<P> Shortly before Bo died, he made a special request . He asked Rafe Hernandez (Hope's longtime work partner) to always take care of Hope . Rafe reluctantly agreed . After Bo's passing, Rafe kept his word and watched Hope from a distance; remaining her best friend and her work partner . When Hope believed that Stefano had a hand in Bo's death, she confronted him which resulted in her shooting and killing him, in the Dimera living room . Hope and Rafe covered up the crime and buried Stefano . Shortly after, Rafe and Hope began to develop feelings for one another . But those feelings were pushed to the back burner when Chase raped Ciara . Hope was devastated as was Ciara . Hope tried her best to be there for her daughter . Unable to suppress their feelings any further, Rafe and Hope gave in and started dating . The relationship grew rocky soon after when Aiden turned up, having been replaced by a Dimera doppelgänger before the wedding . Hope struggled with her feelings and eventually, Rafe and Hope decided to part ways . When it came out that Aiden had been the one that tried to kill Hope on their wedding night, Hope dumped Aiden . Hope and Rafe reunited immediately after . The two declared their loves for one another early on . Once again, Aiden came between the two and Hope was blackmailed (with her taped admission to murdering Stefano) into breaking it off with Rafe . After going back and forth, the extortion ended after Aiden finally realized Hope would not love him . Aiden left town, realizing his life in Salem was over . </P> <P> Upon Aiden's departure from Salem, Hope believed she was in the clear . But Andre released a copy of Hope's confession, which resulted in Hope being arrested for the murder of the Dimera Patriarch . Hope was sentenced to life in prison much to the dismay of many Salemites . Hope spent months in jail, before it was discovered that Stefano was actually "Alive and living in Athens". Hope was broken out of prison prior to Rafe revealing the truth . Upon her return to Salem, Hope was exonerated of all charges and released . Returning to her life, Hope has dealt with Ciara's rebellion, and getting her job back . </P> <P> In July 2017, Rafe proposed and Hope accepted . </P>

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