Episode 6239

Extended Summary

Ricky pops into the diner with baby Casey and as John and Marilyn coo over the bub, an enthusiastic John offers to look after him. Ricky declines at first, then takes them up on it seeing how much John wants to. Talk gets on to the baby naming ceremony which Ricky is organising and John very obviously hints that she should be picking godparents.

In the background Phoebe and Ash are cuddling and kissing, which is the first thing that Denny sees when she walks in. She’s incredulous at the sight and walks back out again. Phoebe runs after her feeling awful and trying to fix the situation, saying she should have told Denny but Denny is angry and tells Phoebe to just continue doing whatever she wants as she marches off.

Later in Angelo’s Ash tries to calm Phoebe saying they knew the situation was a minefield and that Denny will get used to it, but Phoebe is adamant that she wants to make things right. Ricky walks over and asks how Billie’s doing but a stone-faced Ash says he doesn’t care after what she did. As Phoebe strokes Ash’s arm comfortingly Ricky clocks their closeness. Ricky is happy for them but warns that others won’t be. They tell Ricky that Kyle and Denny know, although they didn’t take it well. Phoebe leaves heeding Ricky’s warning that Kyle will be there soon. Kyle arrives at work, tells Ash he didn’t expect him to be at there, that he’d be with Billie. When Ash responds negatively about her Kyle uses that to put Ash down too, saying being a dog must run in the family. Ash just turns and walks off. Ricky offers Kyle the night off trying to ease the tension but he wants to stay. Before long though Kyle picks a fight with Ash, pushing him and raising his voice, making a scene. Ricky suggests that Ash go home after all and tells Kyle it’s not good for business. When he walks out to the balcony she follows him and makes him talk about how he’s feeling but he’s unwilling and surly. Ricky tells him she’s there when he wants to talk.

Irene, Roo and Marilyn are having dinner at the diner, chatting about how much they’ve managed to collect for Leah and Zac. They talk about the things which are irreplaceable and then about Roo’s new job at the university. They encourage her saying how great she’ll be.

Denny stares out to sea as Phoebe approaches with coffees as a peace offering and tries to make amends. Denny is having none of it and they end up fighting verbally, then it turns physical when Denny accidentally knocks the coffees over Phoebe. Phoebe demands to know what’s wrong with Denny, Denny shoves Phoebe and gets a slap in return, which leaves both girls feeling shocked.

Roo’s first day at the uni gets off to a shaky start when she drops her things down some steps but James helps pick them up and is a friendly reassuring face. He tells her to show no fear. After a struggle with the microphone Roo starts her lecture with a bad joke which falls flat. Roo continues to struggle through her lecture, accidentally showing drunken photos of herself on holiday. Marilyn shows up afterwards, to wish Roo luck on her first day. She also meets James and asks about him with a cheeky grin.

Denny rushes into Angelo’s telling Kyle what happened with Phoebe. Kyle can’t believe it, but says you do stupid things when you’re hurt. Denny persuades Kyle to go drinking with her, despite his reluctance. Meanwhile Phoebe unloads to Ash, she’s upset that she’s ruined her friendship with Denny. Ash is understanding but tells Phoebe that they should just get on with life, he’s really happy with her. In a bar Kyle sits looking morose as Denny returns with shots. The drink is horrible and Kyle protests that he doesn’t want to have too much as it’s Casey’s naming day tomorrow. After much persuasion Denny gets Kyle to agree to go and dance. Later they play pool and Denny tries unsuccessfully not to go on about Ash. Kyle notices a girl eyeing him up from the bar and after telling Denny she’s a terrible wing-woman offers the girl a drink. Kyle ends up drunkenly trying to go with the girl to her place, but Denny stops him and takes him home. Once there, Kyle opens up about his heartbreak, telling Denny brokenly how he thought Phoebe was the one for him.

James finds Roo working late and tells her how anxious he was when he started lecturing. Roo thinks his experiences can’t have been as bad as accidentally showing her students embarrassing holiday photos. As Roo tries to explain what she’d like to teach her students James is impressed and then asks her if she’d like to have coffee the following day.

Ash and Phoebe are blissfully walking together when they bump into Denny. The girls tentatively make up and Denny quickly moves on to telling Phoebe that Kyle is in a seriously bad state. She leaves them feeling unsure about what to do.

Ricky walks in to find a hungover Kyle on the couch. After reminding him that it’s the naming ceremony today she asks him to be Casey’s godfather, saying that he’s the most stable thing in both her’s and Casey’s life. Kyle refuses and drops a bombshell: he’s leaving the bay.