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been bugging ever since she got this letter last week.

She won't tell us who it's from.

I bet it's an ex -boyfriend.

Maybe an ex -husband.

Witness Protection Program?

Nah. Well, whatever it is, the public has a right to know. I mean, at least I

do.

looking for? I'm looking for Dee's mystery letter so I can figure out why

acting so weird.

Let it go, Mo.

No, no, no. Keep looking. You might find where she hides the ding -dong.

Dee can't drink that.

We want her to cheer up, not throw up.

How you burn teeth?

She's Jamaican. They like everything black.

Hey, everybody.

Hi, Pete.

Made you a little something -something, Mrs. Mitch.

It's perfect.

Thank you, my friend.

You're in a good mood.

Well, I usually am.

Most said you were taking a mental pause.

What? We are going on an all -expense -paid getaway this weekend.

You and I? Mm -hmm. Where? Remember where we spent our honeymoon?

No, no, no, no, baby. The first two days.

Saturn Village.

Bingo! Baby, it's just gonna be you and me for two fun -filled days of

barbecues, sack races, and family oil changes.

Did you spend this weekend?

Oh, darn. I couldn't possibly do it. I've got a very special project that I'm

working on. Take Miles.

Who's the one who pulled the grades? I'll take her.

Me? Daddy, you can even give me a satin, remember?

I think, yeah.

Yeah, Mr. Mitch. I can use it. We can't get away. Take me. Sorry, Hakeem. You

know, Dee is right.

Miles should be the lucky one.

Yeah, he'll be the first nine -year -old to test drive the electric automobile.

Dad, what do you think the bumper car is?

Let's go check out the brochures.

Oh, of course.

Oh, Mr. Mitch, you've got to take me.

Well, Marisha, it looks like it's just me and you for the weekend.

But I thought you had a special project.

I do.

You. Now, normally I would have discussed this with you first, but I was

excited that... Boom!

I entered you in the face of tomorrow contest.

You know what? And Dale told me about that, but Dee...

There's only one problem. This space of today is not into modeling.

I'm into reading, writing, anything involving the development of my brain.

and the right side too.

Honey, so am I. But you can do both. I mean, look, there are a lot of smart

models out there.

Cindy Crawford, now she was valedictorian of her class.

Yes, she still isn't smart enough to realize she can't act.

Well, what about traveling?

Traveling, seeing the world.

Earning money to put yourself through college. Not that smart.

And clothes.

Oh, honey, you love clothes.

We've got the credit card bills to prove it.

That's why I don't need money when I have you guys.

Dee, I'm sorry, but I'm not interested. I got a booklet I need to get to.

Sorry.

Here are the books I promised you. Oh, thanks, LaDonna. The kids were getting

tired of reading One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Red Fish.

You know, I'm there for you, girl.

Especially if I can get a tax write -off. Oh, you want a receipt.

You know, I still can't believe you're doing this.

What?

This.

Face of Tomorrow contest?

And, uh, you should be encouraging young women to use their minds, not their

bodies. I know. That's why I host Book Night here one night a week.

And what was last week's novel?

Seduction in the Sahara or Roughneck Rendezvous?

Uh -huh. Uh -huh.

Let me make it plain.

$2 ,500.

$2 ,500?

Mm -hmm.

You think they want to use my bookstore?

Come on.

Come on.

Hey, LaDonna. Hey.

Girl, thank you for turning me on to that book. I can't get my mind off the

wedding.

I'll be over there.

I can't believe I hadn't read it. Dorothy West is so deep.

I don't want to get your hopes up, but Dorothy West is in Oakland, and I heard

she might come down here.

Yeah.

Hey, Mo, come on over here. You done read all them books.

Thank you.

What's up, y 'all?

If you can lock lips later, I need to talk to you about entering the Face of

Tomorrow contest.

Ain't gonna happen. But, Mo, you're the only one that can make my fashions come

to life.

Oh, ain't no paramedic.

Forget y 'all. I got potential.

Look, Mo.

Girl, these are bumping.

You know what? They'll look real good on Niecy.

Okay, dang. I'll model them for you, Kim.

Niecy, how are my shoulder pads supposed to fit you? You don't even have

shoulders.

Or legs.

Or hips.

Or boobs.

That's the reason why I need you, because you got all three.

That you do have.

Hey, babe.

What's that?

You okay, babe?

Yeah.

Are you sure?

Mm -hmm.

It's just this silly letter I got.

I wrote it in the third grade.

It's where I thought I'd be in 30 years.

Oh, well, this must have come early.

Because I could have swore you were no more than 29.

Honey, I was supposed to have three children by now.

I was going to be the first supermodel turned astronaut.

Well, you didn't orbit any planets.

But you did marry a fattened salesman.

You're sweet.

Hey, Dad. Hey, Dee.

Hey, Pumpkin.

Is she still mad because I don't want to be in that modeling contest?

What modeling contest?

You know, the one at the den.

I mean, for some reason, she's been tripping about me doing it.

And why can't you do it, Mo?

Well, it's not that I can't. I just don't want to.

Mo, baby, sometimes you do things just to make other people happy.

Well, then can I go out with Q? That'll make him happy.

And sometimes you do things to make your daddy unhappy.

Come on, baby.

Look, it's just one day out of your life.

Why don't you do it for me?

Daddy. Look, Moe, I'd feel a lot better about getting on this plane tomorrow if

I don't have to worry about leaving you and Dee unsupervised.

Look, tell you what.

When I go, you can drive my car.

Ooh, the fleet yellow Saturn with the matching yellow sidewalls. Man, I'll be

the coolest kid on the block.

I'll throw in a full tank of gas.

Okay, I'll do it.

But, Daddy, just for my information, when do I get the deed to this life

Moesha? When I'm 18, 21, 51? Just let a sister know.

Simple. When you marry the guy I choose.

Oh, you look darling.

She hasn't got a chance.

Oh, no.

I've seen clowns with less makeup on than this.

Who did this to you?

I did.

Well,

you know what? If y 'all need me, I'll be under the big top.

Take the tissue.

Just like that.

There you go.

Okay, stand up, baby. Let me take a look at you.

Come on.

Oh, look at this outfit.

What to do, what to do?

Kim, this is not what we discussed, honey. We talked about charm, elegance,

sophistication. That you got free?

Let me see if I can free you from this fashion wreck.

Ah,

there you go.

Uh -uh, I'm gonna do my own braids, all right?

Hey, baby.

Oh, no.

It's a home blue going up that fan deck.

My girl's on the spot.

down like jonas james more like sassoon

out there.

Oh, I was being charming. That's what you said to do, was charm them, so

what I did.

Oh, well, that Snoop Doggy dog walk was not charming. Honey, you just blew it.

Whoa, whoa, hurry up and get out of here. They're about to announce the

winner.

Anybody need me to zip them up?

I'll see you out there.

one of these beautiful young ladies will move on to the finals.

And the winner is...

of work to do.

Yeah, come on down here, girl. You're holding up my career.

Oh, Mo, it's the bomb.

Yes, and it looks like it's already exploded.

Whatever, but this is the last one I'm trying on. Oh, don't you take a whiff of

this, buddy. You'll burst out of my dress.

Well, Mo, honey, come on. We've got an awful lot of work to do and very little

time to do it in before the finals.

So we need to zero in on the area that needs the most attention.

Your walk.

Hello. I'm the one who walked away with that trophy.

Yes, but honey, what was stylish at the den is garish at the Bonaventure.

So work with me, please.

Okay. All right. Come on over here now. Come on.

All right. Here we go.

Now, stomach's in.

Shoulders back.

Glide.

Glide.

Just glide. Watch me. I used to be a model.

You were a model?

Yeah, she was on the Board of Education's fashion show.

If you must know, I used to be the face of Montego Bay. In fact, I

even had a few ting billboards.

I'm so there.

A successful model has got to have a diva attitude.

Just think, um, yo -yo. No, no.

A diva. A diva knows how to keep her butt in and her chin up.

Yes. And she is never, ever in a hurry because the world is on her

schedule.

I still think she needs to swivel those hips.

Kim, please.

I am the teacher here.

Look, Mo, I can't work this way.

Call me when your little session is over. I'm going to glide now.

Mo, I've got a little surprise for you.

Now, this surprise wouldn't involve any contest, fashion shows, or anything.

letter that you may have received.

No, it is a brand new dress.

Oh, Dee, that is beautiful.

But I'm wearing Kim's designs.

Oh, honey, this is just a backup. You know, just in case one of Kim's designs

finds its way into the Goodwill bin.

Girl, I cannot wait for them to see my designs in the contest.

I'm going to blow up, and I'll be hooking up all the stars for the Soul

Awards. I'm going to buy you a lot of leather.

Hey, Moesha, I just left a message at your house.

Oh, and I can be reached at that same number.

I'll be sure and file that away.

Under L for loser.

Or D for desperate.

Good news. Dorothy West is definitely going to be in San Diego tonight.

Is she as fine as you?

I can't. Dorothy West is the last living legend from the Harlem Renaissance.

Anyway, she'll be reading from the wedding.

Really? Oh, my goodness. She's speaking at 7 .30, and some of the book club

members are going. So you in?

No, I'm in. Okay, I'll see you then. Bye.

Uh -uh, you can't go to San Diego. You have to be at the Bonaventure around 7 o

'clock in the morning.

San Diego's only two hours away. Besides, it's not every day that I get

out with Dorothy West.

I don't know nothing about this Dorothy, babe, but LaDonna is fine.

Let me ask you something. If you were going to take on an older woman, who

you take?

To the bank.

Hey,

Dee.

I must have gotten it backwards.

It was the San Diego Renaissance, and in order to get there, you had to go by

way of Harlem.

Oh, Dee, I'm really sorry. We were just having such a good time, we couldn't

pull ourselves away.

Miss West stayed after the reading and told us all about Harlem. I mean, it was

like we were there.

But you should have been here, Moesha.

Again, Dee, I apologize.

It's not your fault, LaDonna.

Moesha knows the modeling contest is in just a few hours.

So I'll just stay up.

Thanks for bringing Moesha home, LaDonna.

Yeah.

See, I know it's not my place, but I think Mo's got a lot more going for her

than modeling. She's not interested anyway.

You're right.

It's not your place.

Okay, then. Well, perhaps I should just say goodnight.

I'll see you at the next book club meeting. All right.

Good night.

Dee, why are you bugging? Oh, I have not yet begun to bug.

Marisha, tomorrow is a big day. You have got to be focused and alert, and that

is not going to happen in four hours of sleep.

Oh, come on, Dee. It's just a modeling contest. Why are you taking it so

seriously? Because anything that you commit yourself to should be taken

seriously. Well, it seems as though you're taking it seriously enough for

both of us. If you didn't want to do it, you shouldn't have entered the contest.

Oh, but I didn't enter. You entered for me, remember?

Then you should have just said no.

Well, I'm going to say it now.

I'm not going.

Morning.

Morning.

You're up awful early for someone who doesn't have a contest to go to.

Tika, we, uh... But the content thing behind us... No.

Not until I apologize.

Hmm?

Moesha.

Getting that letter just made me... How do you kids say?

Bug.

Dee, what was in that letter?

Oh, nothing but the...

Big dreams of a little girl.

Do you have any regrets?

No, but a few what -ifs.

But then again, I've got a great career, a wonderful husband, and two

fabulous kids that I'm just crazy about.

You know what, Dee?

What? I want all of those things, too. I just...

I just want to get there my own way.

I can understand that.

You sure you don't want to go?

I'll just check in.

My relationship with Dee is really a trip.

Every time I think I figured her out, she flips the script and I end up

something about myself.

I'm going to make sure all my dreams come true.

I never want to look back on my life and have regrets about the things I never

did.

Which is why I'm going to sneak out a little later and meet Q at the Bombay.