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MIRANDA: Do you hear what I'm saying?

CALVIN: Of course I hear you-- you're yelling.

MIRANDA: [YELLING] I'm not yelling!

Curtis.

Curtis, don't sit there and act like you

don't hear them back there.

You should've done something about this a long time ago.

Baby, come on now.

OK, Ella.

Please.

We don't even act like this in our own house.

OK, baby, I got it, I got it.

Thank you.

Curtis, that's not funny.

This is not funny.

Stay out of it, Ella.

Stay out of it, baby.

They grown people, OK?

And they married.

Curtis, somebody needs to speak to them.

You need to talk to them.

[sigh]

- Nobody need to-- - I'm talking to them.

- No, you not. - I can't take it.

Baby, stay out of it.

Curtis.

Stay out of it.

CALVIN: I'm done talking to you!

I'm out.

Hey, baby.

Hey, y'all.

[WHISPERING] Don't you say nothing.

Stay out of it.

[forced laugh]

What y'all watching?

Well, we're watching George and Weezy, but all we can hear

is Calvin and Miranda.

[WHISPERING] Don't do it.

Don't you do it. - Why are y'all--

I don't want to talk about it.

We're grown.

We're married.

We'll work through it.

She claims I ignore her, and I don't listen to her.

Well, do you ignore her, Calvin?

Who?

Your wife, Miranda.

No, I don't ignore her, but everything

just turns into an argument.

I'm tired of it.

Curtis, he does ignore her.

Sometimes, I watch them.

Curtis--

Baby, did you say something?

Marriage is tough.

Pop, how do you do it?

I ignore her.

Look, that's what you don't want to do, OK?

Calvin, you have to find ways to reconnect with your wife.

Oh, Lord.

How am I supposed to do that?

Baby, just think of the things y'all used

to do together when you first started out,

and do those things.

Just think on those things.

Find out what those were.

And then that will trigger things on the inside of you,

and then you'll get a better understanding

of where everybody is.

When you grow, you grow together.

The Bible says.

BOTH: [UNIMPRESSED] Wow.

Wow what?

BOTH: I ain't trying to hear that.

[theme music]

I'm just trying to give you some holy advice

about relationships.

Pop, what do I do?

And you gonna ask him?

I got you, son.

You see, the Bible says that--

What it say, Curtis?

I'm about to tell him what it say.

It says that the womaneth should be quieteth when

a man speaketh to his seedeth.

[UNIMPRESSED] Wow.

You know what I do, son, whenever we feel disconnected?

What do you do?

I plan a night that we both will never forget.

Really, Curtis?

The last night you planned, I spent it cooking in the kitchen

while you slept out here on the couch.

Yeah, that's every night.

You haven't forgot it, have you?

Yeah, you know what?

Yeah, I need to do something special.

I need to plan something special for her.

There you go.

Yes, and we will even watch your kids.

No, you will watch the kids.

Don't put me in there.

So that you guys can go out for the entire night.

Thank you, Pop.

Anytime.

Thank you, Pop.

So what should I do?

Well, you can start with dinner,

and then you can take her to a suite--

Da, da, da--

Pop, what should I do?

Let me think.

Gotta do something really cool, really nice.

OK.

Take her to dinner.

Dinner.

Get her a suite.

A suite.

And flowers.

Flowers.

You know what?

That's a good idea.

I can rent a suite at that nice hotel downtown.

There you go.

And my boy Peanut works there.

He said he'll give me half off. - Now you're talking.

Yeah.

- But don't make it too nice. - OK.

'Cause then you might have another kid, and there's no

more vacancies in this house.

OK.

It sounds great, Calvin.

Listen, sometimes, two people just

need to remember where they were so that they can just

fall in love all over again and come back to the realization

that God is at the helm of all of it, and once God gets--

[UNIMPRESSED] Wow.

Once God gets involved--

You know what, Pop?

Thank you for all the advice.

I'm gonna call Peanut.

I'm gonna get on it.

I'm gonna make these plans right now.

May you do what it do, son.

Yes, sir.

Hey, hey, love you.

I love you too.

Not as much as I love you.

You know what?

You are really something.

You know that?

Thank you.

I can always count on you.

You know that?

Thank you, baby.

[clatter]

Ow.

[plop]

[kiss]

[plop]

[thud]

[scream]

Ella!

What are you doing?

Cooking, what it look like I'm doing?

Son, grab that for me.

Get that right there.

The soup's in there.

I need to pour that in.

Bring that over here for me.

Now where is my father, and what have you done with him?

Don't be so smart.

[forced laugh]

Very funny.

Throw me the pepper.

Ah!

[scream]

[clatter]

Why are you cooking?

'Cause sometimes, son, you do some stuff.

You let your wife take a break.

OK?

Sometimes, you do things just because you

don't want Mom to think it's just about the bedroom

and the kitchen.

Not all the time, you know what I'm saying?

The Bible says that--

[UNIMPRESSED] Wow.

Thank you.

Took you long enough to stop me.

Mom's not gonna make it home in time to cook you lunch,

is she?

No.

And she said I gotta make it myself.

And I couldn't even find the directions

for the grilled cheese.

I need that.

Anyway, you want some?

Sure.

Cheese is in the fridge.

Hey.

Hey.

You do see this bag, right?

You do see this counter, right?

[sigh]

I know you didn't mess up your mother's kitchen like this.

No.

My pops was in here cooking.

What?

Why?

Is he feeling OK?

I got a surprise for you.

[scoff]

The last surprise that you had for me cost us tons.

Babe.

What?

I'm just trying to take you out for a night on the town,

just me and you.

Calvin, with what money?

Let me worry about that.

OK, fine.

So what's the occasion?

I think we need a little bit of us time, just me and you.

So, what do you want me to say?

Say "I would love to go."

Hm.

Have you been drinking?

No, I have not been drinking.

I'm trying to romance my wife, is that OK?

OK, fine, fine, Calvin.

Then since you've planned all of this out,

who have you planned to watch our children?

Well, I have that all figured out, actually.

My parents already agreed to watch the kids tonight.

T-- tonight?

Tonight, Calvin?

How could you do this tonight?

How could you try to surprise me tonight?

I can't do it tonight, Calvin.

I picked up some extra hours at the real estate company.

I have to help them get ready for an audit tonight.

You can cancel that.

Cancel it?

Oh, no, no, no.

I definitely can't cancel it, because guess what?

Nobody is gonna cancel these bills.

All of these right here?

No one's gonna cancel these.

And you know what?

We need the money, Calvin, because your ch--

ch--

My what?

Nothing.

Just-- just nothing.

I just can't go.

You know what, Miranda?

I'm tired of all this arguing about our bills,

the money, and our kids.

You know what I'm tired of?

I'm tired of taking two steps forward with you

only to take five steps back.

I am tired of taking care of the kids

and everything else in this household.

A woman needs a--

A woman needs what?

A woman needs what?

Go ahead and say it.

A woman needs a man who's gonna step up.

I know you're not talking to me.

Our marriage is in trouble.

I need you to meet me halfway on this.

OK, fine.

Fine.

I will cancel going into the job that's gonna make us

money to pay these bills so I can have your little surprise.

OK?

It's canceled.

Excuse me.

I don't think she wanna go.

You didn't pick that up yet.

Oh, he gonna kill her.

[scream on tv]

Oh.

He's killing her.

OK, OK, start it back up, baby, start it back up.

He's killing her.

Oh, he's killing her.

Baby, why you didn't pause it?

Baby, what?

Why you didn't pause the show? Why you ain't pause it?

Baby, I didn't know you wanted me to pause it.

I can't watch this. I can't watch this.

I gotta catch up.

I didn't know you wanted me to pause it.

Oh, baby.

Baby, I said "pause the show."

What else does that mean?

Curtis, I'm sorry, I didn't hear you, really.

I really didn't hear you.

You didn't hear me say "pause the show"?

Well, I heard you say "something the show."

Then forget it.

But I didn't really concentrate on what

you were really saying, baby.

Forget it, OK?

Baby, you didn't miss anything.

He just killed his wife.

Don't tell me he killed his wife!

Then he went in the house, and he ate dinner.

- Baby, don't do this to me. - He had corn.

Don't do that.

Don't do that.

I hate it when you-- do not do that.

Now I know he killed his wife. You ain't gotta tell me.

I'm gonna watch it again anyway.

No.

- Right after I kill my wife. - Curtis.

I'm gonna get it.

Yes, I am gonna watch it.

This is pay-per-view, $5.99, baby.

You're not watching this anymore.

OK, it's on your card.

You used my card, Curtis?

Why did you do that?

Why would I not do it, baby?

We're one.

What's yours is mine.

You know what?

Really, please, please.

What's mine is mine.

Please.

No, no, no.

Come on!

Quit playing!

Hey, hey, hey, keep your voice down.

You keep your voice down.

Curtis, I do not want those children to wake up, OK?

Especially after Miranda and Calvin

will be leaving in a minute.

Ooh.

Look at you, look at you.

Don't you all look nice.

Look at y'all.

You look good.

Don't they look good, Curtis?

They look like themselves.

He look like he going to court, and you look [inaudible]..

[laugh]

Thank you for watching the kids.

You're welcome.

Yeah, I can't remember the last time I stayed in a hotel.

It was when you were with Tracy.

Uh-- [slap] No, that was just--

Hey, so bring me back a Bible and some of them towels.

They good to wash the car.

Curtis, that's wrong.

You still stealing.

It is stealing, baby, to take that.

- It's not stealing. - Yes, it is.

It does not belong to you. - This is the hotel, baby.

It is not stealing if it's out the hotel.

Hey, son, just bring me back the towels.

Yeah, OK.

Well, you guys have the name and the number

to the hotel where we'll be at.

You got our cell phone--

Calvin, you kids go and have a great time.

Don't worry about us, baby.

Just go on and go.

CURTIS: Just get going.

Go on.

Enjoy yourself.

Just go on and get on outta here

so y'all can just have a good time so the night can start.

Miranda.

Yeah.

OK.

There she go.

I know, baby.

I know. It's just--

[bubbling noise]

[inaudible].

OK, well, we'll see you in the morning.

Enjoy yourselves.

You look beautiful.

This is just gonna be glorious.

It's just gonna be wonderful.

Y'all be good.

It's just gonna be a mess.

Curtis, this is gonna be a mess.

I know.

Did you see how long it took her to get up outta that chair?

Baby, 'cause the dress don't fit.

What?

Baby, please.

That little dress--

that little dress belong to Jazmine.

Well, she gonna give it back to Jazmine,

and then somebody can spank Jazmine for having it.

Oh, you are so--

I'm so what?

Move.

Tell you what I'm gonna be so this evening.

Uh-oh.

Baby.

Be so that this evening.

You gonna be so sleep in five minutes.

All I need is two.

[kiss]

One.

[moan]

Two.

[snoring]

[sigh]

Hey.

What's going on?

You just get outta the car and come sit in the backyard?

I just--

I mean-- I don't know if we should go.

Baby, my parents will be fine.

They can handle the kids.

I just have all this work, and I need to get it done.

And-- I just don't think you thought this through.

You didn't think about our finances

when you made this decision.

Miranda, sometimes, we need to forget about our problems.

Yeah, that's the problem.

You always forget about our problems.

Here we go again.

Look, Miranda, can you just get off of my back for one night?

I'm not doing anything.

Look, are you coming with me or not?

I just don't know.

It just-- it just doesn't feel right.

Look, Miranda, just tell me what's wrong with me

so we can get it out in the open for once.

Calvin, it's not about you.

It is not about you, Calvin.

It is about our children.

And as usual, I'm the only one who's thinking about them.

You know what, Miranda?

I'm not gonna let you sit here and throw my kids in my face

like I'm a bad father.

This isn't about the kids, is it?

What am I doing?

What am I doing?

Well, I thought you and I were going to dinner,

but I guess not.

No, Calvin.

What am I doing with my life?

What am I doing?

Miranda, why can't we just talk about this at dinner?

This

That's the problem.

Calvin, you always want to talk about something later,

but we need to talk about this now.

We cannot continue to put this off.

This is not where I thought I would

be at this point in my life.

We're broke, living with your parents,

and arguing all the time.

We're married.

Sometimes, married couples go through rough patches.

Oh.

Seems like all we've had are rough patches.

[sigh]

Don't you-- don't you ever just think

about what your life would have been like

if you'd made different choices?

What are you saying?

You think you made the wrong choice?

Am I the wrong choice?

Curtis, who is that?

Hi.

Hey.

What happened?

We just decided not to go.

You just decided not to-- both of you decided not to go?

What was that about?

Where is he?

Who knows?

Hey.

What's going on, son?

I don't know.

I don't know about this, Pop.

Eh.

You'll get through it.

After all I tried to do, she basically just

tells me I'm the wrong choice.

Calvin.

You're a good man.

And you can do it.

You hear me?

Your old man's here for you.

You know that.

Come here.

I'm proud of you.