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Hi.
MELISSA: Would you like some tea?
Sure. Thanks.
MELISSA: How's college going?
Fine, thanks.
And you?
Work?
MELISSA: Uh, yeah. Good.
Busy.
Do you take milk?
- Mm-hmm.
Shall we sit?
Thanks for coming.
I've-- I've been wondering what you've been thinking.
Like, is there something you want out of this?
- Um--
I don't really think I've been thinking about it like that.
I, um--
There's no... plan,
if that's what you mean.
- Right. Yeah, that's what Nick said, but I wanted to hear it from you.
Nick likes to tell people what they want to hear.
Does he?
That's not your experience of him?
Right. You want to keep it between the two of you.
Um, is it difficult for you that I know?
A little.
You know, I did this to him.
He was depressed and--
I dealt with that by having an affair with his best friend.
So, maybe I don't have the right to feel so betrayed.
He wouldn't have been able to fuck any of my friends.
That would have been terrifying for him, but--
him fucking a 21-year-old behind my back
has definitely caused some pain.
Do you-- Do you understand why I feel so betrayed, Frances?
Of course. Yeah.
- I feel like I encouraged a friendship between the two of you.
And then you started fucking.
And I can't even fight with him.
It's like he's pathologically passive.
Lately, I've gotten so used to thinking of him as... as pathetic.
I didn't even know he had this in him.
Yeah, I'm not really sure why I'm here.
What do you want me to say to that?
Nick and I are talking again, properly.
I've realized that I don't want to leave him.
And he has said that he doesn't want to leave me.
But I'm not asking him to stop seeing you either.
He... says he loves you.
And, um, and I don't know--
I don't know if he still loves me, which is, uh--
But things are better between us now.
Um, things have been better.
He's happier.
And, um, presumably... you are the cause of that.
And that, that is always what I said I wanted, his happiness.
And now, um,
now I know that's true.
So... I'd like to figure out a way
to make it work between us.
Three of us.
I don't know. Maybe we could all have dinner.
I'll invite Bobbi.
Okay.
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BOBBI: Okay. Hit me.
- Um--
It was weird.
I mean, it felt like-- I don't know.
She really wanted me to know that she'd had an affair first.
Like... this was just some,
like, "revenge" thing between them
and... that she's permitting us to be together.
Okay. But what'd she actually say?
That I made him better.
And that she wanted to find a way to make it work.
- Well, I mean, that's incredibly generous.
Yeah, no, I know it is.
But it felt... hostile.
Well, obviously it felt hostile.
You're sleeping with her husband.
Yeah.
But if she's saying she wants to make it work,
especially when it hurts her,
it's kind of amazing, right?
Yeah.
No, yeah. Yeah, you're right.
Anyway, she wants us all to have dinner.
You too.
Great. Can't wait.
I'd love to help you all figure out your very complicated feelings.
Sorry.
NICK : So it went okay.
I think so.
NICK: Thank you for talking to her.
I know this is strange.
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How is she?
She's... okay.
She's trying.
FRANCES: So this is still an affair?
Um, maybe.
God, I don't really know.
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-Hi, Bobbi. -Hello, you.
- It's good to see you. Hi. You too.
-Hey, how are you? -Bobbi.
-Nicholas. -Hey.
-Wine. -Thank you.
-Mm-hmm. -Hey.
Um, should we, uh, have drinks?
- Yeah. Yes, please.
- Smells delicious. - Thank you.
We had a lot of menu discussions.
This is uncharted territory.
Certainly is.
Um--
Oh, okay.
Uh, Bobbi, you can sit next to me.
Cool.
Uh, Frances and Nick over there.
Does everyone have their wine glasses?
- Yes. Yeah.
Who wants to say grace?
Thanks. I tried.
- You did. Yeah.
- Do your homework. That's cute.
Of course not, but I will get it done.
How is college going?
-Thank you. - My final year, I was so stressed.
- Yeah, it is intense. - Yeah.
- Think all of university was too intense for me.
- Well, that's because you were sleeping with one of your teachers.
You slept with your tutor?
Um, yeah. My professor.
-Shit. - Was she old?
-Frances. -What?
NICK: Forty-five. Is that old?
When you're 19, it is.
Jesus, Nick.
So what happened?
Nothing, really.
And I struggled to end it.
She was pretty certain at carrying on, I guess.
Wow. That's pretty wild.
I don't know what's happening.
MELISSA: You used to be good at this, Nick.
-I'm gone. -You are shit.
Bobbi, I'm impressed.
Not as a person. It's a game.
I don't understand.
Are you writing, Frances?
Oh, yeah.
Kind of. Not really.
I'm working on this thing about my dad.
Oh.
He died two years ago, and I don't know,
suddenly he's all I want to write about.
You getting angry?
He was an alcoholic.
Nick told me that your dad is too.
-Shoot. Shoot. -I'm trying.
I'm trying. Okay.
It's interesting.
-No! -No!
Mm. Just killed your husband, innit?
This feels weird.
I know.
I don't know why she'd want to do this.
It's not easy for anyone.
DENNIS : Hello. This is Dennis Flynn.
I can't take your call right--
- Morning. Morning.
Tea?
Sorry. Uh, yes, please.
RECEPTIONIST: Frances Flynn?
- Um, do you need anything else from me or--
RECEPTIONIST: No, you're fine.
Once the results are in, we'll be in touch
to confirm your appointment with the consultant.
- Okay. Thank you. - Okay?
NICK: Saw my sister and Rachel today.
FRANCES: How was that?
NICK: She always makes my day.
Is it weird to be jealous of a baby?
Maybe.
- Would you still find me attractive if I was pregnant?
Hmm.
Yeah, I think so.
Maybe even more attractive.
In a fetishistic way?
No.
Guess I'm more aware of pregnant women
than I was ten years ago.
I feel like I can imagine myself doing nice things for them.
It's definitely a fetish.
I mean, more like cooking them meals.
Okay.
But, yeah--
If you were pregnant, I'd still find you very attractive.
I love you.
I'm gonna get lunch. Wanna come?
I've made something at home.
You still broke?
I'll pay.
Thanks. I'm fine.
Okay.
See ya.
NICK: What's the magazine?
The Stinging Fly.
It's brilliant.
- It's the first short story I've ever written.
That's wildly intimidating.
- Well, the editor has some revisions
or, like, suggestions, but--
I'm getting paid, Nick.
An advance, like my own money.
Fucking published.
Here you go.
Thanks.
What's it about?
- Um--
It's kind of about Bobbi.
- Like explicitly or--
Um, pretty much, yeah.
Have you told her?
Not yet.
Will she be flattered?
I don't know.
I mean, it's about our breakup, so.
You should tell her.
Yeah, I will.
Good.
AUTOMATED RESPONSE: You have one new voice message.
DENNIS : Frances.
I just wanna tell you that, um--
I can't--
I can't do this anymore.
Frances!
AUTOMATED RESPONSE: The mobile customer you are calling
is not accessible at the moment.
Please--
PAULA : Hi, Frances.
Mom. Hi.
You okay?
- Yeah. Um, just, Dad, um--
I had a really weird voice mail from him there.
-When? - Uh, yesterday.
I only listened to it now, um--
He sounded bad.
-I'll call you back. -Okay.
Yeah, I don't think so, Olivia.
- Hey. - Hey.
BOBBI: They're both just really stressed.
It's not fair, though.
No, Dad should really stay somewhere else for now.
He's suffering.
Mum?
PAULA : Your uncle's with him.
He's fine.
What happened?
PAULA: It just got to be a bit too much for him.
And, you know, he's not well, Frances.
I'm not gonna lie to you, but he's safe.
Should I call him?
PAULA: I-I think leave it for now, sweetheart.
He's being looked after.
Okay.
Is it just the drinking?
I don't know, but the main thing is he's-he's alright.
Alright.
I'm just sorry you had to hear him like that.
Well, I'll call you if there's any updates, okay?
-Okay. -Mind yourself.
Bye.
Morning.
Hey. There's coffee.
Thank you.
Did you sleep okay?
Uh, not good.
I was up late being my dad's therapist.
Alright.
Bye.
Later.
So how's it going with you guys?
- Uh... it's-- Yeah, it's going great.
Go on.
What's her name again?
- You remember her name, Bobbi. - I really don't.
It's Camille.
Got it. Camille.
- Are you officially a couple or--
-Oh, my God. - What?
"Officially a couple"?
It's a legitimate question.
What year is it?
Are we seriously talking about relationships like this?
-Hi. - Hi.
Hi, Camille.
Hi, Bobbi.
Aideen needs to know,
are you and Philip exclusive?
Oh, my God.
Is that a trick question?
-Bobbi. - Are you and Andrew monogamous?
Yes, we are.
And I'm really happy with that.
That's good to know.
- No, I-I do think that some people are naturally non-monogamous, though.
- No sexual orientation is natural or unnatural.
Monogamy is designed to serve the needs of men and patrilineal societies
to make sure they can pass off property to their genetic offspring.
Alright. Thanks for clearing that up.
- Non-monogamy could be based on a completely different model.
Like?
- Spontaneous consent. - Yes!
- Right. And what is that in the real world?
Okay, patriarchy aside,
I do think that some people just prefer to be with one person.
Great. So they're both legitimate.
- Yeah, but monogamy has somehow become the default.
Commitment should be based on desire and choice and honesty.
CAMILLE: Okay, but if we just put
theory aside for a second,
I just don't think it's really possible to love more than one person.
You know?
Like, with all your heart, to really love them.
- I'm just trying to figure out if you were your parents' favorite child
or least favorite child.
Both can be taxing.
- I'm an only child. - Hmm.
They couldn't have had any more.
There wasn't room in their hearts.
It's not really the same with children, though, is it?
No. Obviously not.
- Well, that depends whether you believe in some trans historic
and culturally consistent concept of romantic love.
I guess we all believe in silly things, don't we?
I liked your "spontaneous content."
- You shouldn't punch down, Bobbi, it's not nice.
I think they'll be very happy together.
I feel like shit.
Just all this stuff at home.
My dad is--
so upset.
Bobbi.
- You think you're the kind of person that can deal with something
and then it happens and you realize
you aren't actually.
FRANCES: What's he doing?
- It's not just him, but--
he's not really handling the divorce.
And he's trying to play us against each other.
Oh.
- I think Mom's just gonna go back to the States.
And I'll be here... with him.
- I didn't know you were going through all this.
- Everyone's always going through something, aren't they?
Just life, basically.
Just more and more stuff to go through.
You have all that shit going on with your dad
that you never talk about.
Nobody's going through nothing.
Sorry.
I didn't mean to be such a dick in there.
You don't need to apologize.
I know.
Should we go back upstairs?
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