Warning: All My Children spoilers ahead!

Starting next week - and continuing sporadically for the next two months - Cady McClain reprises the role of Dixie. The actress says this story line should give Tad and Dixie fans the closure they've been looking for.

"I can't undo the past, but I can participate in the creation of a better present," she told the New York Daily News. "This is a good show with a lot of good people working on it. I am pleased to have been asked to return, and to have the public recognition that a mistake was made. How many times in life does that happen? I wasn't asking or expecting that, mind you, but it's really nice."

Of course, fans can't rule out a permanent return someday if ratings for All My Children rise with Dixie's return. After all, Jesse Hubbard just made a triumphant return 20 years after being killed.

"Even if they cut your head off on camera, you can come back," McClain said with a laugh. "Seriously, I think the fact that they just brought back Jesse makes things trickier, so I understand why this might not happen now. But it doesn't mean it will never happen. Even if doesn't, I'm at peace. It's so very nice to have this moment. I'm grateful for it."

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