- Ah! Here he is, my favorite nephew. - Hey!
- Don't tell David. - Hey, Auntie Diane.
- Uncle Rich. - How are ya?
- Good. - Good to see you.
Look at you two.
- Hi, Nick! - Hi.
- You all packed, ready to go? - Yeah. Yeah, all good.
- Shame Mum had to pull out. - Yeah, well, there's always next year.
Yeah. It's okay.
All right, off we go!
- I love you. - d It's not forever d
- d Oh, it gets better… d - I love you.
Uh, Charlie.
Can you tidy up a bit in here, please? The room looks a mess.
Did you do it?
Do what?
You know what.
Yeah.
And he said it back?
- Yeah. - Told you.
Shut up.
So it was a good day, then?
It was… it was fun.
Actually, I…
So we were in the sea, and…
and… and Nick was, like…
He… he said that he was worried that… I…
Hey.
- Hey. - Made it yet?
Uh, yeah. We just got here.
I think I'm a bit sunburned already.
The villa's huge.
- They should… words, 'cause… - I…
- Nick, I… - English…
- …can't hear you. - Charlie?
- I think the signal's really bad. - Charlie?
Nick?
- Uh, Charlie, I don't see any tidying. - Hang on!
Nick, I…
Okay. Put the phone down. You can talk to Nick later.
Charlie, are you there?
- Great. - Okay.
We need to have a talk about Nick anyway.
You shouldn't be staying late around his house.
- You're too young to be having sex. - What? We're not!
Charlie, I'm not stupid. You came home wearing his clothes.
That's because I…
After the whole coursework situation, I'm just… I'm worried.
I'm worried that you're putting a boy over everything else.
I can't have a boyfriend because of schoolwork?
- That's not what I said. - You're making a problem out of nothing.
I'm only saying this because I'm worried about him.
He's on holiday for three weeks. Guess you've got nothing to worry about.
Charlie, can we…
Can you please not undermine me in front of him?
You were being too harsh.
I always say the wrong thing to him.
Hey, Auntie Diane, do we have, uh… do we have the Wi-Fi?
Oh yeah, it's in a folder in the kitchen, love. Are you messaging friends?
Uh, no, I was just trying to talk to…
I was just talking to my boyfriend.
Your boyfriend? Well, we have a lot to catch up on, don't we?
How about, once I've unpacked,
you give me the full story over a glass of red and some breadsticks?
Yeah. Sounds good. Hm.
- Hi. - Hi.
- Eleven o'clock on the dot. - You know me.
I do.
- Morning, all. - Uh, morning.
You are playing a very dangerous game.
- It's fun though. - Oh, I know.
But if the kids find out…
I know.
I'll be good.
- Not too good. - Come in.
That's the spirit, big man. Time to get it over with.
Yeah, you're gonna do amazing,
and even if you don't, you're still amazing.
And, you know, GCSEs, they don't matter that much anyway.
There's A-levels, then uni…
You're more stressed about this than I am.
- I'm not stressed. - Yes, you are.
We'll go to the park and have some snacks.
I'll personally fight any examiner who gives you a bad grade.
Can I just get a good luck kiss, you absolute weirdo?
Out, out, out.
Good luck, you two,
and remember, bad grades aren't the worst thing in the world.
I left school at 14, and look at me now, thriving.
Thank you, Gran.
And let me know what day you want to move in. I'm getting your room ready.
- Found a brilliant rug at the boot fair. - Can't wait.
Mm.
Hey. You're gonna get top grades. I know you will.
I might not.
Well, you're the smartest person in the world, so I think you will.
Shut up.
- You're gonna do great. - Can you read?
- Where's Nick's? - That's Nick.
Oh, great. Thank you.
Victoria Spring.
- Okay. - Okay.
- You open it. - No! No.
- Open them. - Okay, okay, okay, okay!
Yes!
Oh my God, I got an 8 in drama!
Well, there's no surprise there. Uh, what did you get in maths? I got an 8.
Well done, Tara. I hope you'll be joining our Oxbridge prep group in September.
You did so well!
Exams mean nothing.
Got you, Nick!
- My turn! - Whoo!
Want a go?
Charlie just texted. I passed all my GCSEs.
- Hey, that's fantastic. - Yes!
- Congratulations. - Never in doubt.
Not surprised.
We really need to meet Charlie. I'm dying to know what he's like.
You'll have to bring him for Christmas. He needs family approval.
Or bring him on holiday next year.
If he survives one of our hikes in 35 degrees, then he'll pass the test.
So proud of you, hon.
- Oh my God. - What?
Coursework!
Guys! I thought we were all going to Nando's to celebrate results.
- That's, like, the only reason I'm here. - Oh my God, I totally forgot.
- Gonna go to the park. - I have to start packing.
When did we discuss Nando's?
Another time, Isaac. Promise. We'll do a movie night soon.
Okay.
- Sorry. Love you. - So sorry.
- You did so well. - Oh, I'm so excited.
I guess it's just you and me, then.
Okay. Nah, all good. Another time.
Yeah. Definitely.
- See you later. - Bye.
- d "Tomorrow, I'll eat well… d
Dinner's ready.
I'm not hungry. I'll eat later.
You're abandoning me again.
I don't wanna see Mum.
You look like a lovesick puppy, dear nephew.
Do I?
I am diagnosing you with a severe case of smitten
and growing symptoms of head over heels.
I don't think that's a real thing, unfortunately.
Well, I am a qualified psychiatrist,
so, actually, I make the rules.
Do you, um…
do you ever treat people with eating disorders?
Sometimes.
It's not my specialty, but it tends to go hand in hand with other things.
Why?
I dunno. Just curious.
You need a nice poster of a handsome boy up there.
I'm a lesbian, Gran.
Oh.
Your dad never told me that.
You need a pretty up there girl, then.
- Perfect. - Excellent work.
Your mum called again, by the way.
Oh, no need to do anything about it.
Just thought you ought to know.
She's having a tantrum 'cause she's realized I might not come back.
You don't have to talk to her if you don't want to.
Good. I don't want to.
We did not drag you away from your boyfriend
just so you could be texting him all evening.
Sorry!
You've been very Tao obsessed. We've hardly seen you.
He's been taking me out on a date, like, every day.
That's good!
Isn't it?
Yeah, but… he's trying really hard, and I'm not sure why.
It's like he's scared I'm going to abandon him
if he's not a good enough boyfriend.
I mean, that pretty much sums it up.
He does have kind of low self-esteem, doesn't he?
So how can I make him feel more confident and relaxed about our relationship?
- I don't know… - Aww!
Are we really gonna spend the one evening we have with you
talking about your boyfriend?
Ugh. No, okay. I'm sorry.
- No more boyfriend talk. - Thank you.
Do either of you want this skirt?
It's been ages since I wore a skirt outside of school.
I'll take that. Thank you.
Will you take good care of it? It will miss me.
I… I'm sure it will.
- What you up to? - Nothing much.
- What's up? - I'm worried… I dunno.
I love you.
Love you too.
- Cold hands. - Are they cold?
- Okay. - Are you ticklish?
No. No, no, no, no, no, no!
Stop being so shy.
Mm! Ow.
- What? What? - What's that?
Oh, that's…
My mum found this when she was clearing out the loft.
It was my dad's.
We've been, like, trying to give some stuff away.
But he was always using this when I was a little kid, so…
I thought I'd keep it.
- Sorry to be a downer. - No. No, it's okay.
We don't talk about your dad a lot.
I wish I'd met him.
Well, he would have loved you. He was so creative.
Loved photography.
He was really good at it as well.
He'd always be taking photos of me.
I… I'd hate it. I'd never sit still and pose for them.
I wish…
I wish I'd sat still.
And I wish I'd posed.
That will be Isaac. One second.
- Eeeh! - No, no, no, no!
Stop.
When's Charlie getting here?
Um, I… I don't know. He didn't really reply to the group chat, so…
Oh.
What are your ticklish parts? There?
- Stop. - Fine.
- Shook-shoo! - Right, you're asking for it.
- Are you gonna actually watch this movie? - Oh, sorry.
Do you think it's weird Charlie hasn't been replying to the group chat?
He's probably with Nick.
- But Nick went on holiday. - Oh.
Charlie's been, like, silent ever since then.
Isaac, I'm sure he's fine.
Yeah. He hates my movie choices, so I bet he didn't wanna come.
- We all hate your movie choices. - Ah! Excuse me.
Rude!
I think we're gonna have to break up, actually.
- Rude. - Uh!
- Stop. Ow! Tao! - I'm gonna head off, actually, guys.
- No. Isaac, please. - Don't leave. We love you.
We'll do this another time. Have a good one.
Five minutes. Just five more minutes.
- One of your friends is here. - What?
- Which one? - The one who's always reading.
- Hey. - Hey.
- Can I come in? - Yeah.
You're missing movie night.
- Yeah. - You're not missing much.
It's just Tao and Elle all over each other.
What's going on, Charlie?
- What? - You don't wanna hang out with us anymore.
Like, you've stopped replying to texts.
Our friendship group is all over the place.
We've barely done anything together all summer, and, um…
and I'm just feeling a little bit left out, to be honest.
I know. I…
I'm sorry. I…
I'm sorry, I just…
I'm just sorry.
It's fine, Charlie. It's not the end of the world.
I just wanted to make sure that you're okay.
I'm okay.
I… I'm just missing Nick a lot, and my mum's been really annoying, and…
That's it. Just don't feel like doing anything.
You promise that's it?
Yeah.
Okay.
You could at least reply to my texts.
I will. Sorry.
- Do you want me to go? - No.
- We could watch that Emma adaptation. - Oh, you know that's my favorite!
Here we go.
Dinner time.
- Can you go and get your brother? - Why do I have to get him?
There's more chance he'll come down if you ask.
Hey. Dinner's ready.
Dad's done a roast.
It'll be absolutely flavorless, but you know he loves doing a roast.
Okay. I'll come down now.
What was that about my cooking skills?
Just saying a bit more seasoning wouldn't go amiss.
Mm.
Noted. Charlie, can you come and help me lay the table, please?
That's harsh. Real harsh.
For you.
Thank you.
We should probably leave now because we wanna eat before the movie.
We've only got 82 minutes before it starts.
Actually, I was thinking we could do something else tonight.
Yeah? Like, what are we thinking?
Nothing.
Nothing?
But it's the last night before… before you leave.
Tao, how many times do I have to tell you that I'm not leaving?
We did this before when I moved to Higgs.
But it still feels like you might, you know…
…move on or something.
I know. I… I get it.
You've lost someone in the past, and…
you're scared of it happening again.
I've had the best summer of my entire life.
But Lambert is important to me.
I want to make art, I want to make new friends,
and I want to have all kinds of new experiences.
So, yeah, we may not be able to hang out every single day,
but that doesn't mean I like you any less.
Okay.
Seriously, Tao…
What?
I love you.
Wait. Really?
No, I'm clearly joking.
I love you too. I love you so much.
I just thought it was too soon to say it.
Maybe it is. I don't care.
- I love you. - I love you.
Okay.
Let's go and do nothing.
Mm.
Family all together. Sunday roast. We haven't done this in a while, have we?
It's been ages, actually. We should do it more often.
- I know. - It's really nice.
- And it tastes lovely. - Thank you.
I did try quite hard.
A triumph. Don't you think, Tori?
- The potatoes? - Yes, yes.
- Steamed them first. - Mm.
Charlie, is something wrong?
Are you not feeling very well?
You haven't eaten very much. Don't tell me. Is it the seasoning?
I'm gonna go to the bathroom.
Okay.
I don't wanna leave.
I dunno. I'm sort of missing good old English weather.
- You okay, Nick? - Yeah, I'm just gonna…
I've just gotta talk to Charlie. I'll… I'll catch you guys up.
Okay.
- Nick. - Charlie.
- Can you hear me okay? - I can hear you.
Thank God. I've missed you so much.
I've missed you too.
Look, I… I know we haven't really talked about it much,
and it's okay if you don't wanna talk about it right now. I just…
Are you okay?
I was just wondering if you'd been eating okay.
I…
Charlie?
Charlie, are you still there?
Mm-hmm.
Are you…
Did you hear what I said?
I…
I think you were right.
I think I do have an eating disorder.
- I'm sorry. - Charlie.
It's okay.
It's gonna be okay. You can talk to your parents. You can get help.
I can't talk to them. I can't tell my parents.
My mum's not like yours.
She doesn't listen to me. She gets angry at me.
But…
I don't know what to do.
Charlie?
- What are you doing? - Nothing.
Are you in here texting Nick? We're having a family dinner.
I wasn't feeling very well.
Okay. Well, what's wrong?
I don't know.
You can't keep skipping dinner. You have to eat.
I don't feel well.
Come on. Come downstairs.
I'll get you some paracetamol.
Charlie.
I have to go. Sorry, I…
I love you.
Hey!
We should be heading back soon. I need to put the kids to bed.
What's going on?
You've had something on your mind this whole holiday.
Charlie has an eating disorder.
Oh.
Right, um…
Uh… are you sure?
Yeah.
He, uh…
he just can't eat sometimes. A lot of the time.
Which makes him really anxious.
It's been getting really bad recently. I…
I'm trying to get him to talk to me about it or, um,
talk to his parents or something, but he says he just can't.
He can't talk to 'em about stuff like that, and…
I don't know what to do now.
I can't force him to eat 'cause it'll just make him more upset.
If I don't do anything…
he'll just…
I really love him.
And I'm scared.
Oh, come here.
Oh, darling.
Oh.
You're a 16-year-old kid.
That is a lot to put on the shoulders of a 16-year-old.
It's okay that you're scared.
I… I don't know what to do.
I… I don't know how to fix him.
Maybe you can't.
I have to. I'm… I'm his boyfriend.
I know, and I know that you love him so, so much.
And I… I know that you think it's your job to save him,
and I know that it feels like you are each other's whole world,
but that dependency isn't healthy for anyone.
Charlie needs someone who isn't his 16-year-old boyfriend.
He needs help from a doctor or a therapist,
someone that understands eating disorders and knows how to treat them.
Love can't cure a mental illness.
- So I just can't do anything? - No, I didn't say that.
Well, how, then?
Well, there's… there's lots of things that you can do.
You can be there for him.
Just to talk or listen.
You could cheer him up when he's having one of his bad days.
And on those bad days, you can ask him what you could do to help.
Standing together, even when it's hard.
But also knowing that sometimes,
people need more support than one person can give.
That's love, darling.
- d Loving me, loving me d - d Loving me, oh, loving me d
- d Loving me, loving me d - d Loving me, loving me d
- d Loving me, oh, loving me d