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and ignore the fact that he's shagging his secretary within five years.

and b*tch about him at dinner parties,

knowing that won't leave because he's scared of the alimony.

and have sex once every six weeks,

And listen to him going on and on about,

how much he adores the children.

While doing nothing to actually take care of them.

and have perfect hair.

that get this kind of pinched face

and never saying what you actually mean!

and develop an insane Pilates habit.

and buy a dog or a horse.

and develop a crush on the riding instructor.

and would that your husband,

take up jogging when he hits 40.

and buy a Harley.

And know that every day,

he goes into the office,

and looks at the young men

and feels like somehow he got suckered.

and leave him anyway.

And come back here

To give the children a happy childhood.

-whoa

There were a lot of divorced handovers at the cafe.

I am sorry.

How did you end up in that cafe?

Trina made a bet that I couldn't get a job

in 24 hrs.

I proved her wrong.

And you stayed there six years.

Way to go!

I was supposed to leave

I had a place at Manchester.

What you were going to study?

Fashion!!

And why didn't you go?

Do you know what I see when I look at you?

Do not say potential.

potential.

You have to widen your horizons Clark.

you only get one life.

And it is actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.

Well you, you need a shave.

If that beard gets any longer, I'll be picking food out of it.

And Ill have to sue you

for undue distress in the workplace

You're changing the subject.

Yeah, I am.

fine.

I'll let you.

You're really going to do this?

I'm, uh,

really going to do this.

My mother will be so happy.

yes, well.

we won't let that put us off.

you've got a funny look on your face.

Please do not tell me you shaved off my eyebrows.

Only the one

Freedom?! You call this 'freedom'?!

We all agreed to it

not the specifics, Jesus!

If I hadnt noticed the Swiss postmark

We made an agreement with Will.

six months.

No, I only agreed so that we had six months,

to change his mind.

I can not believe

That you are willing to help our son end his life!

I'd rather that,

than risk him trying it again, alone

It wasn't a cry for help, Camilla,

he meant it and you know that.

and this way we can be with him,

supporting him.

loving him.

He's my son!

Yes, he's my son, too!!

it's his choice.

and this is what he wants.

You know how much pain he's in.

God!

He gave me six months

We can still persuade him.

and do you think the pretty waitress is going to do that?

Now

Can I have the letter, please?

Please?

DIGNITAS:

Apparently, the shave was your idea.

nice one, looks great!

Bye!

I need you.

I know that we need the money,

but this is horrible!

I'm basically just on suicide watch.

I am not going back.

- Yeah

- What?

c'mon, say it

I was thinking about him.

Lou, you can't leave him.

they've got money, right?

I do not want their money!

No, not for you, idiot girl.

look

If this is what he really wants

the use the time he's got left. Make it special

ask the Traynors for a budget.

And go crazy, organize, I dunno

swimming with dolphins, skydiving.

A nice sexy lap dance?.

city-boys always like a lap dance.

Katrina Clark!

a bucket list.

show him how good this time can be.

Take him to places, make him laugh.

bloody hell!

But Trina, what if

that list could do more than that?

What if it could make him change his mind?

Fiction section

Walking Papers

Sport

Sport and Rehabilitation

Will's barely left the house in two years

- and we have tried.

- Yes, but we haven't succeeded.

If Louisa can come up with things that Will is able

and prepared to do, then that's all for the good, surely!

sports, concerts

I'd love to see him do any of these things.

okay, okay.

Louisa, if you can get me a schedule

Ill see if I can shift things around in my diary.

No!

Let do it for himself.

Will needs to be allowed to feel like a man

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Okay.

alright.

Oh my God! what have you come as?

I don't care what you think.

Even if you have got a new haircut!

You look like a mad woman.

an oddly cheerful mad woman.

We're taking Nathan to see the horse racing.

the horse racing?

Yes, Nathan's never been.

Yes, it is true.

and besides, I've got five pounds

On Man Oh Man at eight to one.

my Dad's mate Jimmy ..

said that he's a sure thing.

Just a wild guess

you haven't been racing before either, have you, Clark?

There is a perfect spot!

Right, we're so lucky!

are you sure this isn't going to sink?

No, it's fine. It's gonna be great.

Thanks. That's alright

yeah.

um

What

We need to push.

okay.

Whoa sorry!

don't worry, it's only cashmere.

- yeah, it's stuck.

it's fine, it's gonna be fine.

- oh, excuse me!

- Okay?

Hi. Hi.

Sorry

Do you..would you be able to help us with the

Cause we're a bit stuck.

- We're fine.

- we are not fine.

you're very kind

carefully!!

How are we doing?

Were doing well, doing well.

Brilliant!

I thank you very much. Thank you, thank you.

- Thanks guys. Thank You.

You Guys, we're here! It's gonna be fun!

Look! look, look, look, look! There he is.

Don't you think he looks like a sure thing?

Huh, Will?

You're going to lose.

How would you know that?

His ears are flat, his coat is dull.

And he's got a funny walk.

Great.

So you know everything about horse racing, too.

No.

I just look, process information

And I make decisions.

and that horse is definitely not going to win.

yeah, well, I like him.

Sometimes you just have to go with your gut.

I'm gonna go and place my bet.

they're lining up at the gate now

The start is on us

and theyre off!

Man o Mann, apparently took the day off.

Whoa, this is nice!

Yes, nothing like being spoon fed in public.

Hello, we want a table for three, please.

Of course, if I could just see your badge?

Sorry?

This restaurant is for Premier badge holders

Oh, well we

We've got the pink badges.

I'm sorry, we can only serve Premier badge holders

okay, are there any other restaurants?

Well, theres our relaxed dining area

And there are stalls outside

The Pig In A Poke

does a nice hot roast in a bun..

with applesauce.

Sharon, can I call Sharon?

So it's

a quiet Monday afternoon and youve,

got a lot of empty tables.

we want to buy a really expensive meal.

And we do not want to eat pork rolls in a stall

- even with applesauce!

I am very sorry, you need a premier are badge,

it's the policy.

ok, ok, ok.

so how much

for a premier area badge?

what would you like, another ten more, perhaps twenty.

we don't sell badges madam

This is a restaurant!

You will need to go to the ticket office to buy it.

Louisa?

Let's go.

No, no, no! This is not fair!

We've come all this way!

Louisa?

I'm not hungry.

No! I'm just gonna run and get the badges

And then we will have our meal.

and you will see that we

well be fine once we've eaten.

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