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Jennifer Holliday?

Anita Williams. Get over here, girl. Bring it in.

[cheering]

Joey was arrogant.

He even insulted my family.

You're just another Dupree

baptized in the same self-righteous water.

And that's why you came over last night.

Just give me the damn bag so we can go.

LIA: Every action

has a consequence

that someone must pay.

And if Joey has already figured us out,

Bill won't be too far behind.

Okay, chill out.

We need to kill Bill already

and get the hell out before he can ruin us.

[exhales] Man.

[chuckles] I've never been so happy to get a text

from an unknown number.

It's not proof of life until you hug your big brother.

Tell Ma I'm okay.

I shouldn't even be in your face right now.

I thought I was being a good son, but I was fumbling.

Asking Naomi to set up a call for you and Ma was not the move.

-You meant well. Naomi's just holding on right now. -She was so upset.

Yeah, I-I realized real quick that I messed up.

And then Ma laid into me double.

But "do not disturb" is the family mandate.

Uh, I was out of step,

-per usual. -That's not-

-That's not true, bro. -Come on.

You know I'm the reason we're one blue blood shy

of our own CBS cop show.

Okay, now, that's true.

But seriously, Izaiah, we're good.

Any idea how much longer?

I'm closer.

-No one wants this wrapped up more than I do. -Yeah.

I know you're missing Naomi.

Especially today.

JACOB: Happy anniversary, Naomi.

Happy anniversary, Jacob.

-Hey. -Hi.

How you holding up?

-[sighs] -Better.

-After last night. -Oh.

Jacob came home?

-I went to him. -The no-tell motel.

-[chuckles] -So hot, it's like out of a movie.

Yeah, a cheap, tacky movie, maybe.

But...

all that washes away when I see him.

Mm. Well, please tell me

it won't be so long until the next time?

It's day by day.

And right now he's on standby.

They-

God, whoever "they" are-

want him at the ready.

-For what? -Jacob can't tell me.

I mean, we've kept cases from each other before,

-but... -This is different.

Please, no pity today. [chuckles]

Okay.

How about presents?

What?

-[chuckles] -Ashley.

You did not keep our wedding favors from all these years.

No, no. I gobbled up those truffles

even before you threw the bouquet.

-[chuckles] -But I went to the same confectioner

with a picture and...

Ashley...

Ugh! I thought I could make it through this day without crying.

Happy anniversary, Naomi.

? ?

NAOMI: It's just too pretty.

I want to wait to share it with Jacob.

Yeah.

Which is why I got two.

Okay, now I'm gonna have to hurt you.

-Mm-hmm. You're welcome. -[chuckles]

-Ashley... -[chuckles softly]

You want me to come by after work?

Maybe.

I'm heading to Mom's now.

She's pretending she just happens to need some company.

-You're doubting. -[chuckles softly] I'll be lucky

if there isn't a recreated wedding cake when I get there.

[chuckles]

She and Dad pressed at brunch

about Jacob being gone for so long, and...

I couldn't keep my game face.

And now their minds are heading straight to divorce court.

Well, better that than knowing what he's really doing.

We should've come up with a better cover story

than training sessions.

No. It wouldn't have mattered.

It's a step too far for anyone to believe that your Jacob

would miss your anniversary.

There wouldn't be an anniversary

-if you hadn't nudged so hard. -Eh,

I don't know.

He would have found a way.

Or we might never have happened if it weren't for you, bestie.

I'm done.

I am way too cute and way too accomplished

to be waiting around for Hottie Cop.

You are so not done. [chuckles]

And, besides, Hottie Cop made the first move.

Yeah. And ever since I did not give him my number

at the coffee shop, he got gun-shy.

He'll flirt with me all he wants to at the courthouse,

but... he won't pull the trigger.

-Hmm. -And today I literally said I'd give him my number

if he promised to use it,

and he bolted.

But get this-

you know that cute bailiff?

Mm. J.T.?

-Oh, he is gorgeous. -Mm-hmm. Mm.

He overheard and he offered himself up,

said he'd worship those digits

-and the goddess who gave them. -Okay.

-[laughs] -Mega points for J.T.

[sighs] Yeah.

He, uh...

wants to take me to a monster truck rally.

[chuckles] You snob.

You know what, next time you see J.T.,

you give him my number because I want to go places.

Yeah, to Paris, not the Manassas truck pull.

[laughing]: I can't.

And there's something about Hottie Cop.

Hmm.

The fact that he's hot?

And he hasn't once asked me what my sign is.

He's funny, and I...

just have to let it go.

Or you could make Hottie Cop's day.

You could ask him out.

Yeah. And when he turns me down,

I'll have to look at him on the daily.

And when I'm right and you two fall madly in love?

I'll buy you a coffee.

-[chuckles] -I help you win

the love of your life and all I get is a latte.

Yeah, that's nowhere near enough.

Thank you.

I'm getting you a cookie, too.

-Okay. -[laughing]

So how come you had time to see me and not your wife?

I'm kind of on call today.

I don't want to bring Naomi here and have to bail.

If you hitting the homestretch,

you want her nowhere near.

Can I jump in with a little brotherly support?

Uh-oh. College man's about to start philosophizing.

-[chuckles] -Did Du Bois ever say anything

about lovers separated by crime solving?

You know, I'd actually go with bell hooks.

"When we choose love,

we choose to move against fear."

-[laughs] Damn, man. -[chuckles]

Let me guess, your new girlfriend inspired that?

Maybe.

Did Pop say anything?

Just that Ma and Eva had their own very special

-Meet the Parent moment. -Ah. You know

-Darlene Hawthorne don't play. -Nah.

She probably thought I was showing up with a debutante

like you did. But Eva is so not that.

And so right for me.

You rewriting history?

Ma didn't like Naomi either.

But none of that mattered to me.

I mean, from what I remember, you said you showed up

-with your Issa Rae with a law degree. -[chuckles]

How could anyone in our fam have a problem with that?

Yeah, right, man. Try me.

Her last name alone was almost a red flag.

[chuckling]

I can't believe you know Orphey Gene's.

How many times have we been in the same room

-without knowing it? -Trust me,

if we were in the same room,

I would have noticed.

[both chuckle softly]

You know, we just found out that you were at the same SZA concert

as me last month.

You know, now that I think about it,

I did feel very handsome that night.

-Was that you? [laughs] -[scoffs]

Look, a buddy of mine moonlights at a dive bar over on the wharf

and she likes to drop in sometimes, so maybe we could...?

Hmm.

I wonder if J.T. likes her, too.

-The bailiff? -Mm-hmm.

Okay, fine. I deserve that.

I should've asked you out.

And you still didn't.

I asked you. [chuckles softly]

Well, you're the one who curved me

at that bougie coffee shop over on Marshall.

Wait, that is not fair.

We had never said a word to each other.

I wasn't gonna give my number to some stranger

just because he was a cop.

This was different.

Fine.

But, look, you know you're fine.

And you're brilliant.

And my ego can handle both, but you're also a Dupree.

But you can't handle that?

It's not about what I can handle.

It's about what your family name means.

Black American royalty.

Being a Dupree isn't what you think it is.

Oh, let me guess, it's better?

Different.

We're about blazing our own path.

And that path doesn't have to be fancy.

Just has to be...

something good.

Something additive.

Mm.

Sounds more like a mission.

I don't need the fancy.

I've attended balls and I've worn designer clothes,

and I'm not knocking it or returning it.

-Mm. -But what I want out of life is

something good,

inside the courtroom and out.

-I'm sure you have one hell of a closing argument. -[chuckles softly]

You sure this isn't some way station

-on the way to the White House? -Oh, no.

No, I could have taken a place at my dad's firm

or used my gran's fame to launch a singing career.

Wait, you can sing?

Oh. Uh-uh.

You're not getting to that base yet.

[both chuckle]

I'm a public defender,

not some nepo baby.

That's how I Dupree.

You know, I want to do the same.

To do good.

And cop families have a legacy of their own.

I'm sorry.

Here I am riding you because you're a Dupree...

...but I'm following in my father's shiny service shoes.

-Mm. -Would I still be a cop

if it wasn't for Pops? Maybe.

Do I think he's my personal superhero? Absolutely.

My family has been friends of the station forever,

and they speak highly of the chief.

He must be really proud.

[phone chimes]

Oh, shoot.

Judge Henson is not a fan of tardiness.

Please, Henson's a pussycat.

[scoffs] In what universe?

Since he was my scoutmaster.

Look, I'll tell him I held you up.

You're an actual Boy Scout?

Let's get you to court, shall we?

-Come on. -[chuckles]

Did he ever show you those merit badges?

I helped him earn a few new ones, too.

I'm pretty good at earning badges in bad behavior.

Well, no wonder Darlene gave you the side-eye. [chuckles]

Ugh, I don't think it would have mattered how I behaved.

No one was good enough for her boys.

When it came to Jacob and his ma,

my last name was a strike against me.

You know, it's-it's funny we haven't properly met before.

Oh, we met.

You and your sister nearly ran over me

at the police charity ice-skating fundraiser.

You were dressed like princesses.

You were adorable.

But it's never too early for home training.

My gran would agree. [chuckles]

Sounds like good Southern manners.

Where's she from?

-Chicago, originally. -Mm.

My people came from South Carolina.

-I'm guessing you're not familiar? -Oh, actually,

uh, my soror and I, we spent spring break in Mount Pleasant.

[chuckles] I was completely Southern charmed by the people

-and the sunsets- -That zip code

is nothing but luxury.

I'm sure your hometown's lovely.

Where are you from?

Where the real people live.

Mrs. Hawthorne, I didn't mean to-

Oh, I may not have gone to a fancy school

or been a part of some sorority,

but I'm proud.

And you should be.

Being a dispatcher is one of the most valued jobs, period.

It takes nerves of steel, which can't be taught.

My wife's the woman you want on your side

-for any crisis. -Mm.

And not everyone needs college.

Indulge me-

who in your circle didn't go to college?

Ma, really?

My mom and grandmother.

Gran made it from Cabrini-Green

all the way to the top of the charts

without stepping on a campus.

That's quite a rise.

And my mom, she stepped off the runway to raise us

and help my dad start his firm,

you know, scouting clients

-and designing the offices- -Behind every good man,

there's a woman pulling the strings.

Is that what you're planning for our son?

I like Jacob.

Just as he is.

Thank you, baby.

Ma, seriously?

Come on.

[phone chimes]

Hang on, man. I got to tend to this.

Listen, man, if you want Eva to stick,

she's gonna have to rise above Ma's shade.

Noted.

All right, man.

I'm out of here.

Hey, don't be a hero.

Or do.

Just come home.

Hey, man, can you do me a favor?

DANI: Sparkling cider for me. Dr. Ahn suggested

I keep my alcohol count low for BRCA reasons,

which I have been doing consistently

every sixth Tuesday of the month.

But since you didn't inherit the demon DNA,

you want real bubbles?

No, I like these bubbles, too.

That's fine.

DANI: Okay.

To my perfect baby

and her perfect mate.

Happy anniversary.

Thanks, Mom.

You know, I knew you were always in our corner.

From day one.

Well, almost.

But once in, you were all in.

I was just protective

because I had never seen you crushing so hard.

-[chuckles] -Ooh, except when you fell for...

What's his name?

Um, you encouraged me to run away with What's His Name.

Because I thought you were going to use that voice

that you inherited from your gran to pick up the mic

-and change the world in that band of his. -[laughs]

-But you decided to use your voice for other reasons. -Yeah.

To help those who don't have one.

Proud of you.

Thanks, Mom.

Whatever happened to What's His Name?

He's still backing big bands and on the road.

And you are exactly where

and with exactly whom you belong.

-Yeah. -I just needed you to make the case.

-[scoffs] Okay. -[chuckles]

DANI: Be brutal.

It's flawless.

Why are you doubting?

After WinterFest's dress-gate last year?

Your father waited until we got home to imply

that my outfit was a hot mess.

Well, maybe you were just too hot, period.

That was rude.

Okay, my lawyer daughter.

Just tell me if I need to be protected from this dress.

Trust your sartorial gut,

not Dad's.

And speaking of my personal protective detail at WinterFest,

I need an extra ticket.

For Jacob.

Someone is leveling up.

Does he know that showing up on your arm

means something to the family?

To society?

If the Fairmont Crest ladies need something to goss about,

they should be kikiing over Jacob and me cohabitating.

[gasps] Wha...

Well, he's at my place or I'm at his every night.

Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh! Don't act like this decision is being made

from up here when we both know it is...

coming from a place that's much lower.

-Mom. -Your heart!

Dirty girl.

[scoffs]

You said that you wouldn't take this step unless you were sure.

Well, Mom,

I love him.

And he loves me.

-[squeals] -[laughs]

[both laughing]

Parents always want the next generation to have it better.

And I got to say, my girls are killing it.

Jacob is such a good man.

He's never disrespectful.

Boy was raised right.

Mm-hmm. Whatever Elon and Darlene did,

-their boys show up for their women. -Mm-hmm.

You got a different set of skills from your father.

Such as?

-How to make a deal. -Mm.

Do you remember when you moved in with Jacob?

You had those plans more laid than some people's edges.

-[laughing] -You even mapped out

proper plate placement

-in the dishwasher. -Okay,

first of all, I learned a lot from my supermodel mom.

And I thought prepping would keep the nerves at bay.

Did it work?

-Not even a little. -[laughs]

Why does pizza hit different in a new apartment?

Baby, you have a little sauce on your...

-Mm? Where? -No, no, no.

-Not there. -Here?

[both chuckle]

[Naomi chuckles]

[clears throat]

-Mmm! -[giggles]

Here, let me take that.

-The air mattress! -Thank you.

Okay, we'll bring this back to your mom

as soon as our furniture arrives tomorrow, okay?

Yeah. Make sure you thank her for us.

Sure.

You're living with a boy.

-I know. [giggles] -[giggles]

-Can I stay and help you unpack? -Mm-hmm.

[air mattress inflating]

Oh, he's not wasting any time. [chuckles softly]

You know what, I'm gonna leave you two to, uh...

christen.

No. Please, stay.

You can be our first dinner guest.

-Hawaiian. -Mm-hmm.

It's one of those soft-top mattresses. Nice.

Well, duh. Miss Private School here

hasn't even ever slept on an air mattress.

-Oh, wait, that is not true. -Mm-hmm.

-I was the queen of sleepovers. -[chuckles]

I felt like I was Raven-Symon� in Princess Diaries 2.

Mm. The princess sleepover.

-When she and Julie Andrews sing... -Yeah.

...and then they slide down that massive ramp

-into a pile of mattresses and pillows. -[laughing]

You don't know what we're talking about.

I don't. But I'm sure this is gonna be even better.

-Because you're here now. -Yep.

-Mm. -[chuckles] -Well,

my work here is done.

-[chuckles] -Bye. -Bye.

-[sighs] -[door closes]

You want another slice?

Uh, I think I want to test out

-that air mattress. -Mm.

-Okay. -[giggles]

Not so fast. [chuckles softly]

[phone chimes]

Do you remember when the reverend was supposed to say

"Who gives this woman to this man?"

and he left it out?

Yeah. I thought he just got nervous and forgot.

It was your dad.

Fathering.

He thought it was barbaric.

[scoffs]

That is so funny,

because I told Jacob he couldn't ask Dad for my hand

-because it would be an affront to my agency. -[chuckles]

Oh, poor Jacob.

Caught between two very stubborn Hamiltons.

Not the way your detective handled it.

Or would have handled it.

-Mom. -Mm-hmm.

-What does that mean? -What?

Mom.

Did Jacob circle back and ask Dad for his secret blessing?

No,

He asked for mine.

You want a scotch?

Well, at least sit down.

[chuckles nervously]

Is Naomi okay?

I just wanted to let you know

what an incredible woman you've raised.

Didn't do it myself.

I know she loves her dad,

but I'm here to talk to you.

Naomi and Chelsea, they're...

they're a testament to you.

Their ambition,

their generosity,

their kindness.

And I want to let you know

that I'll only be additive to that equation.

Whatever dreams Naomi has and wants to pursue,

I'll champion.

I'll never stand in her way.

-I wouldn't imagine anything different. -Okay.

So did you two have a fight?

Don't tell me you stepped out on my daughter.

-No, no, no, no, no. Of course not. -Then what's with

all the hopes and dreams, Jacob?

Well...

I want to make Naomi's come true.

And mine.

Wait.

Sorry, sorry.

[chuckles softly]

[exhales] Okay.

I'd like to ask for your daughter's hand.

-Of course. -[chuckles]

[chuckling]: Yes, Jacob.

-Aw! -[chuckles]

Welcome to the family, baby.

Why tell me now?

I thought you needed to hear how wonderful Jacob is today.

Unless you don't think it's wonderful.

No, it-it was.

And he is.

Jacob wanted you to know that he was offering me a future

where he never, ever took anything away from me, like...

Like your dad took from me?

Your man kept his word.

You knew before anyone else that I was getting married

and you actually kept the secret all this time?

-And I helped plan the proposal. -[scoffs]

Even though you did everything in your power to blow it up.

-Mm. -[laughing]

[door opens]

Babe.

Look, I know it's just Ashley, but you got to throw on a dress.

Ugh. I already begged off.

I had an awful day in court.

Well, maybe talking it through with your best friend will help.

I just want to curl up with my man

and the second season of our show.

And what about Ashley?

Well, she's already seen season two.

Okay, baby, listen.

You said you didn't want to be one of those women

who gets into a relationship and avoids her friends, right?

Besides, Ashley doesn't want you to stop telling her things,

like how much of an asshat Judge Farraday was this morning.

-Mm. -Come on.

Let go.

Listen, part of being a bestie

is the freedom to say you're too ti-ti.

And part of being a girlfriend is knowing

when her boyfriend is being totally sus.

Okay. Well, did it ever occur to you

that I just might have plans myself?

No. Because we share that adorable iCal.

Well, I didn't put it in the adorable iCal.

Well, then, by all means,

if you have someplace to be, don't let me stop you.

Geez.

You know what? Fine.

Jacob.

Shh.

Just relax.

Have you lost

-your damn mi- -[chuckles]

[Naomi scoffs]

[romantic music playing]

You want to know what my plan was?

I'm supposed to be wearing a tux right now at Brookside Gardens,

the sun coming down behind me,

lighting you up as you're walking on a path

strewn with yellow roses,

your favorite.

And there I am,

standing there, waiting for you,

all while this song is playing.

But I guess now we'll have to improvise.

-Jacob? -[chuckles softly]

Naomi Hamilton,

I've never met anyone more infuriating,

more stubborn...

[scoffs]

...and more beautiful than you.

And I know this isn't what I planned,

but I couldn't wait another minute

without asking you this question.

[chuckles]

Naomi, you caught me by surprise.

I had this whole plan laid out for my life.

I was good.

But the second I laid my eyes on you,

you blew all that up.

I had to talk to you.

I had to hear your voice.

And as soon as I met you,

I realized you were more than I could ever have imagined

for myself.

More than anything I could dream of.

More than the poets and the writers

-and the singers could ever say. -[chuckles]

You were prettier, kinder,

brighter, smarter.

And somehow

-you liked me, too. [chuckles] -[chuckles]

More than liked me.

I couldn't fathom how somebody like you could choose me.

But you did.

And you continue to choose me each and every day.

Naomi, you came along and blew my heart wide open.

I love you more than anything in this world, baby.

Oh. I love you, too. [sniffles]

Do you choose me now?

[chuckles]

Do you choose me forever?

Naomi Hamilton...

[both chuckle]

...will you marry me?

[sniffles]

Oh. [sniffles]

-[chuckles, sniffles] -[chuckles]

-Yes, I will marry you. -Okay. Okay.

Oh, I did that backwards, didn't I?

-That's okay. It still counts. Still counts. -[sniffles]

[chuckles]

Oh.

-I love it. -[chuckles]

Yeah, my mom gave me my grandmother's necklace,

and I melted it down and added that stone.

I've never seen anything like it.

Wait, your mom knows,

which means my mom has to know, which means-

-And Ashley and Chelsea- -Baby, relax.

Everybody's in your mom and dad's living room right now,

waiting with champagne.

And Ashley, too?

Oh, no, she's actually at the park with her phone,

waiting to capture the moment.

I was just about to text her.

All right, I'm calling her.

All right, well, do it while you get dressed.

[chuckles softly]

No. No, no.

Jacob Hawthorne, you did not propose to me with my bonnet on.

Baby, you've never been more beautiful.

[Naomi chuckles]

Well, if you didn't love him already,

that proposal would've clinched it.

Oh, the heart and timing on that boy.

I swear, he could've been a poet

-or a lead in a rom-com. -[chuckles]

No. My man was born to be a detective,

cracking cases.

Like he cracked you?

I couldn't ever imagine

someone getting past...

these walls,

let alone setting up permanent residence.

This...

mystery training

means your husband's stepping it up as a detective, doesn't it?

Jacob pledged he would never hold me back from my dreams.

So how can I hold him back from his?

Doesn't mean it's easy being the one sitting by the phone, Naomi.

But isn't that what love is?

You know, supporting your person as they become

who they're meant to be?

My wise girl.

I didn't know that my first go-round.

But I know it this time with Andre.

Maybe I learned it from the two of you.

Why don't you just stay over?

You're trying to keep me from my wedding albums.

I know you stole the tradition from the grands,

-but it can wait until- -It's how

we remember where we've been

and to think about where we're going.

There's another reason you should look at those pictures.

And what's that?

So you can remember who was at your wedding.

Because that day, you two only had eyes for each other.

NAOMI: Guilty as charged.

You said I opened your heart,

but I was the one stumbling around closed off.

-Emotions aren't my first language. -[chuckles]

But with you,

the words just came tumbling.

And part of me wondered if I said too much.

[chuckles softly] Naomi...

But there you were,

just receiving,

making me feel protected.

And seen.

And heard.

We made this place.

A place where the love goes both ways.

Jacob Hawthorne,

you are my safe place.

You are my happy place.

You're my whole heart.

I vow to spend the rest of my life

making sure you feel just as safe and happy

as we search for new joys

each and every day.

Naomi,

a partner is steadfast.

He communicates his needs

and anticipates yours.

He has integrity.

If it gets tough

or if things go haywire,

he always has your back.

I promise to give you my heart.

[chuckles softly] Jacob...

I didn't know life could be this full.

I didn't know this level of happiness existed.

It's always you, Naomi Hamilton.

I pledge myself to you today,

tomorrow,

and forever.

REVEREND: And I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Jacob, you may kiss your bride.

[chuckles]

[cheers and applause]

[whooping]

You take care of my girl now.

Baby, it was so beautiful.

-I will, sir. -I'm so happy, Mom.

-I can see that. Aw! -[laughing]

IZAIAH: Looking sharp,

-Pops. -Yeah.

-Nice sneaks. -[scoffs]

I'm here, ain't I?

Less formal than the cater-waiters.

The groom's not noticing my footwear.

Mm. Maybe.

But he couldn't miss that you opted out

of standing by him today

because you wouldn't wear a monkey suit.

Why would you deprive your mother of seeing

her sons lined up together in the pictures?

Almost like a real family, huh?

But one of these things is not like the other.

So this is payback

for calling you out on things

that you should be embarrassed about.

You think I didn't want to stand up for Jacob?

No, I just couldn't stand you.

Huh.

You're a heat-seeking missile targeting every which way

-I disappoint. -Well, if the sneak fits.

All you had to do was be a man for once-

To hell with that.

And with you.

-Turn your back on your- -Get off of me!

This is not how Hawthornes behave.

Jacob deserved one day.

One.

Bill,

I'm so sorry that my son brought his insolence.

Son, this is not that kind of party.

This is a family matter.

Oh, we're all family now.

You want to talk to me, Izaiah?

I'm not exactly feeling the love.

-I'm out. -Oh.

S-Stay.

Think of your brother.

-I am. I am. -Please?

Okay, he-he doesn't need to see this.

-Izaiah... -No, no. Let his ass go.

He doesn't belong.

IZAIAH: I'm late, bro,

but happy to suit up now.

I just wanted to see how you're doing.

Listen...

...I've kept my mouth shut,

but this so-called training that Jacob is doing,

-I don't- -Where was this father-in-law concern

when you convinced Jacob to arrest Mom?

-Naomi- -You know, what you asked of him

sent Jacob and me spinning

while you moved forward with your honeymoon plans.

No, you knew better than anyone how I feel about my father

and what he did to my mother.

And then you-

-Did my job. -You executed

his sneak attack. That's what you did.

How do you expect me to trust you after that?

Because right now, I don't recognize

the man that I married.

BILL: I should have made a different call.

Naomi, I know something can fester between a couple.

Okay? And if mistakes were made-

Jacob and I aren't you and Mom.

Pro tip-

sleeping with your daughter's best friend,

it's not great for marital health.

I just want you and Jacob to do as I say and not as I did.

I could've stuck my head in the sand, but...

Jacob was the one to force the issue

until it wasn't an issue anymore.

He is lovingly relentless.

When we got married, I meant every word of my vows.

I did, too.

For better or for worse, right?

Along with all those other things.

We're supposed to be there for each other

through the good and the bad, the hard and the easy.

The day I put this ring on your finger...

...I signed up for the full ride.

That's all I know.

That's all I know.

Me, too.

Jacob's not making an excuse to stay away.

Okay?

We are missing each other like crazy right now.

I know I came down hard on you, but I'm glad you stopped by.

Hmm. Well, I can be lovingly relentless, too.

-[chuckles softly] -And, sweetheart,

you know your wedding is still my pinnacle.

-Not either of your own? -Yeah.

No, too many nerves at the first one,

too many bullets at the second.

-[chuckles] -[chuckles] All compliments

-of your mother. [chuckles] -[chuckling]: No, no.

-I shouldn't laugh. -[chuckles softly]

I've said my piece.

And you tell Jacob that his favorite father-in-law

sends his regards.

-Okay? -I will.

All right.

-Bye, Dad. -Bye.

? I can't recall you ?

? I think I'm broken in two ?

-[chuckles softly] -? Too many paths I lost...

Jacob.

? Somewhere on this lonely road

? So it goes ?

? ?

JACOB: I hope you're reading this wearing my T-shirt

and your bonnet.

You know how much that gets me going.

Everything came at us this year

and kept coming.

When we said "I do,"

we were so sure we could love our way through whatever.

But now we've lived it and proved it.

And we should be honoring it right now.

We should be looking at our wedding album,

curled up on the couch

with that bottle of wine we've been saving.

But I promise, baby,

we'll make it all up.

Maybe we finally use our trip to Mexico.

You know what? No.

No more maybes.

We will, soon.

And now I need you to tap into your imagination.

I need you to imagine I'm there with you...

...holding you.

And I'll be imagining the same thing.

My arms are around you.

My breath's on your neck.

I kiss that spot you love and you can imagine

all that comes next.

[chuckles] Well, not that part.

The part where I tell you I love you.

I love you, Naomi.

Just keep imagining it

until I can wrap my arms around you for real.

Because that's what we are, baby.

We're the realest thing in the whole world.

? I need you, I need you now ?

? I need you, I need you ?

? To show me how ?

? I need you, I need you now. ?

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