45 Years Page #4

in another part of the country.

Then these broads wouldn't be here at all.

Piano Concerto In A Minor Op. 16

Is that Geoff?

Yes, it is, yeah.

What's he doing?

Is he smoking again?

Looks like it.

You should get him to shave

before the big day too.

- Hello, Geoffrey.

- Hello, Lena.

Hope you've got your speech prepared.

I want to hear nice things

about Kate on Saturday.

So, I hear you don't want to

go to the Crawley's lunch.

I don't mind if you don't,

but I wondered why.

I just don't.

You've been looking forward

to seeing everyone again.

You've been talking about it for weeks.

- Why don't you want to go?

- I've got me reasons.

Which are?

Why does it matter to you if I go or not?

It doesn't, but it's been arranged.

So?

So you can't just back out of things

simply because you don't feel like it.

Even when you have reasons.

And George will be very upset.

He's...

well, he's been organising it for weeks.

- And he's your friend.

- Oh, fine.

- Then you'll go?

- Well, that's what I said, didn't I?

Some days, we forgot all about

getting to Italy. Just stayed put.

We were being heedless.

I think that's the word I'm looking for.

Heedless?

Heedless.

Back in her Berlin, the Wall was going up

and in America

we'd just had the Bay of Pigs.

But up there,

we weren't thinking about all that.

Weren't thinking about our future.

But, at the same time,

we weren't heedless at all.

How can you be when,

when you know what your purpose is?

When every day seems to have

some point to it.

Finding somewhere to stay, finding food.

And the days we didn't go anywhere,

they seemed just as purposeful

as when we set out in complete seriousness

at four in the f***ing morning.

I-I think, um... I think that's

the worst part of getting decrepit,

losing that... purposefulness.

I-I was remembering today

how we used to see these flowers.

Some sort of violet, I think they were.

They'd find a patch of grass

where the snow had melted

and they'd just spring up.

I know they were only flowers,

but they seemed so determined.

Brave, even.

And that's how I see Katya and me.

Wandering around,

turning our backs on civilisation.

Brave?

In a way.

Don't you think?

Not really.

Why not?

I mean, what were you actually doing?

You're just climbing up

some bloody mountain.

Well, I'm not saying

what we did was out of bravery.

I think you were just chasing a girl

who wanted to be chased.

You didn't know her.

No.

I didn't.

I'm tired.

I want to ask you something

before we go to sleep.

What's that?

If she hadn't died,

if you had got to Italy,

would you have married her for real?

But we didn't get to Italy, did we?

And she did die.

Yeah, but if you had.

I thought you didn't

like theoretical questions.

Just answer me.

Yes.

Yes, you would have married her?

Yes.

We would have married each other.

I don't think I can

talk about her any more.

I know I said I could, but I can't.

Anyone you know still there?

What? No, they're all new.

OK, then, I'll see you later.

Yeah.

Hang on.

Just try and enjoy yourself today.

Yeah. I'll try.

Romance In D Flat

Max, shut up!

Oh...

Hello.

- Mrs Mercer?

- Yes, it is.

Hi, it's George the DJ.

Oh, yes, I-I meant to call you.

I need the songs for Saturday.

Er, song? Oh, songs, yes.

Er... just a minute.

Um...

- Happy Together by The Turtles.

- OK, good choice.

For What It's Worth

by Buffalo Springfield.

Um, Your Precious Love by Marvin Gaye.

And Higher And Higher by...

I don't remember who that's by.

Is it Jackie Wilson?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- What about Your Song by Elton John?

- No. No Elton John.

What else? I-I haven't got my list.

The Moody Blues?

That's enough.

What about your first dance?

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by The Platters.

Yeah, thank you. Thank you so much.

Goodbye.

How was it?

F***ing endless.

You wouldn't f***ing believe

what they've done to the place.

It's all been streamlined.

My first job on the floor

doesn't exist any more.

I tell you, if I was still in management,

I wouldn't have let that happen.

And the unions, they don't give a sh*t.

Well, maybe they do

and nobody takes any notice.

A-And how the lads have descended

into old age, it's not pretty.

And there's George,

wanging on about his f***ing ukulele.

The worst part of it

is that they all seemed interested.

And Len, he's got a villa

on the Algarve.

Do you remember Red Len?

We used to call him Len-in,

and now all he can talk about

is playing golf on the Al-f***ing-garve

with his grandson, who's a banker.

Red Len, with a banker for a grandson.

F*** me!

Comment Disaient-Ils

Hello, ladies. Have a good day, ladies.

Would anybody like one,

this week's Big Issue?

Could I interest you in a Big Issue?

Would anybody like one,

this week's Big Issue?

Good afternoon, love.

Spare a couple of minutes?

I'd love to tell you a bit about

this charity we've got going on.

Um, I'm not interested.

No? No problem.

Can I help you?

- May I sit down?

- Yeah, please do.

- Is there somewhere you have in mind?

- No, I...

I want to know if a man has been in here.

It's my husband.

We've used you a few times

and I wondered if he'd been in.

Um, was he enquiring about Switzerland?

- Been a long time.

- Yeah, sorry.

I've been...

Well, town was very busy

and the bus back was... Sorry.

I went to the travel agent today.

- What?

- I went to the travel agent.

Are you going to Switzerland?

- No. I'm not.

- Why not?

Well, I can't walk to the village

without... without sitting down.

How am I going to climb

a f***ing mountain?

And that's the reason?

No, Kate, that's not the reason.

Because if you do go, and if I...

Oh, Christ, Kate. This isn't about Katya.

Please, stop saying her name.

- I can't bear it.

- It isn't... It isn't about Katya.

It is.

Of course it is.

Like me discovering

what this smell is around the house.

- Oh, please.

- And it's her perfume, OK?

It's like she's been standing

in the corner of the room all this time,

- behind my back.

- Oh, come on.

And it's tainted everything.

All our decisions, where we go

on holiday, what books we read,

what dog you want to choose,

what music we want to listen to.

And the big things, too.

Especially the big things.

She's had nothing to do with any of that.

I'd like to be able to tell you

everything I'm... thinking,

and everything I know,

but I can't.

Do you understand that?

Yeah.

Yes, I do.

All I want now is for you

to just come to the party tomorrow.

- Of course I'm going to come.

- I really need you to want to be there.

Yes, I do want to be there.

Because it's one thing me knowing

I haven't been enough for you.

It's something...

..altogether different

that everyone else feels it, too.

You really believe

you haven't been enough for me?

No. I think I was enough for you.

I'm just not sure you do.

Ah, Kate.

That's terrible.

- Have you taken your pills today?

- No.

Then I'm going to get them.

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