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[bright music]

[sensual jazz music]

[sensual hip hop music]

♪ I've been down

♪ And I've been broken

♪ But it's love

♪ That keeps us humble

♪ Every day

♪ Is a new beginning

♪ 'Cause there's no stressin', no fear ♪

♪ I'm travelin' down the road

♪ Ain't say it be easy

♪ But baby, believe me

♪ There's no stressin', no fear ♪

♪ I'm travelin' down the road

♪ I ain't say it be easy

♪ But baby, believe me

♪ It's worth it, worth it, worth it ♪

♪ It's worth it, worth it, worth it ♪

♪ In this life

♪ There will be trials

♪ Every day

♪ A new arrival

♪ You can't plan, boy

♪ I'm telling you

♪ Take your time

- I thought it'd be rude to let you drink alone.

- And you made it a double.

Very nice.

Thank you.

- Of course.

Is it cool if I... - Sure.

- So tell me, what is a beautiful woman like you

doing in a place like this?

[laughs]

- So that's your line?

That's your big move?

- No, the big move was the drink.

And you already have that.

This is just conversation.

- Well, I had a long day,

so I wanted to unwind with a drink.

and contemplate life and how I got here.

- I am contemplating a few things myself.

Plus I live around the corner.

Ginny's is kind of my spot.

- [Candice] Oh, so you're a Harlemite?

- No, I'm from LA,

but I've been living here for a few years.

What about you?

- I'm from here.

Well, this is my first time in here.

- How are you liking it so far?

- It's been good.

It is so much better now.

[chuckles]

[siren blares in the distance]

[heavy breathing and kissing]

[sensual hip hop music]

[moaning]

- Don't.

- I'm gonna-- - Don't.

Look at me.

- Oh, god. [moaning]

[laughing]

- Damn.

That was...

- Damn.

- Damn.

[laughing]

You should know that I don't do things like this.

- Things like have mind blowing sex with a stranger

on a Thursday?

- My God. [laughing]

- No, not ever.

- Well, you're good at it.

[laughing]

You are so beautiful.

Especially when you laugh.

[laughing]

Your eyes, they glow.

- Please.

- Is that too much?

- No, it's...

It's kind.

- I haven't picked up a woman in a bar since I was 26.

- How old are you now?

- 27.

- Shit, really?

- What? - 27?

Oh my god, I could be your mother.

- Way to dry up the kitty cat.

Trust me, you don't want to be my mother.

She's not a very happy woman.

So you're really not going to tell me your name?

- No.

'Cause if I do, then that means this really happened.

I really enjoyed your company.

Don't get up.

I will see myself out.

Thank you.

- Come on, come on.

At least, let me at least walk you out.

- Whoa.

- Oh, this is Aklia.

She lives here.

- I have a date.

- I see.

Taylor, really nice to meet you.

Enjoy the rest of your date.

- Bye.

- Really?

- My bad.

Did I that fuck that up?

- Nah, it's not.

It's fine.

- Who was she?

- I don't really even know her name.

- Ah, shit.

A one night stand with a no name?

Happy to see you moving on from Tammy.

But your girl was uptight.

Fine, but uptight.

- Not in bed.

- Her?

The lady in the skirt suit?

- Aklia, I am not kidding when I tell you this,

but that was the best sex I've had in a long ass time.

- Well, damn.

Good for you.

Oh, and this is yours, but I'll replace it.

Promise.

- Yo.

[calm music]

- [Mercedes] All I see is you deflecting.

All I'm trying to do is get you back to your music.

- Yo, Mercedes. - What?

- I'm not one of your students.

So don't talk about shit you don't know, okay?

I'm just in a creative rut right now.

- A creative--

That's what you're calling it?

When was your last album, Aklia?

Five years ago.

What? Sold a couple of hundred.

- Wow, that was low.

- No, your sales were.

- Okay, you can get the fuck out.

- Okay, look, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean for it to come out like that.

Taylor, can you talk to your girl, please?

- Nope, I am not in this.

- Well, what are you still doing here?

Bye.

- So childish.

- Oh okay, that was fast.

Obviously one of yours.

- You better have Boston cream.

- I did, but not for you.

Figure you could use a power breakfast before your big day.

- Thank you, Jake. - Of course, of course.

I can always use a power breakfast.

- You ready for tomorrow?

- Yeah.

Yeah.

I am so fuckin' anxious.

I hope I'll sell out of everything.

The struggling artist shit ain't cute

when you actually strugglin'.

- Love, I got you, all right?

I put the word out to all the heavy hitters at home.

There'll be at your closing.

I know for a fact,

they're gonna want to be Taylor James collectors

before you blow up.

- You ain't gotta gas me up, Jake.

- I'm not gassin' you up.

I'm keepin' it 100 with you.

Taylor, you got some fabulous Jean Lewis type shit.

And I'm not just saying that because you're my girl.

You talented as fuck, and it just is what it is.

- You are my favorite person.

- Hey!

- Say nice stuff to me, and maybe you'll get love back too.

- Man, look at you.

You just bounce back quick.

Thought I'd have to drag yo ass outta bed after yesterday.

- She got laid.

- You got laid?

- I got laid.

- Hold on, babe.

You just broke up with--

And that was... - Yeah.

- You move fast.

- I went to Ginny's last night to lick my wounds.

The place was mellow so I was going to come back home,

put some Mary J on, and cry myself to sleep.

But then I looked up, and I saw her.

Oh, she was bad, right Aklia?

- Yo, no ass or titties out, and she was still bad.

- Okay.

[laughing]

- So I was staring at her,

and she was staring at me staring at her.

We had a few drinks, some conversation.

And then we ended up back here.

She left at like 3:00 am?

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay, so when is she movin' in,

'cause you know, you got that--

- Funny. - I'm just sayin'.

- No, it was just a one night thing.

I don't even know her name.

All right.

I'm out.

Thank you for the coffee,

and for hooking things up for tomorrow.

- Jake, Jake, Jake.

Boy, you playin' with fire.

- What are you talking about?

- She's got love for you,

but you know she likes pussy, right?

I'm just sayin'.

[calm music]

- This was in your bedroom.

You said you were saving it for me.

You know how much I loved this piece.

- Well, a lot can change in 48 hours.

- I guess so.

I'm proud of you.

- Thank you.

[calm piano music]

[moaning and heavy breathing]

[giggling]

- Baby. - Hey, baby.

- You look beautiful.

- Aw, thanks, baby.

You remember Tammy Shaw?

- Congressman Murphy, great seeing you.

- Please, call me David.

- You sure you're cool with Tammy being here?

- I told you we're cool.

- Because I know how you get when you--

- We're cool.

Hell, if you could walk around Harlem

after all the girls you fucked,

I think I can handle being in the same room as my ex.

- It's Candice Montgomery plus one.

Candice with a C and an I, no A.

- I'm so sorry.

I don't see that here.

Could it be under another name?

- Try George Montgomery.

- There we go.

Welcome. - Thank you, brother.

- Jake.

- You look beautiful. You look stunning.

- Thank you, baby, I appreciate that.

- What's goin' on? - What's up, man?

- And how are you, Kenny?

- Doin' good. - Yeah, yeah?

You stayin' out of trouble?

- Well, you know I can't tell a lie.

You know I can't promise that, right?

- Uh-huh.

- I'm gonna go find me someone I like.

I'll catch you later.

- Don't hurt nobody. - I won't.

- He's still crazy.

- So your friend, her work is stunning.

She truly has a gift.

- I know, I told you.

Let me introduce you to the artist.

- Sure. - Okay.

- I like seein' you so happy.

- Oh, stop, stop all that.

Taylor, I want you to meet my two favorite people,

my parents, George and Candice Montgomery.

- It's a pleasure to meet you.

- You too.

- George Montgomery.

- George.

This is my friend, Aklia Jackson.

- Hey.

- Hi. - Hey, how you doin'?

You know, Jake said that we'd love your work.

And he was right.

I'm a bit of a collector myself.

Not much photography,

mainly oil paintings and some West African pieces.

But your work, it resonates.

- Resonates?

I like that.

Thank you.

[calm music]

♪ What a beautiful girl like you ♪

♪ Doin' in a place like this

♪ Drinkin' all alone

♪ The glass don't talk back, but I do ♪

♪ What a beautiful girl like you ♪

♪ Like you

♪ Doin' in a place like this

♪ Drinkin' all alone

♪ The glass don't talk back, but I do ♪

♪ I can be tamed

♪ But no, I can't be trained

♪ These animal instincts

♪ Make the neighbors complain

♪ Flesh on my flesh, oh

♪ Bone on my bones, yeah

♪ I'm complete when I'm with you ♪

♪ All fear is gone

♪ Yeah

♪ What a beautiful girl like you ♪

♪ Doin' in a place like this

♪ Drinkin' all alone

♪ The glass don't talk back, but I do ♪

♪ What a beautiful girl like you ♪

♪ Like you

♪ Doin' in a place like this

♪ Drinkin' all alone

♪ The glass don't talk back, but I do ♪

♪ You're something beautiful buried in my soul ♪

♪ I'll be quiet as I love you from the inside ♪

♪ Never let you go