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‫Then why didn't he tell ‫you about me Marsha

‫Because he knew ‫and he never said a word to you

‫It's not often that I'm grateful for ‫the fact that I've got no family

‫I want you to be protected

‫If Benjamin's intentions are ‫good he won't object

‫I'm starting to wonder whether this is ‫just some way of getting back at Ted

‫Why today Because of her

‫This has nothing ‫to do with Julia

‫Everything's upside down

‫Our happy family

‫The one I remember ‫it doesn't exist any more

‫Mum

‫Dad

‫And it's all down to one person

‫Remove him

‫Remove the problem

‫Can I help you

‫I hope so

‫I'm looking for Benjamin

‫Sorry and er You are

‫I'm his brother

‫What are the chances of getting a little ‫sliver of cake before he gets back

‫You're not having any

‫Meanie Benjamin

‫There's someone to see you

‫Kieran

‫Mum this is er ‫Benjamin's brother

‫Half

‫My my half-brother

‫Half whole ‫it's all the same thing

‫I'm sorry to just turn up

‫I could have sworn you told us that ‫Benjamin was an only child mum

‫You must have it er ‫Confused

‫It's lovely to meet you ‫I'm Julia

‫Kieran ‫It's nice to meet you too

‫So how you been

‫Is this your wife

‫Er not so much

‫Julia is my

‫We we're getting married

‫Well it's even nicer to meet ‫you then

‫Congratulations

‫Thanks

‫Kieran here's a bit late to the ‫party wouldn't you say Benjamin

‫Well we We haven't ‫seen each other in a while

‫Define "a while"

‫17 years give or take

‫Well that's That's ‫That's biblical

‫What happened

‫Just

‫One of those things

‫That's a detailed explanation

‫Come on why don't we er ‫Get some privacy

‫Give us a chance to Catch up

‫Give him a hug then

‫Poor bloke's come all this way

‫From somewhere very far from ‫Kent by the sounds of things

‫We should sing

‫Er della ‫would you help me light the candles

‫Are you seriously ‫going to pretend

‫That that didn't just happen

‫I'm not pretending anything

‫I have to be honest mum ‫I've never heard mention of his brother

‫Well why would you have

‫You can barely bring yourself to ‫exchange pleasantries with Benjamin

‫Either way it's hardly the ‫most attractive of qualities

‫not speaking to your ‫brother for half your life

‫It's kind of Psychopathic

‫It's not always easy Family

‫Delicately done

‫Why can't you just think first ‫engage your mouth second

‫The man is a liar end of

‫So this is your ‫solution - to leave

‫I'm done trying to tell mum ‫things she doesn't want to hear

‫I've got my own ‫family to worry about

‫Newsflash - we're ‫your family too

‫You're not going to believe ‫this but

‫Patrick goes and you follow ‫Nice

‫Two words bro ‫and they're words you won't recognise -

‫insufficient funds ‫I can't turn down a free lift home

‫Anyway you don't want to spend your

‫birthday night with your dry old siblings

‫No you're right ‫I can't think of anything worse

‫Yeah

‫See you

‫Happy birthday Leo lion

‫Rawr

‫She rides well doesn't she

‫She's er She's great

‫You haven't ‫scratched it already

‫No that That was Patrick

‫So along with lunch ‫you've also missed out on

‫the latest absurdity with ‫our resident toy boy

‫I'm thinking you me

‫birthday dinner at the oak

‫I'll regale you the story ‫you keep my glass filled up

‫Everyone's happy

‫I-I think we've got him this ‫time dad

‫I can't say it again ‫No more Benjamin no more your mother

‫It's all

‫It's not good for me

‫There's still time to stop this wedding ‫We could

‫Be quiet Leo

‫Remember whose house this is

‫Dinner the two of ‫us sounds great

‫Just not tonight

‫Sure whenever Just

‫Patrick's having an affair

‫Like father like son I guess

‫No that's different

‫He wasn't just bored or Randy ‫like my shit of an older brother

‫he was Lost

‫I mean you work all your life

‫and you give everything you have

‫and then it's just ‫like boom retirement

‫So all that doing the ‫right thing comes to nothing

‫So when the wrong ‫thing presents itself

‫Did you just describe my ‫mother as the wrong thing

‫Well she produced you which I consider ‫one of her more redeeming features

‫but then ‫she did split up my parents

‫Who were both faultless right

‫So if it wasn't for the ‫witchery of my mother

‫they'd still be together

‫Yep

‫And thriving

‫We'd all be

‫Well you might be able ‫to test your theory soon

‫Don't just say that then go all coy Roy ‫What do you mean

‫I mean ‫They're sleeping in separate beds

‫The kiss of death

‫So maybe there's a way

‫With a little helping hand

‫Don't look at me

‫You do realise that if our ‫'rents weren't together

‫There'd be none of this

‫icky pseudo-stepkids' vibe

‫And we could ‫We could be more open

‫History has a funny way ‫of repeating itself

‫The same mistakes ‫made again and again

‫Ending up with me trapped in ‫something I don't want to be in

‫With a man I can't trust

‫Kieran

‫He's er ‫He's going to stay at the oak

‫You told me that you ‫were an only child

‫And you made me stand ‫in front of them

‫in front of all of ‫them and lie

‫You didn't have to

‫You think my kids need any ‫more excuse to go against us

‫No No look Look I know ‫I know that they don't

‫I know that they don't and I ‫And And I can explain

‫but but first you ‫You just have to believe I

‫It's the size of ‫it that upsets me

‫because it's not a small ‫thing is it

‫It's not something that I can just ‫it's h-he's

‫He's your family ‫he's your flesh and blood

‫And if you can lie about that ‫you can lie about anything

‫Er

‫You have to understand

‫I've I've spent my whole ‫life trying to get away from

‫Him From From the ‫The past

‫And when I came down to London ‫it meant that I could be who I wanted

‫I could say what I wanted

‫So I just I ended up telling ‫people the easiest thing

‫That I'm an only child

‫And the more I said it the m

‫Well ‫the more it stopped being a lie

‫and just became normal

‫And and so then I-I met you ‫and you were just so clever

‫and and and cultured ‫and I just wanted to keep up

‫Right So it's on me then

‫No No No it's not

‫You you ‫you wouldn't understand

‫You couldn't

‫That level of Of shame

‫of just wanting to ‫claw at your own skin

‫until you just don't ‫exist any more

‫I didn't have a choice ok

‫I-I-I did it to Survive

‫And what does he want from you

‫Um

‫I-I think he wants to

‫I think he wants to show ‫me that he's changed

‫And you what do you want

‫I want you not ‫Not to look at me like that

‫Like what

‫Like like I've broken something

‫I can fix this

‫I can fix it Cos I am not ‫I am not letting you go

‫Do you understand ‫I'm not letting you go

‫Cos you are ‫You are everything

‫You are everything Everything

‫Then why risk it

‫What were you so ashamed of

‫Benjamin

‫Ok Breathe

‫Breathe In

‫Breathe It's ok it's ok

‫It's ok

‫Breathe that's it

‫That's it Keep going

‫It's ok it's ok

‫It is Is it

‫Is it Yeah it's ok

‫It's ok

‫So this evil plan of yours

‫How can I help

‫You keep your mum ‫busy for the day

‫Shopping manicures

‫or whatever mind-numbing ‫activities you girls enjoy

‫Your understanding of the female ‫species is second to none

‫Then leave the rest to me

‫You all right

‫Yeah

‫I've erm been lying ‫awake thinking about it

‫Wanting to start ‫over I do understand

‫Forgive

‫But I do need to know that's it

‫There's nothing else

‫I think anything else ‫would just destroy me

‫I want to get to know Kieran

‫Me too

‫I think we should ‫ask him to stay here

‫You're too good for this ‫world you know that

‫I think he said he's ‫not stopping though

‫he's got some work on back home

‫He'll be gone after the weekend

‫So let's ask him over ‫make him feel welcome

‫Hey These are for you

‫They are so sweet Go on in

‫Eat Please

‫Otherwise I'll be inundating ‫you with questions

‫and everything will get cold

‫Fire away

‫I hardly know where to start

‫Yeah I know the feeling

‫This is a photo of the two ‫of us when we were bairns

‫Don't judge the haircut

‫You were blond Blond-blond

‫How many other things do I ‫not know about you I wonder

‫It was the day after ‫his tenth birthday

‫he went dark overnight ‫I mean the fuss he made

‫There were tears and everything

‫Do you have any other photos

‫Er not many but yeah ‫Back at the flat

‫What you're still

‫Yeah ‫I've given it a lick of paint

‫Turned our room ‫into a weights room

‫Sorry you er ‫you weren't around to ask

‫You'll have to come ‫and visit some time

‫I'd love to ‫See where you grew up

‫What was he like as a child

‫He was

‫He was always in his own head

‫Not like me you know I'll chat to anyone ‫But my little brother

‫he had these felt tips ‫and they went I'm not kidding

‫they went everywhere with him

‫I'd be playing football and look ‫over he'd be no more than six

‫writing stories about ‫king Arthur and dragons

‫and stuff I didn't ‫know anything about

‫I knew then that ‫he'd be somebody

‫That he'd leave us behind

‫Rolling back the years ‫over potted eggs

‫Is there any other way

‫I've got some for you in the aga ‫No You carry on

‫I just came to ask something

‫Could I steal my mother ‫from you tomorrow

‫You don't need to ‫ask my permission

‫He's a top man your brother

‫Should we hide the silver

‫It's a joke mum ‫Remember that thing we used to do

‫You're very Buoyant today

‫What I can't be excited to ‫spend the day with my mother

‫Course you can

‫I'm actually really pleased ‫that you suggested it

‫I know that the last six ‫months haven't been exactly

‫Really it should have been me to ‫To make it right

‫Ok I think we seriously need ‫to manage your expectations

‫of this day trip ‫It's not some luxe spa

‫Will you allow your old ‫mum a little sentiment

‫It doesn't matter where we go

‫I'd be happy with corned ‫beef sandwiches in the car

‫so long as it's us two

‫Aw

‫We haven't been to Becky ‫falls since you were kids

‫Was this your idea No

‫No this wasn't my idea

‫Did you hear anything ‫I said the other day

‫I did actually

‫Is there any reason that you're ‫both avoiding each other

‫We're not avoiding each other ‫There's no avoiding going on son

‫Good then there's no reason that ‫you both can't spend the day with me

‫It's seriously slippy ‫So dad give mum a hand up

‫Oy I'm not that ancient

‫Don't be so stubborn

‫Ok Because I was in charge

‫instead of chunks of ‫already Browning apple

‫Are you denigrating ‫my picnic skills

‫Ta-da

‫I haven't had one ‫of them in years

‫The biscuit of champions

‫Benjamin checking up on ‫you is he

‫Mum rocky bar

‫He's not checking up on me

‫We just have a lot to ‫sort with the wedding

‫Of course ‫the big day gallops ever nearer

‫I haven't received ‫my invite yet

‫I've taken to waiting ‫by the postbox

‫It's just a small affair ‫I mean really it's a

‫It's a party

‫To be honest ‫I didn't think you'd want to come

‫Why's that

‫Surely someone's got to help ‫me with this caramel goodness

‫In the spirit of playing ‫happy families

‫Consider yourself invited

‫We should head back ‫we've got the meerkats at 300

‫Obviously I'll require a plus-one ‫For Marsha

‫This isn't the first ‫wedding I've planned

‫although this one differs

‫because this time I'm actually ‫allowed to do what I want

‫You had the wedding you wanted

‫No I had the wedding you wanted ‫Sorry dictated

‫Which let's be ‫honest set the theme

‫for everything that ‫followed didn't it

‫Mum Please

‫Thank you son

‫Told you he was on my side

‫I'm not on a side ‫So you didn't pick your father's side

‫when you hid his affair from me

‫Why did you tell her

‫Because he wanted to hurt me

‫And guess what it worked

‫Mum

‫This was a bad idea

‫Finally ‫we're agreed on something

‫Ok look we can reset ‫I know we can We just

‫Take a few minutes out

‫then wander back ‫feed the meerkats

‫Enough with the bloody meerkats

‫You're not five ‫years old any more

‫I didn't want to see anything ‫I didn't want to know anything

‫Believe me mum I

‫When I thought about telling you ‫I just couldn't hurt you like that

‫Dad swore he was going to fix ‫things with you Make it how it was

‫How it was

‫How was it

‫You were happy

‫You and dad

‫And not in a grim ‫all-over-each-other way just

‫Working quietly

‫It made me feel safe

‫Like our family was ‫the one solid thing

‫But now

‫We're being ripped apart

‫And it's all his fault

‫Whatever you think went wrong Leo ‫it went wrong long before Benjamin

‫Mum and dad they loved each ‫other didn't they

‫Ease me into the ‫conversation why don't you

‫but they did I know they did ‫Didn't they

‫Why don't you call Patrick ‫He loves a deep-and-meaningful

‫I'm not calling Patrick

‫I'm calling you Ok ‫It's just now's not a good time

‫Say hello to my baby ‫brother everyone

‫I'm not your baby brother

‫It's a term of ‫affection numbnuts

‫And also I'm afraid ‫factually correct

‫What's up with you

‫Nothing's up Nothing

‫I took mum and dad ‫to Becky falls today

‫Why the fuck would you do that

‫What do you mean ‫We used to have fun there

‫By fun do you mean that it ‫literally rained every time we went

‫Dad kicking off about how ‫expensive the cream teas were

‫so we'd end up driving back ‫hungry one of us in tears

‫Usually you ‫Actually always you

‫Why do you always do ‫this you and Patrick

‫make out like it ‫wasn't the way it was

‫No you're quite right ‫we all held hands at Becky falls

‫made Daisy chains and skipped ‫through the woods singing kumba

‫They're both in

‫Don't sweat it ‫I was born stealthy

‫How did it go

‫Can we skip the talking

‫Slow down

‫What are you doing

‫Stay We can Watch a movie

‫I don't want to watch a ‫movie I want to have sex

‫That is what young people ‫do you know

‫We're not some boring ‫middle-aged couple

‫with our cocoa and some ‫boring subtitled

‫We're not even a couple

‫Why are you being so cruel

‫What can I say ‫It comes naturally

‫Cali ‫Have you got someone in there

‫What's wrong with ‫the front door

‫I was Helping Cali ‫with her job applications

‫Your specialist subject

‫I'm just going to bounce

‫Well before you do I'm sure you'll ‫be wanting to see your father

‫Edward

‫Don't you think you've ‫caused enough trouble today

‫I guess all being well

‫you you'll be my step-uncle

‫Why are you fine with ‫it him being with her

‫You're seriously saying the ‫age gap doesn't bother you

‫I'm just happy that he's happy ‫However that looks

‫Fuck Fuckin' weird ‫that's how it looks

‫I mean there's your brother

‫Like some kind of poster boy

‫And then there's her I mean ‫she hardly in the shape of her life

‫That's a nice way to ‫talk about your mum

‫You look like you're ‫having a big one

‫It's called having a drink

‫Do you not have any mates

‫I'm sorry It's my bad ‫Let me get a drink

‫Same again please love

‫You going to tell me then

‫why you really stopped ‫speaking to Benjamin

‫and why you're so different

‫From the accent to ‫Everything

‫Different dads Different schools ‫Different mates

‫And the 17-year big freeze

‫I did some shitty things

‫things that you should never do to family ‫I lied stole

‫Great stock we're marrying into ‫No

‫No that's me ‫That's not my brother

‫Because he's such ‫an upstanding guy

‫Keeping you hidden away ‫like some dirty secret

‫You know I would forgive him almost ‫anything Because he's blood

‫And in the end ‫that's all we have

‫That's the way to do it lad

‫Can you not tell ‫my mum about this

‫Cold Chinese a can of coke ‫you'll be sweet tomorrow

‫Sounds grim

‫And remember don't let my ‫little brother get you down

‫He's not a bad guy

‫Hey

‫Another piece of advice ‫which you can choose to completely ignore

‫Don't make the same mistakes I did ‫When I was your age

‫All I seemed to do was ‫prove people right about us

‫Goodnight

‫It should say ‫ "Leo and Kieran's company"

‫cos we're going to be partners

‫I know what you're thinking

‫You're thinking ‫ "what do we do out of festival season"

‫ "What don't we do" Would ‫be the better question

‫I'm actually quite impressed

‫What impressed like "well done" ‫or impressed like "I'll invest"

‫It's not a matter of trust

‫I just wonder whether it ‫wouldn't be better for you

‫to earn the start-up ‫capital yourself

‫And then your ‫enthusiasm won't wane

‫It won't ‫I'm serious about this

‫Like you were serious ‫about surf school

‫The bike rental app

‫Your poetry nights

‫Ok you're ridiculing me ‫Don't ridicule me

‫I'm not darling I'm ‫I'm I'm just trying

‫You were going to say yes ‫earlier I know you were

‫And now miraculously ‫you've changed your mind

‫You spoke to ‫Benjamin didn't you

‫Of course I did He's my fiance

‫And he told you not to help me

‫Because he wants all ‫your money for himself

‫Because he can see that by ‫continuing to enable you

‫I am doing you more ‫harm than good

‫Are you seriously taking ‫his word over mine

‫Don't make this about Benjamin

‫Everything's about Benjamin

‫Everything's been about ‫Benjamin since the day you met

‫I'm sorry I can't help you

‫All of my mates all of them moved ‫straight in to London after uni

‫into flats ‫into having proper lives

‫But I came back For you

‫You came back because ‫it suited you

‫Which is what you always do

‫Right

‫Right so you pretend to move ‫out so I give you what you want

‫That's very mature

‫I'm not pretending

‫Don't be ridiculous ‫Where are you even gonna go

‫Where I'm wanted Dad's

‫Anywhere but there

‫Please

‫What would you care

‫You've made it quite clear ‫that you only need one thing

‫Benjamin

‫I hope Benjamin's worth it

‫Benjamin shouldn't ‫have to call us

‫I don't like being told about ‫my own mother by someone else

‫But we're here now

‫Look you want Leo to move back ‫I assume which won't be easy

‫The way he is about dad

‫Unless

‫If he knew About that night ‫We need biscuits

‫If he knew he'd come back

‫It's time mum

‫Time you stopped lying to him

‫I've never lied

‫I've just Not said

‫And in the not saying you spare pain ‫Protect

‫What's wrong with that

‫So much mum

‫All this silence this ‫denial it's a mind-fuck

‫Not just for Leo ‫who doesn't understand why things

‫are the way they are ‫but for me for us

‫Don't speak for me

‫What you're really going to ‫play the well-adjusted card A

‫Fine so it's just me then ‫turning it all over again and again

‫thinking maybe it was a ‫dream or maybe I got it wrong

‫and I didn't see my dad ‫beat the shit out of my mum

‫and then try to kill himself

‫There I've said it

‫And we didn't all combust

‫I thought

‫I thought you didn't remember

‫You wanted us not to

‫There's a difference

‫Della is he Do you

‫No We're having ‫this conversation

‫Of course she remembers ‫We were there together

‫No

‫You went to get mum ‫Left me on my own with

‫With him And I didn't

‫I didn't do anything ‫I didn't help

‫I just Watched him

‫Darling you were only eight

‫Conversation had

‫Now can I please be allowed ‫to stand the fuck up

‫Dell

‫You never said that

‫How many times mum ‫A ryvita is not a biscuit

‫I thought that I was ‫doing the right thing

‫by not talking about it

‫And it was meant ‫to keep you safe

‫I'm so

‫I didn't tell you all ‫this so you can feel bad

‫I told you so that it ‫could be different for Leo

‫I can't

‫I can't do that to him

‫His father is his whole world

‫He's not a child any more ‫None of us are

‫We'll go and speak to him

‫but if we could tell him

‫Then dad wins again

‫How did you come ‫by your injuries

‫I've colleagues who can help

‫I fell

‫Leo he ‫He wasn't in the listening mood

‫You tried

‫Does he know how much ‫he's upsetting her

‫Yes we equipped him with the facts ‫Some of the facts

‫All he had to say ‫for himself was

‫He thinks you're ‫exerting undue influence

‫over our mother's finances

‫He thinks

‫Fine I think

‫We think you're marrying ‫our mother for her money

‫Well there it is

‫Out in the open

‫Don't say we didn't warn you

‫Is everyone's family like this

‫So I'm told

‫It's hard to believe isn't it

‫You deserve to be happy mum

‫You're not upset with ‫me are you

‫For interfering ‫calling Patrick and della

‫It was nice

‫Showed you cared

‫You must never ever ‫ever doubt that I care

‫That's insanity

‫Are we ok

‫We'd better be

‫I thought that organising a ‫dinner this close to the big day

‫was a kind of madness

‫but maybe we can call ‫this a new start

‫And if not quite that

‫I hope at least a chance to ‫practise being civil to one another

‫before we're all ‫on public display

‫Cheers everyone All: Cheers

‫Patrick

‫Cheers

‫Are you sure we ‫shouldn't wait for Leo

‫He knew the time ‫he knew how important this was to you Us

‫His loss

‫Fuck Sorry

‫The gloves are on your shoulder ‫I know I'm an idiot

‫A lovable idiot Why thank you

‫Your glass is empty my love ‫which is entirely unacceptable

‫You keeping me pickled ‫to get me down the aisle

‫I'm onto you mr Greene

‫Busted

‫Patrick would you mind ‫grabbing us another bottle

‫They're just in the garage

‫Well ‫we can't be low on champagne

‫what with everything ‫we have to celebrate

‫Thanks mate

‫Mum I'm sorry ‫but he's not a good man

‫There are so many things that

‫I will say this one last ‫time Patrick

‫Do not make me choose

‫Hey Sorry to just pitch up ‫We

‫It's just amazing you're here

‫I thought you were heading home

‫What can I say ‫I couldn't stay away Sit down

‫So have you guys eaten No ‫Do you want some moussaka

‫Yeah that'd be great ‫Thanks Please

‫I'll be right back

‫Kieran

‫Thank you

‫No problem I like Leo ‫He's a good lad

‫Me too

‫Hey bro listen

‫I've got some really good news and ‫I wanted to tell you in person

‫Tell me what

‫Leo's dad's agreed to ‫back his venture

‫Which means I've ‫got myself a job

‫A job where

‫Here of course

‫I hoped it'd give ‫us a chance to

‫Properly get to know ‫each other again

‫What are you doing

‫I want us to elope

‫Imagine it just us We ‫We can have the wedding the way that we

‫want it and then we can go ‫we can hole up in your villa

‫and and we can try

‫We can get back to way ‫that things were when we

‫When we first met

‫This is Odd behaviour

‫Well I prefer impulsive

‫Our wedding is in two days Benjamin ‫Two days

‫Everything is ready ‫all the money's been spent

‫I thought ‫I thought you didn't care about money

‫That's not what this is about

‫This is about ‫Kieran coming back

‫No it's not There's something ‫that you're not saying

‫And I'm not an idiot

‫despite the fact that everyone ‫seems to treat me like one

‫Ok

‫Ok I I sat around that ‫table tonight and I thought

‫I thought ‫ "who here is actually happy for us"

‫And I I I have kept hoping that ‫That That by the time

‫that we got married ‫that there would be

‫That things would change

‫That there would be I don't ‫If not love for us

‫Me that there would be ‫I don't know at least good will

‫But there's just

‫There's just not

‫So You and me

‫What do you say

‫I'd say it sounds a ‫lot like running away

‫One more sleep

‫Apart

‫I didn't think you ‫were being serious

‫I'm afraid so

‫Separate beds for the bride and ‫groom the night before or else

‫Terrible things will befall us

‫Hello

‫Mum Where are you ‫You've been gone for hours

‫Benjamin's been calling

‫We're not supposed to ‫speak before the wedding

‫Right Tell him that

‫And tell him I'm there with you ‫Ok But you're not

‫Then lie della ‫I'm sure that's not beyond you

‫What What's going on mum

‫Something is going on ‫I know it is

‫Mum

‫You don't know a Benjamin ‫Greene do you

‫He used to live across the ‫road on the chethurst estate

‫Benjamin Greene ‫No I can't say I do

‫And I like to think I know ‫most folks 'round here

‫Do you know Kieran ‫Marshall his brother

‫Kieran Aye

‫Everyone knows Kieran ‫But his brother's called Sean

‫Look er

‫This is Benjamin

‫Well bugger me

‫Who is he to you

‫I'm marrying him tomorrow

‫After what he did

‫Marriage is forever

‫It's being able to say ‫ "what's mine is yours"

‫ "and what's yours is mine"

‫If you tell eimear ‫I swear I will kill you

‫It's us It's always been us