You’d have to be a pretty inattentive fan of the show not to know that Felicity has never wanted children, and has made that perfectly clear to Tane throughout their relationship. So, when Tane brought up the subject a few weeks ago, it was no surprise that she shut down the discussion immediately.
Tane’s reason for bringing it up now was that Felicity had never wanted to get married, and now the pair were in marital bliss – if she changed her mind about that, maybe she was ready to reconsider children?
Flick understood where he was coming from, but explained that, while it was theoretically possible that she’d change her mind in the future, it was highly unlikely.
However, she soon saw that her decision was deeply hurting Tane. Others began to notice too, and Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) and newcomer Harper (Jessica Redmayne) saw the extent of his emotions as they drank together at Salt.
After hearing from those around her just how devastated Tane was at the idea of a life without children, Felicity made a rash decision, telling her husband that she had indeed changed her mind and was ready to start a family!
Yet, as we quickly discovered, she didn’t mean what she said.
In the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen Felicity frequently sneaking into Salt’s store room, where she’s hiding a stash of birth control pills. By continuing to take them behind Tane’s back, she’s ensuring that she doesn’t fall pregnant, despite Tane’s best efforts in the bedroom.
Mackenzie (Emily Weir) discovered Flick’s deceit last week, but Felicity assured her that it was only a temporary move, just for a couple of weeks until she was ready.
However, in next week’s episodes, Tane himself discovers Felicity’s lies, and it leaves him inconsolable.
It looks like the bombshell discovery will come via Mackenzie (Emily Weir), who warns Felicity in Monday’s episode that if she doesn’t tell her husband the truth, she will.
“You are in fact still lying to Tane,” Mackenzie tells Felicity, confronting her after seeing the pair acting loved up on the beach.
“How much longer do you expect me to keep lying to Tane?” she asks. “Because I’m not sure how much longer I can do that. Let me make it clear, either you tell Tane the truth, or I will!”
It seems Mackenzie sticks to her word, as a new promo shows her and Tane sat on the floor of Summer Bay Fit, as Tane tells her: “I just can’t believe she did this. I mean, she’s kept a lot from me, but nothing like this.”
