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YOU

YOU KNOW

YOU KNOW MY

YOU KNOW MY ANNIVERSARY'S

YOU KNOW MY ANNIVERSARY'S COMIN'

HEY!

- HEY! - ARE

- HEY! - ARE YOU

- HEY! - ARE YOU GUYS

- HEY! - ARE YOU GUYS HAVING

- HEY! - ARE YOU GUYS HAVING SEX?

- YES!! - ARE- YES, THEY ARE! SEX?

LOOK AT HER!

WHOO!

I'M OPENING UP A STORE IN ATLANTA,

AND I WOULD LOVE IT IF IT COULD BE A "WE"

OPENING UP THE STORE.

LIKE, IF WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING,

THEN WE SHOULD DO IT.

IT SHOULDN'T TAKE 13-14 MONTHS

TO HAVE A MEETING. - I AGREE WITH THAT.

WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET DOWN TO THE BUSINESS PART,

MY SISTERS ARE ALWAYS MIA.

I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IN MIXIN' FAMILY AND BUSINESS.

I'VE BEEN DOIN' BUSINESS WITH MY FAMILY MY WHOLE LIFE.

OH.

I HAD A TALK WITH MY SISTERS AND I WAS TELLING THEM

THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO DO MUSIC ANYMORE.

WHEN YOU FIND SOME TIME, MAYBE COME BY THE STUDIO.

I DON'T KNOW, KEN.

I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP ON YOU.

♪ WE ARE THE BRAXTON'S AND YOU'LL SEE ♪

♪ THAT WE ARE NOT LIKE AN ORDINARY FAMILY ♪

♪ TONI TRACI TOWANDA TRINA TAMAR AND MISS E ♪

♪ WILL TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO ♪

♪ ON BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES ♪

- MAMA. - YES.

WHAT YOU COOKIN' IN HERE?

I'M TRYIN' TO COOK THIS KALE.

LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT.

I AIN'T KNOW KALE WAS PURPLE.

WHO MADE YOU EAT PURPLE KALE?

WELL, YOU CAN EAT GREEN, YOU CAN EAT PURPLE.

YOU SEE THAT SAND-- KALE HOLDS A LOT OF SAND.

OH, SAND-- SO IT COME FROM THE GROUND?

- YEAH-- TAMAR. - GIRL, I AIN'T KNOW THAT.

THIS STUFF-- HOW DO YOU THINK THEY--

I THOUGHT IT WAS A KALE TREE.

OH, HELP ME, HOLY GHOST.

NOW, WE'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT MY MAMA

SINCE SHE GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

SO, TONI AND I INVITED HER OUT TO L.A.

JUST TO MAKE SURE SHE'S ON THE HEALTHY TRACK AGAIN.

AND, PLUS, I THINK SHE NEEDS TO BE IN MY KITCHEN

COOKING FOR ME.

SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE?

ANYBODY HOME-- SEE IT? - I'M LOOKIN'.

OH, IT AIN'T PURPLE NO MORE.

WE JUST LET THAT COOK.

MAMA, YOU SEE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT YOU MOVE HERE,

AND IF YOU MOVE HERE, YOU CAN COOK FOR ME.

TAMAR, I'M NOT GONNA BE DOING THAT.

IT'S ABOUT ME, TOO, NOW.

AIN'T NOTHIN' WRONG WITH SPOILING YOUR BABY GIRL.

I REALLY DO WORRY ABOUT MY MAMA IN ATLANTA, ALL BY HERSELF,

IN THAT BIG OLD HOUSE.

SHE DOES NEED COMPANIONSHIP.

- WHO YOU DATIN', MAMA? - I'M NOT DATING ANYONE.

WHO YOUR MAN, EVELYN?

WHO YOUR MAN? - I DON'T HAVE A MAN YET.

DO I GET ANY ENCOURAGEMENT?

THE MAN MAY BE WAITIN' AROUND THE CORNER--

YEAH, SO, I'M SAYING, IF YOU MOVE OUT HERE,

HE COULD BE AROUND THE CORNER.

WE KNOW HE AIN'T IN ATLANTA-- YOU BEEN THERE LONG ENOUGH.

IF HE WAS AROUND THE CORNER,

HE'D B-BEEN IN YOUR HOUSE BY NOW.

LIVING IN ATLANTA IS GREAT FOR ME.

I HAVE FRIENDS THERE.

I HAVE PEOPLE I CAN GO OUT WITH EVERY NOW AND THEN.

BUT, YOU KNOW,

THE GIRLS ARE LOOKING FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF MAN FOR ME,

YOU KNOW.

WHATEVER I FEEL OR THINK, THAT'S IRRELEVANT.

IT'S WHAT THEY THINK I SHOULD HAVE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE MISTER RIGHT IS.

I'M JUST WAITING PATIENTLY ON THE LORD,

AND BEING A GOOD COURIER.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW TO DO.

AND WHILE YOU WAITIN' ON THAT COURAGE,

I WANT YOU TO DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT.

♪ GO ON AND DO IT ♪

DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT AT ANY AGE, GIRL.

YES! - AIN'T NOBODY WANNA DO THAT.

MAMA, COME ON-- LET ME SEE YOU DROP IT.

- I DON'T WANNA-- - YOU STILL YOUNG.

GO AHEAD-- LET ME SEE. - UH-UH, I DON'T WANNA DROP IT.

DROP IT, DROP IT, DROP IT-- COME ON.

TAMAR, I DON'T WANT THE MAN TO MISUNDERSTAND.

NO, HE AIN'T GONNA MISUNDERSTAND THAT.

- ABSOLUTELY NOT-- UH-UH. - HE GON' UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY.

I JUST LIKE TO KEEP MY MAMA NEW, CURRENT,

AND RIGHT NOW.

AND, PLUS, ON HER QUEST TO FINDING A GOOD MAN,

SHE GOT TO KNOW SOME GOOD, YOUNG GIRL MOVES,

SO SHE CAN CATCH HIM.

DIP IT REAL QUICK. - I DON'T WANNA DIP IT!

♪ DROP IT DROP IT ♪

COME ON, MAMA, DO IT! - I DON'T WANNA DIP IT.

I'M TIRED-- I JUST GOT OFF THE PLANE.

- OKAY, WELL, MAMA-- - MY LEG HURTS.

THIS IS GOOD EXERCISE FOR YOUR LEG.

- GO AHEAD. - COME ON, DROP IT.

- UH-UH. - OKAY, WELL,

JUST TOUCH YOUR KNEE-- TOUCH YOUR KNEE.

OKAY, NOW ARCH YOUR BACK THAT WAY-- RIGHT.

NOW, WALK WITH IT, TOUCH IT.

WALK-NOW WALK WITH IT.

I DON'T WANNA WALK WITH IT.

COME ON-- MAMA, COME ON!

I DON'T-I DON'T LIKE THAT.

UH-UH-- NO, NO.

OOH, GIRL! - YEAH, BABY, I WON.

COME ON!

TAMAR'S TRYIN' TO SHOW ME ALL THESE DANCE MOVES,

'CAUSE SHE THINK THAT WILL DRAW, UH, A MAN TO ME.

IF THAT'S HOW I HAVE TO GET A MAN,

I DON'T WANT HIM-- STAY THERE.

SEE, WE A GOOD PAIR.

YOU TEACH ME HOW TO COOK THAT KALE,

I TEACH YOU HOW TO DROP THAT THING LIKE IT'S HOT, BABY.

I DON'T WANT-- UH-UH-- NO THANK YOU.

FIVE MINUTES.

OKAY, CALL ME WHEN IT'S READY.

- THANK YOU. - HEY, LADIES.

HI.

- JACK BROWN. - TOWANDA-- HOW ARE YOU?

- HI. - TRINA.

- NICE TO MEET YOU. - NICE TO MEET YOU.

- THIS IS OUR SPACE. - OKAY.

SO, MY REAL ESTATE AGENT SAID SHE FOUND THE PERFECT PLACE

FOR THE CLOTHING STORE I WANNA OPEN WITH MY SISTERS.

SO, I DECIDED TO BRING TOWANDA,

AND I WANT TO GET THE GIRLS INVOLVED

IN THE PLANNING WITH THE STORE, ASAP.

IT'S BEEN AN ART GALLERY, IT'S BEEN AN ANTIQUE SHOP.

IT'S 1,326 SQUARE FEET.

I THINK IT'LL MAKE A GREAT BOUTIQUE.

I THINK SO-- I LIKE IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? - IT'S CUTE.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT GABE AND I WERE LOOKING--

WHAT YOU MEAN?

WELL, BECAUSE WE'VE LOOKED AT SO MANY DIFFERENT PLACES.

WAIT A MINUTE-- WHAT YOU MEAN,

"GABE AND I HAVE LOOKED AT?"

WELL, TOWANDA, YOU KNOW, GABE AND I,

GABE AND I, WE'VE BEEN-WE'VE GOTTEN A REAL ESTATE AGENT.

THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT.

WE-WE'VE DONE A LOT OF LEGWORK FOR THE STORE.

BUT, WHY?

IF THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE GIRL-FOR--

YOU KNOW, US GIRLS?

IT WAS ALREADY A VISION BEFORE I CAME TO YOU GIRLS.

THAT IS MY GOAL,

FOR EVERYBODY TO BE TOGETHER AND OPEN UP THE STORE.

REMEMBER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE?

YEAH, WE TALKED-WE DEFINITELY TALKED ABOUT--

YOU WEREN'T-YOU WEREN'T THERE WHEN WE WERE IN ITALY.

- NO, BUT BEFORE THAT, RIGHT? - AND WE TALKED ABOUT-- YEAH.

DIDN'T WE HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS?

WE SURE DID-- WE SURE DID.

SO, TRINA, IT'S JUST GONNA BE ALL FIVE GIRLS?

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED FOR JUST US GIRLS.

SO, OKAY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR.

OKAY.

IS GABE'S VISION TO BE A PART OF THE STORE?

I THINK SO.

GABE IS JUST DOING THE BORING WORK.

GETTING BANK LOANS, FIGURING OUT A BUSINESS PLAN.

I MEAN, IF TOWANDA WANTS TO DO THAT, BE MY GUEST.

AM I THE FIRST PERSON THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING THIS TO?

DID YOU MENTION IT TO ANY OF YOUR OTHER SISTERS?

NO, WE HADN'T REALLY BEEN LOOKING AT STORES

WITH ANY OF THE OTHER SISTERS.

TRINA, I LIVE HERE WITH YOU.

I'M TALKING ABOUT-I'M-- OUTSIDE OF YOU, I MEAN.

BUT YOU NEVER CALLED ME AND SAID--

I'M NOT GONNA DO THIS IN FRONT OF COMPANY.

- THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME.

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR SPACE?

- YEAH, IT'S GOOD. - IT'S A WONDERFUL SPACE.

IT'S A DELIGHTFUL SPACE. - IT'S VERY NICE.

THIS IS THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM,

BECAUSE AS SOON AS SHE TELLS TONI...

TAMAR... WHOO-HOO!

AND TRACI... AH-HA-HA!

IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHIN'.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT

AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - THANK YOU-- THANK YOU.

- YOU'RE WELCOME. - WE APPRECIATE IT.

AND I'M SORRY FOR HAVING A FAMILY DISCUSSION

IN FRONT OF YOU. HAVE THE CONVERSATION, YOO

IN FRONT OF THE COMPANY, HONEY.

YOU KINDA SPRING IT ON ME-- WAS LIKE, "WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

"HEY!"

NOT IN FRONT OF THE COMPANY, HONEY.

- JUST SAYIN', TRINA. - I HAVE FOUR DAUGHTERS.

- SO YOU UNDERSTAND? - YES, YOU GET IT.

YEAH, I GET IT.

IT WAS A PLEASURE MEETING YOU.

- NICE MEETING YOU. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - YOU'RE WELCOME.

WE WILL DEFINITELY BE IN TOUCH.

TRINA, I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE YOU!

OOH!

HELLO, EVERYBODY!

TONIGHT, I AM BEING HONORED FOR MY WORK

WITH THE "LUPUS L.A." ORGANIZATION,

AND THIS EVENT IS OBVIOUSLY VERY, VERY PERSONAL FOR ME,

AND I'M SO PROUD TO BE HERE AMONG ALL THE OTHER HONOREES

WHO ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO FIGHT THIS DISEASE,

AND IT'S A GREAT TURN-OUT.

- HEY, BABY. - -- RIGHT?

OH, SHE LOOKS GREAT-- LOOK AT TON', LOOK AT TON'!

MOMMY, TRINA AND TRACI ARE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT.

BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, TOWANDA AND TAMAR COULDN'T MAKE IT,

BUT IT'S OKAY.

I KNOW THEY WOULD BE HERE IF THEY COULD,

AND THEY'RE WITH ME IN SPIRIT.

I AM SO EXCITED,

BECAUSE THERE IS A DESIGNER PURSE AUCTION GOING ON TONIGHT

TO RAISE MONEY FOR LUPUS,

AND I HAVE MY EYES ON ONE,

AND I AM ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED WITH IT.

I MADE A BID ON IT,

AND NOW I'M WATCHING IT FOR MY COMPETITION.

THAT'S A LITTLE TOO MUCH FOR ME.

- DID YOU MEET MARLA GIBBS? - YEAH.

ISN'T SHE FABULOUS?

I WOULDN'T MISS HER FOR THE WORLD!

I LOVE HER! - I KNOW, I KNOW.

OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH-- THANK YOU.

TRAY-RAY, LET'S FIND MOMMY, 'CAUSE SHE'S SOCIALIZIN'.

I BOUGHT SOMETHING KINDA UNIQUE.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I SAY.

YOU BID ON A BAG, RIGHT?

- DID YOU BID ON A BAG, MOM? - UH-UH, NOT YET.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE.

SOMEBODY TRYIN' TO OUTBID ME ON THIS PURSE.

NO, YOU DON'T LIKE THE BURGUNDY ONE!

YOU DON'T LIKE THE BURGUNDY ONE.

I'M STALKING IT-- I'M STALKING IT.

UH-OH.

NO, YOU DON'T LIKE IT-- YOU DON'T LIKE IT!

AIN'T SHE AWFUL?

NO, YOU DON'T LIKE IT!

OH, THAT'S YOU?

THEY STALKIN' ONE ANOTHER WITH THE PURSE.

SO THE TWO OF YOU JUST GONNA--

OKAY.

OKAY, I'M GONNA WAIT UNTIL IT SAYS 30 SECONDS.

FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN,

THIS IS A HIGH SOCIETY CHARITY AUCTION.

BUT, CHILD, THERE IS WARFARE GOING ON IN HERE.

THIS LADY THINKS SHE CAN DISTRACT ME

WITH HER FRIENDLY SMILE AND HER BOUNCY HAIR,

BUT SHE IS NOT FOOLING ME.

I'M OUT FOR BLOOD TONIGHT, HONEY, JUST LIKE HER.

NOW, IF SHE TAPS THE BAG, SHE CAN HAVE IT.

HOW DID YOU FIRST GET INVOLVED WITH "LUPUS L.A.?"

"LUPUS L.A.," TO ME, IS PERSONAL.

I FOUND OUT FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO THAT I HAVE LUPUS.

I REMEMBER FEELING DEVASTATED ONCE I LEARNED,

BUT ONCE I EDUCATED MYSELF,

AND MET WITH GREAT PEOPLE LIKE DR. WALLACE

AND THE LUPUS AWARENESS ,

I GOT EDUCATED AND LEARNED THAT,

OKAY, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE--

IT DOESN'T HAVE YOU.

UH, AND WHAT A GREAT EVENT TO NOT ONLY TALK ABOUT

SUCH A GREAT CAUSE, BUT HANDBAGS!

HANDBAGS, OKAY.

SEVEN, SIX,

FIVE, FOUR,

THREE, TWO-- - NO-NO-NO-NO-NO!

SHE GOT MY BAG-- SHE GOT MY BAG!

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES."

, COME HERE.

TRINA, WHY YOU ACTING LIKE THAT?

I'M SO EMBARRASSED.

I TOLD GABE THAT WE ALL HAVE THE SAME VISION.

YEAH, BUT Y'ALL BEGUN DOIN' STUFF ON YOUR OWN.

NOBODY NEVER CAME TO NOBODY.

SOMEBODY

SOMEBODY TRYIN'

SOMEBODY TRYIN' TO

SOMEBODY TRYIN' TO OUTBID

SOMEBODY TRYIN' TO OUTBID ME

SOMEBODY TRYIN' TO OUTBID ME ON

SOMEBODY TRYIN' TO OUTBID ME ON THIS

SOMEBODY TRYIN' TO OUTBID ME ON THIS PURSE.

- ...SILENT AUCTION. - SOMEBODY TRYIN' TO OUTBID ME ON THIS PURSE.

EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX,

FIVE, FOUR, THREE-- - NO-NO-NO-NO-NO!

SHE GOT MY BAG-- SHE GOT MY BAG!

YOU BETTER HURRY UP-- HURRY UP.

LADIES, THE SILENT AUCTION IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED.

OH, NO!

SHE JUST GOT IT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE SNUCK IN AND SNATCHED MY PURSE

AT THE LAST SECOND.

I AM SO DEVASTATED,

BUT I NEED TO GET IT TOGETHER

BEFORE I LOOK LIKE A TOTAL BRAT,

'CAUSE THIS NIGHT IS ALL ABOUT HONORING TONI.

I'M SO UPSET ABOUT THE BAG.

- WHAT'S UP, MOMMY? - .

YOU KNOW I CAN'T SEE FOR PICKLES.

LET YOUR MOM DO IT.

TRINA, WILL YOU TAKE THE PICTURE?

YOU SEE HOW THEY TALK ABOUT ME, RIGHT?

I AIN'T SAYIN' NOTHIN', 'CAUSE I LIKE Y'ALL SHOW.

I SEE HOW Y'ALL DO.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

IT'S NOT WORKIN'.

- IT MAY NOT WORK, BUT-- - I PROMISE, I'M TOUCHIN' IT.

OH, IS IT A TOUCH PHONE? - NO.

OH!

I'M EMBARRASSED-- I'M EMBARRASSED.

READY, ONE-- SHH.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

YES.

I'M EMBARRASSED-- I'M SORRY.

IT'S MY SISTER, TRINA-- I'M EMBARRASSED.

- MOMMY IS, TOO. - THIS IS HOW Y'ALL ARE.

THIS IS HOW WE ARE.

TRINA!

YOU HAD SOMETHING IN YOUR HAIR.

- WHAT WAS THAT? - A FEATHER.

WHY YOU CALLING HER OUT LIKE THAT?

I'M SO EMBARRASSED. - I HAD TO.

SHE MIGHT TAKE A PICTURE-- SHE MIGHT TAKE A PICTURE.

DON'T GET ME WRONG-- YOU CAN TELL YOUR GIRLFRIEND,

"GIRL, THERE'S SOMETHING IN YOUR HAIR.

"YOU NEED TO GET THAT REALLY QUICKLY."

TRINA DOESN'T KNOW JACKEE.

WHY WOULD YOU TELL HER,

"HI, THERE'S SOMETHING IN YOUR HAIR."

SHE'S PROBABLY LIKE, "BITCH!"

I WOULD'VE SAID THAT.

I'M GLAD THE OTHER TWO AIN'T HERE.

THAT IS NOT EMBARRASSING.

MADE EVERYBODY LOOK.

JACKEE, I'M SORRY-- TRINA DIDN'T KNOW.

IT'S NOT A CHARACTER FLAW-- IT'S JUST, SHE DIDN'T KNOW.

SHE FELT LIKE YOU WERE FAMILY.

I'M SORRY.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE

ALL "LUPUS L.A." WOMEN OF THIS EVENING.

CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES.

AND NOW, JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING TONI BRAXTON,

OUR 2010 HONOREE.

TONIGHT WAS REALLY SPECIAL,

AND I'VE WON ALL SORT OF OTHER AWARDS FOR MY MUSIC,

AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS IN MY LIFE.

BUT, GETTING AN AWARD FOR MY WORK WITH LUPUS

IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

IT'S A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE,

AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR IT.

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?

- I'M TAKING YOU TO-- - WHAT IS THIS?

A SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

HELLO-- TOWANDA-- HOW ARE YOU?

HI, TOWANDA-- WONDERFUL TO MEET YOU.

I'M ILYA.

WHAT?

- LEARN HOW TO TANGO. - WHAT?

ROMANTIC-- I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ROMANTIC.

- DID YOU DO THIS? - YES, I DID.

I AM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT ANDRE IS BEING PROACTIVE

AND SURPRISING ME WITH TANGO LESSONS.

I THINK THAT'S AN AWESOME IDEA.

I COULD SEE MYSELF IN "DANCING WITH THE STARS."

YEAH.

HE HAS TWO LEFT FEET-- HE CALLED YOU AND SET THIS UP?

WELL, TWO LEFT FEET IS PERFECT.

IT'S MY SPECIALTY. - OKAY.

I LOVE PEOPLE WITH TWO LEFT FEET.

SO, LET'S GET STARTED-- HOW ABOUT IT?

- YOU ARE EXCITED. - YEAH, I'M EXCITED.

TOWANDA AND I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH

SOME ROUGH PATCHES IN OUR RELATIONSHIP.

BUT, RECENTLY, EVERYTHING'S BEEN PRETTY GOOD.

CAN WE HAVE A TOAST TO REJUVENATING THIS MARRIAGE?

ARE YOU GONNA TOAST?

THIS IS FOR OUR NICE, SUPPLE BATH

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU.

I'M NOT SAYIN' THAT YOU HAVE TO BE TOTALLY NUDE.

THIS IS A TIARA.

I WANNA BE RMINDED ABOUT THE QUEEN THAT YOU ALWAYS ARE.

I'MA WEAR THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

TING!

ARE YOU DOIN' ALL THIS 'CAUSE YOU WANNA GET LAID?

THAT WOULD BE HARD TO DO WITH YOU.

YEAH, PRETTY MUCH.

SO, TO KEEP THE ROMANCE GOING, I THOUGHT,

"HEY, THE DANCE OF LOVE-- TANGO LESSONS WOULD BE GREAT."

ONE PERSON WALKS FORWARD, ANOTHER PERSON WALKS BACK.

WHO IS GOING TO BE DOING WHICH PART?

I WILL WALK FORWARD.

GOOD CHOICE.

OF COURSE, BECAUSE ANDRE PICKED WALKING FORWARD,

YOU'LL BE WALKING BACK. - RIGHT.

WHICH MEANS, YOU DECIDED TO FOLLOW.

IT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE I'M SUCH A LEADER.

I HAVE TO FOLLOW AND ANDRE HAS TO LEAD,

AND I'M NOT TOO COMFORTABLE WITH THAT

BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M USED TO LATELY,

IN MY LIFE.

I WOULD SUGGEST THIS.

ANDRE'S ELBOW TO OFFER YOU SUPPORT,

AND YOU WANT TO BE CONNECTED

AND WAIT FOR HIM AT ALL TIMES.

SHE SHOULD ALWAYS WAIT FOR ME TO COME.

- ON THE DANCE FLOOR. - YEAH.

- SO, OKAY. - ON THE DANCE FLOOR.

YEAH, ALWAYS WAIT FOR ME TO COME.

- O-ONLY ON THE DANCE FLOOR. - OKAY, ALL RIGHT.

FEEL FREE, ANDRE, TO DOUBLE TIMING.

QUICK AND QUICKLY. - EXPLORE.

AND, YES, GOOD.

THIS IS SO SEXY.

TAKING THE LEAD IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH TOWANDA

ACTUALLY FEELS GREAT.

IT USED TO BE-I USED TO BE THE MAN THAT TOOK CONTROL,

THAT TOOK CARE OF EVERYTHING.

RECENTLY, TOWANDA KINDA BRANCHED OUT

ABUT, RIGHT NOW,' IT FEELS GREAT

THAT TOWANDA HAS LET ME HAVE THAT ROLE BACK.

- YOU LOOK SO AWKWARD. - I DO?

- YES. - GOOD.

THAT WAS GOOD RIGHT THERE.

THE ONLY SUGGESTION I WOULD OFFER IS,

TOWANDA, BE MORE PRESENT WAITING FOR HIM,

WHILE HE IS MOVING. - MMM-HMM.

SHE'S ALWAYS TRYING TO THINK AHEAD OF ME.

AND I'M USUALLY LATE.

YOU WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT,

MAYBE A FRACTION OF A SECOND LATE.

CLEARLY, THE LESSON OF TODAY IS,

I NEED TO LET ANDRE TAKE THE LEAD.

IT'S AGAINST MY INSTINCTS, BUT I-I PROMISE I WILL TRY IT,

JUST FOR TANGO.

I MEAN, EVERYONE KNOWS,

I DON'T LIKE TO FAIL AT ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING.

SO, I WILL ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE.

- I'LL LEAD LATER ON TONIGHT. - OH, LORD-- BYE.

- SO, I'LL SEE YOU. - OKAY.

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - THANK YOU.

HIS MOUTH-- YOUR MOUTH!

YOU KNOW, I THINK SOMEBODY STOLE MY BARBECUE PIG FEET,

THAT YOU MADE, IN THE FREEZER.

TAMAR , YOU PLAYIN'!

ONE OF THEM THINGS IS GONE.

I THOUGHT I WAS DEFROSTIN' SOME FOR CHRISTMAS.

YOU KNOW THAT-- WITH SOME JERK CHICKEN.

I WAS SO MAD.

NEXT TIME, I'M GONNA-- - WHAT Y'ALL TALKIN' ABOUT?

- HEY, YOU! - WHAT Y'ALL TALKIN' ABOUT?

HEY, MOM.

TAMAR TALKIN' ABOUT PEOPLE STEALIN' HER PIGS FEET.

EW-- LET 'EM HAVE IT.

HAVIN' MY MAMA HERE IN L.A. IS EVERYTHING,

BECAUSE SHE GETS TO COOK

AND I GET TO HAVE FRIED CHICKEN ON DECK,

AND GREENS ON DECK,

AND I GET TO WATCH OUT FOR HER

AND MAKE SURE SHE DOIN' GOOD.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA MAKE THOSE CHITLINS TODAY.

OH, GOD, NOT CHITLINS-- I CAN'T.

- WHY ARE YOU SO DRAMATIC? - I HATED--

LIKE YOU AIN'T RAISED IN A HOUSEHOLD OF CHITLINS.

AND I HATED IT AS A CHILD-- SORRY, MOM.

YOUR DADDY LOVED THE CHITLINS-- NOT ME.

I HATE THE SMELL OF CHITLINS.

- I LOVE CHITLINS. - YOU GONNA COOK 'EM OUTSIDE?

WHAT?

MOM, PLEASE DON'T COOK 'EM IN THE HOUSE.

YOUR FURNITURE'S GONNA SMELL. - MY HOUSE, THOUGH.

YOUR FURNITURE AND YOUR DRAPERY'S

ARE GONNA SMELL LIKE CHITLINS.

- WELL, NOW, THAT'S TRUE. - YOU SO BOUGIE!

TONI HAS GOTTEN REAL BOUGIE ABOUT FOOD.

LIKE, I REMEMBER WHEN TONI USED TO EAT CHITLINS.

I REMEMBER TONI USED TO EAT PORK AND BEEF,

BUT THAT'S THE FIRST THING TO GO

WITH AFRICAN AMERICANS AND SUCCESS.

THE FOOD CHANGES.

I'M TOO BOUGIE.

I'M TOO RICH TO EAT THAT-- I ONLY EAT CHICKEN.

TONI BRAXTON, LET ME JUST TELL YA SOMETHIN'

WITH YOUR BOUGIE, BETTE DAVIS-- - NO, I'M BAREFOOT CONTESSA.

I'M BAREFOOT CONTESSA. - YOU CANNOT COOK.

TAMAR LIKES HIGH CHOLESTEROL FOOD.

SHE LIKE GOUT FOOD.

GOUT IS A RICH PERSON'S DISEASE, OKAY?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

CAN YOU GET GOUT FROM EATIN' RICH PEOPLE FOOD?

IF YOU WANNA DO A CARB-FEST,

UH, IF YOU WOULD LOVE TO TAKE LIPITOR,

IF YOU LIKE TO GAIN TEN POUNDS,

TAMAR'S A GREAT COOK FOR YOU.

YOU AND I HAVE TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE,

'CAUSE, IF NOT, TONI GONNA GET ALL GOURMET STUFF

AND IT AIN'T GONNA TASTE THE SAME.

I MAKE A GOURMET.

I LET-I MARINATE IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

I DO MY OWN SAUCES AND-- - MOMMY HAVE SIX KIDS.

AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

WHEN Y'ALL WAS BABIES, YEAH, I COULD DO IT,

'CAUSE I WAS HOME ALL THE TIME, BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME NOW.

WHAT?

I'M GOIN' OUT ON DATES, AND BLAH-BLAH-BLAH.

- YOU GOIN' OUT ON DATES? - YEAH, MAN.

- YOU DATIN' SOME BOYS? - I'M SORRY.

I JUST NEED TO FOCUS ON WHO YOU'RE GOIN' ON A DATE WITH.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

WHO ARE YOU GOING ON A DATE WITH?

I'M NOT TELLIN' Y'ALL ANYTHING.

THE LESS I TELL YA, THE MORE FIN I HAVE.

- TELL US HIS NAME. - DON'T NEED TO KNOW.

- WHAT TAX BRACKET IS HE IN? - DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

WAS THAT THAT DATE YOU WAS TALKIN' ABOUT

TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND-- I HEARD YOU ON THE PHONE.

YOU SAID HE HAD THE HEATED SEATS ON, AND HE--

OH, YOU TALKIN' ABOUT THAT OTHER GUY

THAT HAD THE SEAT ON AND YOU COULD--

HE FORGOT TO SHOWER.

YOU COULD SMELL HIM 'CAUSE THE HEATED SEATS WAS ON?

TAMAR, I HEARD MOMMY TALKIN' TO ONE OF HER GIRLFRIENDS,

AND SHE SAID, "GIRL, I WENT OUT. "GOT I,

"AND HE HAD THE HEATED SEATS ON,

"AND HE SMELLED LIKE PACKED DOWN BEHIND.

I'M LIKE, GEEZ!

WARM, PACKED DOWN BEHIND!

I HAD TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN,

AND WE RODE THE REST OF THE WAY TO MY HOUSE.

HE SAID, "ARE YOU WARM YET?"

I SAID, "OH, LORD KNOWS IT."

WHEN SOMEBODY SMELLS LIKE PACKED DOWN BEHIND,

IT'S TERRIBLE TO KNOW WHAT THAT SMELLS LIKE.

YOU KNOW?

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SMELLED IT,

BUT I CAN IMAGINE WHAT THAT SMELLS LIKE.

I MEAN, IT'S LIKE SOME OLD ASS.

NOTHIN' WORSE THAN THAT-- MAYBE TONI'S FOOD.

ALL RIGHT, MAMA, SO, LET'S GO TO THE GROCERY STORE,

ME AND YOU, 'CAUSE TONI CANNOT GO.

WELL, BRING BACK-- CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

- DO I HAVE TO CHANGE CLOTHES? - NO, YOU'RE FINE.

JUST BRING BACK SOME FLAT-THE FLAT PARSLEY.

- OH. - WE'RE NOT GETTIN' THAT!

NOT THE DRY STUFF-- THE FLAT STUFF.

I AIN'T THINKIN' ABOUT TONI BRAXTON!

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

I DID HAVE ONE MORE THING I WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

THE STORE WAS ALREADY IN THE WORKS

BEFORE I EVEN SAT DOWN AND HAD A CONVERSATION WITH EVERYBODY.

THE CONVERSATION CAME FROM US.

THAT'S THE SNEAKY .

BOOM-- SHE SAID IT.

WHOO!

SEE THOSE BOOBIES JUMP. - EW, GABE.

SO, THIS IS THE OUTSIDE.

NOW, BEFORE WE GO IN, LISTEN.

YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR IMAGINATION, OKAY?

- ALL RIGHT. - USE YOUR CREATIVITY THERE.

I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN IMAGINATION, BUT OKAY.

SEE HOW NICE AND BIG THE SPACE IS?

TODAY, I'M BRINGING GABE TO LOOK AT THE STORE SPACE.

THE LAST FEW PLACES GABE AND I LOOKED AT

WERE TOTAL BOMBS.

THIS IS THE SPACE.

IT'S A TATTOO SHOP,

WITH A DOMINICAN HAIR SALON NEXT DOOR, AS WELL.

THIS IS THE OTHER SPACE, TRINA.

I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT YOU ENVISIONED.

OH, MY GOD, NO.

I FEEL LIKE I'M IN "JURASSIC PARK."

I FEEL LIKE A DINOSAUR EGG HIDING SOMEWHERE IN THE FERNS.

HELLO. - HEY, TRINA.

HOW ARE YA? - HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN-- THIS IS JACK.

- HEY, GABE. - MY HUSBAND, GABE.

HEY, NICE TO MEET YOU.

I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT GABE THINKS ABOUT THE SPACE.

GABE DEFINITELY HAS A GOOD EYE FOR BUSINESS.

SO, WHAT IT USED TO BE, OR WHAT IS IT?

CURRENTLY, IT'S AN ARTIST'S STUDIO.

- THE UPSTAIRS HAS BEEN RENTED? - YEAH.

HOW'S THE NOISE FROM UPSTAIRS?

- NONE. - OKAY. AND THE RESTROOM'S RIGHT THERE?

TWO-TWO RESTROOMS.

WHAT'S THAT DOOR RIGHT THERE, THEN?

THAT'S THE ELEVATOR ROOM.

BUT THE CHANDELIER'S AND STUFF STAY THERE?

WOULD EVERYTHING STAY HERE, OR--

I AM SO NOT SURPRISED ABOUT ALL THE QUESTIONS

THAT GABE IS ASKING ABOUT THE STORE.

HE ALWAYS WANTS TO HAVE EVERY INTRICATE DETAIL MARKED.

HE WANTS HIS I's DOTTED, HE WANTS HIS T's CROSSED.

WHO CAN BE MAD ABOUT THAT?

SO, I LIKE IT-- DO YOU LIKE IT?

UH, I DON'T KNOW.

I'M 50/50 RIGHT NOW, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

WELL, TOWANDA AND I HAVE ALREADY SEEN IT.

SHE LIKES IT... AND I LIKE IT.

I DON'T THINK IT REALLY MATTERS IF TOWANDA LIKES IT

OR NOT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

UH, BECAUSE I ALREADY FIGURED THAT IT'S JUST YOU AND I

DOING THE-DOING THE STORE.

I MEAN, I DON'T SEE THE GIRLS BEING A PART OF THE STORE.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

TOWANDA DOESN'T WANNA WORK WITH GABE,

GABE DOESN'T WANNA WORK WITH MY SISTERS,

AND I'M THE SUCKER IN THE MIDDLE.

HELLO?

HAVEN'T THESE PEOPLE EVER HEARD OF COMPROMISE?

OH, WAIT, THAT'S RIGHT-- THEY HAVEN'T.

GREAT PLACE FOR A NEW BEGINNING, FOR A NEW STORE.

IT'S OKAY-- IT'S A LITTLE... IT'S OKAY.

I DON'T LIKE THE WHOLE POWER LINE THINGS

AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT-- - WELL, I DON'T THINK

ANYBODY CARES ABOUT THAT, AESTHETICALLY.

IT'S JUST-- THEY CARE ABOUT THAT, NOT THAT.

YEAH.

I DID HAVE ONE MORE THING I WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN, UH, LONG OVERDUE,

AND I FINALLY...

GOT THE RING TO REPLACE THE RING FROM ST. LUCIA.

AND, I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

BUT, HERE IT IS, AND--

IN THE RAIN.

IN THE RAIN, ON ONE KNEE.

WILL YOU REMARRY ME ALL OVER AGAIN?

- FOR THE THIRD TIME? - FOR THE THIRD TIME.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE WEDDING THING,

BUT I'LL TAKE THE RING. - OKAY, COOL.

WHAT-WHAT DO YOU THINK-- DID I DO A GOOD JOB?

IT'S BEAUTIFUL-- YOU GOTTA PUT IT ON ME.

GLAD I GOT MY NAILS DONE.

REALLY? - WHOO!

GABE REALLY CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD.

THIS IS THE LAST PLACE IN THE WORLD

I WOULD EVER EXPECT TO GET A PROPOSAL.

GABE APPARENTLY THINKS POWER LINES ARE TOO GHETTO

FOR A CLOTHING STORE,

BUT NOT TO GIVE ME A DIAMOND RING.

OH, WELL-- I DON'T CARE.

I LOVE IT!

IS THIS ONE REAL? - YEAH, OF COURSE!

THE LAST TIME YOU HAD ME BAMBOOZLED, YOU KNOW.

OKAY, MAYBE THIS WASN'T THE MOST ROMANTIC SETTING,

BUT I'VE BEEN WAITING TO GIVE HER THIS RING.

AND, SOMETIME, THERE'S NO BETTER TIME THAN THE PRESENT.

I WANT HER TO KNOW THAT I'M COMMITTED TO HER,

OUR RELATIONSHIP, THE KIDS, EVEN THE STORE,

AND I'M SO RELIEVED THAT SHE LOVES THIS RING.

- BABY, IT'S SO SWEET! - OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

I LOVE YOU. - YOU'RE TRYING TO GET SOME.

THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. - AND I'M GONNA GET SOME.

READY-- HERE WE GO.

SLIDE LEFT, FELLAS-- SLIDE RIGHT, LADIES.

DO A LITTLE BRUSH ACTION HERE,

AND THEN CONTINUE FORWARD AND BACK.

ANDRE AND I ACTUALLY JOINED A GROUP TANGO LESSON

AND I'VE BEEN WORKIN' ON MY FOLLOWING SKILLS,

AND IT HASN'T BEEN EASY, I MUST ADMIT.

FELLAS IN BACK-- THAT'S IT, TOWANDA.

WAIT FOR HIM-- HE LEADS.

YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT'S MY PROBLEM.

I KNOW IT IS.

OKAY. - SHE'S USED TO TAKING OVER.

- I AM. - THAT'S ALWAYS A PROBLEM.

- IT REALLY IS. - LET ME TRY WITH TOWANDA,

AND YOU DO IT BEHIND ME.

OKAY? - OKAY, OKAY.

DO IT BEHIND YOU? - BEHIND, BEHIND.

SO YOU CAN WATCH. - I GOT YOU-- I GOT YA.

NOT QUITE.

OKAY, HERE WE GO-- FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

SLOW, SLOW, SLOW.

CROSS, STEP, SIDE, TOGETHER.

EXCELLENT-- YOU'RE GOOD. - THANK YOU.

- YOU ARE REALLY GONNA BE GOOD. - THANK YOU.

WE GOTTA GET YOU UP TO SPEED,

'CAUSE SHE'S GOOD.

SHE FOLLOWS REALLY WELL, ANDRE.

YEAH, WHEN SHE WANTS TO.

DO IT AGAIN, FROM THE TOP.

NO, GO OUTSIDE WITH YOUR RIGHT FOOT.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO STEP IN HERE, ANDRE, YOU SEE?

- OH, OKAY-OKAY. - LET'S DO IT AGAIN.

TWO-- OKAY, OUTSIDE, ANDRE.

FROM THE TOP, AGAIN.

NO-NO, OUTSIDE, OUTSIDE.

DO IT AGAIN-- TRY IT AGAIN.

ONE MORE TIME-- WE'LL DO IT FROM THE TOP.

MAYBE WE SHOULD WRITE IT ON A CHALKBOARD.

MAYBE WE SHOULD WRITE IT ON YOUR BOOTY.

- READY? - YOU KNOW WHAT...

ONE, SIDE AGAIN, CROSS, OCHO.

ONE, TWO-- - HOLD ME.

THREE, FOUR...

DON'T LET HER GO DOWN.

HOLD HER UP. - I LIKE HER GOING DOWN.

THAT'S YOUR JOB.

THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER STORY. - THAT IS SO NOT FUNNY.

WE WON'T GET INTO THAT NOW.

YOUR JOKES ARE NOT FUNNY, ANDRE.

- BE A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE. - BE AGGRESSIVE.

PLEASE-- AGGRESSIVE IS GOOD.

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT!

TWO, THREE, FOUR-- GOOD-- GOOD JOB.

ALMOST, HONEY-- ALMOST.

TOWANDA AND ANDRE,

YOU'RE GONNA DO THE WHOLE ROUTINE

AND WE'RE GONNA WATCH. - WHAT?

- OKAY. - HELL NO!

WE'RE GONNA BE YOUR AUDIENCE.

WE'RE GONNA STAND RIGHT HERE.

"DANCING WITH THE STARS," GIVE ME A CALL.

THEY'RE NOT CALLING YOU.

THEY'LL CALL YOU TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.

NO, THEY GONNA CALL ME.

YEAH, THEY WON'T BE CALLIN' YOU.

- HERE WE GO. - HERE WE GO-- FROM THE TOP.

THIS IS CRAZY.

ANDRE BETTER GET IT TOGETHER,

BECAUSE I AM NOT IN THE MOOD

TO LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT

IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY ELSE.

ANDRE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO WOO ME ON THE DANCE FLOOR,

IT'S NOW OR NEVER.

I JUST KEEP TELLIN' MYSELF, "I'M THE LEADER,

"AND I NEED TO MAN UP RIGHT NOW."

I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAR IT!

WHOO-- VERY GOOD! - YAY!

YOU DID SO WELL.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU! - THANK YOU-- THANKS!

AND I'M PROUD OF YOU, TOO, BRO.

I'M ACTUALLY IMPRESSED WITH HIM.

GOOD JOB, ANDRE.

MY PLAN HAS WORKED TO PERFECTION.

YOU GUYS PICKED UP A LOT-- I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU.

GOOD JOB-- GIVE YOURSELVES A HAND.

THIS IS GETTIN' ME JUST A LITTLE HOT AND BOTHERED.

JUST A LITTLE BIT, I HAVE TO ADMIT.

I COULDN'T BE MORE HAPPIER THAN WHAT I AM NOW.

GO, ANDRE!

YAY!

THANKS, GUYS.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

I JUST FEEL EMPTY.

- YOU'RE KINDA SHUTTING DOWN. - I DON'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE.

WELL, THEN, YOU'RE GONNA BE STUCK.

GABE WANTS TO BE INVOLVED IN WHAT I'M DOING.

NO!

- DON'T WANNA DO THAT. - I DON'T WANT GABE IN MY LIFE.

HEY--

HEY-- HOW

HEY-- HOW YOU

HEY-- HOW YOU GUYS

HEY-- HOW YOU GUYS DOIN'?

- HEY-- HOW YOU GUYS DOIN'? - HI.

- HEY-- HOW YOU GUYS DOIN'? - AT SOME BIKES? MAN?- SO'

- YES. - ABSOLUTELY.

TODAY IS A BIG MOMENT IN TRACI BRAXTON HISTORY,

BECAUSE I AM SHOPPING FOR MY VERY FIRST MOTORCYCLE, HONEY.

THIS IS WHAT WE TALKIN' ABOUT, RIGHT HERE.

NO, THIS IS LIKE A ONE-SPEED VIBRATOR.

JUST BECAUSE I'M A FEMALE,

DON'T MEAN I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE ANY HARD THRUSTS.

IF YOU REALLY WANNA TRY OUT SOME RADICAL STUFF.

HERE'S A COUPLE BIKES.

HEY, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.

I NEED ONE OF THEM LOUD ASS HOGS,

SO I CAN SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF MY SISTERS AND MOMMY.

WHEN I SEE IT, I'MA KNOW.

OH, YEAH.

WATCH THE REST OF THIS STORY

AND SEE MORE OF ME AT wetv.com.

HEY, FLOWER PATCH. HEY, JUICY.

EVERYBODY WANT THIS LOLLIPOP RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S NASTY-- EW!

THIS REALLY HELP YOU PUCKER.

- YOU CAN DO THAT WITHOUT IT. - I DON'T NEED TO DO THAT.

WHO GOT THE LOUDEST PUCKER?

- NOT ME. - WHO GOT THE LOUDEST SMACK?

YOU DON'T-- TRINA, YOU?

WHO WANTS TO COMPETE IN THAT?

EVERYBODY WANT THAT-- THAT'S A SKILL, GIRL.

YEAH!

ESPECIALLY EATING SOME SALT AND VINEGAR POTATO CHIPS.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHIN' ELSE.

GIRL, ME TOO-- I WAS GONNA LET THAT GO.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS GOING.

I'MA WIN.

- JUST TRY IT. - GO AHEAD.

NO!

THAT WAS HORRIBLE.

TONI, I HATE TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS,

BUT YOU CAN'T DO EVERYTHING.

ALL OF US GIRLS ARE IN L.A. FOR SOME SISTER TIME,

AND I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS

BECAUSE TOWANDA WENT AND HAM SANDWICHED ON ME

WHEN SHE FOUND OUT THAT GABE WAS WORKIN' WITH ME

ON THE CLOTHING STORE.

AND I KNOW SHE CAN'T WAIT TO BRING THIS UP

WITH THE REST OF THE SISTERS.

TRINA TOOK ME TO A LOCATION.

- FOR WHAT? - FOR OUR STORE.

OH, THE STORE!

- WE STILL DOIN' THE STORE? - YES.

WELL, I AIN'T PUT MY MONEY IN YET, THOUGH

WHERE I SEND IT TO? - WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT

FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THIS LOCATION?

TRINA FOUND THIS LOCATION WITH GABE.

I DON'T CARE WHO SHE FOUND IT WITH.

NO, NO, THERE'S MORE-- THERE'S MORE.

I ASKED TRINA, "DOES GABE WANNA BE A PART OF THE STORE?"

AND SHE SAID THAT-- GO AHEAD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S ABOUT TO SAY!

ABOUT GABE-- YOU WERE TALKIN' ABOUT GABE,

AND HOW HE ACTUALLY HELPED YOU WITH THE FINANCING OF IT.

HE DIDN'T HAVE TO HELP YOU WITH THE FINANCE PART, THOUGH.

I ASKED TRINA IF HE WAS AN INVESTOR,

OR IF HE WAS A PARTNER. - WE DON'T NEED NO INVESTORS.

WELL, HE IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE STORE.

- WHY? - WHY?

- WHY? - WILL IT SELL GUYS STUFF?

NO!

IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU ASKED--

TOWANDA ASKED THE SAME QUESTION.

LET'S JUST LET HER GET IT OUT.

I'M LEARNING THAT ABOUT GETTING MY FILTER TOGETHER.

- OKAY, GO AHEAD. - LET HER GET IT OUT.

WELL, BECAUSE BEFORE I EVEN TALKED TO YOU GIRLS ABOUT IT,

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE ALREADY GOING TO DO.

SO, WE WOULD-WE HAD ALREADY GOTTEN A LOT OF THINGS

ALREADY LINED UP FOR THE STORE TO HAPPEN.

WE'D ALREADY GOTTEN THE BUSINESS PLAN AND STUFF TOGETHER.

WE'D ALREADY LOOKED FOR LOCATIONS.

WE'D ALREADY TALKED TO THE BANK.

WE'D ALREADY TALKED TO, YOU KNOW,

THE PERSON WHO WAS GONNA HELP BUILD OUT EVERYTHING.

SO, WE HAD ALL THOSE TALKS AND IT WAS ALREADY IN THE WORKS,

BEFORE I EVEN SAT DOWN AND HAD A CONVERSATION

WITH EVERYBODY.

TAMAR, AND TONI.

BUT THE CONVERSATION CAME FROM US.

THE WHOLE IDEA CAME FROM-- - YES, YES, THAT'S TRUE.

"WE-WE NEED TO DO A-A-A BRAXTON STORE."

THIS WAS ALMOST THREE YEARS.

THAT'S WHERE THE CONVERSATION STARTED.

WELL, IF SOMETHING WAS GONNA HAPPEN THREE YEARS AGO,

AND IT STILL DIDN'T HAPPEN,

AND SOMEONE DECIDES TO GO AHEAD ON WITH IT,

WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED-- - BUT, WHAT I'M SAYING IS--

NO ONE ELSE WAS PUTTING ON CONVERSATIONS AND MEETINGS,

BUT WE'RE ALL STILL A PART OF IT.

THAT'S A DAMN LIE FROM THE PIT OF THE DEVIL'S STOMACH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL TRINA'S TALKING ABOUT,

BECAUSE TRINA NEVER TOLD ME AT ALL

THAT SHE WAS MOVIN' FORWARD WITH DOING THIS STORE THING.

BECAUSE, HELLO, I AM THE ONE WHO SAID,

"OKAY, TRINA, LOOK, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS STORE.

"I REALLY WANNA DO THIS STORE.

"MY GIRLFRIEND, PEACHES,

"WHO SET UP MY OTHER GIRLFRIEND'S STORES,

"SHE'S THE BEST AT IT.

"YOU KNOW, SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT SHE'S TALKIN' ABOUT.

"WE'RE GONNA GET DOWN WITH HER."

TRINA SAID, "OKAY, WELL, I'M GONNA GET HER NUMBER

"AND SET UP A MEETING, SO WE CAN ALL COME."

I GAVE TRINA THE NUMBER-- TRINA AIN'T NEVER CALLED ME.

OKAY?

THAT'S THE SNEAKY .

BOOM-- SHE SAID IT.

YEP, SHE SURE DID.

IN THE VERY BEGINNING, TRINA,

YOU SAID THAT GABE WANTS TO DO A STORE.

SHE NEVER HAD THAT OTHER PART OF THE CONVERSATION WITH ME.

WHAT-WHAT-WHAT TO-TOWANDA'S TELLIN' YOU GUYS

IS BASED ON A CONVERSATION THAT TOWANDA AND I HAD

AT THE STORE. - TING!

IS HE A PARTNER?

WHAT IS HE-- IS HE THE FINANCER?

HE'S AN INVESTOR?

TRINA, YOU TELL US, W-W-WHAT'S THE DEAL?

WHAT'S GABE'S ROLE IN THIS?

I TOLD GABE THAT WE ALL HAVE THE SAME VISION.

SO, IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE

FOR US ALL TO HAVE THE STORE TOGETHER WITH GABE.

I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I AM 100% SURE

THAT I WILL NOT PARTNER IN ANY VENTURE WITH GABE.

ESPECIALLY THE STORE.

I DON'T WANT-- OKAY, I DON'T WANT GABE IN MY LIFE,

OTHER THAN MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

OTHER THAN BILL, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

THAT'S IT-- I DON'T WANNA WORK WITH HIM.

PROBABLY TOO MUCH, BUT IT'S HONEST.

I DON'T KNOW WHY GABE WANNA DO A STORE WITH YOUR SISTERS.

THAT'S ODD.

I DIDN'T SAY GABE WANTS TO DO A-A STORE WITH MY SISTERS.

GABE WANTS TO BE INVOLVED IN WHAT I'M DOING,

LIKE ANYBODY ELSE'S HUSBANDS.

MY HUSBAND DON'T WANNA BE INVOLVED WITH NO STORE.

NOT A STORE.

WE'VE BEGUN DOING EVERYTHING.

OKAY, BUT Y'ALL BEGUN DOIN' STUFF ON YOUR OWN.

NOBODY NEVER CAME TO NOBODY. - OKAY, I-I--

YOU AND GABE TOOK IT UPON YOURSELF

AND DID EVERYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE I WOULD'VE TOLD YA,

"DON'T GO TO NO BANKS.

"WE DON'T NEED TO GO TO NO BANKS.

"THERE'S FIVE OF US, WE PUT A LOT OF MONEY IN,

"AND WE DON'T NEED NO FINANCING."

I'M VERY FRUSTRATED.

I'M NOT INTERESTED IN BEING A PARTNER WITH GABE

ON THE STORE.

NOW, I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED A PARTNER TO HAVE A STORE,

AND IF I'M GOING TO HAVE A PARTNER,

I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE MY SISTERS.

HE CAN'T BE IN THE STORE WITH ALL THOSE WOMEN

COMIN' IN AND OUT THE DOOR.

THAT'S JUST NOT HEALTHY FOR HIM.

IF YOU WANNA SHARE YOUR PART WITH HIM--

- THAT'S FINE. - THEN YOU CAN.

THAT'S WHAT I SAID, GIVE HIM YOUR CHECK.

BUT I DON'T WANNA SHARE-- IT'S NOT GONNA BE SIX.

TONI, TRACI, TOWANDA, TRINA AND GABE.

I AIN'T ROLLIN' LIKE THAT. - DON'T WANNA DO THAT.

I JUST WANNA SEPARATE HUSBANDS FROM SISTERS,

WITH SISTER THINGS. - FOR OUR ENDEAVORS, YEAH.

IT BRINGS A WHOLE LOT OF CONFUSION,

AND A WHOLE LOT OF BICKERING AND TENSION,

AND I PERSONALLY DON'T LIKE IT.

I AIN'T GETTIN' ANY YOUNGER.

THIS IS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE EVERY GROUP PROJECT

WE'VE EVER TRIED TO DO IN THE PAST--

NOTHIN' BUT DRAMA!

IF THIS ISN'T GONNA BE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE,

I'M NOT SURE WE SHOULD DO IT AT ALL.

I-IT'S A TENSE SITUATION NOW.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO GIVE?

- YOU'RE JUST AFRAID RIGHT NOW. - I AM.

I'M NOT GONNA DENY IT.

YOU JUST NEED SOMEBODY TO HELP HOLD YOUR HAND

THROUGH THE SCARY PARTS.

♪ - HI-- THIS IS TONI, FOR KENNY.

- OKAY-- COME ON IN. - THANKS.

- HI. - HI, HOW ARE YOU?

- I'M GOOD-- HOW ARE YOU? - GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU, TOO.

AFTER KENNY AND I TALKED AT THE HOUSE,

I DECIDED THAT I'M GONNA TAKE HIS ADVICE

AND I'M GONNA STOP PAST THE STUDIO.

JUST TO SEE, TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

FEEL IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.

AND I'M HOPING THAT, PERHAPS, IT'LL MOTIVATE ME A BIT.

- KENNY, TONI'S HERE. - OH, OKAY.

HEY, TON'. - HEY, KEN.

HOW ARE YOU? - HOW ARE YOU?

- I KNOW YOU'RE CRAZY BUSY. - HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?

GOOD. - I'M GOOD.

HAVE A SEAT.

ODDLY ENOUGH, I FEEL NOTHING WHEN I GO INTO THE STUDIO.

ALTHOUGH, REMINISCING AND WALKING DOWN THE AISLE

AND SEEING ALL THE RECORDS AND THE PLAQUES,

THAT MADE ME SMILE A BIT.

I REMEMBER WHEN I USED TO FIRST COME TO THE STUDIOS,

I USED TO FEEL SO HAPPY.

IT REMINDED ME OF OLD TIMES,

AND IT REMINDED ME OF WHEN I USED TO LOVE MUSIC,

AND HOW I HAD TO HAVE IT IN MY LIFE.

AND IT ALSO SADDENED ME,

BECAUSE NOW I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY ANYMORE.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A TRICK.

I FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF TRICKERY.

LET'S PUT HER IN THE STUDIO WITH THE BIG SPEAKERS

AND THE WHOLE BOARD, GET HER MOTIVATED.

I JUST DID IT 'CAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE

DRIVING TO YOUR HOUSE. - OH, GOOD ANSWER.

IF THAT WORKED, THEN THAT'S GOOD.

THINK MUCH ABOUT OUR LAST CONVERSATION?

I DID, A LITTLE.

A LITTLE?

NO, I'M SORRY.

I'M STILL IN LIMBO-- I'M STILL TORN.

WHAT'S THE TEARING PART?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW-- I JUST FEEL EMPTY.

YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO GIVE?

I DON'T THINK THAT YOU CAN BE A REAL ARTIST,

AND A REAL MUSICIAN,

AND YOU REALLY JUST KINDA WALK AWAY.

I DON'T THINK THAT EVER HAPPENS WITH ANYONE.

I THINK THAT PEOPLE, UM, LOSE THEIR WAY,

AND THEY-THEY THINK THEY WANNA BE DONE,

BUT... THEY'RE JUST-THEY'RE JUST AFRAID.

YOU'RE JUST AFRAID RIGHT NOW. - I AM.

I'M NOT GONNA DENY IT.

AND, UH, SO,

YOU JUST NEED SOMEBODY TO HELP HOLD YOUR HAND

THROUGH THE-THROUGH THE SCARY PARTS.

I AM DEFINITELY AFRAID OF FAILURE.

ODDLY ENOUGH, WHEN I FIRST GOT INTO THE MUSIC BUSINESS,

COMMERCIAL SUCCESS MEANT NOTHING TO ME.

I JUST WANTED TO SING.

I JUST WANTED TO PERFORM, BUT I THINK,

ONCE YOU GET IN ANY CAREER,

YOU UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS OF IT.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT BOTTOM LINE

IS VERY IMPORTANT TO RECORD COMPANIES.

IF YOU'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEY'LL KNOCK YOU OUT.

YOU'RE OVER, YOUR CAREER'S OVER,

AND I DON'T LIKE THAT PART OF IT.

UM, THE THOUGHT TODAY IS NOT TO FIGURE OUT

HOW TO GET OUT OF IT.

IT'S MORE ABOUT HOW TO GET BACK INTO IT.

IT'S KINDA LIKE YOU JUST NEED TO GET-GET A KICKSTART AGAIN.

WE SHOULD-WE SHOULD CONSIDER MAYBE JUST, LIKE,

YA KNOW, GETTING TOGETHER AND WRITING SOME--

AND TRYING TO WRITE SOME THINGS.

BABYFACE MENTIONED HE AND I WRITING TOGETHER,

AND ON MY FIRST TWO ALBUMS, WE WROTE SOME SONGS TOGETHER.

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SONGS WE WROTE TOGETHER IS

"HOW COULD AN ANGEL BREAK MY HEART?"

AND I REMEMBER HOW IT FELT WHEN WE WROTE THAT SONG.

I CAME TO HIM WITH THIS IDEA,

AND HE PERFECTED IT AND MADE IT WHAT IT WAS,

AND IT JUST CAME TO US INSTANTLY.

AND THAT FEELING OF WRITING AND COLLABORATING TOGETHER,

I DID REMINISCE ABOUT THAT AND THOUGHT, "HMM?

"MAYBE I DO MISS THAT PART OF IT."

I HONESTLY THINK YOU'RE KINDA SHUTTING DOWN

FROM NOT REALLY FACING WHAT'S HAPPENING

IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE.

THE DIVORCE AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

I JUST WASN'T PREPARED FOR ALL THESE EMOTIONS

THAT I'VE BEEN FEELING, GOING THROUGH THE DIVORCE.

WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO EASE THAT.

I MEAN, IT-IT'S PERFECT FOR ME,

TO LIVE OFF YOUR PAIN.

AND, ULTIMATELY, YOUR JOY.

WHEN YOU'RE READY TO LET THE PAIN GO,

THEN THE NEXT THING THAT COMES, IS JOY.

YOU HAVE TO STILL GET UP THE CONFIDENCE

TO BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO GIVE-GIVE 'EM YOUR HEART.

THAT'S IT-- I DON'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE.

WELL, YOU GOTTA WRITE ABOUT IT.

UNLESS YOU CAN KINDA GET THAT OUT,

THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE STUCK.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET IT OUT, KEN.

WELL, THEN, LET ME TRY TO HELP YOU.

WHETHER IT'S A HIT OR NOT, IT'S INITIALLY WHAT WE GOTTA DO.

DOING A PROJECT WITH KENNY,

NOT SURE IF IT'S REFUELING ME TO KEEP MAKING MUSIC,

BUT IT'S DEFINITELY MAKING ME THINK TWICE ABOUT IT MAYBE.

WE'LL SEE-- THE VERDICT'S STILL OUT.

I'M GONNA-I'M THINKING ABOUT IT.

I'M MARINATING, KEN.

I'M GONNA GO.

AND YOU'LL CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE READY.

I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEATIN' ME UP.

HUH?

I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SHAKIN' ME.

- I'M NOT BEATIN' YOU UP. - SNAP OUT OF IT!

LIKE, RIGHT HERE.

MINE IS, UH-- I DON'T APPROACH IT THAT WAY.

BUT... - OKAY.

WE CAN, UH, WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

- GONNA GO GET MY KIDS. - ALL RIGHT, SWEETIE.

TALK TO YOU SOON. - THANKS, KEN.

- MMM-HMM. - ALL RIGHT.