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And after we both kill this exam,

maybe we could meet up for a real date?

I've been accused of cheating on the test.

I may have used some of the passages

from your research papers.

What?

Can I tell you something about Miranda between me and you?

I still love her.

Okay, well, where's all the food truck money going, Floyd?

-Hi, Laura. -Hey.

Hey, Miranda.

We could have had a bonding moment.

Instead, she chose to ditch me for Miranda.

Malik, are you going to introduce us all to...

Everyone, this is Councilman Desmond.

Can you believe Floyd disrespected my sauce?

I think the two of you just need to go your separate ways.

Am I interrupting something?

Oh, no, Laura, it's not like that.

-Come on. -I wasn't talking to you.

Excuse me?

It's time to move over or move out, Miranda.

Just take your narrow tail on out of here

and come back when you got the sense God gave you.

Yes, is Miss Ella Payne here?

I understand you're having a problem with my daughter.

Okay, Miss Willis.

Respectfully, I think you need

to bring down that bass in your voice.

-[Ella] Jazmine. -Like, bring it way down.

Jazmine. Move.

Miss Willis, hi.

I am Ella Payne.

It's nice to finally meet you, Ella.

-Would you come in? -Yes, thank you.

You're welcome. That is my niece, Jazmine.

And that is her mama.

I am her mama. My name is Janine.

Jazmine, Janine, I've heard a lot about all of you.

And you still wanted to meet us.

I couldn't wait.

Well, I hope you didn't buy all that mess your daughter was--

Jazmine.

Sit back...and hush.

Can I get you anything to drink?

I'm fine, thank you.

Well, I appreciate you coming by.

-It's been an interesting day. -I hear.

I'm sorry we're meeting under these circumstances.

Well, me too.

But I am glad that we're getting to meet.

My daughter says she's been trying to plan

a meeting for us for some time.

And Curtis and I have been looking forward

to meeting you and Mr. Willis.

Really?

I wasn't sure.

Every time we had planned something,

it seems to get canceled.

It has?

You see, it's just her tone of voice.

I'm sorry.

Maybe it's just--it's going to mute a little bit as the...

Can you mute?

Elaine, I assure you, I have been eager to meet you.

Please, have a seat.

You see, I run the help center down at my church.

And it has had me really, really busy lately.

-I see. -[Ella] Yes.

Auntie Ella spends her days

and nights helping people in need.

-Hence, her busy schedule. -Mmm-hmm.

That sounds lovely.

But I don't want my busy schedule

to in no way insinuate

that my husband Curtis and I

have not been eager to spend time.

-I hope so. -No, yes.

-Our kids are to be married. -Yes, they are.

And so it is paramount that we learn to be family.

I couldn't agree more.

Family is everything.

-That is my sentiment exactly. -Good.

-Good. -This ain't good.

Elaine, I want you to know, this is a God-fearing home.

This is a house of love.

Then how in the hell did we get to Laura taking

her narrow ass out of here and never coming back?

Oh.

[birds chirping]

[airplane flying overhead]

[siren wailing, horn honking]

[sirens wailing]

[helicopter blades whirring]

See, here we go with this again.

Uh, Janine...

Jazmine, can you two please leave

and just let Elaine and I talk?

That sounds like a wonderful idea.

But see, the tone--

I'm not going to say it again.

-Auntie, you good? -You--you know what?

You're not going to be good if you don't get out of here.

-See that? -Get out of here.

That's that look, we know that look.

Yeah, you don't have to get violent.

I was just saying.

-Get out of here. -All right.

And let Laura's mother and I talk.

Auntie...you need me.

-Jazmine. -We ain't called.

-Are you sure? -I am so sorry!

I'm sorry.

My family can be a bit overprotective.

Our families share their treat.

Well, already we find common ground.

[chuckles]

So now, let's just sit and talk now that we are alone.

-[Curtis] Ella! -Oh, my--Okay.

-So much for the quiet. -What in the world?

I have often said that same thing.

Baby, don't you hear me calling you?

Curtis.

There's nothing in there to eat.

Nothing, Ella. Nothing.

-And I'm famished. -Hush, hush, hush.

I'm going shopping later. Hush.

He seems to be desperate, you may need to go shopping now.

-Who the hell is this? -Curtis! Be nice.

Don't do that, Curtis, don't do this.

Elaine, this is my husband, Curtis.

And Curtis, this is Elaine, Laura's mother.

-Get out of here. -I am.

This is Laura's mama?

You know, your daughter got a stank attitude.

-Curtis! -Excuse you?

Don't be rude.

I can only be who God called me to be, Ella.

Curtis, don't bring God into this.

-I'm his child, too. -No, it's fine, Ella.

Let him be all of who God called him to be.

Thank you.

So, tell me about my daughter's stank attitude.

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What the hell?

-What's wrong with you? -Uh...

Dad, I think this scale needs some new batteries.

Why you say that?

Well, because it's not giving an accurate reading.

Look at this.

It looks like the signal is strong, Son.

Damn!

Dad, don't start, okay?

Clearly it's not, it's malfunctioning.

This--it can't be this.

Is it possible that maybe you gained a few pounds?

I mean, maybe a couple, but not that much.

I mean, come on.

Well, you've been busy, Son.

You know, gaining weight happens to a lot of dads.

See, that's what I'm talking about.

That's what I've been telling Lisa.

I need the mornings to work out.

What does Lisa have to do with you working out?

Well, she always wants me to take Malisa

with me in the mornings.

The nerve of her.

I'm saying she has completely became unreasonable.

-Unreasonable, Malik? -Yes.

Malisa's your daughter.

Dad, look, obviously I know that, but I work all day,

and the only times that I have to myself are in the mornings.

Welcome to parenthood.

What does that mean?

It means you got to learn how to multitask.

Look, I'm only human, Dad.

I can't do everything.

Well, you better learn how to do everything.

Look, I'm already tired pretty much all the time.

Malik, stop complaining and figure it out.

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Your daughter came up in here,

and she was disrespectful to my wife and my whole family.

-Really? -Yes.

So that's why I say she got a stank attitude.

Well...

What I understand is that you have been disrespectful to her.

-Lies and conjectures. -Conjecture?

Curtis, be careful using words

if you don't know what they mean.

Excuse me.

I got an extensive vocabulary.

Okay, Curtis, what does the word mean?

It means someone is assuming,

jumping to conclusions, not grounded in reality.

Well, damn.

Okay, Curtis.

So, I don't like the way

your daughter came up in here, that's all.

All right, I believe

that she may have come in here somewhat defensive.

But have either of you

considered why she was in such a state?

Well, that is the question of the day, Eli.

We've been nice to her.

Curtis, she tells me you don't even know her name.

-I know her name. -What is it?

-It's Laurie. -[coughing]

Laurie, Laurie, you want me to spell it out for you?

-Curtis. -Well, she asked for it, baby.

-No, Curtis. -What, Ella?

That's not her name, baby.

-Her name is Laurie. -Lau-ra.

Ah! Lau-ra! Ah! Laura!

Oh, you got to be joking.

Laurie, Laura, it's the same thing.

-You are a piece of work. -[sighs]

Let me tell both of you something.

I want you to hear me,

and I want you to hear me clearly.

Hold on now, you be careful, Miss Elaine.

[Elaine] Careful?

You may scare some people, Curtis, not me.

Now, you may not like it,

but you're going to listen to what I have to say.

I don't care for the way

that you have treated my daughter,

and I'll be damned if I stand by and let it happen.

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Okay, now you'll be, what?

-You heard it right, baby-- -Okay, everybody.

-Jumping here cussing. -Everybody...

Let's just bring the temperature down.

You don't cuss in this house.

She don't want the temperature--

Curtis, I mean it.

Stop it, okay?

Have a seat, everybody.

Let's just sit down.

Now, Elaine, I want to listen to everything you have to say,

and I also want you to hear me.

-I want to hear you. -Okay.

[sighs]

I want to start by apologizing.

It is clear that Laura has upset everyone,

and for that, I am so sorry.

Thank you.

And we have obviously also hurt your daughter,

and for that, we want to say we are sorry.

Aren't we, Curtis?

Curtis?

Yeah, whatever you say.

Thank you, I think.

Curtis, can you please

just give me and Elaine some time to talk?

-Yes. -Thank you.

But I'm still famished.

-Okay? -Curtis...

Just go in there and find something.

I'm still famished. I'll try.

Okay? It's kind of hard to do when you're lightheaded.

Uh.

Love you, babe. Thank you.

I'm sorry to come by unannounced.

I can see you have your hands full.

I'm actually glad you came.

Elaine, me being so busy might be

what has contributed to all of this.

Laura has been really trying to get to know you.

She really adores you.

-And we all, we adore her. -I'm sure you do.

But you know, she has been trying to get on your calendar.

And I understand that you're extremely busy, but...

I've got to make time

for the woman who's joining my family.

Oh, yeah.

I get it.

-I do, I get it. -Yes.

If you want a relationship with her,

you too need to spend some time.

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Along with being a wife and a mother and a grandmother

and working with the Crowns and over the help center.

Oh, girl, I'm tired just hearing about it all.

And I could go on and on and on.

But it's what I signed up for, it is what I signed up for.

Well, if I can ever help you out, I will.

I got a lot of free time on my hands.

Careful, I will take you up on that.

[laughing]

I'd love it.

-Oh. -Well, I better be going.

Okay. Well, I'm glad you came.

Thank you for coming by.

And Laura and I will make time.

-We will. -And Ella...

Maybe...without Miranda.

-Oh. -I'm just saying, to start.

I know she's a part of your family, too.

She is, she is.

I get it, I get it.

But I will make time for Laura and I.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Listen, Elaine,

it was a pleasure meeting you.

I'll talk to Laura, I know how she can be.

Well, I'll talk to my family.

God knows I know how we can be.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Laura really loves all of you.

I can see why.

I can't wait for you to get to know her.

She's a wonderful young lady.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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"And a big red truck and a truck so big,

"make a big, big sound!

Chug, chug! Fizz, fizz!"

See?

Oh!

The best sister in the whole world!

What you want?

Do you want to, uh, take care of your niece for a little bit?

Oh, no.

I have to finish some readings before class.

Wait, but you said you was going to help me meal prep.

I did.

I told you what to do and I've sent you

the link to the same online video I watched.

Hey, sugar...

Yeah, but I can't do all that and make it to work on time.

Well, that sounds like a personal problem to me, bro.

Well, at least I guess it's just you and me.

Well, you do know I gotta

actually get ready for work soon.

You know that, right?

All right, I guess we could do

some more reading or play a game or something.

You wanna do that?

Okay, we can do that then, all right?

That's a little bit long.

What's going on, Mom?

You know I love that outfit.

I don't like it, I don't like what you're doing.

What do you want?

Do you mind hanging out

with your granddaughter for a little bit?

I just need to pack my lunch

and then head down to campaign headquarters.

I absolutely cannot.

I am on my way into the office right now.

But, Mom, you said that every day this week.

Because I work every day of the week.

I thought you would have gotten that hint by now.

Why don't you want to spend

some time with your granddaughter?

-What's the problem? -Oh, I don't know.

You know I love spending time with Malisa.

-Have a great day, baby. -You too, baby.

-I love you. -Love you too.

Oh, I gotta go.

I'll make it up to her on Saturday like I always do.

What's happening, Dad?

What's going on with you?

Don't ask me to do nothing.

But, Dad, come on, please.

Listen, Malisa is your daughter,

and you and Lisa have to figure this out.

Look, I know, and we are, okay?

But what's wrong with getting support from your family?

Boy, your family is supporting you, right?

You live rent-free.

Half the time, all of y'all eat food free,

and that's a lot of free, okay?

Because the refrigerator stay full, and then it's empty.

And then it stay full, and then it's empty, okay?

You use my utilities, that's utility-free, okay?

-Come on now. -[sighs]

All right, I get it, I get it.

I don't need to hear any more. Thank you, Dad.

-I can go on. -No, no, please.

-I think we're good, we get it. -Okay.

Thank you.

You see how he treat us?

Pardon me.

This is what you're doing?

Nothing. You're not doing anything, Dad.

Son, I am absolutely doing something.

It's called relaxing.

Relaxing is absolutely a thing.

-You need to learn this. -Okay.

You okay, baby?

I don't know.

Ella.

Don't let that woman upset you.

Oh, Curtis.

Elaine needed to upset me.

Just why do you say that?

You didn't do nothing.

I'm not innocent in all of this, Curtis.

No, Ella. No.

Now, I'm not letting you put this on yourself.

Now, Laura came up in here,

and she was downright disrespectful.

Curtis, we don't have any drama in this house.

Exactly.

So then, why have we had drama in here recently?

Baby, because she brought it here, okay?

And I'm pissed off at Calvin.

He should have nipped this from the start.

Curtis, this is not about Calvin.

-[Curtis] Yes, it is, baby. -No, it isn't.

If he'd have got involved in the beginning,

we wouldn't be here.

I don't know about that, Curtis.

I bear a lot of responsibility in all of this.

Why do you think it's your fault?

You know, Curtis, I believe...

sometimes in life, baby,

we invite the things that happen to us.

Hmm.

Laura came in here just lashing out.

What caused that?

She's cray cray.

Curtis, she's not crazy.

Laura knows what she's feeling.

And she's right about how she's feeling.

Okay. So what you're saying, is she mad because you

taking care of your family?

You busy taking care of your family?

Your grandkids? Your husband?

Curtis, she's upset

because she feels pushed away and pushed off.

She feels like I am avoiding her.

-Ella, you been busy. -Curtis, I'm not--

[chuckles] I'm not that busy.

Well, baby, what are you saying?

Curtis, I'm saying I have been avoiding her.

I'm saying she's right.

She's right with what she's feeling, Curtis.

I am saying I don't like her.

Okay? [chuckles]

Baby...

God is just going to have to help me, Curtis.

I don't.

He's going to have to help me this day.

That woman...

that woman is about to join my family,

Curtis, and I can't stand her.

I can't stand her.

[music]

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-Well, good morning, Ma! -Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning, Dad, how you doing?

Good morning.

Oh, look at my little angel.

Doesn't she look happy?

-Yeah, she actually does. -[chuckles]

Yeah. Did she enjoy her walk this morning?

-Yeah, she really did, Dad. -[Jazmine] Good, good.

It was probably the best time for her.

You know, some fresh air,

some quality time with her father.

Yeah, I hope so.

It's all any kid ever really wants.

Quality time with their parents.

You was able to do all that and get your steps in.

Yeah, well, I didn't really have a choice, did I?

I mean, you're the one that told me to figure it out, so.

All right, I'm about to go ahead and get ready for work, y'all.

-All right. -[Malik] Come on, little baby.

-We raised a good one. -We really did.

Yeah. I did good.

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