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♪ Oh Alberto ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ A lot of drama, but no point intended ♪

♪ People started changing when they feel offended ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Lot of confusion when you double blended ♪

♪ Some ups and downs and disagreements ♪

♪ When you burning bridges ♪

♪ We just living life, ain't nothing new ♪

♪ Relationships go left, some disapprove ♪

♪ Please don't cross that line ♪

- (laughs) There goes my girl.

What's going on, baby?

- Morning, baby. - How you doing?

- I'm good, how are you?

- I'm good, I'm good.

Ready for the day.

Man, where is the orange juice?

Oh no he didn't.

Where's the OJ?

Baby, where is the OJ?

No, you know what?

Where's JJ?

JJ!

- Baby, would you stop all that yelling up in here?

- Nah, baby, look, he comes home every semester,

then he eats up all the chicken,

all the greens, all the potato salad.

Drink up all the juice.

Eat up all the cookies.

And the catered food that we spend

our hard earned money on, baby.

'Cause you know mama ain't cooking nothing no more.

- Now Jared, baby, I work 50 to 60 hours a week

just like you do.

So if we can afford a chef, we just gonna get a chef.

Meanwhile, cut out all that fuss

about the orange juice, baby.

Just go buy some more.

- Nah nah nah, JJ gonna buy some more OJ.

JJ!

(doorbell rings)

Man.

(playful music)

(Jackson knocks)

- Hey Denver, is our son here?

We need to talk to him.

- Hey Jackson, come on in.

Have a seat, have some coffee.

- What's up, Jared?

What's going on, man?

- Nothing much, how you been?

- I'm good.

Hey, where's JJ?

- I was just calling him.

- JJ! - JJ!

(JJ yawns)

- [Denver] Don't look at me.

In the kitchen.

- Hey, what's up, Dad?

- Hey, son. - Hey, son.

- Man, you drink up all my OJ?

- I was just thirsty, man.

What's the problem?

- You were just thirsty?

There was half a carton left in the refrigerator last night!

You mean to tell me out of all the stuff

we had in the fridge, after 10 PM,

all you had a thirst for was some OJ?

- Yes, Dad, that sums it up.

- That about sums it up.

Let me tell you something, man.

The next time JJ gets thirs-tay after 10 PM at night,

JJ needs to forget about drinking my OJ,

unless he has some mon-ay to pay me.

Okay-kay?

- See, here you go again.

Always tripping when you know

I'm a broke ass college student.

- Hey hey, watch your language, boy!

- [JJ] What?

Jeez!

- Hold on, forget about the OJ for a second.

Who is Keisha?

And why is she blowing up my phone after midnight, boy?

Don't be having your woman

calling my house that late at night!

Waking up Denise, and you know how that woman get

if somebody break her sleep in the middle of the night.

- Don't I know it, man, shoot.

That girl can...

- No, no, keep talking.

What does Denise do?

- No, baby, you know that was a long time ago now.

Now she used to be my wife at some point,

so I'm just saying.

- Anyway, JJ baby, who is Keisha?

I don't know anything about this one.

- Well you know, Ma, I ain't really

wanna tell you about her.

She ain't nobody.

She's just somebody from around the way.

You know how real players do.

Ain't there right, Dad?

(laughter)

- That's how we...

(coughs)

Man, that's how we used to do.

Why you always trying to get somebody in trouble, man?

Go upstairs!

- See, man, but you the one that called me down here!

- I-I-I-I didn't stutter!

Go on up there!

- Get your women in check, son!

- Boy, I oughta knock...

- Hey, look, can we talk for a second in private?

- Yeah, yeah, okay. Cool.

- Look, Sunday is Denise's birthday.

And I'm having a big surprise birthday party for her.

And I know she'd love for the both of you guys to be there.

I know it's last minute, but I almost forgot.

So I gotta do something big to make up for it.

- That's so awesome, Jackson, and we would

definitely love to come, right babe?

- Yeah.

- Okay, now listen.

Let me know if you need any help with the arrangements.

I've got this really really cool event planner

on speed dial that's perfect

for special emergencies such as this one.

- Nice of you.

- Thanks, Denver.

- [Denver] You're welcome.

- I may hold you to that.

Cool, cool.

Also, I haven't shared the news

with her yet about our firms merging

and that we're gonna be working together again, so.

You know, I know we've been in this

weird situation for about five years now.

But she still has some insecurities,

and I'd rather not tell her, you know,

before her surprise party, you know?

You know how hot-tempered she can be,

and I'd rather not have her ruin her special day.

- You know what? Heck yeah.

Man, you know what?

You doing the right thing right there, bro.

'Cause I'mma tell you...

Damn!

- No, go ahead.

- Just change the subject, man.

Just change the subject.

- Listen, Jackson, I know it's been five years.

And yes, our situation is strange.

I mean me, used to be married to you.

And my husband used to be married to her,

but we've got kids involved.

And we should all be mature enough

by now to handle the situation.

I mean, you don't see Jared being insecure

of the two of us working together again, do you?

- Hell naw!

Shoot, I got the Find Me app all in your phone.

Shoot, I know where you at at all times, so I'm good.

(Jackson laughs)

- Anyway, we won't say a word, right honey?

- All right, mum's the word, mum's the word.

- Good.

Great, great, well, I'll see y'all on Sunday.

- [Jared] All right, man.

- All right, all right.

- Bye Jackson!

- See you later, man.

All right, let me check on Jared.

Son, you finished eating?

- Yes, Dad.

- Good, good.

Look, go upstairs, get ready for school, okay?

All right, your ride should be here any minute.

Oh, don't forget to tell your teacher, ask her about

the parents conference next week, okay son?

- [Jared Jr] All right, Dad.

- All right.

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Baby.

I know that look.

Now what's going on in that beautiful head of yours, huh?

- I don't know, babe.

It's just that for the last year, Denise has been

acting like really, really strange around me.

It's like she's got this guard up all of a sudden.

One minute she's laughing and we're joking,

and the next she's coming up with all these excuses

as to why our conversation has to end,

whether we're in person, or on the phone.

I mean, I've got this really weird feeling

that something has happened recently.

- I mean, what do you think it could be?

- That's just it, baby, I don't know.

You know, I know when we both got married

a little over five years ago, we all agreed to live

near each other for the sake of the kids, right?

- Yeah.

- Well, there's no way that Jared Jr.

Was gonna wanna be away from you.

And of course JJ was so attached to me

that we decided to let the boys stay here with us,

and the girls stay with them, just to keep the peace.

All right?

- Yeah.

- So now that JJ is a senior in college

along with your no longer baby girl Jazmine,

they've gotten used to the situation.

Now all we've got to do is all of us just need to behave.

You know, and be mature until Jessica and little Jared Jr.

Are both out of high school, and out of our houses,

and then after that, we can all be

as immature as we wanna be.

But until then, baby, we've got

to maintain some type of peace.

- You're right, babe.

Talk about a double blended family, huh?

- Yeah, you got that right.

You know, I just wish I knew what was going on with Denise

so that we can all go back to being friends.

That's all.

- Well, associates, right?

We were never really friends, you know what I mean?

- Baby, you know what I mean.

This elephant in the room has got to stop.

For the kids' sake.

- Well babe, look, the fact that you left Jackson,

and I left Denise, does leave a little room

for insecurity, don't you think?

I mean, Jackson was trying to get you back

for years before we started dating.

She knows that.

And she may be thinking, well,

what if you changed your mind?

You know, y'all might still be together.

And I could tell Jackson feels some kind of way

knowing that I broke it off with Denise,

and she had been carrying a torch for me

for a long time after the breakup as well.

- Ah, okay.

Yeah. I get it.

If only she knew how much I love

your sweet, sexy, suave, debonair self.

She wouldn't worry about a thing.

- I am fine, ain't I?

- Yes you are.

(Jared laughs)

- All right, all right, so look, look, don't worry.

I'll talk to Jackson.

And I'll see what's going on with Denise, all right?

- Okay.

Until then, mum's the word about the merger, okay?

Baby, we don't want Hurricane Denise

blowing down both our houses.

- (chuckles) I know that's right.

All right, so look, stop worrying, okay?

I'll take care of it, okay?

- [Denver] Okay.

- All right.

You have a good day, all right?

- [Denver] You too. Bye, babe.

- [Denise] Jazmine!

Jazmine!

Where you at, girl?

- [Jazmine] Hey, Mom.

What's up?

- Where's your little sister?

- Oh, that little brat stepsister of mine?

The bus just picked her up for school.

Where you been?

- Girl, now you know we don't use

the word step-nothing in here.

That's your little sister.

And if you must know, I overslept.

Jackson must have gotten her straight.

I swear, he spoils that little girl rotten.

Oh, don't tell Denver, but she almost

called me mom the other day.

(sighs)

That would tear her down if she knew that.

(laughter)

- Well, she has been in the house with us

for almost five years, and you're such a good mom.

- Aww, thank you, sweetie.

(chuckles)

So sweetie, did Jackson mention anything

to you about my birthday on Sunday?

- No, why?

You think he forgot?

- That knucklehead better not have forgotten.

You remember what happened that year

to your real father when he forgot my birthday, don't you?

- Yeah, I remember.

And you made me think he had that mark

on his hand for years.

You told me it was a birthmark.

- It was.

He forgot my birthday, so I put a mark on him.

Permanently.

(Jazmine laughs)

- Mom, you are crazy.

Well, I'm headed to lunch with Dad later,

and I think it would be a good time to tell him.

- Girl, you know how Jared is about you.

Look, I know you all in love and everything,

but you know how your father is about you and a boy.

Remember when you brought that boy

over to the house when you were 14?

Uh-huh.

And we're still paying that boy's dental bills to this day.

Which is why your father couldn't pay me

sufficient alimony after the divorce.

With his stupid temper, I told him!

I told him.

Scare the boy. Just a little.

Don't hit him.

(laughter)

- Well Mama, he didn't really hit him, remember?

He scared him so bad that he tried to run out the house

without opening the door first.

Mom, he slammed his face in on the door,

and then he fell face first on the hardwood floor.

- Yeah, yeah, that's one good trait

I did like about your father.

He knew how to get street when he had to.

Ol' roughneck.

- (laughs) Okay Mom, I'll see you later.

I'm headed to work.

- Okay, sweetie. Right behind you.

- Hey Jazmine.

- [Jazmine] Hey Jackson.

- Hey Jackson, honey.

- Hey, baby.

How you doing?

- I'm doing good.

- I hope you have a good day.

- Thanks. You too.

Oh, hey, baby?

- Yeah?

- Where'd you go?

- Oh I just went next door to check on JJ.

- Yeah? Okay.

Did you tell him to stop having them little

trick mamas calling my house late at night?

- Of course.

Yes I did, baby.

- Okay, thank you.

Oh, babe?

Remember, I'm meeting with Rita for lunch later.

So we can't have our afternoon rendezvous today.

You gonna have to take a rain check.

- Story of my life.

- Hey, babe?

- Yeah.

- So is there anything special going on this week?

Like a special occasion?

- Denise, baby, what are you talking about?

Oh, thanks for reminding me.

(chuckles)

The Commanders are playing this Sunday, right?

Yeah! Gotta get with the guys.

- What?

You know what? I'm out.

- What? What'd I say?

Baby!

Okay.

Bye!

- [Denise] Forget you, sucker!

- I love you!

(door closes)

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- [Jared] Hey Denise!

- [Denise] Whatever, sucker!

Hey Jared!

Have a nice day, Jared.

- [Latrice] Oh naw!

Uh-uh!

Hey Mr. Brown!

Your dog is a ho!

- What you want now, Latrice?

- I said, your dog is a ho.

Your dog goes around here sewing his royal oats.

Just laying pipe to every Shawn, Sue, and Karen.

Now, my dog got 12 babies on account

of your little Nick Cannon mutt over there.

So we need to be talking about

some dog support or something.

- Did you just say dog support?

- You heard me!

Dog support!

Now, I'm thinking we living in the state of Virginia.

So I'm thinking about.

1150.

Per month.

Will do.

- 1150 what?

- $1100, youngin!

- 1100...

Latrice, if you don't get your dog

gold-digging tail away from here.

Now look, you know it's probably your dog tempting them.

Walking around here with her tail all up in the air

with that little dog twitch of hers.

Now let me tell you something.

You need to get your Cardi B dog away from mine.

You know, she shouldn't have been giving it up for free.

Broke dogs don't deserve no coochie.

- [Denise] I know that's right!

- Look, you know my wife's an attorney,

and we'll counter sue for dog evasion, temptation,

or something, just get the hell out of here, Latrice!

- You'll be hearing from my dog attorney.

He'll be calling you!

Aight.

I'm willing to settle for about.

$800.

- Bye, Latrice.

- Whatever!

And forget you then!

He'll be calling you!

- "Dog support".

Keep messing with me, I'm gonna put you on life support.

I'm from the hood too.

Can't believe this, talking about some dog support.

Get a job!

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♪ Conditional ♪

♪ Don't you know it's conditional ♪

♪ Go on and say I'm cynical ♪

♪ But now I know it's all conditional ♪

♪ Conditional ♪

♪ I'm sorry, for the way things had to end ♪

♪ Used to worry, if I was enough ♪

♪ I just couldn't please him ♪

♪ Give him all that I have 'til he ask for more ♪

♪ Thought it was true love, unconditional ♪

♪ Looked up in a mirror, about to lose my soul ♪

♪ Blinding me to something more ♪

♪ Conditional ♪

♪ Don't you know love's conditional ♪

- Ooh, what looks good on the menu?

- I don't know, Rita.

Girl, but the red Kool-Aid is the bomb.

- I know, right?

So, are you ready for Sunday?

- No, girl, I'm getting old.

- Girl please, you look beautiful.

Melanin always popping.

Men looking at you from left and right.

- What?

- Look look look.

Don't you see the ring on her finger, sucker?

She's already taken!

- I'm so sorry.

Rita!

- It's like these dogs don't even care anymore.

It's like the ring makes them even hungrier.

You gotta learn how to tame them.

You gotta be like down, boy, down!

Down boy!

- You are crazy!

(chuckles)

So, what's up with you and what's-his-name?

Yang?

- I dumped his tail last week.

- What, already?

- Listen, I tried that interracial dating.

And it's hard.

Yang was always working.

- Yeah.

- 24/7 with no breaks.

I mean none.

From 5 AM when the restaurant opens to 10 PM when it closes.

And he had the nerve to tell me.

"You too lazy.

"You need second or third job.

"You always want to watch movie.

"Always want to watch Netflix.

"How about you work in Netflix?"

I said listen here, white rice.

You don't tell me when to work or how lazy I am.

So get your chopsticks and your 9-to-9 working ass

up out of my face talking to me like that.

(laughter)

- See, that's why I love you.

Listen, every woman needs a crazy friend in their life,

and oh thank God, I have you!

You are amazing.

- Well look, somebody gotta tell it like it is.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Speaking of which.

I still don't understand how y'all get along the way you do.

- Y'all who?

- The whole West Virginia mess you got going on there.

Between you, Jared, Jackson, Denver.

Denise.

Neesy.

You mean to tell me you don't feel no type of way

of being friends with your husband's ex-wife and vice

versa?

- First of all, I wouldn't go so far

as to say we're friends.

We are acquaintances.

We have to be for the kids' sake.

- The kids?

Denise.

The kids are grown.

Two are seniors in college, and legal to drink.

And the other two just look grown as hell.

Look, they're three years away

from leaving the house themselves.

Denise, y'all are at the stage where y'all can keep it real.

- Keep it real?

Girl, ain't nothing fake about what we're doing.

- So why does it seem like you're always

insecure whenever Denver comes around?

Hmm?

Denise, I know you.

What are you keeping from me?

Hmm?

- Nothing.

Look, when I'm ready to tell you, I will.

- See, I knew it!

Mmhm.

So what, we gotta get gangsta?

Let me know, 'cause I'm ready.

- Girl, no.

It's nothing like that.

Look, I will tell you when the time is ready.

- Okay.

- Until then, we're gonna keep it sassy and classy.

Okay?

- You mean phony?

Speaking of which.

Hey girl!

(chuckles)

Is that classy enough for you?

(Denise coughs)

- [Denise] Oh, hey, Denver.

- Hey Denise, what are you doing here, girl?

- Girl, you know this is my favorite spot.

- Oh, well you remember my girl Shontae?

Shontae, Denise.

Denise, Shontae.

- Yeah, I remember her.

I mean, how could I forget?

Life of the party.

- [Shontae] You know it.

- [Denise] Denver, you remember my girl Rita?

Rita, Denver.

- Yes I do.

Another life of the party.

Shontae, Rita.

Rita, Shontae.

- Nice to meet you.

- Likewise.

I like your boots.

- I like your purse.

- I like your style.

- I like your belt.

- Girl, you got swag.

I can tell.

You my kind of girl!

- Well why don't y'all come and join us?

- [Denver] We would not want to intrude, that's okay.

- Oh, no no no no no.

We insist.

It'll be fun.

Me and Denise weren't talking about much anyway.

In fact, the conversation was getting a little boring.

Please, have a seat.

- Yeah!

Come on, we can hang.

- Well.

So, Denver, how's work?

- Work is work.

We are currently going through

a huge merge - I mean urgent cases

that need to be completed, so meeting a lot of deadlines.

But anyway, called my girl Shontae up today

to see if she wanted to have some lunch,

and she was working down the street

from her office, scooped her up,

now imagine seeing you ladies here.

- Oh, so Shontae, what do you do?

- Oh, I'm a professional sleeper.

- (laughs) I'm sorry.

I thought I heard you say professional sleeper.

(laughs)

- I am.

- Oh.

Well, what exactly does a professional sleeper do

other than, well, sleep?

- Don't worry, girl.

I know it sounds crazy, but basically the bulk of my job

includes me testing mattresses and beddings

for manufacturing companies during

the developmental phase of a product.

My main responsibility includes lying and sleeping

on a prototype mattress, and then creating a report

that assesses comfort and other factors.

- Hmm, well that does sound important.

I mean, interesting.

- Well, it's rewarding at times.

And it pays the bills, so.

- Well I'm looking for work, so if your job is hiring,

maybe you could hook a sister up, you know?

I would love to have a job that I can sleep in.

(chuckles) You know?

Shoot, sign me up for overtime.

(laughter)

- I know it, but you know what?

The only problem is that my working hours

are from 9 AM to 4 PM.

So these are my sleeping hours.

And like today, I only work half a day.

So my body has a hard time knowing

when to go to work and when to go to sleep.

- Okay.

So, Denver, how do you get along with Jared's receptionist?

- Who, Olympia?

We're good, why do you ask?

- Just watch her.

She always appeared to have a thing for Jared.

And she always seemed to be up to something.

Just watch your back, girl.

- Denise, girl, I trust Jared.

That's one thing I'm not worried about.

Jared knows what he's got.

And he knows what he will lose if he acts up, okay?

- That's right, girl.

Put it on him.

You know.

Just like.

(yawns) Your girl Shontae taught you.

- Shontae, are you okay?

- Girl, yeah, I'm fine.

You know, I'm just getting a little sleepy.

I'm normally on the clock right now.

(yawns)

I'm sorry.

- Dang, where's that waiter at?

- I am so sorry.

This is our busiest time of the day.

I am your waitress.

Can I get you started with something to drink?

- Yes, I'll have some red Kool-Aid.

- And I'll have that too, with a splash of gin please.

- Kool-Aid?

I'll have a glass of champagne please, thank you.

- And for you...

(Shontae snoring)

- We'll take a Tito's and pineapple for her please.

- [Waitress] Okay, I'll be right back with those orders.

- Shontae.

Shontae!

- Damn!

Dude!

Get up off me, man!

We just met!

It ain't that kind of party!

I just said you was cute, that's it!

- Shontae!

Shontae, wake up!

We're in a restaurant!

Wake up.

- [Shontae] Oh.

My bad.

- Well sign me up!

(laughter)

- [Denise] Stop it.

♪ In the jungle, the mighty jungle ♪

♪ The lion sleeps tonight ♪

♪ In the jungle, the mighty jungle ♪

♪ The lion sleeps tonight ♪

♪ A-wee ♪

- Will you stop all that daggone singing in the office?

♪ Bum-bum-a-weh ♪

- This is a professional environment!

Dang!

Ain't nobody always that happy.

- Well I am, my butter pecan.

My little peach schnapps.

Especially when out of five days in the week

I get to come to work, brush my teeth, shave my legs,

and get my stains out my drawers before I put 'em on now.

(chuckles)

To come see my little caramel crunch.

My desire for you is everlasting, peaches.

♪ When your leg don't work like they used to before ♪

- Marcus.

Marcus!

♪ And I can't sweep you off of your feet ♪

- Marcus, stop!

He's in his office.

♪ Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love ♪

- Will you just go?

♪ And I can't sweep you off of your feet ♪

- Marcus.

♪ And darling I, will, be loving you ♪

- [Olympia] Oh my God.

♪ 'Til we're 70 ♪

- Marcus! Stop it!

Go in his office now!

- All right, all right, all right, sweet butter.

- Jesus.

- Has he got anybody in there?

- No.

He's in there. Now go.

- Okay, okay, all right, all right, thank you.

♪ Baby we found love ♪

- You know what? That's it.

Where's my purse?

- Hey ladies, how you doing?

Eh, too big.

- Now Cornell, you know that I'm the largest

insurance brokerage firm in the State of Virginia.

Now I'm in three states and 10 different cities.

One near you.

Ah ah ah, do you wanna lose me as a client?

All right.

All right, tell Sophie I said hey.

All right, bye-Bye,

- [Marcus] Man, Olympia's gangster.

- [Jared] And you know it.

So stop messing with her, man.

Leave her alone.

- Man, you know she too fine for me.

I don't like 'em that fine.

I like my women rich and ugly.

A fine woman can't do nothing for me.

- Here we go.

- Man, you on your second marriage

with your second fine woman.

I told you to get an ugly woman,

but no, you didn't wanna listen to me.

You wanna go ahead and get another fine woman,

another headache with a honey to-do list.

Like where you at?

It's 2 o'clock in the morning.

When you coming home?

Man, forget that mess.

- See, your problem is you don't respect women.

Nah man, what is a married man doing out

until 2 o'clock in the morning?

See, you don't want a partner.

You want a woman you can run all over.

- Exactly.

Look, like I told you before, you need an ugly bae.

She'll cook your meals, she'll brush your teeth,

she'll wash your back.

Man, she will treat you like a king.

- See, I know what's going on.

See, ever since Rochelle broke your heart

that's all you've been doing is dating

these ugly-tailed, doberman-pinching,

eyesight-removing, hair running

to the back of your head, ugly-tailed women.

You know, that last one you brought around me

scared the hell out of me, man.

Look, you gotta warn a brother

before you do something like that again.

Shoot, I almost called Animal Control on that girl.

- Look, stop hating.

Don't get mad at me 'cause I got my own personal mate.

I got it made.

Plus, I do respect women.

I treat women with the utmost respect.

I even wrote a song about her!

Check it out.

♪ When I wake up in the morning, love ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ That smile hurts my eyes ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ But you made that nice breakfast, my love ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ Now you're aces out of my mind ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, but then I look at you ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ You made my food come out of me ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ But you're drama free ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ Yes, I got a girl that's right for me ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ An ugly bae ♪

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae, ugly bae, ug-ly bae ♪

- Okay okay, that's enough, that's enough.

- [Jared] That was crazy!

(laughter)

- You already know!

- [Jared] Man, I can't believe you made a song, fool!

- Hell yeah!

(laughter)

- [Jared] You ain't got no sense, man.

- A little crazy, for real.

- Man, so why haven't you brought this one around us, man?

Like, you been dating her what, couple weeks now?

What's her name again?

Like what, what, what -

- It's What The.

- What The?

What the hell kind of name is that, man?

- Man, it's just a nickname she had since high school.

It just stuck.

But don't worry, you'll get to meet her

this Sunday at Denise's surprise birthday party.

- Look, whatever you do, do not let that girl

walk up them steps and ring that doorbell by herself.

Like you did when you brought that bloodhound around me.

- The disrespect.

- She scared the hell out of me, man.

I almost shot her.

Looking like Lil Wayne.

- I'm still tripping on how cool you two couples are

after being married to one another.

That's some white people stuff right there to me, man.

I don't know how you deal with it.

- Of course you don't.

You ain't mature enough to handle

stuff like that, all right?

So stick with your ugly baes,

and stay in your lane, my brother.

You and Batman coming to church on Sunday?

Before the party?

- Nah, she's a Muslim.

She will not be in the house of the Lord this Sunday.

But don't worry.

I'll convert her.

(laughs)

- [Jared] Whatever.

- You already know.

- How that song go again?

♪ Ugly bae ♪

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae, ug-ly bae ♪

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae ♪

- Mr. Brown, you got this fool influencing you?

We got clients out here.

Keep it down!

And your daughter's out here to see you.

Would you like me to let her in now?

- I'm sorry, we'll behave.

Yeah, please, please let my little girl in, okay?

Thank you.

- Bye, fool.

- Mwah.

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae, ugly bae, ug-ly bae ♪

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae, ugly bae ♪

- Hey Daddy, hey Mr. Marcus.

- Hey, darling.

You know what?

I'mma let y'all have at it.

I'll see you this Sunday at Denise's party.

- [Jared] All right, man.

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae ♪

- What was that about?

- Don't mind him.

Come over here and give your daddy a hug, sweetie.

How's my little girl doing?

- I'm good.

I'm just, I'm a little worried about Mommy.

- Why? What's wrong?

- She's gonna hit the roof when she finds out

that Jackson is going back to work with Ms. Denver.

I mean, we can't let her find out before the party

or there ain't gonna be no party.

- Yeah, I know it too well.

- I know that mark on your hand says it all.

- She told you about this?

- Yeah.

- Your mama got two personalities.

And you don't wanna meet Dee Dee.

- Who's Dee Dee?

Oh, okay.

Well, you ready to go to lunch?

- Yeah, yeah, let's go.

Let me get my jacket, sweetie.

Olympia, hold all my calls, okay?

I'm going to lunch.

- Okay. Have fun.

- Thank you, all right.

- Yeah, girl, I'm going to that party Sunday night.

I know.

I know, I can't stand his ex-wife Denise.

She used to always treat me so dirty like I wanted her man.

Ugh.

Yeah, but I'll be supportive.

But she better not start nothing.

Oh, 'cause I got something for her if she does.

Mmhm.

(giggles)

♪ When we all get to Heaven ♪

♪ What a day of rejoicing that will be ♪

♪ When we all see Jesus ♪

♪ We will sing and shout the victory ♪

♪ When we all get to Heaven ♪

♪ What a day of rejoicing that will be ♪

- Welcome! Welcome!

- Thank you.

- Welcome.

- Deacon Malone.

- All right.

- Hey Denver.

- [Denver] Hey Jackson, good morning.

- Hey, where's Jared?

- He got out of this one.

Talk about he's got a headache.

So he needs to stay at home and get ready for the.

(whispers) Surprise party.

- Hey, Denver.

- [Denver] Hi, Denise, how are you?

Good morning.

- Where's Jared?

- Oh he's at home sleeping.

He had a rough day yesterday, so he needs

to stay at home and recoup a little bit.

How are you?

This Sunday morning, you good?

- Well look, I'm letting both of y'all know.

- [Denver] Okay.

- I'm not sitting on the front row.

'Cause you know how Reverend Read is.

No no no, look, he always wanting

everybody to read the scriptures.

Read! Read!

He don't never read.

I don't think he can read.

- Jackson, stop.

- Well I'm just saying he need to preach.

I don't come to church to participate.

- Exactly.

- Plus, he's shady.

I mean look at his deacon.

Man, I don't know why y'all come to this church anyway.

Come on, let's go inside.

- [Denver] Okay, let's go.

♪ Lord, get to Heaven ♪

- Good morning, good morning!

- [Denver] Good morning.

- How is this fine family doing this morning?

- Doing just fine, Deacon Malone, how are you?

- Definitely doing fine.

I mean, it's good you're doing fine.

Where is that young successful

husband of yours this morning?

- He won't be joining us today, Deacon Malone,

but he'll be here with us in spirit.

- Amen, amen.

Well look, you take your fine - I mean find yourself

a seat in the sanctuary, and you enjoy this word from God.

I pray that it gives you the joy and inspiration

that you need to go out there and conquer the world.

Amen?

And know this, that eyes have not seen!

Ears have not heard!

- Well my ears only wanna hear one word for the day.

- Okay, amen.

- And we gonna hear a word from the pastor,

so let's go on inside, all right?

But thank you, Deacon Malone.

Thank you, thank you so much.

You're an inspiration.

- Phew!

Man.

Got my workout on today!

(congregation cheering)

So we all wanna get to Heaven, don't we?

(cheers and applause)

Get to Heaven!

I ain't ready to go right now, but you know.

But we ready! We ready, right?

We ready.

Shoot, I tell you.

Now I'm not gonna take up all your time today, okay?

Now like every Sunday, I'm just gonna

give you a five minute word.

That's it.

'Cause y'all got things to do, you know?

Christmas shopping, all that good stuff, you know.

All right, so I'm gonna get straight to the point.

Let's go to Proverbs, Chapter 13, Verse 20.

Proverbs, P-R-O-V-E-R-B-S.

13:20.

See, I like the King James virgin, see?

I don't like those other virgins.

I don't do those other virgins.

I just do King James virgin.

That's the only virgin I do.

Amen?

All right, let me know when you get there.

Got there?

All right, cool.

Read!

- "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.

"But a companion of fools shall be destroyed."

- All right, stop right there, stop right there.

See, see, she said he that walketh

with wise men shall be what?

- Wise.

- Wise, wise!

See, you don't wanna just say hi to wise men,

and, you know, see you later, alligator.

After a while, crocodile.

You don't wanna do that!

See, you wanna walk with wise men so it can rub off on you.

See, take it like Jackson right here.

See, Jackson.

He is a successful criminal attorney, see?

I wanna walk with Jackson, see?

I want to talk with him.

Yeah yeah, go to the movies with him.

Take vacations with him, yeah.

Well that sound too much like a date.

I don't wanna do all that.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

No, I want his wiseness to rub off on me

so I can get some of that money.

You know what I mean?

Yeah, so.

Yeah, and then it says

"a companion of fools are destroyed".

Abolished!

♪ Everybody plays the fool ♪

♪ Sometimes ♪

- No, not me.

No, see, I don't play the fool.

I don't walk with 'em.

See, I don't!

Who wants to be a fool in here, huh?

Anybody?

Raise your hand if you wanna be a fool.

Come on, come on.

Raise 'em up high so I can see you.

- What's wrong with you, sucker?

- Don't touch me again, Bertha.

- Fool!

He said who wants to be fool.

Why is you raising your hand, fool?

- Look, I thought he said who want to be in the pool.

- Bubba, if you don't turn your hearing aid back on.

Please!

- Look, Bertha, you touch me again,

you gonna need first aid.

Damn a hearing aid!

First aid!

- Bubba, I wish you would touch me up in this church.

I wish you would.

Come on.

Come on, Bubba.

I've been waiting for this.

And this is the perfect setting.

Because if you touch me, I'm gonna lay hands on you.

And this will be the perfect setup

because the prayer warriors sure will be ready

to resuscitate you if it ain't too.

Late.

- Look, CeeLo, that's perfect.

Late.

The late great Bertha Montgomery.

Here she lies 'cause she done slapped

Bubba's hand again after he told her not to.

- All I do know is if you do try to kill me,

Bubba, it better be successful.

- See, this is what I mean, see?

There's a lot of scriptures in the Bible

that talk about this stuff, see?

I'm gonna take you to another one, see?

Let's go to First Chrysanthemums,

Chapter 15, Verse 13.

Let me know when you get there.

You got it?

All right, let's see who I'm gonna use.

Read!

- "Do not be deceived, for evil company

"corrupts good habits."

- There we go.

You hear that?

Evil company!

Corrupts good habits.

See, see see, you can't let everybody in your circle, see?

You got some people trying to talk about you.

Behind your back. Backstabbers.

(congregation agreeing)

Keeping secrets.

You know, holding you down, you can't go nowhere.

Like quicksand, you just try to move,

but you can't go nowhere, you know?

Can't go nowhere, see?

See, some people just are there for a season.

You gotta regurgitate them.

In order for you to elevate.

Regurgitate to elevate.

All right?

You know what I'm saying?

Look, look, if you want to grow,

you gotta let some people go.

You gotta do it.

Let me tell you one more time.

Say if you want to grow, you gotta let some people go.

(rapid drumming)

Repeat after me!

Say want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- [Read] Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- [Read] Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go.

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- [Read] Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- [Read] Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- There we go!

(rapid drumming)

(congregation cheers and applauds)

Praise the Lord!

Tell it on a brother!

(jazzy piano music)

- Merci beaucoup, merci beaucoup.

Merci beaucoup, merci beaucoup.

- Pastor, this was such a blessed service today.

You really touched my heart.

- Oh thank you, Sister Denise.

Well Sister Denise, I tell you,

I'm actually working on a series right now.

And you would love it.

It's called Step Off, Sucker.

Yeah, yeah, Step Off, Sucker.

See, sometimes we think we've got to be all nice, you know?

'Cause we think Jesus was nice,

but Jesus wasn't always nice.

No, if you read the word, he wrote everything in red.

- Red. Yeah, yeah.

- That's 'cause he was mad.

- Ooh.

- He was mad.

Mmhm.

- Okay.

- So, you know, sometimes you just gotta

say it like you mean it, you know?

Try. Try.

- Try what?

- Try saying it.

Step off, sucker!

- Oh, okay.

Step off, sucker.

- Oh no, Denise, see, I just had a sermon about

people in your life, they don't belong there, okay?

So look, you need to say it from the gut, you know?

Get mad at 'em from the gut.

Say step off, sucker.

- Step off, sucker!

Oh that was good.

- All right, all right, see, see, see,

Anna May, Anna May, we ain't got time.

We got so much going on.

We got San Antonio, we got Dallas, we got...

Look look look, I want you to say it like you mean it.

Now say it from the gut!

Say it from here!

Now say it!

Step off, sucker!

- Step off, sucker!

Step off, sucker!

♪ Left a good job in the city ♪

♪ Working for the man every night and day ♪

♪ No, I never lost one minute of sleep ♪

♪ I was worried about the way things might have been ♪

♪ Big wheel keep on churning ♪

♪ Proud Mary keep on burning ♪

♪ And we're rolling ♪

- [Jackson] Baby, what are you doing?

♪ Rolling ♪

- Snap out of it, Anna May!

- I'm sorry, I...

I'm sorry.

I mean, mmm.

Uh, Jackson.

Jackson, yes.

Ooh, step off.

- Sister Denise good.

Go for it.

Why'd that turn me on?

(smooth funk music)

- Hey!

- [Denver] How you doing?

- Good, come on in.

- [Denver] Good to see you.

- Good to see y'all too, thank you so much for coming.

♪ That's all fine with me ♪

- Hey, Mom.

- Hey baby, what are you doing over here?

- Jared Jr won't let me play with his game.

- Oh no, I'm so sorry about that.

Listen, this is a grown folks party,

so you need to go back to the house, but tell you what.

Tell your brother that I said he needs to share,

and if he doesn't, just let me know later, okay?

- Okay.

- With your pretty self.

- Tell him I said it.

- Yes, go! Get!

So.

- Yeah.

- Babe, church was crazy today.

I don't know about that Reverend Read,

but he got some kind of mental problem or something?

I'm just saying that, but I'm not gonna take away from him.

The man can preach.

- I know.

- Yeah.

- That's why I didn't know.

(Denver laughs)

- What's up?

- Speaking of which, where's the birthday girl?

- Oh.

- Where's Denise at?

- Rita!

Where is Denise?

- Oh, she should be here any minute.

- Okay.

- Oh, matter of fact, she's only a minute away.

- Okay.

- [Jared] All right, good.

- Okay everybody, look.

I wanna get everybody on this side over here.

Just be quiet.

She's parking right now.

She'll be in any second.

(whispers) Quiet, quiet, quiet.

- [Everyone] Surprise!

(cheers and applause)

- Oh my God!

- Happy birthday, baby.

- Oh my God, you got me, baby!

You got me!

- I got you, didn't I?

- Oh my God!

Oh my God.

Rita!

Oh my God, girl, you were in on this too?

- Girl, behind it, on top of it,

on the side of the house, girl!

(laughter and applause)

- Oh my God, thank you!

Baby.

(everyone awwing)

- Isn't that cute?

(laughter and cheering)

- Hi!

Thank you so much for coming!

Thank you.

Jared, thank you, guys!

Oh my God.

- We got you.

- [Denise] Denver!

- Hey, baby.

Happy birthday.

- Thank you.

Did you guys know that Jackson was up to this?

- Up to what?

I'm just kidding.

(laughter)

Girl, you should know that Jackson

put his whole heart into making this

a very special evening for you.

That man knows he loves him some you!

- That's right.

- [Denver] Oh my gosh.

- I know he does.

See, I don't need to be reminded of that.

- All right, um, yeah, let's just go dance and be merry.

- [What The] Dang, come on!

- What the...

- Oh, do we know each other?

- Girl, didn't not tell you to wait for me

before you ring that doorbell?

You know you can't be sneaking up on nobody

right here with all that beauty.

I don't want no one to take you away from me.

- You crazy, baby.

Isn't he crazy?

He said my name as soon as he opened up the door.

I told you I'm popular in these streets.

- You damn right, baby.

You know what, let's just go and get inside.

- Inside here?

With her?

What the...

Yeah, come on.

You guys come on in and.

Be hairy.

I mean be merry!

Be merry.

(R&B music)

- Babe, is that Marcus with one of his pit bulls again?

- Oh my God.

Would you look at her?

- Girl!

Your boy's...

He crazy, okay?

Coming up in here with that tyrannosaurus rex.

And he don't even look at me!

Is something wrong with his eyes?

Is he blind?

I mean come on.

- How many times have I had to tell you?

Marcus is crazy.

He thinks every fine woman is high maintenance, right?

Girl, forget Marcus.

Aln't nobody thinking about Marcus.

- I tell you what, he better not bring

Scooby Doo over here near me.

Anyway, look at her.

I think her hair's fake.

- [Jared] Oh God, y'all crazy.

- Denise.

- Mmmhm.

- so what was it that you wanted to tell me

the other day at the restaurant?

- Rita, girl, this is not the time or the place, sweetie.

We'll talk about it tomorrow.

Oh God, here comes Olympia.

Jared's secretary.

I can't believe Jackson invited her here.

- Hey Denise!

Happy birthday, girl.

Getting closer and closer to that AARP card, now aren't we?

- Yeah.

You keep it warm until I get there.

- Denise, look.

You are the Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs.

Of Virginia United University.

Don't you let this girl bring your down to her level.

That's what you gotta be feeling.

And on that note, let me go get another drink

before I get hood up in here.

Excuse me.

- So, Olympia, how have you been?

- Oh I've been fine, thanks.

And you?

- Oh, I'm good.

So I see you didn't bring a date?

Oh, yeah, I forgot.

That's Jared over there.

I see you still like being the side

rather than being the main course.

You know...

- Yes?

- On that note, where's the ladies room?

- Over there to your left.

- Thanks.

Oh, and tell Jackson I say congratulations.

- Hmm?

- On the merger.

- Merger?

- Yeah.

Between Martin Hertz, Smith, and Recovery.

- You mean.

Jackson's...

Jackson and Denver's companies are merging?

- Yeah, and it appears they're both gonna be leads,

so they'll be working side by side.

So anyway, main course, I'll be back.

Tootles!

(dramatic acoustic music)

- What the!

- Dang, I know you too?

I told Marcus I would know somebody up in here.

That's two in a row.

- Yeah.

I'm Jared, Marcus' boy.

Yeah, I saw you earlier when you came in,

but that was like from afar.

Yeah, sorry for the reaction.

You just have a different effect up close.

- Oh, you're Jared?

- Yeah.

- Dang, you look good.

Marcus never told me how good you look.

You know, me and Marco sometimes like to have

a little company in the room with us, so what's up?

- Um, that would be a no.

See, I don't like pets.

I mean, I'm a one woman man, so I am as loyal as it gets.

Yeah, you know, see, I just gotta go with my wife.

You know, she's over there.

My beautiful wife.

Thank you.

Damn.

- Cut the music, everybody!

Cut the music!

Let's get ready to light the candles on the birthday cake.

Where's Denise at?

Denise, baby, come on up here.

- [Party Goer] There she go.

(crowd oohing)

- Hey, baby.

All right, so first I'd like to make a toast.

To my beautiful wife.

Of over five years.

She's the most beautiful, most loving.

Most hardworking woman I know.

And I'm so thankful to share this day with you.

This monumental 21st.

Birthday.

(laughter)

No, but babe, you're a wonderful mother.

Not only to your children, but to mine as well.

You make this house a home,

and we all love you so, so much for it.

(Shontae snoring)

You hear some snoring?

- Shontae!

Shontae! Shontae!

Wake up, are you okay?

- [Shontae] My bad, girl.

I can't believe I fell asleep.

Girl!

- Shontae.

- That speech was starting to get boring!

I can't believe I fell asleep so fast.

- Shontae.

- Can we get this party going?

Can we play some music?

Do something!

- Okay, I got you, babe.

- Boring as shit!

- I got you!

- Yeah.

- [Denver] Sorry.

Sorry.

(light laughter)

- To my wife!

(laughter)

My life, and my love.

Happy birthday, baby.

- Thank you.

- Come on, y'all.

♪ Happy birthday to ya ♪

♪ Happy birthday ♪

♪ Happy birthday to ya ♪

♪ Happy birthday ♪

(cheers and applause)

- Thank you.

- Babe, you okay?

- I'm fine, Jackson.

- Babe, what's wrong?

- Not here.

- What'd I do?

- What'd you do?

What'd you do now?

(angry laugh)

Number one, you still keeping secrets from me!

- What? What secret?

- Did he just say - what secrets?

(angry laugh)

You know, that's funny!

Why am I hearing about my husband's company.

Merging with his ex-wife's company, check this out,

from my ex-husband's side piece secretary?

Why, Jackson?

Why didn't you tell me about the merger, Jackson?

Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm!

- Baby, let's talk about this later.

- No no no no no, no.

See, you wanted to talk about it,

so let's talk about it right now.

- No, I was just -

(angry laugh)

- You kept this secret from me just like

you kept the secret about what happened

between you and Denver on the night before

her and Jared's wedding, yes you did.

(crowd oohing)

- What the! - What the!

- What?

I ain't had nothing to do with that!

(crowd oohing)

- Hold hold hold hold, what happened

the night before we got married?

- Not right now, baby.

Not here, no.

- [Party Goer] Boy, this about to get real good.

- Tell him, Denver.

Tell him.

You know what, hold up.

I got it right here.

Let me read it.

(crowd oohing and gossiping)

Don't you say a word.

"Denver, baby.

"I have to make this one last attempt.

"You are my soulmate."

- Hold on, let's not -

- Don't you touch me!

Stay away from me. I'm reading this!

"I can't let you marry another man.

"Without letting you know what you mean to me.

"I will never get over you, or us.

"Before you make the trip down the aisle,

"please see if we have something left.

"I still love you.

"I know I'm with Denise now, but we have kids together.

"And I don't know if I will ever get over you."

Ooo, I can do this. I can do this.

"The kiss.

"The kiss we had earlier that night tells me

"that you might feel the same way too."

- Kiss?

You kissed this nigga?

You kissed him the night before we got married?

- No no no, baby, I promise you.

Baby, I promise you, it will not like that.

- Then what the hell was it like, then?

- Jared, no!

Baby, no, it was not like that!

- And you!

You just couldn't let Jazmine go, huh?

Get off of me!

- Hold up! Denise!

Not too much on me, baby.

I know you're a little tipsy right now

and it's your birthday, so I'm gonna

let that one slide, you hear me?

- Heifer, you ain't got to do nothing!

Stay down!

You ain't got to do nothing.

- Heifer?

- I called you as I see it!

- Who are you calling a heifer, trick?

- Trick?

- Look Denise, I know it's your birthday!

- You have been keeping secrets -

- [Denver] But I will whoop your ass...

- You better get your girl.

You better get your girl!

- My girl?

You better get your trick,

or else we gonna be throwing down too!

- Ooh!

It ain't nothing but a thing, chicken wing!

- [Shontae] Girl, what?

What you got?

- I'm out.

Thanks for the party.

(dramatic music)

Well, thank y'all for coming!

- [Jared] I'm gone too.

- [Denver] Jared, no.

Jared, no! Baby, no!

No, baby, I can explain!

Jared!

- Yeah, I'll let you have that one.

That's the only one you get!

- If you went and got an ugly bae,

this wouldn't have happened.

(music continues)

(footsteps approaching)

- Jared.

Jared, baby, talk to me please.

Please. Please.

(sobs) Please, baby, talk to me.

Please talk to me.

- You want to talk? Let's talk.

Come on.

- Baby.

Things were not exactly the way they sounded.

- Oh really, really, really?

So did you or did you not kiss your ex-husband

on the night before our wedding?

- Yes, but -

- You kissed him? Really?

Really?

- Baby, it was just a peck.

It was just a peck.

- "A peck."

Okay, okay.

Did it last, what, two seconds?

Four seconds? Three?

How long was the damn kiss?

How long did the damn kiss last huh?

Come here, show me, show me, show me.

Come on, show me! Show me!

- Jared, stop!

It was just a peck!

It was nothing intimate!

It was just a goodbye kiss.

That's all, I have loved you.

And only you, Jared, for the last seven years.

I swear to you.

- Really?

- Yes.

- You love me so much, that you went ahead

and kissed your ex-husband.

I can't believe you!

Look, I have been nothing but faithful to you!

I was married!

Look, me and Denise, we shared a strong bond!

We got kids too!

And never once, once, did I ever consider her soft advances.

Not once!

And then you.

Made the decision.

To kiss another man?

And I'm supposed to be okay with that, huh?

- Jared.

- Huh?

Answer me, woman!

- Stop, Jared!

Stop yelling at me, please!

Please stop me yelling at me.

Baby, it was a mistake!

I felt sorry for him.

I just, I felt sorry for him.

And I just wanted him to feel better, that's all.

So I allowed him to kiss me goodbye.

(sobs) That is all.

I let him kiss me goodbye, baby.

He knew!

Listen to me, listen to me.

He knew, right then and there.

Baby, he knew that my heart

was with you and he has respected.

He's respected our bond ever since, I swear.

I have loved you.

And only you since the day we met.

I swear.

You gotta believe me.

- Yeah, no, I hear you, right?

I hear you.

But if it was nothing,

you would've told me when it happened.

And not embarrassed me in front of everyone like that, huh?

Why did you hide this from me?

Why?

- I don't know! I don't know!

I thought you wouldn't understand.

I didn't wanna lose you.

I don't wanna lose you, dear.

You.

You are my heart.

You are my heart.

And without you, I can't breathe.

I can't breathe.

(shallow breathing)

Jared, I can't breathe.

- What...

Whoa, baby!

(sobs) Denver!

Denver, wake up!

Wake up, baby!

I'm sorry, wake up, baby!

- What happened?

What's wrong with Mom?

- Call 911!

- I heard you down here yelling at her!

Whatever's wrong with Mom is all your fault!

- We don't have time, man!

We don't have time for this!

Go, man, go!

Come on, baby.

Wake up wake up, baby.

We ain't got time for this.

I got you, baby.

I got you, I got you.

(sobs) Baby, I got you, I got you.

- How long have you had that letter?

- I know you are not talking to me about no damn letter.

- Denise.

How long have you had the letter?

I thought I lost it a long time ago.

- I've known for a while.

- And you said nothing?

- No!

Because you guys had no reason

to be around each other, or to work together.

So I kept the letter.

And I kept it to myself.

Why didn't you tell me, Jackson?

- Because I...

You know how you are.

- And you see why!

Jackson, you called her the love of your life.

Your soulmate.

- Are you really gonna sit here and act like

you didn't feel the same way about Jared?

Huh?

Like, are you gonna act like you didn't feel like

you were losing your soulmate as well?

Baby, she was once in love of my life.

- But we were dating, Jackson.

- Yes, we were.

But we were having problems too, remember?

Remember you called me Jared on several occasions.

- Well, you both have the same sounding names.

I mean, Jared, Jackson.

They're just too much alike.

Damn.

- Don't make excuses.

Denise, Denver.

They have similarities too and I never once called you her.

Never.

- Yeah.

You keep calling me nicknames.

Dee Dee?

Cutie D?

Yeah, so you won't make that mistake.

I know the tricks.

- It worked, didn't it?

(chuckles)

Baby.

Why didn't you tell me that you've known all this time?

Why didn't you tell me you knew what happened that night?

- Because I thought my soulmate would've told me by now.

But you didn't.

Just like you didn't tell me about the merger.

You keep things from me, Jackson.

And if I'm an insecure woman, the worst thing

you could do is to keep things away from me,

only for me to find out later.

You can't do that, Jackson.

- Look.

I know.

And I'm sorry.

But baby, you gotta believe me.

After that night, everything was over.

It was over between us.

I had complete closure.

You are, and you will always be, the love of my life.

I love you.

Baby.

- I don't know if I can handle you two working together,

and I'm just being honest.

Why didn't you tell me, Jackson?

- 'Cause I know how it would make you feel.

And after knowing you found that letter.

I realize you had every reason to feel that way.

Baby.

This is on me.

This is all on me, and I am so, so sorry.

I just wanted to wait until after your birthday to tell you.

Because I didn't want to ruin your special day, but.

I just made it worse.

I'm sorry, baby.

Hold up.

How did you find out about that merger anyway?

- That's not important.

The fact is I did.

And you kept it from me, Jackson.

- [Jazmine] Mommy, they just rushed Denver to the hospital.

- [Denise] What?

Did your daddy kill her?

- No, Mommy, JJ said she stopped breathing,

so Dad had to rush her to the hospital.

They're at Shippensburg.

- Come on, let's go!

(ambulance siren wailing)

(dramatic piano music)

- [Doctor] Okay, Mrs. Brown.

You sound good to me.

- Thank you.

- [Doctor] I want you to get some rest, all right?

- Thank you.

- Oh, are you up for visitors?

- Sure.

- Okay, come on in.

- Hey, Denver.

We went to Shippensburg Hospital

and they said you had been released.

Are you okay?

And why are you all in the guest bedroom?

- We use the guest bedroom

because there's been so much traffic,

so we didn't want to use our master bedroom.

But yeah, I'm fine.

The doctor said I had some kind of crazy anxiety attack.

I've seen everybody today.

But I haven't seen Jessica.

Where's my baby?

- Oh, she's at home with Jazmine.

And we didn't say anything

because we didn't want to scare her.

Until we knew what was going on.

Look.

I'm sorry about the scene that I caused at my party.

It's just.

A whole lot of built up stuff.

That I have been holding back.

And I didn't mean to come for you.

I hope that's not what caused this.

- Denise, you've got to know that I'm tougher than that.

But yeah.

This was just as much my fault as it was yours.

I should have told Jared a long time ago.

- Look look look, Let's not get into that, okay?

Baby, you need your rest, okay?

Jackson, look man, I shouldn't have came at you like that.

All right? It's my bad.

I just got caught up.

- Man, I know, and I'm sorry.

You know, for what happened back then.

It was so disrespectful.

Guess I actually deserved that punch.

- [Jared] Yeah you did.

- [Jackson] Hey man, we cool?

- Yeah man, we cool.

- All right, good, good.

Well, we just came to check on Denver.

Make sure, you know, she was okay.

But we're gonna go ahead and get out of here

and let you guys get some rest.

- [Denver] Thank you, guys.

- [Jared] All right, thanks for coming.

- All right.

- Thank you. Be careful.

- Baby, you sure you're okay?

- No.

Baby, are we okay?

I love you so much, Jared.

So much.

- I love you too.

We'll be fine.

Look, as long as you are still breathing,

I'm gonna be okay, all right?

All right, look, you need to get your rest, okay?

All right?

- Okay, thank you.

- We'll be fine.

- Great job, everyone!

Great job.

This is such an exciting time

for our two companies to have merged.

We are now the largest law firm

in the Washington DC metropolitan area.

So I want everyone to raise a glass.

Congratulations on the merger.

Here's to years of success.

Cheers.

- [Group] Cheers!

(light applause)

(group chatter)

- Can I talk to you for a second?

- Oh, sure.

- Hey guys, excuse me.

- Thank you.

Congratulations.

- Well?

You ready to take on the Frasier deal?

- Yeah I'm ready.

I mean, it's gonna mean a lot of long hours

working side by side, but I think we're good.

- Yeah.

We got it.

- Yeah.

So what's up?

- Hey look.

I'm sorry about last week.

I know we didn't get a chance to talk about it.

- Look Jackson, there's nothing for us to talk about.

Jared and I are in a really good place, and you know what?

I really hope that you and Denise are too.

But one question.

What in the hell made you write a damn letter, man?

Keeping a paper trail?

Jackson, are you really that stupid?

- I know, I know, but hey, look, I was in my feelings.

I had to express what I was feeling.

You know, I was really going through it,

and I realize now, it was a bad idea.

- Bad idea?

Oh my gosh.

Jackson, you almost jacked up my marriage, man!

Good thing you stopped writing when you did

or we both, we could be in more trouble.

- Yeah, I know.

- Question.

What made you stop writing after the kiss?

- Ran out of ink?

(hip hop music)

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ A lot of drama, but no point intended ♪

♪ People started changing when they feel offended ♪

♪ Lot of confusion when you double blended ♪

♪ Some ups and downs and ♪

- Baby, where is this counselor at?

Like, is he Black?

'Cause you know Black people can't

never be on time for nothing.

I mean it is a he, right?

Or is it a she, or -

- Baby, just be patient.

The reverend will be here.

Now stop complaining.

You know, you promised me that we would do this.

So I need you to be in a better mood.

- Hold on.

Reverend?

You ain't said - you can't mean Reverend -

- [Read] Hallelujah, Hallelujah!

- Oh hell naw!

Baby, we gotta get somebody else.

- Jackson! Behave.

Now!

- So good evening, good people, the Washingtons.

Now, I know you got a lot going on today,

and I do too, so let's get right to it.

What can I do for you?

- Well, Reverend Read, my husband and I

are just getting over something.

And I'm having trust issues.

- Mmm, trust, trust.

- Now it's not all my husband's fault.

I will take some responsibility for my insecurities as well.

How can you help us?

- Oh, yeah, help.

Well, you know, Sister Denise, good question.

If you don't have your bibles,

I want you to take out your phones.

And go to Malicious, Chapter Eight, Verse -

no, Malicious, Chapter Three, Verse Eight.

- "Malicious".

You mean Malachi, man.

- You say tomato, I say tomahto.

They all go down the same pipe, okay?

- Let's go.

- No, just take out your phone.

- Come on.

Let me know know when you get there.

- Babe, take out your phone.

Please.

- [Read] Take your time.

- "Malicious".

- I know.

- He said malicious.

- It's okay.

- [Read] You got it?

- Yeah! - Yes.

- Read!

(Denise screams)

- I mean Reverend.

"Will a man rob God, yet ye have robbed me.

"But ye say wherein have we robbed thee.

"In tides and offerings."

- Um, Reverend.

What does "tides and offerings" have to do

with what I asked about our relationship?

- Yeah, good question, Sister Denise.

I tell you what.

The word says where have ye robbed thee,

you see, in tides and offerings.

Yeah, see, hold this for a second.

Hold that for a second.

See, you both have not given but $25.

For the whole year.

And we now in December, see?

25 - let me show you on here, see?

Hold on, hold this for a second.

See, right here.

$25, you see that right there?

25, 2-5-0-0.

See, basically what I'm trying to say is.

If relationship advice is what you want.

For $25, that's all you gonna get.

♪ Agreements when you burning bridges ♪

♪ We just living life, ain't nothing new ♪

♪ Relationships go left, some disapprove ♪

♪ Please don't cross that line with them attitudes ♪

♪ Yeah, it get messy in that room ♪

♪ We done had them long nights ♪

♪ And them dead ends on that road ♪

♪ Shorty, pick your head up and go find your way back home ♪

♪ Sun is still shining, bundle up in that cold ♪

♪ Yeah, some things we letting go ♪

♪ When you double blended ♪

♪ Please don't get offended ♪

♪ Talking how you live it when you walking ♪

♪ Double blended ♪

♪ Change up on them feelings ♪

♪ Time go by, don't waste a minute ♪

♪ Just another day and we just sticking to the cold ♪

♪ Reaching for the top 'cause every step ain't made of stone ♪

♪ Climb up on that mountain, feelings you control ♪

♪ Yeah, another day, another show ♪

♪ A lot of growth between the two ♪

♪ Cut the cap and it's on you ♪

♪ Rewrite your wrongs and speak your truth ♪

♪ Guards down, ain't bulletproof ♪

♪ We just turn that rain down to them sunny days ♪

♪ Flip that page and write them lines ♪

♪ Cold won't feel the same ♪

♪ A whole lot of faith and a lot of things will change ♪

♪ Slow the pain, and let it ease away ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ We still family, might have some problems ♪

♪ Every now and again we disagree ♪

♪ But it's the love that always matters ♪

♪ Shorty, yes indeed, follow my lead ♪

♪ Sometimes you gotta intercede ♪

♪ And you will see when you're double blended ♪

♪ Please don't get offended ♪

♪ Talk it how you live it when you're walking double blended ♪

♪ Change up on them feelings ♪

♪ Time go by, don't waste a minute ♪

♪ Just another day and we just sticking to the cold ♪

♪ Reaching for the top 'cause every step ain't made of stone ♪

♪ Climb up on that mountain, feelings you control ♪

♪ Yeah, another day, another show ♪

- [Director] Action!

- What the!

- Dang, I didn't know...

Aw shit.

Dang!

Oh gosh, cut!

- [Director] Scene 13.

Whatever slate's given, take one.

(slate claps)

Action.

- Yeah.

Yeah.

Yup.

Okay.

(laughs)

- [Director] Cut.

Action!

- [Jackson] You make this house a home.

And we all love you so so much.

- Hey.

- [Director] Cut!

- [Denver] I know.

- You went way too fast!

(laughter)

- [Director] Action!

- Shontae, you better get your girl!

You better get your girl!

- My girl?

You better get your trick,

or else we gonna be throwing down too!

- Ooh!

It ain't nothing but a thing, chicken wing!

Come on!

- Get you some! - What you got?

- You gonna get you some! - What you got?

- What you got? - What's up?

- All right, I'mma need you to break us up better than that.

(laughter)

- [Director] Cut, cut, cut!

- [Crew Member] He got scared.

♪ Yeah, yeah yeah yeah ♪

♪ Keep on pushing ♪

♪ All my righteous people ♪

♪ All my people, all my people ♪