Summer returns to town with resent towards her mother, Phyllis Summers. Summer takes a liking in Billy Abbott (although he is with her mother), and begins to make subtle, but unpleasant plays for him, such as wearing lingerie around the house, and getting Billy to give into his gambling addiction. Summer suspects trouble in Billy and Phyllis’s relationship, and enlists the help of Kyle Abbott to figure out what it is. Summer and Kyle initially suspect that her and Kyle’s father Jack Abbott slept together, however it is later revealed that Phyllis slept with Summers father, Nick Newman, while her and Billy were on a “break”. Summer uses this to her advantage, and makes Nick give her a payout. Later, Summer and her mother fight about Billy, and Summer confesses to having feelings for him, as they kissed. Phyllis slaps Summer, which sends Summer to find Billy. However, Phyllis sends a text message using Billy’s I.D, for Summer to meet him on a boat. Summer takes the bait, and gets herself stuck on the boat.