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00:00We're lying to Abby and to ourselves if we think that we can keep this up without her
00:12getting hurt.
00:13You and I, we're done.
00:14I can't work with you anymore.
00:16I'm sorry.
00:17This is an opportunity to grow.
00:19I have the power to change.
00:21Tim was so full of it.
00:22This is proof that it is all just talk.
00:25This could ruin all of Abby's progress.
00:26I actually think Abby's a lot stronger than you're giving her credit for.
00:29Strong enough to handle the real reason why Tim stepped away.
00:32Is that Abby's journal?
00:34Yeah.
00:35It is.
00:36You still think she's alright?
00:37I know that you trusted Tim and he let you down.
00:40One more word about Tim or my counselling and I'm packing my bags and I'm leaving this
00:43town for good.
00:44Do you get it?
00:45Why deny that you've got a crush on Abigail?
00:48I didn't even realise I liked her this much until you brought it up, so thank you.
00:52Abby's recovery will get easier and who knows, maybe in a couple months she might be open
00:56to the idea of dating.
00:58Yeah.
00:59You're right.
01:01I can wait.
01:02Just off night shift?
01:27Yeah.
01:28Yeah.
01:29I'm wrecked.
01:31Hope your week's been going better.
01:32Yeah.
01:33Yeah.
01:34Fine.
01:35Yeah.
01:36How's your sister doing?
01:37Getting there.
01:38She's seeing a counsellor.
01:39That's great.
01:40It is.
01:41Yeah.
01:42Anyway, I should get ready for my shift.
01:46Yeah.
01:47Yeah.
01:48She'll probably crash too.
01:55Listen, it's okay.
01:56Abby's just trying to scare you.
01:57Oh, well mission accomplished.
01:59She made it clear that she doesn't want to listen to you, so is there anyone else that
02:03can talk to her about counselling?
02:06What about Marley?
02:07No.
02:08No.
02:09It's her housemate and her boss.
02:11It's too much.
02:13Fair enough.
02:14The only person that's been able to get through to her in any real way is Tim.
02:19Okay, then maybe ask him to talk to her.
02:22I don't think he's picking up my calls anymore because the last time he did, I decked him.
02:27Then maybe talk to Eden and then she could convince him to talk to Abby.
02:33I don't even know what I'd say to her anymore.
02:36What other choice do you have?
02:38You either want to help Abby or you don't.
02:45What's going on in here?
02:52What's going on?
02:55Levi's been on my case about counselling and I am so over it.
02:58Well, you do know it's because he cares.
03:02Yeah, so everyone keeps saying.
03:04But I've shut it down, so.
03:06Okay.
03:07How did you manage that?
03:11Hi.
03:17What was that about?
03:19Just forget it.
03:20Come on, Abby.
03:24I know that everyone's worried about me, but I'm fine.
03:28I'm fine.
03:30It is me that you're talking to.
03:33Alright.
03:35Tim ditching me was a lot.
03:37Okay, so can I not just take a minute?
03:40Yeah, sure.
03:42You can take a minute.
03:44Thank you for the support.
03:46I am your biggest supporter.
03:49But it doesn't make sense to just stop counselling because it didn't work out with one counsellor.
03:56And it's only one hour a week.
04:00Keep Levi off your back.
04:02Well, I already told you that I got Levi off my back, so it's sorted.
04:08Hey, Abby. How's it going?
04:10Yeah, fine.
04:12I suppose you get a break anytime soon?
04:15Have a game of pool?
04:17I could be.
04:18How about it, boss?
04:21We've still got a lot of stuff to unpack.
04:25Shouldn't be long.
04:27Cool. I'll set up.
04:30Ah, here's the man that punches first and asks questions later.
04:47Speaking of your boyfriend, I need him to talk to Abby.
04:50He's not my boyfriend.
04:51Okay, Tim, whatever you want to call him these days.
04:53I'm not calling him anything. We ended things.
04:56What?
04:59I don't understand.
05:00Which part?
05:01You two broke up. Why did he drop Abby as a client?
05:04When did he do that?
05:06A few days ago. He didn't tell you?
05:08I had no idea. Why didn't you tell me?
05:11Because I thought he chose you over counselling Abby.
05:14Well, he didn't. This doesn't make any sense.
05:17Okay, that's beside the point. I need him to talk to Abby. Can you make that happen?
05:20Did you miss the bit where I said that we'd ended things?
05:23Plus, if he's dropped Abby as a client, what do they need to talk about?
05:26She's refusing to talk to any other counsellor.
05:28And she's threatening to leave town if I keep pushing her about it.
05:30Of course she is.
05:31This isn't some joke, Eden.
05:33And I'm not laughing.
05:35Okay, you know what? I'll talk to Tim myself.
05:50So, um, what's the year like?
05:54What do you mean?
05:56Well, like, is he a good guy? Is he a player? What?
06:00Uh, not a player. No.
06:03But he's cool, right?
06:05Yeah. He's cool.
06:08Yeah, that's what I thought.
06:12What's with the questions?
06:15Hmm?
06:17You're into him?
06:19What, do you think he'd be into me?
06:21I don't know.
06:23You don't think that he would be?
06:25That's not what I said.
06:27Well, then what's the issue?
06:29Don't you have enough going on in your life right now?
06:33I mean, yeah, but that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to have fun, right?
06:38Well, no.
06:39Well, great. Fun it is. But thank you for looking out for me, Dad.
06:43Am I allowed to take my break?
06:46Sure.
06:51Okay.
06:53Prepare to be annihilated.
06:55You wish.
07:21Oh, you're here.
07:23Hey.
07:24Did Levi find you?
07:25Uh, yeah.
07:26Um, and just so we're clear, I had no idea that Tim would drop out of here as a client, so...
07:32Right, he didn't tell you.
07:34No, no.
07:35Uh, we ended things, and I just assumed that he would continue counselling her.
07:40Right.
07:41Yeah.
07:42So you can save the judgement.
07:44I did the right thing.
07:46Right.
07:47Yeah.
07:48So you can save the judgement.
07:49I did the right thing, eventually.
07:51Oh, come on, Hayden.
07:52I am the last person to be judging anyone.
07:58Do you have a minute?
08:09What is it, Cash?
08:11I just hate the awkwardness between us.
08:13Okay.
08:14And I would like to see if there's a way we can get past it.
08:17You'd like that, would you?
08:19Because if I could stay away from you, trust me, I would.
08:22Well, I don't want that.
08:24And I think that we should be able to talk to each other like we're more than strangers.
08:29I think that we could be friends.
08:32You're kidding.
08:33It probably seems like a long way off right now, but if we both put a little bit of effort into it...
08:36Do you know what we were meant to be doing right now?
08:39We were meant to be planning our wedding.
08:45I'm sorry.
08:46Yeah. I'm sorry, too.
08:49And just so we're clear, the answer is no.
08:52We can't be friends.
09:15Guessing that didn't go to plan?
09:18No.
09:21What was the plan exactly?
09:24Just trying to get through this.
09:26You know, we can't keep walking past each other in the street and acting like we barely know each other.
09:29Yeah, I can see why that's awkward.
09:31And besides, I'm staying in Summer Bay now, so we need to work it out.
09:34Hmm.
09:36What do you mean, hmm? What?
09:38What? Mark, Mark, just say it, okay?
09:42Aidan's clearly hurt and frustrated.
09:44I can see that.
09:46Did you really expect anything else from her?
09:48I'm just trying to do the right thing.
09:50You broke her heart, Cash.
09:52You have no right to ask her for a friendship that she's not yet ready to have.
09:59Come in.
10:05I appreciate you coming out.
10:07No worries.
10:09How's the, uh, lip?
10:12Yeah, it's better, thanks.
10:17Look, firstly, I want to apologise.
10:20I'm obviously very protective of Abby,
10:25but I'm not proud of the way I acted.
10:28I understand.
10:32So why am I here?
10:34What help do you need?
10:40This is how well Abby's been doing since she stopped seeing you.
10:56Does she know about me and Aidan?
10:58No, and I want to keep it that way.
11:01But she's refusing to see any of the counsellors that you've suggested
11:04or the ones that I've been reaching out to.
11:06What is it that you think I can do for you?
11:08I don't know.
11:10She respects you and she trusts you.
11:13She also thinks I've abandoned her.
11:15That's because you did.
11:18But at this point, you're all I've got.
11:23I'm hoping that you can be the one to talk her around, Tim.
11:38I could have handled that better.
11:40I thought you handled it perfectly.
11:42Cash was out of line and I told him so.
11:45The, uh, the whole thing with Tim, you didn't mention that, did you?
11:48Gosh, why would I do that?
11:50Sorry, I'm just, I'm a little paranoid.
11:52I just had hate for things to get even messier.
11:55Don't worry, Aidan, I've got your back, OK?
11:57Thanks.
11:59So, you and Tim.
12:02Yeah, uh, there is no me and Tim anymore, remember?
12:07Well...
12:08But you like him.
12:10Yeah, yeah, I do.
12:12But it's, it's complicated.
12:15And Cash is in the past?
12:18I really need him to be.
12:26Loser buys lunch.
12:28Oh, we're having lunch now, are we?
12:30Uh, if you insist, yeah.
12:32You're hilarious.
12:33Stop being so pushy. Fine, lunch.
12:35Lunch it is then.
12:36Oh, great.
12:39Ah, sorry, I need to take this.
12:44Hey, Marley.
12:47Who's Tim?
12:48Uh, why do you ask?
12:51He's cool and Abbey.
12:52Is he more than a friend or...?
12:55Yeah, I think so.
12:57I thought you were single.
12:59Nah, sorry, mate.
13:01All right, well, thanks for the heads up.
13:04Yeah, no worries.
13:06I'm really sorry, but I need a bail.
13:08Cool.
13:09I'm not sure how long I'm gonna be.
13:10Yeah, yeah, cool, cool, I'll catch you later.
13:12Um, but we can have a rematch.
13:13Yep, yep, sure.
13:16Um, I need to head home for a bit, do you mind?
13:19Are you all right?
13:20Yeah, just, um, Tim called and he wants to talk, but I'm not sure why.
13:26Okay, uh, well, if you need a lift home...
13:30No, but can I borrow your van?
13:52So what's this about?
13:55If you're here to be my counselor again, you're too late.
13:58I'm not here to tell you that.
14:00He's here because I'm tapping in.
14:03You asked me to back off, so that's what I'm doing.
14:06Great, took you long enough.
14:09Okay, I'm gonna leave you guys to it.
14:16If you think that I'm just gonna accept your apology and then start begging for you to come back as my counselor, you've got another thing coming.
14:23I don't, okay?
14:25So then why are you here?
14:26All right, you dumped me.
14:27You made it pretty clear that you don't care what happens to me.
14:30It was a difficult decision, and it really wasn't personal.
14:34Oh, it felt personal.
14:37Well, I'm here now because I genuinely want you to get your life back on track.
14:42And I'm wondering why you don't seem to want that for yourself.
15:01Because my decision making's bad.
15:03I feel I'm going nowhere fast.
15:07What was that about?
15:08Oh, that was about me suggesting that we could still be friends.
15:12Eesh, could have told you how that was gonna go.
15:15Yeah, where were you half an hour ago?
15:18You know my sister, she's the gold standard of holding grudges.
15:21I mean, she didn't talk to me for ten years.
15:23Yeah, that's not a club that I want to join.
15:26I know things are complicated between you two.
15:29She's just got a lot going on right now.
15:33Is she okay?
15:35Yeah, yeah, yeah.
15:38Maybe just give it some time.
15:40I'm sorry.
15:57I'm a lost cause.
15:59Alright, that's why I threw the journal out.
16:01Because it honestly feels really useless now.
16:04Since our session stopped.
16:06Well, that's why you left, isn't it?
16:08How do you mean?
16:09Come on, you couldn't be bothered.
16:12That's not true.
16:14It's okay, Tim.
16:16I get it.
16:18You can just be honest with me now.
16:20Abby, there's a whole lot of reasons why I couldn't keep working with you.
16:24But none of them are about who you are.
16:28This is all about me, not you.
16:31Okay.
16:33Now, I found a woman who I think would be a great fit for you.
16:38And if it doesn't work out, you can call me and I will find you another person.
16:45All you have to do is show up.
16:57Please share.
16:58Yeah, what's the weird smiling about?
17:01Looks like Tim came through for us after all.
17:04That's great.
17:05Abby has an appointment with a new counsellor already.
17:08Nice work.
17:10Yeah.
17:11Maybe I was a little too hard on him after all.
17:13You think?
17:14Well, it looks like Abigail won't need to pack her bags after all.
17:17Hey, cheers to that.
17:19And cheers to my shift being over.
17:22See you later.
17:23See you.
17:26Hey.
17:27Hey.
17:28Can I talk to you?
17:29Yeah.
17:36I messed up.
17:38Like, really messed up.
17:40How?
17:41I told Theo that Abigail has a boyfriend.
17:44I lied to his face.
17:46Oh.
17:47And you did that because?
17:49He's into her.
17:50I see.
17:51But he doesn't know what she's been through.
17:54Right.
17:55I was just trying to look out for her.
17:59Okay, so you're being a good friend to her by lying to Theo.
18:04Right.
18:07That's a lie as well.
18:09Yeah, I thought it might be.
18:11I just don't want them two hooking up.
18:15What is wrong with me?
18:20Hi.
18:21Hi.
18:22Come in.
18:25I thought maybe you'd, um, had enough of my family today, but I needed to talk to you.
18:32I'm glad you called.
18:34Levi told me the good news.
18:36Thanks for helping Abby see sense.
18:38Oh yeah, no problem.
18:40I'm just, I'm a little confused, that's all.
18:43About what?
18:45Why didn't you tell me that you dropped Abby as your client?
18:51Well, I thought that she would tell you.
18:53No, no.
18:54The first I heard of it was today from Levi.
18:57Ah, right.
18:58Yeah.
19:00That explains the timing of your call.
19:03Why didn't you tell me yourself?
19:05I didn't want you to think that it had anything to do with you.
19:08And it didn't?
19:10Well, yeah, but I did it because it was the right thing to do.
19:18We'd already crossed that line, we couldn't uncross it.
19:23I suppose when you put it like that, it was the right call.
19:29Yeah.
19:34So, what happens now?
19:59I don't know.
20:29I don't know.
21:00I don't know.
21:12You didn't indicate on the turn back there.
21:14Can I see your license?
21:15Uh, yeah, sure.
21:16Keep it down my wallet.
21:18He deliberately pulled Tim over and grilled him over nothing.
21:21That's harassment.
21:22Wait, who's Tim?
21:23My boyfriend.
21:24The whole time he was sleeping with my counsellor.
21:26This wasn't planned.
21:27What kind of a sick freak does that to their sister?
21:30Just get out.