Steve and Ava’s Son is Alive on Days of Our Lives!

Remember last winter when Steve and Ava went on their ill-fated jaunt (that resulted in some disturbingly rough sex) through the tropics in search of their long-lost son on Days of Our Lives, only to learn he was dead? Well, it turns out he’s not-so-dead after all.

Both Soap Opera Digest and Serial Scoop report that actor Lucas Adams has been cast in the role of the teenage Tripp, who just turns out to be Steve (Stephen Nichols) and Ava’s (Tamara Braun) son.

That Johnson family does seem to be expanding with Joey expecting a baby and Stephanie on her way back next year.

How will Joey (James Lastovic) react to having a half-brother and knowing he killed his own brother’s mother? We know it was a moment of insanity, but that little dark plot point has been swept under the rug, so it would be nice to lift that rug and explore it since Joey never paid for his crime.

Adams is new to daytime but not new to television as he’s appeared on several primetime shows, including Dexter, True Blood, and Liv and Maddie.

We’re sure Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) won’t be thrilled to learn she has a stepson via the woman that caused her to have brain surgery a few months ago.

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