waverley had a pregnancy scare which saw nick nervously propose. he married rachel in a protest on student loans which upset waverley to the point where she fled the country. after setting off fireworks, a damaged one hit nick in the face and temporarily blinded him and in the aftermath, he dated ramona (ashleigh seagar) but they broke up when nick clumsily misplaced her baby, lucy. nick started an awkward fling with rachel when she was struck by lightning which soon ended when rachel recovered. nick dated a woman named vanessa but when waverley returned to town, the two finally reconciled. nick forgave waverley when she cheated on him but couldn't accept her when she cut his hair without consent. the two broke up. nick saved good friend minnie crozier (katrina devine) from entering prostitution and the two entered a relationship however it ended when nick slapped her in a fit of rage. nick started to date angela weaver (katherine hubbard) and she fell pregnant. however angela was revealed to be terminally ill but decided to go through with the pregnancy. they married in an unofficial ceremony and angela gave birth to a son they named lucas (christopher preece) shortly before she died.