EXT: OUTSIDE PENNY AND CHARLES' HOUSE - It is late afternoon, Miranda and Gary pull up outside the house.
MIRANDA: I don't think I can do it!
GARY: Miranda, its for two nights, we'll be back before you know it!
Penny is waiting at the door.
GARY: Come on! It'll be fine!
They get out of the car. Penny runs to them.
PENNY: Where are they? Nanna wants a cuddle!
Penny opens the back door and gets William from his car seat.
PENNY: My what I call favourite Grandson!
MIRANDA: (To camera) He's her only grandson! Mad women!
PENNY: What have you brought all this stuff for? I told you that your father and I have it covered! We've turned the fourth bedroom into a little haven for the two of them! Come! Come!
Penny runs into the house. Miranda and Gary follow. Miranda shouts back to Gary.
MIRANDA: Don't forget Grace!
Gary runs back to the car and gets Grace from her car seat.
GARY: Sorry sweetie!
Gary joins Miranda and Penny upstairs. Penny opens the door to reveal the most amazing nursery. Twice the size of Miranda and Gary's.
PENNY: We literally have everything!
MIRANDA: You're not wrong there!
PENNY: Well we thought we'd prepare ourselves! These visits may be a regular thing!
MIRANDA: (To Camera) Not if I can help it!
GARY: Penny, it all looks wonderful!
Penny puts William down in the play gym, Gary puts Grace in too.
PENNY: Gary, I do need your help though. We've bought this monitor system, it connects to our iPad so we can see everything that happens in the room.
MIRANDA: You have an iPad? Who are you and what have you done with my mother?
PENNY: I do, but I have no idea how to use it!
MIRANDA: Oh there she is!
PENNY: That's what I need you to show me!
GARY: Where is it?
Penny gets an iPad off the side.
PENNY: Here!
Miranda picks up the William.
MIRANDA: Come on Billy! Let's go and find Grandpa!
Miranda exits. Camera follows.
MIRANDA: I cannot deal with technology, it all just confuses me! Never have! Never will!
Miranda walks back downstairs and into the games room.
CHARLES: Hello darling! Hello William!
Charles takes William off of Miranda.
MIRANDA: I can't do it! I can't be away from them for two whole nights!
CHARLES: Its always tough leaving them, but you need this break! The four of you will have such a lovely time away!
MIRANDA: I don't want a break! And really, is it even a break? Its a food festival! I'll be helping Gary in the van!
CHARLES: Just think of all the samples you get eat!
MIRANDA: I'm not bothered! Really I'm not!
Charles outs his hand on her forehead.
CHARLES: Are you feeling okay?
MIRANDA: I just don't want to leave them!
CHARLES: When you were little, I used to go to Golf every Wednesday evening. At first I didn't want to, I felt guilty for leaving you but I had to. I had to have "me time" so did your mother. So do you and Gary! The twins will be fine! Go! Enjoy it!
Miranda kisses Charles, picks up William and gives him a big cuddle and a kiss.
MIRANDA: Okay Dad! I will!
She hands William back to her Dad and exits. She walks back upstairs. Gary has finished showing Penny how to use the iPad. Penny holds it up to Miranda.
PENNY: Don't look now, you're on camera!
Gary kisses Grace and exits.
MIRANDA: Now I want you to ring me if anything happens! I'm driving to the festival in the car with Stevie and Andrew, so will be able to just come straight back if anything happens!
PENNY: We will be fine!
Miranda picks up Grace and gives her a big cuddle and kiss. Then gives her to Penny.
MIRANDA: Grace has a gir...
Penny interrupts.
PENNY: A giraffe teddy, that she sleeps with. And Billy has a crocodile. I know! Don't worry!
MIRANDA: In the bag is all of their nappies, creams...
Penny interrupts again.
PENNY: Miranda, darling, everything's will be fine! I promise!
MIRANDA: And you promise to ring me!?
PENNY: I promise!
Miranda and Penny walk out of the nursery and walk downstairs. They meet Gary and Charles. Miranda and Gary kiss the children once more and then make their way out to the car. Penny, Charles and the twins stand on the doorstep, waving them off.
MIRANDA: Oh man this is tough!
GARY: It will be fine!
MIRANDA: Can you please stop saying it will be fine? I am leaving my children for the first time, I'm allowed to be dramatic! Its one of the perks of being a hormonal mother! You can be as moody as you like, then blame it on the hormones!
GARY: Well I will leave you to be moody!
MIRANDA: Thank you!
They sit in silence for the rest of the journey. When they get to their house, Stevie and Andrew are waiting outside.
MIRANDA: (Glum) Hello!
STEVIE: Oh what's wrong?
GARY: We've just dropped the twins off at Penny's, Miranda is finding all a bit emotional!
Miranda gets out of the car. Stevie hugs her.
STEVIE: Everything will be ...
Gary waves his arms around, signalling for Stevie to be quiet.
MIRANDA: I'm going to pack!
GARY: I have an idea! Be back later!
Gary drives off.
STEVIE: Please say you have the house keys?
MIRANDA: I'm not sure! Bare with! Bare with!
Miranda searches for the keys, after a short while she finds them. They enter the house. Miranda runs straight to the bedroom slamming the door behind her.
STEVIE: Moody are we?
Stevie and Andrew go into the kitchen.
ANDREW: Shall I put the kettle on!
INT: MIRANDA'S BEDROOM - She's lead on the bed holding a photo of her, Gary and the twins. She moping around when in runs Gary, he gives her an iPhone.
MIRANDA: What's this?
GARY: Have a look!
Miranda looks to the phone. You can see the nursery at Penny's.
GARY: I installed the app onto your phone so you can check in anytime. Penny has agreed that where the twins are she will move the monitor so you can see them! Meaning they will always be with us!
MIRANDA: Oh Gary! That's amazing!
She kisses him.
GARY: But wait, it gets better! Press that button.
Miranda presses a "microphone" button, suddenly you can hear everything.
VOICE FROM PHONE: Hello!
MIRANDA: Is that mum?
PENNY: It is!
GARY: They can hear you too, its like Skype and CCTV built into one!
PENNY: SUCH FUN!
MIRANDA: Okay, well now I cannot see any reason why I can't go to this festival and gorge on food all weekend!
GARY: Shall we go?
MIRANDA: I want to see them first, mum take the camera to them.
Penny picks up the camera and hovers it over the cots. They are fast asleep.
MIRANDA: Na'night! Night Mum!
PENNY: Goodnight Darling!
Gary turns the app off and they gather their stuff, racing down stairs. Stevie and Andrew join them. Gary and Andrew get into the catering van. Miranda and Stevie into the car.
STEVIE: Oh I do like a road trip!
The two vehicles drive off.
SCENE ENDS