Episode 6254

Extended Summary

Zac is still reeling after Hunter’s bombshell reveal that he’s Zac’s son. Zac is adamant this is all a misunderstanding. Hunter insists Charlotte tells Zac the truth but Charlotte asks Hunter to go back to the motel and wait for her there. Leah and Zac are both unsure what’s happening as Charlotte asks to speak to Zac alone. Leah reluctantly leaves them. Zac immediately turns on Charlotte – how could you not tell me you had a son? She says she was looking for the right time. Zac counters, in front of everyone at the banquet was not the right time! Charlotte begins to explain that she found out she was pregnant a few weeks after they’d broken up. Zac says, if this kid really is his, why didn’t she tell him? He had a right to know. Charlotte saw that Zac already had another girlfriend and she wasn’t even sure she’d keep the baby so she decided not to tell him. But Hunter is his. Zac’s struggling to comprehend this when Hunter walks in. Charlotte tries to tell him to go but Hunter wants to talk to Zac. Zac can’t; he leaves. Hunter is annoyed but Charlotte thinks he’s done enough – how could he tell Zac in that way, in front of everyone. Back at her motel room, Andy shows up to check on Charlotte. She quickly ropes Andy into watching Hunter while she goes out. Once she’s gone, Hunter warns Andy off Charlotte, saying she never gets close to anyone so he might as well give up now.

Zac returns home to explain things to Leah. He tells her everything Charlotte said and Leah is surprised Charlotte kept it from him this long. Zac admits he didn’t stick around long enough for her to properly explain, it’s just a shock for him. Leah agrees, the kids are in shock as well. As they’re talking, Charlotte arrives and Leah invites her in to talk. All three sit down and Charlotte opens up about all the reasons it took her so long to tell Zac about Hunter. She also heard about his prison sentence and that scared her. Charlotte apologises for not saying anything sooner but she wanted to get to know Zac again first. She tells Zac about how Hunter has always been interested in who his father is, and he’d really like to get to know Zac now. Zac is still processing and tells Charlotte he can’t even think about that right now. He stands, indicating it’s time for Charlotte to leave. After she goes, Leah ask Zac how he is but he can’t even answer her.

When Charlotte returns to the motel, Hunter immediately bolts. Andy tries to stop him but Charlotte tells him to forget it. She thanks Andy for staying and he asks about Hunter. So that’s the baby photo she has in her wallet? Charlotte apologises but she couldn’t tell him until after she spoke to Zac. She won’t be surprised if Andy hates her. He doesn’t, but Andy suggests maybe they should cool it for a while, this was never meant to be serious anyway. Charlotte is curious as to the real reason why he wants to end it between them, not knowing Hunter planted the seed of doubt. Charlotte tells Andy she genuinely likes him and wants to keep seeing him. Andy relents.

The teens are at the surf club discussing what happened. They all feel for Zac being lumped with such shocking news. Then VJ asks what the guy looked like that pushed Josh down the stairs. He thinks it might have been Hunter. Oscar mentions that it was weird the person only took a family photo and nothing else. VJ thinks Hunter is the same height and build as the guy he chased. As Evie points out there’s no proof it was him, Hunter walks into the club. VJ heads straight for him and asks if he pushed Josh down the stairs. Hunter pretends he doesn’t know what VJ’s talking about. VJ stands up to Hunter, demanding he admit it. Hunter acts all macho and shoves VJ. He pushes back hard and Hunter falls to the ground and cuts his lip. Evie firmly warns VJ to back off and Hunter walks out. Back in Charlotte’s motel room, she tends to Hunter’s lip. He tells her that the teens know about the break in, which makes Charlotte worry they’ll connect Hunter to the fire at Leah’s as well. Hunter assures her that won’t happen. Hunter asks what happened when Charlotte talked to Zac. She admits Zac needs more time to process, which Hunter sees as a rejection. He’s getting impatient. Charlotte pleads with him to wait for her to sort it out but Hunter desperately wants to talk to his father.

Back at the house, Leah’s heard about the tussle between VJ and Hunter and she’s furious. Oscar and Evie try to explain it was because they suspect Hunter of being responsible for the break in. Zac warns they can’t go throwing accusations around. Evie backs it up, saying they don’t know anything yet, not even if Hunter is really Zac’s son. Zac tells the teens that he believes that Hunter is his son after talking to Charlotte. They ask what’s next? Leah says it’s Zac’s decision. Later, when Alf checks on Leah, she’s a little shaky. Alf takes her hand and reassures her that at least her & Zac can decide how to tackle this together. Leah says it’s Zac’s decision; she’s just there to support him and the kids. But she’s wary of Charlotte and the way she’s gone about this. Leah’s not sure if she can trust her now.

Charlotte’s managed to calm Hunter down and they’re having lunch at the motel. Hunter suggests maybe he should go home but Charlotte wants him to stay. Then there’s a knock at the door – it’s Zac. He asks Hunter if he wants to go for a walk. Hunter’s happily surprised and accepts. They chat awkwardly about Zac’s past then Zac hedges.. this is weird isn’t it? Hunter agrees. Zac decides to take the pressure off. Why don’t they just hang out, get to know each other, and see how that goes. Hunter’s chuffed that Zac wants to hang out and they agree to take it slow. Meanwhile, Leah turns up at Charlotte’s motel room. Charlotte tells Leah she never meant to deceive anyone but Leah’s not so sure. She wants to know why Charlotte got close to their family whilst continually hiding the truth about her son. Leah’s curious about what Charlotte really wants so calls her on it – will Charlotte tell her the real reason she’s in the Bay?