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Uh -huh, just as I thought.

Dia's been gone all week and y 'all waited till the last minute to clean up.

You need to pitch in or get out. I've been inhaling too much of this Ajax to

hearing all that.

Well, my bad. I guess I'll just take the groceries I bought back to my dorm.

Ooh, groceries?

Well, baby brother, you act like you haven't eaten in weeks.

We haven't. Uncle Frank's been cooking.

Daddy. All right, gentlemen. I don't hear too much cleaning going on in here.

Thought y 'all might need some food, Daddy. Oh, yeah. What gave you that

Well, Miles called and put the phone up to his stomach.

Well, we're fine, Mel.

Okay. But I could use most of this for Dee's welcome home dinner.

All right. Well, for $45, you can have it.

$45? Just bear that.

Miles, if I pay Moesha, I may not have enough to give you movie money tonight.

That's okay.

Got my movie right here.

American Pie.

Did you look on the base? That's where it usually is.

I know, Niecy. That's why I looked there first.

Oh, well, obviously it must be someplace else.

I know we've been talking for hours, but that's what makes us so special.

Yeah.

French, keep using my phone.

Touchy, touchy.

It was as bad as that boyfriend of yours.

You spoke to Q?

How could I avoid it? He interrupted my call like four times.

It's urgent. It's urgent. It's urgent.

Well, urgent? Where is he? Did he leave a number?

Yeah.

Brenda, that's four digits.

Oh, well, there were more, but... God, Francois got me all sweaty.

Brenda, you might want to step back.

Look, next time when somebody calls, take a message. Better yet, come get me.

Follow the rules.

Oh, right, the rules.

God, if you didn't make so many, maybe I could remember one.

I know that's right.

Hey, Alicia, that's my yogurt.

Oh, so now everything in here is yours?

No, just the stuff I bought, carried home, and put my name on.

Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.

Enjoy.

Where do these people come from? They don't respect

the rules, they don't respect my things, and they don't respect my space.

Mo, they have no home training, girl. Thanks.

Wait a minute, isn't that my nail polish?

Well, I just had everybody clean up after themselves every day.

And here I was worried that you...

Go on, Frank.

Admit it.

Admit that you waited until today to have the boys clean up this entire

What are you talking about, Dee? This house has been clean ever since you

Uh -huh. Mouse, Mouse, get up.

It's my new cologne.

Let's just say the flies love it.

Frank Mitchell, you have worked these two boys to death. Oh, a little bit of

work won't hurt these boys.

Besides, Dee, this is our time, baby.

I even made you a welcome home dinner.

Sorry, Dee. I tried to stop him.

Neetzy, how did my $85 textbook become a doorstop?

Look, Mo, don't blame me, okay?

Alicia put it there because Brenda was smoking in here.

Again? Man, I'm about sick of this. I think we should have a meeting so we can

go over some rules.

Excuse me.

Uh -oh, this your seat?

I mean, excuse me, who are you?

Oh, I'm Guy. What's up?

What's up?

Well, that's what we want to know. Yeah, why are you in our suite?

Oh, I'm waiting for Alicia.

Well, Guy, Alicia's not here.

Oh, I know.

That's why I got the key.

Alicia gave you her key?

Oh, no, no.

She had another one made for me.

Hey, y 'all got some more ice cream?

Oh, so you and Alicia slurped up all of my ice cream, huh?

Well, not all of it.

I mean, some of it got on the sheets.

Look, guys, I don't mean to be rude, but we don't feel too comfortable with you

being here since we don't know you too well. Too well?

Mo, we don't know this fool at all.

Hey, it's true.

I'm not offended.

I mean, I got three sisters at the crib, though. I understand.

All right, good thing for the three sisters. You know I'm happy he

That's right, me too. Hey, can y 'all lock that door on the way out for me,

though?

Honey, before you get my defenses down, sweetheart, I really want to talk to you

about Jamaica.

No, Dee.

Baby, we got plenty of time to talk about your trip.

Honey.

I'm just glad you're not going back.

Well?

Oh, come on, Dee. Tell me you're not going back. Baby, I need you.

Oh, honey, what about what I need?

Got that right here.

Oh, Frank, please, I want to talk to you about this.

Sweetheart, developing this reading program has helped me to rediscover what

it's like to love what I do.

Dee, I don't have a problem with the job, baby. It's just that it's what the

distance is doing to us.

Baby, we need to reconnect in a way where all we have on our mind is each

Now, can we do that?

Well, Frank, I'd love to. If you love to forget about the buts.

Come here.

We'll just go on a nice little vacation.

Work everything out that way.

You know something, Frank?

Either you've gotten sexier since I've been away, or you put something in that

cider.

It ain't the cider, baby.

Sweetheart, do you want some more syrup? Mm -mm, don't need it, baby.

One of your kisses is enough to sweeten a whole stack of pancakes.

Yo, I saw some pretty rough things in boot camp, but I don't think I could

too much more of this.

Hey, don't hate the play, hate the game.

Well, Frank, I guess I better call Jamaica and let them know that I am no

available for any more consulting.

Well, boys, Dee and I are going to take a little vacation.

Now, can we trust you to stay here alone for a week? Oh, for sure.

Nice try.

I already talked to Andell and Moesha. They're going to switch off staying here

while we're gone.

See? Now the player is hating us.

What's the matter, Dee?

Well, Frank, they offered me a permanent position.

They want me to run the entire project.

Oh, Dee.

Oh, baby, I knew it must have hurt for you to turn him down.

Well, Frank, I didn't actually turn him down.

Wait a minute.

Wait.

What are we really talking about here, Dee?

What do you mean, Frank? What do I mean?

You're accepting a full -time position in another country?

Frank, I didn't accept it. I'm just thinking about it. Yeah, well, it sounds

me like you're thinking about leaving me.

Honey, that's unfair.

Unfair? What, you bouncing back and forth to Jamaica like a pinball, that's

fair?

Oh, well, thank you, Frank, for the show of support.

Boys, the man is shooting a video at the pendulum. Now, if we hurry up, we can

get paid to be in. Oh, Mo, come on, let's go. What about the meeting? I

all this food.

Oh, yo, we could use it to get past security.

Thug?

Ruck.

Great, you're here. Let's get this meeting started.

So where's everybody else? You're not the only one I have a problem with.

Well, they're not here yet.

But I think we would all agree that nobody gives their boyfriend a key

the full consent of the other suite mates.

Oh, please.

Guy is not my boyfriend.

Then why'd you give him a key, Alicia? Because I wasn't here.

Duh.

Well, the new rule is don't let it happen again.

Yeah, whatever, Castro.

Oh, I'm Castro?

But you're the one with...

get this meeting started.

Oh, I can't stay.

Boys to Men is at the Pendulum.

I love that Bobby Brown.

You know, I learned some of my best moves from him. Check it out.

Whatever.

Look, we all agreed to have this meeting today.

Shoot, that was before we heard there were four men in the area rich enough to

afford me.

I suppose you can have Bobby.

You guys, what about our meeting?

Oh, well, whatever niece you want is totally fine with me.

Okay, late.

Can you believe them just running out on a meeting like that?

Yeah, girl, they are so wrong.

And so am I.

Yo, Auntie D.

Hey, Dorian.

Can we talk for a minute? Sure, honey. Come on in.

Are you going to Jamaica?

Honey, I haven't made up my mind yet.

Look, I know we had our problems in the past, but I want to tell you that

I'm changing.

And I see that, Dorian.

So you know you don't have to leave on that count of me?

The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, now does it?

Let me sit down.

Dorian, whether I take this job or not, it has absolutely nothing to do with

you. I have a great opportunity to do something that I love, and I'm not

away from you or anybody else.

Are you sure?

Quite sure.

Honey, I love you. I love you and everybody in this house. I also happen

what I do.

I just wish your father wasn't so threatened by it.

Yeah, I know exactly how you feel.

You do?

And how is that, Doreen?

Well, it's like, you know, when I want to do something and say I got this, your

husband will dump on it.

Just because it doesn't fit with his program.

I mean, never mind. I don't know what I'm doing. Honey, don't stop. Come on,

keep going. I really do understand.

I mean, I'm just trying to do my thing. You know, I'm not trying to mess with

him. But if he doesn't get it, he automatically thinks it's something bad.

Out of the mouth of the babes.

Huh?

Either I'm in the wrong house or you're trying to squeeze Dora into death.

Someone. Hey.

Hi there. All right.

So,

what brings you to this part of town?

Well, Daddy used to have a whole bunch of stuff to keep me in mind from hogging

the phone and running up the bill.

Oh, yes.

That would be the legendary phone locks, the light dimmers, and the refrigerator

meters. Yeah. You know what that stuff is? No.

But I can help you look for it.

And while we're looking, you can tell me how you expect Daddy to be okay with

you working in Jamaica.

Well, that'll be a short conversation.

Come on.

Hey.

Hey, Mom. Hey, Father.

Oh, got it looking good.

Thanks. Well, Dee said you were looking for these things.

Yeah, where were they?

At the dealership.

Somebody had been making toll calls.

Thank you, Daddy, but I won't be needing this stuff anymore.

Oh, really?

So you and your roommate's getting along better now, huh?

Uh, no.

I was actually going to tell you later, but you're here now, so... I'm going

to go live in Belgium.

What? Daddy, wait. Hear me out.

Look, my boyfriend got offered a job as chief engineer in a recording studio

over there. Wait a minute, Mo. When did Hakeem become an engineer?

Hakeem? I don't date Hakeem anymore.

I'm with somebody new.

Who?

Well, he's very special to me, Daddy, and he really cares about me. Mo, Mo, I

don't care who he is, baby. I don't understand why you have to move out of

country. Well, Daddy, for support.

Look, I want my man to know that I have his back, and how can I do that from

thousands of miles away? 1 -800 -COLLECT.

Look, Mo, come on, baby.

Support is one thing, but what about your future?

Your life is just as important as his.

But Daddy, you taught me that sometimes you have to make sacrifices for the

people that you love. I didn't raise you to be an ornament, Mo.

Now look, if you two are going to be a part of each other's lives, you both

to make sacrifices.

Now you talk to me.

If you love each other, why can't you work out something where your needs get

met as much as his?

Ah, you agree with me, don't you?

Yes. Yes, I do, and I'm so proud of you for being so wise.

All right, then. You're not going to Belgium?

Never was.

Then why would you make that up?

Because, Daddy, somebody else needs to hear that same advice you just gave me.

Girl,

how'd you get to be so smart?

Well, good genes.

Come on, Dad, show me how this stuff works. All right, and it's real simple.

Well, that doesn't sound like your homework you're doing in there. No, I'm

playing storm the castle of freaks.

Sounds interesting.

Yeah, it's wild.

After storm this castle, shooting flask at bad guys, rescue a harem of women,

steal a pile of money.

Or is it rescue the money and steal the women?

So I assume the bad guys are the freaks.

No, the women are the freaks, Dee.

they are.

Why are you tripping?

What'd you just say?

Come back here, young man.

Why? Because I'm not finished speaking with you.

What's wrong with you?

Nothing.

Miles, something's obviously wrong. Honey, talk to me.

What for?

Dee, if you're going, why don't you just go?

Stop acting like you care about me.

Honey, I do care about you.

Sweetheart, I've always cared about you.

What would make you think anything else?

Oh, I don't know.

Maybe because you're leaving?

Hey.

Baby.

What's the matter?

You're right, Frank.

I can't take the job.

Yes, you can.

And you should, if that's what you want.

Look, I was wrong.

And I'm sorry I didn't support you from day one.

Honey, I thought you wanted me to stay. I do want you to stay, baby.

But you and I need to work out what we want.

I told him not to do this.

Um, now, Mo, now, um, we can explain.

Oh, okay, um... Is this the cheap roommate you told us about?

Oh, my God, that's Boyz II Men!

No, what gave us away?

Hey, what about the guy that do to get a cheesesteak up in his piece?

Oh, well, you know what a sister gotta do to dance on your next tour.

She just gotta feel the music, that's all. Oh, you mean like this?

This is never going to work.

If you hadn't lied to your parents, that guy would have killed to death.

Grounded Forever, a Lizzie McGuire story.