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(dramatic music)

(air whooshing)

(bright upbeat music)

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Let me sing ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ See, funny thing about love is ♪

♪ You never really know when it's comin' ♪

♪ But you better believe you'll know when it's there ♪

♪ True story ♪

♪ I must've been searchin' ♪

♪ Though I wasn't lookin' for much ♪

♪ Checkin' out the scene ♪

♪ Wasn't tryin' to get my numbers up, ah ♪

♪ You know I keep it cool ♪

♪ I prefer to stay in the cut ♪

♪ Don't want no attention on me ♪

♪ When I'm tryin' to shake the blues up off me ♪

♪ But then I saw your face, ah ♪

♪ It caused my heart to pace ♪

♪ Girl, you're lookin' like a million bucks ♪

♪ Something 'bout the way you strut your stuff ♪

♪ Oh, girl, you're fine as you wanna ♪

♪ What I'm supposed to do ♪

♪ Somethin' told me got no time to lose ♪

♪ Go ahead and bust a move ♪

♪ Funny thing about love ♪

♪ When it comes and goes ♪

♪ You never know ♪

♪ So you gotta keep your heart exposed ♪

♪ And you can be sure ♪

♪ There's no cause and no cure ♪

♪ And if it wants you, ah ♪

♪ It'll come and find you, ah ♪

- Dear God, thank you for everything

you've done for me and my family.

You keep us happy and safe.

But is it okay if I ask you for something?

(wind howling softly)

Well, I think that was a yes.

Okay.

I know you may be expecting me to ask for cool stuff,

like dolls and makeup and Switch games,

so please know that I won't be mad

if you give me those things,

but this time I've decided to go big with what I'm asking.

I want a little brother.

Can you make that happen?

Of course you can.

I heard it only takes like, three months.

At least that's how it is with puppies.

Thank you, Jesus. Amen.

(bright soulful music)

♪ One thing I know about love, uh ♪

♪ You might get what you ask for ♪

♪ So you better be sure ♪

(bright soulful music) (distant traffic)

(soft moans)

(gentle music)

(soft chuckle)

- Mmm. Don't start nothin', it won't be nothin'.

- If I don't start somethin', then it won't be nothin'.

- Mmm-mmm.

- Mmm.

- You know you need to get to work on time.

- But that hit and run, though.

It's gonna cause some delays.

- There was a hit and run this morning?

- There's about to be.

(both laugh)

Mayhem. - Okay, getting there.

Ooh, you know what'd be so awesome right now?

- What?

- Some baby oil.

- Oh, you want some baby oil?

- I want some baby oil.

- Yes.

- But not for me, for you.

- Oh, for me?

- For you. Not me.

- Oh, Okay. Where's that?

- It's in the night stand. Go get it.

- The night...

- G0 get it. Go get it.

- Yeah. - Oh, yeah.

- This baby oil.

- Oh, you gonna put on a show?

- Yeah, baby, a show.

- Okay.

(he beatboxes)

Yes.

Yes! (slaps chest)

- Oh yeah.

- Yes, like that.

- Like that. - I love it.

- You like it when I slap it?

- I love it when you slap it.

- You like it when I rub these ninganins?

- Rub those ninganins!

- Watch me squeeze those ninganins.

- Squeeze those ninganins.

- Watch me, is this too much?

- No, baby. No, no, no, keep going!

- Pinch those ninganins. - Yeah!

Pinch those ninganins.

- Yeah, okay. - Whoo.

- Girl, I'm about to pounce.

- Yes!

Okay, Simba.

- Simba!

(they imitate "Lion King" music)

(door burst open) - What y'all doing?

- What? Rae!

Why are you not dressed for school?

- I heard weird noises. Like a zoo.

(lighthearted music)

- Like a zoo? - Like a zoo?

Oh, that's weird?

You should go, go, go, go, go, go.

Get, get get, get dressed for school, honey.

- Yes.

- Daddy? - Yep.

- Why are you so greasy?

- Oh, because, sweetie, your mother is a praying woman.

- Yes. - And she put the, um,

the anointing on me.

- Sho' did.

- Hallelujah. - But why is it

all over your body?

- Because...

Daddy needs so much prayer.

- Yes.

We are a praying family, Rae. - We're a praying family.

Hallelujah. - Okay?

Rae, out.

Jesus will lead you to, and you need prayer too, baby.

Go. - Okay.

(door closes)

- Jesus. - Now, where were we?

(phone buzzes) - Ah, ooh, prayin'

Ooh. (growls) (chuckles)

(phone buzzes)

Oh. - Oh, come on!

- I'm sorry. Wait.

- [Jeff] What's going on?

- Baby, people are looting the beauty supply store

on East 12th Street.

Roger's saying that he's gonna be here any minute.

- Are you serious?

- Yeah, I know. I'm so sorry.

I hate it too.

I'm sorry. - All right.

(car horn beeps)

- Oh, that must be Roger.

Baby, I promise. I'll make it up to you, okay?

- Okay. - Can you do me a favor?

- Yeah. - Daddy, I need you to take

Raeleigh to school. - Yes, got it.

- I'm gonna pounce on you later.

- (laughs) Okay.

- Okay.

(blows out) (phone chirps)

(lighthearted music)

(lighthearted music continues)

- Okay, Roger, let's get this in one take, all right?

(bell chimes)

- What in the whole?

(light music) (door clatters)

As we see here,

recent community uprisings and protests

taking place all over the country,

have ultimately spread into our community

as angry and frustrated protestors

loot this hair supply store here on East 12th Street.

I am here with the owner, Ms. Lucretia Davis.

Ms. Davis, seeing all this occur in the matter of minutes,

how does this make you feel? (light music)

- It makes me feel upset, hurt, betrayed.

I have served this community for more than 10 years,

and this is how y'all repay me!

Listen, looting is not gonna solve the issue at hand.

All it's gonna do is make our communities look weak.

- Are those hair products

from the drug store next door, Ms.

- Yeah. Gotta restock my shelves, you know?

But it's called a circle of life!

- Oh, okay.

Oh my God. - Oh!

- Does your wig, ma'am, have a wig?

- Listen, you gotta stay ready (light music continues)

so you don't have to get ready, honey, okay?

(giggles)

- Roger. Cut.

You know what, just cut.

- If you drink pineapple juice, then what does?

- It doesn't have the same effect.

And I'm just thinking, you know,

that third that we were talking about bringing in?

- Ohh! - Maybe they would like the...

Taste. - Okay.

Okay, we can do that. - Yeah.

- We can do that. I like that.

- I like that too.

- I like that. That's brainstorming.

- Mm-hmm.

It's the teamwork. - You come up with the ideas.

- We do it together. - I'll just, you know,

follow suit.

Okay. - A little teamwork.

(smooth, jazzy music)

(indistinct chatter)

- Ah, Max, Terry, please come in. Have a seat.

- Okay. - Thank you.

- All right.

It's a very interesting choice of blouse.

- Oh. Thank you.

- Nice pop of red. - That's my favorite color.

Yeah. - Mm-hmm.

- Looks great.

- Right, first off, I'd like a thank you both

for coming in this morning.I appreciate it.

Now, unfortunately, I've gotten reports

of some inappropriate behavior between you two.

Not to be candid,

I personally have no issue with office romances.

But a level of discretion and professionalism

has got to be maintained.

- We do maintain discretion and professionalism.

- Okay. Okay, that's good to know.

Just take a look here. (lighthearted music)

Terry, on Tuesday,

did you wear an abnormally short red skirt to the office?

- I mean, I do have nice legs.

- She does! Ham hocks if you will. (chuckles)

- And I don't think there's a crime in showing them off.

- No. - Of course not,

of course not.

Max, when you saw Terry, did you scream out?

"I'd like to put some glaze on them hams?"

- Yeah, I said that.

Who doesn't love them some glaze hams for dinner?

- I know I do.

- Okay.

(both chuckle)

- Sure. Delicious.

Listen folks, this is a Black-owned media company, okay?

That's important.

And we have got to do better.

- Hmm. - Yeah, but,

per the employee handbook where

we're not allowed to talk about race.

- Hmm.

- So?

- Okay, next complaint.

(sighs)

Okay, so you remember this past Christmas

the department decided to decorate the offices?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

What did you do?

- I hung up the mistletoe.

- Mistletoe? - Yeah, yeah.

I put it in my doorway. It was fun.

And it was festive. There's no harm in that.

- Who doesn't like mistiletoe? What's that though?

(lighthearted music continues)

- Oh, that's a cameltoe, babe.

- Now, how come Terry knows that and you don't?

- Because it's mine. Yeah, I hung that up.

- You?

You hung it up.

(laughing)

Okay. Get out of my office.

- Oh. (lighthearted music continues)

- Get up and get out.

- Okay. Can I take this?

You can have it though. - Okay.

Oh, it's fine. We have copies.

It's fine. Leave it.

- [Max] God, that was yours!

- I know. - Oh, man.

- I hate my job. I hate my job.

I hate my job. I hate my job.

I hate my job. I hate my job.

I hate my job.

- (puffs out) Come on. Come on, come on, (indistinct),

last video today.

Oh, come on, Tisa.

(sighs)

(long gasp)

Oh, ain't this a-

(phone buzzes)

Oh.

This is Tisa.

Oh, hi.

(musical tone)

Wait, are you, are you serious?

(lighthearted music)

Yeah. No, no, no, yeah.

Of course, of course I'll take it.

Three weeks?

Wow.

(lighthearted music continues)

Seriously?

Atlan, Atlanta. Like at Atlanta, Atlanta?

No, no, no, no, no. Okay, yeah, yeah.

No, I'm, I am, I'm the right choice.

Yes.

Thank you.

- Hey!

- Hey.

You took a half day, babe?

- Yeah. Yeah.

Oh, boy.

(both kiss)

- What happened?

- I don't know. Just a cameltoe and ham hocks.

It doesn't matter. How was your day?

- I have some news.

- Okay. Good or bad?

- Well, I'll let you be the judge of that.

- With the day I'm having any news would be good news.

Except if you, you told me you were pregnant!

- Oh! I'd be like,

"That's the awful most news".

So what about you? What you got?

Tell me.

- So I heard back about the open desk anchor spot.

- Okay? - Yeah.

- And?

- Oh. And, I got the job!

- For real?

- Yeah.

- Baby!

I knew it.

My baby girl's gonna be an anchor in Kansas City.

- No.

- Yes.

- Yeah. No.

- No. (lighthearted music)

- Well, yes and no, because I'm not, it's not Kansas.

It's...

- Where.

- Atlanta.

- Atlanta. How?

Atlanta, who?

- Atlanta, Georgia.

- How you gonna, how you gonna work in Kansas City?

And then...

- Right? 'Cause I'm not.

- Oh.

Oh!

- So.

- So?

Oh, so you wanna sorta move to Georgia?

Okay.

You do know why we left Georgia,

right? - Yeah, but,

babe, that was a long time ago.

- Wow.

So you really wanna do this, huh?

- I do.

I mean, we can't let our pasts

get in the way of our future, right?

- You realize I'd have to, have to quit my job.

- Are you serious?

- Yeah. - The job that you hate.

Okay, come here.

(soft music)

Think of this as an opportunity for you

to start the HR firm that you've always wanted.

You know, and with the bump in my salary,

it'll give us enough seed money

to get your business off the ground.

- How much of a bump?

- You ready for it?

- Mm-hmm. (lighthearted music)

200% bump, bump, bump.

- Damn, Oprah!

- Right?

- When do we leave?

- Three weeks.

- Damn, Oprah. Three weeks.

- I know. Wait.

- Hi. - Hey, girl.

- Is everything okay?

- Yes. Why are you asking that?

- OMG! Are you getting a divorce?

- No, baby. Of course not.

- You sure?

- Yes. - Yes.

- Think about it really hard.

- Oh, no, baby, we're not. (music stops abruptly)

- Oh.

- Baby, why do you look like you're disappointed about that?

- Well, I was kind of looking forward

to having two birthdays. (lighthearted music)

- Well, that makes sense.

But actually, really,

your mother has something she would like to tell you.

- Really?

- Really!

- Man of the house?

- Okay, listen up.

- So you're just gonna leave this up to me?

- Absolutely. This is your situation, not mine.

Listen to your mom.

- Okay? All right.

Rae, sweetie, mommy received a job offer

and we are gonna be moving away.

- Where, honey?

- Atlanta.

- Mm-hmm!

- Atlanta?

- Yes.

- Georgia?

- There is only one.

- No baby girl, I know that this is,

this is probably a lot for you to process.

- It is!

I mean, what am I gonna wear?

I'm gonna need a whole new wardrobe for Atlanta.

It's Black Hollywood. (lighthearted music continues)

Reality shows, music, movies.

This is awesome! So happy for you, mommy.

- Aw. Thank you, baby.

- I'm gonna go figure out what clothes I'm donating

because I need to make room

for the whole new wardrobe you're buying me.

- Oh!

- And this is gonna come with

a pretty hefty inconvenience fee.

Oh, and just in case this turns out really bad,

I'm gonna set a reminder in my phone

to talk to my therapist about this when I'm 30.

She's gonna need to know when my life

started its downward spiral.

- Oh, downward spiral, huh?

Oh, that is your child.

- Wow. - I don't even know

how she talks like this.

- Well, I mean, that went a lot better than I anticipated.

Yeah.

I just wanted to let you know.

I'm glad I was here to break the news.

- Would you, Jeff? - Love you.

- You help. You...

Jesus.

(smooth music)

♪ All I see is blesses ♪

♪ Got no time for stressin' ♪

♪ Don't believe in failures in my life, it's only lessons ♪

♪ They just making room for what I'm on now ♪

♪ I don't got a clue but I know the one who does know how ♪

♪ Oh wow ♪

♪ It's like I'm learning a game with the maker ♪

♪ I already know now ♪

♪ Destiny has my name know it's coming it'll never got out ♪

♪ I know that ♪

(music plays on)

- Everything okay over here, sweetie?

- Yep. - Good.

- Hey, y'all.

- Hey.

- Hi, daddy.

- Oh boy. How you doing, baby girl?

- Good. - I need some sugar.

(Rae chuckles) (gives a big kiss)

- Hey!

- So how was your last day working as a slave?

Did Abe Lincoln show up and escort you out the door?

- Ah. No, he did not.

- You should be happy.

You no longer have to work for anyone anymore.

Now you get to be your own boss and-

- And be broke as all get up.

- Shh!

Look, we need to show Rae that we're a team, okay?

She needs to think that you're happy about this.

- What are you whispering about?

- Huh? Nothing.

Just growing up stuff, dear.

- Oh, like how Daddy is scared to move back to Atlanta?

It's not hard to tell. (lighthearted music)

Every night I hear mommy singing happy songs in the shower,

and daddy's crying into his pillow.

(laughs) It's pretty pitiful.

I feel bad for you.

- That's cute. I'm not.

Rae, why don't you go upstairs, all right?

I'll be up right after you.

I'll help, help you start packing.

- Yes. - Okay.

(pulls tape out)

- Baby, come here.

- Hmm.

- Come here. I'm fine, for real.

I'm fine.

All right. I'm, I'm, I'm happy for you.

- Have you really been crying into your pillow?

- Absolutely not!

Not since Wednesday, but...

- So I take it you haven't called your mom yet?

- Yeah, I have.

I mean, like, like kind of, look.

(lighthearted music) - Did you call your mom?

- Like, I called out for her.

Like, "Mama, mama!"

- What do you mean? - "Mama!"

Mama. - Okay, see, that's weird.

- Well, it kind of counts, right?

- No!

- What's, what's, what's really bothering you?

Are you nervous that we're gonna run into, you know who?

- No! I'm not worried.

- Okay. - I'm not.

Are you worried? - Ew. No.

- Okay.

I told you I was over it a long time ago.

- I'm over it too. - Daddy!

- Yeah, coming right up.

- Jeff!

(gentle music)

♪ Listen girl ♪

♪ I believe in the feeling ♪

♪ It's like something I can't explain ♪

♪ 'Cause it's just different ♪

♪ I'll be blind if I can't see ♪

♪ What your lovin' does for me ♪

♪ And it seems that I can't find the words to say ♪

♪ It aint ghostin' ♪

- And you're saying nothing. Nothing at all can be done?

Are you sure?

(sighs) Okay. All right.

No, no, no. It's no problem.

It's not your fault.

No, no, no, it's fine. It's fine.

I guess we'll just have to figure something out.

Okay.

All right, man. Thank you.

For fuckin' nothing.

- Woo, who was that?

- It's a realtor.

Apparently the,

the contractors are having supply chain issues.

So our house is gonna be ready for a few weeks.

- But we have to be outta here in a few days!

- Baby. I know.

So, I tell you what, we're gonna put our stuff in storage,

and we'll just have to stay at a hotel for a little bit.

- Or we can stay with your mom?

- Oh, hell no.

Uh-uh. Look, I'll get us a nice suite.

I'll get us a nice suite. I got it taken care of.

- Quit letting your mommy issues,

like, make you so stubborn.

- Don't make this personal.

- Oka, well can you at least call her

and tell her that we're on our way?

- Why? She's got Facebook.

She'll see you on there. You know how old people are.

(scoffs)

- Dude, do it!

- T, are you?

- Do it.

- T.

(upbeat music)

(phone buzzes)

- Who dat?

- Mama, Mama.

Calm down. Calm down.

Everyone is okay. It's me.

- Are you sure?

Because for you to call it...

- Yes, I know I haven't called as much as I should,

and I apologize, but I've got great news.

Listen, Tisa got an amazing new job,

and it's bringing us to Atlanta.

Yay!

- What?

Are you serious?

- Yes. That, that's great news,

isn't it?

- Do y'all have a place to stay?

- Yeah, we originally, we had a house,

but it's not gonna be ready for a few weeks.

So until the house is ready,

we're just gonna, we're just gonna stay in a hotel.

- What? You got my grandbaby staying in an extended stay?

- No, not, it's a hotel, mama.

Like, we're, we're gonna be in a nice suite.

It's all good.

- Okay.

- Oh, okay.

(upbeat music continues)

So, yeah, I guess we'll see you soon.

Can't wait.

I love you, mama.

- Love you too, son.

- Hmm?

That's weird!

- I love you.

- Are you?

- I can't believe you wanted to stay with her.

(laughs)

- She's your mom.

(smooth music)

♪ I figured that I stop by just one more time ♪

♪ And let you know what's really on my mind, oh, yeah ♪

♪ We both got a lot to say ♪

♪ But the words escape and never cease to be an easy way ♪

♪ No, no. ♪

(doors close) - Come on, sweetie.

Come on, get up.

Get over. There we are.

- Mm-hmm. - We'll (indistinct)

and be the way. - Get on up there.

Oh boy. (Rae laughs)

- [Rae] It's cold outside.

- [Tisa] Uh-huh.

(smooth music)

- Okay, daddy.

- Let's do this.

(knocks on door)

It's open. - Oh.

- Mama.

We're here.

- You think she's, oh. - Pop it till you drop it!

Pop it till you drop it!

Pop it till you drop it!

Pop it till you drop it!

- Mama! - Pop it till you drop it!

Pop it till you drop it!

- Mama!

Pop it till you drop it!

Pop it till you drop it!

- Oh my God! - Pop it till you drop it!

Drop it till you pop it!

Pop it till you drop it!

Pop it till you drop it!

- Uh-uh. No, no, no.

Let's see how this plays out. - Pop it till you drop it!

Pop it till you drop it!

- Hey, stop that!

You respect your grandmother. - Pop it till you drop it!

Pop it till you drop it! - Can you believe her?

- Tisa! - Huh?

- Pop it till you drop it! (lighthearted music)

Pop it till you drop it!

Pop it till you drop it! (gasps)

- Make that money, now!

(laughs)

Make that money, honey!

Let me peel a K in bills.

(she laughs) Let me pay up.

Let me pay! - No!

- Let me pay that MedicAid. Ooh!

Shake that hip. Don't break the hip.

- Hey, hey, hey. All right, enough of that stuff!

Like get that away from her. - Oh, oh, oh!

Put that away,

Come on, Mama!

- Oh, Jeffrey, oh my God.

- Oh, I got it.

- I didn't hear you come in.

- Clearly.

- How long have you all been standing there?

- Long enough to never, ever unsee exactly what I saw.

- Oh, I'm so sorry.

Calvin was just showing me how to use

my new wireless Bluetooth headphones.

You remember Calvin, don't you?

- Yes. I remember Calvin.

What, what, what, what are you doing with my mother?

- Dude, I missed you!

- Nope. Get them away from me.

Get to see, get, nope.

- Maybe later.

- What is going on?

And why are you here?

- He's here because I want him to be!

- [Jeff] Oh.

Oh, you want him to be?

- The...

- Calvin. I mean, we were homies.

We grew up together.

We used to go clubbing together.

He, you would stay over the crib.

- And it looks like he still does, babe.

- You.

(lighthearted music)

- Okay.

- Dude?

What did I tell you when you left?

Come on, tell me, what'd I say?

- You said that you would take care of my mother

while I was gone.

- Yep. - And that you would give her

whatever she needed.

- Booya!

That's exactly what I did. Doin'.

Listen, bro, she's getting all the thing she needs.

(balks)

- Okay. No, see no, babe, move out the way.

- Look, you, can you please put a shirt on

because we have a minor in this house

and all this grease, please go put your shirt on.

Moonwalk on back. - Oh, yeah.

My bad! - Just moonwalk on back.

- I'll be right back.

(laughing)

- Mama.

- Oh, boy, stop crying.

- Look.

I don't know why you just can't date somebody your own age?

- I tried. And they're all dusty.

Calvin is fresh, ripe even.

Like a banana ready to be peeled!

- Please don't ever say that again.

Please, don't ever say that again.

- Oh, look at my baby!

She's gotten so tall!

Tisa. - Diane.

So good to see you after all these years.

You still look like I remember you.

- Mm, thank you.

- Hmm.

- And you look just as I tried to forget you.

- Ooh. - Okay.

- Okay. Rae, why don't you go up, watch some TV?

- Yes, baby.

- Thank you, sweetheart.

- Baby. Just relax.

We'll talk about all this later. Okay?

But you both can just tell me all about this move

you guys made without my knowledge, until three days ago?

- Yes. Yes.

Well, actually, it's quite exciting.

- It is.

- Tisa got off of the job that

she absolutely could not refuse.

- Oh, congratulations, Tisa.

- Thank you. - No more workin' the streets?

(chuckles)

- It's called a field reporter, Diane. Okay?

Those days are gone.

I am now going to be a prime time desk anchor.

- Isn't that great?

- Mm. - That's great, right?

- Thanks. - Honey, what about your job?

Are they gonna let you work remotely?

- Well, - Yeah-

- So he is going to start the HR firm

that he should have started some years ago.

And I am just so proud of what he's doin' so proud of him.

- Mm-hmm, yeah. As am I.

And it's about time you pull your weight in this marriage.

(Jeff sighs)

Speaking of weight, are you-

(piano note plays)

(plays "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star")

- Did you?

Mama, you got a keyboard?

- Calvin bought it for me.

- Sing, Daddy.

- Okay,

♪ Twinkle, twinkle, little star ♪

♪ How I wonder what you are ♪

♪ Up above the world so high ♪

♪ Like a diamond in the sky ♪

♪ Twinkle, twinkle, little star ♪

♪ How I wonder- ♪ ♪ How ♪

♪ I wonder what you are. ♪

- (laughs) Yes, Lord, praise Your holy name.

I thank you for everything.

For you are the reason for every season. Sweet Jesus.

(lighthearted music)

- Mama. It ain't a gospel song.

- Child, with a voice like that I praise God

no matter what the song.

I'd catch the Holy Ghost if he was singin'

and back that ass up.

(laughing)

♪ With mini skirt on ♪

♪ Dip my body in glitter ♪

♪ Plat-platform sneakers ♪

♪ All the boys wanna picture ♪

♪ Two-two-two foreign cars ♪

♪ I make rich look richer ♪

♪ Save your breath baby ♪

♪ I'm not going home with ya ♪

♪ Mini skirt on, on ♪

- Hey, Mellie Mayo!

- Hey, ma.

Oh goodness.

Wow, you look good. How do you do it woman?

You still taking your medicine?

Dr. Gibson did reduce your dosage to one pill a day.

- Of course, Melanie.

- Good. - I remember.

- Okay.

- Hi, fam.

(Tisa scoffs)

- Yep.

Fam.

Family.

- Son.

Just let her go sweat it off.

I mean, (chuckles) she ain't going nowhere.

Trust me.

Where is she gonna go?

(door closes)

- Okay.

Well, you still look good girl.

(laughing)

(phone buzzes)

- I don't wanna talk to you right now. Jeff.

Stop calling me.

(frustrated sound)

Hasn't even been five minutes, ugh, and this (grunts)

- God, ma'am, are you okay?

I am so sorry.

(gasps)

Please say something.

- Ow.

- I did not see you.

- Oh.

Oh. (lighthearted music)

- I'm, I'm sorry. Are you okay?

- No. Yeah, no, I'm fine.

I didn't see you either.

- Well, yeah, you, you were coming in hot from this way,

and I was coming back from this way.

I didn't have time to respond.

- Yeah. - Again, I'm really sorry.

- Yeah, no, it's fine.

Look, I'm fine.

It's, it's fine.

- Okay.

- Good. - You're...

I mean, you're fine too.

I mean, (laughs)

you seem to be doing fine.

Good.

(mumbles) (lighthearted music continues)

Is my head okay? Kind of?

- Oh yeah. I think so.

- Oh, okay.

- Sorry.

I'm, I'm Michael, by the way.

What's your name?

- My, (stumbles) you know, I'm, I gotta go.

- But are you sure?

- Proceed with your run. Sorry.

Sorry.

- All right. Well you be safe.

- [Tisa] Thank you.

- Michael.

(chuckles)

(Tisa sighs)

- Wait, Tisa, hold up. - Oh, Lord.

No! - Sorry.

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.

- Is she still in there?

- She left.

Now just relax.

- Relax?

Your ex comes to your mother's house unannounced,

handing out her little hugs, and you want me to relax?

Melly Mel, mom, are you kidding me?

And you're telling me right now, you had no idea?

- I have, I have no idea what the hell is going on.

Honest.

- Jeff, do we really need to relive this?

- Tisa? Come on.

It was a kiss, but-

- A kiss?! - Sorry.

- That is still considered cheating.

- I know, I know, I know.

It doesn't matter. I shouldn't have said that.

- Then you lied to me even when I knew

something was going on in my heart.

- I know.

- And then you tried to make me feel

like I was a crazy person.

- I know!

- Okay, so if you know,

then you would know that seeing her

makes me wanna kick her face in!

I wanna tie her to the back of our car

and I wanna drag her up and down and up and down

your mother's block until her face is mush.

Tell me, would you kiss that?

- That was really specific.

But, look, I promise,

I'm gonna figure out what's going on.

- Yes. You need to.

- But before we go back in there, we need to be good.

Now, I'm sorry that I wasn't smarter 10 years ago.

I'm sorry I didn't make better choices.

But I'm so grateful that you didn't give up on us,

that you decided to give us another chance,

even though I know I didn't deserve it.

- Yeah.

- If I couldn't show you how much I've grown since then,

please just let me,

hey, just let me show you now.

Okay?

Can we be cool?

All right.

- Okay. - Okay.

I'm coming in.

Look good in these tight,

- Oh, please. - Sorry, just sayin'.

- Ooh-ooh, they're comin'!

- Oh, Jesus.

(Calvin clears throat)

- Mama, we need to have a family meeting.

(door closes)

Family only!

- Calvin is family.

- Ugh, fine. Whatever.

Just sit there and shut up, nigga.

Mama.

The fact that you let Melanie come in here

and try to stir things up in this family was messed up.

- Wait, you think Melanie came here to get under your skin?

Please. Get over yourself.

Y'all have intentionally been away for years.

Barely calling, hardly visiting.

- Here we go.

- Well, life moves on.

And Melanie has been here for the ones you haven't.

After Otis died, after my surgery.

She was here. (gentle music)

So don't get it twisted, baby.

- Wait, Melanie was...

Well, why didn't you tell me any of this?

- Because whenever you would call,

that was the furthest thing from my mind.

I was just focused on enjoying you while I had you.

- So you mean to tell me she just popped up

like outta nowhere?

Don't tell me you didn't know any of this

was gonna happen, Mama!

- I had no idea!

That was so long ago I thought bygones was bygones.

- Bygones?

Well, you know, we about to be gone.

- Rayleigh. Come on sweetie, we are leaving.

- That's not surprising.

See, that's what you two always do.

Run away when things get difficult.

(gentle music continues)

- Okay.

All right. Well, not this time.

Nn-nn. Nope.

Well this time I'm gonna stay.

Rae, baby, go on back upstairs.

- This point, I'll never get a little brother.

I might get two Christmases though.

- As a matter of fact, we're gonna cancel the hotel.

- Wait, what? - Yeah, yeah.

Anybody that comes up through this house

is gonna adjust to our presence.

Not the other way around.

That goes for Calvin. And especially Melanie.

I will not be made to feel like a stranger

in the same house that I grew up in!

Neither will Tisa or Rae.

So, with all due respect, mother, we're saying right here.

- Fine!

Maybe finally I get to be a grandmother.

- Uh?

(scoffs)

Woman is something else.

I'll start getting the bags.

- Right.

(door closes)

(gentle music continues)

- Well. That was a meeting.

(upbeat music)

(traffic passes)

♪ Up n' hit the road ♪

♪ Search it high and low ♪

♪ Never can tell ♪

♪ You never really know ♪

♪ Running out of breath ♪

♪ Need you to pull me up ♪

♪ Hell is raining down ♪

♪ I need you to come around ♪ (car horn toots)

(horn toots again)

(car horn toots once more)

- Yo, jazzy Jeff. Let's roll baby.

- Where?

- I gotta get some shopping done.

Hey, hey.

And plus, it's been such a whirlwind for Rayleigh

that I wanted to get her something special.

- Nah, I'm good. (lighthearted music)

- Come on bro!

We need to talk anyway.

Come on man. Get in the car!

Let's roll man.

Like old times.

Out playing. (lighthearted music continues)

- All right.

- Yeah. There you go.

All right.

Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince back in these streets.

You know I'm Will Smith in that scenario.

Ooh, hey you, you think Rae would like something like this?

Nah, that's whack.

- Come on man.

Why are we talking about everything

but the elephant in the room?

- Elephant? I don't know what you're talking about.

- My mother is the elephant.

- Dude.

Don't ever call your mother that.

She's nothing like an elephant.

She's more like a-

- Don't. Please stop.

Just don't put your arms.

- Okay, Okay, my bad.

Listen, your mom and I are happy.

Why can't that be good enough for you?

- Because she's my mom.

- But she's also my lady.

Why can't you appreciate that?

- Because she's my mom!

- Okay. Okay!

Look, just talk to Diane about it, okay?

She'll fill you in on how everything went down.

But besides all of that,

you need to stop focusing on us and focus on your marriage.

'Cause y'all got some issues that need addressin'.

- Yeah. I just knew that Mel would be long gone by now.

I, I just thought she would,

she would end up meeting somebody, getting married,

and just like fade away into the background, you know?

- Yep. That's usually how it happens.

But this is different.

You know, Jeff, when Diane got sick,

you had your own family you take care of.

So who do you think filled in those gaps?

Melanie.

Surgeries, X-rays,

doctor's appointments to tell you about the results.

All of it, man. Mel was there.

- Yeah, we get it.

- Okay.

But it's Tisa?

Right.

Oh, snap!

Bruh. (lighthearted music continues)

Rae is going to love this thing.

Oh man. It's not even in the packaging.

Must be a store demo.

- So fine, so lifelike.

- Right?

It's one of those Tyler live dolls, man.

If you, if you pat the back, it's supposed to like...

Burp? - You know, burp, yeah.

- Oh, so real.

- I know.

- [Doll] That.

- Is that a, did it say something?

- Wait, that's not fake.

That's not fake. - It's a baby!

- That is a real baby. - Oh, snap.

(kick connects)

Oh. Ah.

(child laughs) 0h, shit!

- That is an evil laugh!

- Think I hit my ACL.

Ah, Jeff.

(child laughs)

- He's laughing at me.

- Find out how much they want for it.

(lighthearted music continues)

(Calvin grunts)

God, he's all over the place.

Jeff, find his mama!

- I miss this.

(laughing) (door squeaks open)

- No, no, no, no, no, no.

I get why you have your packages delivered to my house,

but no, I do,

but I don't think anybody's gonna steal it off your porch.

Well, okay, it's here, all right?

All right, ma. Bye!

Jeffrey?

- Duh!

Hey.

- Can you please just relax?

Please stop acting like I have the cooties.

- Cooties. I'm, why do you have a key?

- I'm family.

- Right. Right.

You've made that abundantly clear before.

- So, how are you?

- How?

- Um. Okay.

Where's Calvin?

- He's knocked out on pain meds.

- Pain meds?

- Yeah. That's, long story.

- Jeff, look, you do not have to be worried about me.

I know my place. Okay.

- Well, I, I don't know what you're talking about.

- Okay.

- Ain't nobody worried about you, girl.

I don't know why I just said that. That was weird.

- (laughs) Well, good, good.

Because I'm all about peace.

- Okay.

- You know, no confusion here.

(phone chimes)

Oh, you know what?

Tell Calvin I will check on him

after I'm leaving the station,

please. - Yep.

Wait, station.

Where, where do you work? (suspenseful music)

- Channel 4.

All right. Later.

- Yeah.

(mumbles)

Okay. (phone rings)

Pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up,

pick up, pick up, pick up.

♪ Ive been torn up ♪

♪ In a heart ache like the moons ♪

♪ The sun's been pulling at the edge of me ♪

♪ Hoping light comes through ♪

♪ Baby hold me ♪

♪ Like the night sky holds a mood ♪

♪ Silly colors rushing me ♪

♪ And some I cant undo ♪

♪ I hold my tongue ♪ (phone chirps)

♪ To hide the things I cant deny ♪

♪ I been cutting out these things in me ♪

♪ To make me feel all right ♪

- Tisa Murray.

- I cannot wait to go on air with you and knock this out.

You're gonna do great.

- Thank you, Paul.

- Mm-hmm.

- You ready?

You are going to love it here.

Everyone is so nice. We're basically like a family.

I am excited to be here.

- We're excited to have you.

- Thank you.

- We are gonna go on soon so let me go ahead

and get you to the green room.

- Okay.

(knocking on door)

- Come in.

- This is our in-house makeup artist. Melanie.

Melanie, meet Tisa.

- Hi. Nice to meet you.

- Hello.

- Well, have a seat.

I'm gonna take really good care of you.

- Well, I will let you do what you do.

Tisa goes on soon and we're tight on time, so.

- Oh, no worries. No worries.

I'll have her right out.

I mean, she might have to run to the news desk,

but she'll be ready.

- Well, that's what I like to hear.

- Mm-hmm!

- You're in great hands. - Thank you so much.

(chuckling)

I oughta whup your ass!

- Really, Tisa? After all these years?

Have you not read any of my emails?

- You know what? I'm gonna do my own makeup.

- What? No, come on, come on, come on.

Stop. Don't do that.

Don't.

If you do that, then, then they'll know

and then they'll start asking questions.

Is, is that what you want on your first day? Drama?

Come on, man.

Is that really the impression you wanna make?

Just, have a seat.

Okay, let me go ahead and just match you.

So...

Listen, I just, I'm really sorry for everything.

- And we're off.

- No, no, no, no, no. I'm being sincere.

I'm being sincere.

I had a moment of weakness

that should have never happened.

- You're damn right.

But cut the nice girl act. Melanie.

Look, you didn't owe me anything, Jeff did.

He's my husband.

But I've forgiven him because he's earned my forgiveness

and he's still earning it.

But you? (scoffs)

I don't have to forgive you.

You are irrelevant to me.

- Wow!

Wow. I wasn't apologizing for you to forgive me.

I was apologizing because it's the right thing to do

to make amends, so again, I'm sorry.

- Ladies, we are more behind than I thought.

We need to get Tisa to the desk now.

- Oh.

- We're live in two minutes.

- Okay, well, let me just go ahead and tap her

'cause she's a little shiny. (lighthearted music)

So let me just-

- Oh. - Wait, let me.

Listen. Stop.

- Oh.

Okay. You gotta stop.

- That's enough. - Tisa, just,

just wait a second. - That's enough.

But you, but I have, but it is just a little,

you just gotta let me, but Tisa.

Ohh.

(phone chirps)

(tense music)

Oh!

Oh.

- Perfect. - All right, thank you.

- Paul. Are you ready for this?

I know that I am.

I was born for this. Let's go.

- What the hell?

- All right. We are live in 5, 4, 3.

(dramatic music)

- Welcome to Channel 4 News.

I'm Paul Denson and I'm joined by my new

partner in crime, Tisa Murray.

Tisa. We are excited to have you as part of our news family.

- Thank you.

- So how are you, Tisa?

You feeling okay?

- Of course, yes.

I'm so happy to be here and I am ready for this

wild and fun ride, so, let's get to it.

(dramatic music)

- Well, actually, Tisa, first we have breaking news,

thank God, as a big storm is heading our way.

So we're gonna throw it over to Rayna in our storm center

for a quick update.

- [Rayna] Wild will be rolling in later tomorrow.

- What was that about? (lighthearted music)

What is this?

- Oh! Oh, my God!

What is this? What did she do to my face?

Oh my God!

What is this? Oh my God, oh no!

- Tisa we're on the- (dramatic music)

What is this?

- And we'll be right back.

- (sighs) Hey, mama.

- Hey son.

What's wrong?

- Erm. Did you, did you see the news?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

- I did.

- Wow.

It's just a lot with the Melanie thing and Calvin.

So what, what is, what's up?

What's up with you two?

Like, for real?

Like, like...

Why?

Why?

- (scoffs) Why not?

Calvin's good for me. He makes me feel young.

After your father died and you left,

what was I supposed to do?

Sit at home watching reruns of 227 and wither away?

- I don't know, but it's, it's, it's not about

you not being with dad, but it's, it's, it's about

you being with someone your own age.

- Have you seen the men my age?

Like Mr. Dansby.

You remember him?

- Yeah. He, wait, didn't he die?

- Exactly!

- Point taken.

But it's Calvin!

- Yes. Calvin.

- Ugh. Calvin.

- Yes, Calvin. - Mommy, Calvin.

- Calvin.

- Calvin?

- Calvin.

- He used to eat his boogers.

(she chuckles)

Well, he used to play cops and robbers

and then he would sleep over and then you'd make breakfast

for us in the morning when we were kids.

It's Calvin.

- Mm-hmm. He loved my biscuits.

He still does. (laughs)

- Oh, that is so gross.

- Oh boy. Come on baby.

Come on. Have a seat.

(soft piano chords)

We can't help who we fall for.

Love is not logical.

If it were logical, you would've ended up with Melanie.

- Mama.

What did Tisa do to make you dislike her so much?

- Besides taking my only child away from me?

- Oh, come on now.

It wasn't like that.

- Oh, it was definitely like that.

You didn't have to tuck tail

and run away from the issues here.

- What was I supposed to do?

I was trying to save my family.

And if that meant starting over,

then I, I had to start over.

- Yeah, it was that simple, huh?

- No, no. (piano chords continue)

Dad understood.

- Tisa purposely alienated you from me.

She had a master plan and it worked.

- Mommy.

All right, so you think her master plan

was to have me cheat on her with my ex-girlfriend

all so that she could pull me away from you?

That's what you think?

'Cause that takes some goddamn commitment.

- You watch your mouth in my house!

- Excuse me. (soft piano chords)

Mommy. I, I understand that

you didn't...

I understand that you wanted me close to you,

but given the circumstances, Melanie should have backed off.

- Look, Mel may have messed up, but she didn't do it alone.

- They're still taking her side.

You don't realize she is like a light switch.

She can be manipulative, and vindictive, and you,

you just don't see it.

(scoffs)

- You know what I see is a man

too scared to put his foot down

instead of leaning into the fact that this was his home!

- Well, Mommy, I just, I did what I had to do.

- What if I had died?

- Mama?

- What if I had?

- But you didn't.

- But, what if I had? - But you didn't.

- No thanks to you.

(soft piano chords)

- Mama.

I'm sorry...

But I'm the one who chose to leave.

It wasn't Tisa, it was me.

So blame me.

I love you.

- Well.

If you love me, then you would give me a grand baby.

- Oh, here we go. - Like I actually help

raise this time.

- For the 10,000,000th time

Tisa and I don't want another child.

I love you.

- Love you too.

Famous last words. (chuckles)

(approaching footsteps)

- Hey, baby. You, you okay?

I saw the news.

- No. I'm not okay.

Did you know that Mel worked for Channel 4?

Because she has some nerve to give me a sorry-ass apology.

Then she sent me on air with white powder all over my face

looking like some damn albino dalmatian!

- No. - How embarrassing!

- Yeah, I mean, it wasn't as bad.

But you know what? I'm gonna talk to her.

- As you should! - I'm gonna talk to her.

I need, I took like person to per,

'cause it's, this is crazy.

- Well, yeah, of course you should!

Considering it was all your fault!

- All my fault?

- Yes.

- Okay. I get that You're upset.

I didn't, I don't know how what happened to you today

was my fault, that was Melanie did that, I...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that you went through what you, but it's not.

No, I get that you're upset. - You didn't?

- No.

- Not even just a little?

I know you're not gonna sit here

and play some innocent little victim.

'Cause it'd be just so awful if you did,

because, oh, my God!-

- Don't be sarcastic with me. - Oh, my God!

Huh!

That must be so awful for Jeff - Why am I getting

the sarcasm right now? - Right?

- T. I get that you're upset. - Jeff.

- I understand.

- No, you don't!

Jeff does nothing wrong and - T, I have done

everything that you have - You're just always right.

- Asked me to do to get past this.

- Of course! - Everything that you have

asked me to do

to get past this. - Like what?

- Like, move here.

I didn't wanna come here!

- Oh, now you didn't wanna come here. Tell me more, Jeff.

Tell me more.

- I will. I didn't wanna come here!

You're the one that said we were cool.

Remember that? - Why are we even

in this situation in the first place?

- Because of your career!

- No, not of my career!

- Your words were, your words.

"We can't let the past affect our future."

- "We can't let the past affect our future."

- Stop doing that. You...

- "I'm so innocent". But you cheated on me!

- Oh! - You kissed Melanie.

- Okay. - "It's not my fault"

(fake sobbing) - Where d'you wanna go?

Are we going back there?

- "We can't let her back in

our marriage". - I knew it, I knew it.

You haven't forgiven me.

- Oh no. - I knew it!

- [Tisa] Okay, you know what-

- Did you say you forgave me?

- Oh. - Just be honest!

- Okay. - Be honest!

- Okay. But you know what?

- We can't move forward unless you forgive me.

- Please. - At least I'm honest!

- "At least"? You know what?

You, you're honest?

Well, you were honest when you kissed Mel, were you?

See, you drive me crazy. I quit.

I can't, I gotta go. Can't deal with this.

- Find some forgiveness.

- Oh, you know, on some forgiveness, how about this?

That's forgiveness.

Goodbye!

And my shoe is on the wrong foot!

- Go then!

(door closes)

(stylish electronic music)

♪ Imma feel real down ♪

♪ I cannot explain myself ♪

♪ Everyday to fight to build confidence all the day ♪

♪ Then feelin' like I'm incompetent, soul drainin' ♪

- Lookin' good now.

♪ Like I wanna get high, I'm being so down ♪

- Hey, what can I get you?

- Well, I really want a cranberry and vodka.

I guess I'll just do a cranberry mocktail.

- How about a bottle of water?

You know, I've seen you run

and it's important to stay hydrated.

What are the chances?

- It's Michael, right?

- Mm-hmm.

- Tisa?

So you work here?

- Nah, actually.

- I mean, well you are behind a bar serving.

- I'm, I'm joking.

- No, I was joking too. Ha ha ha.

(laughs)

Okay. Well, you look dapper

- Thank you. - In your bar tending.

- You look very sexy yourself.

- Oh.

Did I ask for my drink? Okay.

- Cranberry mocktail, right?

- Yeah. - It was really good

to see you again.

- (clears throat) I appreciate that.

- [Michael] No problem.

- Yeah.

- How's, how's your, how's your head?

- It's better.

- That's good.

You know, most women don't usually fall for me that easy.

- You know, you did kind of tackle me like a linebacker.

- Oh man. Yeah, I did kinda.

I should've been paying attention

a little bit more. - Yeah,

'cause it's the muscles.

- Hey Michael, can I get a bottle of water?

- Angel, what's going on?

- (chuckles) How are you?

- Oh, there we go.

You singing tonight?

- I am, yeah.

- I would like to dedicate your next song

to this beautiful woman named Tisa.

- No, no. You don't have to do, don't have to do that.

- It's too late.

- It's already done, "Love Of My Life"?

- Oh yeah. That's a good one.

Thanks. - Oh, "Love Of My Life".

- [Michael] Bingo.

- Thank you.

- Ah, yeah. And here is your Cranberry Mocktail.

- "Love Of My Life" is on.

- This one's on me. (band starts playing)

- Thank you.

- I wanna dedicate this next song

to the lovely lady at the bar.

- Oh.

♪ Never feel one who falls ♪

♪ Falls in love, 'cause I fall ♪

- Oh, okay macho man.

♪ One too many disappointments ♪

♪ I've had plenty ♪

♪ Took some time, took some pain ♪

- Really, if I could wink I would have.

♪ Some things I had to change ♪

♪ So I'm doin' things in my own way ♪

♪ So I'm taking control and have some faith ♪

- I like your jacket.

Looks like it's wife material.

- What?

- [Michael] Wife material.

- Well, I mean, I am. Okay.

♪ Things for granted take ♪

♪ And learn to appreciate ♪

♪ Oh, that the best things in life are free ♪

♪ And someone's happy ♪

♪ Because of me ♪ - Wanna dance?

- What? - Wanna dance?

- Absolutely not. ♪ Like an angel ♪

♪ You were sent to me ♪

♪ And when I'm around you I'm the best I can be ♪

♪ And my heart won't stop beating like a modern man ♪

♪ Got butterflies in places I knew I never had ♪

♪ Finally someone I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ Finally have someone ♪

♪ Who cares about me ♪ (laughing)

- And then I was- - So-

- You go.

- No, you go.

- Okay. You know, I really had a good time tonight.

- Good.

- So can I walk you to your car or did you run here?

- Oh, so you're just not gonna let that go, are you?

(laughing)

I'm, I'm actually good.

I'm just right over. Right over there.

- Okay.

You know, I gotta admit,

I really do appreciate you sticking around to the closing.

(indistinct) Honestly,

I think that's the most fun I've ever had at my job.

- Same.

Thank you for spending time with the blabber mouth.

(laughs)

- Well, I enjoyed every word.

- Good.

- So, Angel is singing next weekend if you wanted to go?

Don't worry. I'm not gonna dedicate any more songs.

- Well, I mean, it's not that.

I think I may have seem to forgotten that...

- Ooh. - Yeah.

- Yeah, there is that.

- And I haven't really been the best wife today.

- Friend. Right?

- Friends, friends. - We can be friends, right?

- Said every side piece ever.

(laughing)

Right. Friend.

- Yeah. Yeah.

I gotta admit that was kind of like my Hail Mary.

- Listen, we had a nice moment,

but it'll just have to stay a nice moment.

So. - Understood and respected.

- Thank you.

I'm gonna go, but take care of yourself, Michael.

- Likewise.

(bright music)

- Caught you looking.

- Caught you caring.

(fake laughter between them)

- Have a good night.

- [Michael] You too.

♪ We've come so far since we began ♪

♪ This love ♪

♪ Been through the trenches ♪

- I'm sorry.

- Sorry too.

♪ Ups and downs, like we've barely even touched the ground ♪

♪ I love you more each day ♪

♪ And I pray ♪

♪ I can push my ego out the way ♪

♪ Let you know it'll be okay ♪

♪ Whenever times get rough ♪

- Mmm.

Smells amazing in here, Diane.

I have missed your cooking.

- Well, hopefully you'll stay long enough

to actually eat it.

- We'll be here.

- No, I'll believe it when I see it.

Why don't you help me mix that icing there on the counter?

- Okay.

Do you have a mixer?

- I have two mixers.

Your right and left hands.

This will do.

- Okay. Do you want me to stir it or shovel it?

- You mind pouring me a glass?

- Yeah.

All right.

- Cooking is better when I'm tipsy.

Pour yourself a glass too.

- I'm good.

But,

have this for you.

Diane, I know it doesn't seem like we're happy to be here,

but I just want you to know that we really are.

(chuckles)

- This is just a means to an end for you all.

If that house was ready, you wouldn't be here.

- Diane, can you gimme a break?

I'm, I'm trying here.

Look, I'm not going to apologize for the fact that we left.

Okay?

But I'll be honest,

we should have visited you more when you were sick.

But I'm done.

I am done with the past, Diane.

We are here now. (gentle piano music)

Okay. Your granddaughter is here.

We're not moving too far away.

And you can have your son back.

But can we just please start over?

Please?

- Thanks for your help.

I can handle it from here.

- Diane!

- Thanks.

I got it.

(gentle piano music)

(pan sizzles)

(laughs)

- Here baby. Lemme get you some more tea.

I got you a little bit.

- Thank you.

- Not so much 'cause there's so much sugar there.

She's gonna be bouncing off the walls.

- Can you put it all the way to the top

where it's almost overflowing?

- No. No.

- What'd you say?

- Please?

- [Jeff] There we go.

- Fun police.

(laughing)

- There, I've got this.

Bread.

- Give that to me. Thank you mama.

- Now the party can start!

- Grandma, everything looks delicious.

- Why, thank you baby.

- I'm serious, Mama.

I don't know if this is chicken or pork under here

it's smothered in so much gravy.

Everything looks amazing.

- Thank you, honey. - Yeah.

- Slow down.

- [Jeff] Easy, girl.

- Is it good a little bit?

- It's good. And I don't even care what it is.

Chicken, pork, pigeon, doesn't not even matter.

- Ah, sho' you right.

(laughing)

- She loves a good bird.

She used to have a pigeon

- You liked him too.

(laughing)

- Hi everyone.

Sorry I am late, ooh. (music stops)

I had to put in overtime at work 'cause well,

you know what that's about.

Ooh, look at this spread!

You did this?

- Okay.

- Ooh, this looks good.

- Nope, you know what? It's fine.

Hmm. It's perfect.

- What are you doing here? You were not invited!

- I'm glad that she's here.

'Cause then it's easier to hide her body.

Right in this house. - I knew you had dinner today.

You know I'm not missing your good cooking.

- I know that, Mel, but this is not a good time!

- It's a good time for me. - Well it's dark, baby.

It's real dark.

- All this is doing - 3:00 AM in the middle

of the woods, dark.

So you've come back into the light?

- I'm coming back into the light.

- Take a deep breath up.

(breathes in.) - Stop it.

- I'm back. I'm back, baby.

I am back.

- [Mel] Tisa. Jeff.

- How you doing?

- How are you?

- All right.

- Oh, hi sweetie.

I don't think we've been formally introduced.

I'm Miss Melanie. You must be Rayleigh, right?

- Yeah.

- Don't, don't do that.

- What? I'm just trying to

break the ice.

- Oh, okay.

- Yeah, you've been breaking a lot of things

since we showed up.

- Don't you think me and you have done enough of that?

- Okay.

- Mel, ease it up a bit, okay?

- What?

- Yeah. Chill out.

- Okay. All right. (chuckles)

All right. Hold on now.

I feel like I just walked in a minefield coming here.

I just wanted to spend time with my family.

- See, Mel, that's the problem.

You think that this is your family?

- Well, it is.

- No, it's not.

- Mel. Look, baby, look.

We have to tread lightly, okay?

Until we can figure out this dynamic.

- Okay. I have apologized like a thousand times.

What else can I do?

- Well, you can try leaving.

- Okay. How about you try leaving?

- Excuse me?

- [Both] Rae!

- I know, I know.

Now that inconvenience fee applied.

- Did should just?

- Mm-hmm. - Okay.

- You know what Melanie? Say how you really feel.

Get it off your chest.

- Mel.

- Go ahead. - Well, I'm good.

I'm good. We're all good.

We're all good.

- Yes, we are.

- I just, I don't see what he saw in you.

(slow applause by Tisa)

- That felt good, didn't it?

- I'll tell you what I saw in her.

I saw everything that a wife and a mother should be.

(soft music)

You know, I haven't been the most supportive husband lately,

but I hope she knows that

you are everything I could have ever dreamed of.

So, shame on you.

Shame on you for coming up in here

and trying to disrupt what we have.

If your goal was to bring drama, well,

congratulations, you succeeded.

But if your goal was to,

to break up the love that we share together,

you're gonna fail 11 times outta 10.

(soft music continues)

Because, we're unbreakable.

- Unbreakable?

Didn't seem that way when we were a tribe.

- Mel, shut up!

I-I don't know how I could have been so blind.

Maybe it's because of what you've been to me,

but I cannot allow you to come in here

and do what you're doing.

- Mm.

- To be a part of this family is a privilege, not a right.

- So you're choosing Tisa over me?

- I'm choosing my son over you.

He and his wife are starting a new chapter in their life

and they get to de decide who they want in

and of It doesn't include you, then so be it.

- Wow. I did not see that coming.

Maybe I should give you guys some time.

- Maybe you should.

- It's stressful times right now and considering the move,

the new job, oh, not to mention the new baby on the way.

Oh wait, what?

Jeff didn't know about?

Oh, I mean,

I thought you would've known considering it's your wife.

Ooh. Geez.

My bad. I didn't mean to

spill the beans.

Like, I'm just-

- Whoa, whoa, whoa. - Tisa, Tisa, Tisa, no.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! - Just let her go.

The sooner as she leaves the better.

- Okay. You're right.

- Wait, what?

- You heard us.

- Ma?

- Mel. Just go.

- You know what?

Okay.

Fine.

(gentle music)

- Baby?

Is it true or?

Are you pregnant?

- I need to, I need to get to work.

- Okay.

- Sorry. - Mm-hmm.

- [Tisa] Thank you.

(gentle music continues)

(door closes)

- Okay. Excuse me all.

- Hey, Jeff.

- Yeah?

- Go to her.

Yeah.

We might as well finish this food.

Ain't no sense to that bird dying in vain.

Geez Louise.

That was interesting.

It was like-

- That was a mess.

- Like Jerry Springer all over again, right?

- Yeah.

- I thought Tisa was about to give her her left hand there

for a while. - Oh, that Mel, she's messy.

- Messy Mel.

- Messy Mel. - Been that way

since high school, I tell you.

Should have saw when she's a cheerleader

and Jeff was on the football team.

- No, I- - I swear.

Listen, baby.

Don't let messy Mel get your blood pressure up. Okay?

- How are the greens?

- They're amazing.

(upbeat music)

♪ I know where you're not at ♪

♪ Love it when I'm like you ♪

♪ You say you don't trust me ♪

♪ All this shit we've been through ♪

♪ Why you always upset ♪

♪ I don't really get you ♪

(dramatic music)

- We begin with breaking news in Fulton County

where an employee at a Domino's

was allegedly shot over putting pineapples

on the suspect's pizza.

- Wow.

Yes. You heard that right.

- Excuse me.

- [Paul] I guess not everybody

likes pineapples on their pizza.

How about you, Tisa? - Is this a rehearsal?

- I mean, I personally don't,

but I wouldn't shoot someone over it.

(laughing)

- The suspect is in police custody

and this is an ongoing investigation

and there is no further information

at this time. - Tisa!

I just need to speak

to my wife. - We will keep you updated

as this case develops.

- [Jeff] Can you cut, cut.

- Keep the camera going - Thank you, sorry.

- It's gonna be great for ratings.

- Hey, are they, are we, can we do this?

- What are you doing here?

- Look, I found this in our bathroom.

God, you peed on that a lot.

- I'm at work.

- Look. Wait man.

What's up? - What's up brother?

- Love your work. - Hmm.

- I'm trying to profess my love to you.

- What? - So.

- I'm- - Shh!

All right. So I haven't done this before, so I'm just,

I wanna get this right.

I'm not good at this. (gentle music)

So just bear, bear with, oh, here goes.

Truthfully, Tisa,

I didn't want to grow our family because I,

I hate my career and, and I didn't want the added pressure.

But after this month,

I realized that it doesn't matter

how much pressure is thrown at us,

we never stop being a team.

(gentle music continues)

And, and if our team's gotta grow, I'm all in.

I mean, we can build a whole football team if we need to.

But, I realized that

there can never be too much family in our family.

That was tight, right? - That was dope.

- He's crying.

- It was beautiful. - My man.

There's never too much family for our family.

And baby, I can't imagine sharing our family

with anyone else with you.

(gentle music continues)

I love you.

- I love you too.

- Oh baby. Are you about to?

- Nope.

- But it looks like you-

- I'm good, nope. I'm fine.

I'm a thug.

She thought I was. - No, he's not a thug.

- I'm a thug. - He's, he's not a thug.

- Don't say I'm not, though.

- Tupac said it's okay to cry tears.

- See? - He said that.

- See? - Oh, really?

- So it's okay.

It's okay. - Dark men and tears.

See, what album was that?

- I don't- - It doesn't matter.

(scattered applause)

♪ Oh, simple mind ♪

♪ To somethin' higher ♪

- Thank you. - Thank you.

♪ To somethin' brighter ♪

- (laughs) Always wear this lipstick on your lips?

He looks, look at, he is not a thug.

(indistinct chatter)

- Check it out. Jazzy and I, that's what I call Jeff,

you know, I'm Will Smith in that scenario,

right? - Okay.

- Anyway, we was at the toy store the other day, man.

One of those there AI toys from Japan was in the aisle.

I picked it up thinking it was one of those

Tyler Alive dolls.

Thing was alive. Started moving!

- What?

- Yeah, kicked me in my knee.

I've been icin' it down for the last 24 to 48 hours.

I swear, it's been tough.

(knocking)

- So the best in that is what we put-

- Where it supposes when you're pregnant?

- Yeah.

- Oh, it's as bad as that Does it hang?

- Hi.

- [Diane] What are you doing here?

- [Mel] Well...

- It's okay. I invited her.

- [Both] You did?

- Yes. - We talked everything out.

- [Both] You did?

- Yes.

And I forgave her for you, Diane,

'cause I know how much Melanie means to you.

And although I'll never consider her family,

I know that you do.

And plus, I trust my man.

- My baby.

- She's more than welcome.

- Thank you.

Hey. - Uh-oh.

- There's so many cars outside.

I had to park around the corner.

- Guys. This is my new boo.

This is Michael.

I call him my little Jonathan Ranger.

- [Michael] That wasn't little last night.

- Oh.

- Okay. That's a lot of information.

Come on. - Come on in.

- Okay.

Where's the bubble?

- Just don't 'cause those.

(chattering)

- That's a tall drink of water.

Are you good?

- Mm-hmm. - Okay.

- Yeah, now that Melanie has her own man,

I am more than good.

- Yeah.

Okay. Ready?

- Yes. Ready.

- [Both] Rae!

- Oh, wait.

- No, no. Rayleigh.

- Come here.

Mommy and Daddy have something we'd like to tell you.

- Yes.

(laughing)

- All right, y'all.

We have an announcement?

Come here, baby.

As you know,

we're very excited to have moved back here

and we're on a new journey

with the love and support from all of our

friends and family.

Speaking of family, we have a new addition.

- I got this. (bright music)

- Guys, the big news is that I'm pregnant!

(cheers)

- Congratulations!

- Thank you!

(excited chatter)

- God really does answer prayers.

- Yes. Yeah, he absolutely does.

- I prayed for a little brother.

- What?

- I've been praying for one every night

for the past two months.

- Baby, do you really think that God answered your prayer?

- Of course, Daddy.

Think about it.

I've been praying and praying and praying.

I prayed so hard I couldn't be ignored.

- Wow.

Wow.

- Oh, and I forgot to mention,

at first I asked God for a little brother.

- Right. - But now I'm thinking

of asking for a brother, a sister, and another brother.

- Baby girl, I don't think mommy's gonna be too cool

with having to get pregnant two more times.

- No, not two more times.

All at once. Triplets!

- Trip. You said triplets.

- Triplets.

- You said triplets.

Triplets.

Triplets.

Baby?

- Yeah.

Are you okay?

- Huh?

- You look like you've seen a ghost.

- I'm, I think I've seen three.

- Oh. - Are you okay?

What's going on?

- No. - You look queasy.

- I feel that way.

This morning sickness is starting to become

morning, noon and night sickness.

- Right. - And I just, ugh.

And I just kind of feel like I'm having like three.

- Triplets. Triplets?

- What?

- Triplets?

- Jeff, no one said anything about-

- Are we having triplets?

- What are we ha.

Triplets. - No one's said

anything about any triplets.

- No. You just said three and then you stopped.

- I was saying that this morning sickness

has me feeling three times worse than when I had Raeleigh.

But do you think that we're having triplets?

- No. No.

Why, are we having triplets? (bright music)

- I don't think so. - Okay.

- I don't know. - Okay.

Okay.

- Okay.

I mean, you did say though that

there's never too much family in our family.

So would you, would that be a problem if we did?

Oh God. That would be a problem, wouldn't it?

- No, no, no, no.

I guess. - It'll be okay,

I start to get anxious.

- I think we'd be cool.

- You think so?

- I do. Give me a kiss.

We'd get through it.

So if we don't take it, I'd like to dance with my wife.

♪ I've made my healthy share of failed mistakes ♪

♪ Still lovin' to give and I take ♪

- Thank you, God, you really came through.

Never doubted you for a second though.

And now that we're on a roll, instead of just one baby,

I was thinking, how about trip-

(grunting)

- Oh! I cannot believe this!

Everything I do for that woman.

Oh, God.

Don't be sending your packages to my house no more.

She'd do that to kick me out.

(indistinct)

Ooh.

Oh!

- God. Damn.

(soft music)

Not again.

Are you okay?

- I've literally never been swept off my feet.

- I'm glad I could be your first.

(upbeat music)

- Yes.

(laughing)

♪ When I'm running through your mind ♪

- [Director] Quiet, Apryl.

- But I'm supposed- - Quiet.

♪ Between these arms ♪ - Still rolling.

♪ Oh yeah, it's easy, baby ♪

(growlS)

♪ You can have me anytime ♪

- I'm not even, I'm-

- Concentrate baby.

Apryl's not ready yet.

Apryl, fix your hair.

Wait a minute.

- Come on. I haven't got time to play with you!

- All right, here we go.

We're good. We're good now.

♪ You might as well fuck with me ♪

♪ We already talk ♪

♪ Like every day ♪ - Hello?

- Is that Rayleigh?

- Hello. - Rayleigh sweetheart.

- [Rayleigh] Door's stuck.

- Didn't we give her a key?

I thought you gave her a key?

♪ Energy baby ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm supposed to be, baby ♪

- Are you a fillin' a potty girl?

- Will you shut up? She doin' her-

Can you please just moon back?

Moonback walk. Moonwalk back.

- That'll be the moonback walk.

- I can't even think.

- Mama.

- Boy. - The, the, the, the

Just stop your crying.

- Sorry. I said moonback, moonback.

- Moonback walk.

- [Crew] James, I can see your sound pack.

- You gotta hold your breath. James.

♪ James I can see your sound pack ♪

- Got hurt before James passes out.

Rae would love this man. Oh my god.

Rae would love this, but, it's not even wrapped up.

Wait a minute. - It's like

artificial intelligence.

- Oh, wait a minute.

Is it one of those AI dolls?

Oh, snap!

Oh, dude.

- [Female Crew] I'm sorry.

- [Male Crew] Sorry, research. Sorry about that.

He went down. I went down with him.

- Left the sheets in it.

- I'm coming. I'm coming back.

- So where's Calvin?

- He's knocked out on pain.

Pain, painkillers, pain meds.

- Pain meds?

- Yeah, you, it's a long story.

You should go check out. Check him out.

Check on him.

(crew laughing)

Shut up.

Boop! (beep)

Baby. She's on her way!

(crew laughing)

- If it were logical, you would've ended up with Melanie.

- Boogers. He ate his boogers!

(crew laughing)

We can't let the past get in the way of our future.

You said that.

- Oh, oh!

- Lemme go back here. Look at that, look at that.

(vocalizes)

(laughing)

Ahh, okay. Tell me when you're ready.

Fire it up!

- [Angel] I would like to dedicate this song.

- Is this real?

- Yeah.

- Okay, don't pay.

- Mel. Ease up a bit.

Mel, ease up a bit, okay?

Hold on.

- Let's reset?

- Yeah.

(laughing)

- I think you reversed.

I think me and you have done nothing right.

(laughing)

Reset.

- I'll tell you what I saw in her.

(crew member speaks)

- Yeah.

- Can I say, can I act, can I be in it?

No.

- Okay, it's on you.

- I'm in a movie. I'm tryna...

- Oh shit!

- Goddamn microphone.

- I got it, I got it. - Goddamn it.

- I got it.

- So we are unbreakable.

(sniggering)

- [Mel] Yeah. What I call this person.

- There's nobody there.

- [Mel] Jonathan Little Major.

Oh, (laughs) so cute.

- Wait, what's going on right now?

- Come on in. Come on in.

- What's happening?

- Had a haircut. Come on Jonathan.

(Diane laughing)

- He's right there. Why are you talking to nobody?

(Jeff laughs)

(music ends)