He was devastated when the woman he loved seemed to suddenly change her mind about their plans for a future together, and then up and left town. Now, after realizing how much his brother may have played a role in Nicole' decision, Eric will confront Brady on the Thursday, Oct. 26 episode of "Days of Our Lives."

After Nicole (Arianne Zucker) tracked him down at his farm house, admitted she loved him and made love with him, she and Eric (Greg Vaughan) were set on having a future together. She admitted she still needed to go see Brady (Eric Martsolf) on the NBC soap though so she could officially end things with him. However, instead of coming back to Eric and still planning on their future together, Nicole instead left him heartbroken, telling him she hadn't meant what she said. She then left town for good.

Now, a heartbroken Eric wants to know why Nicole did what she did, and now that he has returned to Salem, he wants the answers he seeks, so he can try to mend his broken heart. He knows the only person who can give him the answers he wants however is Brady, and he will go to his brother and confront him, trying to find out what he said to Nicole that not only made her change her mind about Eric, but also led to her leaving Salem behind for good.

The confrontation between the brothers will quickly turn heated, as Brady, who has fallen off the wagon again, is a much more belligerent person these days, and also won't feel his brother should know the truth. He will likely instead hurl insults about Nicole, which will lead Eric to try and attack him as a result.

Of course, Eric may not want to know the truth after all, because knowing the real story could be as heartbreaking as Nicole leaving him in the first place. When Nicole told Brady she was leaving him to be with Eric, he threatened her that if she did, he would turn her in for Deimos' (Vincent Irizarry) murder. Brady is the only one who knows the truth about what happened that night, and he will continue using that to his advantage for as long as possible—even if it means Nicole and Eric are hurt by it in the process.

"Days of Our Lives" airs weekdays on NBC.

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Eric (Greg Vaughan) confronted Brady (Eric Martsolf) for answers about Nicole on "Days of Our Lives." NBC