AARON will have a huge decision to make on Emmerdale next week as he struggles to find the strength to support Liv in court.
Aaron arrives outside the court at the same time as Belle, Sam and Vinny, however, he needs some time alone to compose himself before going in.
Back at the Woolpack, Chas expresses to Cain her worries over Aaron’s detached mental state – fearing he’ll do a runner.
Aaron pays Liv a visit in the courtside room before, but he worries that they bring each other down.
As Aaron struggles to hold it together, Liv fears that this could be his last goodbye to her.
Aaron tells her he doesn’t have the strength to keep supporting her anymore and, as a result, she pleads with him to reconsider.
Elsewhere, Manpreet is shocked when Ethan informs her that Meena urged him not to contact his mum and is thrown to think that Meena is playing games with his happiness.
When she questions her on it, Meena says she put Ethan off meeting his mum to protect Manpreet over the fictitious texts they sent him.
Manpreet says they can’t deny Ethan a relationship with his mother, but Meena ends the conversation.
A disgruntled Manpreet then persuades Ethan to try again with Esme, despite her own misgivings.
She’s riddled with guilt after Charles expresses his gratitude for her help.
Manpreet and Charles reminisce on happier times until she leans in for a kiss and he pulls away.
Rishi then tells Manpreet he’ll be claiming spousal maintenance on her GPs salary to recover the money he previously lent her.
Meanwhile, Kerry’s underwhelmed when her grand return to the salon isn’t quite as she imagined.
Billy invites Meena for a day out to cheer her up. Eavesdropping in on the conversation, Dawn is left with a pang of jealousy.
