When Nicole's abusive ex-husband, Trent, is found stabbed to death, Nicole becomes a suspect in the murder, and hires EJ as her lawyer, as well as her divorce lawyer to Victor.. EJ was married to Sami at the time, and he often used Nicole to make Sami jealous. After Sami divorces EJ to be with Lucas, he has sex with Nicole in an elevator, imagining that it is Sami. But due to the encounter, Daniel tells Nicole that she is pregnant. Nicole is shocked, as she was told five years earlier that she would never be able to carry a child to term. She thinks it is a miracle. But unfortunately, she miscarries her and EJ's daughter, and becomes depressed.