Wed, Jan 1, 2020
Ben is happy to have kissed up at the party and spent the night with Yashvi, even helps her tell her parents who think him little better then Hendrix, but cued by kin, Shane decides to wait till Ned 'breaks her heart again'. Amy still hesitates when she visits recovering David, but even Paul must accept that Jimmie is worth moving to New York for, even if that surprises Sheila and breaks just-dumped Kyle's heart worse then ever, unable to say goodbye as just friends. Leo is also about to return but promises to keep proper contact now.
Thu, Jan 2, 2020
Paul's New Year is ruined by Amy leaving with Jimmy and Harlow telling him she informed Prue and still blames him for failing his promise to Robert, whom David also feels obliged to as life-saver, determined to go visit in prison with Harlow. Kyle snaps at everyone as meddlers and while contemplating a holiday overseas seeks instant diversion going out with party girl Roxy, who just learned David realized she chickened out of donating a kidney despite positive tests, yet forgives her, unlike Paul when she tells the family.
Fri, Jan 3, 2020
Kyle and Roxy return from their drunk night out, with her wining she was kissed and 'taken for granted', with Shane encouraging her to drive the point home, against Toadie's assessment that gentle giant Kyle would never think of abusing anyone, and it adds to his post-Amy misery. Finn moves into Bea's room, so Hendrix can have his room now baby Aster wales all night, despairing Elly, who can no longer hide the truth about Finn from Susan.
Mon, Jan 6, 2020
Paul surprises Harlow pleasantly by agreeing to drive David and her to prison to thank Robert, whom he next privately questions about his 'real' motives. Aaron, now superfluous as driver, decides to clean the house thoroughly before David moves back i and gets help from Ellie, who fled the Kennedy home after Susan insisted Finn and she must suppress their affair until it badly hurts Bea, who bends over backwards to help with exhausting cry baby Astrid, who also spells further trouble for and with Hendrix, who already had to give up cat Clementine.
Tue, Jan 7, 2020
Moody Hendrix grudgingly does a 'punitive' errant for Karl, but thus accidentally finds the 'blue box' and takes an item from it which he passes on to prude Harlow as Clementine's cat toy, a prank too far even by Pierce's standards, yet Susan prevents him being thrown out. Aaron and David welcome a visit from Ellie with baby Aster, and agree -provided Kyle doesn't mind- to let them move in as practice for their own child wish, and no objection from Karl's home is taken seriously. Pierce warns Chloe, now Lucy from HQ ordered them to sack at least six hotel employees she can't go easy on Ned, who arrives late again playing on his smartphone, but the brass is in for their own surprise.
Wed, Jan 8, 2020
Pierce staked his position to let Lucy send representative Anita Kent to assess if Chloe can stay on as CEO. She insists to take her cue from Terese, who against her better judgment coaches Chloe's presentation, only to be found out and convince Kent the ax must fall. Kyle doesn't protest when Elly proves unable to keep Aster quiet all night, until she calls Finnlater. Aaron and David coed over the baby and feel it's time to research their own parenting options.
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
Kyle reluctantly reports to Foundation 'HQ' to brainstorm on starting up the buddy program, but feels unfit to supervise any listed idea, yet gets an enthusiastic go for his own: an elementary wood shop course for kids, who can take their crafted work home. Pual feels Roxy's customer satisfaction scam is the last drop proving gullible Chloe's utter and irreparable incompetence as CEO, yet Terese outvotes him when Pierce, who admits engaging her was marital nepotism, decides to keep her on and put her on a managerial course. Kyle volunteered to babysit Toadie's kids while preparing Amy's yard, but Nell sneaks off.
Mon, Jan 13, 2020
Kyle and Terese can't find Nelly, so Todie starts calling the police, only to hear from Ned the brat ran to admire his just-finished portrait of Sonya. Kyle, who realizes he couldn't just work at Amy's yard without gloomy dreaming, says the Buddy program isn't for him, but Gary, Toadie and Terese, whom the second set straight, assure him loosing track was a parenting lesson they all had to learn the hard way, he's still their best choice. Dipi takes Sheila's cue to revitalize her marital life by surprising Shane in the pub with a striptease, only to find Gary came close up for him as he rushed off to rescue depressed Roxy 'again' who went drinking in her and Leo's former bar.
Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Despite his doubts, Kyle prepares for the troubled kids initiation wood workshop, encouraged by Finn approving his plan, does well except with rascal Seth Fleming, who super-glues himself but comes through shining bonding with the scamp over his own mischievous and father-abandoned childhood memories. Shane is baffled how Dipi keeps suggesting his rescues of 'supiciously needy' Roxy are inappropriate, indignant to find she kept Gary walking in on her striptease from him and scolds her hypocrisy, yet Dipi suggest the two should seek separate shifts, which neither considers.
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
Bending over backwards to make mother and baby feel welcome, actually spoiled, the gay couple organizes a house warming party for Aster, inviting everyone while signing up for the bush fire victims benefit at the pub. Finn barely dares accept until prodded by Bea, but ends up being caught by Susan sneaking out when Elly takes his advise to call for help to quiet the baby. Shane is furious that Dipi wants him to stop sharing shifts with Roxy and scolds her when Sheila obliges, yet when they learn how it went the spouses make up, while Roxy fears she has alienated her best friend being 'too needy'.
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Ned wakes Chle, who fell asleep over performance statistics, encouraging to fight for the CEO job, while Pierce and Terese block Paul suggesting she should leave as incompetent. Finn and Elly are rebuked for their nocturnal encounter by Susan, who handles Aster a while herself instead, worrying Karl she'll overexert. earning about Elly's hard night, Aaro and David insist she must let the boys 'do shifts'. Hendrix is back on joint breakfast terms with Pierce and Chloe, whom he helps out when she failed to make backups, but also stumbles upon the sexy pictures she made for Pierce's eyes only (imitating Ned's method with Yashvi in police training) and takes one.
Fri, Jan 17, 2020
Taking shifts, Kyle and the gay couple do a far better job minding Aster then Elly, who nearly dropped her dosing off, ever could even with Finn, hence convince her she must take time off trusting them. Finn surprised both of them by proposing to Bea during their romantic picnic, but she she declines 'for now', adding to Susan's convoluted feelings. Hendrix confides into Karl he took one of Chloe's private photos and takes his advise to put it back, but is caught by her just then, his vital IT help no longer counts for anything although she finally got her contract. Before Pierce can handle it, she has called his ex, who decides to 'visit'.
Mon, Jan 20, 2020
Hendrix gets little sympathy from Harlow when he hints at his and Pierce's fear a visit from his mother Lisa Rowsthorn spells trouble, probably a return with her now she knows he lives with the Kennedys. At arrival, she claims to be OK with how Pierce handles things, yet he warns Chloe never to trust his ex, hence worries as Hendrix takes her to the hotel unchaperoned. Lisa decides, blatantly against Pierce's will, to tell Hendrix 'the whole truth', but he already overheard them walking in and is disgusted that he was a discarded 'accident', his sister a test tube deal, paid for with the seed money for Pierce's wine business, and neither parent put him before their own ambitions. Paul enjoys birthday wishes from the family and presents from New York, yet tells David to dump the plant Robert sent as a gesture, but Harlow, whom Ned gives driving lessons, convinces Paul to accept some relaxing in the relationship with her father.
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
While Pierce fears Lisa wrecked their relationship with Hendrix, Karl convinces the knave to consider his father's understandable track record, so he decides to move back in after agreeing on 'boundaries' to reassure Chloe. Paul calls a marker o contact the Order in vain, the sect refuses any contact with Harlow's family, she resigns to being cut off by/from her mother and declines Gary's offer to try as aspirant member.
Wed, Jan 22, 2020
Pierce and Chloe are baffled by Lisa's plan to move into town to raise with them a baby shew ants from IVF with his seed and her own frozen eggs, their last shot at parenthood. While the couple wrestles with their feelings, Pierce decides to tell not-amused Hendrix before she can, yielding a bitter reaction but no veto, and even Chloe tells him not to drop his child wish for her sake. Bea fails to lure Elly back 'home', the boys spoil her and Aster better. Shane and Dipi finally made up and plan a romantic home dinner, which falls through as he and Roxy must do an extra late shift, where the vixen, relieved he didn't want her out of the way, steals a kiss.
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
Aaron and David booked a spa day for Elly, so they can spoil Aster full-time, but all the baby pictures exhaust the smartphone memory while they're in the park. Shane duly rebukes the stolen kiss, which Roxy promises to be 'just a mistake', and decides against alarming Dipi, just asks Sheila to stop rostering him together with Roxy, who now agrees. Not finding Aster or the gay couple home, unable to reach them by phone, ingrate Elly has a panic fit, scolds them as they arrive back and seems to reconsider the whole arrangement.
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Aaron duly points out to Elly, who soon returns apologetic after refusing to move back to the Kennedys, her raging shook David's confidence for their own adoption. Ned show angelic patience with Yashvi, who first refuses to get more physical then massage on account of a police academy superstition about abstention until the entrance exam, then jumps his bones and wants to pretend it didn't count, but also announces she'll apply for an academy dorm. Finally back home, he's awaited by henchman Zenin Alexio, who demands him to talk Yashvi out of investigating 'what he saw and told her' at fight club, Ned just replies there was nothing to tell.
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Pierce nor Chloe can make their mind up about Lisa's IVF proposal, but when he concludes they need more time, she insists they should meet her and agrees, only to admit just after to Harlow that feels all wrong. Kyle, who hates Sheila nagging on about the incident, patiently waited for Dipi being told off, he didn't bother Roxy at all, now Dipi insists to apologize to both and treat reluctant Roxy -who fails to get a no in- to a 'fun day'.
Wed, Jan 29, 2020
Hendrix is all but delighted when Lisa tells him Pierce and Chloe accepted her IVF plan, but she already admitted her mistake to Pierce, who swiftly tells Lisa the deal is off, Elly actually inspired Chloe to hope instead to have a child of her own one day. Dipi drags Roxy along to the spa and the pub, insisting she can confide in her ad nauseam, till she spills the beans about the stolen kiss just when Shane arrives, cued by Toadie to come clean himself. The joint Brennan-Greyson meal is gloomier then expected.