Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street's Dee-Dee Bailey goes behind James' back and has Laila christened next week, forcing him to take action.
Despite protests from her brother, determined Dee-Dee decides to push ahead with her plan to have Laila baptised – and after a successful ceremony, she brazenly celebrates in the bistro.
"Dee-Dee really is playing with fire," our Corrie source explains.
"It's one thing to baptise Laila without James knowing, but to openly celebrate with the little girl's new godparents Alya and Adam is just begging to be caught out.
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"Dee-Dee does feel guilty when she picks the baby up from James at the start of the day, but it seems as though those feelings soon melt away against the glee of getting away with the confidential christening.
"Her actions have made it clear that she respects her own faith more than her brother's wishes, so he's sure to feel totally blindsided…"
But when Dee-Dee thanks Billy Mayhew for conducting a lovely service, will James discover that the deed has been done and his daughter is christened? And how will he react to this serious breach of trust from his big sis?
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Later, Dee-Dee is chatted up in The Rovers by a mysterious stranger named Ollie, who offers to buy her a drink.
But the amorous mood is soon ruined when James arrives to tell Dee-Dee that he's spoken with the adoption team and is putting plans in place to officially make Laila his daughter…
"This announcement leaves Dee-Dee even more confused than ever," our insider continues.
"After James' split with his partner, Dee-Dee doubted that the official adoption would go ahead and has been enjoying looking after her daughter with the whole Bailey clan.
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"Now she's christened Laila, she can no longer deny that she wants to be a proper mum to her deep down, and betrayed James is doing the only thing he can to stake his claim on his daughter.
"This could lead to a serious family feud, with each of the Baileys taking different sides."
But with Dee-Dee's true feelings about her baby girl still up for debate, how far will she go to fight for her daughter? And as Laila's guardian, will James risk his relationship with his sister to win custody of the child he was promised?
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