"Emmerdale" James Sutton as Ryan Lamb 27/08/09 (Episode 2)

Mark (Maxwell Caulfield) and Natasha (Amanda Donohoe) rush home and are relieved to find Will (Oscar Lloyd) is okay. Natasha grudgingly thanks Ryan (James Sutton) when she finds out he helped Will but refuses when Will asks if Ryan can come over later that day. Furious, she tells Mark that theres no way shes going to let Ryan into their lives, as this is exactly what Faye (Kim Thomson) wanted. Saddened and privately torn, Mark storms out when Natasha orders him to ensure Ryan and Will dont meet again. Arriving at Fayes, he asks to see Ryan to thank him face to face, Faye is hopeful that Marks cracking and tells him to tell Natasha not to worry, as Ryan will be out of their lives and thousands of miles away in a couple of days. When Cain (Jeff Hordley) also arrives to see Ryan, hes surprised when Faye invites him in to wait for him. However when Mark leaves, Cains irritated as Faye asks him to leave to leave too. Natasha is furious when she finds Mark brooding in the office and he tells her he cant just turn off his feelings for his son. She insists he is nothing more than a sperm donor to Ryan and implores him to stay strong for his real family. Mark agrees not to see Ryan again, but it clear hes deeply conflicted. Can he bottle up his feelings until Ryan goes to Dubai?