Nina found herself outside number thirty Ramsay Street. She had missed Toadie, and was glad that he was still in Erinsborough, although she didn't know about his injuries yet. She cleared her head and then knocked on the door, hoping he was home.

The door opened a moment later, and Nina was surprised to see her old friend there, in a wheelchair. "Toadie? What happened?" she gasped.

"Hey Nina, come on in. Would you like something to eat or drink?" asked Toadie.

Nina followed him inside. "No. Are you alright?"

"Yeah Nina, I'm okay."

"How did this happen? When did it happen?" Nina was getting more worried by the minute.

Toadie turned to look at Nina. He smiled to try and reassure her. "I had a bit of an accident a couple of months ago."

"Couple of months?!"

"Relax Nina, I'm fine. It's just a wheelchair. You're more scared than my daughter was."

"Your daughter? You have a daughter now?"

"Nell. She's almost three."

"Congratulations. But you still haven't explained how this happened."

"I was trying to rescue Nell and I got hurt in the process."

"Rescue her from where?"

"A jumping castle. We went to a family day out at her child care centre, and the castle was tied down properly. The wind was strong and picked it up just as I was trying to climb out with Nell."

"That was two months ago. How are you still in a wheelchair?"

Toadie hesitated. He thought about lying to her so she wouldn't worry more, but then realised that it was a bad idea to lie to Nina, that she would figure it out eventually and be angry with him. "I got shot a long time ago and the doctor was never able to remove the bullet. It moved when I fell and nicked the nerves along my spine, which was already fractured."

"Does that mean... Are you paralysed?"

Toadie nodded. "Just from my legs down. And I've sort of gotten used to it, so it really doesn't bother me. I still play with Nell and I still do my job. I can go out with my friends and family."

"Toadie, being unable to walk is a big deal. Why didn't you call me?"

"And tell you on the phone. No way. Besides, I have a surgery scheduled for the end of November to try and remove the bullet. If they can do that, then my spine will heal and I'll be able to walk again."

"I hope they can."

"Me too." Toadie and Nina looked up as a woman walked in. "Hi, I'm Sonya, Jarrod's wife."

"I'm Nina. Toadie and I have been friends for a while. In fact, he was the reason I became a singer in the first place."

"I thought you were familiar. You're Nina Tucker, right?"

Nina nodded. "That's me."

"How was he the reason you started singing?"

"I was singing before I met Toadie, but my career started from him. He was working at a radio station, and started a contest for 'undiscovered' talent. A friend of mine entered a song I had recorded, without my knowledge, and Toadie wanted to know who was singing it. Eventually, my friend got me up on stage and Toadie then told me that I had won the competition. He forced me," she glared at Toadie playfully, "to do a gig at a local nightclub, and I mean forced, which ended up being a good thing. If he hadn't forced me, I would never have been able to sing in public."

Sonya smiled at Toadie. "How come you never told me about this?"

"Didn't want to brag. Would you have believed me anyway?"

"Probably not..."

Both Sonya and Toadie turned at that moment, noticing that their daughter was standing there. She grinned at her parents and ran over. "Daddy."

Toadie smiled softly as he picked Nell up and sat her on his lap. "Hey pumpkin. Have you finished playing with Barbie?"

Nell nodded. She looked at Nina. "Friend?" she asked her dad.

"Nell, this is daddy's friend from a long time ago," said Sonya. "Her name is Nina. Say hello."

"Hi Nina. You know my daddy?"

"I do," said Nina. "And guess what? Your daddy is a really funny man."

Nell smiled more. She reached for Nina. "You play Barbie with me?"

Nina looked at Toadie. "Sorry sweetie, not today. I need to go. Maybe another day, okay?"

Nell nodded, seemingly unfazed. She said goodbye and then climbed off her dad to return to her room.

Ten minutes passed and then Nina said goodbye, not wishing to overstay her welcome. She told Toadie to call if they needed anything at all, and then headed out, finding herself heading towards number twenty-eight. She knocked on the door, wondering if Susan was home. She didn't have to wait long though, as the door opened almost immediately to reveal a young man, who could not be much older than Nina herself.

"May I help you?" he asked politely.

"I was looking for Susan. Is she here?"

"She's just gone to hang up some washing. Come in, I'll let her know you're here. What was your name?"

"Nina. She'll know who you're talking about."

"Okay. I'm Nate, by the way."

"Nice to meet you Nate."

"Nice to meet you too. Have a seat, and I'll let her know that she has a visitor. Would you like a drink?"

"No, thank you." Nina sat on the couch and waited, remembering fond times she had spent there when she was younger.