All language subtitles for Braxton.Family.Values.S02E05.The.Graduate.1080p.ROKU.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-FFG_track3_[eng]

NOBODY IS COMING
TO MY GRADUATION.

I CAN'T WAIT TO
HAVE THE PARTY!

- YOU'RE GONNA GET DRUNK.
- I'M NOT GONNA GET DRUNK.

SHOT, SHOT, SHOT!

WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT
A SHOW BASED ON YOUR LIFE.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE TO SPEAK THIS OVER

WITH YOUR MANAGEMENT.

WHO'S MY MANAGEMENT?

ME-- VINCE, YOU SAID
I COULD BE YOUR MANAGER TODAY.

I GOTTA RE-THINK THAT.

I LOVE VINCE, BUT I THINK
HIS BEST TITLE FOR ME

IS AS MY
BROTHER-IN-LAW.

YOU GOT THE ISSUE WITH HIM--
YOU CAN TAKE THAT OUT ON HIM.

- I DID-- I HAVE.
- OKAY.

WELL, THEN-THEN YOU NEED
TO LEAVE THAT THERE.

BUT, YOU'RE MY SISTER--
I'M TALKING TO YOU ABOUT IT.

WHAT I'M NOT GONNA DO--
WHAT I AM NOT GOING TO DO--

I'M NOT HAVING A DISCUSS WITH
YOU, EITHER, ABOUT IT, EITHER.

OKAY-- GIRLS, GIRLS.

♪ 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 ♪

IS THAT YOU?

YOU'RE A NATIONAL SUPERSTAR.

"FAVORITE FOOD--
TACOS AND CHICKEN WINGS?"

- YEAH.
- CAN WE JUST SIT THROUGH THAT?

WHAT ABOUT
CHICKEN FINGERS?

WE'RE IN CHICAGO BECAUSE
VINCENT HERBERT,

MR. DEVO EXTRAORDINAIRE,
HAS A MEETING

WITH A JAPANESE PRODUCER,

WHO WANTS TO DO A
DOCUMENTARY ON HIS LIFE.

- HEY.
- HEY.

- TAMAYU, HOW ARE YA?
- HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

TAMAYU IS VINCENT'S
CONNECTION TO JAPAN.

LET'S SELL OUT A
STADIUM IN JAPAN,

AND LET'S SELL OUT
A CLUB IN JAPAN.

THAT'S YOUR GO-TO GIRL.
- WHAT'S UP, T.?

OKAY-- SO, REMEMBER WE
STARTED TO TALK ABOUT A SHOW

FOR JAPAN BASED
ON YOUR LIFE

AS AN ENTERTAINMENT MOGUL,

A HUGE HIT MAKER,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

YOU BASICALLY CONTROL
THE MARKET, RIGHT NOW,

WITH GAGA, THE BOYS, AND
WHATEVER ELSE YOU'RE DOING.

ME.

OF COURSE.

TAMAYU JUST
DON'T KNOW.

WHEN MY ALBUM DROPS,

WHEN THEY'RE TALKING
ABOUT BEING BIG IN JAPAN,

THEY'RE TALKING
ABOUT ME-- BOOM!

I-I FEEL VERY HONORED
THAT THEY WANNA DO THAT.

TAMAYU APPROACHED ME WITH AN
IDEA ABOUT DOING SOMETHIN'

TO GIVE BACK TO
THE PEOPLE IN JAPAN,

DOING SOMETHING TO HELP
THE RELIEF OF THE TSUNAMI

AND THE EARTHQUAKE.

SHE'S BEEN A FAN
OF MINE FOR YEARS,

AND SHE JUST THOUGHT THIS
WAS SOMETHING REALLY GREAT,

AND IT ALL MAKES
SENSE TO DO IT.

I'M EXCITED--
WHAT DO YOU THINK, BABE?

I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE TO SPEAK-SPEAK

THIS OVER WITH
YOUR MANAGEMENT.

WHO'S MY MANAGEMENT?

ME.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS
MY OPPORTUNITY

TO BE VINCENT'S WIFEAGER.

IF THIS IS WHAT
HE'S GOING TO DO,

HE'S GONNA BE
A CELEBRITY.

HE NEEDS, YOU KNOW,
MANAGEMENT.

AND WHO BETTER TO
DO THAT THAN ME?

I JUST HAVE A CONCERN
OR TWO.

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT'S WRONG
WITH ME?

I'M JUST PRAYING.

YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER--
I'M YOUR MANAGER.

I HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOUR CAREER
IS WELL AND INTACT,

YOU KNOW?

I HAVE TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING

IS THE TRUTH.COM.
- TAMAR?

AND YOU HAVE TO
LEARN TO LISTEN.

- UH, TAMAR, I LISTEN EVERY DAY.
- OKAY?

YOU DON'T LISTEN, AND
THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM.

THE PROBLEM--
THE PROBLEM?

YOU NEED TO JUST SIT BACK
AND NOT SAY ANYTHING AND LISTEN.

OKAY?
- THE PROBLEM IS--

VINCE IS A LITTLE
HARD TO MANAGE.

HE DOES NOT LIKE
TO LISTEN TO ME.

NOW, I HOPE HE SEES WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE TO BE BOSSED AROUND

BY YOUR SPOUSE.

THAT AIN'T HOT.

HA-HA-WHOO-SA.

WHAT--
WHAT'S-WHAT'S WRONG?

- YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY.
- NO, I'M NOT.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION--
HOLD THAT THOUGHT, DARLING.

UM, IS THIS, UM,
A CABLE NETWORK?

IT'S A HUGE NETWORK--
IT'S LIKE, UH, HBO.

- OKAY.
- EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS YOUR PART?

THIS IS - THIS IS--
ALL OF IT'S MY PART,

BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS--
- IT'S NOT ALL YOUR PART.

YOU CANNOT MANAGE
YOURSELF, VINCE.

- THIS-- EXCUSE ME.
- IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

IT'S NOT A CONFLICT
OF INTEREST.

YOU CANNOT
MANAGE YOURSELF.

UH-OH, FIRST OF ALL,
I'M NOT MAKING ANY MONEY.

I'M DONATING
MY MONEY.

TO ME.

- NO, NOT TO YOU.
- THAT'D BE GREAT.

NO.

ME AND TAMAYU WOULD MAKE SURE
THAT MONEY GOES TO GOOD USE.

- NO-- I WANT-- I--
- WHAT DO YOU THINK, TAMAYU?

YES-- I'M
GONNA DONATE.

I'M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE
WHO NEED THE BARE NECESSITIES

OF LIFE,
LIKE A PAIR

OF CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTINS,
YOU KNOW.

- YEAH.
- YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

LIKE, FIVE, OR TEN, TWENTY,
THIRTY PAIR, YOU KNOW?

- IS THAT ALL YOU THINK ABOUT?
- WHAT-- FASHION?

NO, CLOTHES AND WHAT'S-WHAT'S
GONNA BE GOOD FOR YOU.

FOOD AND FASHION
AND LIFE.

THAT'S-- WHAT
ELSE DO YOU NEED?

YOU NEED TO
HELP PEOPLE, TOO.

EVERYBODY IS GONNA
HAVE TAMAR DOLLS,

HIROSHIKO TAMAR DOLLS.

OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR-
THANK YOU FOR COMING.

- ARIGATO.
- ARIGATO.

- ALL RIGHT, T.
- ALL RIGHT, TAMAYU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.
- THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

- WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM, TAMAR?
- WHAT'D I DO?

- YOU JUST WON'T LISTEN.
- VINCE, YOU WON'T LISTEN.

I'M TRYING TO
CONDUCT A MEETING.

THIS WHOLE MANAGEMENT THING
WITH YOU IS NOT GONNA WORK.

WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THIS.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
HOW TO MANAGE YOURSELF.

YOU CAN'T EVEN MANAGE WHAT
TIME TO GET UP IN THE MORNING,

TAMAR, AND YOU
WANNA BE MY MANAGER.

- HEY, BABE.
- HEY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'VE BEEN TAKING CLASSES
ONLINE FOR A FEW YEARS, NOW,

AND I JUST EARNED
MY DEGREE IN BUSINESS.

YAY ME.

I WORKED VERY, VERY, VERY
HARD FOR GRADUATION DAY,

AND I REALLY, REALLY HOPE AND
WISH MY FAMILY WOULD COME

AND SUPPORT ME.

YOU'RE THE FIRST GIRL TO
GRADUATE IN YOUR FAMILY.

I THINK MY FEELINGS
ARE BROKEN.

WHY?

'CAUSE NOBODY IS COMING
TO MY GRADUATION.

WELL, I'M GOIN'.

YOUR MOM'S GOING.

BUT, IT'S, LIKE, MY SISTERS
AREN'T GONNA BE THERE.

THEY'RE OUT OF TOWN--
THEY'RE NOT GOIN'.

MY DAD'S NOT
GONNA BE THERE.

YEAH-- I THINK
THAT'S KINDA WRONG,

BECAUSE IF THEY WERE
HAVING A BIG EVENT,

THEY WOULD
ALL FLY DOWN.

CAN I HAVE MY MOMENT--
CAN I HAVE MY DAY?

I AM REALLY CONFUSED AND
PERPLEXED AS TO WHY MY SISTERS

DIDN'T DEEM IT
IMPORTANT ENOUGH

TO COME TO
MY DAY.

THEY DEFINITELY
ALL KNEW ABOUT IT

BEFORE EVEN ACCEPTING
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
I ASKED THEM TO COME

TO SOMETHING OUTSIDE
OF OUR WEDDING?

THAT WAS OUR EIGHT YEARS AGO.
- MAYBE THEY'LL SURPRISE YOU.

NO-- YOU KNOW, I FELT
THAT WAY FOR MY WEDDING.

ABOUT WHAT?

EVEN WHEN I WAS
WALKING DOWN THE AISLE,

AND I PULLED UP MY VEIL, AND I
JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE DADDY

WOULD SURPRISE ME AND
END UP AT THE WEDDING.

- YEAH.
- BUT, HE DIDN'T.

YOU KNOW, I'VE TALKED
TO HIM ABOUT IT,

AND HE AND I DISCUSSED IT, AND--
- YOU TALKED TO DADDY ABOUT IT?

YEAH, OF COURSE.

HONEST TO GOD, YOU
TALKED TO DADDY ABOUT IT?

MMM-HMM-- AND THE REASON
WHY HE DOESN'T COME AROUND

IS BECAUSE Y'ALL DON'T INVITE
HIS WIFE TO COME AROUND.

OUT OF RESPECT
FOR OUR MOTHER.

HE SAID THAT THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN HIM GOING

TO TAMAR AND VINCENT'S WEDDING
AND HIM NOT GOING TO OUR WEDDING

WAS THE FACT THAT TAMAR
AND VINCENT INVITED HIM

AND HIS WIFE.

I THINK YOU'RE VERY
PARTIAL TO DADDY.

NO, I'M NOT.

YES-- YES.

AND YOU JUST BELIEVE
EVERYTHING HE SAYS,

AND YOU-YOU FEEL LIKE
HE'S THE RATIONAL ONE.

I FEEL LIKE HE'S THE LESS
JUDGMENTAL OF THE TWO

BETWEEN YOU
AND YOUR MOM.

WHY-- BECAUSE HE'S
LESS JUDGMENTAL OF YOU?

WELL, YEAH.

GABE AND DADDY
HAVE THIS CLOSENESS

THAT I DO NOT
UNDERSTAND.

I'M NOT SURE IF GABE FEELS
LIKE DADDY COULD IDENTIFY

WITH HIM BECAUSE DADDY
CHEATED ON MOMMY,

AND MAYBE DADDY MIGHT BE A
LITTLE BIT MORE SYMPATHETIC

TO THE THINGS THAT
HE HAS TO SAY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, GABE LIKES
FOR PEOPLE TO SIDE WITH HIM,

AND I THINK BECAUSE HE AND
DADDY HAVE SIMILAR STORIES,

THAT HE GRAVITATES
TOWARDS DADDY.

I DON'T SIDE
WITH YOUR DAD.

YES, YOU DO.

MAYBE HE'LL SHOW UP.

WELL, I WON'T
HOLD MY BREATH.

VINCE AND I TOOK OUR
REALLY GOOD FRIENDS,

SPARKLE AND DWAYNE, AND TAMAYU,
THE JAPANESE PRODUCER GIRL,

OUT TO DINNER.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH MIXING A LITTLE BIT

OF BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.

YOU GUYS BEEN HERE BEFORE?

I HAVE NOT.

- MANY, MANY MOONS AGO.
- ALWAYS.

- REALLY?
- I HAVEN'T.

- YEAH.
- OH, OKAY.

YOU KNOW, I
TALKED TO VINCENT,

AND HE AGREED THAT I
CAN BE HIS MANAGER.

SO, NOW, YOU HAVE TO CALL
ME TO GET TO MY CLIENT.

OH!

WOW.
- RIGHT, VINCE?

THIS MENU
LOOKS VERY GOOD.

IT DOES.

TAMAR ENDED UP BEING MY
MANAGER BECAUSE THAT'S MY WIFE,

AND SHE SAID,
"I'M YOUR MANAGER."

MY NAME IS KELLY--
I'LL BE TAKING CARE OF YOU.

- HI, KELLY.
- HI.

SORRY TO BOTHER
YOU, KELLY.

CAN I ORDER SOMETHING
REALLY QUICK,

JUST 'CAUSE I'M STARVING?
- YES.

CAN I GET A CAESAR-- I MEAN,
A CHOPPED SALAD REALLY QUICK?

ABSOLUTELY.

VINCE ORDERING HIS FOOD
BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE

IS RUDE AS HELL.

LIKE, REALLY--
WHO DOES THAT?

LET'S JUST HAVE A LITTLE
BIT, YOU KNOW, ETIQUETTE.

LORD, WE THANK
YOU FOR THIS FOOD

THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO RECEIVE--
WE BLESS YOU AT THIS TABLE.

- THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO RECEIVE.
- OKAY, TAMAR-- COULD YOU STOP?

I'M JUST SAYING, 'CAUSE
NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY FOOD.

BUT, YOU-- BUT, THAT'S
NOT THE POINT, THOUGH.

STOP FOR TWO SECONDS.
- OKAY.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS
FOOD WE'RE ABOUT TO RECEIVE.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE
AT THIS TABLE.

WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE LESS FORTUNATE.

AND WE THANK YOU
FOR, UH, EVERYTHING

YOU'VE GIVEN
INTO LIFE.

IN YOUR NAME, PRAY-- AMEN.
- AMEN.

- AMEN.
- WOULD ANYBODY LIKE SOME?

I WAS HOPING
YOU'D ASK.

- NO, THANKS.
- HUH?

HOW DO YOU GUYS
KNOW EACH OTHER?

OH, MY GOD.

A LONG-- WE MET HERE
IN CHICAGO, ACTUALLY,

A LONG TIME AGO, AND WE
BECAME FRIENDS INSTANTLY.

INSTANT.

WHEN I SAY, "INSTANTLY,"
IT WAS INSTANT.

BUT, DWAYNE IS
SPARKLE'S MANAGER, TOO,

AND VINCE IS
MY MANAGER.

SO-- IF DWAYNE STARTS
SINGING OR RAPPING--

YEAH, RIGHT--
I SHOULD BE HIS MANAGER.

I MEAN, THAT'S
HOW THAT GOES.

YOU KEEP IT ALL IN-HOUSE.
- SURE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'--
JUST A FAMILY BUSINESS.

WHAT YOU GONNA DO--
NO.

YOU CAN'T
MANAGE YOURSELF.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU
WANNA ASK TAMAYU, VINCE?

TAMAR, I WANNA RELAX
FOR TWO MINUTES, PLEASE.

I'M BEING RESPECTFUL
TO SEE IF MY CLIENT

HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
THAT HE WANNA GO OVER.

WE'RE AT DINNER,
RIGHT NOW.

CAN WE ASK TAMAYU HOW SHE'S
BEEN-- HOW'S HER MAMA?

HOW'S HER DADDY?
- HOW YOU BEEN-- HOW YOUR MAMA?

HOW YOUR DADDY-- GOOD--
GREAT-- THANKS.

YOU WANNA BE FUNNY--
LISTEN.

HOW ABOUT YOU JUST BE A DEEJAY
ON A RADIO STATION?

TAMAYU, IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU'D LIKE TO ASK ME?

- ABOUT YOUR CLIENT?
- MMM-HMM.

BUT, YOUR CLIENT IS
SOUGHT-AFTER PROPERTY,

RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE TO SAY,
SO-- YOU KNOW.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE LABEL
THAT'S IN JAPAN?

'CAUSE HE USED
TO BE A SINGER.

SO, WE CAN TALK ABOUT
DOING IT ALL IN.

SO, WE CAN ALL PACKAGE
IT ALL TOGETHER, YOU KNOW.

- OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT.

ALSO, I'M LIKE,
"VINCE, TAP.

"RAP-- LET'S DO IT.

"CABBAGE PATCH."

LET ME-LET ME SPEAK
TO YOU FOR TWO SECONDS.

WOULD YOU COME A LITTLE
CLOSER-- COME HERE.

YOU'RE ON 20.

PLEASE BRING IT DOWN.
- VINCENT, SHE DON'T--

NOBODY PUT YOU
ON THE PROGRAM.

VINCE, YOU SAID I COULD
BE YOUR MANAGER TODAY.

I-- YOU KNOW WHAT--
I GOTTA RETHINK THAT.

I CAN'T HAVE SOMEBODY OUT
THERE REPRESENTIN' ME

THAT'S NOT LISTENING TO
ME WHEN I TALK TO THEM

ABOUT THE CERTAIN THINGS
THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

YOU CAN MANAGE
THE BEDROOM.

TSK--
GET YOUR LIFE TOGETHER.

- WHOO!
- WHOA!

REALLY, VINCE--
MANAGING THE BEDROOM?

DID YOU REALLY
GO THERE?

THAT'S NOT NICE.

THAT WAS A COMPLIMENT.

YEAH, BUT DON'T SAY THAT--
I CAN MANAGE YOU VERY WELL.

I'M GONNA GET UP AND
LEAVE BECAUSE YOU DON'T--

YOU, SOMETIMES, YOU
JUST-- YOU DON'T--

I JUST DON'T THINK
YOU GET IT SOMETIMES.

WHAT YOU TALKIN'
ABOUT, WILLIS?

SOMETIMES, YOU
DON'T GET IT.

GET WHAT?

I'LL BE BACK.

DID I MISS SOMETHIN'?

WHAT HAPPENED--
SOMETHIN' HAPPEN?

HE JUST WANTED ME TO
THINK SOMETHIN' HAPPENED.

WE ARE WELL
AND INTACT.

I THINK THE VINCE THING--
I'VE BEEN SAYING IT.

I JUST THINK
IT'S A CONFLICT.

I LOVE VINCE, BUT I THINK
HIS BEST TITLE FOR ME

IS AS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW,
NOT AS ANYTHING ELSE.

I'M GONNA GET UP AND
LEAVE BECAUSE YOU DON'T--

YOU, SOMETIMES, YOU
JUST-- YOU DON'T--

I JUST DON'T THINK
YOU GET IT SOMETIMES.

I'LL BE BACK.

DID I MISS SOMETHIN'?

WHAT HAPPENED--
SOMETHIN' HAPPEN?

HE GONE TO PEE.

HE JUST WANTED ME TO
THINK SOMETHIN' HAPPENED.

WE ARE WELL
AND INTACT.

THIS IS TOTALLY
EMBARRASSING ME, RIGHT NOW.

LIKE, HE'S GETTING UP
FROM THE TABLE,

AND I'M, LIKE, I HAVE NO
EXPLANATION FOR ANYBODY.

HE'S TRIPPIN'.

YOU READY TO
EAT, BOO-BOO?

YOU WANT SOME-YOU
WANT SOME, UM, KETCHUP?

SOON AS YOU
TELL ME THAT---

GOD IS GOOD.

NO, THAT YOU LOVE ME,
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE GOOD.

I LOVE YOU--
OF COURSE, I LOVE YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY A-1 SAUCE?
- OH, THANKS.

SOMETIMES, IT'S A LITTLE
EMBARRASSING WHEN VINCE

JUST ABRUPTLY GETS UP FROM
THE TABLE AND JUST GOES

AND DO WHATEVER
HE WANTS TO DO.

YOU KNOW, BUT
IT'S VINCE.

VINCENT?

- YOU GOTTA JUST BE NICE.
- I'M NICE.

ALL RIGHT--
ACT LIKE IT.

- WHAT DID I DO?
- GIVE ME A KISS.

YOU'RE JUST DOING TOO MUCH--
YOU'RE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH.

VINCE, I AM.

OBVIOUSLY, HE'S STILL UPSET
ABOUT WHATEVER IT IS

THAT I SAID, AND
I DON'T LIKE IT

WHEN WE HAVE THESE
MISUNDERSTANDINGS.

I LIKE IT WHEN
WE'RE LOVEY-DOVEY.

CHEERS.

CHEERS.

CHEERS TO MY NEW
BUSINESS VENTURE.

- CHEERS.
- "V" AND "T" MANAGEMENT.

POW!

POW-- BOOM!

COME ON--
LET'S TOAST, BABY.

- NO-- WE'RE TOASTING WITH THAT.
- OH.

I KNOW TRINA WAS REAL UPSET
ABOUT HER SISTERS NOT SHOWING UP

FOR HER GRADUATION AND
NOT PLACING IMPORTANCE

ON HER GETTING
HER DEGREE.

I CALLED, UH, MR. BRAXTON,
SO HE COULD COME OUT.

I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE HE
MISSED HER-HER WEDDING,

AND THIS ISN'T ANOTHER OCCASION
THAT HE SHOULD MISS.

HELLO, DADDY-O.

HEY, GABE.

HOW'S THINGS GOING
ON DOWN THERE?

GOING PRETTY GOOD--
HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

YOU KNOW, I'M HANGING IN
THERE, JUST ENJOYING LIFE.

ALL RIGHT-- I WANTED
TO LET YOU KNOW

YOUR DAUGHTER IS
GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE,

SO I WANTED TO SEE
IF YOU WOULD LIKE

TO, UH, COME DOWN
TO THE GRADUATION.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS, UH,
YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME

I WAS DOWN THERE
WITH THE FAMILY.

THINGS DIDN'T
GO TOO WELL.

- WHERE WERE YOU?
- WHAT DID YOU DO?

OUT THERE HANGING
IN THE STREET.

I PROVIDED A LIVING
FOR ALL OF MY CHILDREN.

AND WHAT DID
YOU TELL ME?

YOU LAY IT LOW AND
SPREAD IT WIDE.

YOU DON'T CARE
WHO IT IS!

YEAH, UM...

WELL, HOPEFULLY, THAT-THAT
WON'T HAPPEN THIS TIME.

WHAT DO
YOU THINK?

ALL RIGHT.

I REALLY DIDN'T
INVITE HIS WIFE.

I JUST
INVITED HIM.

AND MR. BRAXTON DIDN'T
GIVE ME AN ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT-- THANK YOU.

BYE.

I LOVE THIS STORE!

I AM IN L.A.,

CONTINUING TO TRAIN TONI'S
NEW ASSISTANT, ZOE.

BUT, WHILE I'M HERE, I
FIGURED THAT IT'D BE FUN

TO JUST GO SHOPPING
WITH MY SISTER.

MOMMY-MOMMY
WOULD WEAR THIS.

TONI, CAN WE FOCUS?

I NEED YOU TO FOCUS.
- YOU KNOW WHAT?

TO BE HONEST, I NEED
TO FOCUS ON A LOT

OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

I THINK THE VINCE THING--
I'VE BEEN SAYING IT.

I JUST THINK
IT'S A CONFLICT.

I LOVE VINCE, BUT I THINK
HIS BEST TITLE FOR ME

IS AS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW,
NOT AS ANYTHING ELSE.

I CAN'T SAY THAT
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

THAT TONI HAS EVER COMPLAINED
ABOUT HER MANAGEMENT.

I MEAN, PEOPLE COMPLAIN
ABOUT THEIR MANAGEMENT

ALL THE TIME.

HOWEVER, COMMA, HER
MANAGEMENT JUST SO HAPPENS

TO BE TAMAR'S HUSBAND.

I NEVER KNEW HE
WAS MANAGING TAMAR.

IF HE HAD SAID, "T.,
I'M MANAGING TAMAR,

"AND I'LL TAKE ON MANAGING
YOU, TOO," I WOULD'VE SAID,

"OH, NO, B-LAW,
BROTHER-IN-LAW.

"IT'S TOO MUCH."

BUT, I NEVER-- I
WAS NEVER TOLD THAT.

I THINK VINCE SPENDS A LOT
OF TIME MANAGING TAMAR,

WHICH IS GREAT,
AND IT'S FINE.

IT'S HIS WIFE.

BUT, IN THE MEANTIME,
IT MAKES IT HARD FOR ME

TO HAVE HIM MANAGE ME
BECAUSE TAMAR IS MY SISTER,

AND HE'S MY BROTHER-IN-LAW,
SO I CAN'T GO TO HIM

AND SAY,
"WHAT IS THIS?

"WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS--
I NEED THIS, NOW."

I CAN'T-- I FEEL
UNCOMFORTABLE MAKING DEMANDS.

I HAVEN'T EVEN MET WITH
ANY PRODUCERS WITH VINCE

OR HAD ANY SONGS
SENT TO ME.

IN THE WHOLE TIME, HE'S
NEVER SENT ME ONE SONG

OR MET WITH ANY PRODUCERS.

WASN'T THAT THE REASON
THAT YOU WERE GOING?

THAT'S WHAT
I THOUGHT,

BUT IT HASN'T BEEN A
LUCRATIVE SITUATION FOR ME.

I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD
TO TELLING VINCE

THAT I DON'T WANT
HIM TO MANAGE ME.

I KNOW IT'S BUSINESS,
BUT IT'S ALSO FAMILY,

WHICH MAKES
IT PERSONAL.

ISN'T THAT SO SUPER CUTE?
- OKAY-- OKAY.

LET'S-LET'S ROLE PLAY, OKAY--
I'M VINCE.

YOU'RE YOU.
- OKAY.

HEY, T.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

- WHO AM I?
- YOU'RE YOU.

- OH.
- I'M VINCE.

YOU'RE YOU.
- HEY, B.

- HEY, T.
- HEY, VINCE.

WHAT YA DOIN'?
- HEY, WHAT'S GOIN' ON, T.?

HEY.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

I JUST WANTED TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT SOME THINGS.

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU,
BUT I DON'T THINK

THE MANAGEMENT THING
IS WORKING OUT.

I THINK IT'S A CONFLICT.
- OKAY.

GREAT-- SMOOCHES.

SEE-- WASN'T THAT EASY?

IT'S GONNA BE EASY
FOR ME ANYWAY.

I THINK SO--
I THINK SO, TOO.

- IT'S NOT GONNA BE HARD TO SAY.
- I THINK-- I JUST THINK SO.

I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE
AN AMAZING CONVERSATION.

IT'S NOT
GONNA BE HARD.

I JUST KNOW IT'S GONNA
MAKE TAMAR WEIRD.

THAT'S THE PART I'M NOT
LOOKING FORWARD TO,

THAT SHE'S GONNA START
ACTING ALL WEIRD.

OKAY-- YOU'RE YOU,
AND I'M TAMAR.

OH, PLEASE, I CAN'T HANDLE
NO MORE TAMAR, RIGHT NOW.

- READY?
- I CAN'T.

I WILL NOT-- NOPE.
- READY?

I'M TAMAR.
- UGH-- WHAT?

HI, TAMMY.

AH.

HEY, UM--

PLEASE DON'T
DO THAT.

VINCE JUST TOLD ME
THAT YOU FIRED HIM.

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

SEE, I DON'T WANNA DEAL
WITH THE TAMAR THING.

I'M NOT SURE HOW
VINCE IS GOING TO REACT

TO TONI'S DECISION,

BUT I KNOW TAMAR IS
GOING TO FREAK OUT.

OH, LOOK AT THOSE.

YOU WANT ME TO BE THERE
WHEN YOU TALK TO HIM?

I MIGHT NEED
A WITNESS.

- OKAY.
- OH, THESE ARE CUTE.

- THOSE ARE CUTE.
- I'M NOT GONNA TRY 'EM ON.

MY TOES AREN'T DONE.

- YOU READY?
- MMM-HMM.

- I'M READY.
- ARE YOU READY?

I'M SUPER EXCITED.

I COULDN'T EVEN
SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

I AGREE.

I'VE BEEN TAKING ONLINE
CLASSES FOR A FEW YEARS NOW,

AND TODAY IS FINALLY
GRADUATE DAY.

YAY ME.

I THINK I'D FEEL BETTER IF
THE GIRLS WERE HERE WITH ME.

YEAH-- THAT'D
HAVE BEEN NICE.

BUT, NOBODY'S HERE.

WELL, YOUR MOM'S
GONNA BE HERE.

I MEAN, YOU'RE HERE,
AND MOMMY'S HERE.

TAMAR IS NOT HERE--
TRACI IS NOT HERE.

MIKEY'S NOT HERE.

DADDY'S NOT HERE.

'CAUSE EVEN THOUGH
I'M EXCITED,

IT'S LIKE I CAN'T
REALLY ENJOY MY DAY,

WITHOUT THEM
BEING HERE.

- YEAH.
- I'M NOT GONNA GET MISTY,

'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA
MESS UP MY FACE.

MY WEDDING DAY WAS
A REAL LETDOWN TO ME

BECAUSE MY FATHER NEVER
WALKED ME DOWN THE AISLE

TO GIVE ME AWAY.

TO THIS DAY, IT STILL
REALLY BREAKS MY HEART,

AND TODAY FEELS A LOT
LIKE THAT DAY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO
HAVE THE PARTY!

I KNOW, RIGHT?

PARTY-- PARTY!

- YOU'RE GONNA GET DRUNK.
- I'M NOT GONNA GET DRUNK.

I THINK MY DRINKING IS
DEFINITELY WAY BETTER

THAN IT
USED TO BE.

I DON'T THINK I CAN
GO DOWN ANY FURTHER.

YOU'RE GONNA
GET BUZZED.

I MIGHT HAVE A SIP OF
CHAMPAGNE TO CELEBRATE.

I'M NOT REAL
COMFORTABLE WITH TRINA

BEING SO EXCITED
ABOUT DRINKING.

IT GETS ME UPSET
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE

SHE DOES IT
EXCESSIVELY.

WHAT SIDE DOES
THIS GO ON?

THE LEFT UNTIL, I THINK,
UNTIL YOU GRADUATE.

IT GOES-- THEN, IT GOES
ON THE RIGHT-- I THINK.

- SO, YOUR LEFT SIDE FIRST?
- YEAH.

DADDY!

HOLA, CHICA.

HEY, DADDY.

THIS IS MY FIRST DAUGHTER
WHO HAS GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE,

AND I WANTED TO BE
HERE TO SUPPORT HER.

DADDY, YOU'RE
GONNA MAKE ME CRY.

OH, DON'T CRY--
DON'T CRY.

YOU'LL MESS UP
MY MAKEUP, DADDY.

DON'T CRY--
DON'T CRY.

WHEN I FIRST SAW DADDY,
I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

IT WAS ALL THESE EMOTIONS
JUST OVERWHELM ME,

AND I STARTED CRYING
LIKE A LITTLE BABY.

MY DAD CAME TO
MY GRADUATION!

YEAH--
DADDY, WHEN'D YOU COME?

I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT
TRINA'S DAD DECIDED

TO COME TO TRINA'S
GRADUATION.

I THINK THIS IS JUST ONE
MORE STEP THAT I COULD TAKE

TO TRY TO GET OUT
OF THE DOGHOUSE.

I JUST GOT HERE--
THE PLANE LANDED AT 8 O'CLOCK.

I RAN AND GOT A CAR
AND CAME STRAIGHT HERE.

- ARE YOU SERIOUS?
- YES.

YEAH.

DADDY TOLD ME THAT GABE
WAS THE ONE WHO INVITED HIM.

GABE, YOU GOT A FEW
BROWNIE POINTS TODAY.

YOU ARE STILL
A LYING, DIRTY CHEAT.

HOWEVER, YOU
GET SOME SNAPS.

MY SISTERS ARE ON
MY POO-POO LIST.

DADDY, CAN YOU BELIEVE
I'M YOUR FIRST GIRL

TO GRADUATE
FROM COLLEGE?

I KNOW.

- HEY!
- HEY!

WELL, HELLO.
- LOOK WHO'S HERE.

- HEY, YOU.
- HEY, HOW YA DOIN'?

GOOD-- MUAH.

I GET TO TRINA'S
GRADUATION

WITH A CLOSE FRIEND
OF THE FAMILY,

AND GUESS WHO
ELSE IS THERE?

I DID NOT KNOW MICHAEL
WAS COMING AT ALL.

- MOMMY, LOOK WHO CAME!
- I KNOW.

SHE WAS SO HAPPY.

SHE WAS LIKE
A LITTLE GIRL.

I THOUGHT, IT'S-IT'S
YOUR GRADUATION,

THAT PERHAPS HE WOULD BE HERE,
SO I'M NOT SHOCKED.

- HE SHOCKED ME.
- I'M GLAD.

I'M GLAD--
I DON'T LIKE HIM.

I PROBABLY NEVER
WILL LIKE HIM.

BUT, WHAT I FEEL, RIGHT
NOW, I WISH HIM WELL.

YOU GUYS ARE HERE.

WE'RE SITTING
ON EITHER SIDE.

I'M LIKE, ARE MOMMY
AND DADDY GETTING ALONG?

ARE YOU SERIOUS--
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THERE'S NO YELLING?

THERE'S NO
LAYING IT LOW?

THERE'S NO
SPREADING IT WIDE?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'M TRYING TO
HOLD IT TOGETHER.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT
CUTE AND PUT IT ON MUTE.

- I THINK I MIGHT GET A PICTURE.
- YES!

CAN YOU TAKE A PICTURE
OF THE THREE OF US?

SURE--
ONE, TWO, THREE.

GABE KEEPS FOLLOWING ME
AROUND AT MY GRADUATION PARTY

BECAUSE HE'S
A FUN-SNATCHER.

- WHERE ARE YOU?
- IS IT RIGHT HERE?

MMM--
YOU ALMOST GOT MY MOUTH.

OH-- AH-- OH!

THE PLACE WAS-- IT WAS
JUST PACKED TO ITS CAPACITY.

I DID NOT REALIZE IT
WAS SO MANY PEOPLE

THAT WAS GETTING
THEIR DEGREE ONLINE.

GOOD MORNING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

ANDRE CAME TO MY GRADUATION,
WITH THE KIDS,

AND HE TOLD ME THAT
TOWANDA WAS COMING LATER

TO MY GRADUATION PARTY.

YAY.

BUT, TONI, TRACI, AND TAMAR
STILL DIDN'T SHOW UP.

BOO.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME
YOU TO THE UNIVERSITY

OF PHOENIX ATLANTA CAMPUS
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES.

PATRICIA BUCHNER,

TRINA E. BRAXTON-SOLIS.

AH!

JUST WATCHING HER
GO ACROSS THE STAGE

AND RECEIVE
HER DIPLOMA,

OH, MY GOD,
MY HEART, LIKE,

OH, I WANTED TO CRY, BUT I-I
KINDA MAINTAINED MYSELF

JUST A BIT.

WHOO!

I WAS ECSTATIC TO SEE
MY LITTLE BABY GO OUT THERE

AND, UH, GETTING
HER DEGREE.

LOOK WHAT I GOT--
AH!

I STILL SEE TRINA
AND ALL THE GIRLS

BEING 17 AND
18 YEARS OLD.

SO, I SEE LITTLE TRINA
GETTING HER DEGREE

AS A BIG GROWN-UP
WOMAN, NOW.

I GRADUATED
FROM COLLEGE.

I'M SUPER-DUPER
EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND, NOW, GABE CAN'T FEEL
LIKE HE'S SMARTER THAN ME, NOW.

I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

I AM SUPER PROUD
OF MYSELF.

AND, NOW, IT'S
TIME TO PARTY.

HOW ABOUT WE JUST TAKE
A NICE CARRIAGE RIDE?

MOST GIRLS WOULD BE LIKE,
"OH, THAT IS THE BOMB.

"THAT'S GREAT."

BUT, THAT'S SOMETHIN' I'VE
ALWAYS BEEN SCARED OF

BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T LIKE
A LOT OF GERMS AND STUFF,

AND HORSES KINDA
STINK SOMETIMES.

SANTA CLAUS
CAME TO SEE YOU.

- SEE, NOW, YOU WANNA BE--
- SANTA!

YOU WANNA BE FRIEND,
AND YOU WANNA GET IN.

THERE WAS LOUIS VUITTON
BAGS TO DISTRACT ME,

SO I WAS LIKE, I DIDN'T PAY
TO ATTENTION TO THE HORSES

AND WHETHER THEY STINK
OR, YOU KNOW, NO GERMS.

THOSE ARE THE BAGS
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!

EVERY DAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY
WHEN YOU'RE WITH ME.

SEE, IF YOU'D JUST BE NICE--
- OH, YOU FOUND MY BAG!

I DIDN'T FIND YOUR BAG--
I WAS JUST BEING NICE.

YEAH, THAT
THE HOUSEKEEPER TOOK.

I DON'T KNOW WHY VINCE
EMBARRASSED ME LIKE THAT

AT THE RESTAURANT.

SO, HE THOUGHT, "OH, I'M
GONNA GET HER A BAG,

"'CAUSE I DONE
MESSED UP."

YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER
ACTUALLY DONE THIS BEFORE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS AFRAID
OF THE HORSES POOPING

WHILE WE'RE ON IT.

YOU CAN'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT.

HORSES ARE GONNA DO
WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO.

VINCE, YOU DO A GREAT
JOB OF MANAGING ME,

AND I CAN PROVE
TO YOU I CAN--

I'D DO A GREAT JOB OF
MANAGING YOU, TOO.

BE MY WIFE,
ENJOY THIS DAY,

AND HAVE A GOOD TIME, ALL RIGHT?
- AND MANAGER, WIFEAGER.

HUH?

NOT MOMAGER, WIFEAGER.

YOU'RE GONNA GET FIRED
AUTOMATICALLY FOR THAT.

WHY?

BECAUSE THAT'S, UH,
THAT'S NOT THE ESSENCE

OF A RELATIONSHIP.

I THINK IT'S MORE
RESPECT AND TRUST,

AND LETTING EACH OTHER
LOVE EACH OTHER,

AND GETTING TO
KNOW EACH OTHER,

AND BEING THERE
FOR EACH OTHER,

NOT BEING A-A WIFEAGER.

VINCE DEFINITELY
WAS NOT ONBOARD

WITH ME BEING
HIS WIFEAGER.

HE'S LIKE, "NO."

VINCE?
- THE SKIES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

IT REALLY IS.

SO, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, RIDING
DOWN THE STREETS OF CHICAGO.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S NOT TOO HOT.

THE SUN IS
GOING DOWN.

AND, YOU KNOW, I GOT
THESE GREAT BAGS.

AND THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
HE'S LIKE, YOU KNOW,

"YOU ARE THE LOVE
OF MY--"

WHEN I SAW THE LOUIS VUITTON
BAGS, IT KINDA THREW ME OFF,

SO I WASN'T THINKING
ABOUT THE HORSES

OR THE FACT THAT HE
IS HIGHLY ALLERGIC.

AND HIS EYES
ARE WATERING,

AND THEY'RE BECOMING
THE SIZE OF PLUMS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE
LAUGHING AT MY EYES.

'CAUSE BOYS'LL DO
ANYTHING TO GET SOME.

AND I'M LIKE, "BOO, YOU
AIN'T GOT TO DO ALL THIS.

"I'M A SURE THING--
WE'RE MARRIED."

- THIS WAS VERY NICE.
- IT REALLY WAS.

IT WAS SO ROMANTIC,
YOU KNOW,

THOUGH, YOU
SHOULDN'T DO IT.

HE'S SO SWEET-- HE REALLY WANTED
TO TAKE ME ON A ROMANTIC DATE.

HE'S JUST THE GREATEST,
POOR BABY.

ANYWAY, HE DIDN'T
GET NONE THAT NIGHT,

'CAUSE HE TOOK A BENADRYL
AND FELL ASLEEP.

WHAT?

CONGRATULATIONS, TRINA!

CONGRATULATIONS, TRINA!

OKAY, THANK YOU.

- YEAH!
- WHOO!

WE'RE AT MY
GRADUATION PARTY.

THE BAND COMES
AND A FEW FRIENDS.

OUT OF ALL OF MY
SISTERS, RIGHT NOW,

I'M PROBABLY THE CLOSEST
WITH TOWANDA,

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED
THAT SHE FOUND THE TIME

TO COME TO MY
GRADUATION PARTY.

AND MY MOM AND DAD ARE
THERE, AGAIN, TOGETHER

AT MY PARTY.

WHOO-WHOO.

HEY, MOMMY--
I THANK YOU FOR THE CARD.

- BUT, YOU DIDN'T SIGN IT.
- NO, BUT, NO, SHE SIGNED IT,

BUT IT SAYS,
"GRANDDAUGHTER."

MOMMY GETS ME
A CARD THAT SAYS,

"CONGRATULATIONS,
GRANDDAUGHTER."

OH, GOD!

YOU KNOW I'M SORRY.

GRANDDAUGHTER!

MY KIDS WILL NEVER
EVER-EVER-EVER-EVER-EVER-EVER

LET ME
FORGET THIS.

OKAY-- WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE
A SHOT FOR MY GRADUATION.

MOMMY, OKAY, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO TAKE A SHOT.

I HAVEN'T BEEN DRINKING,

SO I'M TAKING THIS CELEBRATORY
MOMENT TO CELEBRATE.

I WAS WITH YOU ALL
THE WAY WHEN YOU HAD

TO DO 30 DAYS
BY YOURSELF.

- YES.
- NO ALCOHOL.

- THAT'S RIGHT.
- I WAS WITH YOU.

- YES, YOU WERE.
- BUT, NOT TODAY.

NOT TODAY!

THERE IS A CERTAIN ATMOSPHERE
THAT BECOMES OVERBOARD

WHENEVER YOU BRING
ALCOHOL INVOLVED IN IT.

THIS IS TO TRINA,
THE DOCTOR IN TRAINING.

WHOO-HOO!

- THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.
- HEAR-HEAR!

- HEAR-HEAR!
- TO TRINA.

WHOO-HOO!

DRINKING WITH
YOU WAS WONDERFUL,

BUT I KNOW I
CAN'T HANG.

WHOO-HOO!

WHOO-HOO!

WHEN TRINA DRINKS,
SHE BECOMES EVEN MORE FLIRTY.

THE BAND KINDA
ENCOURAGES HER.

AND THEY'RE FLIRTY,
AS WELL.

IT'S JUST A RECIPE
FOR DISASTER.

WHOO!

NO MORE SCHOOL--
NO MORE SCHOOL!

WHOA-- WHOA.

COME ON--
YOU NEED A SHOT.

NO, DON'T.

GABE KEEPS FOLLOWING ME
AROUND MY GRADUATION PARTY,

AND IT'S UN-FUN BECAUSE
HE'S A FUN-SNATCHER.

I DON'T CARE IF
YOU DON'T TRUST ME.

I'M GONNA HAVE FUN AT
MY GRADUATION PARTY.

I'M SO HOT,
RIGHT NOW.

I GOT WATER DRIPPING
ALL OVER MY BODY.

I'M JUST SAYIN'.

I'M SWEATIN' IN
BETWEEN THE MOUNDS.

IN BETWEEN
THE WHAT?

THE MOUNDS AND
THE ALMOND JOYS.

THE MORE AND MORE
SHOTS TRINA TAKE,

THE MORE AND MORE
FLIRTATIOUS SHE BECOMES.

REALLY-- SERIOUSLY, GABE?

I'M TIRED OF IT.

WHAT YOU TIRED OF?

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE
THIS DISCUSSION WITH YOU.

I HAVE TO GO.

I HAVEN'T DONE
ANYTHING TO HER.

WELL, DON'T GO.

WHY ARE YOU
IN THE MOOD?

I'M READING
SOMETHIN', RIGHT NOW.

GIVE ME FIVE
MINUTES, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

VINCE, FORGET IT.

I HAVE NOTHIN' TO SAY
TO YOU, RIGHT NOW.

WHY?

BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST DRIVING
ME CRAZY, MAN, FOR NO REASON.

- WELL, I--
- I'M ABOUT TO TUNE OUT.

DOO-DOO.

VINCE?

VINCE?

VINCE?

VINCE-- VINCENT?

VINCE-- VINCE!

VINCE?

YOU CANNOT BE MY MANAGER
AND IGNORE ME.

VINCE!
- HELLO.

WHO'S THAT-- YOU'LL TALK TO
THEM, BUT YOU WON'T TALK TO ME.

- HEY.
- VINCE?

- OKAY.
- VINCE?

VINCENNNNNNNNNT!

TAMAR, LEAVE ME ALONE!

OKAY.

- WHOO!
- HEAR-HEAR.

- GOOD TIMES.
- CHEERS!

OH!

TRINA TAKES IT
UP ANOTHER NOTCH

WHENEVER SHE
STARTS DRINKING.

SHE BECOMES
MORE FLIRTIER.

SHOT, SHOT, SHOT, SHOT!

THE REASON WHY I PUT GPS ON
HER PHONE IN THE FIRST PLACE

IS 'CAUSE I FELT LIKE
HER FLIRTATIOUS BEHAVIOR

LED ME TO
DO IT.

I GOT YOUR PHONE,

AND I INSTALLED SOME
SOFTWARE ON THERE.

YOU'RE TRACKING
MY TEXTS.

YOU WAS TRACKING-- YOU ARE
TRACKING WHERE I'M GOING

LIKE I NEED SOME
HOMING DEVICE!

THAT'S NOT
OKAY, GABE!

I'VE SEEN THE TEXT MESSAGES
THAT SHE'S SENT BACK AND FORTH.

THEY'RE STILL CALLING EACH
OTHER "BABY," AND "HONEY,"

"OH, I LOVE YOU," "CAN'T
WAIT TILL WE TALK, AGAIN."

I FELT REAL
DISRESPECTED.

LIKE, SOME THINGS
ARE SACRED.

SOME THINGS SHOULDN'T-- SOME
LINES SHOULDN'T BE CROSSED.

I'M TALKING
TO EVERYBODY.

YOU FEEL LIKE CHRISTIAN'S
GETTING MY ATTENTION,

AND YOU'RE NOT?

HMM?

YOU THINK SO?
- YEAH, OF COURSE.

WHY-WHY YOU HAVE TO--
YOU HAVE TO MAKE EVERYTHING

A COMPETITION WITH
YOU AND CHRISTIAN.

WHY IS THAT?
- I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, SURE,
I'M A FLIRT.

BUT, GABE IS PROJECTING
HIS OWN INSECURITIES

AND HIS OWN
CHEATERIZATION OUT ON ME.

I JUST NOTICED THAT YOU'RE
KINDA FOLLOWING ME AROUND

A LITTLE BIT, THOUGH.

YEAH.

I KNOW, BUT, LIKE, BUT
KINDA, LIKE, EVERYWHERE YOU--

EVERYWHERE I KINDA GO, YOU
KINDA, LIKE, LOOK TO SEE

WHERE I AM, JUST LIKE TO
SEE IF I'M TALKING

TO HIM OR
NOT, THOUGH.

IN MY OPINION, I DON'T
THINK AN ATTRACTIVE MAN

AND AN ATTRACTIVE
WOMAN CAN BE FRIENDS,

WITHOUT ONE OF 'EM WANTING
TO SLEEP WITH THE OTHER ONE,

AND ABOUT 80% OF
THE TIME, IT'S THE GUY.

WHY ARE YOU DOING
THAT, THOUGH?

WHY DON'T YOU
LIKE HIM?

GABE'S JEALOUSY IS REALLY
ANNOYING THE HECK OUT OF ME.

FIRST, HE PUTS
A GPS ON MY PHONE,

AND HE CHECKS MY MESSAGES,
AND NOW THIS.

GABE FORGETS THAT HE'S
THE ONE WHO CHEATED ON ME,

AND I SHOULD BE THE ONE
CHECKING IN ON HIM.

IF YOU REALLY WANNA
KNOW THE TRUTH,

I THINK THAT YOU ARE
SEEING SOMEBODY ELSE.

REALLY-- SERIOUSLY, GABE?

YOU KNOW HOW YOUR
BEHAVIORS ARE CHANGING.

I'M NOT EVEN GONNA MAKE
IT OBVIOUS TO YOU,

BUT I SEE IT.

BUT, YOUR AFFECTIONS ARE
DEFINITELY SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I'M NOT STUPID BY ANY STRETCH
OF ANYBODY'S IMAGINATION,

AND YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT ME.
- OKAY.

SO, JUST DON'T-- IF-- I'D
RATHER YOU SAY NOTHING THAN LIE.

SHE WAS JUST LIKE,
"I HAVE A GUT FEELING

"THAT SOMETHING'S
GOING ON,"

AND IT WAS
KINDA LIKE--

IT KINDA BLEW-BLEW
ME OUT OF THE WATER

BECAUSE I'M KINDA LIKE, "WHAT--
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"

WHAT YOU-WHAT YOU
SMILING FOR THEN?

OH, GABE, I'M NOT EVEN GOING
THERE WIT' YOU-- YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS IS MY GRADUATION PARTY--
I WANNA BE HAPPY.

I WANNA EAT AND
DRINK AND BE MERRY.

WE CAN TALK LATER-- YEAH.
- NO-- LET'S DO IT, RIGHT NOW.

BUT, YOU'RE TRYING
TO MAKE IT LOOK DUMB

LIKE THERE'S SOME OTHER
PERSON THAT YOU DON'T HAVE.

EXACTLY-- BOOM.

SEE-- YOU CAN'T EVEN KEEP
A STRAIGHT FACE-- LOOK AT YOU.

WHEN HE STARTS GETTING ALL
CONTROLLING, IT INFURIATES ME.

IT MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE A CAGED BIRD.

IT'S JUST LIKE
LET ME GO.

LET ME FLY--
LET ME SOAR.

MOMMY, TAMAR, AND I
ARE BACK IN LOS ANGELES.

WHY CAN'T I HAVE A PRETTY
GLASS LIKE THEY DO?

BECAUSE IT'S A RED WINE--
YOU'RE HAVING A WHITE WINE.

AND WE DECIDED TO MEET UP
WITH TONI AND TRACI

TO HAVE A NICE
FAMILY DINNER,

AND I THINK THAT TONI IS GOING
TO BREAK THE NEWS TO TAMAR

ABOUT NOT WANTING VINCE TO
MANAGE HER ANYMORE.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- N-NOTHING.

YOU HAVEN'T MET WITH NO
PRODUCERS TO GET NEW SONGS,

START A NEW
RECORD, NOTHIN'.

I MEAN, BUT WHY?

MANAGEMENT HASN'T
SET IT UP YET.

MY HUSBAND, VINCE,
IS TONI'S MANAGER,

AND WHEN SHE STARTS
COMPLAINING ABOUT HIM,

IT'S JUST
AWKWARD TO ME.

LIKE, I DON'T
WANNA HEAR THAT.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE
THAT'S A CONVERSATION

THAT I SHOULD
BE IN.

- WHY?
- WHY?

ONLY BECAUSE IT PUTS ME
IN THE COMPLETE MIDDLE.

WHEN IT'S GOING
RIGHT, NOBODY TALKS.

IT AIN'T
BEEN RIGHT.

MANAGEMENT-WISE, I HAVEN'T
MET WITH A PRODUCER,

NOT ONE PRODUCER, AND I'M
THINKING MAYBE THAT'S CODE,

AND NO ONE WANTS
TO TELL ME

THAT MAYBE I SHOULDN'T
BE DOING A RECORD.

I-I THINK THAT
SOUNDS A LITTLE...

SLIGHTLY RIDICULOUS.

I DON'T THINK SO.

IT'S A TERRIBLE PLACE
TO BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE

BETWEEN TONI AND VINCE.

I CAN'T SIDE WITH THIS ONE,
AND I CAN'T SIDE WITH THAT ONE.

WHY YOU DON'T WANNA
DO A BRAXTON RECORD?

'CAUSE I DON'T--
I WANNA BE INDEPENDENT.

YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE
THAT'S BEING INDEPENDENT?

I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE
BEEN INDEPENDENT, EVER.

HOW?

I MADE SURE YOU
GUYS WERE INCLUDED

ON PRETTY MUCH
EVERYTHING I DID.

I JUST THINK, ALONG THE WAY,
WE'VE ALL HELPED EACH OTHER.

I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN MORE--
- I DIDN'T SAY-I DIDN'T SAY--

WE HAVE HELPED EACH OTHER,
BUT I HAVE TO BE HONEST

THAT I HAVEN'T
HAD AN INDE--

I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE HAD
AN INDIVIDUALIZED MOMENT.

I'VE NEVER
FELT THAT.

YOU MEAN
A SELFISH MOMENT.

IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME
TO GROW AS AN ARTIST

WHEN I'M SURROUNDED BY MY FAMILY
BECAUSE IT BECOMES SO ENGROSSED

WITH FAMILY
ALL THE TIME,

AND I CAN'T BE WHO I NEED TO
BE BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS STUCK

IN THE ROLE OF
OLDER SISTER.

I HAVE MY OWN DREAMS
AND ASPIRATIONS,

AND I DON'T WANT TO ALWAYS
HAVE TO SHARE THEM.

I'M SORRY THAT WAS
A HORRIFIC SITUATION.

THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH IT.

NO, IT'S-- I DIDN'T
SAY IT WAS HORRIFIC.

I'M JUST SAYING,
THIS TIME, IT'S OKAY.

YOU'D LIKE TO BE WHAT
YOU WANT, AND THAT'S IT.

I DON'T-- I LIKE TO
BE INDIVIDUALIZED.

YOU DON'T
WANNA HAVE TO--

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH
THAT-- THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

I'M IN A GROUP-- WE'RE
ALREADY DOING THIS TV SHOW.

I'M-- WE'RE A GROUP--
THERE'S AN ENSEMBLE HERE,

AND IT'S ALREADY
MESHED LIKE THIS.

IT'S CROCHETED TOGETHER,
SO WINDED SO TIGHTLY.

SO, THEN WE'RE GONNA TAKE
THIS, AFTER THE SHOW.

TONI, WHOEVER
YOU DO--

AND THEN, WE'RE GONNA
DO AN ALBUM TOGETHER?

WE WILL NEVER BE
INDIVIDUALIZED.

WOW.

IT MEANS MY LIFE WILL
JUST BE A BIG MELTING POT

OF JUST MY SISTERS, AND
I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T GR--

I HAVE TO LEARN--
I HAVE TO GROW ON MY OWN.

BUT, THE PEOPLE THAT I'M IN
BUSINESS WITH, RIGHT NOW,

MY SISTERS, IT'S TOO MUCH
TO DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

BUT, LIKE, YOU'RE SAYING
YOU DON'T WANNA DO NO RECORD.

YOU DON'T WANNA DO NO BOOK.

YOU DON'T WANNA DO NO-
YOU DON'T WANNA DO NO-

YOU DON'T WANNA
DO NO POSTERS.

YOU DON'T-- YOU JUST SAID
YOU DON'T WANNA BE IN BUSINESS.

- MUSICALLY-- MUSICALLY.
- WELL, M-MUSIC, I'M SORRY.

MUSIC IS OUR
FAMILY BUSINESS.

HELLO!
- NO, IT'S NOT.

MUSIC HAS BEEN THIS
FAMILY'S BUSINESS.

MUSIC HAS BEEN TONI
BRAXTON'S FAMILY BUSINESS.

OH, GIRL!

IT'S 'CAUSE THAT'S
HOW I MAKE MY LIVING!

OKAY.

YOU MAKE
A LIVING SINGING?

THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH VINCE AND MANAGEMENT?

YES.

IF YOU'VE GOT AN
ISSUE WITH HIM,

YOU NEED TO TAKE
THAT OUT ON HIM.

- I DID-- I HAVE.
- OKAY, WELL THEN--

GABE IS VERY,
VERY INSECURE

ABOUT THIS GUY IN THE BAND.
- OKAY.

THERE'S NO
GROUNDS FOR THAT?

I WOULDN'T SAY
THAT COMPLETELY.

MUSIC HAS BEEN THIS
FAMILY'S BUSINESS.

MUSIC HAS BEEN TONI BRAXTON'S
FAMILY BUSINESS.

OH, GIRL!

THE TONI BRAXTON
FAMILY BUSINESS.

OH-- OH-- OH, GIRL!

'CAUSE THAT'S HOW
I MAKE MY LIVING!

OKAY-- OKAY.

OH, SHE SAID SHE'S
THE FAMILY BUSINESS,

LIKE WE'RE THE BACKGROUND
SINGERS FOREVER.

OH!

NO, I'M SAYING IT TO SAY
THAT'S HOW I MAKE MY LIVING.

- AND SO--
- YOU MAKE A LIVING SINGING?

THE-THE PAY SUBSIDIZE

HAVE-HAVE I NOT?

MOMMY, DID YOU MAKE
A LIVING SINGING?

HAVE I NOT?

TOWANDA, DO YOU MAKE
A LIVING SINGING?

HAVE I NOT?

I MAKE A LIVING BEING
YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT.

NO.

NO, YOU HAVE--
NO, YOU DO NOT YET.

TAMAR BOUGHT HER OWN HOUSE--
WHAT YOU MEAN?

I DIDN'T GET A LOAN FROM
THE BANK OF TONI BRAXTON.

THAT WAS FROM THE BANK OF
TAMAR USING HER VOCAL CHORDS.

WHAT IS SHE
TALKING ABOUT?

I HAVE BEEN A VERY LUCRATIVE
BACKGROUND SINGER.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT--
THAT'S HOW I ATE.

DOES IT SUBSIDIZE
YOUR LIVING?

THAT'S HOW I ATE.

DO IT SUBSIDIZE
YOUR LIVING ANNUALLY?

THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH VINCE AND MANAGEMENT?

YES-- I THINK THAT
SAYING OF MIXING FAMILY

WITH BUSINESS
IS THE TRUTH.

IT DOESN'T WORK--
IT'S A MESS.

IT'S-- I'M NOT HAPPY, AND I
THINK IT'S STARTING TO SHOW

BECAUSE I THINK PERHAPS I'M
TAKING SOME THINGS OUT ON TAMAR

THAT I
SHOULDN'T BE.

THAT'S YOUR HUSBAND--
YOU'RE MARRIED TO HIM.

IT DOESN'T-- IT'S NOT
WORKING FOR ME AS MANAGEMENT.

I DON'T WANT YOUR HUSBAND
TELLING ME WHAT I NEED

AND WHAT I DON'T NEED TO DO,
'CAUSE I'VE TRIED THAT,

AND IT
DOESN'T WORK.

MEANWHILE, I'M
DYING INSIDE

BECAUSE IT'S NOT
A GOOD MARRIAGE.

IT'S NOT-- IT'S
THE WORST MARRIAGE

I'VE EVER BEEN IN, ACTUALLY.
- WOW.

- BECAUSE IT'S TOO CLOSE.
- I CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING

ABOUT HER FEELING THE WAY
THAT SHE FEELS,

AND IT'S
UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ME

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HER TO
FEEL BAD, AND I WANNA HELP HER,

BUT I CANNOT BECAUSE
THAT'S MY HUSBAND.

AND I'M NOT GONNA TELL HIM
HOW TO RUN HIS BUSINESS

BECAUSE PRETTY MUCH
EVERYBODY ELSE

THAT HE'S MANAGING IS
WINNING, RIGHT NOW.

SOMETIMES, IT'S
THE ARTIST.

IT'S NOT
EVERYBODY ELSE.

I'M IN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH MY SISTER'S HUSBAND!

UGH-- THAT'S A LOT.

THAT IS SO FAMILY
ENGROSSED.

I DIDN'T CHOOSE THAT, THOUGH--
I JUST WANNA SAY--

YOU-YOU TOLD ME
TO SIGN WITH HIM.

I MADE THE FINAL DECISION--
YES.

I BROUGHT
THAT TO YOU?

OH, MY JESUS LORD, GIVE ME
MERCY, JESUS-- SHOW ME, NOW.

- YOU SAID YOU--
- YES-- YOU DID!

IF YOU'VE GOT
AN ISSUE WITH HIM,

YOU NEED TO TAKE
THAT OUT ON HIM.

- I DID-- I HAVE.
- OKAY.

WELL, THEN-THEN YOU NEED
TO LEAVE THAT THERE.

BUT, YOU'RE
MY SISTER.

YOU NEED TO LEAVE THAT
THERE BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU

WHAT I'M NOT GONNA DO.
- BUT, YOU'RE MY SISTER.

- WHAT I AM NOT GOING TO DO--
- OKAY, GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS!

GIRLS, GIRLS-- TAMAR!
- OKAY.

GET YOUR LIFE.

- I DO.
- HAVE ONE.

GET IT RIGHT.
- OKAY, STOP, STOP, STOP.

I'M NOT GONNA
STAND THAT.

MOM, WE CANNOT STOP BECAUSE
SHE-SHE DISHES IT OUT,

BUT SHE CAN'T TAKE IT,
AND I'M TIRED OF IT.

WHAT YOU
TIRED OF?

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE
THE DISCUSSION WITH YOU

BECAUSE IT ALWAYS GOES BAD.
- OKAY.

I'M NOT GONNA
DO IT ANYMORE.

'CAUSE I HAVEN'T
DONE ANYTHING.

IT'S NOT NECESSARY--
YOU ARE SO WITHOUT GUILT.

- I THINK--
- WAIT A MINUTE-- STOP THAT.

MOM, I HAVE TO GO-- MOM, I
LOVE YOU, BUT I HAVE TO GO, MOM.

STOP THAT.

I COULDN'T TAKE TAMAR
ANYMORE THAT DAY.

I SAID, THIS IS ENOUGH--
IT'S ENOUGH.

I HAVEN'T DONE
ANYTHING TO HER.

NO, DON'T GO.

I GOTTA GET UP, RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE I'M GONNA KILL YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA BE FAMOUS
'CAUSE I'M GONNA KILL YOU,

RIGHT NOW.
- GO CHECK ON HER.

I AIN'T NEVER SAID
NOTHIN' NEGATIVE!

I WAS REALLY INTO MY FEELINGS,
AND I JUST FELT ALONE.

I FELT REALLY ALONE.
- JUST LET ME FINISH THIS.

NOBODY KNOWS WHERE
I'M COMING FROM,

'CAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR.
- YES, I DO.

SHE'S NOT HEARING
WHAT YOU WANNA SAY,

AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA HEAR
WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY.

I-I-I BECAUSE, SEE, RIGHT
NOW, SHE'S NOT LOOKING FOR

THAT BUSINESS PARTNER
RELATIONSHIP.

SHE'S LOOKING
FOR HER SISTER.

SHE'S MISSING
HER SISTER.

TAMAR, Y'ALL TWO HAD THAT
BOND SINCE YOU WAS A BABY.

Y'ALL TWO HAD THAT BOND MORE
THAN WITH TONI AND TOWANDA,

M-MORE THAN
ME AND TONI.

I AM NOT THE ONE
WHO STOPPED TALKIN'.

SHE STARTED TALKIN'.

TOWANDA STARTED TO WORKING
FOR-WORKING FOR TONI,

AND THAT'S WHEN
IT CHANGED.

I LOVE MY SISTER
WITH ALL MY HEART.

I STILL CONSIDER HER
AS MY BEST FRIEND.

ALTHOUGH, I FEEL LIKE,
YOU KNOW, TOWANDA HAS KINDA,

LIKE, YOU KNOW, PUT HER
FEET IN MY LOUBOUTINS,

AT THIS POINT.

IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL
REALLY, REALLY BAD

BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO
SEE TONI WHEN SHE'S UPSET

AND WHEN SHE'S DOWN, AND I
DON'T WANT HER TO BE SAD.

YES, TONI AND
TOWANDA GOT CLOSE,

BUT IT'S NOT A BOND LIKE
YOU AND TONI EVER HAVE.

HAS ANYBODY, LIKE,
THOUGHT MAYBE TOWANDA

HAS DRAWN A WEDGE
BETWEEN THE RELATIONSHIP

THAT TONI
AND I HAD?

MAYBE I FEEL
THAT WAY?

I THINK BOTH OF YOU
GUYS ARE HURTING.

YOU FEEL THAT TOWANDA
HAVE TAKEN YOUR PLACE.

- YEAH, I--
- YOU-YOU UNDERSTAND?

- I AM A LOT JEALOUS.
- YES.

SHE FEELS THAT VINCE HAS
TAKEN HER PLACE AS YOUR FRIEND.

- NO.
- AND SHE'S MISSING HER FRIEND

JUST AS MUCH AS YOU'RE
MISSING YOUR FRIEND.

MISSING YOUR FRIEND.

THAT'S
WHAT IT IS.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT
Y'ALL USED TO DO?

GET ON THE PHONE AND
SAY, "OH, I'M SORRY.

"I DIDN'T MEAN
IT THAT WAY."

REMEMBER?

BUT, NOW, NO ONE WANTS
TO SAY, "I'M SORRY."

I AM AT THE END
OF MY ROPE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT
GABE AND HIS JEALOUS WAYS.

- COME ON IN.
- HI.

I'M SO GLAD
YOU'RE HERE.

SO, I DECIDED TO
GO SEE DR. SHERRY,

SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT
MY GRADUATION PARTY

AND SOME OTHER PROBLEMS
THAT GABE AND I ARE HAVING,

RIGHT NOW.

WELL, TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU
THINK HE'S THE MOST FRUSTRATED

WITH YOU ABOUT?

GABE IS VERY, VERY INSECURE--
I HAVE TO BE HONEST--

ABOUT THIS GUY IN THE BAND.
- OKAY.

TELL ME WHAT
HAS HAPPENED.

EVERYTHING ESCALATED AFTER
GABE AND I WENT THROUGH

THAT WHOLE THING
WITH HIS INFIDELITY.

- MMM-HMM.
- AND I HAVE TO BE HONEST.

I TURNED TO SOMEBODY
ELSE EMOTIONALLY.

I DID.
- OKAY.

I HONESTLY-HONESTLY DID.

DO YOU THINK HE ASSUMES IT
WENT BEYOND THE EMOTIONAL ISSUES

INTO SOMETHING PHYSICAL?

HE THINKS THAT
EVERYBODY IS A CHEATER.

HMM.

INCLUDING YOU?
- INCLUDING ME.

BUT, THERE'S NO
GROUNDS FOR THAT?

I WOULDN'T SAY
THAT COMPLETELY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WE MUST TALK
ABOUT IT.

YEAH.

WHEN I DID IT, IT WASN'T
TO GET BACK AT GABE.

IT WAS TO PROVE
TO MYSELF

THAT I STILL HAD A LITTLE
WHAT-WHAT, HEY-HEY-HEY,

YAY-YAY STILL
LEFT IN ME.

THAT WASN'T THE WAY TO
DO IT, BUT I DID IT.