Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) feels bold in EastEnders next week and decides to tell Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) how he really feels about her.
Alfie has been living with Kat for a while, but they chose this arrangement to create stability for the twins and Tommy (Sonny Kendall).
Naturally though, spending so much time together has caused Kat and Alfie to grow closer.
Alfie has also been supporting Kat through the abuse storyline involving violent Tommy. After learning the teen had been hitting his mum, Alfie confronted Tommy in an attempt to stop his behaviour, but things only got worse.
One evening, Tommy lashed out so badly, he ended up trashing the flat and burning Freddie’s (Bobby Brazier) arm. It resulted in a very worried Jean (Gillian Wright) calling social services, who then allowed Tommy to live with foster carer Zack Hudson (James Farrar) while the situation gets dealt with.
Coming up, Kat is feeling anxious about her upcoming meeting with social services but continues to blank Jean and Stacey (Lacey Turner) after they refused to take Tommy in.
Kat and Alfie have been through a lot recently (Picture: BBC)
Later, Freddie picks up on the chemistry between the duo and pulls Alfie aside for a chat. He ends up admitting he still has feelings for Kat, and is pushed to do something about it.
In the week, during the meeting with social services, Alfie says they’d really like to get Tommy back for Christmas. The session is difficult and tense, but Alfie is actually able to get through to his son a little, and things conclude on a more positive note.
Back at the flat, feeling grateful, Kat surprises Alfie with a kiss!
But amid the happiness, things are still terribly confusing for these two characters.
To get some advice, Kat heads to Stacey’s to chat about Alfie, while he seeks counsel from Freddie and Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt).
What conclusion will they reach?
After Alfie steps in, he gets Stacey and Jean to agree to a chat with Kat in the pub. However, when she arrives, she’s furious to discover she’s been hoodwinked.
Thankfully, Alfie gives an impassioned speech and the difficult dynamic between Kat, Stace and Jean is destroyed.
