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The wrong move
Brad and Lauren take the next step but is it too soon?
Knowing how much his actions have hurt his family, Brad is determined to keep his relationship with Lauren strictly platonic. How easy will that be when Lauren invites Brad to move into her house?
Brad (Kip Gamblin) can't help being drawn to Lauren's (Kate Kendall) warm and supportive nature but the more time they spend together, the more they want each other.
"This isn't just a frivolous one-night stand," Kate, 42, tells Soap Extra. "It's a deep and meaningful relationship."
Although the couple have shared tender moments, Brad tells Lauren they need to keep things above board, for now. However, Lauren can't help feeling dejected.
When her daughter Amber (Jenna Rosenow) suggests she talk to Brad about her feelings, Lauren decides to track him down.
He assures Lauren he hasn't been avoiding her but the conversation quickly turns to Brad's living arrangements. As it stands, he's holed up in a motel with no internet, unable to look for a new apartment.
Lauren makes a bold suggestion to Brad that he stay with her until he can find his own place.
"It's tricky because I just think it wasn't thought through very well," Kate admits. "It was a decision in the heat of the moment."
Brad agrees to Lauren's proposition and quickly makes himself at home.
"They both think it will be fine but they'te living in a fantasy world, Kate says.
"It's an insensitive thing to do in the way it will affect everyone."
At first Amber isn't happy about it but begins to tolerate having Brad around when she sees how happy he makes her mum.
What will happen when Terese (Rebekah Elmaloglou) finds out?