Eric is between a rock and a holy hard place.

This week on Days Of Our Lives, the former priest is visiting the Vatican in a last attempt to get reinstated into the priesthood. However, he's not alone: Nicole is along for the ride.

As this week's episodes play out, will having both Nicole and his still-lingering feelings for the blonde along for the ride prove destructive to his holy ambitions? Or, for those of us wanting the twosome to finally be together, is there hope for their once promising romance to get back on track?

TV Fanatic was on set recently and grabbed some time with Vaughan to talk about how the return of villainous Kristen will affect the residents of Salem, what it's like to work with Arianne Zucker and whether or not he misses wearing the priest collar full time:

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Jim Halterman is the West Coast Editor of TV Fanatic and the owner of JimHalterman.com. Follow him on Twitter.