2539: Russ and Nancy nearly kiss

Ste's desperate to be a proper dad to Lucas and knows that he has to convince everyone, especially Mike, that he's changed. Seeing Mike, Sarah, Leah and Lucas in the village, he tries his best to be helpful but Mike won't let him near. Through Sarah's persuasion, Mike reluctantly accepts Ste's offer of lunch at Il Gnosh. While telling Mike all about the naming ceremony he's organising for Lucas, he innocently mentions that Lucas will officially be a Hay. Mike is outraged that Ste thinks Lucas will take his name and storms out Il Gnosh.

Sarah confronts Mike about the real reason behind his outburst and he admits that he feels angry about what Amy's life has become, especially if she has children with different names. After talking to Sarah, Mike heads the flat to see Ste and apologises for starting a fight. A surprised-but-grateful Ste is thrilled when Mike tells him he'll attend Lucas's naming ceremony.

Hannah feels terrible for not believing Justin was innocent and is determined to make it up to him. She tries to convince Rhys that he should go and apologise but he still can't bring himself to admit he was wrong. Ash lets Ravi believe that Justin is lying still, while he's confident that he'll get Hannah back.

Hannah and Rhys arrive at the SU Bar but her attempt at apologising to Justin doesn't really go to plan. He's furious when he hears that Ash tried to convince Hannah's family that she wasn't eating and heads out to confront him. Ravi protects Ash when Justin goes for him until he discovers the truth and he punches Ash himself.

Hannah knows that Justin's who she wants, but when she turns up at the flat to tell him how she feels, he tells her that he's not interested and to stay out his life.

Despite suffering from an eye infection, Russ is annoyed when Jacqui assumes he won't have plans and is free to mind Max. She's amused when Russ tells her that he might have had plans to go clubbing instead. When challenged him to name another club aside from The Loft, he can't. Russ later moans to Nancy that he feels he's old and boring but she tells him that she's just as bad and they can enjoy a night in together with the kids.

Russ is made to feel even worse when Mercedes pops by to collect Jacqui for their night out and calls him middle-aged. Eventually, Russ enjoys his evening with Nancy, with both admitting that they wouldn't swap their night in for a night out clubbing. Their closeness becomes slightly unsettling to them both, though, especially when they end the night with a mistaken near kiss.

Mercedes is trying to make money from fortune telling after being told by Nana McQueen that she has 'the gift'. Michaela is sure that being the seventh child of the seventh child must mean she, too, has abilities and decides to help out. They approach Nancy and offer to give her a reading but she just laughs off their psychic abilities.

Their next potential customer is Ash but Michaela's reading shows deceit, bikes and police. It's all too close for comfort for Ash, who's just been fighting with Ravi.

A fed up Mercedes soon leaves but Michaela stays and soon has her first customer in Hannah who is on her way to see Justin and wants to know if love is in the air. Michaela is shocked when she has a premonition while holding Hannah's hand. Scared by what she sees, she makes her excuses and runs off.