Original subtitles

Mum! What is it? How long do I have to keep this on for?

You still have it on? A long time if you take it off, you know.

Oh. You're wearing make-up. Where are you going?

Just out with Errol.

Stop it! We are just friends.

Mum, you don't know him like that.

Right? So I'm just saying be careful, innit?

Oh, Christ, Kwabs! Nothing never happen.

Nothing! Hmm.

Besides, my menopause done a long time,

so you don't have to worry about that.

Of course I'm worried, babe.

I paid a bag of money for that hotel suite,

and it's too late to get my deposit back.

Can't you ask Auntie Lola?

She has her tradwife class today at church.

Oh, what? You don't want to join them?

SHE SUCKS HER TEETH

Yo! Yo! Hey, you know how we allowed you on the rent a couple times.

No guilting, no pressure as well. What do you want?

Bro, please babysit tonight, man. Baby-sitter cancelled.

Please, bro. Oh, sorry, man, I have plans today.

Oh, please, man, this is me and Funmi's first night out

since Mayowa was born, bro.

And, hey, man's got a couple gadgets.

I'm ready to get crazy tonight!

Shit. Can you charge the rose? You used it already?!

I just had to test it! Sorry, bro. You know I'd do it,

but I'm taking Vanessa out today, innit?

What, Vanessa?! Yeah, man. Oh!

OK. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, man. I'm trying to see if she wants to get back together.

We're not getting back together.

I just want to clear the air and draw a line under things for good.

You could have sent a text for all that closure you're trying to close.

Hm. You know what? I'm just going to sell your ticket.

No, no, no. No, don't. OK.

The comedy show's my out.

I'm going to meet up with Kwabs, say what I have to say,

and then... I'll believe it when I see it.

Oh, and it's Kwabs again now, huh? Whatever.

PHONE BEEPS

Fuck!

My Uber just cancelled. I'm already 20 minutes late.

Longer than it takes to fuck him again.

THEY LAUGH

Ha-ha! Funny!

# Love me, touch me Put no-one above me... #

Look, look. Simon said we could go into overtime, OK?

You still needed to control things.

No, Bridgette. Look, I'm sorry, but there was no time for that.

We need to talk about this. We can't keep going over schedule.

OK, look, I'll call you tomorrow. I really have to go, OK?

But we'll get to the bottom of this, OK?

OK, fine. Let's speak about this tomorrow. Thank you. Bye. Bye.

Hi. Hey. Hey. Um, do we...?

Yeah. We can hug. OK.

OK. Let me get your chair for you.

Thank you. How are you? I'm really good, thanks.

Yeah. How are you? You looked stressed on the phone.

Yeah, it was just work stuff, but it's sorted now.

But, yeah. Um, you look nice. Thank you.

This is a nice place. Yeah. I hadn't heard of it before work,

but this is where they bring their big clients to schmooze and stuff.

But the food is amazing and don't worry, it's my treat.

OK, cool. Thank you.

Now that your guest has joined,

would you like something to drink? Sure.

Um, could I have...?

Would you like some help?

I'm OK, thanks. I'm here all the time.

Anyways, could I have the..

ANGLICISED PRONUNCIATION: ..Cave de Lugny Macon-Villages, please?

Ah.

FRENCH PRONUNCIATION: Cave de Lugny Macon-Villages.

Right.

That. Can I have a glass of the Beaujolais, please?

Excellent choice, madam. Thank you.

I'll be back shortly with your food. Thank you.

I hope you don't mind.

I just ordered a few things for us to share.

OK, sure.

Oh, here we are.

Oh, this looks...

..interesting.

Uh, yeah, no, this is just some of

my favourite dishes from the last time I was here,

but you'll enjoy it. Um...

Hey, remind me, what is this called again?

This is couilles de mouton.

Couilles de mouton.

That's literally my favourite from the last time.

Mouton - doesn't that mean sheep?

Oui, madam. Sheep's testicles.

Ahem.

Mm.

Nice?

It's delicious. Yeah.

Anything else?

That'll be all, thank you.

CLEARS THROAT

Sorry, sir.

That's consomme.

It's soup.

VANESSA GIGGLES

That's funny.

ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYS

# Your pussy coming like Bible

# When it open up, me see Heaven

# You punany blessed my angel

# Loving you, loving your life... #

Are you joking?! Oh. Oh. Uh.

Ah... Babe, I figured it out.

ROMANTIC MUSIC RESUMES

The hotel will come to us.

I've ordered from our favourite restaurant,

so we can have a romantic time right here.

Oh, baby! This is so cute.

We've been planning this for months, babe,

and I want my nasty night with my wife.

I've been a good boy. Mm. Wait. Oh.

Oh, yes.

Oh! I'm winning tonight! Keep your voice down.

I just put Mayowa to sleep.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Ooh, ooh, ooh! Mm.

So, what do you think of my latest purchase?

Looks expensive. Mm. It is. Yeah.

I just thought it could be a treat for the both of us.

Oh. Did you use the joint account? Mm.

I can't remember.

I saw a notification for £145.

I just want to know what it is, that's all.

Baby,

this isn't sexy.

OK. OK.

OK, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

It's worth every penny. OK. Mm. Mm.

VIBRATING

Oh!

What, you're getting the toys out already, eh?

Oh!

I think that's our food.

Hello?

Your delivery, brother. I'm outside. Yes. Crescent, yes. Dulles Lane!

No... Dulles Crescent. No, not Dulles Crescent.

What number you are? Oh, my God. Oh, my days.

It's easier if I come outside. OK, OK, OK.

I wait... I'm coming. OK. No, no, no.

Baby, I'm just going to go down and meet him.

I'll be back in a second. OK.

Keep it going, keep it going. Keep it going for me.

Oh, yes. Oh, my God! Just keep it there.

Keep it there for me. Oh, my God!

Two minutes, yeah? Argh!

SHE GIGGLES

Oh!

We never have to come anywhere fancy, huh?

Could've stayed home and... Look at this.

..cook something for you. No?

Queen deserve queen treatment. Ooh la la!

Behave yourself.

Thank you for taking me out.

I really appreciate it.

DOOR OPENS

Sorry. We're a bit late.

Wait now. GRACE?!

Is that you? Stop holding that.

Hey! Oh. What?

Claude, wagwan, man?

I was going to ask you the same thing, Errol.

Claudey!

But, Grace, the kitchen not done fix up yet?

Oh. The kitchen? Um, no,

cos, you see, the, uh, what you call it, uh, the, uh...

Well, Claude, you know,

the house is falling apart.

And Errol, so nice, has offered to fix anything that need fixing.

Oh. Fix everything! Mm-hm.

Yeah. Mm-hm.

Oh...

Is that so? Mm.

Uh, so, Errol, you have diabetes.

No.

Well, good. Because, you know, men your age

when the sugar take them, the wood no good

and no woman wants that.

Yeah. Well, you'd know all about that, Polly,

eh, Claude?

I'm taking the tablets.

Well, me all right in that department.

Is that so?

What's going on between you two, Grace?

Claude! Come on. We're just friends, you know.

Friends! You know, it's nothing serious, Claude.

All right. All right. Come, baby.

Let us leave these two FRIENDS to enjoy their meal. Mm.

Ooh! Excuse.

I think I need to go to the bathroom.

OK.

VANESSA: Thank you so much for dinner.

They're small plates, but they fill you up, innit?

Mm... You know, they do. You know...

Something like that. Something like that.

Mm. But, no, I really had a nice time.

Me too. And look, I've been thinking a lot recently

just about my life,

about the other night... Ah. ..about us and...

Kwabs, I'm going to have to stop you there.

You might want to hear what I have to say first.

I know we hooked up the other night...

Yeah. ..but that wasn't a restart for me.

I came here today to clear the air

and end on good terms with you this time.

But, V...

# How you gonna up and leave me now?

# How you gonna... Act like that?

# How you gonna change it up? We just finished making up

# How you gonna act like that?

# How you gonna act like we don't be makin' love?

# You know we'd be Tearing it up

# Breaking stuff, that ghetto love

# How you gonna trip? Trip

# How could you forget? Forget

# How you gonna act like that? #

Of course. That's a great idea. Yeah?

Obviously, I want us to still be friends.

Yeah, yeah. I'm glad we did... did this. Yeah.

Um, I have to go, because Danny's really

going to sell my ticket if I don't so... Mm-hm.

I'm so glad we got to do this. Yeah.

Me too. Me too.

Um. Your earrings.

Thanks.

Yeah. It was good seeing you. Yes. Yeah.

Take care, yeah.

Bye, Kwabs.

Bye, Kwabena.

See you later.

Hey, wait, wait, wait! OK, I'm coming, brother.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Turn right now. Turn right. No!

Where are you, brother? Bruv, don't you know how to turn?!

Turn where, brother? Hey, hey! Brother! Brother, listen to me.

Yalla, yalla! I can't see you, brother.

You don't know what's waiting for me upstairs, bro.

God waits for all of us.

PHONE VIBRATES

Hey. Are you still coming

or are you going to slip and fall on Kwabs' dick again?

Ha-ha. I'm on my way now. Oh, that's my girl.

Yeah.

Look, I know it's hard, but you did the right thing.

And tonight's going to be good. How long until you get here?

I was going to be early but the tube station is closed.

I'll be there as soon as I can, OK?

OK. See ya. Bye. Miss you. Love you.

Ahem! Um, I'm sorry, I thought you were full.

Mm. I was just... You was just, what?

Sorry, I can't hear you.

Aren't you supposed to be meeting your girls?

I am, but the tube station is closed,

so I'm walking to Charing Cross.

Oh. That's where I'm going.

Um...

We can walk together if you like.

Sure.

Why not?

Oh.

Do you want to...?

Thank you.

It's a shame there's no consomme to go with it.

No, but why did he have to embarrass me like that?

You said you were there all the time.

Babe! Babe, the king is back!

Babe, what took you so long? Malik can't take directions.

I had to meet him in Tottenham. Tottenham?!

Well, at least you built up an appetite.

Speaking of which, babe, what happened to the outfit?

Oh, May-May puked on it, darling.

Kind of ruined the ensemble for me.

I've managed to put him back down, though.

OK, so...so it's just me and you now, right? Yes.

Although I am kind of hungry. OK, OK. So...

..you want me for starters?

Dessert. Yeah? Yeah. That's a good idea.

So, why did you come back from New York?

Honestly? Yeah.

Everyone and everything was about money.

It's too much. You're an accountant. Yes.

It's my job. It's not my life.

That's why I asked for the transfer. I want to plant my roots,

build something for me.

Friends, my girls, my family...

..they're all here.

London's home for me.

It is a beautiful city.

It really is.

Ah, what a beautiful couple.

No, we are not a couple.

Yes, beautiful couple like Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Come, I draw you. Oh, no, thank you.

My friend, sit with your pretty lady.

I don't think she wants to.

Sorry. I've got to go meet my friends.

No problem. I draw you in one minute.

I draw FAST fast, huh?

OK, sure. Sit. OK.

Ah!

Come on. Relax. You're in love, remember?

Closer.

My friend, do this with your arm.

Yeah? It's OK. Sure.

Closer.

Perfect.

MUSIC: Home by Kokoroko & anaiis

Finish!

Oh!

You actually drew Jay-Z and Beyonce. You look just like him.

Look at his lips.

Thank you. Oh, wait. No, it's fine, it's fine.

Have a nice day. Thank you.

Well, at least you look like Beyonce. Don't start with that.

REGGAE MUSIC PLAYS

Food nice here, Errol.

Yeah. It's good.

I was thinking, you know, after this,

we go for a little walk along the canal.

Nah, that's me for the night.

All right, we'll just go back to mine, then.

Maybe not for the best.

Oh.

OK. Well, um... Look, Grace...

..I thought we had something special but, from this evening,

it does feel like we're on different pages.

What do you mean? I was excited for tonight, you know.

Even asked my daughters what to wear for impress you.

But you say you want something casual,

and I'm looking for something more than casual.

I've been on my own for such a long time now...

..and I never thought I'd be able

to meet a special woman until I met you.

But if it's friends you want,

I think we should part amicably right here.

Wait. Hold on, Errol!

I have loved the time we've had together.

It's just that I've done all this before, with my ex-husband.

I know George from back in the day. I am not like him!

I know you're not. You are a much better man than him,

trust me. But I have spent so long building my life back up.

Come here.

Me not ready to go back down that road of marriage again.

Marriage?!

Baby, nobody not ask to marry you.

What do you mean by that?

It's not that I don't think you're...wife material,

but... But what? I mean... Oh!

You just want to use me like a bed wench.

Wait, no, no. No, no! So what do you want, then?

You.

Just you.

That's why I wanted to ask you to be my girlfriend.

Oh!

OK. All right, let me think about it. Um...

Yes.

But wait.

I'm not too old to be called girlfriend?

You are a young girl.

You're my girl. Come here.

That's crazy. Yeah.

So, who was that guy at the party?

Which guy?

The guy you were wining with, the tall, hench brother.

Oh, him. "Mm, him." He's just some guy I met.

And by the way, he was the only one that was wining.

OK. Maybe I was a little bit. Gosh!

Like...

What about you? Mm?

Who was that woman you was with?

Ha! Who, Adjua? Nah.

Adjua.

Nah, that's not a thing.

You sure?

Dunno, boy. You guys seem like you were REALLY vibing.

Nah. Um, yeah, she's cool, but...

..being honest,

I haven't really felt anything for anyone since...

I haven't either.

PHONE VIBRATES

Geez, the girls are on my case.

Want to share an Uber?

I don't think they'll take us just across the bridge.

It's OK.

Ah, wait a second.

JINGLING

Don't move. Don't move. What...? Where are you going?

Wait here. Where are you going?!

Kwabs!

# I want to be part of the band

# For once can't things just go my way... #

RHYTHMIC CREAKING

THEY SNORE

WASHING-MACHINE SPIN SLOWS

Hic. Ugh.

# Time is wasting Don't need a crown

# To se-se-set yourself on fire

# Se-se-set yourself on fire Se-se-set yourself on fire

# Just my luck I didn't get what I wanted

# It was just what I needed

# To keep me going

# Just my luck I'm in the wrong place

# Making a good time Making a good time

# Just my luck Lucky, lucky

# Can't miss what you never had

# Just my luck Lucky, lucky... #

MUSIC DISTORTS AND FADES

BRAKES SQUEAL

Here we are. Thank you. Thanks.

How much is that, boss man? 110. 100...?!

What kind of scam is this, bro?

Boss, I helped you serenade your woman.

Kwabs, it's really OK. No, no, bro. £110 is a flight to Amsterdam.

What are you on right now? I gave you a tour of South Bank!

I didn't ask you to ride the long way!

PAYMENT TONE PINGS

V! Thank you.

Thank you. Really. Wow.

Enjoy your evening. You too. Thank you. Bye-bye. Bye.

Asshole.

Why would you do that?

I don't want to stand around haggling in the cold.

It's the principle. He wasn't going to budge.

I figured I'd save us an argument.

What is the problem?

I wanted to pay. It's fine.

You've paid for everything tonight and I really appreciate that.

Geez.

What is this actually about, Kwabs?

I feel like we had a great time today.

Look, the truth is,

I asked you out because I wanted to see

if you wanted to give this another chance.

I miss you.

Now I'm in a position where...

..you know, I can match your lifestyle.

You know, give you the things you deserve.

Wait, wait. Match my lifestyle?

Not... You think that's why we broke up? Not like that.

No, no, no. You shut me out, Kwabs!

You cancelled coming to see me in New York

and you got so distant after.

And every time, every time I asked why, it was you were just busy.

Like I didn't know you.

I felt so lonely.

And you wouldn't let me in.

We broke up because you weren't honest with me.

I'm being honest now. OK, tell me now.

Tell me, what happened? Why didn't you come to New York?

Well? I was broke.

Is that what you want me to say?

What is broke-arse film-maker doing with a woman like you, V?

I wasn't even a film-maker!

I was a delivery driver.

How can I tell you that looking at us

felt like I was watching my dad drag my mum down all over again.

Is that what you want me to say?

That I was happy for you...

..but I was sad for me because I felt like I didn't deserve you.

Kwabs. Please don't.

Well?

What happened?

Why didn't you visit me in New York?

I told you, V...

..work had me busy. Busy. Yeah.

OK, Kwabena.

You're doing really well now

and I'm happy for you.

I really am.

But I can't be with someone who isn't honest with me.

And until you can speak your truth,

you're always going to stand in your own way.

V... What?

Yeah.

# We should be romancin'

# Somewhere in Jamaica

# Makin' love in Lagos

# Wake up the neighbours

# We should be romancin'

# Somewhere in Jamaica

# Let the music take us

# For goodness' sake. #