Secret Smile

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A little something that might help

you in your current employ.

- Hey, Miranda.

- Hi. Happy birthday, David.

- How are you?

- Really well. Got loads of presents.

Er... champagne. I'll definitely fall over now!

Thank you very much.

So, what do you say? Come on.

Yeah. Come on. Let's go this way.

The last time I did this, I was nine.

- Really?

- Yeah.

And it was a pretty good birthday.

And I didn't cry...

- Oooh!

- Oh, are you OK?

DAVID:
No, no.

Hello.

Hi.

Are you a friend of David's?

No, I hardly know him.

What about you?

I've known him for a while.

How well do you know him?

Oh, erm... no, we're just friends.

Oh, OK. Good. Glad to hear it.

Cos... you're not right for him.

Oh, really? And how do you know?

I can just tell.

I think you need someone...

...taller.

Erm... l'm just gonna myself get a drink.

Where's the bedroom?

Bloody boots off!

- Oh, Jesus!

- That was erm...

- It was, yeah!

Maybe you should erm... just go now.

You know, just walk out the door,

and I don't even get to know your name.

Maybe I should.

On the other hand...

- Good morning.

- Morning.

I've never done that before.

What?

Taken a complete stranger home with me.

Thanks.

Well... l'm glad you experimented with me.

Erm... how long have you lived here?

Oh, I know. Long enough to put up shelves.

- I've got to get to work.

- Yeah, I've got to head off, too.

- What's your name, by the way?

Brendan. Brendan Block.

Pleased to meet you.

- Morning, guvnor.

- Morning.

Make 'em look the same all the way along.

- Yes, OK, but...

- There's Nick, look.

Hiya.

- It's looking good.

- You could get another room in here.

- Oi! No, he won't.

- No, I like what she's done.

Thank you.

Did you get the plans for the kitchen layout?

- Yep.

- And the specifications for the floor?

Yes.

- Are we still on budget?

- Of course.

I bet you've been on the phone to David,

checking up on me.

I might have given him a quick call.

Brendan Block. 30.

An entrepreneur.

Well, I set up a dotcom business

with a mate from university.

- Really?

- Mm. Flogged it recently.

Right.

Da-da-da!

Chicken a la olive oil.

From the Miranda Cotton book

of very fast food.

- That looks great, Mirrie.

- Thanks.

- So, you're 30 as well?

- Mmm.

Erm... an architect.

Er... you know David through

your friend Laura.

You've got one brother, one sister.

You got more out of him than I did.

Well, he's a bit pissed off with me,

but all's fair in love and war.

You're single at the moment...

because nobody's been good enough for you

That's one way of putting it.

Relationships are a leap of faith.

Don't you think?

Suppose so, yeah

Maybe it's time you jumped.

WORKMAN:
Do me a favour!

They're not real, are they?

Look at the size of them.

In your dreams.

God, Troy, don't do that!

- You're putting on make-up!

- Why aren't you at school?

Study day. Hey, I bought lunch.

I got some crisps. I couldn't remember

which sort you like, so I got quite a lot.

And then I got some healthy stuff,

but I got quite a bit of it, because...

I'm so sorry, but I'm going out.

- What, for lunch?

- Yeah.

Oh. OK. Well, I'll take it back. Do you think

they'll let me? I haven't got the receipt.

Well, don't worry.

Take it home and have it later.

Sh*t! I had it. Maybe I dropped it on

the floor on the way over. I'm so crap.

Is any of that going spare?

Cos I'm bloody starving.

- Yeah!

- Come and eat with us, then.

- You don't mind, boys, do you?

- No, it's fine, mate.

- What have you got there?

- Loads of stuff.

- Cakes and some biscuits.

- Dig in, boys.

Mick...

Thank you.

Sorry I'm late.

No, it's fine. It's just that

I haven't got much time now.

I have been waiting half an hour.

Well, we can always leave it.

No, no, I was just worried that

you weren't going to come.

I've been thinking about you all morning.

Have you?

Have you been thinking about me?

Erm... what are you drinking?

- It's shoddy. Look at that.

- Yeah, I'll get it sorted.

Why has this been replastered?

Well, the fella wasn't very happy

with it, so he's done it again.

Oh, what? Look at all this!

Look, you worry too much.

It's a building site.

Mick, that is unacceptable.

Tell me it's not gonna stay like that.

Of course not.

I'll get a chippie to sort it tomorrow.

- Today.

- Today.

We're behind.

That's the wrong light fitting.

That's the one they delivered.

- Did no-one check the order sheet?

- Well, somebody must have done.

I don't believe it!

Oh, Mick, did you phone the banks?

Oh, sh*t. I'll do it first thing in the morning.

OK, brilliant.

- See you tomorrow.

- Yeah, have a good night. See you.

Hello?

Hiya, babe.

Do you want some wine?

How did you get in?

I took the spare keys this morning.

You didn't ask.

I'm here all the time.

I don't see the problem.

It's not a problem. It's just...

I prefer to know if you're coming.

Point taken. I won't do it again.

Erm... I put your shelves up.

Thanks.

I've got to go out.

Erm... I'm seeing Troy tonight.

All right, sweetheart.

I'll just hang out here.

- That's my diary.

- Oh, come on!

- It's private.

- From when you were 18!

It's still private.

We shouldn't have secrets from each other.

It was in a drawer in my desk.

You must have been through everything.

How long have you been here?

Look, if it had been recent or something,

then I wouldn't have touched it.

The thought of you as a horny teenager!

- Brendan!

- All right, sorry.

Let me take you out to dinner.

- I'm going out with Troy.

- Mirrie...

My name's not Mirrie! It's Miranda.

Look... I think you should go.

Go where?

I don't want to see you any more.

- That's ridiculous.

- I mean it.

- It's special, what we have.

- We've known each other for ten days.

Miranda, I love you.

Just go.

You b*tch.

So, you've been leading me on, just like

you did with your sister's boyfriend.

"Michael kissed me today. Kerry's Michael.

We did it on Kerry's bed..."

Just piss off!

- If I go now, I'll never come back.

- I think I'll survive.

- Kerry, hiya.

- Hi.

- How are you?

- Good. You look lovely.

Thanks.

Ooh! Drinking at lunch time?

Er... yeah, well, I thought: Why not?

Well, I think I'll join you.

Are you all right?

Er... yeah, fine. Why shouldn't I be?

No reason. You just sounded a bit

anxious on the phone.

Oh, er...

- Anyway, cheers.

- Cheers.

So, how's things with you?

Fine. Just really busy.

I've nearly finished work on this property,

and the guy I work with, Nick,

he's really nice, actually.

He's developing loads of other stuff, so I

just hope some more work comes out of it.

- That would be great.

- Yeah.

Erm... I er... well...

I have a new boyfriend.

- Wow! That's brilliant!

- Yeah, it's about time, isn't it?

No. It's just really good

that you've found someone.

It's... it's just that it's a bit difficult.

- Oh, no, is he married?

- Oh, no, no, I'm...

Oh, God, I'm just so mad about him,

and you have loads of boyfriends.

- I wouldn't do this, otherwise.

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