2016 arrived quickly and Moira and Cains marriage was progressing and Freddie, who was now nearly four, was baring a striking resemblance to John. He was a beautiful little boy and he also was a polite child, protected by his family and enjoying his life. No one would realise that the happiness was gonna be cut short.

Half way through the year, Moira was taking Freddie to nursery. Diane walked over and smiled at Freddie,

"Awww Look at this young lad. Hes definitely a Barton. John would be proud of him." She said fondly as Freddie smiled up at her, Moira smiled sadly at him, wishing that he would have known his father but she knew that he had a good father figure in cain.

"He still doesn't know anything about him. I keep going to tell him but I don't think he'll understand." Moira said softly as she kept a firm grip on her sons hand. Diane nodded then Priya and Rakesh came over, Priya was carrying her daughter Amba while Rakesh was watching Vanessa pushing his grandson Johnny, named after Freddies father and felt a twinge of sadness over his past actions, he still hadn't heard from Kiran, Johnnys father and his son.

Behind Priya was her brothers Nikhils daughter Molly, she had lost her mother Gennie a year after she was born and she had been living with Nikhil in Canada but made occasional visits. She was a pretty child with dark hair and Freddie went over to her. At first Mollie tensed up, feeling shy,

"Mollie this is Freddie. Hes not gonna hurt you, he wants to play with you." Priya said, "And you both have the same birthday."

Mollie smiled at Freddie and took his hand, they ran off to the playground while the adults watched. The two children also shared a birthday with Debbie Dingle's son Jack and when he arrived fifteen minutes later, they played with him, beginning a lifelong friendship.

Later that afternoon, Moira picked up Freddie from Nursery and as they were heading home, a voice called out,

"Hello Mum."

She turned around and saw, to her amazement, her eldest child Holly. Holly looked different, more classy with blonde hair, She walked over slowly and she smiled at Freddie holding her arms out,

"Freddie! Come give me an hug!" She called out and Freddie ran to her as she lifted him up into a hug. Moira smiled at them and headed to see her daughter.

"its good to see you darling." She said honestly and cuddled her. Cain saw the two women unite and felt happy and also slightly suspicious. This had been the first time Holly had stepped foot in Emmerdale since she had left four years earlier and the fact that she had turned up unannounced spoke volumes for him giving her history.

Weeks passed and it was soon clear why Holly had come home; she was back on the drugs. The man she had claimed was her boyfriend was actually her dealer and she owed him money which Moira paid off. Then Holly claimed that she was clean but in reality, she wasn't. She was secretly taking drugs behind Moira's back and was subsequently putting Freddie and Cain's son Kyle at risk of exposure.

All the time Freddie's developing friendship with Molly and Jack continued to grow and he seemed to like Ross's son Moses and always had a smile every time he saw him. Emma however wasn't keen on having Freddie around and often tried to take Moses far from him which annoyed James. James was fond of Freddie and often introduced him to the animals which Freddie liked.

Things finally came to a head in September. Cain, who had kissed Charity after an argument with Moira, ended up sleeping with her, hurting Moira in the process. Moira filed for divorce as a result and her relationship with Adam strained after he disowned Holly for putting Victoria in danger. Freddie didn't understand what was happening, one minute the family was happy and thriving and then they were torn apart.

Towards the end of September, Holly began a romance with Jai, Molly's uncle and was starting to sort her life out, she had binned the drugs and took a course in photography at college, often taking pictures of Freddie. Freddie adored Holly and she loved him. Sadly their bond wouldn't last.

One afternoon, Holly had headed upstairs after a heartwarming chat with Moira. Freddie was playing on the floor with his toys, not once had he asked after Cain, deciding he didn't like him anymore for leaving his mummy. At one point he had kicked Charity in the leg, causing Ross to say angrily,

"You kick Charity again and you wont see Moses again!"

Moira had been so angry that Ross had said that to a three year old child and told him to keep away from Freddie who was crying but Holly cheered him up by saying that she would buy him sweets.

Freddie headed upstairs to see Holly, he had drawn her a picture of a dog and wanted to give it to her. He saw that the door was open and he walked in hoping to see her listening to music or watching the television.

She wasn't.

She was lying in bed, the blanket was covering her up and Freddie walked over with the picture.

"Holly? Me draw you picture. Doggy. Holly? Holly?" He called out but she didn't answer him. He headed downstairs and went to Moira,

"Mummy, Holly sleeping." He said and he sat down and played with the toys while Moira headed upstairs.

Moira checked on Holly and even felt her pulse, there was nothing.

Holly was dead. She had taken a drug overdose.

Moira's heart tore in two as she called Adam to inform him, soon Chas and Diane were also at the house comforting a sobbing Moira, Vanessa saw Freddie sitting on the floor and went up to him,

"Come on sweetheart were going to Auntie Diane's."

Freddie followed Vanessa wondering what was going on and why his mother was crying.

Later that night, Moira sat on the spare bed that Freddie was sleeping on and stroked his head. She was saddened that he had a short time with his oldest sister and felt that she had let him down. She sat on the floor,

"Oh Holly. I'm so sorry I couldn't save you this time, Your dad will be waiting for you at the end of the line." She repeated her earlier words as she sat up and headed out.

She headed back to Butlers farm and went to the barn, looking at the moonlight and sitting on the straw.

"Oh John why did you have to die? Maybe Holly would still be here. You were much stronger than me. Its my fault that you died and never saw our son and now I caused Holly to die because I wasn't hard on her." She sobbed as she continued looking up at the sky.

Suddenly she felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around her waist and she was stunned, the smell of aftershave was lingering and Moira turned around but there was nobody behind her. A huge gust of wind blew against the gates causing them to bang loudly and the barn door swung open. Moira was shocked and headed back to the woolpack.

Hollys funeral took place soon after and Freddie was looked after by Diane as Moira felt he was too young to understand what was going on but she was going to explain about John and Holly to Freddie in the best way that she could after what Diane had said to her the other day.

"Freddie needs to know the truth."

Later that evening, Moira sat in the kitchen as Adam brought Freddie into the kitchen,

"Mummy needs to tell you something mate. Come sit down." Adam said softly as Freddie sat at the table. Moira sighed heavily and took a deep breath and sat down,

"Darling theres something I need to try and explain to you something. Its not gonna be easy and I will do my very best darling. Your real dad got hurt before you was born, the doctors couldn't fix his cuts or give him medicine to make him better, your daddy is in heaven with your sister Holly. They are always with you darling and are looking down on you and making sure your safe, they will be your guardian angels forever." Moiras voice broke and Adam cuddled her and took Freddie to bed.

After Freddie had gone to sleep, Adam sat down and held Moira's hand.

"Listen Mum, you need time to get your head clear, I know that your drinking as well. If you want me and Victoria will look after Freddie for a while." Adam suggested and Moira took a deep breath,

"I think its for the best." She said softly.

Freddie went to stay with Victoria and Adam for the remainder of the year in which time his uncle James was killed by his aunt Emma and Moira's drinking escalated which resulted in a fling with Pete and Cain but by the end of the year Moira was clean and Freddie moved back home with her.

2017 was an eventful year. Not only did Cain start a relationship with Harriet Finch, the vicar but Moira gave birth to a shock baby boy whom she named Isaac, Cain was the father but he expressed no interest in the infant and Moira developed post natal depression. Emma's murderous secret was revealed and in an attempt to hide it she attacked her youngest son Finn and he died as a result of his wounds. Racked with guilt, Emma took her own life by throwing herself of the viaduct. Freddie still remained devoted on by his family and he continued to adore his mother.

All the time however, the paranormal activity continued and wouldn't stop. And as the years went on, it escalated further.

Freddie's life would remain eventful over the next few years.