JAMES. Shut up! I never drink the stuff, she just makes it! She’s right though. It’s cold, Mary. We should go in.

WILLIAM. Why? Is she too French and fragile to stand a wee bit of Scottish December?

JAMES and MARY say nothing, looking at each other conspiratorially.

ANNABELLA. Haven’t you been listening, William Douglas? She’s going to have a baby!

He gets it.

WILLIAM. Oh it’s like that, is it? Fine then you should go in but we’ll have another drink, eh, James?

JAMES. No, man, come on, it’s late.

WILLIAM. Get tae fuck! It’s nowhere near daylight. Come on, Jamie! I’ll get another bottle.

JAMES. Nah, Will, come on, it’s time to get inside.

WILLIAM. What’s inside that you canny have out here?

JAMES. My Queen!

WILLIAM. Aw fuck that, you already got her up the duff, plenty more lassies out here…

JAMES is instantly furious.

JAMES. Right! You say sorry! You say sorry for that!

WILLIAM. It was a joke, man! Come on! Sense of humour. Sit down.

JAMES. No. We’re going in. Come on, Mary.

WILLIAM. You won’t even finish drinking with me? After what I did for you?

JAMES. What did you do? Cheat me out of the match, drink my wine and insult my wife?

MARY (stopping him). James. It is alright.

WILLIAM. You don’t know what I did for you. He’s going to beat me bloody for what I did and you won’t even…

JAMES. Who? Who’s going to beat you?

WILLIAM. My father!

JAMES. Aw for Christ’s sake, William, listen to yourself.

You’re a grown man! Stand up to him!

ANNABELLA. James, stop it.

WILLIAM. A grown man, eh? A family man like you, all cosy with your wife and your bairn and your wee crown?

JAMES. Aye. Just like that. What’s wrong with that!?

WILLIAM’s mood switches abruptly. He’s frozen, bereft.

WILLIAM. Nothing. Nothing’s wrong with that.

You’re…

Congratulations, man. I’m… I’m happy for you. God save the King, eh?

JAMES. William…

WILLIAM (moving away). No really. Well done. I’m…

I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Mary.

MARY. William, come inside with us.

WILLIAM. No no, I’ll finish the bottle first.

JAMES and MARY hesitate. JAMES turns to MARY.

JAMES. I’ll no be long. Annabella, take her in.

MARY exits.

ANNABELLA goes to WILLIAM and kisses him.

WILLIAM. What was that for?

ANNABELLA. To show you. I’m not afraid of you, William Douglas.

ANNABELLA exits. JAMES goes to WILLIAM.

JAMES. Be happy for me.

WILLIAM. I just said I was.

He reaches out and touches the mark on JAMES’s face.

It feels just like the rest of your face. No different at all.

JAMES. It’s all just me.

WILLIAM. Aye.

JAMES. Come inside with us.