The couple, who recently reunited after splitting up in late October, made it official in tonight’s episode, with Dev proposing to Bernie after realising life is too short.
While the two ended happily, the beginning of the episode saw Dev and Bernie continue to butt heads over Joseph and Hope’s hoax call.
Dev, already rattled by Evelyn, who cornered him at the café and quit her job with immediate effect, snappily ordered a cake at the counter with Bernie biting back.
Bernie argued that Dev wanted Joseph “hung, drawn and quartered” for the prank with Dev expressing his concern for daughter Asha, the paramedic who was subject to the hoax call.
Neither party backed down in their dispute, with Dev storming out. Later, Bernie arrived at the shop with a cake and an apology.
Bernie revealed their disagreement stemmed from them both caring so deeply about their “blended family”, with her sharing how she feels like a mother to Asha and his other children, though she would never try to replace Sunita.
It’s then that Dev, in light of recent events (Mason’s death) asked Bernie to marry him.
“You know honey, I was wondering why we don’t put a proper ring on that,” he says, grabbing her ring finger on her right hand.
Admitting concern, as last time Bernie turned his proposal down, she replied that she was a “work in progress” and asked him to ask her again.
“Bernadine Winter, our lives are entwined, our kids’ lives are entwined, my heart is in your hands, let’s make this thing official, yes?”
Bernie beamed and Dev pulled her in for a hug, with the two officially engaged.
Later in the episode, Dev and Bernie turned up at Chesney and Gemma’s house to share the good news, but it turned out the two were too preoccupied to hear their announcement.
Wanting to celebrate Chesney receiving £20,000 in compensation money from Les’ death, the pair asked Dev and Bernie to babysit while they go and have a drink.
After successfully putting the kids down later, Dev quipped that it should be them celebrating, but the two decided they were happy enough, settling for a hug on the sofa instead.
