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Previously on
"Braxton Family Values"...

- Are you nervous?
- Yes!

'Cause you're
usually pretty
"I'm Towanda..."

This is something
I really wanted to do.

♪ It's my passion. ♪

It's just
a big deal for me

to put me first.

But it's time to be selfish
about me and my career.

- Trina!
- Aw, shoot.

- You're not supposed
to do the booty.
- I can't, I can't.

After having
my hysterectomy,

I'm not able to have
the nookie-nookie

from my honey cookie.

How much longer before
the recuperation process?

I'm just trying
to make myself feel better.

♪ We are the Braxtons
and you'll see ♪

♪ That we are not like
an ordinary family ♪

♪ Toni, Traci,
Towanda, Trina ♪

♪ Tamar and Miss E will ♪

♪ Teach you
a thing or two ♪

♪ On "Braxton Family
Values." ♪

So, Trina, can we
have a toast?

A toast to all we
the wonderfulness-
ness-n
a:

ess.

To wondeA toness.

To Bar Chix, Chix.
To acting.

Harper.

Chix, CYes, Lord.

Clto wink, clink,
clink, clink, clink...
i

You know I'm doing that
"Manifest Your Destiny"

dance thing
in Washington, D.C.,
for Hill Harper.

Ah!

That was your
celebrity crush, remember?

Remember you couldn't
even speak to him?

I still can't a little bit.
I'm a little better.

This week

I am working
with Hill Harper!

Okay, okay,
let me calm down,
let me calm down.

Those of you who
don't know who Hill Harper is,

let me tell you something--
he's an author, he's an actor,

and he's most notable
for his long-running role

in "CSI: NY."

And I watched every episode
that he was in, okay?

And not to mention,

he's President Obama's
best friend.

Are you comin'?
You better come.

Towanda, I will be there
with bells on.

- Is Mommy coming?
- Mommy's coming.

- Mikey?
- Michael's coming.

I don't know,
'cause remember

she has to rehearse
for her thing.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Daddy said
he's coming.

Daddy's coming?

♪ It's gonna be
so much fun... ♪

Did you see
your outfit and stuff yet?
Is it real slinky-dinky-inky?

♪ I ordered my outfit... ♪

What?

It's a fun song.

But let me just
tell you a little bit
about my partner.

- Okay.
- He's little.

- What do you mean?
- He about Toni height...

and Brooke's size.

How does that work?
He doesn't dip you
or twirl you

or anything like that,
does he?

He does?

But you know me, Trina,
I'm gonna make it great.

I really, really
wanna do well

and to win this competition,
but Trina and I

have to sing backup
doo-wop, pop-pop

for Toni as well this week
in New York City.

So I have to juggle my time
between two events, okay?

And it's getting harder
to devote my time with Toni,

while I'm tryin'
to do my own thing.

We really need
to tell Toni

that it's time
for us to retire.

Oh, my God!
Yes!

Towanda and I
have talked about retiring

from being Toni's
backup singers in the past.

I have to retire,
and I don't know how
she's gonna take it.

I'm just kinda glad
you said it first.

Oh, you were thinking
about it, too?

Towanda, there's no way
under God's green earth

that I can do Toni Braxton
plus Bar Chix.

- You know what I mean?
- You're on the same page?

It's like I don't know
how I'm gonna tell her.

So we have to
tell her together.

And we've held off
on telling her,

but now with everything
I have going on with Bar Chix,

it's getting harder
to just drop everything

and go singing with Toni
when she needs it.

So we have to come clean
and just tell her

that it's--
it's just over.

I think next year
Mommy should do
the dancing.

- For Hill Harper?
- Yes.

Trina,
why don't you
dance, too?

- No.
I'll do it next year.
- Okay, good.

You should probably
take some classes now

to get yourself ready
for next year.

Why? Why do I need
to take preclasses,
Towanda?

I'm not saying
take preclasses--

Don't-- don't tell me
what I can't do.

- Did I tell you
you couldn't do it?
- No-- you're preempting it.

No, I'm not. No,
that has nothing
to do with it.

No. I was just gonna say
that it'll be easier

because you'll learn
all the steps.

Once again, Towanda's
telling me what I can't do.

And it's clear
that my last talk
with her and Tamar

didn't sink in at all.

And I really feel like
I need to address

the situation again
with them one-on-one

to make it clear
that I am not okay

with them making me
feel like this.

Okay, are you completely
coordinated 100%?

Yes, I am.
Say something.

I'm not the most coordinated
out of everybody else.

However, semicolon,
I have coordination.

I didn't say
you didn't have
coordination.

- Hah!
- Stop.

When someone gives it to you,
you have to take it.

No, uh-uh.
You don't have
to take it.

- I gave it to you.
- You don't have to
take it.

What rule is that from?
Who made the rules?

- "Krush Groove."
- "Krush Groove"
did not make that rule.

- "Beat Street"?
- No.

- What was it?
- "Breakin'."

- Bull. So you don't think
you know the rule, lady.
- You don't know it!

- I gave it to you twice...
- Three times the charm.

- Okay, I'll do it
from the side, then.
- Mm-kay.

- Okay.
- All right.

I'm gonna win
this competition, okay?

First and foremost,
why is your purse

smushed like a pancake?

Yo' bag, girl,
look like it was
ran over

by a tractor-trailer.

You know what?
Because I had it
in the closet

and I had
the paper in it.

And as soon as you
take the paper out,
it deflates, and--

Here, let me see that.

I'm not putting
your rooster
in my purse!

Here, let me
help you.

Girl,
this is a tip.

You put this rooster
in your purse, right?

And then when
you take it out
in, like, two hours,

it won't have that
little, ugly crease in it.

-I have to go now.
- See, look. No, look.

I'm not going anywhere
with no rooster in my purse.

I am off to New York
to perform a show this week.

As usual, Trina and Towanda
will be there to back me up.

And the whole family
will be there.

I'm excited
about that.

- What's goin' on, though?
- What's goin' on with you?

I think
it's time to get
new background singers.

Oh, really?
Why come?

Well, I think
the girls are good,

- I just think
it's time for a change.
- Yeah.

I look at it as
they were helping me.

And then we just--
they helped me
for a long time,

longer than they
should've been
helping me.

They were helping you,
but background singing
is-- is a lot of fun.

And Towanda and Trina
need to do their own thing.

I think it kinda stops them
from doing other ventures

that they want to do
for themselves.

I mean, look,
everybody can't be
a background singer forever.

We'll see.

- So, do they know
that you...?
- No.

Trina and Towanda
have been singing for Toni

for, like,
13,000 years now.

And it's, like,
become second nature to them.

So, at this point,

I'm not sure how
they gonna take the news

of, like, being let go
by Toni Braxton.

I'm gonna have them
perform three more shows.

Just like a farewell.

A farewell
to you being my
background singers?

Yeah.

And then I'll bring in
some new people.

You know I know you,
you are Toni Braxton.

"This works for me,
I'm not changing nothing."

- No--
- Are you prepared?

No.
That's not how I am.

That's not true,
that is not true.

No, you're, like--
let me tell you something.

When you find something
that's comfortable for you,

especially onstage
as a performer,

I understand
that you don't wanna
change that up.

Are you okay with that?
Are you prepared for that?

When it comes to my career,
I'm a little different.

No, but I'm
talking about when
you're onstage,

you like
for your sisters
to be there.

Oh, yeah,
I love them being there,

but now it's
just time for a change.
It's time for a change.

And I kinda want a person
who's a dancer/singer.

Because if they do
the one, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight!

I want them to know
what those counts mean.

They don't have
to think about it.
Like, I know the vocals--

What was that
lean-back number?

- For "Man Enough For Me."
- Let me see the lean-back.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight.

and...

Da cha! Yes.

You gotta put
a arch in that back.

My back is arched.
The shirt's too big.

It's not about me.
I gotta be like Tina Turner--

- Are you sure?
- No. Tina Turner

don't do all the dances
that her two girls do.

I'm just saying
just watch your arch.

My arch was there,
the shirt goes back.

Lookin' for a man,
you always watch
your arch.

That's there,
the shirt's too big.

Lift your pelvis up
a little more.

Oh, my God,
I'm not listening
to you.

Yeah, it helps
to let the man know
that the thrust is there.

Okay.

Yeah.

I'm proud of you, Toni.

This is a big step
for you.

- Yes.
- No, it's huge.
I think it's bigger

- than what you
think it is.
- You think so?

I know so.
You gotta be ready
to, like, change

from having
your sisters
behind you.

How long has it been,
20 years?

Off and on.

I have anxiety
and concerns

about breaking the news
to Trina and Towanda

because I'm not sure
how they're gonna react.

But I think
it's time to move on,

and I'm gonna
have to tell them soon.

If all goes as planned,

I will tell the girls
right after the concert.

Well, I have to go
'cause I'm late.

'Kay, bye!
See you in New York.

- Terry?
- Yes.

Okay, we doing
some rumba.

What else we doing?
Cha-cha?

- What you wanna do?
- Everything.

Okay.

The dance competition
is in a few days.

And I am practicing
with Terry Herron,

who is my dance partner
and instructor

for this competition.

I'm already
a little suspect of Terry

because he's shorter
than I am, okay?

And I'm just learning
the routine.

I have, like,
three days to learn it.

And I'm just
gonna have to adjust
and make it work.

We can do rumba,
we can do cha-cha, tango.

We can do, uh...

Oh, I love tango.
That's when you go...

Real quick.
It's gotta be
real sharp.

So it's a lot of you
going back and forth,

and you just kinda
going around--

- Comin' in, comin' in...
- Knocky-knocky!

- Hi.
- Hi.

- You got your jazz best suit--
- Why you lookin' at me
like that?

What y'all doin'?

We came here
for Traci's dance
rehearsal.

Whatchu mean?

Coming up on
"Braxton Family Values"...

You're not dancing?

You should want me
to dance next to you,
Towanda.

I don't want
you to dance.
I don't.

I am a dancer.

Can I be the artist?
Can I be the artist?

What?!

Are you kidding me?!

Did that just happen?

We came here
for Traci's dance
rehearsal.

Whatchu mean?

Okay, I didn't know that Tamar
was gonna be here today.

And I love my baby sister,
Tamar Braxton,

but since she appeared
on "Dancing With the Stars,"

she thinks
she's the know-it-all

when it comes to
dance competitions and things.

And she has
that takeover spirit.

And although I love

my sisters being around me
and doing things,

it's distracting.

Okay, carry on, go ahead.
Don't mind us.

Wait a minute.
Traci, you're
not dancing?

I can't dance.

My doctor's
not clearing me.
I feel so bad.

Originally, I was
supposed to dance

in this competition
as well.

But since my
hysterectomy happened,

I was just told
it was not a good idea.

Regardless, I'm here
to support my sister.

I can dance, though.

You should want me
to dance next to you,
Towanda.

I don't want
you to dance.
I don't.

I am a dancer.

- Go ahead, boo.
- Working on the tango.

Ah ah-ah ah.

Slow, slow,
quick-quick, slow.

- All right, here we go.
- It's almost like sex.

- Five, six...
- What?

You go slow, slow,
quick-quick, slow!

- Ah!
- Boom!

Okay, ready, Towanda?
Concentrate.

Okay, here we go.
Five, six, seven, eight.

Slow, slow,
quick-quick, slow.

You gotta dip,
Towanda.

It's the tango,
right?

I cannot believe--
oh, yes, I can--

my sisters are
already obnoxious.

And, um, it's just
impossible to concentrate

with their
endless criticism.

I am already feeling
some sort of way

because my partner is
shorter than me, mm-kay?

And I have three days
to learn it. Three days.

Please let me work.
Let me work.

You gotta get down.
Get down.
Bend these knees.

And your feet
has to look pretty.

The feet
cannot look sloppy.

There you go--
pelvic to pelvic.

I'm sorry, you're not--
that's not technique.

No, not like you
might go and take
a dookie.

Excuse me.

- Just change
your posture.
- This is it.

What I'm
telling here,

you got to get
pelvic to pelvic.

- You just nasty.
- No, I'm not.

I'm sorry.
Just gotta get
acquainted real fast.

Put that pelvic
right there.

Wanda, that thing
gotta be on top of it.

It is!
Don't you feel
my coochie?

I-I feel it.

Don't hold him so tight.

He has to be able to--
to whisk you.

- Am I tight?
- You good, you good.

See, I'm not tight.

At the very end...

Can you take them out, please?

In the most
professional way.

Most professional
way?

Yeah. Tell 'em I need
to concentrate. Go ahead.

- Tamar.
- You want me?

- Yes.
- How may I help you?

Come on, baby.

We're gonna start
over here first.

-Lies.
- You gonna take us out?

Yes!
Take them out!

You can't lead me
to the door.

I ain't even
say nothin'.

I have
to "concen-scrate."

I can't concen--
I can't do that
with y'all in here.

We have a right to be here.
This is our sister.

We can infiltrate anything
she got anything to do with.

-Sit down, Traci!
- Bye.

I'm pleased with Terry
asking my sisters to leave.

And now I can't wait

to just
do a great job.

Bye!

- Bye.
- Good luck.

My sisters
work on my nerves.

It's gonna be
interestin'.

Tonight we have
a big concert in Brooklyn

at the Kings Theatre,
which I'm really
excited about.

Although it's
a little bittersweet
for me,

because this is one
of the last times

my sisters are gonna sing
background for me

before we go off
and do our own endeavors,

I just know I'm
really gonna miss them.

♪ Dead wrong
to be mistreatin' me ♪

♪ How can we go on? ♪

♪ Seven whole days ♪

♪ And not a word
from you ♪

♪ Not a single word
from you ♪

♪ Seven whole nights ♪

♪ And I'm just
about through ♪

♪ What's a girl
to do? ♪

♪ I can't take it,
I won't take it ♪

♪ Can't take it
no more ♪

♪ I'd rather be
on my own... ♪

♪ Rather be
on my own. ♪

My dance competition
is tomorrow. Yep.

Yep, tomorrow.

And I should be
practicin', but no.

I actually
should be resting.

But I'm here in New York
with the family

for a postconcert dinner,

and, uh, I just hope
it's not gonna be too late.

When's last time
you washed your hands?

Isn't it delic--
I told you.

That is special.

I just felt it go
straight to my buttcheek,
but it's delicious.

You almost
don't wanna swallow it
'cause it tastes so good.

- Oh, you don't?
- Mm-mm.

I don't think
that one is gonna go
to your booty, Tamar.

- I don't want that.
-You don't
want it to go to your butt?

I don't. I like my butt
flat and wide.

- You do?
- I do.

When did you start
liking your butt like that?

- I don't want
a big butt.
-Why?

'Cause that's not couture.
That's not high fashion.

- It's not?
- Are you about to
start doing runway?

No, but I like to
fit in free dresses.

I get free dresses
all the time.

It's just my butt's--
my butt's just big.

I don't want that.

You don't
want free dresses
and a big butt?

- And you like that?
- Mm-hmm.

I do. Yes, I do.

So where's Toni, 'cause
I'm feelin' good!

Where's she at?
Did she left
before y'all?

- Yes.
- She did.

It was a pretty
good concert
she did there.

Yeah,
it was great.

She had a cute little
new outfit on.

- Wasn't that adorable?
- It looked great on her.

Okay, this ain't
funny anymore.

I mean, where's
Toni Braxton?

I have to fly
to D.C. tomorrow, guys,

to get one last
practice in.

I'm way too tired
for all this.

I don't feel like
waitin' anymore.

I feel kinda full,
like I wanna lay down.

Me, too. I can't
wait for Toni.

- I'm so tired.
- Y'all tell Toni
I said grace, y'all.

- Hey, divas.
-Well, hi.

Well, hi.

Congratulations, you.

- I had to shower.
- Lucky.

-Really?
- I had some weird sparkle
things coming from someone--

somebody I hugged
at the show.

Well, we would've loved
to have done that.

We wish we would've
gotten the memo,
huh, Trina?

I would've been here
half an hour ago.

- What happened?
- Traffic.

- We were stuck on the parkway.
-A whole
30 minutes, huh?

We're sitting here
at dinner

waiting for Toni,
and she's gonna show up late

because she wanted to
go and change her clothes

and shower and get
nice and fresh?

And we're stinky
with stinky pits?

Are you kidding me?!

I wanna be clean
and fresh, too!

Why is the energy
dry in here?

The energy's dry.

'Cause everybody is tired,
Toni Michelle.

We were here,
we were here.

We sat here
and waited for you, baby.

I know, I'm sorry.

-
-What am I to do?

What am I to do?

I had some weird
substance on me.

We do, too.
It's called "sweat."

Why is everybody
so humdrum?

I have to tell
my sisters

that I think
it's time to move on

and get new
background singers.

And I am running
a little behind,

which is not gonna
help this conversation

in talking to them.

Maybe I should just not have
the conversation with them

and just let this
go on longer.

Everybody seems
so "wah-wah-wah..."

Well, I'm happy.
How about that?

♪ You were late,
late, late, late... ♪

I was not late.
Can I be the artist?
Can I be this artist?

But you're
not performing!

You're performing right now?

Can I be the artist offstage
and wash my booty and come?

That would've been great,
'cause we would've liked
to do the same thing.

- Why didn't you?
- Because you left
before we did.

And we were told
dinner was ready.

Everybody was here,
ready for dinner.

Okay, anyway, guys.
I'ma go.

I'ma get outta here.
Y'all have fun, though.

- What?!
- Yes. I'm tired.

I just decided
I should leave.

The energy wasn't good.

I was so excited
and so proud of everything,

and I wanted to share
the giggle with them

and have a few cocktails,
but it was just--

you could cut the tension
with a knife.

And I'm not really sure
where it was coming from.

I mean, we were all
very, very happy onstage.

So I just said
I'm-- I'm leaving.

-Okay, you, too.
- You guys are in
a funky mood...

Not me!
I'm in a great mood.
Peace!

Toni, you cannot be
the last person to show up

and the first person
to leave

because you don't like
the "vibe" at the table.

I don't like
the vibe at the table.
I'd like to leave,

and I'd like to
take a shower

and not smell
so rancid and rank.

What's going on tonight?

Did that--
did that just happen?

You ready for
this conversation?

"Toni, Trina
has something
to tell ya."

We're sitting here
waiting for Toni
in her hotel suite

because she invited us
to talk about something,

but we are waiting
on her yet again.

Although Toni walked out
of dinner last night,

Towanda and I
are thinking that,

since we have her alone,

maybe this is the time
to tell her

that we don't wanna be her
background vocalists anymore.

Okay, so you can
start first.

When it comes to Toni,
everybody expects me
to talk to her first.

You are her sister,
so you know when to lie
to her and when not to.

When to lie to her?

Yes, 'cause sometimes
we can tell Toni
sweet little lies.

I got so much stuff
going on now,

and I'm extremely busy,
especially now that

I got to get
into that acting school

in Los Angeles.

Tamar, why you knockin'
on the door like that?

Just in case
you didn't hear me.

I like it with the hair.
Nice hair. Yes!

Yes!

The length
is fantastic.

- You here for it?
- I am.

That is amazing.
That looks amazing.

Yeah, my blonde wig
is getting cleaned, so...

Good.
That looks cute.

So where's T, girls?

We're waiting
for Toni to come in
so we can talk to her.

- About?
- The background singing
and stuff.

We're being big girls
and talking to her
about that.

Whatchu mean?

We're letting her know,

hey, this is
our last hurrah.

Oh, my God, Toni told me
that she wants to fire

Trina and Towanda.

And now, I mean--
they wanna quit.

But I ain't sayin' nothin'

because I just don't wanna
get in the middle of it.

Hey, guys!

Coming up on
"Braxton Family Values"...

- Where's my partner?
- He's not here yet.

That's not cool.

I can do this--
if my partner shows up!

I wanna talk to you guys...

-About what?
-You do?

Whatchu gotta say?
Whatchu holding back
from?

- Hey, guys!
-Hey!

Well, this is it.

Today I have to
have the conversation
with Towanda and Trina,

and last night
wasn't the right time.

But, hopefully, everyone's
in a better mood today,

because I really don't wanna
hurt the girls' feelings.

I wanna talk to you guys...

-About what?
-You do?

Wait, let me--
let's get a cocktail
first.

- Trina?
- I premade them.

Tamar, you said
you don't want
a mimosa?

No, I can't do
no orange juice, baby.

- Why?
-The acid reflux
thing I got.

Okay, I'm drinking it.

Tamar needs
a plain one.

- Um...
- Just say it, girl.

- What?
- What you gotta say?

What you holding
back from?

You getting married
or something?

- No, no.
- Damn.

Um...

- How many more shows?
- Two after this one.

What, you changing the show?
Need to learn new choreography?

I am changing the show.
I'd like to change the show.

Why would you
want to change
the show?

Well, okay. I...

you girls have done
so much to help me
in the shows,

and I appreciate it,
but I think it's time

for me to let you guys
do your own thing.

- Oh!
- Yes!

What?

I am so glad we're
all on the same page here,

'cause I really need
to focus on Bar Chix

and working on myself
right now.

Wait a minute. Hold up.

That didn't go
how I thought it
was gonna go.

- Wait a minute.
- I understand.

You look happy.
That is horrible.

Nobody's happy.
We're not happy!

We're not happy.
We're just, like, shocked.

Even though
I'm really devastated
about it right now,

- I think...
-Ha-ha-ha.

It's a shock, I think.
Huh, Trina?

- Huh, Tamar?
- Gotta be the shock.

- Shock.
-I don't think
anybody seen--

saw Toni firing y'all
just out of the blue.

- I did not fire them--
- Yes, you did.

- You're fired!
- You're fired.

No, they're not fired.

I just think that,
you know, it's time

for us all to move on.

You guys have other
obligations and things
that you're working on.

It's probably challenging
still coming out and helping me.

So I want you guys to know
how much I appreciate you,

and I love you.
You've been there for
me...

We appreciate
and love you, too.

- I just, you know?
- Thank you very much.

-Can I ask you
a question?
-Hmm?

How long have you
been practicing this speech
in your mind?

If I can be honest,
we've been practicing

that same speech
in our minds.

So y'all--
why didn't y'all
just tell me?

There's a general
consensus here.

Why didn't y'all
just tell me?

Why didn't you
just tell us?

I think my sisters
have always been worried

about making sure
they're okay.

And I'm-- I found out
that they were worried

about making sure
I was okay.

And it's been
a snowball effect,

but I'm glad
that now we know

and now we can go out
and live our lives
and do our careers

and always support each other
as we always have,

but we don't both
have to bear

the responsibility
on both sides.

I have the best
family ever.

- Yeah, I think
I'd rather watch.
- Yeah.

- It's a good time watching.
- And enjoy the show.

- She put on a good show
when you watch.
- Yeah.

I didn't know that.

I mean, I knew that,
but, you know,
you in it,

but you don't know,
you know what I mean?

It's a good, good show.
Good time.

Get your life.

Towanda's charity
dance competition

doesn't start
till later this evening.

So my dad and Trina
have come out to support me

while I walk and sing,

you know, my little ol' song
for Susan G. Komen

"Race for the Cure"
cancer event.

- Trina.
- Look at you...

- Hey, Tray-ray.
- Hey, Tree-bee.

- You comin'...
- Well, come on.
Hey, skinty.

Hi. Good morning.

- You look "gorge."
- Thank you.

- Are you gonna run?
Are you gonna run?
- That's cold.

- I'ma perform.
- In your tennis shoes?

Yeah, 'cause
after that, I'm...

- Running--
- ...walking.

Oh. That's why
I was asking.

I'm walking,
not running.

I can walk
a little bit.

I have some respect
for myself.

'Cause I'm gonna
tell you, what's left
is gonna be on the ground.

I can scoop it up.

I think it's really great
that Traci is here

to do the cancer walk
and to perform.

However, I think
Traci's doing way too much

way too soon
after her hysterectomy.

She needs to calm down
just a little bit.

- Did you see Towanda's
dance performance?
- I saw her practice.

- Yeah, well, how
was dance practice?
- Good.

She's just gotta
make sure she put
that monkey on that leg.

My God, Traci,
animal!

That's one of those dances--
you know, you gotta...

You gettin' just
everything today, huh?

- That's how you
gotta dance, though.
- No, you do not.

You do. You gotta
put that monkey
on your leg.

- Did you go
to a ballroom dance?
- Ask Tamar.

It feels so good
to be able to help support

and fight against the disease
that affected my family.

Like my father's mother,
his brother,

Aunt Joyce,
my mom's sister,
Aunt Earthalene.

I'm giving back
and just showing
that my family--

I'm there
to help support.

I am pleased to introduce
to the stage,

Traci Braxton!

How y'all doing
out there?

Hello, y'all!

♪ I don't know
what's happenin', baby ♪

♪ But I know
where I don't belong ♪

♪ I ain't trying
to be messy, baby ♪

♪ But it's clear to me
I'm not in your heart ♪

♪ And I don't know
why you keep me in prison ♪

♪ Knowin' I ain't
what you want ♪

♪ Na-na-na... ♪

♪ We gotta, we gotta ♪

♪ You gotta, gotta
gotta be free. ♪

Yay!

Love y'all!
Thanks for coming out!

Traci did
a really great job

for her performance
in "Holding On."

I'm so super proud
of her.

- Have a great run.
I'm rooting for you.
- Thank you.

- Run for Grandma--
- I won't be running.

- Well, walk.
- I'm walking.

- I love you.
See you later.
- Love you, too.

So today is the day

I am working
with Hill Harper's

"Manifest Your Destiny"
dance competition

in Washington, D.C.

And this charity allows
at-risk youths

to explore their passions

with mentors who
can help them succeed.

I'm exhausted,
very exhausted.

And I am nervous--
but I'm excited!

Where's my partner?

I don't know
what's going on.
I called him.

He knew he was
supposed to be here.

- He's not here yet.
- That's not cool.

- I shouldn't be here
before him.
- Hmm-mm.

He should be
in here right now.

We should be going
over stuff before we
go out on the stage.

He should be
looking at the stage
right now.

I'm sitting here thinking
how unprofessional this is.

He should've been there
before me.

He should've been
looking at the stage
and checking the floor out.

There's a lot of things
he could've been doing.

I am just so annoyed

that I'm just sittin' there
watchin' everyone rehearse.

How is that gonna affect
my performance?

That's something
that I shouldn't even
be thinking about.

God.

That don't make
no sense, though,
Ebony.

And then this is gonna
make me feel some sort of way
when I see him.

- Then the connection onstage.
- It's not gonna be
a good thing.

This is terrible.

All right,
so he just texted me.

No longer than
15 more minutes.

But by then
it's, like,

time to wrap
it up.

I may not even
be able to do rehearsal

on the stage.

And you have to
rehearse on the stage.

I don't like losing.

And then looking
at the competition,

I'm like,
okay, yeah,

I can do this...

if my partner shows up.

I'm sad.

I'm sad.

Coming up on
"Braxton Family Values"...

I want
at least three.

- Like dogs or fish?
- You tryin'?

That's not tryin'
your patience.
That's being real.

Have several.
Tsk.

I'm talkin' 'bout
all the seats in
Dodger Stadium.

Hey!

I don't like to lose.

Losing is not an option--

not for me,
it's not.

I'm way too competitive
for that.

m comin' do.

- When?
- I have to have--

I can wait until
you're finished
chewing.

After I fix Trina's--
Traci's pool.

- Oh, yeah.
- What's wrong
with your pool?

Some of the tiles
came off or something.

Daddy, you don't
know how to fix
a pool.

- But he fixed their pool.
- Not the tile and stuff.

Yeah, but when
we got in the pool--

I couldn't fix
the tile

because we didn't
have the tile, okay?

If I had tile,
I would've fixed it.

Traci, how many
home improvements
did Daddy "unfinish"?

No, he did the deck.

- How many did I start?
- And not finish?

As any father
in this United States
of America.

Work in progress.

Is it finished yet?

Work in progress.

No longer than
15 more minutes.

But by then it's, like,
time to wrap it up.

30 minutes ago,
he was "15 minutes away."

Now he's
15 minutes away again?
How does that work?

I may not even be able
to do rehearsal on the stage.

And you have to rehearse
on the stage.

Towanda,
guess who I found?

- Terry.
- He's totally smiling.

- Hey, Towanda.
- Mm-mm. Don't "hey" me.

- What's up, what's up?
- I'm very upset.

- What are you upset about?
- You see what time it is?

I apologize.
You don't need
these kind of emotions

when we about to dance.

See what I'm talking about?
Why you trying to--

you ain't even call me
and say nothing to me.

I was in communication
with Ebony.

You okay, baby.
It's all right.

- You've been watching--
- No! I'm not talking.

- You gotta give me
five minutes.
- Why? You gotta talk to me.

No. I need
five minutes.

Terry being late means that
we have less time to rehearse

before our performance.

I need to be able
to trust my partner,

but he's making it hard.

Very hard.

So you ready
for this dance?

- No!
- Why?

- No.
- Is he not here yet?

You know, stop asking
about my man, okay?

I'm mad at you, Terry.

No, the gentleman has it.

I don't know.
Whoever DJ Flex is.
I'm not sure.

I got it,
I got it.

Why y'all doing that
in front of me, though?

I'm not supposed
to be worried about
no music.

I'm not supposed
to be worried about
if my partner here.

Who does that?

I'ma run away.

If it ain't one thing,
it's another. Okay?

So not only was Terry
an hour and a half late,

but now he doesn't
have the song ready

for the dance
we're about to perform.

Now we have to
go up and rehearse
completely unprepared.

This is gonna be
a disaster.

I don't know.
How do your shoes
feel on this floor?

- Oh, very...
- They different,

'cause the floor
is not what I expected.

- Ooh, no.
- I know, it's
a theater floor.

This is gonna be
interestin'.

With this part, especially.

- And the turns.
- Exactly.

- You feeling it?
- Yeah.

'Cause my shoes
are the same as yours
on the bottom.

I'm just gonna pretend
I'm onstage with, um...

Toni.

- You understand
what I mean by that?
- Yes.

'Cause you never know
what the floor's gonna
feel like.

You just
have to improvise.

The floor being felt

can really mess
my performance up,
like, for real.

Like, I can't do
turns properly,

because the bottom
of my shoe,

my dance shoe,
is like felt,

and the friction
is not gonna allow me

to turn and do things.

So, right now, I'm feeling
a little defeated

because we weren't able
to really rehearse

the way
that I wanted to.

I don't know
what's gonna happen.

- We're good.
You good?
- Sure.

Oh, my God.

Hey!

- Hi!
- How are you?

I don't like to lose.

In front of the family,
without the family being there,

losin' is not an option.

Not for me, it's not.

I'm way too competitive
for that.

Hey, hey,
Charlie's Angel.

Why you call me
"Charlie's Angel"?

'Cause that's
what you look like--
Farrah Fawcett-like.

- Well, uh-huh.
- You look like
all of them combined.

A legend.

What happened?

I was here
an hour and a half
before my partner

and they were practicing.

So did you miss
your practice, then?

No. But the stage
is like felt.

Oh! Felt?
As in Jo-Ann Fabrics?

You ever try to put
two pieces of felt together

and do like this?

Rug burn.

You've had
rug burns?

- Traci...
- You had rug burns.

- Friction.
-Right.

But did you do
your eight-count, though?

- I did.
- So, then...?

Can I see a preview?

Okay.

And five, six,
seven, eight.

And, no, two,
no, two.

No, two, no.

First of all,
you have to turn

all the way.

No, but we--
he's like this.

Let me show you.
It's like this.

- You know
what I'm saying?
- Yeah.

I'm really nervous.

Sometimes you have to get
out of your comfort zone.

And because
this is somethin'

that I've been wantin'
to do for so long,

I'm excited and nervous
at the same time.

Have fun.

Nothing else matters
than you having a blast, okay?

Y'all need to
go ahead and sit down.

And I'm gonna
do the red carpet
with Hill Harper.

I have to give 110%.

This is like a make-it
or break-it type of situation.

- My hands all sweaty.
- For real?

You ready, Towanda?

I've had a celebrity crush
on Hill Harper

for a very long time.

And he's actually
coming to my room, okay?

My hands
all sweaty.

For real?
Yes, for real.

- Oh, my God.
-

That's him.
I hear his voice.

My heart jumped
to my coochie.

- Hey, sweetie.
- Hi, Hill.

Thank you so much.

Thank you
for having me.

- I'm so excited.
- Me, too.

I am, too!

- Are you ready?
- I am ready.

You're not stretching.

- Oh, I don't need
to stretch.
- Really?

- It's all natural.
- It's all natural?

I'm about to faint.

- Thank you so much for this.
- No, thank you.

- And you're gonna
be amazing.
- Thank you.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

- Okay.
- Quiet down.

Okay, I'm back.
She's back.

He's a very
sweet one.

Oh... my... God!

Any delicious, handsome,
good-smelling man

can make you forget
all the bad stuff

that you've gone through.

And, uh, Hill Harper's
no different.

He made me...

not think about
all that other stuff.

All that stuff
just magically disappeared.

Mmm... mmm.

Mmm!
Okay, I'm ready.

Okay, red carpet time,
right?

- Okay.
- All right.

I can't see nothin'
'cause I'm blind.

After I had Logan--

I don't know
what's gonna happen when
I have my other kids.

You gonna have
another kid?

I want at least
three... four.

You mean children
or, like, dogs or fish?

You tried it.

You want to have
three more children?

Yeah, at least.
At the least.

But you're 40.

Wait. But I just
turned 39, though.

- What you say?
- But you're 40.

You tryin'?
I am not 40.
You better get your life.

What, like, 39?

Okay, Trina,
I'm not gonna let you
try me today.

I'm not tryin' you.
I'm askin' a serious question.

That's not tryin'
your patience.
That's being real.

Three more?

I mean, somebody
who's "oder" you--

older than you
is telling you

you too old
for somethin'?
Have several. Tsk.

What you talking about?
All the seats

in Dodger Stadium.
Like, whatchu mean?

Well, you too old to be
out here in these streets,
ain't you? Oh.

Show your love
for Towanda Braxton.

I have to be honest,
I really do wish

that I had a little more time
to practice on that stage.

I'm doing everything
that I need to do to win.

I'm giving everything
that I can.

I was a little concerned
about the floor

being, you know,
a little felty-like.

but I've adjusted myself
as I always do

when I'm onstage.

I hope and pray that we'll
be able to pull this off.

Give it up for both of them.
That was great.

I'm feeling great.

I know that I did
every move that I was taught,

and I know
I did it right.

So the judges
determine the score,

and now it's time
to find out who won.

Hey, everybody,
please give it up

for all the dancers.
They are amazing.

It came down
between two dancers.

It came out
to be a tie.

I'm going to now announce
the two champions.

Towanda and Ashley.

Mom, you did it!

Three of us have gone through
a dance competition,

but one of us has walked away
with the crystal ball.

No, I'm just--
I'm just being serious.

Yes, I'm really excited
that I won.

He didn't kiss me
on my cheek,

he kissed me
on my mouth.

It was like, "Oh!"

"He kissed me."