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- It's really nice to finally be able to talk in private.

- Hey, babe. Dinner ready?

- Please get out of here so I can talk to Jazzy.

- You can't talk and cook? - What were you gonna say?

- That I don't ever wanna be like the two of you.

- Baby, I'm so hungry. - Stop it.

- I'm so hungry.

- I love-- - ♪ I want food

- --that man. Ow.

Say it together. You're thinking about having a wedding.

- Having sex. - Tell him you're not doing it.

And if he leaves, he was only trying to get in your pants.

But if we waits with you, then you found someone special.

Mwah.

Let her wait, Lord. Let her wait.

- [knocking at door]

- Get the door.

- Your mother's talking to you, Malik.

- Oh no, he's got his headphones on.

- Malik! - He can't hear you.

- No, this thing ain't even plugged into nothing.

Hey!

Boy, get your butt up and answer the door.

- Man, why so close?

- What? Say what? - Alright, alright.

I got it. Man.

- Hey. - Hey, Cousin Calvin.

They're over there.

- Hey. - Hey.

- You ready? - Yeah.

- Back to court today, huh?

- Yep.

- I know this is hard.

- It's okay, it is what it is.

Thanks for coming.

- I got your back.

- Thank you.

- Hey, hopefully, this will all be over soon.

- You know how long I've been going through this divorce?

- I do.

But you just gotta hang in there.

- Yeah, okay.

I forgot my wallet.

- It's all good. I'll come by and pick you up.

- Okay. - Alright.

- Feel bad for him. - Yeah, I know.

He'll be alright.

- I know, but I still feel bad for the both of 'em.

- Do you talk to Miranda?

- Why?

- 'Cause he don't want any of us talking to her.

- I know he's not gonna tell that to Miss Ella.

- He has. - Say what?

She ain't gonna listen.

- Wait a minute.

Are you talking to Miranda, too?

- Why don't you go on to court?

- I got time.

- No, no, no, no.

'Cause, see, if I tell you, then you're gonna tell him.

It's gonna be a whole big mess. Nope.

- No, no, no, no, no. I won't say nothing.

- Baby? - What?

- You can't keep a secret.

- What? Since when?

- Since when?

- You remember that time?

- No recollection.

- You don't remember? - No, never happened.

- Now you know what happened the first time we got together.

- I remember you cried like a baby.

- BOTH: [laughing]

- Girl, you put that thing on me.

- Yeoh! - I was like, "Ooh,

I'm keeping this one."

- BOTH: [laughing]

- You know I love you, baby.

- I do. - Mm.

- I love you, too. - What's up?

I'm so glad we made it through the rough times.

- Yeah, we did. - Mm-hmm.

- And look at you.

Step back. Step back.

Ow! Got the catsuit on!

What you doing with it? - Meow.

- BOTH: [laughing]

- But you still can't keep a secret.

- Yes, I can. - No, sir.

- I kept a secret from Malik.

- What secret?

- I never told him he was adopted.

- What?

- I told you them headphones wasn't plugged in.

- Wait. I'm adopted?

- Yes. - [laughs] No.

- From a family of orangutans.

- Dad, really?

I just had to sit here and listen to you and Mom

talk all creepy and X-rated.

- You actually did really good with that.

- But you're faking like you got no-noise headphones on.

- Oooha! Apparently, Mom was faking, too.

- No, no, I wasn't.

- I've got something for his ass.

- Oh, oh.

[choking]

- Get in here and help your mother.

Get your butt up. What's wrong with you?

- ♪

♪

♪♪

- Get your jacket on.

- Boy, get up and help your mom with the twins.

- Come on, Dad, she's got it.

She's woman. Hear her roar.

Roar!

- No, she doesn't.

- Alright, alright.

- Why do I have to tell you that?

- Ugh, I'm sorry. I was studying.

- Well, study after you help your mother.

- Alright, calm down. - Ooh, calm down?

What? - Whoa.

You just gonna swole up on me like that?

- You better say it with your chest.

- Alright, calm it down, Pops.

That chest's a little past its prime, ain't it?

- This chest could stop a war, boy.

- Aren't you getting a little up in age for that?

- Aren't you not getting up in height for that?

- You had to take it there?

- I mean, you know, you're going with the old jokes.

Easy prey.

- Low-hanging fruit.

- Yeah. - Mom.

Don't help him out. - It was good.

- Alright, let me get out of here, I gotta go.

- Oh, you're gonna just leave?

You're not gonna help your wife?

- Janine? - Yes?

- You better get your son.

- No, I think I'm gonna let you keep that one.

- I gotta go to court with Calvin.

- I hope this divorce is over soon.

- Yeah, man, it's been going on for so long.

- Yeah, I know.

- MALIK: Why? - I don't know.

- Cousin Calvin ain't got sh--

- Hey! Watch your mou-- do you see the twins?

- I'm sorry. I was gonna say "sugar".

He ain't got sugar.

He ain't got no sugar.

Not even a cup of sugar.

But he ain't got nothing. He broke.

Broke from broke...

equal broke.

Broke from broke equals broker.

- Well, she want his head on a stick.

- That head is empty.

Did you see the boy grades?

- The boy look good.

- Yeah, he pretty, I guess.

- [laughs] - Boy, that's your cousin.

- Yeah, alright, by blood.

Man, you know what? That whole situation is one of

the reasons I'm never getting married.

- Pfft. You say what?

- Yeah, I'm good on that.

Every married couple I know, they act like they're happy.

- Excuse me.

- What? But they ain't happy.

- Excuse me. Your father and I are very happy.

Right, baby? - Yes, baby, we very happy.

- See?

Marriage can work, Son.

- He's whipped. - AKA happy.

- CJ: Happy wife, happy life.

I got four kids.

- You happy about that?

- Yes.

And you about to have one.

- True, we all make mistakes.

Not usually four times, though.

- CJ: Oh!

Boy, you still get-- you a mistake?

- I was a blessing for you, but--[laughs]--

everything after that, y'all just went downhill, so--

- My babies are right here.

- Yeah, but that marriage thing,

that's so cute.

- Yes, we are.

- No, I mean, I'm looking at you all the time

act like you're happy.

- CJ, get your son.

- Oh, now he's my son?

- Help me get the kids ready. - MALIK: Alright.

Come on, kids. - Thanks.

And your father and I are very happy.

- Yeah, I heard you.

But I don't believe it.

- We're happy, right, baby? - Yes.

Yes, um, are you-- - Yeah, m-pbbf,

I've been happy. - Yeah.

- Yeah. - Okay, me too.

Love you. - Love you.

- Yeah. - You should go to court.

- Yeah, I am going to go to court but, uh,

going to court happy. - With a full smile.

- CJ: Listen, all day.

- BOTH: [laughing]

- Listen.

You're happy, right? - Yes. Yes, we're good.

Now go. - Okay, 'cause you just

came up with this out of nowhere.

- Uh, he--you know he like to start.

I'm good.

- 'Cause I don't wanna go to court.

- We're great. - Okay.

'Cause this is a mess.

- I think we're happy.

- Alright, the rugrats are ready.

- Okay, alright, baby.

Let me get my keys, I'm gonna take you guys to school.

- [doorbell rings] - Get the door.

- Wait, weren't you headed out?

- You're headed to the undertaker, you know that?

- You can calm it down.

- Uh, hi. - Hi.

Oh, it's for you.

- Hey. - Hey.

- You okay?

- No.

Um...

- I was--I was just gonna take the kids to school.

- Oh, I'm--I'm--I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- No, no. You know what? It's fine.

Malik can take them. - Malik will do what?

- Take the kids to school.

- But didn't you just hear me say I was studying?

- Do you hear that?

Do you hear that? - What?

- The sound of me kicking you out of my house

if you don't take your brother and sister to school.

- Everybody so violent today.

I'm sorry you're having a midlife crisis.

- Go.

- Come on.

- So sorry about that.

- Listen, I-- - JANINE: Come sit.

- I'm so sorry, I don't--

I don't even know why I'm here.

- Okay. You're here because you need someone to talk to.

- I know, but...

I'm getting divorced.

- But we are still family. Okay?

- [cries] - Can I get you any coffee?

Or-- - No, no. I don't want anything.

I don't even know why I am being so emotional.

- Divorce is hard. - Yeah.

But it was also hard living with Calvin.

- I know.

- And he wasn't ambitious. - I know.

- And now we're getting divorced,

and he has a great job,

and he's being everything

that I wanted him to be when we were together.

- Miranda...

do you--do you wanna be back together with Calvin?

- [sobbing]

- Miranda, what is this about?

Are you-- - That's not, that's not--

that's not what this is about.

It's not what this is about. - You sure?

- Yes, I'm sure. I'm sure. - Okay.

Okay, 'cause it really sounded a lot like you did.

- No, I'm done.

I just need this divorce to be over.

- And you're absolutely 100% sure just--

- He's just--

He's not giving me what I want.

- What are you asking him for?

- I gave him the condo.

And I just want him to pay more in child support.

- Okay, that sounds fair.

- I know, but he's fighting me on it.

He's saying that he doesn't have it.

- Well...

- D-d-don't take up for him, please.

- No, I'm not taking up for him.

It just--maybe he honestly just doesn't have it.

- How do you know? - I--

I don't.

I don't. I'm just saying.

- He makes

$128,000 a year.

And do you know how much he's offering me a month

in child support?

One thousand dollars.

- Well-- - Yeah, that's 12 grand a year.

What am I supposed to do with that?

- Is the money for you or for the baby?

- Excuse me?

- Okay, Miranda, listen.

You make...way more money than Calvin does.

So is the money really what this is all about?

- [laughs] I should have known.

I--I knew--I knew you were gonna you take up--

- No, no, no, I'm not taking-- I'm not taking up for him.

I'm just asking.

- Of course.

This--it's about being fair to me.

- I see.

- So you don't agree?

- Miranda, I think that this divorce has been going on

for a really long time.

And your son is the one affected by it the most.

- Did he say something? - No.

No, I'm just--I'm just saying.

- I can't do this right now, okay?

I'm just--I'm just--I'm just gonna go.

- Okay. Okay.

- Sorry. [crying]

I'm sorry that I came.

I--I'm sorry that I put all this on you.

- You don't have anything to be sorry about.

- I'm gonna go to court now.

- Call me after?

- Okay.

- It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna--it's gonna be okay. - [sobs]

- And you're gonna get through this, alright?

- It doesn't feel like it sometimes.

- I know. I know, but...

for what it's worth, I'm here.

- Thank you.

Thank you.

- JANINE: It's okay.

- Okay, I'm sorry. - It's okay.

- I can do this. - Yeah, you got it.

- ♪

- Damn! - Hey!

- I'm sorry. - Calvin.

- I'm sorry.

- You will not come in my house cussing.

- I'm sorry.

- I don't know where you get that from.

- Damn!

You left the damn cabinet door open!

Damn!

- You wanna ask me where I get that from again, Mama?

- No.

Curtis, you left it open.

- I did not.

- Yes, you did, baby. Just keep it up.

Yes, you did it.

You went in there to get your little candies

and you left it open.

- Oh, well, maybe you should've got my little candies for me.

- Keep it up.

- Like a good woman ought to.

Then I wouldn't have to bang my--

my knee. - Okay.

Okay, Curtis. Okay.

Cut it.

Calvin, what is wrong?

- Are y'all talking about what I think you're all

talking about?

- No.

- Good.

- What you think we talking about?

- ELLA: Never mind.

Okay, what--what is wrong with you?

- We just left court.

- You still going through the divorce?

- Yeah.

- That's insane.

Tell me how long this been going on?

- [chuckles] Longer than he was married.

[laughing]

- CJ? - My bad, m- I'm sorry.

- Why is it taking so long?

- Because Miranda keeps trying to get me for more and more.

- More and more what?

Don't she know you ain't got nothing?

- CALVIN: Pops. - She had nothing with you.

- Pops, chill out. - ELLA: Really.

- That little condo, God know that ain't nothing.

You can't even turn around in that thing.

My bathroom bigger than that thing.

- Yeah, I know, but she still trying to get more and more

and more and more.

- Well, Calvin...

have you tried just talking to her?

- Mama. - Mama what?

- We can't talk.

- Okay.

Why--why y'all looking at me like that?

What is it? I mean, why are you looking at me like that?

- I didn't even know I was looking at you.

- Well, what?

- You're doing too much, Ella.

You really are. You--he's going--

This the cliff, this you.

- Why?

- She's a woman.

- Okay, Curtis, I'm a woman.

- My point.

- You don't wanna do that.

- No, no, no, let him-- let him--let him talk.

And what else, Curtis?

- And impossible. - Okay.

- CURTIS: Please. - And something else.

What else, Curtis?

- Well, what else it gotta be?

Y'all don't think like men.

- Ha-ha! Thank God!

- And what that supposed to mean?

- I rest my case.

- Pops, she really just went off on you.

- I don't get it.

- Right.

- [knocking at door]

- Come in! Come in, come in!

- Hey. - Hey.

- At least she knocks.

- How are you? - ELLA: I am good.

How are you? - Good.

- Uh.

- How was--how was court?

- Don't ask.

Don't ask, we were doing good.

- Sorry. - ELLA: We were doing good.

- I didn't--

- ELLA: Cool. - JANINE: Sorry.

- Lord, I'm just gonna go home and lay down.

See y'all. - Calvin!

- Later on, sharp! - Are the kids home?

- Yeah, yeah, they're with Malik.

- Oh Lord, I better get over there before he let 'em

join the circus. - Thank you.

- The circus?

- Miss Ella, can I talk to you for a minute?

- Yes, you can.

- Okay. - Come on.

- Where y'all going?

- We're going to talk.

- What? Wait. Hold on, hold on.

Y'all--you know that kitchen don't have a door, right?

- Hold on.

Curtis, butt out.

Butt out.

- Baby, I'm just saying, I can hear you in there, too.

- You know what? You're right.

Janine, let's go in the backyard!

- So, you okay? - Yeah, yeah, it's not me.

- Oh.

Oh no. - Yeah.

- Well, who is it?

- It's Miranda.

- Ah no, no, no, no.

- No, no, hey.

Has she come and talked to you yet?

- No, she has not. - Okay.

Well, you know she's having a really, really hard time

with this divorce. - ELLA: Janine...

so is Calvin. - I know.

But I was just, you know, hoping with your spirit

and everything that you could just, you know, talk to her.

- Thank you. - Yeah.

- No. - What?

- Hmm-mm, I want to stay out of this.

- I get it, but Miss Ella, you know we all need you.

- I'm praying for her.

And you and I both know

that can be enough. - Yes, yes.

And I have faith in that.

But faith without works is what?

- It's dead.

- Work with me.

- [groans] - Miss Ella.

- I will talk with her.

- Oh, thank you. Thank you.

That's great, that's great. You know what?

Call her.

- I will. - No, now.

- [chuckles] No, not now.

- Why? - Listen.

If she comes over here to talk to me,

then I will talk to her.

But I really want to stay out of this.

- Okay, that's fair.

So, if she comes over here, you'll talk her?

- Yeah. - I get it, okay.

- Good, 'cause--[laughs]--

baby, please, I have enough to deal with.

- She's in the backyard.

- What? - Yeah.

- Janine. - Mm-hmm.

I love you. I mean it. - No, no, no.

Why ain't you talking to her?

- I tried, I promise I tried.

But she's being just a little--

she's being a little bit unreasonable.

You got this. Go on and do it.

- [groans] - Prayer warrior.

Go ahead, you got the Holy Ghost.

- What happened to yours?

- Not as strong as yours.

Halleloo.

- You set me up. - I did.

And I love you. - You set me up.

- Ooh, you're a blessing.

- Ooh, I'm gonna get you back.

Mwah.

I'm gonna get you. - Gotta go.

- Mm-hmm.

- ♪ Amazing grace

Come on, sing with me. - It's gonna keep you.

It's gonna keep you. - JANINE: And it's gonna carry

you right on out there to talk to her.

- [groans]

- ♪

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