How Kristen DiMera Ended Up Giving Birth To Brady's Son Tate

When Brady Black began dating Kristen DiMera, many "Days of Our Lives" viewers were stunned, mostly because Brady's own father, John Black, once loved Kristen and the two were nearly married. Brady and Kristen's relationship was volatile to say the least, and she ended up sucking him into a scheme that hurt both John and his wife Marlena Evans, per Soaps in Depth. Kristen ended up breaking Brady's heart and he was devastated when he found out that she had been creating a web of lies to engage him in a relationship.

Brady later moved on to Theresa Donovan, who became one of Salem's favorite bad girls, per SoapHub. Theresa had a lot of issues of her own, which included substance abuse. When Theresa and Brady met at an AA meeting their friendship turned into romance. Sadly, their relationship was fueled by drugs and alcohol in the early days. Eventually, the romance fizzled out, but soon after Theresa found out that she was pregnant with Brady's child, per Soap Central.

Theresa weighed her options, knowing that Brady didn't want anything more to do with her. However, Kristen was there to spring into action as she was still in love with Brady and willing to do anything to have his child.