Secrets & Lies Page #8

Blue.

My brother's doin'

a party for her.

That's nice. It takes

the strain off you.

Yeah, well. There is that.

- Shame YOU ain't comin'.

- Ah.

Meet your new family.

- Oh, sweetheart!

- What?

I nearly forgot!

Happy birthday

for Sunday. It's...

Oh, you shouldn't have bothered.

It ain't nothing much.

Aw.

Aw, thank you.

Don't start crying.

Perhaps I should ask him.

- What?

- If I can take someone.

I don't know.

It's a family thing.

You're family, ain't ya?

I'm proud of you.

Listen, Maurice, sweetheart -

I wanted to ask you a favour.

'Oh, yeah? What's that, then? [/]

You know the party Sunday?

'Barbecue. Yeah.'

Yeah. Can I bring a mate?

Sweetheart?

Hello?

Is it a bloke?

'Course it ain't a bloke! '

Chance'd be a fine thing!

'Who is it, then? '

Just someone at work.

We've been out a few times.

I was meant to have seen her

Sunday only I forgot.

'Ls that all right? '

I suppose so.

What d'you mean, you suppose so?

No, it'll be fine.

I'll have to

check it out, though.

Who with?

Listen, if I don't phone back,

bring her, all right?

I don't wanna upset nobody.

'No, don't worry.'

Are you sure, then?

Yeah, yeah, no problem.

'OK, then, sweetheart.

'Lookin' forward to it.'

Say hello to Roxanne for me.

'Yeah.'

Tada, then.

'Bye.'

Listen, I spoke

to my little brother today

and he says it's all right.

D'you wanna come?

Ooh, I dunno.

I told him you was me mate.

I'd still feel a bit awkward.

'Don't be daft.

You'll be with ME, won't ya? '

It wouldn't feel right.

I thought you wanted to come.

Yeah.

'Of course, if you've

changed your mind... '

- I was lookin' forward to it.

- Oh, I know.

- What d'you think, then?

- All right, I'll come.

You're comin'?

'Yeah.'

Listen, I'll give you

a ring later in the week

and give you the address.

OK, then.

'OK. Tada, then.'

Bye-bye.

Jesus!

You should've just said yes.

Makin' me look like a... Oh!

I can hardly say no now.

That's up to you.

We don't know anything

about this person.

Some new mate. They've

been out a few times.

Two hysterical nutters.

I'm glad she's got a friend.

I'm gonna have a great time(!)

Thought I'd ask Jane as well.

Anybody else you want to invite?

We've only got

four garden chairs!

Oh, give us two

of them painkillers.

There you go.

D'you fancy some fish and chips?

Don't be sarcastic.

I wasn't. Sorry.

Cheers, mate.

[Knocking]

There's a bell here.

Don't. I've just done

the knocker.

All right.

Hello there.

Hello, sweetheart.

You got here in one piece?

Long time no see.

Yes. Thank you.

Hello, birthday girl.

All right, Monica?

- Look at you.

- This is Paul.

- Hello, Paul.

- How d'you do?

[Monica] Nice to meet you.

There's Maurice.

Now come away in.

- Hi, Jane.

- Hello, Monica.

This is Jane. Maurice just

picked her up from the station.

[Cynthia] Here he is!

Hello, sweetheart.

Hiya.

[Roxanne] All right, Maurice?

I got you that.

- You didn't have to do that.

- It's all right.

This is Paul. Maurice.

All right, mate.

Ain't you got one for me?

'Course I have. Hello, darlin'.

Don't kill him.

You've landed on your feet

here, ain't ya?

This is Jane,

my lovely assistant.

- I talked to you on the phone?

- Yeah.

- Can I take your coats?

- Yes.

Drink? Red, white,

rose, beer?

- I'll have white.

- Beer.

Thanks a lot.

- Cynth?

- White, please.

- Jane?

- Rose.

Okey-doke.

- Where's the friend?

- I've no idea.

You got an ashtray, darlin'?

There's one on the coffee table.

I didn't think

you'd have given up.

One of the few

pleasures in life.

- These are very bright.

- Don't you like 'em?

I'll just put them in a vase.

- What's that there for?

- We like it.

Oi, don't laugh.

It's stupid.

[Maurice] One of my early works.

Miserable little git.

[Roxanne] You was

f***in' around.

Oi, mind your language.

- How's work, then?

- It's all right, yeah.

- Still enjoying it?

- Yeah.

- When you goin' to college?

- Shut up.

- You're goin' to college.

- I ain't.

- You got a good brain.

- Don't wanna use it.

- Suit yourself.

- I will.

Paul's a scaffolder.

Yeah, your mum said.

Bet that's hard work.

It can be, mate.

- Especially in the winter.

- That's right.

I wanted to give it

a Mediterranean feel.

It's a lovely kitchen.

- And this is... Oops!

- A big lavatory.

The downstairs toilet.

Handy if you're in the garden.

It's really convenient.

I think the peach tones

make it quite tranquil.

Yeah.

So you know where it is

if you need it.

Now... Excuse me, Jane.

This is the garage.

I thought it was a cupboard!

- Is that a new car?

- Yes, that's my car.

What was wrong

with your other one?

Nothing.

I'll show you upstairs.

We'll start with this.

Oh.

There's the tank.

Where I keep towels

and bedlinen.

Your airing cupboard.

Mm. Not very capacious.

This is Maurice's bathroom.

It's green. Matches your tank.

These all new carpets,

are they, sweetheart?

Oh, yes.

And this is the master bedroom.

It's more like the bridal suite!

It's beautiful!

I've always wanted

a four-poster.

I can see Maurice

thrashing about in there(!)

It is a king-size.

It's out of a fairy tale.

- Bet this cost a bob or two.

- It wasn't cheap.

And here's another lavatory.

That bathroom's mine.

The en-suite.

You've got one each?

Nice, ain't it, Jane?

It's like a hotel.

Don't want to

trip over each other.

Oh, you've got

everything, Monica.

- So where's this friend?

- He's here.

- No. Your mum's.

- What you talkin' about?

She asked if she could

bring a friend from work.

- First I've heard.

- Is it?

- She never mentioned it?

- No.

Peculiar.

That must be who

she's been goin' out with.

She's a dark horse, ain't she?

- Hello.

- No, I'm sorry...

I'm a friend of Cynthia's.

Yes. Yes, of course.

Hello, sweetheart!

- Hello.

- I thought you were, uh...

Come on in.

That's me mate, Hortense.

Hi.

That's me brother's wife.

Pleased to meet you.

- Monica.

- Hello, Monica.

Come on out the back,

meet me brother.

OK.

Can I take your coat...?

- Hortense.

- Hortense.

- Hortense.

- Thank you.

This is me little

brother, Maurice.

Pleased to meet you, Maurice.

Ain't that little.

That's Hortense.

- Hortense.

- Yeah, that's right.

And this is

me daughter, Roxanne.

Oh, happy birthday.

Oh, you didn't have to

do that, sweetheart.

It's OK.

- That's Paul, her intended.

- He ain't me intended.

And this is, um...

- Jane.

- Maurice's assistant.

- Hi.

- Very nice to meet you.

That's nice, innit?

- Drink? Red, white, rose?

- White, please.

Thanks. That's really nice.

You're welcome.

- We'll have it later.

- No, don't waste it.

I've got some to have

with the cake.

We thought you'd got lost.

I took a few wrong turns.

- In a minicab?

- She's got a car.

- Thanks.

- There you go.

Who wants a top up?

- I'll have one.

- Not for me.

Would you like

a crisp, Hortense?

No, I'm fine. Thanks.

I only met Paul for

the first time today, Hortense.

- He's a scaffolder.

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