UK Air Date: 13th January 2016
Alf and Maddy try to persuade Roo that shes making the wrong decision. Kat is worried about Ricky and Nate’s close friendship. Kyle kisses Ricky.
Extended Summary
Alf tells Roo he thinks she’s crazy for wanting to stay with James after he lied to her, but Roo tells him he just doesn’t understand. Later Maddy tells Roo that she can’t understand either and leaves Roo feeling abandoned. Maddy goes to see James in hospital and makes it clear that she doesn’t want him in their lives, and when Roo comes in she finds James packing, ready to leave for the city. He tells Roo about Maddy’s visit and asks how they’re treating her, to which she just shakes her head. He says that he told Megan everything and that he wants to do the right thing by Roo!
Maddy and Alf discuss everything that’s happened. Alf suggests they talk to her as a family, and when they sit her down and approach things gently, she takes it well but asks that they respect her decision. Maddy then asks the same, that Roo respect her decision to move back in with Alf, not wanting to live with James. Roo is upset and walks out ready to get in her car – but Roo that she’ll be making the biggest mistake of her life if she drives away. Roo pauses for a moment, then gets in and drives away. Just down the road she slows, unable to keep the tears from flowing.
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The Kyle/Ricky/Nate/Kat love drama continues. Ricky doesn’t notice Kyle paying her more attention as she gets changed for work. As she leaves, Ricky tells Kyle that she’s really glad he decided to stay.
On her way to work, Ricky bumps into Nate, who asks her to rub sun cream on his back. Kat sees them and is upset over their closeness. Phoebe finds Kat deep in thought in the diner, and asks her what’s what’s wrong, guessing it’s something to do with Nate. Kat tells her that she’s worried about Nate and Ricky, but that she’s trying not to be.
After his swim, Nate asks Ricky if she’d like to grab dinner later because Kat’s working late. However, Ash interrupts and asks how Kat would feel about him having dinner with a woman he’s so recently slept with. Ricky is annoyed and asks Phoebe to tell her boyfriend to mind his own business.
In the diner, when Kat and Nate are together, Nate’s phone beeps with another text from Ricky. She asks about it, and Nate casually mentions that he’s grabbing a bite with Ricky later, forcing Kat to hide her hurt.
Kyle can’t keep the smile off his face after joking around with Ricky, which Ash and Phoebe pick up on. Phoebe also notices Ricky looks disappointed when Nate texts her to cancel dinner. Phoebe mentions that they’ve been spending a lot of time together, and Ricky realises that it isn’t fair on Kat or herself if she keeps seeing Nate as much as they have been.
When Ricky goes for a walk, Kyle asks Phoebe if Ricky’s okay. Phoebe tells him she has some stuff to work out, but he should keep doing whatever he’s doing as he’s one good thing in Ricky’s life. Later that night, Phoebe runs into Nate ordering a surprise takeaway for Kat. She tells him he’s doing a good thing but when he asks her what she knows she says she won’t get more involved, just says that he should talk to Ricky as soon as possible.
Kyle pops in to see Ricky after he finishes work and she ends up breaking down, telling him that she feels like she’s messing everything up. He comforts her and as he wipes her tears away he slowly leans in and kisses her. As she responds, Nate sees them throught the window, having come to talk to Ricky. He walks off, not knowing that moments later Ricky pulls away from Kyle, shocked at what’s just happened…