just over a year later, nick's partner angela weaver (katherine hubbard) died, leaving him with the care of their son, lucas (joshua adams). waverley looked after the baby alongside rachel. as 2001 came to an end, nick announced his love to waverley. waverley turned him down and nick left ferndale for england so that burnett could take a sabbatical. when he returned, nick and waverley finally reconciled and got engaged. the marriage was cancelled however when waverley's ex fiance, fergus kearney (paul ellis) kidnapped her on the day of the ceremony. she was rescued however and the two finally married in an episode marked by the return of original characters, jenny harrison (maggie harper) and marj brasch (elizabeth mcrae). the following year waverley was diagnosed with breast cancer and did not tell nick. waverley recovered and soon fell pregnant, giving birth to a daughter, tina-anne harrison (damikah chancher) on the shows 3000th episode. a fire at nick and wave's bar, 'the dog's day inn', nearly saw an end to lucas and tina-anne, but both were rescued by wave's cousin eltham wilson (kip chapman). in 2005, the couple's home was struck by a home invader and an increasingly paranoid nick mistook wave for a burglar and shook a gun at her. as a result of their insecurities, the harrison's left ferndale for taranaki.