Home and Away has revealed that Eden is set to move on with new arrival Tim after her and Cash’s relationship breakdown.
A new promo aired after Tuesday’s episode in Australia, revealing that Eden (Stephanie Panozzo) will move on with Abigail’s counsellor Tim Russell (George Pullar), who made his debut appearance on Aussie screens last week, and will appear on UK screens early next year.
The promo begins on the day of Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) and Eden’s engagement party, which was rapidly organised for them by Remi (Adam Rowland) and Felicity (Jacqui Purvis) shortly after Eden agreed to Cash’s spontaneous marriage proposal.
It took years for Cash and Eden to finally find happiness together. Cash had a crush on Eden when they were younger, but although they slept together, their relationship never progressed further.
They were later reunited when Felicity brought Eden’s band, Lyrik, to Summer Bay, offering them a regular spot at Salt. However, with Cash still reeling from his then-girlfriend Jasmine (Sam Frost) suddenly leaving town, he felt it wasn’t the right time to start something with Eden.
Cash eventually realised that he did in fact have feelings for Eden, and planned to tell her so on the day of Flick and Tane’s (Ethan Browne) wedding.
However, Flick and Eden were involved in a crash on the way to the venue, leaving Eden with amnesia and no recollection of her feelings for Cash.
Fast forward a couple of years, and Cash and Eden had become a solid couple.
When Cash had to witness Felicity’s heartbreak after learning the truth about her new boyfriend, Rory Templeton (Joshua Orpin), it was a conversation with Remi that led to a spontaneous decision. Remi advised Cash not to waste time dwelling on regrets and to fully appreciate what he had—especially Eden, whom Remi described as “as good as it gets.”
Later, when Eden found Cash outside, she was concerned that her efforts to cheer him up hadn’t worked and asked him what she could do to make things better.
“Marry me,” Cash responded!
While Eden was initially reluctantly, considering they’d never discussed the idea of getting married, she eventually gave him an enthusiastic yes.
A few days later, as they headed for a celebratory meal at Salt, Cash and Eden were blindfolded by Felicity and Remi and led down to the beach, where they found a lavish engagement party with all of their closest friends.
The newly engaged pair were delighted at the effort their friends and family had gone to, and spent the day celebrating their love for one another.
Yet their happiness was short-lived.
“They were engaged to be married. Til it all fell apart,” the promo reminds us.
Their day of celebration took a tragic turn, as at the end of the evening, Felicity suffered a brain aneurysm and was rushed to hospital, where she later died.
Cash initially refused permission to have Flick’s life support switched, until Flick’s ex-husband Tane convinced him that she wouldn’t want to be kept hooked up to machines.
After Cash agreed to donate Flick’s organs, she was wheeled down to surgery with the hospital staff lining the corridor in a guard of honour. A few days later, Cash and Eden reunited with Gary (Peter Phelps), where they had a private funeral back in the country town where Cash and Flick grew up.
Following the ceremony, Eden and Cash consoled each other, as Cash told Eden the last thing that Flick said to him moments before her collapse—that they could both be happy.
Cash felt like a fool for believing her, after they had endured so much tragedy over the course of their lives. Now believing that he wasn’t destined to be happy, Cash made the sudden decision to end his and Eden’s relationship.
Eden looked at her fiance in confusion as he explained that everyone he loves just ends up buried there—he doesn’t want to have to bury her too.
Eden begged Cash to see sense, but he told her to go back to the house, take the keys to the car and leave.
“It’s over. I don’t want you in my life any more,” Cash told his fiancée. “Eden, please go.”
The promo sees Eden reveal to Levi (Tristan Gorey) that “Cash is leaving town tomorrow.”
Cash had initially planned to leave town shortly after Felicity’s death, but was convinced to stay. Now, it appears that Cash has another change of heart next week, as he makes the painful decision to say goodbye to Summer Bay once and for all.
“So this is definitely what you want?” Eden asks Cash, as he silently nods.
“But when she moves on, will it stir up old feelings?” asks the promo’s voiceover.
We then see Eden sharing a drink with new arrival Tim, who is currently counselling Eden and Levi’s sister Abigail (Hailey Pinto). Abby is recovering from drug addiction, and agreed to see a counsellor to aid her recovery and help get to the bottom of why she turned to drugs in the first place.
As Eden and Tim pair become better acquainted, we see Cash back at his and Tane’s house, where he stares at Eden’s engagement ring.
Later, Eden invites Tim back to the Lyrik share house, where she’s still reeling from Cash’s decision to leave the bay.
“We can talk about you,” Tim tells her.
“Today… hasn’t been the best day,” Eden responds, as she struggles with the fact she’s about to lose her ex-fiancé from her life for good.
At Cash and Tane’s place, Cash comes close to having a change of heart, as he stares at Eden’s contact on his phone and hovers his finger over the Call button.
Yet it seems like it could be too late, as back at the Lyrik house, Eden and Tim share a kiss.
As Eden and Tim move onto the sofa and continue to make out, has Cash just lost his chance of winning back his true love?
