EastEnders’ Martin Fowler and Stacey Slater are set to be caught out next week, as the love triangle with Ruby Allen continues.
Martin is now back together with Ruby, with the pair bonding over their son Roman. But their reconciliation has been painful for Stacey, who wasn’t able to tell her ex-husband her true feelings.
Ruby has recently grown jealous of Martin’s relationship with Stacey, after they began working on plans to save Walford’s market.
In this week’s scenes, Ruby steps in to try to help, but she ends up in an argument with Councillor Barker. She then devises a risky plan with the councillor, to try to impress Martin.
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This seemingly doesn’t work, as in scenes that will air next week, Martin is cold with Ruby over how she dealt with Councillor Barker.
While it is announced that the council will keep the market open after all, Martin still isn’t in the forgiving mood, so Ruby finds Barker to put things right and prove Martin wrong.
The Square celebrates the good news, but Martin is dealt a huge blow when Barker, in the hunt for revenge, closes down his stall for an alleged health and safety violation.
Martin is furious with Ruby, but Stacey sticks up for her former friend. He tells Ian about the situation, but he isn’t too bothered. Stacey attempts to cheer him up, as Martin reels that Ian doesn’t care about what happens to their family business.
Stacey takes action and asks Ruby to use any means possible to try to get Martin’s stall back. But Ruby refuses to use any dirty tricks, as she wants to prove that she has changed for the better.
Refusing to give up, Stacey recruits Honey to help save the stall. Stacey and Martin then have an intimate moment, and they almost end up kissing. While they pull away before anything happens, it is already too late – Ruby has seen everything.
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Ruby confronts Martin, but he is keen to play down what happened. When he reports back to Stacey about Ruby’s questions, the pair agree that their latest moment meant nothing.
Stacey later faces questions herself, when Ruby asks her if she has feelings for Martin. She promises that they are ancient history – but will the truth be revealed?
