Lindsey jumped up from where she was sitting on the sofa after hearing the post come through the door. Knowing exactly what was arriving today, she picked up the post and smiled widely at the government envelope addressed to her and Freddie. She pulled it open and took out the documents, the final documents to say that the adoption court order had been granted and Freddie was now JJ's legal guardian. She walked into the kitchen and handed him the paper, smiling widely.

"I guess congratulations are in order?" Lindsey said, looking up at Freddie with a smile.

"They granted it?" Freddie replied, slightly shocked but overwhelmed by the news.

"He's your little boy now." She added, Freddie pulling her into a tight hug.

"I love you all so, so much."

"We all love you too." She leant up, kissing him gently.

"I better get off. I promised Mercy I'd…help her with some club paperwork but I thought maybe I could take JJ with me?" He said after the two pulled themselves away from each other reluctantly.

"Of course, that'll be lovely. I was going to go out with Kim and Daisy this afternoon and do a bit of shopping that kinda thing so, that'd be great."

"Right, I'll go get him and we'll see you later. Enjoy that girly shopping day." He smiled, Lindsey reciprocating the smile with a nod.

Later on that afternoon, Lindsey had taken Daisy to Kim to look after for an hour whilst she went to the prison. She had to have some excuse to tell Freddie so he didn't jump in and get protective about her going to the prison. Stepping into the room, she walked over to Joe's table and took a seat.

"What are you doing here?" Joe asked sternly, looking straight at Lindsey.

"I've got a few things to tell you, don't be so angry." Lindsey replied, smiling smugly.

"You told Mercedes about our little fall out many years ago, I don't want to see you." He whispered angrily, putting his head in his hands.

"Somebody was going to find out and the police will if you aren't careful with those empty threats."

"You're not telling anyone! Plus, nobody'll take any action, it was years ago."

"Not the recent stuff. I had an affair with your brother and suddenly you feel it's okay to grab my wrists, push me to the floor and emotionally abuse me whilst pregnant? They'll know about that and I'm going to make sure you stay in here for a very long time."

"What about our son, hey? What are you going to tell him? That his own mother dug up the past to keep his dad in prison?"

"My son actually, he's not yours anymore. He's never even going to need to know who you are."

"He's still mine, whether you like it or not."

"Really? So this.." She pulled out the documents from the morning and placed them on the table infront of him. "This doesn't prove he isn't?"

"You're not being serious? You've set this up." He pushed the pieces of paper away from him and crossed his arms.

"Nope, it's exactly what it says. You're nothing to JJ anymore, Fred is now his legal guardian and all rights that you had in seeing my son are gone. He isn't going to know who you are or what you are, Freddie is his father and he always will be."

"You can't do this, he's my biological son! I'm on his birth certificate and he deserves to know who I am."

"No." She whispered angrily. "He deserves ten times better than you and after everything that you have done, I'm not letting him anywhere near you ever again. He's got his mum, he's got his dad, a sister, aunties and uncles that love him and you are not apart of my little family. So when, if, you get out of this place, you don't come near me, Freddie or my kids ever again or I will tell everyone what you did." She chuckled sarcastically, shoving the documents in her bag and getting up, walking over to the exit.

"Lindsey!" Joe yelled, jumping up from his seat but the prison guards grabbing him to stop him from doing anything.

Lindsey smiled smugly to herself, leaving the prison and letting out a sigh of relief.

"Reminds me of my Bobby your JJ does!" Mercedes said, sitting alongside Freddie on the sofa in the flat.

"He's a little cutie and believe me, you aren't going to hear me say anything like that!" Freddie replied, chuckling lightly.

"Anyway, I won't go off topic. So, you've got the ring, one thing down, only a few more to go." She beamed, smiling widely.

"Thank god for that, the ring was the main thing but still gotta get decorations and candles and all of that stuff." He added, taking the ring box out of his pocket and opening it up, Mercedes looking at it in 'awe.'

"The ring is beautiful and she is going to love it and the plan you've got in mind is going to be wonderful to."

Lindsey made her way up to the flat having picked Daisy up from Kim. Hearing the keys in the door, Mercedes and Freddie quickly jumped up from their seats on the sofa. Freddie shoved the ring box back in his pocket whilst Mercedes quickly closed the tabs on the laptop and closed it up.

"I thought you two would be at the club?" Lindsey said after stepping into the flat.

"Oh, JJ got tired so we brought the paperwork here so he could have a nap. Did you uh, have a nice day?" Freddie asked, smiling over at her.

"Yeah, it was uh, fine."

"I'm going to head off, Nana will go bezerk if I don't pick up the curries from Price Slice in time!" Mercedes tutted, placing her cupdown on the side and picking up some paperwork from the side. "Thanks for helping with the paperwork, Fred. I'll see you soon." She widened her eyes to gesture about the rest of the planning before hugging Lindsey softly. "See ya'!" She flashed a smile before leaving the flat.

"Well, that was odd." Lindsey spoke, glancing back and forth at the door.

"She just wanted to get home, too much time with a whingy toddler I expect." He stood up, walking over to Lindsey and pulling her into a hug. "I'm so glad I've got you, Linds."

"Hey, why you going all soppy?" She wrapped her arms around him in a hug, looking up at him.

"Just, everything that's happened over the past couple of years. Joe, this stuff with JJ and us having Daisy. It just feels so surreal.

"I really don't know what I'd do without you. I've never been happier over the time of us being together, having a family and how far we've come. I love you so much and I hope that this is forever, us."

"It is, I promise."

Lindsey smiled softly, standing on her tiptoes as she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.