Kim Tate (Claire King) had hope in her heart in tonight’s Emmerdale as she watched Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) and Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) spend time together.
A few days ago, Dawn met Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) at Dale View where they spoke about their feelings. The two characters have been having an affair for weeks, but agreed that they’d just be seeing each other for sex and nothing else.
To make matters even more complicated, Joe and Dawn admitted they had fallen in love with each other. They then sat on the sofa and spoke about their future together, and how they’d go about telling everyone they’re an item.
Just as Dawn got excited, things were ripped away from her. Kim informed Dawn that Joe had left Home Farm for Chicago, and she couldn’t understand why. In reality, Joe had departed the village ready for his kidney transplant operation.
Because Joe hadn’t told Dawn, she was left in a state of limbo.
In tonight’s episode, Billy told Dawn that he’d be taking Clemmie and Lucas to The Hide after their dentist appointments, and wants her to attend as well.
Billy knows that things are tricky in his marriage right now, but believes one of the main causes of that is him messaging another woman on an app.
Dawn told Billy that she’d attend if she doesn’t have any work jobs to sort.
Overhearing the conversation was Kim, who wasted no time in telling Dawn that she should spend time with her husband.
How Kim sees Joe and how Dawn sees him are two completely different things. Kim knows Joe very well and knows exactly how he behaves and treats people, but Dawn thinks that she might be the person to change him for the better.
Dawn admitted to Kim that she really isn’t sure if she wants to be married to Billy anymore.
Metro Soaps Reporter Calli Kitson says…
My heart hurts for poor Billy in Emmerdale. Dawn is making him feel awful for looking at images of another woman online, fully aware she’s being a massive hypocrite after having an affair with Joe.
Dawn has fallen for Joe, she’s made this abundantly clear – but she’s acting on the lust she has for him which, as Kim says, will soon fizzle out.
Joe changing his entire DNA and becoming someone happy to raise three children that aren’t even his own isn’t going to happen, but Dawn has been lured in by his charm and the excitement of someone new and therefore, believes they might have a chance.
The two characters certainly have a connection but long term, things couldn’t ever work.
And if Dawn takes a risk and dumps Billy for him, she is going to learn this the hard way.
Kim did her best to listen to Dawn and suggested having family time with Billy, Clemmie and Lucas anyway. She did just this, and even Billy was surprised when she turned up.
As Kim took the children to pick some snacks, she glanced over and saw Billy and Dawn laughing together. It was a sweet moment, and it proved the spark between them has not fizzled out.
But is Dawn willing to persist and work through the problems?
