It had almost been a year since Charlie left the Dumping Ground. To follow in her Grandad's footsteps and see the world. Alex, now living with his mum and sister, had been eagerly awaiting for Charlie's return from her travels. Seeing the sights and wonders of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. But it was time for Charlie to return home now, back to reality. Things between Charlie and Alex are a bit up in the air regarding their relationship, after realising their true feelings for one another. Will they be able to give their relationship a go? Being more than just friends? As well as fitting it around work, collage, family affairs and faces, old and new, popping up?