Wow! How long do you think you'll continue with this amazing project? You could really get a job with this! Bombard BBC/ITV/C4/5 to get your own soap up and running, I'd watch it!

Wow! Thank you, that's a massive compliment and it's greatly appreciated, means a lot!

I'm planning to reach my 1 year anniversary later this month (25 November) then I'll see how it goes, but currently I do not have any plans on ending the soap or going on a hiatus.

Glad to know you're enjoying the show!

Ella and Daniel are lying in their king size double bed, Ella is hogging all of the sheets and Daniel is in just his underwear. “At least share some of them” Daniel moans, pulling some of the quilt over himself as Ella stays silent. “Okay, okay, what’s wrong?” Daniel questions her, stretching his arms before placing his hand on her shoulder gently while she lies holding onto the covers tightly with her head buried into the pillows. “Nothing’s wrong” Ella grunts, continuing to have her back to him. “I know you’re lying because by now you would have made some sarcastic remark about me and my snoring” Daniel says, making Ella laugh a little as she turns her body over so she can look at him. “I’m just worried about mum, the past few weeks have just been crazy for her and I think she’s going to end up having a meltdown” Ella explains to him, while he rubs his hand softly up and down her arm to comfort her. “I thought she started going back to her AA meetings? I thought she was getting better” Daniel asks confused, while Ella bites her lip. “That’s what she wants us to think, but if she was she would be making much more progress than she is, in fact she isn’t even making any progress” Ella continues to vent to Daniel, who simply lies there listening to her moaning. “We can try and sort something out for her, I’ll have a look online if you like” Daniel suggests to her, causing Ella to crack a faint smile. Noah is heard crying in the other room making them both groan to themselves as they try to hide under the covers. “It’s your turn!” Ella insists, trying to push Daniel out of the bed jokingly. “It’s been my turn everyday this week!” Daniel laughs, getting enough willpower to get out of bed and leave the room. Ella breathes a sigh of relief as she once again wraps all the covers around herself, burying her head in the pillow and shutting her eyes to try and get some sleep. It cuts to Andrea walking down the staircase in her housecoat having just gotten out of bed, before walking into the kitchen and looking horrified as the door leading to the garden is wide open. She rushes towards it and slams it shut, heavily breathing as she makes sure it is locked tight. She breathes a heavy sigh as she puts her back to the door, sliding down it with her head in her hands.

Christine walks into her and Ryan’s bedroom, where he is lying in the double bed under the quilt trying to get back to sleep. “Come on, you’ve got to be out of this house for my dress arriving today!” Christine says, pulling the quilt off the bed so he has to wake up. “You don’t believe all that superstition stuff do you?” Ryan remarks, rubbing his eyes tiredly and raising his arms in the air while yawning. “Of course I do, it’s bad luck to see me in my wedding dress before our wedding day!” Christine says, causing Ryan to laugh a little as she pretends to be offended. “No matter what happens our wedding day is going to be perfect and I’ll make sure of it” Ryan says, climbing out of the bed and walking towards her. “Before you even touch me you need a shower because I can smell you from here” Christine laughs, causing Ryan to awkwardly sniff his arm and make a surprised facial expression afterwards. “I’ll go for a shower…” Ryan remarks, causing Christine to giggle as he walks out of the room. Amelia passes by the room, before backtracking as she sees Christine happily making the bed. “What are you so happy for?” Amelia questions, folding her arms as she leans against the doorframe. “I just realised how perfect my life is, I’ve got an amazing guy that I’m about to marry and I’ve got my sister back in my life, there isn’t anything else I could want” Christine explains to her in a genuine way, causing Amelia to smile at her. Alfie is sitting on a barstool in Venom while Jessica stands behind the bar putting out new bottles of alcohol on the shelves. “As much as I’ve loved you being quiet for once, I can’t help but wonder what’s wrong with you now” Jessica remarks, turning around to face him as he stares blankly down at the floor. “It doesn’t matter, it’s nothing to do with you anyway” Alfie replies quite rudely to her, causing her to raise her eyebrow. “There was a time when we would tell each other everything” Jessica remarks, before continuing to put out the new bottles on the shelf. “Yeah well things have changed now, there’s no going back” Alfie abruptly informs her, angry about something else but taking it out on her. “I’d never go back anyway” Jessica sneers, growing increasingly annoyed as she walks away, making Alfie put his head into his hands and sigh, angry with himself for taking it out on her.

Jennifer is walking along the business district, texting on her phone before accidently bumping into Gracie as she comes out of the café. “You need to watch where you’re walking” Gracie says annoyed, while Jennifer rolls her eyes and continues to walk down the street. “I will get the proof you know! You may think you’ve got it handled but I’m not going to let this go until you’re behind bars for what you done to Andie!” Gracie shouts at her furiously, while Jennifer looks up and sees Finn coming down the street, looking confused as he sees them both. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ve heard of mood swings during pregnancy but wow this is something else” Jennifer hits back at her, causing Gracie to breathe heavily with anger. “You should keep her on a lead before she gets herself into serious trouble” Jennifer remarks to Finn, trying to act as if Gracie is the crazy one. Finn rubs his forehead stressfully while Gracie stands there looking down at the ground, embarrassed by the scene she has made in the street. “This has to stop! You can’t just keep shouting at her in the street, you may think she did it, but you can’t start accusing people for no good reason” Finn angrily tells Gracie while he walks towards her, as she looks at him confused. “No good reason? The girl was ready to have a fight with me there and then when she found out about my pregnancy in the club that night” Gracie shouts back at him, causing Finn to heavily sigh to himself. “Come on, let’s just get you home” Finn says, putting his arm around her gently. “I’m sick of no one believing me, she done it and I will get the proof even if it kills me!” Gracie pushes his arms off of her and begins to walk down the street on her own, as Finn watches on worriedly. The screen cuts to St Pancras Railway Station, where Elaine has just came out of it. “I can’t believe I allowed you to talk me into this Oliver, I’ve got a terrible feeling about going back there after all that’s happened” Elaine explains on the phone as she holds it to her ear while pulling along her suitcase, “Yes, yes I know it’s for my own good but I don’t even know what I’ll say to them both, I wish you could have came back with me” Elaine continues to speak on the phone to him, before waving her hand out to get a taxi to pull over. “I know you’ve got work, I’m allowed to wish though aren’t I?...Right I’ve got to go now, I’ll speak to you soon love you!” Elaine finishes her conversation, before climbing into the black cab and sighing to herself as she puts her seatbelt on. “4353 Digital Lane, Wolverhampton please” Elaine says to the driver, before heavily sighing to herself as she looks out the window.

“That will be £2.50 love, I’ll be with you in a second Aaron” Wendy says to a customer, who hands her the money and Wendy puts it in cash register, before handing her the change. “What can I get you? On the house of course” Wendy smiles, as Aaron looks exhausted while he rubs his eyes, which have massive bags under them. “Aaron?” Wendy asks, as Aaron seems to be completely distracted by something else. “Oh sorry, just a bacon butty when you’re ready” Aaron replies, coming out of his trance while Wendy looks at him oddly. “Are you okay love?” Wendy asks with concern, as Aaron slowly nods at him. “I’m fine, just a bit tired that’s all” Aaron tells her, making Wendy a bit suspicious. “I hope the bed is okay, I know it’s quite old but we can get you a new one if you like” Wendy suggests to him, wanting to make sure he feels at home. “It’s fine, I’m staying in your home you don’t need to run around doing everything for me” Aaron says, smiling faintly at her before sitting down at a table. Wendy stands for a moment watching him with worry, sighing before going to make him the bacon butty. Tara is walking along Digital Lane heading towards the Gibson house, before one of her shopping bags rips and food items begin falling out, while Jasmine is standing at the door of her home watching, She groans to herself, putting down the other bags and then beginning to pick it up when Jasmine rushes over, attempting to help her. “I don’t need your help thanks” Tara snaps, avoiding eye contact with her as Jasmine sighs and slowly kneels down beside her while holding her baby bump. “Come on, it’s the least I can do after what happened. I want to help you in any way I can” Jasmine insists, however Tara doesn’t buy it. “And since when did you become the mother Teresa of this street?” Tara remarks sarcastically, picking up the items and putting them into other bags. “Trust me, I’m no mother Teresa but the least I can do is try and make things right, it’s basically all my fault for the way things happened…I shouldn’t have forced you to tell Karl until you were ready, I don’t even know what I was thinking” Jasmine explains to her, causing Tara to come round and accept her apology. “I guess I should be thanking you, I mean if it wasn’t for that deadline I properly still wouldn’t have told him and I would be without a proper dad right now” Tara replies, smiling faintly at her as Jasmine breathes a sigh of relief. “So we’re okay?” Jasmine says, as they both get back onto their feet. “Sure” Tara smiles at her, causing Jasmine to smile back at her as she helps her by taking some of the bags.

Daniel is standing at the reception in Planet Fitness working when Ella comes through the automatic doors pushing the pram with Noah inside. “I’ve been meaning to call you, I found this online and I thought it might help your mum, it’s a grievance counselor” Daniel informs her, bringing her behind the desk to show her the website. “I think it’s about a lot more than just gran’s death now, with the break in happening” Ella sighs, brushing her hair back stressfully. “Well the counselor also does normal types of counseling, he’s got some really good reviews from people who were in the same position as Andrea…I think this would be really good for her” Daniel insists that Ella tells Andrea about the counselor, which Ella comes round to the idea of. “I guess I could speak to her about it, if this guy is as good as you say he is then hopefully she can get back to her old self sooner rather than later” Ella says, leaning her head on Daniel’s shoulder as he places his hand on her shoulder supportively. “She’ll get through this, there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel” Daniel convincingly says, before kissing her forehead softly. “Yeah well I think our light has been switched off” Ella remarks, wrapping her arms around Daniel’s neck as he does the same to her waist and the two stand hugging each other tightly. Andrea is standing in the kitchen ironing when Keith comes into the room in his police uniform, just on a break. “Well you’ll be happy to hear they’ve got the guy who broke in, apparently he’s been doing the rounds in the area and they caught him breaking into some old woman’s house. Funnily enough, he’s never had enough time to take anything…not a very good robber ey?” Keith informs Andrea of the situation, who is completely taken aback. “I got the fright of my life this morning, the back door was left wide open!” Andrea tells him, as Keith nods at her. “That was me, I went out for some fresh air but you ended up locking me out!” Keith laughs, making light of the situation. “Be more careful, it’s not safe out there” Andrea says, causing Keith to look at her confused. “Andrea they’ve got the guy who done this, there is nothing else to worry about” Keith tells her, looking baffled at her while she stops ironing. “Yes, well there’s plenty more of them out there isn’t there?” Andrea snaps at him, causing Keith to heavily sigh to himself, knowing something isn’t right with her.

“Thank you, I’ll sign for it” Amelia says to the delivery guy, handing her Christine’s wedding dress in a dress cover, as Amelia signs the paper with her signature. “It’s here!” Amelia shrieks excitedly, shutting the door and then walking into the living room to put it down on the sofa. “I’m so nervous, what if I don’t like it anymore?” Christine says, covering her mouth worriedly as Amelia rolls her eyes. “Well if you don’t like it anymore then we’ll just go back and sort something else out, stop fussing! Remember I was there so there’s no doubt this dress will be fabulous” Amelia says in a convincing voice, as Christine begins to unzip the cover to unveil the dress inside. She opens it up and takes a step back, smiling uncontrollably as she looks at it. “It’s absolutely stunning” Christine says, breathing a sigh of relief. “I told you there was nothing to worry about” Amelia laughs, flipping her hair to one side as she does so. “Well go on then! Go try it on!” Amelia says, causing Christine to smile before lifting up the dress and rushing upstairs to put it on. Amelia stands breathing a sigh of relief, smiling to herself as she is clearly happy for her sister. It cuts to Ryan sitting in the kitchen of the Bolen house when Abby walks in, looking at him confused when she sees him. “And you’re here because…” Abby says, opening up the fridge and taking out a carton of orange juice. “Christine’s wedding dress is getting delivered today so she wanted me out the way” Ryan tells her, causing Abby to laugh. “She doesn’t believe all that superstitions stuff does she?” Abby asks, pouring herself a glass of the orange juice as Ryan nods at her. “That’s what I said, but it’s best just to listen instead of protesting” Ryan replies, causing Abby to giggle a little as she sips her drink. “Well I’ll say one thing, it’ll be nice to finally have some happiness in this family. It is well overdue” Abby admits, making Ryan nod at her in agreement. “We’ll be setting a new record too once we’re married for the next couple of years, marriages don’t usually last long in this family” Ryan remarks, referring to Maria and Jamie’s wedding as Abby raises her eyebrow. Christine is standing staring at herself in the mirror, admiring her wedding dress as she does so. She twirls around and smiles, flipping her hair back as she does numerous different poses. She breathes a sigh of relief as she knows it is the perfect wedding dress for her wedding day.

“You didn’t have to unpack the bags for me Jasmine” Karl says, sitting down at the dining table as Jasmine puts the last of the food away in the fridge. “Trust me I did, I owed you both” Jasmine says as Tara comes into the room, smiling at her. “I think Jasmine should do some cleaning actually, you know…the second stage of getting me to forgive her?” Tara says in a joking way, making everyone laugh at the joke. “Me and cleaning don’t mix well” Jasmine says, sitting down at the dining table with them as she does so. It cuts to outside, where a black cab parks up outside the Gibson house. Elaine steps out and takes her suitcase with her, before handing the driver the fare. She breathes in the winter air, looking around the Lane as the taxi drives off. She breathes in and then out, trying to prepare herself as she begins walking up the pathway leading to the door. She approaches the door and is about to knock, before hesitating. “If I know him that well he will have left the door unlocked” Elaine says, before turning the door knob and opening the door, causing her to shake her head and laugh. She enters the house and takes her coat off, before hearing the laughing coming from the kitchen. She listens closely, before walking towards the door and entering, much to Jasmine, Karl and Tara’s shock. “Elaine! I didn’t think-“ Karl says, standing up from his seat and staring at her in complete shock, unable to finish his sentence as a result. “I think we have some things we should discuss” Elaine says in a cold tone, staring at them all while each of them look back at her in total and utter shock still. Aaron is slowly walking along the business district, heading back to Digital Lane when Finn walks by him. “Aaron mate we’re all going to Andie and Dean’s tonight if you want to come, it’s short notice but it’s only for an hour or so just to relax” Finn informs him, however Aaron doesn’t even notice him as he keeps on walking down the street. “Aaron!” Finn raises his voice, causing Aaron to turn around, acting totally oblivious to what is going on. “Are you alright mate?” Finn asks, as Aaron nods at him confused. “What is it with everyone asking me that today? I’m fine!” Aaron replies in a quite angry tone, turning around and walking down the street quickly as Finn stands with a confused expression on his face.

“Elaine I’m so-“ Tara speaks up first, however Elaine stops her from speaking. “I want to speak first” Elaine tells her, looking at her coldly as Tara slowly nods and looks away awkwardly. “I should leave you all to it” Jasmine says, standing up and putting her coat back on. “I stand by what I said Jasmine, I do forgive you for what happened…if I was in your shoes I wouldn’t have told me, it wasn’t your place…I was just angry” Elaine explains to her, smiling faintly at her causing Jasmine to breathe a sigh of relief as she goes to give her a friendly hug. “I’ll come round later and we can have a proper catch up, there’s probably loads I’ve missed” Elaine smiles, as Jasmine nods and leaves the house. “Elaine…” Karl says, but Elaine once again says she wants to speak first. “I’m not angry about your secret Tara so please don’t think that…I mean I’m happy for Karl, he has a daughter that he can actually call his own, not my son who was never actually his” Elaine starts off, while both Karl and Tara listen intently to her. “I’d take a guess that over the past month you both have probably bonded a lot which is great. I don’t regret leaving like that, I couldn’t handle it…I know I wouldn’t be able to handle all the pain and to be honest the pain of just hearing you both laughing right now was enough to make me turn around and go back to Brussels right now” Elaine explains further to them, as Karl lifts his head up and looks at her sympathetically. “Tara could you please give us a minute?” Karl asks her, as Tara nods slowly and leaves the room, shutting the door behind her. “Karl…I just don’t know how we’re supposed to move past this, you tried to kiss someone else, you didn’t even think about how much it would hurt me did you?” Elaine continues to speak, while Karl puts his head into his hands stressfully. “It was a moment of weakness Elaine, I would never ever cheat on you with someone else! You know how much I love you and if I didn’t would I really have been trying to get in contact with you for the past month?” Karl speaks up to her, as Elaine folds her arms and looks away, she can’t even bare to look at him right now.

Ella and Daniel are both standing in the hallway while Daniel holds Noah in his arms and Ella looks down at the leaflet she printed off about counseling for Andrea. “Do you think this will work? I mean she could react badly to this” Ella says worriedly, as Daniel bites his lip with concern. “We’ve got to at least try and do something for her” Daniel replies, causing Ella to nod at him slowly. “I thought I heard voices, how did you both get in? Was that door unlocked?” Andrea asks worriedly as she appears from the living room. “It was but it’s locked up now so no need to worry” Daniel tells her, while they both follow her into the living room and sit down on the sofa. “I didn’t realise you were bringing him over today” Andrea says, as she takes Noah from Daniel and sits back down, smiling at him as she begins talking in a babyish voice to him. “We weren’t planning on coming over…but we wanted to talk to you about something” Ella admits, while Andrea raises her eyebrow at them both. “Well go on, spit it out then” Andrea says, as Ella heavily sighs to herself. Daniel takes her hand and holds it tight to support her, as she works up the courage to speak to her. “Mum I think you need…counseling” Ella tells her, causing Andrea to look at her confused. “What are you talking about?” Andrea questions her, while Ella takes a deep breath. “Mum you’ve been through so much over the past month I just think you need some help to try and get past it all, we found this guy’s website online and he is the best of the best, he can really provide some great help” Ella says, handing her the leaflet for the councilor, which Andrea looks at with confusion. “Mum please at least try it, we all are worried about you and just want to help you” Ella tells her, while Andrea heavily sighs to herself and nods. “I guess I should give it a try at least” Andrea says, biting her lip worriedly as she reads the leaflet. Ella looks at Daniel and faintly smiles, mouthing the words ‘thank you’ as Daniel smiles back at her. It cuts to outside where Alfie is standing looking at Christine’s house, as it becomes apparent what he heard on Halloween is still heavily on his mind.

“It’s not enough Karl to just say you love me! You have to show it as well! For these past few months you’ve clearly wanted nothing more than her, just until you realised who she truly was” Elaine hits back, looking at him as she shakes her head stressfully. “I haven’t wanted her! I was helping her out, she was my friend!” Karl insists, however Elaine laughs this off. “If you had the choice a few months ago, you would have chosen her every single time” Elaine replies with anger, staring at him as he begins to feel sick at the thought. “Elaine I have never ever looked at anyone else apart from you, you have to believe me on this!” Karl says, as Elaine tries to hold back her tears. “That’s the thing, I’m not sure I can believe Karl, so much has happened between us I’m not sure I can just go back to normality, not when I know that if some young woman needs some help you’ll happily help her without even thinking twice about how I will feel” Elaine shouts at him, clearly angry about the whole situation. “So what are you trying to say?” Karl asks her, looking at her with worry as she looks away awkwardly. “I don’t know Karl, I just don’t know” Elaine says, pushing by him and rushing out with tears forming in her eyes as Karl begins to get choked up with tears himself. Elaine is standing outside clutching her chest tightly, trying to catch her breath as tears effortlessly fall down her cheeks. It cuts back to Karl in the kitchen, sitting down at the table and putting his head into his hands as Tara slowly comes back into the room. “What happened?” Tara asks him awkwardly, looking at him worriedly as he then bursts into tears in front of her. She looks at him for a moment frozen with shock, before rushing over and trying to comfort him as he cries uncontrollably into her arms...

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Geraldine is cleaning the bar vigorously with a cloth, wanting to make sure it is absolutely perfect for the karaoke night she is hosting later in the day. “I could have done that if you wanted, I’ve just finished in the bathrooms” Rachel says coming out of the bathrooms with a mop and a bucket. “Oh no it’s fine, I’ve been getting lazy with you around to do all the cleaning for me!” Geraldine replies, causing Rachel to smile and nod as she goes behind the bar to put the cleaning equipment away. “Is there anything else I can do? My shift in the café doesn’t start for another few hours” Rachel asks politely, however Geraldine shakes her head at her. “You get off love, you’ve been working non-stop the past few days you deserve a rest” Geraldine insists, making Rachel breathe a sigh of relief as she grabs her coat from the coat hanger. Ciara enters the bar, looking for Rachel and faintly smiling at her when she sees her. “Oh we aren’t open yet, we’re opening up a bit later today” Geraldine tells Ciara, who nods at her but tells her that she’s here to see Rachel. “What is it? Has something happened?” Rachel asks her anxiously. “No nothing happened…it’s mum, she didn’t want me to tell you but I can’t do this on my own” Ciara admits to her, causing Rachel to be confused as to what she is talking about. “Do what? What are you talking about?” Rachel interrogates a nervous Ciara, who brushes her hand through her hair worriedly. “She…she wants me to shave her hair off” Ciara informs a shocked Rachel, who is taken aback by Janice’s request. Elaine comes down the stairs in Jasmine’s house and walks into their kitchen, where Harry and Conrad are sitting at the table and Jasmine is ironing. “How was your sleep?” Jasmine smiles at her genuinely, as Elaine smiles back and sits down at the table. “It was fine, the couch is more comfy than I thought it would be!” Elaine jokingly says, while Conrad gets up and hands her a plate of toast. “And I’m guessing you’re Harry? I must say I was shocked when I was told about it” Elaine nudges Conrad, who smiles faintly at her. “Not as shocked as I was” Jasmine remarks, continuing to iron when Conrad asks her for a word. They both walk out to the hallway, as Conrad shuts the door so Elaine and Harry can’t hear them. “Alison is allowed visitors now…she wants me to bring Harry to see her” Conrad informs a surprised Jasmine, showing her the letter he was sent. “We can’t let him go, who knows what state she is in right now” Jasmine replies in a worried tone, while Conrad nods in agreement. “He is her son, what can we do? We can’t exactly stop her from seeing him” Conrad sighs, rubbing his forehead stressfully before going back into the kitchen.

Tara places a mug of tea down in front of Karl, who is staring blankly into space. “She’ll come round, she must have came back for a reason” Tara states in a genuine voice, leaning against the counter behind her as Karl sighs to himself. “Yes, probably to get me to sell the house so she can get her half” Karl remarks, causing Tara to shake her head in disagreement. “If she didn’t love you why would she bother coming back? She could have just got a lawyer to do that for her” Tara gives Karl food for thought, making him put his head into his hands stressfully while Tara watches on with a worried facial expression. Stacey enters the kitchen where Sophie and Stephanie are sitting eating their breakfast. “You look exhausted, up late last night?” Stephanie questions, raising her eyebrow suspiciously while Stacey yawns. “Couldn’t really get much sleep” Stacey admits, sitting down on one of the stools at the counter. “You’re not still having those nightmares are you? I thought the counseling managed to help you a bit” Sophie buts into the conversation, sipping on her coffee as she does so. “It has, but it’s not just going to disappear…I’m trying I really am” Stacey insists, making both Stephanie and Sophie look at her sympathetically. “You should have said something darling, we can help you through this as we always have” Stephanie supportively tells her, making Stacey smile as she looks down. “I hope that Alex hasn’t said something to you…because if he has then say the word and I’ll deal with him” Sophie says in quite an aggressive way, making Stacey giggle to herself. “And what are you going to do? Scratch him with your fake nails?” Stacey jokingly replies, making Stephanie laugh as she turns on the tap to wash the dishes. “Tell Jamie to tell you the story of Robert Wilson” Sophie remarks, walking out the room as Stacey shakes her head laughing to herself. “It’s been a while since we heard that laugh” Stephanie smiles, causing Stacey to lift her head up and smile back at her.

Ella is standing in front of her mirror in the bedroom, putting a navy blue blazer over her black dress, then putting her heels on before flipping her hair back. "Where are you off too?" Daniel questions, standing at the doorway with a mug of hot coffee in his hands. "I'm going to drive mum to her counselling session, the guy managed to fit her into a free slot for this morning" Ella informs him, continuing to make sure she looks okay in the mirror. "Don't worry, this guy will manage to help her...hey she might even manage to smile properly" Daniel says, noticing how worried she is about her mother as he goes towards her and places his hands on her arms supportively. "Might be a few more sessions before that" Ella remarks, sighing heavily to herself as she picks up her handbag. "Try to be positive about it, she needs your support not negativity" He replies, looking at her with a raised eyebrow. "I know I know, I just can't help but think about the bad things that could happen" Ella sighs again, brushing her hair back stressfully as Daniel pulls her towards him and hugs her tightly to try and calm her worries. Christine comes down the stairs in her housecoat looking exhausted, causing Amelia to look suspiciously at her. "The walls aren't that thick you know" Amelia remarks, following her into the kitchen making Christine turn around and look at her with surprise. "I don't know what you're talking about" Christine says, turning on the kettle as Amelia laughs. "You know exactly what I'm talking about" Amelia tells her with a raised eyebrow and a smirk on her face, making Christine blush with embarrassment. "Sorry" Christine replies awkwardly, causing Amelia to laugh at her. "We're trying...trying for a baby" Christine admits to her, causing Amelia's jaw to drop with complete shock, before it turns to excitement as she jumps up and rushes to hug her. "You have to keep quiet about it though, we don't want the whole world knowing about it" Christine sternly tells her, making Amelia nod at her. "You know me, I'm not one to tell people things" Amelia says, making Christine look at her oddly before getting herself a mug from the cupboard. "So...any luck yet?" Amelia asks, as Christine shrugs her shoulders. "We haven't been trying for long, I've not even bought a pregnancy test!" Christine informs her, as Amelia listens to her intently. "I'll go down to the pharmacy and buy you one, you could be pregnant and we don't even know!" Amelia says excitedly, while Christine remains composed. "I doubt it, as I said we haven't been trying for long" Christine tells her, however Amelia refuses to believe it. "You never know..." Amelia tells her, turning on her heels and waking out the room while Christine simply laughs and goes back to making her coffee.

Finn and Gracie are both lying in bed cuddling each other while Gracie is opening her mail, as Finn rests his head on her shoulder. "The hospital have set a date for my first pregnancy scan, the 17th of this month" Gracie informs him, reading the letter as Finn yawns trying to wake himself up. "That's great, we'll finally get to see this little one!" Finn smiles, holding her stomach as Gracie giggles a little. "At least that's one thing she can't ruin" Gracie remarks, referring to Jennifer as Finn's smile quickly fades away. "Let's not start the day off taking about her again" Finn states, pulling his arms away from her. "I would if she would just admit what she done, it can't be more obvious that it was her who tried to kill our baby!" Gracie says, raising her voice at him while he lies there listening reluctantly. "It was probably some randomer who didn't want to get charged with it, the police have decided to stop the investigation and so should you" Finn tells her in an annoyed tone, while Gracie sits up on the bed and brushes her hair back worriedly. "I just can't let it go, I know she did it and all I need is some sort of evidence she did" Gracie insists, however Finn gets increasingly annoyed as he gets out of bed and puts a top and trousers on. "Well you're going to have to let it go because I don't know how much longer I can put up with this" Finn sternly warns her, storming out of the room as Gracie folds her arms and sighs to herself. Downstairs, Ella comes into the house, saying hi to her brother who just storms by her and heads out. "What's up with him?" Ella asks Andrea, who emerges from the kitchen. "They've been having problems, something to do with his ex Jennifer" Andrea tells her, not really knowing much about the situation. "I should have guessed, always been poison that girl" Ella remarks, shutting the door and turning back around. "So are you ready to go?" Ella asks Andrea, who smiles faintly and nods at her. "Let me just grab my coat from upstairs" Andrea says, walking up the stairs as Ella nods and folds her arms. She looks over at the family photo on the shelf, with them all looking happy as they pose on a beach in Spain. She smiles to herself, reminiscing about it as Andrea comes back down the stairs. "Are you ready to go?" Andrea questions Ella, who is lost in her thoughts. "Yes sure" Ella abruptly says, coming out her trance and following Andrea out the door, glancing back at the photo over her shoulder as she does so.

Elaine and Jasmine are both sitting in the living room, as Jasmine hands her a cup of coffee to drink. "Well Harry seems like a lovely kid, at least he's not one of those evil ones you see in soaps!" Elaine remarks, as Jasmine laughs a little while putting her own cup of coffee down. "He is, but he isn't what I want to talk to you about" Jasmine tells her, making Elaine to begin to act awkwardly. "Ask away, because quite frankly I don't even care if this whole street knows about what goes on in my personal life" Elaine says laid back about the situation, causing Jasmine to be quite concerned. "Well when are you two getting back together? Because let's face it you both aren't actually going to break up" Jasmine says in a sarcastic way, making Elaine look at her with a raised eyebrow. "I don't know...I don't think we can this time" Elaine confides in her, as Jasmine shakes her head in total disagreement. "You both have overcome things much worse than this, Elaine you seriously can't be calling time on your marriage over this" Jasmine replies in a stern tone, while Elaine awkwardly sips her coffee. "It's all just too much...him trying it on with someone else, that someone else turning out to be his daughter...I really don't know what to think of it all" Elaine admits, while Jasmine laughs a little. "Well do you love him?" Jasmine questions, staring at Elaine waiting for an answer as she twiddles her thumbs. "Of course I do, I never stopped" Elaine tells her, not really surprising Jasmine at all. "Well that is all that matters" Jasmine informs her convincingly, giving Elaine food for thought as she sips on her hot coffee, sighing to herself as she does so. Stacey is waking along Digital Lane with some shopping bags having went to get some new clothes, before seeing Ciara ahead waking towards her. Stacey attempts to cross the road however Ciara sees her and tries to make conversation. "Stacey!" Ciara calls out, as Stacey walks straight by her. "Stacey please! Please just talk to me" Ciara says, as it becomes apparent Stacey is still holding a grudge for what she done to her during Lucas' trial. "I have nothing to say to you" Stacey shouts at her, glaring at her before walking up the pathway leading to her house. "I'm sorry" Ciara whispers to herself, standing on the pavement watching Stacey slam the door shut with anger.

Amelia waltzes into the new pharmacy set on the business district, walking into the isle where the pregnancy tests are only to find Tara also searching for a pregnancy test. Amelia raises her eyebrow at her while she goes to stand next to her. “Not for me obviously” Tara remarks, making Amelia giggle a little. “Not for me either” Amelia replies, while they both stare blankly at the pregnancy tests trying to pick one. “So who’s the lucky fella?” Amelia questions a nervous Tara, who brushes her hair back awkwardly. “Like I said, it’s not for me” Tara tries to cover it up, however Amelia doesn’t accept it as an answer. “I’d just pick a random one and be done with it, but knowing Christine she’ll be picky about which one she uses” Amelia says, making Tara look at her quite surprised. “Christine? Is she trying for a baby with Ryan?” Tara asks, causing Amelia to realise her mistake. “Keep it on the quiet will you? Me and my big mouth have blabbed once again!” Amelia laughs, as Tara begins to become less awkward around her. “I haven’t said anything to anyone, dad’s lifes been a bit hectic recently so I didn’t want to pile on another problem…I’ve just been feeling a bit weird recently…and I’m late so you know, alarm bells are ringing” Tara confides in Amelia, who nods in agreement with her as she listens. “Well how about I drop this off to Christine then I can come round and be there for you if you need me, you don’t want to do this alone” Amelia suggests and Tara smiles at her extremely kind gesture. “What about Christine? Won’t she need you?” Tara questions and Amelia shakes her head in reply. “She’ll have Ryan and besides, she won’t exactly want me lurking about if it turns out she is, she’ll want to spend some time with Ryan” Amelia informs Tara, who nods in agreement with her. “Come on, you won’t know until you try ey?” Amelia says, going over to the counter to pay for the pregnancy tests as Tara heavily sighs to herself while looking down at the floor. It cuts to Rachel sitting in the living room on the sofa, when Janice slowly comes down the stairs and looks at her oddly when she enters the room. “I thought you were at work” Janice says, as Rachel shakes her head. “I cancelled, I think there’s something you need to tell me” Rachel replies and Janice instantly knows that Ciara has told her about what she wants to do.

Finn is standing at the bar in Minerva drinking a pint of beer, as Geraldine watches on with a judging expression on her face. Jennifer walks into the bar and her face lights up when she sees Finn, making her way over to the bar and handing some money over to Geraldine. “Some change for the club please Geraldine” Jennifer requests, as Geraldine smiles and nods when she goes to the till to collect the cash. “A bit early to be drowning your sorrows don’t you think?” Jennifer remarks, making Finn go silent and gulp down another bit of his beer. “Oh come on you know I’m not that monster Gracie is making me out to be” Jennifer says, trying to make conversation with him as he continues to give her the silent treatment. “The funny thing is I probably wouldn’t be surprised if it was you that did it” Finn states, taking yet another sip of his beer as Jennifer bites her lip. “She must be tiring though, honestly I swear it’s like she is obsessed with me” Jennifer replies, causing Finn to laugh at the irony. “Like you are with me?” He says. “No that’s different, we both love each other no matter how much you deny it” Jennifer replies and Finn continues to avoid looking at her. “How about you go back to mines, my shift at Venom is over soon and I’ll meet you there” Jennifer suggests, handing him a spare key to her flat before taking the change from a suspicious Geraldine. “I hope to see you there” Jennifer whispers in his ear, before walking out of the bar as Finn stares blankly into space, thinking about her proposal. Karl is standing at the doorstep of Jasmine’s house about to knock on the door, before hesitating for a moment and then knocking heavily on it. Jasmine opens the door and looks at him sympathetically, as she looks down at the ground awkwardly. “How is she?” Karl asks, as Jasmine sighs to herself. “She’s okay…” Jasmine informs him, much to his relief. “Can I see her at least or are you going to be on guard to stop me?” Karl sarcastically says, as Jasmine laughs a little. “I don’t think that’s a good idea…not right now at least” Jasmine replies, trying to make him steer clear however Karl doesn’t want too. “Well tell her I love her, she needs to know that I still love her” Karl says, trying to stay strong as he quickly turns away and rushes off, while Jasmine watches on with a sympathetic expression on her face.

Amelia enters Tara’s flat, looking around impressed with the modern look to it before turning around to face her. “So have you got it?” Amelia questions, as Tara slowly nods. “I’m not sure I can do this, I mean what will I actually do if I am pregnant? I’m not ready to be a mother” Tara insists, however Amelia doesn’t look convinced. “I think anyone can be a good mother if they put their mind to it, anyway you haven’t even taken the test yet so let’s not think that far ahead” Amelia replies in a supportive way, as Tara sighs to herself. “I can’t really help it, your mind goes through every bad thought possible in these situations” Tara sighs, as Amelia nods in agreement. “That’s the human mind for you” Amelia replies in a sarcastic tone, as Tara cracks a smile. “Come on, you can do this” Amelia tells her convincingly, as Tara looks down at the pregnancy test box. Tara nods in agreement as she does so, walking into the bathroom as Amelia stands smiling to herself at how much she is helping her. It cuts to Ella and Andrea walking inside the Hunter house, back from Andrea’s counseling session. “You barely spoke in the car home, are you going to tell me how it went or are you going to keep me in the dark?” Ella asks, folding her arms as Andrea hangs her coat up. “It just got me thinking about a lot of things, not exactly positive” Andrea replies, not really making it clear whether it helped her or not. “I’m sure after a few sessions you will be feeling a lot better, if you keep going with it you will get back to how you were before” Ella tells her supportively, looking at her with a genuine smile on her face as Andrea slowly nods at her. “Tell Daniel thanks for finding the counselor, I don’t think we gave him enough credit” Andrea says, walking into the kitchen as Ella laughs a little to herself. The screen goes back to Tara’s flat where Amelia is anxiously awaiting the results of Tara’s pregnancy test. The bathroom door is heard unlocking and a nervous Tara steps out of the bathroom. Amelia gets to her feet and awaits her to say something, as Tara gulps loudly. “It’s negative” Tara informs her in a slightly reluctant way, as Amelia looks at her with a concerned facial expression. “That’s what you wanted, right?” Amelia asks, looking at her with worry as Tara folds her arms. “I don’t even know” Tara admits, brushing her hair back stressfully as Amelia sighs heavily.

“I just don’t understand why you would want to shave your hair off, it’s not even that bad right now” Rachel insists, handing Janice a mug of coffee before sitting down next to her with hers. “Emphasis on right now” Janice replies in a sarcastic tone, making Rachel look at her with concern. “I just don’t want to wake up everyday feeling like this, anxious to find out which clump of hair has fallen out this time” Janice explains to Rachel, who listens to her reasoning intently. “We can get you a wig, or even a scarf, there are other solutions” Rachel tries to persuade her, however it is clear Janice has already made her mind up about it. “I’m going to shave it off Rachel whether you want me too or not, I’m sorry but I just can’t live like this anymore” Janice sternly informs her, looking at her quite angrily as she stands up. “I just don’t know if you’ve really thought about what you’re planning to do” Rachel tells her in quite a worried tone, as Janice continues to insist she has. “Please Rachel understand what I’m going through, please try to accept what I want to do” Janice pleads with her, while Rachel shuts her eyes and tries to avoid crying as Janice stares at her with watery eyes. At Minerva, the karaoke night is full swing as Elaine and Jasmine both walk in. “Is this really a good idea” Jasmine says not entirely convinced, however Elaine begins to dance while Geraldine is seen in the background singing on the small stage. “You know me, I never miss a good karaoke night!” Elaine states, walking towards the stage and smiling while Geraldine finishes to sing. It pans across to Gracie and Frankie sitting at a booth in the corner of the pub, as Gracie is constantly checking her phone. “I don’t know where he has gotten himself to, we had an argument this morning and I haven’t seen him since” Gracie explains to Frankie, who sighs as she listens. “He’ll be letting off some steam somewhere, don’t worry about him he can look after himself” Frankie replies, raising her eyebrow as she does so. “I don’t know, he was just really angry about it this time” Gracie admits, while Frankie sips on her vodka and coke. It goes back to the stage, where Elaine gets up on the stage and begins to sing her rendition of ‘The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss)’ by Cher. Jasmine sits on a chair laughing uncontrollably as Elaine shakes her hips and dances around the stage, using this as a distraction from her situation with Karl.

Jennifer is walking up the stairs in the flats, before going towards the door of her apartment. She inserts her key into the keyhole and unlocks it, before entering the flat and taking her coat off. She turns on the light and jumps with surprise as Finn is sitting there on the sofa with a can of beer. “Well this is a nice surprise” Jennifer remarks, walking into the kitchen area and getting herself a glass of white wine. “I couldn’t resist getting to see how nice these flats are” Finn replies, gulping down his beer before going to get another one from the fridge. “Oh please, that isn’t why you’re here” Jennifer says, rolling her eyes before going into the lounge and sitting down on the sofa with her glass of wine. “I was thinking about why you want me back…and quite frankly I can’t get my head around it, you were the one that ended things after you cheated on me” Finn explains, emphasizing the word ‘you’ each time he says it. “That doesn’t mean I don’t still love you, yeah I made a mistake but who doesn’t? I bet Gracie has made many but you can still forgive her” Jennifer tells him, however Finn disagrees with her. “She’s had a tough couple of months, it’s like one thing after the other with her really” Finn smiles, saying it in a joking tone. “I can’t say it’s been an easy few months for me either, since we broke up in fact, I was just such a mess, had no prospects in life…me and my mum have completely fallen out and don’t speak anymore, don’t even get me started on my sisters” Jennifer confides in Finn, who listens to her intently. “Well it was hard when we broke up…but I’ve moved on, I’m with Gracie now” Finn replies. “Do you love her?” Jennifer asks, curious about his answer. “Of course I do” Finn says, not entirely convincingly though. “Then why the hell are you here” Jennifer questions, putting her glass of white wine down and staring at him. They stare at each other for a moment, before Jennifer leans in and begins to kiss him passionately…and Finn does not pull away. They begin to quickly undress each other as Finn continues to kiss her with passion, with Jennifer taking advantage of his vulnerable state.

It cuts to Christine coming out of the bathroom to find Ryan standing there anxiously awaiting the pregnancy test result. “It’s negative, I’m so sorry” Christine says, looking at him sympathetically as he slowly nods, putting his head into his hands. “I don’t know why, but I really thought you were this time” Ryan states, hugging her tightly as she says that she did too. “Well I best get back to Jessica’s to go through some more of the wedding plans” Ryan tries to distract himself as they go down the staircase. “Your mail is on the table” Christine says, making Ryan pick it up as he opens the door. “Are you sure you’re okay? We could just…I don’t know, cuddle or something for a while” Christine suggests, clearly quite upset about the outcome. “It’s okay, there’s a lot to get through” Ryan abruptly says, not being able to face her as he wants to be alone at this time. He shuts the door, leaving Christine standing there alone totally gutted about the pregnancy test result. Outside, Ryan stands trying to stop himself from getting upset while he opens his mail. He opens a letter which has his name handwritten on the envelope. He opens it and looks at it with shock while he reads it, not expecting it at all. The camera moves around to reveal the words ‘YOUR FIANCÉE IS NOT WHO YOU THINK SHE IS’ on it. Ryan lifts his head up with a confused and shocked expression on his face, then looking back down at the poison pen letter as he tries to understand what it’s about and the episode ends here.

Cast List (22 Regulars, 0 Recurring, 1 Guest)–

You've done it again SA! Another cracking episode. Looking forward to more!

Thank you very much Firegazer!

‘I’m Not The Only One’ by Sam Smith plays over the opening montage, as the camera shot focuses on the block of flats at the business district. Jennifer is lying next to Finn in her bed wide awake, staring blankly up at the ceiling while Finn sleeps peacefully next to her. His phone is head buzzing in the pocket of his jeans, which Jennifer picks up and takes the phone out of. She looks at a text from Gracie, asking where he has gotten himself too all night. Jennifer looks over her shoulder at Finn, before deleting the text and putting his phone back into his jean pocket. She climbs back into the bed and cuddles up next to him, smirking to herself as she does so. It cuts to Gracie lying alone in her bed, anxiously waiting for a reply from Finn as she stares at her phone. She sighs to herself before slamming her phone down on the bedside cabinet and huddling herself under the covers. Ryan is standing in the kitchen rubbing his eyes tiredly, staring down at the poison pen letter he received about Christine. He stares down at it, continuing to try and work out who sent it and why. Janice is staring at her own reflection in the mirror, holding another clump of hair in her hands and staring back down at it. A tear effortlessly falls from her eye, rolling down her cheek slowly as she looks back at her own reflection in the mirror. Elaine walks into the kitchen where Jasmine is helping Harry do some last minute homework, causing her to smile faintly as she stands there for a moment watching them. This provokes a thought about Karl and Tara, thinking about how he missed out on that part of her life. She shakes her head to try and shrug it off, walking over to the fridge to get something to drink as Jasmine is seen biting her lip with worry. It goes back to Jennifer and Finn lying next to each other in bed, as Finn begins to awaken and the music slowly fades out.

“Morning” Jennifer whispers softly, noticing Finn is now awake as he begins to yawn and stretch his arms up in the air. Finn doesn’t say anything as he puts his head back down onto the pillow and smiles at her. “Any regrets?” Jennifer asks, intrigued to hear his reply. “Only that I didn’t bring a spare quilt, you hog all the covers!” Finn remarks, causing Jennifer to giggle as they kiss each other softly, before huddling under the covers together. Gracie slowly walks into the kitchen, where the Hunter family are gathered round the table having breakfast together. “Has anyone heard from Finn? I haven’t seen him since yesterday morning” Gracie questions the family, sitting down at the table while everyone falls silent. “I’m sure he probably just stayed at one of his friends houses from university, they live nearer to it than him so it’s easier” Andrea excuses his actions, however Gracie doesn’t look entirely convinced. “He would at least text me to say that though, wouldn’t he?” Gracie says, clearly extremely confused about the situation. “Well you argued didn’t you? So maybe he was just letting off some steam” Lewis suggests to her. “It wasn’t that big an argument, nothing that hasn’t been said before anyway” Gracie insists, while Keith places a plate of toast down in front of her. “He’ll probably come strolling in soon, don’t worry about him” Keith tells her convincingly, causing Gracie to slowly nod, accepting it as there is nothing else she can do about it. Lawrence comes into the kitchen with a suitcase, causing both Keith and Andrea to look at each other with confusion. “What’s going on dad?” Andrea asks, raising her eyebrow as she stands up. “I’m going to head off back home today, I’ve booked a train and everything so there’s no talking me out of it!” Lawrence explains to her, much to the Hunter family’s surprise. Jennifer walks into her apartment having just popped out to the café to get breakfast, as Finn comes out of the bedroom wearing the clothes he was wearing yesterday. “I didn’t know what you wanted so I just bought a bacon sandwich” Jennifer says, handing it to him as he thanks her. “I better get off though, everyone will be wondering where I am” Finn says, making Jennifer nod in agreement. “When can I see you again?” Jennifer asks flirtatiously, pulling him closer to her. “I’ll text you” Finn replies, kissing her on the cheek lightly before sneaking out of the apartment. Jennifer smiles to herself, while outside the apartment Finn puts his head into his hands, clearly having regretted what he done despite what he said to Jennifer.

Ryan is wiping the kitchen counters until they are sparkling when Christine enters, rubbing her eyes tiredly as she has just woken up. “You got out of bed early, something bothering you?” Christine asks, sitting down on one of the barstools at the breakfast bar. “What makes you say that?” Ryan replies, making Christine have a suspicious look on her face. “Well whenever you get out of bed early and start cleaning the kitchen, usually there must be something wrong” Christine says, raising her eyebrow as she does so while Ryan tries to avoid answering her question. “I just thought I should clean up a bit, this place has been a mess recently because we have been so busy” Ryan lies to her and Christine knows there is more to it but decides to stop trying to get it out of him. “Well I’m going for a shower, I expect this place to be sparkling when I get out” Christine says in a sarcastic tone, walking out as Ryan weakly smiles at her. Christine shuts the door behind her and stands for a moment, looking confused to why Ryan is beginning to act weird around her. Jasmine is waving off Harry and Conrad at the doorstep, as they both head to work and school. She shuts the door behind her and walks into the living room, where Elaine is sitting watching Good Morning Britain on the television. “Don’t you just love Susanna Reid? I love Susanna Reid” Elaine remarks, sipping on a glass of wine causing Jasmine to look at her oddly. “Don’t you think it’s a bit early to be drinking?” Jasmine says, taking the glass of wine from her. “Oh don’t be such a spoilsport, it’s just something to get me through the day” Elaine insists; however Jasmine shakes her head disapprovingly. “I won’t have you drinking in my home, especially when Harry is around and the baby arrives” Jasmine sternly tells her, much to Elaine’s surprise. “I’ll unlikely be around for the birth anyway, I’m planning on moving on” Elaine says, causing Jasmine to sit down intrigued. “I’m due any day now, so where do you plan on going? From what you told me, it doesn’t look like Oliver wants you to live with him in Belgium” Jasmine remarks and Elaine laughs a little. “I don’t know, but you’ll be the first to know when I do” Elaine smiles at her, while Jasmine continues to look at her oddly.

Janice is in the kitchen opening up the ironing board as Rachel walks into the room in her uniform for the café. “You don’t need to do that, I’ll do it later if you like” Rachel offers, however Janice shakes her head at her. “It’s all piling up and I’m not just going to sit around and watch it, I do have the energy to do things” Janice insists, causing Rachel to slowly nod at her with a faint smile. “Well take it easy, we’ll talk more about what we talked about last night tonight” Rachel states, referring to Janice wanting to shave her hair off. Janice nods at her and Rachel leaves for work, while Janice heavily sighs to herself, shutting her eyes for a moment. She opens them again and walks over to her mobile phone, searching her contacts for Ciara’s number and then dialing it, biting her nails with worry as she does so. Luisa is rushing along Digital Lane with some shopping bags; looking quite rough as it’s obvious she hasn’t been very well recently. “Luisa! It’s lovely to see you out and about” Stephanie smiles as she bumps into her in front of the Collins house. “I just had to pick up some things from the store, but I guess it’s an improvement” Luisa replies, brushing her hair back as Stephanie slowly nods. “How are you and Mark keeping? I keep meaning to come round but I’ve just not had the time” Stephanie explains, making Luisa tell her that it’s fine. “I’ve heard about what you’ve been through with Abby and stuff, I hope Jamie is okay after it all, I know I wouldn’t be! Me and Mark are okay, it doesn’t get any easier though” Luisa tells her, while Stephanie listens to her intently. “I can’t imagine what you go through Luisa, if you ever need anyone to talk too then I’m always next door” Stephanie supports her, making Luisa smile and thank her before heading towards her home. She spots the silver car across the street with tinted windows, however she continues on her way home and goes up to the front door, unlocking it and entering the house. “The air ambulance system is being moved over to Wolverhampton General hospital now, the NHS are trying to cut costs” Lynette is heard saying to Mark, while Luisa stands taking her coat off in the hallway. “That must be exciting, getting a helicopter to use during emergencies” Luisa says as she enters the room with the shopping. “Yeah it is” Lynette replies, surprised by Luisa taking an interest.

Finn strolls into the Hunter house to find Gracie standing there with her arms folded and an angry expression on her face. "And where were you all night and most of today?" Gracie interrogates intensely, causing Finn to be quite taken aback by her aggressiveness. "I stayed at a mates and I had a lecture at uni so that's why I wasn't back this morning" Finn excuses, not showing any guilt on his face from what he done with Jennifer. "That's what your mum said" Gracie remarks, turning on her heels and heading up the staircase as Finn stands taking a deep breath. He walks into the kitchen where Andrea, Keith and Lawrence are all sitting at the table. "Gracie has been looking for you all day, where have you been?" Andrea asks, while Finn is reluctant to ask her as he gets a drink from the fridge. "It's nothing, I just stayed at a mates" Finn replies, walking back out the room while Andrea rolls her eyes. "I don't know what's wrong with them two right now, I knew the pregnancy would take it's toll on them but I didn't realise it would be like this" Andrea moans, while Lawrence continues to read his newspaper. "They'll sort it out, just leave them be" Keith advises, while Andrea nods slowly in agreement. "You don't have to go today dad, not alone at least. I'll come back with you" Andrea suggests, much to Keith and Lawrence's surprise. "You don't need to do that dear, I can travel on a train myself" Lawrence remarks jokingly, however Andrea shakes her head at him. "It'll do me good to get away from this place for a weekend or something, I need a break" Andrea explains and Keith realises that it would do her some good. "I'll quickly pack a bag and tag along ey? I'd love to see the house I grew up in again" Andrea continues to speak, while Lawrence faintly smiles at her. "Oh go on then" Lawrence grins, making Andrea stand up to go and pack upstairs. "She'll be fine, she will be all nice and refreshed after some time away" Lawrence says to Keith noticing that he is staying quiet. "But who will do the washing?" Keith laughs awkwardly, making Lawrence laugh for a moment before it falls silent.

Ciara puts the phone down and begins to stare into space thinking about Janice as Alex comes out of the bedroom doing his tie. "What's up with you?" Alex asks, provoking Ciara to come out of her trance as she puts her head down. "It doesn't matter" Ciara mutters to herself, however Alex doesn't accept that as a reply. "It's clearly something, go on tell me" Alex says, sitting down on the sofa next to her. "Lille needs picked up from nursery" Ciara excuses quickly, rushing to grab her handbag however Alex gets up and blocks the door so she can't leave. "Alex" Ciara says, avoiding making eye contact with him. "You aren't going anywhere until you tell me what's going on" Alex seriously replies, causing Ciara to look at him surprised. "Alex please I don't want to talk about it" Ciara sighs, looking away again however Alex tells her to look at him. "We're in a relationship Ciara, you can tell me anything and you know I won't judge" Alex insists, as Ciara turns away and sits herself back down on the sofa. "It's mum...she wants me to shave all of her hair off, today" Ciara admits to Alex, whose eyes open wide with shock as he listens to it. "Wha-what?" Alex replies, as Ciara brushes her hair back stressfully. "You heard" Ciara tells him, beginning to bite her nails anxiously as it's clear she's extremely worried about her mother. Christine is sitting in the Estate Agents working with Karl when Amelia enters with a huge smile on her face. "Karl! How are you? You've had a pretty hectic few months haven't you?" Amelia says, while Christine rolls her eyes. "Amelia" Christine says sternly, trying to make her leave him alone. "What are you so happy about? I don't think you could make that smile any bigger if you tried" Christine says sarcastically, making Amelia giggle as she sits down across from her at the desk. "The restaurant is on course to be completed in time for the wedding reception! I'm so excited!" Amelia tells her, relieving Christine of all her worry about it. "Did you see Ryan today? He was acting...I don't know, a bit odd" Christine asks Amelia, who raises her eyebrow at her. "I didn't see him, he went out for a jog just as I came downstairs" Amelia informs Christine, who slowly nods and looks down at the desk. "I'm sure he's just having an off day, nothing to worry about" Amelia convincingly says, however Christine doesn't look entirely convinced about his behaviour.

Ryan is sitting in Minerva with Joe, showing him the poison pen letter that he received about Christine. "There isn't exactly much to go on here" Joe remarks, looking at the letter as he sips on his pint of beer. "Come on, your an ex police officer you know this sort of stuff" Ryan insists, however Joe shrugs his shoulders at him. "Well it's not making any threat to hurt her or you, so it isn't really a police matter. Is this the only one you have been sent?" Joe asks him, while Ryan slowly nods in reply to the question. "Do you know if Christine could have anyone that has a grudge against her or they even just had an argument?" Joe replies, not totally sure of what he can do to help Ryan. "No she doesn't have any problems with anyone, she's the nicest girl you will meet" Ryan implies, however Joe doesn't really believe him. "Not according to this letter" Joe remarks to him, sipping on his pint again while Ryan stares into space trying to work out who it could be. "Actually...there is one person" Ryan says, standing up and beginning to head for the door. "Don't do anything you'll regret Ryan, you don't want to make it worse" Joe shouts, however Ryan doesn't listen while he rushes out, walking straight by Maria in the process. "What's his problem?" Maria asks confused, sitting down on a barstool next to Joe. "Don't say anything to anyone about it yet, but he got sent a poison pen letter about Christine, apparently he doesn't know her as well as he thinks he does" Joe explains to Maria, who raises both of her eyebrows and makes an odd facial expression, thinking about the situation. Mark is standing peering through the curtains of the living room when Luisa enters holding a basket full of dirty clothes that need to be washed. "What is he doing?" Luisa asks Lynette, who shrugs her shoulders at her. "Mark love, what are you doing?" Luisa questions, putting the basket down and looking at him oddly. "It's that silver car again, someone is in there but I can't make out who it is" Mark says, as Luisa begins to look concerned. "You're being paranoid" Luisa suggests, however Mark shakes his head in disagreement and walks out and heads towards the door. "What are you doing?" Luisa follows him outside with Lynette. "Going to see who this is" Mark shouts, walking down the pathway with an angry expression on his face as he crosses the street, however the driver ignites the engine and drives off, leaving Mark standing in the middle of the road with a frustrated look on his face, while Lynette and Luisa both watch on worriedly.

Tara is sitting in Venom watching Alfie unpack stock with a bored look on her face as she fidgets with her hands. "Don't you have anywhere else to be? I can't imagine watching me unpack vodkas is exactly fun" Alfie remarks, causing her to laugh. "It doesn't matter. I enjoy spending time with you no matter what we are doing" Tara admits, much to Alfie's surprise. "You're acting like we are in a relationship" Alfie replies, as Tara looks at him with a smirk on her face. "Would it be so bad if we were? What could go wrong?" Tara suggests, causing Alfie to stop unpacking and turn around to face her. "Where is all of this coming from?" Alfie questions, while Tara smiles genuinely at him. "I thought I was pregnant yesterday...with your baby" Tara tells him, however he quickly interrupts her. "Wait what?" Alfie says abruptly. "Don't worry it was negative...but it just got me thinking about being a mother and all that, I actually imagined us building a family together at one point" Tara tells him, looking slightly embarrassed as Alfie leans over the bar and takes her hands tight. "You know how I feel about you" Alfie says, causing Tara to breathe a sigh of relief and lean into kiss him before being interrupted as Ryan storms into the club. "Can I help you?" Alfie asks in a sarcastic tone, while Ryan glares at him and slams down the letter on the bar. "This ends right now alright? Your scare tactics to try and break me and Christine up aren't working so give up before you make a fool of yourself" Ryan rants at him through his gritted teeth, as Alfie looks totally baffled. "I don't know what you're talking about mate" Alfie replies, before reading the poison pen letter. "Don't 'mate' me. You sent that letter to try and make out we don't tell each other everything, well too bad as it's not working because Christine has told me everything about her life" Ryan says, in a slightly calmer tone. "I didn't send it, but if it's not working then why are you bothering to come round here?" Alfie defends himself, while Ryan rolls his eyes. "Just stay away from Christine" Ryan viciously replies, leaving the club as Tara sits with a disgusted look on her face. "Did you send that letter? I want the honest truth" Tara demands, however Alfie continues to insist he is innocent. "Come on Tara at least you have got to believe me" Alfie pleads, however Tara doesn't look convinced. "I think I should go" Tara mutters, picking up her handbag and jacket before leaving the club as Alfie groans frustratedly, banging his hand on the bar as he does so.

Andrea and Lawrence walk out to the taxi that has arrived to pick them up. The driver kindly takes their bags for them and puts them into the boot of the car. "You call me when you get there alright?" Keith says, hugging his wife tightly. "I'm not a child Keith!" Andrea remarks, before kissing him passionately. "I don't want to come back to piles of washing to do okay?" Andrea jokingly says, kissing Finn and Lewis on their foreheads before hugging Ella. "You're only going for a week! You're acting as if you're emigrating or something" Ella jokingly says, causing Andrea to laugh as she climbs into the taxi. "Bye granddad, it's been great to have you here" Lewis says, hugging him as he holds the taxi door open for him. "It's been nice to be around my family once again, to feel wanted again, so thank you!" Lawrence smiles, before waving at Ella and Finn, nodding at Keith before getting into the taxi with Andrea. Lewis shuts the door and begins to wave with the others as the taxi begins to drive off, leaving Digital Lane. "So what now? Who's going to make dinner?" Lewis remarks, causing them all to laugh. "I'm alright I've got Daniel to make mine" Ella says, flipping her hair jokingly. Finn receives a text from Jennifer, stating that she's thinking about him and can't wait to see him again. He quickly puts his phone back into his pocket as Gracie emerges from the house and wraps her arms around him. "I'm sorry for being a total bitch recently, you don't deserve to be treated like that" Gracie says, hugging him tightly as the camera moves round to reveal Finn having an extremely guilty facial expression. Janice is sitting on a dining room chair in the living area, while Ciara holds a shaver in her hands in the background. Her hands are seen visibly shaking uncontrollably, clearly nervous about what she is being asked to do. Rachel walks in from work, looking completely shocked to what she is seeing. "What's going on? I thought we would talk about this?" Rachel asks Janice confused, who is sitting staring into space. "I've made my decision Rachel, look at me!" Janice says, pointing to her head where there are clumps of her hair missing. Rachel sits down and covers her mouth with shock, watching worriedly as Ciara turns on the razor blade. "Are you sure you want to do this mum? There's no going back" Ciara says, with tears beginning to form in her eyes as her hands continue to shake nervously. "I'm sure" Janice says, staring into space as Ciara slowly and nervously begins to shave the remains of Janice's hair. Rachel watches on with her eyes wide open with shock, trying to remain calm in the situation. The final shot is of Janice's face, as the shaver is heard shaving the last remains of her hair off. A single tear falls effortlessly from her eye and rolls down her cheek, saying goodbye to her hair in her mind while trying to prepare herself for what is ahead.

NOTE: Last Appearance of Guest Lawrence Weston (Timothy West).

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It’s the middle of the night and the episode begins in Christine and Ryan’s bedroom, where Ryan is tossing and turning in the bed struggling to sleep, keeping Christine wide awake with him. He buries his head into the pillow while Christine places her hand gently on his shoulder to try and comfort him. “Right come on, tell me what’s wrong because you’ve been tossing and turning since we got into bed” Christine groans, while Ryan avoids turning over to face her. “It’s nothing, this bed is just so uncomfortable recently” Ryan insists, making Christine lie on her back with a worried expression on her face. “I know you, you can’t pretend that there’s nothing going on. We’re getting married in two weeks, we need to tell everything to each other” Christine explains to him, while Ryan continues to remain quite hostile. “I’m going to go and get some hot milk, that’ll help me sleep” Ryan gets out of the bed and quickly puts on a t-shirt, before swiftly walking out the room leaving Christine lying on her own with an extremely concerned expression on her face. Stephanie is sitting in the living area alone with a glass of red wine, staring into space as she sips it. “What are you doing up? I thought someone had broke in” Sophie says coming down the stairs, rubbing her eyes vigorously with exhaustion. “I can’t sleep, but a glass of wine always helps” Stephanie faintly smiles at her, while Sophie stands with a confused expression on her face. “Is there something wrong? You always sleep like a baby, I think that’s where Jamie got his snoring from!” Sophie asks her, making Stephanie shake her head at her in reply. “It’s just one of those nights when all you can do is think, no matter how much you want to sleep your mind always has other ideas” Stephanie explains, sipping again on her glass of wine while Sophie slowly nods. “Well I’m absolutely exhausted so I’m going to go back to bed” Sophie says, heading back up the staircase. “I think I will too” Stephanie replies, putting her glass of wine down and walking towards the staircase, before noticing a blue envelope on the floor just below the letterbox in the door. She looks confused as she picks it up, opening it up and beginning to read the words printed on it. ‘YOUR FRIEND, CHRISTINE, HAS DONE HORRIFIC THINGS’ are the words written on the paper, causing Stephanie’s eyes to widen with shock as she reads it. She lifts her head up with a confused expression on her face and tries to make sense of what she has just read.

It’s now early morning and Janice is sitting at her dressing table, staring blankly at her reflection in the mirror. She gulps as she begins to take her scarf off of her head slowly, to reveal her hairless head at the end of it. She slowly puts her hand onto her head and begins to move it around, hoping that the situation isn’t true, but unluckily for her it is. There is a knock at her bedroom door and she frantically puts her headscarf back on, shouting just a minute to the person outside. She adjusts it to make sure it looks okay, before shouting, “Come in.” “I just wanted to see if you wanted anything to eat, some cereal or something?” Rachel suggests when she creeps into the bedroom. “I’m alright, not really feeling hungry right now” Janice replies, making Rachel look at her with a worried expression on her face. “I phoned the wig specialist for you, she’s going to be coming over later today” Rachel informs Janice, who slowly nods at her and then thanks her. “I’ll leave you to it” Rachel says, seeing that Janice clearly wants to be alone right now. She shuts the door and Janice turns back to looking at her reflection, attempting to hold back her tears as she does so. At the Hunters, Keith walks into the kitchen to find Finn and Lewis making a mess of trying to make bacon rolls. “Look at the state of this place, if your mother was here to see this right now!” Keith says, rolling his eyes while beginning to try and help clean up. “Well she isn’t, so she doesn’t need to find out her sons can’t cook bacon does she?” Lewis replies in a sarcastic tone, cleaning the frying pan while Finn grabs a drink from the fridge. “I don’t think anyone can cook in this family apart from mum” Finn states and both Lewis and Keith agree with him. “Well she’s only away for a week so it won’t be that long until we get some decent food in here” Keith jokingly says. “I don’t know about you guys, but this will be the longest week of my life” Lewis admits, walking out of the kitchen while Keith finishes cleaning up. Finn is staring down at his phone intently before typing away quickly, causing Keith to be a bit suspicious. “Who are you talking too then?” Keith asks. “No one you would know” Finn says, rolling his eyes while he leaves the room. In the hallway he looks back down at the text message, which reveals Jennifer asking to see him again.

Tara opens the bathroom door and comes out drying her soaking wet hair with a towel, moaning that she is coming to the person banging on her door. She unlocks the door and opens it, to reveal Alfie standing there with a sad expression on his face. “I don’t have anything to say to you Alfie” Tara states, about to shut the door but Alfie puts his foot in between the wall and door it so she can’t. “Just listen to me Tara, you have to believe that it wasn’t me who sent that letter” Alfie insists, as Tara lets him into her apartment. “It all adds up though, doesn’t it? I mean you were basically obsessed with her two months ago, everyone on the Lane heard about what you done, I’m surprised I even allowed myself to get close to you after the things I heard” Tara says in quite an angry tone at him, as Alfie continues to insist he is not behind it. “I got over her and moved on, you’re all I care about now” Alfie admits to her, making Tara go silent as she swiftly looks away. “Why should I believe you?” Tara asks him, looking at him intently waiting for an answer. “Just before Ryan started mouthing off in the club, we were talking about how you thought you were pregnant…and I didn’t get a chance to say it, but I would have been thrilled” Alfie admits to her, much to Tara’s surprise as she smiles at him faintly. “I didn’t see you as the family type” Tara mutters, folding her arms and making eye contact with him. “I’m wasn’t really…but there would have been no doubt about it, I would stick by you no matter what” Alfie tells her, walking towards her and taking her hands gently. “I can’t say I expected you ever to say something like that” Tara remarks, while Alfie’s grip on her hands get tighter, “Let’s not let that misunderstanding ruin what we have” Alfie whispers, kissing Tara’s cheek softly before Tara looks at him with a smile on her face. “I am the only one right? This isn’t like the other girls you’ve been with is it?” Tara whispers worriedly. “You’re the only one I want Tara” Alfie replies, making Tara breathe a sigh of relief. They begin to kiss with intense passion, while Tara swiftly leads him towards her bedroom as she undresses him.

At Jack’s café, Aaron is sitting at a table on his iPhone texting when Frankie enters and sits down before him, folding her arms as she does so. “Have I done something?” Aaron asks confused, noticing her staring at him intently. “It’s what you haven’t done that is the problem here” Frankie remarks, making Aaron completely confused about what she is talking about. “You need to sort out your sleeping habits, I mean look at you! The bags under your eyes are massive” Frankie tells him, causing him to begin to act awkwardly. “There’s more to it than just struggling to sleep, a simple sleeping pill isn’t going to fix anything” Aaron insists, however Frankie remains unconvinced. “At least try it, nan hates seeing you like this and you won’t even tell us what’s wrong” Frankie sighs, brushing her hair back stressfully as Aaron remains hostile about the situation. “Just leave it Frankie, I can sort things out myself” Aaron warns, standing up and walking out of the café as Frankie rolls her eyes, wanting to help him but he won’t let her. Stephanie is kneeling on the grass pulling out the weeds in the flowerbed in her front garden while thinking about the letter she received, before seeing Ryan passing by the house. “Ryan!” Stephanie calls out, making him stop and turn around to look at her. “Can I have a word?” Stephanie asks, standing up and taking off her gardening gloves. “Sure, what’s up?” Ryan says, looking at her a little bit oddly as they don’t usually speak. “I got this letter this morning, I don’t know if she should be worried but more could be going about” Stephanie says, walking over and handing him the letter. Ryan reads it and puts his head into his hands, sighing heavily as he does so. “Whoever is doing this is deliberately trying to stir up trouble” Ryan tells her, as Stephanie nods in agreement. “So you’ve had one yourself?” Stephanie questions him. “I got one the other day, it just said she isn’t who I think she is. I haven’t told her about it because I didn’t want her to worry, but it’s starting to get out of hands if her friends are receiving letters” Ryan informs Stephanie, who listens to his explanation carefully. “Do you have any idea who it could be? Someone that knows about her secret obviously” Stephanie states, while Ryan bites his lip with concern. “Well that’s not many” Ryan remarks, while they both think about who could be sending the letters.

Maria is walking down the business district with her heels echoing on the pavement loudly, before bumping into Joe as he comes out of the gym. “Working hard I hope” Maria says, kissing him on the lips softly. “Just about to go and get lunch from the café, you want to join?” Joe asks genuinely, however Maria shakes her head in reply. “I’ve got to check in on things at the salon, the place usually falls apart when I’m not around” Maria giggles, before her phone begins to ring. “I’ve not heard from Ryan yet about the letter, I might go round and see if he has anymore ideas on who it could be” Joe tells her while Maria takes her phone out of her handbag and answers the call. “…yes speaking…what?...how?...right I’ll be there soon” Maria says on the phone to the other line, which she reveals to Joe as the hospital. “Why is the hospital phoning you? What’s happened?” Joe asks worriedly, while Maria puts her phone back into her handbag with a confused expression on her face. “It’s dad, apparently he’s fallen down the stairs and broke his ankle” Maria informs a surprised Joe. “The others aren’t going to be happy about you going to get him” Joe remarks, as Maria knows he is speaking the truth. “Well what else can I do? He’s my dad” Maria moans, before asking if Joe can take her to the hospital. “Let me get my car keys” Joe says, turning on his heels and heading back into the gym. Maria shuts her eyes and brushes her hair back stressfully, sighing heavily while she does. Amelia is standing in the new restaurant building, which has 2 floors and has a modern look to it. She smiles to herself; clearly happy with the work the decorators have done with the place. “Sorry if I am intruding, but I couldn’t help but be curious about how it looks in here” Lewis states, creeping into the restaurant as Amelia smiles at him. “Feel free to have a look around, I’ve got to start a hiring campaign now before I can get this place up and running” Amelia says, making Lewis raise his eyebrow with an idea. “I’d love a job here…I’ve got the experience of dealing with people and I think I’d be really suited to an upmarket place like this” Lewis admits, much to Amelia’s surprise. “Don’t you work at Venom? Jessica won’t be happy about this” Amelia remarks. “It’s not really felt great since the attack…I feel like I’m constantly watching over my shoulder for the guy who did it” Lewis confides in her, as Amelia looks at him sympathetically. “I’ll tell you what, once this place is up and running I’ll give you a trial, give you a chance to show me what you’re made of” Amelia smiles genuinely at him, making Lewis thank her for her kindness.

Tara is standing in the kitchen area in her housecoat making a cup of coffee, clearly thrilled with herself while Alfie comes out of the bedroom putting a t-shirt on. “Well I don’t know about you, but that was exactly everything I wanted it to be” Alfie flirtatiously says, causing Tara to giggle a little. “What now? Are we like…a couple?” Tara asks awkwardly, trying to get a reply before having to actually say it. “We can be whatever you want to call it, all I care about is having you in my life” Alfie replies, putting his arms around her waist making her blush a little as she kisses him passionately. “What about Jessica? Didn’t you two have a bit of a thing going on…” Tara questions, while Alfie becomes a bit hostile at the mention of her name. “What about her? We were over a long time ago” Alfie insists, causing Tara to raise her eyebrow. “You know what they say, you never stop loving someone no matter how many times you say it’s over” Tara remarks, as Alfie pulls her closer to him. “You know you’re the only one I want, stop doubting it!” Alfie says, kissing her again on the lips making her laugh. “I’m just teasing!” Tara admits, causing Alfie to laugh as Tara wraps her arms around his neck. “This has to be the happiest I’ve been in a long time” Alfie tells her, embracing her as they both stare at each other with massive smiles on their faces. It cuts to Stephanie handing a cup of coffee to Ryan in her house, before sitting down on the sofa next to him. “If someone knows about Christine’s secret then it isn’t safe for her here, she has to go before this person takes it even further and calls the police” Stephanie sternly tells him, giving Ryan food for thought about the situation. “You don’t think they could be talking about something else? Or maybe just trying to make us paranoid” Ryan suggests, however Stephanie shoots him down. “But this person knows she has a horrific past, it’s obvious that they must know her secret” Stephanie defends, making Ryan sigh to himself. “I don’t know what I’m going to do, I don’t want to worry her” Ryan says, making Stephanie look at him sympathetically. “Well you can’t keep it a secret from her now, it’s not just one silly letter it’s two, and god knows if anyone else has got one” Stephanie admits, making Ryan lift his head up with a shocked expression. “You don’t think anyone else got one do you?” Ryan asks, as Stephanie shrugs her shoulders reluctantly in reply.

Maria and Joe both standing outside the hospital, with Joe placing his hand on Maria’s back trying to support her. “He’s going to need caring for a while now won’t he? He can’t go back to that council flat without anyone being there” Maria sighs, brushing her hair back stressfully. “He could come and stay with you and your sisters, granted it’s not the best idea but at least he won’t be on his own and it won’t be for that long” Joe suggests, making Maria consider the idea as they both enter the Emergency Department of the hospital. They walk over to the reception desk and Maria gives Hector’s name. The receptionist gives them directions, while Maria goes pale with worry as they both head to Hector’s bed, where Lynette Young is working as clinical lead in the Emergency Department. “Hi, Maria Bolen...I’m his daughter” Maria says to her, while Lynette stands filling out information on a clipboard. “I’m Doctor Young. Well your father has some amount of flirting techniques, he hasn’t stopped complimenting me since I started my shift!” Lynette jokingly says, while Hector raises his hands up innocently. “How did you do this to yourself then? The girl on the phone said you fell down the stairs or something?” Maria asks her father, who nods in reply. “Stupid hooligans hanging around the staircases in the close, made me trip up on one of their cans of beer!” Hector informs Maria of the situation, as she slowly nods. “He’s going to need about six to eight weeks to recover from the ankle injury and because of Mr. Bolen’s age, I would advise that a family member cares for him at this time” Lynette explains to both Joe and Maria. “Fat chance of that with my children, they all would have pushed me down those stairs themselves if they had the chance” Hector remarks in a sarcastic tone, making Lynette raise her eyebrow while leading the treatment area. “You know that isn’t true” Maria says, however Hector shakes his head in disagreement. “I’d like to see anything to prove otherwise” Hector replies. “Well you’re coming to live with us, so maybe they will see how much you’ve changed over the next six weeks” Maria states, inviting him to stay much to Joe’s surprise. “Are you sure you shouldn’t talk this through with Jessica and Abby?” Joe whispers, while Maria shakes her head. “The house is in my name, if they don’t like it then they can lump it” Maria sternly whispers back, before smiling at her father who smiles back.

Finn knocks on Jennifer’s apartment door and she quickly opens it, pulling him in by the collar of his shirt and pushing him against the door to close it. She begins to kiss him with extreme intense passion, much to Finn’s surprise as he tries to slow down a bit. “How about you get into something more comfortable and I’ll be in in a minute” Finn suggests flirtatiously, making Jennifer smirk before kissing him again. She then walks into her bedroom and Finn waits for the door to close tight before going over to her handbag. He takes out her phone and raises his eyebrow at one of the texts on the home screen, which state it’ll cost her if she wants the job done, referring to Jennifer trying to dispose of the car. He then takes a photo of the text with his own phone. Finn has an extremely suspicious expression on his face, before putting it back into her handbag as he can hear Jennifer calling on him. He hesitates for a moment, before sucking it up and joining Jennifer in the bedroom. Stephanie is standing in the kitchen cooking for her daughters while they sit on barstools chatting to her. “I’m so excited for Children In Need tonight, it’s easily one of the big television events of the year” Sophie states, while Stacey reads her magazine. “It’ll be my first one in ages, I haven’t had the chance in the past few years to watch it” Stacey replies, making Sophie look quite surprised. “That food smells lovely mum, I can’t wait to have it” Sophie compliments, but Stephanie is clearly distant. “Mum?” Sophie asks, looking at her oddly when she comes out of her trance. “Are you okay?” Sophie asks with concern, while Stephanie faintly smiles and nods. “Of course I am, I’m just thinking about something” Stephanie replies, however Sophie continues to look at her with a suspicious expression, wondering what or who she is thinking about.

“Is this comfy enough? Do you want another cushion?” Maria asks Hector, helping him make himself at home on the sofa in her house. “No that’s fine darling, thank you very much” Hector smiles, as Jessica and Abby both stand at the doorway rolling their eyes. “Don’t get too comfy” Abby remarks when Maria leaves the room. “Oh I think I will, it’s going to be a fun six weeks isn’t it?” Hector smirks at them both, making them glare at him from the doorway, clearly unhappy with his presence in the house. Ryan inserts his house key into the keyhole, before unlocking the door and entering the house when Christine comes into the hallway. She kisses him softly on the cheek, asking him how his day was. “Not great. You know I’ve been acting a bit strange recently…it’s nothing to do with me doubting the wedding or anything, trust me I still absolutely adore you and want nothing more than to get to marry you in two weeks…but I got this the other day” Ryan admits to her, making Christine smile before looking confused as Ryan hands her the two envelopes, one he received and one Stephanie received. “I put it down to Alfie trying to stir up trouble…but it’s not him, then Stephanie got one about your past today…I just knew that you have a right to know about it” Ryan explains further, while Christine stands reading the letters in total horror. “Wha-what? What do I do? Has anyone else received these?” Christine quickly questions, clearly anxious about the situation. “I don’t know, it was Stephanie that brought it up with me today” Ryan informs a nervous Christine, who begins to bite her nails worriedly. “You don’t think they know do you? About what I did…” Christine worriedly asks, while Ryan shrugs his shoulders helplessly. “They could just be trying to stir up trouble with no intention of phoning the police” Ryan suggests, however Christine can’t help but think about the worst possible outcome. “I don’t know who could send these, someone out there must really hate me…” Christine sighs, looking back down at the letters. “Try to not think about it…we’ll find out who is sending these and stop it before it gets out of hand, believe me when I say I won’t let anything bad happen to you” Ryan says supportively, putting his arms around her waist and kissing her passionately, before she rests her head on her shoulder while they hug, with Christine’s worried expression clearly visible.

Cast List (21 Regulars, 1 Recurring, 0 Guests)–

No. Of Episodes in 2014: 132
No. Of Episodes Overall (25th November 2013–14th November 2014): 149

PRESENT CHARACTERS

080 Episodes: Christine Walker
079 Episodes: Jessica Bolen & Karl Gibson
078 Episodes: Jasmine Feather
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075 Episodes: Ryan Bolen
074 Episodes: Frankie Cole
073 Episodes: Elaine Gibson
072 Episodes: Maria Bolen
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067 Episodes: Luisa Young
066 Episodes:
065 Episodes: Gracie Foster & Ella Hunter
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063 Episodes: Wendy Cole & Stephanie Collins
062 Episodes: Andrea Hunter
061 Episodes:
060 Episodes:
059 Episodes: Finn Hunter
058 Episodes: Conrad Steele
057 Episodes:
056 Episodes: Mark Young & Rachel Henderson
055 Episodes: Stacey Collins, Tara O’Neill & Ciara Goldburn
054 Episodes: Janice Goldburn
053 Episodes:
052 Episodes: Andie Marcello & Daniel Taylor
051 Episodes: Keith Hunter
050 Episodes:
049 Episodes:
048 Episodes: Lewis Hunter
047 Episodes: Alfie Goldburn
046 Episodes:
045 Episodes: Amelia Walker
044 Episodes:
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040 Episodes:
039 Episodes: Sophie Collins
038 Episodes: Geraldine Feather
037 Episodes: Abby Bolen
036 Episodes:
035 Episodes: Alex Carter
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025 Episodes: Joe Wilkes
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022 Episodes: Jennifer Hudson
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016 Episodes: Dean Graplin & Hector Bolen
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007 Episodes: Aaron Cole
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RECURRING CHARACTERS

024 Episodes: Jamie Collins
018 Episodes: Susan Cole
015 Episodes: Lucas Carter
012 Episodes: DCI Austin
011 Episodes: Stevie Feather & Lynette Young
005 Episodes: Eva Richards

GUEST CHARACTERS (CURRENT ONLY)

010 Episodes: Lawrence Weston (6th October 2014–14th November 2014)
009 Episodes: Harry Steele (6th October 2014–)
003 Episodes: Alison Fisher (6th October 2014–)

DEPARTED CHARACTERS

038 Episodes: Sandy Foster
031 Episodes: Dwayne Foster
027 Episodes: Rose Young
025 Episodes: Jack Cole
023 Episodes: Brad Foster
019 Episodes: Drew Ross & Oliver Potter
016 Episodes: Elena Herefordshire

MONTHLY WINNERS

January: Maria Bolen – 14/16 Episodes
February: Jasmine Feather – 11/12 Episodes
March: Ella Hunter – 9/13 Episodes
April: Sandy Foster & Elaine Gibson – 10/12 Episodes (not including Dark Shadows spin off episodes)
May: Wendy & Frankie Cole – 10/13 Episodes
June: Ella Hunter – 13/15 Episodes
July: Luisa Young & Mark Young – 5/5 Episodes
August: Mark Young – 11/13 Episodes
September: Jessica Bolen, Janice Goldburn & Ciara Goldburn – 12/13 Episodes
October: Jasmine Feather, Tara O’Neill & Conrad Steele – 12/12 Episodes
November:
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It’s fast approaching four in the morning and Christine is standing at the window of her living room, staring out onto the dark Digital Lane with a mug of hot chocolate in her hands. “How long have you been down here?” Ryan asks, rubbing his eyes while coming down the stairs, noticing her standing at the window. “A while” Christine mutters, continuing to stare out the window. “You’ll make yourself sick with all this worry, come on, come back to bed” Ryan puts his hands on her shoulders and rubs them gently, attempting to comfort her. “Someone knows what I did Ryan, someone out there could ruin my life with one phone call to the police” Christine replies in a stern tone, while Ryan puts his head down and sighs. “We don’t know if they know, and anyway how would they know? If they did they would have phoned the police by now” Ryan informs her, however Christine isn’t entirely convinced. “Maybe they like the thrill of scaring people before they do it, maybe they’re giving me a chance to get away before they phone the police” Christine suggests, making Ryan become even more worried about her. “Once we know who is sending these we can sort it out, but until then try not to worry yourself so much” Ryan tells her supportively as Christine turns around to face him. “I don’t have enough time for that” Christine abruptly says, folding her arms and looking away awkwardly. “What do you mean you don’t have time?” Ryan questions her confused, as she purses her lip. “I need to leave Ryan, it’s too dangerous for me to stay here” Christine worriedly admits to him, brushing her hair back and sighing while Ryan’s eyes widen with shock at what she has said. Gracie is also standing staring out her bedroom window, while Finn rolls over in the bed and wakes up a little, yawning and stretching when he does. “What are you doing up?” Finn asks, glancing over to see her staring out the window. “Just too excited for the scan, it’s going to be the first time we see our baby!” Gracie admits, making Finn faintly smile at her from the bed. “Come on back to bed or else you’ll end up falling asleep during it” Finn jokingly says, patting the bed for her to come and lie down. Gracie lies down on the bed and cuddles herself into Finn, who gently strokes his hand through her hair.

Maria comes out of the kitchen in her housecoat and enters the living room, where Hector is sitting on the sofa with his broken ankle up on the puffy. “Talk about making yourself at home” Maria remarks, handing her father a mug of coffee. “I can’t say the sofa is exactly comfy” Hector criticises, trying to make her feel guilty. “Well there was no way Jessica or Abby were going to give up their bedrooms and I’ve been exhausted recently and the last thing I needed was a night on the sofa” Maria replies, sitting herself down next to him on the sofa when Jessica enters with a single high heel in her hands. “Has anyone seen the other heel? What the hell can I do with one heel?” Jessica moans, searching under the sofas and coffee table for her other high heel. “Just wear another pair, you’ve got loads in that wardrobe” Maria replies with a raised eyebrow. “I’m meeting some clients today about new stock, I’ve got to look my best and the other heels don’t go with my outfit” Jessica groans, while Hector laughs a little to himself. “Sorry, did I say something funny?” Jessica rudely asks, glaring at him as he shakes his head. “I just remember when you were little-“ Hector says, while Jessica folds her arms and interrupts him. “Surprised you can remember things when you always had a beer down you” Jessica remarks in a sarcastic tone, while Maria looks at her disapprovingly. “Funny how the mind only remembers the bad memories” Hector remarks, rolling his eyes discreetly while Jessica walks out of the room. Luisa enters the living room and freezes on the spot when she sees DC Robertson sitting with Mark on the sofa, smiling faintly at her. “Um…hi” Luisa awkwardly says, sitting down on the chair across from the sofa. “Mark called me about the car that’s been watching you for the past few weeks, I’m just here to inform you that we’ve dealt with the situation, turns out it was just a local journalist trying to get a story” DC Robertson calmly explains to Luisa, causing Luisa to look at Mark with a disapproving face. “A story? About us? Don’t know what he thinks we’ve been up to” Luisa jokingly says, making DC Robertson smile at her. “Well it has been dealt with so there is absolutely no need to worry, but do please call us again if it reappears” DC Robertson informs them, standing up and putting on her coat. “Thanks for your help, it’s lovely to see you again” Mark thanks her, shaking her hand while DC Robertson tells him it’s no bother. “It’s great to see how well you both look” DC Robertson replies, letting herself out of the house while Luisa raises her eyebrow at Mark. “What? I had to do something!” Mark informs her, defending his decision.

Tara and Alfie are walking down the street hand in hand, with smiles on both of their faces as they do. “I’ve got to get to work, Conrad will be angry if I’m late for the second time in a week” Tara informs him, trying to pull away. “How about dinner tonight? Just me and you” Alife asks her flirtatiously, putting his arms around her waist gently. “Well who else would come?” Tara jokingly replies, making him laugh before he kisses her softly. “Go on then, I’ll meet you at my apartment around seven” Tara suggests, causing Alfie to nod in agreement. It cuts to Jessica standing at the end of the street watching the pair chatting, making her begin to breathe heavily with jealousy. Alfie crosses the road and Tara begins walking in the other direction, which Jessica quickly rushes across and stands in front of her. “Can I help you?” Tara asks, looking at her confused as Jessica folds her arms. “So you and Alfie…didn’t expect to see that” Jessica remarks, while Tara rolls her eyes at her. “What’s it to you?” Tara questions in an annoyed tone, while Jessica forces a fake smile. “Nothing…just don’t want to see yet another woman hurt by him” Jessica replies, raising both of her eyebrows. “I know about his past…he’s different now, he isn’t like that anymore” Tara tells her, genuinely believing it herself however Jessica remains unconvinced. “A leopard can’t change it’s spots” Jessica remarks in a sarcastic tone, before walking across the road towards Venom while Tara begins to doubt herself with a worried expression on her face. At Planet Fitness, Daniel is sitting on his laptop at his desk while Joe sits staring into space at his own desk, making Daniel look at him oddly. “Earth calling Joe…” Daniel remarks, causing Joe to come out of his trance. “If you aren’t going to get any work done today then there’s not really a point in you being here” Daniel continues, going up to the drawers and searching for a file amongst the folders. “I’m just thinking about Maria’s dad, how to get him to try and accept me, ironically Abby doesn’t seem to have a problem with me” Joe informs Daniel, who takes a folder from the drawers and sits back down. “Trust me, fathers never really come round to the idea their daughters can actually have relationships, and that’s speaking from experience” Daniel says in a lighthearted tone. “I thought you were alright with the Hunters now?” Joe questions with slight confusion. “It’s as good as it can be, at least I’m allowed to sit at the table without the evils!” Daniel jokingly replies, making Joe laugh a little before going back to doing some work.

Christine is sitting in the Estate Agents with her head in her hands, groaning to herself stressfully. “That isn’t the face of someone supposed to be getting married next week” Karl remarks, sitting down at his desk in the corner of the room. “Who knew organising a wedding would be so much work?” Christine replies, making excuses for the real situation with the letters. “I remember me and Elaine kept it really simple, just a few people there and it was still the most special day of my life, I still cherish it to this day” Karl informs her, reminiscing about his own wedding day. “You and Elaine will work things out, I’d be willing to put money on it” Christine says in a convincing tone. “I hope so” Karl mutters, while Amelia enters with a massive smile on her face. “What crazy idea do you have now?” Christine says, smiling back at Amelia who sits down across from her desk. “The hen party…it’s going to be at Venom, I’ve managed to get Jessica to organise it” Amelia informs her, making Christine sigh to herself. “I told you I just wanted to keep it quiet, I didn’t want a big party” Christine replies. “Oh come on, don’t be so boring” Amelia remarks, folding her arms. “Fine then, but isn’t Jessica supposed to be with Ryan, he didn’t really want much fuss either apart from some alcohol and someone to talk too” Christine jokingly says, making Amelia smile back at her. “Well whatever he is doing isn’t your business, all you need to know is to be there for the party to end all parties!” Amelia announces, standing up and strutting out as Christine shakes her head and laughs a little, before going back to worrying about the situation with the letters. Abby walks into the living room and rolls her eyes when she sees Hector sitting watching Loose Women on the television. “Didn’t see you as the type to watch Loose Women” Abby remarks, about to turn and head out when Hector invites her to sit. “I’d rather throw myself off the top of this house then sit next to you” Abby says sarcastically, forcing a fake smile at him also. “I want a chance to try and make amends, with all of you. Don’t you think it’s about time we just put our feuds to bed, for all of our sakes?” Hector suggests, however Abby doesn’t look convinced. “How can I believe anything you say?” Abby questions, making Hector look away awkwardly. “You might just have to have a little faith for once” Hector replies, as Abby looks at him with a suspicious expression on her face.

Gracie and Finn are both walking towards the entrance of the hospital, preparing themselves for their baby's first scan. "I'm so nervous...I can't believe this is going to be the first time we can see our little baby" Gracie smiles at Finn, who puts his arm around her supportively. "They can tell us what gender it will be today can't they?" Finn asks her, as Gracie shakes her head in reply. "Not until the second scan, you'll need to wait a while yet until we find out whether it's going to be a footballer or a dancer!" Gracie tells him, making him laugh a little while they approach the entrance. "Are you ready for this?" Finn asks, noticing Gracie's excitement is turning to nerves. "I just have butterflies flying all over my stomach" Gracie admits while giggling, before putting her arm around Finn as he does the same to her. They both enter the hospital together for the first baby scan, excited about becoming parents for the first time. It cuts to Mark sitting on the sofa flicking through channels endlessly, as Luisa goes and stands in front of it, blocking his view. "Are you actually going to do anything today or just sit around doing nothing?" Luisa asks, putting her hands on her hips and raising her eyebrows. "Well what can I do? I'm unemployed and no one wants to take me on anyway" Mark replies, making Luisa shake her head in disagreement. "Maybe if you got out there then maybe someone would take an interest, I'm not having you throw your life away!" Luisa argues, while Mark puts his head into his hands, knowing she is right. "You're probably right. I know what your doing though..." Mark says, as Luisa looks at him with confusion. "What am I doing?" Luisa asks, now folding her arms. "It's that day soon, Rose's birthday..." Mark tells her, while Luisa looks away awkwardly at the mention. "You're just trying to distract yourself so you don't have to think about it, I know you Luisa" Mark says, while Luisa tries to hold back her tears. "I don't know what you're talking about" Luisa says, rushing out of the room and running upstairs while Mark sits sighing to himself, beginning to beat himself up about upsetting her.

Jessica is standing behind the bar at Venom stocking up the shelves with expensive bottles of different alcoholic drinks when Alfie comes out with a clipboard to check the right stock has arrived. "I seen you and Tara earlier...getting serious?" Jessica asks, looking at him intrigued as to what his reply will be. "What's it to you?" Alfie replies bluntly, making Jessica laugh. "That's exactly what she said...it must be fate that you two are together" Jessica tells him in a sarcastic tone, going back to stocking the shelves. "We're just seeing how things go, it's no one else's business apart from ours anyway" Alfie tells her, checking the stock as Jessica rolls her eyes and turns back around to face him. "I just know what you're like...I'd hate to see someone get hurt the same way others have" Jessica remarks, staring at him intently. "What are you talking about? How did I hurt you?" Alfie questions her, now quite annoyed with her. "Who said I was talking about me?" Jessica says, making Alfie huff to himself, muttering something under his breath. "For the record, it wasn't my choice to stay away from you" Alfie says, making Jessica look at him oddly. "What do you mean it wasn't your choice?" Jessica questions, glaring at him waiting for him to elaborate. "I'd ask Abby if I were you" Alfie informs her, before walking off back to the office as Jessica shakes her head in disbelief, knowing Abby must have said something to him. At Jack's café, Karl and Tara are on their lunch breaks as they sit chatting to each other, with Tara just having told Karl about Alfie. "I wanted to tell you in person before you heard it off some gossip" Tara says, while Karl slowly nods, not convinced about her relationship with him. "Are you sure he's right for you? I mean look at the things he's done around here, trying to split up Ryan and Christine at their engagement party" Karl explains his worries, while Tara shakes her head in reply at him. "Trust me, when you get to know him he's a totally different person...there's just something about him dad, I don't know what it is but I really do love him, I know it's early days but that's how I feel" Tara replies with a decent explanation, making Karl smile faintly at her. "I guess if you think he's changed then there's not much else I can do, but remember if he hurts you then tell me and I'll..." Karl tells her, before trying to think of what he'll do but not being able to come up with anything. "You know what I mean" Karl laughs with embarrassment, making Tara giggle before taking a bite out of her sandwich.

Back at Planet Fitness, Joe is standing behind the reception desk on the computer checking a database when Maria walks through the double doors and approaches him. "How's your day been then?" Joe asks, logging off the computer before coming out from behind the desk. "It's been a bit slow but we've got loads of bookings tomorrow so it should be fine, I've just been worried about going home to find the house on fire with Abby and dad there" Maria sarcastically says, hugging Joe tightly as she does so. "I'm sure they'll be fine" Joe replies, not aware of their relationship. "Trust me, those two in one house together won't go down well" Maria states convincingly. "Well it's not your job to worry about them anyway, they're both adults and can sort out their problems on their own" Joe informs her, trying to calm Maria's worries down. "Well you've known Abby for about three months now, so surely you must know she is the most stubborn person you'll meet" Maria jokingly replies, making Joe laugh a little. "They'll work it out, just sit back and wait. Don't get so worried about it!" Joe replies supportively, kissing her lightly on the lips as she smiles faintly at him. It cuts to Amelia standing in the back alleyway behind the restaurant building, leaning against it as she tries to take everything in. Daniel comes out of the back from Planet Fitness to put the black bags in the bins, before noticing her standing there. "Just trying to take it all in" Amelia faintly smiles at him, as he goes over and stands next to her. "I won't lie and say it's all fun and games running a business, but getting to see the smiles on your customers faces is one of the best feelings, you can't beat it" Daniel says, as Amelia smiles and nods in agreement. "It's just been in my mind for so long now and to finally have my vision come alive...it's just amazing" Amelia admits, making Daniel smile at her again. "You'll do great, this restaurant will be a massive success...I can feel it in my bones" Daniel tells her supportively, as Amelia begins to believe it herself. "How about a deal where they eat at my place then come to work off the calories in your gym?" Amelia replies in a joking tone, making Daniel laugh as he heads back to the gym.

Gracie is lying on a bed with her head up as the sonographer enters the room and gives the couple a faint smile. She begins organising the equipment as both Gracie and Finn talk about their plans for their baby. "If it's a boy then I want a nice baby blue room for it, if it's a girl then a nice light pink" Gracie demands in a joking way. "There aren't any spare rooms at home, the baby will have to be in our room" Finn replies, while Gracie purses her lip with a thoughtful expression on her face. "The gel may feel a little cold but don't worry, it won't harm you" the sonographer says, applying the gel to her stomach in a zip pattern. The transducer is then put over the gel and the sonographer works the ultrasound monitor, with both Gracie and Finn waiting for her to say something. Finn looks down at his phone for a moment and sees a text from Jennifer, however he decides this is more important and puts his phone back into his pocket. "There it is, fit and healthy" the sonographer happily informs them, showing them the monitor as both Gracie and Finn their little baby on the screen. "That's our baby...that's our baby!" Gracie shrieks with happiness, as Finn just stares at it in awe, absolutely amazed by what he is witnessing. Christine arrives home from work and puts down some folders, before walking into the kitchen while taking her high heels off. "I could really do with a glass of wine, shame I'm trying to be sober right now" Christine sighs, referring to her and Ryan trying for a baby. "What you said this morning...you didn't mean that did you?" Ryan asks worriedly, as Christine looks away awkwardly. "Ryan if someone knows what I did then I have to leave, it's too dangerous for me to be out there" Christine tells him, while Ryan nods slowly in agreement. "Well I came up with a plan today, you may not like it but I've decided if you're leaving then I'm coming with you" Ryan tells her, much to Christine's surprise as she looks at him in total shock.

Jessica storms into her house, slamming the door shut and taking her coat off, throwing it on the floor before rushing into the kitchen where Abby is stood wiping the counters clean. "Who the hell do you think you are scaring Alfie off of me?" Jessica angrily asks her, while Abby rolls her eyes discreetly. "All I did was just give him a little warning about if he hurts you again then he'll have hell to pay, which is the truth anyway so I don't know why you're fussing" Abby remarks, as Jessica shakes her head in disbelief. "I'm not going to let you do what you did to Maria and try to control my relationships, I can see and date who I want!" Jessica angrily replies, as Abby brushes her hair back stressfully. "I only did it to protect you!" Abby shouts back at her, raising her voice a little. "I don't need protecting Abby! Maybe instead of trying to get involved in everyone's lives you should do something with your own" Jessica rudely tells her, slamming her hands against the kitchen counter. "Alfie is no good Jess, you and I both know that!" Abby insists. "It doesn't stop me loving him does it?" Jessica shouts back at her, making Abby's eyes go wide with surprise. "I love him Abby, I really do" Jessica says, breaking down into tears as Abby rushes over and attempts to comfort her, hugging her tightly in an attempt to do so. It cuts back to Christine and Ryan, as she looks at him in complete shock. "I won't let you get yourself caught up in this, I've done enough running these past few years you don't deserve all the stress and pain" Christine sternly says, trying to put him off the idea of coming with him. "But I can't imagine a life without you, I love you! I need you so much, without you I'll be absolutely nothing" Ryan tells her, waking towards her and taking both of her hands. "Ryan don't do this please, I've made my decision" Christine looks away from him awkwardly. "Here's what we will do, next week we'll get married and say our goodbyes to Amelia and my sisters, then get on a plane and go anywhere you want" Ryan explains to her, making Christine bite her lip stressfully. "And it's that easy is it? Just like that?" Christine says, looking unconvinced at him. "All we need is each other, come on you know it's true!" Ryan says desperately, trying to get her to come round to the idea. "Are you sure you just want to leave everything behind?" Christine asks, looking at him with a worried expression on her face. "Never been so sure about anything in my life" Ryan tells her and then the two share a deep passionate kiss, before embracing each other as the camera moves round to show Christine's unconvinced face, still not sure about letting him leave with her...

Cast List (16 Regulars, 0 Recurring, 1 Guest)-

Christine is sitting in the Estate Agents staring blankly into space, before lowering her eyes and staring at her laptop screen, which is on a travel agents website. She hovers over the ticket box, which asks how many people are going to be travelling. She almost clicks two, however quickly hesitates and then clicks one. Amelia then enters the office, making Christine slam her laptop screen down, which makes a bang. “Something to hide?” Amelia remarks, walking over and sitting down, handing her a takeaway coffee from Jack’s café as she does so. “Of course not, there isn’t much you can keep secret around here anyway” Christine says, sipping on the café while Amelia smiles at her. “Well the wedding is all set for next week, it’s going to be fabulous!” Amelia says in an enthusiastic tone, while Christine nods in agreement. “I was thinking about this place…it’s just, I don’t know if it’s right for me” Christine says, looking around the room from her desk as Amelia looks at her confused. “What are you talking about? You love this place” Amelia tells her, making Christine have to think about a reason to sell. After a moment of silence, Amelia can instantly tell that something isn’t right with her and begins to question her. “Okay, tell me what’s going on before I need to go and ask Ryan” Amelia says in a stern tone, folding her arms and glaring at her. “What are you talking about?” Christine tries to avoid telling her the truth, however Amelia continues to have none of it. “Tell me the truth” Amelia repeats, making Christine sigh to herself. “You’re not going to like it” Christine says, making Amelia extremely suspicious as it cuts to the next scene. Andrea is sitting in Minerva with a glass of orange juice, with her suitcase next to her while she tries to be brave enough to go home. “I heard you went off for a while, how was your break?” Rachel asks, coming out from the back with cleaning equipment. “It was good, not long enough I say! It’s always hard to come back to reality” Andrea says, making Rachel laugh and nod in agreement. “Well I’m sure your family have got a pile of washing waiting to be done at home for you” Rachel replies in a joking way, heading into the toilets as Andrea mutters to herself that she can’t wait in a sarcastic tone.

Maria enters the living room searching for her salon keys, while Hector sits eating his cereal with a smile on his face. “Are you looking for these?” Hector asks in a sarcastic way, lifting the keys from the side table. “You’re a lifesaver” Maria thanks, taking the keys and then putting her coat on. “That’s a bit extreme” Abby remarks, causing Maria to roll her eyes. “Look we’ve all got to live in one house, so at least try and get along…life will be much easier if you do, believe me” Maria says in a calm way but still quite strict, as Abby folds her arms and looks away. “She’s right you know, can’t we just get along for a couple of weeks until my ankle is better at least?” Hector suggests while Maria leaves the room, making sure she can hear him trying to make amends with Abby. “Not all of us are as forgiving as she is, you can’t get the rest of us wrapped round your little finger” Abby replies in an annoyed tone, while Hector raises both of his eyebrows. “Well we were forgiving towards you, you seem to forget what you done Abby…” Hector reminds her of her past, causing her to begin to glare at him. “I done it to protect her, what you did was destroy a perfectly happy family with your fist” Abby tries to defend her actions, however Hector smirks at her. “And you didn’t destroy a perfectly happy relationship and family for your own selfish reasons?” Hector abruptly replies with a smirk on his face, causing Abby to become increasingly uncomfortable in his presence before storming out of the room. It goes back to the Estate Agents, where Amelia is sitting with her jaw wide open with shock as Christine finishes telling her the full story. “So you were planning to leave without even telling me?” Amelia says annoyed, as Christine shakes her head in reply. “Once we were married we were going to tell you and his sisters, we didn’t want to ruin the big day for everyone” Christine states, as Amelia bites her lip worriedly. “All of this because of two stupid letters? Come on Penelope you are stronger than this” Amelia says, however Christine sits back in her chair with a worried expression on her face. “If someone knows about what I done, then I have to run again…I can’t risk it, I don’t want to go into prison” Christine admits to her, making Amelia have a sympathetic expression on her face, realising how stressed out Christine is about the letters.

Andrea comes out of Minerva with her suitcase and begins to walk along the street, before noticing Finn over at the flats, saying something into the intercom before entering the flats. She has a slightly suspicious expression on her face, before shrugging it off and continuing to head back home. Inside the flats, Finn enters Jennifer’s apartment where she is sitting at the breakfast bar having some toast. “It’s a bit early, what is it?” Jennifer questions, putting her mobile phone down as Finn takes his jacket off. “Had to get out for some air, too much talk of babies at home” Finn says, as Jennifer rolls her eyes. “Shame you got that skank impregnated” Jennifer remarks, before walking into her bedroom as Finn’s smile turns to an annoyed facial expression. He goes over to her phone and opens up her text messages, reading one from an unknown sender, which states to meet him tonight at the allotments to sort out the car situation. Finn lifts his head up to check she isn’t there, before taking a photo of the test message like he has done before with another one, before putting his own phone back into his pocket and then casually standing there. She comes back out of her bedroom putting a cardigan on, stating that she’s freezing as the heating isn’t currently working in the flats. “I think we could think of other ways to heat up” Finn flirtatiously says, walking towards her and kissing her softly. “I can’t, I’ve got a shift at the club then I need to sort something out tonight, I’ll text you” Jennifer says, picking up her phone from the counter and then putting her coat on. “Let yourself out” Jennifer says, walking out of the flat while Finn stands with a suspicious expression on his face, taking out his own phone and looking at the photo of the text he took. Elsewhere in the flats, Andie is standing in front of the mirror examining her neck where some scars and cuts are still there from the hit and run. She sighs to herself, noticing they haven’t healed that much. She walks out of the bathroom and forces a fake smile at Dean who is sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper. “You know I can tell when you’re forcing a smile” Dean remarks, making Andie’s smile quickly fade away. “Sorry for being happy” Andie remarks, trying to hide her emotions as she walks into her bedroom. Dean has a concerned expression his face, knowing something is wrong with her.

Jasmine is standing in the kitchen at the sink squirting fairy liquid into the basin, before beginning to scrub the plates clean as Elaine enters with a glum expression on her face, sitting down at the table and folding her arms. "What's that face for? Did your lottery numbers not come up?" Jasmine asks in a sarcastic tone, making Elaine roll her eyes at her. "I've just gotten off the phone to Oliver...he won't let me come to stay with him until I sort things out with Karl, he really believes there is still a chance for us" Elaine informs Jasmine, who takes her hands out of the basin of water and dries them with a cloth as she turns around to face Elaine. "Well why wouldn't there be? Elaine surely you can't be thinking of ending your marriage over something so small!" Jasmine tells her, as Elaine awkwardly looks down at the table. "I've told you that I'm going to move on, I won't be here much longer" Elaine states, however Jasmine doesn't look convinced at all. "And where do you plan on going now that Oliver isn't taking you in? Face it Elaine, you need Karl as much as he needs you!" Jasmine hits back at her, as Elaine heavily sighs to herself, knowing Jasmine is right. "I don't even know what I would say to him, I can't just waltz back into his life like nothing has happened" Elaine replies in a worried tone, making Jasmine look at her sympathetically. "Well you're going to have to try, this baby could be here any day now and I'm sorry Elaine, but I can't have you living here when it does arrive, it's going to be far too crowded" Jasmine admits to her reluctantly, warning her that she has to make amends with Karl. Elaine stays silent, fiddling with her thumbs nervously as Jasmine sits down next to her. "You love him don't you?" Jasmine asks, placing her hand supportively on Elaine's. "Of course I do!" Elaine confides in her, now rubbing her forehead stressfully. "Well then you have absolutely nothing to worry about" Jasmine smiles at her in a genuine way, making Elaine feel obliged to smile back at her, despite not being sure of what to do. It cuts to Andrea standing on the pavement of Digital Lane, staring up at her house before slowly walking towards it, before Ella rushes over the road and joins her. "How are you feeling then?" Ella asks anxiously, putting her arm around her. "It's going to take a lot more than a week away to fix my problems" Andrea admits, before entering the house as Ella stands there heavily sighing to herself.

Amelia walks up the steps and enters her house, before kneeling down and picking up the mail. She goes through it, ordering it into piles for Christine and Ryan. She then comes across a suspicious letter addressed to her in a blue envelope, similar to the envelope that Ryan and Stephanie both received. She holds it in her hands, knowing what it is as Christine had described it before. She takes a deep breath, before quickly opening the letter and beginning to read it. Her eyes open wide with surprise as she reads it, before covering her mouth clearly shocked at what she has just read, dropping the letter to the floor and standing there frozen on the floor. It goes back to the Hunters, where they are all sitting in the living room crowded around Andrea. "So how was it all? I bet you loved getting a bit of time to relax" Keith says, as Andrea slowly nods in reply. "That wasn't all I done though, I had to make sure dad was settled in and sure that he was ready, it's a big house for him to be living in there on his own" Andrea informs them, while they all listen intently. "Well all the washing and ironing has been done courtesy of me, so there's nothing to do around the house today" Gracie smiles at her, making Andrea smile and thank her. "How was your baby scan? I got a text from Finn but it was very vague" Andrea remarks, as Gracie takes the baby scan photo out of her pocket and hands it to Andrea. "That is just brilliant isn't it? Look at him or her! Are you going to find out the sex at your next scan?" Andrea asks, making Gracie nod at her in reply. "Yeah, we decided it would be more practical to find out so we can prepare more. Speaking of him, does anyone know where Finn went this morning?" Gracie asks, raising her eyebrows as Andrea remembers she seen him at the flats. "I seen him going to the flats, I'm presuming he must have been going to see Andie or Dean" Andrea informs her, while Gracie looks a little surprised to hear that. At that moment, Finn is heard coming in and he walks into the living room. "Where did you get yourself too?" Gracie asks him, as Finn hugs his mother. "Went down to the gym for a bit, I've got lecture at uni today so I better get my stuff" Finn says abruptly, walking out as Gracie has a confused expression on her face while Andrea begins sinking in her seat, knowing she has dropped him right in it.

Christine walks into the Collins house and Stephanie shuts the door behind her, taking her coat and hanging it up for her. “I just wanted to come by and say how sorry I am that you received one of those letters” Christine says, as they sit down on the sofas in the lounge area. “It’s not your fault” Stephanie faintly smiles, while Christine rubs her forehead stressfully. “I just don’t know what I’m going to do, what if someone knows what I did? All it takes is for them to make one phone call to the police and I’m behind bars” Christine explains in a fearful way, while Stephanie looks at her with a concerned expression on her face. “Well I didn’t did I? Stop thinking about the worst possible outcome” Stephanie says supportively, making Christine nod in agreement with her. “I can’t help it, it’s human nature” Christine remarks, just as Stacey comes in from the kitchen with her jacket on, as Stephanie questions her on where she is going. “It’s my last counseling appointment, after this she has said I’ve made a major improvement and I don’t need to come anymore unless something is bothering me” Stacey informs her, much to both Christine and Stephanie’s surprise. “That’s great love” Stephanie smiles at her, while Stacey leaves the house for her appointment. “And here I am rambling on about my own problems when you have your own, do you think she’s getting better personally?” Christine takes an interest, causing Stephanie to shrug her shoulders in reply. “She doesn’t really say much about it, but she has came a long way” Stephanie says in a convincing tone, however not being entirely convinced herself as Christine nods, accepting her reply without hesitation. Amelia then enters the house, causing Stephanie to look at her oddly when she closes the door behind her. “Stacey said you were in here…Christine, I don’t want to worry you but-“ Amelia says, holding the blue envelope in her hands. “You got one didn’t you?” Christine groans, putting her head into her hands while Stephanie remains silent about it. “It doesn’t say anything about what you done…in fact it’s not even threatening, I think whoever is sending this is just trying to mess up your mind” Amelia says, handing her the letter while Stephanie slowly nods in agreement. “Well it’s working” Christine mutters, shaking her head in disbelief while she reads the letter.

Abby enters Venom nightclub and walks over to the bar, ordering a vodka shot to Jennifer as Jessica comes out from the office. “We aren’t exactly open right now” Jennifer remarks, looking at her oddly as she continues to stock up the bar. “Well now you do” Abby replies rudely, before turning her attention to Jessica as she sits down on the stool next to her. “She’s my sister, it’s fine” Jessica says to Jennifer, who nods while rolling her eyes and then goes to get the vodka shot for her. “I swear if I have to spend another minute with that man, trying to act like he has done absolutely nothing” Abby moans, running her hand through her hair stressfully as Jessica bites her lip worriedly. “Look it’s not ideal and I can’t say I’m happy about it myself, but for now wouldn’t it be easier if we just tried to get along with him?” Jessica asks her, as Abby remains stubborn. “I’d rather throw myself in front of a truck before I do that” Abby remarks in reply. “Believe me, once that ankle is healed I will be the first one to kick him out of the door. But for now, for at least Maria’s sake, we should try to be civil” Jessica states as Jennifer places a vodka shot down in front of Abby, and she gulps it down. At Jack’s café, Andie, Dean, Frankie and Aaron are all sitting at a table together. “They’re so lucky aren’t they? I wish I had a little baby” Frankie says, looking at a photo on her phone of Gracie’s baby scan. “That’s a tough one…I’ve never really decided whether I want to have them or not” Andie says, while Frankie raises both of her eyebrows. “I think you would be a great mother actually, I’d probably end up dropping the baby or something!” Frankie remarks in a sarcastic tone, making Andie giggle a little to herself. “That’s a bit extreme don’t you think?” Aaron says, while Frankie shakes her head in reply. “Trust me, it’s not” Frankie replies, as Dean continues to look at Andie worriedly, noticing her fidgeting with her thumbs awkwardly. “Are you okay?” Dean whispers to her as Frankie and Aaron continue to chat. “I’m fine, just a bit tired that’s all” Andie replies in a stern tone, trying to hide her own emotions. “You should take it easy, it’s not long after the hit and run you still must be quite fragile” Dean insists, as Andie shakes her head quickly at him. “Like I said, I’m fine” Andie stubbornly replies, folding her arms and Dean sighs to himself, knowing she isn’t fine at all.

Gracie walks into her bedroom and sits down on the end of her bed, watching Finn get ready as he puts a t-shirt on and then a pair of trainers. “I know you weren’t at the gym this morning Finn…you were at the flats, Andrea seen you” Gracie tells him, making Finn fall silent as he freezes on the spot. “I dropped into Dean and Andie’s to see if they wanted to go out later, they weren’t up for it though” Finn says, making Gracie look at him suspiciously. “That’s funny because they never mentioned that when they asked if I wanted to meet them at the café” Gracie remarks, already one step ahead of him as he again goes silent. “Yeah it is…look I’ll see you later, I’m going to meet some mates from uni” Finn says, kissing her softly on the cheek before leaving the room as Gracie looks totally un-amused by his reasons. She shuts her eyes and takes a deep breath, holding her now visible baby bump as she tries to calm herself down. Elaine is walking up the pathway leading to the Gibson house. She is about to knock on the door until she hears laughing and giggling coming from inside. She walks over to the window and peers inside, only to find Karl and Tara sitting together laughing and talking. Despite her face staying straight, it’s obvious how much this is hurting Elaine as her lips tremble and she goes quite pale. She takes a deep breath and then turns on her heels, heading back down the pathway trying to keep her head held high however it’s obvious how much she is struggling with it as tears are visibly forming in her eyes. It goes back to the Hunter house, where Gracie drags herself into the kitchen to get a drink while Andrea sits at the table reading a newspaper. “What has he done now? Come on” Andrea says, raising both of her eyebrows at her as Gracie faintly smiles and sits down at the table. “Well I confronted him…you know, about how he wasn’t at the gym. It was like he couldn’t care less that he lied to me” Gracie admits to her, confiding in Andrea about their relationship. “I wouldn’t read too much into it, he’s got a lot going on with uni and the baby…it’s probably just taking it’s toll on him” Andrea says in a convincing tone, as Gracie nods slowly, trying to believe that is the reason why. It cuts to Jennifer coming out of Venom and beginning to walk down the street, when Finn is seen beginning to follow her, curious about the text that she received about the allotments.

Christine is sitting on her laptop in the living room when Ryan enters, taking his hoodie off and plumping himself down on the sofa. “So have you had a look at any destinations? We’re going to have to tell everyone we are going on a honeymoon now instead of waiting until next year” Ryan stresses out, as Christine remains calm about the situation. “I’m thinking about Alicante or Barcelona, somewhere with sunshine basically” Christine remarks, making Ryan laugh and calm down a little. “I don’t mind where we go, as long as I am with you” Ryan says, kissing her softly on the lips before leaving the room as Christine fakes a convincing smile at him. She sits hovering over the booking again, hovering over the one person or two people tickets. She hesitates as she goes to click two people, before clicking one and then clicking the confirm button. She begins to breathe heavily to herself, trying to tell herself she has done the right thing not letting him get caught up in her mess. She puts the laptop down on the coffee table and then goes to join Ryan in the kitchen, not looking back as she does so. It cuts to a dark street with no one in sight as Jennifer turns the corner and makes her way down the street, cutting into an alleyway as Finn continues to follow her from a safe distance behind. He looks slightly confused as they go into the alleyway, before it all becomes clear as they turn another corner and the allotments by the river are in sight. He stops in his tracks and leans against a wall of a building, trying to listen to Jennifer’s conversation as she meets a dodgy looking guy outside the allotments. She is seen handing him an envelope, which he opens and begins to count the cash inside. He nods at her and then they shake hands, before Jennifer walks off in the other direction, giving Finn the opportunity to see what is inside the allotment as the man opens it. His eyes open with shock as he sees the black car inside, instantly recognizing it as the car that ran Andie over in September. He smirks a little to himself, finding the evidence that no one else could. He takes numerous photos of the guy getting into the car, before he ignites the engine and begins driving away. Finn breathes a sigh of relief, finally finding something on Jennifer for running over Andie, showing that he was really using Jennifer to find evidence instead of actually being interested in her...

Cast List (24 Regulars, 0 Recurring, 0 Guests)–

The episode is set at night, as Christine sits at her dresser applying her makeup for her hen party later in the evening. "You look great" Ryan says flirtatiously, kissing her softly on the cheek after coming out of the bathroom to get dressed. "Better take a good look at me because you ain't seeing me until I walk down that isle tomorrow!" Christine says, making Ryan giggle while he does the buttons up on his shirt. She stands up and goes over to the mirror, adjusting her dress and fixing her dress as Ryan comes up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and resting his head on her shoulder. "I don't know about you but I can't wait...this time tomorrow we'll be a married couple and on a plane to find a better life" Ryan smiles, kissing her neck afterwards while Christine stares at her own reflection in the mirror, with a clearly guilty expression on her face as she knows she only got herself a ticket. "Whatever happens tomorrow...you'll still love me, won't you?" Christine asks, turning around so she can look at his face. "What are you talking about? Of course I will...you aren't going to prison, I won't let that happen" Ryan says in a convincing way, making Christine force a faint smile and nod at him, while he looks at her a little bit confused. Amelia comes out of the restaurant building and begins to lock up the door, when Daniel appears having just shut up Planet Fitness next door. "All set for the wedding then?" Daniel asks, referring to the wedding reception being held at Amelia's restaurant. "Yes, no peeking though! You'll see it tomorrow" Amelia grins, putting her keys into her handbag and then walking down the street with Daniel. "Do you think it's all going to go to plan tomorrow then? No stop the weddings at the alter" Daniel asks, while they cross the road and begin to walk back to Digital Lane. "Well if there is I'll be the first one to kill them, the amount of effort I've put into this wedding I'll be damned if I let anyone ruin it" Amelia sternly says, causing Daniel to laugh and nod at her. "I would too...anyway good luck with it and I hope it goes well, for your sake more than theirs" Daniel jokingly says, walking a bit ahead of her as she stops walking and smiles at him, before looking down at her mobile phone. She sees a text from Christine telling her to hurry up and get ready for the hen party. She smiles to herself, putting her phone back into her handbag and then walking along the street, clearly chuffed with herself and all her efforts.

Jennifer walks into her apartment, shutting the door behind her gently and leaning her back against it. She heavily sighs to herself and then goes over to the kitchen area, grabbing a bottle of vodka from the cupboard and then pouring herself a glass. She gulps it down and slams the glass on the counter, clearly stressed out about the recent situations she has been in over the past couple of days. It cuts to Finn sitting in the living room of the Hunter house, scrolling through the photos he took of the car at the allotments which ran Andie over. Gracie enters and he swiftly turns his phone off and puts it back into his pocket. "The girls are going to Christine Walker's hen party, she's getting married to Ryan tomorrow" Gracie attempts to make some conversation with him, as he slowly nods pretending to be interested. "You should go, it'd do you some good to get out of this house for a night" Finn perks up, trying to convince her to go and have a fun night. "I can't even have a drink, I'd rather just stay in anyway" Gracie states, looking away and looking at the television screen as Finn gets up and sits down next to her. "You deserve a good night out Gracie, you've been so stressed recently you need to let your hair down a bit" Finn suggests, making Gracie come round to the idea slowly. "Since when did you care anyway? It feels like all this week you've been really distant" Gracie groans, making Finn put his arm around her and sigh to himself. "Look I know I've been a bit of a moron this week...I've had a lot my mind. I promise from now on that you and the baby will be all I care about, alright?" Finn tells her, causing Gracie to giggle and smile as he kisses her softly on the cheek. They then sit cuddling as Finn's smile fades to a guilty expression, clearly feeling guilty about going behind her back to get evidence by sleeping with Jennifer. Amelia enters the house and is greeted immediately by Christine, who is dressed and ready for her hen party. "Come on get a move on! We have to be at the club for eight!" Christine says, tapping the watch on her wrist. "Give me a few minutes and you'll be amazed at how well I can scrub up" Amelia smirks, putting her handbag down and walking up the stairs as Christine laughs, following her up the staircase.

Tara is standing at the kitchen sink washing some plates when Alfie comes out of the bedroom putting a smart coat on. “And where are you going?” Tara asks, turning around while taking off her cleaning gloves. “I’ve got to go and pick up some paperwork from the club, I meant to get it before I left” Alfie informs her, fixing his collar while Tara folds her arms and raises both of her eyebrows at him. “What?” Alfie questions confused, noticing her looking at him oddly. “It’s Christine’s hen party at Venom tonight…do you really think it’s a good idea you appearing at the club?” Tara interrogates him suspiciously; reminding him of what night it is as he groans to himself. “I’ll be in and out, they won’t even notice me being there they’ll be too busy downing the free cocktails!” Alfie insists, making Tara uneasy as he opens the door to walk out. “Don’t do or say something you’ll regret” Tara advises him before he leaves, as he continues to insist he won’t before walking out of the apartment. She shuts her eyes and sighs heavily, rubbing her forehead stressfully as she is clearly worried about what he might do. Ella comes down the stairs in a comfortable navy blue dress, accompanied by a black blazer over her shoulders. She walks into the living room and gives Daniel a quick twirl, giggling as she does so. “You look great, you sure you can’t just stay here with me tonight?” Daniel suggests flirtatiously, while Ella takes Noah from his arms and cuddles him. “And miss out on the free cocktails? No thank you” Ella remarks in a sarcastic tone, making him smile as she hands Noah back to him. “It’s my first proper night out in ages, I hope I haven’t forgotten how to dance” Ella says jokingly, applying some more lipstick in the mirror while Daniel plays with Noah on his knee. “You need to enjoy yourself, make a night of it…you deserve it” Daniel tells her, causing her to smile and then kiss him softly on the lips. “If there’s any problems with Noah then…well mum’s across the road so go to her” Ella laughs, picking up her handbag and flinging it over her shoulder. “Enjoy” Daniel says to her, as she skips out of the house happily for Christine’s hen party. “Well looks like it’s just me and you tonight ey?” Daniel remarks to Noah, who is giggling cutely while looking at him.

Jessica comes out of the office in Venom with her heels echoing loudly on the ground, handing Lewis, who is behind the bar, a bottle of champagne to put on the ice. “Right so you’re sure you can hold the fort tonight?” Jessica asks him, putting on her coat as he nods at her. “A club full of drunken women…what could go wrong?” Lewis remarks in a sarcastic tone, making Jessica laugh and smile. “Right well if you need me give me a call” Jessica says, before turning on her heels and heading for the exit before bumping into Alfie. There is a moment of silence between them as they stare at each other, before Alfie walks by her. “You can’t be here, not tonight of all nights” Jessica says, following him into the office as he searches for the paperwork. “I’m only picking up some paperwork, don’t get your knickers in a twist” Alfie tells her sarcastically, going into his drawers and taking out a folder. “Well you need to stay away alright? Don’t even think about coming near this place tonight” Jessica warns, making him raise both of his eyebrows at her. “I do own half of this club you know, if I want to be here then I can” Alfie replies sternly, as she rolls her eyes at him. “Don’t be like this, you know that you have to stay away…please don’t cause anymore trouble for them” Jessica tells him, making him slowly nod at her. “Well aren’t you going to be on Alfie watch anyway? You’ve started early” Alfie remarks, heading towards the door as Jessica chuckles a little. “I’m going over to Ryan’s for a few drinks, he didn’t want a fuss” Jessica informs him, before following him out of the office. “Unlike others…” Alfie tells her, as Lewis is seen turning on the music full blast and putting on the pink lights awaiting on the hen party arrivals. Outside, Amelia and Christine are both walking along the street struggling to walk in their extremely high heels, holding each other for support. “It’s going to be a great night…I can feel it” Amelia says, making Christine smile at her. “This time tomorrow I’ll be Mrs Bolen and on a plane to Alicante on the run…don’t know whether to be excited or dread it” Christine sighs, as they are about to walk into Venom when Jessica and Alfie come out. “He was just going” Jessica says sternly, pushing Alfie lightly as Alfie and Christine both stare at each other with venom in their eyes. “Good” Christine mutters, pushing the door open and entering Venom as Amelia glares at Alfie, before following her inside.

“Maria hurry up! We’re late as it is!” Abby shouts at Maria, who comes out of the house and locks the door. “I like to be fashionably late” Maria says, causing Abby to roll her eyes as they begin walking along the street. “I can’t help but feeling like we should be with Ryan tonight…I mean he is our brother” Maria continues, while Abby bites her lip and folds her arms. “Well Ryan can’t make cocktails so I’ll pass…I’ll go round later on” Abby remarks, referring to the free cocktails in Venom as Maria nods in agreement. “I don’t know…I still haven’t really gotten over what she done to him, sleeping with Alfie…god it gives me the shivers even thinking about it” Maria explains, while Abby listens intently. “Well Ryan was willing to forgive her so who are we to try and stop him?” Abby replies, while Maria sighs a little to herself. “If she loved him she wouldn’t have done it though, would she?” Maria tells her, giving Abby food for thought as they are now walking down the business district. “Don’t take the moral high ground with her, you’re no angel” Abby remarks sarcastically, walking slightly ahead as Maria stops walking for a moment. “At least I don’t pretend to be some angel” Maria mutters rudely to herself, before following Abby into Venom for the hen party. Jasmine is sitting with Elaine on the sofa reading a newspaper when Conrad walks in, telling her to follow him upstairs. “Conrad…we’ve got company” Jasmine says in a joking tone, causing both Elaine and Conrad to laugh. “She can tag along too…come on I have to show you something” Conrad says, taking her hand and leading Jasmine upstairs while Elaine follows them with a smile on her face. Conrad covers her eyes and leads her towards a room, which is then revealed to be a baby’s bedroom when he opens the door gently. He takes his hands off of Jasmine’s eyes and shows her the room, which is a neutral white as the gender of the baby has not been determined. Jasmine looks around in awe, questioning him on how he could keep this hidden from her all this time. “It was easy really, I just pretended to put loads of boxes of paperwork in here and I know how much you hate that” Conrad replies jokingly, while Jasmine covers her mouth with surprise continuing to smile massively. “It’s beautiful Conrad, it really is” Jasmine says, walking over to him and kissing him passionately while Elaine stands at the doorway looking at the room impressed.

Alfie walks into Tara’s apartment, where she is sitting on the sofa in the lounge area biting her nails stressfully. “Panic over…I got in and out without someone kicking off, it hadn’t even started yet” Alfie tells her, making Tara feel a little embarrassed as she smiles at him. “With the Bolen’s being there and all…I just thought it was inevitable someone would kick off if you were there” Tara says, making Alfie nod in agreement with her. “True…got away before any of them appeared luckily” Alfie remarks, putting the folder he took from the office into his bag. “The looks on their faces if they find out about us…no doubt I’ll have Maria round here trying to talk some sense into me” Tara tells him, causing him to laugh as he sits down on the sofa next to her. “Let’s hope you’re not that easily influenced then ey?” Alfie says, kissing her softly on the cheek making her blush a little. “It’s not like I’m an angel, I kept my paternity a secret for months on end without even telling him” Tara replies, as Alfie shakes his head at her. “That’s totally different. It wasn’t your fault…I mean I don’t think I would have even had the guts to tell them about it” Alfie admits, making Tara feel a bit better as she slowly nods. “I don’t think people really understand how hard it was, they just think I was some scheming girl who wanted to split Elaine and Karl up” Tara sighs, making Alfie look at her sympathetically, knowing that isn’t the truth. “How about I go get use a chinese and a bottle of wine to cheer us up?” Alfie suggests, making Tara smile and nod. “That’d be great” Tara says, drying her unshed tears as Alfie gets up to go and get his wallet. At the Walker house, Ryan and Jessica are sitting together in the sofa with a bottle of champagne reflecting on the past few months as Jessica pours it into two glasses. “Who would have thought we’d be sitting here like this with your wedding tomorrow ey?” Jessica says, as Ryan nods in agreement. “If Maria wasn’t getting married to Jamie Collins then I probably wouldn’t have arrived here, well that is if Abby didn’t go through with her plan” Ryan replies, making Jessica raise both of her eyebrows. “Let’s face it, there was no stopping Abby even if we knew what was going on” Jessica tells him, as Ryan nods slowly in agreement.

At Venom, the hen party is in full swing as Amelia and Ella are drunkenly dancing on the dancefloor to ‘Break Free’ by Ariana Grande ft. Zedd. Christine is sitting on a barstool with Stephanie, who is awkwardly keeping her head down as the Bolen sisters sit at one of the tables at the other side of the club. “You have nothing to be ashamed of, keep your head held high!” Christine insists, sipping on a cocktail as Stephanie faintly smiles at her. “I don’t know, this wasn’t really a good idea…I should just go” Stephanie worriedly says, itching her wrist awkwardly as Christine shakes her head at her. “You’re going nowhere” Christine says, raising her hand and signaling for Lewis to come over. “And what can I get you two lovely ladies?” Lewis asks, grinning at them both as Stephanie goes to get her purse. “Two large sex on the beaches please” Christine says, making Stephanie laugh as Christine then tells her to put her purse away. The camera pans over to Maria and Abby who are now dancing in the corner of the dance floor, chatting to each other as Maria scowls over at Stephanie and Christine. “Look at her, how can she just sit there talking to her in front of us?” Maria moans, causing Abby to roll her eyes at her. “Get off your high horse, if anything we are much worse than Stephanie is” Abby oddly defends her, making Maria look at her confused. “Well I guess, but still…” Maria says, trying to make something out of absolutely nothing. “Still nothing, drop it Maria and don’t make a scene” Abby tells her sternly, as Anaconda by Nicki Minaj comes on the speakers and all of the women pile onto the dancefloor, laughing and joking around as Stephanie sits at the bar, smiling faintly to herself as she watches. It cuts back to Jessica and Ryan, who are now both quite drunk together. “I don’t know how I’m coping over there recently, I mean how am I supposed to enjoy sitting with the man who abused mum all those years?” Jessica moans, sipping on her champagne as Ryan laughs a little. “Let’s not talk about him…that part of my life is over” Ryan insists, however Jessica rolls her eyes. “No doubt he’ll wrangle his way into an invite to the wedding tomorrow somehow…be warned” Jessica says, as Ryan’s face turns to a worried expression. “I can’t imagine anything worse” Ryan states, causing Jessica to giggle to herself a little bit tipsy.

Christine is standing out on the dark business district with her arms folded, taking in a breath of fresh air as she sighs a little to herself. The wind is gently blowing in her hair also, while Amelia is seen coming out of Venom in the background. “Are you alright? You just disappeared” Amelia asks concerned, as Christine turns around and nods at her. “I’m fine…just getting a bit of fresh air and thinking time” Christine informs her, making Amelia look at her oddly. “Thinking about what?” Amelia asks, while Christine brushes her hair back and sits down on the curb. “Just everything in general…my whole life is basically here and I’m leaving it behind and for what? Because of a few stupid letters” Christine says, glancing over at the Estate Agents as she speaks. “For your safety I guess…a fresh start too, no more looking over your shoulder…you’ve got Ryan to protect you this time” Amelia tells her, making Christine look down awkwardly, knowing she didn’t buy Ryan a ticket for Alicante for all the right reasons. “I’m just going to miss everything here so much…after years of running, I finally settled…found a man that I’ve fallen in love with, my sister is back in my life…friends, a successful business, I have everything I could want” Christine tells her, making Amelia look at her sympathetically. “All good things have to come to an end” Amelia whispers, before getting up and heading back into the nightclub as Christine shuts her eyes and heavily sighs to herself. “You’ll get your dress dirty sitting on the pavement” Alfie is heard saying, as the camera moves round to reveal him walking towards her with a bag of food in his hand. “Keep on walking Alfie” Christine remarks, putting her head into her hands while Alfie stops in his tracks to speak to her. “I’m surprised you can keep a brave face, with the letters you’ve been getting…you must be breaking down inside” Alfie says, as Christine turns her head and looks at him confused. “How do you know about the letters?” Christine asks, standing up and staring at him intently as he smirks a little at her. “Your fiancé came round shouting the odds blaming me for them the other day” Alfie informs her, as she sighs and rubs her forehead stressfully. “Don’t worry your secret is safe with me…all of them” Alfie says, referring to her murderous past as Christine scowls at him. “All of them? What are you talking about now?” Christine interrogates, making Alfie look away and smirk. “Let’s just say…you and your sister don’t get on very well” Alfie tells her, walking right past her as Christine now has a horrified expression on her face, realising that Alfie knows her secret…

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Digital Lane's 1st Anniversary Week begins tomorrow...and it's not to be missed!

‘Ready For The Good Life’ by Paloma Faith is playing loudly over the opening montage. The montage begins at 4339 Digital Lane (The Bolen’s), where Ryan is excitedly coming down the staircase doing his tie up as he bursts into the kitchen, where Jessica, Abby, Maria and Hector are all sat. Maria and Abby are dressed in stunning pink dresses being the bridesmaids. Jessica is in a more formal red dress, with a black blazer accompanying it. Jessica hugs her brother tightly while Hector sits at the breakfast bar silently eating his cereal, watching on with a glum expression on his face. It cuts to Christine sitting in front of her dresser in her bedroom, with one of the salon workers from Beauty doing her hair, while Amelia stands in the background in her white housecoat taking the wedding dress out of it’s cover and laying it down on the bed. Christine has a slightly worried facial expression as she stares at her reflection in the mirror, clearly worried about the day ahead. Jasmine is standing in the baby’s bedroom, looking around in awe still at it as Conrad comes in and rests his hands on her shoulder. He is seen mouthing the words ‘any day now’ to her, as she smiles and then kisses him softly, while Elaine is standing at the window, staring out at the Gibson house across the road with a blank facial expression. Outside Minerva, Geraldine is seen putting up a sign with ‘Closed for Neighbourhood Celebration, congratulations Ryan and Christine!’ on it. Stevie then comes out in a dress while Geraldine locks the entrance door and then begins walking along the street with her heading to Digital Lane. Luisa is sitting on the end of her bed staring at her dress, which is hung up on the door neatly. She has her arms folded and doesn’t look greatly thrilled about going out to the wedding, as Mark enters in his suit and smiles at her. She forces a fake smile back at him, making sure that he isn’t aware of her true feelings. The montage then moves to Tara’s apartment, where Alfie and Tara are lying in bed together cuddled up as Alfie slowly runs his hand gently through her hair, before glancing over at the clock on the wall and seeing the time, knowing the wedding is happening soon. The montage then finally comes to an end as we go back to the beginning, where Ryan is sitting eating some cereal at the breakfast bar next to his father.

“Are you nervous then? I bet you are” Maria says, clearly excited as she sits down across from him at the breakfast bar. “A little of course…but nothing that won’t be fixed once I see her coming down that aisle” Ryan smiles at her, taking a spoonful of his cereal while Hector raises both of his eyebrows as he listens. “Well hopefully it’ll go more to plan than mine did ey?” Maria states, flipping her hair back as Ryan laughs and nods at her. “Wouldn’t be hard” Ryan remarks, putting his empty bowl into the sink and then walking out of the room. “I wish I was going today…it’s not like I’ll be a bother, I just want to see my son get married” Hector tries to guilt trip Maria, knowing it will work like a charm. “I’ll have a word with him and see what I can do, but I’m not going to promise anything!” Maria warns, causing Hector to crack a smile and thank her. Upstairs, Ryan enters the bedroom he slept in last night, to find Jessica standing with his passport in her hands. “Care to explain why you have your passport and a bag full of clothes?” Jessica asks with a suspicious expression on her face, as Ryan scratches the back of his neck awkwardly. “It’s for my honeymoon obviously” Ryan lies, however Jessica laughs at his attempt. “You aren’t going on a honeymoon, you were going to wait until next year, remember?” Jessica says, folding her arms and staring at him intently as Ryan becomes increasingly nervous. “We changed our mind, we’ve booked a quick flight to Madrid” Ryan again tries to cover up what he is really doing, however Jessica refuses to believe him. “You aren’t planning on leaving her Ryan are you? God that’s low, if you don’t want to go through with it tell her before she’s already down the aisle!” Jessica says in an angry tone, raising her voice at him as she does so. “I’m not planning on leaving her! For gods sake Jess, I adore her I’d never want to hurt her” Ryan insists, making Jessica sit down on the end of the bed and look down at the floor for a moment. “Well then…care to explain what this bag is all about?” Jessica asks her question again, making Ryan increasingly nervous as he stands at the doorway, knowing he isn’t getting out of this one easily.

“You’ve done a fabulous job, here take this” Amelia says to the salon worker who done Christine’s hair, handing her a ten pound note as she heads out the door. The worker thanks her for the kind gesture, before telling Christine good luck as she leaves. “Let’s get you into this dress then ey?” Amelia says, lifting it up off the bed as Christine stares at herself blankly in the mirror. “I’m really doing this aren’t I? I really am getting married” Christine says, while Amelia puts the dress back down on the bed and goes over to her. “Yes, to a lovely guy who’s going to be the husband every woman wants” Amelia says, as Christine forces a smile and nods. “I always told myself I wasn’t going to get tied down…especially after Christine’s death, it was too much of a risk to let someone in…but with Ryan, it was like I knew he was the one…I told him after only a couple of weeks of knowing him and to this day he’s still kept my secret” Christine tells Amelia, who slowly nods and smiles while listening. “He’s one of the good ones…you’d have been mad to let him stay here and for you to go yourself” Amelia remarks, placing her hands on Christine’s shoulders supportively. “I can’t Amelia…I can’t let him get caught up in my mess” Christine says, as Amelia looks at her with surprise. “What are you talking about?” Amelia questions, while Christine turns on the chair to face her. “I only booked one ticket to Alicante…I can’t let him go on the run with me, what if it all goes wrong and he ends up banged up because of me?” Christine confides in Amelia, who is in total surprise and shock at what she is hearing. “Penelope you’ve got to tell him what you’ve done!” Amelia warns, however Christine shakes her head at her. “After the wedding…I can’t do this to him right now, I want to marry him…it’s supposed to be our special day” Christine tells her, while Amelia folds her arms and sits down on the bed. “It’s hardly going to be special when the bride runs off to Alicante during the reception is it?” Amelia disapprovingly says, as Christine gets up and goes over to her. “Amelia please don’t ruin today for us…at least give us one happy moment to share before everything changes” Christine begs her, as Amelia sighs and then slowly nods at her. “Fine…but I don’t approve of this at all” Amelia warns, getting up and leaving the room to go and get ready as Christine heavily sighs to herself, watching her leave.

“So you’re planning on leaving with her? And you didn’t even tell any of us? Why?” Jessica has so many unanswered questions, as Ryan finishes explaining that he is leaving with Christine for Alicante tonight. “Because I love her of course…I want to be with her and we don’t want anyone else sticking their noses in, it’s just going to be us” Ryan tells her in a convincing tone, as Jessica cracks a faint smile, clearly happy for him finding love despite her reaction. “You need to tell Abby and Maria, they’ll be gutted when they find out” Jessica says, placing her hands on his shoulders supportively. “I can’t…not now anyway, I’ll gather them round tonight privately at the wedding reception and tell them then” Ryan states, as Jessica slowly nods in agreement. “Alright…as long as you don’t leave without saying goodbye!” Jessica warns jokingly as she hugs her brother tightly, as the camera slowly pans out into the hallway, where Maria is standing with a tear slowly dropping down her face, having heard every word of their conversation about Ryan leaving with Christine. Jasmine comes down the stairs in a maternity dress, walking into the living area where Geraldine, Stevie, Elaine and Conrad are all sitting. “You aren’t going to that wedding are you? Not in your condition!” Conrad says, looking at her with surprise as she nods at him. “This baby has had the past few weeks to come out and it knows that it will have hell to pay if it chooses today of all days!” Jasmine says, sitting down next to an anxious Conrad on the sofa. “I better go get my suit on then, since I’ve got a wedding to attend” Conrad states, getting up and leaving the room as Jasmine laughs a little. “He does have a point, you could easily pop at any time!” Geraldine informs her, as Jasmine shrugs her shoulders reluctantly. “Well I’m not going to sit around all day waiting for it to happen when I could be at a wedding!” Jasmine tells her in a stern tone, while Stevie nods her head in agreement. “Elaine are you alright love? You’ve been awfully quiet” Geraldine says, as Elaine sits staring blankly into space. “I’m great…just absolutely fabulous” Elaine abruptly says, as Geraldine looks at her oddly. “I think someone has started on the wine early” Stevie remarks sarcastically, making both Geraldine and Jasmine laugh while Elaine continues to have a thoughtful expression on her face.

“I’m not sure I really want to go…everyone looking at me sympathetically, coming up to me and saying sorry once again” Luisa groans, sitting on the end of her bed now in her dress for the wedding as Mark enters doing the top button up on his shirt. “Come on Luisa, we’ve got to start going out again…try to enjoy ourselves a bit more, no one is going to do those things anyway” Mark tries to give her some motivation, as she doesn’t look thrilled at all. “I guess we could do with a day out, it’s a shame Lynette is working today or else she could have came” Luisa says, as Mark nods in agreement. “We don’t need to go to the reception or anything, but let’s at least go to the church ey?” Mark says, as Luisa slowly nods at him telling him she’ll go. It cuts to the Collins, where Stephanie, Sophie and Stacey are all sitting in the living area waiting for the taxi to arrive to take them to the church. “Aren’t you going to go and see Christine before her big day?” Sophie asks, as Stephanie shakes her head in reply. “She doesn’t need me around, she’s got Amelia and the others to be around her today” Stephanie says, causing Sophie to look at her a bit oddly. “I can’t say I’m thrilled about going to a Bolen wedding, but since it’s for Christine and all that” Sophie moans, while Stacey folds her arms and rolls her eyes. “Jamie said he was coming up today for a visit but couldn’t get a train ticket, he’s going to try next week” Stacey informs them, making them nod silently at her. “Are you sure you’re up to this mum? You seem a bit…distant” Stacey asks with concern, as Stephanie comes out of her trance and nods. “Of course I am, just praying it all goes well for Christine today that’s all” Stephanie states, as Sophie looks at her a bit suspiciously. It cuts to the Bolen house, where a black car parks up outside and Ryan and Jessica come out of the house, followed by Hector who wrangled himself an invite. “This car is only supposed for the groom and best woman actually” Jessica sneers, however Ryan tells her it’s fine. “I can’t wait to see her coming down that aisle…she’s going to look beautiful, I can already tell” Ryan says, making Jessica smile at him as they get into the car and Hector climbs into the front with his crutches for his broken ankle.

A pure white limousine parks up outside the Walker home and firstly Maria and Abby come out, with Maria clearly looking distracted. “Christine looks great doesn’t she? I’ve never seen such a beautiful wedding dress” Abby says to her, as Maria grunts at her in reply. “I guess it’s alright” Maria moans, opening the limo door and about to get inside when Abby stops her, saying the bride goes in first. Christine comes out of the house followed by Amelia, in a beautiful and stunning white wedding dress, with a bunch of white roses in her hands also. Abby can’t help but have a massive smile as she looks at her, however Maria doesn’t look happy at all, clearly not happy about her going off to Alicante with Ryan. She lifts her head up and sees Alfie coming out of the Goldburn house, glancing over and seeing her in her dress. They stare at each other for a moment, as Christine gives him a cold stare while Alfie doesn’t look really bothered. “Come on, we haven’t got all day!” Abby jokingly says to her while holding the limo door open for her. She straightens her back and forces a massive smile on her face, climbing into the limo as Abby and Amelia help her get the whole dress inside. “She looks great doesn’t she?” Tara says, crossing the road to see Alfie, while looking over her shoulder at the limo at the end of the street. “She does yeah…but not as great as you do in that” Alfie says, grabbing her by the waist and then kissing her passionately, as Karl comes out of the house with a disapproving expression on his face. “Come on, do you want a lift to this church or not?” Karl moans, adjusting his tie in his suit as Tara giggles a little with Alfie. “You’re not going to the wedding are you?” Alfie says a little bit surprised to see her. “I’ll see you later, alright?” Tara says, kissing him softly on the cheek and then crossing the road to meet Karl. “Can’t say he’s going up in my estimations any time soon” Karl says in a sarcastic tone, climbing into his car as Tara laughs and then also gets in, waving over at Alfie who is now staring over at the limo again, clearly thinking about Christine and her secret. Karl pulls out of the driveway and onto Digital Lane, as Tara looks out the car window at Alfie and realises he is fixated on the limo. She sighs softly to herself, biting her lip as the car drives out of Digital Lane and onto the main road.

At St Peter’s Church, many residents of Digital Lane are gathered outide waiting to go inside for the wedding as the black car with Ryan, Jessica and Hector parks up outside. They all get out and Wendy rushes over to help Hector get out of the car with his crutches. “What happened here ey?” Wendy remarks, referring to the cast on his ankle making Hector laugh a little. “Just an accident…nothing a kiss on the cheek wouldn’t fix” Hector says to her flirtatiously making Wendy giggle a little, however insist that she’s a taken woman. “And who is the lucky man then?” Hector grins, as Wendy raises her eyebrows. “He’s in that garden in there, about six feet under” Wendy tells him, as Hector then apologises to her for her loss. “Don’t. I’ve heard enough of that over the past few months” Wendy says, as the camera then pans over to the Hunter’s all gathered in a circle, with Daniel holding Noah in his arms and Ella searching for his bottle amongst her handbag. “Ryan scrubs up well…wow” Andrea remarks in a sarcastic tone, looking at Ryan in awe as he heads into the church with Jessica. “I scrub up pretty well actually if I say so myself” Keith says, causing Andrea to laugh and say that of course he does. “Hold on while I go and vomit everywhere” Lewis moans, as Andrea rolls her eyes at him. “It’s a day to celebrate love and relationships!” Andrea jokingly replies, while Gracie nods in agreement. “This could be me and Finn in a couple of years, ey?” Gracie says, nudging Finn who forces himself to laugh awkwardly. “I think I’ve left the bottle at home, he’s going to have to go without” Ella says to Daniel, zipping her bag back up as Daniel plays with Noah. “Well if he kicks off during this wedding I’m not taking the blame” Daniel says in a sarcastic tone, making Ella laugh before the camera pans away to part of the young group standing, Frankie, Dean and Andie are all standing chatting about love. “I don’t think I’ll ever find a man who wants me, which is surprising because I mean look at how stunning I am?” Frankie says in a sarcastic tone, causing Dean and Andie to both laugh. “What about you Dean? Not found the right guy yet?” Frankie asks, changing the subject as he stands awkwardly. “Not really out there right now…” Dean says awkwardly, making Frankie raise her eyebrows at him. “Well when you’re with me I’ll find you someone right? I’ll make it my life mission” Frankie says, making both Dean and Andie suspicious that she’s already started drinking alcohol. “If everyone could please make their way into the church and take their seats that would be great thank you” The priest announces at the doorstep of the entrance of the church, before turning on his heels and entering as all the residents begin to pile into the church to get the best seats.

The white limo pulls up outside of the church and Abby and Maria firstly get out, followed by Amelia. They all stand as Christine climbs out of the limo in her wedding dress, holding Amelia’s hand for support. “This is beautiful, how did you find this place?” Christine asks Amelia, looking at the church in amazement. “That doesn’t matter, are you ready to go in?” Amelia asks, holding her arm out for Christine to hold. “Thanks for giving me away” Christine whispers, as Abby and Maria go behind her holding a basket of fake flowers to throw. “It’s not like you had anyone else who could ey?” Amelia says in a joking tone, as they walk up the steps leading to the church, heading inside as Amelia directs to the organ player to begin playing. Christine walks down the aisle as Ryan turns his head and smiles massively at her, as she smiles back at him. Everyone’s heads turn to look at Christine as she walks down the aisle, before Amelia gives her away and then stands on the other side of her, as she is also a bridesmaid. “I look like a right child doing this” Maria remarks to Abby, as they throw gently flowers to each side before sitting down in the front row next to Hector. It cuts to Janice sitting in the living room with Rachel and Ciara, as they did not attend the wedding. “I probably should have went…it would have cheered me right up” Janice sighs, as Ciara shakes her head in disagreement. “A day with the Bolen family cheering you up? No thanks” Ciara remarks, causing Janice to smile faintly. “We can go to the reception later…they’ll understand” Rachel states, as Janice slowly nods. “They’ll probably think we’re just going for the free booze!” Janice laughs, as Rachel and Ciara nod in agreement. “Well so what if we are? They did say it’s free and unlimited!” Rachel states, as it’s clear the trio of women are in a better mood than they have been in recently.

"Do you Ryan James Bolen, take Christine Melanie Walker to be your lawfully wedded wife, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?” The priest announces, as Ryan replies “I do” causing Christine to smile at him with a massive grin. "Do you Christine Melanie Walker, take Ryan James Bolen to be your lawfully wedded husband, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?” The priest asks her, as Christine nods and says “I do.” Ryan holds her hands tightly, as they both gaze into each other’s eyes. “Now can we have the rings?” The priest asks, as Amelia steps forward holding them and handing them to Christine and Ryan. "Now Ryan repeat after me: I Ryan James Bolen give you Christine Melanie Walker this ring as an eternal symbol of my love and commitment to you” The priest says. “I Ryan James Bolen give you Christine Melanie Walker this ring as an eternal symbol of my love and commitment to you” Ryan repeats, sliding the ring onto Christine’s finger as he begins to well up a little. “Now Christine repeat after me: I Christine Melanie Walker give you Ryan James Bolen this ring as an eternal symbol of my love and commitment to you” The priest repeats, but this time to Christine. She repeats the sentence, while the camera pans across the first few rows, showing everyone’s extremely happy faces, with Abby even welling up a little however Maria’s face is stone cold, not happy in the slightest about what she is witnessing. "And now, by the power vested in me, I hereby pronounce you husband and wife” The priest smiles eagerly at them both, as Christine and Ryan hold each other’s hands extremely tightly. “You may now kiss the bride” He says, as Ryan leans in and kisses Christine with deep passion, as everyone in the church stands up and begins to clap for the pair, as Christine becomes Christine Bolen. Christine and Ryan both gaze into each others eyes as Ryan mouths the words ‘I love you’ to her, and she does the same back to him.

Cast List (33 Regulars, 1 Recurring, 0 Guests)–

Another fantastic episode! Are you uploading every day this week, or the usual days?

Thank you Firegazer.

This week goes: Monday (aired), Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, so four episodes.

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