Who Is Jj's Mystery Love Interest?

On the soap opera 'Days of Our Lives', JJ Deveraux, the son of supercouple Jack Deveraux and Jennifer Horton, has been involved in several relationships and affairs. One of the most notable storylines involving JJ is his affair with Eve Donovan, the mother of his girlfriend Paige Larson. This affair begins in 2014 and ends in 2015 when Paige discovers their betrayal and breaks up with JJ. Following this, JJ dates Paige's half-sister Gabi Hernandez and later, Lani Price. In 2019, he begins a romantic connection with Haley Chen.

JJ Deveraux and Paige Larson

Eve disapproves of her daughter dating the son of her rival and tries to break them up. She even attempts to pay a woman to pose with JJ to make it seem like he had cheated on Paige. When this fails, she enlists the help of Paige's best friend, Marybeth, to get a photo of JJ cheating. Marybeth fakes an injury and asks Paige to take her to the emergency room. While they are gone, another girl drugs JJ and poses with him on a park bench. However, Paige believes JJ when he says he was drugged.

Eve then tells Paige about JJ's father raping her aunt, hoping to break them up. Paige is furious and tells JJ they need to take a break. That night, Eve, distraught over news that a vocal surgery she had moved to Salem for cannot happen, gets drunk. JJ goes over to Paige's house to try and reconcile with her, but finds a drunk Eve there instead. The two end up sleeping together.

Eve tells JJ he must break up with Paige, threatening to tell her the truth if he doesn't. JJ agrees, not wanting Paige to go through the pain of finding out. He tells Paige that he slept with someone else while she was visiting her grandfather, and she breaks up with him.

JJ and Eve continue their affair, but are eventually caught by Jennifer, who blackmails Eve into allowing a reconciliation between JJ and Paige. The two get back together and take their relationship to the next level, with Paige very happy. However, their happiness is short-lived when Paige finds out about JJ's affair with her mother. She breaks up with him immediately, and is soon after killed by the necktie killer.

In real life, Casey Moss, who plays JJ, is engaged to True O'Brien, who played Paige on the show.

JJ and Paige's relationship troubles

JJ Deveraux and Paige Larson's relationship was troubled from the start. JJ's friends, Bev and Rory, didn't approve of the relationship and tried to break them up. Paige's mother, Eve, also disapproved of her daughter dating the son of her long-time rival, Jennifer Horton. She even tried to pay a woman to pose with JJ and make it seem like he had cheated on Paige.

Despite this, JJ and Paige began dating in 2014, but their happiness was short-lived. In 2015, on Paige's birthday, she discovered that JJ had been having an affair with her mother, Eve. Heartbroken, Paige isolated herself from them both and began plotting her revenge. She started dating another drug dealer in Salem to get back at JJ for cheating on her with her mother.

However, Paige was eventually ready to give JJ another chance, but before she could, she was swept up in the Necktie Killer drama and was murdered by the serial killer before she could reveal any information about the killer's identity.

Eve and JJ were both devastated by Paige's sudden death and felt guilty about their affair. The affair ended, and they both eventually moved on.

JJ's affair with Eve Donovan

JJ Deveraux and Eve Donovan's affair begins in 2014, when JJ meets and starts dating Eve's daughter, Paige Larson. Paige is the daughter of Eve and Jack Deveraux, who is the son of supercouple Jack Deveraux and Jennifer Horton. JJ is also the younger brother of Abigail Deveraux.

Despite initial infatuation, the relationship between JJ and Paige is not supported by their friends and family. Paige's mother Eve, in particular, is unhappy about her daughter dating the son of her long-time rival, Jennifer. She even tries to pay a woman to pose with JJ and make it seem like he had cheated on Paige. When this fails, Eve does not give up on trying to ruin her daughter's relationship.

In November 2014, JJ begins an affair with Eve. The affair starts when JJ, looking to reconcile with Paige after a fight, runs into Eve, who has received disheartening medical news. The pair feel guilty after sleeping together, but continue their affair as it doesn't seem like Paige and JJ will reconcile.

The affair is eventually discovered by Paige, who is horrified by the betrayal and officially breaks up with JJ, cutting off ties with both him and her mother. Unable to deal with the guilt of shooting his girlfriend's brother, Theo Carver, JJ breaks up with Lani Price. He then gets back together with his ex-girlfriend, Lani, who becomes pregnant. However, the baby is not his, but Eli Grant's, and he decides to pursue a career as an Emergency Medical Technician instead of returning to being a detective.

In December 2018, JJ befriends Haley Chen, a nurse who attempted suicide, and invites her to a New Year's Eve party. They grow close and share a few kisses. However, when JJ reveals Haley's immigration status during a televised debate, their relationship deteriorates. To make amends, JJ offers to marry Haley to help her avoid deportation, but she declines.

In 2024, JJ returns to Salem following the return of his sister, Abigail. He takes his old job at the Salem PD and begins dating Gabi Hernandez again.

JJ's relationship with Gabi Hernandez

Jack Patrick "JJ" Deveraux Jr. and Gabriela Adrianna Josephina "Gabi" Hernandez were a popular former couple on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives." JJ and Gabi started out as friends and were in their respective relationships before they became a couple in December 2015. Their relationship was short-lived, and they broke up in mid-2016 when JJ cheated on Gabi with Lani. Despite the split, the pair remained friends and continued to support each other. For instance, Gabi was there for JJ when he tried to take his own life after shooting Lani's brother, Theo Carver, in 2017.

In 2024, JJ returned to Salem following the return of his sister, Abigail. Soon after, he and Gabi began dating again. However, their relationship was short-lived once more, as JJ left town for Africa after learning of his grandfather's passing.

JJ's relationship with Lani Price

JJ Deveraux and Lani Price's relationship on Days of Our Lives is a complicated one. The pair first meet when Lani returns to Salem in 2016, having previously had a drunken fling in Florida which JJ doesn't remember. Lani is the daughter of Abe Carver and the sister of Theo Carver, who is JJ's best friend.

Lani and JJ become partners at the police department, and their relationship develops from there. However, Lani is wary that JJ will let their romance interfere with their work, so she tries to cut him out of certain things. Lani also experiences withdrawal symptoms after being drugged during an undercover operation, and leans on Eli Grant for support. This, along with seeing JJ and Gabi together, leads to Lani and Eli sleeping together.

Lani then discovers she is pregnant and, knowing the baby can only be Eli's, plans to terminate the pregnancy. However, when JJ finds out about her pregnancy, he assumes the baby is his and proposes marriage. Lani abandons her plans for an abortion and decides to keep quiet, not wanting to disappoint JJ and their families.

Lani eventually tells Eli the truth, and he agrees to let her raise the baby with JJ, but their relationship ends when Lani's lie is exposed. Lani and JJ do get some closure, and JJ comforts her after she loses the baby.

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