gave birth, because that was the perfect answer to all her problems. And Johnny screwed it up. But with a good word from Rafe and proof that the texts were faked and the letter was a lie, Johnny and Chanel could wind up adopting Little T after all.
Days of Our Lives: Potential New Parents for Tesoro
But there are other possible families and people that could wind up with that adorable little baby. Now, there’s the chance Aaron may want his kid because it seems very likely that Aaron is the person who got Sophia pregnant. Even though he’s still in college and had no idea that he’s the one who got Sophia pregnant, Aaron may want his son. If you remember, he actually tried to come clean to Tate a few times about that day that he slept with her. We may still get some flashbacks, but you know, it seems very likely it’s him.
And Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) and Felicity Greene (Kennedy Garcia) may be on board with helping Aaron raise his son. They may want the kid. Felicity and Cat may be really excited to have a nephew. And I’m sure Aaron is going to be just stunned by all this. And in the end, he really did like Sophia and he may feel betrayed. He may want custody of his son or not.
Sophia’s Mom Steps Up on DOOL?
Now, if Cat and Aaron don’t get the baby or don’t want to take in Tesoro, maybe Amy Choi (Shi Ne Nielson) steps up. You know, early in the pregnancy, Amy was pushing for Tate and Sophia to marry and raise the baby together, but Sophia pushed back. She was the one who wanted the adoption. So, Tesoro’s grandmother, Amy, may decide she’ll adopt the baby once the full truth comes out because at this point, it’s out of Sophia’s hands. She does not have a say legally at all.
Aaron could still get a say if it is his kid. Because he never got notified of the birth of a child. So, I will say Amy did say it looks like Sophia’s little brother and she seemed to feel a vibe with the kid. So, Amy is a possibility. The problem is I still don’t know if her mom will find everything out because Sophia continues to lie. I do hope that the full truth comes out to everybody in Salem.
Days of Our Lives: The Final Adoption Decision
Another option, of course, is Javi and Leo may get the chance to adopt Tesoro. They have been caring for him along with Rafe and Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) and Arianna Horton (Marissa Reyes). And Rafe is officially the foster dad, but he also wasn’t planning to keep Little T forever. But Javi and Leo discussed adopting the baby themselves on Days of our Lives.
They worried they would not be approved though because of their past. Javi had that daughter that died in that hot car incident in Texas. Leo has past arrests for being a con man, so it might be a stretch. And of course, the final option is that some random couple winds up with Little Tesoro.
However, I feel like the baby is going to be adopted by one of the people that we know wants him or we’ll find out that he’s related to them and want them. So, right now, I’m leaning towards Johnny and Chanel, but you never know. Aaron and the Greene family may step up to the plate and take the baby home with them. I just hope the writers don’t drag this out for very much longer.
