YABBIE CREEK (High street)
Kirsty walks hand in hand with Seb along the high street. For days she had tried to bring herself to break up with him and for days she had backed out at the last minute. She had told Kane that she would. She hadn't seen him for almost three days. Seb had wanted to spend time with her. He kept talking about how his near death experience had changed the way he saw things. That he should make the most of life. He kept telling her how much he loved her and Kirsty found herself using Kane's tactics. Avoiding saying the words back.
Kane saunters down the high street, pausing to stare into the window of a jewellers. He had a decent amount of money left from his inheritance and he wanted to buy something special for Kirsty. Something to express his love. She had promised him that she would have split up with Seb next time they saw one another and that would mean they could be a proper couple. He hadn't seen her for days and as the days went by he missed her more. Her mobile was often off and at other times she wasn't free to talk. He wanted things out in the open more than ever. He wanted to have a proper relationship. To tell the world that he had found love. Whatever the consequences were, they could deal with them together. If he had Kirsty's love, he was willing to put up with anything. His eyes ran across the window display. He never was any good at buying presents. He turned away and turned the corner, freezing as he catches sight of Kirsty. She is with someone. He could guess who it was. Seb. They were holding hands. Laughing. Jealously swept through him and he clenched his fist, holding back rage. He knew Kirsty was seeing someone and he didn't know why he found it so hard to handle. She loved him. She didn't love Seb. Soon they would be together. But it still tore him up. He was all over her. Kane looked away, not able to watch as Seb kissed her. He wanted to go over there and announce that Kirsty was his. That they were in love. But he had to let her deal with it. Part of him was upset at her for taking so long to end things. He missed her like crazy and all the time she had been away from him she'd had someone else. He glances back up at them. This time, his eyes connect with Seb's. Seb looks at him, his expression one of insecurity. Kirsty hasn't seen him yet. Seb drapes his arm around Kirsty and Kane turns, unable to take the humiliation any more and strides away.
"Seb?"
Seb is still watching Kane disappear into the crowds. Kirsty's voice brings him back to reality.
"Seb, are you alright?"
"Yeah... I just..."
He bit his lip. Should he tell her? She would find out he was back sooner or later anyway.
"I just saw Kane"
Kirsty's body numbed. She tried to put on a surprised expression.
"What? Are you sure?"
"Yeah, he looked straight at me"
Kirsty's heart sank. He had seen her with Seb. What must he have thought? She was meant to have split up with Seb. Surely he knew that she only had eyes for him. Seb didn't matter.
"Where is he now"
"He walked off as soon as he saw that you were taken"
Seb tried to monitor Kirsty's reaction. He knew how strongly she had felt about the guy. He had seen her choose him over her family and how cut up she had been for weeks after it ended.
Kirsty couldn't think straight. She needed to find Kane. What would he think? How much had he seen?
"Look Seb, I'm not feeling too good... can we just go home?"
He glances at her, knowing instantly that she is lying. He assumes that it's shock.. Underneath, his insecurity is already growing. Would Kirsty choose him again? Was their relationship strong enough?
"Yeah, sure"
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CARAVAN PARK (front porch)
"Are you going to be alright?"
"Yeah - I just need a lie down. I'll see you later"
Kirsty fakes a smile.
"Right... bye"
Seb leans forward and kisses her on the cheek before leaving. She enters the house. Jade is sat at the dining table, stacks of school books surrounding her.
"Hey Kirst... you're back early"
Kirsty couldn't talk to Jade right now. Jade would suss there was something wrong. Jade could read her like a book.
"Yeah, there's just something I have to do"
Kirsty runs upstairs to her room and dials Kane's number from her mobile.
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SURF CLUB
Seb enters and walks up to the kiosk where Rhys is working, leaning onto the counter. Rhys looks down at him quizzically.
"I thought you and Kirsty had gone out today"
"Yeah, she wasn't feeling very well."
"Nothing serious?"
"I don't think so"
A long silence. Rhys doesn't know what to say to his daughters boyfriend. Why is he here? Why does he look so serious?
"Things going alright between you then?"
"Yeah, they're good. Better than ever"
Another long silence passes. Seb decides he has to tell Rhys. That's what he came here for.
"Mr Sutherland... I saw Kane in Yabbie Creek earlier"
Rhys shoots Seb a shocked look.
"I thought Flynn said he skipped town"
Anger was welling up inside Rhys. Even Kane's name maddened him. He had been the reason the family had been put through hell.
"Looks like he's back"
Seb runs his finger along the edge of the counter, frowning in thought.
"What did Kirsty say?"
"She didn't see him... she seemed pretty stunned when I told her"
Rhys nods, relieved that Kane had not yet come into contact with his family. He was going to keep that man away from his family if it killed him.
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BEACH
Kane sits, running sand through his fingers thoughtfully. Kirsty had asked to meet him here and he had a feeling it was about Seb. Kirsty hadn't said anything across the phone, only that she needed to see him. Kirsty approaches from behind and slumps down next to him. She smiles.
"Hey"
Kane looks across at her, his face expressionless. He greets her bluntly.
"Hi"
"Seb says he saw you earlier."
"Yeah... I would have come over and said hi only you looked like you were enjoying yourself. Didn't think you'd want to be interrupted"
Kane stands, brushing sand off his clothes. Kirsty also stands, upset by his unfriendly nature. He refuses to make eye contact. The image of Kirsty kissing another man was fresh in his mind.
"You know he doesn't mean as much to me as you"
"But he means something?"
Kane had known she was seeing Seb so why was it so much for him to handle? Jealously? Because he wanted her to himself?
Kirsty can't understand why he's acting this way. She had been upfront with him. She had told him she was seeing someone else. He had agreed to let her handle it and that's what she was doing. What could she say to let him know how little Seb meant in comparison to him? She had given up her family for Kane. She would never do that for Seb. It was the largest sacrifice she could make and she had done it for him.
"Seb's been a good friend to me over the past few years... I don't want to lose his friendship"
"Isn't that inevitable?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're cheating on him Kirsty... and you're cheating on me too"
He walks away from her. She follows him down the beach. She knows what she is doing is wrong. She doesn't know how she manages to end up in these situations.
"I don't want to hurt him Kane - is that such a bad thing"
He stops and turns to face her.
"I don't know... I just... I just want to get things out into the open, you know? I was about to tell Scott about Dani - about everything when you called... I don't want to live like this any more"
"I'm going to tell Seb"
Kirsty tried to sound reassuring. She meant it. She knew how hard it would be but she had to. If she wanted to be happy.
"When?"
"Soon - when I can find the right time"
Kane nods, smiling faintly. He admires her determination to do the right thing by everyone but he knew it wasn't that simple. A lot of people would be hurt somewhere along the line. His voice is calmer now, more loving.
"Are you going to tell him the full story?"
"I don't think I can - not yet"
She sighs. She's not looking forward to splitting up with Seb at all. She knew he would take it badly. He loved her and she knew it. She knew how harsh love could be. She wouldn't wish the heartache she had suffered when Kane left on anyone. Telling him that she was seeing Kane again would be too much.
"Right... look, I've got to get back to work... when will I see you again?"
"Tomorrow? I'll meet you here at lunch"
They kiss and go their separate ways. Kane heads back to the boat, preparing to tell Scott about his past with Dani. He was dreading his reaction but he had to be told. Before he heard it from someone else.
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CARAVAN PARK
Rhys strides in and Jade looks up from her books. Her dad is obviously distracted.
"Are you alright?"
"He's back"
"Who?"
"Kane. Why does he keep coming back? Every time we get our lives back on track he comes to stir it up again."
"Does Kirsty know?"
"She hasn't seen him, but Seb told her"
Jade frowned. Why hadn't Kirsty mentioned it earlier? And where was she now? Would she have been stupid enough to try and track Kane down? She could tell her dad was thinking the same.
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BOAT
Scott is in the cabin, leaning over the desk, scribbling something onto a scrap of paper. Kane enters and Scott looks up.
"G'day mate"
"Hi... look, Scott. I've got something I need to tell you."
Kirsty walks hand in hand with Seb along the high street. For days she had tried to bring herself to break up with him and for days she had backed out at the last minute. She had told Kane that she would. She hadn't seen him for almost three days. Seb had wanted to spend time with her. He kept talking about how his near death experience had changed the way he saw things. That he should make the most of life. He kept telling her how much he loved her and Kirsty found herself using Kane's tactics. Avoiding saying the words back.
Kane saunters down the high street, pausing to stare into the window of a jewellers. He had a decent amount of money left from his inheritance and he wanted to buy something special for Kirsty. Something to express his love. She had promised him that she would have split up with Seb next time they saw one another and that would mean they could be a proper couple. He hadn't seen her for days and as the days went by he missed her more. Her mobile was often off and at other times she wasn't free to talk. He wanted things out in the open more than ever. He wanted to have a proper relationship. To tell the world that he had found love. Whatever the consequences were, they could deal with them together. If he had Kirsty's love, he was willing to put up with anything. His eyes ran across the window display. He never was any good at buying presents. He turned away and turned the corner, freezing as he catches sight of Kirsty. She is with someone. He could guess who it was. Seb. They were holding hands. Laughing. Jealously swept through him and he clenched his fist, holding back rage. He knew Kirsty was seeing someone and he didn't know why he found it so hard to handle. She loved him. She didn't love Seb. Soon they would be together. But it still tore him up. He was all over her. Kane looked away, not able to watch as Seb kissed her. He wanted to go over there and announce that Kirsty was his. That they were in love. But he had to let her deal with it. Part of him was upset at her for taking so long to end things. He missed her like crazy and all the time she had been away from him she'd had someone else. He glances back up at them. This time, his eyes connect with Seb's. Seb looks at him, his expression one of insecurity. Kirsty hasn't seen him yet. Seb drapes his arm around Kirsty and Kane turns, unable to take the humiliation any more and strides away.
"Seb?"
Seb is still watching Kane disappear into the crowds. Kirsty's voice brings him back to reality.
"Seb, are you alright?"
"Yeah... I just..."
He bit his lip. Should he tell her? She would find out he was back sooner or later anyway.
"I just saw Kane"
Kirsty's body numbed. She tried to put on a surprised expression.
"What? Are you sure?"
"Yeah, he looked straight at me"
Kirsty's heart sank. He had seen her with Seb. What must he have thought? She was meant to have split up with Seb. Surely he knew that she only had eyes for him. Seb didn't matter.
"Where is he now"
"He walked off as soon as he saw that you were taken"
Seb tried to monitor Kirsty's reaction. He knew how strongly she had felt about the guy. He had seen her choose him over her family and how cut up she had been for weeks after it ended.
Kirsty couldn't think straight. She needed to find Kane. What would he think? How much had he seen?
"Look Seb, I'm not feeling too good... can we just go home?"
He glances at her, knowing instantly that she is lying. He assumes that it's shock.. Underneath, his insecurity is already growing. Would Kirsty choose him again? Was their relationship strong enough?
"Yeah, sure"
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CARAVAN PARK (front porch)
"Are you going to be alright?"
"Yeah - I just need a lie down. I'll see you later"
Kirsty fakes a smile.
"Right... bye"
Seb leans forward and kisses her on the cheek before leaving. She enters the house. Jade is sat at the dining table, stacks of school books surrounding her.
"Hey Kirst... you're back early"
Kirsty couldn't talk to Jade right now. Jade would suss there was something wrong. Jade could read her like a book.
"Yeah, there's just something I have to do"
Kirsty runs upstairs to her room and dials Kane's number from her mobile.
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SURF CLUB
Seb enters and walks up to the kiosk where Rhys is working, leaning onto the counter. Rhys looks down at him quizzically.
"I thought you and Kirsty had gone out today"
"Yeah, she wasn't feeling very well."
"Nothing serious?"
"I don't think so"
A long silence. Rhys doesn't know what to say to his daughters boyfriend. Why is he here? Why does he look so serious?
"Things going alright between you then?"
"Yeah, they're good. Better than ever"
Another long silence passes. Seb decides he has to tell Rhys. That's what he came here for.
"Mr Sutherland... I saw Kane in Yabbie Creek earlier"
Rhys shoots Seb a shocked look.
"I thought Flynn said he skipped town"
Anger was welling up inside Rhys. Even Kane's name maddened him. He had been the reason the family had been put through hell.
"Looks like he's back"
Seb runs his finger along the edge of the counter, frowning in thought.
"What did Kirsty say?"
"She didn't see him... she seemed pretty stunned when I told her"
Rhys nods, relieved that Kane had not yet come into contact with his family. He was going to keep that man away from his family if it killed him.
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BEACH
Kane sits, running sand through his fingers thoughtfully. Kirsty had asked to meet him here and he had a feeling it was about Seb. Kirsty hadn't said anything across the phone, only that she needed to see him. Kirsty approaches from behind and slumps down next to him. She smiles.
"Hey"
Kane looks across at her, his face expressionless. He greets her bluntly.
"Hi"
"Seb says he saw you earlier."
"Yeah... I would have come over and said hi only you looked like you were enjoying yourself. Didn't think you'd want to be interrupted"
Kane stands, brushing sand off his clothes. Kirsty also stands, upset by his unfriendly nature. He refuses to make eye contact. The image of Kirsty kissing another man was fresh in his mind.
"You know he doesn't mean as much to me as you"
"But he means something?"
Kane had known she was seeing Seb so why was it so much for him to handle? Jealously? Because he wanted her to himself?
Kirsty can't understand why he's acting this way. She had been upfront with him. She had told him she was seeing someone else. He had agreed to let her handle it and that's what she was doing. What could she say to let him know how little Seb meant in comparison to him? She had given up her family for Kane. She would never do that for Seb. It was the largest sacrifice she could make and she had done it for him.
"Seb's been a good friend to me over the past few years... I don't want to lose his friendship"
"Isn't that inevitable?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're cheating on him Kirsty... and you're cheating on me too"
He walks away from her. She follows him down the beach. She knows what she is doing is wrong. She doesn't know how she manages to end up in these situations.
"I don't want to hurt him Kane - is that such a bad thing"
He stops and turns to face her.
"I don't know... I just... I just want to get things out into the open, you know? I was about to tell Scott about Dani - about everything when you called... I don't want to live like this any more"
"I'm going to tell Seb"
Kirsty tried to sound reassuring. She meant it. She knew how hard it would be but she had to. If she wanted to be happy.
"When?"
"Soon - when I can find the right time"
Kane nods, smiling faintly. He admires her determination to do the right thing by everyone but he knew it wasn't that simple. A lot of people would be hurt somewhere along the line. His voice is calmer now, more loving.
"Are you going to tell him the full story?"
"I don't think I can - not yet"
She sighs. She's not looking forward to splitting up with Seb at all. She knew he would take it badly. He loved her and she knew it. She knew how harsh love could be. She wouldn't wish the heartache she had suffered when Kane left on anyone. Telling him that she was seeing Kane again would be too much.
"Right... look, I've got to get back to work... when will I see you again?"
"Tomorrow? I'll meet you here at lunch"
They kiss and go their separate ways. Kane heads back to the boat, preparing to tell Scott about his past with Dani. He was dreading his reaction but he had to be told. Before he heard it from someone else.
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CARAVAN PARK
Rhys strides in and Jade looks up from her books. Her dad is obviously distracted.
"Are you alright?"
"He's back"
"Who?"
"Kane. Why does he keep coming back? Every time we get our lives back on track he comes to stir it up again."
"Does Kirsty know?"
"She hasn't seen him, but Seb told her"
Jade frowned. Why hadn't Kirsty mentioned it earlier? And where was she now? Would she have been stupid enough to try and track Kane down? She could tell her dad was thinking the same.
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BOAT
Scott is in the cabin, leaning over the desk, scribbling something onto a scrap of paper. Kane enters and Scott looks up.
"G'day mate"
"Hi... look, Scott. I've got something I need to tell you."