DAYS: ALLIE CONSIDERS ADOPTION

Allie visits her brother Will and fills him and Sonny in on her condition. “They’re great when she tells them, very supportive,” recounts her portrayer, Lindsay Arnold. “Right away, Will and Sonny are just there for her. They kind of say all the right things. They’re like, ‘We want to be there to help you in any way that you need, and just know that we’re never going to pressure you to do anything. We’re here to listen to you and to support you.’ ”

The couple shares some of their recent issues dealing with Ari, and it begins to dawn on Allie that raising a child on her own will be daunting. “She has no idea what being a parent is like,” points out Arnold. “Everything is starting to hit her at once. She’s starting to realize, ‘I don’t think I can handle this. I don’t even know where to begin.’ She’s just overwhelmed.”

Allie tells Will and Sonny that she thinks her baby might be better off if she puts it up for adoption. “Once Allie hears how hard it would be to do this by herself, she starts weighing her options,” says Arnold. “And [putting her baby up for adoption] looks like a really strong one.”