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| Britt sits alone . . . |
Britt is sitting at the table, looking at the sofa, where Colin has obviously been spending the night.
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| . . . Colin comes downstairs . . . |
He comes downstairs,
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| . . . grabs his keys and leaves without a word |
picks up his keys and leaves for work without a word, which she finds very unsettling.
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| There is a knock at the door of Llwyncelyn |
At Llwyncelyn, Hywel also comes downstairs, but then there is a knock at the door. He is surprised to see that it is Ieuan Griffiths, who asks if he is ready for the History Club’s annual dinner.
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| "Sorry, I've got important personal plans" |
“Is that today?” demands Hywel, and Griffiths is afraid that he is not coming; “Sorry – I’ve got plans – important personal plans.”
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| "More important than keeping John Jones happy?" |
Griffiths cannot believe that it is more important than keeping John Jones and his friends happy and quiet for another year.
“Come on – you can’t beat schmooze and booze –
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| "Especially with the council paying" |
“especially with the council paying,” Griffiths urges him, but is told that he will have to go on his own.
“Oh right – I see,” Ieuan says, knowingly, “Don’t tell Anita, but I miss it myself! You know, the thrill of the chase! Who is she?”
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| "It's nothing like that" |
Hywel angrily replies that it is nothing like that,
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| "Is Nerys Hewitt back on the scene?" |
but is asked, “Is Nerys Hewitt back on the scene?”
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| "Apologise to John Jones for me" |
“Apologise to John Jones for me, but I can’t come,” stresses Hywel;
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| "Your father would have taken advantage of the situation" |
Griffiths points out that Hywel’s father would have taken advantage of this situation, and is shown out of the front door.
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| Cheryl is not in the house . . . |
Gaynor comes downstairs at Maes-y-Deri, and finds that Cheryl is not there;
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| . . . but is doing some hairdressing |
a note has been left – ‘Out cutting hair’, so Gaynor looks rather disappointed.
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| Hywel is waiting for Eileen |
Hywel is sitting in the Deri awaiting his meeting and looking rather worried; Eileen comes in and greets him. “Thanks for coming – I thought it would be a good time to discuss the plans –
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| "How are you going to make it work?" |
“and for me to give you a chance to explain how you’re going to make it work.”
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| "I can't promise anything, Eileen" |
He starts off by pointing out that he cannot promise anything, but she is sure that he will do his best; she wonders if she is going to get a drink, suggesting that they should get a bottle of wine.
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| "I was thinking of having a steak" |
“I was thinking of having a steak – so red wine, please.”
As he goes to the bar, Eileen is looking very pleased with herself.
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| "Bottle of house red and a couple of glasses, please" |
“Cas, a bottle of house red and a couple of glasses, please,” he says and at that moment Griffiths comes in through the door.
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| "Ah, the local philanderer!" |
Ah, I knew the local philanderer would be in here,” he gloats, “The History Society has been postponed – they found Roman coins in a field near Cwrtmynach or something.” He looks around for Hywel’s ‘date’;
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| "Where is she, then?" |
“Where is she, then?” and notices Eileen,
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| Eileen waves to him |
who waves to him.
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| "A date with Eileen?" |
“Are you on a date with Eileen?” he asks, with a degree of disbelief,
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| "Er . . . yes" |
and Hywel confirms this;
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| "Right" |
“Right,” is all that Ieuan can add.
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| Britt leaves a phone message . . . |
Britt is making a phone call
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| . . . while looking at a photo |
while looking at a photo of herself with her two brothers. She is invited to leave a message, and says, “Hiya, Gloria – it’s me. Sorry this is out of the blue – I know you and Neil are on holiday – I hope you’re enjoying it.
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| "I really want to ask you a question . . ." |
“I know this is a bit random, but I really want to ask you a question, and I’d like you to answer me honestly.
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| "Do you ever regret fostering us?" |
Did you and Neil ever regret fostering me – well, and Brandon and Garry? I’d like to know – so phone or text me or whatever.”
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| "I've been talking to a couple of designers . . ." |
In the Deri, Hywel and Eileen have a glass of wine; “Now I’ve been talking to a couple of designers,” she says,
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| ". . . and I've got one or two ideas" |
“And I’ve got one or two ideas of what I want.”
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| "Not here, Eileen!" |
He objects to her displaying the plans there; “I didn’t want to see them in the Deri!” he snaps, but she points out that he would not come to Penrhewl. “I didn’t want to be seen – I didn’t think you would bring them to the Deri!”
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| "Oh, it's Sioned" |
Then Eileen’s phone rings and she finds that it is Sioned, so walks away to take the call, suggesting that Hywel can look at the plans in her absence; he can be has discreet as he likes.
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| Griffiths does not miss anything |
Hywel hurriedly tries to cover up the documents, but not before Griffiths has noticed them;
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| "If it's about the council, I have to know" |
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| Hywel starts panicking |
Hywel is becoming very distraught about this and suffering from a panic attack,
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| "Glass of water, please, Cassie" |
so Griffith calls to Cassie for a glass of water.
As Hywel tries to take deep breaths, Ieuan continues, “Something dodgy has been going on between you and Eileen for months.
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| "Are you going to tell me?" |
“Are you going to tell me what, or do I have to ask her?”
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| Gaynor is tiring of her own company |
At Maes-y-Deri, Gaynor has been looking at a book, which she then tosses down on the table. There is a knock at the door and she discovers that it is Colin;
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| Colin arrives just in time |
she was not expecting to see him today.
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| He has brought her chocolates |
“I thought I’d just pop over, you know,” he says, and presents her with a box of chocolates, which are her favourites.
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| "I saw Cheryl down in the village" |
“I saw Cheryl down in the village and that she said you’re . . .”
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| "Lonely?" |
Gaynor suggests that is looking for the word ‘lonely’.
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| "Sorry I haven't been to see you sooner" |
“I’m sorry I haven’t been to see you sooner – you’ve obviously been through it with separating from Hywel and, well, moving here.”
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| "Well, you're busy, aren't you?" |
She appreciates that he is busy
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| "I'll be even busier of Britt has her way" |
and he grumbles, “I’d be even busier if Britt had her way – but I don’t want to bore you with my problems.”
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| "How about a cup of tea?" |
Gaynor replies that she has a choice; either to listen to his problems or clean the windows and she knows which she would prefer. She will make a cup of tea.
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| "Eileen saw me . . ." |
Hywel is explaining to Ieuan, “The night of the accident, after Jason’s and Kelly’s wedding – Eileen saw me . . .”
“Drunk?” demands Ieuan, and Hywel explains that his attention was distracted by Gaynor, who kept phoning him while he was driving.
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| "I took my eyes off the road for a second" |
He took his eye off the road just for a second. “And Eileen saw,” realises Ieuan.
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| "Eileen is blackmailing you, isn't she?" |
“First Y Winllan and now all this – Eileen is blackmailing you, isn’t she?”
Eileen comes back in after her rather long phone conversation and reports that Huwi is not well and is at home with Sioned.
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| "That's my seat" |
“Are you joining us, Ieuan? That’s my seat,” so he moves to a different chair,
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| He passes over the handbag |
first removing her handbag.
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| "Well, that's a huge decision, Colin" |
As Gaynor fills the teapot, she tells Colin that it is a huge decision; “Yes, it is, exactly,” he groans,
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| "It just isn't possible, is it?" |
“I’m trying to look at it objectively, but it just isn’t possible is it?
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| "I'm old – well, older . . ." |
“Practically – I’m old – well, I’m older –
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| ". . . and we don't have enough room" |
“I’m busy and we don’t have enough room.”
Gaynor comments that is true of a lot of homes;
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| "Look at what a lovely sister I've got now" |
“Look at Cheryl – she and Mam scraped a living in a rented flat over the years, and look what a lovely sister I’ve got now – thanks to that upbringing.”
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| "What if I make a complete mess of it?" |
What worries Colin more than anything is making a complete mess of raising someone else’s child; “I could never forgive myself if I did that.”
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| Griffiths studies the plans . . . |
Now Griffiths is looking through the plans with Eileen,
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| . . . while Hywel sits helplessly |
with Hywel being rather left on the side-lines.
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| "Have you seen Colin?" |
Britt appears, asking if they have seen Colin; “He left this morning and I haven’t seen him since. I’ve tried phoning him but he’s not answering.” As they cannot help her she goes to speak to Cassie.
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| "Can't you remember where you left him?" |
“Can’t you remember where you left him?” she asks, jokingly, and can see that Britt is in a very flustered state. “Tell me what’s wrong,” she says.
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| "Yes, they're ambitious – there will be opposition" |
Eileen is very pleased with the plans and Griffiths describes them as ‘ambitious’, but points out there will be opposition.
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| "Hywel's go to make sure it's supported" |
“But Hywel, fair play to him, is going to make sure the council supports it, aren’t you, Hywel?” Eileen replies.
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| "Honest local business people" |
Griffiths answers, “Yes, of course – we’re always ready to help honest local business people, like you.” She is very pleased to have him on side,
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| "I have to hurry home . . ." |
then her phone sounds again and she finds that she has to hurry home to Huwi-John,
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| ". . . I've enjoyed out little chat" |
but she has enjoyed their little chat, proposing that they should do it again.
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| Hywel is glad that she has gone |
Both Ieuan and Hywel breathe a sigh of relief when she leaves; “Listen, things are never black and white, right?” says Ieuan,
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| "Gwyneth caused the accident" |
“And I wasn’t there. As far as I and the rest of the village are concerned, Gwyneth caused the accident.”
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| "Then why am I still afraid of her?" |
Hywel wonders why inthat case he is still afraid of Eileen,
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| "They don't care who they hurt" |
and is told, “People like her don’t care who they hurt to get what they want. For a quiet life, we all have to bend some rules to keep everyone happy – it’s ‘booze and schmooze’ again.
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| "Eileen can move on to her next victim" |
“We have to make sure we prioritise these plans and Eileen can move on to her next victim.”
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| "Why would you help a coward like me?" |
Hywel does not know why Griffiths would want to help a coward like him;
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| "Your father – he was a hell of a guy!" |
“Because you’re more like your father than you think – and he was a hell of a guy!”
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| "What if Colin refused?" |
Cassie cautions Britt, “Have you considered what would happen if Colin refused to foster?”
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| "He already has!" |
She replies that he already has refused to foster and that is the problem, but Britt is absolutely sure that he would be great once the young person comes to live with them in their home.
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| "Well, it does happen to families" |
“Well, it does happen to families – a new baby arrives unexpectedly . . .” Cassie begins,
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| "The parents have to cope" |
but Britt insists that parents have to cope then. “But the difference is, this will be your choice –
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| "It's a huge responsibility" |
“it’s a huge responsibility if things go wrong. Do you want a gin?” Britt thinks that she probably needs it.
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| "I enjoyed being a father" |
Meanwhile Colin is telling Gaynor, “I enjoyed being a father – I loved the girls so much and I tried to do a good job of raising them.”
She confirms that he did; “A better job than me, anyway,” but he reminds her that she was busy and that she kept them as a family.
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| "Flogging myself during those precious years" |
“Yes, I know,” she growls, “Flogging myself during those precious years when they were young – and for what? So that we could afford a car and to go camping in France?”
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| "We did have fun 'under canvas', didn't we?" |
He laughingly points out, “We did have fun ‘under canvas’,” but those days all went so quickly.
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| "He loves being a father . . ." |
Back in the Deri, Britt remarks that she loves being a mother and she knows how much Colin loves being a father;
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| ". . . and not just to his own children" |
“And not just to his children, but to mine as well, especially Aaron.”
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| "He's a saint, putting up with it all" |
Cassie says that he has been a saint, putting up with it all,
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| "Sorry – it sounds as if I'm judging" |
then apologises if it sounds as if she is judging; “I was praising Colin for putting up with you – all of you.”
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| "Better than running off, is it?" |
“Better than running off, is it?” Britt snarls, “Like anyone with a bit of sense would have? Thanks a lot, Cassie, because you’re a perfect mother!”
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| "Come on, Britt – that's unfair" |
Hywel, who has been standing at the bar, listening to this exchange, urges Britt to calm down, as Cassie was not being nasty.
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| "Now he might never some home!" |
Britt however realises that she has put too much pressure on Colin and knows that she has frightened him; “And now he might never come home! And he’ll never want to foster now, will he?”
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| "Esther was the best thing that could have happened" |
Hywel says that would be a shame, “Because I know that Esther is the best thing that could have happened to me after losing Meilyr.”
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| "It might be the best thing to happen to Colin" |
“Yes – the young person who would come to live with us might be the best thing to happen to Colin after losing Izzy,” Britt agrees, “But we’ll never know now, will we? Because I’ve made a mess of everything.”
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| "I don't regret any of it" |
At Llwyncelyn, Colin does not to regret any of it; “You, the girls – camping!” Neither does Gaynor, who maintains that choosing him as the father of her children was the best thing she ever did.
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| "Are you serious?" |
He is surprised to hear her say this;
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| "I knew you'd be a fantastic father" |
“Yes, honestly, I knew from the start you’d be a fantastic father – you’re sweet, you’re kind – you’re a bit mad sometimes, but you’re patient, you’re solid and you were someone the girls could always rely on.”
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| Colin is getting emotional |
At this, Colin is lost for words so she continues,
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| "But you were a mediocre husband!" |
“A fantastic father, I said, but you were a mediocre husband – well, to me!”
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| "Yes, fair comment" |
He accepts that she has a valid point there.
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| "They're the qualities you need too be a foster parent" |
“But don’t you see? Those are the exact qualities you need to be a foster parent – the same love, the same patience, the same stability. Honestly, any child would be very lucky to have you and Britt as parents.”
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| "Thanks for cheering me up" |
He thanks her for cheering him up, and she thanks him for the chocolates.
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| 50%-off chocolates |
It is not until he has gone that she notices the ‘50% off’ label on the chocolates and she laughs.
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| Cassie has a drink of water |
Up in the Deri flat, Cassie is having a drink of water when Britt comes up;
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| "I'm sorry, Cas" |
“I’m sorry, Cas,” she says, but Cassie accuses her of simply wanting another gin, and apologises, as she did not want to find fault.
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| "Who am I to preach?" |
“As you said, who am I to preach about a stable upbringing, after the mess I made with my children?”
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| "That makes two of us, then" |
Britt says that makes two of them,
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| "You tried – and you're still trying" |
but Cassie insists that Britt has tried her best and is still trying.
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| "I might have tried too hard" |
“I might have tried too hard as well,” Britt realises, “I haven’t made a great job of raising my own children – so what on earth makes me think I can do a better job raising someone else’s?”
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| Colin is arranging flowers |
Colin has arranged some flowers in a vase
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| He places them by the window . . . |
and places them by the window;
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| . . . and looks at the photo |
he picks up the photo of the three Monks just as Britt returns.
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| Britt is pleased that he is hom |
She is very relieved to find him there
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| "Sorry for storming off like a baby" |
“I’m sorry for storming off like a baby,” he says, but she is also sorry
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| "Perhaps now is not the right time" |
and says that she has been thinking that perhaps now is not the right time to think about fostering. In fact there might never be a right time.
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| "Now is the perfect time" |
He has also been thinking; “I’ve come to the conclusion that now is the perfect time – so if you’re still willing to . . .
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| "We're going to be foster parents" |
“I understand it will be a long and complicated process, but I’m ready for it – we’re going to be foster parents.”
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| They hug each other |
They hug each other.
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