Next week on Home and Away in the UK, as Bella decides she wants to take the next step with Nikau, an unforeseen obstacle takes her to a dark place, with devastating consequences…

Bella Nixon (Courtney Miller) has been feeling all sorts of new emotions in recent weeks, as she got to know newcomer Nikau Parata (Kawakawa Fox-Reo) and realised she was falling for him.

With the teen having led a largely sheltered upbringing, Bella hasn’t had much experience with boys—and with the terrifying experience of Tommy O’Reilly trying to sexually assault her last year, there’s further reason for there to be concern for Bella’s wellbeing when it comes to relationships.

Seeing the chemistry between Bella and Nik from the off, friend Ryder (Lukas Radovich) warned Nik about Bella’s past in the hope that he’d tread carefully. Whilst this initially backfired when Nik backed off from Bella completely, things were soon back on track between the pair.

After another awkward encounter, as Bella tried to tell Nik how she felt about him by literally shouting “I like you!” at him, the pair finally shared their first kiss last week.

As they continue to enjoy each other’s company, Nik decides it’s time to ask Bella on a proper date in this week’s episodes. The only issue is they’re both strapped for cash.

Luckily the pair are able to fleece Blake (Tom Wilson) and his friend out of $50 in a game of pool, and borrowing Ryder’s car, they head off for a night at the movies.

The next day, mum Gemma (Bree Peters) brings Nik a drink from the diner as she praises him for not slacking off at work. As the conversation turns to Bella, who Gemma has noticed Nik has been seeing a lot of, Nik turns coy. Gemma then takes great pleasure in teasing Nik as Bella approaches.

As Bella takes photos of Nik, he browses through her camera and compliments her on her talent, and the pair share another tender kiss.