Next week on Home and Away in the UK, Nikau’s decision to leave for New York is complicated by a new admirer, while Justin gives Theo a little too much help with his latest assignment…
After taking a three-month job placement in New York, Nikau (Kawakawa Fox-Reo), Bella’s girlfriend (Courtney Miller), is still moping around in heartbreak.
Although Bella requested Nik to accompany her, he realised that he was already precisely where he wanted to be because he had just begun his dream job as a paid lifeguard at Summer Bay Surf Club.
Even though he granted Bella permission to continue without him—after all, it was only for three months—he hasn’t stopped questioning his choice since.
Being surrounded by two happily married couples at home—Tane (Ethan Browne) and Felicity (Ethan Browne) and Chloe (Sam Barrett)—hasn’t made things any easier for him (Jacqui Purvis).
When Tane and Flick reveal to Nik this week that she’s moving in permanently, Nik is stoked for them, but struggles to show it. All the happiness in the house is a reminder of what he’s missing.
Later, when Tane discovers Nik checking for flights to New York, Tane surprises Nik by endorsing the plan. Nik worries that he would disregard his duties at work and in Summer Bay, but he can’t take the distance any longer.
Tane explains to Nik that he put a lot of effort into getting this lifeguard position and shouldn’t just abandon it without giving it some thought; instead, he should do what finally feels right to him.
A radio call informs Nik that there is a swimmer in trouble on the beach as he is about to tell Bella about his intention to move to New York.
Nik hangs up and rushes down to the surf to brief Mitch (Matt Gambold) and the other volunteer lifesavers (all of whom are part of the real-life surf lifesaving team at North Palm Beach surf club).
Naomi (Jamaica Vaughan), the sister of the missing swimmer, is reassured by John (Shane Withington) as the inflatable rescue boat is lowered into the ocean. Naomi reveals that her sister Goldie vanished after being thrown overboard by a wave.
The two race over and Nik jumps in, but it still takes some time to locate Goldie, by which time she is unresponsive.
return to the beach Naomi watches in tears as Nik and John begin CPR. To everyone’s relief, Goldie eventually turns around after a close call.
Back on the beach Nik and John commence CPR as Naomi looks on in tears. It’s a close call, but eventually Goldie comes round, much to everyone’s relief.
John commends Nik for such a cool-headed rescue since without him, Goldie wouldn’t have survived. Nik ponders whether he can really leave everything behind for New York.
The following day, Naomi returns to the surf club and thanks Nik by inviting him out to lunch. However, John steps in and accepts on Nik’s behalf when he respectfully declines. Nik looks at John with a dagger in his eye.
Surprisingly, Nik enjoys himself at lunch as he discusses his lifesaving vs. New York conflict with Naomi.
Naomi tells him how grateful she is that he was there to save her sister’s life, pointing out that Bella and John undoubtedly want the best for him and understanding why the choice is so difficult. He is once more reminded of the significance of his duty as a lifeguard.
After they part ways, Nik is certain that he has reached his conclusion.
Will he follow Bella to New York?
Theo is having trouble with his TAFE work elsewhere in Summer Bay as a result of his friendship with Chloe, and Justin’s attempts to assist him may once more jeopardise the rest of his apprenticeship.
Theo is glad to tell Chloe that his community service is finally complete, and Chloe is happy since it means she will get to spend more time with her boyfriend. else does it?
While Theo has to spend time on his homework because he struggles more than most with written theory work, Chloe is eager to celebrate. Chloe persuades him to at least go out for coffee with her, but Justin (James Stewart) is less than impressed when he discovers that Theo hasn’t even begun the task and reminds him of how crucial it is.
Chloe refuses to get the point and keeps pleading with Theo to spend the day with her, but eventually he has to say no since he needs to concentrate on his work.
Chloe is left at the diner by Theo, who tells Justin that he feels under pressure from her. He is advised by Justin to not worry and to give Chloe to Leah (Ada Nicodemou).
Leah proposes they come up with some ideas to keep Chloe occupied as she is at a loss for what to do with her time. Maybe she should consider enrolling once more in a business course? Leah keeps talking about Chloe’s future, and Chloe gets annoyed and shouts at her.
Chloe confides in Tane that she fears resuming business studies as it reminds her of her father and everything that went wrong with him.
Supportive, Tane proposes that Chloe start with baby steps—what about doing the gym accounts for him?
Chloe suddenly sees a glimmer of hope, and after apologising to Leah, she offers to give Chloe a crash course in accounting software.
Meanwhile, drowning in procrastination, Theo almost gives up on himself until Justin comes to the rescue.
They sit down to do the assignment together, but things have changed since Justin’s day. When did TAFE assignments get so complicated?
Theo finds it difficult to continue past the first sentences as time passes. To make matters worse, Justin is on his tail, and his mentor is constantly coming up with ideas for the essay’s subject matter.
After a while, impatient with Theo’s inefficiency and the approaching deadline, Justin offers to write down “the fundamentals” by himself first, claiming it will only take two minutes.
Theo reluctantly hands Justin, who is beaming, his laptop.
But what Justin comes up with is far more than simply a simple framework for Theo to build from. After some time has passed, Justin gives Theo a completed, error-free assignment.
Justin assures him the essay will get him top marks, but Theo is less than impressed—is Justin really suggesting he submit something he didn’t write?
