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Thank you again for having us over.
And especially having Rowena prepare some of our favorites.
She really put her foot in that lobster ravioli.
[laughter]
I'll tell you that much.
That's probably why I had to fight you off
for a second helping, Granddad.
Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Everything was delicious, Anita.
And don't even get me started
on that pecan apple salad with that vinaigrette. Mmm.
Well, you are both very welcome.
VERNON: Anita and I thought,
what better way to celebrate you two getting back together
than to invite you over
to enjoy one of Martin's favorite boyhood meals?
You have told me how much you enjoyed summers
on the Vineyard growing up.
Yeah, I remember Kat and Chelsea and Naomi and I
pigging out when Gran made her lobster ravioli.
Hey, Gran, don't tell Rowena, as great as lunch was,
and I know she probably followed your recipe to the letter
her ravioli doesn't hold a candle to yours.
Your secret's safe with me.
I've always found your grandmother's foot
tastier than Rowena's.
Stop it, Vernon.
And lower your voices.
The last thing we need is Rowena on the warpath
'cause she's feeling overlooked.
And there are a few recipes that she does better than I do,
and I'd like to continue enjoying them.
Yeah, got that right.
Sorry I'm late, coz. That video interview ran long.
They always do. No worries.
I too love our ChelseaKat Dream bag in red.
You love every ChelseaKat bag in every color, Madame Designer.
Well, yes, but since we sold out of these during the launch,
I've just been eager to see more.
Soon. There's so much demand,
we've already placed a new order for the Dream bags
for the people who missed out.
I love that you're staying on top of this.
- Are you checking our metadata? - Mm-hmm.
Making sure we're taking advantage
of the latest SEO best practices.
As good as our products are,
we still need to drive traffic to the site
in order to get the sales.
So, why Uptown for this working lunch?
We could've just done takeout at Orphey Gene's.
Oh, no reason.
I just thought coming out for lunch
might be a nice change of pace.
- Okay, sure. - Mm-hmm.
Why do you keep looking at the door like that?
- No reason. - Okay, two "no reasons" means
that there's definitely a reason.
Who are you looking for? Are you expecting someone?
? ?
Seriously, Pop, are we back to this?
Look, you must've forgot, but I'm no longer on desk duty.
You're on whatever duty I assign you, and I'm getting
sick and tired of your arrogant, insubordinate attitude
that made you froggy enough to accuse your own father
of being on the take.
What exactly was I supposed to think
after catching the chief of police all heads-together
with Joey Armstrong?
The person of interest in more cases than I can count.
And after you demanded I stop investigating
the murder in Stance Park?
Son, it is painfully obvious
that you still haven't learned the difference between
being a good cop and a smart cop.
But lucky for you, your old man is here to teach you.
[sighs]
Dr. Fitzgerald, you look done in.
Oh, it was touch and go for a while.
I heard. The whole break room was buzzing
about how amazing you were with Mrs. Jones' lipo.
It was a little bit more complicated
than your typical fat removal procedure.
I know. She has acute lymph edema, right?
Because her lymph nodes have been removed
- to treat the breast cancer? - Correct.
In the initial surgery, they got the cancer,
but not without any consequences.
So today I had to go in and drain the excess lymphatic fluid
that spilled into the surrounding tissues
because it had nowhere else to go.
Hopefully, that reduces the inflammation
that she's been suffering.
You know, I just remember learning in nursing school
that Black women are at far greater risk
at developing lymph edema than women of any other race.
Unfortunately, there are a number of medical conditions
that disproportionately affect our people.
Yeah.
Now, I know that most folks think that
all we plastic surgeons do is perform facelifts,
BBLs, and tummy tucks all day, but I will have you know,
it's cases like Mrs. Jones
that inspired me to pursue this specialty.
Mrs. Jones is lucky to have you as her surgeon, Carlton.
No luckier than your patients are
for your psychiatric care and concern, Dr. Dupree.
Uh... [clears throat] I may have to call maintenance
to lower the temperature in here.
I know you're joking.
Well, she may be joking, but I am not.
Looking forward to our date tonight.
As am I.
- How does Italian sound? - Mmm. Molto bene.
Perfetto.
I made reservations at Obelisk for 7:00 p.m.
- Thoughts, Shanice? - Oh.
Obelisk is everything.
This radiologist I was seeing took me there once. Mmm.
I will have to keep that in mind.
And now what if I had said no to Italian?
Oh, well, I have reservations at French, Thai,
and a Brazilian steakhouse.
All of your bases covered, I see.
I'm a planner. What can I say?
Well, I say order the ricotta gnocchi.
Trust me, it does not miss.
Seriously, you two couldn't pick a better spot
than Obelisk for your first date.
Excuse me?
Uh, hello, Ted.
What's this I hear about a-a date?
I was just looking for Samantha.
Who should still be in school
because it's the middle of a school day. Try again.
We are officially a part of her curriculum now, Chels.
Samantha is getting classroom credit
for helping us with the purse line.
Well aware.
You know, I wish that there was someone
like us around when we were in school.
Right? But I'm so glad
we were able to give Samantha this opportunity.
I asked her to bring the swatches by
so that we can approve them for our next collection.
This still isn't tracking, though.
You asked me here for a working lunch, and then you get Samantha
to pick up the materials and bring them here, too.
Wouldn't meeting at the ChelseaKat office
have been easier for all of us?
I don't understand what the big deal is.
I'm not buying what you're selling, Kat.
And I'm not talking e-commerce.
Why are we here? The truth.
Ugh. All right.
I wanted to come to Uptown because...
I was hoping we would run into Izaiah Hawthorne.
Look, this not Karate Kid, Pop,
and you sure as hell ain't no Mr. Miyagi.
I stopped needing lessons from you about how to be a cop
the day I saw you with Armstrong at his casino.
Seems to me like that was just the start of your lessons
of how real life works for a police officer.
Yeah, I think I know enough about how you run things.
I'd rather do things the right way.
[whistles]
What am I walking in on here, fellas?
After I decided that I wanted
well, needed Martin to move back home,
we decided to start fresh.
And the next thing you know,
- we were there getting married. - Again.
[laughter]
It's just so wonderful.
Yeah, to be able to recommit to each other in that way.
Having Mom and Dad and the kids bearing witness.
And after being so close to the brink, it meant...
Everything.
I just wish we could've been there.
No, do not feel bad. Everything came together so fast.
My parents couldn't even be there
'cause they were traveling.
And you two had been booked to speak
on that panel for months out of town.
In fact, if you would've tried
to come to our ceremony,
I would've told you to turn right back around
and go to that panel.
I wouldn't have forgiven myself if those future leaders
were denied the story of how you and Gran met
and fell in love at a civil rights march,
combining the forces of entertainment and social justice
to build the Dupree family legacy.
- And what a legacy it is. - Hear, hear.
And, Smitty
we also wanted to take this opportunity
to commemorate your place in that legacy.
Hear, hear.
I'm just...
You are a man who was misled by his husband
for far too long because of the advice we gave him.
And we recognize how difficult it must've been for you
to find your way to forgiveness for Martin
and for us.
Thank you.
Thank you, Vernon and Anita.
Now, I know you said you wanted a fresh start,
but I don't think that's wise.
Not entirely.
Because the two of you, both of you,
have a legacy of your own to honor.
Don't forget that.
Vernon and I agree on this.
You both have endured too much to choose to forget
what led you to renew your vows,
and burying those emotions under the light, love, and goodness
of what you feel right now
only delays dealing with what lies beneath the rubble.
You're right.
Being shut out for so long,
knowing that something massive and dangerous was looming,
it did create distrust and resentment.
And anger.
And I don't want to go back to that place again.
MARTIN: And we won't.
And I know it's hard to fully shake it away,
and I get that,
but the darkness that I grappled with when I left home,
when you needed space,
that's a hopelessness I never want to revisit.
And the damage I did to the foundation of our family,
I regret it.
We understand your concern.
One minute, our marriage looked like it was dissolving,
and the next, we're reuniting, in that way.
What happened was we allowed ourselves to forget
what got us here, and now, we realize that our marriage
is a work in progress.
And it is not easy work,
but we've had a lot of practice in hiding our true feelings.
So, we are going to start marriage counseling soon.
- We are so pleased to hear that. - Yeah.
We just, we don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past.
And we are fully committed in doing so.
So glad to know that you realize
what matters most, Martin
your spouse and the family you two built together.
I just wish Ted had a similar realization
before he lost what he and Nicole once had.
I didn't see you standing there, Ted.
Well, I doubt it would've been as much fun
giggling with Shanice about your date
if you knew your husband was within earshot.
Oh, come on, man, it wasn't like that.
Then what was it like, man?
First of all, nobody was giggling,
and, secondly, you seem to forget
that you are now my ex-husband, Ted,
which means you don't have a say
in who I choose to go to dinner with.
She's got you there, Dr. Richardson.
I'm just gonna be over here
working on these orders for Mrs. Jones.
The ink isn't even dry on the divorce decree,
and you're already eager to get back out here
on the dating scene with my partner, no less.
What's next, huh?
Are you gonna ask Laura to set up a Tinder profile for you?
I admit, a part of me hoped that seeing us renew our vows
would've inspired Mom to give Dad another chance.
Different circumstances entirely.
Nicole was moved by the ceremony, though.
Mom got very emotional and she rushed out
before we even had a chance to cut the cake.
Poor Nicole.
This whole ordeal with Ted has been so hard on her.
And as furious as I was with Dad, with betraying Mom.
I guess, deep down, I was still that little kid
who wanted his parents to stay together forever.
It's understandable, sweetheart,
but unrealistic.
If Nicole had been able to get past Ted's most recent betrayal,
then there might be a possibility,
but he drove her to the breaking point.
Now that divorce is final,
and our daughter is the better for it.
What's done is done.
Ted made his bed, now he has to lie in it.
At least I waited till we were actually divorced
before I started seeing other people.
How dare you lecture me about moving too fast
when you slept with that vile and vicious woman
before our divorce was even finalized.
So much for saying you forgave me
and hoped one day we could be friends again, huh?
I was being completely sincere
when I said I wanted to move forward.
That doesn't mean you have a say in who I talk to,
eat with, and date.
Look, we don't need to be having this discussion here.
Agreed. I think it'll be better...
Who cares what you think?
You're not in this. I'm talking to my
to Nicole.
So, do us all a favor and back the hell up.
Do not speak to him like that.
Is he capable of speaking for himself?
You know I am.
Then do that instead of forcing a woman you claim to care about
to put herself between you and what you've got coming.
Izaiah Hawthorne?
I thought he moved somewhere in the Pacific Northwest.
He's back in town. I saw him here yesterday.
Okay, well, good for him, I guess, but what does Izaiah
have to do with why we're...
Okay, wait a second.
- Kat Richardson. - Huh?
Are you into Jacob's brother?
I may need to take a picture of this for posterity.
Maybe the first time in the history of the Hawthorne family
I've seen Pops look at golden boy here
with anything less than sheer adoration.
Hey, don't start with that "golden boy" stuff.
Come on, Jacob, it's no secret you're Pop's favorite.
I don't have favorites.
Then you're not Elon Hawthorne,
because he always favored his perfect,
by-the-book son, who obediently followed
in his footsteps to become one of the boys in blue.
Luke followed along right after,
so a little of that approval rubbed off on him.
Me, on the other hand?
- I never stood a chance. - That is not true.
I've always loved and treated all of my children equally,
and I still do.
I just want you...
I just want you, all of you,
to live up to your full potential.
Here we go, yet another lecture on how I nearly ruined my life
by getting arrested several times,
and how I actually ruined your dream
of having three sons on the force.
You and all your wasted potential.
You keep ignoring the fact that I ended up
getting my B.S. in psychology and my master's in counseling.
And what exactly have you done
with either of those degrees, Izaiah, huh?
Other than hop from one low-paying job
that's beneath you to another?
Just because I've made
- some choices you dis... - Just tell me why you're here.
Can you do that? You run out of money again, huh?
I know this will disappoint you, but no.
I'm doing just fine financially and don't need any of your help.
In fact, I just got a job offer.
Really?
Okay, Izaiah, I'll bite.
So where is this offer from, huh?
Another storefront fly-by-night school
that's unworthy of your time or education?
Actually, it's right here in the DMV,
at Banneker University.
That's enough about failed marriages, all right?
This is to celebrate your fresh start.
Tell us some more about your plans for the future.
Making sure that Tyrell and Samantha
are doing well is our top priority.
I mean, they've been through so much lately
with our own personal problems.
And with their biological mother turning back up in their lives.
Now that Martin and I are solid,
we need to make sure that they know our family
is not going anywhere.
Well, that sounds good to me.
And, Smitty, are you still planning to continue
with your investigative reporting?
Yeah, it's gonna require a bit of juggling,
but with Martin's support, I think that we can both have
thriving careers and a happy home life.
Martin?
Rest assured, I am backing my husband's career goals
100% going forward.
Well, that's what I'm talking about.
Now, Vernon and I can attest to the fact that both partners
have to feel professionally fulfilled
in order for the relationship to work.
I think it's only fair that I have Smitty's back,
career-wise, like he's always had mine,
because I'm gonna be needing him again very soon.
Now, why is that?
Because I have another political campaign to win.
Me into Izaiah?
Please, you know Tomas is the only man for me.
So why do you keep checking the door for Izaiah?
When I saw him here yesterday,
he was with Eva, and they were acting a little too friendly,
and you know cuffing season is on the horizon.
I think I know where this is going.
I warned him, in so many words,
to steer clear of that little witch,
but I want to make sure he truly understands
what a disaster she is.
I mean, he's basically family.
I wouldn't feel right just sitting back
and letting Eva's chipped nails get into him.
Why are you looking at me like that?
All the words sound great.
I just don't think I trust all this altruism.
Oh, so you think I'm too selfish
to care about someone else?
Far from it.
Okay? I know how generous you are to those that you love,
but, unfortunately, all that generosity
goes out the window with the very thought of Eva.
So, when you tell me you saw your half sister here
who you despise... vibing with Izaiah,
when it wasn't too long ago
that she was trying to hook up with your man,
it's only natural to want a little payback.
And what better payback than by screwing up things
with Eva and Izaiah before they even start?
Congratulations, bro. I knew you'd get the job.
So you knew your brother was interviewing at Banneker
and you didn't say anything to me or your mother?
Hey, it wasn't my news to share.
So I guess this means we'll be seeing a lot more
of each other now, right?
Slow your roll. I said I was offered the job.
I didn't say I was accepting it.
Why wouldn't you accept Banneker's offer?
Because that'd make too much sense.
The old Don Quixote of the Hawthorne family here
would have to stop spanning the globe
looking for windmills to fight
and actually have to put down roots someplace.
He can't do that, so you might as well say bye
to your brother, Jacob, before he leaves again.
You haven't changed a bit, you know that?
Neither have you, Pops.
Ted, I can't talk to you when you're like this.
Good, 'cause you're not the one I want to talk to right now.
Then speak your mind, Ted.
Like I need your permission.
Look, we do not have to do this here.
You and me were like brothers, Carlton.
Not only were we partners in our practice,
you were one of my closest friends.
I'm sorry to hear you talk about our friendship
in the past tense.
Oh, not only is it in the past,
I doubt we were ever really friends.
I always knew you had a crush on my wife.
I thought it was innocent.
Hell, I would even joke with Nicole about it.
Who knew the whole time you were coveting what was mine?
A new political campaign?
Martin, I thought you understood you simply
cannot run for president, let alone in 2028.
Relax, Granddad.
I'm not talking about making a play for the Oval.
Not anymore.
But I do need to keep my seat in the House.
Did we forget that 2026 is an election year?
We've had so much to face in 2025.
I guess it just slipped our minds.
Well, you can bet that the midterms
are top of mind for whoever wants to mount
a challenge for Martin's congressional seat.
And I've been ashamed that I let
my own personal problems distract me
from my responsibility to my constituents.
I haven't been as proactive as I needed to be
with the people in my district,
but I intend to rectify that
by doing what I do best.
Stop making me sound like the bad guy here.
- You didn't like it when I was trying to push you to be... - Amount to something?
- Exactly. - JACOB: Pop.
Your brother said it, not me.
Izaiah, I realized, once you left,
that worrying about if and when you were gonna figure out
what to do with your life was doing nothing
but upsetting both of us, so I'm done
with burdening you with my expectations.
You make it sound like you're giving up on him.
Just do me one favor, please.
Before you leave again, go by the house
and see your mother. She missed you.
What about you, Pops? Did you miss me?
What was yours? So I was your property, Ted?
You know that's not what I meant.
No, I don't know that. I don't know what you mean.
I don't know what means anything to you anymore.
But you were right, I was yours.
I gave you my heart, body, soul,
and you showed that you didn't value any of it.
- Nicole, that's not how it was. - Are you okay?
You want me to take you somewhere?
- I want you to stay the hell away from my wife. - Ex-wife.
I never thought I would say this,
but y'all might want to take this
someplace a bit more private.
The man I was married to for years
would never talk to or about me like this.
What happened to him?
Who the hell are you and where is my Ted Richardson?
You think I only want to warn Izaiah about Eva
because I want to get some kind of revenge?
Don't you?
- How little you think of me. - Oh, Katherine.
I'm just trying to look out for the guy, Chels.
And you should, too. He's your relative.
Mm-mm. Naomi is his sister-in-law, not me.
Plus, I haven't even seen Izaiah since Naomi
and Jacob got married.
That's exactly my point.
He has no context for Eva.
He wasn't anywhere near here when she and her mother
blew into town under false pretenses,
so he deserves a heads-up.
Says you, Eva's biggest Stan.
Be so for real.
Look, Eva is not my favorite person either.
Don't get it twisted. I am Team Kat all day every day.
- Okay? - Period.
But Izaiah, as fully and finally grown as he is,
can make up his own mind where Eva is concerned.
It's like everyone in this town is brainwashed.
Sorry I'm late. There was a fire drill at school,
and I couldn't leave until it was over.
Of course. Thanks for bringing me the samples.
Yeah, no problem.
I took a look at them on the way here and they are fire.
But now, I'm starving.
Oh, I think, I think the menus are at the bar.
Okay, well, I'll grab some
- and I'll be right back. - Okay.
Look, I know how much you hate Eva.
Not only because what she and her crazy-ass mama
did to your parents' marriage,
but because she tried to steal Tomas, too.
Tried and failed.
She may have gotten Tomas into bed,
but clearly, it didn't mean anything
because he and I are more committed than ever.
Sex with Eva must not have been all that anyway
because the way Tomas
can't get enough of me these days.
Oh, well, I would much rather talk about that.
Okay, spill all the tea, which I'm sure is muy caliente.
Chels, he is absolutely insatiable,
and the way we've been connecting
in and out of the bed has been a dream.
CHELSEA: I 100% know the feeling. Me and Madison...
Pretty much have been on the same page
since you made eyes across the bar.
Well, from what I've seen lately,
you and Tomas are leveling up.
Yeah, but I don't know if I would have felt this solid
if I had kept things PG.
Sex definitely changes the game.
KAT: And when we first met, like,
I knew he was into me and all, but
the way that we are now in rhythm and
had the...
The big O?
- [laughs] - [gasps]
I just feel so powerful.
It's like nothing can come in between us.
Tomas really has me wondering
why I waited so long to have sex in the first place.
Well, who knew getting busy in the country club closet
would be all it took for you and your boyfriend
to finally be in sync?
It's like you went from virgin to sex goddess overnight.
Oh, my God. Samantha, how long were you standing there?
Uh... not long.
I got the menus.
Uh... Look, Samantha, about what you just heard...
Um...
Uh...
It's fine. You guys were just having some girl talk, right?
Right. We hope you know we weren't saying that
sex is all you need to make a relationship work.
It's just part of it.
- And it's not even the most important part. - Right, right.
KAT: Uh...
What's most important is, uh, connection.
No, no, not connection. Uh...
It's the... the...
Chels?
- You're doing great. - Respect.
What's most important is respect.
- And consent. - And communication.
You have to communicate your feelings.
And your boundaries. Those are very important.
What's most important is the relationship
between the two people.
You get that, right?
Yeah. Yeah, I get it.
Good. I'm glad.
Oh, um, so you said you were starving.
Lunch is on the company, obviously.
Yeah.
Uh... if you guys don't mind,
I think I'm gonna go back to school and have lunch there.
- Are you sure? - Yeah, we would love for you to stay and eat with us.
You know, um, I just remembered that
they are doing a special Halloween theme menu at school,
and it sounds like fun, so I think I'm gonna...
Yeah. I'll see you guys tomorrow.
- Of course. - Okay, bye.
- Kill me now. - You're overreacting.
My 16-year-old niece just heard us talk about my sex life.
Well, it could've been worse.
We could've been talking about mine and threesomes,
and everything else I've done would've
blown that baby girl's mind.
My brother is going to kill me.
Your desire to serve has always been a part of your life.
I remember, at one of my fundraisers,
when you were little,
we looked all around and couldn't find you.
Lord, we looked high and low.
All the while, smiling for the donors
'cause we didn't want them to think anything was wrong.
I don't remember.
Oh, wait.
Yeah, we finally found you in the back in the kitchen.
You were talking with the servers
and asking them what was done with the leftover food.
And when they told you they were just
going to throw it away, you were outraged.
- "That isn't right." - Oh, you still say that.
Fortunately, for all of us, your grandmother found you
and managed to convince you
to stop arguing with the poor servers.
It wasn't their fault.
It was the policy of the facility.
And you sat me down and told me,
if I really wanted to help people,
that I needed to have a plan to do so.
And that arguing with people who can't do anything to fix it,
is wasting our time.
And then she made you the youth liaison
for the Dupree Heritage Foundation.
Had you talking to kids your age,
trying to find out what they need,
so that you could tell the foundation,
and we'd figure out how to provide it.
I always knew you came by
your instinct to serve naturally.
I just didn't realize it came so young.
So, when it comes to proving your ability to stand up
for your voters, I don't think you have a thing to worry about.
- It's in your DNA. - VERNON: Mm-hmm.
And I can't take all that credit because your grandmother's DNA
is very powerful when it comes to that.
Now, you've always been a remarkable young man,
and I have no doubt that the voters
who put you in Congress the first time,
they'll remember that.
Not to mention the donors. I will make the necessary calls.
My grands are the best.
You will get no argument from me there.
I think it's time to go.
The kids get out of school in a few hours,
and we both have work to do before then.
- Right as always, Smitty. - Oh, wow.
We must still be in the honeymoon phase.
We'll see how much he says that down the line.
- Good seeing you. - You, too. Thank you for coming.
- Thank you. - Good seeing you.
- Thanks, Gran. - Have a good night. Get home safely.
- All right. - All right.
I am so happy that they are back on track.
Oh, how could they not be with role models like us?
Of course I miss you, son.
I just...
I just want you to find a way to live up to your full potential.
I may not be out there serving the community
through law enforcement like you,
Ma, or my brothers,
but that doesn't mean that the work I do is any less important.
As a counselor, I help kids figure out
some of the most important decisions of their lives.
And of course that kind of thing matters, too, son,
but it's just not...
Know what? Forget it,
'cause all you and your brother want to do
is put words in my mouth.
I just hope that, one day,
when you have children of your own,
they will give you the benefit of the doubt
more than what you've done for me here today.
As far as conversations with Pops go,
I'd say that went pretty well, wouldn't you?
I'm not the one who changed.
Oh, so you were always like this?
- I just didn't notice? - I never had a reason to
until Carlton decided to stick his nose in.
- Look, man, I get that you're upset. - Oh, do you?
What I'm not going to do is apologize
for testing the waters with Nicole
when you messed up so badly.
Please stop. You're both embarrassing yourselves.
You always knew that I thought Nicole was and is
an incredible woman who deserves to be with a man
who recognizes that and treats her accordingly.
And I suppose that man is... you?
What can I say? Truth hurts.
Not as much as my fist is gonna hurt going upside your head.
What did I walk in on earlier between you and Pops?
Ah, just cop stuff, don't worry about it.
Let's get back to you, bro.
Why aren't you jumping at working at Banneker?
It's a well-respected school,
you'd be coming back home,
and you sounded excited about the opportunity
when we talked about it before.
Something about it giving you pause?
[phone chimes]
So what's up?
You still on the fence about your offer?
Not anymore. Looks like I'm taking the job.
I feel so much better after that visit
with Martin and Smitty.
Looks like things are really back on track for them.
And for Martin's career, too.
I mean, despite a few... albeit glaring... missteps,
I think he's got a bright political future
in front of him.
And now that certain secrets are permanently buried,
and Smitty and the kids
- are fully in his corner... - Mm-hmm.
I think it's going to be smooth sailing from here on out.
Mm-hmm.
- Thank you, baby. - Mm-hmm.
Just when I thought you couldn't hurt me any more
than you already have, you go and do this.
I thought we were finally getting past me
constantly disappointing you.
So did I. I guess we were both wrong.
- Nicole, I didn't mean to... - Just go.
Things got out of hand.
This went so far beyond that. I can't even...
The two of you acting like a pair of cavemen
seriously is the sorriest sight I've seen in a long time.
I guess that means our date is off.
What do you think, Doctor?
I told you not to put your business out in the hallway.
I'm not gonna be able to look Martin in the face,
and I can't even imagine what Samantha must think of me.
You're a great auntie.
Not the "take her out and buy condoms"
kind of cool aunt, but there's still time for that.
This is not funny, Chelsea.
Would you lighten up, okay?
Straight-laced Martin and even-tempered Smitty
have raised a couple of very level-headed kids.
I doubt anything you said today would impact Samantha.
I'm sure it went in one ear and out the other.
? ?
Oh. Um...
Not to kill the vibe, but are you sure this is cool?
It is. My dads won't be home for hours.
? 5:00 in the morning ?
? I should just sleep ?
? Oh, it's been ages ?
? But I, I don't feel... ?
Okay, I just want to be clear about what's going on here,
so that there are no regrets.
- Don't you want to...? - Hell yeah.
I just want to make sure that you want it.
Not that I mind the change, but what brought this on?
I want to strengthen our... connection.
I can get with that.
? ?
? Cold cup of coffee ?
? Your fingertips all on me ?
? I can't get it out of my head ?
? Act so indifferent... ?
One more chance. Are you sure you want this?
Yes.
? It's been so quiet ?
? Thoughts been so cold ?
? It's hard to sleep when there's no one to hold... ?
Samantha Richardson Smith!
Somebody better start explaining and fast.
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