Alfie was the first to wake up. He stood in the kitchen, staring out of the window, sipping tea from his favourite Westham mug, when Stacey soon joined him.

"Alfie… about yesterday…" she began.

Alfie turned around, "No Stacey, I should apologise about yesterday… I was a right muppet… but Jean dropped the bombshell on us yesterday and we didn't expect to see you back so soon… you can stay here as long as you like and even have your barmaid job back if you still want it…" Alfie explained.

"Thanks Alfie… the last thing I wanted was to come between you and Kat," Stacey added, "can I have a coffee?" she asked politely.

"Yeah course you can! Help yourself darlin'" Alfie replied as he sat down.

"Oh I had to wake up before Nan hogs the bathroom," Kat moaned as she walked into the kitchen, "I am having these babies soon… I couldn't close my eyes last night… Alfie make me a coffee please?" she smiled at her husband.

"You alright, Stace?" Kat asked Stacey across the table.

"Yeah, everything's alright," Stacey replied as she nodded at Kat.

But just as she was going to say something else about her conversation with Alfie, Jean walked into the kitchen. Kat eyed Stacey not to say anything in front of Jean, given her condition.

"Oh Mo locked herself in the bathroom again!" Jean moaned as she sat down.

"Told ya we have to wake up early," Kat added as Alfie handed her the coffee, "cheers" she added.

"Mum is Lily still asleep? I'm gonna go wake her up, I can't wait to kiss her smiling face!" Stacey said excited before she stood up and left the kitchen.

"It's good that she's out aye? Living her life without troubles and worries…" Jean blabbed about.

Kat looked at Alfie. "She's gonna stay with us Jean… Stacey said she wanted to stay in Walford…" Alfie told Jean, across the table.

Jean paused for a bit, "yeah it's alright! She's not a little girl anymore… she doesn't have to come back with me… It's great…" Jean uttered.

Mo walked into the kitchen, "ooh no breakfast today?" Mo said as she saw no pans on the stove.

"coffee it is…" Alfie uttered.

Tommy walked into the kitchen, and made a run to Alfie, "hey buddy!" he told him as he picked him up and sat him down on his lap.

Stacey followed holding Lilly, "she missed mummy didn't she?" she smiled at her daughter, before she sat down at the table.

"Oh yeah I almost forgot, Kat I won't be able to take the kids to nursery today… I have the morning planned with Fat Elvis!" Mo said, as she took her coffee to the table.

"Oh do you now?! Don't you think it's about time we met this Fat Elvis?" Kat uttered, seated beside Mo.

"When the time is right, you will," Mo added. Alfie stood up to make Tommy breakfast.

"Listen Kat, I want to spend the day with Lily at the park but I'll still take Tommy to nursery if you like…" Stacey told Kat from across the table.

"No it's alright… well Tommy can skip nursery today and we can go to the park together… I won't be able to spend time with this little man when the babies are here," Kat said as she patted Tommy's head.

"Okay then… but I do need a few clothes…" Stacey said.

"No problem, I'll give you something of mine for today..." Kat added.

"So Stacey… what was it like being inside? Missed this did ya?" Mo butted in.

"Nan!" Kat snapped.

"yeah mostly Lily…" Stacey added as she kissed Lily's forehead.

"Here you go Tommy," Alfie told his son, as he placed a plate of sandwich in front of him, sitting beside his mum "I'm going to have a shower and clean the pub" he said before he left the kitchen.

"Right so Tommy, if you eat all of that we'll go to the park with aunty Stacey and Lily," Kat told her son as she bent down a little to look at him.

"Yeah mum, you should come 'n all," Stacey told Jean.

"Well… I was leaving for Brighton today…" Jean uttered.

"What? So soon?" Stacey asked in despair.

"Well Ollie is back home on his own... and I've missed him these few days I've been here…" Jean replied.

"right, well can't you come with us, and then leave later?" Stacey pleaded.

"well okay I suppose I can stay a few more hours," Jean said with a smile.

…

"Open my wardrobe, see if there's anything that you like and fits ya… mind you… I did put on a bit weight since the last time you were here so I did go up a size…" Kat told Stacey as they walked into Kat and Alfie's bedroom.

"Cheers," Stacey said as she opened Kat's wardrobe.

"look what Jean got me from Brighton…" Kat told Stacey as she showed her two white baby grows with a little teddy on them, "cute ain't they? I'm gonna take 'em to hospital with me to bring them home in 'em!"

"Aww they're adorable… do you know what you're having?" Stacey asked Kat as she continued to rummage against Kat's clothes.

"No… if it was for me, I'd known but Alfie wanted it to be a surprise so we decided to wait… but I reckon it'll be boys…" Kat added as she folded the baby clothes and put them in her hospital bag.

"How can you tell?" Stacey asked.

"Just a feeling...Not that I was expecting anything from Jean... but I do need double the stuff I had for Tommy… and I don't really have any new-born clothes of Tommy because of what happened…" Kat said.

"Yeah mum told me…" Stacey added slowly, remembering the time Jean was telling her all about Kat's baby swap. She knew Kat wasn't comfortable with the subject so she decided to change it.

"oooooh ain't you kinky? You wear this stuff?" Stacey said with a laugh as she took out a black and red corset.

"yeah Alfie loves a little bit of treat once in a while… but I can't remember the last time I wore that!" Kat said with a smile, while she kept making the bed.

"ooh can I borrow these?" Stacey asked as she took out a plain black top and leather skirt.

Kat looked up, "yeah go on… ahh that skirt… nothing ever fits anymore, im always in these maternity dresses…"

"cheers. aww don't worry, you'll be back in your pre-baby body in no time!" Stacey said before she turned to leave.

"Stacey.. you are alright ain't ya? about facing the Square again and all that? Listen take your time, if you wanna stay in, im not gonna stop ya," Kat told her cousin.

"No it's alright… it's time to move on…" Stacey replied before she left the room.

…

Kat, Stacey, Jean and the kids all enjoyed themselves on a bench at the park and bought some fish and chips to top it all off. But it was time for Jean to go. She just finished putting her two bags in the cab when she turned to say her goodbyes.

"we'll miss you Jean, come and visit whenever you like, yeah?" Kat told Jean as she hugged her, with the cab waiting in front of the Vic.

"Aww thanks Kat… you take care of yourself yeah?" Jean said as she broke off the hug.

"and you…" Kat added.

"Bye Mum… we'll miss you," Stacey said as she hugged her mum tight.

"Bye Lily, do I get a hug?" Jean asked as she knelt down to hug Lily.

"Bye," Kat and Stacey waved goodbye as Jean got into the cab and drove away.

…

"mummy, can we buy sweets?" Lily tugged Stacey's skirt, as all of them stood in front of the Vic.

"Oh okay… but we'll eat them after lunch yeah?" Stacey smiled at her daughter, then turned to Kat, "I'll take Tommy for ya as well, so you could rest.. I'll be at the Minute Mart I won't be long… come on Tommy…" she ended as she took Tommy's hand.

"Be good yeah?" Kat told them, before they walked off.

Kat went to open the front door of the Vic but found it was still locked, which she found odd, considering it was almost one in the afternoon.

"Sorry we're closed!" Alfie yelled from inside.

"Alfie, it's me!" Kat yelled from the other side. The door soon opened by Alfie and she walked in.

"Don't you take your keys?" Alfie told her as he closed the door behind her.

"How should I know the pub would still be closed by now? How come? And what are you doing?" Kat asked as she saw him blowing up balloons.

Alfie took a bit of time to bring his breath back, "well I spent half of the morning, cleaning up the mess that was left yesterday, cleared up the karaoke set and everything, then Phil dropped by,"

"What did he want?" Kat said as she folded her arms across her chest.

To be continued...