Cwmderi Diary 2018: 14 June 2018

"So the countdown has started!"

As Hywel and Sheryl are sitting in the café, Dani and Garry come in and announce that the countdown has started.

"My stomach has been churning for days!"

Hywel replies that his stomach has been churning for days, and at Dani’s prompting, Garry shows off his new glasses.

“Right, Mrs Llywelyn-to–be, do you want to discuss your nails?” Dani enquires,

Sheryl and Dani leave on manicure-related matters

and they go off together.

"I don't think I can go through with this wedding"

Hywel pleads for Garry to help him, as he does not think he can go through with this wedding.

"I thought I could put the affair behind me, but . . ."

“I thought I could put this affair behind me, but now I’m not so sure – it’s happening!” Garry is concerned,

"I've ordered 200 canapés!"

because he has ordered 200 canapés, and tells Hywel he has to decide what he is going to do, and

"If you're going to cancel, you have to do it today!"

if he is going to cancel the wedding, he has to do it today.

Debbie starts receiving bribes

Kelly comes round to Maes-y-Deri with a basket of muffins for Debbie; when she says she does not like them, Kelly is perfectly willing to replace them with brownies or flapjacks, or even cupcakes. She says that she can whip up all the classics;

"The place would be in good hands with me"

“That’s why the café would be in good hands if you sold to me – I know how the place ticks, and I’ve got a connection to Meic. The café has no sentimental value for Sara – she could up sticks and go to Australia any day!”

Then another box of cakes arrives

Then Sara arrives, also bearing cakes for Debbie,

"They look more like rock cakes to me!"

and denigrates the muffins brought by Kelly. In the nick of time, Debbie’s phone rings,

Debbie takes advantage of a phone call from Vicky

and the display reveals that it is Vicky calling, but she says it is another buyer, who has been hassling her for days, but she cannot reveal who it is.

"There's a lot of interest in the café"

“John, how are you, again? As I said, there is a lot of interest in the café – hold the line a moment, will you?”

"Thank you, ladies – you can go now!"

She turns and thanks the ladies for their cakes, telling them that they can go now. As they do so,

"At least £180,000!"

she continues on the phone, “At least £180,000!”

Colin asks Chester what time his exam is, as he does not have much time, but Chester wishes that he would stop hassling him.

Chester has had enough already

Britt urges him not to let one bad exam spoil the rest, and to read every question carefully.

He goes into the street . . .

He comes out of the door of the flat, but when he reaches the corner of the High Street,

. . . but the sight of Gaynor . . .

he sees Gaynor and Elgan approaching,

. . . makes him change direction

and decides to go down the back street instead.

When they go into the café, Elgan remarks that Hywel is enjoying his last meal as a free man,

"Are you ready for tomorrow?"

and Gaynor asks if they are ready for tomorrow;

"Would you like to come to the wedding?"

Hywel has a haunted look about him, and then enquires if they would like to come to the wedding,

"No, Hywel, we've finalised the numbers"

of which Sheryl does not approve. He argues that two more will not make any difference.

Gaynor replies that they already have some plans, and when they have left,

"She's your ex"

Sheryl wonders why he said that; “She’s your ex.”

"Well, Gethin's your ex!"

Hywel points out that Gethin is her ex, but he is coming, and his ex-wife is her bridesmaid.

She detects that something is wrong, but he assures her that everything is fine; she goes to check with the registrar that everything is in order,

"Don't invite anyone else!"

and warns him not to invite anyone else.

"Oh – it says 'declined'!"

In the shop, Colin informs Debbie that her credit card has been declined, and she tells him to forget it. Garry is listening to this exchange,

"Misunderstanding at the bank"

which she explains as a misunderstanding with the bank.

"I hear you're going to conquer the business world'

“I hear you’re going to conquer the business world,” he says, “How’s it going?”

Garry can see through that story

She repeats the story that she has put in an offer for a delicatessen in Swansea.

Chester sends an e-mail . . .

In the back street, Chester is sending an email from his phone to the school;

. . . saying that he is not well

“Sorry, Chester Monk will not be at school today because he is ill. Britt Monk.”

"I'm going to make a speech"

Cheryl is working on the laptop when Hywel returns home, and tells him that she is going to make a speech;

"It's not only men who make speeches"

“It’s 2018, and it’s not only men who make speeches – I am nervous, though. You had better have this ring – you can take it over to the Deri with you tonight – that’s where you’re staying, isn’t it?”

The sight of the ring unhinges Hywel . . .

“Looking at the ring, he has a sudden panic attack,

. . . and he cannot get out of the house quickly enough

and rushes out of the house.

"Let me buy you a drink, Debs

Debbie comes into the Deri, but Kelly offers to buy her a drink;

Then Sara says the same thing

then Sara appears, saying the same thing, and maintains that she wants to make sure that the café is sold to the right person.

"Highest offer secures the café!"

Debbie informs them that the highest offer secures the café – it is as simple as that.

"What will be your USP?"

Garry wonders whether she has thought of a name for her deli yet, and also what will be her USP, but she replies she is not going to discuss it in front of everyone.

“Come upstairs – it would be nice to talk business with someone who understands,” he says, but she has to hurry off, allegedly to meet her financial advisor.

"Have you seen Hywel?"

Sheryl comes in, rather flustered, looking for Hywel, as he is not answering his phone, Garry comes up with a very unlikely excuse

Garry come sup with a Cock and Bull story

that he sent him to get some more champagne. “He left without saying a word,” Sheryl tells them, and Garry assures her that he will be back before long.

"You sent an e-mail saying Chester was ill"

Gaynor is passing the chip shop and asks Britt if Chester is better; “You sent an e-mail saying he was ill.”

She is speechless, so Colin improvises

Colin improvises, reminding Britt that she sent it this morning,

"His temperature is sky-high!"

and adding that Chester is flat out, not eating, not drinking, with a temperature that is sky high. Gaynor says that he will have to sit his exam another time.

"He'll be ill once I get hold of him!"

As soon as she has gone, Britt demands, “What has he done now? He’ll be ill once I get hold of him!” Shouting, “Madge, I’m off!” she disappears through the door, with Colin in hot pursuit.

In the Deri, Garry rings Hywel’s number, and demands where he is: “You can’t go AWOL! Just phone me back, OK?”

"You said he had gone AWOL!"

Dani wonders why Garry told Sheryl that he was getting champagne, if he does not know where he is.

"Tell me what is going on, Garry!"

She insists that she should be told what is going on, but at that moment Hywel comes into the Deri.

Hywel knows nothing of any champagne

He tells them he only went for a walk, and looks completely blank when Dani mentions bottles of champagne.

"You, Hywel Llywelyn, are really nervous, aren't you?"

“I know what’s going on,” she says, “You, Hywel Llywelyn, are really nervous, aren’t you? Everyone gets butterflies –

"Let's go over your speech!"

“I know, let’s go over your speech!” She will take no notice of the objections, but instructs them, “There is nothing worse than a groom mumbling through his speech,”

"Come on – upstairs – now!"

and insists that Hywel follow her upstairs.

Mark appreciates those cakes

When Debbie returns home, she finds Mark munching his way through the cakes; she fears, “I think that Garry knows – it was just the way he was asking questions with that smug smile.” Mark blames her for showing off about her big plans, and she adds that he saw her having trouble with the bank card;

"What if Garry tells everyone I'm skint?"

“What if he tells everyone I’m skint?”

Mark says they would have to call it a cash flow problem; “I should talk to him – ask him to keep quiet,” she suggests,

"That would make matters worse, Debs"

but is told that would make matters worse, and that he was probably just stirring. He advises her to stay out of Garry’s way for a while,

"With a bit of luck, he'll forget all about it"

and with a bit of luck he will forget all about it.

Hywel runs through his speech

Hywel runs through his speech, thanking everyone for coming and saying how lovely Sheryl looks.

"Was that cut and pasted from your previous weddings?"

Dani describes the speech as, “Terrible! What did you do? Cut and paste it from your other weddings? Find Gaynor, replace with Sheryl!

"A monkey could have written that!"

“A monkey could have written that! You’re not just getting married – you’re marrying Sheryl, aren’t you?

"Why is she special to you? Why do you love her?"

“Right, think about why she is special to you, why you love her – it’s not obvious from that speech.”

"She knows what goes on in my head"

He begins hesitantly, “Well, she is the only one who knows me, and she knows what goes on in my head – there’s no need for words. I could bottle that giggle of hers – and her wink!

"When we lost Meilyr . . ."

“When we lost Meilyr, she helped me through all that. We saw each other in our darkest hours back then – it would have been too much for some – the cracks would have been too deep to fill,

"But we got through it"

“but we got through it and came out on the other side. I never thought I’d be able to smile after losing him,

"How can I not smile in Sheryl's company?"

“but how can I not smile in Sheryl’s company? If we can get through that, we can get through anything together.”

"There you are – that's your speech!"

Dani informs him that is his speech – everything he has just said, then goes back down to the bar.

"Don't cancel the canapés, Garry!"

Hywel tells Garry not to cancel those canapés.

Britt is doing the vacuuming when she hears Chester come in, and Colin urges her to calm down.

"Where have you been?"

She demands, “Where have you been? And don’t say you’ve been in school, because I know you haven’t!”

"School is a waste of time'

He replies quite calmly, “I haven’t been to school because it’s a waste of time.”

"You'll have to sit the exam next time"

She points out that he will have to sit the exam next time. Chester enlightens her, “Wrong answer! I’m not sitting another exam ever again –

"I've quit school!"

“I’ve quit school! There is no point in exams – they are just there to catch us out!”

Colin encourages him not to throw it all away,

"Don't end up serving chips and battered sausage!"

and Britt adds that he does not want to end up like her, serving chips and battered sausage. “You’ve got more to offer – there’s a whole world out there waiting for you to conquer it.”

"Stop wasting your time, Mam . . ."

He wants his mother to stop wasting her time, and stresses that he is not going back to school;

". . . that's my final answer – OK?"

“That’s my final answer – OK?”

Garry looks at Tomos ac Ellis's website

Garry is looking at the estate agent’s details for Caffi Meic;

"How can a woman resist a man in specs?"

Dani comes in and asks, “How is a woman supposed to resist a man in specs?” When she sees what is on the screen,

"We're busy enough as it is"

she protests, “Garry, we are busy enough as it is,”

"It's an investment"

but he regards it as an investment.

He tells her, “It’s pricey, now, but I think Debbie is hiding a secret – the café and flat are fine, but I think she needs the money as soon as possible.

"We can knock the price down – right down!"

If she is desperate to sell, we can knock the price down – right down!”

“But at the moment, you’ve got a pub and a wedding reception to manage,” Dani reminds him.

Hywel returns, bearing champagne . . .

Hywel, complete with a bottle of champagne, returns home, much to Sheryl’s relief,

. . . and straightaway kisses Sheryl

and he immediately kisses her; she was afraid that the preparations were taking their toll, because he has not been himself lately.

"It's all falling into place now"

He replies, “I had a lot to sort out, but it’s all falling into place now – I can’t wait for tomorrow!”

Then once more there is a knock at the door, and Sheryl predicts that it is probably her mother, which does not please Hywel.

Suddenly, Sheryl's mother arrives

It is indeed Julie, and he tries to sound enthusiastic about her arrival. “You’re a brave woman, trying to make an honest man out of him,” says Julie,