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I'm sure you're wondering, William, why I asked you down here today.

Well, I figured you just wanted to engage in your favorite pastime.

Belittling me and everything I stand for.

I asked you to come down here because I wanted to say thank you.

You know, you got me a promotion at the law firm. You provided me with a

computer to write my book.

A copier to make my first 400 copies.

Anyway, I just figured I owed you big.

But then I remembered that you fired me, so I figured I owed you medium.

Anyway. Oh!

Here you go.

Thank you, Mariam! Yeah, well, I gotta run. I gotta go pick up Jabari.

But listen, William, please, you know what? Just have an open mind about it,

okay? Okay. I mean, it was in GQ last month, and you could use the flavor.

Soup flavor.

Good afternoon.

Who is it?

Hey, Lynn. Surprise.

Oh, my God.

Matthew. What are you doing here?

I'm visiting my big sis.

Wow. Why?

You sent me that email that said I could come visit any time.

Didn't I just send that yesterday?

Yeah. And it was perfect timing.

See, I finally filled it up to dad.

Now, he said it was his way or the highway.

So I chose the highway.

Well, technically, the skyway. Either way, here I am.

Okay. Well, for how long?

Oh, as long as it takes for me to get my big break in the music biz.

All I need is to find a band that needs a lead singer and pays enough to support

me and my video hoochies.

I don't care how long it takes.

Two weeks? Three weeks?

I'm willing to pay my dues.

Well, if you plan on staying here, you need to pay more than some dues. You

to pay some rent.

Oh, oh, no, no, no problem. See, I already have an audition lined up for

tomorrow. And if that doesn't work out, which I'm sure it will, I lifted one of

Dad's credit cards to hold me over.

Credit card?

Oh, boy, you found me. Make yourself at home.

Gucci, Miss Prada, Miss Miu Miu.

Tony, girl, what's going on with you? Huh? Huh? You called me in tears, girl.

got out of line at Filet -O -Fish Friday because you said there was a death of

the family.

The death of my feet as I've known them?

The doctor said this pregnancy is making my feet spread?

You gonna give away all your shoes?

No, don't be insane. I don't want poor people wearing my shoes.

I'm gonna put them on a raft and set it on fire and launch them out to sea.

Um,

girl, you do realize that your feet may return back to normal after the baby is

born. I can keep my shoes? Yeah, girl. Oh, thank God. Help me put all these

back. Oh, why put them back?

Didn't you say you were gonna empty out your closet to make room for the baby?

Not this closet.

This.

Closet. Tony, this really is a closet. Well, right now it is, but once I put up

a teddy bear border and hang a mobile, it'll be a baby's room.

Minus this part because I need these shelves for my workout clothes.

Tony, you can't put a baby in a cramped windowless space.

Shoot, compared to my uterus, it's gonna be a palace.

Is it too early to call child services?

I already put them on speed dial.

Tony, don't you think it's time to get the baby's room ready?

Oh, good idea.

Help me get rid of Ty's little clothes.

You know what? Scratch that. I'll keep them in a few months. It'll outfit the

baby.

Look, Ken, I just want you to know that he's here, he's okay, and you don't have

to worry.

What do you mean I don't have to worry?

You tell him to get on a plane. That boy doesn't have to sense God gave a goose.

What's he saying?

He says he loves you, he misses you, and he wants you to come home.

Well, you should have thought of that before you stomped on all my dreams.

What's he mouthing off about?

He says he loves you, he misses you, and he wishes you well.

Okay, listen, Ken, why don't you just let him stay with me for a while, you

know? Figure out what he's doing.

You telling him what to do is not the answer.

Believe me, I know a little bit about teenage rebellion. I'm in my 16th year

it.

Look, I... I don't want to lose him, Lynn.

You haven't lost him.

You gave him roots so he can grow, wings so he can fly, and a credit card so he

can eat.

Credit card?

What? Uh, you know, I gotta go. I got a bad connection.

I'm gonna can't. Bye.

So he's letting me stay?

It's not really up to him.

Damn right.

I'm a man.

Make my own decisions.

So what are we going to do now?

Don't you have an audition tomorrow? Shouldn't you be rehearsing?

What are you going to sing?

They asked me to come in and sing something called Watch What You Do.

Oh, my God, I love that song.

So it's a trip -hop band.

I love trip -hop. I do, too.

You don't know what trip -hop is, do you?

Not really.

You thought it was a typo for hip -hop, didn't you?

Pretty much.

Girl, I could do this all night.

Girl, so can I.

Face facts, Tony. The baby needs a room, and this is the only one you have.

Then where does my collection go?

How about the kitchen, girl? You never use it.

I thought you were mentally prepared to have this baby.

Why should having a baby mean I have to give up my closet?

You live in a two -bedroom condo. It's simple. The baby gets one room and you

get the other.

Excuse you. I live in a one -bedroom with a climate -controlled, custom

moss -resistant, state -of -the -art ensemble area.

Well, get over it, because your ensemble area is just another place to hang your

clothes.

That's like saying the loo is just some place to hang some pictures.

The Taj Mahal is just some place to... Taj the Mahal.

This closet is my greatest achievement.

Okay, my legacy.

Every detail of its design has been carefully considered. My clothing is

organized by season, color, and mood. Like over here is my red fall anxious

wear.

And over here is my spring premenstrual bath towel.

Tony, why don't you just get a bigger place?

Because no one in their right mind would buy a house in this jacked up, inflated

L .A. market. You sell houses in this market.

to people who aren't in their right minds.

You know, maybe Tony's idea about the baby sleeping in her bedroom was right.

Surely we'll make the nighttime feedings a lot easier.

Nighttime feedings? Mm -hmm.

That's the night nurse's job.

Night nurse?

What?

Is the night nurse gonna sleep in your room, too?

No! She's a night nurse. She better keep her night ass awake.

what i say watch what i do watch how i play watch it for you i'm

gonna slow down no hussing around i mean okay man thanks we'll let you know okay

all right master trip hopper yeah

matthew's not you oh uh yeah yeah yeah go chip him out

Any time you're ready.

I'm ready.

If

I'm

ready, I'm ready to sing.

I'm ready.

Yo, get out, man. Get out. No, no, no, no. Hey, hold on.

You know what? This is just for a suggestion. He's just a little nervous.

Can you just give him another chance? I'm his sister. Maybe I can do something

to loosen him up.

Do something? I already know they can play.

Matthew, you can do this. You came all the way out here. This is your shot.

If you blow it now, you might as well go back to Butcher Man.

Hey, baby love, we need to be out of here in five minutes.

Okay, just one sec.

Okay, good.

I'm going to pee.

Join in, okay?

Don't watch what I say, watch what I do. Dude. Watch how I play, watch. Come

on. You.

I'm gonna slow down, you won't see me run.

Round. I'm in the happy phase, got to the chase.

Chase.

No touch, no touch, no touching, no taste. Don't touch me.

Why?

I've heard enough.

Yeah. Yeah, man.

It's all good.

Hey, thankfully, if it weren't for you, all that talent would have stayed

bottled up inside me.

Speaking of which, I need to throw up.

Hey, I like what I had.

You did?

Oh, I mean, of course you did.

He's, um, he's really good.

You know, he can ice skate, too.

No, I meant you.

What do you mean? I wasn't auditioning. Well, you got a job.

Oh, but I'm not a singer. You know you want it.

Like, I've never done anything like... Trust me.

But what about my brother?

Aren't you going to tell him?

That's on you.

We're going to talk tomorrow.

But I haven't said yes.

You will.

I'll just put it on my tab.

Hey, William.

What are you doing here?

Oh, that's right.

You own the place.

That's right.

Just checking up on my investment before I head out on my date.

Your date?

Why don't you wear the gift I got you?

That's right.

The gift.

Very funny, Maya.

What are you talking about?

Come on, Maya. I know it was a joke. I'm not stupid.

Me? Spending my hard -earned money in a high -end store denying my son some

Jordans is not a joke.

All right, and if you don't appreciate it, William, you know what? Just give it

back, and I can do something better with my money. No, no, I appreciate it.

I really do. It's just that it's just not something I see guys wearing.

You know, when I see a man wearing one with a little tilt to the side, I think

he's very mysterious, very sexy, and it shows that he has enough fashion sense

to take a risk.

Maybe it might be a nice change to let my clothes do the work for once.

Give my sparkling wit the night off.

If I could.

Well, here it is.

My baby room.

Oh, Tony, it's beautiful.

Yeah, it's just like your old bedroom.

Only for a baby.

you gonna sleep well not in here in here welcome to my ensemble

arium slash master suite how are you gonna sleep in here oh carefully see

what i'm gonna do is i'm gonna put the pillows on this side you know

in case i roll off and what about that side

You know, the fact that they haven't called is a good sign.

Because if they thought I sucked, I would have hurt immediately.

Obviously, I'm still in the running.

You know, Matthew, we have this saying in L .A.

No, I'm laying legs.

Yeah, but there's this other one, too.

Don't call us, we'll call you.

You know something, don't you?

Okay.

The leader of the band, Finn, he told me that he didn't think you were the right

fit for the band.

When did he tell you that?

Yesterday.

And you let me suffer all day long wondering what was going on. I've been

to find a way to tell you. It's not that easy.

I mean, we were bonding and connecting, and if I told you that they didn't want

you, then I'd have to tell you that they wanted me instead.

Wait, what?

Give me a hug, brother.

You told him no, right?

Wrong.

You weren't even planning on auditioning. I don't plan half the

I just do them because they feel right.

And this feels right.

I mean, even though I wasn't on stage for more than a minute, it was like I

something I've never felt before.

Like this layer of myself that I didn't even know existed came alive.

You stole my dream.

No, no, wait a minute. It's my dream too.

Since when?

Since I got the job.

What about me? I mean, I'm your brother. I thought we had a connection.

Matthew, we do.

You mean more to me than this band.

I'm sorry it turned out this way. What do you want me to do? Go down there and

tell them I won't be in the band unless my brother's in the band too?

Okay, we need a break.

Hey,

that was really cool.

And, you know, I want to thank you again for letting my brother be in the band.

Yeah, he's fired.

No, please, don't fire him. Okay, baby, look, you do it.

Wow. I mean, that was amazing.

Now, we were rocking or tripping or whatever we said.

Yeah.

You know, about that.

What?

Don't take this personally, but the band is downsizing.

I'm out?

Come on, Matthew. You must know that these guys are musicians, and they know

about music, and you kind of don't. No, no, no, no. Just talk to Finn.

Just tell him I need more practice.

Matthew, just let it go.

Let it go and do what?

We'll go back to Jersey of Failure and prove that right?

Why the hell do you care what he thinks? I thought this was about you.

It is about me.

I'm just sick of him making fun of everything I want to do.

If it's not being a butcher like him, it's gay or stupid.

I just hate that it's going to be right again.

So this is about him.

Screw it.

Maybe he's right. Maybe I should just go back home and do what he wants me to

do. No, Matthew, you should go home so you can work things out.

But that doesn't mean you have to do everything your father says, especially

when he's asking you to butcher innocent animals because meat is murder.

But I digress.

Look, the point is, is that you can't get his respect by running away like a

little kid. You have to go back there and earn it.

Do I really suck at music?

It doesn't matter what I think.

It doesn't matter what Ken thinks.

Is it your passion?

No.

Do you have something that you're really passionate about?

I did really love ice skating.

Well, were you any good at it?

Well, I danced on the ice like an angel.

Then dance, brother.

Dance.

Because this ain't happening.

Joan, you're one of the people who believed in me since day one.

You know, and if it wasn't for you hiring me in the first place, I don't

know where I'd be in my life right now. I still have my husband, but, you know,

there's no need to nitpick.

Anyway, girl, this is for you.

For me? Uh -huh.

That's not true, boo.

Well, I mean, not with this, but with the T -shirts and jeans and we go, boo.

No, no, no. That hat is for William.

What?

Wait, wait, wait a minute.

If you have a hat, then, oh, hella.