1 00:00:03,647 --> 00:00:06,826 Sweetheart, I am capable of walking 2 00:00:06,827 --> 00:00:08,413 under my own power. 3 00:00:08,517 --> 00:00:11,413 No one is questioning your might, my love. 4 00:00:11,517 --> 00:00:13,551 Just following through on my promise 5 00:00:13,655 --> 00:00:15,620 of door-to-couch service. 6 00:00:15,724 --> 00:00:18,689 You promised not to treat me like a porcelain doll. 7 00:00:18,793 --> 00:00:21,448 I am not leaving your side until we know 8 00:00:21,551 --> 00:00:24,068 how you're going to respond to chemo. 9 00:00:24,172 --> 00:00:26,206 Aren't you tired of watching? 10 00:00:26,310 --> 00:00:29,379 You watched me read, you watched me nap. 11 00:00:29,380 --> 00:00:31,481 You watched that medicine drip into me, 12 00:00:31,482 --> 00:00:33,034 hopefully working its magic. 13 00:00:33,137 --> 00:00:34,689 All this watching. 14 00:00:34,793 --> 00:00:36,827 Your time could have been better spent. 15 00:00:36,931 --> 00:00:38,586 Where else would I have been? 16 00:00:38,689 --> 00:00:40,103 With the girls. 17 00:00:40,206 --> 00:00:43,448 I know how nerve-racking it is waiting for these results. 18 00:00:43,551 --> 00:00:46,931 They were waiting for word that you got through the chemo. 19 00:00:47,034 --> 00:00:50,206 Any other answers are for another day. 20 00:00:50,310 --> 00:00:52,517 Well, Lia said today. 21 00:00:53,862 --> 00:00:56,206 And you haven't made a single call. 22 00:00:57,206 --> 00:01:00,655 I've been busy watching my favorite program, 23 00:01:00,758 --> 00:01:02,689 The Anita Show. 24 00:01:02,793 --> 00:01:04,137 Vernon... 25 00:01:05,172 --> 00:01:06,689 [sighs] Martin called. 26 00:01:06,690 --> 00:01:10,309 If it was good news, you would have already 27 00:01:10,310 --> 00:01:12,275 shared it with me to lift my spirits. 28 00:01:12,379 --> 00:01:15,068 The doctor said for you to stay calm. 29 00:01:15,172 --> 00:01:18,206 And my husband's closed lips are preventing that. 30 00:01:18,310 --> 00:01:20,793 The results are in. 31 00:01:20,896 --> 00:01:22,931 Nicole is not a carrier. 32 00:01:23,033 --> 00:01:25,033 Oh, thank God. 33 00:01:26,275 --> 00:01:28,275 You always use your words precisely. 34 00:01:28,379 --> 00:01:30,241 You didn't say Dani. 35 00:01:30,655 --> 00:01:33,103 We always knew there was a probability. 36 00:01:34,827 --> 00:01:36,723 Now it's a reality. 37 00:01:37,758 --> 00:01:39,344 Dani has the BRCA gene. 38 00:01:41,448 --> 00:01:43,448 ANDRE: A watched phone never rings. 39 00:01:43,551 --> 00:01:46,000 I know no such thing. 40 00:01:46,103 --> 00:01:47,517 What does it say about me 41 00:01:47,620 --> 00:01:50,689 that the people I love the most don't want me around? 42 00:01:50,690 --> 00:01:52,722 Father says he's fine to tend to Mother on his own, 43 00:01:52,723 --> 00:01:54,032 and my girls didn't want me to come 44 00:01:54,033 --> 00:01:55,758 get their blood drawn with them. 45 00:01:55,759 --> 00:01:57,343 And you think your presence is gonna change 46 00:01:57,344 --> 00:01:59,310 how tired Anita will be 47 00:01:59,413 --> 00:02:00,862 or impact the results? 48 00:02:00,965 --> 00:02:02,482 No. 49 00:02:02,586 --> 00:02:06,344 Do you need to be there for them or be there for you? 50 00:02:06,448 --> 00:02:07,931 For both. 51 00:02:08,033 --> 00:02:11,275 My mother made me, and my girls are me. 52 00:02:11,379 --> 00:02:13,489 Naomi and Chelsea are the best parts of me. 53 00:02:13,551 --> 00:02:14,689 Hey. [sighs] 54 00:02:15,896 --> 00:02:18,206 And you think you'll comfort them? 55 00:02:18,310 --> 00:02:19,793 As a mother, I'd... 56 00:02:19,794 --> 00:02:22,723 I would be bawling over the needle going in 57 00:02:22,724 --> 00:02:24,930 -and they don't need that. -They still need you, 58 00:02:24,931 --> 00:02:26,586 and they want you, 59 00:02:26,689 --> 00:02:28,619 even if you can't be there physically. 60 00:02:29,379 --> 00:02:32,389 Besides, there's a chance that they don't even get the gene. 61 00:02:32,413 --> 00:02:34,448 This is me, Andre. 62 00:02:34,449 --> 00:02:36,688 The math just doesn't math like that for me. 63 00:02:36,689 --> 00:02:39,379 The-the chips rarely fall in my favor. 64 00:02:39,482 --> 00:02:41,379 -My girls... -Come on. 65 00:02:41,380 --> 00:02:43,378 Come on. There's no sense in getting yourself all worked up. 66 00:02:43,379 --> 00:02:45,413 I am trying to be positive, 67 00:02:45,517 --> 00:02:46,896 but my results are in. 68 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,930 Why would I think my kids would escape the same fate? 69 00:02:49,931 --> 00:02:52,102 -Why wouldn't you? -I just keep thinking 70 00:02:52,103 --> 00:02:53,550 -about all the choices... -Baby, 71 00:02:53,551 --> 00:02:55,781 maybe you should stop thinking altogether. 72 00:02:55,862 --> 00:02:58,758 Okay? Let me distract you. 73 00:03:02,068 --> 00:03:03,344 Hey. 74 00:03:03,448 --> 00:03:05,896 -You came. -You texted. 75 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:07,551 I love that we're here. 76 00:03:07,655 --> 00:03:09,034 At Uptown? 77 00:03:09,137 --> 00:03:11,482 Then I can text you with no notice 78 00:03:11,586 --> 00:03:13,000 -and you show. -[laughs] 79 00:03:13,103 --> 00:03:14,689 I'm here for whatever you need. 80 00:03:14,793 --> 00:03:16,034 No judgment. 81 00:03:16,137 --> 00:03:19,310 But was this really a spontaneous text? 82 00:03:19,413 --> 00:03:21,163 Didn't you get the results today? 83 00:03:21,206 --> 00:03:24,310 Are you trying to find out if I am dying to see you 84 00:03:24,413 --> 00:03:26,827 or if I'm actually dying? 85 00:03:26,931 --> 00:03:31,172 Sorry. I can't seem to steer myself away from gallows humor. 86 00:03:32,172 --> 00:03:35,172 Yes, the results came back. 87 00:03:36,896 --> 00:03:37,965 Nicole... 88 00:03:38,067 --> 00:03:40,241 I tested negative. 89 00:03:40,344 --> 00:03:42,241 Uh, I- I-I don't get it. 90 00:03:42,344 --> 00:03:44,034 Why-why aren't you happier? 91 00:03:46,241 --> 00:03:48,862 ? ? 92 00:04:16,274 --> 00:04:17,551 Hey. 93 00:04:17,654 --> 00:04:20,000 Oh. My bad. 94 00:04:20,001 --> 00:04:22,792 -What's up? What you need? -The Sticky Fingers case? 95 00:04:22,793 --> 00:04:24,447 Micah Hester's shoplifting crew 96 00:04:24,448 --> 00:04:26,551 isn't some kiddie smash-and-grab. 97 00:04:26,655 --> 00:04:28,862 It's an organized, six-figure menace. 98 00:04:28,965 --> 00:04:31,206 Right. Right, right. Okay, um... 99 00:04:31,310 --> 00:04:34,793 Yeah. Detective Wells, he's staking the warehouse 100 00:04:34,896 --> 00:04:36,517 and, um... 101 00:04:36,620 --> 00:04:37,724 Officer Lane... 102 00:04:37,827 --> 00:04:40,551 he set up a meeting with the fence. 103 00:04:40,552 --> 00:04:42,136 -Gerber... -You want to let me know 104 00:04:42,137 --> 00:04:44,067 when you clocked in and ready to work? 105 00:04:44,758 --> 00:04:46,793 I was just about to review this file. 106 00:04:46,794 --> 00:04:49,688 But you never give me an update without thorough details. 107 00:04:49,689 --> 00:04:51,000 Where's your head? 108 00:04:52,034 --> 00:04:53,896 On my wife. 109 00:04:53,897 --> 00:04:56,378 Gotten blood work done more times than I can count, 110 00:04:56,379 --> 00:04:58,172 but this time, 111 00:04:58,275 --> 00:05:00,620 this could really change everything. 112 00:05:00,724 --> 00:05:03,413 Well, I hope you still think that knowledge is power. 113 00:05:03,517 --> 00:05:04,793 Because it is. 114 00:05:04,896 --> 00:05:07,586 The more you know, the more you can prepare. Yeah. 115 00:05:07,689 --> 00:05:09,103 And knowledge is time, too. 116 00:05:09,206 --> 00:05:12,413 Time to appreciate your health if the test comes back negative. 117 00:05:12,517 --> 00:05:14,241 And if it's positive? 118 00:05:14,344 --> 00:05:17,896 Time to make a plan and to stay ahead of it. 119 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,241 You manage to peek in on your grandmother? 120 00:05:20,344 --> 00:05:22,034 No, only Granddad was allowed in. 121 00:05:22,137 --> 00:05:23,206 -Gran's edict. -Hmm. 122 00:05:23,310 --> 00:05:24,390 But they just got home. 123 00:05:24,413 --> 00:05:27,137 -And Chelsea? -Same as me. 124 00:05:27,241 --> 00:05:28,758 Anxious. 125 00:05:28,759 --> 00:05:30,930 But Chelsea and needles are not friends, 126 00:05:30,931 --> 00:05:33,793 so Madison's in there holding her hand. 127 00:05:34,793 --> 00:05:38,517 Hey. Thank you again for getting us in there so quickly. 128 00:05:38,620 --> 00:05:41,689 Don't mention it. I'm just happy I can do my job. 129 00:05:41,793 --> 00:05:45,758 And thank you for connecting us with that new lab tech. 130 00:05:45,862 --> 00:05:48,241 He really has a magic touch, doesn't he? 131 00:05:48,344 --> 00:05:50,068 I wouldn't know. 132 00:05:50,172 --> 00:05:53,172 Well, you could when you go out with him tonight. 133 00:05:53,965 --> 00:05:55,015 [both chuckle] 134 00:05:57,546 --> 00:06:01,205 When we were in med school, they framed it 135 00:06:01,206 --> 00:06:03,309 like it was a game of chance, rolling the dice 136 00:06:03,310 --> 00:06:05,793 to see what your body was wired for. 137 00:06:06,965 --> 00:06:09,724 I wish my sister's luck had been different. 138 00:06:09,827 --> 00:06:11,965 It's just the first steps. 139 00:06:11,966 --> 00:06:14,516 Yes, there is an elevated risk, but it doesn't mean 140 00:06:14,517 --> 00:06:16,862 that Dani's going to develop cancer. 141 00:06:16,965 --> 00:06:19,075 And you'll be there with her along the way. 142 00:06:20,103 --> 00:06:22,482 I will do a Long Island iced tea. 143 00:06:22,586 --> 00:06:24,655 SERVER: Excellent choice. 144 00:06:24,758 --> 00:06:26,206 Club soda for me. 145 00:06:26,310 --> 00:06:28,586 Okay. I'll be back with your drinks. 146 00:06:31,241 --> 00:06:34,620 You usually go for a lot less proof and more presentation. 147 00:06:34,724 --> 00:06:37,551 You, knocking a classic? 148 00:06:37,655 --> 00:06:39,586 It gets the job done. 149 00:06:39,689 --> 00:06:41,034 What's the job? 150 00:06:41,035 --> 00:06:43,378 What happened to "I'm here for you, Nicole"? 151 00:06:43,379 --> 00:06:46,379 -"Whatever you need, Nicole"? -I am here for you. 152 00:06:46,482 --> 00:06:48,862 I know the science, 153 00:06:48,965 --> 00:06:51,172 but she is my sister. 154 00:06:52,344 --> 00:06:55,862 She is the first person I got to love 155 00:06:55,965 --> 00:06:57,793 since the day she was born. 156 00:06:58,827 --> 00:07:02,068 Not just love- protect. 157 00:07:03,379 --> 00:07:04,896 When those results came in, 158 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,896 all I could think was... 159 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,517 "Not Dani." 160 00:07:11,517 --> 00:07:13,931 I would trade places with her in a heartbeat. 161 00:07:14,689 --> 00:07:16,758 Is that what she would want? 162 00:07:18,034 --> 00:07:20,586 She is happy I was spared. 163 00:07:21,931 --> 00:07:24,517 The only good thing to come out of this 164 00:07:24,620 --> 00:07:28,551 is my clean test means that Kat and Martin are out of danger. 165 00:07:28,655 --> 00:07:30,793 And Dani's means... 166 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,413 Her daughters may also have inherited the gene. 167 00:07:36,413 --> 00:07:38,463 Anita got diagnosed with breast cancer. 168 00:07:38,517 --> 00:07:40,482 Oh, man. 169 00:07:41,482 --> 00:07:42,965 I'm sorry to hear that. 170 00:07:42,966 --> 00:07:44,723 Her children got tested to see if they inherited 171 00:07:44,724 --> 00:07:46,103 the carrier gene. 172 00:07:46,104 --> 00:07:47,723 And Dani's test came back positive, 173 00:07:47,724 --> 00:07:49,834 which puts Naomi and Chelsea at risk, too. 174 00:07:51,379 --> 00:07:52,689 Why didn't you tell me? 175 00:07:52,793 --> 00:07:54,723 Or at least mention it to your mother? 176 00:07:54,724 --> 00:07:56,861 Because you always said to not act 177 00:07:56,862 --> 00:07:59,240 -until you know all the facts. -This isn't a case. 178 00:07:59,241 --> 00:08:01,412 I'm where you unload at the first hint of trouble. 179 00:08:01,413 --> 00:08:03,068 And Naomi's our family, too. 180 00:08:04,275 --> 00:08:06,034 -How's she doing? -[scoffs] 181 00:08:06,137 --> 00:08:07,206 You know her. 182 00:08:07,310 --> 00:08:09,068 Going full-on Naomi. 183 00:08:09,069 --> 00:08:11,378 Making playlists for Anita and blowing up her group chat 184 00:08:11,379 --> 00:08:12,723 with her mother and her sister 185 00:08:12,724 --> 00:08:15,240 and scouring the Internet for info like it's her job. 186 00:08:15,241 --> 00:08:16,689 Any cracks in her armor? 187 00:08:16,793 --> 00:08:20,103 Nah. Naomi's made of Dupree steel. 188 00:08:20,206 --> 00:08:21,862 I'm the one who's feeling it. 189 00:08:22,862 --> 00:08:25,212 This cancer thing is scaring the hell out of me. 190 00:08:25,758 --> 00:08:28,724 NAOMI: Well, Madison must have a way with her hands 191 00:08:28,827 --> 00:08:30,793 because you don't look fazed at all. 192 00:08:30,896 --> 00:08:33,066 Well, not just Madison. That cute lab tech? 193 00:08:33,068 --> 00:08:35,418 He had me doing this breathing exercise thing. 194 00:08:35,517 --> 00:08:37,206 -I barely felt the prick. -Hmm. 195 00:08:37,207 --> 00:08:38,860 Closest thing I've been to a threesome 196 00:08:38,861 --> 00:08:40,343 since I gave them up for true love. 197 00:08:40,344 --> 00:08:41,620 [laughs]: See? 198 00:08:41,724 --> 00:08:43,551 The hot tech's got fans. 199 00:08:43,655 --> 00:08:45,000 You're relentless. 200 00:08:46,793 --> 00:08:47,862 Go to her. 201 00:08:47,965 --> 00:08:49,793 We've got this, little sis. 202 00:08:49,896 --> 00:08:51,068 Yeah. 203 00:08:55,310 --> 00:08:57,931 Well, thanks for coming to the lab. 204 00:08:57,932 --> 00:09:00,343 Yeah, I couldn't leave you alone with Grayson. 205 00:09:00,344 --> 00:09:02,102 That man takes off his lab coat and I swear, 206 00:09:02,103 --> 00:09:05,241 all the nurses just stop and watch like he's Magic Mike. 207 00:09:05,344 --> 00:09:06,655 [laughs] 208 00:09:06,758 --> 00:09:07,965 You did amazing. 209 00:09:08,068 --> 00:09:10,931 Well, now if you just hold my hand 24/7... 210 00:09:11,034 --> 00:09:14,206 Millions live with the variant and never get the disease. 211 00:09:14,310 --> 00:09:16,275 Keep reminding me. 212 00:09:16,379 --> 00:09:18,034 Gran getting sick is forcing me 213 00:09:18,137 --> 00:09:20,655 to take a long, hard look at myself and... 214 00:09:20,758 --> 00:09:22,517 I need to make some major changes. 215 00:09:24,758 --> 00:09:27,206 You are more excited about my date than I am. 216 00:09:27,310 --> 00:09:29,862 What? He's patient and dreamy. 217 00:09:29,965 --> 00:09:31,448 I like him for you. 218 00:09:31,551 --> 00:09:33,901 And you're basing this off what, a blood test? 219 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,379 If my coffee date ends like that, 220 00:09:36,482 --> 00:09:38,758 things will have gone very, very wrong. 221 00:09:38,862 --> 00:09:40,517 [laughs] Oh, come on. 222 00:09:40,620 --> 00:09:43,000 You can enjoy his excellent bedside manner, 223 00:09:43,103 --> 00:09:45,000 if you know what I mean. 224 00:09:45,103 --> 00:09:47,241 I'm just dipping my toe in the water. 225 00:09:47,344 --> 00:09:48,758 What is with the hard sell? 226 00:09:48,862 --> 00:09:51,827 You survived the first awkward run-in with Derek, 227 00:09:51,931 --> 00:09:54,517 did the moping and ditched the sweatpants. 228 00:09:54,620 --> 00:09:59,068 Ergo, you are showing signs of actually being over your ex. 229 00:09:59,172 --> 00:10:02,068 Isn't it time to see who else is out there? 230 00:10:03,655 --> 00:10:05,482 I love these shoulders. 231 00:10:05,586 --> 00:10:07,862 And your skin is so soft. 232 00:10:08,827 --> 00:10:11,172 And your lips so supple. 233 00:10:11,275 --> 00:10:12,827 And sweet on mine. 234 00:10:13,793 --> 00:10:16,034 -[laughs softly] -Mine love you, too. 235 00:10:17,413 --> 00:10:18,931 And I love you. 236 00:10:23,275 --> 00:10:25,965 I may have lost the genetic lottery... 237 00:10:26,931 --> 00:10:28,758 ...but the love one? 238 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:31,137 -Baby, I ran the tables. -[both chuckle] 239 00:10:33,793 --> 00:10:35,241 We both did. 240 00:10:36,379 --> 00:10:38,758 Dani, I was out there wandering, 241 00:10:38,862 --> 00:10:40,896 because no place felt like home... 242 00:10:41,862 --> 00:10:43,517 ...after my parents died. 243 00:10:44,551 --> 00:10:45,896 I had convinced myself... 244 00:10:47,241 --> 00:10:48,862 ...that I wasn't bothered 245 00:10:48,965 --> 00:10:51,620 and that my life was exactly the way I wanted it. 246 00:10:52,620 --> 00:10:56,103 But then this... this magical, beautiful, 247 00:10:56,206 --> 00:10:58,448 insanely inspiring woman popped up. 248 00:10:59,482 --> 00:11:02,000 You made me stop wandering, Dani. 249 00:11:02,965 --> 00:11:04,655 You became my home. 250 00:11:08,206 --> 00:11:10,344 And here I was, 251 00:11:10,448 --> 00:11:12,344 thrashing around, 252 00:11:12,448 --> 00:11:14,724 mourning something that meant nothing. 253 00:11:16,448 --> 00:11:18,413 You didn't know what you were missing... 254 00:11:19,482 --> 00:11:21,724 ...and I didn't know you were coming. 255 00:11:23,241 --> 00:11:25,241 -You're my home, too. -[sniffles] 256 00:11:30,241 --> 00:11:33,379 Dani's finally pulled her life back together. 257 00:11:33,482 --> 00:11:36,793 The boy we thought was a toy is now our favorite son-in-law. 258 00:11:36,896 --> 00:11:39,344 She couldn't be prouder of Naomi's success. 259 00:11:39,448 --> 00:11:42,551 She and Chelsea are closer than they've ever been. 260 00:11:42,655 --> 00:11:45,206 Her business is growing, Dani is flourishing, 261 00:11:45,207 --> 00:11:47,240 and now she's got to deal with my broken genes? 262 00:11:47,241 --> 00:11:48,482 I will not be the reason 263 00:11:48,586 --> 00:11:50,379 our baby girl goes off the rails. 264 00:11:50,482 --> 00:11:52,482 Dani's resilient. 265 00:11:52,586 --> 00:11:55,689 I still hear the sound of the gunshots 266 00:11:55,793 --> 00:11:57,206 of Dani's resilience. 267 00:11:57,310 --> 00:12:00,275 That was then, this is now. 268 00:12:00,379 --> 00:12:03,137 And you cannot possibly blame yourself. 269 00:12:03,241 --> 00:12:04,896 Can't I? 270 00:12:05,448 --> 00:12:08,068 Vernon, I don't know when it happened, 271 00:12:08,172 --> 00:12:09,758 but I believed our hype. 272 00:12:09,862 --> 00:12:12,896 I bought into "the Duprees," 273 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,586 the shiny family up on the hill. 274 00:12:15,587 --> 00:12:17,757 But the bloodline that we are so proud of, 275 00:12:17,758 --> 00:12:19,689 that's where the culprit lies. 276 00:12:19,793 --> 00:12:22,931 We thought we were passing on our prized family genes 277 00:12:23,034 --> 00:12:25,931 when I was really passing on an intruder. 278 00:12:26,034 --> 00:12:29,896 And that cancer that is not only threatening my life 279 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,275 but now Dani's and possibly our grandchildren, 280 00:12:33,379 --> 00:12:36,448 also kept me from being with her when she found out. 281 00:12:36,551 --> 00:12:38,241 It's not a curse. 282 00:12:39,241 --> 00:12:42,344 Hmm? It touches almost every family. 283 00:12:43,344 --> 00:12:46,724 That's not on the name. It's not on you. 284 00:12:46,827 --> 00:12:49,103 It's the nature of the beast itself. 285 00:12:49,206 --> 00:12:52,931 Well, that beast has kept me away from my baby long enough. 286 00:12:53,034 --> 00:12:54,448 We can call. 287 00:12:54,551 --> 00:12:56,793 I need to look her in her eye 288 00:12:56,896 --> 00:13:00,034 and tell her I am sorry with my arms around her. 289 00:13:00,137 --> 00:13:02,448 After you've rested. 290 00:13:02,551 --> 00:13:05,448 Dr. Bauer was adamant, as am I. 291 00:13:05,551 --> 00:13:08,137 Vernon, this is our journey, 292 00:13:08,241 --> 00:13:10,827 but it is my body, and I know when I'm fine. 293 00:13:10,931 --> 00:13:14,413 And Dr. Bauer's instructions are not law. 294 00:13:14,517 --> 00:13:17,689 Nor are they mere suggestions. 295 00:13:17,793 --> 00:13:21,931 You've just acknowledged that Anita Dupree is human. 296 00:13:22,034 --> 00:13:26,137 I am being as good a patient as I am capable of. 297 00:13:26,241 --> 00:13:29,724 But coddling me when what I need is just a few streets away 298 00:13:29,827 --> 00:13:33,551 is the exact opposite of the prescription for peace. 299 00:13:34,655 --> 00:13:37,137 You are as stubborn as the day I met you. 300 00:13:37,241 --> 00:13:38,517 More. 301 00:13:41,482 --> 00:13:43,931 I'll have Titus bring the car around. 302 00:13:44,034 --> 00:13:45,379 Thank you. 303 00:13:52,724 --> 00:13:55,194 Do you know what I hate on top of everything else? 304 00:13:55,195 --> 00:13:56,792 -Tell me. -This just reinforces 305 00:13:56,793 --> 00:13:59,034 the narrative. 306 00:13:59,137 --> 00:14:00,655 The Tale of Two Sissys. 307 00:14:00,758 --> 00:14:03,068 Dani's "Poor Dani," the hot mess with drama 308 00:14:03,172 --> 00:14:05,310 around every possible turn, 309 00:14:05,413 --> 00:14:07,551 and I, I am... 310 00:14:07,655 --> 00:14:09,862 "Little Miss Perfect Nicole." 311 00:14:09,863 --> 00:14:12,240 Well, aren't you Poor Dani-ing her right now? 312 00:14:12,241 --> 00:14:15,068 Thinking you can handle cancer better than she can? 313 00:14:15,172 --> 00:14:17,344 -Ouch. -But fair. 314 00:14:18,517 --> 00:14:20,275 I've never seen Dani like that. 315 00:14:21,241 --> 00:14:22,291 But you? 316 00:14:23,275 --> 00:14:26,620 -You're pretty flawless. -Mm-mm. Mm-mm. 317 00:14:26,724 --> 00:14:29,724 -Don't say that. -I've looked at you, 318 00:14:29,827 --> 00:14:32,034 I've listened to you, I've kissed you. 319 00:14:32,137 --> 00:14:33,724 You- you should own it. 320 00:14:35,827 --> 00:14:41,275 I am just as messed up as everybody else. 321 00:14:41,379 --> 00:14:43,793 I have just learned ways to cope. 322 00:14:43,896 --> 00:14:47,034 It comes with the territory of the profession. 323 00:14:47,137 --> 00:14:49,172 Josh, can I have another one, please? 324 00:14:49,275 --> 00:14:51,034 Nothing for me. 325 00:14:51,137 --> 00:14:53,517 Life isn't a professional setting, Nicole. 326 00:14:53,620 --> 00:14:55,000 "Doctor, heal thyself." 327 00:14:55,103 --> 00:14:57,586 Or maybe just be yourself. 328 00:14:58,413 --> 00:15:01,724 No one expects the calm and perfect veneer at all times. 329 00:15:01,827 --> 00:15:03,724 I expect it. 330 00:15:03,827 --> 00:15:05,862 Hell, just a few months ago, 331 00:15:05,965 --> 00:15:08,413 I called myself the family fixer. 332 00:15:08,414 --> 00:15:11,240 My family doesn't have fixers, so what does that job entail? 333 00:15:11,241 --> 00:15:13,689 Making sure that nobody falls. 334 00:15:13,793 --> 00:15:17,448 And if and when they do, I am there. 335 00:15:18,482 --> 00:15:19,862 Sounds noble. 336 00:15:20,965 --> 00:15:23,000 And exhausting. 337 00:15:24,793 --> 00:15:26,000 It is. 338 00:15:28,551 --> 00:15:30,172 I don't need fixing. 339 00:15:31,241 --> 00:15:33,724 So, how about you pack up all those tools... 340 00:15:34,827 --> 00:15:36,551 ...and just be real with me? 341 00:15:37,655 --> 00:15:39,068 You want me to be real? 342 00:15:39,172 --> 00:15:40,655 Yes. 343 00:15:40,758 --> 00:15:42,103 Fine. 344 00:15:43,172 --> 00:15:47,241 Take "terrified," multiply it by a million. 345 00:15:48,241 --> 00:15:50,896 That is me. 346 00:15:54,551 --> 00:15:56,655 You do know how to distract. 347 00:15:57,689 --> 00:16:01,068 But now that the tell portion is over, 348 00:16:01,172 --> 00:16:02,793 show me the love. 349 00:16:04,517 --> 00:16:06,103 No words... 350 00:16:07,137 --> 00:16:08,482 ...just hands... 351 00:16:10,793 --> 00:16:12,000 ...lips... 352 00:16:14,724 --> 00:16:16,620 -And... -Mm... 353 00:16:16,724 --> 00:16:18,241 [laughs] 354 00:16:24,448 --> 00:16:25,827 [doorbell rings] 355 00:16:27,517 --> 00:16:28,896 [shushes] 356 00:16:30,517 --> 00:16:32,586 [doorbell rings] 357 00:16:32,689 --> 00:16:34,379 -[laughs] -Okay, okay. 358 00:16:36,068 --> 00:16:37,793 I'm gonna get that. 359 00:16:37,794 --> 00:16:38,895 When I come back... 360 00:16:38,896 --> 00:16:40,344 Mm. 361 00:16:40,448 --> 00:16:42,498 I'm gonna make sure the rest of the world 362 00:16:42,586 --> 00:16:44,241 -is forgotten about. -[laughs] 363 00:16:45,537 --> 00:16:47,619 Who is it... 364 00:16:47,620 --> 00:16:49,103 Oh, uh... 365 00:16:49,206 --> 00:16:52,172 Miss Anita, Vernon, we were not expecting you. 366 00:16:52,173 --> 00:16:54,550 Um, please, can I get you some tea or some juice? 367 00:16:54,551 --> 00:16:56,827 I-I just need my Dani. 368 00:16:56,931 --> 00:16:58,827 Sure. Uh, she's in the bedroom, but... 369 00:16:58,931 --> 00:17:02,000 Uh, she may not be dressed yet! [clears throat] 370 00:17:02,001 --> 00:17:03,619 I brought that child into this world. 371 00:17:03,620 --> 00:17:05,862 You think I haven't seen her naked behind? 372 00:17:05,863 --> 00:17:09,618 VERNON: You can't stop a determined Dupree. 373 00:17:09,619 --> 00:17:10,827 [chuckles] 374 00:17:10,828 --> 00:17:12,688 -Ah, let me get that for you. -Ah, thank you. 375 00:17:12,689 --> 00:17:16,068 So, uh, how was chemo? 376 00:17:16,172 --> 00:17:20,310 Well, she seems to be tolerating it well so far. 377 00:17:20,413 --> 00:17:22,758 -Good. -Or she could be operating 378 00:17:22,862 --> 00:17:25,000 -on sheer adrenaline. -[chuckles] 379 00:17:26,034 --> 00:17:28,310 And how are you? 380 00:17:29,482 --> 00:17:32,586 Everything in our family flows from her. 381 00:17:32,689 --> 00:17:36,068 If she's sick, feels like we all are. 382 00:17:36,172 --> 00:17:38,068 And this news about Dani... 383 00:17:38,172 --> 00:17:40,655 Hey, just tell me, what can I do? 384 00:17:40,758 --> 00:17:43,103 Well, while Anita's holding her baby, 385 00:17:43,206 --> 00:17:46,103 maybe you and I can have a father-in-law 386 00:17:46,206 --> 00:17:47,586 to son-in-law chat. 387 00:17:48,551 --> 00:17:50,551 ANITA? Dani? 388 00:17:50,655 --> 00:17:52,241 Mother? 389 00:17:52,344 --> 00:17:54,724 You're not supposed to be out of the house. Are... 390 00:17:54,725 --> 00:17:56,585 Do you think I pitched a fit with your father 391 00:17:56,586 --> 00:17:58,758 to come here and talk about myself? 392 00:17:59,862 --> 00:18:01,896 Daddy told you I have the BRCA gene. 393 00:18:02,689 --> 00:18:04,034 He did. 394 00:18:05,034 --> 00:18:06,172 Come here, baby. 395 00:18:11,906 --> 00:18:15,067 When those vials were filling up, 396 00:18:15,068 --> 00:18:17,309 the only thing I could think about was my kidnapping. 397 00:18:17,310 --> 00:18:20,000 -Oh, Chelsea. -This isn't about Crazy Allison, 398 00:18:20,103 --> 00:18:21,482 it's about after. 399 00:18:21,586 --> 00:18:23,344 You've been doing amazing. 400 00:18:23,345 --> 00:18:24,930 But I've also been something else. 401 00:18:24,931 --> 00:18:26,827 Something I've never been before. 402 00:18:26,931 --> 00:18:28,310 Careful. 403 00:18:28,413 --> 00:18:29,620 With reason. 404 00:18:29,621 --> 00:18:31,205 You took control of your socials, 405 00:18:31,206 --> 00:18:33,654 you've been teaching your ChelseaFam about online safety. 406 00:18:33,655 --> 00:18:35,240 Remember what I said when you asked me 407 00:18:35,241 --> 00:18:36,991 the meaning of life the day we met? 408 00:18:37,758 --> 00:18:39,689 That you're game for anything. 409 00:18:39,793 --> 00:18:41,862 I used to go to the airport, 410 00:18:41,965 --> 00:18:44,435 close my eyes and pick a destination on the board. 411 00:18:44,448 --> 00:18:47,620 And you and I, we've never had a real getaway. 412 00:18:47,724 --> 00:18:49,620 We're busy. We live full lives. 413 00:18:49,724 --> 00:18:51,206 We have demanding schedules. 414 00:18:51,310 --> 00:18:55,241 We do, but how much of that is me just being chicken? 415 00:18:55,344 --> 00:18:58,103 Being spontaneous used to be my superpower. 416 00:18:58,206 --> 00:18:59,586 What are you saying? 417 00:19:00,206 --> 00:19:01,965 Gran's sick, 418 00:19:02,068 --> 00:19:04,896 and she's lived a lifetime of doing the right things. 419 00:19:05,896 --> 00:19:08,655 I think it's time for me to stop playing it so safe. 420 00:19:10,793 --> 00:19:12,758 What are you afraid of? 421 00:19:12,862 --> 00:19:15,689 Mother shouldn't be Anita Dupree. 422 00:19:15,793 --> 00:19:20,344 Anita Williams, she came from the poorest part of Chicago. 423 00:19:21,379 --> 00:19:23,448 Used her voice, led the Articulettes, 424 00:19:23,551 --> 00:19:26,068 earned an EGOT, became a philanthropist. 425 00:19:26,172 --> 00:19:28,103 And still, somehow, 426 00:19:28,206 --> 00:19:30,448 she genuinely feels that her children 427 00:19:30,551 --> 00:19:33,172 are her greatest accomplishment, 428 00:19:33,275 --> 00:19:35,310 above everything else. 429 00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:41,172 She beat every single odd 430 00:19:41,275 --> 00:19:43,655 to become who she is today. 431 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,750 What if she doesn't beat this one? 432 00:19:47,793 --> 00:19:50,758 She will bring all of the above to the fight. 433 00:19:51,724 --> 00:19:53,000 I have seen it personally 434 00:19:53,001 --> 00:19:54,861 with every reconstruction that I've done, 435 00:19:54,862 --> 00:19:57,447 and you have seen it in the patients that you counsel. 436 00:19:57,448 --> 00:20:00,655 "Mind over matter" is real. 437 00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:05,241 She will get the best care money can buy. 438 00:20:06,448 --> 00:20:08,689 The cancer doesn't care about that. 439 00:20:09,724 --> 00:20:11,965 It doesn't care that she is a mother, 440 00:20:12,068 --> 00:20:15,206 a wife, a grandmother, a star. 441 00:20:15,310 --> 00:20:18,827 All it cares about is taking. 442 00:20:18,931 --> 00:20:23,482 And the kind Mother has, it is violent. 443 00:20:23,483 --> 00:20:26,930 -Josh, can I get another drink, please? -Uh, no, no, no. 444 00:20:26,931 --> 00:20:29,000 Let-let, let-let me take you home. 445 00:20:29,965 --> 00:20:31,137 What? 446 00:20:31,241 --> 00:20:33,931 You don't like the real me already? 447 00:20:34,034 --> 00:20:36,896 No, no, I just don't know that you want to share her 448 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,000 with the whole restaurant. 449 00:20:42,137 --> 00:20:45,379 Being scared doesn't mean you can't also be strong. 450 00:20:45,380 --> 00:20:47,205 God knows if anything happened to your mother, 451 00:20:47,206 --> 00:20:48,379 I would be lost, too. 452 00:20:50,034 --> 00:20:52,655 But you need to hold it together for Naomi, son. 453 00:20:53,344 --> 00:20:54,793 I'm trying, Pops. 454 00:20:54,896 --> 00:20:56,379 Yeah. 455 00:20:56,380 --> 00:20:58,550 Well, the Duprees have their hands full, 456 00:20:58,551 --> 00:21:00,344 but mine and your mother's aren't. 457 00:21:00,345 --> 00:21:01,930 You know, Naomi's our family, too. 458 00:21:01,931 --> 00:21:03,103 Lean on us. 459 00:21:05,379 --> 00:21:07,549 We'll say a prayer for her in church Sunday. 460 00:21:08,379 --> 00:21:09,724 Or you can come with us. 461 00:21:10,793 --> 00:21:12,655 Yeah. Yeah, we'd like that. 462 00:21:12,758 --> 00:21:15,586 Good. Now go see your woman. 463 00:21:16,620 --> 00:21:19,000 -All right, I just got to take care... -No, no. 464 00:21:19,001 --> 00:21:21,757 Hand your calls off. This mess will be here in the morning. 465 00:21:21,758 --> 00:21:23,275 All right? We'll debrief then. 466 00:21:25,896 --> 00:21:27,620 Take good care of Naomi. 467 00:21:27,724 --> 00:21:29,344 All right? 468 00:21:29,448 --> 00:21:30,931 Thanks, Pops. 469 00:21:31,034 --> 00:21:34,413 Coffee on the first date is a tragedy. 470 00:21:34,517 --> 00:21:37,275 The coffee breath, the laptops. 471 00:21:37,379 --> 00:21:38,758 Grayson deserves better. 472 00:21:38,862 --> 00:21:40,482 You know what? 473 00:21:40,586 --> 00:21:42,936 I think you should go on this date instead of me. 474 00:21:43,620 --> 00:21:44,965 Or I could come with you. 475 00:21:45,965 --> 00:21:47,862 -Come again? -A double date. 476 00:21:47,965 --> 00:21:49,015 No. 477 00:21:51,965 --> 00:21:53,206 Grayson. 478 00:21:53,310 --> 00:21:55,172 Ashley wants to ask you something. 479 00:22:00,655 --> 00:22:02,344 What's up? 480 00:22:02,448 --> 00:22:04,379 Um, nonstop drama. 481 00:22:04,482 --> 00:22:06,344 -Hmm. -You? 482 00:22:06,448 --> 00:22:09,034 Lowlight, kid with leukemia this morning. 483 00:22:09,137 --> 00:22:11,310 -Mm... -Highlight, 484 00:22:11,413 --> 00:22:14,068 you finally agreeing to do coffee with me. 485 00:22:14,172 --> 00:22:15,689 Um... 486 00:22:15,793 --> 00:22:17,275 Highlight. 487 00:22:17,379 --> 00:22:21,448 Me being able to help my bestie and her sis, thanks to you. 488 00:22:21,551 --> 00:22:23,413 Lowlight, the reason why. 489 00:22:24,413 --> 00:22:26,827 Yeah, I could tell they were anxious. 490 00:22:26,931 --> 00:22:29,482 You know, alleviating tension's kind of my gift. 491 00:22:30,655 --> 00:22:32,165 -Oh, is it? -Mm-hmm. You know, 492 00:22:32,241 --> 00:22:34,411 there's only one way you're gonna find out. 493 00:22:36,137 --> 00:22:37,758 [sighs] 494 00:22:38,482 --> 00:22:41,689 Um, would it be okay if we change plans tonight? 495 00:22:41,690 --> 00:22:43,205 If you need to be with your friend, uh, 496 00:22:43,206 --> 00:22:44,620 -I totally get it. -I do. 497 00:22:44,724 --> 00:22:47,379 -Yeah. -I just want you to come, too. 498 00:22:52,724 --> 00:22:54,586 It's not easy to take on a Dupree. 499 00:22:54,689 --> 00:22:55,896 [chuckles] 500 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,103 Jacob and Smitty, they, uh... 501 00:22:59,206 --> 00:23:00,965 they rose to it. 502 00:23:01,068 --> 00:23:04,620 Ted and Bill, they failed spectacularly. 503 00:23:05,586 --> 00:23:07,103 They forgot the secret. 504 00:23:08,724 --> 00:23:09,793 Which is? 505 00:23:09,896 --> 00:23:11,827 Appreciate their strengths. 506 00:23:11,931 --> 00:23:13,517 Their bravado. 507 00:23:14,724 --> 00:23:19,931 Be the place where they can feel what they need to feel. 508 00:23:20,034 --> 00:23:22,758 A soft place to land. 509 00:23:22,862 --> 00:23:24,103 You follow? 510 00:23:24,206 --> 00:23:26,896 -I do. -Good, because otherwise, 511 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,517 there'll be someone else 512 00:23:28,620 --> 00:23:32,310 waiting to be Dani's safe space. 513 00:23:33,827 --> 00:23:36,137 Sweetheart, I want to apologize to you 514 00:23:36,241 --> 00:23:38,103 for passing on this gene. 515 00:23:38,206 --> 00:23:39,275 Come on. 516 00:23:39,379 --> 00:23:40,482 This isn't your fault. 517 00:23:40,586 --> 00:23:43,000 It's just cells and bad luck. 518 00:23:43,103 --> 00:23:46,551 I know it's beyond my control, but if I could have, 519 00:23:46,655 --> 00:23:49,724 I would have done anything to spare you this. 520 00:23:49,827 --> 00:23:52,068 -Maybe if I had known sooner... -How? 521 00:23:52,069 --> 00:23:54,171 They didn't even know this gene existed 522 00:23:54,172 --> 00:23:56,068 until after Nicole and I were born. 523 00:23:56,069 --> 00:23:59,688 You couldn't have changed the course of our lives 524 00:23:59,689 --> 00:24:01,896 short of making us not exist at all. 525 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:07,344 And I sure as hell am glad to be in this world as your daughter. 526 00:24:09,586 --> 00:24:13,172 You know, when your father and I first got together... 527 00:24:14,241 --> 00:24:18,206 ...I imagined that our daughters or sons 528 00:24:18,310 --> 00:24:20,034 would be little versions of us. 529 00:24:21,068 --> 00:24:23,689 You wish I'd been more like you, I'm sure. 530 00:24:23,793 --> 00:24:25,586 No. No. 531 00:24:25,689 --> 00:24:29,068 I was delighted at how you and Nicole 532 00:24:29,172 --> 00:24:31,103 were not Mini-Me's 533 00:24:31,206 --> 00:24:34,448 but your own, wonderfully independent, 534 00:24:34,551 --> 00:24:36,931 occasionally infuriating selves. 535 00:24:38,482 --> 00:24:39,827 But of course, my vanity 536 00:24:39,931 --> 00:24:43,310 always enjoyed seeing those little bits of us in you. 537 00:24:43,413 --> 00:24:45,758 Some of that fire 538 00:24:45,862 --> 00:24:48,793 definitely came from me. 539 00:24:50,034 --> 00:24:52,896 But I never thought that I would pass on something 540 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,380 that could hurt my baby girl. 541 00:24:54,482 --> 00:24:55,793 Don't. 542 00:24:56,793 --> 00:24:58,310 What you feel... 543 00:24:59,448 --> 00:25:01,241 ...is exactly what I'm feeling. 544 00:25:02,413 --> 00:25:04,000 The guilt. 545 00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:05,689 The bargaining. 546 00:25:06,689 --> 00:25:10,517 Because that thing in you that might be in me... 547 00:25:11,724 --> 00:25:14,310 ...I might have passed down to my girls. 548 00:25:15,344 --> 00:25:18,482 And that feeling is worse than being sick myself. 549 00:25:19,551 --> 00:25:21,034 I will find us a table 550 00:25:21,137 --> 00:25:23,586 while you guys get the apps and cocktails. 551 00:25:23,689 --> 00:25:26,206 Ashley is just so very thirsty. 552 00:25:26,310 --> 00:25:28,310 -[chuckles] -[laughs softly] 553 00:25:29,896 --> 00:25:31,655 -Shall we? -[laughs] 554 00:25:31,758 --> 00:25:33,103 Yeah, sorry about that. 555 00:25:33,206 --> 00:25:36,586 She's usually not so... mad matchmaker. 556 00:25:36,587 --> 00:25:38,826 And I know that bringing my bestie on our first date 557 00:25:38,827 --> 00:25:40,654 is breaking pretty much every rule, 558 00:25:40,655 --> 00:25:42,285 -but I just... -Oh, I get it, I get it. 559 00:25:42,286 --> 00:25:44,585 Besides, she's gotten me from coffee to drinks 560 00:25:44,586 --> 00:25:45,965 and now a double date? 561 00:25:46,068 --> 00:25:47,793 Maybe she's my best friend. 562 00:25:47,896 --> 00:25:49,241 -NAOMI: Hey, babe. -Hey. 563 00:25:49,242 --> 00:25:50,757 Aren't we supposed to be curled up, 564 00:25:50,758 --> 00:25:52,689 -binging reality TV right now? -Ugh. 565 00:25:52,793 --> 00:25:55,689 There's just been so much sad this week, 566 00:25:55,793 --> 00:25:57,963 I couldn't miss a chance to do some healing. 567 00:26:05,689 --> 00:26:08,399 Do you remember Long Islands can also sneak up on you? 568 00:26:08,413 --> 00:26:10,517 Boo! [laughs] 569 00:26:10,620 --> 00:26:12,827 I'm not scared. 570 00:26:12,828 --> 00:26:14,757 But I just want to make sure you don't feel like 571 00:26:14,758 --> 00:26:17,274 the Long Island Express train hits you in the morning. 572 00:26:17,275 --> 00:26:19,448 It wouldn't be my first hangover. 573 00:26:19,551 --> 00:26:22,448 Besides, I am in my own home, 574 00:26:22,551 --> 00:26:26,862 with my own liquor cabinet, which means the highest quality. 575 00:26:27,862 --> 00:26:31,068 And it's not like I am leaving and driving. 576 00:26:31,172 --> 00:26:33,931 Worst case, I might do some... [gasps] 577 00:26:34,034 --> 00:26:36,551 -...Internet shopping. -Nicole... 578 00:26:36,655 --> 00:26:38,310 One night. 579 00:26:38,413 --> 00:26:39,758 Just one night, 580 00:26:39,759 --> 00:26:41,240 I don't want to have any answers. 581 00:26:41,241 --> 00:26:42,343 I want to let my hair down. 582 00:26:42,344 --> 00:26:44,310 Just one night, Carlton. 583 00:26:45,931 --> 00:26:49,034 I thought you were the guy that I could let loose with. 584 00:26:49,035 --> 00:26:52,136 Turns out that you are all sentiment and no follow-through. 585 00:26:52,137 --> 00:26:55,275 You know what? You have been kind, you brought me home. 586 00:26:55,379 --> 00:26:57,000 You can leave now. 587 00:26:57,103 --> 00:26:59,206 Maybe you can take Miss Perfect out 588 00:26:59,310 --> 00:27:01,931 when she returns to her factory settings. 589 00:27:01,932 --> 00:27:03,619 That is, if she still wants to go out with you. 590 00:27:03,620 --> 00:27:05,827 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. 591 00:27:07,655 --> 00:27:10,827 I would not dream of letting you drink alone. 592 00:27:14,075 --> 00:27:18,792 I thought you were gonna say we should start jogging 593 00:27:18,793 --> 00:27:20,413 or cut back on steak. 594 00:27:20,517 --> 00:27:23,000 You know, things that actually prolong life? 595 00:27:23,103 --> 00:27:25,758 Living on the edge sounds like the opposite. 596 00:27:25,862 --> 00:27:27,344 Close your eyes. 597 00:27:27,448 --> 00:27:28,620 Why? 598 00:27:28,724 --> 00:27:29,774 Do you trust me? 599 00:27:29,827 --> 00:27:30,965 Yes. 600 00:27:31,068 --> 00:27:32,448 Then close your eyes. 601 00:27:38,172 --> 00:27:40,172 I want to do much more of that. 602 00:27:40,965 --> 00:27:42,275 Well, that makes two of us. 603 00:27:42,276 --> 00:27:43,550 -But wh... -And I don't need 604 00:27:43,551 --> 00:27:45,205 to take some big, physical risk, okay? 605 00:27:45,206 --> 00:27:48,379 I just want to feel at home in my skin again, 606 00:27:48,482 --> 00:27:51,344 even if that means sharing my body with this evil gene. 607 00:27:52,379 --> 00:27:55,379 I want to kiss my girlfriend in the middle of a hospital. 608 00:27:55,380 --> 00:27:57,792 I want to fill up that map on my phone with so many pins 609 00:27:57,793 --> 00:27:59,206 that you can't even see map. 610 00:27:59,310 --> 00:28:02,896 I want to learn things from strangers. 611 00:28:03,931 --> 00:28:07,793 And this ticking gene bomb, it may be just that. 612 00:28:08,793 --> 00:28:10,275 But it's also a gift. 613 00:28:10,379 --> 00:28:13,137 It reminded me of what I'm missing. 614 00:28:14,137 --> 00:28:15,637 You get what I'm trying to say? 615 00:28:16,448 --> 00:28:18,413 Yeah. Yeah, I-I do. 616 00:28:18,517 --> 00:28:21,413 And I want you to be with me every step of the way. 617 00:28:21,517 --> 00:28:23,327 This adventure, it isn't just mine. 618 00:28:23,344 --> 00:28:25,344 Okay? It's ours. 619 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,793 I thought you might enjoy an Aperol spritz. 620 00:28:30,896 --> 00:28:34,137 Slightly less aggressive than the Long Islands you love. 621 00:28:35,862 --> 00:28:38,206 Yum. You thought right. 622 00:28:43,758 --> 00:28:45,482 [slow jam playing over stereo] 623 00:28:45,586 --> 00:28:47,620 Do you remember this one? 624 00:28:47,724 --> 00:28:48,965 How could I forget? 625 00:28:49,068 --> 00:28:50,965 Certified classic. 626 00:28:52,758 --> 00:28:56,655 I enjoyed dancing with you at our indoor picnic. 627 00:28:56,758 --> 00:28:58,965 Then maybe we should do it again. 628 00:28:59,068 --> 00:29:02,000 -There's nothing I'd like more. -Hmm. 629 00:29:08,137 --> 00:29:10,862 -Would you like that more? -Mm-hmm. 630 00:29:10,965 --> 00:29:12,586 [laughs softly] 631 00:29:14,586 --> 00:29:17,517 -Wait. -Oh. I'm sorry. 632 00:29:17,518 --> 00:29:20,067 Is this version of me not to your liking? 633 00:29:20,068 --> 00:29:21,137 Oh, no, no, no. 634 00:29:21,241 --> 00:29:23,896 No. I want every version of you, Nicole, 635 00:29:26,551 --> 00:29:28,206 But tonight isn't our night. 636 00:29:28,207 --> 00:29:31,136 I want you to choose me when you aren't taking time off 637 00:29:31,137 --> 00:29:32,758 from being yourself. 638 00:29:34,103 --> 00:29:35,275 Look at me. 639 00:29:36,931 --> 00:29:39,241 I don't want to be your escape, Nicole. 640 00:29:40,655 --> 00:29:42,689 I want to be your real life. 641 00:29:44,364 --> 00:29:48,240 I'm looking at these bottles of scotch, 642 00:29:48,241 --> 00:29:50,620 and I'm trying to figure out why none of them 643 00:29:50,724 --> 00:29:52,413 are together with their friends. 644 00:29:53,448 --> 00:29:54,862 -Friends? -Yes. 645 00:29:54,965 --> 00:29:57,758 But then I realized that the bartender 646 00:29:57,862 --> 00:30:01,103 organized them by size and shape 647 00:30:01,206 --> 00:30:02,724 as opposed to type, 648 00:30:02,827 --> 00:30:05,517 which I think is much cooler and... 649 00:30:06,517 --> 00:30:08,310 ...you think is lame? 650 00:30:08,413 --> 00:30:09,931 Interesting. 651 00:30:10,034 --> 00:30:14,000 No, uh, most men don't have that attention to detail. 652 00:30:14,001 --> 00:30:15,619 Well, does it help that I also noticed 653 00:30:15,620 --> 00:30:18,206 that that bottle of Cognac has a... 654 00:30:18,310 --> 00:30:19,551 sexy shape? 655 00:30:19,655 --> 00:30:22,344 -And? -And yours is even sexier? 656 00:30:22,448 --> 00:30:24,275 [laughs]: Okay. 657 00:30:24,276 --> 00:30:27,861 -What? What-what? -How many times have you used that line? 658 00:30:27,862 --> 00:30:29,205 -Just a, just a few times. -Mm-hmm. 659 00:30:29,206 --> 00:30:30,344 Yeah, maybe a couple. 660 00:30:30,448 --> 00:30:31,793 -You know. -Knew it. 661 00:30:31,896 --> 00:30:34,448 But you're the first woman to call me out on it. 662 00:30:34,551 --> 00:30:35,991 The others were being polite. 663 00:30:36,068 --> 00:30:37,931 And you're being honest. 664 00:30:38,034 --> 00:30:39,586 Mistake? 665 00:30:39,689 --> 00:30:41,689 If honesty scares me, then yes, 666 00:30:41,793 --> 00:30:45,000 but- spoiler- it doesn't. 667 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,448 Mm, that was definitely a scoot. You saw that? 668 00:30:48,551 --> 00:30:50,068 I saw the scoot, babe. 669 00:30:50,069 --> 00:30:51,999 And I also see that "new couple friends" alert 670 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:53,172 going off in your head. 671 00:30:53,173 --> 00:30:55,274 But remember, Ashley has to like the new puppy 672 00:30:55,275 --> 00:30:56,896 before we adopt him. 673 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,590 Well, she's definitely attracted to the new puppy. 674 00:30:59,689 --> 00:31:01,448 So, what do you do to relax? 675 00:31:02,413 --> 00:31:03,758 Um... 676 00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:06,655 Read. Work out. 677 00:31:06,758 --> 00:31:08,103 Okay, fine. 678 00:31:08,206 --> 00:31:10,256 I'll admit, I like to clean and organize. 679 00:31:10,257 --> 00:31:11,930 But now it seems like I'm saying that 680 00:31:11,931 --> 00:31:13,724 just to impress you. 681 00:31:13,827 --> 00:31:17,655 I'm just very detail-oriented. 682 00:31:17,758 --> 00:31:19,988 You see, I'm a guy who really enjoys details. 683 00:31:20,068 --> 00:31:21,206 Hmm. 684 00:31:22,241 --> 00:31:24,758 Like the way you naturally tilt your head, 685 00:31:24,759 --> 00:31:26,654 so when I come in for that first kiss... 686 00:31:26,655 --> 00:31:28,379 No headbutting. 687 00:31:28,482 --> 00:31:29,982 How very conscientious of you. 688 00:31:29,983 --> 00:31:32,481 Actually, bumping noses is the number-one cause 689 00:31:32,482 --> 00:31:34,482 of injuries in first kisses, so... 690 00:31:34,586 --> 00:31:35,862 Hmm. 691 00:31:35,965 --> 00:31:39,000 If that's your way of saying you're an expert, 692 00:31:39,103 --> 00:31:41,931 maybe you should initiate things. 693 00:31:41,932 --> 00:31:43,585 I mean, what if I go in for the first kiss? 694 00:31:43,586 --> 00:31:46,172 [gasps] Have you ever? 695 00:31:47,793 --> 00:31:49,000 Actually... 696 00:31:49,965 --> 00:31:51,310 -...no. -Oh. 697 00:31:56,655 --> 00:31:58,482 [clears throat] Okay, I was, uh... 698 00:31:58,586 --> 00:32:01,379 [exhales] I was about to go in for it, but, um... 699 00:32:01,482 --> 00:32:02,932 -Naomi's watching, so... -Oh! 700 00:32:02,933 --> 00:32:04,654 Oh, oh, you're gonna let that stop you, huh? 701 00:32:04,655 --> 00:32:06,205 Uh-huh. Yep, I am. I'm gonna let that stop me. 702 00:32:06,206 --> 00:32:07,551 I'm gonna take a step back 703 00:32:07,552 --> 00:32:09,205 and I'm gonna stay professional... 704 00:32:09,206 --> 00:32:10,448 Mm. 705 00:32:10,551 --> 00:32:13,517 -...in front of my friends. -If that's what you want. 706 00:32:15,068 --> 00:32:16,586 -But I was wondering. -Yeah? 707 00:32:16,587 --> 00:32:19,619 You know how some people can tie a knot 708 00:32:19,620 --> 00:32:21,551 in a cherry stem with their tongue? 709 00:32:23,103 --> 00:32:24,344 You offering to do that? 710 00:32:24,345 --> 00:32:25,826 Well, I can't do all the work. 711 00:32:25,827 --> 00:32:28,137 -Mm. -I'm initiating the first kiss. 712 00:32:29,931 --> 00:32:32,896 Okay. Deal. 713 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,758 Right here? Now? 714 00:32:34,862 --> 00:32:36,689 My apartment. 715 00:32:37,793 --> 00:32:39,423 In the time it takes to get there. 716 00:32:40,310 --> 00:32:41,655 Let's go. 717 00:32:46,793 --> 00:32:49,172 Now, where were we? 718 00:32:49,275 --> 00:32:50,724 [laughs softly] 719 00:32:59,931 --> 00:33:02,310 ? ? 720 00:33:08,551 --> 00:33:09,896 [clears throat] 721 00:33:13,706 --> 00:33:19,033 You know, I enjoy acting like we're body language experts 722 00:33:19,034 --> 00:33:21,344 with TMZ, but is there any chance 723 00:33:21,345 --> 00:33:23,205 we're on Ashley's date because you wanted to skip out 724 00:33:23,206 --> 00:33:24,758 on your hospital visit? 725 00:33:24,862 --> 00:33:28,034 Nope. Grayson has excellent hands. 726 00:33:29,275 --> 00:33:30,758 Naomi, listen, 727 00:33:30,759 --> 00:33:32,550 this gene thing is like a loaded gun 728 00:33:32,551 --> 00:33:34,275 being waved around your family. 729 00:33:34,379 --> 00:33:37,310 It doesn't have to go off for you to feel the trauma. 730 00:33:37,413 --> 00:33:39,403 Grayson isn't the only one with hands, 731 00:33:39,413 --> 00:33:41,275 shoulders and ears here for you. 732 00:33:41,276 --> 00:33:43,136 And knowing that is part of the reason 733 00:33:43,137 --> 00:33:45,172 I haven't fallen apart yet. 734 00:33:45,275 --> 00:33:48,225 But can we please not worry about things we can't control? 735 00:33:49,068 --> 00:33:51,172 Sure. Anything you want. 736 00:33:51,275 --> 00:33:54,827 I want to put all my energy into getting Gran better, 737 00:33:54,931 --> 00:33:56,586 making sure my friend is happy 738 00:33:56,689 --> 00:33:59,172 and right now, being third and fourth wheels 739 00:33:59,275 --> 00:34:01,862 -with my husband. -Okay. 740 00:34:01,965 --> 00:34:04,551 -Hey. -Grayson, this is my husband Jacob. 741 00:34:04,655 --> 00:34:08,344 -Thanks for letting us crash. -Hey, happy to meet Ashley's people. 742 00:34:08,447 --> 00:34:12,000 Uh, don't hate us, but we're gonna take off. 743 00:34:12,103 --> 00:34:14,000 Where to? 744 00:34:14,793 --> 00:34:18,793 Ashley's gonna show me how she organizes her place. 745 00:34:20,862 --> 00:34:22,447 You're welcome. 746 00:34:22,551 --> 00:34:25,344 Thanks, Naomi. I really needed tonight. 747 00:34:25,447 --> 00:34:26,931 Me, too. 748 00:34:28,516 --> 00:34:30,137 Okay. Good to meet you, Jacob. 749 00:34:30,241 --> 00:34:32,379 -[mouths] -JACOB: You as well. 750 00:34:32,482 --> 00:34:34,068 How are my granddaughters? 751 00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:36,241 Better than their mother. 752 00:34:36,344 --> 00:34:38,965 Blood tests are done, now just... 753 00:34:39,068 --> 00:34:41,241 waiting and praying. 754 00:34:42,275 --> 00:34:44,103 And you scheduled your follow-up? 755 00:34:44,206 --> 00:34:47,034 If the worst happens, you need to act quickly. 756 00:34:47,137 --> 00:34:50,241 I will. I will. I just, I just need a minute to process. 757 00:34:50,862 --> 00:34:52,447 Only a minute. 758 00:34:54,103 --> 00:34:55,931 Thanks for coming, Mom. 759 00:34:56,896 --> 00:34:59,241 You are exactly what I needed. 760 00:35:00,620 --> 00:35:02,000 You always are. 761 00:35:05,516 --> 00:35:08,136 VERNON: Not only do you have 762 00:35:08,137 --> 00:35:10,482 to watch for Dani's demons, 763 00:35:10,586 --> 00:35:13,758 you've got to look for the one waiting in the wings, too. 764 00:35:13,862 --> 00:35:17,068 [chuckles] Yeah, I remembered your warning earlier today 765 00:35:17,172 --> 00:35:20,344 when that demon showed up in Dani's room, comforting her. 766 00:35:20,448 --> 00:35:22,620 Yeah, I know Bill Hamilton is lurking. 767 00:35:22,724 --> 00:35:24,689 Oh, but I drew a line. 768 00:35:24,690 --> 00:35:27,481 Yeah, I told Bill that Naomi and Chelsea might need him, 769 00:35:27,482 --> 00:35:29,000 but Dani doesn't. 770 00:35:29,103 --> 00:35:31,453 Yeah, she already has a husband, and that's me. 771 00:35:31,482 --> 00:35:33,206 -Good man. -Yeah. 772 00:35:33,310 --> 00:35:36,965 Allow me to ease your worries where Dani's concerned, sir. 773 00:35:37,068 --> 00:35:40,206 There is nothing or no one more important to me than she is. 774 00:35:40,207 --> 00:35:43,412 Losing Dani to this disease or to someone else 775 00:35:43,413 --> 00:35:44,931 is not happening. 776 00:35:45,034 --> 00:35:47,275 Vernon, it's time to go home. 777 00:35:47,379 --> 00:35:49,482 -Are you tired, my love? -Mm. 778 00:35:49,586 --> 00:35:51,034 Relieved. 779 00:35:51,137 --> 00:35:53,413 I see exactly what I hoped I'd see. 780 00:35:54,413 --> 00:35:56,703 Our daughter is the same capable woman today 781 00:35:56,793 --> 00:35:58,620 as she was yesterday. 782 00:35:58,724 --> 00:36:00,379 Like mother, like daughter. 783 00:36:01,379 --> 00:36:03,724 This road may be tougher than we thought, 784 00:36:03,827 --> 00:36:05,862 but then, so are we. 785 00:36:05,965 --> 00:36:08,896 And no one needs to pity either of us. 786 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,000 Cancer simply is no match 787 00:36:11,103 --> 00:36:14,172 for two formidable Dupree women. 788 00:36:14,275 --> 00:36:15,620 And that's that. 789 00:36:16,896 --> 00:36:19,000 Captioning sponsored by CBS 790 00:36:19,001 --> 00:36:20,290 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 791 00:36:20,291 --> 00:36:24,841 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0