When Cindy moves back to "Hollyoaks" Village she and Darren soon begin a casual relationship. Darren and Cindy later begin to show genuine affection for each other by helping each other through difficult times in their lives. Dawson has said that Cindy was the most suitable for Darren out of his previous relationships. In an interview with "What's on TV", when asked who Darren would choose out of Suzanne and Cindy, Dawson said, "Cindy any time. He'd really like to make a go of things with her". Dawson also commented on the relationship calling the relationship "interesting" because Cindy is Darren's "first port of call".