The Don Diaries

It's early morning in Henford, and almost everyone is still asleep.

Almost everyone? Yes, because it seems like the animals on Don's farm are conspiring.

Or rather, Horsie and Woofer are conspiring, Billy is just happy to be there.

Inside, Don wakes up with Dani on his mind. He's been alone for long enough, and he's not fucking this up if he can help it.

He calls for Matteo to wake up and starts cooking.

Over breakfast, Don mentions that he's seeing Dani tonight. Matteo is excited - does this mean that she will be visiting them soon? Don shrugs. He hopes so.

Matteo isn't satisfied. Will Dani be his dad's girlfriend? Are they going to have babies? There's only one thing Matteo wants more than petting animals, and it's a sibling. He's vaguely aware that he has a half-sister named Michael who lives with his birth mother, that blonde woman who sends him a birthday card each year, but he's never met her.

Don tries his best to manage expectations. He has no idea how this date will go, they'll just have to wait and see if Dani becomes a part of their lives again.

Thankfully, Matteo is distracted from this particular line of questioning by Woofer who demands some pets, and Matteo is happy to oblige.

Then it's time for school. Woofer tries to follow Matteo, but Don calls him back and tells him to stay.

Woofer is a good dog, so he obeys. He knows Matteo will be back soon, even if it always feels like a lifetime.