"Yes, this is your baby." Ronnie burst into tears. "My baby died and I've been wanting to be a mother so badly, no one would help! I went to your room at the Vic and since there was no one there I swapped the babies! I didn't know what I was doing!" Ronnie sat down on the sofa.
Kat felt sorry for her. "Oh, I'm so sorry, love." She sat down next to Ronnie and put her arm round Ronnie. "I think you'll need to tell everyone the truth."
Ronnie nodded. "I know."
That evening at the Vic...
Kat was serving drinks and saw Ronnie come through the Vic with Tommy.
"Listen everyone. I have a confession to make." Ronnie cleared her throat and took a deep breath. "This baby I am holding now is not James. It's Kat and Alfie's baby Tommy."
Everyone gasped.
"My baby, James, died on New Years Day." Ronnie could feel tears. "No one would help. Everyone was too busy drunk and cheering. I went through to the back of the Vic and went upstairs. I didn't know what I was doing. I heard Tommy, his crying. No one was there. I thought I'd take him home with me for a bit. But as I saw Jack, I couldn't tell him his baby was dead. So I kept the baby. I couldn't stop crying because of the awful thing I'd done. Please forgive me."
Kat smiled at Ronnie and took Tommy. "Hello, little Tommy. You're home." Kat kissed Tommy.
Alfie had his mouth open. "Why would you do such a thing?"
"Leaver her alone, she was upset about her baby." Kat said to Alfie. "We've got our baby back, that's all that matters."
"Ronnie."
Ronnie turned around to see that Jack was standing there. "I'm sorry."
"It's OK, babe, it's fine." Jack hugged Ronnie. "We could adopt, y'know."
"No, I'm not taking anyone elses baby ever again." Ronnie wiped her tears away.
"Get her out of my pub." Alfie said.
"Leave her alone." Kat handed Tommy to Alfie.
"I don't want her anywhere near this baby." Alfie was looking at Ronnie.
"Come on, Ron. Let's go." Jack lead Ronnie out of the Vic.
Back at Ronnie's house.
Ronnie grabbed her pink suitcase and opened it. She grabbed clothes from her wardrobe. "I'm moving to Ibiza. There's no place for me here."
"Ron, don't do this!" Jack tried to stop her. "I don't want you to go."
"Then come with me, Jack." Ronnie persuaded. "Cos for one thing, I'm not staying here. People will glare at me and whisper behind my back."
Ronnie zipped up her suitcase and grabbed her passport and put it in her bag. "Where's my coat?" Ronnie put her purple coat on and dragged her suitcase along the floor. "Goodbye, Jack. I love you." Ronnie snogged Jack. "I will always."
Then Ronnie left her house and got a taxi to the airport.
Jack started to cry. "Ronnie."
Will Ronnie really leave Walford or will Jack go with her?