Episode 6263

Extended Summary

Josh arrives home in a terrible mood, ignoring Andy and shoving past Ricky. Andy follows Josh inside and finds out that he’s been expelled. Andy tries to think of options for Josh but he’s angry and not open to suggestions.

Hannah helps Kat get ready to leave the hospital. Hannah notices Kat’s face fall as she catches sight of Ricky following Nate. Kat covers and Nate takes Kat home. Kat suggests they order take out and relax together but Nate has promised to meet Ricky back at the hospital while they discuss Kyle’s condition. Nate leaves a frustrated Kat at home. Later Kat vents to Hannah who reassures Kat but lets slip that Ricky left Nate for Brax, not knowing Nate hadn’t told her.

Marilyn and John quiz Irene after she gets a call from James Fraser. James has asked Irene to go to England to look after Olivia while he goes to a conference. Marilyn and John think it’s a no brainer – go to London, take the free holiday! Irene is persuaded and then stopped from trying to get out of her date with Greg. Before dinner Marilyn reassures a nervous Irene. When Greg arrives he tells Irene how good she looks and things seem to get off to a good start. Over dinner Greg talks about his work, and expelling a student which John quickly realises was Josh. Greg says he has to set an example but John think he might be being too harsh. Irene cuts in stopping the debate from going any further but then puts her own foot in it by laughing out loud when Greg mentions that he’s considered retiring early to put more time into his passion of maintaining fishtanks. After an awkward moment Marilyn covers for Irene who recovers well and tells Greg that she thinks if something’s worth doing it’s worth doing well and they toast to that. In the kitchen John tries to get Marilyn to admit that Greg is incredibly boring but she won’t, saying that Irene’s happiness is all that matters. Irene comes in laughing at something Greg has said then tells Marilyn and John she can’t stand him. Later, as Greg leaves he tries to make future plans with Irene but she fobs him off, using the trip to the UK to be vague. Nate arrives home giving Irene a welcome interruption and she quickly sees Greg out. Marilyn apologises for pushing Irene into the date but Irene says she’s glad, she’s been shown that dating really isn’t that scary and that maybe she’ll try again sometime.

Nate comforts Ricky who feels helpless, she’s struggling to hold it together. Nate tells her that she doesn’t always have to be the strong one but she says she does. Nate receives a text from Kat asking when he’ll be done but he ignores it, telling Ricky that he can stay longer. When he gets to Kat she asks where he’s been. She’s upset that he stayed out with Ricky, and tells him that she only just found out how he and Ricky broke up. She tells him that it’s not normal to be best mates with a woman who broke his heart. Nate promises that his and Ricky’s relationship is in the past. He leaves, telling Kat that he understands trusting isn’t easy for her but that she needs to find a way otherwise they are not going to work.

Josh is still stomping around and Andy tries a more subtle tactic but Josh is only taken in for a moment before he see through Andy and has a go at him. Unperturbed Andy insists that he does think Josh’s education is important, telling him that he doesn’t want him to end up like himself – he wanted to be a mechanic, he never dreamed of working in a gym but his lack of schooling left him with few choices. Josh is given food for thought. Later things are calmer and Josh tells Andy that he shouldn’t let go of his dream of being a mechanic but Andy thinks it’s too late, reassuring Josh that he’s happy doing what he does. Josh hesitantly tells Andy that he’s going to find a way to finish his HSC. Andy promptly gets up and slaps Josh on the back of the head for worrying him. The brothers are getting back to normal.

The next day Ricky walks along the beach with Casey, bumping into Nate coming in from a paddle. Ricky can tell there’s something wrong and as Nate tries to downtalk Kat’s worries the folder that Ricky’s holding is blown open and papers fly everywhere. Nate collects them up, both of them laughing and Nate doesn’t notice Kat trying to call him. We cut to Kat, who leaves a message apologising. Hannah comes in and asks if Kat spoke to Nate about Ricky. Kat says she did, and that she really stuffed it up, that’s why she’s trying to call and talk to him. Meanwhile Nate’s gathered up all of Ricky’s papers and offers to hold Casey while she organises them. Once she’s done, Ricky watches Nate with Casey for a moment, and things become a little charged between them. Ricky breaks the moment saying she should go and Nate hurriedly agrees, handing Casey back and leaving. Is there something between these two?