2683: Mercedes and Calvin kiss

Mercedes is annoyed that Malachy spurned her advances the previous night. Insisting that time apart will be good for them both, a suspicious Mercedes is only satisfied when he promises to make it up to her later in the day. Arriving at the Loft, Mercedes throws Malachy when she shows up unannounced. Sasha's amused to see how much she's getting to him.

Hiding away in the office gives him no peace, either, especially when Mercedes tracks him down. When Sasha interrupts the moment, Malachy's grateful. Mercedes, however, is left feeling frustrated.

Discovering Lauren wandering round the club, Calvin falls into big brother-mode and tells her to go home. His attention is quickly diverted by India's arrival, though. Quick to introduce himself, he's left gutted when India heads over to join Dave instead of having a drink with him.

Malachy finally snaps and tells Mercedes that he's feeling suffocated by her attention and needs his own space - working and living together is becoming too much. Confiding her fears to Calvin, Mercedes's attention is soon focused on him and what appears to be a friendly chat leads to something more…

Cindy feels like time is passing her by but is thrilled when an under pressure Tony suggests that they have a night out together. However, realising that he's looking after Tom and helping him with his WWI homework, Tony has to backtrack and let Cindy down gently. Furious that she's stuck in work, Cindy takes her frustration out on Dominic.

When Cindy and Dom's spat comes to a head, Tony steps in and diffuses the situation, before settling down to help Tom with his homework. As his thoughts turn to his great grandfather, Tony decides to do something to commemorate the sacrifices made during the war and declares that he's holding a theme day…

The students are surprised when Rhys emerges from Hayley's bedroom - it's clear that they've spent the night together. Under interrogation from Dave and India, Hayley's quick to pass off her night with Rhys as a one-off. Rhys, however, can't praise her enough to Josh and informs him that they're really into each other again.

Confronting Hayley about her rekindled relationship with his brother, Josh finds himself on the receiving end of a harsh put down. Hayley tells Josh exactly what she thinks of his attempts to put her off Rhys, which, in turn, pushes her closer to his elder brother…

Elsewhere, Anita's loneliness shows no sign of abating when Lauren tells her what she thinks of her friendship-making ploy. Lauren's concerned when she hears someone crying in the school toilets and unable to get a response, leaves, completely unaware that it's Anita.

After school, Anita's paranoia grows when she sees Lauren and Gaz together. Fearing that they're plotting against her, Anita seeks out Hannah and lies that she's not been eating. Desperate for her attention, she lets Hannah think that she's the only person who can help her. Agreeing to support her, Hannah soon finds herself in too deep…