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Ouch.

Curtis, it took me 15 minutes to get out of that bathroom.

Should have used the doorknob.

You took them off.

You've been telling me you were going to fix

that doorknob all week, baby.

Yeah.

I'm going to fix it, baby.

The week ain't over.

Just like you said you were going

to fix the ceiling fan, Curtis, which now has only two blades

left on it.

You know what?

I know it's supposed to have four blades.

But if you look at it with the two blades,

look like we got a helicopter in the bedroom.

That's so cool.

It's like "A-Team" or something.

Would you just please take care of it, Mr. T?

And, Curtis, remember you still have to take care of those toys

at the Help Center.

You have to assemble them and pack them up.

Yeah. I'm going to do it, baby.

I'm going to do it.

When, Curtis?

When, baby?

Now, all of the volunteers have taken

other assignments this week because you said,

you said you would handle it.

Baby, does it look dry?

Curtis, forget that remote.

What, why?

Hell, you want me to fix everything else broken.

Just finish up at the Help Center, baby.

You got to do the community service hours anyway.

I'm the one that told the judge to let me work

over there so I could help you.

And so you wouldn't have to pay that $250 traffic fine.

Ain't that a shame?

That is too much money.

I've been making that same illegal turn for years.

You cut in front of the police officer.

I signaled.

Tell you what, rather than give them all that money,

I bet you I'd rather be down at the old boring Help Center

with you.

Curtis, you could have finished

those community service hours if you

weren't such a procrastinator.

I'm not a procrastinator, Ella.

I take pride in my work.

OK?

You can't even tell that was cracked.

You can't even see it.

Take pride in the doorknob.

Yes, baby.

Take pride in the ceiling fan.

Yes, baby.

Take pride at the Help Center.

OK.

I'm not going be able to finish any work

you keep interrupting me.

Come on, baby.

Well, are you going to come to work now?

I need to check this volume button on there.

Now, Curtis?

You really need to just do that right now?

Yes, baby.

The mute button's not working.

I need to see why. - Curtis?

See?

Curtis?

See?

Curtis?

And it's still, see?

Oh, it's working.

You play too much.

- Got a short. - You know what?

It's a short.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

God bless.

Ah, more toys.

Ha ha ha.

Thank you.

Hey, baby.

Hey, you remember when we went fishing over

at the Smoochywoochy River?

Curtis, that's Chattahoochee River.

You remember Chattahoochee, I remember Smoochywoochy.

Curtis, you know none of that happened.

None of it.

I know what you're doing.

I'm sweeping.

Curtis, you have been sweeping in the same little pile

of dust for 15 minutes.

So you're going to do extra hours without doing extra work.

Baby, I'm trying to be thorough.

Baby, listen.

You need to get on the good foot if you plan to get all

of these toys ready, everything the youth minister

will be coming to get everything in a few days.

Yeah, OK.

Oh boy, I could have fun with the kids with this.

You will not be shooting Christian and little Calvin

with that gun.

Ta-da-da-da-da-da.

He be all wet.

Will you just stop playing?

You already came down here late, baby.

Baby, that's cause I was handling business at the house.

What business?

The doorknob, fixed.

The ceiling fan in the bedroom, fixed.

The refrigerator shelf, fixed.

There was nothing wrong with the refrigerator shelf.

I broke it before I left.

Fixed.

OK.

Could you just fix all this stuff in here, baby?

I can not function in all of this clutter.

Baby, you already said that.

I told you I got it.

I got this.

OK.

Take this in the back.

Ugh.

Ah.

Ah.

Oh, baby.

Curtis, uh-uh. Stop playing.

Baby, I'm not playing.

- Curtis-- - I'm not playing, baby.

Come help me.

Baby, stop playing.

Baby, will you come help me, please?

I'm not playing.

I'm sorry, baby. Come on.

Ah, don't touch me.

Don't touch, just get back.

Would you like to go to the doctor?

No I don't want to go to no doctor.

I just need to sit down, baby.

Well, hurry up.

Position yourself over--

El, I just need to sit-- ah, ah.

You're sitting--

Ow.

Curtis.

These toys, what are all these toys all over the place, baby?

You need to get somebody to help you clean this crap up.

Oh.

That was supposed to be you.

Oh.

What about this?

Ah.

Hello, ladies.

Hi.

How was the spa?

It was heavenly. Wait, wait.

Come here.

Come here.

Feel my face.

Glowing?

Ooh, nice.

Nice?

You got the glowing dermis.

Yes.

Soft as a baby's bottom.

Thank you so much.

Thank you for treating me.

You are the best husband I ever had.

And thank you so much, Janine, for treating me.

That hot stone massage worked out all the tension.

Wasn't it great?

- Fabulous. - Oh my god.

CJ, you gotta try it.

No, thank you.

I have other methods for working out my tension.

Pardon us.

Are the twins asleep?

Yeah, yeah.

Hayden was fighting it, man.

I had to sing "Three Blind Mice" like 10 times.

[phone rings]

Ahem, hello?

Yes, this is she.

What?

Is everything OK?

Shh.

Are you serious?

Ah ha ha ha.

OK, yes. I can.

I'm on my way.

I'm on my way.

What's going on?

OK.

So I entered this contest with the radio station

and I won two Maxwell tickets for the concert this weekend.

Whoo.

Whoo.

Hey, sshh.

The twins are asleep upstairs.

My gosh.

I was trying to get tickets to that concert two weeks ago.

It was sold out.

I would give anything to go to that concert.

Listen.

I have got to run.

I have a half hour to get down to this radio station

so I can pick up my tickets.

I cannot believe that I won.

Whoo.

Hello?

[door slams]

Oh, this is wonderful.

Let me try-- wait.

Can you help me?

Can you put it over?

Thank you.

Thank you all so much.

Thank you.

Such a lovely little couple.

Hello.

Hey, brother.

Hi there, babe.

Hi.

You feeling better?

Oh, Curtis, yes.

You could not do that yesterday.

Went to the doctor, got a shot, and now I feel brand new.

Ugh, three points.

Oh, very good.

Very good, baby.

I'm so glad you are here.

Look at this place.

Now baby, all of these toys need to be cleared out by tomorrow.

And the filters need to be changed.

And then I was in the bathroom, baby, and--

Baby, I'm on it. I got all this.

Don't worry about it.

I got it.

Hey, but I need you to sign that for me.

What's this?

It's my certificate of completion.

I got to get it to the courthouse today.

But Curtis, you did not do all of your hours.

I mean, I could turn it in tomorrow.

But tomorrow, I want to go to the Retired

Firefighters Luncheon.

You have not--

baby, you have not put all of the time in.

So?

So?

So I'm not signing it.

What do you mean you're not signing it?

You have not completed all of the required hours.

And if I said you did, then I would be lying.

And I'm not going to lie, especially

not in the Help Center, baby.

Oh, OK.

That's no problem.

Come on, let's go outside.

You can sign it in the parking lot.

Curtis, I'm not doing that either.

No.

Come on, baby.

It's crunch time.

Now you know I would have had all this done.

I would have had all my hours in if I hadn't hurt my back.

You know that. - Ha.

You could have had these community service hours done,

baby, long before now.

OK.

Well then, you come on down to the courthouse with me

because you got to explain this.

Come on.

Curtis, I am not going down to a courthouse with you.

Then how about if I promise to you

that I will put in all the hours, so that way

you ain't really lying?

Miss Gladys, can I please have the room?

Now Curtis, rules are rules.

Look, I need to get this turned in by tomorrow.

OK?

Just sign the thing.

And look, I need to have these toys picked up and packed up

by tomorrow.

I told you, I'm going to a luncheon tomorrow.

Well, I don't think you're going to be able to be

in two places at the same time.

Baby, I can't do all this work in one day.

Well, Curtis, that is not my problem, is it?

Don't do this.

OK.

This the game we're going to play?

Curtis, don't do it.

Are you sure this the game you want to play, Ella?

You dealt this hand, OK?

You did this.

You were the one who made the illegal right turn.

You are the one who chose not to pay the fine.

You are the one who has not done all of the hours.

And you going to blame me?

That's not right.

That's not right.

[SINGING] Hey, baby.

Hey, baby.

Baby, oh, burned my beans, this is not, ugh.

Janine?

Ah!

What are you grooving to?

You scared me.

What?

What are you grooving to?

Maxwell.

Got you all--

Yeah, I was in a zone.

Figured I had to get my fix since Miranda

isn't inviting me to the concert.

You still hung up on that?

No.

Yeah.

Look, I really wanted to go, really bad.

I wouldn't worry about it.

Anything can happen.

Concert is tomorrow night.

Well, she's probably busy.

She hasn't gotten around to it.

You guys have been hanging out a lot lately.

I know. I know.

I treated her to the spa.

Huh?

Huh?

She saw these shoes.

They were bad, too.

She didn't have enough.

I let her put it on our credit card.

You did what?

They were, it was on sale.

Ooh, I bet she's going to wear them to the concert.

I wouldn't be surprised if she shows up and asks you.

You guys will be at a concert together, screaming, Maxwell.

Maxwell.

Maxwell.

Maxwell.

Look.

Look who it is, baby.

Miranda.

Hey.

Hey, how you doing?

Hi.

OK.

I just wanted to give you this.

I wonder what that could be.

What is it?

You know, it's that thing that you let me use.

Oh, you don't have to talk in code.

C.J. knows all about the shoes and the credit card.

Yup.

And I will make sure that this goes on the bill.

Thank you for letting me use it.

I appreciate it.

Yeah, it's no problem.

You see, I understand.

I understand when your card is charged to the max,

well, you can always call me.

I'm here. - Thank you.

Just ask.

Thank you.

And I just stopped by.

I wanted to drop it off for you so you'd have it.

But I gotta run back to the house.

Oh, you gotta go.

Yes.

You know, Janine, I apologize.

Because I have been meaning to ask you, would you please--

Yes, I would love to.

Oh, my god.

Thank you so much.

I though you wouldn't ask me.

Oh, Janine, I have been saying to myself, Miranda,

you need to make sure to ask Janine

if she will babysit for you for the concert.

Wha-- wait.

Wait.

You want me to babysit?

Yes, thank you.

Miranda?

What about-- I want my shoes back.

Morning, baby.

Curtis, you did not come home last night.

I know, baby. I was--

No, no, no, no, no.

Let me finish.

Now we have been married for over 30 years.

And I will not tolerate this, Curtis.

I don't know where you have been.

You did not call me. - OK, baby.

You got mad.

You storm out because I did not go to a courthouse with you?

If I had gone down there, Curtis, I

was going to tell the truth.

But if I tell the truth, then I would lie--

Ella, zip it.

Zip it, babe.

Please, come on.

Just go with me.

Curtis, I'm not going nowhere with you.

Well, you're just making it difficult. Come on

and go with me and then you don't have to say nothing.

Let's go.

Go where?

This going to be a long ride.

Curtis, why did you bring me down here.

It's too early in the morning for all this foolishness.

- Just hush. - Curtis.

Look.

Would you just--

OK, turn the lights on.

When did you do this?

Why didn't you tell me, Curtis?

I did it last night.

I pulled a double shift, baby.

Get all my hours in.

Huh?

You are right, Ella, and I was wrong.

And I was definitely wrong for asking you to lie.

I appreciate this.

And I appreciate you sticking to your guns.

I'm proud of you, Curtis.

Thank you, baby.

I really am.

And I want to give you something, baby.

Now, baby, in the Help Center, it a been a long time.

What's happening open officially.

- You are crazy. - Come on.

Curtis.

Come on, got a space for you right here.

Curtis, we have 30 minutes before we open.

That's 28 more than I need.

Come on.

Here is your certificate.

You can come and get this.

Oh, that's right.

You got to sign it.

Lord, I'm not as young as I used to be.

No, I'm not signing it.

Yeah, you gotta sign it, baby.

I did all the hours.

I already signed it.

I said to myself, the Curtis Payne I know

is going to make things right.

I don't know how, but I know he is because he's an honest man.

So you mean I was here all night for nothing?

Staying up all night, putting together

toys for needy children, baby, that is something.

It did make me feel good.

Thank you, baby.

And you can get this to the courthouse

and still make the luncheon.

Now, that's a good idea.

Done deal.

Thank you, baby.

Thank you, Curtis.

Oh, hey.

You know what I'm going to do after I

take this certificate in?

I'm going to take that $250 that I

saved from not paying that fine and I'm

going to buy a bunch of toys.

And I'm going to donate one.

That's it.

Curtis?

No.

No, baby.

I'm not doing this for glory, Ella.

I'm doing it because it's in my heart.

Somewhere in this world, there's a lucky kid, one, somewhere.

God is good, baby.

Yes, he is.

All the time.

And all the time?

And all the time?

God is good, baby.

That's what you supposed to--

That's what I just said.

Come back, baby. Come back.

No. Come back to church.

That's what you do.

Hey, baby.

Hey,

Baby.

Aw, what's for dinner?

I promised the kids pizza.

I hope you don't mind.

Can we get grown-up pizza this time?

I hate when they take the pepperonis

and make them into little smiley faces.

Sure.

I needed to order some more anyway

because Miranda is bringing the boys over

and that Calvin Junior can eat.

Yeah, he takes after his daddy.

Yeah.

So, you never told Miranda how you felt about her not

inviting you to the concert?

No.

No.

Maybe I just assumed too much.

Aw.

Well, I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.

I know how much you two like hanging out together.

Yeah.

Hello.

Hey, look at you with your hot pants on, looking all fly.

Thank you very much.

Nice shoes.

Oh, these old things?

OK.

What are you doing here so early?

Where are the kids?

Well, Calvin got a last minute work assignment

and he can't go to the concert tonight.

Really?

Wow, that's too bad.

So, I kinda have this leftover,

extra, concert ticket.

What are you going to do with it?

You know, I know it's last minute and all,

but I was wondering, you want to go to the concert with me?

Heck, yeah.

We are going to have so much fun.

I only need a moment.

I just have to put on my shoes, girl.

Girl, take you time.

We got time.

What?

Don't do that.

You're the one that said anything could happen.

You don't have any plans this evening?

No, no.

Have a great time.

Thank you.

Oh, my gosh.

I have been waiting to see him in concert.

Oh, I am so excited.

I just--

What are you doing?

All right.

I have a confession to make.

What, Janine?

Um, the PR story that Calvin is working on, C.J.

Asked me to assign to somebody.

And I purposely assigned it to Calvin in hopes

that he couldn't go to the concert

so I could have his ticket.

Janine.

Girl, please don't worry about it.

Calvin acted like he didn't want to go anyway.

He said he didn't want to see me screaming for another man.

Right.

[inaudible] stories outside.

So you're not mad at me?

I will be if you don't move outside.

OK.

We're going.

Love you, baby.

Thank you.

Yes.

Hey, Calvin.

You owe me big time for faking this assignment so you wouldn't

have to go to this concert.

Sure.

Come on over.

Curtis, thanks again for all of your help.

I can only imagine what those little kids' faces are

going to look like when they light

up when they get those toys.

Anything I can do to help, baby.

You know, Curtis, you have your moments.

But you really are a good man.

Yes I am.

And so help me God, I will put you in the last choke hold

if you mess my hair up with that water gun.

What water gun are you talking about?

Did you get that water gun from the Help Center, baby?

What water gun are you talking about?

The water gun that's in your hand, Curtis.

Baby, I don't have a water gun in my hand.

Curtis--

- What are talking about? - Hold your hands up.

Open them.

Open both palms at the same time.

Yeah.

You are tripping.

Yeah, OK, tripping.

Sometimes I think you're going crazy.

OK. Going crazy.

Break yourself.