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PREVIOUSLY, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

I LOVE YOU!

OH, YES, ATLANTIC CITY.

TWENTY-FIVE-- RED.

OH, I AM LUCKY!

YOU THINK YOU DON'T EVER DO ANYTHING WRONG,

BUT YOU DO.

NO, WAIT-- I'M TALKIN' ABOUT YOU NOW, TOWANDA.

EXCUSE ME.

YEAH-- WE GET TO TALK ABOUT YOU, TOO.

WHERE TOWANDA TODAY?

SHE WASN'T TRYIN' TO COME TO MY REHEARSAL?

I DON'T KNOW-- I DIDN'T ASK.

I DIDN'T GET INTO IT. - NO.

SHE JUST DECIDED NOT TO COME.

WHERE IS TAY-MONSTER?

IT JUST HURTS MY FEELINGS,

'CAUSE SHE CALLS WHEN SHE WANTS SOMETHING.

♪ WE ARE THE BRAXTONS 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 ♪

I'M HOME!

- THERE'S MOMMY! - MOMMY'S HOME!

- YEAH, MOMMY'S HOME! - HI, SON!

HI-- HI!

- I MISSED YOU, MOMMY. - I MISSED YOU, TOO.

I JUST GOT HOME FROM WEEKS OF BEIN' ON THE ROAD

WITH TONI BRAXTON.

AND I MUST SAY-- BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE,

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

I MISS MY KIDS!

HOW WAS THE TOUR?

IT WAS LONG, BUT I'M GLAD I'M HOME.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, LIKE, ALL OF YA'LL WENT OUT.

WE HAD A LOT FUN.

TRACI CAME OUT, AND SO IT WAS COOL.

- HOW DID THAT GO? - IT WAS GOOD.

IT WAS, YOU KNOW, TRACI, SHE DOES WHATEVER SHE

WANTS TO DO ONSTAGE.

SHE REALLY DOESN'T KNOW ALL THE CHOREOGRAPHY PROPERLY.

♪ IF YOU DIDN'T COME TO PARTY THEN YOU BETTER GO HOME ♪

BUT YOU KNOW, TRACI IS TRACI.

EVERYBODY EXPECTS THAT TO BE TRACI.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

OKAY.

WE WENT GAMBLIN'.

I WON MONEY.

HOW MUCH?

JUST ASKING.

ENOUGH.

WE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH TO CATCH UP WITH.

- WHAT? - WE GOT BROOKIE'S BALLET.

WE GOT BRAXTON'S FOOTBALL. - I KNOW.

WE GOT HOMEWORK, SCHOOLWORK.

I KNOW-- I ALREADY KNOW.

EVERY NIGHT, WE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW,

LOOKIN' ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE SCHOOL,

FOLLOWIN' THEIR HOMEWORK EVERY NIGHT.

OKAY.

IT'S ALWAYS NERVE-WRACKIN'

WHEN I LEAVE MY KIDS WITH ANDRE,

ALTHOUGH HE IS A GREAT DAD.

YOU KNOW, I'M JUST REALLY THANKFUL THAT HE'S ABLE

TO WATCH THE KIDS, WHILE I'M OUT ON TOUR.

WHAT'S THE BEST DISH I MADE, BRAXTON?

NOTHING, AND NOTHING ELSE.

- WHAT? - THAT'S NOT THE TRUTH.

BROOKE, DID I MAKE ANYTHING THAT WAS GOOD?

REALLY? - HA-HA-- YEAH.

SEE WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT?

HIGH FIVE, BRAX-- WHOO-- HIGH FIVE, BROOKIE.

I'M NOT THE OTHER ONE.

AW, MAN, YA'LL ARE SO MEAN TO DADDY.

WELL, I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

I AM, TOO.

WHY DON'T YOU GO AND COOK US SOMETHIN'?

RIGHT, GUYS? - I WANT A BROWNIE.

FRIED CHICKEN, MACARONI AND CHEESE,

CANDIED YAMS, COLLARED GREENS, CORNBREAD--

- I WANT A BROWNIE. - AND BROWNIE FOR DESSERT.

WELL, IF YOU WANT A VINCENT PLATTER,

WE BETTER-- WE'RE GOIN' TO AN ALL YOU CAN EAT BAR.

I'M JUST PLAYIN'.

I'M-- I LOVE VINCENT.

THAT IS SO MEAN.

ARE YOU GLAD THE TOUR IS OVER?

I HAD SO MUCH FUN.

I HAD FUN, BUT I WAS A LITTLE TIRED.

- YEAH? - I WAS TIRED.

HOW'S THE ALBUM GOIN' ON WITH YOU AND FACE?

IT'S COMING ALONG REALLY WELL.

IT IS?

IT'S LIKE WE WERE ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO DO IT.

- YES. - WE'RE BOTH CREATIVE.

ALTHOUGH, I'M GONNA BE HONEST.

IN THE BEGINNING, IT WAS A LITTLE ODD,

'CAUSE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, HE'S BABYFACE,

AND HE'S WRITER EXTRAORDINAIRE.

SO, IT WAS HARD SOMETIMES, HAVING MY SAY A BIT,

WHERE, LIKE, I'D COME IN THE STUDIO,

AND WE'D PLAY THE SONGS.

I'M ABOUT TO HEAR THE SONGS.

EVERYBODY'D BE LIKE, "WE WANNA WAIT 'TIL KENNY COME IN."

I'M LIKE, "I-I WANNA HEAR 'EM.

"WE CAN-- WE CAN ROLL WITHOUT KENNY."

YEAH.

ARE YOU GONNA BE SINGIN' AT TOWANDA'S PARTY?

NO, BUT I THINK TOWANDA WANT THE SISTERS

TO DO A DANCE WITH HER.

WHICH ONE?

THE "SCHOOL DAZE" DANCE, WITH TISHA CAMPBELL,

"ALONE TONIGHT."

OH, WILL WE HAVE TIME TO REALLY DO THAT?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M GONNA TRY MY BEST.

WE DON'T WANT WANDA TO BE SAD ON HER BIRTHDAY.

- NO. - SO, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHIN' REALLY NICE.

I WANNA GIVE HER SOMETHIN' SIMPLE, BUT SOMETHIN' FUN.

WHAT ABOUT SOME EARRINGS?

THAT'S SO PREDICTABLE.

I CAME BACK TO L.A. WITH TONI

TO HELP FIGURE OUT TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT.

NOW, NORMALLY, TONI WOULD ASK TAMAR,

BUT SHE'S CRAZY BUSY PROMOTING HER ALBUM.

SO, TONI GOTTA RELY ON ME, TRACI BRAXTON,

THE NOT GREATEST GIFT GIVER.

JUST SOMETHIN' LIKE A KEEPSAKE KINDA THING,

JUST SOMETHIN' SIMPLE, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA.

MMM-HMM.

UH, HOW ABOUT HER FAVORITE TV SHOW?

HOW WE GONNA GIVE HER- HER FAVORITE TV SHOW?

WHY SHE ASKIN' ME FOR THE GOOD IDEAS?

TONI KNOWS I'M NOT A GOOD PRESENT GIVER.

I CAME UP WITH THE DOG STUFF WITH MOMMY,

REMEMBER, ON HER BIRTHDAY?

AFTER SHE SAID, "NO DOGGY STUFF," I DID IT ANYWAY.

OH, WOW!

ALL I KNOW, IS MOMMY'S GIFT BETTER BE PERFECT.

IT'S HER 60th BIRTHDAY PARTY, FOR HEAVEN SAKES.

- OH, DOG STUFF! - YEAH!

- PUT IT ON. - WOW!

- NO, PUT IT IN THE FRONT. - NO!

ANYTIME, MOMMY.

SO, YOU KNOW, TONI, JUST EXPECT

WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTING FROM TRACI.

YOU KNOW, TOWANDA REALLY LOVE NECKLACES

AND NICE CHARMS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD GET HER ANY JEWELRY.

NO JEWELRY?

I THINK WE SHOULD GET TOWANDA SOMETHIN'

THAT'S SIMPLE, BUT SOMETHIN' SHE CAN JUST KEEP FOREVER.

SOMETHIN' FROM HER CHILDHOOD.

LIKE WHAT-- WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HMM.

I NEED TO GO INTO MY LITTLE BOOK THING

AND LOOK AT PICTURES.

HMM...

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M TRUSTING TRACI

TO COME UP WITH A BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR TOWANDA.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME BRAINSTORMING ON MY OWN,

JUST AS A BACKUP.

ALL I KNOW, IS THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE UP

FOR TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY LAST YEAR.

♪ IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY ♪

TOWANDA-- IT'S TOWANDA.

THAT'S NOT EVEN A "D."

THAT'S A "T." - CANNON-CANNONADA.

WHAT IS GOIN' ON WITH YOU, TONI BRAXTON?

YOU COULDN'T TELL THE MAN HOW TO SPELL MY NAME?

JUST LET CANNONADA CUT THE CAKE.

I'M SORRY-- I TRIED.

- I'M GONNA GO. - OKAY.

LET'S GO, SO WE CAN DO IT.

HOW DO YOU LIKE MY NEW GLASSES?

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.

TONI, "HELLO, I'M SALLY JESSE RAPHAEL."

YOU WANNA LOOK AT 'EM?

THEY LOOK DELICIOUS.

OH, THEY'RE ALMOST READY, AT THE BOTTOM.

NO.

THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE ON TOUR,

I WAS CRAVING CRABS FROM BACK IN THE DAY,

LIKE WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP IN MARYLAND.

SO, I HAD TO INVITE TOWANDA OVER,

BECAUSE SHE LOVES THEM JUST AS MUCH AS I DO.

- HOW MUCH LONGER? - TWENTY MINUTES.

YOU JUST SAID THAT 20 MINUTES AGO!

TRINA? - HMM?

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MY BIRTHDAY PARTY.

YES-- HOW OLD YOU GONNA BE?

TRINA, HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I'M ONLY A YEAR OLDER THAN YOU.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GONNA BE THE BIG FOUR-ZERO.

I KNOW-- I'M SO EXCITED!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT-- OH, MY GOSH!

MY 40th BIRTHDAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

SO, I'M THROWING MYSELF A GREAT BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY.

YOU KNOW, ANDRE AND I GOT MARRIED AT THE COURTHOUSE,

AND I DIDN'T REALLY GET A CHANCE TO SPLURGE,

AND THIS IS MY FIRST THING THAT I'M SPLURGING ON ME,

MY PARTY.

THE THEME OF MY PARTY IS TOWANDA'S "SCHOOL DAZE."

REMEMBER THE COORDINATION FROM THE "SCHOOL DAZE,"

WHEN TISHA CAMPBELL WAS--

"I DON'T WANNA BE ALONE TONIGHT."

YEP, I WANNA REENACT THAT.

A FEW MONTHS AGO, I ASKED ALL OF MY SISTERS

IF THEY WOULD HELP ME PERFORM AT MY BIRTHDAY PARTY,

AND I DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO DO ONE OF THE SONGS

FROM "SCHOOL DAZE," FROM THE MOVIE,

BECAUSE THAT WAS THE MOST FUN THAT I'VE EVER HAD,

IS WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL-- HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

YOU KNOW, SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT BACK

TO MY PARTY FOR THE THEME.

YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST LOOKIN' 40-YEAR-OLDS

I'VE EVER SEEN. - THANKS.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

HOW DID I BECOME THE FAT SISTER?

YOU'RE NOT THE FAT SISTER.

YES, I AM.

- NO, YOU'RE NOT. - YES, I AM.

TURN AROUND-- LET ME SEE YOUR BOOTY.

LOOK-- SEE?

AND THEN, YOU GOT A BUTT, NOW.

I D-- I DIDN'T-- I'VE NEVER HAD IT BEFORE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

EMBRACE IT-- JUST LET ME SEE YOUR WALK.

WOMP-WOMP-WOMP-WOMP.

NO, YOU CAN'T WALK STIFF.

LET ME SHOW YOU HOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT.

- OKAY. - READY?

I HAVE TO-- I EMBRACE MY BOOTY.

READY? - OKAY.

READY, GO-- WOMP, WOMP, WOMP!

OH, MY... UH-UH.

WOMP-WOMP-WOMP- WOMP-WOMP-- AH-AH!

- EW. - EMBRACE IT.

YOU GOTTA EMBRACE THAT BOOTY.

YOU CAN'T SHAKE-- YOU CAN'T SHAKE YOURS,

LIKE I CAN SHAKE MINE, THOUGH.

- LET'S SEE. - OKAY-- YOU READY?

MMM-HMM... SEE WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

AH!

YOU'RE EMBRACING IT A LITTLE BIT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE PRETENDIN'.

EW, EW, EW, EW, EW!

YUCK!

I'M DONE-- I'M GONNA THROW UP IN MY MOUTH.

THAT'S GROSS.

SO, HOW WAS THE TOUR?

IT WAS GOOD.

YOU KNOW, UM-- - VACATION.

IT-- THAT IS-- IT'S NOT A VACATION.

TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU, WHO-- YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT ENTAILS.

IT SEEMS LIKE A VACATION, BUT IT'S NOT.

IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK.

I INVITED GABE OVER TO THANK HIM FOR WATCHING THE BOYS,

WHILE I WAS ON TOUR.

AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A DIVORCE,

IT MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO ME THAT HE'S STILL THERE

FOR THE BOYS.

WELL, I HAVE A FRIEND WAITING FOR ME UPSTAIRS,

SO GOOD-BYE.

UPSTAIRS-- YOU HAVE FRIENDS UPSTAIRS?

CAN I HAVE A KISS?

YOU HAVE FRIENDS UPSTAIRS, IN THE HOUSE?

ON THE PHONE, MOTHER.

OH, OKAY-- GIVE ME A KISSY.

- LOVE YOU. - LOVE YOU, TOO, MOM.

I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, THOUGH.

MMM-HMM.

WITH THE BOYS, WHILE I WAS GONE.

- NO PROBLEM. - IT MEANS A LOT.

'CAUSE I COULD'VE BEEN OUT PARTYIN'.

I'M SURE YOU STILL HAD YOUR FAIR SHARE.

OR TRAVELIN', LIKE YOU, BUT--

THAT WHAT MY JOB ENTAILS, THOUGH.

YOU KNOW WHAT, GABE?

YOUR COMMENT ABOUT YOU COULD'VE BEEN OUT PARTYING

WITH YOUR FRIENDS INSTEAD OF WATCHING THE KIDS,

THAT'S NOT EXACTLY TRUE, IS IT,

BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS?

SO, STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY.

PHEW-- HOW DID TAY AND THEM DO, TAY AND KIKI,

HIM HANDLING BAR CHIX?

BAR CHIX KINDA BEEN AT A STANDSTILL

SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW, THINGS MOVE SLOWER WHENEVER YOU DON'T HAVE

THE LEADER IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MOVES.

MMM-HMM.

GABE HAS BEEN HELPING ME WITH THE ACCOUNTING

FOR MY NEW BARTENDING COMPANY, BAR CHIX,

AND I AM DOING BUSINESS WITH GABE,

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A DIVORCE

BECAUSE I STILL ABSOLUTELY TRUST HIM

WITH MY FINANCES THE SAME WAY,

YOU KNOW, LIKE TONI ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW...

SO, WE'LL HAVE A LOT TO DO.

YOU KNOW, FINDING OUT ABOUT THESE OTHER DISTRIBUTORS,

AND COMPANIES, AND--

YOU NEED CUSTOMERS BEFORE DISTRIBUTORS.

AS A MOBILE BAR COMPANY,

I NEED DISTRIBUTORS AND ALCOHOL.

HOW AM I GONNA GET CUSTOMERS WITHOUT ALCOHOL?

YEAH, BUT YOUR MAIN PORTION, IN ORDER TO STAY IN THE BUSINESS,

IS HAVING CUSTOMERS.

I UNDERSTAND I NEED CUSTOMERS.

BUT, WHAT AM I GOING TO SERVE THEM WITH NO--

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ALL THAT ALCOHOL,

AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CUSTOMERS TO SERVE IT TO.

BUT, WHAT I'M SAYING, IS I HAVE TO ESTABLISH

THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DISTRIBUTORS.

I JUST HOPE YA'LL ESTABLISH IT

THE WAY IT SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED.

WELL, THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN,

EVEN THOUGH YOU WORK ON MY NERVES.

YOU WORK ON MY NERVES, 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T KEEP STUFF

BUSINESS AND PERSONAL.

WHAT DO YOU-- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WHY-- BECAUSE OF YOU AND I?

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH AN ACCOUNTANT WOULD

PROBABLY BE PAID, TRYING TO GET TO DO

WHAT I'M DOIN'?

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

YA'LL ARE ABOUT TO PAINT.

WE'RE GONNA PAINT WHAT?

IN MCQUEEN, SHE DON'T DO THAT.

NUH-UH.

THE BUDGET DOUBLED.

WHAT?

WAIT A MINUTE!

HOLD IT-- AH!

YOU CAN'T KEEP STUFF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL.

WHAT DO YOU-- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WHY-- BECAUSE OF YOU AND I?

IT'S-- YOU KNOW HOW MUCH AN ACCOUNTANT

WOULD PROBABLY BE PAID, TRYING TO GET TO DO

WHAT I'M DOIN'?

I'M SERIOUS.

BUT, YOU'VE ALREADY-- YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN PAID.

YOU'VE HAD 13 PAST YEARS OF SEXUAL FAVORS.

WELL, I'VE BEEN UNDERPAID,

IF THAT'S HOW I'M PAYIN' IT.

I BEG YOUR PARDON-- WE ARE NOT HAVING SEX!

OKAY, ALL RIGHT-- I'M JUST SAYIN'.

YOU WANT ME TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU,

TO BE MY FINANCIAL CONSULTANT?

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYIN'.

NO, THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE SAYIN' A MINUTE AGO,

THAT, OH, THAT'S HOW I'M GETTIN' PAID.

NO, I SAID I'VE ALREADY PAID YOU.

I DIDN'T SAY YOU'RE BEING PAID, AGAIN.

OH, WELL, UH, WELL, I PAID YOU BACK.

OH, MY-- SOMETIMES.

WHATEVER.

OKAY, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHIN'.

WHAT DATE IS BAR CHIX OFFICIALLY A COMPANY

AND OFFICIALLY READY TO TAKE CUSTOMERS?

FOR TOWANDA'S 40th BIRTHDAY PARTY.

ARE YOU GONNA BILL TOWANDA FOR, YOU KNOW,

USIN' BAR CHIX SERVICE OR WHAT?

WELL, WE TALKED ABOUT IT,

BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE A SET BUDGET YET FOR THE BAR CHIX.

BEFORE LEAVING TO GO ON TOUR WITH TONI BRAXTON,

TOWANDA AND I HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT

HAVING THE BAR CHIX AT HER 40th BIRTHDAY PARTY,

AND WE DISCUSSED THAT I WOULD HANDLE ALL THE ALCOHOL

THAT WAS BEING SERVED FOR HER EVENT.

MAKE MONEY FROM THE FIRST GIG.

DON'T JUST DO ANYTHING FOR FREE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I HAVE A BUSINESS DEGREE, TOO, GABE.

UH, AND I KNOW YOU THINK YOU'RE JUST SMARTER THAN ME.

NO, I'M NOT SAYIN' I'M SMARTER THAN--

BUT, YOU KNOW WHERE OUR GABE COMES IN?

WHERE WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHERE GABE COMES IN?

YOU TALK-- ARE YOU TALKIN' IN THIRD PERSON?

- YES, I AM. - CHILD BA-- OKAY.

YOU WANNA TELL-- YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU WHERE GABE COMES IN?

WHERE-- WELL, WHERE- WHERE DOES GABE COMES IN?

GABE COMES IN THE ORGANIZATION

AND THE DETAIL PART OF IT.

- SO, WAIT. - WHAT?

SO, I CAN'T SUCCEED, WITHOUT YOU BEING A PART OF SOMETHIN'?

NO, I DIDN'T SAY YOU COULDN'T SUCCEED WITHOUT ME.

JUST-JUST-JUST-- UGH-- UGH!

I DON'T MIND HELPING WITH BAR CHIX,

BUT I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR FREE.

I'M SORRY?

I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR FREE.

I HAVE TO HAVE A PORTION OF IT-- SOMETHIN'.

UH, YOU WILL NOT HAVE A PORTION.

SO, HOW MUCH OF A CHECK DO YOU WANT ME TO WRITE?

I WILL WRITE YOU A CHECK.

SO, YOU'RE TELLING ME TO COME IN

AND JUST GIVE-GIVE- GIVE YOU IDEAS

AND ORGANIZE ALL THIS STUFF FOR FREE?

NO, I WILL-- NO, I WILL-- I WILL WRITE YOU A CHECK

ON A FINANCIAL AND CONSULTING BASIS.

I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOIN' THROUGH A DIVORCE

AND, YOU KNOW, OUR MARRIAGE IS GOIN' THROUGH WHAT IT--

WHAT IT IS, I MEAN, I SHOULD REALLY GET--

BE GETTIN' PAID FOR MY SERVICES.

YOU ARE FULL OF YOURSELF.

CALM YOUR LITTLE NERVES DOWN.

I-I'M-I'M S-- I'M SO PERPLEXED, RIGHT NOW.

SEE, THIS IS THE REASON WHY I HAVE TO HOLD BACK MY IDEAS,

BECAUSE WHAT'S THE POINT OF GIVIN' PEOPLE IDEAS,

IF THEY'RE NOT GONNA GIVE ME--

IF THEY'RE NOT COMPENSATING ME FOR 'EM?

BUT, I DON'T NEED-- I'M NOT HIRING--

I AM NOT HIRING YOU FOR YOUR IDEAS.

- OKAY. - I HAVE MY OWN IDEAS.

I JUST NEED YOU TO KEEP THE BOOKS.

THAT'S ALL I NEED YOU TO DO.

OKAY.

YOU NEED ME TO DO THE BORING, DIRTY WORK.

I DON'T NEED YOU-- I DON'T-- I DON'T--

I DON'T NEED YOUR IDEAS.

OKAY-- ALL RIGHT.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU FILED FOR DIVORCE.

YES, I DID.

SO, UM, I HAVE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT MY FEE WILL BE.

- OKAY-- MMM-HMM. - ALL RIGHT, COOL.

ALL RIGHT-- GIVE ME A HUG.

OH, YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY THINK I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HUG, RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE JUST ACTING THIS WAY BECAUSE YOU'RE UPSET.

I JUST WANTED TO GET OUR TEAM AND ASHLEY'S TEAM TOGETHER,

SO THAT WE CAN GET ALL THE FINAL YES's AND NO's

FOR MY WONDERFUL 40th.

MY 40th BIRTHDAY PARTY IS NEXT WEEK,

AND I'VE BEEN PLANNIN' MY PARTY FOR MONTHS.

OKAY, I'M A VIRGO.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

NOW IS THE TIME THAT I HAVE TO SIT DOWN WITH MY TEAM

AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS STILL ON POINT

FOR NEXT WEEK.

YOU WANT THE GOOD NEWS?

OR, DO YOU WANT THE BAD NEWS?

GIVE ME THE BAD NEWS FIRST.

- THE BUDGET DOUBLED. - WHAT?

WAIT A MINUTE!

HOLD IT-- AH!

WAIT A MINUTE.

I WASN'T HOME, OKAY?

I WAS ON THE ROAD WITH TONI BRAXTON, ALL RIGHT?

AND NOW, FINDING OUT THAT MY BUDGET HAS DOUBLED,

ALMOST TRIPLED!

I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I MIGHT HAVE TO HOP ON A POLE OR SOMETHIN'

TO PAY FOR IT-- WHAT?

WHY CAN'T WE JUST CUT IT TO JUST FAB

AND NOT FABULOUSNESS?

WHAT'S THE BUDGET FOR FAB?

IS THAT HALF?

WE CUT EVERYWHERE WE CAN CUT.

IF WE CUT ANY MORE, WE'RE GONNA BE EATIN' PRETZELS.

PRETZELS TASTE GOOD.

YOU CAN DIP IT-- IT'S A LITTLE SALTY.

IT'S GONNA MAKE YOU WANNA DRINK MORE.

IT'S GONNA MAKE PEOPLE BLOG ABOUT HOW CHEAP

YOUR FOOD WAS.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO, IS CREATE VIGNETTES.

SO, WHEN YOU WALK IN, YOU GO DOWN THIS 50 FEET

OF PURPLE CARPET.

- MMM-HMM. - THE FAB.

AND HERE, YOUR SISTER'S GOING TO DO

THE SIGNATURE DRINKS WITH HER BAR CHIX.

- RIGHT. - OKAY.

- UM, SO, THEY'LL BE-- - IF-IF WE EVER GET

ALL THE INFORMATION, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT YET?

WE WERE PROMISED THAT THEY WOULD GIVE US

AN UPDATE ON TUESDAY.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LIQUOR.

WE DON'T KNOW-- WHO ARE THE SPONSORS?

NOTHING IS-- - WE HAVE SPONSORS!

WE DIDN'T GET CONFIRMATION FROM BAR CHIX

THAT IT'S CONFIRMED YET.

TRINA'S TEAM WAS MISSIN' IN ACTION

WHEN WE WERE ON TOUR.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,

AND I REALLY DON'T NEED THIS ADDED STRESS,

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT'S MY PARTY,

AND IT'S THE LAST MINUTE-- THAT'S NOT COOL.

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO FIGURE IT OUT.

THAT'S MY SISTER.

HER STUFF SHOULD BE ON POINT.

- I AGREE. - WE SHOULD HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF STUFF.

WHERE'S TRINA PEOPLE?

AND WE DID REACH OUT, AND JAMES HAS REACHED OUT.

THIS STUFF SHOULDA BEEN DONE A LONG,

GOD DAGGONE TIME AGO. - YES, MA'AM.

BECAUSE WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION A LONG TIME AGO--

YES, MA'AM.

ABOUT WHO WAS GONNA BE SPONSORIN' THIS PARTY.

IF THAT'S THEN THE CASE, WHY EVEN USE THEM,

IF THEY CAN'T GIVE ME NO ANSWERS?

TUESDAY, I SAY, IF WE DON'T HAVE CONFIRMED--

- WE GOTTA MOVE FORWARD. - THEN, WE MOVE FORWARD.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A FACE TO FACE WITH TRINA.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A COME TO JESUS.

- SHE JUST GOT BACK, SO-- - I JUST GOT BACK, TOO.

MOVING ON.

THIS IS YOUR PLAQUE FOR YOUR COLLEGE.

OMG... HER NAME IS SPELLED...

HOLD ON-- THAT AIN'T FOR YOU.

WHO SPELLED MY NAME T-A-W-A-N-D-A?

- THAT'S A NO-NO. - LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.

MY NAME IS ALREADY HOOD, OKAY?

I DON'T NEED FOR YA'LL TO MISSPELL MY NAME.

HOW ON EARTH CAN YOU SPELL MY NAME WRONG, OKAY?

EVEN IF YOU HAD TO LOOK IT UP ONLINE,

IT TELLS YOU THAT MY NAME IS SPELLED T-O-W-A-N-D-A.

HUH!

WHO DOES THAT?

ARE YOU EXCITED?

- UH, A LITTLE BIT. - A-A LITTLE BIT, UH-OH.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE SPONSOR STUFF IS RIGHT,

BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT THE SPONSOR STUFF

WAS ALREADY LOCKED IN.

I NEED TO HAVE A COME-TO-JESUS WITH TRINA.

- OKAY. - THANK YOU, GUYS.

- LET'S ALL BRING IT IN. - LET'S BRING IT IN.

LET'S BRING IT-- LET'S BRING IT IN.

TO TOWANDA'S 40.

COME ON-- COME ON-- COME ON-- BRING IT ON IN.

- YOU GOTTA BE ON TOP. - TOWANDA'S 40!

WHOO!

BUT-BUT, HERE'S- HERE'S-HERE'S THE--

OH, WAIT-- LISTEN-LISTEN-- WAIT-- SHH.

YOU-- YOU, RIGHT HERE.

YOU. - ME?

YOUR NOTE, RIGHT HERE--

THAT'S YOU.

THERE YOU GO-- THAT'S GOOD.

- THANK YOU! - YOU'RE WELCOME!

GO ON IN THAT ROOM.

GO ON IN THAT ROOM!

I JUST FLEW INTO ATLANTA, AND TOWANDA ASKED

THAT TRINA AND I MEET UP WIT' HER

AND HER PARTY PLANNER, ASHLEY.

AND APPARENTLY, ALL OF TOWANDA'S PARTY PROPS

ARE BEING BUILT AT THIS HIGH SCHOOL

BECAUSE THEY NEED THIS BIG OL' SPACE.

BEFORE NOW, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM TOWANDA,

AND I DON'T KNOW ANY DETAILS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, TAY-TAY BEING THE TEAM PLAYER

THAT SHE IS AND, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO CHANGE MY WAYS,

I SHOWS UP.

ASHLEY, WHAT-WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME AND TRINA TO DO?

I JUST WANT YA'LL TO SEE ALL THE PROPS WE HAVE.

WHAT'S A "TA-OOH?"

OH, IT'S TOWANDA UNIVERSITY.

OH!

- THAT'S RIGHT, WE GOT LOCKERS. - HMM.

WHEN YOU GO TO COME HERE, YOU'RE GONNA SEE

A WHOLE UNIVERSITY BUILT IN THERE.

OH.

SO, THERE ARE THESE BIG PROPS.

THEY HAVE A "T" AND A "U."

AND, YOU KNOW, BEING A SPANISH-SPEAKING PERSON,

I THOUGHT IT MEAN TU, AS IN "YOU."

SO, IF YOU DON'T EXPLAIN WHAT THINGS MEAN,

NO ONE'S GONNA UNDERSTAND A "TU."

YOU ALL ARE ABOUT TO PAINT THAT--

- WE'RE GONNA DO WHAT? - AND WHO?

WE'RE GONNA PAINT WHAT?

- SHE DON'T DO THAT. - UH-UH.

- THESE ARE LANE BRYANT. - EXCUSE ME.

DON'T BE TRYIN' TO ASK ALL THE SECRETS ABOUT MY PARTY.

WELL, YOU KNOW, YA'LL DON'T WANT ME TO PAINT.

PAINT WHAT?

I-I DIDN'T TOO WELL IN ARTS AND CRAFTS,

WITH ALL THE ZHOOSH.

LIKE, YOU WANT US TO ACTUALLY PAINT STUFF?

- YEAH. - JUST SOMETHIN' QUICK.

I WILL PUT "TOWANDA UNIVERSITY"

UNDER THAT BLOCK, SO PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I'M SORRY.

THAT'S FUNNY.

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

- SEE, THIS IS THE PURPLE. - THIS IS THE PURPLE.

- IT LOOKS THE SAME COLOR. - IT'S THE EXACT SAME. - IT'S NOT THE SAME.

OH, YOU'RE A BIRTHDAY-ZILLA.

AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

TRANSFORM INTO THE TISHA MOOD.

HAD I KNOWN, I WOULD'VE COME TO REHEARSAL PREPARED.

YEAH!

I'M ALWAYS PREPARED.

I'M NOT PREPARED.

YA'LL DON'T WANT ME TO PAINT.

PAINT WHAT?

I-I DIDN'T TOO WELL IN ARTS AND CRAFTS,

WITH ALL THE ZHOOSH.

LIKE, YOU WANT US TO ACTUALLY PAINT STUFF?

- YEAH. - JUST SOMETHIN' QUICK.

I WILL PUT "TOWANDA UNIVERSITY"

UNDER THAT BLOCK, SO PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I'M SORRY-- THAT'S FUNNY.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG WHILE

THAT TOWANDA AND TAMAR HAVE ACTUALLY

BEEN IN THE SAME ROOM WITH EACH OTHER.

AND, FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER, THEY HAVE NOT

BEEN COMMUNICATING OR HANGIN' OUT,

AND THERE'S CLEARLY BEEN A LOT OF TENSION BETWEEN THEM.

WHERE TOWANDA TODAY?

SHE WASN'T TRYIN' TO COME TO MY REHEARSAL?

I DON'T KNOW-- I DIDN'T ASK.

I DIDN'T GET INTO IT. - NO.

SHE JUST DECIDED NOT TO COME.

WHERE IS TAY-MONSTER?

IT JUST HURTS MY FEELINGS,

'CAUSE SHE CALLS WHEN SHE WANTS SOMETHING.

AND THE REST OF US IN THE FAMILY,

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GET INVOLVED WITH THEIR ISSUES

OR THEIR DRAMA, BUT I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED

THAT THINGS ARE GONNA BLOW UP,

WHILE WE'RE PREPARING FOR TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY,

AND GOD KNOWS THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF PRESSURE

AROUND THIS BIRTHDAY.

WHEN I GOT HERE, I SAID, "SHE'S GONNA FLIP,

'CAUSE THESE ARE NOT PURPLE."

DID SHE JUST SAY THAT'S NOT PURPLE?

IT LOOKS PURPLE.

- THIS IS NOT OUR VIBRANT PURPLE. - NOT OURS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S SHADES.

THIS IS-- THE-THE PURPLE IS AMBROSIA PURPLE.

WELL, I'M ABOUT TO THROW YOU A LITTLE BIT OF SHADE

BECAUSE I'M NOT PAINTING.

THIS IS THE PURPLE.

I'M SORRY-- I'M NOT-- I'M NOT PAINTING.

THE-THE PURPLE--

PAINT THE FRONT. - I AIN'T HERE FOR THAT.

LET ME SHOW YA'LL THIS PURPLE.

THE SIDE-- THIS IS THE PURPLE.

SEE, THIS IS THE PURPLE.

IT LOOKS THE SAME COLOR TO ME.

- IT'S NOT THE SAME. - IT'S THE EXACT SAME COLOR.

OKAY, TOWANDA'S ASKING US TO PAINT SOMETHING

THAT'S PURPLE-- PURPLE.

ISN'T IT ALREADY PURPLE?

NO ONE CARES IF IT'S PAISLEY PURPLE

OR WHATEVER KIND OF-- IT'S PURPLE!

THAT'S DUMB.

I'M NOT PAINTIN' THAT PURPLE, AGAIN.

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS.

TOWANDA, YOU'RE A BIRTHDAY-ZILLA.

- YES, SHE-- - ISN'T--

WHAT YOU-- WHAT'D YOU SAY, TRINA?

YOU'RE A BIRTHDAY-ZILLA.

AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

I KNOW I DON'T.

BUT, LOOK-- LOOK AT IT-- LOOK.

IT LOOKS THE EXACT SAME COLOR.

IT IS NOT THE SAME COLOR.

- IT IS. - YES, IT IS.

- TRINA? - THIS IS NOT--

TRINA, JUST DO ONE ROLL.

- RIGHT. - WITH THIS-- HEY.

I'M NOT PAINTING.

YOU ARE NOT FUNNY.

THIS IS HOW YOU GET YOUR ARMS SKINNY.

YOU A TRIP, GIRL.

AND WHEN WE SAW THEM, TOWANDA DIDN'T LIKE IT.

DIDN'T I TELL YOU?

WE HAD TO ORDER ALL NEW STICKERS

BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE COLOR PURPLE.

IT WASN'T RIGHT.

TOWANDA, WHO YOU THINK YOU IS?

TOWANDA, RIGHT NOW, IS A BIRTHDAY-ZILLA.

LIKE, IT'S PURPLE, AT A PARTY, WITH LIQUOR.

AIN'T NOBODY GONNA KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN PURPLE AND AUBERGINE-- PURPLE.

AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE, CALL TRINA.

E-- DON'T--

- BYE! - WE NEED A CHECK!

- RIGHT HERE. - I'M GONNA SIT HERE.

LET TRACI SIT IN THE MIDDLE.

HOW ARE YOU LADIES DOING TODAY?

- HELLO. - FANTASTIC.

I'M GONNA HAVE THE SWIRLY GIRLY.

- SWIRLY GIRLY? - YEAH.

- ME, TOO. - WHAT'S IN IT?

- OKAY, I'LL HAVE THE SAME. - YES.

TRINA WANTED TO GO TO LUNCH WITH TRACI,

SINCE SHE JUST GOT INTO TOWN.

AND I HAVE A MILLION THINGS GOING ON WITH MY PARTY,

BUT I AM GONNA MAKE TIME TO GO OUT BECAUSE

I HAVE TO DISCUSS BAR CHIX WITH TRINA.

I'M JUST A LITTLE UPSET, TRINA,

'CAUSE I HAD A MEETING WITH MY PARTY PLANNER

AND THE WHOLE TEAM, AND WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO THE ALCOHOL

PART OF IT, NOBODY HAD ANY ANSWERS.

MMM-HMM-- NOBODY LIKE WHO?

YOUR TEAM-- I THOUGHT YOUR TEAM HAD IT TOGETHER.

THIS WHAT I'M SAYIN'.

- I KNOW I HAVE IT TOGETHER. - LISTEN TO WHAT I'M SAYIN'.

I WAS EMBARRASSED, 'CAUSE I WAS LIKE,

IF ANYBODY'S STUFF I KNOW THAT SHOULD BE RIGHT,

IT WOULD BE TRINA. - THAT'S RIGHT.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SPONSORS WE HAD

OR HOW MANY SPONSORS WE HAD, AND THEY HADN'T SPOKEN TO YOU.

AND I WAS LIKE, "WHAT?"

WELL, SEE, THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM,

BECAUSE WHILE WE WERE GONE, AND WHILE WE WERE ON THE ROAD,

I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT MY TEAM WAS NOT IN CONTACT

WITH ME AS MUCH AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN

AND WERE SUPPOSED TO BE.

OKAY-- WELL, THAT MAKES SENSE.

YOU KNOW I DON'T PLAY THAT GAME,

'CAUSE I'VE BEEN WORKIN' TOO LONG

AND TOO HARD FOR THIS TO COME OFF WITHOUT A HITCH

AND FOR IT TO BE RIGHT. - RIGHT.

AND I'M NOT GONNA LET SOMEBODY, ASSISTANT,

CAMP, OR ANYBODY ELSE MESS THIS UP FOR ME,

'CAUSE I'M TELLING YOU-- I'M NOT DOING IT ANYMORE.

I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN ANYONE HAS ANYTHING

NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING IN MY CAMP,

BECAUSE I MAKE IT MY BUSINESS

TO TAKE CARE OF MY BUSINESS.

SO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL NEVER, EVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

BUT, JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOUR STUFF IS LINED UP

AND IS RIGHT.

IT'S GONNA COME OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.

HOWEVER, I'M NOT TRYING TO STRESS YOU OUT,

BUT I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH GABE.

HE WAS WONDERING--

LET ME-- LET ME HAVE A SIP FIRST.

GABE WAS WONDERIN' SOMETHIN'-- LET ME SIP SOMETHIN'.

WELL, OF COURSE, 'CAUSE HE HANDLES MY NUMBERS.

HE WAS WONDERING-- IS THERE A BUDGET

FOR BAR CHIX, FOR YOUR PARTY?

- WOW. - OKAY.

DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO DRAMATIC, TOWANDA?

JUST SAY IT.

I DON'T GIVE A FLYIN' FLIP WHAT HE DOES WIT' YOU.

MMM-HMM.

BUT, WHEN IT COMES TO MY PARTY,

I DON'T WANT HIM INVOLVED, AT ALL.

I DIDN'T A-- I DIDN'T SAY HE WAS INVOLVED IN YOUR PARTY.

BUT, THAT IS BEING INVOLVED, THOUGH.

- NO, IT'S NOT. - THAT IS.

TRACI, IS THAT SORTA KINDA BEIN' INVOLVED A LITTLE BIT?

IF HE'S WONDERIN' IF THERE'S A BUDGET--

- BUDGET-- - FOR MY PARTY, THAT IS BEING INVOLVED.

NO, I DIDN'T-- NO, HE DIDN'T ASK FOR THE PARTY BUDGET.

HE ASKED FOR THE BAR CHIX BUDGET.

IS THERE A BAR CHIX BUDGET?

- FOR WHAT? - FOR THE PARTY.

THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID!

BUT, THAT'S NOT A PARTY-- THAT'S NOT A PARTY BUDGET.

THAT'S NOT SAYING, "OOH, WHAT'S TOWANDA PAYING FOR THIS?

"WHAT'S TOWANDA PAYING FOR THAT?

"WHAT'S TOWANDA PAYING FOR THE OTHER?"

- NO. - WELL, IN ALL TRUTH AND HONESTY,

I WASN'T GONNA CHARGE YOU ANYTHING.

WELL, WHY'D HE ASK?

I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT GABE ASKED

IF THERE WAS A BUDGET.

BUT, WHY WOULD YOU EVEN ASK ME THAT?

WAIT-WAIT-- DON'T SPIT, DON'T SPIT, DON'T SPIT!

UGH-- WHY WOULD YOU EVEN ASK ME?

WHY YOU GETTIN' ALL OUT THE BOX, THOUGH?

I WILL STILL ASK.

STAY-STAY WITH IT-- OH, MY GOD!

I DON'T HAVE TO COME TO GEORGIA AND HELP.

WHY WOULD YOU EVEN BRING THAT TO ME?

I WAS-- I WAS JUST ASKIN' A QUESTION!

I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU, RIGHT NOW.

OF COURSE, YOU ARE.

YOU JUST TALKED TO ME ABOUT SAYING

YOU'RE NOT TALKING TO ME.

TRACI, WILL YOU PLEASE TELL YOUR SISTER

I'M NOT TALKING TO HER, RIGHT NOW?

TRINA, TOWANDA SAYS SHE'S NOT TALKING TO YOU, RIGHT NOW.

I COULD CARE LESS IF TRINA ARE TOGETHER,

DIVORCED, 'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW--

ONE DAY, THEY WAKE UP, THEY'RE TOGETHER.

THEN, THEY GO TO BED-- THEY'RE NOT TOGETHER.

SO, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.

AFTER HEARIN' THAT GABE WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT

THE BUDGET PART OF IT, IT REALLY SENT UP

SOME RED FLAGS ON-- DO I REALLY THINK

THAT THE BAR CHIX WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THIS PARTY.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT, GABE-- YOU KNOW, GABE CAN'T HELP IT.

HE-- - STOP SAYIN' HIS NAME.

GABE, GABE, GABE, GABE, GABE, GABE.

YOU SAY THAT NAME ALL THE TIME.

I ACTUALLY DON'T.

BUT, WE'LL TALK-- WE'LL HAVE THIS.

GABE, GABE, GABE, GABE, GABE, GABE.

EW, EW, EW, EW!

- YEAH, YOU DO. - I DON'T.

I MEAN, BUT ISN'T IT, LIKE, KINDA WEIRD

TO HAVE HIM A PART OF YOUR STUFF?

AND THEN, YA'LL AIN'T TOGETHER LIKE THAT.

I MEAN-- - I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WORKS-- IT JUST WORKS.

SOME PEOPLE CAN STILL WORK TOGETHER.

BUT, TRINA, OKAY, THIS IS HOW I LOOK AT MY PARTY STUFF.

I AIN'T NEVER-- I DIDN'T HAVE NO WEDDIN'.

SO, THIS IS MY WEDDING TO MYSELF.

- I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT. - YOU'RE MARRYING YOURSELF?

I'M MARRYING MYSELF AT MY PARTY.

TOWANDA, DO YOU?

I DO.

TOWANDA, DO YOU?

I DO. - I DO.

CHEERS TO TOWANDA'S PARTY WEDDING.

- TRINA, ARE-- - OH, ARE WE CHEERING?

I DIDN'T HEAR ANYONE SAY THAT WE WERE DOING A CHEER.

UH, UH, WE'RE CHEERING.

OH, WHO ARE WE CHEERING WITH?

ABOUT TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.

'CAUSE I DIDN'T-- OH, IS TOWANDA HERE?

N-NO, SHE'S NOT-- IT'S JUST YOU AND I, RIGHT NOW.

OH, SO IT'S JUST THE TWO OF US?

WE'RE JUST CHEERING EACH OTHER?

- UH-HUH. - WHAT ARE WE CHEERING TO?

UH, TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.

I'M NOT CHEERING TO HER BIRTHDAY PARTY.

- OH. - UNH.

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

IT'S ABOUT THE BARTENDERS.

THIS IS ABOUT ME, 'CAUSE IT'S ABOUT MY COMPANY,

BAR CHIX, TRINA BRAXTON'S BAR CHIX.

- OH, "MY COMPANY?" - IS-IS IT OUR COMPANY?

YES, IT IS.

BUT, I'M GONNA READ YOU WHEN IT'S RIGHT, GIRL.

WELL, AND I'M LETTIN' YOU KNOW, BABY,

BECAUSE I CALLED EVERYBODY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

LIES YOU-- I DON'T BELIEVE NOT ONE WORD.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT-- LIES.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FRAME FOR A PICTURE.

AH!

OH, MY GOD!

ISN'T THAT CRAZY?

- LOOK AT US. - MMM-HMM.

I THINK TOWANDA WILL LOVE THIS AS A GIFT.

TOWANDA WILL KICK MY TAIL, GIRL.

OH, LOOK AT HER HAIR.

IT WAS-- SHE HAD A SNATCH BACK.

I HAD THE MUSHROOMS WITH THE LETTUCE ON THE SIDE.

MMM-HMM.

YOU AND TOWANDA WERE DRESSED ALIKE-- WHY?

YES.

I WAS ALWAYS DRESSED LIKE MY SISTERS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS TOWANDA AND TRINA THAT WERE DRESSED ALIKE.

NO, SOMETIMES, I WAS DRESSED LIKE--

ALL FOUR OF US WAS DRESSED ALIKE.

OH, MY RED LIPSTICK WAS WRONG.

THE EARRINGS WERE REALLY WRONG.

GIRL-- - YOU'VE SEEN WORSE THAN THIS?

THIS PICTURE IS BEAUTIFUL.

OKAY.

YOU REALLY WAS WRONG. - I-I KNOW-- LEAVE ME ALONE.

YOU WAS WRONGER THAN ME.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WANNA BE

A PART OF EVERYTHING.

YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BARTENDING.

SURE DON'T, BUT I KNOW A LOT ABOUT RUNNIN' A BUSINESS.

'CAUSE IT'S ABOUT MY COMPANY, BAR CHIX,

TRINA BRAXTON'S BAR CHIX.

OH, "MY COMPANY?"

- IS-IS IT OUR COMPANY? - YES, IT IS.

WHEN DID IT BECOME OUR COMPANY?

WHEN I STARTED HELPING YOU.

WE ARE DOING A FEW INTERVIEWS TODAY TO HIRE

SOME POTENTIAL BAR CHIX.

I ALREADY HAVE THREE BAR CHIX IN MY EMPLOYMENT,

AND I NEED AT LEAST TWO MORE GIRLS BEFORE TOWANDA'S PARTY.

RAVEN? - MMM-HMM.

CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF?

I ACTUALLY JUST MOVED DOWN HERE.

I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN HERE A MONTH.

AND ARE YOU STILL TENDING BAR, NOW?

ACTUALLY, I'M AN INSTRUCTOR.

OKAY-- ALL RIGHT.

- NICE TO MEET YOU. - HI!

- I'M MARVEL. - NICE TO MEET YOU.

OH, YOU CAN STAY RIGHT HERE.

OH, SHE'S GONNA-- SHE'S GONNA-- WAIT.

SHE JUST WANTS TO GET RIGHT TO IT.

OH, I APOLOGIZE.

UH-UH-- NO, I FEEL IT-- GO RIGHT TO IT.

GO AND MAKE SOMETHIN', REAL QUICK.

THANK YOU.

I'M JASMINE DAWRY, BY THE WAY.

HI, JASMINE-- OH, GO ON BEHIND,

'CAUSE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE READY TO GO.

OKAY.

WE'LL TAKE A CAPE COD.

CAPE COD. - CAPE COD?

YES, VODKA AND CRANBERRY.

NOW, IF YOU HAD TO WEAR AN OUTFIT THAT REQUIRED

A CORSET, AND MAYBE A LEOTARD,

AND SOME FISHNETS, AND SOME HEELS,

WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED TO DOING THAT?

OH, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.

I COME FROM A DANCE BACKGROUND, AS WELL, SO--

- OH, OKAY, WONDERFUL. - COOL.

WE SHOULDA BROUGHT SOME OF THE OUTFITS.

OKAY, I'M SORRY.

GOOD GRIEF, GABE.

GABE KNOWS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT MIXOLOGY.

HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT TENDING BAR,

AND HE'S DEFINITELY NOT A PARTNER IN THIS COMPANY.

GABE IS STILL JUST THE ACCOUNTANT,

BUT HE INSISTS ON COMING TO BAR CHIX INTERVIEWS TODAY.

HE'S CLEARLY TRYING TO PLAY A BIGGER PART

IN MY AFFAIRS, BUT HE IS OUT OF HIS MIND.

WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO WEAR AN OUTFIT

THAT WOULD INCLUDE A CORSET, AND SOME LITTLE BABY SHORTS,

AND A LITTLE BABY SKIRT?

ABSOLUTELY-- I WILL SAY THAT MY PREVIOUS

BARTENDING EXPERIENCE WAS THE STRIP CLUB.

SO, IF LEBERON JAMES CAME UP TO YOU AND ASKED YOU--

- LEBRON JAMES. - WHO?

- IT'S LEBRON JAMES. - THE BASKETBALL PLAYER?

- YES. - YES.

NOT LEBERON-- LEBRON.

I WOULD'VE LIKED A LITTLE BIT MORE ORANGE JUICE IN IT.

- OKAY. - YEAH.

DID YOU SHAKE IT UP?

- SHAKE WHAT UP? - I DON'T KNOW.

ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO SHAKE UP THIS DRINK?

NO, IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE.

OH, OKAY.

I'M-I'M SORRY-- I'M NOT A BARTENDER.

I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE IT-- ALL I DO, IS DRINK.

THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

I JUST THOUGHT SHE WAS TOO QUIET.

THANKS FOR COMING OUT.

WE APPRECIATE YOU-- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

THAT'S NASTY.

SHE SAID SHE'S AN INSTRUCTOR?

SO, WHAT DRINK IS THAT?

'CAUSE THAT'S NOT A CAPE COD.

YOU SAID VODKA CRANBERRY.

- MM-HMM. - I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE ANYTHING IS HERE.

I APOLOGIZE, UM... - NO WORRIES.

I WAS GIVING THEM THE BARE MINIMUM,

AND SOME OF 'EM DIDN'T EVEN GET THAT RIGHT.

TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY

FOR BAR CHIX, AND I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO BE MESSED UP.

NONE OF THESE GIRLS ARE RIGHT FOR THE JOB,

BUT I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

SO, I BETTER FIGURE THIS OUT, FAST.

IF WE CAN PLEASE TOWANDA, I SWEAR TO GOD--

WE WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM MAKING THIS BUSINESS SUCCESSFUL.

OKAY.

AS LONG AS WE ARE A SUCCESS, IT WILL BE A SUCCESS.

AWESOME.

SOAK UP SOME OF THIS ALCOHOL,

BUT I'M GONNA TAKE THIS ONE WITH ME.

ALL RIGHT.

- HELLO. - HI-- I'M STEPHAN.

- STEPHAN, TAMAR. - AND THIS IS ANTHONY, MY ASSISTANT.

- ANTHONY. - HI, STEPHAN.

WE'VE MET BEFORE-- YES. - WE HAVE MET BEFORE.

HOW ARE YOU?

TOWANDA'S RUNNIN' A LITTLE LATE,

BUT WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED IN HER ABSENCE,

AND WHEN SHE COMES IN, WE'LL JUST PULL HER IN,

AS SHE COMES IN-- IS THAT OKAY?

WHAT-- I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOIN'.

WE'RE GETTING READY FOR HER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE DITTY.

DO A LITTLE DITTY.

WE'RE HAVING OUR FIRST REHEARSAL FOR TOWANDA'S

BIRTHDAY PARTY PERFORMANCE.

I DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS GOING TO BE

CHOREOGRAPHERS HERE.

THIS SEEMS LIKE IT'S A BIGGER DEAL THAN TOWANDA

MADE IT SOUND LIKE.

- FOR HER BIRTHDAY. - WE'RE GONNA DANCE? - WHAT'S THE NUMBER?

I THINK IT'S THAT SONG FROM "SCHOOL DAZE," ISN'T IT?

THE JASMINE GUY, UM, TISHA CAMPBELL NUMBER?

YES, WITH TISHA.

YES, THE TISHA CAMPBELL NUMBER-- YEAH.

OH.

AND SHE'S GONNA BE TISHA CAMPBELL.

SHE'S TISHA-- SO, WHO'S JASMINE?

IT'S-IT'S-IT'S HER--

IT'S HER BIRTHDAY, SO SHE CAN BE TISHA.

I GET IT-- OKAY, THAT'S FINE.

I'LL BE A BACKGROUND SINGER FOR A DAY.

- FOR A DAY. - BUT, THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT, LADIES.

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, LET'S BEGIN.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX.

THE NEXT LADY GOES ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR...

SEVEN, EIGHT-- AND, LIKE I SAID, LADIES,

YOU REMEMBER THAT WHOLE "SCHOOL DAZE" GIG?

SO, IT WAS VERY WHOO-- WHA-DO-DO-- WHOO-DO-DO.

- ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT! - FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

AND ROLL... AND ROLL...

AND ROLL... AND ROLL... AND ONE.

AND WELCOME.

- AND YOU'RE LATE. - SHE SAID IT'S HER PARTY.

SHE'LL BE LATE AS SHE WANTS TO.

LIES YOU TELL-- NOT TO REHEARSAL.

NO, IT'S NOT-- YES, IT IS.

IT'S TOWANDA'S REHEARSAL-- TOWANDA.

I HAVE THE NUMBER ONE ALBUM IN THE COUNTRY,

RIGHT NOW-- RIGHT NOW.

AND I HAVE CANCELLED EVERYTHING TO BE HERE

FOR MY SISTER'S 40th BIRTHDAY PARTY.

SO, TOWANDA BEING LATE FOR HER OWN FIRST REHEARSAL

IS COMPLETELY DISRESPECTFUL,

BECAUSE SHE'S BOOKED TO CAPACITY.

- WELL, HI. - HI, TAMEY.

- I LIKE YOUR BLUE EYES. - THANKS.

WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO TRANSFORM

INTO THE TISHA MOOD. - OKAY.

SHE HAD BLUE EYES, REMEMBER?

HAD I KNOWN, I WOULD'VE COME TO REHEARSAL PREPARED.

YEAH-- YEAH, I'M ALWAYS PREPARED.

I'M NOT PREPARED.

HERE WE GO-- READY?

SO, TRINA AND TRACI ARE ON THIS SIDE.

OKAY.

AND THE OTHER TWO ON THIS SIDE.

T-TONI AND TAMAR.

TONI AND TAMAR ON THIS SIDE.

- T-- - YES.

- IT'S TWO OTHER PEOPLE? - YES.

WELL, WHERE THEY AT?

WE'RE GONNA VIDEOTAPE IT.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN-- IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN-- NO WORRIES-- NO WORRIES.

THE ONLY PERSON-- I HAVE TO BE HONEST.

THE ONLY PERSON I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IS TRACI.

OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE ME.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT EVERYBODY.

WELL, TRINA, TOO.

HOW MANY DAYS WE GOT TO DO THIS?

WE'LL BE FINE.

TONI IS STILL IN L.A.

WITH BABYFACE, RECORDING HER ALBUM.

TRACI'S FOOT IS HURT, BUT SHE HAS PROMISED ME

THAT SHE'S GONNA COME TO THE NEXT REHEARSAL.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR EVERYONE'S SCHEDULIN'

TO GO AHEAD AND ALIGN UP, SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS

REHEARSAL THING DONE.

I'M-I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO REHEARSE WITHOUT THEM.

THEY'LL CATCH UP.

NO, SERIOUS.

IT'S A COMPLETE READ , IF WE'RE NOT SUSHI.

WE'RE NOT NOBU, IT'S GONNA BE, "NO, BOO."

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

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TALKED TO ME?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TALKED-- BE HONEST.

I DON'T KNOW-- I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SITTING HERE, TRYING TO SAY.

- BUT-BUT-- - IF YOU HAVEN'T TALKED TO ME,

HOW HAVE WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION?

NO, SERIOUS.

IT'S A COMPLETE READ , IF WE'RE NOT SUSHI.

WE'RE NOT NOBU, IT'S GONNA BE, "NO, BOO."

- NO, BOO. - YOU KNOW?

TONI AND TRACI SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE,

IN ORDER FOR US TO MAKE THIS PERFORMANCE HAPPEN.

YOU CANNOT ASK ME TO COMPROMISE MY BUSINESS

AND BE LATE.

SHE WON'T DO THAT.

ONE MORE TIME OR KEEP GOIN'?

- ONE MORE TIME. - YES.

- HERE WE GO. - REALLY-- ONE MORE TIME?

TAMAR, I PROMISE.

FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME.

OOH-- ALL RIGHT.

- FROM THE BEGIN-TANT? - FROM THE BEGIN-TANT.

FIRST PERSON GET READY.

GO, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT--

A TURN TO HIT.

FORWARD, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, LEG, TO HER.

A NO-NO-NO-- HA-HA.

TV AND BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-- HA.

WALK AND UH-HUH.

MAKE SENSE-- COOL.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION THAT'S BEEN GOIN' THROUGH MY HEAD.

HUH?

HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD TO REHEARSE THIS?

TODAY IS HER FIRST ONE, TOO.

TODAY IS YOUR FIRST DAY?

- YES. - YES.

WELL, WHY YOU KNOW YOUR POSITIONS AND STUFF?

YOU SEEM LIKE YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR.

I'M LIKE A CHAMELEON-- I KNOW HOW TO ADAPT.

LIES YOU TELL, OKAY?

YOU KNOW DA-BA-DA-BA-DA-BA.

I'M TELLING YOU.

I'LL BE FEELIN'-- I'M GONNA TELL YOU.

BA-TA-TA-TA-TA-- THAT'S NOT ADAPTATION, HONEY.

THAT IS AN EIGHT COUNT, FULL OUT.

HE JUST TOLD-- NO, IT IS-- HE JUST TOLD ME TO WALK UP.

SO, I KNOW HOW TO-- I'M JUST FOLLOWIN' INSTRUCTIONS,

AND I'M JUST FEEDIN' OFF OF YA'LL ENERGY

TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

LIES YOU-- I DON'T BELIEVE NOT ONE WORD.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT-- LIES! - THIS IS MY VERY FIRST DAY.

THIS IS MY VERY FIRST DAY PRACTICING.

WELL, YOU HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THE REFERENCE,

AT LEAST.

I TOLD YOU GUYS WHAT I WANTED TO DO.

THAT'S-- TELL THE TRUTH. - I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.

PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR, IF YOU GOT THE CALL.

TELL THE TRUTH-- IF I NEVER-- DIDN'T I TELL EVERYBODY?

I TOLD THEM MONTHS AGO.

WAIT-WAIT, YOU TOLD WHEN-- WHEN-WHEN?

- MONTHS AGO! - WAS I THERE?

PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR, IF I WAS THERE.

NOBODY PUT THEIR HANDS UP. - I DID CALL YOU TO ASK YOU.

LIES YOU TELL.

I NEVER ASKED-- CALLED YOU AND ASKED YOU,

TAMAR BRAXTON?

ALL THE LIES YOU TELL... ALL THE LIES YOU TELL.

- I NEVER CALLED YOU AND ASKED YOU? - LA-LA-LA-LA-LA.

I'M TELLING YOU, 'CAUSE I WOULDA CAME IN HERE PREPARED.

WHEN YOU GUYS ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED FOR MY BIRTHDAY,

YES-- RIGHT-- COME ON.

SOMEBODY, GIVE ME.

I'M-I'M NOT PUTTIN' MY HAND IN THE AIR,

'CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

I-- SOMEBODY, I-I SAID, "ALL I WANT, IS

"FOR MY SISTERS TO PERFORM WITH ME."

- YES. - WELL, THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY.

I HAD TO LET MY SISTER HAVE IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW.

YOU'RE NOT LETTIN' ME HAVE IT, HONEY.

- YEAH. - I DON'T HAVE IT, 'CAUSE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY.

FIRST OF ALL, EVERYBODY HAVE TO FOCUS.

I GET IT.

I'M GONNA PAR-- I'M GOING TO PARTICIPATE.

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU MY UNDIVIDEDNESS.

BUT, I'M GONNA READ YOU WHEN IT'S RIGHT, GIRL.

WELL, AND I'M LETTIN' YOU KNOW, BABY,

BECAUSE I CALLED EVERYBODY AND TOLD EVERYBODY.

YOU DIDN'T CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT.

TAMAR GETS LOUD WHEN SHE'S STRESSED.

TAMAR GETS LOUD WHEN SHE'S HAPPY.

TAMAR GETS LOUD WHEN SHE'S SAD.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET LOUD, OKAY?

WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU WANT THINGS TO BE PERFECT,

AND YOU WANNA BE PREPARED.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE PREPARED, TAMAR, OKAY?

SO, HAD YOU CALLED AND SAID, "OKAY, THIS IS

"WHAT I WANNA DO FOR MY PARTY, I WANNA DO A, B, C, D,

"AND E, WE ALL COULD HAVE PARTICIPATED

"IN THE HELPING OUT PART."

TOWANDA DID NOT SAY THAT I WANTED--

THAT I WAS GONNA DO X, Y, AND Z FOR MY PARTY?

I NEVER SAID THAT?

NO, I DIDN'T - I DIDN'T HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU.

TRINA, DID I EVER SAY THAT, THAT I WAS GONNA DO X, Y?

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT-- IF IT WAS ALL FIVE OF US,

IF IT WAS THREE OF US, IF IT WAS FOUR OF US.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD.

THAT, I DEFINITELY DIDN'T KNOW.

WE IN REHEARSAL, RIGHT NOW, AND WE STILL HAVEN'T--

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

NO, I'M SER-- I'M-I'M DEAD SERIOUS.

TOWANDA HAS BEEN SAYIN' FOR MONTHS THAT I WANT--

I WAS GONNA THROW MY OWN PARTY.

RIGHT.

AND THAT IT WAS GONNA BE "SCHOOL DAZE."

I'VE BEEN SAYIN' THIS FOR MONTHS.

FOR THREE MONTHS, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

AND IF YOU SAID IT THREE MONTHS AGO,

HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU EXPECT ME TO REMEMBER

THAT PART OF THE CONVERSATION?

AND HERE IT IS, FOUR DAYS BEFORE,

AND I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO YOU.

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST GOTTA BE 100, OKAY?

NOW, TOWANDA SAID SOMETIME IN THE SUMMERTIME--

I THINK IT WAS, LIKE, JULY OR SOMETHIN',

THAT SHE WANTED TO DO SOME TYPE OF PERFORMANCE

FOR HER BIRTHDAY.

NOW, MIND YOU-- HER BIRTHDAY IS IN SEPTEMBER.

SO, IF YOU SAID THIS IN THE SUMMERTIME,

HOW THE HELL I'M 'POSED TO REMEMBER THAT?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TALKED TO ME? - THEN, ANOTHER THING IS--

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TALKED-- BE HONEST.

I DON'T KNOW-- I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SITTING HERE, TRYING TO SAY.

IF YOU HAVEN'T TALKED TO ME, HOW HAVE WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION?

OKAY, I NEED YOU TO GET OUTTA YOUR FEELINGS.

BUT, WHAT I-- AL-ALSO, I WANNA SAY, IS THIS.

FOUR SISTERS COULDA GOTTEN ON THE PHONE AND SAID,

"HEY, GUYS.

"TOWANDA WANTS X, Y, AND Z FOR HER BIRTHDAY.

"LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN."

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH EVERY ONE OF MY SISTERS

INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT WHAT I WANTED FOR MY BIRTHDAY

AND FOR THEM TO PERFORM.

I DON'T KNOW WHY SOME OF THEM ARE HAVIN'

THIS MEMORY LOSS SITUATION GOIN' ON,

BUT THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM, NOT MINE.

THEY NEED TO TAKE SOME MEMORY PILLS,

VITAMINS, OR SOMETHIN'.

ALL I'M SAYING, IS, OBVIOUSLY, WE NEED REHEARSAL.

LET ME MOVE SOME STUFF AROUND IN MY SCHEDULE,

SO I CAN MAKE SURE THAT I'M HERE, BECAUSE I GOT--

I GOT THE CALL FROM TRINA LAST NIGHT ABOUT THIS TODAY.

SO, I MEAN, IS THAT TRUE? - YEAH.

I-- YOU DIDN'T - YOU DIDN'T CALL ME.

- TRINA, HOW LONG AGO DID I-- - OKAY--

HOW LONG AGO DID I TELL YOU THAT I WANTED TO PERFORM?

OKAY, LISTEN TO ME VERY-- AND I-- THIS IS NO SHADE,

AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD BE HAVING

THIS CONVERSATION, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW,

BECAUSE THE-THE TRUTH AND REALITY OF IT IS,

I DIDN'T KNOW WHO YOU WANTED TO BE IN IT.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS FOUR, OR FIVE,

OR THREE, OR HOW MANY.

I KNOW YOU SAID, "YEAH, I WANT MY SISTERS TO,"

BUT I HADN'T-- I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TAMAR

TO BE IN IT, TOO, OR WHOEVER ELSE, 'CAUSE LET'S BE--

KEEP IT REAL-- LET'S KEEP IT 100.

WHAT?

BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING

OVER THESE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AS A SISTERHOOD.

YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, I'M JUST THINKING THAT

THIS PERFORMANCE FOR TOWANDA'S PARTY

IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN, BECAUSE AIN'T NO WAY

I'M GETTIN' IN FRONT OF ANYBODY,

ON ANY STAGE, NOT SLAYING.

HAD WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT,

I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE-- - NO, HAD YOU REMEMBERED

THE CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT IT.

OKAY, I HAVE-- SPEAKING- SPEAKING OF REMEMBER,

WE ALL KNOW THAT I AM CHOREOGRAPHICALLY CHALLENGED,

JUST A LITTLE BIT.

SO, BEFORE IT LEAVES MY BODY,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO RUN IT AT LEAST ONE MORE TIME.

OKAY.

SO, MY EYELASHES ARE COMING OFF, REAL QUICK.

THAT ONE, RIGHT THERE.