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[music playing]

Curtis, where are the ham sandwiches?

You mean, how were the ham sandwiches?

They were delicious.

Mm.

Curtis!

How am I supposed to feed the people at the Help Center,

if the bags are missing the sandwiches.

Well, I was missing lunch.

And I thought it was wonderful.

Honey, is that pastrami on rye?

Curtis, sit down.

- Give it here. - No!

Knock, know. Hey.

Hello.

We packed up the rest of the lunches.

Yes, thank you.

That's a good thing you're doing

for the Help Center, Aunt Ella.

Thank you, baby.

I thought Malik was coming with you.

Oh, they're on their away from school now.

I'm so excited!

I hope you don't mind, but I asked them to stop by here,

so we could all meet her together.

Who the hell is them?

My boy is bringing his first honey home from college.

I'm excited.

Woo!

I remember when I brought my first honey home.

Yeah?

Oh-wee!

Oh-wee.

Oh-wee!

She was the biggest fre--

Curtis.

Free spirit.

Listen, this day is very, very important

for Malik, so let's just all--

Uncle Curtis-- try to be on our best behavior.

I only need to bring one woman home--

that's my soul mate.

[barking] - CJ!

Huh? What?

What!

Leave him alone.

That's sweet.

A sweet lie.

Baby, you remember that-- that amazon he brought

back with the big booty? - Oh.

And the over bite.

I don't remember her.

I don't remember her at all.

You don't remember that stallion?

We called her Sea Biscuit.

She even came with a little jockey

that was with her all the time.

That was her little brother.

No.

That was you!

No, it was her little brother.

That was you!

I'm telling you, it was her little brother.

It was you!

It was her brother?

I thought you didn't remember.

Is that a pastrami sandwich over there?

Look at that thing.

I'm hungry.

Well, I tell you what, Malik take after his uncle,

so you know she going to be a looker.

All I'm concerned about is if she

has a good head on her shoulders and if she goes to church.

That's all that matters.

Listen, knowing Malik, she's probably nice and quiet.

She's just-- I can't believe it!

I might be meeting my future daughter-in-law for the first.

Are you really that excited?

[doorbell ringing] - Oh!

Here there are! Come on!

Come on! Come on!

That's too much.

That's really enough.

OK.

Um-- CJ, make sure you stand up straight.

Uncle Curtis, tuck in your shirt.

Aunt Ella, you--

Girl, open that door.

I've got to just make sure you control yourselves, please.

[inaudible] the door!

Don't take my baby!

That's too much.

Hey, baby.

[theme music]

It's so good to see you.

Hi.

Uh-- everybody, this is Summer.

Hey, Summer.

[breathing heavily]

Oh, this is good.

This is good.

The energy in this place, the warmth of all you guys!

Yes, yes, Malik!

Yes.

I do.

Oh, I do feel at home here.

I do!

I do!

See, no.

No.

That's way too much.

I got this.

Hello?

Lovely Autumn.

Oh, it's Summer.

Yeah.

But daylight savings, spring--

eclipse, whatever the hell it is.

I need you to get your branches out of my chair.

Oh, you must be Mr. Curtis Payne--

Atlanta's most decorated fire chief.

[sniffing]

Mm!

I love your aura!

Actually, it's Old Spice, but thank you.

[inaudible]

Uh-- and this is my Auntie Ella.

Hello.

Nice to meet you, Summer.

Mrs. Ella Payne--

the matriarch of the family.

The keeper of the family's heart and soul.

CURTIS PAYNE: Should we go and try take-- check your fever?

Baby, just sit down.

Welcome.

Sit down. Yes.

That's all right. You all right?

Yeah.

Great.

I'm Malik's dad.

Want to smell?

Uh-- CJ No?

Firefighter.

Fire commissioner.

Sorry, I don't know much about you.

Well, you see, dad, I didn't really

have enough time to tell her about all

of your accomplishments.

Don't talk to me, bro.

And this is my beautiful mother.

Oh, she's the beautiful mother.

Thankless job.

Ah!

Janine Payne.

Nice to meet you.

You must be so proud.

Of what?

For raising such a wonderful son.

Malik is a perfect gentleman and I'm

sure that's all because of you.

Oh, she's good.

You have no idea.

Did I say that out loud?

[IN UNISON] Yes, you did.

Yeah.

So Leap Year, how did you meet Malik?

He held my bathrobe for me when I took it off.

Excuse me?

She said he held her bathrobe for her when she took it off.

That's my boy.

Well, see, it was for art class.

She was the model.

Malik, I didn't know you could draw.

Baby, please.

Malik can't draw a bath.

Even when he do it, he started [inaudible]..

What? No, no, no, no.

See, he takes my robe and then leaves

the room until after class.

He's a teacher's assistant.

[IN UNISON] Oh!

He's seen that thing there.

Yeah. - No, no, no.

Wait, no.

Only upperclassmen are allowed to take the class.

With a freshman model?

No, of course not.

I'm a senior.

You're a senior?

She's a senior.

A senior!

She's a senior!

She's a senior!

You-- you never mentioned you were dating a senior.

Well, you know, I love older women.

Every man is the creature of the age in which he lives.

Very few are able to raise themselves

above the ideas of the time.

That's the French writer, Voltaire.

Well, women who can't find a man who's willing and able

will always try to rob the cradle.

Mark Twain?

No, Doug E. Fresh.

[beat boxing]

Uh-- actually, that is Biz Markie.

No, that's Doug E. Fresh.

That's Biz.

That's Doug E.--

I'm telling you, that's Biz!

OK, OK.

All right.

All right.

Summer, listen, Janine and I would

love to just sit, and talk with you, and pick your brain,

and find out what's really going on,

but we have to go to the Help Center, baby.

Yup.

Those hobos aren't going to feed themselves.

Hobos?

What is this?

The '60s?

Can we come to the Help Center, too?

Yeah.

I love community service.

[IN UNISON] Since when?

Well, since Summer showed me the ways of giving back.

To serve others before thy self is to give of one's soul.

Uh-- Summer?

Who said that?

I did.

Just now.

Summer, listen, we would love for you to come and help

at the Help Center, but we don't need that

help down at the Help Center.

Why don't you just hang around here

and do what college kids do?

On second thought, why don't you two come on.

Come on, grab your purse.

Let's-- let's-- let's do this.

Get in the car.

Lik?

Lik!

And it was Doug E. Fresh.

It was Biz Markie!

It was Doug E. Fresh!

It was Biz Markie!

Sea Biscuit.

She looks just like her.

Hey, everything all right?

Good.

Thank you for coming, baby.

I think it's a good thing I'm here.

This place is off.

Summer, don't you start that mess.

Aunt Ella, please, just watch her work.

She's amazing.

Malik, if you want to see her work,

tell her work on those shoes, right there.

Wait, wait. No, no, no.

There aren't enough windows in this place.

The energy cannot flow.

Those are all the windows that we have.

[panting]

[mumbling]

Malik, what is she doing?

See? See?

That's that medicinal, isn't it?

No.

It's all about energy and balance.

Well, I want her to balance her put on a chair somewhere

and sit down.

Oh-- oh-- run to the light, my sister.

Run to the light! Run to the--

Stop!

No, no, no, no.

The energy is all off here.

Listen, you are the only thing that's off here.

Malik, are we going to have a problem?

No, no, no.

I will talk to her.

You going to work on it?

No, I'm going to talk to her.

These shoes have trod the paths to freedom.

Bless the soul that will receive them.

And they'll help your falling arches.

[strange laughter]

[mimicking laughter]

Um-- Summer, maybe--

Oh!

Did you feel that, Malik?

Oh, the energy just shifted.

Uh-- you know what?

It may actually just be my Auntie Ella.

She's not comfortable with your ways.

No, no, no.

That's not it.

Wait.

No, no, no.

A massive shift.

But it could also be my mom.

She, uh-- sort of thinks your crazy.

I just want you to be quiet.

Just a-- ma'am?

Sweetie?

Honey, you can only take one.

Wait.

No, no, no, no.

This is the source.

The energy is all wrong here.

Please, Summer!

Not now!

Just stop it, please.

Summer, listen, you are the only thing

that's wrong in here.

Stop it, OK?

No.

Ma'am?

Ma'am? - Wait.

It's-- it's her.

Her energy is raging.

Summer, do not do that.

She does not know you.

Hungry?

What are you talking about?

She's hungry.

She's deaf.

When did you eat last?

[signing]

Three days ago.

[signing]

What-- what-- what did she say?

What did she say?

She and her children are living out of a car.

They're hungry.

Oh, baby.

Come on, honey.

You can get-- you can get all the food you want.

You can get whatever you-- you can-- you--

take one more.

Take one-- you--

You're welcome.

You're welcome.

You're welcome.

Lord, have mercy.

Um-- Summer?

I may not get the whole energy, wind, thing you do, but, um--

that was pretty amazing.

I'm impressed, Summer.

Maybe we could use you around here.

I'm impressed.

Thank you.

So Summer, when did you learn how to do sign language?

Oh, on my first mission trip.

I volunteered in a little, Taiwanese village.

And several of the children were deaf there.

Wow!

You sure have done a lot for your age.

Yo, I'm proud of you, son.

Looks like you really picked a good one here.

Wait, no.

I'm the lucky one to find Malik.

He's so caring and sensitive.

Summer, please.

Tell them more.

And he's sexy and handsome.

Oh, and also smart.

Don't forget to leave room for his head,

so it can fit through the door.

Very funny, dad.

Did you know that Summer can speak

seven different languages?

- Really? - Really?

That's impressive.

[non-english speech]

[non-english speech]

Mama say, mama sa, mama coosa.

Throw it over here, CJ Mama say, mama, what?

What?

What?

Janine, I'm giving you it to you, baby.

Woop, woop, woop.

I love you, too, Malik.

Oh, wait now.

Wait now.

That's what you said?

It's-- it's one of the languages that's spoken in Botswana.

Oh, OK.

So you volunteered over there as well?

No, no, no. I've never been.

That's why I'm so excited.

About what?

Well, we're moving to Botswana when Summer graduates in May.

Mama say, mama sa, mama hell no!

Did you say Botswana?

Oh, I think the energy is better in here.

Yeah.

I heard of this amazing mission trip there.

Yeah.

We're going to go there and, uh-- uh--

create some new water supply pumps

for the villagers who have to walk

miles for just dirty water.

Well, that's all admirable, Malik, but--

Did you say Botswana?

What? No.

Don't even worry.

We'll only be there for three years.

Three years?

Did you say Botswana?

Botswana!

What about finishing college?

Well, look, I got to finish when I get back.

From Botswana?

Yes.

You always said that it was good to travel.

Malik, I'm sure she meant Seattle, Virginia,

Boston, somewhere local.

Not Botswana!

Not Botswana!

It's not that big of a deal.

Oh, it really isn't, because you're not going.

Hey, hey, hey!

When did the energy shift?

When you said Botswana!

Hey, mom!

Look, you don't have to talk to her like that.

Hey, hey. Watch your tone there, champion.

Yeah, Malik.

It's OK.

All right.

Everybody-- everybody, let's just calm down, please.

No!

Auntie Ella, look, we're in love and we want to be together.

Malik--

Please, you do not know what it means to be in love.

You can't tell me how to feel.

We can tell you whatever we want

because we pay your tuition.

Malik, your parents are just concerned about you

and they just want the best for you.

So when you're older, baby, you will understand--

I'm old enough to make my own decisions now.

Obviously not because you're not making

the right ones right here. - You know what?

I don't have to take this.

What?

Come on, Summer.

Malik, maybe we should--

Let's go.

Malik!

Malik, I'm not done talking to you.

[door closing]

ELLA PAYNE: Let him go.

Just like I thought.

Hoody-hoo.

Which way you going to go?

- What? - Oh.

Wait, wait, wait. Turn that back on.

Does that rotate?

[buzzing]

Please, don't show Curtis that.

All right.

Well, Janine, I was just in the neighborhood.

And baby, I had to come by, and just check, and see

if Malik was still alive.

Can you believe him?

What am I going to do, Miss Ella?

Put the dusters down.

Step away from the dusters.

Sit down.

Now, Janine, I know what you're going through.

Miss Ella, I just don't--

No, no, no.

No, no, no.

Listen, Calvin and CJ--

remember, those two?

They used to bring girls by my house all the time.

I just knew I wasn't going to ever be able to get

along with those women.

They did?

Yes!

There was this one girl.

She came by.

She had on two-tone tights and leg warmers.

She thought she was a dancer.

I didn't know whether to pray for her

or put her under a bushel.

Miss Ella--

I just wanted to choke her.

Miss Ella, that was me.

You sent me home to change.

I know.

And look at what a gift it's turned out to be.

This is different.

This is different.

She comes here with all her little energy and feng shui--

she's trying to take my baby! That's what she's doing!

Wait, wait, wait.

Take-- take-- take-- take-- take your what?

- My baby. - Yes.

A baby who has now become a grown man, who is going to do

whatever he wants to do, when he wants to do it,

and how he decides to do it.

Bad baby.

Janine, the best thing that you can give a child

is roots and wings.

You root him in the way that he should go.

And then, when he spreads his wings and leaves,

he'll remember what you taught him.

Miss Ella, it's Botswana.

It's--

We have airplanes that can fly there and fly back.

Janine, you've just got to let him go.

You've got to let him go, so that you'll

know he'll fly back.

You're just going to walk out?

Sorry.

This is-- this is what I've got to do.

Summer means a lot to me.

Look. uh-- things change after college,

so you just better make sure you're on the right path.

Baby, do you really understand what it means to be

in a serious relationship?

Yes, we do.

Look, I've told Summer everything that you

and dad have gone through.

My parents met in college, they married young,

and they're still together, and in love.

I just want to say that you all did a great job raising me,

you know?

And that's all I can ask for, is just a great example of people

being in love.

So you, uh--

you really going to do this, huh?

Yeah.

We are.

And there's nothing we can do to change your mind.

I'm sorry, but no.

All right.

Well, you're going to need this.

What is this?

It's your passport application.

And you really going to need this, right here, because these

are pamphlets for health and international travel.

You going to Africa.

You're going to have to get a whole lot of shots.

Everything you need to know for your trip to Botswana.

Well, actually, we decided not to go to Botswana.

Thank God.

Yeah, we're going to Rwanda!

Did you saw Rwanda?

Did--

Calm down.

Did he say Rwanda?

What are you doing?

OK.

Oh, that's-- - Three words.

- Three words. - Three words.

Three words.

First word--

Big head.

Malik!

Malik!

[cheering]

OK.

You just got the first one right.

Oh, I got it and y'all didn't.

Don't hate.

- That is negative energy. - OK.

You-- you can't talk!

You can't talk!

Sign a word.

You--

Your--

You're--

Malik you're-- Malik you're--

No, wait a second! I got that!

No, you didn't! I got that one!

CJ, no! Stop, stop!

Don't! OK.

CJ PAYNE: Yeah. Come on.

Fine.

1-1.

You have nothing.

Third word-- pregnant!

Whoa! Whoa!

What?

Pregnant?

Are you pregnant?

No!

Well, what-- what did you mean?

Malik's my baby.

Girl, that didn't say that.

Oh!

Thank the Lord!