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It was now March 2019 Aaron and Rob had been talking about the surrogacy for a while now. Aaron had arranged for us to go to a surrogacy meeting but I had to work so Aaron went alone. He wasn’t happy but he had got more information but I would prefer to go to the States so that the baby would be ours from birth, but doing it with a UK surrogate, the mother had rights until legally became ours until 6 months, I just didn’t want to risk having another child taken away. Speaking of baby news Chas had announced that she was pregnant again. Me and Aaron were happy for her and Paddy they deserved this second chance. Me and Aaron were still arguing about the surrogacy but it was now April 2019 and we were going for a night out where everything would change. At the night out me and Aaron were together and it was good to forget the pressure of work and surrogacy and just be husbands. It was a good night out except for Ellis being stabbed. We were all shocked and Vic had shut herself in her house and wouldn’t come out. I knew something was wrong but she would talk when she was ready. As time went on I was starting to worry, Vic wasn’t being herself and me and Aaron was getting more worried as the days were going by. Then May come round and Diane and Aaron were shocked to see the police outside Vic’s house and the forensics van. Aaron phoned me and while he was on the phone, Moira and Vic showed up and was told to go into the house. I arrived and they were waiting for me, then I asked what had happened and Vic explained that on the night out, she had brought back a bloke but he had attacked her, then she started crying and looked us straight in eyes and say “he raped me and now I am pregnant” and then she broke down while Moira held her. After that day I was in a daze, the police was investigating but due to everything being washed or thrown out, there was no evidence. I wasn’t coping and I was worried about Vic, she wasn’t talking about the baby, it was like she was ignoring it. I decided that we had to get away so me and Vic went away, the story was we were going to visit Annie in Spain, we said our goodbyes and left.
While Rob and Vic was away, I was being there for Liv and Diane, they were both finding it hard. Liv was still upset about Jacob and Diane hadn’t heard from Vic or Rob, so she was worried. Towards the end of May, it had all come out that Maya had been with Jacob but also Liv had known and had blackmailed Maya for money to help me and Rob with the surrogacy. When she told me, I felt so guilty but she did the right thing and told the police and they didn’t charge her. Liv tried to reach out to Jacob as she was still hurt, upset and angry but Jacob was also a mate so she hung out with him. I told Rob about Liv and we were both proud of her being honest, she was doing so well and she was talking to her counsellor. In Dingle fashion, Lisa and Zak had decided to get married again so we all pulled together and made it happen. It was a lovely service and they were finally married again and had the reception at the Woolpack where the Woolpackers performed the song Hillbilly Rock, Hillbilly Roll with Lisa and Zak doing violin and drums and the rest of the villagers sang and danced. It was a lovely day and evening. That evening Lisa had died when she had gone home to get changed. We all went to the Wishing Well and saw her body go into the van and drive away as we held each other. Also my mum Chas and Paddy had, had their first scan but luckily everything was OK this time and they got a scan picture.
It was now June me and Vic had returned from our time away. I had missed Aaron and I felt guilty for not being there for Lisa and Zak being married and for Lisa passing but Vic needed me more. We embraced and I hugged Liv and told her that I was proud of her for telling the truth to the police. Vic had gone out and was at the bridge when she bumped into Marlon, he knew that something was wrong, she tried to brush him off but she blurted that she had been raped, he held her as she told him everything. Marlon then encouraged her to tell everyone else and he would be there with her. So she agreed and went to the Woolpack where Chas, Charity, Ellis and Matty was there and she told them, they were shocked but told her that they would be there for her, Charity said don’t give up and she cries but thanks them. When she gets back to the Mill, she tells us that she has told everyone and she feels loads better. Speaking of Marlon, it all kicked of at Tall Trees where Max, an old acquaintance of Billy held Marlon, Jessie, April and Ellis at gunpoint, then Billy joined them and there was a struggle and the gun went off and Jessie got shot. Also there was Lisa funeral and Maya trial where she was found guilty and would serve 12 months. Towards the end of the June, we had a football match to cheer people up, have a laugh and I was smiling as Aaron was in shorts. Vic decided that she wanted to go back to Keepers Cottage so she left the Mill but she was still lonely so Amy invited herself to move in and Vic accepted.