14 January 2020

Mathew is on his way to the shop . . .

As Mathew is heading from APD towards the shop, Tesni approaches and apologises for yesterday;  

. . . and is accosted by an apologetic Tesni 

“I didn’t mean the things I said,” she tells him, “I was just having a bad day.   Mam opened her eyes for a moment – I’m hoping that’s a sign that she’s recovering.”

"You obviously don't think there's any hope for us"

Mathew stresses that he is hoping for the best for her mother, but he thinks that it is not a good idea for them to see each other again;  “You obviously don’t think there is any hope for us.”   

"I wish things were like they used to be - I love you, Math!"

She protests that is not true and is sorry for yesterday;  “I don’t know what was wrong with me – I was angry with everybody!” she wails, “I wish things were like they used to be – I miss you so much – I still love you, Math!”   

Mathew gives her a comforting hug

He embraces her, and assures her that he loves her too.

"You're lucky you're not a teacher!"

Tyler comes along the street and remarks, “You’re lucky you’re not a teacher – your life would be over!”   

"It's not easy on Aled, either"

Tesni protests that it is not easy on Aled either;  she maintains that he is not the type to make things up, but Mathew advises her to ignore Tyler, as she has enough worries, as it is.   

They appear to be back on good terms now

He kisses her.

Dylan has collected his coffee from Gwen

In the café, Gwen serves Dylan with a coffee, and he goes over to stand by Gerwyn, 

"What on earth's wrong with you, Ger?"

demanding, “What on earth’s wrong with you, Ger?   Hearing you talk to Jaclyn as if she’s dying isn’t helping anyone.”   

"I didn't know Guto was there"

Gerwyn did not know that Guto was there, 

"The twins have got enough on their plate without worrying about you"

but Dylan continues, “The twins have got enough on their plate without having to worry about their father, too.”

"It means nothing if the sepsis is still in her body"

“They think Jaclyn’s recovering because she opened her eyes – but it means nothing if the sepsis is still in her body,” Gerwyn growls.   

Dylan reminds him that it is not easy for him to see his sister lying in that hospital bed;  

"What use is feeling sorry for myself?"

“But what use is feeling sorry for myself?   That’s not what Jaclyn would want.   

"I'm going to the hospital – are you coming?"

“I’m going to the hospital – are you coming?”

Gerwyn is under the impression that Guto will not want him there, 

"You're supposed to be strong for the children – not the other way round!"

so Dylan reminds him, “You’re supposed to be strong for the children – not the other way round!” and walks out of the café.

Greta is hiding from Auntie Kath

At Maes-y-Deri, Greta is hiding behind a chair 

She is keeping out of sight

as Kath wonders, “Where’s Greta gone?   Is she in the kitchen?   You’re good at hiding from Auntie Kath – 

"There you are – I can see you!"

“there you are, I can see you!”

"She loves to have someone to play with"

Iolo comes downstairs after looking at the malfunctioning boiler, and says that she loves having someone to play with, 

"Greta, hide round here!"

and Greta is encouraged to go and hide again.   

"I need to pop out for a boiler part"

“I need to pop out for a boiler part,” says Iolo, 

"I could take her over to number 7"

and Kath will look after Greta while he has gone.   She suggests that she could take Greta over to his house, where her toys are.

"Come straight back – I don't want Tyler anywhere near her"

Iolo is uneasy about this, and tells her to come straight back;  “I don’t want Tyler anywhere near her.”   Kath agrees to this 

"Now, if you were to fix the boiler for free . . . "

and suggests that if he were to fix the boiler for free, she would not charge him the going rate for looking after Greta.

"You can push her in the buggy – if you're fit enough!"

“You can push her in the buggy – if you’re fit enough!” Iolo jokes, 

Greta thinks she is being ignored

and Greta peers out from her hiding place.

"Any news about Mam?"

Tesni is sitting at home when her father comes in;  he asks if there is any more news, and is depressed to be told that there is not.   

"I have some apologising to do"

Gerwyn says that he has some apologising to do – to her and Guto.   “I haven’t dealt with this very well,” but Tesni tells him not to worry.

"We all know how useless you are in a crisis!"

“We all know how useless you are in a crisis!” she adds, but he is determined that is going to change – today.   

"Thinking that worst is not going to help Mam"

He says that Guto is right – thinking the worst is not going to help their mother, and he needs some faith.   

Now he will prepare some breakfast, and asks how her revision is going;  

"I don't know why I'm bothering"

“I don’t know why I’m bothering – nothing is sticking!” she glumly replies, but her father reminds her she is the brainbox of the family.

"Do you think Mam will be pleased I've applied to go to University?"

“Do you think Mam will be pleased I’ve applied to go to university?” she asks, 

"She will be extremely proud of you"

and he says that she will be extremely proud of her daughter, as they all are.   “She was right, wasn’t she?   I would have been an idiot to throw this opportunity away,” says Tesni.   

Gerwyn prepares to cook the bacon

Gerwyn has taken a packet of bacon from the fridge.

A change of scene for Greta

Greta is now at number 7, and is doing some colouring while Kath gathers together some toys for her;  

The Sali Mali book has been located

“The Sali Mali book was in the kitchen – and that dolly can go in there,” she says.

"What's going on here?"

the door opens and Tyler comes in, much to Kath’s displeasure;  he wants to know what is going on, and is told that they are collecting Greta’s toys.

Greta is too absorbed to take any notice

“This is a lovely surprise for Dad,” he says to Greta, who does not appear to be in the least interested, 

"Why isn't she with Iolo?"

and he wonders why she is not with Iolo.   Kath points out that he is fixing the boiler at Maes-y-Deri, 

"I'm looking after Greta for Iolo"

and she is looking after Greta, as the nursery has had to close for the day.

Of course, Tyler insists that he should have her, and picks up one of her toys; 

"I bought her this elephant"

 “I bought this for her – this is your elephant,” he says, but Kath is  eager to take Greta back to Maes-y-Deri.  

"Come on, Greta – time to go now"

They leave the house, with Greta clutching her elephant, and Kath reminds him to close the door on his way out.

Gerwyn is alerted by the smoke alarm, and finds . . .

At number 10, the smoke alarm is sounding, and when Gerwyn comes in through the back door, he finds the place full of smoke.   

. . . the bacon has reached the point of no return

Rushing to the oven, he removes a tin of burnt bacon, and in a temper, throws it into the sink, 

He is in a state of utter panic . . .

and is in a state of panic.    

. . .and  has already gone when Tesni comes down

Tesni comes downstairs to see what the fuss is all about, and discovers that he has already escaped out of the back door.

"I don't care if he decorates the place with crayons"

In the café flat, Sara assures Kelly that she will move the stuff she has brought, which is cluttering up the place;  Kelly responds, “You do what you want – and Ifan as well – I don’t care if he decorates the place with crayons, and his sticky paws!”

Kelly has the excuse that there are eclairs downstairs

Dylan arrives, and Kelly remarks, “I’ve got a fresh batch of eclairs downstairs – anyone want one?” and she goes down, leaving them alone.   

Dylan helps himself to coffee

Sara tells him that she got a taxi to bring her over, and as he pours himself a cup of coffee, he apologises, explaining that it is a full-time job being there for Tesni and Guto.

“Gerwyn’s fallen to bits!” he says, 

"You ought to go back there"

and she encourages him to go back to them;  he is not particularly keen, 

"How about going somewhere this afternoon?"

so she suggests going out somewhere this afternoon, as he needs a break too.

"Gerwyn's gone missing now!"

His phone sounds, and he finds a message from Tesni, who does not know where Gerwyn is;  he will have to go and help, 

"We need to find a new chef for Tapas"

and reminds Sara that they need to find a new chef for Tapas, so she will ring around.   He leaves to search for Gerwyn.   

"It's stressful for you, too, Sara"

Kelly emphasises that it is also a stressful time for Sara.

"It feels like a sauna in here!"

Iolo has successfully fixed the heating problem, and Kath remarks that it feels like a sauna in the house now;  

"Thanks for fixing the boiler, Iolo!"

“Thanks for fixing the boiler, Iolo!” he prompts her, “That’s all right – don’t mention it!”

"Loops on toats – it will only take two minutes"

She says she will make lunch for him and Greta;  “Spaghetti loops on toast – it will only take two minutes.”   She appreciates that it is hard on him, 

"Yes, I've got customers hassling me"

and he points out that he has customers hassling him, but they do not realise that he has to put Greta first.

"Why don't you leave Greta with me?"

Kath suggests, “Look, if you’ve got other jobs to do this afternoon, leave Greta with me – you need to keep bringing in the money to look after her.”   

"Would you do that. Kath?"

He admits that he has a couple of hours’ work in Llanarthur, so she tells him to go, and pick up a sandwich on the way.

"That one couldn't even cook boil-in-the-bag!"

At the café flat, Sara is making some phone calls, and reports to Kelly, “That one couldn’t even cook boil-in-the-bag!   I don’t know who else to ask!   We’ll have to close – Jason and Diane would enjoy hearing that!”

"I could do a couple of evening shifts"

a moment’s thought, Kelly volunteers, “I could do a couple of evening shifts – it’s short-term, isn’t it?   

"It's just loads of olives, cheese and calamari!"

“I suppose you just need loads of olives, cheese and calamari.   A friend in need, and all that!”

"I don't know what I'd do without you!"

Sara is overjoyed and gives her a big hug;  “I don’t know what I’d do without you!   I just hope that will cheer Dylan up a bit.”

"How are things with Dylan, Sara?"

Kelly sits down and asks how things are with Dylan;  “He isn’t the type of man who talks about his feelings, 

"We should be there for each other"

“so it’s hard to know where I stand sometimes,” Sara replies, “But I’m his girlfriend – we should be there for each other.   Perhaps he’s having second thoughts about our relationship,” 

Kellys doubts if that is happening

but Kelly reminds her of his plans to buy a house, so she does not think that is happening.

"Perhaps it suits him that everything's fallen through"

“Perhaps it suits him, now that everything has fallen through – and he’s not looking that hard for somewhere else, although he was keen before,” Sara moans.   

"Life comes to a stop when your sister is fighting for her life!"

Kelly points out that life comes to stop when your sister is fighting for her life, 

Sara realises she is being slefish

and Sara realises that she is being selfish.

Garry comes into the garage . . .

Garry comes into the garage, and is surprised to see that Gerwyn has been working there;  

. . . and finds Gerwyn hiding in the corner

at present he is crouching in the corner.   “I didn’t expect to see you here,” says Garry;  Gerwyn gets up and assures him that he has almost finished this car.

"There's a lot to do, but I'll finish it by the end of the week"

“There’s a lot to do on Kev’s car, but I’ll have it done by the end of the week!” he insists.   

"Whoa – you don't have to be here"

Garry stops him, informing him that he does not have to be there, and again emphasises that Gerwyn can take as much time off as he needs, but he is adamant that he cannot go home.

"Working here is the only thing I can get right!"

“Working here is the only thing I can do right!   I can’t help my wife, I can’t protect my children – 

"I can't even cook blinkin' bacon, Garry!'

“I can’t even cook blinkin’ bacon, Garry!” he rages, throwing down his spanner.   Then he apologises, confessing that sometimes he feels as that would be better if he were the one lying in hospital, and not Jaclyn.

"I know – I've been there, trust me"

Garry reminds him that he is trying his best, and that is all anyone can do in the circumstances;  “I know – I’ve been there, trust me.   

"If there's anything I can do, let me know"

“Go on – go, and if there’s anything I can do, just let me know.”   

"Thanks, Garry"

Gerwyn thanks Garry for his understanding.

Now Tyler is pestering Kath at home

Tyler has paid a visit to Maes-y-Deri, where Kath assures him, “I promised Iolo I wouldn’t let you anywhere near her.   Honestly now, I can’t – I’m sorry!”

He stresses that he is her father, 

"How would you like if if you were stopped from seeing your child?"

and wonders how Kath would like it if she were stopped from seeing her child.   “Look, she’s playing happily – just leave her alone,” she urges him, but he insists that he just wants to give her a cwtch;  

"Just one cwtch – and then you go, right?"

she agrees that she will allow that, and then he must go.

"Do you miss Dad?"

Again he greets Greta, and asks, “Do you miss Dad?   Well I’m here now, don’t worry.   Shall we colour this together?”

Dylan does a spot of cleaning up

At number 10, Dylan is doing his best to clear up after Gerwyn’s little escapade with the bacon, and when Gerwyn returns, 

"Why haven't you been answering your phone?"

demands why he has not been answering his phone.   

"Mam's started responding to the antobiotics!"

At that moment Tesni comes hurtling down the stairs and excitedly informs them;  “Guto has just phoned –Mam’s started responding to the antibiotics!   

"The sepsis is clearing, Dad!"

“The sepsis is clearing!”

Tesni embraces her father

She and her father are overjoyed, 

Dylan's look of apprehension

whereas Dylan appears rather fearful.   “I really thought we were going to lose her,” says Gerwyn.

"I want to take you out for drink somewhere"

Sara has given Kelly some flowers, and would like to take her out for a drink some time;  “I’ll get Jason to babysit.”

"I hope you don't mind me coming and going like this"

Dylan turns up again;  “I hope you don’t mind me coming and going like this,” he says, and Sara announces that she has found a new chef for Tapas – someone local, popular and pretty.   

"Anita, Eileen?"

His first, inaccurate, guesses are Anita and Eileen.

"Kelly?"

Sara reveals that it is Kelly, who, seeing his look of disbelief, 

"A nod of approval would boost my confidence now, Dyl!"

remarks, “A nod of approval would boost my confidence now, Dyl!”   He welcomes her to the Tapas staff, and Kelly hopes he will not regret it.

"Jaclyn's going to be OK!"

Then Dylan announces his good news;  “Jaclyn’s turned a corner and is going to be OK.”   However, he does not want to go to the hospital, maintaining that the four of them need time, 

"I want to take you out this afternoon"

and in any case, he wants to take Sara out this afternoon.

"Stop hassling me, Tyler!"

Tyler is making a nuisance of himself;  as he follows Iolo through the alley, he is told, “Stop hassling me, Tyler – 

"If you're not happy about Kath – tough!"

“if you’re not happy that Kath looked after Greta – tough!   You’re acting like you never see her.”

"Look, I can do it for free!"

Tyler argues, “There’s no sense paying Kath when I’m free – can we just talk about it?”   Iolo points out that he is just going home to pick up his work diary, so Tyler says he will pick up Greta and take her home

“Arrangements have been made!” Iolo informs him, 

"I should make the decisions!"

and once again Tyler rants on about being her blood relative, and that he should make the decisions.

"I'm the only responsible father she has!"

Iolo emphatically points out, “And I’m the only responsible father she has!”    
Tyler rages that he has no right to do this, but is once again reminded, “You lost that right when you slept with Aled!”

"There's no way you're going top stop me seeing Greta!"

“There’s no way you’re going to stop me from seeing Greta!” Tyler snarls, but Iolo ignores him, opens the door of number 7, goes in, 

Iolo ends the conversation

and slams it in Tyler’s face.   

Tyler walks away, then stops . . .

Furious, Tyler walks halfway across the road, then turns to look at the house again;  

. . . and is warned by a car horn that he is in the middle of the road

meanwhile a car is approaching, and sounds its horn for him to move.