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Previously on "Love After Lockup"...

Julius is calling!

I can't believe we're about to be out.

Your mom's coming to get you, right?

I can't wait to see you and just hug you.

We're supposed to see each other a couple hours tonight.

Is he out? I don't even know if he's out yet.

Hi, bae! Mm!

I'm about to just ride with them.

Whatever.

I don't like sneaking around, but it got to be done.

Okay!

And we can go to bed now?

Yeah. Mmm.

Her body has definitely changed.

Sex isn't really, like, on my mind right now.

I met Brian in high school.

We didn't date, but I was on him.

When he get out, he's gonna live with you?

Yes. I want to have children with him and everything.

We'll see you when we see it.

Do you love me?

What'd you say?

That this was for nothing.

Are you super excited about getting out?

It's a good thing he doesn't have kids already.

Not yet. That's a horrible idea.

I just don't think he needs to rush into anything right now.

I'm gonna tell you right now, Mama gets the first hug.

You better run faster than I do.

He should have been out 30 minutes ago.

I've been waiting on this for three years.

My heart literally just can't handle it.

Oh!

Ooh!

This is him. This is him.

Oh!

♪ I'll go wherever you are ♪

♪ Follow you this far ♪

Ah!

Oh, my goodness.

I'm going. I'm going. I'm going.

Don't trip.

Oh!

Come here. You're already crying.

I'm already crying. Come here!

Mwah!

You alright? You good?

You good? You good?

Can she have me now?

Come on.

Come on.

I've slept probably six hours in the last three days.

And then today is probably the slowest day of my life

up until this point.

It felt amazing to finally see him

and hug him and hold him.

And I can take him home.

Home is where you need to be.

The shirt says it all.

"Husband, daddy, protector."

That one.

How you feel about that?

We'll talk about it.

Surprise!

We're gonna talk about it.

Where do I go? In my lap.

In your lap?

My biggest fear right now...

is that place

and, like, the fear of,

like, going back

or, like, anything that like...

Just messing up. You know what I'm saying?

I'm beyond blessed that I got this chance at life again.

I'm just grateful.

I was in prison for six and a half years

for manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance.

I grew up in a Baptist church all my life,

went to Bible study, went to Sunday school.

And probably around the age of 12 or 13,

I kind of fell out of it

and started getting into the streets more.

17, I was in county,

tried as an adult for my first felony.

Selling drugs was always the easiest way to make money.

You're making more money in two days on the weekend

than you are working 60 hours in a week.

I'm glad I went to prison for the six years.

It changed me as a person and it changed me as a man

and it made me value my life

and value the time I have left with my family.

Why not?

Huh?

Mmm.

One of my main goals is to be able to find gainful employment.

And I need me a woman that's gonna be supportive in that,

someone that I can put my all into

and, like, really build a life with

and, like, build a future with and build an empire with.

Are you ready to catch me?

Yeah. You want some arms?

Don't drop me.

You better not.

What if I do? Are you ready?

Brooke is here right now,

and I'm gonna give her my all.

I'm gonna see where it goes.

Come on. Oh, my God, I'm not ready.

Oh, my God, I'm not ready.

She gonna be good, though.

I'm trying to see what's up with my guys.

♪ I guess I'm on my best behavior ♪

I'm feeling irritated.

They weren't even supposed to be here,

and now you're riding with them?

Nah, she gonna be good.

It's a party. I'm free.

I'm just, you know, feeling the vibes.

I definitely feel like I took my freedom for granted.

Just having the freedom to do

whatever you want, whenever you want.

I just want to just live my life right now.

Yeah.

I can't leave the state.

Can't be around no weapons, no drugs,

none of that.

And I'm on parole for three years.

But on good behavior, I can get off in a year.

Come on, babe. You ready to go in here?

Yeah.

Whatever. I get it.

It's only nine minutes down the road.

But it's just the principle.

Thank you.

Why do you want to ride with some people

that didn't even try to come see you?

Hmm? You good?

I mean, I get it. Those are your brothers.

But you're in a relationship now,

so I do come first before these homies.

Can't be mad about me being in a car for nine minutes.

You could blame me, though. I'll take all the blame.

Don't be mad at Julius.

Yeah, yeah. We told her to come back.

My last iPhone was the 7.

This the 14.

Thank you.

Oh, boy. Memories.

First real meal. Memories.

I don't know. This is rubber.

This isn't how I envisioned our first meal

with me and Julius to go.

I thought it would, you know, be more intimate, just be us,

you know, we can really talk about stuff.

You happy I'm home, babe? Mm-hmm.

Yeah, I am.

But I love just seeing him get to eat some real food.

And just watching him be happy and actually just being free,

I just love that for him.

He deserves to eat this real food.

I gotta take a piss again.

Excuse me. Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Hello? Yeah, babe. What's up?

Babe! This is you?!

Yeah.

Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God.

I'm with my mama right now.

We eating breakfast right now, just chilling.

Oh, my God.

Yes, please, 'cause listen--

I'm gonna get us a room,

so that way we can spend some time together.

All right. Yeah.

I'm gonna try to see you later on, so...

I love you.

Uh, yeah, you know, always.

I'm gonna holler at you.

Alright. Bye.

Alright. Bye.

Why he start doing this "Yeah, uh, always"? "Always."

That's outta control. That's really weird.

When he was in jail, it's always,

"I love you, I love you."

You know how people be when they in prison and they come home.

Why am I so mad but I'm so excited at the same time? Yeah, it's the jail talk.

She right. It's the jail talk for sure.

You know how people be.

He just sounds different, and he--

It's not the Julius that I talked to

when he was in jail.

What are you most excited about?

That makes me happy.

He told me he was gonna put a baby in me

as soon as he got home.

But I just think that he's gonna be more focused

on his freedom and spending time with his friends and stuff.

Excuse me.

What's up, baby? I'm ready to go.

Ready to get up out of here. Me too.

You're gonna ride with me, right? Yeah.

So, how he gonna meet you at the room?

Is his mom gonna bring him? He ain't driving.

Right. Who's gonna bring him?

Are you picking him up? I don't know.

In just a few hours, I get to see Julius

for the first time in person,

and I know we have a long ride ahead of us,

but I just want him to be, you know,

the kind of boyfriend/husband I need him to be.

Y'all have a good one. Thank you for the food.

Thank you.

Having, like, Alexis, Ashley,

and other people, like, that I'm talking to

is keeping my options open.

Good to see you, brother. Glad you home, man. Yeah. Love you, buddy.

Love you, too. We're gonna link up. Yep. It's home.

You know, Alexis-- she's being too clingy.

You gotta have a vibe. We gotta vibe.

You know what I'm saying?

'Cause I never met these women, never.

You never know what could happen.

Alright, babe, let's go.

What's up with you?

Just the whole situation.

You should have just done what I asked.

That way, we wouldn't be dealing with this.

What's going on?

This is devastating.

It feels like I got kicked in the

If the bitch that's picking you up don't let me see you,

I'm-a fight her.

I am going to be livid if I miss this man.

I think I see him in the back seat.

Yes, it was!

everybody.

♪ Yeah ♪

Okay, so excuse my hair,

my face, my everything.

My man had a lot of making up to do for last night--

and the past two years, but mostly last night.

So, this morning was great.

♪ Things are different now ♪

♪ Time to move forward ♪

So, how did my taste?

- Amazing. - Yeah?

Yeah.

Not you blushing.

Like what?

Me and Bradly have had sex before.

But I don't know.

It didn't feel like we were just having sex.

It felt like we were making love.

Sober sex is different, though.

Yeah? How so?

You're just more, like, aware.

So, like, it's more sensitive,

like you're not on some porn star

- You're not numb, huh? - Yeah.

That was the best 45 seconds.

That was the first time in...

28, 29 months.

For me, it was a 10.

For her, it was probably like a 3 on the Richter scale.

You know what I'm saying? It was only 20 seconds,

30 seconds.

Are you happy to be home?

It's definitely different,

getting back into moving society.

That's crazy that my mom came back

just to see you after all that

she was talking on the phone last week.

Like, not that, like, it's gonna have

an effect on our relationship,

you know what I mean,

like, any way that family members feel.

And that's what I was trying to talk about

with being friends with my sister.

Yeah, I know. That's complicated. Like, 'cause that just

causes a whole lot of problems.

Me and my older sister Alissa's relationship

is a little rocky.

Growing up, my parents split up

probably when I was like 5 years old.

My mom-- she moved three hours away,

so she really wasn't around.

My dad was always gone,

working day and night, it seems like,

and we were just constantly doing hoodrat

But Alissa just burned so many bridges.

You know what I'm saying?

She's getting me into bar fights,

more physical altercations.

'Cause when Alissa feels threatened,

she's gonna lash out and get manic.

She tries to hurt people 'cause because she's hurt,

'cause she doesn't know how to handle it.

Like, that hurts the people that love her,

that want to love her. other people. It's gonna hurt me.

I don't have any problems with her.

But she does have problems with you.

You won't be able to go to the holidays.

My sister said you will not step foot

in that house.

What the are you talking about?

Oh, my God! You asked him if he loved

you or our grandmother more, and you want to know

why my parents don't want anything to do with you.

This is why.

I mean, like, do you love me more than your grandma?

Who the says that?

Are you okay? What's up with you?

What happened?

I don't know.

It's just, the whole situation, like, made me really sad.

And, like, not just with Alissa, but, like, with too.

Like, you know, I was around her every week

since the day she was born.

Like, I love that baby.

And then I found her binky

in my closet the other day.

Damn.

I'm sorry it hurts that bad.

Alissa and Savannah are "best friends."

That happened when I was gone.

So I didn't know how deep it was.

But again, Savannah,

like, you should have just done what I asked

and just distanced yourself from her a little bit.

That way, we wouldn't be dealing with this.

Well, okay. I gotta get a haircut.

This has got to come off.

Alright, well, I'm gonna get dressed.

I know Alissa wants to come to her brother's

coming home party.

She wants to support me.

And I want to give her a shot because she's my sister.

Here you go, babe. Thanks, babe.

But for that to happen, like, I need y'all to be okay.

We're just gonna go ahead and call Alissa.

I want to get on the same page before tomorrow.

I'm doing alright.

Hey, um, yo, how would you feel about sitting down

and grabbing some food with Savannah and me

to talk about tomorrow's party?

'Cause I know you want to come to that.

I don't want to exclude you from that.

But I feel like there should be some--

some ground rules and

Just get some on the table

to see where we all stand at.

That way, an event, an episode doesn't happen tomorrow.

No, no, it ain't gonna be no ambush.

Word.

Bye.

I'm seeing the negative effects

that my girlfriend is having and depression and sadness.

I might see if I can find you an outfit for this party.

Alissa is a loose cannon. She's a wild card.

And it can go south, it can go north.

It all depends on how she's feeling that day,

if she got enough coffee, if she got enough sleep.

Are the kids screaming?

How long do you think this is gonna be?

Oh, give me like an hour, okay?

Okay. Alright. Mwah. Love you.

I love you. Love you, too.

I just hope it goes for the best.

Oh, my God!

about to piss me off.

It's the morning of Brian's release,

and I am all over the place.

I have every emotion that you could have in the book--

nervousness, excitement.

Birds flying in my stomach, as Brian would say.

I'm pissed off because I literally

had my keys last night.

We came into the house,

my little brother put my key there.

And then I still-- I need to go to the gas station.

I didn't get gas. I'm just--

I'm all over the place, bro.

At this point, I just don't know how the day is gonna go.

This is clown

Like, this is not real life.

It just can't be.

What the pants did I have on yesterday?

Like, what the

I'm gonna head to the prison

and hope that I can peep out my man

before he gets shipped off to the halfway house.

I've been calling the halfway house back to back,

changing my voice, talking to different people,

and every time I call, it's still the same answer.

It could be weeks. It could be months.

I hope we are able to start the family that we want

sooner than later.

I know my phone didn't just d--

You're lying.

Okay. It didn't. I'm just tripping.

It's 7:22. I'm still running late.

I'm gonna just have to leave.

I am not about to jeopardize seeing him be released,

seeing him as a whole,

just because I lost my keys the night before.

I forgot my purse. My mind is everywhere.

So, I'm gonna go off on a limb,

and I'm gonna leave my back door unlocked

and pray that when I get home,

all of my is still at the crib.

Oh, this is Brian.

Thank you for using GTL.

What's up, baby? You got any word?

Listen, the way the day is going,

if the bitch that's picking you up don't let me see you,

I'm-a fight her.

Alright, baby, I'm on my way there.

I'm about to be there.

Yeah. I'm cool. I love you so much.

Alright. Bye.

Wow.

It's just a lot.

He could probably be released at any time now.

I have no clue when.

I don't know if he's gonna be able to tell me.

I don't know if they're gonna let us see each other.

And it kind of sucks because I don't have access

to, like, the prison grounds, so I can't just meet him there.

We are in the boonies.

Oh, hell, no. I'm here?

What the

Babe, you were here this whole time?

I can't believe they had my baby jammed up in this place.

Look at all them wires and

It's just really hitting me like,

"Damn, my baby was just in here for six years straight."

One day after the mother other.

Like, he had to spend his Christmas there.

I bet they don't got one Christmas light in sight.

I haven't been going to see Brian in prison

because it breaks my heart.

I don't want to see him in those chains.

I don't want to see him with no handcuffs.

Like, I just I don't want to see him in that type of environment.

It don't feel good to me.

Is that him?

No.

He hasn't messaged me,

but I don't know if he's really gonna be able to.

I'm waiting. Hold on. That's a Jeep coming.

Let me see if it's a Jeep.

Get out the way!

No.

They're not even turning this way.

everybody. Like, I'm irritated.

It's already 10:00, 10:16.

stupid.

I am going to be livid if I miss this man.

I don't know if this is Brian or not.

It might be. I think I see him in the back seat.

No.

No, that-- Yes, it was!

If we get married, can that fix this?

Do you want to get married to me?

Uh...

So, what's the plan?

Where we at?

I don't think they're taking me seriously.

You're getting her worked up.

So, where are you staying tonight?

My mother.

He on some bull Ashley.

What have you been up to today?

I actually just had a focus group for Furry Flirt.

Oh, God. So, that's what you're naming it?

Yeah. Furry Flirt.

Alright.

I'm gonna help some furries get funky.

Everyone has their own thing, I guess.

♪ Where the party at? ♪

♪ I'm-a bring my homies ♪ Hey ♪

♪ I'm a little stoney ♪ Hey ♪

They were really cool, honestly.

The people who came to the focus today were really fun.

I will say that furries are always really nice.

I'm a video game nerd,

which you might not know by looking at me.

I work in the IT department for a hospital,

and currently my passion project is creating a dating app

for furries called Furry Flirt.

I started off on one dating app

and then I got kicked off of that.

A lot of people still have this idea

that furries are cringe or weird.

Yeah, there's kind of a big stigma with it...

Yeah. ...that I'd like to help get rid of.

I'm not a furry.

I saw a need in the market

for this niche group to have a dating app.

I'm trying to help furries find love

the same way that I did with Courtnee.

I need help with the purse, like, bad.

Okay. I have no idea what to buy.

Um, I actually don't even know what type of style she likes.

I met Courtnee because I was on Instagram

and I saw some really cute mug shots.

I thought she was gorgeous,

and I liked her bio that she wrote.

I thought it was very honest.

And so I thought, "Let's talk to some prison chicks."

I was charged with identity theft,

stolen vehicles, and reckless endangerment.

This is my first time in prison.

So, I've been here for like a year.

I mean, the crazy part is I could

actually see us getting married.

Really? Yeah.

Courtnee and I have been dating for about six months now.

She's so smart, and she's witty.

One of our first video visits, I was like,

"Stand up for me" 'cause I noticed

she wasn't wearing a bra.

Courtnee's very sexy.

I kind of like the gray thing over there.

This one? Let's see.

I have everything else--

underwear, pants, clothes, phone.

Oh, wow. 200 bucks.

That's not bad, actually.

How much have you spent on her so far?

2 grand, maybe 2.5.

On someone you've never met?

Yes. Yeah, yeah. Alright.

I think you're crazy.

You might be proven right.

I've known Will for like 12 years now.

- Right here? - Yes.

I haven't seen Will in a relationship in a long while.

I appreciate you coming out with me today.

Yeah. No problem.

So it's interesting to see him falling so hard and quick

for someone he's never met before.

Thank you. Have a great day.

He seems like he has

some rose-colored glasses on right now.

At first, I was a little concerned

that I was just one of these dudes

who was like a sugar daddy for her while she was locked up.

But I can tell by the way she talks to me

that she really cares.

I'm sure that's what everybody says, like,

10 minutes before they find out they're being scammed,

but I know I'm not.

It's been about eight years

since I had a serious relationship.

I work full time.

I'm helping my mom take care of my dad,

who's got dementia and cancer.

And I typically have actually really bad taste in women.

But I think that Courtnee is the exception to that rule.

This is an entire outfit for her.

This is all of her underwear, bras, everything she needs.

The idea that my girlfriend's gonna be here with me

when we get back is...

It's all very surreal.

Hi! Hey, gorgeous.

Yeah.

Four days.

Order room service,

have wild monkey sex all over the hotel.

Pass out.

I literally can't think of a thing else.

That sounds like a pretty solid plan.

What's going on?

You got to be kidding me.

Why?

Courtnee had to apply for special permission

to leave Oregon and parole with me here in California.

So this is devastating.

It's a gut punch.

It feels like I got kicked in the

Do you think if we just, like, roll up

to your parole officer and be like,

"Hey, if we get married, can that fix this?"

Yeah.

I mean, do you want to get married to me?

Yeah.

Are you sure? That wasn't a--

That wasn't a resounding "yes."

Yeah.

Are they giving us a date

that we can start the interstate compact?

Um...

I'm bummed.

We have 10 seconds left, gorgeous.

I hope you have a good night. I love you.

Okay. Love you. Bye. Love you. Bye.

Who is this?

Who the is this big-booty bitch?

What you got going on?

I'm done.

Y'all do not need to have any children.

It would be at least nine months.

Basically, like, the pull-out game's strong.

You can't, like, see me tonight?

Do it? I didn't even think about that.

That probably do feel weird as

♪ 'Cause I'm the life of the party ♪

♪ I go off like confetti ♪

♪ Oh, no, I'm not slowing ♪

Whoa!

Okay!

♪ I'm ready to have me some fun ♪

Look at this bed!

I can't wait to mess up them sheets!

I'm excited.

Julius said that he's gonna hang out with his family

and his mom for a little while

and then he's going to come see me.

Looks good.

I'm gonna have rose petals and champagne.

It's just gonna be really nice.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

What's up, y'all? It's party time.

- Hi. - Hey.

Oh, my God, I'm so nervous.

What are so nervous for?

I don't know. I need y'all's help with everything,

literally with everything... Well, let's get to it.

...'cause I don't know what I'm doing.

Well, let's go. Where we need to start?

Look.

This is what I got.

Look. Isn't it sexy? Ooh, okay.

This is so sexy.

That's definitely gonna be cute with this.

And it's gonna be extra cute with this. What is that?

This is 4 in 1 Playful Flavors,

warming lubricant, kissable, and massage.

I definitely want to have sex.

That's the number-one part of my bucket list.

I'm about to lower these blinds a little bit.

Alright. So, change?

Yeah.

I just want to have a good time and see my man.

Ashley, are you getting excited?

Oh, my God, I'm so excited.

Are you having second thoughts?

Not really.

I hope he shows, though.

I know. I'm a little nervous about that part.

Yeah. I don't want her heart to be broke.

That's gonna crush me.

I honestly don't think he's gonna show,

or if he does show, it's gonna be, like, drama.

He should be blowing her up.

I mean, when he was in jail, he made time to call.

Now you're free.

Like, why don't you have that same energy?

Like, it just seems kind of fishy to me.

Okay! Okay, girl!

So, this is the vibe. This is the wig of the night.

You look very cute. Okay. What's her name?

Shanaynay.

Oh, God. Okay, Shanaynay.

Shanaynay.

I hope he's ready for what's about to hit him.

Um...

I hope he's ready.

We home, babe.

Finally home. We home.

Damn, what is this?

Damn, you turnt up for me like that?

Damn. Welcome home.

Thank you, baby. You're welcome.

Mmm. I love you.

I love you more.

Mmm!

Alexis definitely making me

feel special right now

with the balloons, the roses.

Ain't nobody did that for me.

So that do be making me feel guilty.

And this our bedroom.

Hey. Okay, then. For sure.

That's your side of the closet.

Yeah, this is everything right here.

My man is home. I'm just excited.

All the nerves are gone.

I don't even know why I was nervous,

and I'm just ready to just go in here and love on my man

and cuddle with him.

I'll make a baby tonight if it's God's will.

How you feeling, babe?

You like the apartment and stuff? I feel good.

Yeah, this-- this is home.

This is where I'm about to be at.

It's great. It's perfect.

Aww. Couldn't ask for nothing better.

Aww. For real, babe.

I'm just glad to be here.

I ain't gonna lie, babe. I'm ready to lay down.

You already know what's going on.

I'm ready to get into the shower.

I wanna get in with you.

Come on then.

It's been six years since I've been intimate with a woman,

you know what I'm saying,

so I'm definitely looking forward to,

you know what I'm saying,

getting it, you know what I'm saying,

doing what I do with Alexis.

But I at least got to give Ashley a chance.

You know what I'm saying?

So I can actually see what type of person she is

before we even

take any more steps.

I don't know. it's just crazy how, like,

at one moment he said, like, you know,

he's gonna be the man you want him to be,

but, I mean, with him getting out--

He's calling! Julius is calling.

Shh, shh, shh.

Oh, wow.

What's up, baby? What you doing?

Getting cute. What you doing?

I'm with my mom right now.

We're about to go do some stuff,

and it's gonna take a little minute.

So you can't, like, see me tonight?

I don't feel like you're taking me serious.

Him and I are both grown.

He can't be a mama's boy forever.

Bitch, why is you attacking me, bitch?

Bitch, you be chasing everybody away.

You're the common denominator.

I feel like I've kind of allowed her

to manipulate me long enough.

Love you. Love you, too. I love you.

Call me when you're done. I'll come back.

Okay. Maybe.

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Pop them bottles up ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Light up all these crowds ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Let the people know ♪

Get the out of here, man.

Huh? What's up, baby? You good?

Yeah, I'm good. You chilling? Yeah.

I'm gonna grab a seat right here.

You look old, bro. For real.

You look old. Ah!

Nah, I'm just kidding.

They must have had cocoa butter up in the pen.

Mike is my number-one dawg, bro.

Surprisingly, that is one of my friends

who I have never got in trouble with.

I mean, all we did was drink and,

you know what I'm saying, watch the fights

and do cookouts.

Mike's one of my domesticated friends.

Man, how's life been treating you, dawg?

The whole 30 hours being out, right?

Yeah.

I'm just trying to get my together,

if I'm being honest with you.

Seems like you're off to a good start.

Yeah, getting my hair cut. Number one-- appearance.

Right? Presentations's everything.

I go back to work on Monday.

I have to do that roofing with Kap again.

I just need it to hold me over till I can get my CDL license.

I already told you that, right?

Ain't nothing wrong with that.

I definitely learned how to appreciate freedom

from going to prison.

Not always being on guard, not having to watch your back,

not having to worry about 90 guys that are in the pod

and which one's gonna stab you.

Like, that is traumatic.

I mean, if you ain't busy, then, you know,

your mind goes 100 miles an hour.

You know, we all know how that works out.

I want to get a house.

I want to get a financially stable job that I love

and I'm not gonna regret

and hate to wake up to every morning.

I want to keep on evolving and bettering myself

and wiping these things off my plate

and putting the next thing down so I can get it done.

You looking forward to this whole get-together tomorrow?

Yeah, 100% am.

Alissa's trying to come to that.

And that's a problem?

I mean, with Savannah, yeah, that's definitely a problem.

'Cause the last I seen, they were, like, doing, like,

nice, cute little TikToks on-- Super best friends?

You see it? Yeah, super best friends.

Yeah. Yeah.

I'm not trying to be a dickhead. I want her to come.

But I don't want her to come with all my friends

and then something happens. Being extra.

Like, a whole episode,

blow down, dirty laundry in the air.

Whew. Yeah, 'cause-- Right? Right?

I could go without that tomorrow.

Savannah is the number-one member on my team.

I'd rather this not be about Alissa.

This is about you. You back.

Yeah, I know.

So, if Savannah and Alissa

can't get this resolved,

I'll 86 Alissa,

and then it will just be me and Savannah.

Now I don't have to worry about that.

How's the whole relationship deal

since you've been out?

I mean, it's going well.

Savannah's worried about me off.

I told her straight up

I'm not in it for all that no more.

I'm trying to get my life right.

I mean, we did a lot of stuff.

I'll say that.

So, as long as you, uh,

stay straight on that one, I think you'll be alright.

I just hope it works out. I don't know. Yeah.

I mean, it seemed pretty strong, you know, long distance.

Yeah, but she just loves micromanaging a lot.

Who's texting you?

Mike.

Aren't you about to see him?

Yeah. Yes, we are.

Put the phone down, Bradly.

I'm casually texting while we're talking. Casually check back in.

Before I went in, we were just friends,

and now coming out, we're in a relationship.

I don't know what to tell you about that one, boss.

I'm hoping everything works out for you on the outside.

I want to marry Savannah, but I want to take it slow,

make sure that we really are compatible with each other.

I'm hoping for the best.

♪ Get up, stand up ♪

Oh, my God. Huh?

Your back's gonna be hurting after this one.

Let's go.

♪ Get up, stand up ♪

Barbecue sound okay?

Yeah, that's fine.

Y'all want to know what was on the menu for today?

Oh, my God.

It was a pork noodle casserole,

which, in essence, was gonna be

just, like, some melted noodles,

not even cooked, just melted.

What? Yeah.

And then no seasoning at all.

And the pork's probably pink.

So barbecue sounds...

Amazing? ...amazing.

I'm definitely super stoked about my release.

I'm ready to go. You know, I'm ready to do it.

You know, I love life,

and I'm just ready to proceed with it.

The lady hands me my parole package.

She goes, "Okay, this is the day you'll get off parole."

Y'all want to know what that day is?

Oh, God.

2033? June 16, 2033.

Whew!

They say, "Go straight home," and they call the number.

I would call it right now 'cause you're wanting to stop--

we're gonna stop and eat and--

No, they said we can stop for food.

Okay, but what time frame did they give you to get home?

The lady was like, "You're on a curfew monitor,

so I don't see why it would be an issue for you to go."

Well, you go-- You call them right now and find out.

Right before I got out, I found out

that I was gonna get released on EM,

which is electronic monitoring.

Basically, if I'm on house arrest,

I have to be home every night and have curfew

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,

and then weekends I will be on house arrest.

Report--

Okay, I got to go straight to the house?

I could stop and get something to eat?

Okay? Yes, ma'am.

Alright.

Thank you.

For me coming out this time,

I have a whole different mindset.

One day I woke up and started thinking

about my future, my retirement.

You know, I haven't paid anything into Social Security

or anything like that, so I literally saw

that I was wasting my life in prison.

Well, that answered that. She said what?

"You stop to get something to eat, you go straight home,

and come here at 9:00."

The only time I was ever on probation,

I didn't make it 60 days

before I was back in jail and on my way to prison.

You hungry, baby?

I'm hungry as an ex-convict, fresh out of jail.

That's how hungry I am.

Let me get a house sausage,

sliced brisket, ribs.

Alright. French fries.

Yep. And fried pickles.

Help yourself to a cup.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm. Just...

happy you're home.

I love you.

I love you, too, baby.

Don't cry. I'm just saying.

I wouldn't trade you for nobody.

Anyone, ever.

I just sometimes feel like I could have done better.

I made my own choices that led me down this path.

You know what I'm saying?

You didn't do that.

Moms always feel like they could have done better.

I love you. I love you, too.

I tell everybody you're my world.

I'll tell them I'm a mama's boy.

I wasn't raised to be bad.

You know, my mother, you know, she made sure

that we was good.

Like, she's been there for me every step of my life.

Yeah. You never were embarrassed to show your affection to me.

I could do no wrong, in my mother's eyes.

Like, yes, she wants me to do better.

Yes, she gets pissed off at me that I make the mistakes

and decisions I make.

But no matter what, I can never have my mother believe that--

that anything that I decided to do was her fault.

So what's the plan from here?

Ain't no plan. Straight home.

Okay. And then? Extracurricular activities.

Look how she's looking.

Maybe you could take her. I didn't say make babies,

I said extracurricular activities.

Yeah. But that's what he means.

I know exactly what he means.

What's the one thing I taught you all your life?

Pull out. No.

I mean...

What was it?

No glove, no love. No glove, no love.

But I told her, no glove, all love.

I told her if I had to go in there

and put it on you myself, I would.

You laughing, thinking it's funny, but I'm serious.

Very serious.

Y'all do not need to have any children right away.

I'm currently not on birth control.

I don't plan to get on birth control.

We don't plan to use condoms.

I'm not, like, trying to get pregnant right off the rip.

But I'm not going to be upset if I do either,

because I know, um,

him having a child is one thing that he really, really wants.

I told my mom, look-- I'm not going to back down from it.

I'm not going to back down from it.

Also, I'm 31 years old, I've already got two kids,

and I'm not trying to have no baby when I turn 40.

You have to prove yourself first

before you start bringing kids in this world.

Prove that you're gonna stay out of jail.

No breeding if you ain't leading. Prove that you're gonna get a job and keep it.

Prove that you're gonna be there, be present.

What're you doing, roll call? There's no sense in...

even thinking about having a baby right away.

You don't feel like I've waited long enough?

If you hadn't been locked up for the last 15 years.

I've been thinking of asking her to marry me.

Huh... That is the plan.

I would say no.

I don't know.

Who the is this big booty bitch?

What you got going on?

I don't know if this is Brian or not.

No. That w-- Yes, it was.

He was just in that car.

I wanted to see Brian before he has to go to the halfway house,

just so I can give him some love

and show him that I am here to support him.

But his driver, PO, whoever the hell it was,

zoomed right past me as if, you know, it was nothing.

I probably should have never came here.

I sat up here for no reason.

Like, damn.

He hasn't been able to see anybody for the past six years.

A quick hug would have made him feel good.

Hi, baby. What you doing?

Where are you at?

Oh, my God. Did you see me?

I knew it!

It's not funny.

I'm about to bring you some stuff up there.

You think you'll be able to go up to the front

and you can give me a-- give me a kiss?

It's always no.

I don't like when a mother tell me no.

I would call halfway house "prison junior."

It's prison with a couple of cool points on it.

Alright, baby, I'm here.

I don't know how long he's gonna be there,

when I'm gonna be able to see him,

when he'll be able to leave.

Why it look like these little MA people sitting outside?

Why you can't go outside?

No. They're in the front.

The only thing I am able to do

is drop off any items that, you know, is acceptable there.

Thank you.

And it's just frustrating.

We could have just touched fingers,

and I would have been happy.