Episode 6264

Extended Summary

Phoebe’s coping with morning sickness as her and Ash chat about the baby. He’s happy to talk about the fact that it might be Kyle’s, even make a joke about it. Phoebe takes this opportunity to talk him into dropping off some music to Kyle. When Ash arrives at the hospital, he mentions Phoebe’s taking it easy because she’s been a bit sick. Kyle is a little worried but after Ash explains it’s only morning sickness, Kyle says he’s sorry Ash has to deal with that. Ash is very firm that Phoebe is his girlfriend and he doesn’t mind. At the same time, Kyle is being checked on by James, who asks Kyle to clear up some discrepancies on his medical report. In Melbourne he got stitches but when he arrived here they were already removed. When James questions who took them out, Kyle feigns ignorance to cover Nate’s ass.

Kat apologises to Nate for questioning his relationship with Ricky. Nate tries to dismiss it, maybe feeling slightly guilty, but he accepts her apology and they make up. Phoebe rolls in and recruits Kat for a lazy day on the couch as Nate heads off to work. But soon Phoebe gets a call about her first ultrasound – the hospital had a cancellation so they can fit her in today. Phoebe apologises to Kat and makes to get ready as Kat asks if she’s going to tell Ash or Kyle? Phoebe says it’s no big deal but Kat offers to go with Phoebe.

Denny goes to visit Ricky and finds her in a serious daze, taking a while to realise Denny is there. Denny pulls her up on it and asks what’s up. After swearing Denny to secrecy, Ricky tells her about the moment she and Nate had. She’s pretty sure Nate was aware of it too. Denny asks how Ricky feels about it but Ricky isn’t sure. Her heads been all over the place lately so maybe she’s just reading into things. Denny probes a bit more but Ricky’s adamant she’s still in love with Brax. Denny says that doesn’t mean she can’t have feelings for someone else. Ricky says that’s not what this is; her and Nate are just mates. Ricky then asks if they can pretend she never said anything and Denny is left bewildered.

At the hospital, Phoebe’s getting her ultrasound with Kat by her side. She’s positive they won’t see much more than a smudge on the screen but as the image of her baby comes up on the screen and the sonographer turns up the sound, Phoebe can hear her baby’s heartbeat. She’s overcome with emotion and breaks into a huge smile. On their way out, Phoebe asks if Kat minds if she pops in to see Kyle. Kat makes her own way home. As Phoebe enters Kyle’s room he smiles, he thought she was sick? She says she’s feeling better now. Then she tells him about the ultrasound and how amazing it was. Later, Phoebe has the DVD copy of the scan to show to Kyle. She sets it up on a laptop and as he watches, Kyle is elated and can’t stop smiling. Phoebe reaches out and holds his hand as they watch. Just then Ash turns up, and sees them through the window. He comes in, saying he got Phoebe’s text to come. Phoebe then tells Ash she had an ultrasound and shows him the video as well. Kyle and Phoebe are both so happy but Ash is covering.

Denny runs into Kat at the beach and she asks if Denny could head out tonight so Kat and Nate can have some alone time. She confides to Denny that her and Nate had a fight last night, over her accusing Nate of something going on between him and Ricky. Denny becomes silent, suddenly aware Kat’s suspicions may have been founded.

Ricky goes to the hospital to visit Kyle but runs into Nate. They says hello but Ricky’s quick to try and get away. Before she can, James walks up and asks if he can ask Ricky about Kyle. He’s trying to determine how his sepsis developed and his condition deteriorated so quickly. James says that Kyle doesn’t seem to remember what happened but he left Melbourne in a stable condition. Ricky is a little defensive, not sure why this is important, but James insists it’s very important since Kyle is now facing a life threatening condition. Before the conversation can escalate further Nate jumps in – He knows what happened. He tells James about taking Kyle’s stitches out at home because the wound was infected. Nate admits that he should have done a full blood work up. He had no idea Kyle was turning septic. Ricky tries to defend Nate saying Kyle refused to come to hospital but Nate tells her it’s ok. He looks James in the eye, admitting he didn’t follow protocol and that’s the reason why Kyle is in this situation now. Later James chastises Nate for not coming forward earlier and reveals he has no choice but to report this to the board.

Ash catches up with Ricky to unload about his real concerns over Phoebe’s baby. It’s a very weird situation watching an ultrasound with your girlfriend and her ex, not knowing who the father is! Ricky sympathises but reminds Ash that this is what he signed up for when he decided to stick by Phoebe. Ash just isn’t sure how long he can pretend that this pregnancy is something he wants. He loves Phoebe and doesn’t want to make things harder for her, so maybe he should just shut up and get on with it. Ricky says it’ll get easier once they know who the father is. Ash hopes so.

Kat arrives at the hospital to invite Nate to dinner tonight, having the house to themselves, but Nate’s despondent. He tells her he’s been reported for medical negligence. Before she can respond, buzzers go off in Kyle’s room and Nate rushes in. Kyle is having anaphylaxis and struggling to breath. Once they stabilise him Nate comes out and explains to Kat that he had an allergic reaction to the dialysis. Nate then gets some test results back for Kyle and makes a call to Ricky. They meet up outside the diner and Nate explains that Kyle is getting much. He’s lost almost all of his kidney function. Phoebe and Ash see them talking from afar and walk up, asking what’s going on. Ricky says it’s about Kyle. Nate lays it out for them – right now the only thing that will save Kyle’s life is a kidney transplant.