24/05/2024
Fallon reaches the end of her tether, and there鈥檚 a shock for Joy.
Guests gather at Helen鈥檚 house ready for Joy鈥檚 surprise birthday party, where Kirsty confesses to Elizabeth that George has taken over looking after Rex鈥檚 pigs while he鈥檚 away. Joy鈥檚 overwhelmed when she arrives 鈥� she couldn鈥檛 have better friends. Mick has another surprise for her 鈥� he鈥檚 landed a job on the Grey Gables security team. When Joy hears they鈥檇 tried to invite Rochelle and her children to the party, she snaps at Mick telling him he had no right to steal her address book and knock on people鈥檚 doors. Mick wonders why he hasn鈥檛 met Rochelle before, especially since the accident. Joy鈥檚 enraged when Mick adds that Rochelle鈥檚 supposed to care for Joy. and upset mick heads off. Joy tells awkward Elizabeth that Rochelle鈥檚 been a fabulous daughter to her. How dare Mick think otherwise.
Harrison tells Fallon that they need to talk. Harrison can鈥檛 believe that the miscarriage isn鈥檛 affecting Fallon, Harrison can鈥檛 think of anything else. He hopes Alice goes to prison for what she鈥檚 done. When Fallon reminds Harrison that he knows Fallon doesn鈥檛鈥� want children, Harrison explains he thought he could live with it, but that was before Fallon got pregnant. He needs to grieve that baby. He wonders if the accident hadn鈥檛 happened, they would just have got on with the pregnancy. Fallon is very clear that this wouldn鈥檛 have been the case 鈥� she doesn鈥檛 want children. They are both on the edge of tears as Harrison heads upstairs saying he doesn鈥檛 think he can take this. Fallon can鈥檛 either.
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