Life

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How long? Six months. At most. Probably.

And where is Maya? I told ya I was seeing Kat tonight.

Well, you can't be here. I'm busy. Handyman?

I wanted sex. It's just not worth all the...

Sorry.

I've been driven out of my flat, and I know that if I stay here,

I am going to drink some of that wine.

20 years ago, I had an affair... with Helen,

and I thought, "What good would it do to tell you?"

You haven't noticed the ring, have you? Just step back completely,

and when you do, I'll persuade Hannah it's for the best,

get her to make no more demands on you ever.

I'm her dad. Mate, she's got a dad.

This is Gaby. I'm his girlfriend.

Right!

Don't fall off the wagon, because Maya needs you.

I can't imagine what problem your wife has with me, but...

She's dead. I beg your pardon?

Someone told me about your wife. I'm sorry.

Everyone makes mistakes. Right?

We should go out.

Give it a go, like exposure therapy.

HE LAUGHS You're my student.

Yeah, I know. I mean as a mate.

I deserve some love, some kindness.

We love each other!

Don't we?

I don't know if I do any more.

I don't know if I do.

You don't love me?

Because of Helen? No.

It was a long time ago, and I didn't tell you

because it meant nothing!

I was trying to protect you... Stop it.

I've never done anything like that before or since...

Henry, please listen to me. ..and despite all that,

all our time together,

you've just now decided you don't love me any more?!

Look, I'm just trying to... Interesting!

Really interesting.

Yes, it's hard for both of us, but we do love each other,

and whatever happens,

we are going to do it together, all right?!

That's exactly what I want, that we work through this together.

I don't want to hear it.

DOOR SLAMS

You can understand my difficulty.

That's why I came to you.

It's a moral question. Indeed.

I told him maybe I didn't love him any more,

but he just stopped me talking.

Said he didn't want to hear it.

Just walked away.

And given what's going on, maybe he's right.

Maybe it's selfish.

Six months?

Apparently.

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Maybe I should keep my feelings to myself, but I hoped,

if we talked,

that he'd understand,

that we could work it out somehow and things could change.

I conduct a lot of weddings here.

I talk to the couples about the commitment

they're making to each other.

We discuss the qualities that might be important.

Support, honesty, respect.

We talk about the flexibility a lifetime together requires.

As we seek to live authentic lives,

we must allow the space for authenticity in others.

But it won't be perfect.

Our lives are a process.

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Please... don't.

You try.

Fail.

Fail again.

LAPTOP BEEPS Fail better.

People change.

And grow.

A good marriage will allow for that.

Maybe you could talk to him.

No.

I think that's something you have to do yourself.

All he has to do is... listen.

Yes.

Well...

Thank you.

Of course. CLEARS HIS THROAT

Storm tonight.

What?

On the weather forecast.

They said there'll be a storm.

I want to talk about Personal Independence Payment. PIP?

Yes, PIP. I tried calling, but... PIP isn't anything to do with me. Yeah, I know, but I thought...

I agreed to meet about your benefits...

Look, they said I needed an assessment, so I go all the way there

to this room, in front of this man, who seems friendly, but...

There's nothing I can do. Listen,

I've put together all my medical notes,

and I don't think he's even looked at them.

Right? And I'm telling him about all the things that I can and can't do,

and he makes me feel like I'm lying, but I'm not. I'm telling the truth

about needing help with food and personal care and...

And by the end of it, I've lost my money.

The money that I've had for years...

Criteria have changed. I haven't changed!

The criteria... Actually, I have.

Right? It's got worse. I get loads of bad days recently.

And I've got arthritis in my hand from using it too much,

which gets worse and worse.

So, yeah, the criteria have changed, and I want to know why.

That's not my...

It's those without any voice that have been hit

by the brunt of austerity!

Poor people, disabled people... Hannah, I think maybe that's enough... It hurts!

It's not just my arm.

Right? It affects the whole side of my body.

It affects the way I walk and the way I sleep.

I just need to speak to a human being.

I'm not begging.

That is my money that I'm entitled to,

to allow me to live my life like anyone else...

If you don't leave, I'll have to call someone.

Uh, what are you doing?

Why didn't you back me up?

I didn't have a problem with the pencils.

I'm being serious! You were on her side.

A hand on my lap, trying to silence me!

I just didn't think it would help.

"Hannah, maybe that's enough." It's not nearly enough!

This isn't activism, this is my life!

We're getting married, and I need you to understand this,

and more than that, I need you to share it with me.

Right, you're not.

I want passion and outrage, not embarrassment!

It's not my fault.

Come on, let's just...

Don't come home.

What?

Stay at your parents'.

We haven't had any time apart since the baby arrived,

and I used to get it, but now you're always around, for some reason.

Paternity leave?

Are we OK?

You still want to...? What?

God, yes, Liam! I still want to get married.

I just need some space, OK?

Just say yes!

Two pillars. What?

It's what they say a good relationship is -

two pillars holding up a roof,

and if they're too far apart, the roof falls down...

...but it's the same if they're too close together.

Bang.

Just say yes.

Yes.

Get what you needed? Just extra clothes.

So, it's my birthday tomorrow.

I know. I'll be 16.

I'm aware of that.

I thought I might have a party?

Here?

Yeah.

CLEARS HER THROAT Right.

Well, firstly, well done for asking.

That's considerate. Patronising.

But I'm afraid, since you arrived,

I'm forever tidying this flat

and I don't want a bunch... Wouldn't be a bunch.

Maybe you wouldn't invite a bunch, but you put it on Insta-thing...

Instagram. It's called Instagram. That's not a thing you can't know.

You put it on there, anyone could turn up.

My Instagram's private.

We'll do something else.

Like what?

I don't know.

Uh... A cake!

OK, I'll go out instead, then. Tonight.

Kat offered, so... Out?

Yeah, you know what going out is, right?

You've at least seen other people do it.

You're not old enough.

That's my problem.

If I really can't have a party, I've got no choice.

Fine.

Go out.

Have fun.

Private medicine's a different world, isn't it?

Yes, well, let's not get into all that.

I have to pay the bills, and I'm not charging you.

It's none of your business.

You know, when I told this man the bad news,

his first thought was of you.

He said, "What about Gail?

"We won't tell Gail until we have all the facts.

"Not fair otherwise."

But you have the facts now?

Gail, take it from me,