Cwmderi Diary 2018: 8 June 2018

"The stripper will arrive around seven"

In the street, Ffion jokes with Sheryl and Hywel that the stripper will be arriving at 7 o’clock. Kelly comes out of her front door, and Sheryl comments about the café being up for sale; Kelly immediately rushes over there.

Gethin is, as usual, lurking

Sheryl continues along the High Street, past Gethin who is lurking in the alley.

Bursting into the café, Kelly demands, “What the hell is going on? Did you know about this? I thought she was on the Costa Brava!”

"I don't know anything about it!"

Gwen knows no more than she does, and Anita points out that Debbie did not say a word yesterday.

Kelly immediately phones Debbie’s number;

"Debbie, phone me!"

“Debbie, phone me!” she barks down the phone, and remarks to Anita, “I can’t believe it – putting the café up for sale without telling the deputy manager!

"I'll have to look for another job!"

“What are we going to do? I’ll have to look for another job!”

Anita replies that if the new owner keeps it as a café that may not be necessary, as it is a decent little business, and recalls, “All the years that Meic toiled in this place –

"Meic thought the world of this place"

“he thought the world of it – I don’t want it turned into something else. I feel that he’s still here – every time I walk in, I see him standing there in his apron. There is no telling who will be behind the counter now!”

A brainwave occurs to Kelly

However, Kelly appears to be developing an idea.

Dani has some ideas . . .

In the Deri, Dani is suggesting some outlandish ideas for the party tonight, but Garry has other things on his mind

. . . but Garry snaps that he is going out

and snaps at her that he is going out. Dani is convinced that something is going on; “He was complaining of a headache the other day, and yesterday he went off somewhere without a word.

"I'm worried about his health, Sher"

“I’m worried about his health, Sher – you know what Garry’s like.”

"You'll have to ask him straight out"

Sheryl says that she ought to ask him straight out, as it is silly to keep secrets about health.

"If Meic had left the café to me . . ."

In the café, Anita is pontificating, “If Meic had left the café to me, I wouldn’t dare give it up!” Ed suggest that perhaps Debbie wants a change, to do something different,

Gwen serves Jason with his food

and Jason maintains that running the same business for years will get stale in the end.

"It's always been Meic's café!"

Anita insists, “It’s always been Meic’s café – the place won’t have any connection with him now!”

"It all depends – if I buy it!"

Kelly smiles, “It all depends, doesn’t it? If I buy it! Why not? The café’s for sale, I know how to run it and I can afford it.” She shows the bank statement on her phone to Ed,

"Sounds like a no-brainer to me"

and Jason remarks that it seems like a no-brainer to him. “It makes sense – it’s fate!” squeals Kelly, but Ed advises her to look into it in detail.

She urges him not to be a wet blanket;

"I know how to run this place!"

“I’m a good businesswoman, I’m a hard worker, I know how to run this place – even how much oil is needed to stretch out the mayonnaise. I am the ideal candidate to take over the café!”

"Looking forward to it tonight?"

Gethin is hanging around, waiting for Hywel to come out of CwmFM; “Looking forward to it tonight?” he asks,

"Sheryl's a heck of a woman!"

“She’s a heck of a woman, Sheryl – if I was about to get married to her, I’d keep a close eye on her as well.

"I hope you and Garry enjoyed your afternoon at the Jockey"

“The text on my phone – that was a good idea, fair play – I hope you and Garry enjoyed your afternoon in The Jockey.”

Hywel is disgusted

He walks away, smirking.

Kelly is planning the alterations already

Kelly is doing some forward planning; “We can move the kitchen and reduce it in size, to fit afternoon teas round the back.

"You can make loads of money on afternoon teas"

“You can make loads of money on afternoon teas – and we’ll need a new coffee machine. You can’t just hang about in the business world.”

Sara comes in, having seen the for sale notice,

Sara marches in and inspects the café

and wants to look over the café. “This place is much bigger than it seems –

"I'm thinking of putting in an offer"

“I’m thinking of putting in an offer. Don’t look at me like that – it could be a great investment.”

"How could we run it on top of everything else?"

Jason demands how they could run a café on top of everything else, and Kelly asks what she knows about catering.

“I can learn, and employ people who know what they’re doing,” Sara replies, “You’ll be looking for a job.”

"There's no point – I'm buying it!"

Kelly assures her that there is no point in looking into it, because she is buying it; “You’re not getting your hands on this café – no way!”

"We'll see about that!"

but Sara seems to relish the challenge.

Hywel – man with a mission

Hywel marches along the street towards the garage, where he confronts Gethin;

He demands what has been going on . . .

“What’s your game?” he demands, “I know what’s been going on!”

. . . but they are interrupted by Ffion

but he gets no further as Ffion comes in to remind Gethin that Arwen will be going to Elinor’s tonight, and that the fun starts in the Deri at seven.

"Have a wash – you stink!"

She warns Gethin to have a wash before he comes, as he stinks.

After she has gone, Hywel tells Gethin that he could have told her everything,

"I'm not stopping you"

but Gethin does not seem to be at all perturbed;

"Don't you care at all?"

“Don’t you care at all?” Hywel says.

"It will be less painful if you finish with Sheryl"

Gethin’s reply is, “It will be less painful if you tell Ffion, and finish with Sheryl before it goes too far – easier for everyone.” Hywel is amazed that Gethin wants to hurt Ffion and Arwen, and get him to finish with Sheryl.

"It felt so natural – the spark's still there!"

Gethin goads Hywel, “It’s been going on something like six months, but it felt so natural – the spark’s still there,”

Hywel stops himself from walloping Gethin

and Hywel almost retaliates, but says that Gethin is not worth it.

“I heard you both on the phone –

"She said she didn't want to be with you any more"

“I heard everything that Sheryl told you – that she didn’t want you bothering her – that she didn’t want to be with you any more!” Gethin replies that she had to say that – she felt guilty because they are marrying. “She made it perfectly clear it was over!” Hywel snarls.

"Asking yourself if she loves you or me!"

Gethin laughs at the prospect of Hywel marrying her when he knows the truth. “Waking up next to her every morning, asking yourself if she loves you or me!” he chuckles.

Hywel says he would call it off in a flash if he thought that was what Sheryl wanted;

"There's nothing stopping you from being together . . ."

“The truth is there is nothing to stop you from being together – except for one thing.

". . . except Sheryl wants me!"

“She wants me – it’s me she loves, and she told you so – there’s nothing you can do about that, is there?”

This truth makes Gethin grimace

Gethin is now smouldering with fury.

Jason attempts to dissuade Sara

As they come into the Deri, Jason is telling Sara they will have to borrow even more money, and points out they should focus on buying a house first. “You haven’t thought this through properly – the minute you heard Kelly wanted the café, you were determined you were going to get it.

"You're so impulsive and competitive!"

“You’re just so impulsive and competitive as usual!”

"Can I have a word, Garry?"

Hywel comes in and wants a private word with Garry, and so they go upstairs;

"Gethin knows about the text – and he doesn't care!"

“Gethin knows about that text – and he didn’t care.

"He's enjoying it all!"

“He didn’t even deny it, and was glad I knew, as if he’s enjoying it all. Garry finds this rather puzzling, as Hywel continues, “He doesn’t give a damn about Ffion and Arwen.

"I'm not sure he's ready to let go"

“The affair may be over for Sheryl, but I’m not sure he’s ready to let go.”

"You should talk to Sheryl"

Garry’s advice is, “I know this is the last thing you want to hear, but I think you should talk to Sheryl.” Hywel stresses that she made it crystal clear to Gethin that it was all over, and that that is good enough for him; the wedding will go ahead.

The festivities are in full swing . . .

Downstairs, Sheryl is being swathed with toilet rolls, which Anita regards as a childish pastime,

. . . with Sheryl festooned with 'D' plates

and Dani equips her with ‘D’ plates [the Welsh equivalent of ‘L’ plates].

Gethin watches the proceedings

Just as Hywel comes back downstairs, Gethin arrives and watches the proceedings; back up in the flat,

Garry takes something from his jacket

Garry fetches something from his jacket, but when he hears Dani coming, he hides it in a drawer.

"I wasn't doing anything"

He says he was not doing anything, so she demands what is going on;

"You've been hiding something for days!"

he has been hiding something for days, and eventually he admits it.

"All right, I have been hiding something"

“All right, I have been hiding something.”

Kelly and Ed arrive at the Deri

Kelly and Ed join the gathering,

"I'm glad you're going to buy the café"

and Anita is so glad that Kelly is going to buy the café,

"The deal hasn't been done yet!"

but Sara points out that the deal has not yet been done. “As good as – they won’t turn down a cash buyer,” insists Kelly, and Anita stresses that Kelly has the necessary experience.

“You’re causing trouble, that’s what you’re doing!” Anita tells Sara,

It appears that Anita has had too much alcohol already

then she does not feel special, and is helped by Ed and Kelly back to number 10.

The secret is revealed

Upstairs, Garry reveals the secret to Dani; he is wearing glasses,

"Perhaps they're not quite your style"

and she remarks, “Perhaps they’re not quite your style.” He protests that there was too much choice, and the receptionist was glaring at him.

"I just grabbed the first pair!"

It was a panic buy, and he just grabbed the first pair. “Garry, I was scared that something was seriously wrong with you,” she says, and he admits that he could not read labels, which made him feel old.

"You're a sexy, mature man – but not with these on!"

She prefer to describe him as, “A sexy mature man – but not with these on, that’s all –

"We'll get a decent pair, OK?"

“we’ll get a decent pair, OK?”

"Apologies for Sara"

When Ed returns to the Deri after taking Anita home, Jason apologises for Sara’s behaviour, and Hywel says he had been expecting blood on the carpet.

"Our women are quite . . . feisty!"

“Our women are quite . . . feisty!” summarises Jason, but Ed maintains that life is never boring.

"Garry needs specs"

Dani comes over to tell Sara and Sheryl what all the fuss was about with Garry; “He needs specs – he was scared he was getting old, that’s why he hid it.”

"Men are sensitive beings"

Sheryl says that men are sensitive beings, who could not cope with half the things women go through.

Gethin is waiting for his moment

Gethin is waiting for his chance, and when Sheryl heads towards the toilet,

"Hywel knows about us"

he ambushes her, and announces, “Hywel knows about us –

"I don't know how he found out" – Liar!

“I don’t know how he found out, but he has. Sorry, Sher!” She looks very shocked.

Meanwhile, Ffion calls for attention, as Hywel wants to say a few words,

Sheryl fears what Hywel is about to say

so Sheryl returns to the bar;

"I'm the luckiest man alive"

he begins, “Thank you all for coming – Sher, I know you don’t want a big fuss, but after everything we’ve been through – and everything we’ll face, I just wanted everyone to know I’m the luckiest man alive.”
He calls her over to him,