Promised

Love is a wonderful thing.

You meet, you fall in love and you get married. In that order.

But love, like life, is never perfectly arranged.

Sorry, Jeff, we have to go visiting.

- Always? - Come on, Robert.

My dad says we have to show respect.

- Good to go? - Yep.

Go and sit with the men.

Oh, I can't play cards.

Mama.

There was a time when arranged marriages

were not uncommon in our community.

Someone knew someone

who was suitable to someone.

Them two?

What do you think, compare?

It was the way it was.

We even had a word for it, combinare.

To arrange.

But the world was changing and so were we.

Some of us sooner than others.

Is Compare Joe the Godfather?

Well, yes, he is your godfather.

You know what I mean.

I've read the book.

Look, Angela, Compare Joe's family,

like your dad's, have been here a long time.

Helped lots of people in business.

Look at me.

Grazie, I'll take those.

Think big, Joe.

Falla.

You know what they say about you?

Yes, I do.

He said, "The only thing more nauseating

than my romantic clichés

was my two dimensional heroine."

He hated it.

I'm sure he didn't hate it.

He hated it.

Oh, yeah.

I finished it this morning.

I feel both empowered and helpless now.

- Try being Italian. -

Tom!

- What are you doing here? - Hey, babe.

I'm taking you to lunch.

Hey, Emma.

So, just got these printed.

One for you, a couple for you.

Tom Bell Entertainment.

It's very professional.

It is professional, isn't it?

If my Nonno saw me eating with these chopsticks,

she'd have kittens.

Ah, bravo.

Thank you.

Got you something.

- What's that? - It's not a ring, don't worry.

Tom, it's beautiful.

- But... - You don't like it?

No, I love it.

It's too expensive, you can't afford it.

Shh, it's too late.

I already got it engraved anyways.

Came in to a bit of money recently,

and I wanted to get you something.

Wow, that's very nice.

Thanks.

You like it?

Do you have to go?

I'm working in the shop this afternoon.

I can take you.

Or I can just drop you off on the corner, it's fine.

I want you to meet them, Tom, it's just...

It's just what?

Complicated at the moment.

Robert's going to love these.

- You must be counting the hours now. - Mhm.

- Angela. - Hi, comare.

Hi, everyone. Hi, Francesca.

- Hey, Angela. - Angela, Robert's coming home.

Oh, that's good.

Yeah, we're having a little

welcome home party for him on Sunday.

You have to come.

I have a lot of studying.

Of course she'll come.

- Huh? - He'll be so happy to see you.

She gets more beautiful every day.

Mhm.

Promised?

What does that even mean?

It's like an arranged marriage sort of thing.

I thought they only did that in India.

My dad is so old-fashioned.

Does Tom know about your fiancée?

I've never really taken it seriously.

I'm guessing that's a no.

Tom doesn't know about Robert,

and my parents don't know about Tom.

I'm Italian. The boy you bring

to the door is the boy you marry.

What's he like?

- Robert? - Yeah.

I don't really know.

He's five years older than me.

Sort of witty but distant all at the same time.

You like him.

I had a serious schoolgirl crush on him.

Angela. Darling, why don't you go and say

goodbye to Robert before he goes?

Mom.

Go, darling, go.

Angela, hey.

You look really nice.

Thanks, Robert.

You must be excited about Oxford.

If by excited, you mean totally terrified,

- then, then, yeah. -

I haven't even made my own bed before.

I want to go to uni too one day.

Then you should.

Yeah, my dad wants me to work

in the shop.

Oh, I'm sure he won't stop you.

Your dad, he got me a real cool pen set.

- Really? - Yeah, for uni.

It's, it's really nice.

Why don't you ask her to dance?

She's just a kid, Dad.

He was never into me.

And his sister tells me he has a girlfriend in England, so.

Your life is so complicated.

Tell me about it.

You've got visitors?

Just some family and friend, Rob.

And compare?

Wait until you see Angela.

Oh, Aunt Sia. I didn't see you before.

Roberto, you're too skinny.

Of course.

Whatever you need.

What could this man possibly need?

Ah, Falla!

Welcome home, Robert.

Thank you, thank you.

Hey, excuse me!

- Bruno! - Hi, Robert.

You're a teenager, what's going on?

Hey, is your sister here as well?

She had to study.

- But she'll be here. - Yeah, cool.

I'll, I'll be right back, okay?

Okay.

Hey.

Look at you.

Huh?

He's a man now, he's a man.

- I don't know about that. - Are you back for good?

Yeah. You think Maria

would let him leave again?

Yeah, I think so.

It's good to be home.

Three keys?

One is for the car.

One is for the office.

And the third one is...

A surprise?

Uh, thank you.

Some kind of surprise.

What, someone's chastity belt?

Roberto.

I want that key.

You remember Diana, don't you?

Hi.

Yeah, but I don't think I've seen you since...

I think it was, um, at my confirmation.

Yeah, that's it, I think.

She's going to be your secretary.

- My secretary? - Mhm.

Oh, you don't have to give me the job.

No, no, no, uh, that's okay, I just...

She's already set up the office, Roberto.

Done a great job too.

Well, uh, thank you.

Hi.

Um, I'm Jeff, Robert's best mate.

And successful sports journalist.

Diana just moved in from the country.

Her father and I go back a long way.

I'd be happy to show you around if you want.

Someone ball?

- Let's go back in. - Lovely to see you again.

- - Oh my.

What's wrong?