03x01 - 1. Love

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["THE WAY THINGS GO" PLAYING]

♪ And there's so much left to say ♪

♪ I guess I'm just the bigger guy ♪

♪ And there's too much on my mind ♪

♪ That I don't even want to try ♪

♪ Guess it's not far from the ordinary ♪

♪ They do say love is blind ♪

- ♪ But I guess that's the way things go... ♪
- [GROANS]

[CHARLIE] Nick.

I have something to tell you.

I love you.

I'm in love with you, and
I just wanted you to know.

And you don't have to say it back yet.

I mean, but...

[SIGHS]

... I hope you do.

Because I'm properly in love with you,

and I want you to feel the
same way, too, eventually.

- But I don't want you to feel pressured...
- [DOOR CREAKING]

Stop spying on me.

Stop declaring your
love so loudly, then.

- [DISBELIEVING SCOFF]
- I'm shocked you haven't said it already.

Well, it's not that easy, and
it's probably too soon anyway.

I don't want him to have
to say "I love you too"

'cause he feels obligated.

You don't think he feels the same?
He's literally obsessed with you.

[GROANS NERVOUSLY]

Well, we're going to the beach today,

then he's on holiday
for three weeks, so...

So tell him today.

No.

- Yes.
- No!

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Yes.

[UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHUCKLES] Hi.

Hi.

- What?
- I... [CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]

Just never seen you in a vest before.

Well, I've never seen
you in a cap before.

[CHARLIE CHUCKLES]

- All right, shall we go?
- Yeah.

[MUSIC FADES OUT]

[TAO] So dinner at mine tonight?

Haven't we had pizza at yours,
like, four times in the past week?

Not pizza. I'm gonna cook us
a candlelit dinner. [CHUCKLES]

[ELLE] With what cooking skills?

- With the power of romance!
- [CHUCKLES]

[SEAGULLS CALLING]

[DARCY LAUGHING]

[TARA] Come on, slowcoach!

[DARCY LAUGHING]

[TARA] At least try this time!

[BOTH LAUGHING GLEEFULLY]

- [TARA] And I win again!
- [DARCY] No!

Tara! Can't you let me win one time?

- No. I'm faster.
- I need the win.

- I got kicked out of my house.
- Last night, you hogged the duvet, so...

And my mum almost walked in
on us again, so you owe me.

Living with you is like a dream.

- Head start!
- Darcy! [LAUGHING]

- [DARCY YELLING PLAYFULLY]
- [GROUP CHEERS]

[WHOOPING]

Hi! How are you?

Oh, look at your hair.

Oh, I wanna be involved. Yay! [LAUGHS]

♪ It's euphoric ♪

♪ So keep holding on to me ♪

I did tell you not to bring all of that.

But I'm bringing the fun.

[DARCY SQUEALING]

[GIGGLING]

- The Paris Squad is back together! Whoo!
- [ELLE] Whoo!

♪ So keep holding on to me... ♪

- [DARCY] So nice. Sea air!
- [TARA] So we need to go...

Uh, d'you wanna help?

You can do it. You're
amazing. I love you.

- [TARA GIGGLES]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[PLAYFUL CHATTER]

- [GIRLS LAUGHING]
- [CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]

Charlie, can you do my back, please?

Yeah, sure.

[SUNSCREEN SQUIRTING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

[CRACKLING]

[FIREWORKS SQUEALING, EXPLODING]

[WAVES CRASHING]

I love you.

Oh...

Well, thank you.

Um... I... I think it's too
early for me to say... that.

Sorry.

[GROUP CHATTERING, LAUGHING PLAYFULLY]

Uh, all done.

Do you have some on?

No, I don't really burn. I just tan.

- You just tan?
- [DARCY] Nick, we're going in the sea.

All right, one second!

You coming?

I...

Maybe in a bit.

Okay.

You've got a little bit of, um...

- Just all over.
- That's disgusting.

- Stop it! That's disgusting!
- Everyone needs sunscreen.

[TARA] Sorry. We'll get you another one.

Nick! Stop kissing your
boyfriend and hurry up!

[NICK] All right.

[TARA] It's cold! [SQUEALS]

- [NICK] When did you get so impatient?
- [IMOGEN] I don't like sand on my feet!

- [TAO] Let's go. Hello.
- [ELLE] Hello.

Raspberry ripple.

- Strawberry.
- [VENDOR] Sure.

- It's raw.
- Tao!

Tao, I swear to God! [GIGGLING]

[TAO] Okay, with the ice cream.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

- Yeah. This is the one.
- Let's do it.

[MUSIC FADES]

It's for my girlfriend.
She's over there. [CHUCKLES]

Official girlfriend.

We've only been dating for, like,
three weeks, but... [WHISTLES]

... it's been a...
it's been a whirlwind.

That's £4.98, please.

Sure.

[WOMAN PICKS UP MONEY]

Keep... keep the change.

- [SEAGULLS CALLING]
- [TAO] Okay, me first.

- Okay.
- Close your eyes.

Give me your hand.

- ♪ Da-da-da-da-da-da... ♪
- What?

Tao, what is going...

Tao...

[TAO] I got one too. We're
matching. "E" for Elle.

- This is the sappiest thing you've done.
- Your turn.

- Okay, close your eyes.
- Oh. Mm.

- Open.
- [ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYING]

A flower! [CHUCKLES]

You got me flowers when you
first asked me out, so I...

We're so ridiculous. I love it!

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

I want the most romantic summer ever
with you before you go to Lambert.

Well, I support that idea.

[ROMANTIC MUSIC BUILDING]

[MUSIC FADES]

- [NICK] What we playing?
- [SAHAR] Volleyball?

- Okay.
- Okay. Nick versus the girls.

- Yeah.
- How is that fair?

- I'll be on Nick's team.
- Darcy, girls stick together.

- I don't care. I hate gender.
- Darcy.

[SAHAR] We're gonna win
anyway. Tara, you start.

One, go.

- [TARA] That's high. Sorry!
- Yes!

[NICK] Darcy, get that!

- [TARA] Wait, stop!
- [NICK] That's in!

- Crisp?
- I'm all right, thanks.

- [TARA] All right, you get a point.
- You okay? You seem kind of stressed out.

[NICK] That's out! That's out!

- I wanna tell Nick that I love him.
- [GIGGLES] You're already dating.

Yeah, I know, but I wanna
say the words, "I love you."

- You know I get stressed out at this.
- Oh yes, I am very aware.

Why don't you just sit here
staring at him all day instead?

- I'm not... I'm not staring.
- [SNICKERS]

Haven't you seen him shirtless
in the changing rooms?

- This is an entirely different context.
- Right.

[NICK] Oh!

I don't really get the appeal.

What, with anyone?

No, not really.

You've never seen
someone really attractive

and just felt, like,

butterflies?

No.

I think I'm immune. [CHUCKLES]

Do you think that's, like...

Do you think you're asexual, then?

Probably.

Uh, probably aromantic too.

- I don't really know what that is.
- That's all right.

You can Google it later.

- [GIRLS CHEERING]
- [ISAAC CHUCKLES]

You could tell the others,
Isaac. They'd be supportive.

No, I know they would be.

Uh, honestly, I... I
just can't be bothered

to give everyone a vocab lesson.

- I love you.
- Aww!

I love you too.

If you can say that to
me, you can say it to Nick.

That is totally
different, and you know it.

[ISAAC CHUCKLES]

- [TAO] Fish and chips!
- [NICK] Fish and chips, everyone! Yes!

[PLAYFUL LAUGHTER]

- [TARA] Anyone get any salt and ketchup?
- [NICK] Oi!

[TARA] Darcy? Salt, ketchup?

Isaac, think fast.
Isaac, think fast again!

- Ow!
- [TAO] Ah! Imogen!

[PLAYFUL LAUGHTER]

[ISAAC] Stop throwing the
chips! Okay? Just stop!

- [IMOGEN] No, wait. Nick. What?
- [DARCY] Wait, Tara.

- [UNSETTLING BUZZING]
- [MUFFLED LAUGHTER]

My mum used to tell me never
to talk with my mouth full.

- But now I can do what I want.
- [TARA GIGGLES]

- True.
- [TAO] Think fast!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER, LAUGHTER]

Hello.

- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY] Hi.
- [TAO] HP Sauce.

- [ISAAC] Very nice.
- [SAHAR] Salt and vinegar.

- Not hungry?
- [IMOGEN] Salt and vinegar.

- [TAO] What came first, the fish or chips?
- [DARCY] What do you mean?

I... guess I'm a slow eater today.

- [LAUGHTER]
- [ISAAC] Dinosaurs. Do you not read?

We could always... go somewhere just us.

Do you want ice lollies, or
are you gonna keep flirting?

Uh... we're all full
up, actually. Sorry.

- [ISAAC] Do you have any cola ones?
- Fine. More for us.

- [ISAAC] Can I have one?
- [IMOGEN] Gotta have an ice lolly.

- [TAO] Yeah.
- [ISAAC] Any cola?

- [TAO] Got a lemon.
- [ISAAC] No?

[TAO] A cola.

- Such a nice day.
- So nice.

- Do you know how much I love this?
- Do you?

[ELLE] It's all flowy.
Naomi said she liked it.

Aw, Tao, you're probably not gonna
see her for five whole minutes.

Oh, are you gonna be okay?

We're having our summer of romance.

It's normal for us to spend
all this time together.

And to cancel plans with us to
go on dates with her, apparently.

Don't worry. The honeymoon
period won't last forever.

It... it might.

Charlie, I hope you're not
having a summer of romance.

I'm gonna be on my own.

- [DARCY] Are you taking them?
- [GIRLS LAUGHING]

[PLAYFUL CHATTERING]

- [DARCY] It's not fair.
- Yeah! [LAUGHS]

I forgive you.

- [TARA] Whoo!
- [BREATHING HEAVILY]

- [TARA] Oof!
- [NICK] So?

How's life living with
your girlfriend, huh?

It's good.

She might be moving out soon though.

She's been chatting to
her gran on the phone,

and she wants Darcy to live with her.

Not that I want Darcy
to move out or anything.

It's just been a bit, you know...

I feel bad.

It's okay if it's a lot.

[TARA] Mm-hmm.

I just love her so much,

and she is so much safer living with me,

so it has to be like this for now.

Yeah.

When someone you love's in trouble,
you'll do anything to help 'em.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Yeah.

Anyway, there's that
and starting sixth form

and thinking about uni
options, and it's all just...

- A lot?
- Yeah.

Am I the only one stressed
about starting sixth form?

I don't know. I guess, um...

I guess I've just been distracted by...

[UNSETTLING MUSIC PLAYING]

... other things.

There's something I need to talk
to Charlie about. Something serious.

It's hard to know how
to talk to him about it

without making things worse.

You're doing your best.

Yeah, so are you.

Can we go in the sea again, please?

[TARA] Guess so.

- Wanna come?
- [NICK] Ah...

Fine. I didn't even say yes!

- [DARCY] I'm gonna beat you all!
- [TARA] Come on!

- [NICK] All right, wait for me, then!
- [SQUEALING]

[IMOGEN] Let's go!

Okay, I'm not going any
further in. It's too cold.

- [DARCY SQUEALS]
- Darcy!

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Imogen!

You are so lucky that I love you!

- [UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING]
- [GIRLS GIGGLING]

[NICK SIGHS]

[GIRLS CHATTERING
INDISTINCTLY, LAUGHING]

[MUSIC FADES]

- ♪ All my friends... ♪
- [TAO] Here we go.

- Okay, we need a drumroll.
- ♪ Are happy, healthy, and well-adjusted ♪

[MUSIC CONTINUES THROUGH EARPHONES]

♪ So when Chris took shots of vodka ♪

[THROUGH EARPHONES]
♪ He looked disgusted ♪

Come in the sea with me.

I really don't wanna take my shirt off.

Okay, well, keep it on.

It'll dry in the sun.

♪ You'll fall in love ♪

♪ One year on ♪
♪ You'll get dumped in a park... ♪

- [NICK] I wish it was a bit colder.
- [CHARLIE] Really?

♪ But that's okay ♪

♪ Because when you're... ♪

- No! No, stop!
- Yeah.

- I always do.
- No, no, no! No! No, Nick! Nick, I swear!

- No, please don't! Nick, no!
- Okay. All right, where shall I put you?

- Where shall I put you? You ready?
- No!

- All right.
- No!

♪ The less you know... ♪

- Ah!
- [CHARLIE] For God's sake!

[BOTH GASPING, YELPING]

♪ And the smarter you play ♪
♪ The harder the game... ♪

- I hate you.
- [NICK CHUCKLES]

♪ ... the stronger the pain ♪
♪ The more you grow ♪

[BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY]

♪ But the longer you rest ♪
♪ The more that you've guessed ♪

♪ The deeper you doubt ♪
♪ The higher you get ♪

♪ The more it'll bring you down ♪

♪ And when it can't get any lower ♪

♪ Your wildest dreams came true ♪

[MUSIC FADES]

I need to talk to you about something.

Yeah.

Yeah, I do too.

[CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES] You... you go first.

[NICK] No. No, you.

No, I... I can't say it
first now you've said that.

Okay. Well, um...

[INHALES SHAKILY]

... I think you have an eating disorder.

I've been doing some research, and, um,

I know you don't want
me to try and fix you.

[AUDIO DISTORTS]

I just care about you so much,

and I can see how much worse
it's been getting recently.

- I'm just trying...
- I don't think I do.

[CHARLIE CHUCKLES]

I... I know that I've got some issues.

But I... I don't think they're that bad.

Are you sure? [SNIFFLES]

Yeah, I'm fine.

You don't need to worry about me.

Are you angry at me?

No.

No.

Is that what you wanted
to talk about as well?

Yeah.

[SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING]

[MESSAGE SENT WHOOSH]

[CHUCKLES]

[NICK GROANS WEARILY]

I think David's stolen my goggles.

I can't believe you're leaving
me for three whole weeks.

You'll be in Menorca,
and I'll be stuck here.

The longest we've spent
apart since we first met.

Aww, are you gonna miss me?

Mm... maybe a little bit.

- A little bit? That's very, very rude.
- [CHUCKLES]

You know I'm gonna miss you a lot.

Right. I'm gonna go and have a shower

'cause I've got sand everywhere.

- Movie after?
- Only if it's not Marvel.

Ah, yes, forgot you have no taste.

- [CHARLIE] Hey!
- [CHUCKLES]

- Darcy?
- Yeah?

What's wrong?

[SIGHS] Maybe... you should
try living with your gran.

You might have more space
if you lived with her.

I... I don't need more space.

I live with my dream girlfriend.

[TARA] I love you

so, so, so much,

and I love being near you,

I love waking up with you, and I
love spending every day with you.

But

I think we need some personal space too.

I need some personal space.

But... if... if you really don't
want to, then... then it's fine.

But she seems nice, and maybe
you could just try it because...

It's okay. It's okay.

I'll try it. I'll call her.

Yeah?

Yeah. [SNIFFLES]

Besides, I'll get
more time in the shower

seeing as you spend, like,
an hour in the morning.

I do not!

[ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYING]

I love you too.

I know this summer's been a lot.

Thank you.

For everything.

[ROMANTIC MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[TIMER BEEPING]

[YAN] Are you sure you
don't need any help?

No, I can do it. I'm making dinner
for my girlfriend. Thank you, Mum.

I've already tried to
help, but he's too stubborn.

Just, um, please don't burn
down my house, huh? [GIGGLES]

Oh, okay.

- [YAN] Love you.
- [TAO] Love you too, Mum.

[SPOON TAPPING PAN]

- [CHUCKLES]
- [TAO COUGHS]

- Oh my God.
- [ELLE] Hey, we can just order pizza.

No, I promised you a summer of romance.

We're having a romantic,
candlelit dinner.

So we can have a romantic,
candlelit Domino's.

Just... I want everything
to be perfect this summer.

Everything's gonna change
when you go to Lambert.

We've only got three weeks.

I don't wanna lose you.

Tao. Can you just
calm down for a second?

- [STOVETOP BEEPS]
- Uh...

[SIGHS]

Nothing's going to change. Okay?

You don't have to be
constantly trying to impress me.

I'm not gonna dump you
because you're a terrible cook.

[TAO] I wouldn't say terrible.

- Maybe not my strongest skill, but...
- [CHUCKLES]

Can you let me sort out
a romantic, candlelit dinner?

- [SIGHS] I can sort it. It's fine. It's...
- Tao.

Let me treat you this time.

["DUET" BY FRANKIE COSMOS PLAYING]

♪ You got nice eyes ♪

♪ They're very blue... ♪

Are you having a sleep
now? I think she's asleep.

She's too cute.

- The two of you.
- [CAMERA CLICKS]

- [NICK] There you go. Oh! [CHUCKLES]
- [CAMERA CLICKS]

♪ I look at you ♪

♪ I look at you... ♪

- You're getting nervous.
- I'm not!

- No! Stop it.
- Charlie's a bit nervous!

- Stop.
- Little bit.

- Nick!
- Everyone be nice to Charlie.

♪ Making a list... ♪

[CHUCKLES]

I'm gonna take him.

All right. Tao. Tao.

- A little bit more of a spin.
- Nick! No! No!

- [NICK] Oh my Lord.
- Stop it!

- [NICK] Whoo!
- [CAMERA CLICKS]

- [NICK] No!
- ♪ Just yous all the way down... ♪

[CELL PHONE PINGS, VIBRATES]

[MUSIC FADES]

[SHOWER RUNNING]

- Nick?
- [NICK] Yeah?

[CHARLIE] My mum said I have to go home.

Oh, okay. Um... just give me
two minutes. I can walk you home.

No. No, it's fine, I just...

You know when we were in the sea?

Yeah.

[GENTLE SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

I lied.

[NICK] What do you mean?

You asked whether the eating thing
was what I wanted to talk about.

That wasn't what I was
gonna talk to you about.

I was actually gonna say that...

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC BUILDING]

I love you.

[MUSIC FADES]

[INHALES, EXHALES DEEPLY]

So... yeah.

Uh... anyway, I d... I... I...
I... can walk myself home. Bye.

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

Wait, wait! Wait! Oh!

[PANTING]

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Oh no. No. Charlie, hang on!

Charlie! Oh, clothes.

Clothes. Clothes.

- [MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING]
- [GROANS]

[SIGHS]

Idiot.

Such an idiot.

[PANTING]

[ANTICIPATORY MUSIC PLAYING]

Charlie!

Charlie!

- [CHARLIE] Oof!
- [BREATHING HEAVILY]

Hi.

[EXHALES SHARPLY] You said
it when I was in the shower.

- Sorry.
- No. No "S" word.

- [CHUCKLES] Okay.
- [SIGHS]

[NICK EXHALES SLOWLY]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

- Can you say what you said again, please?
- It's embarrassing.

[NICK EXHALES DEEPLY]

[INHALES DEEPLY]

- I love you.
- ["BEST DAY OF MY LIFE" PLAYING]

You don't have to say it
back. I just wanted to tell you

'cause I won't see you for a few weeks.

I love you too.

I love you so much.

You're not just saying
that 'cause I said it?

[CHUCKLING] Charlie!

♪ Am I in a dream? ♪

- ♪ Crazy as it seems... ♪
- Come here, you idiot.

♪ I think today is the
best day of my life ♪

♪ Saw a billboard ♪

♪ It said something like ♪

♪ "Everything ♪
♪ Everything's gonna be all right... " ♪

You're still damp.

Yeah, well, you're the one

who said I love you
when I was in the shower.

- [GROANS] Why did I do that?
- [CHUCKLES]

[CHARLIE] Why are we like this?

Because you're Charlie.

And you love me.

And I love you.

♪ I think today is the
best day of my life ♪

♪ f*ck thinking about
the future all the time ♪

♪ If I'm alone ♪
♪ I'm alone and I don't mind ♪

♪ Movie stars in black
and white pictures ♪

♪ Mm-mm-mm-mm ♪

♪ Warm beer and Valium mixtures ♪

♪ Mm-mm-mm-mm... ♪

- [NICK] Can I walk you home now?
- You're not even wearing a shirt.

I thought you liked it. I
saw you peeping on the beach.

- [CHARLIE] I was not peeping.
- It's okay. It's... it's allowed.

- We're in love.
- [CHARLIE] Oh my God.

So in love that you're gonna
walk to my house with no shoes on?

[NICK] Yep. That's how in love I am.

- I think you'd do the same for me.
- [CHARLIE] Yeah, I would.

♪ Laying on the car ♪

♪ You've got stars ♪

♪ I've got scars ♪

♪ They don't see ♪

♪ I think today is the
best day of my life ♪

♪ Last night, all I
wanted to do was die ♪

♪ Right now, I'm happy to be alive ♪

[MUSIC FADES OUT]