In his short time in the bay, Sonny had also befriended Theo as they bonded over their love of cars. After calling Gage to find out more about his tempting offer, Sonny took Theo along to meet him, and they found themselves at a compound filled with modified cars.
Spotting Gage’s ‘Blood and Sand’ tattoo, Theo quickly realised that he and his mates were River Boys, and knew that he and Sonny needed to make a swift getaway.
Theo was clearly impressed by what was in front of him: “There’s some major horsepower underneath that hood.”
“I doubt you could handle what’s underneath here,” Lacey flirted.
“Wouldn’t stop me from trying,” Theo flirted back, as his interest moved from the car to Lacey herself.
Gage tasked Theo and Sonny with fixing the engine of one of their cars, which they were obviously using for illegal street racing, and despite Sonny’s reservations, Theo set to work.
Yet they soon caught sight of Lacey and Gage with their hands all over each other, as Theo realised that the River Girl he’d been flirting with was Gage’s girlfriend.
A few hours later, they walked away with a wad of cash, amazed at how much they were getting paid for such little work.
Theo’s flirt with danger didn’t put him off, and when the River Boys made an appearance in Summer Bay a few days later, brawling outside the Surf Club, Theo caught up with Lacey to find out what was going on.
Lacey explained that Mouse, one of Gage’s drivers, had thrown a race and lost Gage a load of money, prompting the punch-up.
Soon after, Gage called Sonny and invited him and Theo back to the River Boy compound for some more work.
The plan was just to fix another car, but with Lacey having made it clear how much money was at stake in street racing, Theo then offered up his services as a replacement driver.
Before long, he took part in his first illegal street race, and won!
With Gage impressed by Theo’s performance, it seemed that the River Boy had found his new star racer. Sadly, Theo’s attraction to Lacey looks set to cause his dangerous new pasttime to come crashing down – and, knowing the River Boys, will likely put his life at risk.
Last week, Sonny did his best to encourage Theo to sell his car, stop hanging around with the River Boys, and get back to his simple life as a mechanic, but Theo refused to listen.
Soon after, as Sonny was walking through the bay, he was shocked to find Theo and Lacey kissing in Theo’s car. He warned Theo that he was playing with fire, but despite the clear danger Gage presented, it seems Theo is willing to take the risk.
Now, a new promo has teased that Theo will be caught out later this week, as Gage catches him and Lacey getting hot and heavy.
“They’re playing a dangerous game,” the voiceover tells us as the new promo shows Theo and Lacey running into Summer Bay Auto.
