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This is all trash.

My whole life feels like it's just being ripped apart.

And I wanna be able to talk to my sisters about my divorce,

but I'm not sure if I can handle

all of their opinions right now.

She probably feels like a magnificent fool.

Trina's having her second annual

- 39th birthday party. - What party?

Ain't nobody never call me.

I don't get information from nobody.

There's still lingering tension between the girls.

I don't know if Traci's gonna make it in time

because of her performance.

Trina would be completely devastated

if all of her sisters did not show up

for her 40th birthday party.

And I'm not sure if Tamar is coming.

I just wanna make sure this performance is on point.

The audience is going to be full of radio producers.

So if I flop tonight on stage,

I can kiss my music career good-bye.

I'm freaking out.

♪ We are the Braxtons and you'll see ♪

♪ 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." ♪

It's any time now.

Yes. I'm trying to remember the words.

I'm nervous. The new song and--

Tonight is my big showcase where I debut my new song,

"Perfect Time."

But my mind is completely going blank.

When I saw that my son Kevin, Jr. is here,

it totally threw me off,

because I can't stop stressing about his engagement.

Should I drink some water?

I'm freaking out.

I think I'm having a panic attack.

- What we doing? - Oh, my God.

- Tra-- - Oh, my God.

I'm sweating like crazy.

This is it.

Tonight, I find out

if I'm ready to be a solo artist

or if I really just belong

singing background for the other sisters.

-Hey, little baby. -Hey, y'all.

Let me ask you, Trina, you ready for tonight?

- I'm excited for later. I'm excited for-- - Yes!

- This is going to be fun, fun, fun. - Drinks, drinks, drinks.

Drinks, drinks, drinks, drinks.

What are you wearing? Ash, what are you wearing?

Oh, I didn't think that far yet.

Are you kidding?

- Do we need to be cute-cute or cute? - Cute-cute.

- So I can wear a cocktail dress? - Yeah, you can wear cocktail.

You can definitely do cocktail.

Don't listen to Trina.

I said I can't. I'm beyond the years of a cocktail dress.

Are you kidding? You know.

Come on now.

This weekend is so huge.

Toni has an award ceremony and it's Trina's 40th birthday.

Traci's at her showcase

and is supposed to join us tomorrow.

We haven't celebrated together in a very long time,

so this is a big deal.

Ash, that's a nice little tattoo.

What is it? Salamanders?

- Yeah. - Why'd you get lizards?

One time, I woke up in the morning,

and I had my dumb hat on,

and I said, "Let's go get a tattoo."

- Dumb. This one. - Do you like lizards?

- That was dumb as hell. You need to take-- - "One love"?

She was like, "When I get rich and famous..."

I'm not gonna put up the peace sign...

...I'm gonna say, "One love."

So original. On the red carpet.

But you can't read it. You can't understand what it says.

Mm-hmm. Boo, take it off.

I will take you to the place myself to take that off.

- Hey, guys. - Hey, Ma.

Oh, hey!

- You dressed already? - Let me make some room.

She always get dressed three hours before.

'Cause, you know, I like to be on time.

- Mommy, you are... -...three house early!

I don't care.

I can't take it. That late stuff works on my nerves.

So I'll just lay back. When it's time to go, I'm ready to go.

I can't believe how amazing Mommy looks

just a few weeks after her surgery.

I can already tell

what a world of difference it's made for her.

Now it's time for her to get back on the market,

like me.

- Is Traci coming? - No.

She's at her showcase in DC tonight, Trina.

She's really gonna try to come for your party.

She's really trying to come for that.

- Is Tamar coming? - I don't know. I haven't heard from her.

- No one's talked to her? - They talked to her.

I don't know if there's problems

between Tamar and her sisters or not.

But let us pray. Let us hope not.

I know they're coming in town. I know that.

Maybe she's coming, maybe she not.

But she certainly hasn't reached out to Trina or me.

And on that note, I'm gonna change.

- Okay. - I can't even eat anything

until I squeeze into whatever I'm gonna squeeze into.

I got so overwhelmed

that I started hyperventilating,

and I thought I was gonna pass out.

I pulled my medium-girl-sized panties up

and reminded myself what is at stake tonight.

I hope I can keep it together.

I just need to freshen up my look just a little bit,

and then it's time to hit the stage.

Is there any air-- like, an air conditioner

I can sit and it be down--

Okay. We all know it's that one verse--

♪ I've been taking you out on the town ♪

♪ Fancy places, showing you out. ♪

Anybody know what time it is?

Am I-- do I need to settle down

- and not worry about what time? - Yeah.

Man, I wish at least one of my sisters was here tonight,

but they're in Atlanta.

Breathe.

...

- Hey, guys. How are you? - Hi.

Tonight I'm being given the Woman of Empowerment Award

by the Urban League of Atlanta,

and everyone is gonna be here except for Traci,

because she has a showcase for her new song.

And Tamar is flying in from LA tonight,

and I hope she makes it in time.

- Congratulations. - Yes, congratulations.

So we're all sitting down at the table

with all of the family.

And I'm just crossing my fingers

hoping that Tamar will be able to make it.

Thank you, all of our sponsors tonight.

We can't do this without you,

so we appreciate your help and support.

One of the powerful concepts that the League has embraced

since its beginning is the notion of volunteer axillaries

to support the work of the league.

I have to step backstage to do a quick interview,

and the awards ceremony is about to start,

and Tamar still isn't here.

And I really hope she gets here,

because I want her to see me get the award.

Okay, see you later.

Go ahead. Go do what you do.

Look like we done missed the cocktail hour.

Oh, Lord.

Hi. Hello.

Hi.

So me and Vince arrived at Toni's banquet,

and we got there in plenty of time

before the award is given out.

I mean, she is a superhero,

and they are known to show up at the nick of time, honey.

- Hello, hello. - Hey, you.

I'm super excited for Toni.

Like, this is a special award for her,

and I'm just glad to be here.

Like all of you,

I've watched in awe

as Toni Braxton racked up hit after hit,

Grammy after Grammy.

And Toni just got nominated for another Grammy.

What you say?

I'm so excited.

I'm nominated for my seventh Grammy.

It's exciting. A great year for me. I'm blessed.

Will everyone stand

and welcome Toni Braxton?

It is such an honor to be here.

You know, I have gone through so many struggles,

like everyone else out there,

and I've survived and I've succeeded.

But one of the reasons I've survived and succeeded

was because of my family right here.

Right there.

Thank you.

I hope the rest of my daughters are listening to Toni

talk about how important family is.

I know they can be difficult.

However, I know that they love each other,

and they will get it together.

I love you guys so much.

Good night, guys. Drive safely.

Okay, Kev. Okay.

- You ready? - Yep.

- Let's go. - I'm so nervous.

And it doesn't help that Kevin, Jr. is here.

Every time I look at him, all I can do

is think about this ridiculous engagement.

Love you, son, but you got to go away right now.

The long walk to the stage

gave me all the time in the world to freak out.

It's like I'm taking my last walk.

My nerves is officially shot to shingles.

Ladies and gentlemen, Traci Braxton.

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values..."

- He got him a woman. - Probably.

- Definitely. - Several.

- I'm sure. - You think so?

He always had. When did he stop?

You know how that makes me feel?

- you, Gabe.

- your couch

and-- your half. How about that?

Can I get it out, Toni Braxton?

We were both talking, both have an opinion.

No, I was talking first and then you jumped in.

Just because a group of people agree,

I mean, they can't be biased?

I was nervous as hell walking out on that stage.

And now the mic is giving me feedback?

What the hell?

This is a-- nightmare.

Yeah, Tra-Tra.

♪ I've been taking you out ♪

♪ On the town ♪

♪ Fancy places, showing you out ♪

♪ This is what I've been dreaming about ♪

♪ What I've always imagined ♪

♪ With you ♪

- ♪ Oooh ♪ - ♪ Come back to me ♪

- ♪ Right now, don't be afraid ♪ - ♪ Don't be afraid ♪

- ♪ To get down ♪ - ♪ Anything you want ♪

♪ Anything you need ♪

♪ Tonight is your night ♪

♪ So come and play with me... ♪

It started off rocky,

but thank you, God, the music started coming out,

and I was really feeling it.

I can't believe this is me on stage right now.

♪ Perfect time to stay and play ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ The perfect time ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah. ♪

Whoo! Thank y'all.

Thank y'all so much.

Thank you for letting me sing to you guys.

Enjoy yourselves.

Drink and be merry.

Thank y'all.

- I can't wait to get a cocktail. - Yes!

- Who? Who drinking? - Me.

- I'm drinking. - Toni who?

I'm drinking up tonight.

That's good, girl.

♪ Get you a man with that liquor. ♪

Towanda...

Hey, Wham.

Y'all said...

What was that?

...we were gonna meet here right after.

We did meet right after. Right after we changed.

This-- y'all didn't tell me you were gonna change.

I can't believe the rest of the sisters

went and changed and I'm still dressed up

from Toni's award ceremony.

I mean...

I like to feel comfortable, but at least I look sexy.

Where'd you get these little fancy things?

Is there a man now?

That look like a man bought you some new stuff.

They got that new package.

It was a man. It was a wo-man. Me.

I know that's right. Hoo-de-hoo!

Now in my opinion,

Toni need to get herself back out there

and find herself a man, honey.

Now, it's been way too long since she had anybody,

and I just don't like seeing her,

you know, being successful and beat to death,

and talented alone. That ain't cute.

She needs some healing, honey.

Toni, you want a napkin?

- That'd be nice. - Yeah, I wanna teach you how...

- I know how-- - ...to go out on a date.

- No. - I know how to go on a date.

No, it's like when you have a bunch of boys,

- you start-- you know. - Yeah, that's true.

That's absolutely true, Ton.

- Guys like a girl to have a hearty appetite now. - No, not like that.

It's been a while.

It's like riding a bike, though. I got it.

No shame, Toni, but dating is nothing

like riding a bike, honey. Not at all.

All the rules of dating have changed.

Today women are more, like, aggressive,

and they know how to work it.

They know exactly what they want,

and they know how to lock a man down, honey.

And plus she don't know how to ride a bike,

but she got herself a man.

I was pretty excited about tonight. Tonight was fun.

It was.

Congratulations on your Grammy nomination!

I'm excited.

It be you.

It be Beyoncé.

It be Rihanna. It be Alicia Keys.

I only have six.

- Only? - Nominated six times, though.

- Sit down. - No, I was nominated, like, nine times.

- Ooh, shake the monkey. - No, no, no, I just--

- Guess how many I got. - How many?

- None. - You only have one album.

- You got lots of other albums to do. - I'm just saying.

- Thank you, honey. - Thank you, love.

- Thank you so much. - So, Trina, ain't you excited about your party?

- I am. - Where are you having it?

I don't know anything about it. I'm just saying.

'Cause she wasn't invited.

Now, I always try my best

to make it to my sisters' important events,

but I have to know about them first, honey.

I was hoping that this year we would have it at the bar.

That's so great.

We were almost finished, the bar, and then we realized

that the space just wasn't big enough.

So how many people does it fit now?

120 people.

- Are you gonna expand it? - Yes, we-- I expanded it.

I bought the place next door. So it went from 1,200 to 2,700 square feet.

- How much money did you pay? - So far, $175,000 cash.

175,000? Do you have investors?

Yes, I invested all by myself.

-Oh! - You didn't get a loan?

No. I loaned it to myself.

Gabe didn't give a dime towards it.

Nothing.

Well, why he wouldn't give towards your business?

- That's an issue for me. - And then-- I'm not done. Not done.

- What, what? - Then going through the divorce,

asked for half of everything I have.

Even though Gabe, my soon-to-be "was-band,"

did not believe in Bar-Chix,

did not put a dime towards Bar-Chix,

he completely bashed Bar-Chix--

and yet he still wants half of everything?

You know how that makes me feel?

- you, Gabe.

- your couch

and-- your half. How about that?

He got him a woman.

- Probably. Several, I'm sure. - Definitely.

- You think so? - He always has. When did he stop?

Can we focus?

So he never stopped, girl?

- No, he never stopped. -Why you didn't tell us?

-Yeah! - Well, you know.

That whole covered wagon syndrome, I guess. I don't know.

We all know that Gee-ob was a cheater

and a liar and a sex addict.

I mean, these are things he admitted to all himself.

But now he's coming after half of something

that Trina has invested all of her own money into?

But you know what? You know how you know it's over?

When you just don't give a damn what they do.

I'm just-- I'm just sayin'.

You know what? Let's a have a toast.

Yes, let's have a toast to Trina not being with Gabe!

-Whoo! - Okay, I have a better toast.

We're gonna give a toast to Toni

being nominated for a Grammy and her award tonight.

-Clink, clink, clink! - To sisterhood!

I'm gonna sip for Traci.

Oh, my God.

- You did an amazing job! - Oh, my God, it was like I was on, like,

- this roller coaster. - I told you it was good.

Oh, my God. Roller coaster.

I can't believe how much the audience

loved my new song.

This is a dream come true.

That was a good look.

A good look!

I'm proud of you, because from rehearsal

to thinking about Kevin,

to now, you nailed it.

I can't be more excited.

- Thank you. - How's that?

Man, you went up there and ripped it.

- You was in a-- you was in a-- - I was nervous,

but I-- I think-- I was just singing.

I was like, "You know what, Traci?

The only person that could fail is yourself,

so why fail?"

Towanda.

Hello?

- Hey, Traci. - Hey, Umba!

It went great.

Aw, thank you, Umba.

Give all my sisters my love

and tell 'em I said thank you.

All righty.

All right, bye.

I'm flying to Atlanta tomorrow for Trina's birthday party.

I don't want to ruin the fun,

but I might have to tell them

about Kevin Jr.'s engagement.

I've been keeping this a secret too long,

and I need their support.

-Look at you! - I'm excited.

A bird!

- You killed it! - Yeah! I did.

- Wings up. - Yes!

Hi, Mr. Logan.

Have a seat, pumpkin.

See, right here. You want her to push you?

I think it's really nice for everybody to be in town

to celebrate this weekend.

Traci's on her way down from DC,

and then the sisterhood will be complete.

- He's growing like a weed. - I know, he's so big, huh?

- You got this? Yes, you do. - I know, you got that.

You're such a big boy now.

Logan, are you a man or a mouse?

A man?

- Ooh, Lord. - What?

- He's a man, Tamar. - I know, isn't that crazy?

- How does it feel? - It makes you feel like do you have another one,

or you just ride this till the wheels fall off?

Oh, oh, oh, you trying-- y'all gonna have another one?

Is that what you're saying?

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values..."

I was thinking that I wanted to talk,

you know, to everybody.

It's important that you listen

and not in a defensive mode.

- I have nothing to be defensive over. - No, see what I'm saying?

Everybody told you Gabe was an ass--. You didn't think so.

But you found out he's an ass--.

Pay attention.

Makes you feel like do you have another one,

or you just ride this till the wheels fall off?

Oh, oh, oh, you trying-- y'all are gonna have another one?

Is that what you're saying?

Well, you know, at first I would say absolutely not.

I am not.

But now I be, like, I have to think about it

and pray on it and wait...

♪ On... ♪

♪ The Lord. ♪

I would be so happy

to have another grandchild.

And it would be nice to have a little mini Tamar.

It will be rough,

but I can deal with it. Trust me.

I just remember growing up I liked having siblings.

Well, Tamar, you were the last one.

- Thank God for Jesus. - Won't he do it?

Yeah, but...

That's what I'm saying. He's by himself.

Yeah, well, then if you all think

you guys should have another one, go for it.

You know I'm excited.

I'm definitely thinking about it

because, you know, like, at the end of the day,

your siblings and your family is all you got.

I don't wanna leave 'em alone in the world.

That's why it's important

that a family stay a family

and not allow anything or anybody

or people, you know, to destroy that.

Now, for me, family means absolutely everything.

Those are the people who you grew up with,

you tell your deep, darkest secrets to,

and it's just important to me

that me and my sisters not let anything

come in between the bond that we had

since we were little girls.

Those little heifers mean the world to me, believe it or not.

I was thinking that I wanted to talk,

you know, to everybody by themselves

so just till I find out, you know, what the issues are.

And we can hash out issues, you know, one-on-one,

where it's not a collective group thing.

If you're going to do that,

I think it's important that you listen

- with an open ear and an open mind... - Absolutely.

...and not in a defensive mode.

I have nothing to be defensive over.

No, no, that's not what I'm saying.

You're not listening. See what I'm saying?

No, I'm just saying I wouldn't do that.

I just wanna get to the bottom

of, you know, whatever issue that everybody has.

You hear a lot when you listen

to everything before you comment.

There you go.

- Yeah, I'm here for that. - Yeah.

You know, Mommy is right when she says

I should really be ready to listen

to what my sisters say,

but I ain't gonna be the only one that's listening, honey.

I hope they're ready to, you know, listen to my perspective, too.

Hell.

Okay, it's raining. We have been tried,

and we have to go.

- Oh, God, it's raining, and my hair down. - And you can't even run.

Hey, guys.

Traci finally made it to town after her performance,

and she's just in time for my birthday party tonight.

And I am looking forward to a night of dancing

and drinking and fun

and no divorce talk.

So, Trina, what's going on with Gabe?

I-- I can't.

Ain't nothing changed.

Nothing changed with what?

- Nothing changed with what? - Ladies, how are you all doing tonight?

Nothing changed with what?

- Oh, God. - I'm confused.

I'm not-- I c--

- I'm not arguing. I was asking. - I don't know.

I said nothing.

This is just great.

We're picking up right where we left off.

Can I get one night off of talking about Gabe?

I know my sisters mean well

and I have been holding back from them,

but it's my birthday, for God sakes!

I'm relieved that the marriage is almost dissolved, absolutely.

I'm not relieved about the way it went down.

I think, in a way, I saw but chose to ignore.

Not "in a way."

- Just say I saw... - I'm talking about myself.

- ...but I chose to ignore. - I'm talking about myself.

Trina is still very defensive about her divorce.

Rightfully so. I'm just worried

that the more she tenses up about it

the less she's dealing with her real emotions.

Everybody's nervous for you, but you're not.

Like, everybody told you Gabe was an ass--.

You didn't think so.

But you found out he's an ass--.

Mommy always says if everyone around you feels something,

pay attention. Everybody's not wrong.

No, everybody's not wrong.

That's not true. Everybody's not wrong.

No, everybody has an opinion.

Everybody has an opinion, but we are people that love her.

So if everyone feels something about something,

- it's pretty much-- - You talking about someone else?

Who's "everybody"?

I mean, that does not mean

that just because a group of people agree,

I mean, they can't be biased

and not necessarily right? Like, come on!

Like, that's what goes on with public gossip

and all the prejudice that's going on.

Not everyone's opinion on an--

- on a situation-- - Okay, what are you talking about?

Because we're talking about Trina.

You must be talking about something else.

I'm not specifically talking about anything.

I'm just specifically talking about--

- What are you talking about? - I don't believe that.

I don't believe that everybody's not wrong.

Who the-- is everybody?

All I was trying to say to Trina

is that we told her from the beginning

that there was something suspicious about Gabe.

And so Tamar's trying to argue here that Gabe wasn't an ass--?

I know she thinks he was.

She's the one that called him that from the beginning.

So I have no idea why she's disagreeing with me.

- In every relationship that I've been in... - Okay, let's just--

- ...if someone said someone's an ass--... - Okay, let's talk about--

- Let's just talk about-- - ...they pretty much was an ass--.

Whether I choose to love them or not...

Can I get it out, Toni Braxton?

We were both talking. We both have an opinion.

No, I was talking first, and then you jumped in.

Okay, you take the floor. You Toni. Get it, girl.

Thank you very much.

Okay, I can't tell you

what Toni and Tamar are bickering or going back and forth about,

because these sort of things happen all the time lately, you know?

I'm not even paying attention anymore.

Boo-hoo.

What I'm saying is that you have to live your life your way,

but if everybody around you,

people who love you and care about you--

I didn't get it out! I was gonna tell you.

You at least gotta pay attention.

You have to at least pay attention to it.

So what part were you talking about that had to do with Trina?

No worries.

Don't act like a kid. Just say what you were thinking.

I'm not acting like a kid. I lost my train of thought, honey.

I was talking. We both were talking.

I lost my train of thought.

- That-- no, you didn't. - Yes, I did.

- I started working. - Just say what you were thinking.

We need to switch the subject

away from this weird argument between Toni and Tamar.

This makes no damn sense at all!

My nerves are shot to shingles

about telling my sisters about Kevin, Jr.'s engagement.

But now this seems like a great time to break the ice.

This is a pill that's gonna be hard to swallow.

What pill?

- Kevin's engaged. - What?

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values..."

Maybe he really does feel like he loves her.

He doesn't know what he want. He just graduated from high school.

Maybe I shouldn't have let them cook in the kitchen together.

What?

They were doing things,

like, you know, couples and stuff.

So you know what it's like.

What's going on in the kitchen

when ain't nobody cooking?

We've never done that in our parents' kitchen

with our boyfriends and girlfriends and...

What?

I'm talking about Mikey, you know, in the kitchen

just cooking meals and...

Yeah.

- Made it feel like playing house, right? - Right!

So, Traci, what are the colors?

You know, for the wedding?

- Kevin's engaged. - What?

What do you mean he's engaged?

He got her a ring and everything.

- Really? -Oh, my gosh.

My heart sunk.

I said, "You're engaged?" "Yes, Mommy."

I said, "Well, Kevin, you just can't marry

the first coochie that you dipped in."

How do you know that's the first sexual encounter for him?

They may not even be sexual.

Maybe that's why they wanna get married,

because they're not having sexual relations.

- Toni, just go downstairs and have a seat... - They could be celibate.

...because they're not-- girl, stop.

They could be. You don't know.

You know, I think that's real sweet of Toni

to think that the kids might be saving themselves for marriage.

Mm-hmm. That's real nice.

But most people's first reactions

to teenagers that gets engaged that early

is that that girl's pregnant.

Girl, you know-- shotgun it is.

Tr-- Traci, is that girl pregnant?

I said, "I mean, is she pregnant?"

"No, no, Ma. She ain't pregnant. She ain't pregnant."

So I said, "Kevin, you're too young."

Well, you see, just to-- just to make you feel a little bit better,

you have happened to raise

a really good decision-making son.

And not a lot of boys

understand at that age

respect, responsibility.

Maybe he really does feel like he loves her.

He doesn't know what he want.

He just graduated from high school.

There are some stories where they marry at 18

and the-- does work out.

Okay, I'm just really trying to stay positive about this whole engagement thing,

but I could really tell that Traci's worried about our little nephew.

But hopefully the rest of the weekend we can be stress-free,

because we are together to celebrate

Trina's 40th birthday.

She old, and that's a blessing.

Well, I get you being nervous for him.

- I'm real nervous. - I-- I get that.

We're sitting here having this discussion as mothers.

And you can always say,

"Well, this is what you--" when it's somebody else's child,

because you always hope it's not your child.

I am so relieved

that I finally told my sisters

about Kevin, Jr.'s engagement.

Just getting it off my chest

makes me feel so much better.

But I'm still gonna do my best

to stop this God darn wedding.

We need to all go give Mommy kisses

and tell her she did a great job,

because we probably drove her to drink.

A toast to Mommy.

- Yeah. - To Mommy.

- There it is. -And now let's party!

Come on, Thunder! Whoo!

No, I am Hurricane.

- Oh, hi, Hurricane. - I'm Hurricane Toni.

I'm Mrs. Responsible.

This is Trina's 40th?

Well, I hear she's saying her 39th annual birthday party.

Honey, they got free liquor, free food, I'm there.

And I get to dress up as a superhero?

It's Trina's birthday,

and we're all ready to party.

Tamar is Poison Ivy.

Mommy came as Cruella de Vil.

Vince is Dracula, which isn't really a superhero.

Well, maybe to other vampires I guess, but...

No girl wants to go to her own birthday party without a date.

But I'm just so tired of my sisters

being all in my business

that I made my date cover up in armor.

This costume party idea was brilliant.

Oh, this is my song!

Hold on, I got it. Hold on. Hold on.

Open the door!

I'm right here.

Whoo!

I am super duper excited,

'cause I am ready to come out as fly and 40

and free and fierce.

And a little fluffy.

♪ And you shake your derriere ♪

♪ Tonight, it's going to be out of control... ♪

Trina, you're being a little flirty

with your knight in shining armor.

Unless I'm mistaken,

I think you're developing a taste for chocolate.

I knew it was in you. I knew you could do it.

Go, Trina!

I need to go in a little closer

to look at this mystery man, though.

Hold up. Who the hell is this guy in the knight costume?

Trina's giving him all bedroom eyes

and everything all night.

But, hey, as long as he's not Gabe, I guess I approve.

Before the end of the night,

I am going to find out exactly who it is.

Mark my words.

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values..."

Well, who was the guy last night?

- So Trina's not going to tell us. - There's nothing to tell.

I'm just worried that Trina's vulnerable right now.

- He was my friend. - But he's black.

- I have black friends! - Not guy friends.

Trina shows up late to her own party,

and now she's being very attentive

to this mystery knight in shining armor.

I mean, who is this guy?

Where'd he come from? Who is he?

It's very simple, Trina.

Just open your mouth and say his name.

Introduce him to everybody,

you know, like normal people would do.

Okay, Trina. That's fine.

You wanna play coy,

you don't wanna tell anybody who your friend is,

fine by me, okay.

Nobody in this family can keep a secret from me very long,

so I'll find out eventually,

but tonight let's party!

Knight in shining armor?

♪ Happy birthday, happy birthday ♪

♪ Trina, divorcée ♪

- ♪ It's me ♪ - ♪ Happy birthday ♪

- ♪ Tri-Tri ♪ - ♪ Happy birthday ♪

- ♪ That's me ♪ - ♪ Happy birthday ♪

- ♪ Tri-Tri ♪ - ♪ Trina, she's 40 ♪

♪ Happy birthday. ♪

Trina, blow that, make a wish.

I'm having so much fun at my birthday party,

and I'm super happy that all of my sisters came to celebrate with me,

especially Tamie.

Maybe there's hope for our sisterhood yet.

Let the party music play!

♪ 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, rock ♪

♪ DJ, play another jam so the party don't stop ♪

♪ Got some drink in my cup taking me to my zone ♪

♪ If you didn't come to party ♪

♪ Then you better go home ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Then you better go home ♪

♪ If you didn't come to party ♪

♪ Then you better go home ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Then you better go home ♪

♪ If you didn't come to party ♪

♪ Then you better go home. ♪

My butt hanging out?

Both our butts are hanging out.

Tamar's already on a plane back to LA,

because she has to work, understandably.

But we're gonna get together one last time for breakfast

before Traci and I head home.

And there's this question that's driving everyone to drink.

Who is the masked man?

Who is he?

See, I'm doing a cleanse.

Trying to-- not drinking.

You're doing a cleanse? But it's Coca-Cola.

- But it's not wine. - Not alcohol.

- Or vodka. - Okay, I'll take that.

- You're not drinking at all now? - No.

You just drank last night.

- But that was my birthday. - Right.

And I turned 40. I had to drink for my birthday.

- Had to bring it in with a bang. - Okay, that's true.

I know we're a very opinionated family, but I feel like--

- Who, our family? No. - Yes, we're very opinionated,

but I feel like, as the oldest, I have to at least say something.

- Who was the guy last night? - Yes.

He was my friend.

But he's black.

I can't have black friends? I'm a black person.

That's like a white person-- "Oh, I have black friends." I have black friends.

- When? - Not guy friends.

Is he African?

No, he's not African.

- Just had to ask. African-American. - Yes, African-American.

Okay. African-American.

- So Trina's not gonna tell us... - There's nothing to tell.

...who the black guy was.

Why you have to say it like that?

- Trina? - Trina?

Why you have to say it like that, though?

'Cause he's my friend. He's my friend.

Do you find him attractive?

Is he attractive?

He's not unattractive at all.

Mm-mm. Mm-mm. Mm-mm.

She said, "Do you find him attractive?"

He's an attractive guy.

The girls are really pushing for information

about Mr. Knight in Shining Armor.

And they're making it a bigger deal than it really is.

They really are.

Y'all keep asking me 50 questions.

I'm wondering why. I keep telling y'all.

'Cause you're very aloof right now.

You're not telling us anything.

'Cause there's nothing to tell. There is nothing to tell.

The horse is dead.

You guys keep kicking it. The horse is dead.

I think Trina is reluctant to tell us

anything about this new guy because she really likes him.

I'm excited for her showing interest,

but Trina's been in a serious relationship

for the past 25 years of her life,

and I hope for her

that she takes time and just--

get out there. See what you like, you know?

Before you jump into something serious.

I don't wanna see her get hurt again.

- Let's do a toast. - Okay.

To chocolate ice cream!

Trina, pick your cup up. That's rude not to toast.

Chocolate ice cream.

Clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink.

- You know you want some. - Mmm.

For now, my knight in shining armor is just a friend.

That's all my sisters need to know.

But I had a really good time with him last night,

so who knows what the future may bring.

Once you go chocolate, you never go back.

Doesn't even rhyme.