Nope, it wasn’t a dream; Belle and Drew really did spend the night perched on a tiny cliff ledge. When Lucas, Mattie and Ric awake in their cramped tent, they seem to have completely forgotten everything that happened the night before. Belle and Drew dashed out into a death-defying storm, but no one seems concerned until they hear a strangled cry of “Help!” It’s Belle, of course. Anyone with half a brain would call for some experienced rescue-workers, but Lucas decides to play the hero. He tugs Belle up to safety with a rope. She collapses gratefully into his arms. It’s all a bit awkward, really. The fragmented five return to the diner where Tony and Colleen flap around them, demanding to know what really went on. Lucas slips home to find a letter from the writing competition. He’s only gone and won. But Belle was out of order entering his story, damn it; Lucas replaces his smile with a scowl, screws the letter up and stomps off.Family messKelli and Ethan are having much more fun in the great outdoors, necking on a hillside and practicing their evil laughs. Meanwhile, Amanda’s mam shows up on her doorstep, a mess of tears and ginger hair-dye. Her glamorous London play’s fallen through and she’s been screwed over by her agent. Amanda and Peter promise to help her sort out the mess, and agree to let her stay for a while.She gets a frosty reception from Kelli, though; Kelli instructs her mum not to tell Amanda how angry she’s been about the accident. That could spoil everything. “Can’t we just try and be a family?” Kelli begs. Well, they can try. Amanda’s tipsy and overjoyed to have all her family together. “I never dreamt that things would turn out so perfectly,” she titters. She’s just a wee bit concerned that Kelli’s planning a stripper for her hen night. Kitty goes out for a stroll later on and spots Kelli talking to Ethan. She confronts her back at the house. “I saw you with my own eyes,” Kitty warns, to Kelli’s dismay. But it turns out Kitty just thinks Ethan was a stripper, and warns Kelli to call it off. That sorted, everyone heads out to see the wedding planner. Kitty pops back briefly and overhears Kelli on the phone to Ethan. “I told you she wasn’t going to be a problem...which means I’m going to go ahead with my plans to ruin my beautiful sister’s wedding!” The evil laugh is spot on.Neverending storyWhen Tony finds Lucas’ screwed up letter on the kitchen floor, he’s baffled. Why would he throw away such a stonking opportunity? Ric and Mattie fill Tony in and find Lucas who, for a change, is moping on a bench. He’s stubborn; he doesn’t want to validate what Belle did. He heads to the diner where Colleen noisily congratulates him on his prize. Belle overhears and bounces over to his table, but Lucas lashes out. “You just wanted me to win so you could feel better about being a complete scrag.”

Belle recoils, but wise old Tone sits Luc down for a serious chat. He reckons this storyline’s dragging on a bit – it’s high time Luc dealt with the break-up and realised he’s only hurting himself. He’s right, of course. Lucas heads over to call a truce with Belle. She’s delighted. Lucas then calls the competition board and accepts his prize – a place at writer’s camp.

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