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(light suspenseful music)

(birds chirping)

(bright thoughtful music)

- [Anita] Good morning.

- Oh, um, yeah, morning. Right.

- [Anita] Do you know,

I was dreaming about Greece last night.

The water was so clear.

- Uh, yeah, it's, uh...

It's very clear. The sea.

- Maybe I should try to get a job there.

You know, writing.

- Oh, yeah, it's lovely.

(gentle thoughtful music)

(car horns faintly honking)

(shower water pattering)

- It's not because of you.

I mean, obviously, it's

to do with you because- - I just stop you there.

- No, don't please don't stop.

Please don't, okay?

- [Aaron] All right.

- I'm so proud of us, I am.

Like how much we've helped each other

through this first bit, like adjusting to all of this.

But it's been so hard.

- I know.

- No, no, no. It's not the baby, Aaron.

It's everyone else.

Everyone telling me what they think, constantly.

Like people feel like they can just like tell a mum

how to be a mum.

Mum just constantly questioning everything that I was doing

every two seconds.

And then you, you made it seem like

me inviting my mates over the other day gave Lola a fever.

- That's not what I meant.

- No, I know that's not what you meant,

but it's what you said.

Like. (sighs)

I...

I feel like I just want everyone to fuck off and shut up

and just leave me alone,

'cause I feel like I'm getting good at this.

And it's not that I don't love having you around, Aaron.

I really do

But I think it's important that we find our own places

in Lola's life, separately.

- What...

What do you mean?

- I think I need to move back to my place.

- You have to get used to doing this on your own.

Like I can't be responsible for you and her.

(gentle thoughtful music)

- I don't know what to say.

I mean, I was...

I guess, I was getting used to being close to you

and I thought, like, us being a family, it...

- I'm sorry.

- I don't...

(baby crying)

(sighs) Yep.

(Ella sighs)

(laptop keyboard tapping)

- [Sonia] Right.

- Um.

So I'm thinking about possibly, uh,

moving out of the family home.

- [Sonia] Downsizing?

- Yeah.

Um, yes, yes.

- It's a difficult time, but it's also an exciting time.

- Uh, did you have somewhere in mind?

- Somewhere? How do you mean?

- Well, you and your wife.

Were you thinking, you know, somewhere in the city,

or Queensland?

- My wife's dead.

- Oh. Sorry.

- No, no.

No. So, she is.

But my new wife is- is- is dead,

and- and we live in her house, which we love.

- Ah, so you'd like us to sell the family home.

- Yes. - Sorry! Sorry.

- Well, actually I'm not sure yet, just yet.

Um, possibly.

So if you could just come over and have a look,

because, in the end, I might just borrow-

- Yep. - Off the house.

But either way, it would be good to know,

you know, what it might go for.

If- If- If decide to sell.

Um,

do you have a of glass of water?

- [Sonia] Yeah, 'course.

- Thank you.

(Glen sighs)

(traffic rumbles) (sirens faintly wailing)

(medical monitors beeping)

- [Clara] Sach, can you?

- [Sacha] Oh, sorry.

- [Clara] You okay?

- [Sacha] Yeah, um, sorry,

we just had our first therapy session.

- [Sacha] Ooh.

- [Clara] Yeah.

I don't know if it's gonna do more damage or less,

but we decided to again.

A lot came out.

- [Clara] That's amazing.

- [Sacha] I'm gonna stay at my Mum's one night a week

to give me what I need, not that I know what that is.

You know, maybe I'm fine now.

You know, maybe I just needed to vent.

- [Clara] Well that's good. I'm glad you're talking.

- [Sacha] Yeah. Anyway, how are you?

How's Peter?

- [Clara] Oh, he's fine. He proposed.

- [Sacha] What?

What do you mean, he proposed?

Why didn't you tell me he proposed?

- [Clara] Because I'm practicing active listening.

- But you're engaged? - No.

- You're engaged! - No, I said no. Stop this.

- [Sacha] What do you mean, you said no?

- [Clara] He's just doing it to prove that he's committed.

- [Sacha] Yeah, you psycho, that's generally why people ask.

- [Joni] Clara, your Dad's here.

He's waiting in the corridor.

- [Clara] Oh, uh, tell him five minutes?

- [Sacha] Tell him 200 minutes,

because you need to tell me what's going on.

- Stop talking now.

(hospital PA system speaking faintly)

Dad.

Dad!

Hey.

You okay?

- Oh, yeah. No, no.

Yeah. No, I'm- I'm...

- Do you want some water or something?

- No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm...

No, actually, I just had some at the...

No, I just...

I think I need, um...

(clears throat) I think I need, um...

I need some advice, really.

Sorry, it's not urgent. Um.

- Okay.

- So, I recently, um, found out that she, um,

Anita, has a, uh....

(hospital PA system speaking faintly)

Has a genetic mutation to do with cancer.

- Oh.

- And to do with...

It's her breast and- and- and- and ovarian.

- The BRCA gene.

- Yes. - Yeah.

- Yeah, so you've heard of it?

- [Clara] Yes, of course.

- (sighs) Well, I mean, I'm just...

You know, I'm just learning about it, so I...

I looked it up online.

- Oh, that's not a good idea.

- No, it's not a good idea, I know, I know. So...

(scoffs) So I stopped.

- [Clara] Good.

- And that's...

I think that's why I'm here, really, to ask, you know.

- Yeah, so some women opt for the double mastectomy

and hysterectomy, yeah.

But at Anita's age, I don't...

Um, it really depends on what's recommended.

Did she just find out?

- No, she's known for quite a while.

And she made the decision not to, you know.

- Right.

- But, I mean...

How likely, you know?

I mean, all the articles that I've been reading online,

they suggest that it's very likely

that she will develop cancer.

- This isn't my area, Dad.

- No. - Does she have a specialist?

- No, I don't think she does.

- Okay. So I can put you in touch with someone.

They can answer questions.

- Yeah, maybe.

- [Clara] Yeah.

- That would be good. That would be...

- Okay.

Dad, you need to speak to Anita.

- Yeah. - She needs to

help you understand.

- Yes.

- [Clara] Okay?

- Yes. Thank you.

- Okay. I gotta go.

Don't steal drugs on the way out.

- (laughs) Though maybe I should.

- Right.

(gentle somber music) (hospital PA system chatters)

(birds chirping)

(upbeat electronic cell phone music)

(people cheering on cell phone recording)

(people laughing on cell phone recording)

(cell phone buzzing)

(cell phone clatters)

- [Aaron] Hi, you've called Aaron.

Please leave a message. Bye.

(phone line ringing)

Hi, you've called Aaron.

Please leave a message. Bye.

(phone line ringing)

Hi, you've called Aaron.

Please leave a message. Bye.

- [Glen] Can you see it?

(tradesman thudding)

- [Tradesman] Yes, I got it!

- Yeah, so if you... (cell phone ringing)

If you just follow the water.

Ella, hi.

- Hey, Glen!

Um, I'm so sorry to ask you this,

but is it all right if I could drop Lola off to you tonight?

- [Glen] No, of course.

I'd love to have her.

- [Tradesman] Hey, did you say there was only one-

- Wait, just a sec!

Sorry, I've got someone in the roof.

- (laughs) No, it's all right.

I'll let you go.

Um, is six o'clock all right?

- Yeah, perfect, yeah.

Oh, um, is Aaron-

- Thank you so much, Glen. I'll see you later.

- No, no, no. Looking forward to it.

- Thanks, Glen. - Yeah. No, thank you.

- Yeah. - Okay.

- Bye!

Bye.

♪♪ Feels like when you were young ♪♪

♪♪ Those moments are taking you now ♪♪

(upbeat dance-pop music) (car whooshing)

♪♪ Calypso Beach you're holding me ♪♪

♪♪ And I'm swimming in circles, in circles ♪♪

♪♪ Calypso Beach you're holding me ♪♪

♪♪ And I'm swimming in circles, in circles ♪♪

(cell phone ringing)

- [Aaron] Hi, you've called Aaron.

Please leave a message. Bye.

(voicemail beeps)

- Aaron, I just wanted to know

if you wanted to come around for dinner, or, um...

(door clunking)

So, uh, Ella's dropping Lola over

and so, anyway, yep, let me know.

Okay, bye.

There's a man in our roof.

- So you went and-

- Yes, I- - Yes!

- Called him. - Oh, good!

- How was your day?

- Well, not as productive as yours.

- So, Lola's coming over,

and I tried to talk to Aaron but he's not answering, so.

- So, what? Is she driving herself?

- Ah, yeah, I think so.

But, hang on, there's something I wanted to say.

Um, oh, yes.

So I made a booking with a very good travel agent.

- You did? What for?

- Actually, she's not really very good

but she's the reason why you and I met,

and I thought we could inquire about,

I don't know, you mentioning Greece?

- Yeah, but, darling, I didn't mean that we should-

- [Glen] I know. Let's just ask, yeah?

And the house sale might go through really well

and I really want to, yeah?

- Yeah, okay. Yeah.

- And...

Oh, bum!

- What?

- I'm meant to be meeting Sonia at the house

and now Lola's coming over. - Who's Sonia?

- She's the real estate agent.

- Oh, do you want me to go and meet with her?

- No, no, no, no, no.

No, no, I'll get Clara to meet her.

No, I want us to have dinner.

I'll cook. I'll cook.

- Okay. Well, I'll get us a drink.

- "Meet," um. (sniffs)

Oh!

No, not "fur!"

(gentle somber music) (birds chirping)

(people chattering) (light upbeat music)

- Ah, just a champagne, thank you, mate.

(Aaron sighs)

It's nice being back.

- Pardon?

- Oh, sorry, it's, um...

It's just good being back here.

I haven't been here in a few years.

To Sorrento. So.

- Okay.

- Yep.

Thank you, mate.

Thank you. Thank you.

(door clunking)

(group laughing)

(group chattering)

- Hey.

- Hi. - You came.

- [Aaron] Yeah, I-

- Or is this just a coincidence?

- Um, I just...

I just decided that I'd come.

- Wow!

- Yeah. It's crazy, right?

- Yeah.

- I love it.

Do you remember Aaron from work?

- Hi. - Hey.

- [Aaron] Hey.

- Are you gonna join us for lunch?

- Um, is that...

- You definitely need to come.

- Yeah? - Come on.

- [Aaron] Yeah.

(birds chirping)

- Thank you so much for doing this, Glen.

I really appreciate it. - Pleasure.

- Um, I'll probably be about two hours.

Is two hours all right?

- Yeah, please, take as long as you like.

- Thank you.

- Hello beautiful.

Hey? You don't know where Aaron is, do you?

- No. No idea.

I moved out of his house, so...

Well, your house, sorry.

- Ah, you moved out.

- Yeah. Yeah, it was only temporary, so.

But, uh, I don't Aaron took it very well.

- Oh.

Oh, we better find your dadda, eh? Yeah?

We'll cheer him up.

Yeah?

- I've gotta go. - Okay.

You go. Bye-bye.

- Bye.

- Say goodbye to Mamma.

(group laughing) (group chattering)

- Shall we have another?

- No.

- [Waiter] Another bottle?

- Say, yes. - No. I don't.

- Can I ask you a legal question?

- You have one work question.

- Objection! (group laughs)

- Okay, my- my dad, right?

- My dad. - Oh, here we go.

Daddy issues. (group laughs)

- My dad is selling the family house

and he's giving all his money to his new wife, right?

- What, all of it?

- Yeah, yeah. He's buying...

He's buying her house.

- From her?

- No, no. For her.

And the thing is, I don't even think she owns it.

- That happened to you.

- Oh, holy shit, yes, that did happen to me.

Well, not me, but my stepmum.

Gold-digger!

She had her eyes on the prize from day one, I kid you not.

She was like 21, and um, yeah,

suddenly she was dripping in all these jewels

and my dad went crazy for it.

We told him. We said, "Dad, what are you doing?"

(group laughs)

"I met this nice girl on Instagram,

"and she's gonna be your new mum!"

And we said, "No, Dad, you're crazy!"

(group laughs) (group chattering)

(light thoughtful ballad music)

♪♪ Lately I've been dreaming of a life ♪♪

♪♪ Told myself that there was only one ♪♪

♪♪ Maybe I've been holding on too tight ♪♪

♪♪ Aren't I supposed to know ♪♪

♪♪ 'Cause I've been dreaming that you love me in the morning ♪♪

♪♪ Love me when the morning comes ♪♪

♪♪ I've been dreaming that you love me when the fighting ♪♪

♪♪ Love me when the fighting's done ♪♪

♪♪ Oh, my love ♪♪

♪♪ Don't cry, love ♪♪

♪♪ I believe in us ♪♪

♪♪ I believe in us ♪♪

♪♪ Hm-hm-hm ♪♪

♪♪ I believe in us ♪♪

♪♪ I believe in us ♪♪

(Clara sighs)

- Clara.

Hey.

- [Clara] Hi.

- Sorry, you just missed it, unfortunately.

- I know, I know. Bummer.

Maybe you can send me a link.

- (laughs) Yeah.

You wanna join me for a drink? Gin?

- Oh, no, I don't drink. (laughs)

- Right. Wrong Clara.

Uh, just come from work?

- Yes.

Yes.

Um, two hip replacements and a gall bladder.

- Ah. Which reminded you of me.

- Uh, so where to after this?

- It's up to you.

- (laughs) No, I mean...

Um, I mean, um, on your tour.

- Oh.

Yeah, uh, Adelaide and then Auckland and then home.

(Johan laughs)

- You know I think about you on occasion.

Well, not you personally,

but, I just always thought I'd end up with someone like you.

It's why I waited for so long.

- Well, we're still young-ish.

(soft thoughtful music) (both breathing heavily)

- Thank you.

- [Jesse] Hey, Clara.

- Hi.

- [Jesse] What are you doing here?

- Shit.

Um, do you work here?

- I just started.

Um, saving up for my gap year.

I need to get far away from here for a while.

Um, are you okay?

- Yeah.

Ah, yeah, just meeting a colleague here.

Oh, I heard about you and Aaron.

That's sad.

- Yeah. (sighs)

Yeah, it's sad.

I think it will just take him some time

to work out how to juggle it all.

- It's never gonna happen.

If you wanna be with Aaron,

you're gonna have to be with Ella, and Lola,

and all those people in his life.

- How are you?

- Good.

Peter asked me to marry him.

I mean, I said no.

Please don't tell anyone that.

- [Jesse] Sure.

- I think I just don't want to marry his son

and his ex and their shit.

- Yeah.

(somber thoughtful music)

It's okay.

- Thanks.

- [Jesse] Nice to see you.

- Yeah, you too. Don't be a stranger, okay?

- [Jesse] Yeah.

I'll see you round.

- Okay. - Bye.

- [Aaron] I don't know, I think I'm just

questioning everything, you know?

My life choices.

- Coming to Sorrento?

- No, no, no, no, no, that- that- that was a...

That was a good thing.

But I, um...

I mean, the, you know, the big ones.

Law.

- You're not the first law graduate to question that.

- Yeah, and my other life choices.

- Oh, so apart from coming down here,

you have failed at life.

- Yeah, exactly.

- Oh! - Yeah.

Yeah, relationships, career, kids.

I mean, it sounds selfish, but...

- Are you waiting for me to say

it's not selfish at all? (laughing)

- Yes, please.

- Oh, well keep waiting, buddy.

Keep waiting. (laughs) (Aaron laughing)

Maybe we should go for a walk.

- Yeah, I'm all yours.

- What was that?

- What?

(Amy laughs)

I don't know what I just said.

- You said it!

- No, no, I don't know what I said.

- You said it. - Yes, yes,

that would be a great choice.

let's do that.

- Yeah.

- One more. - You can't take that.

- [Aaron] Yes, we can!

- No!

(birds chirping)

- Hello.

- [Anita] Smells delicious.

- Yes, just a stock for our soup tonight.

It's just bones, really,

and onions, carrots, celery, aromatics.

You can't go wrong, really.

- I just got an email.

- Oh, and- - I'm sorry, darling, what?

- No, no, I was just gonna say a dash of cider vinegar.

What were you gonna...

- [Anita] I just got an email from Richard.

- Right.

- He doesn't wanna sell.

- Oh.

Did he say why?

- [Anita] No.

- No.

Well.

Shit!

(birds chirping) (boat engines whirring)

- [Aaron] Should we go for a swim?

- [Amy] Oh. No, I am good.

- [Aaron] (gasps) Okay.

- I'm also good.

- Okay, okay.

I don't wanna go back.

- Mm.

I escaped too, when I had a young toddler.

God, 18-month-olds are the worst. You wait.

- How long did you leave for?

- [Amy] About a week.

- What did your partner, or husband, think?

- Well, he wasn't thrilled,

but he knew he didn't have a choice.

It didn't help, though.

It was fun for a week

and then when I came back, I just wanted more.

So are you gonna spend the rest of your days

in a hotel room?

- (laughs) It was booked out.

- Oh!

Oh.

In your car, then.

- Well, I was, you know,

hoping that I'd meet someone that I might know.

(mid-tempo pop music)

♪♪ And love me when, when your a mess ♪♪

(door clunking)

♪♪ And cut my fingers trying speak ♪♪

♪♪ And I get lost, lost in the current ♪♪

♪♪ Pushing us far from the places ♪♪

♪♪ We could go ♪♪

♪♪ Wasted, I'm blue ♪♪

♪♪ But I'm not confused ♪♪

♪♪ I get her restless ♪♪

♪♪ Tryna prove my words are baseless ♪♪

♪♪ Romance me ♪♪

♪♪ And I wonder ♪♪

♪♪ Time will tell if we can get from each other ♪♪

(Amy moans)

♪♪ Ah ♪♪

♪♪ I give in, I give up ♪♪

(Amy moaning)

♪♪ I let go of my feelings ♪♪

♪♪ And shall ♪♪

♪♪ Oh, yeah ♪♪

(birds chirping)

- [Julia] Hey.

- Oh, hi.

(clears throat) Oh, I should have got you a coffee.

- No, it's okay. I don't drink coffee.

Max!

- Thank you, for, you know, the sample.

Peter's a different person now.

- Because I'm not a liar.

- I don't think...

I never...

I don't think you're a liar.

- [Julia] It almost looks like he's a good dad, doesn't it?

- He is a good dad.

- It's just hard to believe he's the same guy

who was terrified of it.

- My guess is that you're both very different people

from what you were back then.

We all are, I guess.

- Yeah.

Come on, Max.

I'll see you next weekend.

- [Clara] Yeah, see you.

- Don't steal my footy. Give it back.

See ya, mate. - See ya.

See ya. - Bye.

(Peter clears throat)

I gotta go.

- [Peter] Mm-hmm.

- Are you coming?

- Definitely.

(gentle thoughtful music)

(Peter sighs)

- [Laurie] He definitely had a few too many.

- [Amy] Oh, but he's sweet.

- Aw! - He's a very sweet guy.

- [Tory] He's guttural.

- [Laurie] He will be sore today, though.

(group laughing)

- [Tory] Wait, so did he just go home?

- [Amy] Oh, I don't know. I went to bed early.

- [Laurie] I thought I heard your door close quite late.

- [Amy] No, I don't think so. (laughs)

- Did you hear him?

- Hey. - Oh, morning!

This'll make work interesting. (giggles)

- Hi.

- Morning.

- [Amy] How are you?

- Yeah, I'm great.

- Um, I kind of think...

Are you gonna go home today?

- Um, I don't know.

- Did you raid my bar fridge last night?

- No.

- Okay. Um, we've got a big day.

You know, spa, wineries, spa, day, sleep.

- Totally understand.

Um, I think I'm just gonna go get one more

breakfast champers.

So, um, I'll leave you to it.

Yeah.

Anyone else want champers?

- [Laurie] Ah, no, we're all good thanks.

- [Aaron] Okay, good choice.

(Aaron coughing) (Aaron vomiting)

- [Swimmer 1] Oh, no.

- [Swimmer 2] Get out!

(Aaron coughing)

- Sorry.

(group laughing)

- Still no reply from Aaron.

- Well, I don't want to do that.

- I might just give him a quick call.

- Okay.

(phone line ringing)

It's beautiful.

- [Amy] Hello?

- Oh.

Um, oh, hello?

Who's this?

- I'm Amy. I work with Aaron.

- Oh, I see.

Is he at work?

- No, he- he's on a girls' weekend in Sorrento.

Um, I don't actually think he's doing too good.

- How do you mean?

- He's been day-drinking

and he- he just threw up in the pool.

- Oh. - I think he needs-

- That's- - Someone to-

- Oh, um-

- [Amy] Come and get him.

He's not in a good place.

- I'll come and get him.

Um, Sorrento?

(birds chirping) (car horns faintly honking)

- As we move forward, I think that you both might benefit

from talking to other couples

who have been through the same sort of thing.

There's a group that meet regularly

that I can put you onto. - I don't think that-

- Okay.

- Yes.

Okay, yeah. Sure.

- And also, just have a read of these.

Um, there's another brochure I need to grab.

I won't be a tick.

The cost usually comes as a bit of a shock,

so I suggest you head home

and take some time in your decision.

Not too much time, obviously.

(door clunking)

(cell phone ringing)

- Oh, sorry.

Hello? Dad?

- Oh, darling, sorry, I can't talk for long.

But, um, your brother

is bothering a woman on a girls' weekend-

- What? - Out of town and he's drunk.

- [Clara] Oh, what are you talking about?

- Can you come with me to pick him up

and- and- and drive his car back?

- No, no. I have to work.

I, um...

Actually, Peter...

Peter can do it.

- Ah, yes, yes. No, great.

That'd be great. That'd be great.

- He said that you helped him last year,

with an anniversary gift?

- Yeah. Dad. - Tell him I'll pick him up.

- Now?

- [Glen] No, no, no, no, no, no. I'll call him.

Sorry, I've gotta go.

- [Clara] Okay, Dad, Aaron's fine.

- Okay. Bye, darling.

- [Clara] Okay, bye.

- I'm really sorry about that.

- Senior Love Romantica.

- Oh, my God, that's...

That's right.

- Yes. Uh, so, um, you- you were helping me with...

- Oh, that's right!

Your surprise!

- Yeah. And- And- And then I tried to cancel.

- Yes.

- But I'm very glad I didn't.

- Yeah, it was meant to be. (laughs)

- You're so beautiful. (laughs)

- Oh, thank you.

- And he's gonna take you to Greece?

- Well, we're gonna, if we go we'll take each other, really.

- We both thought we'd just have a look at all our options.

- Together?

- [Glen] Yes.

Thanks for doing this, Peter.

- [Peter] Oh, of course.

- You never really stop picking them up,

you know, from parties or other disasters. (laughing)

Once a father, always a father.

- Yeah.

You know, Max isn't really a party guy, so.

- Oh, well maybe he will be.

How old is he now?

- He's 16.

- Oh. - Hm.

- Oh, dear.

(both laughing)

That was a difficult time for us, with- with- with Clara.

I was completely at sea, sometimes.

- I can only imagine.

- (laughing) Yes.

No, most of the time I just made it up

as I went along, I think.

- Mm.

But you were there, you know.

That's more than most men, (inhales) myself included.

- Oh, well, you'll be better at it this time round.

- I will, yeah.

(traffic rumbling)

(car horns honking faintly)

- Hello.

- Hi. - Hi!

- Sorry, we're really early.

- Early?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

I thought there'd be more traffic.

Um...

Look, if you want, we can go for a walk and then come back.

- What? No, no, no.

No, don't be silly. Come on in.

Come in!

- [Cora] Peter should have said a later time for dinner.

- Yeah. - Peter. (chuckles)

He's coming.

He's running a bit late.

Come on in.

We're really, really happy to have you.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- [Clara] Thank you.

(gentle reflective music) (waves lapping)

(footsteps crunching)

- Ooh.

Dad.

Hi.

I, uh, spewed in the pool.

- I heard.

- Yeah, I think I'm in love with Amy.

- You're probably not.

- Hi. - Hey.

- What are you doing here?

- Um, well, I can drive your car.

- Where?

- Back home.

- Oh, no. I'm not going home.

(gentle thoughtful music)

- [Joseph] This is nice.

So much space.

- [Clara] Yeah, thank you.

- No pictures?

- [Clara] Pardon?

- Family pictures.

- Oh. Uh, yeah, I have mine in albums.

- Oh.

- [Clara] Uh, do you guys want anything to drink?

Um, wine? Beer?

- [Cora] Oh, no thank you.

- Tea?

- [Jesse] Oh, no thanks. I'm fine.

- [Clara] You sure?

Oh, fuck.

(waves lapping) (birds chirping)

- I'm sorry about the house,

you know, how- how- how it came up, selling it.

I...

It was not very sensitive of me.

- No, I don't care anymore.

- Oh, come on, you don't have to say that.

- I don't care, okay?

- It's a big adjustment.

Where you are right now.

The responsibility and-

- And suddenly you're not the center of the universe.

That's what scared me.

- Yeah.

I guess we all learn on the job, don't we?

As fathers.

It's- It's- It's getting the balance right,

that's the hard thing.

I mean, I think...

Well, Christine and I, we just put much too much emphasis

on work and on achievement.

And we were just so young when Clara was born.

Beginning of our careers.

Just took much too long to realize.

Well, I don't we ever did.

- What?

- Well, to realize where happiness is.

What's important, you know. (cell phone chiming)

- Yeah, but you were happy, though.

Dad?

Dad?

- Um, well...

No, yes, of course, but not...

Well, not always, no, not- not...

I mean, not like...

Um, actually, um, I need- need to-

- Dad. - Actually,

look, I'm gonna go.

Uh, Peter, are you okay to-

- Yeah. Yeah. - And Aaron?

Look, I'm sorry, but I have to say this.

You're not a child anymore, you're a father, right?

You can't run away from that.

Yeah?

Lola has to come first.

Right.

(gentle somber music)

(birds chirping)

(sirens wailing faintly) (cell phone ringing)

- [Peter] Hey.

- Hey.

Hey, um, Peter, your Mum and Joseph are here for dinner.

- Yeah, shit, shit.

Um, I forgot.

I invited them over.

- [Clara] Yeah. Yeah, I gathered that.

- Hi, Clara.

- Aaron.

Aaron, what the fuck did you do?

- Um, I don't know.

I just, um, uh....

(exhales) It's been hard, so just-

- [Clara] Oh, your life's not hard.

- Okay. - We'll talk about this

when you get back.

Um, Peter, why is your mum talking about an announcement?

- Yeah. Yeah, um, uh...

Well, I was expecting a, um, more positive outcome

from the question I asked the other night,

and I was gonna tell her tonight.

I'll be about an hour, so just stall them.

- Yep. Okay. - Okay.

- [Clara] All right, I'll see you soon.

And can you grab something for them to eat?

- Uh, yeah.

- Okay. Awesome.

I'll see you then.

(phone line clicks) (phone line beeping)

(Aaron exhales)

(Peter clears throat)

- So,

are you, um...

Is Clara pregnant?

- No.

No, it turns out I'm infertile.

- Well, I mean, I'm the one who should be infertile.

I'm not meant to be a dad.

(gentle thoughtful music)

- Being a dad is a privilege.

(door clunking)

Hi.

- Ah! (laughs) - Hi. Hi, hi, hi, hi

Hi. I'm sorry.

(Peter speaking in foreign language)

- And next time I will bring some family pictures

for you to put up.

- (laughs) Okay. Yep, that sounds great.

- Hey. - Hi.

- Um, can we just have one- one second?

- [Cora] Yeah.

(Joseph speaking in foreign language)

(Cora speaking in foreign language)

(Joseph speaking in foreign language)

(Cora speaking in foreign language)

- I wanna do this.

I wanna be a father with you, however it happens.

I wanna pick up our kid from parties, and other disasters.

And I'm terrified.

- I am too.

We might be shit parents.

- You won't be.

- Oh, no, there's every chance I will be.

And you might get scared and run away and-

- I won't. - You might.

- I won't.

I've done it before and it was shit.

And I won't do it again.

I can't.

(soft thoughtful music)

Okay.

- [Clara] Okay, so that's the announcement?

- Mm. - Okay.

- All right. (clears throat)

- Well?

Is it marriage?

- Cora!

(Cora laughs)

- Mum, Clara and I are gonna try for a baby.

- You're going to try?

- Yeah.

Uh, I'm gonna have some, um, trouble.

After everything that I did, I...

They say that I can't have children naturally.

So we're gonna get some help.

- Um, like IVF?

- Yeah. Yeah, sort of.

Mum?

(Cora sobbing)

- [Joseph] This is so wonderful.

- I'm really happy.

- Thanks.

Thank you.

Thank you.

- Joseph.

When are you gonna get married?

(gentle thoughtful music) (car horns honking faintly)

(door slamming)

- You can't hear me, can you?

- Sorry?

- When I say something you don't want to hear,

you just ignore it.

- Well, that's not fair.

- Well, then, why is Clara suggesting a surgeon to me?

- (sighs) Look, I went to talk to her.

- And I asked you to leave it alone.

- Yes, you did, but-

- But you don't care?

- Come on, of course, I care!

Look, I needed to talk to someone,

and you won't talk about it,

and the internet's completely terrifying,

so I wanted to talk to my daughter.

- Yeah, well, I don't mind that you talked to her,

but what I do mind is that you've both decided

that I need to see a surgeon.

Because why? Because- Because I haven't thought it through?

Because, um, I've made the wrong decision?

- No, that's not it at all.

She just suggested that I talk,

or maybe we talk with a specialist.

I mean, this is serious, Anita.

You could die from this.

- Well, I could get hit by a train, Glen!

- Yeah, but you can see this train coming from a mile away,

so why would you wanna step out in front of it?

- I've been through all of this many years ago, yeah?

And everyone had an opinion one way or the other,

and it was very, very draining.

- But I finally made my informed decision

and it was a huge relief, and I'm not going there again.

I won't and I can't.

- Right.

(dramatic pop music)

♪♪ I'm really close tonight ♪♪

(door slamming)

♪♪ And I feel like I'm moving inside her ♪♪

♪♪ Lying in the dark ♪♪

♪♪ I think that I'm beginning to know her ♪♪

♪♪ Let it go ♪♪

♪♪ I'll be there when you call ♪♪

♪♪ Oh, and whenever I fall ♪♪ (Glen yells)

♪♪ At your feet ♪♪

♪♪ You let your tears rain down on me ♪♪

(gentle reflective music)

(gentle reflective music continues)

(dramatic music)