Any Questions for Ben? Page #10

Excuse me... excuse me...

For admission to the degree

of Masters in Psychology -

Stuart Banford.

Doesn't make you want to come back,

finish your degree?

No, they don't really teach

what I need to learn.

Oh, how's your crisis going?

It's good, Dad. It's really good.

Glad you brought it up.

- Don't do that.

- I'm kidding.

- I know.

- It's not...

I do worry.

- Kelly couldn't make it today?

- That's no longer happening.

She broke up with me, Mum.

At least you got past

the three-month mark.

Don't know what's wrong with me.

- I do.

- Sweetheart.

Chronically disengaged due to

a morbid fear of narcissistic injury.

She doesn't know

what she's talking about.

She just got a Masters in Psychology.

We're both in trouble.

Apparently I fear intimacy.

I said, smile.

- I reckon billiards is our sport.

- Snooker.

Gentlemen, gentlemen.

Momentarily hold your balls.

Before I get each of you

to say a few words,

it's incumbent on me as best man

to be the first.

Look at this guy, the quiet achiever.

A man who travelled 60 miles

to be here tonight in a carriage

will buy a horse with gout.

Maybe it's because I'm about to be

without a job,

pretty soon I won't have an apartment,

just got dumped in a hot-air balloon...

Russian ex came out as a lesbian...

- I think the term is 'bi', Andy.

- Was she bi?

Played mixed doubles.

Anyway it makes me realise

how much this bloke does have.

Thank you,

that was really cool, man.

It's weird to be the designated

driver at your own buck's night.

Yeah, it is. But with the wedding

I don't want to get too shabby.

Smart thinking. See you Saturday.

Oh, um... you cool with Alex

coming to the wedding, yeah?

- Yeah.

- Sure?

Yeah. Yes. Mate, I'm fine.

OK.

Just as long as she hasn't turned gay.

Hcy...

How did you know that Em was the one?

It's not how it works, Ben.

It's about you first.

You know, you gotta get that sorted out

before...

...you...

- Yeah. Yeah.

And all this time I've been turning

to Andy for advice.

Thanks.

- Good morrow, sir.

- Good morrow.

And thanks again for tonight, man.

See ya.

- If you could stick to the positions.

- Yeah.

Sorry, Father.

- Family priest.

- Yeah, I picked that.

Oh, f***! Sorry, Father.

Ah, heard it all before.

Isn't she just beautiful?

Yeah, she is.

She is going to say, 'I do', isn't she?

I don't know, kinda hard

to tell her intentions.

- Ben!

- Yes, she'll say, 'I do'.

- Please.

- Sorry.

...love takes time, love is an adventure.

- I do.

- Not done yet.

Emily also asks of you, do you accept

that love can change,

that love can grow,

that love needs care,

that love needs worry

and that love above all,

thrives on joy and forgiveness?

I definitely do.

- Just, I do.

- I do. Definitely.

Emily.

Nicholas has a question of you

which he has written

in the language of the sacred.

The language of the eternal - Latin.

A lovely idea.

I'll read and then I'll translate.

- That's beautiful!

- I haven't translated it yet.

You are, you were,

you'll always be my love eternally.

I need to know but one thing.

- I do.

- I haven't asked the question yet.

I don't think I'm going to last.

Well...

Do you promise to love without fear?

Yes.

And let each other be our fortune?

Oh!

- Say, I do.

- I do. I do. I do.

Just the one is fine.

Ahem. You can kiss her now.

In your own time.

Thanks.

No rice. No rice in the church.

Great, and can I just have

the bride and groom, please?

Just come closer...

Looking at the camera. That's it.

So, Nils couldn't make it?

No, no. Nils and I are actually having

some time apart.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Had a dark side, did he?

No. No... he didn't.

Of course not.

And...

The face of harness racing?

Yeah, turns out

she did have a dark side.

So we're taking some time apart too.

We should do ballroom dancing.

Yeah, you're right.

# I see your face again

# I know my frame of mind

# You ain't got to be so blind

# I was so blind

# So very blind

# I'm a woman

# Oh, that's what I am

# I live and I breathe for you

# But what good does it do

# If I ain't got you

# If I ain't got you. #

We weren't exactly surprised

when Nick and Em got engaged.

They have a great deal in common.

They both shave their legs for a start.

As it happens that man is now a judge.

But hc sends his regards

and a court order.

I don't know the ins and outs of it,

but Em now qualifies

for a handicapped car spot.

Allow me to finish on the future.

Listening to what was said

in the church today,

it struck me,

I think for the first time in my life

what an amazing thing it is

to ask someone to marry you.

Standing there, neither of you know

what's going to happen,

and so you can't promise

anything really, except yourself.

A promise that no matter

what happens, you'll be there.

Even more amazing is the answer.

'I do'.

Not 'I will' or 'I might',

you don't think or hope or wish...

or want.

You do.

A simple, unconditional 'I do'.

A lifetime in two words.

- How did he...

- Don't analyse it, honey.

To the bride and groom.

Bride and groom.

Very nice. Alright, out you go.

Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is this?

What's going on here?

This is interesting.

Emily. Nicholas.

Ooh!

- Oh, Jesus!

That's it. That's all I got.

So get out of here.

Thank you.

Go, go. See you.

# Gonna burn your name

right across the sky

# So I'll never forget

what the feeling's like

# Burn your name

right across the sky

# So I'll never forget

what the feeling's like

# Burn your name

right across the sky

# So I'll never forget

what the feeling's like

# Burn your name

right across the sky

# So I'll never forget

what the feeling's like

# I want every single soul to know

# That I love you for what you are

# So I sound the bells

that praise your precious heart

# I want every single soul to know

# That I love you for what you are

# So I sound the bells

that praise your precious heart. #

- Hi.

- Hi.

Did you really notice me back at uni?

Yeah. Of course I did.

You used to carry around

a large musical instrument case.

Was it a tuba? Or a bass sax?

No, I never played an instrument, Ben.

No? You used to wear a tracksuit,

I remember that. Bright red.

You were training

for the weight-lifting team, I think.

- I never played any sports.

- With those shoulders?

You're kidding me.

- Keep going.

- OK.

Come on.

You used to sit at those wooden tables

in the caff

and your friends used to fill up

the seats around you,

like they were drawn by something.

Your 'aughter maybe.

I used to watch all of that and think...

'Wow. I should go over there. '

God...

I don't want to get on another plane.

Hey, you know what you need?

Bakery products.

Yep. Really rich, full of butter,

French.

Breakfast on the rooftop -

it's my specialty. Alright?

Alright, prepare to be amazed.

I can't cook, but I can reheat.

Thank you. Uh...

You know, I hate to be practical,

but I'm on a plane in seven hours.

- Alex...

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