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Liam moves in with Martha after spending the night with her. Tony considers selling the rest of the Gym to Palmer. Charlie tells Angelo that she can’t move in with him.
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00:00She's found her valentine, but will it be happy ever after the next day?
00:06Home and Away's Valentine's Week, next.
00:11Previously on Home and Away.
00:13I think we should move in together.
00:15I just wonder if it's a good idea to do something this big right now.
00:18Considering where we are, I thought it was just the next step.
00:20But obviously you don't.
00:21I just think you should slow down a little bit.
00:23Mate, if you were any slower, you'd be in reverse.
00:25That's the difference between you and me.
00:27I'm not afraid to take action.
00:29You've got yourself a ass, mate.
00:45Hey.
00:59Hey, I was wondering when you'd surface.
01:02Sorry, I'm a musician.
01:03I usually sleep till ten.
01:05And by ten, I mean one.
01:08So, how are you?
01:09Never better. You?
01:11Yeah, good. Good.
01:13Hope you're in the mood for a bit of hard yakka.
01:15Did I mention I'm a musician?
01:17Not today, you're not. We're fixing a fence.
01:20Oh, that one I'm supposed to be writing a song about.
01:23All right, breakfast is here.
01:25It's ready. Just serve it yourself.
01:27Thanks.
01:28So, I guess we should kind of talk about last night.
01:30I'm going to go get changed.
01:31We need to get out there before it gets too hot.
01:35Yep.
01:44Oh, look at this.
01:46Changed, bathed.
01:47Happily having a little feed.
01:48Just call me super mum.
01:51What's up?
01:53Or should I say who?
01:55Oh, sorry.
01:56See, this is what it does to me.
01:57I'm working with Palmer.
01:58I don't even want to go in there.
02:00Well, you have to.
02:04Not if I sell the rest of the gym to him, I don't.
02:06What?
02:07No, I'm serious.
02:08You know, the thought of going in there for one more day with a boat just...
02:11Honestly, it's getting harder and harder to get Xavier out of bed.
02:17Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt.
02:19No, it's okay.
02:20I'm just telling Rach it might be simpler for everyone if I just cut and run from the business, you
02:24know.
02:25I know that you and John don't see eye to eye on everything,
02:27but isn't selling out to him a little bit extreme?
02:29Well, I've got a gutful, you know.
02:31And something's got to give.
02:32And if it's a business, then so be it.
02:36Oh, look, I'd better get going if I'm going to get that lift off you.
02:38Thanks.
02:42He's not serious.
02:44If he and John could just find a way to work together
02:46that doesn't end up in Tony losing his temper and making knee-jerk decisions...
02:51John and Tony are very different.
02:53Maybe they're too different.
02:57I don't suppose you could have a word with him, could you?
03:00But just to smooth things over, I'm sure that he would listen to you.
03:03John and I have hardly spoken since the funeral.
03:06Of course.
03:07You know, I don't mean to intrude.
03:08It's just the gym means everything to Tony.
03:10Hearing him talk about selling it like that,
03:13not only is he going to be out of a job,
03:14he's going to be even more unhappy.
03:17Maybe I could have a quiet word.
03:19Really? Are you sure?
03:20I'm not promising anything, but I'll give it a go.
03:25You all right now?
03:26You're a bit wriggly worm.
03:28Hey.
03:28Hey, you're a wriggly worm.
03:48All right.
03:50That's enough.
03:52What?
03:55Wake.
03:55Wake.
03:57Yeah, well, some of us do have to work today.
03:59I know.
04:00And some of us have the day off.
04:02Yeah.
04:03All right, well, seeing as I don't start till after lunch,
04:05why don't we spend the morning doing a bit of a house, honey?
04:08Um.
04:09Unless you've got something else on.
04:12You still have doubts about us moving in together?
04:15I thought after a couple of days you'd be fine with it.
04:16Yeah, yeah.
04:17No, I had a few things I wanted to do this morning, that's all.
04:19Well, it won't take long.
04:21I'll call the agent right now and we can get straight into it.
04:23All right, cool.
04:34Thanks for the lift.
04:35No problem.
04:35I might grab a juice while I'm here.
04:37All right.
04:37Tony!
04:37Good to see you back.
04:39I'll see you later.
04:42Uh, we're great mates, really.
04:44But it's good to see you.
04:46How are you travelling?
04:49By putting one foot in front of the other.
04:51Or trying to.
04:52Um, the boys are finding it tough, but we're coping.
04:56Uh, Gina.
04:58Look, I know I haven't been around in a while,
05:01but, um, I thought you might need the space to process what's been happening.
05:06Spend some more time with your family.
05:07I didn't want to intrude on any of that.
05:09I wouldn't have found it intrusive, John.
05:11Just supportive.
05:13Oh, you're right.
05:14But it doesn't mean I haven't been thinking about you.
05:17Gina, I really am truly very sorry for your loss.
05:23Look, I don't know what your plans are today,
05:25but maybe I could make it up to you with lunch or...
05:29Um, as a matter of fact,
05:31there is something I'd like to talk to you about.
05:33Is now a bad time?
05:34Oh, yeah, I'm actually late for a council meeting now.
05:37How about I meet you here after that for lunch?
05:39Mush out.
05:40Okay.
05:41See you then.
05:52We're going to have to get you some more appropriate clothing down the track.
05:56Come on, let's go.
06:00Hey, Martha.
06:02We've got to talk.
06:03Yeah, about what?
06:07Uh, about last night.
06:10You don't feel the need to discuss the elephant in the room?
06:13No, not really.
06:15I guess I don't see it as something that serious.
06:17You aren't wondering what it means for...
06:19for us?
06:21For you?
06:23No, not really.
06:24Should I?
06:25I don't know.
06:26You had a good time, didn't you?
06:27Uh, yeah.
06:28Yeah, absolutely.
06:29Yeah, so let's just leave the elephant alone.
06:36Really?
06:37Okay, thanks anyway.
06:39The place on Renwick Street's gone.
06:42There'll be plenty more out there, I'm sure.
06:44Yeah, well, not according to the classifieds.
06:46There's nothing decent for rent anyway,
06:47but there's plenty for sale.
06:49You know, that's the thought, don't you?
06:51Hmm?
06:52What is it?
06:53Well, with the amount of money we're pouring down the drain on rent,
06:55maybe we should think about buying something together instead.
06:57It's not like we can't afford it.
06:59We've both just been given promotions.
07:00We're on new pay scales.
07:01If you think about it, it's probably smart that we pull our resources,
07:04even just for an investment.
07:06You okay?
07:06You all right?
07:08I'm sorry.
07:11Sorry, we're telling you, wait.
07:13I'm just going to get some fresh air.
07:19Is she all right?
07:24There you go.
07:26Now you get the hang of it.
07:28So when's morning tea?
07:30Uh, out on the farm.
07:31We like to call it smoke-o.
07:34So when do you think you'll move your stuff in?
07:36Look at it today, if you like.
07:37I didn't realise the offer still stood.
07:40What, after last night, you mean?
07:44You don't think things are going to get weird?
07:46Well, they haven't been far, have they?
07:48Liam, what haven't happened?
07:49It doesn't have to be a big deal.
07:52Well, it's not, then.
07:53All I'm saying is as long as we stay up front with each other,
07:56then things aren't going to get weird.
07:59Fair enough.
08:00Besides, you get cheap rent, you don't have to sign a lease.
08:03And when you want to bail, I'm not going to stand in your way.
08:06OK, you've got yourself a house, mate.
08:08Great.
08:09Oh, and someone to help me out around the farm, OK?
08:11Oh, where's he going to be sleeping?
08:16Oh, I think he's overreacting.
08:27I don't, I think he's just reacting.
08:29John, I know how to take you, but Tony doesn't.
08:33And I don't want to see him lose his livelihood
08:35simply because you two can't get along.
08:37Yeah, but Tony doesn't always make the best business decisions.
08:40And as his partner, I'm entitled to say so.
08:43Of course you are.
08:44But maybe it's the way you're saying it that's causing the problem.
08:47Well, he's a fully grown man.
08:49I shouldn't have to baby him.
08:50It's about respect, John.
08:53Tony knows the business.
08:54He knows the customers.
08:56And they like him.
08:58Wouldn't it make more sense to use his expertise
09:00rather than fighting with him all the time?
09:04Hey, Tony.
09:08So, uh, Gina tells me you're thinking of selling up.
09:11Apparently I need to be a bit more touchy-feely.
09:14Is that right?
09:15Who asked you to get involved?
09:17Is it Rachel?
09:20Come on, man.
09:20We've got to talk about this.
09:23Well, how can I reason with the guy
09:24if he won't even speak to me?
09:25I can't believe you just did that.
09:35Hey, Charlie.
09:36Come in.
09:38I wanted to see you on the way to work.
09:39You run off in such a hurry.
09:42Are you OK?
09:43Are you still having trouble breathing?
09:45It's OK.
09:47Does it happen a lot?
09:49I wonder what set it off.
09:50Is it like an asthma thing or an allergy of some kind?
09:53I don't know, probably.
09:56It's really all that talk about us buying a house
09:58and moving in together.
10:01Oh, great, that's it.
10:02Listen, Charlie, I wasn't serious about buying a place, OK?
10:04Look, I've thought about it, yes, OK?
10:07But just what might happen in the future, OK?
10:09I was thinking out loud.
10:10Please, stop talking about it.
10:11Just forget I said anything, Charlie.
10:14It's easier said than done.
10:16What?
10:18Easier said than done.
10:35Do you understand how stupid this makes me look?
10:37John hearing this from you?
10:40I mean, Rachel, she'd never got you involved, you know?
10:42You've got too much going on.
10:43She was only trying to help you.
10:45And she's right.
10:46The way you're going about this, just wanting to pack it in,
10:50it's not a good decision, Tony.
10:51You're selling up what you really want.
10:53Oh, of course it's not.
10:54If it wasn't for Palmer, there wouldn't be a problem.
10:56I mean, the gym's gone from a place I love to go to
10:58to a place on our dread.
10:59And, Gina, I tell you,
11:00damn if I'm going to suck it up when I've done all the work.
11:02That's exactly why you need to hang in there and work this out.
11:05If you let your problems with John force you out of a business
11:08you've worked so hard to build up,
11:09what's to stop that from happening the next time?
11:12And the time after that,
11:14you'll end up angry and bitter and full of regret.
11:17Oh, that's funny.
11:18That's exactly how I feel right now.
11:20If you put his faults to one side for a minute,
11:24John does know a thing or two about running a business.
11:26Look, either way, you need to try and work this out
11:29before you think of doing anything as extreme as selling.
11:34All right.
11:35I'll try to have another chat to him.
11:38I can't promise it's going to change anything.
11:46OK, cheers, mate.
11:47Hey, Aidan just said if my stuff won't fit into your place,
11:50I can leave it at his.
11:51It's going to be cheaper than storage.
11:53Oh, good idea.
11:54Hey, Carl drinks, just what I need after that step machine.
11:58I'll have an orange juice.
11:59Thanks, Al.
12:00What are you doing here?
12:01I thought you had a fence to fix.
12:03Yeah, I did, and it's all finished,
12:04thanks to my trusty farmhand over here.
12:08I might just start packing stuff up.
12:10Yep, I'll pick up later.
12:13Well, that was very nice of him,
12:15helping you out like that.
12:16You two seem to be getting along very well indeed.
12:20Boy, is he packing up?
12:21Going somewhere, is he?
12:22Uh, he's moving in with me.
12:25You mean as a tenant or as something else?
12:28Not entirely sure yet.
12:41Tony.
12:43We've got to talk.
12:45Yeah?
12:45Look, I know we haven't gotten off to the best start,
12:48but the bottom line is we both want the same thing.
12:51We both want this to be a successful, profitable business venture.
12:55I don't want to buy you out, Tony.
12:57The fact of the matter is you are the best asset that we've got.
13:01You know more about the nuts and bolts of this place than I will ever know,
13:05and trying to replace you would be a nightmare.
13:08So what are you saying?
13:10Okay.
13:11The day-to-day running of the place, bang, it's yours.
13:14I'll stay right out of your way.
13:16You're the expert.
13:17You do what you think is right.
13:19But, as your partner,
13:21I have to be able to have my two cents worth
13:23when it comes to the business side of things.
13:25Now, does that sound fair?
13:27Gina put you up to this, did she?
13:29Well, Gina had a word in my ear
13:30about how we should settle our differences
13:32and make it more about the business.
13:34Look, I'm prepared to do that, if you are.
13:37Yeah, well, maybe I have many easiest places to work with either way, sir.
13:41Yeah, fair enough.
13:42Give it a go.
13:45There's one other thing I need to get off my chest as well.
13:48Look, I know you don't approve of me seeing Gina,
13:51but really, mate, that's nobody's business but ours.
13:54Mate, when it comes to seeing my sister,
13:56you've got far bigger problems to worry about than me.
14:07I would be rushing into anything so soon after Hugo.
14:10That's all I'm saying.
14:11And with Liam Murphy of all people,
14:13there's nothing wrong with your money, Colleen,
14:15and I'm not rushing into anything.
14:17Oh, you're still mourning, pet.
14:19You're in too fragile a state of mind
14:21to be making decisions like this.
14:23No, I'm not.
14:24I'm fine.
14:25I've turned a corner,
14:26and Liam's been a big part of that.
14:28I know you're only worried about me,
14:30but I'm not going to live in the past.
14:32I'm not going to let what happened with Hugo rule my life.
14:34But, pet, you still need time to think...
14:35And, Colleen, I don't want to talk about this anymore.
14:42What was that all about?
14:44Oh, she's made up her mind and doesn't want to talk about it.
14:47You mark my words, she's making a big mistake.
14:49Well, steady on.
14:50I mean, I'm sure Martha knows what she's doing.
14:52Well, you seem very calm about it, Alf.
14:54Liam Murphy is precisely the sort of person
14:57that she doesn't need to be getting into another relationship with.
15:00She didn't say she was doing that.
15:02Oh, wake up and smell the coffee beans, Alf.
15:03You saw the way they looked at each other.
15:06It's all going to end in tears.
15:11Aha! Perfect timing.
15:14I was just about to call you.
15:16Um, Martha's still at the club, mate.
15:18I'm just on my way to the bait shop,
15:19and I thought I'd drop in for a quick chat, if that's OK.
15:23Uh, yeah.
15:24Please, come in.
15:26Yeah, she tells me you're moving out to the farm.
15:30Yeah. Yeah.
15:31Should be good.
15:32I can, you know, cheap rent and give her a hand round the place.
15:35Well, look, I, um, I won't beat around the bush.
15:38I know you've had a pretty rough trot up until now,
15:42but you are trying to turn your life around, and I admire that.
15:46The thing is, uh,
15:48Martha's been through hell over the last year, too,
15:51and especially over the last few weeks.
15:53Look, I know you're both adults.
15:55I wouldn't presume to try and tell you what to do.
15:58But before you race into anything,
16:00I, I just want you to remember that she is still pretty fragile,
16:05and I'm not sure she could cope with another setback.
16:10I might be wrong about this, mate,
16:12but I reckon you might be in the same boat.
16:17Yeah.
16:19Look, I'm, I'm sure everything will be all right.
16:21It's just that I wouldn't feel that I was being a responsible grandparent
16:26if I didn't tell you exactly what I felt.
16:28You, you, you do understand that, don't you?
16:30Absolutely.
16:31No, I do.
16:32I do.
16:33Good.
16:34So, uh,
16:35do you want to hand out the front with some of this stuff?
16:38Uh, yeah.
16:39Sure.
16:40Thanks.
16:42He's so keen for us to move in together,
16:44but,
16:45I don't know, I'm just not.
16:47You haven't told him this?
16:49Oh, he kind of got the sense last week
16:51that I wasn't too keen on the idea.
16:53Then I said I'd change my mind.
16:55I thought I'd be all right.
16:56Charlie, you're hyperventilating.
16:58You're not going to be all right.
17:00Look, it's natural to feel anxious about this kind of stuff.
17:02It's a big step.
17:04Liam even had doubts about moving to the farm with me,
17:06and he's paying rent.
17:07So he's really moving in?
17:09See, you can let a virtual stranger move in,
17:12and I am freaking out about living with my own boyfriend.
17:14I don't think it's quite the same thing,
17:16but I think you should talk to him.
17:18Yeah, I will,
17:19as soon as he finishes work,
17:21which means I've got from now till then
17:23to figure out what I'm going to say.
17:27Hey, if you're over running behind in rent,
17:29can you just, uh,
17:30give me a guitar lesson instead?
17:32Yeah.
17:35What's up?
17:35You've been really quiet.
17:41Look, are you sure you want to do this?
17:45Because I'm not entirely sure what that means for you and I.
17:47And if we do this and we move...
17:49I thought we went over this.
17:50Yeah, well, I've had some time to think.
17:52I mean, saying things won't get weird
17:54and putting that into practice are two very different things.
17:56What's brought this on?
17:59Well, Alf dropped by before you came to pick me up.
18:01What did Alf have to say?
18:03He just made a very good point.
18:06That you're not in the best headspace right now, Martha.
18:09You're still grieving.
18:11And I don't want to take advantage of that,
18:12or I don't want you to regret the fact
18:14that you've asked me to move in and...
18:16If I'm so fragile,
18:18wouldn't it be better to have someone around to keep me company?
18:21And it's healthier than being lonely, right?
18:24Yeah.
18:26Look, my family,
18:28they always think they know what's best for me.
18:30But guess what?
18:31They don't.
18:32And I do.
18:33And I want you here.
18:35Are you sure?
18:36Yes, I'm sure.
18:37There's no need to overanalyse things
18:39or take them too seriously.
18:40And as for my headspace,
18:42I will be the judge of that.
18:43You might be the best Singapore.
18:46Come on.
18:47Come on.
18:53Come on.
18:58Oh, yeah.
19:00That was fantastic.
19:01Yes, well, being housemates means taking turns of cooking,
19:05so don't get used to it.
19:06Oh, I won't.
19:07Besides, I've spoilt you a lot lately.
19:10That you have.
19:12Look, let's just take each day and each night as it comes, eh?
19:16I'll drink to that.
19:20Hey.
19:21Glad to see your breathing's back to normal.
19:25What's wrong?
19:30Babe, I need to be honest with you.
19:32The thought of us moving in together, it...
19:35It worries you.
19:36It terrifies me.
19:38Okay.
19:38Is it something I've done?
19:40No.
19:42You just can't see a future between us?
19:45I don't know.
19:46I'm not a fortune teller,
19:48so I can't predict what problems we're going to face down the track.
19:50Of course you can't.
19:51And that's not what I'm asking you to do.
19:53But we can't keep going around worrying about all the little what-ifs all the time.
19:57Look, all we can do is base our decisions on what we feel and what we know right now.
20:01Exactly.
20:02And right now, for whatever reason,
20:06us moving in together just doesn't feel right for me.
20:09Of course, I don't want you to do anything that doesn't feel right,
20:11but I want to understand why.
20:13What's holding you back?
20:15Is it the work promotion thing?
20:16Because I thought we put that behind us.
20:17We did.
20:18We did.
20:20Look, babe, I love being with you, okay?
20:23I don't want any of that to change.
20:26Including us living in separate houses.
20:32Right.
20:40I'm not ready to take that step yet,
20:42and I need you to accept that.
20:44Yeah, I do.
20:46I just wish I understood why.
20:54Next time on Home and Away.
20:56Have you ever lived with a boyfriend before?
20:57Oh, my gosh, you haven't, have you?
20:59You know, I'll just give you a bit of time to get used to the idea,
21:01and maybe in a few months we can talk about it again.
21:02This might not ever go away.
21:04It would be nice to think that somewhere down the track
21:06we're going to be more committed to each other.
21:07Yeah, I'd like that too.
21:08I get the feeling you don't see an us in the future at all.
21:10Why do you only ever want what you can't have?
21:12I'm a real mystery to myself.
21:14Does she secretly like me?
21:15Is this some kind of weird mating ritual?
21:17Wow, Xavier was right.
21:18You do have beautiful eyes.
21:19Did you tell her I had beautiful eyes?
21:21No, I didn't, but that doesn't mean you don't.