Love My Way

Frankie and Charlie both continue to struggle. Charlie drifts further from Julia, and their house is put up for sale. Frankie's art may give her an outlet. Tom considers the promise that he had made to Frankie.

Frankie and Charlie are deep in their own worlds of pain. She finds solace in dreams while Charlie turns to work, drink and nicotine to numb his grief. He won't open up and Julia is left to grieve alone.

Tragedy strikes and brings the group of friends together.

Frankie has a change of heart about Howard but her newfound enthusiasm puts Howard on the back foot. She can't help feeling jealous of Tom's wild, anti-love-fest with Sonia.

Frankie is experiencing a great change, and while it should be making her happy, it's causing concern. The single mum has fallen in love with Julia's ex, Howard. But she's wondering whether she can cope with juggling her new relationship, being a mum to her young daughter, Lou, and work stresses. Meanwhile, new parents Charlie and Julia should also be enjoying themselves, but something is about to snap. When an argument between the couple escalates, Julia says she's had enough. She moves out, taking their baby, to stay with her parents.

Julia's birthday gets off to a bad start, then a shopping trip only makes it worse. Frankie has a date with Howard. Tom tries to pull himself together.

Tom's gone off his meds, and as he spirals further and further down into himself, into the place he loves to hate, those that surround him wants the blow-by-blow description of the fall. Meanwhile, Frankie takes on the role of babysitter to little Toby when Julia decides to start working again.

Julia's ex, Howard, is back in town, and this puts her marriage under additional stress. Frankie considers Lou's future. Di relationship with Bill grows, while Tom's relationship with Gina goes in the opposite direction.

Frankie is trying to deal with the humiliation of rejection. Tom is forced to question whether his quest to rehabilitate himself is doomed or not. Charlie and Julia can't decide on a name for their new baby.

Frankie is a mad ball of life. Her substance abusing flatmate Tom doesn't want to know about her dreams, but they're obvious to her workmates at the newspaper. Meanwhile, Charlie and Julia anxiously await the arrival of their baby.

Frankie discovers she's pregnant and battles with whether she can face being a mother again. Charlie and Julia decide to buy an over priced piece of property, have more kids and just do it all again.

Di is called on to honour the deal she made agreeing to help Clive die peacefully at home. Unsure if she can uphold the deal, Di asks Frankie, Lewis and Dylan to help.

Dylan goes too far with his haunted house stories in an effort to impress his friends, while Charlie tries to help Julia with her depression.

Lewis's 15-year-old son, Dylan comes to stay with him and Frankie. A monosyllabic Goth, Frankie finds his presence disturbing. Julia is living alone in a serviced apartment, feeling lost.

Tom starts a campaign of revenge against Frankie turning off all the power at the house, sinking Frankie and Lewis into darkness. Gerry is finding the pressure of both boys back home too much.

Frankie and Lewis have not left each other's sides for three weeks. Frankie is blown away by the fact that she can love someone again. Tom has moved back home and Charlie and he are back in their old bunk beds.

Tom is in love with Katie but can't resist sharing a bed with Frankie. Tom's panic bubbles up as he tries to deal with the awful truth that he is in love with two women. Katie starts to suspect that Tom is having an affair.

Charlie decides that Brenda and Gerry love Tom more than him. In an unguarded moment, Brenda agrees, hurting Charlie more than he ever expected. Frankie locks herself in the Art School overnight to work on her assessment.

Katie is moving out of Dover Heights, leaving Frankie and Tom alone in the house. Tom doesn't want her to go. Charlie stumbles upon Steven and becomes pre-occupied with the affair that she's having with this older man.

Frankie's first day at art school plunges her into a competitive, backbiting world. Her presence back in Tom's house is causing him panic attacks. Too much unfinished business.

During a Christmas shopping spree, Julia is caught and charged for shoplifting. What a great start to the Christmas season. Frankie decides to go all out for Christmas with everyone coming to Dover Heights for lunch.

Frankie arrives back after eight months overseas to find that the lives of everyone around her have changed dramatically.

Following a drinking binge with some friends, Dylan lands in hospital with his stomach pumped. Frankie, unable to get in touch with Lewis or Tess, goes to collect Dylan herself.

Now living with Di, Frankie plunges back into her art as she deals with her separation. Lewis has a dangerous relapse. Simone and Julia have a wild night out. Tom has an epiphany after a near miss.

Frankie and Lewis' marriage reaches crisis point when Frankie loses her licence. Dylan dabbles with internet dating sites, while Tom frustrates Billie and his family with his irreverent personal and social antics.

Dylan takes a walk on the wild side as he explores his newfound freedom. Meanwhile Tess and Lewis find a new bond as they search for their missing son. Tom's flirtation with Billie develops, but they're unsure what they want.

Lewis comes up with a creative solution to lower his debts. Charlie and Julia's strained dinner with Simone takes an eventful turn when Tom arrives with a surprise.

Julia is confounded by a surprise run-in with her estranged sister Simone. Frankie is overwhelmed by the challenges of her new job and horrified at the extent of Lewis' debts. Gerry makes a surprise announcement.

An invigorated Tom arrives back in Sydney and swiftly finds himself a new job and a new flirtation. Lewis and Frankie are at odds following a clash of career convictions. Frankie embarks on a secret search for her father.

Frankie and Lewis are confronted with a shocking twist of fate as they move into their new family home. As Tess and Caroline grapple with their relocation to Sydney, Julia and Charlie finally find their dream home.